Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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9th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs link U.S. Air Force photo: 2nd Lt. Angelica Powell A child and 2nd Lt. Joseph Arora, Airfield Operations Systems officer, laugh and play in the pool after eating pizza. link U.S. Air Force photo: 2nd Lt. Angelica Powell Two dozen visitors from the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home came to splash around with the Company Grade Officers' Council of Cannon Air Force Base on June 29 at the DZ Pool. The children enjoyed a tummy full of pizza, hours of swimming and strawberry snow c...
Over 28 years ago, when I moved to small town America, I discovered the largest and best part of America, the small town part, and Independence Day came alive with color. I felt like a deprived little rich kid growing up in a mega-church who thought he knew what a church dinner was but then found himself in a small church family, went to a church dinner, and was pretty sure he'd discovered heaven! Oh, I'd always enjoyed Independence Day, but I never knew how wonderful some... Full story
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We’re dead last. That’s the sorry news according to the latest “Kids Count” report. The gist of the report is that in terms of health care, education, economic conditions, and family unit cohesiveness, New Mexico children are worse off than kids in other states. The report was co-released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and New Mexico Voices for children. While Voices and Rio Grande Foundation would generally be considered the opposite ends of the political spectrum, the report itself was data-driven and informational. While...
There are a lot of libertarian books and authors out there. Most of the older examples can be rather dry and difficult for modern readers to wade through. As enlightening a book as Albert Jay Nock’s 1935 work “Our Enemy, the State” is, it can’t be considered light or leisurely reading. But it will upset a rosy view of government just as surely as any modern writing. On the other hand, some of the more modern writers can be entertaining while getting the uncompromising message across. One such writer is L. Neil Smith, with hi... Full story
