Teens invited to craft polymer clay hearts at library
Roswell Public Library hosts a teen program inviting ages 15 to 18 to create polymer clay hearts from 6 to 8 p.m. Supplies are limited and space may be available signup through the reference desk. The library also offers ongoing children story time and craft sessions each week with themed activities and police involvement in some programs.
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Lewis Carroll
Alice
Charles L. Dodgson
Dodgson
Alice Liddell
Carroll
England
Roswell Public Library
Pennsylvania
Wonderland
Nickolas Cook
Frank Bedder
QuinRose
Soumei Hoshino
STEM Education and Innovation Drive Future Job Growth
Martin Kral argues private capital favors short term gains over long term basic research, noting Edison and Tesla as examples. He stresses STEM education as vital amid nanoscale materials, 3-D printing, robotics with AI, and evolving medical sciences. Kral, a Roswell retiree, highlights eight of the top ten fastest growing occupations as STEM related.
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Ital
Thomas Edison
Department of Labor
Martin Kral
Roswell
New Mexico Charter Schools Spend More per Student
New Mexico analysis shows charter students average 8,663 dollars per pupil versus 7,597 for traditional districts in the year ending June 2015. The report cites funding growth since 2007, rising enrollment, and governance concerns for charter schools including virtual programs.
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New Mexico
Santa FE
Legislative Finance Committee
Yann Lussier
New Mexico Department of Education
Matthew Pahl
Legislative
New Mexico Connections Academy
New Mexico Virtual Academy
Elevators at Carlsbad Caverns remain out of order
Carlsbad officials question why the passenger and freight elevators at Carlsbad Caverns stay closed. The passenger shaft failed 650 feet underground during inspection and may take six months to repair while freight operations could resume March 1. Park officials say a crane will be required to lift 20 ton motors, with local steel work preferred to bids from across the United States.
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Carlsbad Caverns
Carlsbad
New Mexico
National Park
Argus
Doug Neighbor
Denver
United States
Caverns
Val
Erie Gohlke
National Park Service
Janell Whitlock
Eddy County
New
Holloman AFB to Shelter Immigrant Children in 2016
Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo New Mexico will house up to 400 Central American immigrant youths starting January 2016. The facility, a former space surveillance building, will be one of three shelters opened by the federal government with Carter directing the effort. The children ages 14 to 17 receive schooling and medical care while awaiting placement or possible deportation.
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Albuquerque
Holloman Air Force Base
Central America
The
Albuquerque Journal
4Th Space Surveillance Squadron
U.S. Defense
Ashton Carter
New Mexico
Colorado
Florida
Dallas
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Mike Espiritu
Almagordo
U.S
Espiritu
Holloman Air Force
Holloman
Department of Health and Human Services
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Claire Gutierrez
Anna Bond
Robert Ingpen
Anna
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
Oxford
Charles Dodgson
Second St
Friends of the Library
Kral
Edison
Tesla
Roswe Ct
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