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“All through the New Testament,” William Barclay writes, “there rings a plea for Christian unity.” Yes! Jesus himself asked, in his John 17 prayer to the Father, “May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me . . .” Evidently Jesus believes that one of the strongest proofs to an unbelieving world that he is indeed God’s Son incarnate is that love for him unites folks who would not normally be united. Notice that the plea is not for us to somehow... Full story
A bid was awarded for a C-130 parking apron at Cannon Air Force Base, and announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense. The $23.7 million contract was awarded to Sundt Construction of Tempe, Ariz. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Albuquerque received 11 bids through the Internet. The estimated date of completion is Aug. 2, 2012....
Freedom New Mexico The U.S. Farm Service Agency is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program policies to help agricultural producers affected by drought. FSA is permitting farmers and ranchers approved for emergency grazing in drought-stricken states, including New Mexico, to extend the emergency grazing period for a month, to Oct. 31, without an additional payment reduction, according to the release. Before starting emergency grazing, producers must request permission from the FSA county office. Also, FSA will allow...
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The U.S. Farm Service Agency is modifying its Conservation Reserve Program policies to help agricultural producers affected by drought. FSA is permitting farmers and ranchers approved for emergency grazing in drought-stricken states, including New Mexico, to extend the emergency grazing period for a month, to Oct. 31, without an additional payment reduction, according to the release. Before starting emergency grazing, producers must request permission from the FSA county office. Also, FSA will allow producers nationwide to...
A bid was awarded for a C-130 parking apron at Cannon Air Force Base, and announced Tuesday by the Department of Defense. The $23.7 million contract was awarded to Sundt Construction of Tempe, Ariz. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Albuquerque received 11 bids through the Internet. The estimated date of completion is Aug. 2, 2012....
A pair of Clovis residents were appointed to a state board or corporation by Gov. Susana Martinez. Roger “Bart” Bartosiewicz was named to the Public Employee Labor Relations Board, while Launa Waller was appointed to the Small Business Investment Corp. Bartosiewicz retired as deputy chief of police from the Clovis Police Department with more than 35 years of service. He is a state trustee for the Fraternal Order of Police, and has held previous positions as secretary and treasurer. Waller, regulator manager for ENM...
Thursday’s groundbreaking marks another step for an effort to building a pipeline from Ute Reservoir — a step outside. Discussed, and shelved, and discussed again for decades in public meetings and congressional offices, the pipeline project makes a partial move from a discussed project to one putting in groundwork. “I remember that forever, it seems like, it was being talked about,” said Clovis Mayor and Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority Chair Gayla Brumfield, who considered the project just as a discu... Full story
The Curry County Commission will consider concepts for a new jail under a lease plan presented during a special meeting Tuesday. Since November — when voters defeated two $16.5 million bonds aimed at building the first phase of an estimated $90 million jail and courthouse — the county has been exploring options to resolve overcrowding and security issues in the two facilities. According to presenter Ed Eastridge, the county could partner with non-profit Community...
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks Zoo Curator Mark Yannotti feeds Sooner, a 12-week-old tiger, who was donated to the Hillcrest Park Zoo from an Oklahoma exotic animal facility. When he wakes, he bounds to his feet and goes looking for his bottle, finding it quickly in the hands of his mother. After a few suckles, “Sooner” is curled nose-to-tail again and back in a heavy sleep on the floor. And while he snoozes his “mother,” Zoo Curator Mark Yannotti, is trying to get things...
Roosevelt County school districts have $2,000 more in school supplies for the upcoming new school year because of a local motorcycle group, the Iron Sons. Kathy Carmichael, a member of the group, said the club originated in Germany and formed in the U.S. in 1990. It has chapters in Texas and New Mexico, totaling about 500 members for the group, with 30 of the members in Roosevelt County. “We have monthly meetings with all the club members and the first thing on the list was a school supply drive,” Carmichael said. “We just...
A recent column by Paul Gessing is president of New Mexico’s Rio Grande Foundation, which promotes limited government, economic freedom and individual responsibility.... Full story
Low reimbursements are the top reason physicians say they turn away beneficiaries who use TRICARE Standard, the military’s fee-for-service insurance option, or TRICARE Extra, the preferred provider option, according to TRICARE health care provider surveys. Access to health care for these two groups of beneficiaries could become an even bigger challenge thanks to the convoluted deficit-reduction deal hammered out last weekend between the Obama administration and leaders in Congress. The Budget Control Act of 2011 e...
