Icy odds and holiday lights in Roosevelt County
A Roosevelt County official recounts a risky outdoor Christmas light display at the courthouse with 48 channels synced to music. He describes past mishaps on ladders, the help of Thomas Martin, and a plan to mount icicle lights while joking about potential neighborhood outages and his hospital stay.
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Clark Griswold
Tucumcari
Der
Chamber
Roosevelt County
Thomas Martin
Taco Box
Clovis
Griswold
Bucking mare ends trainer's ride in chaotic road scene
A journeyman horse trainer known as Kayo takes the six year old paint mare Kahlua into a town outskirts ride. After repeated schooling the mare bucked and dragged them through a construction zone, flinging Kayo who suffered a dislocated shoulder as the audience cheered the reckless rodeo-like display.
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Kayo
WSU
Kahlua
Kaya
Coast Guard
Opinion page policies for editorial and letters section
Editorials unsigned reflect the publisher and editor's view. Letters to the editor must be on public interest topics and under 300 words. Contact Editor David Stevens by phone or email to submit and discuss guest columns.
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Ray Sullivan
David Stevens
Dstevens
Ontonline.com
Quay County Sun Publisher Message
The Quay County Sun presents a publisher note from Ray Sullivan of Clovis Media Inc at 902 S First St Tucumcari NM 88401. The statement emphasizes journalistic voice freedom and responsibility to ensure these rights for all readers.
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Clovis Media Inc
S. First St
Tucumcari
N.M
New Mexico Rural Districts Vie For Race to the Top Grants
A coalition of small New Mexico districts joins 61 finalists from 372 applicants in the Race to the Top competition. The plan envisions a web based network for rural teachers to share ideas, with $400 million in federal grants spread among 15 to 25 winners.
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New Mexico
Washington
Arkansas
U.S. Department of Education
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Bloomfield
Obama
U.S
Education
Arne Duncan
Duncan
N.M
Congressional Delegation Contact Listing
Senate members Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall provide Washington and local offices with phone numbers for New Mexico residents. Representative Ben Lujan also lists Washington and New Mexico numbers and a web address for inquiries.
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Washington
New Mexico
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Bingaman
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Rep
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