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Most rules of etiquette tell us the United States flag should never be displayed upside down except as a signal of distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property. According to the Supreme Court, however, punishment for violating this rule is unconstitutional as a violation of free speech, on the federal level. In New Mexico, it seems, improper flag display is a petty misdemeanor. We side with the Supreme Court. It is the right of any citizen to fly the flag upside down, as Steve Benevidez of Tucumcari is...
State columnist link Tom McDonald With all the heat that police officers are taking lately, I’m thinking it’s a good time to bring up a related topic — the politics that infiltrates police departments everywhere. Admittedly, my perspective on the inner workings of law enforcement operations is a bit antiquated, since it’s been years since I worked the “cop shop” beat as a newspaper reporter. Still, I’ve seen enough in recent times to reinforce my long-establis...
State columnist link Tom McDonald With all the heat that police officers are taking lately, I’m thinking it’s a good time to bring up a related topic — the politics that infiltrates police departments everywhere. Admittedly, my perspective on the inner workings of law enforcement operations is a bit antiquated, since it’s been years since I worked the “cop shop” beat as a newspaper reporter. Still, I’ve seen enough in recent times to reinforce my long-establis...
On this date ... 1969: Eastern New Mexico University’s Speech and Drama students were preparing to present “Othello,” Shakespeare’s 1603 play about racism, love, betrayal and repentance. Cast members included Bob Lockwood of Clovis and Duane Ryan, an assistant professor in speech and drama at ENMU. 1965: A prisoner allowed to drive his car from Fort Sumner to Clovis escaped custody of Curry County Sheriff Ernest Garcia ... on foot. Jerry Perea, 20, was arrested in Fort Sumner and charged with burglarizing a Clovis service...
Local columnist link Helena Rodriguez My Grandma Chaya died on Jan. 30. I drove two hours and prayed 50 hail Marys, a rosary that is, hoping to make it to Lubbock to see her before she breathed her last breath. I wanted to be there. I deeply believed it mattered, regardless of the fact that she was not conscious and, at age 92, she didn’t remember me. Before Grandma Chaya was placed in a nursing home a year before her death, I went with my parents to visit her in Lubbock. S...
