Will This Change Deter Alcoholismby Angelic Lopez '19 The time for alcohol sales to begin has recently been changed from 7 A.M to 10 A.M by the city of Gallup. Is this a good idea or not? Let’s find out. GHS! Ambush had interviewed employees from known restaurants and a gas station here in Gallup to hear about their opinions and to see what they think about this change. The first place we stopped by was The Rocket Liquor Store. Some employees had different opinions on if it’s a good idea to change the alcohol time sales. One employee said, “No, because outside the city limits they can still sell liquor at 7 a.m so the drunks drive over there and come back driving intoxicated and that's dangerous.” The other employee we interviewed said, “Yes, because all the drunks won’t be passed out early in the morning.” We Then asked if this change has affected their business in anyway? Their response was, “No, because they really are not that busy, but it affects the employees by cutting their hours.” “If the customers are already intoxicated they don’t get served.” Think about the change that is not affecting The Rocket Liquor Store as much as it’s just changing is the employee's hours.. The other places we visit that had a similar responses to each other were Shop-N-Save Liquor, Giant and Applebee's. An employee from Giant said, “No, because either way they can still sell and make their money.” A Walmart employee said, “No, because it doesn’t matter, it's still Gallup.” An Applebee's employee had said, “It’s not really going to make a change if they change the time sales for alcohol.” The last two places we visited were Wal-Mart and Pizza Hut. They both said yes. A Pizza Hut employee commented that, “Changing the time on alcohol sales is a good idea because early sales bring alcoholics. They always hang out back of the restaurant f***ed up. You never know what the drunks can do, they can rob us or scare off the delivery people.” Pizza Hut is thinking for the safety of their employees and the safety of the intoxicated people. Walmarts response was, “Yes, because it’s too early to be selling alcohol at that time.” We then asked all the places if they were aware of this change and they said yes and that they were prepared for this change and voted for the change. Now that you have read a couple of opinions on changing the alcohol time sales, what do you think of this change? Do you think this is beneficial for the city of Gallup? Will this prevent some of the alcoholics from drinking too early? Or, does this bring up the question if the drunks will do anything to drink if it means driving outside the city limits? Mayor was not available for comment. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! Poll takers if they thought the law suit against President Trump would hold up and 60% said yes while 40% said no.
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Dialysis and Kidney Failureby Christina Maldonado ‘19 Derek Curley ‘19
Kidney failure can only occur when by kidneys are diseased or damaged. If only one kidney is diseased or damaged, it can be removed or a transplant may be necessary. Renal causes of kidney failure consist of sepsis and medication. Chronic glomerulonephritis, poorly controlled diabetes and blood pressure are the most commonly related causes; less common causes are prostate disease, kidney stone, and reflux nephropathy. Kidney failure is diagnosed by blood test, urine test, or other tests such as kidney biopsy and abdominal ultrasound. Dialysis is a treatment for people who suffer or have suffered from kidney failure. Dialysis is a process for removing waste, salt and excess water from the blood. Dialysis also helps blood pressure. Dialysis is only used when you lose 85 to 90 percent of kidney function. There are two main types of dialysis, Hemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis. Hemodialysis is when an artificial kidney, a hemodialyzer, is placed inside the person and it will function like a regular kidney by removing waste and chemicals. Peritoneal Dialysis is when your blood is cleaned inside of your body. A catheter is placed in the abdomen and will have dialysate which cleans the blood. During the cleansing of the blood, excess fluid and waste are drawn out the same tube. In conclusion, dialysis is a treatment for people whose kidneys have or are failing. WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! Readers if they though the law suit against President Trump would hold up and 50% said no while the other 50% said yes.
Clovis Goes From Peaceful to in Terrorby Derek Curley '19
The suspect in custody is a sixteen year old who goes to Clovis High School. The suspect in custody apparently had no motive for the shooting.The recent shooting left two people dead along with four people injured. Due to this shooting, the school's attendance has dropped drastically. Another shooting occurred on Tuesday morning of September 5, 2017; someone had killed a thirty-year old man in an apartment complex. Police had responded to a call around at two fifty-eight to someone hearing gunshots. Later when police showed up they found a body with a gun wound in the right shoulder of David McDonald. McDonald was then transferred to Plains Regional Medical Center. McDonald did not respond to any treatment and later died at three twenty-four the same morning. Along with the shootings in Clovis, there have also been bomb threats. These bomb threats have occurred on September 5, 2017. The bomb threats focused on public schools. The schools that have received threats are Clovis Freshman Academy, Yucca Middle School, Cameo Elementary School and Sandia Elementary School. Clovis Community College had also received a threat the same day. The aftermath of the shootings and bomb threats are making the FBI follow up on the cases and questioning what is happening in the town of Clovis. http://abcnews.go.com/US/injured-shooting-library-clovis-mexico/story?id=49476872 http://www.koat.com/article/bomb-threats-prompt-lockdowns-evacuations-at-clovis-schools/12178546 http://krqe.com/2017/09/07/fbi-following-bomb-threats-made-after-clovis-library-shooting/ http://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/clovis-police-man-fatally-shot-at-apartment-complex/4594917/ http://lubbockonline.com/local-news/2017-08-30/clovis-high-school-attendance-plummets-after-city-library-shooting Hullabaloo at Volcano Vistaby Christina Maldonado '19
The students were punished and the student who posted the offensive photo on Snapchat was suspended from school for ten days. The other student was a football player, who was kicked off the team. The mother of one of the African American girls had declared that the boys needed a tougher punishment as she was not happy that her child feels unsafe going to school; the students feel targeted and threatened. Sheryl Williams Stapleton said in an interview with The New Mexican, “It might start with some stupid picture, but if we ignore it, it could advance into something different.” Actions begin to spread through people of all ages and influence others that violence is acceptable. These violent actions align with what happened last month in Charlottesville, VA. Dillon Hopper, a former Marine Corps Veteran was the leader who organized the rally; Hopper’s services were ended in January for participating in creation of a white supremacist group. Father, Lamont Webb had thoughts about child safety, “You don’t expect your kids going to school and having to deal with racism and discrimination in 2017. It's kind of appalling.” KOB acquired a letter from Bannerman, the principal of Volcano Vista High School, who claimed that the two students reviewed it as a “joke.” There is a line between humor and racism, these students do not seem to understand the difference. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/high-schoolers-suspended-over-repugnant-and-hateful-photo/article_4d2acf19-bd71-5574-8c8d-85e15567c903.html http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article170535187.html WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we at Ambush! asked our readers if they've heard of any of the soup kitchens in the Article 'Is Gallup Feeding the Hungry?' 100% of poll takers said yes, they've heard of the kitchens listed in the article.
