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  • Costs of racino won't be worth the gains

    Lonnie Leslie, Guest columnist|Updated Oct 2, 2018

    Along the four highways entering Clovis, signs announce “Clovis: A community for family.” I spent 33 years with the Clovis schools as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent trying to assure that Clovis was a good place for families. I continue to support that effort as chairman of the Plains Regional Medical Center hospital board and the Curry County DWI Task Force. The possible construction of a racino has lead to the question: “Will the costs to families be worth the financial gain to the community?” Without...