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 border town of Columbus has eliminated its police department, citing fiscal problems. However, former Police Chief Angelo Vega, mayor Eddie Espinoza, trustee Blas Gutierrez and 10 others were charged were charged with gun-running into Mexico in an 84-count indictment last March. The three-person police force for Columbus, population 1,765, will be replaced by the Luna County Sheriff’s office.
The Obama Administration has also recently tightened rules for multiple semi-automatic weapon purchases in border states.
The arrest of the town’s top officials drew national attention. One of the men charged with drug-running to Mexican drug gangs had signs around town reading, “AK-47, Romanian, new, $550.”
