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.
Jeff Jones, the Albuquerque Journal’s outgoing politics writer, has a story today that fleshes out why the nation’s only Hispanic governor (Bill Richardson) may veto a bill that would create a cabinet-level department of Hispanic affairs.
Nearly half (44 percent) of New Mexico’s population is Hispanic. A Richardson spokesman said the main issue is finding funding for the would-be agency, while a prominent local activist is questioning the governor’s “credibility and loyalty.”
Meanwhile, the Taos News is reporting that the state’s first-ever utility scale solar power plant is moving forward — and will help supply clean energy to a dozen rural New Mexico electric cooperatives. Specifically, the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has announced plans to build a 500,000-panel photovoltaic power plant on more than 200 acres between Cimarron and Springer.
The Associated Press is reporting that Smokey the Bear is now on Twitter. The micro-blogging service will be used to ”let people know about fire conditions, environmental documents and burns set by the forest itself to burn out thick growth,” according to the Santa Fe National Forrest public information officer.
And lastly, the Gallup Independent has a story that could easily be filed in the stupid criminal folder. Last month, three men decided to rob a Mustang gas station in Ganado on the Navajo Nation. But somehow, they “faltered” — here’s the hilarious account from reporter Karen Francis:
According to Navajo Nation police, one man covered his face with a bandanna and walked into the store demanding money from the cashier.
The man faltered and he left the store when the cashier questioned him. The cashier then locked the store doors and called the police.
The three would-be robbers banged on the doors trying to get in. When Navajo police showed up, they fled on foot but were later arrested.
