Naize Wins Navajo Nation Council Speakership
Johnny Naize defeated four delegates to become speaker of the 22nd Navajo Nation Council. The session featured debate over the agenda sequence and the 1999 speaker selection law. A petition for a special meeting arose Friday night at a Quality Inn, delaying start before Naize’s candidacy move.
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Johnny Naize
Navajo Nation Council
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Naize
Leonard Thosie
Quality Inn
Levon Thosie
Legislative Services
Teens legacy teaches kindness at UNI event
Rachel Scott was killed at Columbine High School in 1999, and her message of compassion continues to inspire students and educators. Adam Northam, Rachel’s Challenge speaker, led a crowd at Ashiwi Elementary through a chant and rhythm to start a chain reaction of empathy. The article notes bullying as a factor in the Columbine tragedy and references ongoing efforts to raise awareness through the family’s advocacy.
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Rachel Scott
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Columbine
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Colorado High School
Gallup Man Arraigned On Robbery Battery Charges
Jeremy Lucero faced arraignment in 1st Judicial District Court on robbery and battery charges as McKinley County investigators weigh more charges tied to his escape from Gallup McKinley County Adult Detention Center last Wednesday. His 20 foot fence jump prompted tighter jail security and a probe into security lapses. Deputy Warden Steve Silversmith said on Monday, Someone dropped the ball.
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Jeremy Lucero
Juvenile flees jail found hiding in closet
A 17 year old boy escaped from McKinley County Juvenile Detention Center near Hasler Valley Roseland Thoreau, later captured at a trailer in Thoreau after deputies followed leads. The escape occurred around 3 15 p m Friday and involved a barefoot suspect, with a prior adult detention center escape reported nearby.
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Thoreau
McKinley County Sheriff's Office
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Sheriff's Office
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Untitled fragment from Navajo Nation address report
Fragmentary text references Dalvna Castellanos Ding Bureau WROCK Navajo Nation press We DnS Ben Shelly slated to deliver. mentions State of the Nation address Monty and Navajo Nation background, unclear context, possible reafter ioe wording.
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Navajo Nation Press
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Monty
Navajo Nation
North New Mexico seeks uranium mine cleanup bill
Sherry Robinson reports on a proposed federal and state effort to remediate unremediated radioactive and hazardous waste piles from historic uranium exploration in northwestern New Mexico. The plan would fund cleanup, identify responsible companies, and push economic development while facing opposition and past legislative failure.
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