Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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On Sunday, The New York Times Magazine ran what amounts to a puff piece about Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein, President Obama’s longtime friend, former colleague, and current regulation czar. It was penned by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, who is identified as “a contributing writer for the magazine and a contributing editor for Rolling Stone” magazine. The essay is a decent enough account of Sunstein’s career and personal life but the only idea it focuses upon in his repertoire of significant and controversial ideas is “nud...
Allen Weh, a Republican candidate for New Mexico governor, has this to say about government corruption: “Public corruption in New Mexico has reached embarrassing levels and has redefined “politics as usual” in our state — for the worst. “As a candidate for governor, my first pledge to the people of New Mexico will be to fight corruption and eradicate it wherever we can. ... “As governor, I will aggressively root out corrupt individuals and practices within state government, from the Fourth Floor of the Roundhous... Full story
Freedom New Mexico This viewpoint, which reflects ours, was written by the editorial staff at the Orange County (Calif.) Register.... Full story
I’m afraid of centipedes, the big ones. By the time one has grown to 11 or 12 inches long his color becomes grayish brown with yellow streaks. Plus those things are really hard to kill. We cut one’s head off once and laid him on the windowsill. Five days later those many legs still twitched when he was touched. One of the ranch houses we lived in when I was a kid was built of rock. Electricity, by way of a gasoline-run power plant, was installed years after the house was built. The light switch plates were mounted on the wall...
On Sunday, The New York Times Magazine ran what amounts to a puff piece about Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein, President Obama’s longtime friend, former colleague, and current regulation czar. It was penned by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, who is identified as “a contributing writer for the magazine and a contributing editor for Rolling Stone” magazine. The essay is a decent enough account of Sunstein’s career and personal life but the only idea it focuses upon in his repertoire of significant and controversial ideas is “nud...
Freedom New Mexico This is the May of Americans’ discontent, to be made glorious this summer and fall. Tuesday, voters acted firmly against the Establishment, Democratic or Republican, in major races across the country. The major vote was in Kentucky, where Rand Paul defeated Establishment favorite Trey Grayson for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate. Paul’s win was widely expected. But what was a surprise was the size of his victory: 59 percent to 35 percent. Grayson had been supported by Vice President Dick Cheney and... Full story
Media were turned away Thursday from what was billed as a public meeting hosted by the Concerned Citizens of Curry County. CCCC President David Briseno said the meeting was intended to inform federal investigators of “injustices” occurring in the Clovis Municipal Schools and to serve as an initial step for a possible civil rights probe. About 60 people attended the meeting at St. John Family Life Center in Clovis with Justo Garcia, a representative from the U.S. Department of Justice. After an hour and 45 minutes, Bri...
The cool spring has slowed planting, but the moisture means an optimistic outlook for the harvest, Roosevelt County farmers have said. “The cold temperatures affected it (planting) terribly,” said Kevin Breshears, who farms and has a custom harvesting business. Joanna Baker, whose family grows organic peanuts in the Floyd area, said it’s been too cold to plant the crop, but time is running out. The last few days have been warm, and she expects their planting to start Monday. Peanut farmers usually plant in mid-May, she said,...
Bill Bizzell didn’t take long to dive in to his tenure with the city Thursday night. Only working as the city’s new parks and recreation director since Monday, Bizzell met little opposition in approving summer swimming lessons a few minutes after his introduction by City Manager Joe Thomas. “We got a lot of applicants (for the position), and his really stood out,” Thomas said. “We’re looking forward to a very active summer.” Bizzell, a former assistant principal at Clovis High School and superintendent at Bovina, said...
Dora, Elida and Floyd are gearing up for high school graduation ceremonies this weekend. Dora and Floyd have the most students graduating this year with 18 each. Elida has four graduates this year. “Their GPA is what stands out most about the class,” said Dora High School Registrar Janet Newberry. “This is an extremely bright graduating class. I think the average GPA for the class is about 3.7 and they’re bringing in...about $150,000 in scholarships.” Graduation at Dora is 7 p.m. Friday. The guest speaker is Joe Fletcher,... Full story
Courtesy photo The Clovis Christian School graduating class of 2010 took their senior trip to southern California. Ten seniors will graduate Friday from Clovis Christian School and they’re running their own ceremony. Each of the seniors has a part in the ceremony, including three speeches and grad Heather Cook acting as master of ceremonies. “It’s going to be a lot of fun,” she said. Cook and the other nine graduates returned from their six-day senior trip to southern California on Wednesday. Cook said the 10 have been to... Full story
Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Friday briefing. Did you know? In the 2000 census, Portales was reported to have 11,131 people. Of the population 15 years old and older, 50.9 percent were married. Among people age 25 and older, 74 percent had a high school diploma or higher education. Source: U.S. Census Bureau website School’s out Today is the last day of school for seniors at Clovis High School and Clovis Christian School. CCS graduation is 5:30 p.m. today at Faith Christian Family Church. CHS gra...
Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Friday briefing. Did you know? In the 2000 census, Portales was reported to have 11,131 people. Of the population 15 years old and older, 50.9 percent were married. Among people age 25 and older, 74 percent had a high school diploma or higher education. Source: U.S. Census Bureau website School’s out Today is the last day of school for seniors at Clovis High School and Clovis Christian School. CCS graduation is 6:30 p.m. today at Faith Christian Family Church. CHS gra... Full story
Kimberly Parmenter of Clovis won the elite award at the American Beauties Plus Pageant in Roswell, Ga., according to a news release. The competition included individual panel interviews, which counted for 50 percent of the score; dressy sportswear 20 percent of the score; evening gown 20 percent of the score; on-stage question 10 percent of the score; and an optional talent, the release said....
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Public Works Director Clint Bunch said the city is conscientious in maintaining its parks and grounds, using the minimal water needed to keep things green and be conservative at the same time. Water officials are holding a community workshop Monday to talk with residents about conservation as summer approaches. New Mexico American Water Vice President and Manager Kathy Wright said the meeting will be conducted seminar-style and is intended to be...
Saturday Food and clothing give away — 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Matt 25 Hope Center. Information: 763-4400 Sunday Worship service — 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., Central Baptist Church. Sunday Worship — 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., with Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church ELCA, 1705 West 21st Street. Information: 763-4816 Worship Service — 9 a.m., Word of God Lutheran Church, LCMC, 'The Chapel', 1500 N. Thornton. Sunday school — 9:30 a.m., Living Stones Community Church of the Nazarene Men’s n...
This past week, I read about the new Lighthouse Mission facility to be constructed this summer. Over the years, those folks, the Salvation Army and the newer Matt 25 organization have done a tremendous work for many people. I can remember different days in the 1950's in Clovis. Daddy was pastor of Central Baptist Church and our experiences were a little different than what I have today. We lived in the church parsonage. In Clovis, the parsonage wasn't next door to the church... Full story
amos the churchmouse: a view from under the pew Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, who types by throwing himself at the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes. amos recalls graduation boss just seeing all the young hamsters and little mice dressed in their multicolored cheesecloth caps and gowns brought back memories from many days and gray hairs gone by back in sixty-six it was and there was a song called quotes here boss - gid... Full story
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Qualified Air Force civilians can broaden their career experience and bring valuable knowledge back to the workplace by volunteering for deployments in a variety of career fields, including civil engineering, contracting, intelligence, logistics management and security administration. As part of the Department of Defense Civilian Expeditionary Workforce initiative, more civilians are heading overseas, from the rugged terrain of Afghanistan to the coastal plains of Djibouti, as DOD...
It’s been said that death is the great democracy. The up-and-coming philosopher Wendel The Anglo Mariachi Cowboy says that at 6-feet under we are separated only by the height of the granite above us. Unremitting physical pain also creates a democracy above ground. Looks, job status, house size, horsepower and political views become irrelevant. Religious doctrines mean little if one’s deity cannot bring relief. Those not up to the task could be replaced by someone else’s — or a free thinker with a magic pill. Early...
Cannon Connections photo: Clarence Plank Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, Army and Air Force Exchange Service commander, addresses a crowd of military spouses, airmen, retirees and officials during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at the Cannon Air Force Base Exchange. After eleven months and $5.5 million, the Cannon Air Force Base Exchange has reopened to the Cannon Community. The Cannon BX was given a facelift in order to meet the growing needs of airmen and their families, said Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, Army and Air Force Exchange...
Cannon Connections photo: Clarence Plank Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, Army and Air Force Exchange Service commander, addresses a crowd of military spouses, airmen, retirees and officials during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at the Cannon Air Force Base Exchange. After eleven months and $5.5 million, the Cannon Air Force Base Exchange has reopened to the Cannon Community. The Cannon BX was given a facelift in order to meet the growing needs of airmen and their families, said Maj. Gen. Bruce Casella, Army and Air Force Exchange...
WASHINGTON — As the United States’ economic crisis lingers, returning veterans are finding it harder to translate the skills they have learned on the battlefields onto a resume, but some employers are working with the military to bridge the gap. Staff members with the Employer Partnership Office of the Armed Forces are providing the resources needed to help enlisted servicemembers, veterans, retirees and spouses secure employment after their tours of duty end. The program, formerly known as the U.S. Army Reserve E... Full story
WASHINGTON — As the United States’ economic crisis lingers, returning veterans are finding it harder to translate the skills they have learned on the battlefields onto a resume, but some employers are working with the military to bridge the gap. Staff members with the Employer Partnership Office of the Armed Forces are providing the resources needed to help enlisted servicemembers, veterans, retirees and spouses secure employment after their tours of duty end. The program, formerly known as the U.S. Army Reserve E...
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Social networking sites are open to Air Force servicemembers and employees in the workplace. This change to policy has raised many questions about using social media officially and personally in the workplace. When you get right down to it, however, little has changed. The rules established for Internet use at work are no different than before Air Force officials opened access to social media sites. The guidance provided in the recently updated Air Force Guidance Memorandum, Responsible and...