The heat wasn’t the only thing that bothered me last week. Add these two to the list: • Last Thursday, parody news site The Onion posted, “Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican Objections.” It was good for a quick chuckle, while not so subtly pointing out two inherent problems President Obama has — Republicans’ inclination to oppose everything Obama supports, and Obama’s willingness to negotiate with himself in his relentless pursuit of Bipartisan Compromise Unicorn. I thought that was the end of that. But then Fox...
Freedom New Mexico That queasy feeling Americans had in September 2008 when the bottom fell out of the financial markets has returned. Is the American economy slipping back into recession? Last week, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 699 points, or 5.75 percent. After the stock market closed Friday, Standard & Poor’s, one of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, announced it had lowered its rating of the U.S. government’s credit, to AA-plus from AAA. It was the firm’s first-ever downgrading of U.S. creditworthiness from...
Low reimbursements are the top reason physicians say they turn away beneficiaries who use TRICARE Standard, the military’s fee-for-service insurance option, or TRICARE Extra, the preferred provider option, according to TRICARE health care provider surveys. Access to health care for these two groups of beneficiaries could become an even bigger challenge thanks to the convoluted deficit-reduction deal hammered out last weekend between the Obama administration and leaders in Congress. The Budget Control Act of 2011 e... Full story
The heat wasn’t the only thing that bothered me last week. Add these two to the list: • Last Thursday, parody news site The Onion posted, “Obama Turns 50 Despite Republican Objections.” It was good for a quick chuckle, while not so subtly pointing out two inherent problems President Obama has — Republicans’ inclination to oppose everything Obama supports, and Obama’s willingness to negotiate with himself in his relentless pursuit of Bipartisan Compromise Unicorn. I thought that was the end of that. But then Fox...
Freedom New Mexico That queasy feeling Americans had in September 2008 when the bottom fell out of the financial markets has returned. Is the American economy slipping back into recession? Last week, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 699 points, or 5.75 percent. After the stock market closed Friday, Standard & Poor’s, one of the Big Three credit-rating agencies, announced it had lowered its rating of the U.S. government’s credit, to AA-plus from AAA. It was the firm’s first-ever downgrading of U.S. creditworthiness from...
Police have released the identity of man killed in a Sunday motor vehicle accident as 67-year-old Modesto Muniz of Muleshoe. Police have said Muniz was driving westbound on U.S. 60/84 about 4 p.m. when his pickup collided with the back of a tractor trailer that had slowed to turn into the Indian River Transport parking lot on the north side of the road. Clovis Police Chief Steve Sanders said an investigation has not revealed the cause of the accident. “Mr. Muniz has had a plethora of medical issues and we’re not sure if tha...
Recently, several young people asked me if I ever inhaled. They wanted juicy details about my high school and college days. Instead of pleading the fifth, I told the whole truth and nothing but. “Yes, I’ve inhaled,” I said. With no plans for an Oval Office run, I also admitted to exhaling, cigarettes that is, but sometimes loco weed. Being a journalist, not one to turn up a good story; and also being an instructor, not one to miss a “teachable” moment, my reply was actually a “Yes, but …” My exciting tell-all turn...
Liliana Castillo: FNM Correspondent Clovis resident Kay Berry's most prized possession is this wind-up Victrola, which was in the farm home she grew up in. Her aunt shipped the Victrola to her 35 years later. Clovis resident Kay Berry has helped seniors and other with their taxes through the AARP Tax Aide program for 18 years. Much of her time is dedicated to volunteering. At her church Trinity United Methodist, she is on the finance committee, treasurer at the women’s group and the Sunday school class and she sings in the ch... Full story
I like to sing, but surprise me in the shower or rip the headphones from my ears and sometimes it’s not all that pretty. My elementary school teacher, Mrs. Brazzell, tried, bless her heart, but music theory and actual skills never did stick with me. If you handed me a flute-o-phone I still couldn’t play “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” and I can’t tell a clef note from a cleft palate. I do, however, still know how to sing the words to the song “Hukulai,” which she taught us. It was hilarious to see a Facebook post this week abo... Full story
Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Wednesday morning briefing.... Full story
Good morning and welcome to Freedom New Mexico’s Wednesday morning briefing.... Full story
