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Obituary: Linda Ettinger June 16, 1960 – June 11, 2015

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LINDA ETTINGER June 16, 1960 – June 11, 2015
 
Linda Ettinger, daughter of June and Harry Ettinger, was born in Washington, D.C., June 16, 1960 and moved to Los Alamos, NM with her family at the age of 1 where she lived most of her life. 
 
Linda passed away at Promise Hospital in Salt Lake City, UT on June 11, 2015, just shy of her 55th birthday.

After graduating from Los Alamos High School, Linda attended UC Santa Barbara and received a Bachelor’s degree in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She later obtained a Master’s degree from

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Letter To The Editor: ‘Our System Is Supposed To Be A Constitutional Republic, NOT A Democracy!’

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By DAREN SAVAGE
Los Alamos
 
I must write to correct Joel Williams in his letter to the editor titled, “Our System Is Supposed To Be A Democracy.”

The United States was founded as a Constitutional Republic. No where in our founding fathers’ writings can be found the word “democracy.”

But, Benjamin Franklin expressed it most succinctly, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.”

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Udall Fights Inadequate Funding/Unprecedented Poison Pill Riders In Interior/Environment Appropriations Bill

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, voted to oppose the inadequate funding and dangerous poison pill riders on the subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2016 funding bill.
 
Despite opposition from Udall and all of the Democrats on the Appropriations Committee, the bill was approved and now moves to the full Senate for consideration.
 
“This bill is critically important for New Mexico, and that’s why I was so disappointed
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LAJGA Holds Fundraiser At Golf Course June 21

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Los Alamos Golf Course. Courtesy/LAGC
 
LAJGA News:
 
The Los Alamos High School Golf Team (LAJGA) will hold a Club Swap fundraiser 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Sunday June 21, at the new golf course community building, to benefit the Los Alamos Junior Golf Association. 
 
Coach Andy Ainsworth loves his kids, their folks and especially Sheldon and Carrie Apgar who are donating a lot of time to benefit the project. The LAJGA volunteer directors are described as, “Great folks,” by Ainsworth. 
 
“The LAJGA runs on about $5,000 per year,”
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U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz Remarks On Papal Encyclical On Climate Change

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U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz
 
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz released the following statement regarding the release of a papal encyclical on climate change by Pope Francis.
 
“Pope Francis’ call to action on climate change is an important milestone in the global effort on this issue. His is not just a powerful moral voice, he also graduated as a chemical engineer and understands the consensus of climate scientists that accumulating man-made pollution endangers our planet and people around the world.
 
As
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Gallinas Canyon Road Now Under Repair

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SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE ― The Federal Highway Administration has begun repair work on Forest Road (FR) 263 in Gallinas Canyon on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest.  
 
FR 263 and the E.V. Long Campground next to Gallinas Creek have been closed to the public due to severe damage from monsoonal flooding in 2013. The repair work on both FR 263 and the campground is expected to continue for the next three months.
 
The closure order for the road and campground was put in place for public health and safety and the short-term protection of
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Widow To Work With Attorney General On Violent Crimes Case Review Team

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RRPD News:
 
RIO RANCHO ― Julie Benner, widow of Rio Rancho Police Department Officer Gregg ‘Nigel’ Benner, has joined New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas in the Violent Crimes Case Review Team―a comprehensive, solution-based evaluation of breakdowns in New Mexico’s criminal justice system and a strategic opportunity for systemic reforms. 
 
Ofc. Benner was the first Rio Rancho police officer killed in the line of duty. He died after being shot on Memorial Day, allegedly by Andrew Romero, who was not in custody despite a known criminal record, substance
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DOE Announces 18 New Projects To Accelerate Technologies For Efficient Residential Combined Heat And Power Generation And Bioenergy Crop Development

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DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) announced $55 million in funding for 18 innovative projects as part of ARPA-E’s two newest programs: GENerators for Small Electrical and Thermal Systems (GENSETS) and Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA).
 
GENSETS projects are aimed at developing generator technologies that will improve efficiencies in residential Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation, and TERRA projects will accelerate energy crop development for the
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Scenes From This Week’s Farmers Market

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Folks shop at RZ’s Bees local honey booth. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
RZ’s Bees 100 percent pure local honey from the San Juan Pueblo on sale at Thursday’s Los Alamos Farmer’s Market, which is held 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., every Thursday throughout the summer until Oct. 29. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Lots of beets, peas, kale, beans and more. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Tons of flowers and plants of all kinds. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Large assortment
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Tom Walker New Rotary District 5520 Governor

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Tom Walker, Rotary District 5520’s new governor. Courtesy photo
 
ROTARY News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Rotary District 5520’s new district governor Tom Walker rises to the challenge with a personal and professional background in service.
 
After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971, Walker served in the United States Navy, where he served in four nuclear submarines. That service and other volunteer activities have well-prepared him to lead Rotary District 5520, which is comprised of 70 clubs and about 2,600 members
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