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 Spaceport America, a low-altitude rocket launched successfully, according to the Associated Press. Moog Industries is just one of several companies examining the viability of the emerging space tourism market. And while there were a few snags in the desired landing outcome, the success of the test model appears to be keeping hopes high.
In other news, New Mexico State University is collaborating with other groups in southern New Mexico to begin agricultural tours highlighting successful organic farming practices. The tours help farmers make the transition to organic farming with casual training sessions and the chance to converse with people already working organic farms.
As the death toll in Mexico proceeds to climb and drug cartels continue their bloody reign, drug risks are also rising along the border, according to a story in today’s the Las Cruces Sun-News. Young adults in border towns get attractive offers from cartels offering quick, easy money for drug trafficking. Although this problem is more prevalent along the Texas-Mexico border, New Mexico is just a hop, skip and a jump away from a similar fate.
In northern New Mexico, Corey Pein of the Santa Fe Reporter has is reporting on Santa Fe’s domestic violence epidemic. This article includes stories from homes ravaged by domestic violence, and the actions law enforcement officials have taken to try (keyword: try) to help solve the problem. Many believe the state has come a long way, as there are now stiffer consequences for domestic violence, but the huge number of cases is still a major cause for concern.
And lastly, the Silver City Sun-News reports on a nearly 125-year old Silver City property, as the owner creates an online archive of the building. The building has gone from hospital, to a tuberculosis sanitarium, and now to an apartment complex. Get the whole story on a little piece of New Mexico history here.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer contributed to this post.
