Portales peanuts charm Santa Fe lawmakers at Roundhouse
Kari Terry of Freedom New Mexico recounts Portales Valencia peanuts brightening a Santa Fe capitol reception. Volunteers distributed 22 cases to legislators and staff, noting the local crop’s sweetness and hulls while comparing boiled peanuts at Cannon Air Force Base and Florida growing practices.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Portales
Valencia
Roosevelt County
Cannon Air Force Base
Jimmie Shearer
Sunland
Florida
Air Force
Merry Roundhouse
Cowboy poetry and the humor of wrecks and cows
Baxter Black, a self described cowboy poet and ex veterinarian, explains why cowboy poetry leans toward wrecks of livestock and riders rather than farm machinery jokes. He notes the humor comes from the cowboy mentality and the humble cow, contrasts with farmer wrecks, and provides contact info.
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Baxter Black
Eheadcowboy
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Opinion Page Policies for Letters to the Editor
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Guest Column Submission Details
Contact Editor David Stevens to submit a guest column. Reach him at 575-799-7022 or via email through the link.freedom.com site for submission guidance and deadlines.
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David Stevens
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Freedom.com
Freedom New Mexico Publisher and Editor Credits
The Quay County Sun features Ray Sullivan as Publisher and David Stevens as Editor. The paper upholds beliefs grounded in religious and civic principles, asserting freedom arises from personal responsibility and moral law.
Gas price spikes blamed on inflation and policy Debt
The piece argues rising oil and gas prices reflect inflation and government meddling. It criticizes Rep. Dennis Kucinich for proposing HR3784 the Gas Price Spike Act a windfall tax and federal controls. It compares to 1970s crises blaming price controls and calls for ending QE and dollar debasement to stabilize prices.
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Dennis Kucinich
D-Ohio
New Mexico
Reasonable Profits Board
TheHill.com
Kucinich
Richard Nixon
Reagan
Nixon
America
Bloomberg BusinessWeek
Iran
India
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Reasonable
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