Chris Clark

This Week At Farmers Market July 16

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LAFM News:
 
Look at what’s at the Farmers Market this week:
 
Shrimp, peas, salad greens, green beans, yellow beans & purple beans, squash blossoms, squash, filet beans, onions, green onions, garlic, garlic scapes, fresh herbs, carrots, beets, radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes, honey, honey sticks, potatoes, sage decorations, weavings, sauces, pot pies, fruit pies, quiches, quinoa salads, old world breads baked in a pizza style oven, herb & fruit breads, scones, muffins, cakes, cookies, pizzas, and gluten free baked goods, apple cider, tea
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SFI Community Lecture – CANCELLED

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SFI News:
 
The Santa Fe Institute (SFI) regrets to annouce they have officially cancelled today’s Community Lecture “Understanding Genius: The Neuroscience of Extraordinary Creativity” by Nancy C. Andreasen.
 
Join them in September for the 2015 Stanislaw Ulam Memorial Lecture Series―The Web of Life and the Ecological Human by SFI Vice President for Science Jennifer Dunne.
 
Find out more about these lectures here. For a complete listing of upcoming SFI Community Lectures, visit here.
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Letter To The Editor: We Are In Danger Of Forgetting

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By ELOY J. GALLEGOS
Knoxville, Tenn.
 
Whoa! Just one minuto. Por favor! Before moving forward with the funding for National Historic Parks at three Manhattan Project locations maybe we should look at the proposal more carefully.
 
What is the legacy regarding the Manhattan Project and its offsprings? What have we inherited? Today, the atomic locations of the Manhattan Project are insidious deserts of toxic horror. Nothing within some of these spaces can be taken as safe and not one considered immune.
 
These places, at one time totaling 79 in number, consisted of noxious regions,
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Uranium Documentary Film Festival July 15-17

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CVNM News:
 
The Conservation Voters New Mexico Education (CVNM) Education Fund along with ally organizations Laguna-Acoma Coalition for a Safe Environment and Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment, is hosting the 4th annual Think Outside The Mine film festival 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 and Friday, July 17 at Kawaika Center Theater at 22 Bay Tree Rd., Paraje, NM 87007.
 
Two Films:
 
Wednesday, July 15, 5-8 p.m.
  • Blue Gold ― a documentary about the increasing precious commodity of water and the struggle to control it.
  • Crying Earth Rise Up 
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National Treasure Sees First Phase Of Renovation

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A 1915 image of the Palace by one of its earlier renovators, Jesse Nusbaum. Palace of the Governors/Photo Archives 013045
 
 
NMHM News:
 
SANTA FE — Workers are getting ready to apply new stucco, repair roofs, improve heating and cooling, change the landscaping and more at the Palace of the Governors, a 400-year-old National Treasure in the heart of historic Santa Fe.
 
Begun in 1609–1610 as the seat of Spain’s North American colony, the Pueblo Revival building became the flagship of the state’s museum system in 1909. In recent years it has drawn preservationists’
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NSA Presidential Straw Poll Results Announced

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NSA News:
 
ALEXANDRIA, VA ― Several candidates for president spoke last week at the the National Sheriffs’ Association’s (NSA) 75th Anniversary Conference and Presidential Forum in Baltimore, Md. 
 
NSA members voted in the first-ever straw poll, giving top support to Mike Huckabee, Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton and Ben Carson.
 
“Presidential candidates had a fantastic opportunity at our presidential forum to talk directly to those who are protecting Americans―and the law enforcement community was enthusiastic to hear from the candidates,”
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Pet Of The Week: Paco The Dog

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Paco the dog looking for a new home. Courtesy photo
 
 
SHELTER News:
 
Paco is a 5-year-old neutered male cattle dog/bulldog cross with a red-blonde coat.
 
He is very friendly with adults. He might also be okay with older children who will not try to restrain him or to pet him when he does not want contact. Paco does not want to be grabbed by the collar while he is harnessed for a walk, but once harnessed, he really enjoys his walks. He wants his food bowl to be left alone. No dogs, please. He has never been with cats, so caution is advised.
 
The Los Alamos Animal Shelter,
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Heinrich Introduces Bill To Scale Up Solar Projects

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday July 9, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. introduced S. 1723, the Promoting Renewable Energy with Shared Solar (PRESS) Act, a bill to boost access to renewable energy through community solar projects.
 
“This bill is a great opportunity to put solar energy within the reach of more families in New Mexico and around the country,” Heinrich said. “Shared solar projects have the potential to allow more Americans who lack sunny roof space or startup capital to truly benefit
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