Local merchants are joining merchants across the country in today's Cyber Monday promotions. Many are optimistic that shoppers will look for online deals today. Retailers like licensed massage therapist Amy Horn, are offering sales online. Horn says this is her only sale of the year, with additional incentives offered to people who buy gift certificates through the end of today, Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday follows Black Friday, the traditional kickoff of the holiday shopping season. For … [Read more...] about Merchants Optimistic for Strong Cyber Monday Sales
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First Navajo Woman Operator at Black Mesa Railroad
Engine 36 blows its horn 77 times along the Black Mesa Lake Powell Railroad. These 78 miles of tracks across the Navajo Nation exist for one purpose: to transport coal from Peabody Energy’s twin coal silos 20 miles southwest of Kayenta to the Navajo Generating Station at LeChee. Thirty years ago, Judy Moffett was the only woman and the only Navajo to become a train operator. After working to become an under-ground miner, with plans to go to either Moab, Utah, or Grants, N.M., she asked … [Read more...] about First Navajo Woman Operator at Black Mesa Railroad
