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Trinity Drive Curb and Gutter Work Begins Aug. 13

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NMDOT News:

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) crews will begin work on a curb and gutter replacement project on westbound Trinity Drive Monday, Aug. 13.

The work area will extend from mile marker 0.0 to mile marker 1.0, or from the intersection of Diamond Drive and Trinity Drive to the Ashley Pond area.

Pedestrian sidewalks along westbound Trinity Drive will be closed as crews remove and replace crumbling and damaged curb and gutters.

The project is scheduled for completion within three weeks, weather permitting.

Motorists may encounter temporary lane drops and minor delays Read More

Kiwanis Presents Prestigious Jeannette O. Wallace Scholarship Award to Michelle Boerigter

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KIWANIS News:

Tuesday, Aug. 7, Kiwanis awarded Michelle Boerigter the prestigious Jeannette O. Wallace Scholarship award. Wallace was a longtime Kiwanian and former New Mexico State Representative for District 43. Michelle will be attending Hope College in Holland, MI and will study Bio Chemistry and Religion/Theology. From left, Key Club members Morrie Pongratz, Kiwanis President Kristy Ortega and Don Casperson; Terry Wallace, son of Jeannette Wallace; Michelle Boerigter; and parents Cathy and Steve Boerigter. Photo by Sharon Stover

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Heron Lake Paddle Festival is Aug. 10-12

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Editor’s Note: This story was first published on July 29, 2012

Near the Heron Lake Paddle Festival Center at the launching site with a beach campground.in background. Courtesy photo
 

The Heron Lake Paddle Festival is set for Aug. 10, 11 and 12. Heron Lake State Park is 11 miles west of Tierra Amarilla via U.S. highways 64 and 84 and N.M. 95.

This three day event includes canoe and kayak clinics, demos and races among other activities such as a used gear sale.

The Paddle Festival site is in the Ridge Rock area of Heron Lake State Park – just west of the dam.

Heron Lake is a no-wake lake Read More

NMFA Arrests Shouldn’t Impact Los Alamos

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By Carol A. Clark
 
Two top officials from the New Mexico Finance Authority have been arrested for state securities violations related to a fake financial audit.
 
Chief Operating Officer John T. Duff of the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department’s Securities Division and former controller Greg Michael Campbell were booked at 9:08 a.m. today into the Santa Fe County Jail.
 
Photo: John Duff. Courtesy/Santa Fe County Jail
 
Duff, 70, is facing eight counts of fraud and one count of conspiracy, according to court records. Campbell, 52, resigned his post in
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PRC Commissioner Doug Howe Talks Natural Gas

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Editor’s Note:  The Los Alamos Daily Post has received Commissioner Howe’s presentation slides. You may view them by clicking here (google docs).

 

PRC Commissioner Doug Howe discusses Natural Gas At Mesa Public Library Wednesday evening. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By Greg Kendall

District 3 PRC Commissioner Doug Howe presented “Focus on … Unconventional Natural Gas: Boon or Bust?” to a full Mesa Public Library conference room audience Wednesday evening.

The talk was sponsored by the Sierra Club and the Los Alamos Sustainable Read More

Valles Caldera Workshop and Campout, Aug. 17-19

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Courtesy/LADVC

Los Amigo de Valles Caldera News:

The final of three workshops planned on the tributaries of San Antonio Creek this summer is on the Santa Rosa Creek Aug. 17-19.

Santa Rosa Creek ia a major tributary to San Antonio Creek and is being severely impacted by increased runoff from adjacent slopes burned by the Las Conchas Fire. 

During a July workshop,  Los Amigo de Valles Caldera members and  volunteers completed an array of 26 stone structures that were severely tested in a flood that Saturday evening. The structures came through in flying colors.

Los Amigos is again Read More

New Mexico Municipal League Chief Appears Sunday on Report From Santa Fe

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Executive Director Bill Fulginiti of the New Mexico Municipal League with host Lorene Mills of Report From Santa Fe. Courtesy Photo

This week’s guest on Report From Santa Fe is Bill Fulginiti, Executive Director of the New Mexico Municipal League. Fulginiti serves as the Vice Chair of the New Mexico Finance Authority and the Water Trust Board.

Recipient of the Governor’s Distinguished Public Service Award and the New Mexico Distinguished Public Administration Award, Fulginiti’s public service experience also extends nationally with his two terms on the Board of the powerful Read More

Unconventional Natural Gas Supplies Subject of Wednesday “Focus On” Meeting

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Doug Howe, PRC Commissioner for District 3, will hold a “Focus On” meeting to discuss the new found attention on unconventional natural gas supplies – what we know, what we don’t know.  The meeting will be 30 minutes of remarks by the commissioner, followed by open Q&A.

The meeting is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1 at Mesa Public Library (upstairs meeting rooms 1 & 2.)

 
The meeting is open to the public. To make suggestions for a future “Focus On …” meeting, send information to charlotte.duran1@state.nm.us or contact the office of Commissioner Douglas J. Howe at 505-827-4533
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Nearly 8,000 in Rural N.M. Getting High-Speed Internet Access

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WASHINGTON – U.S. . Udall, D-N.M. has announced that nearly 8,000 rural New Mexico residents will gain high-speed internet access within the next three years.
 
This is part of the first phase of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “Connect America Fund.”
 
Udall is a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, which oversees telecommunications issues.
 
Broadband and telecommunications companies CenturyLink and Windstream will receive $2.3 million to build broadband infrastructure for New Mexico homes and businesses that currently lack high-speed internet
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Medicaid, New Mexico, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

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Column by Rep. Jim Hall
House District 43

This is the second — somewhat delayed — column on Medicaid. This column discusses Medicaid’s future in New Mexico.

The June 28 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) decision by the Supreme Court makes the Medicaid issue even more timely and important.

Let’s start with a review of Medicaid’s importance and its basic structure. Medicaid matters for two major reasons. 

First, it provides about 560,000 New Mexicans with health coverage. Second, health care is the fastest growing part of New Mexico’s budget and Medicaid funding Read More