Roswell dedicates its own veterans cemetery amid community support
Roswell marks a long sought veterans cemetery dedication with local veterans, officials and business leaders present. U S Army Vietnam veteran Robert Jensen and Air Force veteran Rep Steve Pearce join a standing crowd as the Roswell McBride Veterans Cemetery moves from plan to burial phase in Elks Park area, backed by a 75 thousand dollar city investment and a four rural sites initiative.
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Roswell
U.S. Army
Robert Jensen
New Mexico Legion
Jensen
Air Force
Steve Pearce
RNM
Vietnam
Pearce
McBride
South Park
Susana Martinez
State Veterans Cemetery
Veterans Cemetery Board
Roswell-McBride Veterans Cemetery
Ron McKay
Holley
Steve Orlinski
Orlinski
Veterans Cemetery
Russia faced two deadly bombings amid Sochi Olympic fears
Two suicide bombings in Volgograd killed 31 people over two days fueling concerns of a wider Islamist campaign in Russia. Officials insist Sochi remains secure as authorities probe the Volgograd railway station and bus blast with no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Volgograd
Russia
Moscow
Sochi
Kremlin
Caucasus
Vladimir Putin
Medicaid expansion gap leaves 4.8 million in coverage void
In Pennsylvania and across 25 states, about 5 million people lose access to Medicaid under the Supreme Court ruling and state choices. Kaiser reports 4.8 million Americans remain uninsured in expansion gaps, with Texas home to over a fifth.
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Harrisburg
America
Barack Obama
Supreme Court
Kaiser Family Foundation
Texas
Kaiser
US home electricity use falls to 2001 levels
Despite gadgets, average U S home electricity consumption drops to 10 819 kWh in 2013, the lowest since 2001. Efficiency from tighter building codes, retrofits, and ENERGY STAR appliances cuts power use as devices like LEDs and efficient central systems reduce energy demand across homes.
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New York
U.S
Energy Information Administration
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
State folklorist Claude Stephenson to retire after 23 years
Santa Fe AP reports Claude Stephenson, 61, will leave the post of state folklorist at year’s end after 23 years in the job. A native of Alamogordo, he is a musician and longtime KUNM volunteer known for hosting folk shows and chronicling New Mexico’s colorful characters.
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Santa FE
Claude Stephenson
San Antonio
N.M
Owl Bar & Cafe
Stephenson
Bobby Olguin
Alamogordo
Bess Lomax Dawes
National Endowment For the Arts
Dawes
John Lomax
Alan Lomax
Museum of International Folk Art
State Office of Cultural Affairs
KUNM
Albuquerque
Arizona Board of Regents expands in state tuition to Navajo students
Navajo Nation students living in New Mexico or Utah will qualify for Arizona in state tuition at ASU NAU and U of A as spring term begins. The policy aims to attract Navajo students back to Arizona and ease residency proof for those on reservations with off posts. The change is not retroactive to prior terms.
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Farmington
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona Board of Regents
Arizona
The
Daily Times
Arizona State University
Northern Arizona University
University of Arizona
Rose Graham
Office of
Navajo Nation Scholarship and Financial Assistance
Graham
John R. Lewis
Board of Regents
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