Soldier Byrd Lewis recounts World War II memories
New Mexico serviceman Byrd Leroy Lewis discusses his experiences as a radio operator in the 250th Field Artillery Battalion during World War II. He details training at Camp Maxey, sea crossing, D Day evacuations, combat, near escapes, and liberation of Dachau, ending with postwar reflections.
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Byrd Leroy Lewis
Lewis
Friends of the Roswell Public Library Organization
Europe
Artesia
Scott May
250Th Field Artillery
Camp Maxey
Atlantic Ocean
England
English Channel
Utah Beach
Byrd
Dachau
Salzburg
Letter from Roswell reader honors murdered son and calls for tips
Krystal Deason writes in a Roswell letter recalling John Cole's July 2001 Sonic shooting death and the nine year delay in conviction. She notes compassion from Joan Hughes and urges anyone with information about the unsolved murder to come forward.
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Joan Hughes
Melissa Romero
John Cole
Sonic
Roswell
John
Melissa
Krystal Deason
Support for cap and trade in New Mexico debate
Letter argues cap and trade can reduce pollution while benefiting local economy and jobs. Cites Western Climate Initiative with 17 states and four Canadian provinces, notes permit trading rewards early reducers, and urges attracting clean energy firms. Questions federal failings and asks voters to favor regional approach.
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Candy Ezzell
New Mexico
Tim Jennings
U.S
Western Climate Initiative
Parks and Recreation urged to occupy old airport terminal site
Tim and Tom Jennings argue the south side of the terminal is vacant and suitable for Parks and Recreation. They propose lifting the control tower, giving the north side a new roof and windows, and completing improvements while the south side is used. Let’s just do it.
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Tim
Tom Jennings
Parks and Recreation
McDonald challenges legal loophole and USPS rate hike
Tom McDonald publisher of the Las Vegas Optic argues a new proposal allows larger rate increases in extraordinary circumstances, citing recession as the loophole. He warns community papers would face 8 to 10 percent cost rises, hurting free enterprise and consumers, with hundreds of thousands of postal jobs at stake. He questions fairness between government costs passed to the public and private firms cutting costs or failing.
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USPS
Lion
Tom McDonald
Las Vegas
Dr Gott cautions on gallstone triggers and diet
In a health guidance note, Dr Clark cites complications from multiple myeloma and urges avoidance of large meals fatty foods and alcohol to prevent gall bladder stone symptoms. He notes that estrogen certain cholesterol lowering drugs and oral contraceptives raise risk and suggests medical review and gastroenterologist referral if needed.
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Clark
Wickliffe
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