Magic With Magnets When I was a kid, I read the funnies in the Sunday papers with a devotion that bordered on the religious. I poured [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Jan 05, 2006 Read More
A Whiter, Nastier Shade Of Pale Local political blogger Joe Monahan (www.joemonahan.com) launched the New Year with a rapturous love note to Garrey Carruthers, former Republican governor and current [...] Laura Sanchez \ Jan 05, 2006 Read More
Affordable Health Care—Is It Possible? New National And State Initiatives Demonstrate A Commitment To Finding The Answer Already through two cups of tea, and my friend was still telling me about her last visit to the doctor. The story took [...] Giovanna Rossi \ Jan 05, 2006 Read More
The P.u.-Litzer Prizes 2005 More than a dozen years ago, I joined with Jeff Cohen (founder of the media watch group FAIR) to establish the P.U.-litzer Prizes. [...] Norman Solomon \ Jan 05, 2006 Read More
Odds & Ends Dateline: New Zealand—According to police reports, some 40 drunken Santa Claus clones rampaged through the streets of Central Auckland last Sunday, stealing from [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Dec 29, 2005 Read More
The Dirty Understory The Non-Native Salt Cedar Is A Plague On Many Waterways In The U.s., But Over The Past Few Years In Albuquerque, With A Little Money, Time And Effort, The Reign Of Salt Cedars Could Be Coming To An End “Salt cedar” is a term most Albuquerqueans have heard before. Also known as “tamarisk,” the plant came to the U.S. in the early [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Dec 29, 2005 Read More
Is The City Bypassing Eminent Domain? Eighty crimes, from murder to shoplifting, are included in an amendment introduced by City Council member Craig Loy. Loy feels the current wide-ranging [...] Bing LeRoy \ Dec 29, 2005 Read More
New Year'S Revolutions My track record with keeping New Year's resolutions has been decidedly lame in recent years—viz., my vocabulary continues to demonstrate a propensity for [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Dec 29, 2005 Read More
Out With The Old, In With The New Political Changes Coming In 2006? Thinking about next November's election this early is as shameless as those cheesy Christmas decorations that go up at the mall every October. [...] Eric Griego \ Dec 29, 2005 Read More
The Place To Be [RE: Newscity, “The Place in Nob Hill,” Dec. 22-28] Thanks for your coverage of the new development slated for the old Baca’s site [...] Alibi \ Dec 29, 2005 Read More