VETERANS | FROM PAGE 5 its connections with the VA Health Care System, the VA regional benefits office, and other organizations that serve veterans. The move also brings New Mexico in line with the model used by most states in the nation of management of state veterans’ homes by state veterans’ departments instead of by state health departments. NMDVS Secretary Jack Fox said that day-to-day operations at the veterans’ home will not be affected by the change. “Because our sole mission is service for all veterans in New Mexico, we will rely on the current facility administration and staff to continue its excellent level of service for the residents to help us fulfill our mandate of ‘Serving Those Who Served,’” he said. Fox also said that current facility director Colleen R u nd e l l a nd he r e nt i r e administrative staff will not only remain, but are looking
NTU | FROM PAGE 15 where a s a not her s t udent m ay s ee it f rom a n env ir on me nt a l p oi nt of v iew or a not her st udent m ig ht s e e it f r o m t he p oi nt of v iew of t h i ngs t hat a re goi ng on w it h i n t he community. It was a lot of good information.” Prior to enrolling at NTU, Yazzie explored several other programs for an advanced degree, but each progra m that she came across was focused solely on curriculum, which Yazzie said she felt she pretty much knew after 20 years of teaching. And the cost of attending a la rger institution weighed heavily on her mind. “The cost of attending Western University or UNM was crazy, sometimes between $300 and $400 per credit hour,” Yazzie said. “NTU wasn’t too expensive, at the same time, I was really interested in making a contribution to the Navajo Nation with what I know.” Yazzie continued, “Take Navajo children: I need to know where they’re coming from and what their values are in order to understand what these kids go through – having to function in Western
forward to becoming an integral part of the NMDVS. “We’ve had an excellent relationship with Colleen ever since she assumed the director’s position this past February,” he said. “We look forward to having her leadership for many more years to come.” In order for the change to take effect, state lawmakers will have to pass legislation during the upcoming legislative session to make changes to state statute. The New Mexico State Veterans’ Home is located on sixteen acres and offers 135 nursing home and ten assisted-living beds. The state-ofthe-art facility was established as the state’s only state veterans’ home in 1985. In May of 2015, the VA awarded a $17.1 million grant to the facility for the construction of a 59-bed expansion project to include a 39-bed Alzheimer’s unit, a 20-bed Skilled Nursing Unit, a new rehabilitation section for inpatient and outpatient services, and a new pool. society and juggle Nava jo traditions.” Yazzie said she plans to keep working at Cho’ooshgai School where she can focus mor e o n t he t r a d it io n a l va lues of her students i n order to be a more effective instr uctor. That sta nce is something she cherished at NTU, which she says sets it apart from other colleges and universities. “I could have gotten a master’s degree from anywhere else, but it wouldn’t be as meaningful as what I’ve lea r ned here,” Ya zzie exclaimed. “I think that’s why it’s meaningful, because it’s from a traditional perspective and because it identifies who I am.” Yazzie’s perspective was enough to convince Cheyenne Sloan of Yatahey to enroll in the Navajo culture program. Sloan, 19, graduated from Thoreau High School. “That’ what I’m going to major in next year,” Sloan said. “It seems exciting and fun.” NTU was established in 1979 to meet the educational and cultural needs of Navajo s t udent s. T he u n iver sit y offers a va r iety of undergraduate progra ms a nd a limited number of graduate programs.
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BUDGET | FROM PAGE 6 “She no longer ha s the m a jor it y she h a d on t he Hou se side,” Sm it h s a id. “It’s going to be completely different.” Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, who is slated to be the
BLM NEW MEXICO | FROM PAGE 7 The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public
next Speaker of the House, said his party’s goal is to work toward more jobs and and a secure economy. Egolf did not address the specifics of Martinez’s plan. “The Governor today has acknowledged the need to tackle the state’s deficit,” Egolf said in a statement.
“Job creation and economic growth are the top priorities for the incoming leadership in the House of Representatives. We are ready for the difficult task of finding common ground to turn our state’s economy around.” Visit: nmpoliticalreport. com
Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s mission is to manage and conserve
the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.
Ryan Hudgeons of RAH Photography and the Gallup Sun captured the full moon and its glow on Pyramid Peak and Church Rock Jan. 11.
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