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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. The round, four-floor building is notorious, especially during legislative sessions, for being a... Read more »
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... Read more »
Dear Attorney General: The Records, Please
A letter to state Attorney General Gary King: This is a request under the state Inspection of Public Records Act to inspect certain records provided to the Attorney General’s Office.... Read more »
Dear AG: Release Records, Please
A letter to state Attorney General Gary King: This is a request under the state Inspection of Public Records Act to inspect certain records provided to the Attorney General’s Office.... Read more »
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. New Mexico state water officials are not... Read more »
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... Read more »
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. That, folks, is good timing. The... Read more »
Holocaust Survivor Shares Hope, Story
When Ann Monka was 10 years old, war devastated her carefree summer with bullets and flames. Monka, now living in New Jersey, is the youngest survivor of the Bielski Partisan... Read more »
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. In addition to all sorts of systems and structural... Read more »
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... Read more »
Scandal’s Cash-Out Line Is A Long List
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... Read more »
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. A squall had blown through Albuquerque the day before, spitting a... Read more »
