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Denish: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

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By DIANE DENISH
CORNER TO CORNER

The New Mexico Legislature just wrapped up a special session convened by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. The goal was to protect New Mexicans from looming federal budget cuts to healthcare and public broadcasting.

Most of the attention focused on shoring up healthcare funding—appropriating dollars to offset recent cuts and the removal of Medicaid subsidies. Lawmakers also passed a bill to help stabilize services in rural clinics and hospitals.

All of this is good, but something important is missing: medical compacts that would give New Mexicans more access Read More

Posts From The Road: A Radio In Every Room

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Boots Court: Boots Court Motel sits near downtown Carthage, Mo. on Route 66 and Highway 71. Built in the 1930s and opening in 1939, the motel became a popular stopping point for travelers on both routes. The entrance was inviting with the outdoor chairs by the door for visitors to linger and stay awhile. Today, all rooms have been restored to their original settings and furnishings and the building has been remodeled from top to bottom. Although a little hard to see in the photo, the round disc sign hanging from the Boots Court sign promises a radio in every room, a luxury in 1939! The motel has carried Read More

Today Marks World Teachers’ Day 2025!

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EDUCATION News:

Today marks World Teachers’ Day, created to honor teachers and teacher organizations making vital contributions to the education and development of our future leaders.

UNESCO proclaimed Oct. 5 to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994. They chose Oct. 5 because it was on this date in 1966 when a significant step was made for teachers. A special intergovernmental conference in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. The Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding teachers’ rights. It also sets standards for teacher training, employment, and Read More

Los Alamos County Council To Consider Legal Services To Help Pursue Recovery Costs In Nationwide PFAS Claim

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COUNTY News:

At its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 7, the Los Alamos County Council will consider a recommendation from the County Manager and Utilities Manager to approve an agreement with the law firm Stag Liuzza LLC.

The agreement would provide legal services to help the County pursue recovery of costs in a nationwide lawsuit involving damages to public drinking water and wastewater systems caused by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

While Los Alamos County’s drinking water remains safe, with PFAS levels well below federal standards, County officials recommend legal representation Read More

U.S. Energy Department Seeks Proposals For AI Data Centers, Energy Projects At Oak Ridge

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DOE News:

OAK RIDGE, TN — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environment Management (EM) and Office of Science (SC) today issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking proposals from companies to build and power AI data centers at DOE’s Oak Ridge Reservation.

This is a solicitation released under the Trump Administration’s effort to promote American leadership in AI and is aligned with executive orders, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence and Unleashing American Energy, which leverage federal land assets to quickly deploy data centers and energy Read More

Heinrich Urges Interior Secretary Burgum To Classify Interior Employees As Essential To Protect Access To Public Lands, Keep Americans Safe During Shutdown

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is calling on U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to classify the Department’s staff as essential during the Republican government shutdown to maintain the health and safety of Americans who visit public lands, wildlife refuges, and national park sites.

During the last Trump-era government shutdown, national parks were “open” but were essentially unstaffed — leaving toilets unserviced, Read More

U.S. Government Has Shut Down … So Now What?

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Staff Report

The government officially shut down at midnight after Congress deadlocked and failed to pass a funding measure to keep it open. Those entities critical to protect lives and property are deemed essential and will stay open.

About shutdowns

In the United States, government shutdowns occur when funding legislation required to finance the federal government is not enacted before the next fiscal year begins. In a shutdown, the federal government curtails agency activities and services, ceases non-essential operations, furloughs non-essential workers, and retains only essential Read More

Visitor Spending For Manhattan Project National Historical Park Contributes $5.4 Million Across Three Communities

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The three Manhattan Project NHPs, from left, Hanford, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge. Courtesy/NPS 

NPS News:

DENVER – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows Manhattan Project National Historical Park had a total of 74,693 recreation visits across its three park units in 2024.

These visits led to a total of approximately $5.4 million in visitor spending in local communities parkwide.

The numbers per site are as follows:

  • Hanford, Wash. – 19,644 visits; $773,000 in visitor spending;
  • Los Alamos, N.M. – 25,538 visits; $1.8 million in visitor spending; and
  • Oak Ridge, Tenn. – 29,511 visits; $2.8
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing A Million Counterfeit Pills And 77,000 Kilograms Of Their Drugs In Five Days

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Monday, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational surge aimed at dismantling the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations in the world.

Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February by the Trump Administration, CJNG is a significant threat to public safety, public health, and national security. CJNG is responsible for flooding the United States with deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin to fuel addiction, overdoses, Read More

Posts From The Road: Oklahoma City National Memorial

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Gates of Time: The two ‘Gates of Time’ are massive walls that sit on the east and west boundaries of the Oklahoma City National Memorial. The structures each provide an entrance into the memorial and lower the outside daily noise of downtown from the memorial. On the interior side of the gates is the time 9:01 on the east gate and 9:03 on the west gate. These are the minutes before and after the massive explosion. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Reflection Pool: A 319-foot-long reflection pool sits in the center of the memorial grounds. One can see reflections of many features of the memorial Read More