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
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
Parallel Parking Downtown Parking Meters Lack Appropriate Signage The streets of Downtown are less crowded. The traffic hasn’t slowed, but the number of open parking spaces along the streets has increased. [...] Amy Dalness \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More
Payday Away Don't Bank On Regulations For Payday Lending Just Yet The payday loan industry in New Mexico remains nearly unregulated, but not for lack of trying on the part of Gov. Bill Richardson [...] Amy Dalness \ Sep 14, 2006 Read More
Thin Line A Week in the Life— It’s that time again. It seems we can only go a couple of months before we are forced [...] Christie Chisholm \ Sep 14, 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)
