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Mia’s story is good holiday fare. That must have been what the Washington Post editors were thinking when they put her smiling face on the front page. Whether they considered the deeper implications is not so clear, as we shall see. Mia Fleming is a 20-year-old college student who was adopted as an infant. This year, she set out to find not her birthparents, but the two teenagers who found her on a Fairfax, Va., townhouse’s front steps. Emily Yanich and Chris Astle were both 15 in 1989. They acknowledge that on the aft...
For a while now I have observed the alarm about the use of cell phones while driving. There is hardly any doubt that doing so is hazardous. In his Dec. 7 article for The New York Times, Matte Richtel chronicles some of this. He reports on Bob Lucky, an executive director at Bell Labs from 1982-92. Lucky said he knew that drivers talking on cell phones were not focused fully on the road. But he did not think much about it or discuss it and supposed others did not, either, given the industry’s booming fortunes. “If you...
Freedom Communications Congress’ latest effort to reform our nation’s immigration laws has begun. Unfortunately, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America’s Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 offers little in the way of real reform. The proposal, given the unwieldy name to create the ASAP acronym, is touted and condemned as a new means to enable undocumented immigrants to become legal residents. Under this latest “amnesty” program, those immigrants can legalize their status if they register their presence with the...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Maj. Tammy Ray of the Clovis Salvation Army proudly displays the gold and silvers coins that someone deposited Friday in one of its kettles. During her daily six-hour post at Walgreen’s, Cindy Mendoza makes sure to say hello, goodbye and “Merry Christmas” to everyone — whether they put anything in the Salvation Army kettle or just walk on by. “I’m a people person,” Mendoza said. “I like interacting with the people.” But she was left speechless when “the cowboy” emptied his pockets Friday,...
During her daily six-hour post at Walgreen’s, Cindy Mendoza makes sure to say hello, goodbye and “Merry Christmas” to everyone — whether they put anything in the Salvation Army kettle or just walk on by. “I’m a people person,” Mendoza said. “I like interacting with the people.” But she was left speechless when “the cowboy” emptied his pockets Friday, filling the kettle with silver and gold. A smattering of gold and silver coins were dropped into Mendoza’s kettle, with a value estimated between $8,000 and $10,000, d...
New Mexico State Police are investigating separate crashes involving a police officer and a Clovis teen police say stem from a large party early Sunday morning. The 18-year-old male driver was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital, where police say he was in stable condition Monday. Officer Jason Blankenship received minor injuries, state police Capt. Jimmy Glascock said. Glascock said around midnight, state police responded to northern Curry County for a report of a large party gathered in a field. Glascock said there was alcohol...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Electra Charles, 19, of Clovis, surfs the Web on Monday at Java Loft. Charles said she comes to Java Loft two to three times a week. Restaurants offering free Internet have been popping in recent years, but in 2010 they will be as common as french fries and golden arches. Beginning Jan. 1, all McDonald's locations will offer free Internet access for customers. Internet service isn’t new at restaurants and coffee shops in eastern New Mexico. The caf...
Charitable organizations in Roosevelt and Curry counties are reporting donations mostly equal or above last year’s levels as Christmas approaches. Most of those organizations say they have enough to meet community requests for the holiday. Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico Executive Director Nancy Taylor said her organization has been holding a canned food drive since the weekend before Thanksgiving. “Our need has increased a little over a third compared to last year for the charitable agencies we serve,” she said. “That’s a bu...
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson PORTALES — The basketball gods don’t give many breaks to a 5-foot-4 player. So Vanessa O’Neal’s got to make her own. The Zias senior did just that Monday, making small plays throughout and the biggest play at the end — an assist to Cat Clay for a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left in a 69-68 victory over Texas Woman’s University at Greyhound Arena. Tori Northcutt had 16 points to lead four in double figures. Clay had 13 points, and freshman guard Sorrel Huntington tied a career high wi...
