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Drought on the Rio Grande: “The worst year ever.”
With the preliminary April 1 runoff forecast numbers in hand, this is “the worst year ever” on the Rio Grande, according to Phil King, New Mexico State University professor and... Read more »
On intelligence reports and that popular UFO memo
My colleague Bruce Daniels had some fun last week with the fact that a 1950 Roswell UFO memo is the most read item in the FBI’s web collection. But what... Read more »
Carlsbad farmers move to shut down upstream neighbors’ water
CARLSBAD – The leaders of the Carlsbad Irrigation District voted this afternoon to demand the state of New Mexico shut off groundwater users upstream in the Roswell and Artesia areas... Read more »
Council authorizes roundabout study
Albuquerque city councilors voted late Monday to call for an updated evaluation of the Rio Grande and Candelaria intersection, leaving undecided for now whether to build a roundabout there. The... Read more »
Friday Veto Breakdown
As my colleague Deborah Baker reported in Saturday’s paper, Gov. Susana Martinez issued a flurry of vetoes on Friday. Among them were seven education bills, which Deborah summarized at the... Read more »
Santa Fe Selects New Arts Commission Director
Debra Garcia y Griego is the new director of the Santa Fe Arts Commission, Santa Fe city officials have announced. A news release says Garcia y Griego was one of... Read more »
Dinelli moves closer to public financing
Mayoral candidate Pete Dinelli today turned in the last of some 5,000 signatures and qualifying contributions needed to secure public financing of his campaign. The Albuquerque city clerk now must... Read more »
Baillio’s shutters its West Side store
Baillio’s is departing the West Side — at least for now. The local electronics and appliance retailer is shutting the doors of its Cottonwood Corners store after just 18 months... Read more »
Drought watch = fire watch
With drought comes increased risk of fire. My colleagues Pat Lohmann, Rene Romo and Jim Thompson collaborated on a helpful package in this morning’s paper, looking at where the fire... Read more »
The industry entanglements of Energy Secretary nominee Ernie Moniz
Bryan Bender at the Boston Globe has had a look at the financial disclosure statements filed by MIT prof/energy policy guy Ernest Moniz, the Obama administration’s nominee to be Secretary... Read more »
Feith et. al: US nuclear modernization key to nonproliferation
In an opinion piece in Friday’s Washington Post, former senior official in the second Bush Defense Department Douglas Feith and colleagues argue that preventing nuclear proliferation requires a strong nuclear... Read more »
‘History Detectives’ uncover mystery in Kit Carson bio
For nearly two weeks last summer Tukufu Zuberi was on a mission in New Mexico: Find out if a book be ...
