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National Blog Nails Richardson Over Misquoted Manny Comments? – 4:11pm MDT
Marc Ambinder, CBS News Consultant and The Atlantic's Political Editor, has an influential blog onThe Atlantic's website. Yesterday, senior editor Joshua Green put up a post there about the hubbub over Manny's return to baseball last night. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
Manny Calls Isotopes Park A Joke – 3:37pm MDT
I don't know how I missed this before, but it looks like Manny isn't too impressed (or is very impressed?) with The Lab.
PNM Endorses Climate Bill – 3:20pm MDT
Albuquerque-based utility company PNM this afternoon called for congressional passage of the Waxman-Markey climate change bill headed to Congress tomorrow. (By John Fleck)
Pueblo Lt. Governor Enters Not Guilty PLea – 2:44pm MDT
Backed up by two rows of supporters, Pojoaque Pueblo Lt. Gov. Linda Diaz appeared in federal court Thursday to formally answer federal charges of leaving the scene of a fatal accident and state charges of failure to render aid. (By Scott Sandlin)
Federal Investigators Question Los Alamos Fire Protection – 2:04pm MDT
Federal investigators say the National Nuclear Security Administration has been slow to deal with fire safety problems at Los Alamos National Laboratory. (By John Fleck)
OMI Identifies Lake Bodies – 1:37pm MDT
Three children, one adult "presumed" those of man and three sons (By Nancy Tipton )
NM Drought Conditions Improve – 12:53pm MDT
It is perhaps belaboring the obvious to point out that drought conditions have improved in New Mexico. (By John Fleck)
City Unemployment Rises To 7.0% – 11:38am MDT
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions released the May unemployment data today; there's not much positive news for Albuquerque. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
New Mexico gets C for disclosure laws – 11:25am MDT
A national organization has given New Mexico a grade of C for the state's financial disclosure laws for legislators. But the grade isn't as bad as you might think. (By Dan Boyd / NM Politics Blog)
Rahm Emmanuel Says Immigration Reform Votes Aren't There – 11:05am MDT
President Obama's chief-of-staff told reporters this morning that there aren't enough votes to pass immigration reform right now. (By Michael Coleman)
Boy Drives Grandfather to Hospital – 10:53am MDT
Roswell man suffered heart attack; 10-year-old drove to the hospital (By Nancy Tipton )
Berm Seats Still Available For Tonight's Game – 10:41am MDT
Still hoping to catch a glimpse of Manny? You're in luck. (By Charlie Eisenhood)
Emcore Looks to the Sun – 8:09am MDT
20-year agreement with PNM is first in power company's large distributed generation solar power program. (By Nancy Tipton )
Pro Caddy Shares His Secrets – 8:03am MDT
Ervin Johnson, who appreciates a golf joke, caddying is about three things: showing up, keeping up and shutting up.
Private Company to Recover Downed Helicopter – 6:30am MDT
Wreckage from a fatal helicopter crash in the mountains of northern New Mexico is planned today (By Nancy Tipton )
Travel May Be Up for 4th Holiday – 6:10am MDT
Mountain states to see slight increase
Santa Rosa City Manager Faces Charges – 6:02am MDT
Jesus Roybal allegedly had argument with a police officer (By Nancy Tipton )

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Poems Add Rhyme, Reason to Uneasy Season
By Leslie Linthicum/ Journal Staff Writer
  I don't fall in love easily or often; we'll put that on the table right here at the start. But I have twice in the past couple of weeks. Both of the objects of my desire are poems. There are poems meant for winter - dark, heavy and intricate, like the stews that warm on the stove. And there are poems for summer - airy, light and simple, the root beer floats of wordplay and a perfect antidote to the nasty news that has swept in already on the winds of this young season.

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