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GGEDC unveils new logo

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Logo signals brand evolution

Greater Gallup Economic Development Corporation, the nonprofit economic development organization undertaking business recruitment and attraction efforts on behalf of the City of Gallup and McKinley County, today unveiled a new logo that seeks to emphasize the organization’s commitment to...

DOH to issue medical cannabis licenses

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SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) announced Oct. 5 that it will be issuing licenses to 12 applicants who applied to become licensed non-profit producers (LNPPs) in the state’s Medical Cannabis Program. Licensure is contingent upon the applicants’ acceptance and demonstration of regulatory compliance. This will bring the total number of LNPPs to 35.

Secretary of Health Retta Ward reviewed the 17 highest scoring applications, which represent the top 20 percent of total applications submitted. A four-member Scoring Committee of DOH employees recommended to Secretary Ward that she review the17 highest scoring applications, and that she make her selection from that...

St. Francis Fiesta Fun

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‘God’s Blessing’ – Part 3

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Planning for the Future

PART THREE OF THREE

The story of Felicia (Guliford) and Eric Taylor is not yet complete, far from it. Now the future starts for both of them and for their children as well.

Decisions always have to be in the present or in the future. The past matters little except in knowing what you want, which in most come from experience.

In Felicia’s case, her experiences – good and bad – earned her some celebrity but also limited what she was able to do with her physical talents. The most serious diagnosis was osteopeonia of the spine, a precursor to osteoporosis, which put her dreams of a professional running career and even a shot at the Olympics completely on...

‘God’s Blessing’ – Part 2 Life After Tennessee

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PART TWO OF THREE

Where do you go after a whirlwind of activity and intense learning of five years comes to an end? Most would choose home, that one place of family and friends that you grow up with and where you are able to rest until the next step of your future presents itself. That was where Felicia Guliford went after her days in Tennessee.

Gallup was where her parents were, Lawrence and Ruth – both teachers in the Gallup McKinley School District. Her dad taught Special Education and her mother Art, and both were active athletic supporters and church members. Her three brothers Joshua (now 34 and working for Molina Healthcare), Maurice (32 and a financial analyst for IHS)...

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