Polishing The Jewels While councilors lit no bonfires to mark their Nov. 5 Guy Fawkes Day meeting, they protected the crown jewels and added another one [...] Laura Sanchez \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
Chupacabras Of The Southwest In July 2007, a rancher in the small Texas town of Cuero captured a strange creature that had been attacking her livestock. She [...] Benjamin Radford \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More A carnival sideshow banner advertising a chupacabra at the 2005 Erie County Fair. (Benjamin Radford)
Odds & Ends Dateline: The Netherlands– Residents of chilly Terschelling island, 70 miles north of Amsterdam, are getting their recommended daily allowance of potassium thanks to [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
Endgame Albuquerque’s Hidden Chess Scene As I listen to 13-year-old Ian Jones rattle off phrases like "dynamic attack," "releasing the tension" and a "fully formed endgame," I become [...] Simon McCormack \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More Aaron Lewis (left) and John Baxter settle down for a game at the Frontier. (Tabatha Roybal)
Immigration? Who Cares? Why It May Not Be Such A Big Issue After All When KKOB and ABC radio announced Albuquerque would be the site for a national town hall on one of the hottest of hot [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
Answer Me This Why is the mayor studying red-light cameras? Who’s jumped in the Senate race (that could give said mayor a run for his money)? [...] Marisa Demarco \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
Asshat Of The Week "I am not seeing the reduction in accidents that justify the headache and the controversy." –Mayor Martin Chavez in a Sunday, Nov. 11, [...] Alibi \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
Pillowless [RE: Newscity, “Scraping By,” Nov. 1-7] Well, I guess we know now that homelessness is not brain science. People are homeless because there [...] Alibi \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
"E" For Effort? New Health Care Report Card Shows New Mexico Is Far From Making The Grade When it comes to the health of New Mexicans, it’s hardly a level playing field. A Health Disparities Report Card released by The [...] Simon McCormack \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
Green Cowboy Hats Ranchers Step Up To Protect Federal Lands On the environment front, good news arrives from an unexpected quarter.Out of Las Cruces, a group called People for Preserving Our Western Heritage [...] Jim Scarantino \ Nov 15, 2007 Read More
