Moving forward… Thursday was a sad day for eastern New Mexico law enforcement. Former Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry was convicted of tampering with public records, a result of Berry destroying traffic citations issued to an acquaintance. This is the definition of “good ol’ boy” police work, also known as a fourth-degree felony when more […]
Teacher’s story one of success
May 22, 2010
Liliana Castillo: Freedom New Mexico Valencia Elementary School teacher Becky Duran said her fantasy dinner party wouldn’t include celebrities. “I’m very down to earth,” she said. Valencia Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Becky Duran was chosen as the Newspapers In Education teacher of the year in Portales. She uses newspapers in her bilingual classroom to teach […]
Company invests in HD channels
December 8, 2009
CNJ staff Suddenlink Communica-tions announced a nationwide investment to bring more high-definition television channels and faster Internet service to Clovis. The company said the $350 million, three-year progrm mean more than a dozen new HD channels and Internet download speeds of up to 20 megabits per second. The new channels are expected to include high-definition […]
Biden can’t correctly define patriotism
September 23, 2008
Freedom New Mexico Where did U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., come up with his definition of patriotism? Republicans have made a mockery of the word since the Bush administration’s ill-fated decision to invade Iraq, and now the Democratic nominee for vice president seems to want his own definition of the word. Biden, speaking last week […]
Democrats take to rehashing same old things
January 17, 2005
Freedom Newspapers Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy spoke to the National Press Club on Wednesday and articulated a clear message for Democrats: Give the people more goodies and they’ll return our party to power. He pooh-poohed the idea that the Democratic Party must move to the political center to win future elections. Billed as a major […]
Catalog gives unexpected definition of spirituality
January 11, 2005
By Curtis K. Shelburne: Local Columnist I got yet another catalog in the mail recently. Nothing unusual about that. Like most folks, I get lots of them. And, like lots of folks, I occasionally enjoy just thumbing through the pages of an interesting catalog. I don’t know if anyone has a contest for catalogs, but […]
Allowing gay marriage a slippery slope
March 3, 2004
Walter Williams The Massachusetts high court ruled that people of the same sex have a right to be married. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and County Clerk Nancy Alfaro, in defiance of California law, have issued more than 3,000 officially sanctioned marriage licenses to homosexual couples. What are we to make of this? Same-sex marriage […]
