Love and Rejection Pushes a Journalist Toward Novel Dreams
Berta Peenenpeny, managing editor of The Observer, recalls her long journey from journalist to aspiring novelist. She writes of 100000 words across four manuscripts, years of rejections from agents, and the stubborn hope that keeps her querying while continuing to write.
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Reader letters mix concerns from schools to mail and taxes
A collection of public comments covers drug testing in schools, Wal-Mart recycling, a mayoral resignation rumor, traffic courtesy, library renovation delays, Easter mail mishaps, insurance industry critique, postal service questions, a tire aid incident, and CHS initials debate. The letters reflect local worries and civic feedback.
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Sandoval County Fair promises a big four-day event
The Sandoval County Fair aims for its largest, most diverse program in 31 years from Aug 25 at the County Fairgrounds in the Jemez Mountains. Highlights include rodeo events, Indian Pow Wow, a 4-H auction, pony express race, parade in Cuba, dog show, junior rodeo, and livestock judging with improvements to facilities and new SEE transit offering free rides on Fri and Sat. The fair is led by a volunteer board and county staff, with support from the Sandoval County Commission chair Don Leonard.
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Call for a New Declaration Against Corporate Control
Letter writer laments corporate influence over government in 2007 New Mexico. He urges public campaign financing and accountability, warns of privatization and lobbying, questions nuclear weapon contracting, and calls for elected leaders to refuse private funding and defend democracy.
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