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.
Here’s a slightly irritating story: Albuquerque’s Georgia O’Keeffe Elementary School, opened in 1988, has come under written attack from the painter’s museum in Santa Fe for possible copyright infringement — even though the museum’s acquisition of the artist’s name came years later.
“When the elementary school was named after the artist, no one asked for permission… Now that the Museum has acquired the rights (to O’Keeffe’s name), it is diligent in making sure that any uses of the mattrial will promote Miss O’Keeffe and her art in a respectful manner,” a museum manager has informed school officials in an e-mail, according to a story in today’s Albuquerque Journal.
Apparently, the same manager considers use of the O’Keeffe’s stylized initials — GOK — on school t-shirts as “just awful.” Also, the school is being rebuilt and the museum is concerned about new signage. And here I thought the naming of an elementary school after someone like O’Keeffe was the among the highest praise one could receive.
Meanwhile, the Gallup Independent is reporting on the state of emergency declared in Dilkon, a small western Navajo community. Extreme drought has contributed to a water storage, along with unspecified use by a local sand and gravel business. All of this has captured the attention of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. The Navajo Nation’s Department of Emergency Management has sent water tankers to the area to alleviate the shortage.
According to the Associated Press, the state’s renewable energy economy continues to grow as $272,000 in federal stimulus funds makes its way to New Mexico. The money will be used to study how wind farms impact the electrical grid during disturbances. The project will be handled by New Mexico State University’s Electric Utility Management Program.
Lastly, a minor earthquake shook central New Mexico last night about 20 miles north of the village of Paguate, 50 miles northwest of Albuquerque. With a magnitude of 3.0, the quake went mostly unreported by local residents, according to KOB-TV.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed to this post.
