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WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers said Thursday they are opposed to a new round of military base closings in the United States and challenged Defense Department officials to provide tangible evidence of the need to reduce the number of installations. Military bases are often the economic lifeblood of the communities that surround them and any discussion about shutting bases down is politically charged, especially at a time when the U.S. economy is still in recovery. During testimony before the House Armed Services r...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers said Thursday they are opposed to a new round of military base closings in the United States and challenged Defense Department officials to provide tangible evidence of the need to reduce the number of installations. Military bases are often the economic lifeblood of the communities that surround them and any discussion about shutting bases down is politically charged, especially at a time when the U.S. economy is still in recovery. During testimony before the House Armed Services r... Full story
I've never been one who could pre-occupy my time long term with electronic/video games. They've never appealed much to me as I'm one who doesn't like to sit for an extended period of time. But leave it to a writer that if there's one electronic game you're going to become addicted to, it's going to be a game where you get to create words. I use my iPhone strictly for work, but when I discovered I could put an application for a free word search game on there, I jumped at the chance, because being one who loves word searches...
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Sunday St. Patty's Day Concert — 6 p.m.-9 p.m., Vines Italian Restaurant. Blackwater Draw Boys will perform. Information: 356-4525. Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Zumba — 5:15 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Tuesday Boot Camp — 5:30 p.m.,... Full story
Portales, it's my kind of town. It is not just because of all the children I have taught who have blessed my life so much. It is not because Portales is a wonderful place for our own children to grow up in. It is not because my husband would not live anywhere else on earth. It is because Portales has a unique secret. The secret? It is the people who live here. The sweetest most lovable people live right here … Portales, New Mexico. Having lived here for so many years I have watched people rush to help someone in need … alw... Full story
BERNALILLO — So Elida will play for another state championship. And? That seems to be the top-seeded Tigers' attitude as they look to carve out an ornate slice of history. They took one more step Thursday after systematically dismantling outmanned Hondo 66-45 in a Class B semifinal at Richard Joseph Kloeppel Gymnasium. The 8 a.m. tip didn't seem to bother the Tigers (23-6), who led 34-16 at the half in what became a 28-point bulge at one point. Elida moves on to face second-seeded Corona in Friday's 3:30 p.m. championship a...
Civilian personnel from Cannon Air Force Base could receive a 20 percent pay cut between the end of April and September to combat upcoming fiscal constraints forced by automatic government spending cuts, also known as sequestration, according to a base press release. Approximately 430 employees may be impacted by an impending administrative furlough, which will require them to take a maximum of 16 hours of unpaid time per 10-day pay period. A civilian hiring freeze may also... Full story
Sue Strickler and Pastor Michael Brunk want all citizens to interpret Bible scripture with different eyes. The members of First United Methodist Church lead a study of Lenten practices based on Adam Hamilton's "The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus" each Wednesday evening. Strickler and Brunk started the study to share the benefits of Bible scripture with all citizens. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Members of The First United Methodist Church of Portales study Lenten practices by watching a video based on Ada... Full story
RIO RANCHO — As a freshman, Brianna Reyna has helped carry the Texico Lady Wolverines during a season in which they were essentially rebuilding. Reyna scored 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds — one more than the entire Navajo Pine team — in Thursday's Class 2A girls state semifinal, enough to keep the Lady Wolverines in the hunt. Coach Richard Luscombe wasn't about to blame her for a late-game turnover that sealed Texico's fate in a 51-49 loss to the Lady Warriors at Santa Ana Star Center. "I never envisioned her having to st...
BERNALILLO — The Grady boys' first trip to the state tournament ended a game short of the state final. Roberto Nores had three 3-pointers and 14 points as top-seeded Hondo beat 58-45 Thursday in a Class B semifinal. Kolby Valentine led Grady (18-11) with 14 points with Adam Lunsford and Jay Faust added eight points each. Grady cut a 13-point halftime deficit to 39-33 at the end of three quarters, but Hondo pulled away with a 21-12 fourth-quarter edge. "They played hard," Grady coach Jason Lee said. "This experience up here i...
Thursday Boys Class 1A semifinal Cliff 60, Dora 46 Dora (23-6) — Lane Carrasco 8, Jose Villegas 2, Eddie Arzate 3, Jestin Watson 8, Dalton Privett 5, Dylan Privett 20. Totals 17 11-16 46. Cliff (28-1) — Health Henderson 1, Tate Shelley 12, Matt Gutierrez 7, Cordell Davis 9, Justin Jenkins 13, Cory Perry 9, Colten Clark 7, Holt Shelley 2. Dora 10 9 9 18 — 46 Cliff 22 10 10 18 — 60 3-pointers — Dora, Arzate. Cliff, Jenkins 3, Perry 3, Gutierrez. Of note: Cliff hit five 3-pointers in the first quarter en route to a double-di...
Why isn't liberty attractive to most people? It is a question that crosses my mind frequently. Thomas Jefferson said "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others." He went on to state "I do not add, 'within the limits of the law,' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." Jefferson knew that "laws," even in his day, were often wrong. They have only gotten worse today. The protection of...
Although our nation's economy has been in recession over the last four years, recent signs look positive. The Dow Jones stock index broke records in early March. The unemployment rate is down to 7.7 percent, which is the lowest it's been since December 2008, and February car sales are 7 percent higher than February 2012. Could this be a sign that the U.S. economy is finally going to crawl out of the recession? We caught up with Clovis residents and asked them what they thought about the economy: Carlos Velasquez Age: 53 Occup...
Rebuilding a war-torn country isn't cheap, but in Iraq it came down to throwing good money after bad because apparently it didn't work. The U.S. has spent $60 billion in Iraq reconstruction efforts. But in his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen concluded the U.S. didn't get much for the money. Bowen told The Associated Press the reconstruction went way beyond what was anticipated and "not enough was accomplished for the size of the funds expended." Sen. Bob Corker,...
The minimum wage hoax: Who wins? Who loses? I am not an economist nor do I have a college degree. However, I do have a brain. I can add and subtract, and have been in the labor force since I was 14. Follow me here. The Legislature proposed a dollar minimum wage increase to $8.50 per hour. Sounds great, huh? Take a deeper look. One small business owner, with a number of minimum wage workers, nets $150,000 at year's end. Next year minimum wage increases $1 per hour. Since he doesn't want to make less money, he raises prices to... Full story
Thursday Semifinals Girls Class 5A At Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho Clovis 60, La Cueva 52 Mayfield 56, Volcano Vista 54 Class 4A At The Pit, Albuquerque Los Lunas 50, St. Pius 35 Roswell High 57, Santa Fe High 47 Class 3A At The Pit, Albuquerque Hope Christian 66, Shiprock 35 Lovington 38, Santa Fe Indian 33 Class 2A At Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho Navajo Pine 51, Texico 49 Laguna Acoma 60, Clayton 38 Class 1A At Bernalillo H.S. Melrose 43, Tatum 39 Logan 63, Cliff 62 Class B At Bernalillo H.S. Elida 66, Hondo 45...
