Start of Alaska pipeline marks oil flowing to markets
800 mile Arctic pipeline begins operation with the insertion of a large plastic pig to test flow and integrity. Oil will reach 1.2 million barrels daily as pumps push crude from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, then onto tankers, amid questions of refinery acceptance and routes.
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Partly cloudy skies forecast with 80s high Tuesday
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 60s and Tuesday’s high around 80. Rain chances are about 20 percent tonight and Tuesday. Weekend rainfall totaled 0.12 inches. The outlook calls for fair skies and cooler temperatures into Friday.
Supreme Court rules states not required to pay abortion bills
The Supreme Court held 6-3 that neither the Constitution nor federal law obliges states to fund elective abortions for poor women when mothers’ lives are not at risk. Connecticut and Pennsylvania rulings were upheld against lower courts while stating states may choose to provide such welfare payments.
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Fires threaten Los Alamos as New Mexico blaze grows
Gusty winds and low humidity slow firefighting efforts across New Mexico Arizona and Colorado as crews establish a line on a Los Alamos fire now near 10 000 acres with $8 million in damage The blaze close to the city and the laboratory posed risk of explosive materials and forced evacuations while over 1 000 firefighters from several states battled the flames
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Max Salazar
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Bandelier National Monument
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Coronado National Forest
Huachuca
Sierra Vista
Community Look at Schools Part 9 Smaller classes eyed for study
The Middletown area education study urges officials to probe smaller class sizes as a possible investment. Teachers report sizes of 30–31 in MFHS math and 143 in six English classes, while English at MHS and LMHS receive a recommendation to study ratios and staffing.
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