March rally in Santa Fe highlights child abuse reforms
Thousands gather at the New Mexico State Capitol to press for stronger child welfare reforms after Gov. Susana Martinez announced directives following the death of Omaree Varela. Advocates cite rising abuse reports at Solace Crisis Treatment Center 32 cases in February.
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Albuquerque
State
New Mexico
Capitol
Santa Fe
Susana Martinez
Omaree Varela
Varela
Ment Center
Maria Jose Rodriguez Cadiz
Martinez
Nationwide rallies call for deportation freeze by Obama
Immigration advocates rallied in cities including Eloy Arizona where more than 100 protesters gathered in front of the Eloy ICE detention center after traveling from Phoenix. Organizers said the Day of Action aims to urge President Obama to halt deportations separating families and to push deferred action for all. Demonstrators carried signs reading Not 1 More Deportation as police monitored the peaceful event and ICE acknowledged the protest rights.
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Phoenix
Barack Obama
Obama
Eloy
Ariz
U.S
Munity
Cruz
Eloy Police Department
Brian Jerome
Amber Cargile
ICE
Robert H. Goddard Aiming for the Stars event
Former Mayor Bill Brainard spearheads a two day Roswell tribute to rocket pioneer Robert H. Goddard and space history figures. An April press conference outlined Oct 17 18 events including a luncheon honoring Goddard and his supporters with representatives from Lindbergh Foundation Guggenheim Foundation and Smithsonian.
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Bill Brainard
Robert H. Goddard
Roswell
Chaves County
Goddard
Charles A. Lindbergh
F. Guggenheim
Smithsonian Institution
Tension over wild horses sparks cattle seizure in Nevada
In a long running range dispute, the U S Bureau of Land Management began seizing hundreds of cattle from a longtime rancher in southern Nevada for trespassing on public land. The move follows earlier talks to remove horses from the area supervised by the BLM.
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Reno, Nev
Nevada
Wyoming
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Couple honors infant son by advocating newborn screening
Wayne and Sheridan Gruff mourned their infant Ryan who died at four days old on April 24 2010 from a congenital heart defect. He did not receive pulse oximetry screening that could have detected the condition. The Gluffs promote statewide newborn screening in his memory.
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Sheridan Gluff
Wayne
March For Babies
Ryan
Sheridan Gruff
March for Babies fundraises at Cielo Grande Park
The 20s couple and many supporters join the annual March for Babies at Cielo Grande Park to aid the March of Dimes. The Gluffs and allies helped push a state law mandating noninvasive CCHD newborn screening, reducing infant death risk per CDC data.
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Cielo Grande Park
Wayne
Gluffs
Ryan
Rep
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