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Senator Bingaman pushes measure
to protect
law-abiding Americans
from government snooping
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jeff
Bingaman today joined in introducing a measure that would modify a portion
of the USA PATRIOT Act that allows federal investigators broad power to
secretly examine business records, including those of library and
bookstore patrons who have nothing to do with terrorist groups.
Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act allows
the FBI power to subpoena business records by simply stating the
information the agency is seeking is part of a foreign intelligence
investigation.
With subpoena in hand, the FBI can go
into a community's library, bookstore or other business and view the
record of every patron.
A bill cosponsored by Bingaman today
would change that by requiring the FBI to meet a stricter standard before
it could examine business records. It would also require the agency to
more narrowly focus its searches to individuals suspected of terrorist
ties, so the records of those who have no suspected terrorists ties would
be precluded from the search.
"Finding terrorists and thwarting their
efforts to harm our nation remains a key objective under this measure. But
the basic rights of law-abiding Americans are also protected,” Bingaman
said.
“As we continue this war on terror, we
can't lose sight of the fundamental freedoms and way of life we're working
so hard to protect," Bingaman said.
Authored by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI),
the measure would roll back Section 215 as it applies to libraries,
bookstores and other businesses so that the standard of proof required of
the FBI would be the same standard that was in place prior to enactment of
the PATRIOT Act.
Under that standard, in order to obtain
information pertaining to a foreign intelligence investigation, the FBI
first had to specify that there were "specific and articulable facts
giving reason to believe that the person to whom the records pertain is a
foreign power or an agent of a foreign power."
By returning to the stricter
pre-PATRIOT Act standard, the FBI would still retain the ability to carry
out legitimate terrorism investigations. For example, as it stands now if
the FBI learns that a terrorist cell is plotting an attack based on the
story line in a specific book, it could seek out the library record of
every individual in a given neighborhood who read that book.
Returning to the old standard would
allow the FBI to view library records, but the agency could only ask for
the records of individuals it has demonstrated are suspected terrorists,
not everyone who checked out a particular book.
The legislation also tightens the
standard under which the FBI can secretly view electronic communication
that takes place at libraries and businesses with public Internet access.
To obtain a warrant, currently the FBI
need only state that the information is needed for an authorized terrorist
investigation.
The measure cosponsored by Bingaman
would require that the FBI also certify that there is factual suspicion
about a specific individual. That would allow the FBI to continue to view
electronic communications, but only for those suspected of involvement
with terrorist groups.
In addition to Bingaman, the measure is
cosponsored by Daniel Akaka (D-HA); Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Jon Corzine
(D-NJ); Richard Durbin (D-IL); Jim Jeffords (I-VT); Edward Kennedy (D-MA);
and Ron Wyden (D-OR).
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Pearce
kicks off
congressional
update tour
Congressman
travels statewide
to
meet with constituents
WASHINGTON, DC - With the U.S. House of
Representatives in recess for the month of August, Congressman Steve
Pearce (R-NM) will be traveling throughout the state on his Congressional
Update Tour.
Pearce kicks off the tour on Friday,
Aug. 1, in Hobbs.
For the next few weeks, Pearce will
travel the 69,598 square-mile district, meeting with his constituency and
discussing the nation's most important topics including jobs, economy,
Medicare, Iraq, water and education.
"The Congressional Update Tour is
an excellent way for me to travel throughout the district and visit with
people face-to-face. Southern New Mexico hired me to represent their
interests in Washington, and it is my responsibility to remain accessible
and accountable to those whom I represent, and that is why I return to the
district at every available opportunity," Pearce said.
"This tour will give me the
opportunity to hear first hand about New Mexicans’ opinions on the
issues we have been working on in Congress for the past seven
months," he said.
Pearce will be attending meetings and
events across a broad swath of Southern New Mexico. By the end of August,
Pearce will have held a Town Hall Meeting in each county he represents.
"I invite everyone to come and
join my staff and me for a conversation about our communities, our state
and our country. This is a forum where we can gather in an organized
manner as Southern New Mexicans to voice our concerns and share our
visions for our state and for America," he added.
