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President Begaye honors George H.W. Bush

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41st president was first to proclaim National American Indian Heritage Month

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States of America, passed away Nov. 30 at the age of 94.

“President George H.W. Bush demonstrated tremendous leadership in the highest office in the world,”...

NPD holds first community listening session

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Public voices concerns about lack of officers and response time

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Police Department heard from the community Dec. 1, during the first of several listening sessions scheduled by the Office of Chief of Police.

The sessions were open to the public with the intent to provide the people an opportunity to ask questions and voice their concerns to their Navajo Police Department Chief of Police and the district command staff.

The purpose of the sessions, according to Chief of Police Phillip Francisco, is to provide a platform for the public to give their comments and to hear what NPD is doing to address their concerns.

The listening session is the first...

NMPED releases official educator preparation scorecards

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Scorecards to help ensure state educators are ‘Day One Ready’

ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Public Education Department released the first-ever official Educator Preparation Program Scorecards Dec. 3.

Part of the State’s Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act, the scorecards represent the culmination of years of stakeholder engagement, policy development, data collection and analysis.

NMPED has worked with teacher-leaders from across the state, leaders of the state’s educator preparation programs, and other state education agencies and expert organizations that have championed this work to-date.

The Scorecards reflect the state’s educator preparation programs’...

NMED issues notice of violation to U.S. Air Force

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Claims Cannon Air Force Base failed to properly address groundwater contamination

SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department has determined that Cannon Air Force Base is operating in violation of the New Mexico Water Quality Act and its correlated Ground and Surface Water Protection Regulations.

NMED is requiring swift action from Cannon Air Force Base to comply with specific requirements of New Mexico law to protect human health and the environment.

For approximately 40 years, Cannon Air Force Base used PFAS, a suite of hundreds of compounds, that was contained in aqueous film-forming firefighting foam used in training and actual firefighting events at the base.  Use of PFAS...

Red Rock Balloon Rally’s ‘Candlestick Burn’ sheds warmth, light

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Despite weather, balloons light up the night. Photos by Cayla Nimmo

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