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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

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…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

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…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

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.

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Pearce gets the dis at McCain rally

By | 10.08.08 | 11:08 am

Right now, it must really suck to be Steve Pearce. Not only is he facing what looks to be an insurmountable lead in his race against Tom Udall, but he can’t even get the love from his own…

Getting prepped for tonight’s debate

By | 10.07.08 | 2:18 pm

To fix a problem, you must first acknowledge it exists. For me, the candidate that recognizes these are just some of the real problems we face (add health care and education costs to the list) and outlines a clear platform to address these problems should be the winner of the debate.

Domenici and McCain rally supporters at UNM

By | 10.06.08 | 7:06 pm

Behind the deafening beat of Kenny Loggins’ “Highway to the Danger Zone,” Republican presidential candidate John McCain and wife, Cindy, greeted a few hundred enthusiastic supporters at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building this afternoon and then McCain launched into a 25-minute speech in which he promised to “change Washington” and berated his Democratic challenger, Barrack Obama, as a man of lesser ideas, experience and accomplishments.

Brace yourselves CD1 voters, our congressional race is heading for the sewer

By | 10.03.08 | 7:45 pm

Well folks, if you haven’t seen Darren White’s latest campaign advertisement, here it is. Let this be a forlorn sign of what is going to be polluting the airwaves in Albuquerque for the next month.

Riders get ready

By | 10.02.08 | 2:40 pm

If you’ve driven from Albuquerque to Santa Fe in the past few months, you’ve probably seen the tracks laid along the I-25 median north of La Bajada hill. By December, the Rail Runner promises to be heating…