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.
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will be making his first visit to New Mexico since becoming the head of the Department of Energy, according to John Fleck at the Albuquerque Journal.
Chu will visit the Los Alamos and Sandia national labs on Thursday and Friday, according to a preliminary schedule relayed by U.S. Sen. Tom Udall.
From the blog posting:
We don’t have official confirmation from Chu’s handlers, but Sen. Tom Udall told me he will be accompanying Chu during the visit. Details are still being finalized, but the preliminary schedule has him visiting Los Alamos late tomorrow (Thursday) and spending Friday morning at Sandia, according to Udall.
At the end of March, Udall called for a broader mission for the national labs based in New Mexico.
“As two of America’s premier national security labs, Sandia and Los Alamos can and should continue to play a critical role in securing our nation from existing and future threats,” the New Mexico Democrat said in a statement early last week.
