Ortiz Y Pino We Democrats don’t call ourselves “liberals” anymore. Thirty years of steady right-wing propagandizing against the term has essentially ruined it, turned it into [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Sep 04, 2008 Read More
Letters Pac Man The Aug. 28-Sept. 3 edition of the Weekly Alibi contained a story [Re: Newscity, “Not-So-Free Speech”] with two notable misconstructions. It was an [...] Alibi \ Sep 04, 2008 Read More
News Profile: Doctor, Doctor Health Care Practitioners Start Talking About An Antidote For A Poisoned Health Care System Dr. Elizabeth Burpee’s daughter was trying to scream, but she couldn’t because her tongue was swollen. In the pediatric ER two weeks ago [...] Marisa Demarco \ Sep 04, 2008 Read More Dr. Elizabeth Burpee delivers a speech about health care at a rally at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 27. (Oscar Lopez)
Answer Me This What caused a mess in Northern New Mexico? What hideous offense happened at the Animal Humane New Mexico shelter? What killed an Albuquerque [...] Simon McCormack \ Sep 04, 2008 Read More
Obama The War President? Will You Fight His Wars? Barack Obama wants to keep as many as 50,000 American troops in Iraq indefinitely. His 16-month timetable does not mean a complete withdrawal, [...] Jim Scarantino \ Aug 28, 2008 Read More
Council Bite: Power Seesaw Council Weighs In On Labor-Management Balance City workers won the right to settle disputes with the administration via an independent party—but their victory will probably last only until Mayor [...] Laura Sanchez \ Aug 28, 2008 Read More
Home Tech Heads Idea Propulsion Lab Members Invent From The Comfort Of Their Living Rooms Necessity may spur invention, but for Matt Grommes, creativity is the driving factor behind his creations. The members of the Idea Propulsion Lab [...] Aeriel Emig \ Aug 28, 2008 Read More Matt Grommes looks through a magnifier at a power supply for prototype circuits. (Eric Williams)
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Dateline: Australia— A bizarre batch of garlic bread that mysteriously turns blue in the oven has sparked a nationwide recall by Australia’s biggest [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 28, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Not-So-Free Speech Nonprofits That Spend Money To Talk About Candidates Could Be Silenced A decision last week by New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera could have a major effect on what some nonprofit organizations do [...] Simon McCormack \ Aug 28, 2008 Read More One of the flyers New Mexico Youth Organized sent out that the group says constitutes issue advocacy but the attorney general calls campaign literature.
Answer Me This What does Big Bill think about Sen. Barack Obama’s VP choice? APD is trying some new tricks to make Downtown safer. An Albuquerque [...] Simon McCormack \ Aug 28, 2008 Read More