<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>MyHometownAds - Opinion</title><atom:link href="http://www.cnjonline.com/mha-media/xmlfeeds/opinion.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/mha-media/xmlfeeds/main.xml</link><description></description><item><title><![CDATA[Marketplace Fairness Act is unfair]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691763.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691763.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:27 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Senate, with the support of New Mexico&rsquo;s Martin Heinrich and Tom Udall, recently passed legislation called the &ldquo;Marketplace Fairness Act.&rdquo; &nbsp;The idea is to set up a new...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graduates, take time to ponder the long road ahead]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691760.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691760.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:25 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[An open letter to the class of 2013:&nbsp;Your day has arrived. You&rsquo;re taking another big step on your life&rsquo;s journey.You&rsquo;ve walked across a stage, received a piece of paper with som...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wondering if names influence graduate futures]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691758.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691758.html</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 01:03:21 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if the names of new graduates will influence their futures.For example, will&hellip;Ms. Summers become a global warming expert? Mr. White and Ms. Black argue incessantly with no sha...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guthals will be missed]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691734.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691734.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:06:09 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Charles Guthals passed away a few weeks ago. I&rsquo;m going to miss him.Lots of High Plains folks knew him far better than I did. To me, he was the guy who knew everything about plants and trees and...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[In search of ponies: Funnels funny, but effective]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691732.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691732.html</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 01:06:08 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The T-shirt had nothing to do with fashion; it was hiding something, or better yet, protecting it.&nbsp;Underneath the black cotton there was a shoulder wrapped in bandages which were holding gauze an...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horseracing safety and integrity act to set national standard]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691599.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691599.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:03:30 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Sen. Tom Udall is preparing to take a needed run at cleaning up the horse racing industry by creating a national standard for the use of performance-enhancing drugs in races with interstate simulcast...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using right tool for the job is key]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691600.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691600.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:03:28 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ Humans have always created tools to give them more power than would be available with bare hands.&nbsp;Hammers, can openers, computers, and guns are tools.The state &mdash; what most people mean when...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student profile  Tyler Steele, Clovis Christian]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691408.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691408.html</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 01:01:15 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Editor's note: This is the third in a series of profiles on graduating seniors from area high schools.Tyler Steele is a graduating senior at Clovis Christian School. He is a decorated member of the s...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our students deserve clear final exams]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691415.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691415.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 01:08:30 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The whole idea behind moving New Mexico&rsquo;s K-12 curriculum to a common core is to ensure students have the sufficient foundations in each subject matter at each grade level to advance. It is an e...]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government records seizure crosses the line]]></title><link>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691233.html</link><guid>http://www.cnjonline.com/digest/story-691233.html</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:09:48 -0500</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ ...]]></description></item></channel></rss>