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Fr. Theophan: Remember To Love Your Town

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By Fr. Theophan
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

This past week I had the pleasure and great opportunity to attend an iconography workshop in Carnegie, a small suburb of Pittsburg. I stayed with my parents in West Virginia right across the state border. Adjacent to the class, I conducted a wedding ceremony in a beautiful Orthodox church in Greenville, S.C., and served a liturgy in Anderson, nearby.

I feel like breaking into song with Johnny Cash, “I’ve been everywhere, man…”

Other than the airline trip back home, which is worth a novel in itself for all the twists and turns it made, the Read More

Today Marks Labor Day 2025

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Labor Day History:

Today is Labor Day, which pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers.

It was created by the labor movement in the late 19th century and became a federal holiday in 1894.

Labor Day weekend also symbolizes the end of summer for many Americans and is celebrated with parties, street parades and athletic events.

When Is Labor Day?

Labor Day is always observed on the first Monday in September.

Why Do We Celebrate Labor Day?

Labor Day, an annual celebration of workers and their achievements, originated during one of American labor history’s most dismal

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Heinrich, Luján, Colleagues Reintroduce Child Care For Working Families Act

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), one of only two Head Start graduates to serve in the Senate, joined U.S. Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to reintroduce the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation to ensure families can find and afford the high-quality child care they need. 

President Trump has withheld Head Start funding and fired early child hood education workers in New Mexico, gutted oversight of and support Read More

DOE Awards Basic Ordering Agreements For Nationwide Low-Level And Mixed Low-Level Waste Treatment Services

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DOE News:

CINCINNATI — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced Thursday it awarded five basic ordering agreements (BOAs) to conduct nationwide low-level and mixed low-level commercial waste treatment services at commercial waste treatment facilities of DOE contractors throughout the United States. Authorized users of these BOAs include all DOE offices, such as EM, the National Nuclear Security Administration, DOE laboratories and project offices. Authorized users will also continue to include any DOE prime contractor and subcontractor Read More

Posts From The Road: Flaming Gorge In Northern Utah

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Viewpoint: A group of hikers stops at a viewpoint near the Canyon Rim Campground to view the river and canyon below. The river is hundreds of feet below the canyon rim, and at one point is over 1,500 feet below the rim. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Flaming Gorge Boaters: Boaters traveling in both directions can be seen as they approach a bend in the Flaming Gorge Reservoir. The photo was made from the Canyon Rim Trail. Boaters continually move up and down through the canyon as they move about in the reservoir. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Read More

Honor. Remember. Climb The Cube. For 9/11 Responders

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Be part of a commemorative celebration at the New Mexico Museum of Space History to honor the bravery of 9/11 first responders with the invigorating Climb the Cube event on Sept. 13. Courtesy/NMMSH

NMMSH News:

ALAMOGORDO — Be part of a commemorative celebration at the New Mexico Museum of Space History as we honor the bravery of 9/11 first responders with the invigorating Climb the Cube event on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025! Registration opens at 7:30 a.m. Space is limited, so we strongly encourage participants to register in advance.

This event is a heartfelt tribute to the firefighters, police Read More

U.S. Senators Heinrich And Luján Announce Legislation To Protect New Mexico Workers From Extreme Heat

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As temperatures climbed to historic levels once again this summer, U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), announced legislation that would implement workplace heat stress protections in New Mexico and nationwide.

“Every day, thousands of New Mexicans work to maintain our grid, build our roads, care for our favorite open spaces, farm the land, and do countless other jobs under the heat of the sun — work we all rely on to make our communities function. These folks deserve our respect. And with temperatures hitting higher than ever Read More

New Mexico And Texas Reach Settlement Agreements In Decade-Long Rio Grande Water Dispute

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U.S. SUPREME COURT News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and the United States today filed a package of settlement agreements with the Special Master in the U.S. Supreme Court case Texas v New Mexico and Colorado and requested dismissal of the case.

The agreements, drafted with participation from relevant irrigation districts in New Mexico and Texas, resolve over a decade of interstate litigation and allow the states and their water users to move forward in implementing sustainable long-term compliance with the Rio Grande Compact and water resources management practices in the Lower Read More

Heinrich, Luján Announce Introduction Of Legislation To Restore Abortion Access Nationwide

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in introducing the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, legislation to guarantee access to abortion everywhere across the country and restore the right to comprehensive reproductive health care for millions of Americans.

The introduction of this legislation comes as the Trump Administration further attacks a woman’s right to choose and Congressional Republicans seek to effectively defund Planned Parenthood. Put together, Trump and Congressional Read More