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70th Annual Navajo Nation Fair highlighted visit from Jude Schimmel

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. - The 70th Annual Navajo Nation Fair launched into full swing Sept. 7, with an opening ceremony at the fairground entrance, followed by the annual barbecue.

This year, along with hosting N7 Ambassador Jude Schimmel at Kid’s Day, the Navajo Nation fair welcomed back the Miss Navajo Nation...

Naabik’iyáti’ Committee considers funding for a new senior citizens center

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WINDOW ROCK – On Sept. 2, the Naabik’iyátí’ Committee approved Legislation No. 0217-16, which seeks to approve supplemental funding from the Unreserved, Undesignated Fund Balance in the amount of $3,745,312 for the construction of a new Tó Nanees Dizi senior citizens center.

Council Delegate Otto Tso (Tó Nanees Dizi), sponsor of the legislation, stated that in 2012 the Navajo Office of Environmental Health closed the Tó Nanees Dizi senior citizens center. The center was built in 1979 and maintenance became impossible because of continuous deterioration, added Delegate Tso.

According to the legislation, the proposed new senior citizens center will consist of administrative...

Local survivor travels to D.C. to urge Congress to prioritize cancer

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Next week, more than 700 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers, and staff from all 50 states and nearly every congressional district will unite in Washington, D.C. as part of the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day.

On Sept. 13, advocates will ask Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national priority and help end a disease that still kills 1,600 people a day in this country, and Joyce Graves, a cancer survivor from Gallup, will be on the Hill with her fellow ACS CAN volunteers.

She joins hundreds of volunteers representing every state to ask lawmakers to increase cancer research funding, improve patient quality of life...

‘Sully’ is a nice tribute, but lacks drama

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Rating: «« out of 4 stars

Running Time: 95 min.

The basis of drama in cinema is very simple: characters perform and enact highly tense and volatile situations for effect. The stories are often filled with various forms of conflict between the characters, building to a heightened climax. Of course, there are always exceptions to any rule, but generally speaking, the more opposition you can create, the better the results.

Sully is a biopic based on the admittedly flawless heroism of a man and his compatriots during a real-life crisis. It’s efficiently made and a decent film, but it’s also one that struggles to create a lot of drama.

The plot depicts the events of Jan. 15, 2009...

DVD/Blu-ray Roundup for Sept. 9, 2016

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Oh boy, oh boy. This is among the busiest weeks I’ve ever written about — there are more than 20 new releases arriving in a wide variety of genres… So if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!

Big New Releases!

All the Way - While technically an HBO made-for-cable movie, this recent effort features an all-star cast and garnered critical raves that make it worthy of a mention here. Based on an award-winning play, this is a biopic about US President Lyndon B. Johnson and his early days in the White House after the Kennedy assassination. It has been called a powerful and well-acted drama with some interesting historical...

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