Mothers chosen over presidency in quiet Roswell tribute
Rick Kraft recalls his mother Wanna B Andrus as a model of steadfast service in Hagerman New Mexico. He extols a mother’s chosen path over public power, praising her daily work, faith, and family leadership while urging readers to honor Mothers Day.
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Edelman Financial Services
United States
Dibrell Andrus
Wanna B. Andrus
First Baptist Church of
Hagerman
New Mexico
Andrus
Kerry draws on military record in call for moderate leadership
Senator Kerry positions himself as a centrist figure shaping foreign policy in the Middle East and urging balanced policies. He highlights his Vietnam service, opposition to the death penalty, environmental advocacy, fiscal conservatism, defense support, and law enforcement backing. He cites past work with the DLC.
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Bush
John McCain
Arizona
Roswell Club Calendar Highlights Local Meetings
A Roswell schedule lists 9 a.m. pool tables for ladies at the Adult Center and noon among groups including Alcoholics Anonymous, Dry Harbor Club, and Refuge Intervention Project intake. Evening events cover American Legion dinners, Disabled American Veterans, TOPS, Roswell High School project celebration, Roswell Fencing, 42 Dominoes, Weight Loss workshop, and NAACP, with multiple church and venue locations and contact numbers.
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Roswell
Missouri Ave
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dry Harbor Club
E. van Buren St
Friends In Sobriety
Bank of America
N. Main St
American Legion Post
American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Veterans Memorial Hall
Montana Ave
Robert Hazel
Ernest Buckham
Debi Dahl
RHS Little Theatre
Stacy Huebner
N. Missouri
Calvary Baptist Church
W. Alameda
Ladonna Pirtle
Robin Collins
Dear Editor praised good Samaritan Melvin Solis
A reader commends Melvin Solis for offering help on a hot day after she discovered a flat tire outside Kmart. He waited for her to leave the store and offered to use his air pump to inflate the tire so she could reach a repair, calling him one of the good guys.
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Kmart
Melvin Solis
Soliz
Roswell Community Thanks Caregivers and Local Leaders
Readers express gratitude to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center staff and ICU nurses for patient care. AARP Roswell thanks volunteers and notes upcoming Senior Olympians event at the Civic Center on May 1. Words of appreciation extend to Jingle Bob Club and Roswell Rotary Club for reading program donations and to NMMI Cadet Choir.
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Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
ICU
AARP
New Mexico
Civic Center
Jingle Bob Club
Cheryl
Charlie Hughes
Pam Worley
Blanche Hansen
Tomi Reyes
the Hughes
RSVP
Roswell High
Altrusa and
Key Club
Ramon and
Sandy Licon
Frank Doerhoefer
Tom Stewart
Rosalind Kane
Flying Wranglers
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