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Teacher of the Month: Navajo Elementary teacher embraces J-1 program
Partnership between Philippines, U.S. benefits Gallup communityEach month, the Sun recognizes a local teacher for his or her determination to help students go above and beyond. Anyone can nominate a teacher by emailing the Sun at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and providing the teacher’s name, where they teach, and why they should be selected as that month’s winner.
This month’s award went to Dr. Ethel Villalino, a fifth grade teacher at Navajo Elementary.
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Villalino grew up in the Philippine where both her parents were teachers. She said she grew up wanting to teach as well, but her father had a different dream for her; he wanted her to go into the...
Moments in Time
On June 17, 2015, 21-year-old Dylann Roof joined members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina for a Bible study session before drawing a gun, telling the others that African Americans were “taking over the country,” and killing nine people. Roof was arrested the following morning and eventually sentenced to death for the crime.
On June 18, 1979, President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Salt II agreement dealing with limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons. However, due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the following year, it never went into effect and Carter withdrew the U.S. from the agreement.
On June 19...
On June 18, 1979, President Jimmy Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev signed the Salt II agreement dealing with limitations and guidelines for nuclear weapons. However, due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the following year, it never went into effect and Carter withdrew the U.S. from the agreement.
On June 19...
How to train an excited, reactive dog
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My 1-year-old puppy, “Shellie,” gets very excited when she sees another dog approaching. Because she’s already 26 pounds, I’m worried that she’ll soon break away from me while on walks. What can I do? — Glen H., Plattsburgh, New York
DEAR GLEN: Keeping control of your dog on the leash is such an important skill — and there is a way to achieve that with Shellie.
First, work on curbing overall reactivity. Does Shellie get really excited when the leash appears? Does she practically drag you out the door for walks? Get control of that first:
— Bring out the leash, but don’t put it on Shellie right away. Wait until she’s calm, then attach the...
DEAR GLEN: Keeping control of your dog on the leash is such an important skill — and there is a way to achieve that with Shellie.
First, work on curbing overall reactivity. Does Shellie get really excited when the leash appears? Does she practically drag you out the door for walks? Get control of that first:
— Bring out the leash, but don’t put it on Shellie right away. Wait until she’s calm, then attach the...
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