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April 19th, 2009

  • Iran convicts American journalist of spying for U.S.

    TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran convicted an American journalist of spying for the United States and sentenced her to eight years in prison, her lawyer said Saturday, complicating the Obama administration’s efforts to break a 30-year-old diplomatic deadlock with Tehran. The White House said President Barack Obama was “deeply disappointed” by the conviction, while the ... more »

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  • Western to raise tuition, fees by 4.61 percent

    (AP) — Tuition and fees are going up by 4.61 percent for undergraduates at Western New Mexico University next year. The school’s Board of Regents voted for the increase earlier this month to compensate for decreases in state funding. The Silver City university says the increase is the smallest in several years. For full-time resident ... more »

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  • Historic district is significant

    By: Rebecca Prendergast — Guest Columnist — Did you know that a residential area in Artesia has been nominated to the State Register of Cultural Properties and to the National Register of Historic Places? In the fall of 2008, the Artesia Residential Historic District nomination was a result of recommendations from a comprehensive architectural survey, conducted in 2005 ... more »

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  • Settlement reached in Silver City acid spill

    SILVER CITY (AP) — The state Environment Department has reached a $276,000 settlement with Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Co. over a million-gallon spill that contaminated groundwater at Freeport’s Chino copper mine in Silver City. The acidic mine water overflowed a containment area into a storm water diversion channel in the summer of 2007, traveling more than ... more »

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  • Alamogordo, Sacramento Mountain Railroad: Part 1

    By: BILL BOVERIE — Guest Writer — The logging spur for the El Paso and Northeastern (EP&NE) Railway was organized as a separate railroad called the Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railroad (A&SM). However, it was popularly known as “the cloud-climbing railroad” from its earliest existence to the present day. The Eddys probably coined the name to encourage ... more »

  • Artesia High School students put on the ritz at the ‘09 prom

    Prom photos courtesy Gary Nelson The Artesia High School prom was held Saturday evening.

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  • Planting trees today benefits future

    By: JOHN ROSENOW — Guest Columnist — As we celebrate Arbor Day this month, we do so with an eye to the future, knowing that planting trees today will benefit generations yet to come. History tells us that challenging economic times offer unique opportunities to plant trees. Previous generations of Americans have stepped up during difficult periods ... more »

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