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I did some travel recently, but also made plenty of time to watch television I normally avoid when I'm working. Here are some things I picked up, none of them long enough for a full column: • There's a new game show on NBC called, “It's Worth What?” The show's hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. There's one part of the show where contestants guess what it's worth. Please tell me that did not go through development meetings at NBC without at least one person saying, “So they only win... if the price is right?” •... Full story
Military retirees, Social Security recipients and others drawing federal payments were tempted to grumble at Congress or the White House when the past two Januarys brought no cost-of-living adjustment. The real culprits were a deeply distressed economy, which drove prices down, and a logical process, set up 40 years ago, to track inflation and adjust federal payments to protect their purchasing power. Those who did complain about absent COLAs might soon have a more legitimate reason to grouse: a new yardstick for setting... Full story
Freedom New Mexico We continue to be horrified by the mass killings in Norway, allegedly by Anders Behring Breivik. He has confessed that, on July 22, he set off a bomb in Oslo, the country’s capital, killing at least eight people. More than 80 others were killed when he went on a killing spree at a youth camp on Utoya island. Many things still are not known. He reportedly is talking freely to police, and claims he had accomplices. On Monday, an estimated 100,000 Norwegians gathered at the capital’s city hall to ack...
I did some travel recently, but also made plenty of time to watch television I normally avoid when I'm working. Here are some things I picked up, none of them long enough for a full column: • There's a new game show on NBC called, “It's Worth What?” The show's hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. There's one part of the show where contestants guess what it's worth. Please tell me that did not go through development meetings at NBC without at least one person saying, “So they only win... if the price is right?” •...
Sarah Welsh, executive director for the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government, says the public’s right to know isn’t partisan: Well, we’ve come full circle. Five years ago, Bill Richardson’s administration was asked for state e-mails about an audit of the driver’s license program. It refused, claiming executive privilege, and the Republican Party of New Mexico filed suit. This year, Secretary of State Dianna Duran was asked for state e-mails about a similar audit — a cross-check between drivers’ licenses an...
Military retirees, Social Security recipients and others drawing federal payments were tempted to grumble at Congress or the White House when the past two Januarys brought no cost-of-living adjustment. The real culprits were a deeply distressed economy, which drove prices down, and a logical process, set up 40 years ago, to track inflation and adjust federal payments to protect their purchasing power. Those who did complain about absent COLAs might soon have a more legitimate reason to grouse: a new yardstick for setting... Full story
Freedom New Mexico We continue to be horrified by the mass killings in Norway, allegedly by Anders Behring Breivik. He has confessed that, on July 22, he set off a bomb in Oslo, the country’s capital, killing at least eight people. More than 80 others were killed when he went on a killing spree at a youth camp on Utoya island. Many things still are not known. He reportedly is talking freely to police, and claims he had accomplices. On Monday, an estimated 100,000 Norwegians gathered at the capital’s city hall to ack... Full story
Samplings of recent calls to Portales law enforcement, according to police records: Friday • An officer was dispatched to a convenience store in the 1700 block of South Avenue D about 7 p.m. in reference to shoplifting. A dispatcher told him an employee had detained a subject. The 16-year-old employee said he saw a 15-year-old boy put a package of candy worth $1.19 into the pocket of his shorts. The 16-year-old said he first noticed the younger boy along with two other juveniles looking at alcoholic beverages, and he... Full story
Portales has returned to high temperatures and no rain in the last week with temperatures ranging from 96 to 103 degrees. According to National Weather Service forecasters, the usual temperature for the area this time of year is about 90 degrees, placing Portales several degrees above normal each day since July 20. “We’ve seen an area of high atmospheric pressure that’s been building up in the central U.S. and the south central U.S., which is the cause of a lot of this heat,” said meteorologist Todd Shoemake at the Nationa...
Freedom New Mexico CLOVIS — Professional baseball is coming to Clovis on Thursday night. The Ruidoso Osos and Roswell Invaders, members of the independent Pecos League, will square off in a 7 p.m. nine-inning contest at Harris Field. League commissioner Andrew Dunn said the game will give area fans a chance to see the product. Clovis nearly had a team in the league this season, which would have been called the Pioneers, but it could not get approval of a field to play on. Dunn said Thursday’s contest will give the a...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Wednesday briefing. Shrimp on the boil The Eastern New Mexico University Portales Alumni Chapter and the ENMU Alumni Affairs Office is hosting their annual Shrimp Boil fundraiser to benefit ENMU scholarships Aug. 13 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Yam Theatre in downtown Portales. Entertainment will be provided by the Good Ole Boys, a local group of musicians that includes ENMU Athletic Director Jeff Geiser. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased by contacting ENMU Alumni secre...
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Wednesday briefing. Shrimp on the boil The Eastern New Mexico University Portales Alumni Chapter and the ENMU Alumni Affairs Office is hosting their annual Shrimp Boil fundraiser to benefit ENMU scholarships Aug. 13 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Yam Theatre in downtown Portales. Entertainment will be provided by the Good Ole Boys, a local group of musicians that includes ENMU Athletic Director Jeff Geiser. Tickets are $30 each and can be purchased by contacting ENMU Alumni secre...
