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Second Annual Bow Wow Film Festival Sept. 13

 
SFAS News:
 
The Santa Fe Animal Shelter (SFAS), in coordination with the Bow Wow Film Festival (BWFF), is excited to announce the traveling festival’s one-night-only event in Santa Fe, featuring the compelling personalities of beloved canines.
 
After a wildly successful 2017 season with dozens of shows around the country, including a sold-out show in Santa Fe, the Bow Wow Film Festival returns to Santa Fe with a rousing and fun-loving collection of new films that include two filmmakers from Santa Fe: Jamie Merideth and Evan Curtis. Both filmmakers will be attending the
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FBI Looking For Albuquerque Man Wanted For Bank Robbery, Suspected In Others

Jason Cruz Cordova
 
FBI News:
 
The FBI is looking for an Albuquerque man who is wanted for a bank robbery and an attempted bank robbery, and is suspected of being responsible for three more robberies.
 
A federal arrest warrant charges Jason Cruz Cordova, 30, with the Aug. 16, 2018 robbery of  First Convenience Bank, 901 Unser Boulevard SE, in Rio Rancho, and the Aug. 20, 2018 attempted robbery of Bank of the West, 780 Juan Tabo Boulevard NE, in Albuquerque.
 
Cordova also is a suspect in the Aug. 17, 2018 robbery of New Mexico Bank & Trust, 7021 Jefferson Street NE,
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Happy Labor Day 2018 Los Alamos!

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Daily Post news team wishes our readers a happy and relaxing Labor Day in Los Alamos, throughout the state, across the nation and in 129 countries around the world.

History of Labor Day

What it Means:

Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

Labor Day Legislation:

The first governmental recognition came through municipal Read More

SFNF: Ignitions On Coyote Ranger District French Mesa Prescribed Burn May Start Sept. 18

SFNF News:

SANTA FE – Fire managers on the Coyote Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) could begin ignitions as early as Sept. 18 on the French Mesa to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire.

Conditions, which include fuel moisture levels, air quality and weather forecasts are favorable for ignitions. Up to 1,000 acres of hazardous fuels may be treated per day by hand and air ignitions in the French Mesa fuelwood area. The total prescribed burn area is 3,580 acres.

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It’s State Fair Time In Albuquerque

State Fair 2017. Courtesy photo

STATE FAIR News:

Held each September, the New Mexico State Fair remains one of the largest fairs in the nation, with PRCA rodeo and nationally known country-western recording stars, and the Indian and Spanish villages – all the makings for a fantastic family experience!

The New Mexico State Fair offers livestock exhibits and competitions of all kinds to local farmers, ranchers, and 4H club members, while school children from all over the state look forward to seeing their art work displayed in one of the exhibit halls.

Stop by the midway and checkout the

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New Mexico Trout Project Receives Grant Funding

WNTI News:
 
The Western Native Trout Initiative (WNTI) is awarding $232,640 in grant funding for eight projects that benefit native trout species across the western United States, including one in New Mexico.
 
The community-based projects are funded through the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The projects were selected because of their emphasis on collaborative action to address some of the biggest challenges facing the restoration and recovery of western native trout.
 
“Our main objectives are to leverage and support
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Senators Udall, Capito, Heinrich Announce Measure To Build And Strengthen America’s Caregiving Workforce

U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced a bipartisan amendment to build and strengthen America’s caregiving workforce.
 
The amendment to the fiscal year 2019 Defense-Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations minibus would dedicate $5 million in grants to place volunteers in communities to care for seniors and individuals with disabilities and help them remain independent, also known as the “Care Corps” program.
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First Fort And Arsenal Tours Sept. 8

NPS News:
 
WATROUS Fort Union National Monument announces its First Fort and Arsenal Tours Sept. 8.
 
The First Fort and Arsenal site are open to the public only once a year, so visitors can have an opportunity to discover the origins of Fort Union, and the Arsenal that supplied the army in the Southwest.
 
Both were critical in the establishment of the United States in the Southwest as conflicts escalated during the “Indian Wars” in the second half of the 19th Century. Historic weapons used by Dragoons, Civil War Volunteers, and Indian Wars soldiers like the famous “Buffalo Soldiers”
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World Futures: Statistics (And Probability) – Part 10

By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
 
In the previous columns we explored different areas where statistics are used for scientific purposes, management purposes. operational decisions and intellectual purposes. For example, measuring the cross sections of a Uranium atom (a statistical measurement) allows for the design of a nuclear reactor.
But how do you measure what people want both individually and collectively? As a collection of individuals we want and need things, the driving desires that support consumption, purchasing and demand for business enterprises.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham Visits With Los Alamos Voters

Democratic gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham discusses her plans to boost the economy, create safer communities and improve schools during a Meet & Greet, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op in Central Park Square. She was joined by Democratic candidates including Brian Colon for State Auditor, House Dist. 43 candidate Christine Chandler and others. The event was part of the Jobs and Leadership Statewide Bus Tour underway with Grisham and candidates for Lt. Gov. Howie Morales. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
The crowd
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