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.
Supporters of the now-abolished death penalty in New Mexico have hit the airwaves hoping to bring the ultimate punishment back to state law, reports KOB-TV.
Organizers of the effort to repeal the repeal, mostly law enforcement types, have created a 30-second TV commercial asking for donations and support to get the death penalty issue back on the ballot in 2010.
French Funeral and Cremation Services is going “green,” according to a report in the New Mexico Business Weekly. As the oldest family-owned funeral service company in the state, French offers eco-friendly options such as wicker caskets, biodegradable urns and woven willow caskets lined with natural fibers. They have also provided an alternative to embalming.
And in a round-about way to enforce animal cruelty laws, 618 chicks, hens and roosters have been euthanized after a cockfighting raid in Doña Ana County, reports The Las Cruces Sun-News. Four men connected to the case are looking to receive only petty misdemeanor charges as first-time offenders.
The Carlsbad Current-Argus writes that local parents may pay heavily for school absences. Parents ignoring letters regarding their children’s absences may face fines and possible jail time. A truancy court, established earlier this year, will review the cases of student truancy and is not afraid to punish the parents of students who frequently skip out on school.
And last but not least, a 90-year old WWII veteran has a sixty-year-old secret. The Alamogordo Daily News tells all.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed to this post — as in, she pretty much wrote all of it.
