I don’t think any of you will be surprised that, with diesel at $4.72 a gallon, truckers are hurting. From this morning’s New York Times: If diesel prices do not decline and make that side of the business viable, Mr. Hendley says, he will have to sell his trucks, or try to sell them. That …
Clovis teacher out as yearbook adviser after kids included pictures of lesbian couples
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The runup in global food prices seems have stabilized for now, according to the weekly Economist food price index. It’s a 254.5 this week, down 3.5 percent over the last month, but still up 57.9 percent over a year ago.
Those in my profession like to argue that the due diligence associated with journalism’s formalisms is what sets our work apart, gives it its credibility and substance. Which is why I reserve special outrage for what George Will did this week. In a column published Thursday, Will repeated a theme he has touched on before …
We have a bit of a mystery at our house. This time of year, I usually walk around barefoot. But lately I’ve been wearing sandals because of a puzzling problem. Sheet metal screws keep appearing on the floor of our house. It started by the back door, between the door to my office and the …
From Clovis, NM, a relatively rural town that’s a mix of Air Force and farming: Student editor-in-chief Maggie Chavez and staff member Jessie Hardison said Thursday the decision to feature homosexual couples was made after much consideration and discussion by the staff. “We just wanted to show that there is a diversity. There (are) gay …
David Appell notes more evidence for Appell’s Theorem: As Oil Prices Rise, Nations Revive Coal Mining By MARTIN FACKLER BIBAI, Japan — These rugged green mountains, once home to one of Asia’s most productive coal regions, are littered with abandoned mines and decaying towns — backwaters of an economy of bullet trains and hybrid cars.
In which readers try to top one another in a game of “I pay the most for gas.”
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