The Coming Soda Wars Bill Swift Takes On The Soft Drink Industry The final bill on the Senate Public Affairs Committee agenda on a snowy Friday afternoon early in the state Legislature a few weeks [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Feb 24, 2005 Read More
True Crime School Project On Juarez Murders Hits Home As a college student in the '60s I well-remember the frequent complaint we voiced that our education didn't seem “relevant.” We wanted to [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Feb 17, 2005 Read More
Making Sense At The Legislature Wilson Abandons Bush'S Crusade Here's a riddle for you: If you call someone who sees a crisis when there isn't one there, “Chicken Little,” and you call [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Feb 10, 2005 Read More
Getting A Piece Of The Rock He's selling hard again, but this time (so far) the voters don't seem to be buying. Somehow, in between the declaration of a [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Feb 03, 2005 Read More
School Election Without A Ripple Public Schools Deserve Voter Support It seems incredible, but the election to choose four Albuquerque Public School board positions and to decide the fate of a proposed $218 [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Jan 27, 2005 Read More
Some Numbers Demand Action Staggering Homeless Rates In Albuquerque Demand More Public Attention In the days following the devastating earthquake and resultant tsunami which brought death and destruction to the coasts surrounding the Indian Ocean, it [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Jan 20, 2005 Read More
The Real Attack On Family Values Forget Gay Marriage, It'S About Health, Child Care And A Living Wage Driving north from Deming last week the NPR station faded out somewhere between Hatch and T or C, so I hit the scan [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Dec 30, 2004 Read More
Deck The Halls With ... Fees? Bad Banking Policies Bleed The Poor Just in time for the festive holiday season, I would like to share two stories about America's giant corporate banks, a couple of [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Dec 23, 2004 Read More
A Smarter Way To Fight Gangs Invest In Our Youth, Not In Our Prisons Last week I was amused to see a photo from the governor's press conference announcing a new “anti-gang initiative” in the morning paper. [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Dec 16, 2004 Read More
Mayor'S Race Is A Whole New Ballgame Money Taints Our Once Fair And Balanced Election Process For a poor state, New Mexico sure seems to have a lot of elections, don't we? I mean maybe we ought to figure [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Dec 09, 2004 Read More