Carol A. Clark

DEA Holds Nat’l. Prescription Drug Take Back Day Oct. 27 … Expects To Collect 10 Million Pounds Of Pills

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DEA NEWS:

  • DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After collecting a total of more than 9.9 million pounds (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight years, the Drug Enforcement Administration expects to reach a total of 10 million pounds collected following the upcoming fall 2018 Take back event.

DEA and its national, tribal and community partners will hold the 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day across the country on Saturday, Oct. 27. The service is free and anonymous. Read More

JJAB Thanks Donors From Health Fair

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The Juvenile Justice Advisory Board (JJAB) would like to thank its very special donors from this year’s Health Fair. First, thanks much to Phil Gursky and the Heart Council for the excellent job they do in putting on the fair every year. JJAB also thanks them for their donation of bike helmets to the JJAB school distribution program. In addition, JJAB thanks the generous donors for a gift basket that was raffled off during the Fair: CB FOX, Pig and Fig, Ruby K’s and Smiths. These businesses donated gift cards and merchandise for a lovely gift basket won by Los Alamos resident Nicole Fellers, shown Read More

LANL Director Terry Wallace Briefs Regional Coalition

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LANL Director Terry Wallace speaks to members of the RCLC board during a meeting Friday in the Municipal Building. County Councilor Pete Sheehey and council candidate Sara Scott listen at left. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Terry Wallace presented a briefing about the laboratory to the Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) during its meeting Friday in the Los Alamos Municipal Building.

With Triad National Security, LLC set to take the laboratory’s management

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Letter To The Editor: Lisa Shin Represents Us Not Big Government

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By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE
Los Alamos

I am proud to support Lisa Shin in her campaign for NM House District 43. Her recent editorial opposing new GRT taxes on the Laboratory showed great insight and a thoughtful command of the key issues effecting the economy of Northern New Mexico.

State government often focuses on one type of solution in order to address needs in our community: new taxes, new fees and excessive regulations. This type of government overreach drives up the cost of doing business and will ultimately drive new science and national security jobs away from Northern New Mexico to other more Read More

SFCC: HEC Night Open House Oct. 25

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SFCC News:
 
Start planning an academic future at HEC Night Open House 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 at SFCC’s Campus Center, 6401 Richards Ave. in Santa Fe.
 
Meet with college representatives from SFCC and HEC partner institutions New Mexico Highlands University, Northern New Mexico College, University of New Mexico, and the newest partner, Bellevue University.
 
Pick up information onfinancial aid, support services and academic programs.
 
Attendees also will be able to tour SFCC educational facilities (Medical Sim Labs, Trades and Advance Technologies Center,
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Justice, Treasury, State Departments Coordinate Efforts Against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

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DEA News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― The United States of America, through its Departments of Justice, Treasury, and State announced Tuesday a series of measures to target and dismantle the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) – one of the largest, most dangerous drug cartels currently operating in Mexico.
 
These measures include the unsealing of 15 indictments, the State Department’s approval of large rewards, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designations, and the establishment of a citizen tip-line.  
 
CJNG is one of the most
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NMHU Revitalizes Campus With Public Art

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William Goodman’s Arabesque sculpture adjacent to Burris Hall on the Highlands University campus is part of a new public art installation. Courtesy Margaret McKinney/NMHU
 
NMHU News:
 
New Mexico Highlands is revitalizing its main campus through public artwork, thanks to the state’s Art in Public Places Program.
 
Ten artworks ranging from soaring outdoor sculptures to stoneware pottery and a series of bird paintings are being installed throughout the university.
 
“We wanted a variety of diverse artistic aesthetics,” said David Lobdell, chair of the Visual and
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