I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
After a day off, we’re back with today’s top blogs. The pick of the finest blog posts from around the state and nation. At least according to today’s committee (of one).
First up: Snow!
The Albuquerque Journal’s ABQNews Seeker highlights an area forecast discussion from the National Weather Service that says there may be as much as 30 inches of snow in higher elevations in the central and northern mountains. So wax up your skis and snowboards, kids. It’s ski season!
If you miss the observations and Jerome Block Jr.’s fact-checking of Swing State of Mind, never fear. The Santa Fe Reporter is out with a new blog — SFReeper.com. If you don’t like the blog’s look, don’t worry. From its About section:
Welcome to the very early stage testing of SFReeper.com, the Santa Fe Reporter’s forthcoming culture and news blog. It is currently unfinished, but feel free to test it out as we progress and let us know of if you encounter any bugs. That’s it.
John Fleck, at the Albuquerque Journal NM-Science blog, looked at the history of UFOs in Roswell, through the view of the skeptical inquirer.
Once such an event, fictionalized or not, becomes embedded in popular culture, it doesn’t matter at all if the “evidence” is proven to be exaggerated, distorted, and/or fabricated. The Roswell legend will live on as long as there are claims of UFOs.
The prolific blogger NewMexiKen lamented that no one noticed he didn’t post in eight days. Ken, I noticed, don’t worry! Mainly because of stuff like this.
And Avelino, no longer live from Silver City, shows us his Christmas tree and how to make a pine cone Christmas wreath.
