Slow Moving Simultaneously duller than a chalk butter knife yet utterly terrifying, last week’s City Council meeting–the first after the Council’s monthlong hiatus–oozed paradox. This [...] John Bear \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More After a Council ruling last Monday, the Horn Motor Lodge will be torn down, although the old Route 66-style gas station will remain. (Wes Naman)
Fighting To Breathe In Mountain View On The Frontlines Of Environmental Justice Overheard at a meeting of the Four Hills Neighborhood Association, held at the Four Hills Country Club: “We must do our part as [...] Jim Scarantino \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More
Mind Meld Local Group Hopes Their Event Will Help Lawmakers See The Shortcomings Of Mental Health Care In New Mexico Mental health care is a community issue people seldom talk about. Yet, this week, it will be a majot topic of discussion. The [...] Simon McCormack \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More
Thin Line We Need a Reason— We get spooked. In the wake of another attempted terrorist attack uncovered by the Brits last week, I, for [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More
State Toughens Up Liquor Laws A task force’s call for more strident penalties for New Mexico bars has been answered [News Feature, "Strong Medicine," July 6-12]. On Aug. [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More
Chute Dogging? Goat Dressing? A Chat With One Of The Founders Of New Mexico's Gay Rodeo Association Bob Pimantel is the kind of guy who wears his light-colored cowboy hat and easy smile naturally. He’s about to get a new [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More Bob Pimantel (Marisa Demarco)
From The Ground Up Getting Into Politics, Grassroots-Style Martha Dominguez takes politics personally.Being an indigenous person from Honduras left her with no other choice. Though she says her home country’s government [...] John Bear \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More Martha Dominguez moved to the U.S. from Honduras in 1959 and later helped found the Coalition to Take Back Our Government. This week, her organization’s presenting an event to help everyday citizens get involved in politics. (Wes Naman)
Unavoidable Acceptance [RE: Punch Line, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Bomb Civilians,” Aug. 10-16]Eric Griego shows remarkable naïveté when he chastises Israel for the Lebanese civilian [...] Alibi \ Aug 17, 2006 Read More
In The Balance Weighing The Quality Of Life Tax To hear some voices on the subject, raising the county Gross Receipts Tax 3/16 of a cent for “quality of life” projects is [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Aug 10, 2006 Read More
Friends Don’t Let Friends Bomb Civilians There’s a tired old adage in American politics often attributed to former Democratic House Speaker Tip O Neil: “All politics are local.” It [...] Eric Griego \ Aug 10, 2006 Read More
