Editorial asserts ethnicity not factor in Fresquez removal
Roswell Daily Record editorial argues race did not influence the RISD board's decision to not renew Dr Ama rante Fresquez as superintendent. It notes two Hispanic board members voted to renew, rejects racist statements, and warns against rekindling prejudice while acknowledging unclear reasons from three board members.
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Roswell
Amarante Fresquez
Roswell Independent
Fresquez
RISD
Juan Oropesa
Albertina Silva
Daily Record
Fresquet
City dog run proposal eyed for Roswell park plan
A reader urges Roswell city leaders to allocate part of the 15 acre Winged Wonder Park project for a fenced dog run. The writer asks for public input and requests feedback via email, noting benefits for exercise and community activity.
Judge Pineda Voices Criminal Justice Views at Meeting
A reader recalls a months old meeting with Judge Pineda where he argued jail is not punishment and urged law changes. The letter notes his patriotism, his bold stance on an outside inmates facility, and the writer’s vowed support for any future campaign.
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Judge Pineda
Arizona
DeMolay Master Counselor Installation Planned
Randy Frazier will be installed as master counselor of the Roswell Chapter Order of DeMolay on Monday. He is the son of Jerry and [name redacted] Frazier of 204 Calle del Sol.
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Randy Frazier
Roswell
Order of DeMolay
Jerry Frazier
Calle del Sol
Robert Kunkel
New Mexico State University
Oscar Kunkel
N. Elm Ave
Ronald Richardson
S. Sequoia Ave
Deliverance
International Deliverance Churches Inc
Dallas
Texas
Johnson wins roads and gambling legacy in New Mexico
Gov. Gary Johnson’s eight years fuse casino gambling and highway building. He sidestepped the Legislature on Indian gaming compacts, vetoed road bills, and backed a Koch Industries plan to build and finance a 118 mile four-lane Highway 44 without tax raises. New Mexico shifted to long term bonds nearing a billion dollars for roads.
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Santa FE
Gary Johnson
Johnson
Bruce King
King
Farmington
Roswell
Ruidoso
Alamogordo
Highway and Transportation
Pete Rahn
Bernalillo
Rahn
Koch Industries
Wichita
Kan
Highway Department
Koch Brothers
Republican Party
Koch
United States
New Mexico
Iraqi defector seeks change in Saddam's Iraq
Najib al Salhi, 49, a former Iraqi Army general now in Virginia, says Saddam Hussein is crazy and recounts mass graves and gas attacks. He leads the Movement of Free Officers, aiming for coup and political change with clandestine Iraqi dissidents and anti Saddam publications. International support grows after Afghanistan war.
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Washington
Najib al-Salhi
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
Iraq
Jordan
Virginia
al-Salhi
Baghdad
Movement of Free Officers
State Department
United States
U.S
Afghanistan
New Jersey judge rules Hispanics not a race in cross racial ID case
A New Jersey appellate court holds that Hispanics are not a race for cross racial eyewitness instructions. Judge Ariel Rodriguez rules Cromedy cautionary guidance not required when both identified and identificant share African ancestry, though Hispanic ethnicity may vary. The decision could affect future trials and cross racial identification rulings.
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New Jersey
Edwin Negron
Maurice Valentine
Negron
Valentine
State
Ariel Rodriguez
Rodriguez
United States
Dominican Republic
Alberto Fujimori
Akihito
Mario Vargas’ Llosa
Sammy Sosa
Barry Bonds
Sosa
Bonds
Andy Garcia
al Pacino
Garcia
Pacino
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