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One of the few politicians, political operatives, reporters or pundits in Washington, D.C., who has a firm grasp on what it means to serve at the pleasure of the president is former director of the FBI James Comey. In a letter to selected FBI staff, Comey writes: “I have long believed that a President can fire an FBI Director for any reason, or for no reason at all. I’m not going to spend time on the decision or the way it was executed. I hope you won’t either. It is done, and I will be fine, although I will miss you and the mission deepl...
At this time of graduations and hopeful, forward-looking young faces, I’m going to tell a failure story. I have a master of business administration degree. MBAs used to be a ticket to success in business leadership careers, but that was long ago. MBAs from the best schools in the nation can still launch lucrative careers, but not so much at lesser institutions. For me, the MBA involved years of hard work and persistence. Ultimately, it didn’t work in the way I intended, though. Here’s where it failed: I had lingered too long in an area where...
This weekend's commencement ceremonies at area high schools will mark the end and beginning of chapters in the lives of local seniors. But for Joseph Benavidez, it will be the final milestone in what has been a tumultuous senior year. Benavidez, a senior at San Jon High School, said he started his final year with goals, expectations and desires. "It was the last chance I would have as a Coyote to win a state football championship," Benavidez said, adding that a state football championship was...
It was always going to be easier to talk about “repeal and replace” of the ailing Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, than to do it, but House Republicans, at the urging of President Trump, have taken the first major step in that direction — albeit into the unknown. By a razor-thin margin of 217-213, the GOP-controlled chamber gave Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, and the president a major legislative victory while delivering on a major campaign promise. Whether the legislation, which is derided by Democrats, assailed by activists and reple...
The annual Tucumcari Elementary School Track and Field Day event was an overall success, according to its coordinator Gary Hittson. Hittson, along with teaching at the elementary school, also coaches high school cross country, track and basketball. He said he has been running the elementary track event for 10 years, and "it was going on before I got here, so it's been going on a while." The even is a kind of end of school year celebration in which third-fifth graders compete in various obstacle...
A new face will be heading up boys basketball at Logan Municipal Schools next school year. Logan High School graduate Kyle Griffiths will be joining the school district from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, where he currently teaches elementary school physical education and coaches high school football. He coached basketball his previous nine years in Oklahoma. Coach Randy Robertson recently left the school district. Griffiths grew up in Deming but spent his junior and senior years in high school at Logan schools where he played basketball, baseball...
The fishing report has been generated from the best information available from Department of Game and Fish officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, however, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Blue Hole Park Pond: Fishing was good using garlic and salmon peach PowerBait, garlic cheese, worms and salmon eggs for trout. Fishing was good using night crawlers and blood bait for catfish. Clayton Lake: Fishing was good using spinners, worms and PowerBait for rainbow...
At their May 8 meeting, Quay County commissioners took the following actions: • Approved a four-year contract with the New Mexico Department of Health in which the county pays $765 for maintenance services for the county’s health services office at 310 S. Second Street in Tucumcari. • Approved dues and delegates to the Eastern Plains Council of Governments. The county pays $2,300 to maintain membership. Franklin McCasland, the commission’s chair, was chosen as the delegate and Richard Primrose, county manager, was chosen as the alterna...
Today • Tucumcari/Quay Regional Emergency Communication Board: 10 a.m., Tucumcari City Hall Monday • Quay County Commission: 9 a.m., Quay County Courthouse • Library Advisory Board: 5:15 p.m., Tucumcari Library Tuesday • City Finance Board: 10 a.m., Tucumcari City Hall • Economic Development Corporation: Noon, economic development corporation • Planning and Zoning Advisory Board: 5:15 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall May 25 • City Commission: 6 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall • Housing Authority Board: 5 p.m., Tucumcari City Hall June 1-4 • Rockabilly on th...
