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‘Polluted Parks’ Analysis Finds Southwestern National Parks Among Worst In Air Quality

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NPCA News:

  • Majority of Parks Experience Days Risky for Vulnerable Visitors; Four Parks Regularly Unsafe for Most People

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new analysis, released today by National Parks Conservation Association, shows that every one of the 48 national parks with the greatest Clean Air Act protections are plagued by significant air pollution problems and climate change impacts.

Fifteen of the parks in the Southwest with these protections rank among the worst for air quality, including Saguaro National Park in Arizona. In fact, air quality in parks can be as bad – or worse – than in some major Read More

DEA Holds 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

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DEA News:

DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sept. 26 local time.

As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded, or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal.

In Los Alamos, a Prescription Drug Take-Back receptacle is available to the public year round in the Los Alamos Police Department lobby at 2500 Trinity Dr.

Collection sites in communities throughout the nation at www.dea.gov Read More

Griffin & Associates Makes Inc. 5000 List For 2015

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BUSINESS News:

Griffin & Associates, one of New Mexico’s largest communications firms, has made the Inc. 5000 list for 2015 of the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S.

Joanie Griffin, the company’s CEO, got official word this morning and will receive the award at the Inc. 5000 conference in Orlando in October. Griffin & Associates handles tourism marketing for Los Alamos County.

“I am thrilled to receive this award, especially coming out of the tough economic times that has plagued all small businesses,” Griffin said. “We’ve been in business for 25 years, and this award Read More

LAHS’s Chloe Keilers Represents New Mexico At National Youth Science Camp

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Cloe Keilers of Los Alamos in class at National Youth Science Camp. Courtesy/NYSC
 
EDUCATION News:

CHARLESTON, W.V. – Chloe Keilers of Los Alamos High School represented New Mexico receently as a delegate to the 2015 National Youth Science Camp® (NYSC).

Keilers joined 100 other top high school graduates representing the United States and eight other countries at the prestigious three and a half week program.

The NYSC, in the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia, integrates scientific programming with opportunities for delegates to explore music, art, and the outdoors.

Each Read More

Research Promising For Bomb Proof Planes

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Dr. Andy Tyas is leading the research on a bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists. Courtesy photo

SECURITY News:

A bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists, including academics from the University of Sheffield, has successfully contained blasts in a series of controlled explosions in the luggage hold of a Boeing 747 and an Airbus 321.

The Fly-Bag, which lines an aircraft’s luggage hold with multiple layers of novel fabrics and composites, was tested under increasing explosive charges on disused planes last week at Cotswolds Read More

¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Fundraiser Draws Sell Out Crowd

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Speaking from the heart, Los Alamos Rotary STARS members Michael Erickson and Laura Loy thank the sold out crowd at Satuday’s ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! fundraiser at Fuller Lodge. Proceeds will provide shelter for parents of children receiving medical treatment in Cd. Juarez. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Members of the El Camino Real Rotary Club of El Paso share in the festivities at Saturday’s event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Staff Report

A sold out crowd of more than 220 people gathered Saturday evening at Fuller Lodge for the ¡Fiesta Los Alamos! Read More

Luján On Death Of Navajo Code Talker Kee Etsicitty

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Navajo Code Talker Kee Etsicitty

STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District released the following statement on the recent passing of Kee Etsicitty, a Navajo Code Talker from Chichiltah, N.M.:

“As a young man more than 70 years ago, Kee Etsicitty joined the Marine Corps to help fight the forces of tyranny that were waging war across Europe and in the Pacific. Mr. Etsicitty proudly answered the call when his country needed him, serving in the battles of Guadalcanal, Guam, and Iwo Jima.

“As a member of the Navajo Nation, Mr. Etsicitty joined with his fellow Read More

Oppenheimer Lecture: Alan Guth Talks Cosmic Inflation And The Multiverse

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Alan Guth will deliver the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Lecture Monday. Courtesy photo

By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post

Alan Guth is not just one of the leading cosmologists in the world; he is widely viewed as a rock star cosmologist in a time of revolutionary advances. The distinguished Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Guth is best known for his leading role in developing the theory of inflationary cosmology.

In 1979, he had what he labeled in a note to himself, a “spectacular realization” about the birth of the universe. Since Read More

New Mexico Teacher Of The Year Debra Minyard Participates In Annual Event In Washington, D.C.

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New Mexico Teacher of the Year Debra Minyard of White Rock stops to pose with with a military band recently while in Washington, D.C. for the annual Education Commission of the States event. Photo by Joshua Minyard

New Mexico Teacher of the Year Debra Minyard of White Rock poses with other 2015 Teachers of the Year from across the nation recently while in Washington, D.C. for the annual Education Commission of the States event. Photo by Joshua Minyard Read More

New Mexico’s Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail Front-runner In USA Today Contest

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STATE News:

New Mexico is known as the epicenter for green chile and its most beloved culinary treasure, the green chile cheeseburger.

USA Today announced the 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and the New Mexico True Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail is a front-runner. The New Mexico Tourism Department is asking that residents display their pride and vote for New Mexico’s beloved Cheeseburger Trail.

With more than 100 stops on the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail it is truly a one-of-a-kind destination for travelers. Green chile cheeseburgers are featured from across the state ranging from local Read More