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When President Barack Obama promised this week to open 75 percent of potential offshore gas and oil resources to drilling and praised the controversial fracking method for extracting untapped oil reserves on land, a collective shudder went through his green constituency. Welcome to election-year rhetoric. The green lobby is learning what other loyal Democratic Party constituencies have learned about being taken for granted. Like blacks and union members before them, the green lobby is discovering that, despite promises to...
When President Barack Obama promised this week to open 75 percent of potential offshore gas and oil resources to drilling and praised the controversial fracking method for extracting untapped oil reserves on land, a collective shudder went through his green constituency. Welcome to election-year rhetoric. The green lobby is learning what other loyal Democratic Party constituencies have learned about being taken for granted. Like blacks and union members before them, the green lobby is discovering that, despite promises to...
Men Incarnate Word (11-7, 7-4 Lone Star Conference) at ENMU (12-8, 5-6) • When: 4 p.m. today at Greyhound Arena. • Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. • Last time out: The Cardinals posted a 63-53 victory over West Texas A&M on Thursday at Canyon, Texas. The Greyhounds erased a 13-point, second-half deficit to edge Texas A&M-Kingsville 60-56 on Thursday at Greyhound Arena. • Last meeting: UIW beat ENMU 85-70 at San Antonio on Dec. 3. • Of note: The Cardinals come in sporting a five-game winning streak since a Dec. 29 overtime loss to S...
An operator of Victor's Tire Shop on Wednesday expressed "shock" about Tuesday's Portales drug raid and wants customers to know the shop and attached La Paz restaurant remain open for business. The three men arrested, including tire shop owner Victor Olguin, are the only ones accused of being involved with the drugs, said Mallory Holguin, Victor Olguin's daughter-in-law. "This came as a shock to the entire family," she said. Holguin claims business has slowed down in light of the raid; on Wednesday, they were seeing about... Full story
An operator of Victor's Tire Shop on Wednesday expressed "shock" about Tuesday's Portales drug raid and wants customers to know the shop and attached La Paz restaurant remain open for business. The three men arrested, including tire shop owner Victor Olguin, are the only ones accused of being involved with the drugs, said Mallory Holguin, Victor Olguin's daughter-in-law. "This came as a shock to the entire family," she said. Holguin claims business has slowed down in light of the raid; on Wednesday, they were seeing about...
By denying a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline last week, President Barack Obama may succeed in delaying until after November's election the politically difficult decision of which loyal constituency to offend, big labor or environmental activists. What is more certain is that the political maneuvering to deny a permit for the controversial 1,600-mile pipeline from Canadian wells to Texas refineries has an immediate, deleterious effect: It costs America thousands of jobs. The president's decision is contrary to consumer...
CANYON, Texas — The road and slow starts continue to plague the Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball team. The Greyhounds rallied from 20 points down early in the second half — and had a 3-point shot at the buzzer to tie it — before losing 71-68 to West Texas A&M on Wednesday in a Lone Star Conference men's basketball game. Reggie Nelson scored a game-high 25 points for the Greyhounds (10-8, 3-6 LSC), who fell to 1-6 on the road this season. Devone Davis added 12 points for ENMU. Donald Sims had 19 points and 11 re...
The Vienna Boys Choir has performed worldwide and included the compositions of famous composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Bruckner and Schubert. The Clovis Community College and Citizens Bank of Clovis Cultural Arts Series will present the Vienna Boys Choir 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Marshall Auditorium. The Vienna Boys Choir has been an phenomenon of excellence and cultural presence for more than 500 years, according to press release from Clovis Community College. The group was founded by Emperor Maximilian I in 1498. They have...
The Vienna Boys Choir has performed worldwide and included the compositions of famous composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Bruckner and Schubert. The Clovis Community College and Citizens Bank of Clovis Cultural Arts Series will present the Vienna Boys Choir 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at Marshall Auditorium. The Vienna Boys Choir has been an phenomenon of excellence and cultural presence for more than 500 years, according to press release from Clovis Community College. The group was founded by Emperor Maximilian I in 1498. They have... Full story
The Supreme Court last week delivered a resounding victory for religious freedom, made all the more impressive by its unanimity. In a 9-0 decision, the court ruled that government cannot dictate to religious institutions whom they can hire or fire for leadership positions. That represented a convincing rejection of the Obama administration's position, which was that churches should be treated no differently under federal and state employment discrimination law than secular employers. Such laws ban discrimination in employment... Full story
Men ENMU (10-7, 3-5 Lone Star Conference) at West Texas A&M (11-4, 5-3) When: 7 p.m. today at Canyon, Texas Radio: KSEL-FM 105.9. Last time out: The Greyhounds never trailed in beating previously unbeaten and 11th-ranked Midwestern State 80-72 on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. WT lost its third in a row, a 68-64 decision to Cameron on Saturday at Canyon. Last season: The teams split, each winning on the road. ENMU beat the Buffaloes 73-70 in Canyon in January while WT came back for a 74-54 victory at Greyhound Arena in the...
One potential benefit of a tight budget is the opportunity to assess priorities and goals. That's true for a family or a business. And it's especially true for a government, which, by definition, depends on taxes taken from people. This month California's nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office issued a report, "Improving Higher Education Oversight," that examined the state's university systems. The main finding: There isn't enough "pertinent data" to gauge the performance of the state schools. The LAO report said that last...
