Kevin Wilson Early voting for the March 6 election will continue through this week, with city hall serving as the voting place — the standard for every election. But come March 6, the city’s redistricting efforts — required every decade by law —
Internet changing my TV habits
November 22, 2011
“Hello $2.” That was my first thought when I checked my mailbox a few weeks ago and saw the letter from Nielsen Ratings. My second thought was, “I’m a Nielsen family again.” I’d been here before when I was in college. I remember it well, not because it was some amazing experience, but because it […]
Grant McGee: Some select which rules to follow
August 19, 2011
I know I may be getting older, but rules and society keep changing “Faster than you can say ‘Jack Robinson’” as my grandfather used to say, though he never told me who “Jack Robinson” was. The point is laws and regulations don’t seem to apply to everyone these days, especially when it comes to cars […]
Knitted, crocheted mini purses featured on show
September 18, 2010
Sheryl Borden Information on making knitted and crocheted mini purses, changing wreath decorations and new and unusual kitchen tools will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Michele Muska is with Simplicity Creative Group in Antioch, Tenn., and she’s going to show how to use a new rotary […]
Fall colors
September 3, 2010
Freedom New Mexico: Sharna Johnson Luis Saenz of Joe’s Boot Shop cleans a straw hat. Saenz said a lot of customers bring their hats in for cleaning before they store them until the next season. Sharna Johnson In other parts of the country, the first sign of changing seasons is often the changing color of […]
Dandelion wine and changing times
March 26, 2010
By Grant McGee: CNJ columnist The front yard is full of dandelions, a riot of deep green. The dandelions make the front yard look so lush and they’re getting bigger. I reckon I’m going to have to break out the lawn mower, and it isn’t even April. They made me remember something I read long […]
Every season of life worth joy, thanksgiving
November 12, 2009
By Judy Brandon: CNJ religion columnist I love autumn. I suppose that fall and all its colors of the changing season remind me of life’s changes for we are not in one season for all the times of our lives. A short reprieve in the mountains this last week reminded me again of how God […]
Each soldier’s sacrifice always admirable
May 23, 2009
Freedom New Mexico Sentiment exists for changing the day Memorial Day is observed back to the traditional date of May 30 — it was changed in 1968 to the last Monday in May to give us another three-day weekend. Ironically, May 30 was chosen as the date in 1866 to celebrate Decoration Day, when the […]
Editorial: Court ruling could negate need for FCC
May 14, 2009
In ruling that the Federal Communications Commission was justified in changing its policy toward what are delicately referred to as “fleeting expletives” — words considered indecent or profane uttered once or twice during live broadcasts rather than as part of a prewritten script — the U.S. Supreme Court sidestepped the First Amendment issue that could, […]
Editorial: Newspapers must adjust to changing business climate
March 19, 2009
The conversion of the venerable Seattle Post-Intelligencer to an Internet-only news source — with a staff of 20 in the newsroom rather than the 165 who were there a day earlier — following closely on the death of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, is another sad milestone in what we prefer not to call […]
BX, Shoppette to change hours
September 28, 2007
27th Fighter Wing Public Affairs CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Beginning Oct.ober 1, the Cannon Base Exchange will be changing its hours of operations. The new hours will be Monday though Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Cannon Shoppette will also be changing its hours beginning Oct. […]
Anchors’ roles changing in United States
August 17, 2005
Freedom Newspapers The death last week of Peter Jennings, the debonair longtime anchor for ABC’s evening news program, prompts some thoughts on the changing condition of journalism in the United States today, especially electronic journalism. The last year has seen longtime anchors at all three major networks leave. Does this mean the passing not only […]
Change: Like it or not, it’s a matter of attitude
January 25, 2005
By Curtis K. Shelburne: CNJ columnist It finally happened. Last Friday at 1:47 p.m. Something I’ve been dreading for ten years or so. I finally hit the optometric wall. Bifocals. Every time I’d see the guy, once every year or two or whenever his nurse would strong-arm me into coming in for an actual appointment […]
Online comments changing format
Freedom New Mexico Web sites are converting to a Facebook application to help readers interact with newsroom staff and each other. The change, from a platform called “Pluck,” is scheduled to take place this week at the Clovis News Journal, Portales News-Tribune and Quay County Sun Web sites. “The idea is to make it easier […]