Cibola Forest Reopens After Severe Fire Season Ends
Rain eased fire danger in Cibola National Forest over the weekend though Level III restrictions remain. From Jan 1 to July 9 New Mexico logged 1,189 wildfires, 755 man caused burning 353,010 acres. 434 lightning fires scorched 53,537 acres. Since Jan 1 total 406,547 acres. A Type II firefighting team is deployed to Colorado. Campground rules ban smoking and campfires outside maintained sites. stoves allowed if safe. fireworks banned.
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Cibola National Forest
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Taylor Ranger District
Erik Sleeper
Navajo Murders Scene Sparks Hate Crime Debate
A Gallup report details sheriff investigators probing several Navajo killings for possible hate crime classification. Protests by the Coalition for Navajo Liberation emerge as hearings for Robert Fry and Leslie Engh shift dates. Community members urge patience for the justice system amid national discussion on hate crime definitions and New Mexico’s lack of a state law.
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Gallup
San Juan
Coalition For Navajo Liberation
American Indian Movement
Robert ‘Fry
Leslie Engh
District Court
Aztec
New Mexico
N.M
Skip Vernon
Teamsters Back Striking Miners in Long Local 1332 Aid Drive
Union Local 1332 and others rally behind miners off McKinley Mine as 57 day strike continues at Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company. New Mexico AFL-CIO sends food shipments to Tse Bonito for picket lines while Hoffa cites unfair labor practices and urges good faith negotiations.
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McKinley
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Company
Lawrence Oliver
Union
Oliver
New Mexico Afl-Cio
New Mexico
Teamsters
International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General’ Workers Union
David J. O’reilly
Chevron Corporation
P&m
Teamsters -General
James P. Hoffa
Hoffa
PACE
Chevron
Gallup Moves To Improve Golf Course Conditions
Gallup officials plan action after months of golfer complaints about the municipal course. Manager Alex Alvarez says a June 1999 pump failure and heavy rains caused fairways to suffer, requiring reseeding and extensive water use from the sewage plant to avoid draining city supplies.
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Navajo Nation Ride to the Chamber kicks off at Window Rock
The fifth annual Ride to the Chamber begins at 8 a.m. local time with delegates on horseback. Organizer Larry Noble invites all to join the trek, noting chapters along the route will host meals while participants supply their own horse, feed and water. The ride visits Shonto Whippoorwill Ganada Tselani and Navajo Nation Fairgrounds before the ceremonial two-mile march to the Council Chambers for the summer session opening. Donations of food water and feed are welcomed at each campsite. Contact Noble Calvin or Long to contribute.
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Council
Carolyn Calvin
Herb Long
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