NM Hosts National Conference On Court Interpreters
COURT News:Other New Mexico presenters included Paul Kippert, assistant general counsel with the Department of Finance and Administration, and Lisa Dignan and Roger Robb with the Read More
Letter To The Editor: Patriotic Speech One Of Best
By TERRY GOLDMANThe turn-out for today’s VFW-Memorial Day event may have been a bit reduced due to the weather, which was unfortunate since the principal speaker, Col. Edmond Keith, USAF (ret.), gave one of the best patriotic speeches I have ever heard at thus annual event.
Keith averred that unlike every other country, America is more than simply a land or a people; rather America is an idea, a concept based on the highest aspirations of humanity. He argued forcefully that no one in our military service can die in vain, since they fight not for territory or possessions, but to protect Read More
NNSA Hosts International Nuclear Forensics Workshop
NNSA News:Emergency Funding For Magistrate Courts Denied
COURT News:
SANTA FE – Administrative Office of the Courts Director Artie Pepin expressed disappointment Friday that the state Board of Finance denied a request for emergency funding of $750,000 for magistrate court operations in the final weeks of the current budget year.
AOC sought the emergency funding because magistrate courts do not have enough money to cover operating expenses through June after the governor vetoed a $750,000 supplemental appropriation approved by the Legislature. Lawmakers approved the money to address underfunding partly caused by a loss Read More
AIA: Mark Von Hagen Lecture On Ukraine May 31
Dr. Mark Von Hagen
AIA News:
ALBUQUERUQE – The Albuquerque International Association (AIA) will host a public lecture by Dr. Mark Von Hagen titled “Ukraine between East and West: Linking the Past to the Present” at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at UNM Continuing Education Auditorium, 1634 University Blvd. NE in Albuquerque.
There is no one in the country better able to explain Ukraine in terms of its current problems, as well as in terms of its troubled history than Von Hagen. He Hagen was educated at Georgetown University, Indiana University-Bloomington, and Stanford University, where he received Read More
Memorial Day At Santa Fe National Cemetery
With every grave marked by an American flag and visits by many friends and loved ones, Santa Fe National Cemetery celebrated another Memorial Day this morning. Photo by Roger Snodgrass/ladailypost.com
According to a history included in this morning’s Memorial Day ceremonies, the Santa Fe National Cemetery has grown from 1/3 acre at the close of the Civil War when it was established to bury the remains of Union soldiers who died within the territory of New Mexico. Today, the Santa Fe National Cemetery is comprised of approximately 78 developed acres with more than 50,000 burials. In Fiscal Read More
VIDEO: Heinrich, Udall’s Northern NM Wilderness Bill Gains Momentum In Committee Hearing
U.S. SENATE News:Large Solar Power Dedication In Springer Tuesday
USDA News:
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USDA Rural Development Funds Seven Acre Project
ALBUQUERQUE – USDA Rural Development State Director Terry Brunner announced today that 3rd District Rep. Ben Ray Luján will join him and the management of the Springer Electric Cooperative to celebrate the completion of construction of a $14 million solar power project.
The event is 10 a.m., Tuesday at the Springer Electric Cooperative Sub-Station one mile north of exit 441 on the I-25 east frontage road.
Funding for the project, provided by USDA Rural Development, also includes the expansion and upgrade of 74 miles of electric Read More
Officials Share Memorial Day Tributes
Today marks Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday is observed every year on the last Monday of May. Courtesy photo
MEMORIAL DAY News:
President Barack Obama:
“This weekend is Memorial Day—a time to pay tribute to all our men and women in uniform who’ve ever given their lives so that we can live in freedom and security. This year, the holiday is especially meaningful. It’s the first Memorial Day since our war ended in Afghanistan.
“On Monday, at Arlington Cemetery, I’ll join our Read More
New Options For Plutonium Pit Production At LANL
Pit Production would continue at PF-4, according to new report by the Congressional Research Service. Courtesy/LANL
- Would relocating Royal Crest help solve safety problem?
The Royal Crest trailer park may have a role to play in fulfilling a Congressional mandate for Los Alamos National Laboratory to resume production of plutonium pits, the imploding, hollow cores that detonate thermonuclear weapons.
A report by the Congressional Research Service that became available this week proposes several options to solve manufacturing, safety Read More
