1) During the last moments of this year’s state lawmaking session, SB 347 passed. This legislation provides funding for what program?a) The Legislative Lottery Scholarship Programb) The Hanna Skandera Relocation Programc) The Free Casino Lunch for Senators Programd) The Governor’s Helicopter Ride Fund 2) Last week, KOB investigative journalist Stuart Dyson reported on economic development in the South Valley. What local rock band featured Dyson in the mid-to-late 1980s?a) Strawberry Zotsb) Gutter Leavesc) Walter Pigeond) Fountain of Blood 3) According to Dyson’s report, what is the name of one organization fostering economic and business development in the South Valley?a) The Hispanic Roundtableb) The City of Albuquerquec) The Rio Grande Economic Development Corporationd) LULAC 4) Traces of the dangerous heavy metal ____________ were detected last week outside the New Mexico radioactive waste depository known as WIPP.a) Uraniumb) Americiumc) Plutoniumd) B and C 5) This potentially disastrous radioactive emanation was preceded by what recent event at the Waste Isolation Pilot Project?a) The appearance of inter-dimensional beingsb) A Ted Nugent concertc) Soviet infiltrationd) A fireAnswers:1) A. Senate Bill 347 provides funding sources for the lottery scholarship through FY 2016.2) B. Dyson played in the Gutter Leaves, trust us.3) C. The Rio Grande Economic Development Corporation is providing local businesses with growth opportunities, according to Dyson.4) D. Trace amounts of plutonium and americium were detected half a mile from WIPP last week.5) D. Before the leak, there was the fire.
Crib Notes: Feb. 27, 2014
2 min read
The Strawberry Zots
Courtesy of the artist
Bridge Boulevard
Albuquerque Journal
Outside the Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP)
wikimedia.org
Inside WIPP
CNA Consulting Engineers
