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2017-2018 Public Lecture Series Begins At SAR Sept. 14

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Dr. Melissa Cefkin
 
SAR News:
 
SANTA FE ― Images of a future world with driverless cars have fueled popular imagination for decades.
 
Think “The Jetsons” or Minority Report. But what might the future hold for the everyday experience any one of us has as we move from place to place?
 
Anthropologist Dr. Melissa Cefkin kicks off the School for Advanced Research (SAR) 2017-18 Public Lecture Series, Designing the Future, with Walk, Don’t Walk: Everyday Interactions with Self-Driving Cars at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 2017, at
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Scenes From UNM-LA Welcome Back Day

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Students gather on the steps of the kiva during the “Welcome Back Day” barbeque at UNM-LA. Photo by Nancy Coombs, UNM-LA
 
UNM-LA News:
 
UNM-Los Alamos Student Government hosted a “Welcome Back Day” Tuesday. Students gathered near the kiva to celebrate the second week of classes with hotdogs, games and socializing.
 
UNM-LA students had a chance to relax with hotdogs, drinks and chips provided by the Student Government.  Photo by Nancy Coombs, UNM-LA
 
A student asks UNM-LA Student Government Advisor Kateri Morris a question while collecting a hotdog. 
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Top Campsites For Last-Minute Labor Day Weekend

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COMMUNITY News:
 
Labor Day is just a few days away, and public campgrounds, hotels, and Airbnbs are almost fully booked up, creating fierce competition for the last available spots.
 
Enter Hipcamp [https://www.hipcamp.com/discover]—a startup that solves this problem by creating new campsites on beautiful private lands such as nature preserves, farms, and ranches. Hipcamp has just compiled a list of their top 100 unbooked campgrounds across the nation under $100. 
 
HIPCAMP.COM‘S TOP LABOR DAY CAMPGROUNDS UNDER $100
 
Each campground linked
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Rep. Lujan Grisham Meets With New Mexico Immigrant Youth As Part Of ‘Dreamer Dinners’ Campaign

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Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― As hardline forces inside and outside the Administration, such as AG Jeff Sessions and Texas AG Ken Paxton, are trying to force President Trump to preside over the end of the popular and successful Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM 1st District) joined immigrant leaders from the New Mexico Dream Team to break bread with New Mexico families and discuss DACA and the risks if the program is revoked.
 
Photos of Thursday’s
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National Monuments Support Local Economies

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Joint Economic Committee Democrats released a series of fact sheets on the economic benefits of national monuments to their surrounding communities ahead of the Trump administration’s decision to propose removing designation in whole or in part from national monuments.
 
The fact sheets focus on newly designated national monuments, marine national monuments, and others under review.
 
“From the Mariana Trench in the Pacific to the Río Grande del Norte in New Mexico, national monuments are not only a cherished part of
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State Auditor Finds Nearly $20 Million In Funds To Support Charter Schools Lacks Tracking, Accountability

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State Auditor Tim Keller
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― State Auditor Tim Keller has released a Risk Review of Administrative Support of Charter Schools.
 
The report from the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) reveals a lack of transparency and accountability for funds withheld from charter schools intended to provide administrative support to safeguard education dollars at those schools and help them succeed.
 
Over a five-year period, nearly $20 million was withheld from charter schools, much of it which cannot be tracked to specific expenditures to support those
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SFNF Crews Continue To Monitor, Manage Ojitos Fire

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― Fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) continue to monitor the lightning-caused Ojitos Fire on the Coyote Ranger District, taking advantage of favorable windows to use low-intensity fire on the ground to achieve multiple resource benefits.
 
Since July 7 when lightning struck a tree in the 90,000-acre Rio Chama block that has been cleared under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for forest restoration, fire crews have added fire to the ground on both sides of Forest Road (FR) 468 and on the west side of the fire
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IRS: Don’t Take The Bait, Step 8

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― The IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry today offered important tips for how tax professionals can get started protecting their clients and their business from cybersecurity threats.
 
All tax practitioners, from the largest of firms to the smallest of offices, have a legal obligation to protect taxpayer information in their care. That means securing sensitive data from unauthorized disclosure, improper disposal and outright theft.
 
Explaining how to address security threats is part of the “Don’t Take the Bait” campaign, a 10-part
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Governor, Red Cross New Mexico Announce State Employees Raise More Than $13,500 For Disaster Relief

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STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE — Gov. Susana Martinez and Red Cross New Mexico announced Wednesday that state employees have raised more than $13,500 in this year’s Dollars for Disaster campaign.
 
The sixth annual partnership between Red Cross New Mexico and New Mexico state employees raises money to provide relief to victims and help to emergency responders throughout the state.
 
“From fires, floods and other emergencies, New Mexicans know more than most how important it is to be prepared – and how to come together to help those in need,” Martinez said. “I’m proud that our state
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SFCC Continuing Education Open House Sept. 6

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SFCC News:
 
Ever wanted to learn Spanish? Ever dream of working with clay, painting or drawing, “one day?” Ever wanted to impress your friends with your creations in the kitchen?
 
Find out about these offerings and much more during the Continuing Education open house from 4-6 p.m. Wed., Sept. 6 at Santa Fe Community College, in Room 131, 6401 Richards Avenue.
 
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