Freedom New Mexico A witness told police 20-year-old Randall Jones admitted to beating a 33-year-old Tucumcari woman with a claw hammer, according to court documents released Tuesday. The documents — sworn affidavits filed by New Mexico State Police investigators — say Shirley Pacheco was found dead July 9, lying in a pool of blood next to her blood-smeared pickup truck. Earlier this week, Jones, also of Tucumcari, was charged with murder in connection with her death. Witnesses told investigators Jones was trying...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks A recently installed two hour parking sign on Main Street has at least one business owner in an uproar. The signs were placed in numerous locations Tuesday along Main Street. Some downtown business owners were surprised to discover new 2-hour parking limit signs being installed along the seven blocks of Main Street on Tuesday morning. John Pritchett, who owns an art gallery in the 200 block of Main said he was shocked when he arrived at work in...
With music, comedy, health and how-to programs, KENW-TV is seeking to raise money with its next membership drive in August. The KENW Fall Festival is one of four annual membership drives, three of which have existed since 1975. “The donations that were received are important to help pay for the cost of programming,” said Promotion Director Rena Garrett. “And also it’s helpful for us to know people are enjoying our programming, that they’re tuning in and watching.” KENW Director of Broadcasting Duane Ryan said public tele...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Clovis Mayor Gayla Brumfield thanked city employees for their work during a press conference Tuesday at City Hall. City officials announced a 2 percent pay increase for city employees. Clovis city officials announced Tuesday in a press conference that they will be bringing a 2 percent pay increase for city employees to the city commission at its Aug. 4 meeting. Mayor Gayla Brumfield and City Manager Joe Thomas, flanked by city commissioners, presented the information to about 65 city employee...
Group published in journal Dr. Manuel Varela, professor of biology, and his research colleagues have had a paper accepted for publication in the refereed journal Archives of Microbiology. Co-authors include Dr. Gui-Xin He, former ENMU postdoctoral fellow and present assistant professor at University of Massachusetts Lowell; Conner Thorpe, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Dennis Wash, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Robert Crow, ENMU graduate student; Hui-Zhong Chen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; and Dr. Sanath...
Casting For Recovery New Mexico has extended the application deadline to Monday for women in New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle to apply for its 2011 Fly-Fishing Retreat, according to a news release from the organization. Casting For Recovery New Mexico is a non-profit organization that provides fly-fishing retreats tailored for women who have or have had breast cancer, the release said. The two-and-a-half day retreat at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron will teach participants the fundamentals of fly-casting, entomology,... Full story
A spending bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday contains millions in funding for military construction projects at Cannon Air Force base and other installations around New Mexico, according to a news release from Sen. Jeff Bingaman. The bill invests $215 million in construction at bases around the state, each project being identified as a priority in President Obama’s 2012 budget blueprint, the release said. The bill included the following for Cannon Air Force Base: • $7.5 million to upgrade the wastewater treatment p...
Freedom New Mexico Casting For Recovery New Mexico has extended the application deadline to Monday for women in New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle to apply for its 2011 Fly-Fishing Retreat, according to a news release from the organization. Casting For Recovery New Mexico is a non-profit organization that provides fly-fishing retreats tailored for women who have or have had breast cancer, the release said. The two and a half day retreat at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron will teach participants the fundamentals of...
When I was growing up, I thought everyone in Lubbock spoke Spanish. We went to the tienda down the street from my grandparents’ house; they spoke Spanish. At the park; Spanish. The music was Ramon Ayala. At Mass and cursillos (religious retreats) it was pure Spanish, with joyful shouts of “De Colores!” But then we went to the post office and it was English as Grandma Chaya instructed me and my sisters what to tell clerks. That was sometimes challenging because Grandma Chaya instructed my parents, before I was born, to teach...
Cannon Connections staff A spending bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday contains millions in funding for military construction projects at Cannon Air Force base and other installations around New Mexico, according to a news release from Sen. Jeff Bingaman. The bill invests $215 million in construction at bases around the state, each project being identified as a priority in President Obama’s 2012 budget blueprint, the release said. The bill included the following for Cannon Air Force Base: • $7.5 million to upgrade t...
Cannon Connections staff A spending bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday contains millions in funding for military construction projects at Cannon Air Force base and other installations around New Mexico, according to a news release from Sen. Jeff Bingaman. The bill invests $215 million in construction at bases around the state, each project being identified as a priority in President Obama’s 2012 budget blueprint, the release said. The bill included the following for Cannon Air Force Base: • $7.5 million to upgrade t...
Cannon Connections staff A spending bill that passed the Senate on Tuesday contains millions in funding for military construction projects at Cannon Air Force base and other installations around New Mexico, according to a news release from Sen. Jeff Bingaman. The bill invests $215 million in construction at bases around the state, each project being identified as a priority in President Obama’s 2012 budget blueprint, the release said. The bill included the following for Cannon Air Force Base: • $7.5 million to upgrade t...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Clovis Zia’s Andre Hooks pitches against Bayard Copper during Monday’s state Majors Little League game at Beachum Field. Although its run in the state Little League Majors tournament was a short one, Clovis Zia gave a pretty good account of itself. Host Zia had early leads both Sunday night at Dickenson Field and Monday night at Beachum Field, but could not hold on in losing to Roswell Noon Optimist 11-7 and Bayard Copper 14-11, respectively. Ruben Madrid hit a three-run homer and... Full story
