EPA probes Cameron uranium site at Section 9 Lease near Little Colorado
The EPA and contractor Weston Solutions assess a Cameron site once a mill near the Little Colorado River. Initial findings show three locations with radiation counts of 880k, 969k, and above 1 million cpm. Local resident Larry Gordy and the Forgotten-People group prompted the EPA to investigate.
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Tuba City
U.S
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Cameron
Little
Colorado River
IPA
Weston Solutions
Clancy Tenley
Uspa Region 9
Weston
Section 9
Tenley
Larry Gordy
Pragsroots
Cer
EPA
State of Arizona
Navajo Nation
Navajo veterans seek aid from $40 million trust fund
At a Navajo Nation Veterans Town Hall, veterans pressed for access to a nearly $40 million trust set aside to help Navajo veterans with services. They cited six years with no disbursement procedures, revealing widespread health care access challenges among about 13,000 Navajo veterans. Fort Defiance veteran leader Anderson Morgan described severe financial strain, even joking about pawning his wife’s jewelry to support his family.
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Ina
Navajo Nation
Veterans Town Hall
Navajo Technical College
Anderson HH. Morgan
Defiance Veterans ¢ Organization
Ben Shelly
Rex Lee Jim
Morgan
Navajo Vice President aids indigenous ties in Bolivia
Navajo Nation Vice President Rex Lee Jim recently traveled to Bolivia on a Carter Center program and with the U S Embassy to share Navajo self governance experience and promote indigenous rights. He lectured youth leaders and elders in Sucre La Paz and El Alto, linking Bolivian efforts with global indigenous advocacy.
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Window Rock
Navajo Nation
Rex Lee Jim
Bolivia
United States
Jin
Carter Center
U.S
Jim
John
Creamer
United Nations
Organization of American States
Jing
Sucre
la Paz
el Alto
South America
Cretmer
Navajo
Nation
Tarabuco
Chuquisaca
County school budget debate targets low paid staff
Gallup McKinley County School District officials unveiled a budget plan last week proposing terminations affecting teachers aides and custodians, highlighting non tenure Tier I teachers earning around 30 000 and tiers rising to 50 000, with aides from 15 000 to 20 000 and custodians 11 000 to 23 000 per year. The Independent’s annual salary review notes many affected workers are early in their contracts, prompting questions about high salaries not targeted for cuts.
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Galeup
Galluypy
Mckinley County
Ex golf pro settles federal lawsuit against Gallup
Ex golf pro Alex Alvarez settles a federal suit against the city of Gallup over his removal as golf pro at Fox Run Golf Course. The mediation in Las Cruces produced a $78,500 payout, with $10,000 to Alvarez’s attorney and the remainder covering about a year’s pay with benefits.
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Imuinicipal City
Mgistrate
Las Cruces
Alex’ Alvarez
Fox Run
R. David Pederson
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