Cleaning up NMFA and the promise of reform
NMFA faces fallout from a tainted audit as State Investment Officer Steve Moise pushes reform after staff changes and new governance. Vince Smith leads a major portfolio restructuring to move funds toward a stable institutional model amid budget cuts and calls for stronger ethics and accountability.
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Steve Moise
Moise
Doug Brown
New Mexico Finance Authority
NMFA
Wall Street
McKinley County
Gary Bland
State Investment Council
Vince Smith
Council
New Mexico News Services
Sally Ride and the quiet dignity of a space pioneer
In a guest editorial The St. Louis Post-Dispatch looks at Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, noting her calm, precise public persona, her role in NASA’s missions and the Challenger investigation, and her life after flight focused on encouraging girls in science. It reveals her privacy, non‑glitzy fame, and her long partnership with Tom O Shaughnessy.
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NASA
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Sally Kristen Ride
Sally Ride
San Diego
Sally
Ride
Smithsonian
Tom O'Shaughnessy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Optimism and polling in the Reagan era
In Watershed John Stacks details six hour interviews with 250 individuals from 1980 exploring personal and political values. Richard Wirthlin, Reagan’s pollster, concluded voter mood showed optimism Americans expected from a leader who could restore confidence and solve problems. He notes Reagan’s personal optimism as central to the campaign premise and reflects on Mondale Ferraro 1984 polling and nightly results.
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Ronald Reagan
John Stacks
Richard Wirthlin
Reagan
Wirthlin
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Geraldine Ferraro
Doonesbury Dear Doctor K on Hip Replacement Risks
The guidance outlines possible complications from hip replacement surgery, noting infections, leg-length discrepancy, dislocation, and loosening as potential issues. It emphasizes rarity, personal experience, and practical precautions to minimize dislocation.
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Reader
ENMU Roswell names Betty Chancey Employee of the Month
Betty Chancey, 38, director of financial aid admissions and records at Eastern New Mexico University Roswell, was honored as employee of the month for June. Geri Osterberg praises her courtesy and growing responsibilities since joining ENMAR in 1968 and becoming director in 1976.
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Betty Chancey
Financial Aid
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Geri Osterberg
Chancey
Betty
ENMAR
Financial Aid Office
Admissions
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Franklin Jones
State Personnel Office
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Detter
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Mea
Wanda
Dr. K
United Media Syndicate
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