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  • Test moratorium turns 50

    Fifty years ago today, the United States entered an unfamiliar territory known as the nuclear test moratorium.

    President Dwight Eisenhower halted all nuclear testing for one year, beginning Oct. 31, 1958. It was the first significant step back from an arms race that had taken on a new dimension in the era of the hydrogen bomb, a thousand times more powerful than the weapon used on Hiroshima at the end of World War II.

    The moratorium, with extensions and a frightening intermission that included the Cuban Missile Crisis, led to the end of atmospheric testing in the world.

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  • Los Alamos County thanks Sen. Domenici

    Admiration and appreciation marked a day dedicated to one of the town’s most revered public officials Thursday. Los Alamos County hosted “Domenici Day” to honor and thank Sen. Pete Domenici for all he has done for the community during his 36 years in office, which will end with his retirement Dec. 31.

    Domenici commented that this will be his final trip to Los Alamos to participate in ceremonies.

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  • CLEVENGER

    Janet Marie Clevenger went to be with her Savior on October 18, 2008. She was born and raised in Los Alamos and lived most of her life in Albuquerque working at various jobs. She is survived by her son, Sean Ross; daughter, Lisa Danielle; brothers, Charles and Michael; sister, Cheryl Gallegos and husband Steve; niece, Michelle Krebs and husband Ryan; great nephews, Reese and Grant; nephew, Steve Gallegos Jr.

    Janet led a full life and had a special interest in roses and organic gardening. She was a member of the prestigious American Rose Society and Xeric Garden Club.

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  • Plea agreement reached in LANL embezzlement; theft case

    A plea agreement has been reached for an employee charged with embezzlement and theft of government property at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    Pursuant to information, Hallie Deaguero pled guilty to embezzlement and theft following a collaborative investigation by several law enforcement agencies.

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  • High court rules in favor of League of Women Voters

    The League of Women Voters of New Mexico sued when the secretary of state, on the advice of the attorney general, wasn’t going to allow improperly marked ballots a chance to be counted.

    The state Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday in the leagues favor, optimizing the chances for ballots to be counted when voters don’t mark them properly.

    Los Alamos resident Katherine Campbell is president of the League of Women Voters of New Mexico.

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  • Energy visionary says quadruple LANL budget

    A public forum Wednesday explored possible responses to the national energy crisis from the Los Alamos and New Mexico perspectives.

    Hosted by the University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, the meeting brought together several energy experts who agreed that major efforts are needed immediately.

    Miro Kovacevich, president of an energy and economic policy advocacy organization, ViviLux, was one of the drivers behind the Solar Energy Research Park and Academy at Northern New Mexico College and other renewable energy developments in Española.

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  • 'Choice' skate park finally opens

    Anticipation was high and adrenaline was all but seeping from the pores of the young spectators as they stood anxiously waiting for the ribbon cutting of the new skate park to be completed.

    After the speeches were delivered by council members and county officials, 16-year-old Elliot Marcille gave the green light when he yelled, “All right, everybody, we’ve waited a long time for this skate park. So tear it up!”

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  • County comes up with new plan to fund purchase

    The purchase of the Los Alamos Apartments by the county is on track, but it hit a snag that will delay the foreclosure sale slated to take place this week.

    In addition, the county has decided to use $1.2 million from the self-sufficiency fund, which is usually used for economic development, to make the purchase of this prime Central Avenue property.

    Councilors voted 6-1 to transfer the self-sufficiency funds to the general fund in order to make the purchase. Council Vice Chair Robert Gibson opposed the motion.

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  • Schools move forward on Canyon Complex property lease

    Following discussion with Los Alamos Public School’s attorney Charlotte Hetherington, the board of education approved a resolution authorizing renewal of the district’s Canyon Complex lease with Los Alamos National Security LLC.

    The motion carried 4-0, with board member Alison Beckman absent. Two additional motions carried 4-0 related to the Canyon lease.

    The first approves an amendment to the lease switching the tenant from The Regents of the University of California to LANS as well as similar modifications.

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  • Judicial/Police-Jail Complex may become state model

    By May 2010, residents of Los Alamos county will be first in New Mexico to utilize a unique judicial facility in which their District, municipal and magistrate courts share the same space.

    “This facility is going to benefit our citizens and I hope it becomes a model of how to do business in New Mexico,” said County Council Chair Jim Hall before major players in the project turned over shovels of dirt to officially kick off the historic project Tuesday morning.

    The long-awaited ceremony took place in the lot adjacent to the police station on Trinity Drive.

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