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.
Albuquerque attorney-turned-blogger Jim Scarantino announced Wednesday that he is leaving the New Mexico Watchdog website, a project of the libertarian-leaning Rio Grande Foundation.
“My wife and I have decided to seize an opportunity to enter early ‘aspirement’–the intentionally direct opposite of ‘retirement,’” he wrote today in a post on the site. Scarantino also wrote that he’s looking forward to traveling and singing with Opera Southwest.
Happy aspirement, Jim!
Taking over in his place is Rob Nikolewski, who has been writing for the site for several months.
