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• NM’s work-related deaths double the U.S. rate

  22-09-2015 23:46
  
  Workplace deaths in the oil and gas and trucking industries help explain why New Mexico had about twice the U.S. rate of work-related fatalities in 2013, health officials said in a new report.
  New Mexico’s oil and gas industry accounted for about one-in-four of the state’s workplace fatalities in 2013, and trucking accidents also claimed a large share of deaths, the New Mexico Department of Health report said.
  Of New Mexico’s 44 workplace deaths that year, 12 were oil and gas i
  
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• Gov. Susana Martinez in Washington D.C. to welcome Pope Francis

  22-09-2015 23:41
  
  Gov. Susana Martinez traveled to Washington D.C. today to attend a White House welcoming event for Pope Francis, who is in the United States for the first time on a six-day visit.
  Martinez, who also traveled to the Vatican City in 2013 as part of a delegation attending Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass, will also meet with federal agencies and with U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., while in the nation’s capital, the Governor’s Office said this afternoon.
  After leaving Washington D.C. tom
  
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• Not just Volkswagen: A list of past auto industry scandals

  22-09-2015 23:39
  
  With Volkswagen’s admission that 11 million of its diesel vehicles worldwide contain software that can rig emissions tests, the German automaker joins a list of auto industry scandals that spans several decades. Among them, Ford Pintos that burst into flames, Toyota vehicles that take off unintentionally and air bags that explode, showering a car’s interior with shrapnel.
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  At least 27 people died during the 1970s due to the faulty position of fuel tanks in the Ford Pinto. I
  
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• PETA sues to give monkey the copyright of selfie photos

  22-09-2015 23:34
  
  This 2011 photo provided by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA shows a selfie taken by a macaque monkey on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi with a camera that was positioned by British nature photographer David Slater. (David Slater/Court exhibit provided by PETA/AP)
  A macaque monkey who took now-famous selfie photographs should be declared the copyright owner of the photos, rather than the nature photographer who positioned the camera, animal-rights activists contend in a novel l
  
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• NAPA growing into bigger location

  22-09-2015 23:31
  
  NAPA Auto Parts is relocating its Northeast Heights store in October, a move that will mean nearly 40 percent more space and additional customer parking.
  NAPA is heading to 1201 Juan Tabo NE, a storefront most recently used by JC Tile. The new location will replace the NAPA at 1700 Eubank NE.
  The company is expected to move Oct. 12 but remain open during normal business hours through the move, according to Austin Tidwell of the Allen Sigmon Real Estate Group. Allen Sigmon brokers Jeff Martinez a
  
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• “Scorch Trials” brings $23.5 million to state

  22-09-2015 23:12
  
  The Twentieth Century Fox film “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials,” which filmed in and around Albuquerque last year and opened on Friday, brought $23.5 million to the state’s economy, according to data released by the Motion Picture Association of America.
  The production was housed at Albuquerque Studios.
  The film topped last weekend’s box office intake by earning $30 million.
  “A film like this has a major economic impact in New Mexico as the numbers reflect
  
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• State’s first flu cases reported

  22-09-2015 23:00
  
  Three Bernalillo County women, ages 54, 68 and 77, have been diagnosed with the state’s first lab-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2015-2016 season, the New Mexico Department of Health said today.
  The 68- and 77-year-old women were treated at a hospital and released, the agency said. The first flu case last season was reported in September.
  “It’s nearly impossible to predict how severe a flu season will be or when cases will peak,” Department of Health Cabinet Secreta
  
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• Updated: Former Pulse site to become commercial development

  22-09-2015 22:51
  
  The corner of Central and Montclair SE where the former Pulse Nightclub stood. Tuesday, Sept.22, 2015.(Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal.)
  Pioneering Nob Hill developer Rick Goldman is changing his playbook for redeveloping the half-acre lot at 4100 Central SE, once home to the Pulse Nightclub, for commercial uses rather than housing.
  “We’ll bring something to market that has not been seen there before, something that complements growth in that area of Nob Hill,” he told the Jou
  
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• Former Pulse site to become commercial development

  22-09-2015 22:51
  
  Pioneering Nob Hill developer Rick Goldman is changing his playbook for redeveloping the half-acre lot at 4100 Central SE, once home to the Pulse Nightclub, for commercial uses rather than housing.
  “We’ll bring something to market that has not been seen there before, something that compliments growth in that area of Nob Hill,” he told the Journal. “The area doesn’t need a strip center.”
  Plans for the bulldozed site are still in the works with the Albuquerque a
  
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• Strong storm hits Albuquerque Metro Area

  22-09-2015 22:45 via krqe.com
  
  A compact but powerful storm rolled through the Albuquerque downtown area around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. The storm packed torrential rain and pea sized hail.
  While the storm was not one that will last a long time, it did deliver very heavy rain for a brief time. Look for more strong storms that pack heavy rain through the rest of the evening.
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  Authorities urge people to stay away from arroyos.
   
