Carol A. Clark

Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Strengthen RECA

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New Mexico Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) to compensate individuals exposed to radiation while working in uranium mines or living downwind from atomic weapons tests.

The legislation was led by U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Luján in the U.S. Senate, and U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) introduced similar legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

This legislation would update the current Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Sept. 24 Update: 714 New Cases, Totaling 248,788 With 14 New Deaths And 218,310 Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials announced 714 new COVID-19 cases today in New Mexico.

Los Alamos County reports 2 new cases today bring the total to 648 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)

This update includes 14 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:

  • 199 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 2 new cases in Catron County
  • 45 new cases in Chaves County
  • 10 new cases in Cibola
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County Reminder: Water And Sewer Rates Increase Oct. 1

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COUNTY News:

Officials with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities remind residential and commercial customers that water rates will increase by 4 percent and sewer rates by 2 percent Oct. 1, 2021.

Residential customers in a single-family home that use 6,000 gallons a month, for example, can expect to see their water bill go from $45.70 to $47.52 and their sewer bill go from $55.95 to $57.07.

Commercial customers with a 3-inch meter that use 20,000 gallons a month can expect to see their water bill go from $218.04 to $226.64 and their sewer bill $424.71 to $433.15.

According to Department Read More

Obituary: William E. Putman Jr. Aug. 7, 1931 – Sept. 20, 2021

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WILLIAM E. PUTMAN JR. Aug. 7, 1931 -– Sept. 20, 2021

William E. Putman Jr., age 90, loving husband, father, grandfather and great- grandfather went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, following a five-year battle with cancer, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

He was born Aug. 7, 1931, in Albion, Nebraska, the oldest of three children, to William E. Sr. and Marianne Putman.

As a child he loved to learn, hike the bluffs around Scottsbluff, play with his dog Tippy, go to church, make friends, and earn badges in the Boy Scouts. He became so dedicated to the Boy Scouts that he went on to become an Eagle Scout. Read More

SFNF Introduces ‘Passport To Pecos’ Educational Program

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SFNF News:

SANTA FE — What better way to introduce kids to grown-up concepts like conservation, fire prevention and shared stewardship of public lands than by making it fun! That’s what the Recreation Program on the Pecos/Las Vegas District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) has done with its new ‘Passport to Pecos.’

The downloadable 16-page Passport to Pecos activity booklet – out just in time for National Public Lands Day Saturday – guides kids of all ages on an interactive journey up Pecos Canyon and encourages them to share their adventures on social media (with parental permission, Read More

Los Alamos County Personnel Board Meets Sept. 28

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Personnel Board will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28.

This meeting will be held in person in Council Chambers at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building, 1000 Central Ave., Suite 330.

This meeting is open to the public. 

Find the agenda for this meeting here: Sept. 28, 2021 Personnel Board Agenda. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Thank You LANL Director Mason

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By DON LEPSCH
(80 years young with wisdom)
Los Alamos

I think it is wonderful what the LANL Director did by mandating COVID vaccines for all employees. (link)

You need 5 vaccines to go to kindergarten.

This will protect his workforce. I only hope our school board and our county council will follow his lead.

My 6-year-old grandson is in grave danger, and we cannot yet protect him. This is a community problem and can only be solved by community response.

Please get vaccinated. Read More

Heinrich On Border Patrol Handling Of Haitian Migrants

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement on Border Patrol’s handling of Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas:

“The footage of Border Patrol agents on horseback rounding up Haitian refugee families in Del Rio, Texas, is alarming and unacceptable. No person should be treated in this dehumanizing way, including those coming here to escape persecution in their home country,” Heinrich said. “I will closely monitor the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation into this and ensure its findings are transparent Read More

New Mexico Museum Of Natural History & Science Will Be Open Every Day During International Balloon Fiesta

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NMMNHS News:

The New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day Sept. 29 through Oct. 10, coinciding with the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.   

Visitors to the Old Town-area museum can check out “The Art of Warner Bros. Cartoons,” which opens Sept. 29. For more than 80 years, Warner Bros. animation has been bringing joy to all ages with some of the most iconic cartoon characters ever created — including Bugs Bunny, Tweety Pie, the Tasmanian Devil and Daffy Duck.

In this exhibition, catch a rare glimpse of the sketches, model Read More