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.
Swine flu is killing American Indians in New Mexico at a higher rate than other ethnic groups, the Associated Press reports.
New Mexico so far has recorded 40 deaths from the H1N1 virus. But while American Indians make up 10 percent of the state’s population, they represent 20 percent of Swine flu fatalities, according to the AP.
The AP asked deputy state epidemiologist Mike Landen for possible reasons why this is occurring. The answer, in brief, is that Indians have higher rates of diabetes and poverty, making them more susceptible, and often live farther from medical care than non-Indians.
The explanation doesn’t offer much solace, but it pinpoints structural challenges that NM’s American Indian population confronts.
