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Scenes From ‘Sheriff’s Public Safety Day’

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Sheriffs from across New Mexico attend ‘Sheriff’s Public Safety Day’ hosted by the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Office Oct. 8 at Ashley Pond Park. The sheriffs gather at the event in a show of support for Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero, center. The fate of the Office of the Sheriff in Los Alamos County and whether to abolish it is in the hands of voters today. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos Sheriff Marco Lucero, left, with Executive Director Jack Jones of the New Mexico Sheriffs’ Association. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Doctor Strange’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“Dr. Strange” is the latest Marvel graphic novel to come to the screen.
 
This one provides the backstory for the hero of the same name. Marvel comic book readers will know, that Dr. Stephen Strange is an egotistical human being, a much celebrated, though thoroughly arrogant neurosurgeon.
 
As we see in this movie, his hands were permanently damaged in a car accident, one he ought not to have survived at all. Of course, without the skilled hands he once had, his prospects of returning to neurosurgery are dim.
 
Stephen Strange learns from his
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State Auditor Releases Special Audit Of UNMH’s Indigent Care Program

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State Auditor Tim Keller
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― State Auditor Tim Keller released a special audit Nov. 4 of the Indigent Care Program at the University of New Mexico Hospital (UNMH).
 
Advocates and policymakers have long sought more transparency about revenues and expenses related to healthcare for economically disadvantaged people. The special audit, conducted by an independent audit firm, examined UNMH’s indigent care costs and funding from fiscal year 2014 to 2016.
 
The audit found that UNMH had a total funding shortfall of more than $60 million, despite a reduction
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NCRTD Veterans Day Holiday Closure

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NCRTD News:
 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses,” RTD Chile Line and RTD Mountain Trail Route will not be in service on Friday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.
 
The NCRTD thanks and honors all veterans for the time they served and the sacrifices they and their families made for our country!
 
The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free and premium fare-based bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses over 10,000 square miles
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Social Media: The End Of Social Graces?

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Communication expert, professor and author Leslie Shore

COMMUNICATION News:

Avoid the pitfalls of poor etiquette on social media with these five reminders from communication expert Professor Leslie Shore:

  • Don’t respond to a post or comment out of emotion – Take time to process what you have read or seen and allow yourself time to reflect on your thoughts before commenting out of anger or jealousy. You and your ‘friends’ will be grateful you did.
  • Remember who your ‘friends’ are – Before sharing your pregnancy, engagement, or other news on FB or twitter—think. Your family and friends
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General Election 2016 Is Here: Polls Close At 7 p.m.

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Courtesy/LAC

ELECTION DAY News:

Today is the 2016 General Election and all registered voters in Los Alamos County who have not done so are encourged to get to the polls and vote.

The following Vote Centers are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., today:

  • Municipal Building, 1st Floor, Council Chambers (1000 Central Ave.)
  • White Rock Library – Multi-Purpose Room (10 Sherwood Blvd.)
  • Golf Course Community Building – Multi-Purpose Room (4290 Diamond Dr.)

SAMPLE BALLOT – White Rock  (Senate District 6 – Precincts 1-6)

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‘Manhattan Project National Historical Park’ Nov. 15

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
 
The Los Alamos Historical Society’s November lecture features a panel on the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, including the first Los Alamos appearance of the new MPNHP Superintendent Kris Kirby.
 
The “Manhattan Project National Historical Park” panelists include Kirby, Kirk Singer, Charlie Strickfaden and Ellen McGehee at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos.
 
The Manhattan Project National Historical Park was established in November 2015 to preserve portions
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