Ollie Reed Jr.

Nov 17, 2024 | abqjournal.com | Ollie Reed Jr.

When Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency more than 50 years ago, on Aug. 8, 1974, to be precise, I was a reporter for my hometown newspaper, the Natchez (Mississippi) Democrat. Nixon’s downfall was due to newspaper reporting that connected the White House to a 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in Washington, D.C.’s Watergate Hotel, so I was feeling pretty good about being a journalist. kAm~? E96 27E6C?@@? @7 E96 52J 27E6C }:I@?’D C6D:8?2E:@?

Nov 10, 2024 | abqjournal.com | Ollie Reed Jr.

If anyone ever came into this life destined to be a cowboy, it was Allan Chapman. He was born in Pecos, Texas, and grew up in tiny Benjamin, Texas, near the Blue Goose Ranch, founded by his great-grandfather in 1882. kAm“(96? x H2D :? ;F?:@C 9:89 2?5 :?E@ 9:89 D49@@=[ H9:=6 E96 @E96C <:5D H6C6 8@:?8 @? 52E6D @? H66<6?5D[ x’> @? E96 C2?49[ 5:88:?8 A@DE 9@=6D[ DEC6E49:?8 32C365 H:C6 2?5 3C62<:?8 9@CD6D] p== E92E <:?5 @7 DEF77[” r92A>2? D2:5 5FC:?8 2 A9@?6 :?E6CG:6H 7C@> 9:D AC6D6?E 9@>6 :?

Nov 10, 2024 | abqjournal.com | Ollie Reed Jr.

QUESTA — There are some things a man never forgets, even if — like Valdemar DeHerrera -- he lives to be a 105. Things such as surviving on grasshoppers and monkey meat, working hard and being beaten if you resisted. kAm%9:?8D DF49 2D 4@==2AD:?8 7C@> H62<?6DD 2?5 36=:6G:?8 J@F H@F=5 36 D9@E @C 32J@?6EE65  367@C6 J@F 4@F=5 86E FA]k^AmkAm%9:?8D DF49 2D H@?56C:?8 :7 J@F H@F=5 6G6C 36 7C66 282:?[ 6G6C D66 E96 A6@A=6 J@F =@G65 >@DE 282:?]k^AmkAms6w6CC6C2[ @7 E:?J r@DE:==2 :?

Nov 3, 2024 | abqjournal.com | Ollie Reed Jr.

Belinda “Bindy” Bass was driving to Bonito Lake this past Tuesday when she pulled to the side of the road to speak on her cell phone with the Journal. Bass is parks and recreation director for the City of Alamogordo. She was headed to Bonito to assess the threat posed to the lake by the Blue Front Fire, which started Monday, Oct. 28. kAmq@?:E@ {2<6 :D 9:89 :? E96 $:6CC2 q=2?42[ 23@FE 2 `d\>:=6 5C:G6 ?@CE9H6DE @7 #F:5@D@ 2?5 DFCC@F?565 3J E96 {:?4@=?

Oct 24, 2024 | abqjournal.com | Ollie Reed Jr.

Sheep and wool products will be center stage during Oveja Project Cooperative Convention and Fall Farm Festival on Friday and Saturday at the historic Gutierrez Hubbell House, 6029 Isleta SW. Oveja is the Spanish word for sheep and the Oveja Project Cooperative is an organization dedicated to reinvigorating the wool and lamb industry in New Mexico. kAmz2EJ {6?E6[ AC6D:56?E @7 E96 4@@A6C2E:G6[ D2:5 2 D=2E6 @7 =64EFC6D C6=2E65 E@ D966A :? }6H |6I:4@ 2C6 D4965F=65 7@C uC:52J] ~?