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Pulaski note: Interestingly enough the top ranked states are "right to work" states. How long before the Obama administrations gets this concept? From cbnc.com -New Mexico ranks 43rd in CNBC's annual Special Report: America's Top States For Business. More News New Mexico
NM Falls in CNBC Business Ranking
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More Than Books in Garcia's UNM Office
From KRQE-TV.com - SALEM, N.M. (AP) - Walk through the office door and be prepared to sign in on a clip board. And don't forget the security badge. No, you're not in a federal office. Nor an elementary school, where such measures might be a given. Rather, it's an onion-packing and shipping shed in Salem, north of Las Cruces. Throughout the summer, tens of thousands of onions will arrive, be sorted by size and quality, packed into boxes or bags and shipped out to various places throughout the country and even Canada. It's a process that over the past decade has taken a turn toward tighter security, as increasing scrutiny is placed on the safety of the nation's food supply. At Chile River Corp. in Salem, co-owner Shayne Franzoy said he reduced numbers of workers, from about 80 last year to 25 this year. He bought a piece of machinery that handles the bagging of onions, instead. That wasn't because the cost of wages was too high, Franzoy said, but rather he wanted to reduce human involvement, which in turn cuts chances for food contamination. Franzoy said employees must adhere to strict rules. There's no personal food allowed on the operating floor. No chewing gum. No sodas. No tobacco products. Also, the onion shed is fully enclosed, which guards against trespassers and, just possibly, anyone with bio-terrorism in mind. Read more
Security tightens for onion production at NM farm
From Capitol Report New Mexico.com - The threat from the Las Conchas wildfire to the Los Alamos National Laboratory seems to have been greatly reduced but gusty winds pushed the fire northward late Thursday (June 30) and early Friday and now the blaze has reached Santa Clara Pueblo, home to the 13th and 14th century Puyé Cliff Dwellings, as fire officials confirm the Las Conchas Fire as the largest in New Mexico history.As of Friday morning, the blaze has consumed 103,842 acres, surpassing the Dry Lakes Fire of 2003 that scorched more than 94,000 acres as the largest in state history. The Las Conchas Fire has been called 4 percent contained as it enters its sixth day and has evacuated more than 12,000 people and currrently has enlisted more than 1,200 firefighting personnel manning 52 engines. Backburns set around the perimeter of the Los Alamos National Lab (LANL) appear to have been very successful in beating back fires at the outskirts of the facility, which houses radioactive material and fire officials seem guardedly optimistic that they have gained the upper hand on that front of the blaze. But at the same time, the fire pushed upped into the Santa Clara Pueblo and there are reports that the western half of the pueblo’s forests burned overnight, damaging the community’s watershed and threatening the cliff dwellings, which are one of the Southwest’s most remarkable cultural sites. It was unclear by Friday morning if the Puyé dwellings had been damaged but the pueblo’s governor, Walter Dasheno, released a statement saying, “We are devastated to witness the destruction of our precious homeland.” About 1,000 people live on the pueblo. Shifting winds — combined with drought conditions that have made the landscape bitterly dry — have made fighting the fire extremely difficult. “We have seen fire behavior we have never seen before,” Fire Chief Doug Tucker told reporters late Thursday. Read more
Las Conchas wildfire largest in NM history, now threatens historic site in Santa Clara Pueblo
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Bad Forest Management?
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| Garrey Carruthers |
Former Governor Carruthers Returns to Newsnm
News New Mexico Starts Year # 2
Famous Dixon Apple Orchard Might Survive
Donaldson Fire in Lincoln County Explodes
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