Spring Fever It’s Friday night. It’s lovely outside. I’ve been trying to write something informative and newsy … but I can’t concentrate long enough to [...] Margaret Wright \ Apr 12, 2012 Read More
Hope And Faith In Ciudad Juárez Writer Charles Bowden said in the May 2009 edition of Harper’s magazine that he “cannot explain the draw of the city that gives [...] Margaret Wright \ Apr 05, 2012 Read More Sister Rene Weeks (left) says she is motivated by the hard work of Centro Santa Catalina’s members, several of whom tend a community garden in their spare time. (Margaret Wright)
The Daily Word In Truck-Tossing Tornadoes, Hot Dogs And Troublemakers Seventeen 37 years ago today, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque.“Never enforceable" teen curfew law is taken off the books.Still, [...] Margaret Wright \ Apr 05, 2012 Read More
Values, Faith And Life On The Border Though the U.S.-Mexico border is fortified to stem the flow of immigrants and drugs, news images from Ciudad Juárez still pour through.There are [...] Margaret Wright \ Apr 05, 2012 Read More
South Valley Holds Its Breath Still Holding Their Breath— The San Jose neighborhood isn’t quite ready to exhale over Chevron’s decision to sell its fuel terminal at 3200 [...] Margaret Wright \ Mar 29, 2012 Read More
State Gets Near-Failing Grade For Corruption Our lawmakers have made some recent strides in opening up government and tackling a historical lack of political ethics. And we still have [...] Margaret Wright \ Mar 29, 2012 Read More Jerome Block Jr.
Recycled Fears: Company Makes Overtures To A Leery Neighborhood Company Makes Overtures To A Leery Neighborhood North Valley residents can be wary of newcomers. “It’s an area that we watch very closely because we don’t need more bad folks [...] Margaret Wright \ Mar 22, 2012 Read More
Can’t See The Forest—Or The Trees I’m still poring over the findings of a U.S. Forest Service study released last month that gave Albuquerque a high ranking in two [...] Margaret Wright \ Mar 22, 2012 Read More (Margaret Wright)
A Real Pill: Prescription Rules Pit Addiction Activists Against Medical Groups Prescription Rules Pit Addiction Activists Against Medical Groups Legislation that aimed to curb the state’s epidemic rates of opioid abuse and overdose deaths became a hot-button issue during the 30-day legislative [...] Margaret Wright \ Feb 16, 2012 Read More
Environment: Polarized Reactions To The Repeal Of Building Standards Polarized Reactions To The Repeal Of Building Standards It’s not 2007 anymore, said Councilor Isaac Benton. He was speaking at a late December City Council meeting, right after his fellow councilors [...] Margaret Wright \ Jan 05, 2012 Read More
