HOUMA, La. - Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was honored to be joined by the members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, Speaker Seth Damon, Chief Justice JoAnn B. Jayne, former Speaker LoRenzo Bates, and Navajo Code Talker Peter McDonald on Oct. 30, during the U.S. Navy’s Authentication of the Keel Ceremony of the...News
Navy names new class of ships to honor the Navajo people
HOUMA, La. - Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was honored to be joined by the members of the 24th Navajo Nation Council, Speaker Seth Damon, Chief Justice JoAnn B. Jayne, former Speaker LoRenzo Bates, and Navajo Code Talker Peter McDonald on Oct. 30, during the U.S. Navy’s Authentication of the Keel Ceremony of the...Udall and Lowenthal to tackle plastic waste
Drafting national beverage container deposit systemWashington, D. C. - In July, U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M., and U.S. Representative Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif., circulated a draft outline of legislation to tackle the plastic waste pollution crisis, including a policy for a national beverage container deposit system. They received approximately 150 responses in comments and meeting requests.
Staff members have been revising the outline and working with legal counsel to draft the proposal into legislative language. The “discussion draft” will be circulated in the coming days with a process to provide feedback.
On Oct. 29, Udall and Lowenthall released the following joint...
Flu shot clinic in Gallup
High-risk residents encouraged to attend
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health’s Gallup Public Health Office and McKinley County Office of Emergency Management, will host a flu shot clinic Nov. 2 at the Miyamura High School Auxiliary Gym, 680 Boardman Dr., from 10 am‑2 pm. The annual flu vaccination is available at no charge for children over the age of 3 and uninsured adults, while supplies last.
Those with Medicaid or other insurance who go to public health offices are asked to bring their insurance cards with them.
Everyone six months of age and above should get a flu vaccine each flu season, especially people in the following groups because they are at high risk of...
SANTA FE - The New Mexico Department of Health’s Gallup Public Health Office and McKinley County Office of Emergency Management, will host a flu shot clinic Nov. 2 at the Miyamura High School Auxiliary Gym, 680 Boardman Dr., from 10 am‑2 pm. The annual flu vaccination is available at no charge for children over the age of 3 and uninsured adults, while supplies last.
Those with Medicaid or other insurance who go to public health offices are asked to bring their insurance cards with them.
Everyone six months of age and above should get a flu vaccine each flu season, especially people in the following groups because they are at high risk of...
RMCHCS Blood Drive draws 63 pints
Exceeds goal of 60 pints for new recordBy William Madaras
For the Sun
Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services’ recent blood drive on Oct. 17 and 18 surpassed its goal of 60 pints and reached a new record of 63 pints from 55 donors. In addition, eight of the donations were of high value double red cells which carry oxygen to organs and tissue and are used for surgery patients, organ transplants and cancer treatment. The last blood drive in June secured 55 pints.
“We attribute the success of the drive to the many people of Gallup who took the time to donate,” RMCHCS CEO David Conejo said. “We also thank the tireless efforts of the auxilians who made this...
Earthweek: Diary of a Changing World
Week ending Friday, October 25, 2019El Niño Shift
Extreme El Niño episodes are becoming more frequent under climate change, and climate researchers say continued global warming is likely to make them even more frequent. A report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science says a study of Pacific Ocean warming from 1901 to 2017 found that four out of the five El Niños identified as extreme have formed since 1970. The warmer waters are now originating in the west-central Pacific rather than the eastern Pacific as they did prior to the late 1970s. That has triggered more extreme weather shifts, including severe droughts in Australia and floods in...
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