…Pearce’s
Town Hall Meeting Schedule:
Monday, Aug. 4, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Lincoln
County Town Hall Meeting at the Ruidoso City Hall, 313 Cree Meadow Drive
in Ruidoso.
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Otero
County Town Hall Meeting at the Alamogordo Public Schools Board Room, 1211
Hawaii St. in Alamogordo.
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 6:30 - 8 p.m. -
Sierra County Town Hall Meeting at the Truth or Consequences City Hall,
505 Sims St. in Truth or Consequences.
Monday, Aug. 11, 6:30 - 8 p.m. -
Socorro County Town Hall Meeting at the Socorro City Hall, 111 School of
Mines Road in Socorro.
Tuesday, Aug. 12, 6:30 - 8 p.m. -
Valencia County Town Hall Meeting at the Los Lunas City Hall, 660 Main St.
NW in Los Lunas.
Thursday, Aug. 14, 6:30 - 8 p.m. -
Catron County Town Hall Meeting at Catron County Courthouse on Main Street
in Reserve.
Friday, Aug. 15, 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Grant
County Town Hall Meeting at Grant County Courthouse Annex, 1400 E. U.S.
Highway 180 in Silver City.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 6:30 - 8 p.m. -
Cibola County Town Hall Meeting at Cow Palace on Rodeo Road, Exit 81 off
of I-40.
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Domenici
uses GAO assessment of FLETC
to
bolster argument for more training in Artesia
GAO
reports says FLETC-Artesia ‘Underutilized’
WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pete
Domenici today ramped up his call for better management of the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) program, pointing to a new study that
says there is a great need to improve schedules to meet federal law
enforcement and homeland security training needs.
Domenici, as a member of the Senate
Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, has been working to ensure
that the newly-created Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fully
utilizes all FLETC campuses, particularly the one in Artesia.
A new General Accounting Office (GAO)
report confirms that FLETC-Artesia is underutilized and stresses the need
for DHS to replace a manual scheduling process that has prevented FLETC
from keeping pace with the training demands after the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks. (Report GAO-03-736)
"The GAO confirms a lot of my
growing concerns about how the Homeland Security Department is managing
its FLETC resources," Domenici said.
"The report confirms that more training can be handled in
Artesia, and that training overall needs to more effectively
organized."
In response to the GAO report, Domenici
is moving forward on a proposal to give the FLETC director authority to
schedule agency training at FLETC facilities, which include campuses in
Artesia, Glynco, GA, Charleston, SC, and a Cheltenham, MD, facility for
Washington, DC, metropolitan police agencies.
Domenici began pressing for this during
recent consideration of the FY2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill,
and gained a commitment to have the plan considered as part of legislation
being developed by the Governmental Affairs Committee.
"We are very fortunate to have the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, which was created to ensure that
our federal law enforcement officers receive the basic, advanced,
specialized, and refresher training they need to protect our country,”
Domenici said.
“Unfortunately, however, no one in
this organization has the authority to schedule the training of various
agencies at FLETC facilities throughout the country,” he said.
“This has resulted in strains on the
facilities in Glynco and Charleston, while the campus at Artesia is
underutilized," Domenici wrote to Governmental Affairs Committee
Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME).
Collins has suggested incorporating the
Domenici FLETC language into S.1254 when it is considered by the Senate
later this year.
"The scheduling system that FLETC
uses to keep track of training classes is severely outdated and
burdensome. While the Department of Homeland Security indicated in its
response that steps are being taken to address the problems contained in
the GAO report, I believe we in Congress can take action to ensure that
this is done in a timely and efficient fashion," Domenici said.
Earlier this month, the Senate approved
the FY2004 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill that included an
additional $5.03 million for an indoor/outdoor firing range at FLETC-Artesia.
This funding is included within the
$201.4 million provided for overall FLETC-a $55.4 million increase over
the President’s $146 million budget request.
The FY2004 funding level includes
$172.7 million for FLETC salaries and expenses, of which $50.4 million is
to cover additional basic training.
The bill has $28.7 million for
construction, including the firing range in Artesia.
