Roswell Poll Sparks Debate Over New LOGAT Tax Plan
City Council discussion follows a Daily Record poll showing Roswell voters skeptical about adding one eighth percent to gross receipts tax for economic development. The Local Option Gross Receipts Tax committee seeks support, with questions raised about specific spending and infrastructure use before any tax approval.
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Daily Record
Roswell
Chaves County Development Foundation
Rudy Cordero
Cordero
CCDF
Bruce Ritter
Ritter
City Council
Artesia
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Letter to the Editor on terrorism responsibility
A reader argues for identifying those responsible for security failures around the Sept. 11 attacks and the Los Angeles airport shooting. The letter criticizes shifting blame to Afghanistan and urges accountability for derelict duties.
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Los Angeles International
Afghanistan
Eric R. King
Roswell
Local Graduates Highlight 1977 Roswell And El Paso Honors
Brenda Blake earns a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Texas at El Paso. Carolyn A. Dahlgren graduates from the University of San Antonio with a Bachelor of Arts in early childhood and elementary education. The Rev Aloysius Moran is named associate to work with Rev Dennet Jung at St Peter Catholic Church in Roswell. Friar Marcos Lucero also joins St Peter staff.
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Brenda Blake
Oscar Blake
W. Alameda Sr
University of Texas At el
Roswell
Marcos Lucero
St. Peter
New Mexico Governor Race Heats Up In Primary and Ad Wars
The Santa Fe column notes the NM gubernatorial race between Bill Richardson and John Sanchez remains heated with early ads from public unions and GOP attacks. It details Richardson courting Sandel, Sanchez's damage from "The Ad" linking Walter Bradley to Manny Aragon, and Bradley's lingering support gap as election dynamics shift.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
John Sanchez
White House
GOP
Richardson
Sanchez
Jamie Koch
John Dendahl
U.S
Robert Byrd
Senate
Jerry Sandel
Farmington
Victor Diane Denish
Sandel
Denish
Sander
Walter Bradley
Manny
Manny Aragon
Albuquerque
Aragon
Janice Poster
Ramsay Gorham
Gorham
Bradley
Gary Johnson
Rob Burpo
Jay Miller
la Tusa
N.M
July 14 highlights from world history
On July 14 historical events include the storming of the Bastille in 1789, the Sedition Act passage in 1798, Perry's letter to Japan in 1853, Billy the Kid’s death in 1881, Sacco and Vanzetti conviction in 1921, Nazi party outlaw in 1933, and Iraq’s monarch overthrow in 1958.
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Paris
Bastille
William H. Bonney, Jr
Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett
Fort Sumner
N.M
Nicola Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Dedham
Mass
Shoe Company
Sacco
Vanzetti
Nazi Party
Army of
Iraq
Politics and business ethics in an election year
The piece argues that both Democrats and Republicans use corporate wrongdoing as a weapon for campaigns. It notes many investors are small, not just big players, and warns against rushing reforms that could misstep. It compares capitalism to a gyroscope, where small errors risk derailment.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Washington
New Mexico place names reflect nature and language origins
The article explains how Spanish and native terms shape New Mexico geography. It highlights Cerro and Monte for hills and mountains, Sierra for ranges, and rivers named for their traits such as Rio Grande and Rio Salado. It notes specific locales like Los Cerrillos and Sierra Blanca, plus rivers like Rio Frijoles, with meanings tied to flora, fauna, and features.
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New Mexico
Cerrito
Los Cerrillos
Santa Fe
Cerrillos Hills
Little Hills Hills
Big el
Rio Grande River
Jémez Mountains
Cerro Gordo
Turkey Hill
Cerro Rubio
Cerro de la Olla
Cerro del Aire
Cerro Grande
el Cerro
Monte Sol
Monte Luna
Sun Mountain
Moon Mountain
Mora
Monte Aplanado
Sierra
Sierra Blanca
Sierra Vista
Alto
Ruidoso
Rio
Rio de Truchas
Rio de Las Trampas
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Ace Kew
Associated Press
United States
Matthew Perry
Millard Fillmore
Bush
Cal Thomas
Hatch
Sierra de Las Avas
Sierra de Los Pinos
Sierra de Cristo Rey
Christ the King
Sierra Aguilada
Sierra Grande
Juan de Offate
Organ Mountains
Las Cruces
Morrow Hall
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