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Recoil Article Slams Raton

 
In a recent blurb published in “Recoil” a shooters magazine a recent unnamed visitor to Raton royally blasted the City of Raton. 
 
The blurb came to the attention of City Manager Scott Berry who then shared the article with KRTN as well as his response to the blurb. KRTN also wants to share this with our readers. 
 
The Blurb written by an unnamed individual in Recoil
The Blurb written by an unnamed individual in Recoil

 

City Manager Scott Berry's response to the blurb
City Manager Scott Berry’s response to the blurb

 

The magazine cover the blurb appeared in
The magazine cover the blurb appeared in

 

Editor's page for the Recoil Magazine
Editor’s page for the Recoil Magazine
 
 

8 Comments

  1. Jackie Jackie August 28, 2015

    I wonder if the person who wrote the article actually came into town or if someone shared their views about Raton with him?

  2. Joe Joe August 27, 2015

    Mr berry fix ur eyes and ride around every street in raton I will even give u 50 dollars in gas money sir call me 5754459881

  3. Mike jones Mike jones August 27, 2015

    People need to look around this is very true raton has gone so far down hill it’s amazing to me how many people can’t see this look at what just happened at the school today sick that people can’t see the truth

  4. Jennifer Jennifer August 27, 2015

    Absolutely the article was written in poor taste. But let’s be honest, he’s right! Raton, is the highest taxed county in the state with nothing to show for it. So we have statutes showing appreciation, that doesn’t provide needed resolve for this town. In the last three years, we have had 3 murders over drugs, in this small town of approx. 6,000-8,000 residents. In a statistic rate this makes Raton a bad place to be. If Raton would spend there money on reforming and upgrading this town it could be a great place to live. But until Raton starts holding people accountable for their choices this town will not change. Raton, has beautiful scenery until you drive through town and look at boarded up building’s that should have been demolished instead. Reality is, the article states exactly what everyone who drives through Raton thinks. His article is not the problem. The problem is the people in this town who choose to not want better. Who would rather stay stagnant than require change!

  5. Thayla Wright Thayla Wright August 26, 2015

    This says more about the author, who managed to sound relatively normal until his last comments which revealed his character faults more than he probably realized, than it does about Raton. And it also says something about the editors of this magazine who approved this for publication.

  6. Christina Christina August 26, 2015

    When people come to Raton now days the do see run down trailerpark and boarded up window and lots of empty buildings and yes we do have a drug problem here but like I have said over and over again this town needs something or anything to bring in more jobs not false hope like the racetrack to get a job here in Raton is very hard now days and the pay is not good enough to pay rent and other monthly bills one might have don’t get me wrong I love it here but if some changes don’t happen soon not me or anyone will have a place to call home wake up everyone Raton is dieing

  7. Lory Phillips Lory Phillips August 26, 2015

    I am a proponent of the shooting sports and shot trap and have used the Whittington center for many years. Each fall we at KBKZ put on the Southwest Regional Country Showdown at the Historic Shuler Theater in Raton that draws the winners of 7 state Country Showdown contests. Our winner has the last two years gone on to win the national Country Showdown Contest https://www.countryshowdown.com/,
    Last years second place finisher(out of California) was our previous years winner. Her comment as she arrived at the Shuler “Raton isn’t easy to get to but is sure worth the trouble” . I am sorry that your writer had such a poor view of Raton but as someone that lived in many places before coming back here to raise my family I can say every town i lived in has it’s own problems. I feel that either your writer should bother to take a good look at somewhere or possibly just shut up.

  8. Melissa Mack Melissa Mack August 26, 2015

    Wow…just wow! I can’t believe someone published something so distasteful…

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