CNJ staff The U.S. Department of Agriculture will launch a single family housing guaranteed rural refinance pilot program in New Mexico to help rural borrowers refinance their mortgages, according to U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M. To be eligible under this pilot, borrowers must have made timely mortgage payments for 12 consecutive months. Rural residents can […]
Friday morning briefing: Happy Chinese New Year, a spell down and tragedy on the launch pad
January 26, 2012
Good morning and welcome to the Freedom New Mexico Friday briefing. Happy Chinese New Year Eastern New Mexico University is hosting a Chinese New Year’s Banquet at 6 p.m. Feb. 3 in the Campus Union Ballroom. Tickets are $15 and must be reserved today. ENMU has a number of students from China who will share […]
First lady, Dr. Biden to launch military family campaign
March 3, 2011
By Tech. Sgt. John Orrell: National Guard Bureau
Clovis Christian School going virtual
February 16, 2011
Liliana Castillo Clovis Christian School plans to launch a virtual high school that will allow students to receive a high school diploma by taking nothing but online courses. Superintendent Ladona Clayton said she hopes to have the Truth Seekers Virtual Academy up for a summer session this year and ready for a full launch in […]
County to launch alcohol abuse program
January 4, 2011
CNJ staff This month, Curry County is launching an alcohol abuse program to area elementary students involved in afterschool programs. Titled “Protecting You, Protecting Me,” the program is part of MADD’s latest nationwide effort to prevent alcohol use by youth, according to a press release. The program includes eight classroom-based lessons for each grade level […]
Officials launch annual Combined Federal Campaign drive
September 24, 2010
By Karen Parrish: American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s 2010 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Sept. 20, offering federal civilians and military members the opportunity to contribute to any of more than 4,000 pre-screened charities. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III launched the department’s annual CFC drive in the Pentagon Library […]
Medal of Honor recipients launch PSAs
May 19, 2010
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a time when suicides among service members continue to rise, America’s Medal of Honor recipients are launching a public service campaign urging today’s military to seek help for post-traumatic stress. The campaign, called “Medal of Honor — Speak Out!,” features nearly 30 video testimonials by recipients who […]
Officials launch language program for airmen
April 15, 2010
By 1st Lt. Gina Vaccaro McKeen: Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Officials at the Air Force Culture and Language Center here recently launched a program designed to identify airmen with foreign language abilities and foster those skills throughout their careers. The Language Enabled Airmen Program is the first […]
Services Agency officials launch family Web site
November 14, 2009
By Maj. Belinda Petersen: Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE — Air Force Services Agency officials have launched a new Web site, MyAirForceLife.com, to help airmen stay connected, informed and engaged in programs as part of the Year of the Air Force Family. “The theme of our campaign is ‘The Air […]
Air Force officials launch updated Key Spouse program
October 10, 2009
By Tech. Sgt. Amaani Lyle: Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs WASHINGTON —As part of the July 2009-July 2010 Year of the Air Force Family initiative, the service’s senior leaders have announced the launch of a revised and standardized Key Spouse program. Paula Roy, wife of Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James […]
Press Release: Udall helps launch Hispanic history project
September 24, 2009
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-NM, today helped launch a new initiative to preserve the stories and experiences of Hispanic Americans through the StoryCorps Historias oral history project – which will visit several New Mexico cities over the next year. [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q47YNyszQ60 ]Click here for video of the event. Udall, a member of the […]
Early census operations starting now in local communities census workers will be visible on neighborhood streets using GPS handheld computers
March 30, 2009
The Census bureau will launch a massive operation beginning next week to verify and update more than 145 million addresses as it prepares to conduct the 2010 Census. Although the count is still a year away, workers will be going door to door, verifying addresses to ensure the accuracy of next year’s Census delivery lists.
10-19 Briefs
October 18, 2007
The Landing is now serving sandwiches from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sandwiches are served with French fries or chips, cup of soup or salad and a drink for $6.95. Members First save $1. Friday’s featured sandwich will be a Monte Cristo. A chicken veggie pita will be served Monday through Friday. Oktoberfest at The […]
Senior safety project launch scheduled
March 16, 2007
By Freedom Newspapers The 9th Judicial District Attorney’s office will launch a senior citizen safety project at 11 a.m. Monday at Valencia Elementary School in Portales, according to a press release. The program is called “The Newman Project” in honor of Odis and Doris Newman, a Roosevelt County senior citizen couple killed in 2005. Its […]
Space program innovation needs privatization
July 18, 2006
Freedom Newspapers The space shuttle Discovery made a safe re-entry landing Monday in only the second shuttle mission since the 2003 destruction during re-entry of the shuttle Columbia. The successful landing is a good time to discuss the independence of future space missions from government control and the federal treasury. Current Bush administration plans are […]
Proving/disproving relativity what science is all about
April 15, 2004
Freedom Newspapers After some delays, it now looks as if the spacecraft designed to test Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity finally will be launched Monday from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Assuming the launch finally happens — and surely it will eventually — this is exciting news for two reasons. The first is that instruments […]
Bush needs chiding for misleading U.S.
February 14, 2004
Michele Morris I’m concerned about the enormous price military families are paying for the war in Iraq. So far, more than 500 American service people have lost their lives, and more than 3,000 have been wounded. President Bush was not honest with military families or the rest of the country about why he felt it […]
High tech comes to Wild West
September 27, 2003
Roger Hendershot, left, and Richard Lueb, right, both with the National Center of Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., work on a Cryogenic Whole Air machine launched from Fort Sumner. CNJ photo by Eric Kluth By Darrell Todd Maurina FORT SUMNER — The city is best known for Billy the Kid’s grave and historical memorabilia of […]
Pioneer Days celebration takes to the skies
June 6, 2003
Airabelle the Cow, a heifer-shaped balloon sponsored by the Southwest Dairy Farmers, will be one of many balloons launching Saturday. By Janet Bresenham When 31 hot air balloons get ready to launch from Clovis on Saturday morning, John Sando hopes he will be aboard a special one named “The Desert Dancer.” “That would be awesome,” […]
