Ex-CHS standout in WNIT

Former Clovis High standout Aimee Hilburn scored 11 points and added 10 rebounds to help Texas State beat Prairie View A&M 84-83 on Thursday in a first-round game of the Women’s NIT.

Texas State (21-10) plays Texas Tech (16-15) at 7 p.m. (CDT) Saturday in Lubbock in the second round.

Hilburn, a 6-1 sophomore forward, is averaging 7.2 points and team-high 6.1 rebounds a game

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Mickey Winfield has basketball on the brain.

Check out his Web log:

http://micksremarks.freedomblogging.com/

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Comedian Argus Hamilton is pleased to see New Yorkers have "continuity in government."

Access his column by clicking on "More features" below or follow the link:

http://www.cnjonline.com/sections/editors-notebook/argushamilton/

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State Sen. Clint Harden will have an opponent this November in the race for the 7^th district.

Democratic candidate Jeff Carr teaches history, economics, government and criminal justice at Taos High School.

He resigned as municipal judge at Eagle Nest so he could run for the Senate seat.

District 7 includes Colfax, Curry, Harding, Quay, San Miguel and Union counties.

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The Panhandle Press Association will induct two veteran editors into its hall of fame next weekend - Laurie Ezzell Brown of Canadian, Texas, and Tommy Thompson of the Amarillo Globe-Times.

Thompson was a product of New Mexico Military Institute.

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Life - and death - can be messy.

Country living columnist Glenda Price shares her stories in the Opinion section.