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New Mexico Governor: Revised Emergency Public Health Order; Preparation For Limited Re-entry To In-person Learning

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham during a press conference this afternoon outlining a new emergency public health order and preparation for a limited re-entry to in-person learning next month. Screenshot/LADP 

STATE News:

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and state health and education officials this afternoon provided a public update on the state’s COVID-19 response and recovery efforts, outlining a new emergency public health order and New Mexico’s preparation for a limited re-entry to in-person learning next month.

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New Mexico’s gating criteria – a measurement of the public Read More

New Mexico State Police Holding Sobriety Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In September

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NMSP News:

New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of September 2020.

NMSP is bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.

These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.

Note: Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision not to Read More

Traffic Alert: Mobile Office Transport On Diamond Friday

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COUNTY News:

Crews from Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Department, working in conjunction with local police officers, will assist in the transport of an over-sized mobile office through Los Alamos 9-10 a.m. Friday.

The transport company will be moving the office from the Los Alamos High School onto Diamond Drive, across Los Alamos Canyon Bridge (Omega Bridge) and down N.M. 501 (East Jemez Road) to N.M. 4.

Motorists should be cautious around this oversized load and expect minimal delays along the route. Read More

Traffic Alert: Trinity Drive Between 15th Street And Knecht Has One Eastbound Lane Open

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TRAFFIC ALERT

Trinity Drive between 15th Street and Knecht has one eastbound lane open.

The intersection of Trinity Drive and 15th Street is a flashing-red, full four-way stop intersection.

Earlier this evening and unexpectedly, eastbound Trinity Drive between 15th St. and Knecht Street was closed due to unforeseen circumstances involving the Natural Grocers tie into the County’s water, natural gas and sewer systems on Trinity Drive.

NMDOT worked with the Natural Grocers contractor to resolve the situation. The contractor hopes to get Trinity Drive fully open Thursday morning.

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Home Country: Properly Tuned Epithet

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

“Sanctimonious siphons, it’s hot!” said Dud, sitting at the philosophy counter and turning over his coffee cup for action with a single smooth move. Dud is a regular at the Mule Barn truck stop’s legendary world dilemma think tank.

“Epithet time again, Dudley?” Doc said.

“Epithets and heat time, Doc. When that heat comes along, the only thing that can really change an attitude is a properly tuned epithet. It’s man’s emotional release valve, but of course you know that, being a doctor and all.”

Dud doctored his coffee and took a sip.

“Right?”

“Oh …” said Doc, “right … of Read More

Scenes From Road Work Underway Today On Trinity Drive

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Paving operations are in progress on Trinity Drive causing traffic delays and lane changes. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Curb and gutter up grades in progress today on Trinity Drive. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Large drainage pipes being installed today on the Central Avenue approach to the roundabout. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Reminder: New Mexico Department Of Transportation Will Remove Campaign Signs Posted On State Road Right-Of-Ways

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation reminds residents and candidates and campaigns that state law prohibits any person from placing, maintaining or displaying any unauthorized sign upon any highway. 

Especially during election years, signs are often posted on state road right-of-ways. New Mexico Criminal and Traffic Law 66-7-108, under the title “Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals and Markings,” states specifically that no political sign postings are allowed on state-maintained right-of-ways, which are typically defined by fencing on rural routes Read More

Fr. Glenn: But What About YOU?

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

You know … my family is descended from Irish kings; all you had to do to learn that tidbit was ask a certain aunt of mine. So … one day I dared ask an obvious question: “If so, then why are we over here and not still in Ireland?” Happily, she was again talking to me by the next time I dropped by.

We’ve all likely heard such stories—both in our own families and from others—those who (very) readily relay the (unsolicited) information that they are related to some famous figure of history—George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or even some saint or other. And there’s the “name-droppers”: “I Read More