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.
Journalist and filmmaker Chris Dudley will screen his film “Genetic Chile” on July 31 at The Kosmos in Albuquerque. The film examines genetically modified organisms, specifically New Mexico chile peppers. Dudly describes it as “a film…
So far this legislative session, we’ve seen several proposals to reinstate the gross receipts tax on food. The one that seems to have gained traction would apply the GRT to non-staple foods, using the WIC guidelines. That means that while soda and ketchup would be taxable, so would white flour tortillas, pasta and rice. But taxing food could bring in millions to fill a gaping budget hole. Should the state tax food?
First Lady Michelle Obama launch her campaign against child obesity, Let’s Move, Tuesday morning. The program aims to improve kids’ health by improving school lunches, increasing the number of farmers markets in the country and revamping the tried and true food pyramid. It also focuses on physical activity by partnering with professional athletes to encourage at least an hour of play away from TV’s computers and video games that take up an average of 7.5 hours of kids’ days. More …
First Lady Michelle Obama’s decision to plant a garden on the White House grounds has been an international “teachable moment,” with impact that reaches far beyond her back yard. Garden vegetable seed packets are selling like hotcakes, canning cookbooks…
OK, this is two days old, but I missed it and maybe you did, too. President-elect Barack Obama should redefine the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Food, says Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times Op-Ed columnist. As
