Wanted: A World-Class Workforce Thomas Friedman’s now famous book The World is Flat laid out a gloomy future for American workers. According to Friedman, technology has leveled [...] Eric Griego \ Sep 21, 2006 Read More
Saving For A Rainy Day An Interview With Terry Mcmains, Rainwater Harvester While Albuquerque frets about its dwindling aquifer, Terry McMains is trying to get the world, or at least the state, to listen to [...] Jacqueline Paul \ Sep 21, 2006 Read More (Wes Naman)
After The Flood As The City Council Scurries To Enact New Flood Resolutions, Our Antique Drainage System Continues To Rust In 1956, Albuquerque was outfitted with a new drainage system—one that has remained largely unchanged ever since. Roy Robinson, general manager of the [...] Mark Sanders \ Sep 21, 2006 Read More
Soul Train [RE: News Feature, “Quiet the Trains,” Sept. 14-20] Transportation, industry and commerce—not to mention romance. What is there that doesn’t love a train? [...] Alibi \ Sep 21, 2006 Read More
Quiet The Trains A Measure That Would Hush The Rail Chugs Down The Tracks Of The City Council Every night, when the trains slip through Albuquerque, Jill Gatwood can hear their whistles from her North Valley home. She lives just a [...] Marisa Demarco \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More A Council resolution aims to silence city train crossings, including this one on Lomas west of Broadway. (Christie Chisholm)
Can I See Some Id With That? The Aclu Fights The New Voter Id Law Voter fraud is an unavoidable evil in a democracy. You can mitigate it, but you can never get rid of it completely. Toughen [...] Mark Sanders \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More (Rex Barron)
Kibbles ’N’ Kudos I’d like to congratulate both the Albuquerque Animal Care Center and the Alibi ‘s Christie Chisholm for fine work on "Gimme Shelter" [Feature, [...] Alibi \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More
Without A Home Looking For Ways To Help Albuquerque’s Homeless Population At two different neighborhood association meetings this past week, I heard choruses of frustration over problems created in those communities by the large [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More
So You Wanted Lots Of Rain ... So You Wanted Lots Of Rain ... The Sept. 6 Council meeting began with an adorable Pet Project dog peeing on the Council carpet and became even more entertaining when [...] Laura Sanchez \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More A view of the train tracks passing over a flooded Central Avenue after a heavy rain this summer. The rain caused damage to many Downtown residents’ homes. (Wes Edling)
Odds & Ends Dateline: Canada– A Swiss tourist caught for speeding through the Canadian countryside has blamed his crime on Canada’s distinct lack of goats. The [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More
