Letters to the Editor Warn of Decline and History Repeats
A letter urges awareness of national woes from de industrialization to a bankrupt government. It warns of unelected judges, Marxist groups, and a civil defense force, then draws chilling parallels to 1930s Germany and calls for voter engagement. It ends urging parents and grandparents to speak up for youth.
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ACORN
Hollywood
Homeland Security
Germany
Europe
Churchill
Yucca Center shaped youth grows with Sergio Gonzales praise
Sergio Gonzales of Roswell writes in support of the Yucca Center noting his 35 years as a resident and how the center helped him as a child with guitar lessons basketball and soccer. He now praises its role guiding his three children in sports programs and summer activities.
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Sergio Gonzales
Roswell
Save Yucca Recreation Center or Lose Youth Programs
Community members urge funding to keep the Yucca Recreation Center open arguing it provides rare activities for children and teens, prevents boredom, teaches skills, and serves as a fall‑out shelter. They note unemployment costs if closed and highlight personal ties to the center from a former attendee who now volunteers.
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Yucca
Yucca Center praised for community role and staff care
A reader extols the Yucca Recreation Center as a community hub where families and friends meet, exercise, and relieve stress. They highlight staff member Mary Beardsley for exceptional dedication and ongoing support to players and the community.
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Yucca Recreation Center
Yucca Center
Camp Pendelton
Iraq
Mary Beardsley
Protecting Children and Megan's Law Advocacy
A Vietnam War veteran recounts witnessing child suffering worldwide and explains becoming an independent voice for children. The text highlights New Mexico ranks and cites weak Megan's Law protections, urging readers to consider how Megan's Law helps protect children.
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New Mexico
White House
Carter
Reagan
Megan
Jessica
Climate change is natural and cyclical argues reader
In a letter to the editor the writer contends climate shifts are natural cycles spanning 60 million years, citing TIME and NEWSWEEK pieces on cooling predictions. They argue volcanoes and fires release pollutants, sun–earth relations drive annual seasons, and foresee cars becoming obsolete with more nuclear plants by 2030.
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TIME
Newsweek
Gore
Pete Domenici
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