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Freedom New Mexico For years we’ve fought putting new taxes on Internet activities. But like a bad computer virus, that idea keeps coming back. The latest manifestation is what’s called the “Amazon tax.” But it also would hit many more companies than online retailer Amazon.com, including hundreds of thousands of small businesses that sell online. In California, the latest tax idea is Assembly Bill 153, by Assemblywoman Liz Skinner, D-Berkeley. The bill is so complicated that, even the Legislative Counsel’s Digest’s...
District Attorney Matt Chandler is questioning why an almost 2-year-old resolution to close Curry County courthouse entrances for security reasons hasn’t been implemented. Through a public record request, the Clovis News Journal obtained a series of emails exchanged recently between Chandler and County Manager Lance Pyle. In the emails, Chandler asks why the county hasn’t implemented the August 2009 resolution that would close all but the south entrance of the courthouse, cre...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Team members, from left to right, Emily Wickham, Zeke Moreno-Rodriguez, Ryan Sena and Jasmin Mendez work through their three course meal as practice Thursday at Clovis High School. The Clovis High School ProStart culinary team is headed to the New Mexico ProStart Invitational competition. The competition will take place Wednesday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Team members are seniors Zeke Moreno-Rodriguez and Jasmin Mendez and juniors Ryan Sena and Emily Wickham. CHS culinary and...
Beverlee J. McClure is president and CEO of the New Mexico Association of Commerce & Industry and former president of Clovis Community College....
Freedom New Mexico For years we’ve fought putting new taxes on Internet activities. But like a bad computer virus, that idea keeps coming back. The latest manifestation is what’s called the “Amazon tax.” But it also would hit many more companies than online retailer Amazon.com, including hundreds of thousands of small businesses that sell online. In California, the latest tax idea is Assembly Bill 153, by Assemblywoman Liz Skinner, D-Berkeley. The bill is so complicated that, even the Legislative Counsel’s Digest’s...
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports: Around 4 p.m. March 16 an officer responded to a business in the 1700 block of Wallace Street for a report of a fight between two female juveniles. A girl said she and her friend were skating and they fell, causing a girl behind them to trip and fall. She said later she saw the girl and tried to apologize but the girl started arguing with her and threw a drink on her. She said...
The first New Mexico Equine Industry Summit opened communication and found common ground among state horse organizations, participants said. The summit took place Saturday at the Curry County Fairgrounds. Seventy people from 30 organizations attended. “I think it went well,” said organizer Jason Turner, New Mexico State University horse specialist. “I think there were a lot of good questions. From my perspective, we met our goals in that we opened the line of communication and found we have common interest.” New Mexico...
Freedom New Mexico What a difference a day can sometimes make. Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team rode solid defense, the complete-game pitching effort of junior Erin Roufosse and third-inning home runs from Tessa Fioritti and Kate Medrano to an 8-3 Lone Star Conference South Division victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville, salvaging the finale of the three-game set. On Friday, the Javelinas (20-16, 3-6 South) had three innings of seven or more runs in a 10-3, 22-5 sweep. This time, Roufosse (6-16) needed just 94 p... Full story
The first New Mexico Equine Industry Summit opened communication and found common ground among state horse organizations, participants said. The summit took place Saturday at the Curry County Fairgrounds. Seventy people from 30 organizations attended. “I think it went well,” said organizer Jason Turner, New Mexico State University horse specialist. “I think there were a lot of good questions. From my perspective, we met our goals in that we opened the line of communication and found we have common interest.” New Mexico...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo ENMU junior shortstop Emily Livingston slides home with a run during the second inning of Saturday's Lone Star Conference South Division softball game against Texas A&M-Kingsville at Zia Softball Field. PORTALES — What a difference a day can sometimes make. Eastern New Mexico University’s softball team rode solid defense, the complete-game pitching effort of junior Erin Roufosse and third-inning home runs from Tessa Fioritti and Kate Medrano to an 8-3 Lone Star Conference South D... Full story
Freedom New Mexico ADA, Okla. — Looking like it might be on its way to getting swept in the series, Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team erupted for 15 runs over the final four innings on Saturday to beat East Central 17-7 and salvage the finale of the three-game Lone Star Confernce set. The Tigers won the first game of the twin bill 9-7, clinching the series victory. ENMU coach Phil Clabaugh announced Saturday that the Hounds would travel from Ada to Edmond, Okla., on Saturday night and play 25th-ranked St. Cl... Full story
ADA, Okla. — Looking like it might be on its way to getting swept in the series, Eastern New Mexico University’s baseball team erupted for 15 runs over the final four innings on Saturday to beat East Central 17-7 and salvage the finale of the three-game Lone Star Confernce set. The Tigers won the first game of the twin bill 9-7, clinching the series victory. ENMU coach Phil Clabaugh announced Saturday that the Hounds would travel from Ada to Edmond, Okla., on Saturday night and play 25th-ranked St. Cloud (Minn.) in a n...
