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Newspaper
Quay County Sun
Location
Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2009
Page
2
The Quay County Sun features Ray Sullivan as Publisher and David Stevens FMM as Editor along with Ian Cooke Ad Director and Chelle Delaney Associate Publisher. The paper proclaims freedom rooted in God, Ten Commandments, Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence.
Obituary outlines Kemp’s ascent from NFL quarterback to nine-term congressman and HUD secretary. It notes his Kemp Roth tax cut plan, influence on Reaganomics, bid for the GOP nomination, service under George H. W. Bush, and vice presidential run with Bob Dole. Kemp died Saturday at 73 after a long cancer battle.
A New Mexico owned and trained horse Mine That Bird won the Kentucky Derby amid somber news, with the hat parade spectators adding festive energy. The piece reflects on polio memories tied to hats, praises jockey Calvin Borel and trainer Bennie Woolley, and cites Jonas Salk on dreaming. Glenda Price contributes background for New Mexico Stockman.
Baxter Black relates a bizarre narrative about farm life and mortality as a couple travels from Freeland South Carolina to a Minneapolis area mall. A barn cat carcass, a theft, a sprint to a restroom, and a paramedic scene unfold with a punchline about a pet store scent. The piece blends rural realism with dark humor and ends with contact details for the author.
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