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On Saturday evening the VFW and Auxiliary Mora Post 1131 honored the veterans by holding a dinner, dance and program, at the VFW Building.

The evening began with a social hour and dinner.

When the program started, Master of Ceremonies, Adjutant Betty Griego introduced Senior Vice Commander Cip Torres and he led the Pledge of Allegiance, Melvin Vigil, Chaplain, then led the group in the meal prayer. The guests were then welcomed and the staff introduced and all were invited to eat.

Oh, my! There must be some mistake. I just got a Christmas catalog in the mail. How dare any business try to buck the trend by sending these catalogs out before Thanksgiving?

My mother (if she were here) would have a lot to say about this rush to sell toys and more. The big catalogs of yesteryear Montgomery Ward, Sears, Roebuck and Penneys came to our house right after Thanksgiving. Our home post office was at Valmora (the TB sanatorium where we lived) was in the back of our Valmora store. The store was small.

The Associated Press

Skandera vows to push law on 3rd-grade reading

SANTA FE — New Mexico’s top education official says Gov. Susana Martinez won’t stop pushing for legislation to hold back third-graders who can’t read at grade level.
Public Education secretary Hanna Skandera vowed that she and Martinez will be “back in full force” to push the proposal in 2014. The Legislature has rejected the plan for the past two years.

By Steven Wine
AP Sports Writer

DAVIE, Fla.  — Last month, Richie Incognito said severe repercussions would be warranted if the Miami Dolphins kept allowing sacks at such an alarming rate.

“Everybody should be fired,” he said.

Nobody in Miami is talking about sacks anymore. Firings remain a distinct possibility for very different reasons.