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Freedom New Mexico With the death of the al-Qaida mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, Americans and, indeed, free people throughout the world can justifiably celebrate victory. We should gird for what may be an inevitable backlash and retaliation by followers of Osama bin Laden for the killing of the leader of the international terror movement that has emboldened countless radical Islamic elements. But, after nearly a decade, Americans have received a measure of justice. The man responsible for more than 3,000 deaths in...
Sunday night one Clovis man was so excited to hear Osama bin Laden had been killed, he ran into his yard and sang the national anthem while waving a flag. “We had just turned on the news and caught it right before they actually confirmed the reports (and) I thought of a flag that we had in the garage,” Joseph Snodgrass said. “I thought about that flag (and decided) I can’t wait until the morning, I’ve got to (put it up) now.” Snodgrass said he was trying not to disturb his...
New York is smiling, according to Clovis native Cyndi Phelps. Waiting in Phoenix to catch a late flight back to New York Sunday night, Phelps said everyone became glued to the TVs in the terminal when the president came on to announce Osama bin Laden was dead. A few minutes later on the plane, the pilot’s voice came over the intercom. “The pilot had some sort of connection with the Navy Seals that were the ones that (killed bin Laden) and he said ‘It’s an extraor... Full story
Courtesy photo Ron Milam joined the Army after graduating from ENMU, where he played basketball. When Earl Diddle saw the news Sunday night that Osama bin Laden had been killed, his first thought was of his daughter Colby. She was doing a fashion shoot in Manhattan when two planes hit the World Trade Center nearby. “They didn’t realize what happened until the second plane hit,” said Diddle, women’s basketball coach at Howard College and former men’s basketball coach at Eastern New Mexico University. Diddle’s second thought Su...
David and Erinn Burch were already making plans in 2001 to move back to New Mexico to be near family when the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks only raised their motivation. “We decided we didn’t need to find the perfect job; the perfect this or that,” said Erinn Burch, executive director for United Way of Eastern New Mexico. “We just need to be closer to family.” Burch said they were living in Fairfax, Va., and David was working a mile from the White House when the planes crashed t...
Sunday night one Clovis man was so excited to hear Osama bin Laden had been killed, he ran into his yard and sang the national anthem while waving a flag. “We had just turned on the news and caught it right before they actually confirmed the reports (and) I thought of a flag that we had in the garage,” Joseph Snodgrass said. “I thought about that flag (and decided) I can’t wait until the morning, I’ve got to (put it up) now.” Snodgrass said he was trying not to disturb his...
New York is smiling, according to Clovis native Cyndi Phelps. Waiting in Phoenix to catch a late flight back to New York Sunday night, Phelps said everyone became glued to the TVs in the terminal when the president came on to announce Osama bin Laden was dead. A few minutes later on the plane, the pilot’s voice came over the intercom. “The pilot had some sort of connection with the Navy Seals that were the ones that (killed bin Laden) and he said ‘It’s an extraor...
When Earl Diddle saw the news Sunday night that Osama bin Laden had been killed, his first thought was of his daughter Colby. She was doing a fashion shoot in Manhattan when two planes hit the World Trade Center nearby. “They didn’t realize what happened until the second plane hit,” said Diddle, women’s basketball coach at Howard College and former men’s basketball coach at Eastern New Mexico University. Diddle’s second thought Sunday night was about Maj. Ron Milam. This Sept. 11 will mark 10 years since Milam, a 1991 gradua...
College students and local children are taking on a leprechaun who won’t wear green, mean girls and confusion over the meaning of Cinco de Mayo. Seventeen Eastern New Mexico University theatre students and around two dozen children are putting on the humorous play “The HOWLS Detective Agency — Helping Out With Large Situations” 4 p.m. Thursday at the college’s University Theatre Center. “Basically they’re detectives that are helping out with problems of a goofy nature,” said Rojun Alexander, a senior in theatre perfo...
Today is election day for an ordinance that would increase Clovis’ gross receipts tax to pay for the city’s share of the Ute Water Project. Voting runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Ordinance 1953-2011 would impose a .25 percent gross receipts tax increase (25 cents per $100 spent on taxable items), for 10 years, to be dedicated only to the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority for “development, planning, financing, construction, operation and payment of bonds for the Ute Reservoir Pipeline Project.” If voters approve the ord...
