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.
Zane Fischer of Santa Fe Reporter has a must-read story today on split estate law in New Mexico. Basically, when you buy land to build on or live on, you don’t automatically own the area beneath the surface. Those who own mineral rights under the property have the ability to drill under your land, as well as erect drilling equipment right outside your front door.Remember that KOAT story coming down hard on the Socorro County Housing authority after sensitive files were supposedly found discarded in a dumpster? Now officials say they can account for all of the files and they were not dumped, but in fact may have been taken without authorization and turned over directly to the TV station, El Defensor Chieftain reports.
Homeowners in Las Vegas are asking Governor Bill Richardson to declare a state of emergency after pumping at a local well has left 16 homes without water, the Las Vegas Optic reports. The city is doing little to help the area, and bringing in water from third party sources is very expensive. Officials are asking the National Guard for immediate help.
Mesalands Community College is expected to begin construction soon on the North American Wind Research and Training Center, a massive project that should be completed next fall, the The Quay County Sun reports.
The Alamogordo Daily News has a story about Lt. Gov. Diane Denish’s visit to a small Tularosa business. Denish says businesses such as Premiere Pellets, which manufactures fuel for pellet stoves, promote “clean biomass and alternative energy,” while bringing jobs to the area.
