Amistad Officials Reject Smuggler’s Paradise Label
Amistad National Recreation Area officials rebut a report calling the park a smuggler’s paradise and the second most dangerous in the nation. They note a dangerous ranking reflects ranger danger, not visitor risk, and cite radio, staff, and equipment shortfalls alongside recent hires and new boats to bolster enforcement and safety.
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Amistad National Recreation Area
ANRA
Arizona
U.S. Park Rangers Lodge of the Fraternal Order of
FOP
Amistad
Alan Cox
Eric Finkelstein
Dennis Anderson
Pecos
Cox
Federal Law Enforcement Academy
Heritage Program for Seniors expands at VVRMC
The Heritage Program for Senior Adults moves 200 yards closer to Val Verde Regional Medical Center expanding floor space by 30 percent. Program Manager Jaime Ortiz says the new site across Bedell Avenue offers private offices, improved patient confidentiality, and easier access to admitted patients, boosting visibility among hospital staff.
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Val Verde Regional Medical Center
VVRMC
Jaime Ortiz
Ortiz
Bombings at Moscow rock festival kill at least 16
Two female bombers blew themselves up at the Tushino airfield festival in suburban Moscow during a Crematorium concert drawing about 40 000. 14 killed plus the bombers, about 60 wounded, with later figures uncertain. Suspected Chechen rebels tied to the attack as Putin set Chechnya elections for Oct 5.
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Moscow
Tushino
Valery Gribakin
NTV
Interfax
Boris Gryzlov
Vladimir Putin
Chechnya
Putin
Caucasus
Kremlin
Rashid Nurgaliyev
Gribakin
Yellow ribbon photo campaign planned to support troops
Samantha Peterson in Fort Leonard Wood has hung yellow ribbons since April 3 as her husband Army 1st Lt. Donavan Peterson heads to Iraq. She submitted a ribbon photo for a potential book highlighting displays for soldiers in Iraq. Katherine Franz at Fort Monroe conceived the book after noticing the ribbons.
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Fort Leonard Wood
Samantha Peterson
Peterson
Army
Donavan Peterson
Iraq
Katherine Franz
Fort Monroe
Franz
U. S. Navy
René Perez Jr
Selena
René
Maria Esther Perez
Cd. Acufia
Mexico
Tino
Conchita Fuentez
del Rio
Perez
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Suzie
Alyssa
Rene
Alpine
Austin
San Angelo
San Antonio
Fort Worth
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Texas
Ciota Sohn
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