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We Are the Problem in Capitol Germ Fest

As far as germ infestations go, there's no place in New Mexico quite like the state Capitol.
  (Friday, May 27, 2011)

Catching Up After the Non-End of the World

The latest big End Times prophecy predicted those with the proper credentials would be transported to heaven last Saturday night and the unworthy left here to weather earthquakes, plagues and famine until the planet's eventual destruction.
  (Thursday, May 26, 2011)

Dear Attorney General: the Records, Please

A letter to state Attorney General Gary King:
  (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)

Faith in System Lags Behind Recovery

If anything can be learned from history, it is that only a fool bets against the resiliency of the American economy.
  (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)

Water To Sweep Past N.M. Farmers

Water flows down the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico today, past parched farmers who cannot touch it, to irrigate land in Texas.
  (Monday, May 23, 2011)

Fatal APD Shootings Not Typical in Nation

A woman called me because she was worried about her granddaughter. She had raised the girl, who was now in a spiral of substance abuse, mental illness and violence that was testing the limits of her grandmother's love and making the woman afraid whenever the girl came around.
  (Sunday, May 22, 2011)

More Political Limits Proposed for Judges

Over at the New Mexico Supreme Court, there is talk about overhauling the code of conduct for judges, including further curtailing their political activities.
  (Saturday, May 21, 2011)

Holocaust Survivor Shares Hope, Story

When Ann Monka was 10 years old, war devastated her carefree summer with bullets and flames.
  (Friday, May 20, 2011)

Old Records Back to Renovated Building?

Renovation is almost complete on the 1925 Pueblo Revival building that houses Albuquerque's Special Collections Library, and it is a stunner.
  (Thursday, May 19, 2011)

A Long List at the Cash-Out Line

Two years ago this month, it was publicly disclosed that cronies of then-Gov. Bill Richardson and other political insiders had pocketed tens of millions of dollars in fees on state investment deals.
  (Wednesday, May 18, 2011)

It's Crackling Dry in N.M.; Drought Advisory Possible

Kimi Scheerer held up the bosque rain gauge and squinted, looking for something — anything — in the bottom.
  (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)

Changing Demographics To Stretch District

Clint Harden represents a swath of New Mexico that's slightly larger than Belgium.
  (Monday, May 16, 2011)

Funky TorC on Verge of Big Changes

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES — Spaceport America is huddled in the desert 30 or so miles east of here, a Jetsonesque expanse of concrete, glass and steel.
  (Sunday, May 15, 2011)

No Free Lawyers for Bland, Riordan

The lawsuits by the State Investment Council alleging the council was the victim of a pay-to-play scheme raised this question:
  (Saturday, May 14, 2011)

Deaf Student an Academic Trailblazer

Teresa Blankmeyer Burke's hearing loss was slow and profound, a silent thief that left little behind save for the auditory memory of mourning doves cooing on a telephone line near her house.
  (Friday, May 13, 2011)

New Gallup Mayor Straight-Shooting 'Cowboy Hippie'

GALLUP — Let's look at some of the things the new mayor of this town has not done.
  (Thursday, May 12, 2011)

Daughter of Vietnam Vet Seeks Benefits From VA

Gina Montoya believes she is owed benefits by the federal government because of debilitating deformities that might be a direct result of her father's service in Vietnam.
  (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)

Health Care Challenges Extend to Our Homes

Health policy debate over the past few years has revolved almost entirely around who pays the bill. The implication is now that Congress has passed the Affordable Care Act, the insurance exchanges, mandatory coverage rules and Medicaid expansions prescribed by the act have solved the nation's health problems.
  (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)

Editor Loved Newsrooms, Words

Barbara Kerr Page's decision to die on her own terms should have come as no surprise to anybody who knew her. She always left on her own terms, did everything on her own terms.
  (Monday, May 09, 2011)

Shoes From Heart Keep Son Alive

Pairs of sneakers, mostly Nikes, all size 13, line up in the closet of Lawrence Charles Vargas' bedroom.
  (Sunday, May 08, 2011)

State Deletes List of Tax Cheats

A list of the state's biggest tax cheats is a thing of the past, at least for now.
  (Saturday, May 07, 2011)

Obama Returns To Immigration Reform

Tell me if you've heard this one before: A president wins election and vows to overhaul America's "broken" immigration system.
  (Friday, May 06, 2011)

N.M.-Born Jihadist Likely Next in Line

While Americans were feeling relief and a shot of national pride this week after the death of Osama bin Laden, the counterterrorism community had already turned the page.
  (Thursday, May 05, 2011)

Former Officials Didn't Pay Plane Bills

The high-flying administration of Gov. Bill Richardson left town without paying all its air travel tabs.
  (Wednesday, May 04, 2011)

Odds Favor Wet Monsoon Season This Summer

Valencia County farmer Janet Jarratt sounded stoic last week when I called her to talk drought.
  (Monday, May 02, 2011)