  
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• First lab-confirmed cases of flu are reported in New Mexico

  22-09-2015 22:44
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting the first lab-confirmed cases of influenza for this season.
  Health officials say there are three reported cases — all involving women from Bernalillo County.
  Two of the women — ages 68 and 77 — were hospitalized for treatment and are now out of the hospital.
  The other woman with the flu is 54 years old.
  The first flu case last season in New Mexico was reported last September.
  Each year, flu vaccine arrives
  
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• New Mexico college enrollment drops amid push to reform

  22-09-2015 22:31 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico colleges are seeing a decline in enrollment as the economy improves and administrators try to adjust and find ways to lure more students.
  The state Department of Higher Education says the latest numbers show New Mexico saw a 2 percent statewide enrollment drop from 2013 to 2014. Officials expect 2015 numbers to also show a decrease, following a trend nationwide.
  New Mexico State University, for example, reported an enrollment drop for 2015, continuing a
  
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• Clovis man gets 10 years for embezzlement

  22-09-2015 22:13
  
  SANTA FE — A former Clovis CPA has been sentenced to 10 years for embezzling $296,000 from the New Mexico Cattle Growers Foundation in eastern New Mexico.
  Charles Fleming, 56, pleaded guilty to embezzling $296,000 from the foundation, where he served as treasurer from 2010-2011. He used the money to pay personal expenses and business expenses for his private accounting firm in Clovis, according to the state Taxation and Revenue Department.
  Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Donna Mowrer s
  
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• Man uses 'Find My iPad' feature to locate stolen items at neighbor's house

  22-09-2015 21:59
  
  An Albuquerque burglary victim was able to recover his stolen property with help from police and a feature on his iPad.
  
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• Judge largely upholds Berkeley cellphone ordinance

  22-09-2015 21:57
  
  BERKELEY, Calif. — A federal judge has mostly upheld a new Berkeley ordinance that requires cellphone sellers to warn customers about keeping their cellphones too close to their bodies.
  U.S. District Judge Edward Chen on Monday rejected the wireless industry’s request for a preliminary injunction against the entire ordinance. CTIA-The Wireless Association said the ordinance was pre-empted by federal law and violated the First Amendment.
  Chen said that except for one part, the law was
  
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• Study: Diagnosis wrong too often, urgent improvement needed

  22-09-2015 21:54
  
  WASHINGTON — Most people will experience at least one wrong or delayed diagnosis at some point in their lives, a blind spot in modern medicine that can have devastating consequences, says a new report that calls for urgent changes across health care.
  Getting the right diagnosis, at the right time, is crucial, but Tuesday’s Institute of Medicine report found diagnostic errors get too little attention.
  The biggest needed change: “Patients are central to a solution,” said Dr
  
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• Updated: Pope Francis arrives in US, faces a polarized country

  22-09-2015 21:53
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pope Francis arrived Tuesday on the first visit of his life to the United States, bringing his “church of the poor” to the world's wealthiest superpower and a country polarized over issues closest to his heart: immigration, social injustice and economic inequality.
  According a rare honor to the pontiff, President Barack Obama and his wife and daughters welcomed Francis on the red-carpeted tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, just outside the nation's
  
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• Judge keeps alive AG’s lawsuit against Roswell horse slaughterhouse

  22-09-2015 21:48
  
  A state district judge in Santa Fe today refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed nearly two years ago by the attorney general against Valley Meat Company, which wanted to operate a horse slaughterhouse in Roswell.
  The company had argued that the lawsuit is moot because it no longer wants to slaughter horses at the site — and that it couldn’t even if it wanted to, because Congress banned funding for the required inspectors in this year’s federal budget.
  But the attorney general argue
  
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• Missouri attorney general: Walgreen Co. deceiving consumers

  22-09-2015 21:06
  
  ST. LOUIS — Walgreen Co.’s persisting failure to remove expired sales tags from its shelves deceives customers and violates a 2014 settlement that sought to resolve the matter in Missouri, the state’s attorney general argued Tuesday in asking a state court to punish the pharmacy chain.
  Attorney General Chris Koster filed court documents asking a judge to hold the nation’s largest pharmacy retailer in contempt of the settlement and issue steeper fines, including up to $5,0
  
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• New ‘soccer restaurant’ on tap for ABQ arena

