Inmates Help Fight Point Complex Fire in New Mexico
CIMARRON AP reports 24 inmates join firefighters on 92,500 acre Point Complex Fire in Carson National Forest. Inmate crew from Central New Mexico Correctional Facility trains 280 hours, earns $1 to $2.50 hourly, and works with two corrections officers each trip. Firefighters praise their effort as cost efficient and essential to containment.
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Carson National Forest
Larry Goofy
Johnny
Larry Miller
Florida
Albuquerque
Miller
Los Lunas
Forestry Division
Corrections Department
Central New Mexico
Honor Farm
Dan Rael
Point Complex
New Mexico
Silver City Hotshots
Peint Complex
Silver City
Johnny Miller
Anthony Gordon
Espanola
Ruben Martha
Las Cruces
Martha
Anthony Sierra
Brian Henington
Gordon
Joe Montano
Clovis
Montano
Goofy
Peiil
Zeb Kern
Private Academy Helps Gifted Son Break Public School Logjam
A Roswell mother recounts transferring her son Trevor to The Academy a private school after his first grade due to boredom and misdiagnosed behavioral issues. Superintendent Gayla Maples notes many gifted students struggle in inflexible systems. The Academy, founded in 1998, plans to enroll about 90 students in 2003 and recently graduated its first two seniors.
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Nunez
Trevor
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Roswell
Gayla Maples
Maples
Center For Evaluation of
Leonardo da Vinci
West Alameda St
Southeast Education Foundation, Inc
Colorado Fire Continues Near Denver as Homes Burn
Firefighters gained ground on a blaze 40 miles from Denver, with about 35 percent containment and 5,400 residents displaced. The Hayman fire, started June 8, threatens southwestern suburbs as deputies escort residents to gather belongings.
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Hayman
Jody Penny
Florissant Heights
Penny
Denver
Bobby Kitchens
Durango
California
Jail Crowding prompts officer calls for reforms
During a jail tour extreme crowding was seen in holding cells with 15 inmates in a single bunk area. Administrator Solis cites staff shortages in classification causing delays beyond 72 hours while inmates complain about medical dental care food costs and restricted recreation. He seeks funding for more staff training a jail dental office a fence around the facility and a work release program.
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Solis
Kohn
Bomb Strikes Karachi Consulate Amid Tight Security
A bombing at the Karachi consulate left minor injuries from debris as heavy security barriers and a 10 foot wall shield the compound. U S officials suspect al Qaida tied groups but lack direct evidence. Pakistani groups with Osama bin Laden links feature in the region and violence against foreigners grows since Pakistan backed the Afghan war.
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Karachi
U.S
Washington
al-Qaida
Osama bin Laden
Talat Masood
Masood
Associated Press
al-Qanoon
Pakistan
Musharraf
Afghanistan
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