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BLM lifts
fire restrictions
in Southwest New Mexico
LAS CRUCES - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management
today lifted all fire restrictions on public land in Southwest New Mexico,
including in Hidalgo, Luna, Dona Ana, Sierra, Otero and Grant Counties,
according to BLM-Las Cruces Field Office Manager Amy Lueders.
The restrictions began May 23.
“We appreciate the responsible actions of all
who’ve visited public lands during the restriction period, they’ve
helped protect everyone’s interest in these valuable resources,”
Lueders said.
The restrictions are lifted effective July 30 and
are concurrent with similar actions by other governmental agencies.
Additional information about fire conditions is
available online at www.fs.fed.us/r3/fire, or by calling BLM-Las Cruces
Fire Management Officer Steve Bumgarner at 505-525-4300.
The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the
Interior, is responsible for managing about 13 million acres of public
lands in New Mexico. The BLM-Las
Cruces field office is responsible for about 5.4 million of those acres in
New Mexico’s six southwestern counties.
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Eclipse
Aviation Corp. secures
private equity funding for $87M
Aviation
innovator has raised $325M to date;
anticipated
to take the Eclipse 500 Jet to FAA certification
OSHKOSH, WI - Eclipse Aviation Corp., manufacturer
of the Eclipse 500 jet, today announced completion of its fifth round of
private equity funding for $87 million for a total of $325 million of
equity funding to date.
The funding will be used to complete testing and
FAA certification of the Eclipse 500 jet.
"The value proposition created by the Eclipse
500 and the advanced state of our development program have made Eclipse
Aviation attractive to the investment community, especially now that Pratt
and Whitney Canada has been selected to supply the engines," said
Vern Raburn, president and CEO of Eclipse Aviation.
"In one of the most difficult private equity
markets seen in decades, we have raised $87 million in this round and
believe the $325 million in cumulative equity funding to date is the
largest total amount of funding ever raised for a new aircraft company. We
expect this latest round to be our final equity round. We are on track for
FAA certification in early 2006," Raburn said.
The capital in this round of financing includes a
$10 million investment from the State of New Mexico's State Investment
Council, which was enabled by a new law enacted in the recent legislative
session. The remainder of the equity capital was from a group of
undisclosed private investors.
"This investment represents the confidence we
have in Eclipse as a sound investment and in recognition of the importance
Eclipse will play in building a high wage economy in New Mexico,"
said New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who supported the State
Investment Council investment in Eclipse.
…Test
flight findings advance
program
momentum
The Eclipse 500 resumed test flight in May
equipped with interim engines and since then, Eclipse Aviation has
successfully tested the revolutionary aircraft's low-speed handling
characteristics and systems operations.
The company's advanced data acquisition system has
enabled Eclipse to learn a significant amount about the aerodynamic and
systems performance of the jet within a relatively short time period.
After completing the development testing of
Eclipse 500 aerodynamics and systems with the interim engines, subsequent
flight test aircraft will be used for certification flight testing with
the Pratt & Whitney Canada engines, which will be available in late
2004.
Altogether there are eight test aircraft, six of
which will fly and two of which will be used for structural testing.
…About
Eclipse Aviation
Eclipse Aviation is in the business of designing,
certifying and producing modern, affordable jet aircraft that will
revolutionize the transportation market.
The company is applying advanced electronics
systems, manufacturing and business practices to produce aircraft that
cost about a quarter of today's small jet aircraft, will be significantly
safer and easier to operate than those of today, and have the lowest cost
of ownership ever achieved in a jet aircraft.
The goal of Eclipse is to bring the word
"personal" into aviation, making it possible for commercial air
passengers to move directly between cities on a quick, affordable and
convenient basis. It will also allow pilot owners to enter the world of
jet-powered aviation. Contact
Eclipse at http://www.eclipseaviation.com.
Eclipse Aviation Corporation, Eclipse, Eclipse
500, and Avio are trademarks of Eclipse Aviation Corp.
