Odds & Ends: Suicide By Decapitation, Latter-Day Pinups And Adulterous Cliff-Jumping Odds & Ends: Suicide By Decapitation, Latter-Day Pinups And Adulterous Cliff-Jumping DATELINE: Taiwan— An amorous couple survived a 150-foot plunge down the face of a cliff after their lovemaking set the car rolling. “They [...] Os Davis \ Jul 24, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Drink Up, Rio Rancho Silica In Groundwater Is Not Considered A Contaminant By The Epa The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the New Mexico Environment Department say Rio Rancho residents do not need to worry about their groundwater. [...] Aeriel Emig \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More
Odds & Ends: Feral Cat Hats, Bra Bats And A Man-Eating Couch Odds & Ends: Feral Cat Hats, Bra Bats And A Man-Eating Couch DATELINE: Russia — Channel Five News reports that last week a St. Petersburg woman accidentally killed her husband with a foldout couch. In [...] Os Davis \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
Green-Collar Report Card Study Looks Into How Eco-Friendly Jobs In The Duke City Are—And Could Be The “green is good” sentiment is sweeping Albuquerque, as local government enacts environmentally conscious business policy and large companies like Schott Solar continue [...] Skyler Swezy \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More
Thin Line We talk news every day and found ourselves polarized over the lead photo in the Albuquerque Journal Thursday, July 10. We’ll take on [...] Marisa Demarco vs. Simon McCormack \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More
Bmx Vexes Neighbors Sue The City Over Albuquerque's Bike Stadium Noise and dust: three days a week, 11 months a year. That’s the major contribution the city’s BMX stadium makes to the Clayton [...] Simon McCormack \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More The green blob is the velodrome, the yellow bricks are houses. (Wait, is it “veladrone” or “velodrome?”) (cabq.gov GIS)
Jim Scarantino Eats Trolleys For Breakfast Questions On The Resurrected “Modern Streetcar” I’ve got a few questions about this resurrected $28 million-a-mile trolley—excuse me, “modern streetcar.”First, some history: In the fall of 2006, under Council [...] Jim Scarantino \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More
Letters Dry Wells Inspired by a recent tour of Rio Rancho, I prepared the following prospectus for an imaginary development somewhere in the Southwest.Rio Nacho Developments [...] Alibi \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More
Answer Me This Who are Tom Udall and Steve Pearce’s top contributors? A new form of public transportation could make sense for Albuquerque. What’s in the [...] Simon McCormack \ Jul 17, 2008 Read More
Editorial: Give It Up Government-funded abstinence-only education may finally be on its way out. Twelve years after the national program started, only slightly more than half the [...] Christie Chisholm \ Jul 10, 2008 Read More
