Chris Clark

2015 Poster Artist For Taos Fall Arts Festival

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‘Sacred Spaces’ by Poster Artist, Meredith Mason Garcia. Courtesy/TFAF
 
TFAF News:
 
The Board of Directors of the Taos Fall Arts Festival is pleased to announce its 2015 Poster Artist, Meredith Mason Garcia, with her photograph “Sacred Spaces” as the image for the 41st Annual Festival.
 
Last year, the Taos Fall Arts Festival showcased 40 years of posters and artists with a special anniversary book and a public program of poetry, storytelling and music inspired by these images. With the positive public response to the expanded
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Letter To The Editor: The Poison On The Tip Of The Veto Pen

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By Sen. Jerry Ortiz y Pino
D-12-Bernalillo

I am once again astonished at how little attention is given by the mainstream press in this city to the damage that is done by the veto pen. 

Instead of simply working out the arithmetic of how many vetoes are exercised by the Governor or how that percentage of nullifying actions compares to previous Governors’ vetoes, it would be refreshing, and a genuine contribution to the enlightenment of the voting public if the Journal, for example, would actually write about what damage those vetoes have done.

Of course one person’s “damage”

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Woodroffe Has Best Prediction In Weekly Pace Race

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ACRR News:
 
Jesse Woodroffe had the top prediction in the weekly pace race held out on North Mesa by the Rodeo Arena. He was only 2 seconds off his predicted time. 
 
Lauraine Maness was next with a 3 second differential followed by Jessica Baumgaertel at 4 seconds off. Cecilia Rivenburgh and Ted Romero were both at 7 seconds.
 
In the 1 mile course Reid Rivenburgh was the first finisher at 9:56. The top female was Sue Elkins recording a 12:51.
 
Ted Romero was the top finisher in the 3 mile distance with a 20:33 and Nikol Strother
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SBA New Mexico Hires Deputy District Director

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Kerrie Hurd
 
SBA News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the appointment of Kerrie Hurd as the Deputy District Director for New Mexico, to oversee the daily operations of the district office and assist with the delivery of the SBA’s programs and services throughout the state.
 
SBA New Mexico District Director John Woosley said, “I am very happy to have Kerrie join the New Mexico team. Her finance and economic development experience, combined with her status as a retired Army officer, will help her make a great contribution
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SFI: ‘Impact Of Topology On Dynamical Processes Over Networks – Connectivity And Competition Matters’

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June Zhang Carnegie Mellon University
 
SFI News:
 
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) seminar “Impact of Topology on Dynamical Processes over Networks: Connectivity and Competition Matters” 12:15 p.m. Monday, April 27 in the Collins Conference Room in Santa Fe.

Abstract: Networks capture relationships between interactive agents in a population. Dynamical processes, such as epidemics, over networks is frequently used as a model to understand how information/virus/rumors/ opinions/failures spread amongst agents in a heterogenous population.

The inclusion

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Heinrich Introduces Bill To Streamline Approval Of New Energy Transmission Projects To Help Modernize Grid

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SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced a bill today, S. 1017, to amend the 80-year-old Federal Power Act to provide the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) narrow authority to approve and site new priority electric transmission lines in cases where local or state approval processes have been unsuccessful.

Ensuring that transmission projects get timely regulatory approvals, especially when there are multiple jurisdictions involved, is critical to building a robust 21st

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Senior Appreciation Celebration Honors Volunteers

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Senior volunteers were honored Friday for the more than 78,370 hours they donated in 2014, which is equal to approximately $1,619,907 worth of service. Courtesy photo

Seniors are treated to a buffet at Friday’s event. Courtesy photo

 

LAVA News:

For more than 40 years, the senior centers in Los Alamos and White Rock have had this service to help seniors (age 55+) find volunteer work that is just right for them.

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Job Of Pochaiv Orthodox Church Receives Icon Of Christ

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Hand-painted icon of Christ at the Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church. Courtesy photo
 
 
CHURCH News:
 
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church in Los Alamos was blessed to receive a generous gift from their sister parish of Saint Anthony of the Desert in Las Cruces. 
 
They received the largest hand-painted icon of Christ on a panel in New Mexico. The icon is 7-feet in diameter and has been installed on the ceiling of the church.
 
During a short service Sunday, April 26, beginning at noon at Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church, 2270 39th St., a blessing
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DWI Planning Council Meets Thursday April 23

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DWIPC News:

Drinking too much alcohol increases people’s risk of injuries, violence, drowning, liver disease, and some types of cancer.

This April, during Alcohol Awareness Month, the Los Alamos DWI Planning Council encourages you to educate yourself and your loved ones about the dangers of drinking too much.

In New Mexico alone in 2013, there were 1955 alcohol-involved crashes of which resulted in 133 deaths. Additionally, one in six deaths among working age adults is attributable to alcohol in New Mexico. Unfortunately, New Mexico has one of the highest

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