Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Police find a man’s “stolen” car parked in the same place he left it 20 years ago. Last week, Frankfurt police officers took [...] Joshua Lee \ Nov 23, 2017 Read More
Council Watch: Hello Ginger, Goodbye Lewis 22Nd Council Ends On A Positive Note With the flip of a coin and the bang of a gavel, the last meeting of the 22nd Albuquerque City Council came to [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Nov 23, 2017 Read More The 22nd Albuquerque City Council (Eric Williams Photography)
Newscity: History Test Omissions Under Fire History Test Omissions Under Fire Lawmakers are saying that the state’s standardized test for US history is missing some key questions. Among the topics omitted from this year’s [...] Joshua Lee \ Nov 23, 2017 Read More
Council Watch: The Passage Of Ido Council Approves Sweeping Zoning Reform They may not be ready for prime time, but despite that, the Albuquerque City Council passed a massive overhaul of the city’s zoning [...] Carolyn Carlson \ Nov 16, 2017 Read More Councilors Pat Davis and Trudy Jones listen to constituents (Eric Williams Photography)
Newscity: N.m. Legislator System Under Fire In Corruption Case And Court Battle Between Health Care Providers Stalls N.m. Legislator System Under Fire In Corruption Case The corruption trial of former state Sen. Phil Griego is causing a reexamination of the state’s citizen legislator system. Griego is charged with [...] Joshua Lee \ Nov 16, 2017 Read More
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends A government agency in Saudi Arabia held sessions to provide training in the “development of scientific skills in the fight against witchcraft.” According [...] Joshua Lee \ Nov 16, 2017 Read More
There Was An Election And Another, And One After That Just about a year ago there was an election. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States by using a plethora of [...] August March \ Nov 16, 2017 Read More
Election Wrap-Up Progressive Trumps Trumpian Candidate In Local Contest Thirty minutes after the polls closed in Albuquerque on Nov. 14, 2017, the outcome was clear. Early tabulations of absentee and early voting [...] August March \ Nov 09, 2017 Read More Albuquerque Mayor-Elect Tim Keller (Eric Williams Photography)
A Slow Progress Forward Unm’s New President Must Face Past And Future Last week—after some resistance from the faculty, believe it or not—the state’s flagship university chose its 22nd president from a lofty contingent of [...] August March \ Nov 09, 2017 Read More Welcome, Madame President! (Zach Baker via The Maneater)
Odds & Ends Odds & Ends Kentucky Fried Chicken released a fried chicken-scented bath bomb in Japan. KFC Japan teamed up with Japanese novelty retailers Village Vanguard to release [...] Joshua Lee \ Nov 09, 2017 Read More