Council Watch: Immigration Debate Heats Up Council Chambers Two resolutions—one to boycott city business with Arizona and another aimed at Mayor Richard Berry’s agreement with federal immigration authorities—failed at the Monday, [...] Carolyn Carlson \ May 20, 2010 Read More Council President Ken Sanchez
Derby News: By The Skaters, For The Skaters Duke City Derby’s skaters are at practice at the Heights Community Center a little early today. A photographer from ABQ Sports magazine is [...] Casey Purcella \ May 13, 2010 Read More DoomsDames skater 67 Stitchez and Led Zyppin of the Ho-Bots (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Odds & Ends: Dog Poop Return; Fly-And-Run Accident; Tortilla Threat Odds & Ends: Dog Poop Return; Fly-And-Run Accident; Tortilla Threat Dateline: Oregon— The owner of a waste removal service settled a feud with a deadbeat customer by simply returning all the dog poop [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 13, 2010 Read More
Derby Wars: Whiplashes Roll In From Taos Duke City Derby will open the 2010 season in yet another venue. The league has scheduled six matches in the Albuquerque Convention Center, [...] Casey Purcella \ May 13, 2010 Read More
Hail, Velocipede! Eight Tacks For Trailside Tact O, fair Albuquerque! While you were nestled all snug in your bed this winter, your Auntie Betty was out patrolling the trails on [...] Betty Sprocket \ May 13, 2010 Read More (Betty Sprocket)
Letters: Sb 1070, Midwives, Fascism Is Right Wing Weak Wording John Bear’s editorial [Opinion, “Don’t Get a Tan in Arizona,” May 6-12] is well meaning at best but misleading and inflammatory at worst. [...] Alibi \ May 13, 2010 Read More
A Retrospective Of Roller Girls In Burque I remember when derby hit the scene in the 505. Reporters covered it from many angles, but no one could seem to get [...] Marisa Demarco \ May 13, 2010 Read More Meep Meep (Eric Williams ericwphoto.com)
Will A New Law Protect Students From Predatory Credit Card Companies? Alicia Elgar got her first credit card before she headed off to college. She quickly maxed it out and, $5,000 in debt, found [...] Patrick Lohmann \ May 06, 2010 Read More
Media Criticism: Capital’s Newspaper Only Has Eyes For Iran Capital’s Newspaper Only Has Eyes For Iran No one would give Iran a nuclear congeniality award, but the Washington Post’s coverage of the Islamic republic is starting to look like [...] Graeme Prentice-Mott \ May 06, 2010 Read More
Photo Essay: Protesters Stand Against Sb 1070 In N.m. Capital Rallies and marches erupted across the country over May Day weekend in reaction to Arizona’s SB 1070. The measure makes illegal immigration a [...] Marisa Demarco and Amy Dalness \ May 06, 2010 Read More Marchers of all ages attended the rally with a unified message: immigration reform now. (Amy Dalness)