By Grant McGee: CMI columnist It was early morning. The sunrise was still two hours away. I shuffled into the kitchen, flipped on the light and there was a cockroach skittering around in the sink. I stared at it. “Well good morning,” I said, pondering the roach. “I’ve decided you’re going to be the first […]
God is with us through all of life’s milestones
September 16, 2011
Susie, my sister who lives in Rochester, Minn., has a friend from her church that has recently gone through radiation treatments. All along Susie has kept up with her friend and been part of the support system for this precious friend. Susie e-mailed me an interesting as well as heart warming observation just last week. […]
Letters to the editor: Pets need to be kept confined
August 27, 2011
Pets need to be kept confined I am wondering why the people of Colonial Parkway find that they do not have to abide by the municipal code: 6.08.050 dogs and cats — running at large prohibited. Every time my husband and I go for a walk in our neighborhood, we have some random dog come […]
In tribute: Melrose matriarch kept faith during battle with cancer
June 23, 2010
Courtesy photo: Jackie Clark Polly and Panny Bigler, seated, pose with their grandchildren, from left, Felicia Glascock, Scotty Clark and Toni Whitecotton during Christmas in 2001. Freedom New Mexico Verna “Polly” Bigler cleaned relatives’ kitchens when they weren’t home, kept track of daily events on her family’s farm and kept her Christian faith through her […]
Education column: Educators deserve thanks, recognition
April 28, 2010
By Penny Bailey: Clovis Municipal Schools Recently, I was talking to one of our principals and he shared an inspiring story with me about one of his students. It seems this student had become a runaway and a dropout. However, the school kept following up on this student and was able to get him to […]
Public matters shouldn’t be kept private
January 7, 2010
Freedom New Mexico Some Texas politicians are working to destroy that state’s open government laws. Four Texas cities — none in the Panhandle, thankfully — and more than a dozen individual officeholders have filed suit against the state, seeking to kill part of the Texas Open Meetings Act. The lawsuit follows the dismissal of a […]
America hardly ‘land of the free’
May 14, 2009
By Tibor Machan: FNM columnist One recent morning I was checking the news on CNN and happened to tune in just as a woman, about 50, was being forcibly ejected from a Senate meeting discussing reforms in the health-insurance system. As she was led out, she kept shouting, “We want guaranteed health care” and “We […]
CCC Board of Trustees keep seats
March 3, 2009
CNJ Staff With two incumbent candidates running unopposed, Tuesday’s Clovis Community College Board of Trustees election drew a light turnout. District 3 representative Russell Muffley received five votes while District 5 representative Terry Martin received 10 votes, according to results from the Curry County Clerk’s office. CCC board members serve six-year terms. The board consists […]
School board members keep seats
February 3, 2009
CNJ staff Duwain Hill took a five-vote victory in the only contested race in Tuesday night’s Curry County school board elections. Hill received 58 votes to 53 for James W. Miller for Texico’s Position 4 seat. County board members keeping seats include Max Best and Lola Bryant (Clovis), Bill Page and Phillip Joe Borden (Grady), […]
Veterans pause to remember service
November 16, 2008
By Don McAlavy: CNJ Columnist While citizens across the nation pause this month to remember a myriad of individual reasons for Veterans Day, Neil S. Durham (now of Idalou, Texas, outside of Lubbock and formerly of Clovis) may be turning the pages of a diary he kept on Guadalcanal during World War II. Yes, Durham […]
Winning isn’t what it’s all about
November 16, 2007
By Anita Doberman: Local columnist I try to focus on living in the moment and not get fixated on results. I attempt to do this with my children, my husband and in all areas of my life. I often fall short of my good intentions and measure myself against others’ accomplishments and successes. And while […]
Cannon Tax Center offers free tax preparation
January 27, 2007
The Cannon Tax Center opened Friday to assist Airmen, government employees and retirees with tax preparation. The tax office is located in the Cannon Law Center, Bldg. 60. To schedule an appointment for this free service, call 784-7304. Courtesy of the Cannon Tax Center The Cannon Tax Center can save Airmen hundreds of dollars in […]
SFS roadblocks opponent’s win
March 3, 2006
Airman Thomas Trower After a calm and steady first half, one of Tuesday’s games ran into overtime and ended in a bang. SFS lost their first-half momentum, allowing CMS to catch up and force the game into overtime. After a significant amount of persistence, however, SFS was able to regain a seven-point lead and win […]
And then there was one
February 17, 2006
Airman Thomas Trower Two Cannon basketball giants took to the court Tuesday to fight for an unblemished record. With 7-0 records, EMS and MDG competed to see which would be the only team in the base intramural league left with an undefeated record. EMS arrived in their new personalized uniforms ready to play and win, […]
