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When I was a kid, I stayed alert to the whims of the Axis power, namely my mother, and I found she had a vast array of covert knowledge hidden beneath her quaint farm-girl homilies. Her views on some of mankind’s most endearing areas of scholarship stick with me to this day. Such as: • Mom’s view of religion: “You’d better pray that oil stain will come out of the carpet.” • On time travel: “If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of next week.” • On logic: “Because I said so, that’s why.” • On plann... Full story
Rep. Steve Buyer, R-Ind., new chairman of House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, says the medical and rehabilitation needs of a new generation of war veterans leave him more certain than ever that Congress erred in 1996 when it opened VA healthcare to any veteran willing to pay modest fees. “While some veterans’ organizations like to create a theme, that `A veteran is a veteran (and) there is no difference,’ I disagree,’’ Buyer said. A decade ago, in the wake of a Persian Gulf War that saw relatively few U.S. casualties,...
The 2004 election cycle marked the first time the Internet played a substantial role in U.S. presidential campaigns, from Howard Dean’s successful Internet fund-raising to publicity for the swift boat veterans to criticism of Dan Rather and “60 Minutes” to scores of individual bloggers. Political scientists and other students of politics could be debating the actual impacts for years to come. If the Federal Elections Commission has its way, that will turn out to be the only election in which freewheeling blogging and onlin...
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — More than 275 Navy personnel, along with 10 F-18s and three E-2 radar planes will begin arriving at the 27th Fighter Wing on Saturday for a joint military exercise called Roving Sands. The exercise will run from March 21 to April 1. Cannon and the Navy aircraft will have a vigorous flying schedule for this exercise, so citizens who live on or near Cannon may experience some additional aircraft noise during this time. The exercise will mainly be flown at night, in the Fort Bliss, Texas, area, with a...
Gladys Williamson, a member of the staff at the Clovis Branch Family History Center, clips obituaies from newspapers. Obituary listings are one part of many published items available to help anyone retrace his or her family history. (Courtesy photo) At the Clovis Branch Family History Center, the past takes precedence over the future. In an age when companies await the arrival of the next technological breakthrough and psychics are paid to spin images of the future, those with reverence for the past offer a refreshing view.... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball and softball teams endured four-game sweeps on the road over the weekend, but not for lack of effort. Facing one of the Lone Star Conference North Division’s top baseball programs in Southeastern Oklahoma, the Greyhounds (8-12) dropped a pair of one-run decisions and were kept in check on offense by the Savages. Meantime, the Zias (13-14) battled defending NCAA Division II softball national champion Angelo State and lost three times by a run — including one game in extra innings and a... Full story
ELIDA — Dylan Radcliff went 3-for-4 and eighth grader Cade Cathey homered Mondy to help Elida beat Grady 9-5 in the Tigers’ baseball opener. Freshman Wesley Gilmore pitched four innings to pick up the win. A junior varsity game was called because of darkness after three innings with the Bronchos leading 5-1. Elida returns to action on Thursday with a 7 p.m. game against host Dexter in the Demons’ eight-team tournament....
Portales School Board members approved the move of Broad Horizons Alternative School from it’s current location to the campus of the Portales High School. School board members approved the recommendation to move the alternative school to the campus of Portales high school made by James Holloway, superintendent of schools, on Monday during a school board meeting. Holloway cited financial issues in the present and future as the reasons for the move. According to Holloway, one reason was because the technology at the high s... Full story
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — More than 275 Navy personnel, along with 10 F-18s and three E-2 radar planes will begin arriving at the 27th Fighter Wing on Saturday for a joint military exercise called Roving Sands. The exercise will run from March 21 to April 1. Cannon and the Navy aircraft will have a vigorous flying schedule for this exercise, so citizens who live on or near Cannon may experience some additional aircraft noise during this time. The exercise will mainly be flown at night, in the Fort Bliss, Texas, area, with a...
Will Anderson remembers Randy Gregory as one of “the two finest unicyclists in town” — with Anderson being the other. He remembers Gregory’s “bright silver caps” after getting his two front teeth knocked out around age 7. He also remembers them tapping out messages in Morse code to people in Europe from his family farm in West Texas. But more than anything, Anderson remembers Gregory’s passion to become a minister. Gregory, 51, and his teenage son were among the seven people killed Saturday in a Brookfield, Wis., hotel a...
A Portales man accused of abusing his infant son may reach a plea agreement with prosecutors rather than face a jury, attorneys said Monday. Robert Neely faces a maximum penalty of 18 years in prison if convicted of the charges against him. Ralph Dowden, his attorney, and prosecutor Donna Mowrer told the court they may enter into a plea agreement. Terms of the plea agreement were not announced. Neely was indicted on Jan. 18 on first-degree child-abuse charges and is accused of injuring Dezauron S. Neely, who was 3 months old...
This Sunday is Palm Sunday. Remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the Sunday before he would die? Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey no one had ever ridden, a beast his disciples found just as he had said they would. As he approached the city, people began to spread their cloaks on the road and wave palm branches hailing the coming king. As he came down the road from the Mount of Olives, the crowd began to burst into praise. “Blessed is the king who com... Full story
Swimming — Age 4 and up from 4 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. March 28-April 7 at the ENMU Natatorium with Devin McMaster, Red Cross certified lifeguard/instructor. The fee is $40. Parental consent is required. Internet navigating basics — 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 29 at University Computer Center, Room 107. Class taught by Becky Lopez, client support supervisor, information technology services, ENMU. The fee is $25. Registration deadline is March 24. Investing for income — Four-week class and focusing on diversification and ladde...
The second of three men charged in the January 2004 killing of Carlos Murillo of Clovis pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter. Including a one-year firearm enhancement filed by the state, Santiago Calbert, 20, of Clovis faces a maximum of seven years in prison, prosecutors said. Sentencing is scheduled for April. Prosecutors have maintained Calbert, Eric Duran, 27, and Christopher Meier, 21, were involved in killing Murillo during a vehicle chase. Duran received a 15-year sentence last month when he pleaded guilty...
A murder suspect's trial date has been postponed. Clifford Baca, 20, had been scheduled to go to trial on May 26. He's accused of first-degree murder in the 2004 slaying of Amber Robinson. On Monday, attorneys asked for a postponement. Prosecutor Donna Mowrer cited "ongoing negotiations," as the reason for the postponement. Baca is being held on a $150,000 cash-only bond in the Roosevelt County Detention Center....
Services: Have been held. Dora Natalie Olmsted, 77, of Powell, Wyo., died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at her home. She was born on April 2, 1927, near Mesa to Robert H. and Goldie V. Porter Elliott. She married Gene Olmsted on March 25, 1960, in Powell, Wyo. She was an accomplished seamstress and quilter and equally as skilled at knitting and crocheting, family members said. Following graduation from nursing school, she worked in Portales. She moved to Cody in 1957, where she became the director of nurses. She also lived and...
