Roswell Welcomes Home Depot and New Businesses
Roswell embraces growth with Home Depot opening on Thursday and Big Lots moving into the former Furrs site. Other developments include a Marriott Fairfield Inn on North Main, a planned strip mall, and possible Walmart relocation. Local colleges expand while ILEA draws international officers. some stores close but overall economy looks bright.
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Home Depot
Roswell
Big Lots! Discount
Furr’s
North Main Street
Zuni
North Main
Chaves County Development Foundation
International Law Enforcement Academy
Ilea
Roswell Industrial Air Center
New Mexico Military Institute
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Enmu-Portales
Nova
Profit motive praised in industry support letter
A reader defends profits as essential for drug research and medical innovation, arguing HMOs lower payouts curb care and noting pharmaceutical profits fund new drugs. The letter urges continued GOP drug policy, asserting profit incentives drive growth and national competitive edge.
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New Mexico
Hal Rhodes
Hmos
Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
America
Miss Hemisphere runner up and 4-H leaders crowned
Marcella Flores of Roswell finished first runner up at the 1977 Miss Hemisphere Contest in Albuquerque. Lea Anne Tandy and Mike Corn claimed the top two spots at the New Mexico State 4-H Conference at New Mexico State University.
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Marcella Flores
Roswell
Albuquerque
Lea Anne Tandy
Mike Corn
New Mexico
New Mexico State University
Debates in NM elections show incumbents favoring exposure limits
In Santa Fe analysis, favored candidates often avoid joint appearances to deny opponents potential credibility gains. Strong candidates risk little by debating, while weaker challengers gain visibility. Notable cases include Richardson limiting Sanchez exposure and Denish following the same strategy.
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Santa FE
Mesmund Fon Shandenese
Aidi
Coodkees
Joe Skeen
Pete Domenici
Bill Richardson
John Sanchez
Richardson
House
Bill Clinton
Sanchez
Bernalillo County
Diane Denish
Rod Adair
Roswell
League of Women Voters of
Albuquerque
New Mexico Broadcasters Association
The
Farm and Livestock Bureau
Denish
Domenici
Greens
Gary Johnson
Martin Sanchez
Johnson
Bruce King
George W. Bush
Texas
Ann Richards
Jay Miller
la Tusa
N.M
Hotmail
Today in History July 28 highlights across years
On this date 1945 a U S Army bomber hit the Empire State Building killing 14 people. Cromwell's execution and Henry VIII marriage to Catherine Howard occurred. Bach died in 1750. Peru declared independence in 1821. The 14th Amendment took effect in 1868. Miami was incorporated in 1896. Jacqueline Kennedy was born in 1929. Roosevelt ended coffee rationing in 1943.
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U.S. Army
New York
Empire State Building
Henry VIII
Thomas Cromwell
Henry
Catherine Howard
Johann Sebastian Bach
Leipzig
Germany
Peru
Spain
U.S
Miami
Fla
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
United States
Southampton
N.Y
Federal rulings on discrimination and accessibility spark debate
The EEOC long pursued a federal case against Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach for sex discrimination tied to female applicants and staffing. The 11th Circuit partially overturned damages from 1998 while upholding some awards and ordering recalculation for a fourth woman. The decision reduces back wages and interest, highlighting contentious interpretations of employment and accessibility law.
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Miami Beach
Joe’s
Jo Anne Bass
EEOC
11Th
U.S. Circuit Court of
Daniel T.K. Hurley
Route 66 and the American Main Street Chronicle
The piece recalls U.S. Highway 66 as a defining part of life from Estancia to Albuquerque and Moriarty, describing roadside hype, tepee tourist courts, jackrabbits, and the allure and frustrations of the two lane road. It traces the highway’s origin in 1926, its spread across eight states, and its role as a commerce and tourism corridor linking Chicago to Santa Monica.
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Estancia
Albuquerque
Moriarty
Tijeras Canyon
Route 66
New Mexico
California
Joad
Steinbeck
Grant Park
Chicago
Illinois
St. Louis
Missouri
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Arizona
Santa Monica Boulevard
Ocean Avenue
Santa Monica
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
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