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.
NMI’s Marjorie Childress writes on her blog today that the killing of Dr. George Tiller amounts to “domestic terrorism, meant to inspire fear among the broader populace.”
There’s also a political dimension, Childress writes.
“It’s also an act meant to incite the anti-abortion base at a very deep level, to inspire them to join with right wing zealots such as Rush Limbaugh in resisting the moderating voices that are emerging within the Republican party,” her posting states. “Is it really a coincidence that this occurs just as moderate Republicans have gained a much bigger voice in the public debate?”
Democracy for New Mexico has many of the details about Tiller’s murder.
Meanwhile, the Santa Fe Review discusses water in the desert, a constant issue in the Southwest. The blog cites a few excerpts from texts regarding the intersection between nature and progress.
La Politica: New Mexico! suggests that the Mexican economy may shrink much more than previously expected. If the unfortunate predictions actualize, the possible 5.8 percent decline would be the worst since 1932.
Last, Matt Brix from Clearly New Mexico responds to Arthur Alpert’s piece posted last Friday regarding media bias in a blog entitled “The Albuquerque Journal: Habitual Wall-Jumper.” Brix’s bottom line: “Simply put, the editors at the Albuquerque Journal habitually ignore the long-standing newspaper industry firewall between news content and editorial content.”
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed to this report.
