Freedom Newspapers Congratulations to Hernando de Soto for winning this year’s Friedman Prize for Liberty, which the Cato Institute gives for outstanding achievement advancing freedom throughout the world. The prize is named after Nobel economics prize laureate Milton Friedman and was given at a May 6 ceremony in San Francisco. A Peru native, de Soto […]
Ex-Clovis standout enjoying Liberty
March 18, 2004
Helped Clovis win 1999 state basketball title By Rick White Liberty University coach Carey Green said it’s impossible to talk about Aundrea Dawson the basketball player without talking about the former Clovis standout as a person first. Dawson, a 5-foot-9 senior guard, is trying to help Liberty advance past the first round of the NCAA […]
State of Union struck a blow to personal liberty
January 21, 2004
Freedom Newspapers P resident Bush’s State of the Union address was little more than a campaign kick-off speech, and not a rousing one at that. For lovers of personal liberty and responsibility, limited government and free markets, the president hit only a few promising notes as he outlined the themes he will pursue in his […]
Free State Project a last bastion of liberty
December 18, 2003
Walter Williams Last week’s column provided unassailable evidence that the protections of liberty envisioned by the Constitution’s framers mean little today. I was pleasantly surprised by the responses from fellow Americans expressing disgust and fear over what our nation is becoming. Several asked how we can regain our liberties. My short answer is: I’m not […]
R.C. Hoiles’ legacy continues
November 26, 2003
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico We are privileged to walk in the editorial footsteps of one of America’s remarkable journalists, Raymond Cyrus Hoiles, who was born on Nov. 24, 1878, and founded Freedom Communications Inc.. The descendants of R.C., as everybody called him, still own our Irvine, California-based parent company, and maintain his legacy of […]
U.S. government must have checks and balances
November 13, 2003
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico Liberty includes freedom from arbitrary action by government. That’s why the U.S. Constitution established a judicial branch as a check on the powers of the executive and legislative branches. For that reason it’s commendable that the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to take up the question of whether those […]
Seatbelt law jeopardizes civil liberties
September 11, 2003
Walter Williams Imagine you’re having a backyard barbecue. A cop walks in and announces, “This is a random health and safety check to see whether you’ve removed the skin from the chicken before you served it.” Though delicious in taste, we all know that chicken skin contains considerable unhealthy fat. If you’re caught serving chicken […]
As we celebrate freedom, recall sacrifice as well
July 3, 2003
Today we celebrate the 227th birthday of the United States of America. In Clovis, the annual Smoke on the Water event kicks off at 4 p.m. at Greene Acres Park with games and food vendors. Country singer Holly Dunn performs at 8 p.m., then fireworks start at dark. Joe’s Boot Shop on Mabry Drive began […]
