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Steven Guldan Talks to Rotary about Sustainable Agricultural Science

ROTARY News:

Steven Guldan, right, professor and superintendent of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at UNM selects a ticket from Rotarian Kevin Honnell for the Club’s weekly free lunch drawing Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. Guldan spoke to the group about the Sustainable Agricultural Science Center at Alcalde. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The NMSU Alcalde Sustainable Agriculture Science Center staff in cooperation with the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service invites the public to attend its Field Day Program at Alcalde Wednesday, Read More

Law Enforcement Explorers Hold National Conference

DEA News:

Ft. Collins, Colo. – Nearly 2,500 young men and women from all 50 states will took part in a week-long Law Enforcement & Fire/EMS Explorers Conference on the campus of Colorado State University July16-20.

Students in the program learned law enforcement and fire/EMS skills and tips from some of the highest-ranking law enforcement and fire/EMS officials in the country including the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Park Police,

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NM Small Businessman Participates in Senate Steering Committee

SonicSEO President Arvind Raichur participates with U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., at a Steering Committee meeting July 18 on Capitol Hill. Courtesy photo

 
WASHINGTON – At the invitation of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, New Mexico small business owner Arvind Raichur atttended a Democratic Steering Committee meeting on Capitol Hill July 18 and shared his personal experience creating jobs.
 
Raichur is president and founder of SonicSEO, an Albuquerque-based company that offers online marketing services to businesses throughout North America.
 
At the meeting, Democratic senators
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Traffic Advisory: Proceed with Caution on N.M. 4

NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation will continue its chip seal work on N.M. 4 this week between mile marker 59.0 and mile marker 51.5.

Between Monday, July 23 and Thursday, July 26, minor traffic delays can be expected on that stretch of road. 

Motorists will encounter one-lane road closures from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.with a flagging operation and pilot car escort.

Drivers are asked to proceed through the work zone with caution and observe traffic control signing and reduced speed limits. 

Bicycling through the work zone is “highly discouraged” due to the oily surface, Read More

Asphalt Truck Bed Tips Over on N.M. 4

 This photo was taken just before 3 p.m., today July 23, on N.M. 4 on the south side of Ancho Canyon near Technical Area-33. Police said the driver was working on the road at the time the rear of the truck tipped sidways. He was not cited. Police conducted traffic control until the truck was straightened back up. Photo by Alan Madsen Read More

Navajo Athletes Race Toward Future in ‘Up Heartbreak Hill’


Airing on New Mexico PBS — Ch. 5.1 – Thursday, July 26 at 9 p.m. & Saturday July 28 at 10 p.m. & on Ch. 9.1 – Thursday, August 2 at 9 p.m.

Teen Angst Typically Includes Conflict Between Past and Future—But What If the Past Is the Reservation and the Future a World Apart?

A Co-production of ITVS and Native American Public Telecommunications, Inc. (NAPT.;
A Co-presentation with NAPT. Program is Part of American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen

“A refreshing, original film about the challenges of indigenous youth.” — Ryan Little, Washington City Paper

The hopes and heartbreaks Read More

“Report from Santa Fe” Airs on Sundays

At 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 22, Report from Santa Fe will air on PBS Channel 5.1.

THIS  WEEK:  COLONEL ANN WRIGHT, U.S. Army /  U.S. State Department, Retired

  • Awarded: State Department Award for Heroism, 1997
  • Author: “Dissent: Voices of Conscience, Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq”
  • Helped Oversee The Reopening of the U.S. Mission in Afghanistan in 2001
  • Feels The Biggest Military Cover-Up In U.S. History is The Abuse of Women Soldiers

“A woman who signs up to protect her country is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire,” Read More

Barranca K-Kids Win Second at International Conference

Photo: Barranca K-Kids Winning Float. Courtesy photo

Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos First Vice President Don Casperson carried a float made by students from Barranca Mesa Elementary School K-Kids Cub to New Orleans earlier this month.

The float was an entry in a contest for all K-Kids Clubs around the world in support of “Project Eliminate.”

The Los Alamos float took second place at the international convention. First place went to a float from a Kiwanis Club in Malaysia.

The Barranca K-Kids constructed their entry from a standard size shoebox.

Their float depicts the flags of the 34 Read More

Bingaman Talks About Reducing Forest Fire Threat

In June, Sen. Jeff Bingaman attended the groundbreaking for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Ptoject, which will bring water to more than 250,000 people and create more than 450 jobs through its construction. Courtesy photo

By U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman:

New Mexico has just experienced one of the worst wildfire seasons in the state’s history.

Just weeks into fire season, firefighters were hard at work battling both our largest fire, Whitewater-Baldy, and most destructive fire ever, Little Bear.

With the arrival of monsoon season, we all hope the worst of the fire season is over. Our task now is to Read More

Los Alamos Teachers Join Massive Protest in Santa Fe

Los Alamos Federation of School Employees President, Ellen Mills, center, LAFSE Vice President and State AFT Vice President Ryan Ross and LAFSE Treasurer Virginia Kachelmeier joined Colleen Goddard, Addie Jacobson and Karyl Ann Armbruster of Los Alamos and several hundred people from across the state protesting Santa Fe Wednesday against a teacher evaluation proposal in play at the governor’s office. Photo by Karyl Ann Armbruster 

By Karyl Ann Armbruster

Hundreds of teachers, instructional assistants, parents, retirees, students, legislators and other community members Read More

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