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.
On Wednesday afternoon the New Hampshire Legislature passed a bill allowing gay couples to marry and Gov. John Lynch signed the bill into law.
The state will not require religious organizations to perform gay marriages, a stipulation that Gov. Lynch asked for and received after much wrangling. The law takes effect on January 1, 2009. New Hampshire is the sixth state to legalize gay marriage, and follows Vermont and Maine in allowing the marriage through legislation. Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa legalized gay marriage as a result of court decisions. Dartmouth.com has more on the history of the legislation.
“Today we’re standing up for the liberties of same-sex couples by making clear they will receive the same rights, responsibilities and respect under New Hampshire law… It is my hope and my belief that New Hampshire will once again come together to embrace tolerance and respect and to stand against discrimination,” Lynch said.
