Freedom New Mexico President Barack Obama, seeking to control what’s happening in Libya, tried at least to control the message. The president said during his speech at the National Defense University that U.S. intervention, which began March 19, stopped a massacre, denied Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi access to billions in assets, assisted Libyan rebels […]
Tax special election approved for May 3
March 10, 2011
Kevin Wilson In a short special meeting Thursday, the Clovis City Commission approved a May 3 special election for a gross receipts tax increase, and the $30,000 budget transfer to pay for it. Both measures, and an unrelated measure allowing city intervention in a water rights case, were approved by 6-0 votes. Mayor Gayla Brumfield […]
In search of ponies: Co-worker explains dressing up pet
October 8, 2010
Sharna Johnson Once upon a time I remember rescuing a stray cat from neighborhood girls who had dressed him in doll clothes and put him in a baby stroller. From my perspective at the time, they may as well have been torturing the animal and he desperately needed my intervention. Years later dressing animals is […]
Recession not over until job recovery secure
November 14, 2009
Freedom New Mexico Washington intervention isn’t saving or creating jobs, so more is coming. Figures released this month showing unemployment nationally at 10.2 percent suggest those who proclaimed the end of the recession when GDP rose 3.5 percent during the third quarter were more than a little premature. Is a “jobless recovery” really a recovery? […]
Education feature: Los Ninos, literacy program joining forces
September 23, 2009
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Los Ninos Early Intervention Center teacher Jessica Maulding helps Jasmine Brophy, 3, add glue to her drawing of a bear. The pair shook coffee grounds over the glue to make a brown bear. Los Ninos Early Intervention Center and the Title I Family Literacy programs have joined to bring more […]
U.S. intervention will do little against Chavez
March 8, 2008
Freedom New Mexico Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s threat to go to war with Colombia is almost certainly more bluster and opportunism than a real thirst for battle. Machiavelli formulated long ago what rulers have known since the dawn of time: A leader facing problems and potential opposition at home can often prosper by turning peoples’ […]
Education Calendar 3/4
March 3, 2004
Friday • Lincoln-Jackson breakfast with the Arts/Gifted and Talented Class Presents Fairy Tales. • Music and Young Children Workshop at Los Ninos Early Intervention Center. Time TBA. • Clovis High School sophomore and freshman dance at 8:30 p.m. Saturday • James Bickley Spring Program at Marshall Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. • Regional Spelling Bee at […]
