Running a business and managing employees can appear as two separate and non-relational skills. However, management is an integral role of owning a business. Some people do not like supervising; others have the knack and thoroughly enjoy it. Similar to other skills, managing people can be learned. Most small businesses start out with the founder […]
Principles cannot be compromised
February 24, 2011
It is often necessary to compromise face-to-face, but to compromise when stating principles means you have none. Something I read a few days ago had someone referring to themselves as “ideologically extreme, behaviorally moderate.” I like that phrase. I am serious about libertarianism. I also know that as long as someone is not attacking anyone, […]
Elway’s return necessary
January 8, 2011
Karl Terry It’s been tough without John, I’m glad he’s back. OK, the realist in me knows that I’ll never see another “Drive” or watch my team’s quarterback sacrifice his body by taking a “helicopter hit” in the Super Bowl, but having John Elway back in a leadership role (vice president in charge of football […]
USPS not making necessary cuts
September 25, 2010
It’s no secret the nation has been riding out a deep recession for a couple of years now. At the Las Vegas Optic, where I have been publisher for nearly six years, we have faced these hard times by making tough decisions. Last year, for example, we made the move from carrier delivery of our […]
Factory farming necessary
April 17, 2010
By Karl Terry: Freedom columnist I’ve been considering moving to a “working cattle ranch” in Ribera after broadcast icon Don Imus invited me (and anyone listening to his show) to come farm sustainably on his 4,000 acre Imus Ranch for Kids with Cancer Thursday. This past week the I-Man, as he’s been known on radio, […]
County hires Wicker to drive van
July 21, 2009
Freedom New Mexico Curry County hired former city commissioner Gloria Wicker Tuesday to drive women and children to their medical and other necessary appointments. The County Commission voted to hire Wicker at a salary of $1,600 a month through October, at which time her contract will be reviewed. The Mother Child Health van takes women […]
Feeding necessary, if awkward
August 13, 2008
By Anita Doberman: Cannon Connections columnist I am not a show-your-boob-while-you-breastfeed type of mom. But I respect anyone’s personal style, full view, partial view or no view at all. The way a mom decides to breastfeed her child is her own business and not mine to judge. This said, I was extremely surprised when, while […]
Feeding necessary, if awkward
August 8, 2008
By Anita Doberman: CNJ Columnist I am not a show-your-boob-while-you-breastfeed type of mom. But I respect anyone’s personal style, full view, partial view or no view at all. The way a mom decides to breastfeed her child is her own business and not mine to judge. This said, I was extremely surprised when, while discretely […]
Prince street repavement carries heavy price tag
July 16, 2008
CNJ staff The city is opening bids Thursday for work on Prince Street, but asphalt prices have officials concerned. The work, which covers Prince Street from 21st Street to Llano Estacado, includes repaving, installing drainage and adding sidewalks compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act, according to Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas. The work has […]
Bank bailouts deserve attention
March 25, 2008
By Kevin Wilson: CNJ Columnist No witty intro necessary. Here are three matters I don’t think are getting enough attention: – Hillary Clinton has very little chance of winning this Democratic nomination. Her own people have given the former First Lady less than a 10 percent chance of getting the 2,024 delegates needed. By CNN’s […]
District 3 LL 13-14s go deep into night
July 18, 2007
CNJ staff photo: Tony Bullocks American’s A.J. Marez is thrown out trying to steal against Quay County in Tuesday’s first 13-14 District 3 all-star championship game at Bell Park. CNJ staff The District 3 Little League 13-14 division baseball title was hotly contested Tuesday night at Bell Park, finishing up at the midnight hour. Quay […]
June 18, 1986
June 2, 2007
Clovis City Manager Don Clifton was proposing a 5 percent pay increase for city employees. Otherwise Clifton had asked city commissioners to approve only “necessary” requests – roof repairs at Potter Park pool and the youth center at Ned Houk Park and a typewriter for the Inspections Department. … Poor Boy’s Butcher Shop, 16th and […]
