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.
In the year since William Tenorio of San Felipe Pueblo was struck and killed by Santa Fe attorney Carlos Fierro, much has been made of Fierro’s extensive connections. But the Tenorio family has connections too, and they have helped the family stay strong through this ordeal.
This week Rush Limbaugh was dropped from a group of investors hoping to put together a bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. This decision is not censorship. Limbaugh can say whatever he wants on his show and he can still make millions from it. That’s the free market, baby!
The mayoral race bumped along in fits and starts for months, but it sure got crazy there at the end, didn’t it? Ultimately, Tuesday’s shocking election left us with a candidate who won decisively – but it leaves lots of questions about exactly how and why it happened and what kind of mayor Berry will be.
Now is the time to look and see the poverty that surrounds us all. Now, as the tenor of the national debate gets vicious and people shout louder about “socialized medicine” without acknowledging that the current system of underinsurance costs us all billions and takes an untold toll on million of Americans who didn’t choose to be sick.
One of Oregon’s biggest murder mysteries was solved last week, but in an outrageous twist, the killer ended up in a New Mexico prison— and will most likely stay here for the next 18 years.
Money raised for the Horizon Fund will be allocated to existing or new programs in four core areas–fine arts, classroom teacher mini-grants, literacy and middle and high school activities. And $1 million can go a long way. “That number scares the holy Hell out of me. It really does,” says Phill Casaus. “But I really think we can do it. And I really think the community wants us to do it.”
It’s so easy to glide around the city in your car, whizzing past people and neighborhoods you don’t know and don’t think you have any reason to care about.
Going to the Heinrich town hall on a hot summer Saturday was a civic duty–emphasis on the duty. But even though it was draining and hot, I’m happy I went, because now I’m a bit more optimistic about my fellow First Congressional districters–and a little bit smarter about healthcare reform.
I got goosebumps when I saw it – an Associated Press picture of a swastika painted on the office sign of U.S. Rep. David Scott, a black Georgia congressman who dared express support of a health care reform initiative that would commit increased public funds to health care reform.
The three-way battle raging in southern New Mexico between the Helena Chemical Company, the New Mexico Environment Department and the community of Mesquite, New Mexico, has heated up again with new reports of a toxic spill.
You have to wonder if it rankles the former U.N ambassador and U.S. energy secretary that he wasn’t the guy in North Korea bringing the two journalist-hostages home. After all, Richardson has pulled off some legendary diplomatic moves before, including a few in North Korea.
Helena Chemical is apparently not doing very well in its quest to be a good neighbor in Mesquite, a tiny town south of Las Cruces. Residents sat the plant has caused serious health problems in children there and have filed suit.
Thirty years ago today, an earthen tailings dam near the Church Rock Uranium mine collapsed, spilling ninety million gallons of liquid radioactive waste and eleven hundred tons of solid mill wastes into the Rio Puerco. It is believed that more radiation was released in the spill than in the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania.
I hope that by paying attention to this stuff we’re not giving the news networks tacit permission to place endless coverage and speculation about public figures like Michael Jackson and Sarah Palin and Steve McNair in front of real news about issues that directly affect millions of us.
Neda’s death comes just in time to reinforce the importance of being free to speak your mind in America — and to serve as a vivid reminder of what happens in countries where you are not.
I know I’m weighing in about a year late on this, but I spent last week tromping around Sarah Palin’s turf and I just have to share what I saw and heard about the tough-talking governor from her friendly constituents in Alaska.
Everyone has faith, say Albuquerque Interfaith members. Some people have deep religious faith. Some have deep democratic faith. And most people share universal concerns about good jobs and quality education and being treated with dignity.
It is so easy to call people names. It’s much harder to actually study and evaluate their entire body of work. Slowly but surely, the public is getting an accurate, informed portrait of Judge Sonia Sotomayor – and most say they like what they see.
It’s only been a few days since little Tyrus Toribio was finally, peacefully laid to rest in a private ceremony on Zia Pueblo land. But it’s been a tough week or so for people in Albuquerque who have watched this wrenching murder case play out both in the local media and worldwide.
The issue of anonymous comments sometimes keeps me up at night, battling between my (all-American!) love for free speech and my personal annoyance at people who spew hate while hiding behind screen names.
