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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Freedom New Mexico The Internet search-engine company Google made quite a splash last week with its decision to stop cooperating with the Chinese government’s campaign of Internet censorship and its suggestion that it might end its operations in China. While some have questioned whether Google’s motivations are entirely noble, the move is welcome, not least as a reminder that while its market-friendly economic policies have been remarkably successful, politically China remains a one-party dictatorship that still retains all...
Gov. Bill Richardson delivers his eighth and final State of the State address today, shortly after the second regular session of the 49th Legislature convenes in Santa Fe. Richardson, who by law can’t seek a third consecutive term, promises his speech will be short, if not sweet, as the state’s budget crisis enters its second year. “My State of the State speech is going to be short, the shortest ever,” the governor said in an interview last week. “It’s not going to dwell on all the accomplishments of seven years, because tha... Full story
Gov. Bill Richardson delivers his eighth and final State of the State address today, shortly after the second regular session of the 49th Legislature convenes in Santa Fe. Richardson, who by law can’t seek a third consecutive term, promises his speech will be short, if not sweet, as the state’s budget crisis enters its second year. “My State of the State speech is going to be short, the shortest ever,” the governor said in an interview last week. “It’s not going to dwell on all the accomplishments of seven years, because tha...
We all need to remember and act upon these words: REMEMBER, CELEBRATE and ACT. We all need to remember what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. did and what he believed was right. We need to celebrate his honor and courage for standing up for his beliefs. Every one of us need to act as he once did. If we all live by these words, we could make the world a better place to live in. The first important word is REMEMBER. Let’s remember how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought against segregation, but not with his fists. He fought with his w... Full story
Freedom New Mexico The Roosevelt General Hospital Board is schedule to vote on the hospital’s quarterly budget and hear an audit report by J.W. Anderson Representatives during their regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the hospital. In addition, the board is to hear from new Administrator Larry Leaming for the CEO’s report and discussion about hospital-based rural health clinic and the master plan. The board is set to hear about physician credentials and approve asthma and cardiopulmonary manuals as wel... Full story
For reasons that extend to Cannon Air Force Base and beyond, a turnaround seems on the horizon for local home sales. Over the last two months, Clovis Realtor Kathy Corn said, deals on 96 properties in Curry and Roosevelt counties have been finalized, with an average price of $138,143. “(Selling) 50 a month is really good for this time of year,” Corn said. “Typically in the (same time period) last year, 25 in a month would be acceptable.” The numbers don’t include all of Portales, Corn said, because some sellers aren’t in the... Full story
As priorities in 2010, the Portales city manager includes current and future improvement projects such as opening the Yam Movie Palace and working on street drainage. “First on the list is a new ambulance to provide emergency care for the community,” City Manager Tom Howell said. Howell said a new ambulance would cost $110,000, or the city could refurbish one for $75,000. Howell said the city has dependable ambulances, but one of the units has 200,000 miles on it. “We make so many transfer runs to Lubbock, that a new ambul... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Raymundo Garcia of Plains Masonry in Clovis saws a brick Friday for the masonry work on a home under construction in the Raintree subdivision in northeast Clovis. Getting affordable housing is among the top five priorities for Clovis this year, City Manager Joe Thomas has said. The Clovis City Manager lists completion of the Hull Street Overpass and swimming pool improvements among the top priorities for projects to accomplish in 2010. “The first and top priority is the completion of the Hull S...
During their meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall, Portales City Council is set to discuss a resolution of support for a proposed bill to authorize Eastern New Mexico Water Authority to operate the Ute Water Pipeline Organization. The state Legislature opens Tuesday and is to consider the bill during the session. “It’s basically asking for support from the community that it belongs to,” City Clerk Joan Martinez-Terry said. The organization is looking for support from Roosevelt and Curry counties, Portales, Clovis, Texic... Full story
A judge will have to be selected from outside the area in the domestic assault case against former district attorney Randall Harris. According to a notice filed Friday in the 9th Judicial District Court, the district’s five judges have recused themselves from Harris’ case, and the attorneys have been given 10 days to agree to a judge. Harris’ case was moved from magistrate to district court in mid-December. He waived a Jan. 11 arraignment scheduled in his case. Harris, 48, was charged Oct. 4 with misdemeanor battery again...
