August 2024

Letter to editor

The intent of this letter is two-fold. One is to communicate to pet owners that not just anyone wants their unwanted animal. I live in a rural area and sometimes find stray dogs on my property that have been dropped off and abandoned by their owners. There seems to be a notion of ‘city folk’ that people on farms, ranches, or simple homesteads can benefit from stray dogs causing damage to their homes and property. Every city and county has a procedure to follow when animals are no longer wanted; please, stop dropping your animals off in the country for others to handle your problems.
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Donald Trump can’t stop talking about Kamala Harris’ mixed race

Did you catch former President Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists July 31 in Chicago? It was mesmerizing, and not in a good way. The former president’s task was easy: Go in and talk about how his second term as president could help the country’s black population and criticize Kamala Harris’ record.
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Regulatory Reform is Required

Almost daily as a State Representative, I hear from someone about their troubles with a regulator. This to often has to do with a construction project being stopped while waiting for one of the required construction permits. Typically, this delay is caused by the Construction Industries Division which headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Delays are costly and in most contractor’s opinion, it is unnecessary and unwarranted.
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Around Town

FOOTBALL RESERVED SEATS sales will begin on Monday, August 5, 2024, and will continue through Friday, August 16, 2024. Tickets may be purchased at the Bulldog Pit from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please enter through the West doors. Only reserve seat holders from the previous year will be allowed to purchase their same reserve seats the first two weeks of sales. Beginning on Monday, August 19th, all remaining reserve seat tickets will go on sale to the general public on a first-come-first-served basis. There will be four home games this year.
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GRAND CHAMPION AND GRAND RESERVE STEERS

Golden Brothers sweep steer show at the 79th Annual Eddy County Fair. Anessa said “Caden’s last year in the county fair was hard to think about all week and accepting it was even harder.Winning the steer show is one thing but having brothers go grand and reserve is nothing less than amazing and a blessing. They have put in countless hours and given up so much to accomplish this goal.” Mason is a Freshman at AJHS. Left to right is Owen, Casey, Mason, Caden, Anessa.
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Oil Patch Market

By Avery Taylor Artesia Daily Press On Tuesday evenings this summer, Artesia MainStreet has been hosting its Oil Patch Market events. The next two are on July 30 and August 6.
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