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Dry
Lake Fire Use Complex Fact Sheet
Tuesday,
July 29, 2003
FIRE
NAME: Dry Lake Fire
Use Complex (Dry Lake, Turnbo, Moonshine, Granny and Rock Fires)
CAUSE:
Lightning
SIZE:
The Dry Lake Complex
totals about 113,085 acres (Dry Lake: 94,580; Turnbo: 18,505).
STATUS:
Scattered rain and
continued higher humidity resulted in very little fire activity on the Dry
Lake Complex and minimal growth on the Turnbo Fire. Monitoring by aerial
reconnaissance continues. Horseback
patrol of a northern portion of the Moonshine Fire is ending today. Public
access to the Gila Wilderness is being restored effective at 0800 today.
Transition of fire management responsibilities from the Fire Use
Team to the Forest was anticipated at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
LOCATION:
These fires are located
in the Gila Wilderness about 27 miles northwest of Silver City, NM. The
Dry Lake, Turnbo and Granny Fires are about 1 to 3 miles southwest of the
Gila Cliff Dwellings. The
Moonshine Fire is roughly 3 miles south of Snow Lake.
The Rock Fire is about 9 miles southwest of the Gila Cliff
Dwellings.
RESOURCE
BENEFITS: The Dry Lake Fire is being managed as a suppression fire under a confine
tactic.
The portion exceeding the wildland fire use management boundary
is called the Turnbo Fire. The remainder of the complex, the Moonshine, Granny and Rock fires,
are being managed for resource benefits. Long-term resource benefits
include: reducing dead and down fuels, enhancing wildlife habitat,
minimizing future threats to firefighters, and restoring low intensity
fires to the wilderness.
FUELS:
The Dry Lake and Turnbo
Fires are in areas of ponderosa pine
and mixed conifer. The Moonshine Fire is burning in the area of the 1997
Lilly Fire. Since this
area was burned before, flammable material in the Moonshine Fire boundary
is generally light. This area
includes small patches of downed dead trees and open forest. The Granny
Fire is located in scattered brush, and the Rock Fire in heavy Pinyon,
Juniper and brush.
SUMMARY
OF ACTIVITY:
In the White Creek area on the Turnbo Fire some fire activity was
observed as creeping in grass, pine needles and downed logs. In the Dry
Lakes Complex, the Granny Fire showed some activity. Generally there is
very little activity within the Complex due to recent scattered rain over
the area. Smoldering continues in heavy fuels.
TRAIL
CLOSURES LIFTED:
Effective at 8 a.m. Tuesday, the Gila National Forest lifted trail
closure and campfire restrictions in the Gila Wilderness. The closure and
restrictions had been put in place in order to provide for public safety.
CONCERNS:
Firefighters, aviation, smoke, and public safety; threatened and
endangered species habitat: Mexican Spotted Owl, Gila Trout, Gila Chub,
Mexican Wolf, Spikedace, Chiricahua Leopard Frog and Loach Minnow; New
Mexico Fish and Game cabin.
RESOURCES:
Gary Cones’ Great Basin
Interagency Fire Use Team is managing the fires. Transition of this
responsibility to the Gila National Forest is anticipated effective today
at 1800.
DRY
LAKE COMPLEX INFORMATION:
505-388-8245
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Fire
restrictions lifted from the Gila
The Gila National
Forest announced today campfire and smoking restrictions were lifted at 8
a.m. Tuesday, July 29.
Due to increased
amounts of precipitation and relative humidity, officials determined it is
safe to rescind the order that went into effect on May 23.
In conjunction, the
area-wide closure that was in effect for the Dry Lake Complex also were
lifted Tuesday morning.
New Mexico Highway
159 (Bursum Road), near the town of Mogollon, was reopened Monday, July
28.
The Glenwood
District continues to have Gila Wilderness trail closures due to the
Spruce and Nabours Fires but expects to have those closures lifted on
Friday, Aug. 1.
For more information
about areas affected by temporary closures, contact the Glenwood Ranger
District at 505-539-2481.
The
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument and picnic and campgrounds remain
open. The Catwalk National Recreation Area is open with limited access.
