United veterans seek regional unity to influence local care
Readers learn federal control of veterans programs limits local impact while a Roswell Daily Record column argues for Southeast New Mexico veterans to unite. It notes on Sept 18, 2003 Texas veterans influenced CARES Commission decisions, leaving Roswell without a clinic and regional representation. The piece warns of 2010 elections and urges collective action.
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Roswell
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Artesia
New Mexico
N.M. Department of Veterans’ Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
VSO
The
U.S. Congress
Veterans Integrated Service
Veterans’ Organizations
Roswell Daily Record
RDR
United Veteran
United Veterans Groups
United
el Paso
United Texas Veterans
Texas United Veterans
Federal Cares Commission
National Cares
Big Springs
Amarillo
Community groups list meetings and a Roswell reunion
The Better Breathers Club meets Jan 12 in the Mesquite Room ENMMC to aid respiratory patients. Also scheduled are a Senior Circle quilting class Jan 12, PEO Chapter AI education loan focus Jan 12, and Roswell High School Class of 1960 reunion planning May 21-23 with many alumni names sought and contact details provided.
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Eastern
New Mexico Medical Center
Better Breathers
ENMMC
Country Club Road
Audra Chavez
Rosanna Lair
N. Main St
Rosanna
Pe.o
P.E.O
Twyla McKee
Betsy Cunningham
Meredith Forsey
Betty Solt
RHS
Roswell
Fonda Adcoch
Mahon
Larry Allen
Thomas Ernest Armstrong
Joe Austin
Sharon Beard
Sharp
Norman Birkenstock
Leota Bowers
Carol Briggs
Karen Britt
Morrow
Sandra Clayton
Anita Cogdill
Jolly
Beverly Corzine
Carl Cu
Letter to editor praising Maria of Mar-Y-Sol Restaurant
A reader thanks Maria for Christmas charity raising funds gifting meals and hiring a family member. The note adds a political jab accusing government health care control and urges voting out party leaders, calling for honorable Democrats to oppose alleged corruption.
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Maria
Mar-Y-Sol
ACORN RICO probe cited amid broad political attacks
The piece frames RICO as a tool against racketeering and highlights ACORN as a prime target for investigation amid alleged corruption and political divisiveness. It references funding, undercover videos, and accusations involving Democrats and Obama appointees, plus a Christmas community relief note from Roswell.
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Congress
Mafia
Klu Klux Klan
Association of Community Organizations
Dale Rathke
NOM California figures in Prop 8 conflict and donor threats
The text discusses NOM California and Protect Marriage aiding Prop 8 and donor doxxing. It cites fear among donors, ongoing lawsuits to protect donor rights, and questions democracy and judge limits, naming Judge Vaughn Walker and Maggie Gallagher as points of contact.
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National Organization For Marriage
NOM California
Protect Marriage
NOM
California
USA
Community Calendar Roswell NM Morning Events
Local listings include 6 a.m. Early Bird at Dry Harbor Club 200 E Van Buren 9 a.m. Variety Drop-Ins Roswell Adult Center 807 N Missouri 10 a.m. Soul Awareness Class 309 N Atkinson 11 a.m. Better Breathers Club ENMMC Mesquite Room 11 30 a.m. RIAC Sertoma El Toro Bravo 102 S Main Noon Interdenominational Bible Study Grace Community Church 935 W Mescalero Rd. Contacts provided.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Dry Harbor Club
E. van Buren St
Roswell
N. Missouri Ave
N. Atkinson Ave
Bonnie Faye
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Susan Dominguez
el Toro Bravo
S. Main St
Roger Willcoxen
Grace Community Church
W. Mescalero Rd
Rick Hale
Obama demands accountability after security lapses in Christmas attack
President Obama says failures allowed a Nigerian to slip through the cracks and vows faster reforms to screening at airports. He criticizes systemic gaps, pledges reports this week, and urges his national security team to connect all dots and fix what went wrong. Ben Feller reports for the Associated Press.
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al- Qaida
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
Obama
White House
John Brennan
Ben Feller
Associated Press
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John
Taylor
Veterans Advocate
Dixie
Twyla
Richard Knadle
Knadle
Hotmail
W. 11Th St
Hannah Giles
James O'Keefe
ACORN
Democratic Party
Black Panthers
O . Ves
Michael
Pecos Valley Rotary
Golden Corral
Nelson
Amy
Kelsey
Brian
Kowals
Ali
Ralph Fresquez
Michael Candelaria
Vaughn Walker
Maggie Gallagher
Jimmy
Feller
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