Chris Clark

New Mexico School Meals Continue For All Students Without In-Person Learning

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NMPED News:

SANTA FE — No child will miss a school-provided meal due to remote learning to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the New Mexico Public Education Department reaffirmed Wednesday.

Since in-person instruction ended March 16, the department has provided almost 9 million meals to New Mexico children through their school districts. That will continue.

“We’re going to work as much as we can through whatever obstacles arise to get all these children fed,” said Michael A. Chavez, director of New Mexico’s National School Lunch Program.

New Mexico school children are served by two federally Read More

BLM Rescinds Seasonal Fire Restrictions In New Mexico  

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BLM News:

SANTA FE — With Increasing moisture and higher humidity statewide, correlating to reduced fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is terminating seasonal fire restrictions in New Mexico enacted by Fire Prevention Order #NM910-20-02.

Beginning at 8 a.m., today, July 28, the restrictions are rescinded on all lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management within the State of New Mexico.

“We appreciate the public’s compliance with these restrictions to reduce the number of accidental fires this season,” said BLM New Mexico State Director Timothy Spisak. “While the

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SFNF: Do You Know What To Do If You Encounter A Bear?

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A black bear on the Santa Fe National Forest. Courtesy/U.S. Fish and Wildlife

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — A bear encounter on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) last Friday went terribly wrong, leaving a Los Alamos woman in the hospital with a collapsed lung, several broken bones and multiple bites.

Although relatively rare, close encounters between humans and large predators like bears and mountain lions can occur on the SFNF, especially when drought conditions bring wild animals to lower elevations.

You can minimize the possibility of a confrontation by following some basic guidelines. Keep Read More

NIST Pioneering Research On Disinfection Of Drinking Water

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A scientist places a water sample onto a custom-made platform. Each water sample contains microorganisms such as the parasite Giardia and adenoviruses, that can make humans sick. Courtesy/T. Larason/NIST

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NIST News:

While awaiting full access to their labs due to COVID-19 restrictions, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have taken this rare opportunity to report the technical details of pioneering research they conducted on the disinfection of drinking water using ultraviolet (UV) light.

Back in 2012, the NIST scientists Read More

NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Enters ‘Selection Round’

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A select few algorithms, some of which fall into one of three mathematical ‘families’, are undergoing a final leg of review. Some will form the core of the first post-quantum cryptography standard. Courtesy/B. Hayes/NIST

NIST News:

The race to protect sensitive electronic information against the threat of quantum computers has entered the home stretch. 

After spending more than three years examining new approaches to encryption and data protection that could defeat an assault from a quantum computer, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has winnowed the 69 submissions Read More

Attorney General Barr And President Trump Announce Expansion Of Operation Legend Into Albuquerque, Chicago

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Attorney General William P. Barr joined President Donald J. Trump Wednesday to announce the expansion of Operation Legend into Albuquerque and Chicago.

Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and local law enforcement officials to fight violent crime.

The operation was first launched July 8 in Kansas City, Mo., as a result of President Trump’s promise to assist America’s cities that are plagued by recent violence.

Operation Legend is named Read More

Highlands University Student Video On Jemez Historic Site Accepted To Madrid New Mexico Film Festival

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This archival Jemez Pueblo photograph is part of a video Highlands University media arts students created for the Jemez Historic Site. Courtesy photo

NMHU News:

LAS VEGAS, NM — A New Mexico Highlands University media arts and technology students created an oral history documentary video about the Jemez Pueblo people has been accepted to the Sept. 12 Madrid Film Festival.

The Madrid Film Festival in Madrid, has a mission to encourage local filmmaking by showcasing the best short films produced in New Mexico each year. In 2019, the Highlands University video was part of a redesign the students Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Limits Criminal Investigation Records Shielded From Public Disclosure

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Courtroom inside the New Mexico Supreme Court Building. Courtesy/NMSC

NMSC News:

SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court Tuesday limited the scope of a provision in state law that shields certain law enforcement records from public disclosure.

In a unanimous decision, the state’s highest court said the Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA) “does not create a blanket exception from inspection for law enforcement records relating to an ongoing criminal investigation.” 

“Nowhere does the plain language of Section 14-2-1(A)(4) exempt from IPRA inspection requirements all law enforcement records Read More

New Mexico Real Estate Activity Bright Spot In Economy

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NMAR News:

Even with the challenges presented by COVID-19, real estate continues to be a bright spot in the New Mexico economy.

“June 2020 sales numbers reported to the New Mexico Association of REALTORS (NMAR) surpass those reported for June of 2019 and reflect pent-up demand and continued low mortgage interest rates,” NMAR President James Russ II said. “2,334 sales were reported for June 2020 compared to 2,290 reported for June 2019.”

Russ continues, “This June’s sales numbers bring the year to date total (January through June 2020) to within 5 percent of year to date numbers for last year.” Read More

Taos County Historical Society Resumes Lecture Program

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TCHS News:

The Taos County Historical Society (TCHS) announces the resumption of its monthly lecture program with a Zoom presentation “Olla Bearers and Indian Detours: New Mexico Indians as Tourist Attractions” at 2 p.m., Aug. 1.

This illustrated lecture by Joseph D. Sabatini is presented in partnership with the Historical Society of New Mexico and their Speaker’s Bureau.

The Zoom presentation explores how promoters created romantic and stereotyped images of Native American communities “little changed since Coronado first viewed them” to entice tourists Read More