Chris Clark

Home Country: Windy Wilson

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Home Country
By Slim Randles

“Well,” Steve said, polishing off the last of his coffee, “what should we discuss this fine morning?”

“I’m awful glad you asked, ol’ pard,” came the cheerful voice of Windy Wilson, emerging through the swinging doors that came from the kitchen of the Mule Barn truck stop.

“Yessir. Awful glad.” Steve and the other members of the world dilemma think tank looked in amazement as this old camp cook and cowboy came over with the coffee pot and topped off their coffee mugs. Windy had found a dish towel and wrapped it around his waist, too.

“Windy?” Doc. said “Mighty fine-looking Read More

Ghost Town In Playas Provides High-Tech Testing For AFRL

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AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate researchers setting up test equipment overlooking the Playas Research and Training Center in southern New Mexico. Courtesy/AFRL

AFRL NEWS:

KIRTLAND AFB — In a dusty ghost town in southern New Mexico, the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is conducting some of its most important testing.

Located in Hidalgo County, Playas was once a bustling “corporate town” built by the Phelps Dodge Corporation to house the workforce of a copper smelter built in 1971.

The boom town was all but abandoned when copper prices fell in 1999, the smelter was closed, and most of its Read More

New Mexico PED And Partners Cut List Of Unaccounted-For Students Through Data Matching, Other Efforts

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PED NEWS:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) and its partners have accounted for nearly half of the students who were enrolled in public schools last spring but not this fall and were therefore feared to be outside the educational system.

As of Wednesday, 6,270 students remained unaccounted for, down from 12,186 in mid-November. Most of those now accounted-for are enrolled in private or Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, have moved out of state, or are being home-schooled.

“I’m grateful that the Public Education Department and our partners have come so far in such a short Read More

Horseracing Safety Act Banning Doping Signed Into Law

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H.R. 1754/S. 4547 ends the doping of horses in Thoroughbred racing in America. Courtesy/britannica.com

Animal Wellness Foundation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the biggest gain for animal welfare in 2020, and in the $900 billion year-end spending bill, President Trump signed into law Sunday night, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety (HISA) Safety Act, H.R. 1754/S. 4547, concluding an eight-year campaign to end medication abuses leading to breakdowns and injuries and deaths on tracks across the nation.

The House passed H.R. 1754, led by U.S. Representatives Paul Tonko, D-N.Y., and Andy Read More

On The Job In White Rock: Produce Manager Tony Martinez

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On the job in White Rock is Produce Manager Tony Martinez working Wednesday in the fruits and vegetables department at Smith’s Food and Drug at 31 Sherwood Blvd. For store hours and other information, visit www.smithsfoodanddrug.com or call 505.672.3811. #worklosalamos #wherediscoveriesaremade. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More

NMHU: Student Teachers Succeed In Virtual Education

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Stephen Weatherburn

NMHU News:

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Students teachers from New Mexico Highlands University didn’t let the pandemic and the need for virtual education stop them during the fall semester, 2020, completing their training with excellence as demonstrated by improved K-12 student test scores and receiving teaching job offers.

“Our student teachers stepped up and entered their final semester not quite knowing what to expect, but ready for the challenge,” said Stephen Weatherburn, director of the School of Education Field Experience Office at Highlands. “They did not simply survive Read More

New Mexico Themed Ornaments By Silver City Elementary School Students Decorate White House Christmas Tree

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Joshua Jordan, 11, of Harrison Schmitt Elementary in Silver City created this ornament. Courtesy/PED

Joshua Jordan, 11, (top ornament) and Lorelei Anne Hoffman, 10, created these New Mexico themed ornaments now hanging on the 2020 National Christmas Tree display in President’s Park in Washington, D.C. These and other students in Trish Doherty’s art class at Harrison Schmitt Elementary in Silver City submitted ornaments. Courtesy/PED

Harrison Schmitt Elementary School News:

New Mexico themed ornaments crafted by Silver City elementary students will adorn a White House Christmas Read More

Laser Talk ‘Return Into The Light’ With August Muth Dec. 20

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August Muth

ART News:

SciArt Santa Fe and UNM College of Fine Arts celebrate the winter solstice with “Return Into the Light,” a LASER Santa Fe talk by artist and holographer August Muth.

Muth sculpts with light creating holograms that immerse the viewer in a multi-sensory experience of saturated color and mystery.

Presented in coordination with Leonardo / International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology and Biocultura.

Details:

  • Date/Time: at noon MT, Dec. 20;
  • Location: Online, Zoom webinar;
  • Admission: Free. Donations accepted. Registration required; and
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