By Jim Scarantino

1. Albuquerque Journal newspaper stories 1. ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Denish Reimbursing State for PR Work ... George W. Bush's 2003 Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act.     Questions about the spending were first raised in a report written by Jim Scarantino, who works on behalf of conservative Albuquerque think tank Rio Grande Foundation.     Rosen said last week that the $225,000 was used to support ... full story 2. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: Bibo, N.M., Setting the Record Straight Thursday, August 20, 2009 Bibo, N.M., Setting the Record Straight By Jim Scarantino For the Journal       “We take risks when we step across a threshold into another culture, but the adventure is always worth the price.” So one reader assured me in a note about my last column on the growing ... full story 3. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: Arabs Continue To Find N.M. a Welcoming Place Thursday, August 06, 2009 Arabs Continue To Find N.M. a Welcoming Place By Jim Scarantino For the Journal       The car in front of me had Arabic letters pasted across its rear window. We're accustomed to University of New Mexico decals or Our Lady of Guadalupe adorning automotive glass. Arabic ... full story 4. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: Dems' Plan Is Hidden Tax Thursday, July 23, 2009 Dems' Plan Is Hidden Tax By Jim Scarantino       Tucked into the Democrats' health care reforms is a carbon tax on every man, woman and child in America. It's not labeled a carbon tax, but that's precisely what it is, for it weighs on anyone who emits carbon by ... full story 5. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: Let New Mexicans Make the Call on Investments Thursday, July 09, 2009 Let New Mexicans Make the Call on Investments By Jim Scarantino For the Journal       In my last column I discussed the New Mexico Higher Education Department's dereliction in administering the state's college savings plans. For months after serious problems became apparent ... full story 6. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/LETTERS: Talk of the Town Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Talk of the Town       Our Pledge Is About Good Citizenship IT WAS WITH anger and disgust I learned the state is considering making the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance optional in our public schools.        Does this mean good citizenship is no longer considered a worthy ... full story 7. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: State Acts to Fix Problems With College Savings Plan Thursday, June 25, 2009 State Acts to Fix Problems With College Savings Plan By Jim Scarantino Of the Journal       If you've been laying awake worrying how your losses in New Mexico's college savings plans might keep your child from getting the education they need, here's some hopeful ... full story 8. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: Before It's Spent, Stimulus Falls Short of Its Billing Thursday, June 11, 2009 Before It's Spent, Stimulus Falls Short of Its Billing By Jim Scarantino For the Journal       The White House has announced it is launching a new Web page that “will allow the public to follow America's recovery story and hear from people across the country whose ... full story 9. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/LETTERS: Talk of the Town ... details of malicious gossip and somehow find it entertaining.        JON SYLVESTER Albuquerque Dig Deeper on Mt. Taylor Mining History THE COLUMN by Jim Scarantino, “Equal Protection for All of Peak's Cultural Landscape,” is ... the most grossly distorted presentation of Native American ... full story 10. ABQJOURNAL OPINION/GUEST_COLUMNS: Equal Protection for All of Peak's Cultural Landscape Thursday, May 14, 2009 Equal Protection for All of Peak's Cultural Landscape By Jim Scarantino For the Journal       Look carefully at Mount Taylor and you'll notice it's missing its top. The original summit was blown off eons ago in an earth-shaking explosion. Look carefully at the proposal ... full story Page 1 2 3 NEXT   last MORE: By Jim Scarantino N.Y Times topics | By Jim Scarantino at google news | google search