...Current
Fire Update
Thirty-two new
wildfires have been reported since Friday, July 25, with 20 of those
occurring on the Reserve and Quemado Districts. This brings the total
number of fires for this calendar year to 251.
The Spruce
Complex is located 6 miles east of Glenwood, NM. The Silver Fire is
part of the Spruce Complex and is located about 3 miles east of Mogollon,
NM.
The total acreage of
the Complex is 9,452, which includes Spruce, Silver and Nabours fires.
The fires are
burning in Ponderosa Pine and mixed conifer. The fires have had minimal
spread as a result of higher humidity and rain. The fire is 50% contained,
with 37 personnel assigned.
The Dry
Lake Complex, 27 miles northwest of Silver City, New Mexico, started
on May 30.
At 113,085 acres,
this project is being managed partly as a wildland fire use project with
other portions known as Dry Lake being managed as a suppression fire under
a confine tactic.
The Moonshine and
Granny Fires, part of the complex, continue to be managed for resource
benefits. The portion of fire which has exceeded the management area
boundary is called the Turnbo Fire, and that too, is being treated as a
suppression fire.
The newest fire, the
Rock Fire, was detected within the management area boundary on July 23.
The fire, now at 55 acres, is being managed under fire use
strategy.
Some of the
long-term resource benefits include:
the reduction of dead and downed fuels, enhancing wildlife habitat;
and minimizing future threats to firefighters and restoring low-intensity
fires to the wilderness.
The Granite
Fire is 35 miles northeast of Silver City, NM. At 3,300 acres, this
wildfire is now 15% contained. The
fire is burning in very steep, rugged, and rocky terrain.
Trail closures are in effect in the local area to ensure
firefighter and public safety.
For more information
on these closures, please contact the Black Range Ranger District at
505-894-6677.
For specific
information on fire activity in the Gila National Forest, call
505-388-8245.
For general fire
information call the Southwest Area toll free 1-877-864-6985.
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$33.1 million for college scholarships
NM lottery sets revenue records
ALBUQUERQUE - The New Mexico Lottery
has posted a record $137 million in sales for the 12 months that ended
June 30.
The Lottery also announced Monday a
record $33.1 million profit, all of which is earmarked for the Lottery
Success Scholarship program, which provides in-state tuition at more than
two dozen public colleges, universities and community colleges in New
Mexico.
This marks the sixth consecutive full
year of sales increases, only the second U.S. start-up lottery to achieve
this goal.
Additionally, the Lottery has set net
profit records five of its seven full fiscal years.
"This means more money to help
ensure the longevity of the Lottery Success Scholarship program,"
said Lottery CEO Tom Shaheen. "Using current school year tuition
averages, the increase alone is equal to about 3,000 additional
scholarships for two- and four-year colleges." All figures are
preliminary and un-audited.
Overall sales for fiscal 2003 (July 1,
2002 - June 30, 2003) increased by $3.1 million over the same period
during fiscal 2002. And net
profits for the Lottery Success Scholarship during fiscal 2003 increased
by $3.5 million over fiscal 2002.
Shaheen said the record performance in
sales and profits are the result of higher Powerball jackpots, changes
made to Pick 3 and a variety of instant ticket (scratch) games.
"We have nearly 1,200 Lottery
retailers in New Mexico," added Shaheen.
"These important partners and their employees are the first
point of contact for New Mexicans and visitors who buy lottery
products.”
“But they are not the only partners
who helped make the past 12 months a record year for the Lottery and the
Lottery Success Scholarship program," he said.
Shaheen said that renegotiating
contracts with the Lottery's key vendors further reduced costs and
overhead. "This allowed us to raise the most money possible for the
Lottery Success Scholarship program," Shaheen said.
"By mid-year, we were already on
track for a record year. Every
time we raise more money than anticipated, it helps endow the Lottery
scholarships for current and future students as both enrollments and
tuition rates increase," he said.
According to preliminary data from the
New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, more than 25,000 students have
benefited from the Lottery Success Scholarship since the program began in
1997 through the spring 2003 semester.
Since the Lottery began in April 1996,
more than $181 million has been raised for New Mexico education, now
earmarked entirely for the Lottery Success Scholarship.
