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On March 2, 1947, Marine privates first class Alec E. Nez of Flagstaff and William D. Yazzie of Teec Nos Pos competed in the Marine Corps Pacific Division Rifle and Pistol matches at Puuloa Point, near Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

'A beautiful gold medal'

Long-lost U.S. military medal unlocks memories of code talker, tribal judge

Who could have known that a lost 1947 Marine sharpshooter's medal would be a key to hidden memories of a teenager who went to war, returned as an unknown hero, and became one of the Navajo Nation's first judges.

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By Marley Shebala
Navajo Times

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iconHospital CEO fights firing by directors

Franklin Freeland is challenging his Aug. 20 removal as CEO of the Fort Defiance Indian Hospital by the newly privatized hospital's board of directors.

iconLovejoy outpaced primary opponents in spending

Lovejoy's presidential campaign spending was two-and-one-half times that of her closest competitor, Vice President Ben Shelly.

iconShiprock Home contractor disputes DOJ statement

The contractor for the new Shiprock Home for Women and Children says he hasn't been suspended from doing business with the Navajo Housing Authority, as Deputy Attorney General Luralene Tapahe alleged in a written statement to the Navajo Times last week.

iconPolice Blotter: Men in pickup truck lead police on chase

As a police officer approached the truck, it sped away, running over the officer's foot and forcing another pursuit.


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Aug. 26, 2010

iconHikers side with tribes in Peaks issue

The Navajo and Hopi tribes have both come out against the latest proposal for snowmaking on the San Francisco Peaks - using potable rather than reclaimed sewage water - but how do Flagstaff locals feel about the issue?

iconShiprock fair is on, fair board member says

Despite recent news reports, the 99th Annual Shiprock Navajo Fair is scheduled to go on during the first weekend in October, according to a fair board official.

iconArizona Diné fare well in primary

Arizona State Rep. Christopher Deschene soundly claimed  the Democratic Party's nomination for secretary of state Tuesday night, rising farther in Arizona politics than any Native American ever has.

iconDiné College workers file ONLR complaints

A group of Diné College employees has filed complaints against college President Ferlin Clark with the Office of Navajo Labor Relations.

Aug. 19, 2010

iconGallup 2nd border town to OK human rights pact

Tribal human rights commission members hope the new memorandum of understanding will help reduce racial discrimination.

iconPetition asks for Diné College prez's resignation

A group of Diné College employees is circulating a petition asking for the removal of college president Ferlin Clark, the reinstatement of three regents ousted by the Navajo Nation Council's Government Services Committee in May, and the release of an investigative report on alleged favoritism at the college.

iconVeto override a step towards autonomy for Western Agency

Delegate Leslie Dele (Tonalea) is leading an effort to override President Joe Shirley Jr.'s veto of Dele's bill to establish an independent government in the Western Navajo Agency.

Aug. 12, 2010

iconActivism, experience, values

Presidential candidates pick their vice presidential running mates.

iconFailure to finish Shiprock facility declared an emergency

Proponents of the stalled Shiprock Home for Women and Children have convinced the Navajo Nation Emergency Management Commission to declare that a deadlock on the project is a state of emergency.

iconShirley curtails Shelly's VP powers

As the Navajo Nation primary drew to a close last week, Vice President Ben Shelly found himself in not one but two political battles.