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Rio Rancho 'Music in the Park' Rio Rancho's Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services proudly announces the start of its "Music in the Park" series.
New fighter jets to arrive at southern NM base
Officials at Holloman Air Force Base are celebrating the arrival of the Air Force's newest aircraft with a week of events.
Harding-Webster Dance Studio will present "Dance it! 50s Style" at 6:30 p.m. today at the Walter Gerrells Performing Arts Centre. via Carlsbad Current-Argus
Lab Notes: Supercomputer challengers come to town
“It is not my intention to fund the administration's $10 million request in '08.”
Utilities' forecast looks stable; regular rate increases projected A woman recently called the Los Alamos utilities department, concerned about a large bill. via Los Alamos Monitor
Utilities' forecast looks stable; regular rate increases projected
“We are buying 25 percent of our power (from outside sources). I don't like it.”
Bandelier dedication marked by state award The cavates in Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument were listed on New Mexico's most endangered list of historic places just 10 years ago. via Los Alamos Monitor
Federal agents accuse smuggler of stealing N.M. artifacts
“There's no question there is a problem”
A ceramic pot and a 1,000-year-old ladle looted from New Mexico's El Malpais National Monument are among the stolen artifacts identified in a five-year federal investigation into the smuggling of Asian and ... via Las Cruces Sun-News
Flood wipes out approach to Gila Cliff Dwellings
“We had huge high water, with debris and turbulence it wiped out the north approach. ... The river came up very quickly, very strongly”
State Transportation Department crews on Tuesday were assessing flood damage that closed part of N.M. 15 and isolated Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, forcing it to shut down. via Las Cruces Sun-News
“We can get abrupt ecological responses from gradual climate change”
More Headlines For one thing, he's been perched in the Jemez Mountains for 20 years, doing what has evolved into long-term, place-based ecological research.'> Will our trees regrow? Biologist Craig Allen has a ... via Los Alamos Monitor
“I find it quite ironic that Petrified Forest and White Sands are both natural geologic wonders, and one gets the most opposition while the other gets total support.”
White Sands National Monument Superintendent Cliff Spencer speaks during an interview Wednesday morning. via Alamogordo Daily News
Trackways seek scientific foothold as Monument
“It's probably the single biggest accumulation of logs we know of. Before these logs were found, we knew about the footprints. Now what you're getting is a more complete picture of that ecosystem.”
New Mexico has 13 natural and historical treasures in the National Park System. If several local people get their wish, there will soon be 14, this one in our own backyard. via Las Cruces Sun-News
Online Extra: Petrified forest beneath southern NM
“Before these logs were found, we knew about the footprints”
There's more to the Robledo Mountains than meets the eye -- much, much more. Long buried under the stony mountains lies a petrified forest that holds clues to the forest, swamps and critters that roamed them ... via Deming Headlight
A hot-air balloon drifts a few feet over a rolling sea of dunes on Sunday, Sept. via Editor & Publisher