Rural budgets loom large as cuts target state services
Lawmakers hear that rural areas face the sharpest budget reductions as courts, higher education and capital outlay face cuts. State regulators warn about increased federal scrutiny on 36 small banks after a recent closure, while concerns rise over keeping rural communities and tribal projects funded amid manpower shortages.
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Bill Verant
State Financial Institutions Division
Feds
House Appropriations and Finance Committee
New Mexico
FDIC
Verant
Phoenix
Daniels
House Education Committee
Dennis Roch
R-Texico
Gay Kernan
R-Hobbs
Sheryl Williams
Pleton
D-Albuquerque
Sandra Jeff
D-Crownpoint
New Mexico News Services
Composting program shut down by Lungren in Capitol
The House ends Nancy Pelosi’s composting program, saving about 475000 dollars. An inspector general review found minimal energy benefits and increased waste handling costs, while a Maryland site treated biodegradable waste. Lungren pledges continued scrutiny of green initiatives.
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House
California
Dan Lungren
Nancy Pelosi
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Ms. Pelosi
Capitol
Maryland
Lungren
House Administration Committee
Inspector General
Washington Post
Orange County Register
Texas votes to secede from Union in 1861
On February 1, 1861 a Secession Convention in Austin led Texas to vote for leaving the United States. The decision set the state on a path toward the Civil War era, marking a pivotal moment in American history.
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Texas
Austin
Dear Dr Gott and Hispanic community legacy column ends
A reader recalls 17 years of nights with a severe back pain that worsens after daytime activity and resisted various treatments. The piece shifts to Maria Elena Salinas and the ending of her syndicated column The Americas noting the Hispanic community’s growth and questions about identity.
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DR. Gott
Doonesbury Writer Bids Farewell After Ten Years
A Univision journalist announces an end to a ten year weekly English and Spanish column. She cites a demanding day job and motherhood as reasons while reflecting on travel, Latin America coverage, and shaping Latino readers’ understanding of justice and corruption.
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Univision Network
Latin America
Reader Claims Fibromyalgia Relief From Soft Tissue Support Pak
A reader reports relief from chronic pain attributed to fibromyalgia after using Soft Tissue Support Pak from Ortho Molecular Products. The package offers eight supplements but the reader notes the vendor lists nine or thirty packs online. The product costs range from about $2 to $4 per nightly dose with variable shipping.
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Ortho Molecular Products
Roswell youths join England Europe tour in tennis event
Billy Willis of Roswell plus 15 other young players will tour England and Europe for eight weeks this summer. Willis, one of two U S boys to qualify, has five years of tennis experience and ranks 19th in the Southwest and third in the Greater El Paso Tennis Association. Airman 1st Class Sandy A Jones, son of Edna J Wood of Roswell, completed basic training at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas and will receive education and training field instruction, with wife Melissa daughter of Marvin R West of Roswell.
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Billy Willis
Roswell
England
Europe
Willis
United States
Southwest
Greater el Paso
Marvin R. West
Jones
Lackland
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United Media Syndicate
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Japan
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