The $3.5 million profit increase in FY
'03 is equal to funding the following number of additional Lottery Success
Scholarships, based on 2003-04 school year in-state tuition averages
(excluding fees) provided by the New Mexico Commission on Higher
Education:
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Statewide (25 institutions) - $1,104 = 3,170 new
scholarships;
·
Three four-year research institutions (NM Tech, NMSU, UNM) -
$2,438 average = 1,435 new scholarships;
·
Three four-year comprehensive institutions (ENMU, NMHU, WNMU)
- $1,179 = 2,968 new scholarships;
·
Ten two-year branch campuses (ENMU, NMSU, UNM) - $864 =
4,051 new scholarships;
·
Seven two-year community colleges (CCC, LCC, NMJC, NNMCC,
SFCC, SJC, TVI) - $622 - 5,627 new scholarships;
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Two two-year specialized independent campuses (MCC, NMMI) -
$1,075 = 3,256 new scholarships.
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State,
Tribes to join in historic summit
Economic
development issues
subject of day-long session
In a groundbreaking move designed to
take their relationship to a new level of cooperation and involvement, the
State of New Mexico and New Mexico Tribes will join in the Tribal-State
Economical Development Summit on Thursday, July 31, at the State Capitol
building in Santa Fe.
The All Indian Pueblo Council (AIPC)
requested the summit in January 2003.
"The request was made at our
initial meeting with the governor in January when he talked about this
government-to-government relationship," Gil Vigil, vice-chairman of
the council, said, "and we signed an agreement committing both sides
to have these summits on a regular basis."
The Navajo Nation and the Mescalero
Apache and Jicarilla Apache Nations have been invited to join in the
Economic Development Summit.
The All-Indian Pueblo Council includes
representatives from Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, San Felipe,
Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, Sandia, Zia, Zuni, Nambe, Picuris, Pojoaque, San
Ildefonso, San Juan, Santa Clara, Taos and Tesuque pueblos. It is a
prehistoric alliance of the 19 pueblos located in what is now the State of
New Mexico.
"This is a not a feel-good-type
training session," said Monica Abeita, Indian Tourism Program manager
for the New Mexico Tourism Department, "but a real effort to bring
tribal leaders together with state agency officials, legislators and
others to work out specific policy recommendations to address economic
development on tribal lands."
Vigil added, "This is not just to
talk and accomplish nothing, but where policies can be reviewed and
recommendations made that will benefit both the state and the
tribes."
The Tribal-State Economic Development
Summit begins at 8 a.m. with a welcome and opening prayer by tribal
leaders. Discussion sessions include financing and incentives;
infrastructure and water; taxation; and tourism and hospitality.
The sessions are closed to the public,
but closing statements by the All Indian Pueblo Council and Gov. Bill
Richardson in the Rotunda at 4:15 p.m. are open to the public and the
media.
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Pearce
congressional update tour
to
stop in Truth or Consequences
WASHINGTON, DC - Sierra County
residents will have the opportunity to visit with their U.S.
Representative on Wednesday, Aug. 6, as Congressman Steve Pearce (R-NM)
will stop in Truth or Consequences to hold a Town Hall Meeting.
With the U.S. House of Representatives
in recess for the next month, Pearce will be traveling throughout the
state on his Congressional Update Tour.
For the next few weeks, Pearce will
travel throughout the 64,000 square-mile district, meeting with his
constituency and discussing the nation's most important topics including
jobs, economy, Medicare, Iraq, water and education.
"Southern New Mexico hired me to
represent their interests in Washington, and it is my job to remain
accessible and accountable to those whom I represent, and that is why I
return to the state at every available opportunity," Pearce said.
Pearce will be attending meetings and
events across a broad swath of Southern New Mexico. By the end of August,
Pearce will have held a Town Hall Meeting in every county he represents.
"I invite everyone in the counties
to come and join me and my staff for a conversation about our communities,
our state and our country. This is a forum where we can gather in an
organized manner as Southern New Mexicans and voice our concerns and share
our visions for our state and for America," he added.
