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.
At approximately 3pm Mountain time, a McCain staff member in Denver opened an envelope that contained a threatening letter and an unknown white powder. As a precautionary measure, the campaign office was immediately closed and staff was sent to a local hospital for medical evaluation. Local authorities as well as the FBI and United States Secret Service have investigated the scene and determined that the substance poses no threat.
Also yesterday afternoon, a similar letter was found in the campaign’s Manchester, New Hampshire office. After closing that office, the Manchester Police Department determined that there was no threat.
Senator and Mrs. McCain thank the local and federal authorities for their swift response and will continue to monitor the situation closely.
–McCain 2008 Communications Director Jill Hazelbaker
Police have … traced the envelope that contained the substance, as well as a generic threat, to an inmate at a Colorado detention center, Marc Harold Ramsey. Mr. Ramsey, 39, has been jailed since September of last year on charges of felony menacing, harassment and second degree assault on a police officer.
Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service, described Mr. Ramsey as a “prolific letter writer.”
