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- ↑ "From the Inquisition to Now", Santa Fe Reporter , September 10, 1986, p. 8 - via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ Ana Pacheco, "A wonderful life: Community service close to Henry Pick's heart", The Santa Fe New Mexican , January 8, 2011.
- ↑ Robert Nott, "Former mayor, brother to be honored as Living Treasures", The Santa Fe New Mexican , June 21, 2015.
- 1 2 "Public passions: What the mayoral candidates care about most", Santa Fe Reporter , January 17, 1990, p. 11 - via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ Daniel B. Wood, "Santa Fe: Struggling With Success", The Christian Science Monitor , December 9, 1992.
- ↑ Rose-Marie Turk, "Santa Fe Mayor Getting a Whiff of the Big Sell", Los Angeles Times , December 12, 1988.
- ↑ "San Antonio and Santa Fe Get Awards As Most Livable Cities", Associated Press in The New York Times , June 16, 1987; "San Antonio, Santa Fe Named Most Livable; Cities' Officials Agree With PM-Mayors, BJT", Associated Press News Archive, June 16, 1987.
- ↑ Chris Wilson, The Myth of Santa Fe (University of New Mexico Press, 1997), ISBN 978-0-8263-1746-9, p. 165 (excerpt available at Google Books).
- ↑ Andrew Leo Lovato, Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving Identity in a Tourist Town (University of New Mexico Press, 2006), ISBN 978-0-8263-3226-4, pp. 109ff (excerpt available at Google Books).
- ↑ Maria Luisa, "What a Joker", Santa Fe Reporter , August 6, 2002, via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ Rob Nikolewski, "'I don’t think I could get elected mayor today' and other opinions from Sam Pick — without the 'r'", New Mexico Watchdog, February 13, 2014.
- ↑ Tripp Stelnicki, "Feel-good resolutions: Acts of impact or distraction?", The Santa Fe New Mexican , October 15, 2017.
- ↑ Joey Peters, "'Don't Tell Me How To Brush My Teeth!' Former mayor Sam Pick hyperbolically takes down 'strong mayor' proposal." Santa Fe Reporter , December 5, 2013.
