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  • BJORKLUND

    Erin Heather Bjorklund, 21, a resident of Los Alamos, passed away suddenly in a tragic accident on Friday, October 3, 2008. Erin was attending Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona, where she was planning to graduate in December. She was an honor student studying History and Philosophy with a minor in math.

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  • NNSA approves transformation

    The federal agency that oversees the national nuclear weapons complex announced a milestone Thursday in its efforts to transform the sprawling $10-billion-a-year operation into a modern enterprise.

    The National Nuclear Security Administration is locked into a static budget for the third year in a row. Congress has not given a financial endorsement to the attempted overhaul and many aspects are disputed as the country prepares for a change at the top.

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  • Manager has passion for people

    For a lot of people, retirement is something to look forward to. For Bernadette Quintana, the manager at the Los Alamos Motor Vehicle Division, retirement is a bittersweet thought.

    Though she has been planning retirement since this summer, she has yet to actually take the leap into the retiree pool.

    Quintana, a Santa Cruz native, has worked for the MVD for approximately 23 years, but has worked for the state since 1982.

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  • Statewide MainStreet members visit hill

    More than 40 MainStreet members from across the state gathered in Los Alamos this week to brainstorm and share activities and accomplishments.

    Los Alamos MainStreet Coordinator Jeremy Varela hosted the three-day event, which kicked off Tuesday with a reception at Fuller Lodge.

    Member Services Coordinator Katy Korkos of the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce stopped by a dinner held for the group at the Hilltop House Hotel Tuesday evening.

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  • LANL awarded Patriot Award for Guard support

    Melvin Borrego dodged incoming rockets and survived routine threats of daisy-chained roadside bombs in Iraq.

    He’s a sergeant first-class for the 1115th transportation company of the New Mexico National Guard. His company has also been called up for humanitarian missions in the states for hurricanes Katrina and Rita and snow-disaster relief in Chama last winter.

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  • County enters 30-year agreement with NMMEAA

    Utilities Board members met with county councilors for a special session Tuesday night. They discussed adopting a resolution that would permit the county to enter into an agreement with the New Mexico Municipal Energy Acquisition Authority for a 30-year supply of natural gas at a set discount of the price index.

    After discussion and questions, councilors voted 7-0 to pass the motion.

    Council authorized Chair Jim Hall to execute the gas supply agreement and financial guaranty agreement.

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  • Executive Order declares October Domestic Violence Awareness month

    State agencies throughout New Mexico must implement stalking, sexual assault and domestic violence in the workplace policies to be effective July 1, 2009.

    Gov. Bill Richardson signed an executive order that requires state agencies to implement policies necessary to provide victims with safe and supportive work environments.

    Los Alamos Police Capt. Randy Foster addressed the seriousness of domestic violence during an interview this morning.

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  • N.M. counties to see increase in PILT payments

    Under a new law signed this week, Los Alamos County and other counties statewide will receive additional money in PILT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) payments through 2012.

    Los Alamos, however, will see a slight decrease in what it receives. It received $48,792 in June and $49,344 in 2007.

    PILT payments are funded to counties by the federal government for lost revenue on public land, and were included in the economic rescue plan passed by Congress and signed by President Bush last Friday.

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  • Fire Prevention Week targets home fire prevention

    Recently released fire statistics show a civilian fire death occured every 153 minutes last year and a civilian fire injury every 30 minutes in the U.S.

    Also, home fires caused 84 percent of all civilian fire deaths in 2007, which is an 11 percent increase over 2006 and why this year's Fire Prevention Week theme is “Prevent Home Fires.”

    Fire Prevention Week runs through Saturday and Los Alamos Fire Department personnel are out in force visiting the schools and providing a variety of educational activities aimed at teaching home fire prevention.

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  • NMED listening session prompts earful

    Los Alamos County officials and county residents got a few things off their chest Tuesday night at a meeting that was billed as a listening session.

    The New Mexico Environment Department held another in what they expect to be multiple sessions in communities in and around Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    Hazardous Waste Bureau Chief James Bearzi, whose relationship with Los Alamos has mostly to do with enforcing a court order on environmental cleanup, heard a few things that don’t always get said in public meetings.

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