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Remy The Lion Beagle Survives Another Attack

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Remy the Beagle recovering from recent dog attack. Courtesy photo
 

 

Remy the Beagle with wounds sustained Saturday in dog atack. Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
After surviving a mountain lion attack in his backyard three months ago, Remy the Beagle faced another deadly attack Saturday evening, Aug. 8.
 
This time it was a dog that escaped its owner’s leash. At about 8:15 p.m., Remy was being walked on his leash along Canyon Road near the Myrtle Green at 5th Street in Eastern Area. Because three dogs were being walked toward them in the distance, Remy and his
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Albuquerque Wildlife Federation & Los Amigos De Valles Caldera To Conduct Ecological Restoration Project

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AWF News:
 
Albuquerque Wildlife Federation (AWF) is teaming with Los Amigos de Valles Caldera (Amigos) to host a weekend-long volunteer project, Aug. 14-16, in the Valle Seco section of the preserve.
 
Volunteers from both groups will be working to improve integrity of Sulphur Creek and adjoining wetlands in the area via stream restoration work and repairs to enclosure fencing. The August event is the second such collaborative project between AWF and Amigos in the Valles Caldera in 2015.
 
“We’re very excited to get back to this beautiful,
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Letter To The Editor: Bill Hudson Makes Special Request

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By PETE JANDACEK
Los Alamos
 
The retired teachers of Los Alamos Schools had their annual NOT back to school breakfast last week.
 
Everybody was talking about Bill Hudson and writing notes to him … the guy who became such an Icon of Los Alamos.
 
After our breakfast I visited Bill Hudson and I am delighted to report that he is out of the hospital and at his home. He is telling jokes and laughing at other’s feeble attempts at jocularity. He is resting comfortably and his mind is sharp. He is living abundantly each day and he missed not being at the retired teachers’
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Sunset Scenes Over Los Alamos And White Rock

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This past weekend, Phillip Noll sent some beautiful sunset photos from the Los Alamos/White Rock area to the Los Alamos Daily Post to share with the public. Please visit his website www.ravenmountain.com. Photo by Phillip Noll
 
Photo by Phillip Noll
 
Photo by Phillip Noll
 
Photo by Phillip Noll
 
Photo by Phillip Noll
 
Photo by Phillip Noll
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Udall Leads Coalition Pressing FDA On E-Cig Toxins

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SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Jack Reed, D-R.I. and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii called for clear product standards and good manufacturing processes to combat the health risks of toxic substances in e-cigarettes as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalizes its first regulations of the aerosol-producing products.
 
The number of e-cigarette users—especially among young people—has soared in recent
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Friends Of The Shelter 2016 Alumni Calendar

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SHELTER News:
 
Get those cameras ready, polish those smiles, and say Cheese! (or Tuna! or Kibble!) Friends of the Shelter is accepting photo entries for the 2016 Shelter Alumni Calendar through Sept. 5.
 
Pet owners who have adopted a shelter animal or an abandoned or homeless animal are invited to send a photo and a brief story about their pet. Pet owners whose pets were featured in last year’s calendar are welcome to submit new photos of their pets for this year’s calendar.
 
Entry forms are available at Animal Clinic
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WIPP: Radiological Contamination Mitigation Continues

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Courtesy/WIPP
 
WIPP News:
 
Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) personnel will complete the installation of the brattice cloth and salt barrier tthis week on a 570-foot section of floor in the WIPP underground.
 
The installation process includes rolling the brattice cloth out to cover the entire surface area of the floor and securing it to the ribs (walls) and in the center of the drift (access tunnel). Once the cloth is in place, it is covered with six to eight inches of mined salt to create a walking/driving surface.
 
This ensures radiological contamination
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Dr. Linda A. Curcio-Nagy Gives Lecture Sept. 2

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Image and Inauguration of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico, ca. 1709, attributed to Manuel Arellano. This painting represents the first multiday dedication ceremony and processional, when the titular image of Guadalupe was carried from her temporary quarters in the Indian Parish church into her new home April 30, 1709. Courtesy photo
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — As a viceregal capital for the far-flung Spanish empire, Mexico City served as an official seat for international trade, politics, and religious orthodoxy, but it also sheltered a heterogeneous
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Letter To The Editor: Issues Concerning Pesticide Use

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By SHARON SCARLETT
Los Alamos
 
“What’s past is prologue,” Shakespeare said. 
 
How many times do we have to combat the use of pesticides? Rachel Carson’s lessons in “Silent Spring” must be revisited today. The chemical industry has become stronger in protecting and increasing its use of pesticide poisons. Now, two of the agro giants, Dow and Monsanto are battling each other’s products to kill super weeds, which were created by the use of pesticides in the first place.

Hummingbirds, as well as other pollinators, are vital to our ecosystem. Bees,

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LACDC Extends Tuesdays At The Pond Aug. 18

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LACDC News:
 
The final Tuesdays at the Pond was scheduled for Aug. 11, featuring Marcos Cavalcante and Band at Ashley Pond Park.
 
However, just announced, Tuesdays at the Pond has extended the successful concert series schedule by one week to include The Silver Lines at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18.
 
The Silver Lines are an alternative rock band from Socorro featuring Los Alamos resident and guitarist Matt Broomfield, drummer Nick Davis and bassist Greg Holmes. The three met in school at Socorro and are delighted to be playing in Los Alamos
 
The Los
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