Firefighters Contain Swallow Fire After Evacuation in Ruidoso
After flames reached the area a resident rushed his wife and two grandchildren to safety then sprayed his yard as the fire burned. No injuries reported and officials praised firefighters. About 400 residents faced evacuation with lift planned by 10 p.m. Thursday. The Swallow Fire followed April's White Fire which burned 9600 acres and damaged homes. Investigators seek the fire's cause while spark origins remain unknown.
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Mattarco
Roswell-Record.com
Springerville
Eagar
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest
Chris Knopp
Knopp
U.S. Forest
New Mexico
Luna
Arizona
Alpine
Greer
Nutrioso
Coronado National Forest
Arizona Daily Star
Precinct Boundary Changes Prepared for Redistricting
County officials outline precinct adjustments prepared by Research and Polling Inc to align sizes before redistricting. Secretary of State Dianna Duran approved the changes, with maps sent to the county clerk on June 9 and a 30 day adoption window. Redistricting aims for mid October completion and polling place resolutions ahead of 2012 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coakley
Dianna Duran
Research and Polling Inc
Stan Riggs
Emiller
Roswell-Record.com
Diversion Program Guides Clients to Housing and Support
The program assesses each client on vocational, educational, health, medication, recreation, and legal issues. It refers to agencies for follow up, while addressing spiritual needs and potential enrollment in ENMAR certification programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macias
Enmar
Parsons
Roswell figure serves on multiple local boards
The individual outlined a lengthy service record including roles with the Roswell Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Roswell High School Parent Advisory Committee, Tobosa Developmental Service, and the Community Foundation of Chaves County. He also participates in Leadership Roswell and sits on boards for Washington Chapel Christian Worship Center, First Tee of Pecos Valley, Blackdom Memorial Inc., and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bilitation Center
state Department of Labor /Local Veterans
Roswell Girls Club
The
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Roswell High School Parent Advisory Committee
Tobosa Developmental Service
Chaves County
Leadership Roswell
Washington Chapel
First Tee of
Pecos Valley
Blackdom Memorial Inc
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Southwest wildfires push as heat winds test lines
Firefighters fight multiple Southwest fires as temperatures near triple digits and 35 mph gusts push lines along the New Mexico Colorado border and around Apache Sitgreaves. Crews defend Luna and Alpine while Arizona blaze nears containment at 29 percent near Eagar and Springerville.
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Arizona
Eagar
Richard Hadley
Blue Range
Alpine
Luna
N.M
Freshmen show rising sense of superiority and confidence
A study by UCLA's Cooperative Institutional Research Program finds more college freshmen rate themselves above average in social and intellectual confidence than in the 1960s. Data link higher grades to inflated self-perception while noting positive social trends like increased volunteering and public service intentions.
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Chicago
Jean Twenge
San Diego State University
Twenge
John Pryor
UCLA
Cooperative Institutional Research Program
Self and Identity
Kali Trzesniewski
University of California, Davis
Trzesniewski
Jeffrey Arnett
Clark University
Massachusetts
Arnett
Pryor
NM audit finds 12 percent of grads lacked diploma requirements
An audit by the Legislative Finance Committee reviews about 3000 graduates from 10 New Mexico high schools and finds 12 percent did not meet at least one graduation requirement in 2010. The report notes 25 percent of Native American male graduates lacked mandated math credits.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Legislative Finance Committee
Peter Winograd
University of New Mexico Center For Education Policy Research
Winograd
Albuquerque Journal
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Ruidoso
Allen
Janetta Hicks
J.palmer
Bowe
Page
Community Foundation of
New Mexico- Colorado
James Stone
Raton
Trinidad
Colo
Dale Thompson
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Shirley Crawford
Capitan Municipal Schools
Crawford
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