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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 2002
Page
4
The article celebrates the start of election season with municipal filing in New Mexico. It notes multiple elections this year, the role of newspapers in covering campaigns, the impact of advertising, and the importance of voters holding officials accountable in a democratic system despite mudslinging and repeated political messaging.
The movement to make ENMU Roswell independent fails but leaves a positive impact on ties with ENMU Portales and Portales administration. New ENMU President Steven Gamble vows to mend relations with Roswell, urging continued listening to ENMU R students faculty staff and local leaders.
The New Mexico Military Institute board of regents has 12 inquiries for the superintendent post after Brig. Gen. C Robert Kemble accepts the Lamar University presidency in Beaumont Texas. Don Bullock named Roswell High School student Rotarian. son of Pat Bullock and active in football track orchestra and Kiwanis activities.
Judge Frank Allen Jr. Rules the new congressional map uses the fewest changes to the 1981 layout, denying a Hispanic majority district and giving Republicans a regional edge. The decision affects state House lines next, with debates on incumbents and party balance.
On January 13 events include Washington approving a flag with two new stars and stripes in 1794, Stephen Foster’s death in 1864, Dreyfus defense publication in 1898, Joyce’s death in 1941, Kovacs 1962 crash death, Weaver becoming HUD secretary in 1966, and Sarah Caldwell conducting La Traviata in 1976.
In Washington, President Bush touts a new education law with Sen. Kennedy, arguing bipartisan spending will help children. Critics note federal education spending totals since 1965 exceed 200 billion dollars and warn that more funding alone will not solve systemic gaps in reading and achievement.
A columnist recommends key out of print and affordable books about New Mexico. Favorites include New Mexico in Maps edited by Jerry L. Williams, New Mexico Atlas and Gazeteer, The Place Names of New Mexico by Robert Julyan, and Mosaic of New Mexicos Scenery Rocks and History.
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