A signing ceremony is set for Wednesday in Santa Fe to pave the way for an expansion of the Melrose Air Force Range. A two-part process will lease about 11,000 acres of state trust land in Roosevelt County to the U.S. Air Force. The range currently includes about 66,000 acres in northwestern Roosevelt County. Officials scheduled to attend the signing ceremony at the state land office include Gov. Susana Martinez, Land Commissioner Ray Powell, and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Terry Yonkers, along with state...
The TV networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in New Hampshire about five seconds after the polls closed, so commentators had to scramble to find something interesting to say the rest of the night. It wasn't easy. Mr. Romney had been expected to win Tuesday's GOP primary and did. Jon Huntsman tried for an upset that didn't happen. Rick Santorum's post-Iowa sizzle fizzled. And then there was Ron Paul. The libertarian congressman from Texas came in second, then delivered a rousing speech to wildly enthusiastic supporters. If...
The TV networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in New Hampshire about five seconds after the polls closed, so commentators had to scramble to find something interesting to say the rest of the night. It wasn't easy. Mr. Romney had been expected to win Tuesday's GOP primary and did. Jon Huntsman tried for an upset that didn't happen. Rick Santorum's post-Iowa sizzle fizzled. And then there was Ron Paul. The libertarian congressman from Texas came in second, then delivered a rousing speech to wildly enthusiastic supporters. If...
The Republican debates Saturday night and Sunday morning were intended to give last-minute guidance to voters in New Hampshire, which holds its presidential primary today. But they were useful also to voters in military-rich eastern New Mexico. The candidates offered glimpses into how they view the armed forces, overseas conflicts and when and how the United States should go to war. Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum favored a more or less endless war against global terrorism. As in previous debates, they sounded rea...
The Republican debates Saturday night and Sunday morning were intended to give last-minute guidance to voters in New Hampshire, which holds its presidential primary today. But they were useful also to voters in military-rich eastern New Mexico. The candidates offered glimpses into how they view the armed forces, overseas conflicts and when and how the United States should go to war. Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum favored a more or less endless war against global terrorism. As in previous debates, they sounded rea...
LAWTON, Okla. — Cameron needed a strong finish Wednesday night to extend its win streak to nine games. Sabelle Diata scored 19 points and Julie Paunovic added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Cameron outscored Eastern New Mexico University 15-3 in the final 6 1/2 minutes to pull out a 59-47 win in a Lone Star Conference women's contest. Clovis' Tori Northcutt had five 3-pointers and 15 points for the Zias, who led 29-25 at halftime. Hannah Altheide and Precious Herron added eight points each for the Zias (4-10, 2-6 LSC), who h...
LAWTON, Okla. — Cameron needed a strong finish Wednesday night to extend its win streak to nine games. Sabelle Diata scored 19 points and Julie Paunovic added 14 points and 12 rebounds as Cameron outscored Eastern New Mexico University 15-3 in the final 6 1/2 minutes to pull out a 59-47 win in a Lone Star Conference women's contest. Clovis' Tori Northcutt had five 3-pointers and 15 points for the Zias, who led 29-25 at halftime. Hannah Altheide and Precious Herron added eight points each for the Zias (4-10, 2-6 LSC), who h...
ABILENE, Texas — Former Eastern New Mexico University football coach Mark Ribaudo has been named special teams coach at Lone Star Conference rival Abilene Christian. New Wildcats coach Ken Collums made the announcement on Saturday as he begins to build a staff. Collums, ACU's offensive co-ordinator for the previous six years, was promoted when coach Chris Thomsen took an assistant's position at Arizona State. Ribaudo spent 15 seasons at ENMU, the last seven as head coach where his teams went 25-51, including 2-9 in 2011. H...
It's staggering. The federal debt, currently calculated at $15.2 trillion, actually is $51 trillion. The more familiar debt figure of $15.2 trillion debt is bad enough. It's increasing at about $1.3 trillion a year and comes from deficit spending the past 10 years on the federal budget, whose fiscal year begins each Oct. 1. And the current debt limit soon will again need to be raised so that the borrowing can continue. But that number doesn't include future payments for Social Security, Medicare, federal employees'... Full story
The winter weather advisory issued this morning for eastern New Mexico has been canceled. The National Weather Service this evening is reporting a 40 percent chance of precipitation overnight. Snow accumulations are expected to be less than an inch. Officials on Sunday morning said they expected 1 to 3 inches of snow across the region....
The winter weather advisory issued this morning for eastern New Mexico has been canceled. The National Weather Service this evening is reporting a 40 percent chance of precipitation overnight. Snow accumulations are expected to be less than an inch. Officials on Sunday morning said they expected 1 to 3 inches of snow across the region....
COMMERCE, Texas — Senior forward Desmond King and junior forward Whitley Preston scored 21 points apiece and Texas A&M-Commerce shot 61 percent from the field en route to an 88-77 Lone Star Conference men's basketball victory over Eastern New Mexico on Saturday night. Guards Brad Hambrick and Devondrick Walker added 15 and 14 points, respectively, as the Lions (6-7, 1-4 LSC) earned their first conference victory and won for the fourth time in five games overall. Senior guard Tralyn Harden led four players in double figures f...
COMMERCE, Texas — Seven players contributed to a 19-0 run early in the second half and Eastern New Mexico University's women pulled away for a 69-52 Lone Star Conference victory over Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday night. ENMU (4-9, 2-5 LSC) took the lead for good late in the first half and led 31-28 at the break after 10 ties and 10 lead changes. A basket by sophomore guard Danielle Dixon on the Lions' first possession when play resumed made it a one-point game, but senior forward Precious Herrin countered on the Zias' e...
