Marines hand Kandahar base to Army in Afghanistan shift
Marines abandon Kandahar air port base as the 101st Airborne Division assumes control in a broader shift from combat to reconstruction. Afghan and Russian officials reopen the Salang Tunnel, clearing mines and debris to aid northern aid deliveries. Prime Minister Karzai meets Saudi leaders in Riyadh as donors plan Afghanistan reconstruction.
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Justice OConnor Receives Will Rogers Award at NMMI
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day OConnor accepts the Will Rogers Award at New Mexico Military Institute and recalls a Southwest childhood dance while the nation faces the impact of 9/11. Cadets and dignitaries observe a tribute at Stapp Field as events unfold.
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Roswell theater seeks a bigger home for live stage
Roswell Community Little Theatre plans a new 200 seat home across the parking lot after five decades in its Virginia Avenue building. President Frank Schlatter previews the next production Little Nell the Orphan Girl opening Feb 1 and reflects on the theater’s evolving future.
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Water issues dominate New Mexico lawmakers in Santa Fe
Rep. Dub Williams, from Lincoln County, drives education funding talks and weighs water policy during lawmakers’ Friday session. He supports voter input on any tax hike to address water problems and praises southeast New Mexico for revenue from farming, dairy, oil and gas. Williams comments on the Turney decision denying R D Hubbard’s water rights transfer to the Hideout golf course in Lincoln County.
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