Student swapping OK over borders between districts
Gallup McKinley and Window Rock school districts plan a memorandum of agreement to allow border-area students from New Mexico and Arizona to attend the nearest school across districts. Arizona law changes let the swap occur legally with each district reporting counts and the higher-sending district paying any imbalance.
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Gallup
McKinley County School Board
Tse’ Bonito
Arizona
New Mexico
Window Rock
Jackson
Albert Hale
Hale
A soldier comes home from Iraq crash
Flags flew at half staff as military authorities returned the body of Christopher Johnson to his family in Gallup. The 31 year old Chinook pilot died Aug. 14 when his helicopter crashed near Anbar Province, Iraq, along with four others. Johnson's parents Mary and Charles Johnson and his wife Vivian met the plane at Gallup Airport with an Honor Guard, a Black Hawk helicopter, and local firefighters in attendance.
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Daniel Zollinger
Indapander
Linda Kamps
Col
Bryan Kamps
Mary Johnson
Charles Johnson
Vivian Johnson
Army
Christopher Johnson
Rollie Mortuary
Gallup
New Mexico
Johnson
Anbar
Iraq
Mary and
Charles
Chuck” Johnson
Vivian
Huntsville
Ala
Herrera outlines city's debt and media stance
Herrera, new ALLUP city manager, faces about 84 million dollars in inherited public debt while disputing figures from the prior administration. He granted a brief interview to The Herald after a long media blackout and questioned newspaper corrections while signaling news releases may suffice for public information.
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Gerald Herrera
the Independent
the Herald
Herrera
May Ainsne
Souder, Miller, and Associates
Ralph Ohm
Gallup
Gallup Aquatic Center
Independent
Administrative Services
Larry Binkley
Speaker seeks special session on wage fixes for 999 staff
Navajo Nation Speaker Lawrence T. Morgan asks Ethics & Rules for a special Council session Monday to address unfinished summer legislation. The old business would grant retroactive cost of living and merit increases for the 999 classified employees dating from Oct 1, 2002, ending wage withholdings.
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Rock
Navajo Nation
Lawrence T. Morgan
Ethics & Rules Committee
Council
Norman Johns
Department of Personnel Management
Red Circle
Chinle Agency
Department of Navajo Veterans
Central Navajo Veterans Organization
Chinle Chapter
Navajo Veterans Organization
Department
Rehoboth Christian ' School
Lukachukai
Navajo Nation Fair staff hash security, budgets
Officials brief Resources Committee on the 61st Navajo Nation Fair set for Sept 3–9 in Window Rock. Police funding is tight with only Window Rock District patrolling areas near the fairgrounds. talks with Arizona DPS and Public Safety aim to secure help as NM State Police plan saturation patrols.
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Indow Rock
Window Rock
The
Kendall Long
Navajo Nation
Lorig
Navajo Nation Fairgrounds
Harry Williams
Harry Clark
Long
Raymond Joe
Public Safety Committee
Navajo Nation Council
Public Safety
Arizona Department of Public Safety
New Mexico
Arizona
Gallup
Apache County
Brian Hounshell
George Arthur
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Elizabeth Hardin
Matt
New City
Zsombor Peter
Kathy Helms
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