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.
End of the week, and blogging is light around the state once again.
John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal’s blog takes a look and a second (more optimistic) look at the low level of concern for global warming, as summarized in the latest Pew poll. The issue is dead last, while the economy and jobs hold the top two spots.
In his daily Roundhouse Roundup, Steve Terrell makes an interesting observation about Val Kilmer and his constant hints about a 2010 gubernatorial run. Kilmer, Terrell writes, “seems to like telling people in the national press how he’s serious about a possible run for governor (but he sure hasn’t made any overtures I know of to the New Mexico media.)”
Cocoposts writes about the slump in the home construction industry, “The auto-dependent, big-box bestrewn, golf coursy, water-sucking, ‘master planned’ suburb of the southwest is the Hummer of the construction industry.”
On his personal blog, KNME TV commentator and Albuquerque Journal columnist Jim Scarantino takes on Sen. Stuart Ingle.
Warning on this next story from ESPN’s Bill Simmons — if you have a dog, have ever had a dog or have seen the movie “Marley & Me” in the past two weeks, you may get a little bit misty-eyed after reading his tribute to Daisy, his golden retriever that recently passed away.
And finally, back to the Princess Sparkle Pony Bill Richardson Facial Hair Alert System — after Richardson’s State of the State speech on Tuesday, the governor’s beard status has been upgraded to “Elevated.”
Clearly-defined beard typography, well-established borders, unaccidental appearance
Good luck on making it to “Severe,” governor.
