Joyful Park Moment Sparks Call to Embrace Childlike Wonder
In a Roswell Daily Record column Jose Mike Jimenez recalls a summer scene at Cahoon Park where fire trucks spray water on children and adults amid hot weather. He urges adults to relive simple joys, resist aging stereotypes, and value youthful spontaneity. He signs as a retired ENMAR instructor and freelance writer.
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Roswell
Cahoon Park
Alton
Main Street
Civic Center
Enchanted Hills Park
Washington Elementary School
Union Street
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Seventh Street
Jose Mike Jimenez
ENMAR
Jmikejimenez
Hotmail
Editorial: Stop the killings and deepen dialogue on race
Guest editorial argues that killings of police deepen racial divides and threaten safety. It links Dallas Baton Rouge and Minnesota incidents, urges nonviolent, constructive dialogue led by leaders across parties, warns violence fuels punitive policing and distrust, and calls for restraint to advance civil rights.
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Dallas
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Minnesota
Christopher Dorner
Christine Choe
Paul Ryan
Black Lives Matter
Black Panthers
Black Liberation Army
Martin Luther King Jr
Panthers
BLA
Early Christians and military service in antiquity
Letter writer argues historical records show some Christians served in Roman armies by the late third and early fourth centuries, contradicting pacifist claims. They cite Budgets from Gibbon and Bainton, note pre Constantine authors rarely permitted killing, and contrast with later antiwar positions and modern war questions.
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Russell Scott
Chris
Marcus Aurelius
London
E.W. Siena
New York
Edward Gibbon
Ronald J. Sider
Constantine
Roland Bainton
Origen
Clement of Alexandria
Jesus
Peter Meinhold
Europe
Roswell Daily Record Seeks Reader Letters
The Roswell Daily Record invites readers to submit letters to the editor. Include real name and city, brief bio, contact details, and be concise under 250 words. Submissions may be edited or rejected for space, libel, or inappropriate content. mail to 2301 N. Main St Roswell NM 88201 or P O Box 1897.
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