  22-09-2015 21:04
  
  No shin guards? No problem.
  The newest feature at Albuquerque’s International Indoor Soccer Arena isn’t just for players.
  The venue plans to open a new restaurant next month, a 50-seat eatery meant to serve the players and families who utilize the field but also the city’s larger community of soccer fans and, for that matter, anyone who wants pizza and a pint.
  PK’s will offer pizzas, salads, coffee, beer and even possibly some wine, according to IISA owner Gabe Nosseir. C
  
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• New Mexico sees first case seasonal of flu

  22-09-2015 20:52 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Health is reporting the first lab-confirmed cases of influenza for the 2015 – 2016 season. The three cases were reported in women, ages 54, 68, and 77, from Bernalillo county. The 68 and 77 year olds were hospitalized for treatment, and are now out of the hospital. The first flu case last season was reported in September.
  The CDC says a recent analysis of the flu strains making their way around the U.S. and elsewhere indicates that
  
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• City of Albuquerque prepares for aging population

  22-09-2015 20:43 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Soon more than half of Albuquerque’s population will be over 50 and city leaders are looking at ways to make the city more ‘age friendly’.
  Activists packed the Albuquerque Convention Center Tuesday morning addressing the needs to successfully make this conversion, discussing areas that need improvement such as senior housing, health services and transportation. “They’re activists, they’re passionate about senior affairs, (and) we&rsq
  
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• Election held on senior citizens use of Spaceport Visitor Center

  22-09-2015 20:15 via krqe.com
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – T or C voters are deciding Tuesday whether a building being used as the Spaceport Visitor Center will revert back to a recreation center.
  Residence not happy about the county’s decision to relocate the senior citizens who used the recreation center inside the visitor center, received enough signatures to force a special election.
  Seniors say taxpayers are funding the spaceport and getting little out of it but county officials stand by the decision
  
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• Udall announces legislation in wake of mine waste spill

  22-09-2015 20:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – U.S. Senator Tom Udall is announcing a new bill that would compensate those affected by the Gold King mine spill.
  The federal government would be required to identify the most dangerous abandoned mines in the West and make plans to clean them up under legislation introduced by members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation.
  Sen. Tom Udall announced the legislation Tuesday. The New Mexico Democrat says it’s a response to the torrent of toxic wastewater fro
  
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• Udall introduces compensation bill for Animas spill victims

  22-09-2015 19:55
  
  Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy told Congress last week that the federal government will establish a fair compensation system for victims of the toxic Gold Creek Mine Spill, and today New Mexico lawmakers introduced legislation to hold McCarthy to her word.
  Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan – all New Mexico Democrats – introduced a bill along with Sen. Michael Bennett, D-Colo., that would help the Navajo Nation and communitie
  
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• State police: Juvenile suspect in custody in fatal shooting

  22-09-2015 19:28
  
  TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and another is in custody following a shooting in Truth or Consequences.
  New Mexico State Police said Tuesday the incident occurred Sunday night and that a juvenile suspect is in custody.
  The identities of the dead man and the suspect were not released, and state police said no additional information was available.
  State police said they took over the investigation at the request of the Truth or Consequences Police Depar
  
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• Bizarre fight in ends in arrest

  22-09-2015 18:59
  
  A bizarre fight outside an Albuquerque home ended with a man in handcuffs.
  
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• Wells Fargo hires regional investment manager

  22-09-2015 18:35
  
  Wells Fargo Private Bank has hired Gene Harrison as regional manager for investment and fiduciary services in the bank’s Greater Desert Region.
  Harrison, based in Albuquerque, will oversee all functions for the trust and fiduciary business including investment management through Wells Fargo Bank, NA in New Mexico, El Paso, Texas and Tucson, Arizona, according to a news release from the bank.
  Harrison previously was the senior investment strategy specialist for Wells Fargo Private Bank&rsqu
  
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• JK Rowling tells a new Potter story on her website

  22-09-2015 18:27
  
  NEW YORK — Eight years after writing the last of her “Harry Potter” novels, J.K. Rowling is still adding to the boy wizard’s story.
  The author posted new information Tuesday about the Potter family, the background provided on a “newly imagined” and mobile friendly version of the Pottermore Web portal (www.pottermore.com ) that Rowling established in 2012.
  In a brief essay titled, “The Potter Family,” Rowling traces Harry’s roots to “the
  
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• Updated: NMSU staffing poorly organized, study says

  22-09-2015 18:15
  
  LAS CRUCES — A staffing study commissioned by New Mexico State University suggests the university, while not overstaffed, is poorly organized.
  Faced with falling enrollment and increasing budget pressure, NMSU President Garrey Carruthers asked Deloitte Consulting earlier this year to take a close look at the university’s administrative staffing levels — excluding faculty. Deloitte was tasked with answering the question, “Is or is not NMSU overstaffed?”
  The firm&rsqu
  
