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.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation has been directed to use up to $1.1 million to repair the Lobato Trestle along the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway, Gov. Bill Richardson announced.
Richardson’s office said a fire this summer damaged the historic trestle, which that forced the suspension of regular trains from Chama to Osier, Colo.
The state transportation agency will use $1.1 million in federal Transportation Enhancement money, the governor’s office said.
“I am committed to helping the residents of Chama where the local economy depends on regular service of the historic railroad,” Richardson was quoted as saying in a news release. “I have always supported the Cumbres and Toltec as an essential part of our history and the regional economy.”
The Lobato Trestle, a wooden deck structure that dates back to 1883 is located about four miles out of Chama and is the second highest trestle on the 64-mile line, according to the news release.
