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By Arnie Leshin  The New York Mets, a pre-season pick to reach the postseason, haven’t enjoyed much of a start, but on Wednesday night they rode the arm of Hall of Fame pitcher Justin Verlander.  On the road against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ballpark, right-hander Verlander made …

The Lincoln National Forest has increased the fire danger rating from “moderate” to “high” effective May 11, 2023.  The measure is a part of ongoing efforts to mitigate wildfire risk in the area. Under “high” fire danger ratings, fire can start easily from most causes and small fuels (such as …

By Arnie Leshin  NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOICATION EASTERN CONFERENCE: 2nd Round — Miami Heat 3-1 over New York Knicks  Heat 108–101 Knicks 111-105 Heat 105-86 Heat 109-101 Wednesday at New York   2nd Round — Philadelphia 76ers 3-2 over Boston Celtics 76ers 119-115 Celtics 121-87 Celtics 114-102 76ers 116-115 (OT) 76ers …

By Arnie Leshin  New York, New York, what a neat sound.    Turning to its professional sports teams, Tom Thibodeau and Buck Showalter are not so neat as head coaches, Thibodeau with the NBA Knicks, Showalter with the Major Leagues Mets.    Maybe they dress well, wear neat clothing, but …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s another chance time for me after a good sunny weather, 2-days filled with the New Mexico State track and field championships  over the UNM oval in Albuquerque.    Other than the above, there were other reasons where I ran into unpleasant times, especially on Saturday’s championship …

By Arnie Leshin  And he had so much left after sprinting to victories in Saturday’s the 100, 200 and 400 championships of the state 3A boys track and field championships.   That was St. Michael’s senior Daniel Kupcho. He celebrated with cheers and some flashy finishes and then anchored the …

By Arnie Leshin  It was a start that St. Michael’s had prepared for when it took leading sprinters Rebekah Bagwell off its 4 x 100 girls relay team and Daniel Kupcho the same from the boys 4 x 100.    But head coach Joey Fernando knew what he was doing …

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which …

“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you.” Paalm 39:7 With things of this earth surrounding us it is very easy to put hope in ourselves, others or possessions. We might be worried about our situations or circumstance, all while trying to fix it …

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.” Proverbs 3: 5-6 Trust God, even when it seems difficult to trust someone your eyes can’t see. God will …