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.
One item of utmost importance from my interview with Gov. Bill Richardson that didn’t quite make it into the story published earlier today was the question about.. his beard.
In his answer, the governor even suggested that camp Obama might be anti-beard!
NMI: Did you ever consider shaving the beard for your big speech?
Gov. Richardson: (smiling) You know, to be honest, if I had been selected vice president I would have shaved it. Or they would have had me shave it off! Now I’m not going to do it for a while…. You know, I kinda like the beard. But it’ll come off probably by the end of the year. But you know, people are comfortable with it. People are liking it a little more. It’s not much of an issue. But I feel it’s becoming more a part of me.
There you have it, the beard, says the guv, is no longer an issue.
