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YOU MIGHT BE A RESIDENT
OF NEW MEXICO IF ...
... YOU SPELL THAT SPICY GREEN OR RED VEGETABLE "CHILE" (pronounced CHEE
lay) AND NOT "CHILI" (pronounced chee lee).
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Issue 18 - Effective February 26,2006 |
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FOCUS Page is
usually reserved for feature photos, stories and articles about
Roswell and regional areas of New Mexico, or current events.
In this 18th issue’s FOCUS Page:
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Dead Famous — relates the adventures of the British "Dead
Famous" TV film crew during their January visit to Lincoln County to
interview BTKOG president, Joe Hesseling, and film their segment on
Billy the Kid, to be televised soon in the USA on the Discovery
Channel.
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New
Mexico's Rose Parade Float — Two
articles by syndicated columnist Jay Miller, which previously
appeared in various New Mexico newspapers, accompanied by photos
from Joe Miccalizzi's Rose Parade Float website--reprinted herein by
permission of Jay Miller and Joe Miccalizzi.
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USDA's
Current Drought Maps of New Mexico,
effective January 13, 2006
Water -- our state's most important resource -- continues to be a
serious issue. Years of inadequate moisture continues to cause
drought conditions throughout most of the state.
BYWAYS
Page is usually (but not always)
reserved for exploration of scenic and historical places in and near
Roswell and all around New Mexico. Come share the Enchantment.
In this 18th issue's BYWAYS Page:
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Billy the Kid Rides Again —Two
articles by Jay Miller, previously published in various New Mexico
newspapers, are reprinted here, with the author's permission. These
cover current events pertaining to the ongoing Billy saga.
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Naantali, Finland — Article by
Kaarina Jager about the extensive tourism training that she has
taken in the past several months in her hometown of Naantali.
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A Bonney Ballad
— A bit of
Billy the Kid history put to rhyme.
We continue to explore Billy "The Kid" Bonney’s Origins, a subject
that remains a mystery. That exploration is often, but not always,
found on the Byways Page. Click Archives button to look at prior
issues. Also in this issue, current controversies concerning Billy
are explored by Jay Miller on the Byway page.
LIFESTYLES
Page features people and groups of people who have affected
Roswell, its outlying areas or the state of New Mexico, now and long
ago. Sometimes it also features lifestyles of the not too distant
past in essays. Varied lifestyle subjects of interest, such as elder
care, health and fitness, and investments will also be featured in
some issues.
In this 18th issue's LIFESTYLE Page:
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SOL FLOERSHEIM, the Biggest
Little Man in New Mexico--This partial biography of an amazing early
New Mexico pioneer includes a bit of a Billy tale.
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History 101, Connect the Dots
— Several tantalizing tidbits of very early New Mexico history that
have an invisible thread connecting them.
INDUSTRY
Page is usually reserved for articles about our local industries
that include: dairies, wool growers, oil and gas, ranching,
agriculture, pecans, bus manufacturing, the various airplane
industries and of course the tourist industry, which for Roswell
naturally includes UFOs and aliens. UFOs and aliens are usually
featured in July during Roswell's annual UFO Festival.
This 18th issue's INDUSTRY Page features tourism.
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Billy the Kid Trailride — The
fifth Trailride will be held April 2006. For more details than
provided in this issue, go to
www.btkog.com
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Ellis Store and Company — The
gracious and historical Bed and Breakfast in Old Lincoln Town is for
sale!
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REDTT — Rural Economic Development
Through Tourism--what is it all about? Check it out.
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TOURISM Showcase for Southeast New
Mexico — To be held in Roswell on March 28 and 29. Read all
about it and plan to attend.
OPINION
Page is mostly reserved for editorials, essays, short stories,
poetry and emails.
In this issue's OPINION Page:
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Did you know that a website and its
contents, like a book manuscript, is an Intellectual
Property? It can be stolen, sold or purchased.
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Some insights and suggestions herein if you are considering starting
your own website. Also, an explanation of why this web magazine
had no new issues
for 2 years.
NEWS Page
(currently "under construction") sometimes has links to news-stories
in other publications.
LEGISLATION
Page lists some legislative bills introduced in both houses
during the current session. Sometimes this page follows them as
they are introduced and processed through to their final
resolutions. This page is only maintained during and following
Legislative sessions.
This 18th issue provides information about some of the bills in this
'06 session, including some of those signed by the governor. This
page was updated March 10, 2006.
ARCHIVES Page holds, for easy retrieval, prior issues. As this
is Roswell Web Magazine's 18th issue, the Archives contain the first
17 issues, by page/category.
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