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King, Balderas Locked in Secret Court Dispute
The New Mexico Court of Appeals this week sent a legal dispute between two of the state’s top elected officials back to District Court in Santa Fe for further action.... Read more »
Young Actor Reaches for the Stars
The curtain falls for the last time this weekend on Albuquerque Little Theatre’s production of “Hairspray,” but for one cast member the show, his show, must go on. It always... Read more »
A Billboard, a Library and Some Chickens
I have spent the last two weeks ministering to my mother as she hobbles through recovery from a knee replacement, so it’s perhaps no surprise that today’s column concerns itself... Read more »
DOT Deal Becomes Money Loser
WARNING: This column contains interest rate swaps, liquidity facilities and knock-in options. To avoid risk of headache, drink more coffee. Seriously, this is stuff you need to know. I’ll do... Read more »
Deficit, Joblessness Unrelated for Now
Last week’s small uptick in the unemployment rate prompted House Speaker John Boehner on Friday to say it was further evidence that the president needed to get serious about cutting... Read more »
A Life Well-Lived Gone; A Life Poorly Lived Goes On
There will be time enough to think about how Matt Trujillo died, time enough to think about the young woman who police say was sleep-deprived and strung out on crystal... Read more »
Route 66 Town Praised In Song
TUCUMCARI – Driving out Interstate 40, as the miles and the barbed wire clicked by, I was playing my own road trip game: Let’s think of words that rhyme with... Read more »
Lawmaker Per Diem Is Actually a Salary
We learned this week that the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University are exceeding rates set by state law in reimbursing employees for some travel expenses. In... Read more »
N.M. ‘Obamanos Coat’ Bound for Smithsonian
SANTA FE – The day after the presidential election, Nancy Judd went Dumpster diving and turned out a coat. Now the coat – pieced together from 2008 Obama materials, specifically... Read more »
Alamogordo Billboard Blames Ex-Girlfriend
Greg Fultz is a computer tech, a pagan and a fan of Norse mythology who lives in Alamogordo. In recent weeks, he has been called an idiot, a coward, completely... Read more »
Casino Promises Palace, Prosperity for Anthony
There are public relations jobs, and there are snow jobs. A recent full-page newspaper advertisement promoting a casino in Anthony is some of both. Jemez Pueblo wants to build a... Read more »
ABQ Office Has Nice View of Mars
NASA’s announcement last week that its Mars rover Spirit failed to respond to one last radio message read a bit like an obituary. But in Larry Crumpler’s office on the... Read more »
