Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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U.S. Senate Democrats are at it again. They're trying to prescribe another one-size-fits-all remedy to what ails our public education system. Here's a better idea: Let these decisions rest in the hands of those who actually run our local school systems — elected school board members and the senior administrators they hire. The Senate is considering a successor to the No Child Left Behind legislation promoted heavily by former President George W. Bush. The law expired in 2007 and senators have bickered ever since — lar...
High Plains residents should know the drill this time of year. The weather becomes infamously unpredictable, posing a threat to life and property. It happened yet again Tuesday night, across the Texas Panhandle, through Amarillo and to points east. If the twister that killed 24 in Moore, Okla., this month wasn't enough of a reminder, Tuesday's watches and warnings for our Panhandle neighbors should have done the trick. Because tornadoes can and do happen here. Eastern New Mexicans usually are spared such wrath, but we need...
An open letter to the class of 2013: Your day has arrived. You're taking another big step on your life's journey. You've walked across a stage, received a piece of paper with some engraved letterhead from the educational institution you've attended for what used to seem like forever. Finally that goal can be checked off. Now is your time to ponder the long road still ahead of you. Yes, you've been taking advice from all corners in school. Perhaps you took this advice well. Perhaps you're more like some of your friends who,... Full story
The U.S. Justice Department appears to have crossed a bright line that shields one of the cherished tenets of the nation's Constitution that the agency's top officers take an oath to protect and defend. This dangerous intrusion cannot be allowed to stand. It's been revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained two months worth of telephone records — in April and May 2012 — of reporters and editors working for The Associated Press. The top AP news executive correctly called it a "massive and unprecedented int...
Perhaps you've taken part in a conversation that goes something like this: "And … where do you work?" "Oh, I'm just a housewife, a stay-at-home mom." "Must be nice not having to work outside the home." "Well, I suppose that depends on how you look at it. It's nice to be able to take care of my family — even if I don't get paid for it." And that is about where the conversation ends, or where you might want to change the subject in a hurry. On this Mother's Day, it's good to reflect for a moment or two on the myriad jobs mot... Full story