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• Testimony at joint congressional hearing reveals EPA misled data on mine spill

  22-09-2015 18:07 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department reports that at Thursday’s Joint Congressional Hearing for Natural Resources and Oversight & Government Reform, New Mexico Environment Secretary Ryan Flynn clarified numerous discrepancies from testimony made earlier in the day by the Environmental Protection Agency, including the agency’s summary-level, cherry-picked data that sought to downplay the severity of the Gold King Mine spill.
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• Public, media not allowed at Diocese auction in Albuquerque

  22-09-2015 18:04
  
  GALLUP, N.M. — A California businessman hired by the Diocese of Gallup to conduct property auctions as part of its ongoing bankruptcy case kept members of the public from attending an auction in Albuquerque.
  The Gallup Independent reports (http://bit.ly/1jl8YBA ) CEO of Accelerated Marketing Group, Todd Good, says there was no advantage to allowing someone that wasn’t a qualified bidder into the auction Sept. 19.
  The diocese filed for bankruptcy in 2013 as lawsuits mounted over claim
  
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• Updated: Study shows employers shifting more medical costs to workers

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  Employers are leaving a bigger chunk of the bill for care to workers who use their health insurance, and benefits experts see few signs of this trend slowing.
  Most companies now offer health coverage that requires employees to pay an annual deductible before insurance kicks in, and the size of that deductible has soared in the past decade, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust.
  The average general deductible for workers
  
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• Updated: CEOs of Aetna, Anthem make case for health insurance mergers

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  WASHINGTON — The leaders of two major health insurers planning separate multi-billion dollar acquisitions made the case for the deals to Congress as senators questioned whether they would hurt competition and raise prices for consumers.
  Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Anthem plans to buy Cigna for $48 billion, and rival Aetna is looking to buy Medicare Advantage coverage provider Humana for $35 billion. As a wave of consolidation sweeps through the industry, the deals came under scrutiny at
  
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• Study shows employers shifting more medical costs to workers

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  Employers are leaving a bigger chunk of the bill for care to workers who use their health insurance, and benefits experts see few signs of this trend slowing.
  Most companies now offer health coverage that requires employees to pay an annual deductible before insurance kicks in, and the size of that deductible has soared in the past decade, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust.
  The average general deductible for workers
  
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• CEOs of Aetna, Anthem make case for health insurance mergers

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  WASHINGTON — The leaders of two major health insurers planning separate multi-billion dollar acquisitions made the case for the deals to Congress as senators questioned whether they would hurt competition and raise prices for consumers.
  Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer Anthem plans to buy Cigna for $48 billion, and rival Aetna is looking to buy Medicare Advantage coverage provider Humana for $35 billion. The deals came under scrutiny at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
  The Ju
  
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• A little league for ‘Minecraft’ gamers

  22-09-2015 18:00
  
  LOS ANGELES — On a recent afternoon inside the Cinemark Playa Vista multiplex, a sold-out movie theater was packed with more than 100 children and their parents. The youngsters weren’t gathering to watch “Minions” or “Inside Out” for the zillionth time. Instead, they came armed with their laptops to competitively play the video game “Minecraft” together.
  “The theaters want to be a destination not just for movies but for entertainment,”
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crash near Coors, Sequoia

  22-09-2015 17:23
  
  Albuquerque police are investigating a deadly pedestrian accident.
  
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• Flu vaccinations: Health official talks alternative options, misconceptions

  22-09-2015 17:17 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – With flu season just about in full swing, many are heading out to get their flu vaccinations.
  Matthew Rudbergwith with CVS MinuteClinic stopped by Tuesday morning to share what options people do have. He says if you are getting the flu vaccination, it should be a yearly thing, as your immunity does decline against it over time. He also suggests getting the vaccine early.
  Most health insurances cover flu shots entirely. There are alternatives to the traditional flu
  
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• How erratic schedules hurt low-wage workers

  22-09-2015 17:03
  
  Rachel Cooper moved to Chicago from New York after her employer, Just Salad, promised her a raise and promotion. But instead she saw her hours dwindle. She now works in the banking industry. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
  CHICAGO — As campaigns to raise the minimum wage find success across the country, erratic schedules have become the next front in the fight for workers’ rights.
  Gap is among several retail heavyweights to promise recently to make employees’ hours
  
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• Pope Francis arrives in Washington D.C.

