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Free Vaccination Clinics At Senior Centers April 26

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LARSO announces free vacations clinics 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Betty Ehart Senior Center at 1101 Bathtub Row in Los Alamos and 1-4 p.m. at the White Rock Senior Center at 137 Longview Dr., Tuesday April 26. Anyone intending to get a vaccination at either of these drive-by clinics must register and make an appointment in advance at https://cv.nmhealth.org. Senior Center staff is prepared to assist anyone with the online registration process. Courtesy/LARSO Read More

New Mexico Supreme Court Announces Creation Of Permanent Judicial Commission On Mental Health

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The New Mexico Supreme Court. Post file photo

New Mexico SUPREME COURT News:

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Supreme Court announced today the creation of a permanent commission to improve how the justice system responds to people experiencing mental health related issues.

The New Mexico Commission on Mental Health and Competency will include representatives of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, tribal governments, advocates for behavioral health services and housing, those with a life experience in mental health issues, and criminal justice system partners Read More

New Mexico Wild Issues Letter Calling For BLM To Audit Inactive Oil & Gas Wells & Leases On Public Lands

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NMW News:

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Wild (NMW) has issued a letter to the New Mexico Bureau of Land Management office urging the agency to conduct an audit of inactive oil and gas wells, along with associated leases, throughout the state that have not been properly plugged or reclaimed.

The letter requests that the audit determine whether the identified wells are in violation of legal requirements. According to data from the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD), as of March 17, there were nearly 6,000 wells that have not produced oil or gas in over a year, including over 2,600 on federal lands. Read More

Rep. Stansbury Calls For Continued Federal Resources To Addresses Opioid Crisis In Tribal Communities

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U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the nationwide opioid crisis disproportionately affects Indigenous communities, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) called for continued federal resources and consultation with Tribal governments to create community-based solutions during a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation hearing. 

Indigenous communities in New Mexico and across the country continue to be among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, Tribes have historically faced barriers to accessing resources, funding, Read More

Han: Jiefeng ‘Receiving The Wind & Washing Off Dust’

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By CLIFF HAN
AllerPops founder
Los Alamos

This spring juniper reminds me of an old story. Some years ago, I paid a final visit to a dying relative during a trip back to China. Their family lived in a small village. As we walked into their front yard, the son prepared us a bowl of water and a towel for us to wash our hands and face.

After thinking the process a little odd, I followed suit. This is the traditional custom in the area of my hometown to welcome visitors.

In Chinese, it is jiefengxichen (接风洗尘, usually shortened as jiefeng), and in direct translation, “receiving the wind and washing off dust.” Read More

New Mexico To Deliver $1.4 Million In Food Assistance

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NMHSD News:

SANTA FE — Families for 21,328 New Mexico students will receive benefits, Sunday April 10, to reimburse them for free and reduced-price school meals missed due to COVID-related absences.

 

Approximately, $1,479,931 in Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) will be issued to cover meals that K-12 students missed in October and November of last year, after schools returned to in-person learning.

 

The issuance amount is $7.10 per day the child was absent from school due to COVID.

Around 21,400 school-aged children grade level K-12 will be eligible for an issuance.

“Good Read More