Your Own Private Albuquerque Skullduggery In The Halls Of Local Government They finally got rid of John Stevens—that red-headed kid on “American Idol” who couldn't sing three notes in a row and keep them [...] Greg Payne \ May 06, 2004 Read More
Where'S The Diplomacy? Mccorkle Victim Of Hardball Politics Watching Gov. Bill Richardson's unceremonious (some would argue deplorable) removal of business honcho Sherman McCorkle from the state's military base retention commission, one [...] Greg Payne \ Apr 22, 2004 Read More
Remembering A Friend ... Remembering A Friend ... I've had writer's block for the past couple of weeks. At other times when that's happened I have a difficult time pinpointing the [...] Greg Payne \ Apr 15, 2004 Read More
Marty'S Winning Strategy Free Advice Can Sometimes Be Worth A Lot Were the mayoral election held today and not at the end of next year, Mayor Martin Chavez would not be re-elected no matter [...] Greg Payne \ Apr 01, 2004 Read More
The Politics Of Same-Sex Marriage Recalling An Election In The Pre-”Will And Grace” Era There was a time, not so long ago, when the prospect of legally sanctioned gay marriage playing a central role in presidential and [...] Greg Payne \ Mar 11, 2004 Read More
Dorks In Action And Other Observations You Might Have Missed I don't watch TV as much as I used to, which may be why I had a tough time fathoming a couple of [...] Greg Payne \ Mar 04, 2004 Read More
Random Observations The Big-I Looks Like Crap February is set to give way to March, bringing with it the end of the latest installment of the state Legislature where all [...] Greg Payne \ Feb 26, 2004 Read More
When We Talk About Infill, Part Ii Win The Battle Councilors, And You'Ll Win The War It's one of life's more poignant ironies: Everyone wants into heaven—it's the part about dying that's a drag. On similar lines, many of [...] Greg Payne \ Feb 19, 2004 Read More
The Show That Never Ends Undermining The Planned Growth Strategy I may be the only who feels this way, but the most offensive part of the Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Super Bowl fandango (which [...] Greg Payne \ Feb 12, 2004 Read More
Common Sense Has Left The Building Westside Needs A Vision That The Rest Of The City Can Buy Into The Westside secession movement represents many things: disappointment with the failure of the $52 million road bond package to pass last October, frustration [...] Greg Payne \ Feb 05, 2004 Read More