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Mummified body of Chicana author found in NM home
A 70-year-old woman whose mummified body was recently found in her Santa Fe apartment was identified as a Chicana activist, teacher and author. Santa Fe police said the decomposed remains of Barbara Salinas-Norman were discovered last week and authorities say she may have been dead for more than a year. ...
Cibola Forest imposes additional fire restrictions
Parts of the Cibola National Forest are imposing additional fire restrictions due to drying conditions. KOB (http://bit.ly/15FpAA5) reports that the additional restrictions imposed in the forest's Sandia Ranger district include prohibitions on campfires, except in recreation sites. Also, smoking isn't permitted except in vehicles and in recreation areas in places ...
Nev. Indian Commission boss pushes native tourism
A Native American leader from Nevada recently appointed to the U.S. Commerce Department's national tourism advisory board says tribes need to learn more about how to tap into the interest travelers have shown in American Indian heritage and the culture and history of the West. "There's a segment of the ...
Tourism official with NM group on national board
A tourism official with an Albuquerque-based group has been named to the Commerce Department's national travel advisory board. Sherry Rupert, who is vice president of the American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association in Albuquerque, was one of six new members appointed Thursday to the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board. The ...
Clinics eligible for federal aid to help uninsured
A federal agency is offering about $2 million to health clinics in New Mexico to help uninsured residents obtain medical coverage. The Health and Human Services Department said Thursday that said 15 community health centers were eligible to apply for the funding (http://1.usa.gov/10l9e6P). The clinics are in communities ranging from ...
Social media raises concern about Disney trademark
When Lalo Alcaraz learned this week that Disney was seeking to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S., the cartoonist had an idea. The trademark was for an animated movie by Disney and Pixar Animation ...
New Mexico exchange subject to sunshine laws
New Mexico's open government laws will apply to a state-run health insurance exchange that will serve as a marketplace for the uninsured to buy medical coverage. Legislation enacted this year makes clear the exchange and its 13-member governing board must comply with New Mexico's Open Meetings Act and the Inspection ...
AP Exclusive: Calif. exchange granted secrecy
A California law that created an agency to oversee national health care reforms granted it broad authority to conceal spending on the contractors that will perform most of its functions, potentially shielding the public from seeing how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent. The degree of secrecy afforded Covered ...
FAA to staff 72 airport control towers at night
Seventy-two airport towers and other air traffic control facilities that were slated to close at night due to budget cuts will get to stay open, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. The FAA had announced earlier this year that it would eliminate midnight shifts of air traffic controllers at 69 ...
Gila Regional Medical Center downgrades staffers
Gila Regional Medical Center has downgraded 70 full-time hospital employees to part-time status as part of new cost cutting measures. The Silver City Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/13ugHEQ) that the hospital says the measures were needed after it saw an increase in the numbers of uninsured and underinsured patients. The hospital also ...
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