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Manhattan School Of Music Free Performances

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MSM News:
 
HIGHLIGHTS: The Robert Mann String Quartet Institute; The 2016 Charles Mingus High School Competition and Festival; and Mahler Symphony No. 8: MSM Symphony, Symphonic Chorus, and Women’s Chorus at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine 
 
January 2016 
 
The Robert Mann String Quartet Institute: Jan. 7–10:
  • Master Classes at 2 p.m., Jan. 7 & 8, (Miller Recital Hall, 2 p.m.)
  • Screening of Speak the Music: Robert Mann and the Mysteries of Chamber Music by Academy
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HRC’s New Municipal Equality Index Details State Of LGBT Equality In Six New Mexico Cities

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HRC News:
 
WASHINGTON ― The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today released its fourth annual report assessing LGBT equality in 408 cities across the nation, including six in New Mexico.
 
The 2015 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), the only nationwide rating system of LGBT inclusion in municipal law and policy, shows that cities across the country, including in New Mexico, continue to take the lead in supporting LGBT people and workers, even when states and the federal government
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Espanola Valley Humane Society Nets $92K Grant

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EVHS News:
 
ESPANOLA ― The Espanola Valley Humane Society (EVHS) is pleased to announce that is has received a nearly $92,000 grant from PetSmart Charities.
 
The grant funds the inaugural year of theCommunity Pet Program, designed to address the pet overpopulation in rural and outlying Northern New Mexico communities served by the Shelter.
 
The pet overpopulation problem is unique in the areas the EVHS serves: it has a poor population attempting to care for more animals per person than the national average. 
 
EVHS has had a great deal of success
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New Mexico Credit Unions Receive Juntos Avanzamos Recognition

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Courtesy photo
 
STATE News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Early this week, two New Mexico credit unions became the first credit unions in New Mexico to earn the Juntos Avanzamos designation, which formally recognizes credit unions in the U.S. that specifically tailor financial products and services to serve low-income, Hispanic communities.
 
The designation was conferred upon Rio Grande Credit Union and Guadalupe Credit Union on Monday, at separate ceremonies.
 
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, NM Sen. Michael Padilla, Bernalillo County
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Udall, Heinrich Highlight Initiatives For Native American Students In New Education Law

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich highlighted several provisions that support Tribes, Native students and schools serving Native students in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which the president signed into law last week.
 
Udall and Heinrich both worked to include several bipartisan reforms supporting Native students in the bill, which overhauls the nation’s controversial No Child Left Behind education law.
 
Provisions the senators pushed for in the new law emphasize the importance of teaching
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Fugitive Arrested In New Mexico Prison Gang Probe

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FBI News:
 
A fugitive wanted in connection with a federal investigation into a New Mexico prison gang was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 in Denver.
 
The U.S. Marshals Service’s South West Investigative Fugitive Team and Colorado Violent Offender Task Force arrested Denver resident Arturo Arnulfo Garcia, 48, at a residence there.
 
Garcia was among two fugitives wanted after two indictments were unsealed earlier this month charging 25 defendants with participating in a violent racketeering enterprise known as the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (SNM) Prison Gang.
 
Garcia
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Adobe Architecture Celebrated In Latest New Mexico True Stories Video

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NMTD News:
 
SANTA FE ― In this season of excess surrounding the latest technology and “all things shiny and new,” the New Mexico Tourism Department is celebrating something timeless and unique to New Mexico… adobe.
 
“Cured Earth,” the ninth video in the tourism department’s popular New Mexico True Stories video series, has been released via NewMexico.org and the Visit New Mexico social media sites. The video tells the story of how New Mexico’s dirt and mud are transformed into adobe, creating many of the memorable landmarks around the state.
 
Click here for video.
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Luján Votes For Government Funding Bill With Key New Mexico Priorities

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement today after voting in support of the omnibus appropriations bill that funds the government through Fiscal Year 2016.
 
“This legislation is far from perfect, however it includes key priorities that I have been fighting for to strengthen New Mexico and prevent a government shutdown. The bill takes steps to undo part of the sequester cuts that hurt New Mexico’s economy, shut down Head Start centers, and have negatively
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New Wednesday Afternoon History Activities For Kids This Spring

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LAHSM News:
 
Starting in the spring semester, the Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum will be offering a new program for children in grades 1–3. 
History Wednesdays occurs 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays during the school year. It is a free program, where children will experience engaging, hands-on history activities under the guidance of the Museum Educator.

History Wednesdays will meet in the Historical Society’s new Museum Classroom. The Museum Classroom is in Fuller Lodge, 2131 Central Ave., in Los Alamos. It is upstairs in the west

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Along The Way: Kristy Ortiz Makes Difference In Bayard

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Kristy Ortiz
 
By TERRY BRUNNER
USDA Rural Development State Director
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Fairly or unfairly, government employees often get a bad rap. Complaints about the bureaucracy were likely as common in ancient Rome as they are today. 
 
No matter what you believe, most government employees truly care about, and are invested in the well-being of their community.
 
One such employee is Kristy Ortiz, the City Clerk in Bayard, New Mexico. At first glance you wouldn’t think this unassuming, modest person has the ability to move mountains.
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