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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, delivering the third annual Madison Lecture at Chapman University’s law school Monday night, offered at least a partial explanation for why the upcoming confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts to join him on the high court are likely to be more heated than might seem justified by Judge Roberts’ somewhat sparse but mostly uncontroversial record. Supreme Court justices, Justice Scalia contends, have been, for the past 50 years or so, the country’s moralizers-in-chief. And since there... Full story
Once in awhile, OK more like often, I get on a soap box and take note of things that really annoy me. Then I see a pattern emerging and presto ... I A) Realize I have better things to do and move on or B) Ignore my conscience and write a column. This week’s column is brought to you by months of in-depth observations and extensive research that I have conducted on our postmodern human condition and the technological advances that have enriched our quality of life. Yeah right. This is a laundry list of complaints from a m... Full story
As the end of summer approaches, I’ve been thinking about how nice it was to have a swimming pool this year. Thanks to modern design, a number of us in Clovis have our own swimming pools. For somewhere between $100 and $200 you can get one of these plastic contraptions that are anywhere from 12 to 18 feet across and as much as 3 1/2 feet deep. To keep microscopic critters and algae from growing in the thing you spend a little more money on chemicals and filters. Then you get to play “pool boy” by skimming and vacuuming the t... Full story
The teachers and staff of the Clovis Municipal School system recently showed their commitment to the community by pledging a record $61,416 to United Way of Eastern New Mexico. It was a 22-percent increase from last year, according to school and United Way officials. United Way is a non-profit charitable organization which raises money to insure quality human services, according to the group’s official Web site. Jelayne Curtis, executive assistant to the superintendent, said approximately 1,050 employees participated in t...
