Articles from the January 23, 2008 edition

Freedom New Mexico Staff Military officials are considering sending fewer planes and personnel to Cannon Air Force Base than originally planned, according to a report released last week by the Government Accountability Office. “AFSOC originally projected that about 5,700 personnel would be moved to Cannon by the end of fiscal year 2010. However, because of funding constraints, the decision to move about 1,400 of these people is under review by (Department of Defense),” according to the GAO report. “Further, the expec... Full story

Freedom New Mexico Military officials are considering sending fewer planes and personnel to Cannon Air Force Base than originally planned, according to a report released last week by the Government Accountability Office. “AFSOC originally projected that about 5,700 personnel would be moved to Cannon by the end of fiscal year 2010. However, because of funding constraints, the decision to move about 1,400 of these people is under review by (Department of Defense),” according to the GAO report. “Further, the expected numbe...

Liliana Castillo

CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis junior Stefan Mills (4) strips the ball from Borger’s Abraham Saenz during the second half of the game Tuesday at The Rock. Clovis beat Borger 82-52 to stay unbeaten....

Name: Sarah About: Sarah is a rescue cat we got in California. She weighs 6 lbs and she is 6 years old. She is the talkative cat in our house, she always has an opinion about everything. She will walk beside me and give me her opinion of the moment. Her favorite place to sleep is under the covers with her front paws on my face. Owner: Colleen Murphy... Full story

A report released last week by the Government Accountability Office indicates personnel and plane numbers for Cannon Air Force Base’s Special Operations mission may not be as high as military officials originally predicted. But local officials, as well as the state’s Congressional delegation, said there’s nothing problematic for Cannon about the information in the report. “We’ve told people we’re going to have a slowdown for awhile,” Cannon advocate and Clovis banker Randy Harris said. “That’s not news to me and it’s not for...

Many years ago, we would publish a Holiday Cook Book special section around Thanksgiving. We would put an ad in the paper and request recipes and invite people with recipes from different food categories to participate in a cooking "contest". They would prepare their dishes and we had judges pick winners. Ah, those were the days! This Oatmeal Snickerdoodle recipe was submitted by to us by Ramona Parker and it has been a favorite of mine ever since. 1 1/2 cups Brown Sugar 1 1/2 cups White Sugar 1 stick margarine or butter 1/2...