The basketball gods don’t give many breaks to a 5-foot-4 player. So Vanessa O’Neal’s got to make her own. The Zias senior did just that Monday, making small plays throughout and the biggest play at the end — an assist to Cat Clay for a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left in a 69-68 victory over Texas Woman’s University at Greyhound Arena. Tori Northcutt had 16 points to lead four in double figures. Clay had 13 points, and freshman guard Sorrel Huntington tied a career high with 10 points to go along with Til-Lois Fifer’s...
Today’s focus: Ms. G Household members: 7 Children: 6 Special circumstances: “Ms. G” is struggling financially. She is a single mother with six kids. “Ms. G” is unemployed and can’t get a job due to health problems. Her holiday hopes: For her children to have a merry Christmas. Clothing needs: Boys shirts sizes large. Boys pants sizes 13 husky. Boys shoe sizes 3.5. Girls pants sizes 11, 8 slim and 3T. Girls shirts sizes large, medium and 3T. Girls shoe sizes 3, 12.5 and 9. Toys list: Makeup, makeup nails, CD player and...
Jenna DeWitt: CNJ staff writer Restaurants offering free Internet have been popping in recent years, but in 2010 they will be as common as french fries and golden arches. Beginning Jan. 1, all McDonald's locations will offer free Internet access for customers. Internet service isn’t new at restaurants and coffee shops in eastern New Mexico. The caf...
Portales Police are investigating a suspected arson at a house in the 1000 block of South Abilene Street. Deputy Chief Lonnie Berry said firefighters and police responded to a report of a fire at the residence about 8 p.m. Sunday. Berry said they found a broken window and an incendiary device they believe was thrown inside. Resident Jesus Zamora, 33, had put out most of the fire by the time responders arrived. Although fire damaged the living room, Berry said the house is still livable. “Right now, we are interviewing and t...
Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sharon King announced Monday she is running for Portales mayor. “I’ve been committed to community service most of my life,” King said in a news release. “Now I want to expand that commitment into city government.” King said the pairing of the positions of chamber executive director and mayor is ideal because both seek to promote Portales and make it a better place to live...
Courtesy photo Sgt. Robert Gonzales, left, and CW4 Charlie Day Freedom New Mexico The New Mexico National Guard 515th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion members want to wish their communities a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Mosul, Iraq. According to a news release, the 515th is serving as the headquarters element for more than 700 soldiers from around the country assigned to conduct transportation, supply, security and medical operations while in Iraq. The 515th represents the last large unit of the New Mexico...
Courtesy photo Sgt. Robert Gonzales, left, and CW4 Charlie Day Freedom New Mexico The New Mexico National Guard 515th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion members want to wish their communities a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Mosul, Iraq. According to a news release, the 515th is serving as the headquarters element for more than 700 soldiers from around the country assigned to conduct transportation, supply, security and medical operations while in Iraq. The 515th represents the last large unit of the New Mexico...
Cannon Connections photo: Sharna Johnson Rick Homans, secretary of Taxation and Revenue, was in Clovis and Portales last week presenting the Motor Vehicle Division’s new website. State officials were in Clovis and Portales last week announcing the launch of a new Motor Vehicle Division Web site designed to streamline services. Rick Homans, secretary of Taxation and Revenue, said the site, which debuted about two weeks ago, will help cut down on wait times at local MVD...
Cannon Connections photo: Sharna Johnson Rick Homans, secretary of Taxation and Revenue, was in Clovis and Portales last week presenting the Motor Vehicle Division’s new website. State officials were in Clovis and Portales last week announcing the launch of a new Motor Vehicle Division Web site designed to streamline services. Rick Homans, secretary of Taxation and Revenue, said the site, which debuted about two weeks ago, will help cut down on wait times at local MVD...
CNJ staff photo: Sharna Johnson Jaden Philips, 6, holds out his hand to McGruff the Crime Dog Monday morning during the Shop with a Cop program at Wal-Mart. Philips and his three siblings were each taken on a $100 shopping spree by local law enforcement. Leaning out of the Wal-Mart shopping basket, staring at the nearby toy aisle, Jordyn Diaz couldn’t stop smiling Monday morning. “She’s all happy because she didn’t have much of a Christmas last year,” her mother said. Doc...