USAF photo: Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV An airman from the Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., helps put ear plugs in the ears of an infant before boarding an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft flying out of the Troussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 15. U.S. citizens living in Haiti are waiting to be evacuated from Port-au-Prince in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Special-operations airmen from Hurlburt Field, Fla., hit...
The Associated Press CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Medical personnel from Cannon Air Force Base’s 27th Special Medical Group and 27th Special Operations Support Squadron deployed Sunday to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Sunday’s deployment from the eastern New Mexico base is in addition to two MC-130W Combat Spear aircraft Cannon sent Wednesday from its 73rd Special Operations Squadron. Those aircraft have been delivering personnel, medical supplies, food, water and fuel to support the international aid eff...
USAF photo: Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV An airman from the Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., helps put ear plugs in the ears of an infant before boarding an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft flying out of the Troussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 15. U.S. citizens living in Haiti are waiting to be evacuated from Port-au-Prince in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake. HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. — Special-operations airmen from Hurlburt Field, Fla., hit...
Sixty Portales residents joined together in marching in the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. As the group made its way up Second Street to Abilene Street and the Memorial Building, people did stop to take notice. For the Sigma Chi fraternity at Eastern New Mexico University, this was the first time they had people on campus to march. “We knew about it ahead of time so we could plan for it so we would have enough guys to march,” Sigma Chi member Alan Kinlund said. “We were impressed with the amount of people who s...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Marchers walk from Potter Park in southwest Clovis to Clovis Christian School at Eighth and Hinkle streets Monday morning in memory of Martin Luther King Jr. Roger Groom’s voice bellowed, echoing from the rafters, as he recited Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech in a crowded chapel at Clovis Christian School. “When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were... Full story
What to do about "tax lightning" will be debated during the state Legislature's upcoming session. Lawmakers, who convene Tuesday for a 30-day session, will consider various ways to fix a New Mexico property tax law that can cause a dramatic increase in a home's taxable value when it changes ownership. The law caps increases at 3 percent a year until the property gets a new owner, when the property must be reassessed at current and correct values. Santa Fe County Assessor Domingo Martinez said the state law was passed in 2000... Full story
What to do about "tax lightning" will be debated during the state Legislature's upcoming session. Lawmakers, who convene Tuesday for a 30-day session, will consider various ways to fix a New Mexico property tax law that can cause a dramatic increase in a home's taxable value when it changes ownership. The law caps increases at 3 percent a year until the property gets a new owner, when the property must be reassessed at current and correct values. Santa Fe County Assessor Domingo Martinez said the state law was passed in 2000...
The Associated Press CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Medical personnel from Cannon Air Force Base’s 27th Special Medical Group and 27th Special Operations Support Squadron deployed Sunday to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Sunday’s deployment from the eastern New Mexico base is in addition to two MC-130W Combat Spear aircraft Cannon sent Wednesday from its 73rd Special Operations Squadron. Those aircraft have been delivering personnel, medical supplies, food, water and fuel to support the international aid eff...
The Associated Press CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Medical personnel from Cannon Air Force Base’s 27th Special Medical Group and 27th Special Operations Support Squadron deployed Sunday to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Sunday’s deployment from the eastern New Mexico base is in addition to two MC-130W Combat Spear aircraft Cannon sent Wednesday from its 73rd Special Operations Squadron. Those aircraft have been delivering personnel, medical supplies, food, water and fuel to support the international aid eff...
The Associated Press CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Medical personnel from Cannon Air Force Base’s 27th Special Medical Group and 27th Special Operations Support Squadron deployed Sunday to help with earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Sunday’s deployment from the eastern New Mexico base is in addition to two MC-130W Combat Spear aircraft Cannon sent Wednesday from its 73rd Special Operations Squadron. Those aircraft have been delivering personnel, medical supplies, food, water and fuel to support the international aid eff...
