Mesilla

Voters in the Town of Mesilla replaced 12-year incumbent Mayor Michael Cadena today, electing Trustee Nora Barraza to lead the city out of its current budget deficit.

Voters in the Town of Mesilla will choose a mayor and two members of the Board of Trustees on Tuesday.
Incumbent Mayor Michael Cadena is being challenged by Trustee Nora Barraza and former Trustee Ella Alvarez Nelson in the mayor’s race, the Las Cruces Sun-News is reporting. And, in a separate article, the newspaper reports that [...]

John Fleck from the Albuquerque Journal tells us (subscription required), “No need for fantasies of an Irving Berlin holiday this year in New Mexico.” Why? Well, he’s the guy who wrote “White Christmas” and a white Christmas may be a reality this year. Alas, Fleck believes it just isn’t as exciting to write the story [...]

Call it Super Saturday.
 
Barack Obama is joining John McCain and Hillary Clinton in New Mexico on Saturday, Obama’s campaign announced today.
 
And though McCain’s campaign hasn’t confirmed it, a number of GOP sources confirmed that McCain will hold a rally in Albuquerque Saturday morning or early afternoon before heading to Mesilla for a rally that begins around 3:30 p.m.