Prescribed Burns in New Mexico Face Fire Safety Debate
Fire danger is extreme across New Mexico with bans in effect in several counties and a state forest closure on May 22. BLM seeks to burn underbrush in the Ladron and Hatchet ranges, while officials caution that dry conditions risk uncontrollable fires and urge caution or a veto if safety cannot be ensured.
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Lincoln National Forest
Ruidoso
Mescalero Apache
Penasco
Mayhill
Farmington
Eddy County
Mount Taylor
Bureau of Land Management
Ladron Mountains
Socorro
Hatchett Mountains
Bootheel
Bob Lee
BLM
Bandelier National Monument
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Santa Fe National Forest
Cerro Grande
Los Alamos
White Rock
Bandelier
Roy Weaver
Lee
Weaver
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Endorsement controversy taints Skeens protest
A letter accuses Joe Skeens of undermining a long career with a Clintonian blemish as he claimed not to endorse any candidate while noting it would be wrong to influence the party. The writer questions the impact on voters and party integrity.
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Skeens
Joe
Joe Sheen
Luther
Arusha
Tanzania
ENMU golfers sweep NAIA District 7 medals in 1977
In May 1977 Eastern New Mexico University dominated the NAIA District 7 golf championships in Clovis finishing four of the top five. Dappy Williams led as low medalist while Greyhounds Mike Majors David Dame and Guy Owen posted strong showings. Roswell community honors include AAUW women of the month Susan Marbauc and Laurie Lieffer. Four Roswell students from Wayland Baptist College attended graduation in Plainview Texas with Sharon Bryant Clifford Spradling Victoria Smith and Gary Whitaker earning BA degrees.
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Eastern New Mexico University
Dappy Williams
Mike Majors
David Dame
Guy Owen
Clovis
Susan Marbauc
Laurie Lieffer
Roswell
American Association of University Women
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Texas
Sharon Bryant
Clifford Spradling
Victoria Smith
Gary Whitaker
Harrisjoins Richardson campaign as top budget adviser
Harris, longtime former New Mexico finance secretary, signs on as advisor to Bill Richardson on state finances and budgeting. The move follows his public service career and tenure as Republican budget consultant, with Parsons noting Harris’s skill in working across aisles to shape fiscal policy.
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Bill Richardson
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Richardson
Gary Johnson
David Harris
Johnson
Harris
Roundhouse
State Senate
Stuart Ingle
Ingle
David
Legislative Finance Committee
Maralyn Budke
Budke
Garvey Carruthers
LFC
Department of Finance and Administration
U.N
Press freedom spotlight at White House Correspondents Dinner
At the White House Correspondents Dinner George W Bush headlined while Bob Deans Cox Newspapers urged a free press as the core of democracy. Deans praised journalism's role and urged reporters to seek truth despite access hurdles in a free society.
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White House
Association
George W. Bush
Bob Deans
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