Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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With my lightning-quick moves in basketball shorts, the only task more stressful for 32-year-old Carl Smith than guarding me in jeans is being a 911 dispatcher. Working for Portales Communications, a city entity, he sees the worst and best of humanity. Handling calls from suicide threats to homicides to fatal accidents, it is the “compassion and professionalism” of first responders who allow him to see the best of humanity. “I’m proud that everyone I work with does their best to ensure that our community gets the help th... Full story
I last saw Janet Leslie Reynolds in 1978 when I was "friends" (pre-Facebook) with her older cousin Helen in the graduate counseling program at East Texas State University — and Janet helped in the family restaurant. Since then, Janet has married, divorced, and now lives with Beth — a nanny. My Florida Facebook friend does not understand why anyone wants to prevent Beth and her from making a legal commitment. "We need to tell people who use religion against marriage equality that their opinion counts only in their per... Full story
Sometimes I wonder if the names of new graduates will influence their futures. For example, will… Ms. Summers become a global warming expert? Mr. White and Ms. Black argue incessantly with no shades of gray? Mr. Short and Ms. Stack order pancakes together? Mr. Berry move to Napa Valley? Mr. Noe and Ms. Good's engagement be headlined "Noe-Good?" Mr. Conn move to Nigeria? Mr. Ma and Ms. Paul have kids? Ms. Long and Mr. Jumper coach track together? Mr. Wang and Ms. Chung dance to "Everybody Wang Chung Tonight?" Ms. Wright e... Full story
