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Roosevelt County 4th Highest in Passing Bond C
With a 66.3 percent "For" vote, Roosevelt County passed Bond C by the fourth highest percentage of the state's 33 counties.
Roosevelt trailed only Taos (72.3%), McKinley (71.1%) and Rio Arriba (67.1%).
Thank you to everyone who promoted and supported Bond C.
2012 GO Bonds for Education |
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Unofficial Voting Results |
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By County |
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as of November 13, 2012 |
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For # |
Against # |
For % |
Against % |
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Bernalillo |
146,500 |
84,700 |
63.4% |
36.6% |
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Catron |
678 |
1,140 |
37.3% |
62.7% |
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Chaves |
11,224 |
7,291 |
60.6% |
39.4% |
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Cibola |
4,360 |
2,230 |
66.2% |
33.8% |
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Colfax |
2,509 |
2,434 |
50.8% |
49.2% |
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Curry |
7,345 |
4,786 |
60.5% |
39.5% |
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DeBaca |
438 |
300 |
59.3% |
40.7% |
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Dona Ana |
34,344 |
24,934 |
57.9% |
42.1% |
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Eddy |
8,858 |
6,940 |
56.1% |
43.9% |
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Grant |
7,129 |
4,134 |
63.3% |
36.7% |
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Guadalupe |
1,049 |
543 |
65.9% |
34.1% |
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Harding |
274 |
208 |
56.8% |
43.2% |
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Hidalgo |
919 |
686 |
57.3% |
42.7% |
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Lea |
8,823 |
5,987 |
59.6% |
40.4% |
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Lincoln |
4,811 |
3,617 |
57.1% |
42.9% |
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Los Alamos |
5,567 |
4,127 |
57.4% |
42.6% |
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Luna |
3,115 |
3,264 |
48.8% |
51.2% |
X |
McKinley |
11,843 |
4,806 |
71.1% |
28.9% |
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Mora |
1,017 |
937 |
52.0% |
48.0% |
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Otero |
8,777 |
8,775 |
50.0% |
50.0% |
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Quay |
1,894 |
1,300 |
59.3% |
40.7% |
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Rio Arriba |
8,228 |
4,037 |
67.1% |
32.9% |
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Roosevelt |
3,703 |
1,885 |
66.3% |
33.7% |
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San Juan |
21,812 |
16,359 |
57.1% |
42.9% |
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San Miguel |
5,882 |
3,588 |
62.1% |
37.9% |
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Sandoval |
27,663 |
20,503 |
57.4% |
42.6% |
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Santa Fe |
39,126 |
20,837 |
65.3% |
34.7% |
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Sierra |
2,072 |
2,151 |
49.1% |
50.9% |
X |
Socorro |
3,882 |
2,128 |
64.6% |
35.4% |
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Taos |
9,183 |
3,518 |
72.3% |
27.7% |
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Torrance |
2,940 |
2,618 |
52.9% |
47.1% |
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Union |
696 |
762 |
47.7% |
52.3% |
X |
Valencia |
14,369 |
10,422 |
58.0% |
42.0% |
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411,030 |
261,947 |
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Statewide on Secretary of State website: |
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411,324 |
261,528 |
61.1% |
38.9% |
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History Professor Has History with ENMU
story and photo by Shantiana White
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“I was never good at public speaking and if I had to get up in front of the class to present a paper, my mouth would get dry." – Dr. Valerie McKito
Valerie McKito, assistant professor of history, has a love for history and ENMU.
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| Dr. Valerie McKito |
“I have a history with ENMU and I knew it would give me more of an opportunity to get to know my students,” said the ENMU alumnus.
Last year, she taught at the University of Nebraska in Kearney, Neb., but came back to her ENMU roots.
During her senior year of high school, Dr. McKito was looking for great deals with schools because her dad had recently lost his job. She decided to come to Eastern on a scholarship to study pre-med.
“I realized at the end of my sophomore year I liked my history classes better, so I decided to get a major in history and minor in biology,” said the Minneapolis, Minn., native.
One of her ENMU professors encouraged her to go to graduate school, so she attended Texas Tech and received her M.A. in British history and Ph.D. in United States history.
“I was never good at public speaking and if I had to get up in front of the class to present a paper, my mouth would get dry. At that point in my life, I never thought that I would be a teacher,” said Dr. McKito.
During her time at Texas Tech, she became a teaching assistant for 200 people that were divided into four groups. Each of those four groups met once a week to get study tips or ask questions about the course.
“The experience of being a teaching assistant changed my mind about teaching. I went from being terrified to really enjoying it and having a good time.”
Dr. McKito has a book contract with SUNY Press for her manuscript on families who were New York loyalists who left the United States at the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, but came back after ten years. In it, she describes the process of how these families became loyal to the United States.
Dr. McKito is the youngest of six. All of her siblings live in Minnesota, except for one sister in Michigan.
“My oldest nephew was born when I was in the fourth grade and turned 24 in October. Now I’m starting to get great-nieces and nephews,” said the aunt of 12.
During her spare time, Dr. McKito enjoys reading.
“My brother sent me a book by Mike Mullin called Ashfall,” she said.
Ashfall is about how a family has to adapt to the new changes of the Earth’s landscape caused by a volcano eruption at Yellowstone National Park.
“My husband doesn’t care about history like I do. He draws me back to the present and keeps me informed about current events and pop culture,” said the history enthusiast.
“I’m happy that I get to work with what I enjoy doing,” said Dr. McKito.
Church of Christ Student Center Open to All "We are growing and things are looking up.” – Paul Smith |
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Mr. Smith is completing his Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., and would like to share his experiences with the students at ENMU. Game nights include a pool table, ping pong, volleyball court and variety of board games. |
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“I just moved here in August, so I’m trying to learn about the history of the student center that dates back from 40-50 years ago,” said Mr. Smith, adding that he moved from Aztec, N.M.
Because of how much she helps, Mr. Smith described Sherrye Burleson, Media Services Library Technical Assistant, as "our house mother.”
The Center is involved in several campus-based activities.
“This year, we are sponsoring two children for Hanging of the Greens and help hosting Friend Speak, a program that helps increase comfort levels in speaking English,” said the graduate from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
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The Center is also trying to come up with funds to add one additional position, a campus minister to ease Mr. Smith’s workload.
“There are a lot of things we would like to do. We are growing and things are looking up,” said Mr. Smith.
| Cannon Demostrates 'Heroic Dogs" on Campus (photos by Scott Kendall) |
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For Veterans Day on Monday, Cannon Air Force Base presented a demonstration of its "heroic dogs" on campus. |
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| Students Working on Community Projects (photos by Wendel Sloan) |
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The President's Student Advisory Committee recently met with President Gamble and other staff for a luncheon in the Campus Union Building Zia Room. Representatives from various student organizations gave reports on the numerous projects that they are working on to benefit the community. |
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| New Look of Greyhound Arena |
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Here is the new look of Greyhound Arena, as shown during the Greyhounds' 87-73 victory over Lubbock Christian University on Tuesday night. (photo by Wendel Sloan) |
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