Mike Chambers had some tough news to deliver to the district school board at its Feb. 27 meeting. Due to state funding cuts in special education and Native American instruction, and a very minimal overall budget increase, the district will have to cancel after school tutoring and transportation for students involved in extra curricular activities. Families will soon be notified that the cuts will begin after spring break, March 12-15.
Someone recently said, “Hey, wouldn’t it be fun if you would write a column telling about some of your exciting newspaper experiences?” And I said, “Gee, what a great idea!” You well know that conversation never took place but you also know what’s coming.
March starts with a fine apparition of Mercury, lasting from the 1st through the 10th. The best viewing will be on the 1st through the 4th. Looking west-southwest, about an hour after sunset, Mercury, at magnitude -0.5, will appear about 30 degrees (three fist widths) below and slightly to the right of Venus.
WYCHE – Walter D. Wyche, 77, a resident of Albuquerque, passed peacefully on Thursday, February 16, 2012.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc., has announced a voluntary recall at the wholesale and retail levels, seven lots, of approximately 574,000 bottles of Infants’; Tylenol Oral Suspension, 1 oz. Grape, distributed nationwide in the United States. Infants' Tylenol is an over-the-counter (OTC) product indicated as a pain reliever/fever reducer.
Less than a week after New Mexico was passed over for a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act, the state has earned a break from the controversial law, joining 10 states that received waivers last week.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last month the launch of a USDA energy website that will provide stakeholders fast and efficient access to USDA energy efficiency and renewable energy data. The announcement builds on the secretary's commitment to develop a modern and efficient service organization as outlined in USDA's Blueprint for Stronger Service, announced last week.
Two new and powerful research tools are helping astronomers gain key insights needed to transform our understanding of important processes across the breadth of astrophysics.
• Theresa and James Mishoe, of Socorro, announce the birth of their daughter Amalia Rita Mishoe, on Jan. 27.
A program designed to prevent diabetes among at-risk staff members and dependents of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Socorro has received recognition from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
El Camino Real International Heritage Center is pleased to present Historic Forts Day on Saturday, Feb. 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We’re paying for more than just electricity
Editor:
This letter is in regard to the article that appeared in the Feb. 1, 2012, edition of El Defensor Chieftain about Socorro Electric Cooperative’s effort to have the countersuit filed against it dismissed.
If you’re planning a romantic dinner at home for you and your Valentine, you’ll want it to have an extra special quality.
A seesaw battle took place at the Socorro Warrior gymnasium Tuesday night that resulted in a nail biting, narrow victory for the Warriors over the visiting Hot Springs Tigers, 46-44.
Rep. Pearce on wrong side
Editor:
I often wonder if Rep. Steve Pearce actually reads the legislation he carries on about. His latest diatribe about what I think is good news about contraception for women really convinces me that he does not.
A couple of months after Susana Martinez took office, I ran into an old friend who was once active in Republican party affairs and asked him whether he thought the new governor was up to the job.
Here it is. We have delayed giving this State of the Onion speech so as not to compete with President Obama's address, so now we need wait no longer. We use the majestic "we" not out of arrogance, but rather out of proper grandiosity, on behalf of all vegetarians and a few octogenarians. To be precise, we present here not the speech itself, but rather its response, thus assuring balance and equivocation. So let us begin.
The Socorro County Chamber of Commerce announced winners of its annual community awards, which will be presented at a banquet next month.
Many readers are probably sitting around right this moment wondering what it is like to be a newspaper columnist. Oh, wait a minute. You are not sitting around right this moment wondering what it’s like to be a newspaper columnist? Too bad. I'm going to tell you anyway.
The difference between men and boys is in the games they play.
