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.
Republican presidential nominee John McCain has made his choice for VP and it’s … Sarah Palin.
Who?
Palin is the first-term Alaska governor, a 44-year-old conservative Christian and self-described “hockey mom” who has been governor for less than two years, as the New York Times put it in a story published a few minutes ago.
It’s a surprise move but McCain’s decision comes at a time when his campaign is trying to attract women voters.
Doug Burns at New Mexico Independent’s sister publication, the Iowa Independent, predicted McCain’s decision to choose Palin two months ago in this prescient column. Check it out.
