Distracted drivers spotlight fuels highway safety debate
Dave Sweetman recounts a near miss on Interstate 5 as a BMW driver distracted by hair drying and cell phone use nearly sideswiped an RV. NHTSA cites distraction as a rising cause of fatal crashes and weighs public education against potential laws cracking down on distracted drivers.
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Dave Sweetman
RoadStar
Interstate 5
California
Sweetman
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Rosalyn Millman
New England Janal of Medicine
U.S
Did Dendahl Trigger New Mexico GOP Feud
A reader argues that John Dendahl started the intra party clash over Sanchez Adair and Foley in Roswell. The letter accuses Dendahl of pushing a hardball neo conservative agenda, forcing legislators to fight for personal power rather than principles.
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Raymond Sanchez
Rod Adair
Jeanie Whitwam
Daily Record
John Dendahl
Dendahl
Adair
Dan Foley
Roswell
Sanchez
New Mexico
Negligent pet owners in Roswell draw reader ire
Dear Editor letters describe chronic dog barking and soiling problems in Roswell. Authors condemn neighbors for letting pets roam, bark nonstop, and soil yards and parks. They complain police and Animal Control do not address complaints despite seven years of residence.
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Roswell
City Animal Control
Teachers Honored as 1975 Outstanding Elementary Educators
15 English as a Second Language students at New Mexico Military Institute study through a four week course with Listening to Music by the Carpenters. Washington Avenue Elementary School teachers Deanna Kay Hazelwood and Sharon Perry named 1975 Outstanding Elementary Teachers of America and will compete for national honors and a $500 grant. Roswell Battery A defeated Clovis 5-3 and Farmington Aztec 12-1 to win the Sandy Koufax state championship. Jimmy Meeks pitched a five hitter, and Jeff Nine and Lolly Zamora hit homers in game one. In game two, Jimmy Nunez threw a two hitter and Gene Miller hit his third tournament homer to clinch the title.
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Jorge Gutierrez
New Mexico Military Institute
The
Carpenters
Deanna Kay Hazelwood
Sharon Perry
Washington Avenue
America
Roswell Battery A
Clovis
Farmington Aztec
Sandy Koufax
Jimmy Meeks
Jeff Nine
Lolly Zamora
Jimmy Nunez
Gene Miller
Nader Campaign Gathers Momentum in New Mexico
New Mexico Greens push to build a functioning operation with a Albuquerque office and phone line. Volunteers, including non greens, target voter registration and outreach as Nader seeks 1000000 in fundraising and broader support ahead of the election.
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Santa FE
Ralph Nader
New Mexico
Nader
Green Party
Carl Condit
Condit
New Mexicans
Ted Cloak
Bernalillo County
Cloak
Albuquerque
Cam
Bush Cheney VP pick shows echoes of a family game
The piece argues the vice presidential selection is a strategic ploy to win blocs by feigning serious consideration. It notes Bush's choice of Cheney fits a pattern of courting constituencies without offering real concessions, contrasting Cheney with Powell and Kennedy's historic VP moves, and suggesting the decision reflects deference to his father and a 2000 campaign dynamic.
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Colin Powell
Powell
Liddy Dole
George W. Bush
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Defense
Richard Cheney
Bush
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Iowa
Cheney
George Bush
Daddy
Cheney as VP prospect meets general approval in political view
The piece notes Cheney as a calm choice that could reassure voters, citing his youth and prior White House role under Ford. It contrasts Bush Cheney with other maybe more galvanizing pairs, while reflecting on how investiture affects perception and leadership trajectory.
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Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Teddy Roosevelt
Richard Cheney
Bush
Cheney
White House
Ridge
Keating
Powell
McCain
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Cheney Man of the Hour
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