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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) discusses how a default on the nation’s debt would impact New Mexicans: “Failure to extend the debt ceiling would be a real crisis for our state, with every New Mexican paying the price,” Udall said. If the debt ceiling is not raised before the Aug. 2 deadline, federal officials have said that the revenue coming into the government will not be enough to cover its obligations — putting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans’ benefits, military payments, student loan payments, and man...
Advocates for military commissaries are optimistic they can sideline a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee plan that would end subsidies of base grocery stores so the same money could pay for health care of veterans and families exposed years ago to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, N.C. But as momentum builds on Capitol Hill to protect shopping discounts on base, prospects dim for passage this year of the Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act (S 277) with its cost of $4 billion over the first 10 years. The bill’s sponsor i...
Freedom New Mexico While suffering through this federal debt-limit battle, think about something much more scary. Consider another story this week that relates to the financial crisis. Any tie-in may seem ludicrous, but bear with us. The owner of McDain’s Restaurant in Monroeville, Penn., has banned children under age 6 to protect grumpy adults from the sights and sounds of babies. “I’ve decided someone in our society had to dig their heels in on this issue,” owner Mike Vuick told the Wall Street Journal. He is correct...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Wednesday briefing. Video game of the week From our own keeper of the gate Jenna Zamie, a video game worth mastering. Game: Ms. 'Splosion Man Genre: 2D platformer System: 360 What is it? An explosively fun platformer with thrilling level design. ESRB Rating: Teen Web site: http://www.TwistedPixelGames.com Compiled from Gamespot.com Fast fact The Blackwater draw site near Clovis and Portales has been of interest to archaeologists since 1929 when a local man, Ridge Whiteman,...
I’ve run into Gary Johnson two times. The first was at a 1998 New Mexico Press Association conference in Albuquerque. I was taken by the sincerity he took in listening and addressing me in our brief talk. The second was a connecting flight from Salt Lake City to Albuquerque in 2003. He was a row behind me, engaged in a book. I saw no reason to interrupt him, and pulled out my book. At baggage claim, I told another passenger, “The former governor was on our plane.” That passenger, who was sitting next to Johnson, said, “Whic...
Advocates for military commissaries are optimistic they can sideline a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee plan that would end subsidies of base grocery stores so the same money could pay for health care of veterans and families exposed years ago to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, N.C. But as momentum builds on Capitol Hill to protect shopping discounts on base, prospects dim for passage this year of the Caring for Camp Lejeune Veterans Act (S 277) with its cost of $4 billion over the first 10 years. The bill’s sponsor i...
Courtesy photo: Ethan Ortega Eastern New Mexico University archeology student Ethan Ortega uncovered the first intact piece of pottery of the summer at the excavation site for the pre-Roman civilization, the Vaccea. Ortega discovered the one-month summer program when he started researching student field work on the Internet. Two Eastern New Mexico University juniors recently returned from an archeological dig in Spain where they helped excavate the remains of an ancient pre-Roman civilization called the Vaccea. Ethan Ortega,...
Two Eastern New Mexico University juniors recently returned from an archeological dig in Spain where they helped excavate the remains of an ancient pre-Roman civilization called the Vaccea. Ethan Ortega, a 20-year-old anthropology major, said he began researching field opportunities on the Internet after university archeology professors encouraged him and other archeology students to get hands-on experience before reaching graduate school. “I’d heard from a few professors that you need to explore different programs to see...
An application for the state’s last racing license is ready to be submitted, said Warren Frost, executive director of the Quay County Gaming Authority. Frost said Don Chalmers and Coronado Partners, LLC, will submit their license application to the New Mexico Racing Commission on Wednesday with the intent of developing a racetrack and casino in Tucumcari. “I am a longtime supporter of rural economic development in New Mexico,” said Don Chalmers. “We believe that Coronado Park will bring much needed employment and economi...
A female is in the Parmer County jail on charges of evading officers in her vehicle Tuesday after she led Bovina police on a pursuit into Curry County. Around 2 p.m. CDT, Curry County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of State Road 523 and 108 on the east side of Curry County near the Texas border for a report of a high speed pursuit. Undersheriff Wesley Waller said the suspect’s vehicle became stuck in the mud in an irrigated field near State Roads 523 and 108. Bovina Police Chief Gary Sinclair said his office r...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis resident Ethel Shankle has 2,600 flowers in her home that she is using for decorations at the Legacy Award Banquet next week. A Clovis resident is digging deep into her pockets and her contacts to honor unsung heroes of the town at a banquet July 29. Ethel Shankle, who has lived in Clovis for 40 years, will be hosting the Legacy Award Banquet to recognize people she feels need some recognition for the work they do in the community. “The unsung citizens, people who never get r...
Samplings of recent calls to Portales law enforcement, according to police records: Friday • An officer responded to a report of a fight involving a beer bottle about 11:30 p.m. at a business in the 1000 block of West Second Street. When she arrived, a state police officer had already detained a woman. The Portales officer spoke to a 28-year-old woman who had a visible head injury. The woman said she and a friend were in the bathroom when another 28-year-old woman came in with her friend. The two 28-year-olds had a...
Students visiting Guatemala Students from multiple Eastern New Mexico campuses are participating in a Spanish language immersion trip to Guatemala this summer. Seventeen people went on the trip, which began July 3 and will end July 28. Participant Mackenzie Morris, a pre-physical therapy major with a Spanish minor, said the school participates in many such language immersion programs. This year Guatemala was chosen due to lack of regular tourism, which has led to English being one of the less common of the more than 24...
Growing up in north Portales in the 1970s was rarely boring. We spent hot summer days at the North Portales Community Center located at Lindsey Park in a summer program called Jovenes Para Los Ni...
Approximately 300 people west of Clovis are experiencing rising nitrate levels in their private water systems, Rosalie Robinson said Tuesday, asking the Curry County Commission for help. Robinson, who works with the state environment department’s drinking water bureau, spoke during the public comment portion of the county commission meeting held in the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Library. She said three wells have already been lost and tests on another three have e...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Wednesday briefing. Video game of the week From our own keeper of the gate Jenna Zamie, a video game worth mastering. Game: Ms. 'Splosion Man Genre: 2D platformer System: 360 What is it? An explosively fun platformer with thrilling level design. ESRB Rating: Teen Web site: http://www.TwistedPixelGames.com Compiled from Gamespot.com Fast fact The Blackwater draw site near Clovis and Portales has been of interest to archaeologists since 1929 when a local man, Ridge Whiteman,...
