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.
John Fleck remembers today something he wrote years ago regarding “what happens when you don’t have health insurance.” He ties it in to an article he wrote examining the same issues that are facing Americans now.
Meanwhile, Mario Burgos frowns on the way the “$3 billion Cash for Clunkers fiasco has panned out.” He then moves his criticism from that program to health care, suggesting that these plans merely continue to help the same big businesses “who have already gone to Congress with one hand out and the other in our back pocket.”
Then, former Albuquerque Mayor Jim Baca asks, “What is going on with Albuquerque City Government finances?” He points out that mayoral candidates are starting to address the issue during forums. After Baca was criticized for his moves in office by incumbent Mayor Martin Chavez, he fires back.
And more criticism: Albuquerque educator Scot Key reviews the first few days of the APS school year. He covers new approaches to tracking testing scores, the APS Web site, overpacked elective classes and what’s on the menu.
Last, Johnny Mango of Duke City Fix discusses City Councilor Rey Garduño’s part in “The Crosswalk Wars of Nob Hill.” As one of the busiest streets in the state for automobiles and pedestrians, he believes we need to add more crosswalks to the area in order to make the area more efficient and safer.
NMI’s Danielle Bauer pretty much wrote this posting. No, actually, she just flat-out wrote it. I just edited it.