The Town Hall Meeting is set for 6:30
p.m. at the Truth or Consequences City Hall, 505 Sims St.
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Rep.
Hamilton reschedules
visit
with public in T or C
State Representative Dianne Hamilton,
R- District 38, will hold office hours from 9 a.m. to 12 noon Thursday,
July 31, at the Sierra County Economic Development Organization’s office
at the T or C Civic Center, 400 W. 4th St.
Last week, when her office hours were
cancelled, it was too late to give notice to the newspapers.
She hopes the change in schedule has not been inconvenient to her
interested constituents.
Call Claudia at 894-9061 for an
appointment, or just stop by SCEDO on Thursday morning.
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Granite
Fire Fact Sheet
Monday,
July 28, 2003
LOCATION:
The Granite Fire
is located 8 miles north of Emory Pass in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness.
STARTED:
July 11, 2003
SIZE:
about
3,300 acres
CAUSE:
Lightning
FUELS:
The Granite Fire is
burning in Ponderosa Pine and oak with
grass and needle understory. There
are pockets of pinon and juniper on the south facing ridges and mixed
conifer on the north facing slopes.
SUMMARY:
The
Granite Fire is burning in very steep, rugged and rocky terrain, and is
currently at 15 percent containment.
Fire is staying low to the ground and creeping, spreading in a
fingering pattern. As the
fire backs out of the steeper, rugged high elevations, fire crews will
initiate burnout operations to remove unburned fuel between the current
fire and Trail #114, Holden Prong Trail.
Holden Prong Trail #114 is the containment line on the northern and
western perimeters.
To
provide for firefighter and public safety, the following trails have been
closed:
·
Holden Prong Trail #114
north of the Black Range Crest Trail #79 to the Forest boundary in Animas
Creek
·
Trail #117 from Hillsboro
Peak to Cave Creek
·
Sid’s Prong Trail #121
north of the Black Range Crest Trail #79 to Animas Creek
·
Water Canyon Trail #20 from
the Black Range Crest Trail #79 to Animas Creek
·
Trail #307 south from North
Seco Canyon at Davis Well to Forest Road 157 near Kingston
·
Pretty Canyon Trail #812
from Black Range Crest Trail #79 to Sid’s Prong Trail #121
Anyone planning a trip into the southern Aldo Leopold
Wilderness should check for the latest fire information and trail closure
status with the Black Range Ranger District at 505-894-6677.
CONCERNS:
Firefighter, aviation, and public safety; Threatened and Endangered
Species habitat for Mexican Spotted Owl; and habitat for the Rio Grande
Cutthroat Trout.
RESOURCES:
Resources
assigned to the Granite Fire are Type 3 Incident Commander Burt Plante, a
20-person Type 2 hand crew from Ohio State Forestry, and a 20-person Type
1 Silver City Hotshot Crew. Two horse packers and a helicopter are shuttling supplies to the
firefighters. A total of 50
personnel are currently assigned to the Granite Fire.
RESTRICTIONS:
No campfires outside of
designated campgrounds; use of fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices
are permitted; smoking only within an enclosed vehicle, building,
developed recreation site, or in an area at least three feet in diameter
cleared of all burnable material; no fireworks; no operation of any
internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device.
GRANITE FIRE INFORMATION:
505-894-6677
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Spruce
Complex Fact Sheet
July
25, 2003
Fire
Name:
Spruce Complex; The Spruce Complex consists of the Spruce Fire,
Nabours Fire, and the Silver Fire.
Time/Date
Started:
Spruce Fire started July 11; Nabours Fire started July 14; and
Silver Fire started July 11.
Location:
The Spruce and Nabours Fire are about 6 miles east of Glenwood in
the Gila Wilderness Area on the Gila National Forest.
The Silver Fire is about 3 miles east of Mogollon on the Glenwood
District of the Gila National Forest.
Cause:
Lightning
Fuels: Mixed conifer, ponderosa pine and brush
Size: Spruce Fire—6,400 acres; Nabours Fire—943 acres; Silver
Fire—1,900 acres.
%
Contained:
18%
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