Bush clears path for Mexican trucks across U S roads
The Bush administration moves to allow Mexican trucking and bus firms greater operation across the United States. DOT reviews 130 applications while imposing safety audits driver licensing hours of service logs and strengthened inspections to meet NAFTA obligations.
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Letters on Roswell and Goddard High merger
A reader condemns merging Roswell High and Goddard High arguing it will harm social development and reduce individual attention. The letter claims increased class size and tougher cutoffs from tryouts will hurt academic and college readiness and concludes the plan is idiotic and hurts upcoming students.
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Give Rodriguez a chance Dear Editor
A reader urges patience with RISD leadership, arguing that Dr Manny Rodriguez deserves time to implement changes before critics judge results and accuse him of failure. The letter notes expectations for quick improvements clash with typical timelines in education.
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4 H club honors and accessibility talks in Roswell
Twenty five years ago on December 10 1977 the Chaves County 4 H Club awarded Kevin Black and Georgia Solt “I Dare You” at their annual banquet. The Roswell Area Committee on Employment of the Handicapped met with City Councilor L C Stiles to discuss improving wheelchair access to city hall. County employees Barbara Cortez and Paula Fowler helped decorate a 20 foot tall Christmas tree at the county courthouse.
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Lyons to run land office in New Mexico election
Patrick Lyons, a 49 year old rancher and former state senator, won the statewide land commissioner post aided by a propan e fueled Ford and broad Republican support. He plans to fill about three to four of ten exempt Land Office patronage positions, while balancing environmental concerns with ranching interests and facing opposition from Forest Guardians leader John Hornung. Lyons met with Gov elect Richardson and will wait to resign his Senate seat until December 31 to allow Richardson to appoint a successor.
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Kissinger Named to 9/11 Inquiry Stirs Criticism
A columnist decries President Bush’s selection of Henry Kissinger to head an independent panel on the Sept. 11 attacks. The piece questions Kissinger’s truthfulness and motives, arguing the choice could hinder a candid probe into policy failures and intelligence lapses.
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Slate mocks billionaires over America's Cup humiliation
The piece ridicules the wealth of Craig McCaw, Paul Allen, and Larry Ellison as they back the Seattle OneWorld team in the America's Cup. It notes McCaw's decline from 7.7 to 2.3 billion and Ellison's long rivalry with Gates, framing the event as a display of wealthy egos and public shaming at sea.
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