Sunshine Week highlights FOIA and access to government records
Sunshine Week spotlights open government as July 16 22 marks emphasis on public access to information. The piece notes the 1966 Freedom of Information Act and its amendments, proposals to add explicit exemptions, and calls for improved e mail requests and penalties for violations in New Mexico. The Daily Record reaffirms its role in informing the public and protecting press freedom under the First Amendment.
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Louis D. Brandeis
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Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
John Cornyn
Texas
New Mexico
Gary King
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Roswell Tennis Association Praises NMMI Bronco Tennis
Dear Editor, cooperative effort between Roswell groups and the New Mexico Military Institute Bronco Tennis team created a successful PRO AM event at Cahoon Park. RTA members praised Lt Col Gene Hardman and the NMMI players for their sportsmanship and skill during the two day eight game tournament and hope for a repeat next year.
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Roswell Tennis Association
New Mexico Military Institute Bronco
Cahoon Park
RTA
Nmmi Bronco
Bronco
Gene Hardman
New Mexico Military Institute
Goddard High names three Student Rotarian peers for March
Tom Floyd Darrell Hunley and Kevin Wall are honored as March Student Rotarian Elk Student of the Month and Student Kiwanian at Goddard High School. Floyd plans NMSU Las Cruces business administration, Hunley to UNM Albuquerque physics, Wall to ENMU Portales.
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Tom Floyd
Goddard High School
Tom
Richard T. Floyd
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Darrell Hunley
Elk
Darrell
Garth Hunley
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Kevin Wall
Kevin
Tom Wall
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Questionable party polls hint at loaded survey tactics
A commentary mocks political survey wording and imagines New Mexico style questions from Gov Bill Richardson Lt Gov Diane Denish and other officials. It suggests questionnaires twist responses and cites satirical sample items about health care rail transport and vetoes.
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Ralph Nader
Republican National Committee
Hillary
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
State of
Senate
Stuart Ingle
Karl Marx
Diane Denish
Taos
Palm Sunday History Highlights From 1968 to 1926
Palm Sunday marks key events: the My Lai Massacre death toll estimates range 347 to 504 during the Vietnam War in 1968, Robert F. Kennedy announced his Democratic presidential bid in Washington that same day, and earlier milestones include Tiberius death in AD 37, James Madison’s 1751 birth in Port Conway, West Point founding 1802, the FTC's 1915 creation, and Robert Goddard’s 1926 liquid fueled rocket test in Auburn Massachusetts.
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My Lai
Washington
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Tiberius
Caligula
James Madison
United States
Port Conway
Jefferson
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Federal Trade Commission
Robert H. Goddard
Auburn
Mass
Spitzer Scandal Reflections on Morality and Public Trust
The piece questions the ethics of the New York governor's alleged behavior, contrasting secular and religious views on fidelity and honor. It cites Proverbs and C.S. Lewis and notes the public trust at stake, arguing personal standards cannot excuse legal or moral wrongdoing.
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Spitzer
Santa Fe County Drilling Moratorium Sparks Debate
A Santa Fe County Commission vote backed by the governor imposes at least a one year moratorium on drilling permits in the Galisteo Basin. The local pushback blames regulations for higher oil costs, while supporters argue for environmental safeguards and energy independence as critics warn of economic strain and lost state revenue.
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Belen
Santa Fe
John Arthur Smith
Deming
Spaceport
Farmington
Richardson
Guy
Ncantwell
Beyondbb.com
U.S
SF County
Santa Fe County
Galisteo Basin
Earth
Venezuela
Hugo Chavez
United States
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
America
Russia
Vladimir Putin
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Kansas
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