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.
Many of you may regularly check in on what John Fleck is saying on his blog at The Albuquerque Journal, for good reason. But did you know he also has a personal blog? Fleck has a real talent for making you really think … without saying much at all. For instance, today he asks a simple question: “Would the total volume of trash being produced be an economic indicator? In what ways?” Yes, that is the entire blog … and I know you’re going to be pondering it for the rest of the day.
So, how many of you rock? You know, as in … ROCK? Apparently a lot of you do– according to local writer Samara Alpern’s feature article in VenusZine (blogged by Kitson Harvey at Duke City Fix), “Metal is big in New Mexico, especially so on the Rez.” Alpern refers to New Mexico as a “great metal oases in the world” where “New Mexicans have been swearing allegiance to the metal gods for decades.” She goes on to profile the Suspended, an all girl thrash band at the top of the bill at Buckfest, a two-day festival at the Budville rodeo grounds, “where a major share of the nearby Laguna Pueblo Indian Reservation is here to honor their metal heritage.”
Check out Jim Baca’s Only in New Mexico for video of the inaugural run of the Rail Runner from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. He has great scenery and commentary.
Clearly New Mexico points us to a great little feature in The Nation magazine that highlights Juan Reynosa’s work as an organizer with New Mexico Youth Organized. Reynosa talks about what spurred him to be an organizer, describing life growing up in Hobbs in the midst of the oil and gas industry. “When he was a child, an Exxon gas tanker corroded and the contents leached into the water table. Some people got sick. When Reynosa visited his family for the Fourth of July this year and they decided to step outside to look at fireworks, they had to keep moving to different spots to avoid the pungent smell of gas.” There’s more, so be sure to check it out. Juan is also, by the way, a regular contributor of comments here at NMI.
