Ortiz Y Pino On Republican Tearjerkers The presidential and vice presidential debates that will take place in the next few weeks hold enormous potential dangers for the Democrats. They [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More
Letters Sexism, Barracudas And Pitbulls Is Sarah Palin under attack or is she just setting the tone for the end of these elections? According to Jim Scarantino’s article [...] Alibi \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More
Answer Me This How long is the world’s longest chile ristra? After a scuffle with a news cameraman, what happened to one APD officer? Who is [...] Marisa Demarco \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Dateline: Congo— A herd of “wrongfully imprisoned” goats have been freed from jail thanks to the intervention of a Congolese minister. According to [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More
Thin Line: A Fight Mccain Can’t Win A Fight Mccain Can’t Win Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign prodded a drowsy, sharp-tongued beast.Throughout the Republican National Convention, politicians, including McCain, derided the press for playing sides [...] Simon McCormack \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More
Worker Files: Carnies Some Carnies Are Surly, But Others Are Just Trying To Make A Living The assignment was simple: Interview someone operating a game booth or running a ride at the State Fair.The task turned out to be [...] Simon McCormack \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More Wendy Trujillo poses with one of the prized pooches at her “Fish Till You Win” booth at the New Mexico State Fair. (Simon McCormack)
River Water In Your Glass Albuquerque's Water Supply Is About To Change Turn on a faucet. Any faucet. If the faucet you’ve chosen is in Albuquerque, the water that surges out of your hose, into [...] Christie Chisholm \ Sep 18, 2008 Read More Water from the San Juan River is diverted the the Rio Chama (making it San Juan-Chama water) and then to the Rio Grande, traveling nearly 200 miles before it reaches Albuquerque. (Courtesy of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo Water Utility Authority)
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Dateline: Australia— An elementary school in Townsville, Queensland, has banned cartwheels, handstands, somersaults and any form of gymnastics at recess. According to the [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 11, 2008 Read More
Thin Line: Old Hat Old Hat Lazy writing is a scourge (scourge, a word I too often frequent) on newspapers, newscasts and media objects around the globe. At times [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Sep 11, 2008 Read More
Council Watch: Cover Me Councilors gathered at a special Wednesday, Sept. 3, meeting last week thanks to the Labor Day weekend. Bus shelters were a recurring theme [...] Christie Chisholm \ Sep 11, 2008 Read More
