Culture

The green life cycle’s final, logical conclusion… the eco-burial

It appears that everything is going “green” — even death.
I know, that sounds morbid. But seriously. There’s a very interesting article by the New Mexico Business Weekly’s Carrie Siedman about a 15-acre green burial ground being planned for the Galisteo Basin preserve. The idea is that the preserve — 13,000 acres about 15 miles southeast [...]

The Latino voter surge — and what it means

There have been naysayers who sought to undermine massive voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts, predicting that Hispanic voters would not turn out at the polls. But on November 4, Hispanic voters proved them wrong. Exit polls report that at least ten million Latinos voted — an increase of 32 percent from 2004.

Bingaman votes for Lieberman to keep Homeland Security gavel

Yesterday we asked how New Mexico’s senior senator would vote on Sen. Joe Lieberman’s fate. It turns out Jeff Bingaman voted along with most of his peers for a partial rebuke of Lieberman — but for Lieberman to keep his gavel as Homeland Security Committee chairman.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Ethanol-based fuel AWOL in Las Cruces

Here’s a sign that dropping gas prices are affecting the supply of more climate-friendly fuels. If you live in Las Cruces and like to run your vehicle on ethanol-based fuel, you may be out of luck. Supply has dropped as the cost of unleaded gasoline has fallen. Meanwhile, San Juan County breaks ground today on [...]

Bicycle commuting gets (mini) bailout of its own

Tucked in among billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars to bail out Wall Street are a few crumbs for the people — not for the folks who took out risky mortgages or who thought someone else would pay off their credit card bills, but for that tiny slice of America that bicycles to work.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Hackers access state client info, putting at risk potentially thousands

Hackers managed to access client information at the state human services department, putting at risk thousands of individuals for identity theft and other forms of skulduggery. One third of Albuquerque Public Schools’ teachers aides called in sick Thursday and it may be due to a contract dispute. Emilio Naranjo, the former Rio Arriba county political [...]

The other Nov. 4 decision: FCC frees TV ‘white space’

Nov. 4 marked the end of an epoch campaign in American politics, one for the ages in fact. Interestingly, there was another epoch campaign being waged in the world of commerce and media that was also decided on Nov. 4, without much attention paid by the general public. But to hear some speak, the ramifications of the decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make “white space” publicly available are profound.

Suffering from election withdrawal? You’re not alone

Did you scour the Internet every day for the past few months looking for every clue to every twist and turn in the presidential campaign? Did you learn for the first time what the Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee was when it was clear Hillary Clinton wasn’t going down without a fight?
Well, you weren’t alone.
The [...]

The end of easy money!?! A crackdown on title loans builds steam as N.M.-filmed TV series ‘Easy Money’ gets the ax

“My business is based on one simple concept. Never tell yourself no. Why not buy that new flat screen, why not take that trip to the Bahamas, why not add a few carats to the engagement ring? There used to be a time if you didn’t have money to buy something, you just didn’t buy [...]

Last week’s sour note

Folks in California thought Prop 8 would fail, until a final surge on election day proved them wrong. No one, I suppose, should ever again underestimate the insidious power of negative advertising directed at minorities or any other scapegoated group.