Along with the many extraterrestrial mysteries and legends of New Mexico is the towering white building rising above concrete at Fort Sumner municipal airport. With NASA painted on its sides and a crown of antennae and communication dishes, this mysterious building is closed to all but a select few. More mysterious but open to all who wish to help research it is Fort Sumner Army Air Field (FSAAF), which was located at Fort Sumner municipal airport. Was FSAAF only a glider school? How many men (and women) trained there during... Full story
Courtesy photo: Scot Stinett This towering building at the former Fort Sumner Army Air Field is a focus on the property's past and what graduate student John W. McCullough thinks could be the key to a whole new future for the community. Along with the many extraterrestrial mysteries and legends of New Mexico is the towering white building rising above concrete at Fort Sumner municipal airport. With NASA painted on its sides and a crown of antennae and communication dishes, this mysterious building is closed to all but a...
I was pondering on the seemingly frivolous tendency of humans to disregard some of the basic accomplishments that brought mankind to our esteemed place on the planet Earth in the 21st Century. For example, in order to move beyond the gathering roots and berries phase, they discovered the life-giving dense protein, meat. In the progression of civilization they learned how to hunt. The benefits of adding meat to their diet were stupendous. In addition to the gift of time saved, the carcass provided leather and fur. Then came...
The phrase got bandied around plenty at Oasis State Park, in one form or another — a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at almost anything else. At least in terms of weather, Saturday was a great day for fishing, as sun and a light breeze did just enough to keep the fishers warm and the water cold at Oasis’ second annual trout derby. As of noon, park officials had counted 206 fishers who had paid a $5 entry fee for the event. The park doesn’t make a huge profit, but Friends of Oasis President Brad Cozine sai...
Samplings of recent calls to Portales law enforcement, according to police records: Tuesday • An officer went to a business in the 500 block of West 18th Street about 2:30 p.m. in reference to a shoplifter in custody of the store’s management. The store owner said he saw an 18-year-old woman pick up several items and walk to the other side of the store. As she walked past the checkout counters, he saw the items in her purse. The owner said he stopped the woman, took her to his office and called the police. He showed t... Full story
CNJ staff photo: Kevin Wilson Kade Duarte of Clovis gets ready to cut his catch from the line at the fishing derby held Saturday at Oasis State Park. Duarte checked for a tag, then threw the rainbow trout back in the lake. The phrase got bandied around plenty at Oasis State Park, in one form or another — a bad day of fishing is better than a good day at almost anything else. At least in terms of weather, Saturday was a great day for fishing, as sun and a light breeze did just enough to keep the fishers warm and the...
Saturday marks the seventh annual Woman’s Day Out at Eastern New Mexico University’s Greyhound Arena. The event is put on by Portales Woman’s Club, a local organization affiliated with the international organization General Federated Woman’s Club (GFWC). Patrice Tompkins, PWC member and the event coordinator, said the event is geared not just towards raising funds for the club but is also about giving back to the Portales community. “We’re getting all the women in the community together for a day of fun without much expens...
I know that today’s Generation Me kids work hard for college essentials like iPhones and iPads — that parents and Lottery Scholarships don’t always cover — with such back-breaking labor as building fake-ID websites, selling over-priced jewelry (made by six-year-old Bangladeshis) at mall kiosks, selling plagiarized papers… By contrast, I had easy jobs: Wearing T-shirts while helping asbestos-suited, steel-mill brick-masons rebuild red-hot furnaces; hauling hay and pouring concrete in 105-degree heat; wor...