  22-09-2015 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis’ six-day, three-city tour of the U.S. this week evolved from a pledge he made last fall to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
  Stops in Washington and New York were added after Francis put the triennial, Vatican-sponsored conference on his agenda. It opens Tuesday.
  Organizers describe the conference that blends prayer, religious instruction and faith-themed lectures as the world’s largest gathering of Catholic families.
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• Church’s conference on families spurring Pope Francis’ US trip

  22-09-2015 17:02 via krqe.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pope Francis’ six-day, three-city tour of the U.S. this week evolved from a pledge he made last fall to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia.
  Stops in Washington and New York were added after Francis put the triennial, Vatican-sponsored conference on his agenda. It opens Tuesday.
  Organizers describe the conference that blends prayer, religious instruction and faith-themed lectures as the world’s largest gathering of Catholic families.
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• Liz Reyer: Getting to the heart of your job dissatisfaction

  22-09-2015 17:01
  
  Q: I’ve been at a new job about three months and don’t like it at all. It’s not what I expected, and I’m not sure what to do. This isn’t the first time this has happened to me.
  A: This dilemma raises sharp questions both about your expectations for your work and the steps you take to find opportunities.
  First off, do you know what you want? If your answer stops at making a living, then you have not thought deeply enough about what’s important to you. If you&rs
  
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• Rex Huppke: ICYMI can add to workplace stress

  22-09-2015 17:00
  
  To: Reader
  From: Rex Huppke
  Subject: ICYMI …
  Dear reader:
  In case you missed it, I had a great column last week and I’m writing to make sure you didn’t miss it, just in case. I know you have many things on your plate, but in case you missed last week’s column, I just want you to know that it’s a can’t-miss piece, and I’m writing to make sure you didn’t miss it, just in case, because you really shouldn’t have missed it and if you have missed
  
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• Physical requirements stymie some job hunters

  22-09-2015 17:00
  
  One recent emailer told me about a bank that backed out of a hiring offer to a customer service representative because it didn’t want to spend $500 on software that would accommodate his blindness.
  Discrimination against persons with disabilities is a perennial topic in the workplace. I’ve also heard about a job posting for an accounting manager that required the employee to occasionally lift up to 50 pounds and routinely move or lift 25 pounds. A separate posting, for a university p
  
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• Balancing Act: To retain staff, take a hard look at workplace culture

  22-09-2015 17:00
  
  For a busy mom, Amazon Prime is a great convenience. To be able to order something — anything — and have it at my house in two days has saved me time and stress. But after reading a recent New York Times article on Amazon’s culture, I learned that my convenience has come at an ugly personal cost for those who work at the company.
  Behind the innovation is apparently a company that considers employees disposable and their work/life balance unnecessary. The New York Times writers
  
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• Udall to announce legislation in wake of mine waste spill

  22-09-2015 16:59
  
  U.S. Sen. Tom Udall is expected to announce legislation aimed at compensating communities affected by the torrent of toxic wastewater from a Colorado mine that fouled two Southwestern rivers.
  The New Mexico Democrat scheduled a conference call Tuesday to discuss his plans. His office says the legislation would require water quality monitoring of the Animas and San Juan rivers.
  A cleanup team contracted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally triggered the spill of millions of ga
  
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• The Roof is scheduled to open in November

  22-09-2015 16:58
  
  FARMINGTON — The only shelter in San Juan County that takes in intoxicated people during winter has a contractor and can now open in November, officials said.
  Last winter, the Roof took in 7,950 people, offering them a place to sleep overnight where they wouldn’t face freezing winter temperatures, said Bill Simon, an administrator for the Salvation Army, the agency that received the contract. He said no one froze to death in Farmington last year during those cold months.
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• New Mexico auditor releases findings of statewide review

  22-09-2015 16:47
  
  The Office of the State Auditor has finished examining nearly 450 government entities in New Mexico as part of a first-of-its-kind review.
  The office released the findings Tuesday in an effort to make information about the financial health of state and local government more transparent and accessible to the public and policymakers.
  State auditors looked at data from state agencies, cities, counties and school districts and other entities.
  Only a small percentage of the entities had audit finding
  
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• Whole Foods’ expensive, ‘humanely treated’ meat is a ‘sham,’ PETA lawsuit claims

  22-09-2015 16:39
  
  (c) 2015, The Washington Post.
  In green, air-conditioned aisles at stores across America, the welcoming signs beckon. Yes, customers may be buying meat – and there’s no denying that meat is dead animals. But these animals, it seems, are raised and killed humanely. That beef, chicken, turkey or pork in shoppers’ baskets isn’t necessarily inconsistent with “animal welfare.” Right?
  Isn’t that what Whole Foods customers are paying for? At the chain – n
  
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