Paging Nurses…
Amid shortage, schools turn away applicants
Last year, according to the New Mexico Board of Nursing, there were 1,181 licensed registered nurses in Santa Fe County. Nearly two-thirds of them are 50 or older and facing retirement.
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Infectious Grooves
In the mainstream media, it’s said, if it bleeds, it leads. But if it’s feverish, phlegmy, nauseated and has the potential to create massive global casualties, then it doesn’t just lead, it dominates. “Every five years there’s always one—bird flu, mad cow disease, swine flu—and you’ll see the same reaction and coverage to create a sense of excitement,” Christopher Ortiz tells SFR.
The Honor is Yours
It may be the most important local official you don’t get to vote for (at least not right away)—a person who can ruin lives with the thwack of a gavel. At 8:30 am on Nov. 5, a select group of 17 men and women will meet at the courthouse on Catron Street in Santa Fe to evaluate the candidates to replace retiring 1st Judicial District Judge James Hall.
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Date 11/04/2009
Back to Nature
The list of things that we forego in a recession—pedicures, pearls and the occasional mortgage—does not include alternative medicine. In fact, herbal supplement sales—along with yoga studios, acupuncture clinics and massage therapy—have proven remarkably resilient in the face of the recession.
Briefs: Nov. 4
Nuclear earthquakes, Joe Shirley and energy efficiency.
7 Days
Tax increases, lottery increases, financial corruption increases, pessimism increases, but at least Heather Wilson isn't running for Governor.
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Date 11/04/2009
Indicators: Nov. 4
In a recession, it turns out, everyone's likely to turn to thievery. Or at least the excessive collection of free pens.
Unnatural Disasters
On Monday, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board released a damning report on the safety of the main plutonium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The crux of the report is that in the case of a “seismic event,” or major earthquake, along the geologic fault that underlies the lab, the ensuing damage would be more than 100 times the allowable federal standard.
7 Days
The legislature's not so special session, New Mexico wind power, state investment shake ups and the impact of swine flu.
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Date 10/28/2009
Santa Fe Eavesdropper
Overheard on W. San Francisco Street and at Rio Chama
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Date 10/28/2009
Briefs: Oct. 28
Santa Fe city employees party out of town, the 400th anniversary turns out to be just as sketchy as Santa Fe's founding, and the Sheriff's Department cracks down on domestic violence.
