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.
A 6-year old boy faces traffic court after refusing to wear his seat belt.
David Peet has caused his mother two traffic tickets because he refuses to wear a seat belt despite mom’s efforts to the contrary. As a result, a Valencia County judge has ordered the pint-sized traffic scofflaw to appear in his courtroom.
New Mexico Business Weekly is reporting on the movie Observe and Report, filmed in New Mexico last year. Not only did the movie generate $4.7 million in local expenditures, the production focused heavily on using eco-friendly products and procedures.
Meanwhile, the Las Cruces Sun-News reports on the businesses doing well despite a worsening economy. Among them are candy stores, book stores and the box office. The list also includes home-gardening supplies, McDonald’s, home-brewed coffee and condom manufacturers.
Down in southern New Mexico, the Clovis Christian School superintendent has been placed on administrative leave due to an ongoing investigation of his connection to a man who has been convicted of child rape.
Back north, the Los Alamos Monitor has a nice report on U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu’s trip to New Mexico and the future of the Los Alamos and Sandia labs.
In Alamogordo, the first class of unmanned aerial systems pilots graduated from Holloman Air Force Base. The story also examines Holloman’s future plans and how they may affect the state.
And lastly, in higher education news — in addition to the votes of no confidence in University of New Mexico’s President David Schmidly, the presidential candidate mishap at New Mexico State University, and the potential closing of the College of Santa Fe — Eastern New Mexico University’s Ruidoso branch president, Michael Elrod, is set to retire.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed (very heavily) to this post.
