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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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Juarez resident says violence is U.S. responsibility (duh)

By | 03.25.09 | 9:00 am

In addition to New Mexico’s congressional delegation, a Ciudad Juarez taco vendor is glad to see the U.S. government ramp up security on the border.

TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Renewable energy feeling the credit crunch

By | 02.23.09 | 9:43 am

The renewable energy sector is feeling the credit crunch, including some Albuquerque-area companies. Declining demand is a factor, but the biggest problem is lack of credit, according to Monique Hanis, spokeswoman for the Solar Energy Industries Association in…

Trio of conservative ex-Latin American leaders labels U.S.-led drug war a failure

By | 02.12.09 | 4:34 pm

The message from Latin America Wednesday was that the U.S.-led “war on drugs” is a failure, and a new approach needs to be found.

The Wall Street Journal reports that in a conference call with reporters, three former Latin American…

TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Albuquerque’s SE Heights may become the city’s ‘International District’

By | 02.02.09 | 9:02 am

Residents of Albuquerque’s Southeast Heights want the rest of us, and particularly the media, to stop calling their neighborhood “the War Zone.” Revitalization efforts have long made that moniker a misnomer. Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño and state Sen.…