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The 37th anniversary of the Church Rock uranium tailings spill

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This year marks the 37th anniversary of the largest accident releasing radioactive materials in U.S. history.

In the early morning hours on July 16, 1979, an earthen dam that held liquid uranium waste broke, releasing 1,000 tons of solid radioactive mill waste and more than 90-million gallons of acidic and radioactive...

Navajo heavy-metal band makes an album in Denmark

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Album produced by Metallica’s producer

Imagine your wildest rock-star dreams have come true: You play in front of a huge crowd, fans scream your name, and you’re producing your very first album. Well, that’s exactly what happened to three Native American heavy-metal musicians from the Dine Nation.

The band, “I Dont Konform,” from Window Rock, Ariz., consists of Kyle Felter on guitar/vocals, Brett Begay on base, and, Randy Billy on drums. The band’s dream came true when they found themselves heading to Denmark to have their first album produced by the legendary, Flemming Rasmussen, the producer of Metallica’s Ride the Lightning album.

The Sun sat down with the band...

Navajo Zoo opens doors of eagle sanctuary

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Zoo’s new facility educates about, protects livelihood of sacred bird

On July 1, after five years in the making, The Navajo Nation Zoo opened the doors of its Eagle Aviary and Education Center, a facility with space for over 25 injured birds. The sanctuary provides refuge for and care to eagles that are not releasable into the wild.

“We currently have six Golden Eagles at the Navajo Nation Eagle Sanctuary. All of the eagles are Golden Eagles ... no Bald Eagles yet,” zoologist David Mikesic told the Sun. “Two of our eagles are able to fly short distances, but four have had partial wing amputations, so they are un-flighted.”

Annually, the zoo sees around 40,000 visitors...

Oldest veteran in Gallup cemetery to be honored

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On July 23, a memorial service and military ceremony will be held to honor Gallup’s oldest veteran, who is interred at Hill Crest Cemetery. Jose Del los Reyes Bustamante was a veteran of the Civil War who fought in the battle at Valverde.

The ceremony will be held at 10:30 am at Hill Crest Cemetery, located on Aztec Avenue in Gallup. Civil War Historian Jerry Thompson will also be in attendance to help honor this soldier, as well as reenactors and other community volunteers.

The service is open to the public.  There will be a special program/reception following the ceremony at a location to be announced.

Born in 1844, Jose Del los Reyes Bustamante was a private under the command...

240 Years of America

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The waiting game for the fireworks display at the Sports Complex began even before 6 pm, and by 8:30 the entry roads around the park were full, as were the accessible pieces of bare earth on both sides of the 602 Bypass.

And still traffic flowed – sometimes cautiously, sometimes not – as more and more vehicles searched aimlessly for a spot with a view.

It was after 10, and full dark, before the thump, whoosh, and bang concert got started, breaking open the night sky with drizzles of colors and starbursts of quickly fading light.

With shutter speed of the camera turned down by a notch, the images became more surreal. These lasted longer in your memory than the sharpness of ‘the...

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