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  • Editorial: Bushs' efforts put spotlight on AIDS issue

    Houston Chronicle

    Before the moment passes, we join others in extending our appreciation for former President George W. Bush and first lady Laura's ongoing support for efforts to break the deadly AIDS epidemic threatening Africa. Thank you, President and Mrs. Bush. The former first couple spent a week earlier this month in Zambia helping to build a facility to treat women's cancers, which hit HIV-positive women especially hard. We saw pictures of a very fit-looking Bush, in T-shirt and jeans, hauling construction materials to build the new...

  • Events Calendar - July 25

    Alisa Boswell

    Today Astro Tots — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Preschool storytime. Play hard. Information: 356-3940. Thursday Big Stars — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Guest musician Travis Erwin. Information: 356-3940. Portales Farmers Market — 5 p.m., the corner of First Street and South Avenue B. Dirt City Dance Hall concert — 7 p.m., Yam Theatre. Yam Music Series concert. Tickets $5. Information: 356-8541. Friday End of program party — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Fun and prizes. Information: 356-3940. Saturday...

  • My Turn - July 25

    I got the privilege of covering the Portales High School reunion of the class of 1962 this past weekend. I met all of these cool people with memories to share and it made me wonder about my high school class. I wonder if our class can get together and be like we were. It's been five years since I graduated high school. I never asked to see if there was a five-year reunion for us but I keep in contact with quite a few friends from my class and thanks to Facebook, I know when my other former classmates are eating a burrito, hav...