Local Cult Charged With Abuseby Lucia Kezele '18
Is Gallup Feeding the Hungry?by Lucia Kezele '18
Care 66 is a nonprofit located at 407 West Highway 66. “CARE” stands for “Career Area Resource Enterprise, Inc.” Consisting on two different sections; this facility houses veterans, the chronically homeless, and those addicted to drugs. One section houses individuals who need assistance with drug and alcohol problems and provides them with a place to live during the process. The other section is considered to be “permanent” housing. Those that live at Care 66 are provided with three meals a day, counseling, and mentoring. The only thing asked in return is help cleaning, cooking, and full effort within their recovery. Care 66 takes donations and welcomes volunteers. The Community Pantry is located at 1130 Hassler Valley Rd. Founded in 1999 by Jim Harlin and Tom Crider, the Community Pantry is an integral part within our community and its fight against homelessness. It began as a tiny building and now consists of a huge pantry area for donations, donation drop off area, and area for distribution of donations to other organizations, offices for the employees, as well as a big garden to grow produce for donation. Gallup’s food pantry provides for all of Northwestern New Mexico with a “sister” pantry in Grants, NM that provides for Cibola County. Below is a list of the programs and a description of them from the Community Pantry’s website. Free Produce: This program links fresh produce and perishables gleaned in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to our community every week. Free to all clients – available Tuesday through Friday. The Emergency Food Box – Provides families with up to two week’s worth of food up to four times a year. This food is raised in the community through food drives by the Confirmation Classes and the Letter Carriers. Food For Kids (FFK) – The FFK program helps reduce food insecurity for school children. In the 20 schools we are currently serving (16 in McKinley, 4 Cibola), 480 children who might well go hungry over the weekend are provided with nutritious food. The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) – Distributes food commodities to approximately 1500 families a month. The Agency Program – This program distributes Feeding America food and other food available to local non-profit agencies and churches for free distribution among their own clients. The food pantry also collects donations and is open for receiving donations Tuesday - Friday from 8 am - 5 pm. Casa San Martin is a soup kitchen as well as overnight shelter for homeless people located on the North Side of Gallup, NM. This kitchen is run by the Missionaries of Charity, a Catholic organization. The women in charge of the program are nuns associated with the Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. At Casa San Martin dinner is served at 4 pm until about 6 pm. Visitors can choose to help set up the dining area, wash the dishes, or clean the dining area if they wish to stay the night. Those that stay the night are given a place to shower and sleep for the night. The sisters provide breakfast in the morning. Prayers are said at night and in the morning, sometimes masses are held or novenas (nine day prayer chains). The sisters are on a first name basis with almost all of the people that come in and even have some inside jokes with a few of them. I have volunteered here on multiple occasions and find it invigorating to see that these women really do seem to care about the people that they are feeding. Every shelter or soup kitchen within Gallup is helping to impact our town’s homeless situation. All shelters are open to volunteers as well as donations. Below are the names, numbers, and addresses of multiple pantries, shelters, and soup kitchens within Gallup. Please call before bringing donations or going to volunteer. This is simply to ensure that there are not too many volunteers for a conducive working environment or that there is a need for certain donations at the moment. The Community Pantry - 1130 Hassler Valley Rd. (505)726-8068 Care 66 - 407 West Highway 66. (505)722-0066 Casa San Martin - (no physical address listed, located on the North Side, near Saint Francis of Assisi Church) (505)722-5261 Little Sisters of the Poor - 1900 Mark Ave. (505)863-6894 Na'nizhoozi Center, Inc. - 2205 Boyd Ave. (505)722-2177 WEEKLY POLLLast Week's Poll Results!Last week we asked Ambush! readers if they believe Gallup is trying to address the homelessness issue and it was a tie. 50% of Ambush! Poll takers said yes and 50% said no.
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