Rube Render’s column in which he alleged scientists have failed in their obligations did a poor job backing up his allegations. He picked out two instances in which two different scientist gave their opinion on two different subjects that proved not to be accurate. Their opinions were not backed up by the majority of scientists. The fundamental reason for science is to determine the facts. They do not hesitate to question any position, they follow the facts; politicians follow the money. The fact that lead in drinking water causes d...
Correspondent report Success doesn't always come easy, even to good students. That was the lesson Benjamin Arenas, a 2005 Tucumcari High School graduate, conveyed to Tucumcari High School and middle school straight-A students May 9 at the schools' annual Academic Recognition Banquet. The dinner and ceremony were held at Tucumcari Middle School's Mesa Cafeteria. Just in the past few months, Arenas received a doctorate in pharmacy from Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center in Amarillo,...
The following are the menus for the Tucumcari and Logan senior centers in Quay County for today through May 25: Coffee, tea and milk served daily Logan Thursday: Carne adovada, Spanish rice, squash, flour tortilla, Jell-O with fruit Friday: Grilled turkey sandwich, sautéed potatoes with peppers, vegetables soup, tapioca pudding Monday: Hamburger steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, biscuit, cottage cheese, fruit salad Tuesday: Chicken sandwich, tater tots, celery sticks, cottage cheese, peaches Wednesday: Pork ribs, baked potato, sal...
School will be out in Tucumcari this week and high school graduation will take place. So first, please watch out for all the youngsters who’ll be out enjoying the extra time they have. Besides being a Christian responsibility, because we’ve been so blessed as a nation, looking out for the best interests of others is an American responsibility in honor of those who’ve given their time, not to mention in many cases, their very lives, to protect our rights and freedoms at home and abroad (Philippians 2:1-8; Matthew 20:25-28; Luke 12:48b; 1 Thess...
The Tucumcari City Commission enacted amendments to the city’s nuisance ordinance on Thursday. The amendments make violations of the ordinance criminal offenses but reduce the fine for first violations to $50. Other changes included eliminating fines for persons or agencies that try to delay enforcement of penalties against property owners for nuisance violations and eliminating a requirement that owners insure vacant buildings. The commission’s approval came after a public hearing. No one spoke for or against the amended ordinance at the hea...
he following are the menus for schools in Quay County for today through May 25: House Thursday Breakfast: Breakfast burrito, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes with gravy, corn, fruit, milk Monday Breakfast: Cinnamon roll, sausage, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Hot dog or chili dog, fruit, milk Tuesday Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, sausage, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Beef stew, crackers, applesauce, fruit, milk Wednesday Breakfast: Peanut butter with jelly sandwich, variety of juice and milk Lunch: Chalupas,...
The following were booked into the Quay County Detention Center May 4-12: • Michael Benavides, 21, shoplifting ($250 or less), resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Kaycee L. Langston, 18, shoplifting ($250 or less), resisting, evading or obstructing an officer • Corey Patten, 45, driving while license suspended, no seat belts • James Dean Cordova, 35, driving under the influence of drugs, aggravated fleeing of a law enforcement officer, tampering with evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, reckless driving and more • Justin Ra...
By Thomas Garcia QCS Senior Writer [email protected] Six graduates started the next chapter of their lives Sunday at House High School. The commencement ceremony served dual purposes honoring the three graduates of House High School and the three graduates of The Learning Center. House Superintendent Lecil Richards welcomed the families to the celebration of the graduates' accomplishments. "Welcome, we are glad you are here to help celebrate the hard work these six graduates have done to get here today," Richards said, adding that the...
By Alisa Boswell Managing editor [email protected] Most people may see summer as a time of relaxation. But when you run a dinosaur museum, summer vacation doesn't exist, according to the scientists of the Mesalands Community College Dinosaur Museum. With history to be dug up and more classes to teach, there's no time for throwing your feet up, said museum Director Gretchen Gurtler. "I turned in my grades for finals on Monday and my first class (for the summer) starts Saturday," Gurtler said last week as she sat hovering over her computer a...
