Court weighs cemetery land trust amid drainage and water rights dispute
Judge Currier considers placing Memory Lawn and adjoining acres under a constructive trust after land surveyor Randy Patton described 12.25 acres for Memory Lawn and 30.75 acres for the remainder. Plaintiffs seek receivership, $135,000 in repairs, and legal costs. Drake entities ask for separation and injunctions to stay water-right and subdivision sales. Final decision postponed to Sept. 17.
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Randy Patton
Garden of Prayer
Drakes
Ically
Memory Lawn
Patton
Currier
Craig
Roland Shank
Mladek
Drake
Avidio LLC
Daytime DUI Arrests Rise Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
Weisler cites a 35 percent rise in drunken driving arrests from last year with about 288 this year compared to 213 in 2009. Rempe reports 69 total DUI arrests, 58 between 7 a.m. and noon, many admitting to drinking the night before. Checkpoints and saturation patrols will target Labor Day weekend, with state police and San Juan County deputies focusing on daylight hours and Navajo Lake area traffic.
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Weisler
Rempe
San Juan County
Budd
Plateau
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC
Samsung
Samsung and
Strike
Samsung Electronics America, Inc
Albuquerque moves to open government with online budget visibility
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry defends a public finance portal after scrutiny of his personal expenses and lunch reimbursements while New Mexico builds a statewide sunshine portal. Officials discuss added data detail and downloadable raw data to aid watchdog groups and residents. Kristen McMurray of Sunshine Review rates Albuquerque’s site highly.
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Welsh
Albuquerque
Richard Berry
Conference of Mayors
Washington, D.C
Berry
New Mexico
Sander Rue
Kristin McMurray
Sunshine Review
Flood aid disputes flare amid claims of government corruption
Residents accuse local officials of diverting relief to supporters while aid agencies and the army struggle to reach the damaged Muzaffargarh district. A protest blocked a road near Tibba Jamal Wala camp as Islamist groups fill the relief gap. Local rep Malik Ahmed Hunajara denies favoritism.
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Javed Akhter
Kamal
Disaster Management Agency
Malik Ahmed Hunajara
Iqbal Khizar
Muzaffargarh
Tibba Jamal Wala
Falah-e-Insamat
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Mumbai
Deepwater Horizon blast and hydrate risks linked to BP spill
Investigators link methane hydrates to BP hydrating containment dome issues in May while the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20 caused 11 deaths and 206 million gallons of oil discharged. They question why the blowout preventer failed to seal, citing hydraulic leaks and a weak dead man trigger, plus recertification and repair authorization gaps at Cameon International.
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BP PLC
Deepwater Horizon
BPPLC
Steve Newman
Transocean
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