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Educators weigh in on school grading system

Staff and wire reports SANTA FE — Educators on Monday cautioned Gov. Susana Martinez’s administration against rushing the implementation of a new law that will assign grades A to F to rate the performance of public schools. Teachers, superintendents and others raised questions Monday about proposed rules by the Public Education Department for the school [...]
Muleshoe woman dies in rollover
CNJ staff A Muleshoe woman was killed Sunday morning in a one-vehicle accident near Bovina, according to the Texas Highway Patrol. According to the highway patrol: • Ernestina Bara, 29, was driving a 1999 Fort Expedition northbound on Farm-to-Market road 1731 about 6:30 a.m. (CDT) when the vehicle left the road, rolled 1 1/2 times [...]
County honored for clinic construction
CNJ staff Curry County was awarded a “Best Practices Award” at the 16th annual New Mexico Infrastructure and Finance Conference held last week in Albuquerque The award is for outstanding achievement in connection with the construction and completion of the Melrose Healthcare Clinic, a county news release said. “The county is very excited about the [...]
Press release: Bingaman talks ag bill, super committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today talked with New Mexico radio reporters about a variety of issues including the spending bills the Senate is currently working to get done. Bingaman’s remarks can be retrieved by going to his website or clicking on the following link: http://bingaman.senate.gov/mediaasset/bingaman103111m.mp3 00:00 – Bingaman says the Senate is expected [...]
Midwestern State clips Zias in OT
CNJ staff WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Midwestern State scored off a free kick in overtime on Sunday, and the Mustangs posted a 1-0 Lone Star Conference women’s soccer victory over Eastern New Mexico University in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Mustangs (11-5-2, 9-4-1 LSC) avenged a loss to the Zias (8-7-3, 6-5-3) earlier [...]
Tie gives Hounds LSC men’s soccer title

FNM correspondent: Joshua Lucero ENMU sophomore Jehmaine Brooks slides for the tackle on Incarnate Word’s Carlos Picado during Sunday’s Lone Star Conference men’s soccer match at the ENMU pitch. The teams played to a scoreless tie, which gave the Greyhounds the Lone Star Conference title. CNJ staff PORTALES — All things considered, a tie was [...]
A real headless horseman: Happy birthday, Black Jack Ketchum
Washington Irving’s story about a headless horseman was fictional, but there was a real