Three locals push for free dental care then breast screening van
Chaves County backs a dental van for children thanks to Steve Gonzales Wilfred Grady and Jane Batson now spearheading a mammography van drive. They seek $250000 from the Legislature and fundraise locally, with service clubs and government support aiding the effort to offer free mammograms to residents unable to pay.
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Chaves County
Steve Gonzales
Gonzales
Wilfred Grady
Jane Batson
Division of Health
Eastern New Mexico University- Roswell
National Breast Cancer Foundation
NBCF
Batson
Pauline Ponce
D-Roswell
Avon Wilson
Dan Foley
Rod Adair
Tim Jennings
Move forward or stagnate in our city tax plea
A reader argues the city must advance, cites Nova Bus loss and slow growth, warnsism against stagnation, urges support for a proposed tax plan. The letter praises leaders Bill Pope Bruce Ritter and Ron Miller and urges trust in 13 cents to fund a comprehensive plan for growth and better jobs, housing, and cohesion.
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Nova Bus
New Mexico
Bill Pope
Bruce Ritter
Ron Miller
Goddard High DECA Launches Free Enterprise Effort
The Goddard High School DECA chapter began its Free Enterprise Will Make Roswell Grow initiative. Members meet at 7 a.m. at Sambo's Restaurant to start the program.
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Goddard High School
DECA
Roswell
Sambo
Questions on New Mexico gubernatorial candidates
A Q&A style roundup keys issues around John Sanchez Bill Richardson and David Bacon. It covers Sanchez family ties Right Way Roofing licensing and legal rumors, Richardson ambitions energy department record Wen Ho Lee Peregrine suits, and Bacon's car fueled by used cooking oil.
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John Sanchez
Sanchez
Tom Herrera
Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
Hispano Chamber
Bill Richardson
Richardson
New Mexico
Manny Aragon
Aragon
Energy Department
Washington
Congress
Wen Ho Lee
Lee
Wen Ho
Peregrine
David Bacon
Hillary Clinton begins building national political network
Hillary Rodham Clinton is forming a national political operation to soften her liberal image and critique President Bush as she weighs a 2008 presidential bid. Close associates say she aims to become the first woman president, with ongoing fundraising and support for Democrats in key states.
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Washington
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Bush
Steps T
Clinton
Herse
Iowa
New Hampshire
Democratic Leadership Council
Ted Kennedy
Donna Brazile
al Gore
Hillary
Arkansas
White House
Congress Returns to New York City Roots in War Era
Congress convenes at Federal Hall in Manhattan marking a show of resolve after the World Trade Center attack anniversary. Historical notes recall the 1789 session that built the judiciary, drafted the Bill of Rights, and defined the new government amid early tensions and quorums. Senator William Maclay tracked delays and debates while Vice President John Adams drew scrutiny over etiquette.
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Washington
Congress
New York City
Senate
House of Representatives
Federal Hall
Manhattan
World Trade Center
New York
George Washington
Old Confederation
House
United States
State
War
Treasury Departments
Air and Company
Springfield
Fisher Ames
Massachusetts
William Maclay
Pennsylvania
Maclay
John Adams
Adams
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