Week ending Friday, August 27, 2021


Greenland Rain

The second freakish heat wave to blow across Greenland so far this summer caused rain to fall at the highest point of the country’s ice sheet for the first time in recorded history. The instruments at Greenland’s Summit Station, established in 1950, recorded temperatures above freezing for more than nine hours on Aug. 15, with rain falling off and on for 13 hours. But since there are no rain gauges at the typically frigid location, the research staff was unable to say how much rain actually fell.  Parts of the ice cap were 18 degrees Celsius above average on that day, triggering a massive melting event that was seven times above...

Rehoboth doctors respond to hospital’s anti-union letter
Date: Wed, Aug 25, 2021, 09:32
Subject: Response to Board

The super-majority of the employed physicians of the medical staff of RMCHCS who are seeking to unionize appreciate the efforts of our hospital’s Board of Directors to serve our community. We were blindsided and saddened to receive a statement from the Chair of the Board opposing our unionization and further, stating that it would not be in the best interests of patients, without even meeting with us first. We respect Mr. McKernan and his accomplishments, which were achieved with the help of unionized resident doctors, nurses, technicians, and other staff...

Celebrates downtown Gallup

Coal Avenue Commons held the ribbon-cutting for its first phase Aug. 24.

It is part of the gallupARTS partnership with the City of Gallup to re-imagine Coal Avenue as a signature “event street” and creative commercial hub.

Thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” grant in 2018, which was matched by $150,000 from local government, the process is underway.

Mayor Louis Bonaguidi took note of the changes.

“Coming out of the theater last Thursday night (Aug. 19) when it was dark and seeing the street lit up, I can’t help but think we did the right thing. This is great,” Bonaguidi said.  “I think everybody in this community is...

The new library hasn’t been built yet, but the plans for it are coming together.

During the Aug. 19 Library Advisory Board meeting, Tammi Moe, Octavia Fellin Public Library’s deputy director, reminded the board about the planning method she proposed at a previous meeting — “The New Planning for Results: A Streamlined Approach,” written by Sandra Nelson and published by the Public Library Association.

In an interview with the Sun, Moe said public libraries have used the model since the ‘90s. She said the model is not just theoretical. It is meant for real world application.

The first step in the method is to form a planning committee. It will be the committee’s job to...