EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Friday, Feb. 16 was a day of remembrance for fallen Las Cruces Police officer Jonah Hernandez, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a trespassing call at the 300 block of South Valley Drive in Las Cruces this past Sunday. Friday morning, students at Americas High […]
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Running back Nate Jones, here running for yardage for New Mexico during a 39-33 loss to Hawaii last fall, announced Friday on Twitter that he has decided to enter the transfer portal. (Courtesy of University Of Hawaii Athletics)
Nate Jones, a dynamic running back who did not practice during the University of New Mexico’s spring football drills, has entered the transfer portal, he announced on Twitter Friday night.
Jones, a 5-foot-11, 205-pound freshman, was second on the team last season with 210 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 41 carries.
“I just felt like I needed a change for myself, a different opportunity than the one I had at New Mexico,” Jones said on Saturday. “I’m still deciding on what school to go to.”
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Tired of the vitriol? Make politicians take high school debate.
Jay Mathews, The Washington Post
Feb. 6, 2021
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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama appear on stage at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla., on Oct. 22, 2012 , for their final debate.Washington Post photo by Melina Mara,
Can we learn to disagree without being disagreeable? Maybe not. Public discourse these days seems as unpleasant as it has ever been. But Katherine Crump-Wiesner, a former high school debater, offers reasons why there still may be hope.
When Crump-Wiesner was a student at Western High in Anaheim, Calif., my debate teacher had strict rules about sticking to factual arguments and well-supported opinions, she told me. No ad hominem attacks. . . . A debater who shouted or attacked others personally would be disqualified immediately.