Jack is the son of Josh and Heather Sullivan. He was diagnosed with ganglioneuroblastoma in Nov. 2009, followed by surgery in December. He begins chemotherapy treatments in Houston later this month. Jack’s family participated in American Cancer Society’s 2011 Relay For Life of Melrose, forming “Jack’s Neuroblastoma-Outta Here” Relay team. Jack was officially recognized as Melrose Top Online Fundraiser at the Survivor & Caregiver Reception and during Relay Opening Ceremonies. He also painted pictures on canvas, raising a...
Stripes stores raise money for charity Stripes convenience stores raised $618,429 for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals during its March 7-April 3 fundraising campaign, according to a release from the company. Stripes has locations in Clovis, Portales, Texico and Muleshoe. Stripes raised funds by asking customers to purchase a $1 Miracle Balloon icon or donate spare change to raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The total beat the company goal of $500,000 and was a 35 percent increase from the 2010 tot... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Portales News-Tribune College students and local children are taking on a leprechaun who won’t wear green, mean girls and confusion over the meaning of Cinco de Mayo. Seventeen Eastern New Mexico University theatre students and around two dozen children are putting on the humorous play “The HOWLS Detective Agency — Helping Out With Large Situations” 4 p.m. Thursday at the college’s University Theatre Center. “Basically they’re detectives that are helping out with problems of a goofy nature,” sa... Full story
Forages are a significant component of ruminant livestock rations, but crude protein, fiber, digestibility and mineral content affect animal performance often requiring supplementation that leads to increased feed costs. These nutritive value components are often affected by the availability of minerals from the soil. Mineral nutrients are categorized by how much is needed for plant growth. Nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium are called macronutrients because they are needed from the soil by plants in... Full story
I want to put on my my my my running shoes! I read all the ads, I looked in all the stores, and I found the perfect ones. I found my running shoes. I remember when I was a little kid, I had those thin little track shoes. Everyone had a pair at one time or another, they were not very functional for a daily shoe, but I was convinced when I put them on I could run as fast as the fastest person. Everyone who knew me then knew that was not true. Fast has never been a word to describe me, but that didn't really affect me. When I...
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Osama bin Laden, the face of global terrorism and architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, was killed in a firefight with elite American forces Monday, then quickly buried at sea in a stunning finale to a furtive decade on the run. Long believed to be hiding in caves, bin Laden was tracked down in a costly, custom-built hideout not far from a Pakistani military academy. The stunning news of his death prompted relief and euphoria outside the White House and around the globe, yet also fears of terrorist...
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The tall, lean, rich man’s son could have spent his life lounging about Saudi Arabia in luxury. Instead, Osama bin Laden chose to kill. As a young man, he shot at Soviet invaders in Afghanistan. In middle age, he turned his wrath and far-reaching resources against the United States — the superpower he saw as spoiler of his homeland’s sacred cities. By the time of his death, his was the face of terrorism. President Barack Obama announced from the White House late Sunday that bin Laden had been killed by a special ope...
The tall, lean, rich man’s son could have spent his life lounging about Saudi Arabia in luxury. Instead, Osama bin Laden chose to kill. As a young man, he shot at Soviet invaders in Afghanistan. In middle age, he turned his wrath and far-reaching resources against the United States — the superpower he saw as spoiler of his homeland’s sacred cities. By the time of his death, his was the face of terrorism. President Barack Obama announced from the White House late Sunday that bin Laden had been killed by a special ope... Full story
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen. The location was a fortified compound in an affluent Pakistani town two hours outside Islamabad. The target was Osama bin Laden. Intelligence officials discovered the compound in August while monitoring an al-Qaida courier. The CIA had been hunting that courier for years, ever since detainees...
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Helicopters descended out of darkness on the most important counterterrorism mission in U.S. history. It was an operation so secret, only a select few U.S. officials knew what was about to happen. The location was a fortified compound in an affluent Pakistani town two hours outside Islamabad. The target was Osama bin Laden. Intelligence officials discovered the compound in August while monitoring an al-Qaida courier. The CIA had been hunting that courier for years, ever since detainees... Full story
They were already planning to move back to New Mexico to be closer to their families, but Eastern New Mexico United Way Director Erinn Burch said Sept. 11 made she and her husband want to come home that much more. “We decided we didn’t need to find the perfect job; the perfect this or that —we just need to be closer to family,” she said. Burch said they were living in Fairfax, Virginia and her husband David was working a mile from the White House when the planes crashed that day. “D.C. went crazy. There were rumors that... Full story
