Elks announce Field of Honor for 10th anniv of 9/11
ROSWELL — The Elks Lodge No. 969 of Roswell announced in a press conference Wednesday that the lodge, along with Colonial Flag Foundation, will host a Field of Honor Flag Memorial at Stapp Field on the New Mexico Military Institute campus in Roswell Sept. 9-16, 2011 to pay tribute to those who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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ENMU-Roswell Community College Board to Meet
ROSWELL — The Branch Community College Board of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell will meet Tuesday, September 14 at 4 p.m. in the Multipurpose room of the Campus Union Building, 48 University Blvd.
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VA ‘recovery’ woes
When economic times in the U.S. of A. were classified as good, there were still ongoing reports of under-funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Proposal ‘slow death sentence’ for refinery
A proposal to cap greenhouse gases in New Mexico would cause “devastating harm” to the Navajo Refinery in Artesia but would have little effect on global greenhouse gas emissions, the president of Holly Corporation, the refinery’s parent company, told the Environmental Improvement Board.
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Child-Safety-Seat Clinic: Commissioner's Children
LAS CRUCES — The most precious cargo in District 4 Doña Ana County Commissioner Scott A. Krahling’s personal vehicle is his family. On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Krahling and his children will be on hand at 3 p.m. for a child-safety-seat clinic presented at Sisbarro Motors. more...
Survey Shows Need to Curb Drunk Driving
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-NM, today responded to a National Survey of Drinking and Driving Attitudes and Behaviors released by the National Highway and Travel Safety Administration (NHTSA) showing that one-in-five Americans age 16 and over drove a car within two hours of drinking alcohol over a one year period and nearly one-third of them admitted they thought they were over the legal limit. more...
Sharon Bell and Jack Swickard Interview
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Houston, We Have a Problem
ALBUQUERQUE — Captain James Lovell Jr., commander of the historic Apollo 13 mission, will be the speaker at this year’s David Westphall Veterans Foundation Dinner Sept. 11 at Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque. more...
Teague still believe NM better off with liberal policies?
HOBBS, NM - Today the Commerce Department slashed its original second quarter GDP estimate from an already weak 2.4% to a disastrous 1.6%, showing that the administration's much-publicized "summer of recovery" has produced no positive results. more...
Digital Art Show Scheduled at ENMU
PORTALES--Eastern New Mexico University is set to display the gallery art show “Axiom of Gesture” from Friday, Sept. 3, to Wednesday, Sept. 29 in the Runnel’s Gallery in Golden Library on the Portales campus. An opening reception is scheduled for Friday (Sept. 3) from 5-7 p.m. in the Runnel’s Gallery. more...
DVA financial audit; government immunity?
The VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) reported to Congress (end of last year) that the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) was alarmingly delinquent in correcting cited deficiencies from OIG inspections of department operations (both at the regional and state levels). more...
NM Financial Institutions Receive More Than $2 M
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-NM, today announced that five New Mexico financial institutions serving struggling communities have received a total of $2.08 million to support small businesses and spur local economic growth by expanding access to capital and affordable financial services. more...
Former SAC COS to speak at museum opening
ROSWELL — A former chief of staff of the Strategic Air Command will be the keynote speaker at “Remembering Walker Air Force Base,” the opening of the Walker Aviation Museum Saturday, Sept. 18, the 63rd anniversary of the Air Force base’s establishment. more...
VA funding - good news/triple bad news
This coming year’s VA budget, per VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, “To support VA’s efforts, the president's budget provides $125 billion in 2011 — almost $60.3 billion in discretionary resources and nearly $64.7 billion in mandatory funding. Our discretionary budget request represents an increase of $4.3 billion, or 7.6 percent, over the 2010 enacted level.” That’s the good news. more...
ENMMC donates to Down Syndrome Foundation
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center adheres to its mission statement by serving, with compassion, the health needs of the people in our region. ENMMC carries out this mission by giving back to organizations such as the Buddy Walk that achieve general community support and awareness. more...
HR director wants to stay in Roswell
Roswell Regional Hospital’s new human resources director has spent most of her life, and all of her working life, in Roswell and has no desire to work anywhere else. more...
RRH food not traditional hospital food
ROSWELL — It’s not traditional hospital food. That’s what people say about the food served by executive chef Mariano Morones and his crew in the food services department of Roswell Regional Hospital. more...
The one and only goal right now for New Mexico schools
August is roasting time in New Mexico: fresh picked green chile and the New Mexico public schools for their Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) numbers. We take green chile most seriously - Big Jim or Sandia? Two sacks, will that be enough? Make it three, no four… while most New Mexicans shrug at the AYP numbers indicating three of four New Mexico schools not making the prescribed annual yearly progress. more...
ENMU-Roswell Offers Accounting Degree Options
ROSWELL — Newspaper and online want ads tell the story. Many businesses are searching for bookkeepers and accountants in the Roswell area and across the United States. Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell offers both a one-year Bookkeeping/Accounting certificate and a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree in Accounting. “Both the certificate and the degree have dual objectives,” said Carol Dutchover, accounting instructor. “They are designed to equip students with the skills needed to assume positions in the business community as well as to transfer on to four-year colleges.” more...
NM Tech & Labs Benefit In Homeland Security Bill
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall reported today that before adjourning for the August work period, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a Homeland Security measure that will benefit New Mexico Tech and Los Alamos and Sandia National Laboratories.The Senate’s version of the fiscal year 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations bill is now ready for full Senate consideration. more...
ENMU-R Foundation Hosts Golf Tournament
The ENMU-Roswell Foundation will host the Eighth Annual ENMU-Roswell Foundation Scholarship Golf Tournament on Saturday, October 2 at the Spring River Golf Course. more...
New Mexico wants to solve problem ‘ourself’
“What we can't do is allow a patchwork of 50 different states, or cities or localities, where anybody wants to make a name for themselves suddenly says, ‘I’m going to be anti-immigrant, and I'm going to try to see if I can solve the problem ourself.’” (sic) So said said President Obama on CBS’ Early Show. more...
The New Mexico Historic Notebook, August 2010
$1.5 Million to Cities for New Airport Improvements
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tom Udall today announced that airports in Aztec, Clovis, Las Cruces and Silver City will receive approximately $1.5 million for runway rehabilitation and wildlife hazard assessments.
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Roswell economy slower, but leaders optimistic
ROSWELL — The Roswell economy seems to have slowed down considerably in 2010, but local leaders remain optimistic about the city’s economic future.
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