Public calls for clarity on county manager firing
The editorial urges Chaves County Commissioners to explain their reasons for firing County Manager Hubert Quintana. It notes Harold Hobson hides behind the executive session rule, while Eloy Ortega hints at accountability for fiscal moves but cannot drive change alone.
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Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
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Roswell
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Capps
Notable events in history on February fifteenth
On February 15, 2002, Today in History notes the Maine exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, Galileo Galilei was born in 1564, St. Louis was founded in 1764, Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820, women attorneys gained Supreme Court access in 1879, Roosevelt survived a 1933 assassination attempt, and Singapore fell to Japan in 1942.
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Adams
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Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miami
Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
Four Roswell Teens Elected to 4 H Council Posts
Four Roswell teenagers Lea Anne Tandy 16 Tommy Dinwiddie 14 Georgia Solt 14 and Kelly Barajas 16 were elected to posts on the Chaves County 4 H Council. The group also reports six teen wild burros being adopted with two to Prof. Bill Thorp ENMU Roswell for wilderness studies. Meanwhile NMMI alumni oppose admitting women to the corps with a poll indicating potential harm to traditions and goals.
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4-H
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E.F. Tandy
Hermosa Drive
Tommy Dinwiddie
Bill Dinwiddie
S. Kentucky Ave
Georgia Solt
Betty Solt
Kelly Barajas
Johnny Barajas
U.S. Supreme Court
Bill Thorp
Eastern New Mexico University
John Gumert
BLM
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Election reform spreads across states and Congress
States led by Florida push to end punch card ballots with funds for new systems and recount standards. A federal bill moves through Congress to fund electronic voting, central voter registration, and ballot design, while New Mexico lawmakers debate voter ID and online finance disclosure.
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Ohio
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House
Enron
New GOP chair Racicot seen as steady, loyal Bush ally
Washington AP Marc Racicot takes over the Republican National Committee aiming for a united front and broad base outreach in 2002. He advocates recruiting solid candidates, boosting fundraising, and expanding appeal to women Asian Americans Hispanics blacks and other minorities while avoiding televised partisan slugfests.
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Enron Corp
Racicot
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Jim Gilmore
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Gilmore
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Immigrant heritage runs deep in American history
Census figures show 56 million foreign-born or with a foreign-born parent in 2000, 20 percent of the population, a historic peak though lower proportionally than 1910. The author cites a study finding at least 100 million Americans have a grandparent who arrived from abroad, amid debates on immigrant advancement and xenophobia.
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