Santa Fe
Rail Runner passengers want more parking
With the Rail Runner Express making its way up to Santa Fe for nearly two weeks now, it looks increasingly clear that the service is a hit — and that more parking is needed. The stories range from a pleasant experience from a first time rider to a horror story from a outright critic.
But one [...]
TODAY’S TOP STORIES: More snowy speculation, train vs. car, and the travails of ‘downtown’ Rio Rancho
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 [...]
White Christmas in New Mexico?
John Fleck took a look at the possibility of a White Christmas here in New Mexico according to yesterday’s National Weather Service (NWS) forecast. Christmas, as you may know, is Thursday.
So what does the NWS forecast today for the weather on Christmas day in the Albuquerque area?
Christmas Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly [...]
Snow causes closures, driving difficulties all across New Mexico
If you look out your window and you live in either central or northern New Mexico, you probably see snow. And that snow is causing trouble throughout the state.
Gov. Bill Richardson ordered state offices to close early — at 2 p.m. today. A statement says Ricahrdson also urges everyone to take extra caution on the [...]
Rail Runner to make inaugural run to Santa Fe Dec. 17
Travelers will be able to ride the Rail Runner Express to Santa Fe starting Dec. 17.
In a press release, Gov. Bill Richardson announced that he, state, local and tribal officials will make the inaugural ride from Albuquerque to Santa Fe. They will also be joined by “several” members of the public.
“This is a historic event [...]
TODAY’S TOP STORIES: Legislative watchdog says state overpaid insurers by $200 million
The Legislature’s watchdog committee is saying New Mexico has overpaid insurers by $200 million, a contention the state disputes. Santa Fe officials are set to kick off a major annexation effort to extend the City Different’s city limits. Mexican officials are saying the nation’s former drug czar took hundreds of thousands of dollars to leak [...]
Ski season’s coming … sort of
Baby, it’s cold outside, but will it snow? More important, can you ski on it? New Mexico’s $114 million ski industry sure hopes so, with Sipapu the first one to open this Friday. But if you believe the forecasters, maybe this isn’t the year to invest in that new pair of Rossignol Classic CX-80s.
‘Obama Wins!’ faux-scoop by Santa Fe paper has its roots in a recent change of editors
You gotta hand it to Jerry Greenker, the new Sun News editor who has given the sleepy Santa Fe bi-monthly newspaper a high-wattage jolt of international attention. From CNN to many other national and international news outlets, the Sun’s “Obama Wins!” headline in the current issue – published a week before any official results can be known — has been [...]
Immigrants weathering financial storm
Affordable housing and financial literacy are always issues for undocumented immigrants who may not speak English fluently and may be suspicious of the federal government. But contrary to what you might think, the mortgage collapse has not driven the state’s immigrant community into mass foreclosure and bankruptcy, according to Marcela Diaz, executive director of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, a Santa Fe-based immigrants-rights organization.
‘Go Vote with the Governor’ rally one of many planned events to encourage early voting
Early voting is open until Saturday. Check your local early voting location at the Secretary of State Web site.
Presumably the Republicans feel the same way, but the Barack Obama campaign and Democrats around the state seem to really, really want you to know about early voting. That is why they are holding multiple rallies and events designed [...]