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V.25 No.39 | 9/29/2016
The US Supreme Court
Ken Hammond / PD

Opinion

Choosing Justice

Your vote will influence supreme choices

Weekly Alibi political correspondent Carolyn Carlson opines on proper voting procedures.
V.25 No.33 | 8/18/2016
Presidential candidate Gary Johnson
Gage Skidmore

News Interview

An Interview with Gary Johnson

Libertarian candidate talks to Weekly Alibi

Alibi political correspondent Carolyn Carlson had some questions for presidential candidate Gary Johnson.
V.25 No.30 | 7/28/2016

News Feature

Third Party Candidates Offer Variety

Presidential campaign filled with outliers

Alibi political correspondent Carolyn Carlson takes a deeper look into third party presidential candidates and their various platforms.
V.25 No.16 | 04/21/2016

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The Daily Word in space menses, Vietnamese brides and the moon of Makemake

The Daily Word

Ever pondered space menses?

Hillary Clinton is setting up offices in ABQ.

A local high school baseball team is cheering up a sick teen for her birthday.

This article will bridge the gap in your knowledge of bridges.

There is a massive and awful market in China for Vietnamese brides.

A moon has been discovered that orbits the dwarf planet Makemake.

For all those adults who don't have a squad, here's how to get one.

Curious about demonology?

Don't feel bad, plankton get drunk too.

This is the most polluted city.

V.25 No.10 | 03/10/2016

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The Daily Word in pregnant dinosaurs, sainthood and Merrick Garland

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Dahling, your neighborhood is just sooooo charming.

#TrumpUniversityMascot is the best hashtag game ever.

The food industry doesn't want you to know which products are genetically modified. Gross.

Also gross: a video of molten copper being poured over a Big Mac ... to no effect.

President Obama has nominated Garland as Scalia's replacement in the US Supreme Court.

Mitch McConnell plans to delay the Senate's vote on the next Supreme Court justice.

Ready for the real life Jurassic Park? Scientists have discovered a fossilized pregnant T Rex!

N.M. has a serious opiate abuse problem so the government has awarded the state $1.7 million for health centers and treatment providers.

Divers in Indonesia found endangered animals trapped in underwater cages.

The Ferguson City Council has unanimously agreed to a DOJ overhaul on its police force and municipal court system.

Mother Teresa may be coming up on sainthood but she was no saint.

V.25 No.9 | 03/03/2016

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The Daily Word in women, Macedonia and the reinvention of the wheel

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International Women's Day was yesterday but check out these badass ladies.

This video is all you need to know about the presidential election.

Macedonia will no longer let migrants through its border with Greece.

New Mexico is not allowed to require proof of work for food benefits.

Rearranging letters is fun!

Lilly Wachowski has come out as trans.

One of the people running for president makes bacon by shooting a gun.

Someone reinvented the wheel.

V.25 No.6 | 02/11/2016
ABQ United Front Against Hate via Facebook

Event Horizon

Hating Hate

Sunday, Feb 21: Albuquerque March and Rally to Unite Against Hate! Stand up to Trump & Bigotry

March with others to stand up to hate, violence, injustice, sexism, homophobia, transpobia and racism in the US and New Mexico.

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The Daily Word in the black hole of Wikipedia

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Following World War I was The Great Emu War of 1932.

Here is a list of sexually active popes throughout history.

I LOVE to make lists. So a List of Lists of Lists is just a thing of beauty.

George W. Bush had special little nicknames for just about everybody.

All praise the Yeti.

You just wish you could claim to be part of the Ministry of All the Talents.

Gonna name my firstborn child Noctcaelador.

The classification of demons is not just a list of your exes.

Bonus video: In case you still (post-Grammys) don't know who the Alabama Shakes are.

V.25 No.4 | 01/28/2016

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The Daily Word in Trumpbridge, girlpower and the evolution of zombies

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Young Syrian refugees dream big ... and their dreams are awesome.

Trump accuses Cruz of fraud at Iowa caucus.

Obama is going to visit a mosque on US soil for the first time.

Wanna know a secret?

Yet another person dies in a APD/BCSO shooting.

Harry Potter fans beware: Trumpbridge is here.

NM Senate wants to raise teacher wages, but not sure where the money will come from.

If walking around with a wedgie all day is up your ... er ... alley, Levi's just came out with the "Wedgie" jean.

US businesses created 205K jobs in January.

Ever wondered about the evolution of zombies?

Zika virus is the new big bad.

V.24 No.47 | 11/19/2015

The Daily Word in high-schoolers being stupid, foreign opinions on American customs, and Captain America

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To nobody's surprise, high-schoolers are insistent on sharing nudes.

What British people think the US states are.

New prosthetics can sense texture.

People from not-America are very confused about Thanksgiving.

The annual Turkey Pardoning is not something the President looks forward to.

The Captain America Trailer was released last night. It has been picked apart and analyzed since then.

V.24 No.5 |

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The Daily Word in hero bloggers, Mitt Romney and the iGeneration

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Mitt Romney will not run for president in 2016.

Rapper Suge Knight was arrested early this morning on suspicion of a hit-and-run that killed a man.

The aggravated assault case against George Zimmerman (who was acquitted for the killing of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin) was dropped after his girlfriend recanted her story.

As gay rights acceptance is becoming de rigeuer in modern America, religious conservatives believe they're being persecuted. As Wayne Campbell would say, “yeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.”

Blogger Brandon Stanton started an Indiegogo campaign that raised over $1 million to send Brooklyn students on field trips to Harvard.

The Two Eagles balloon flying over the Pacific (carrying Burqueño Troy Bradley) has beaten a duration record!

We are living in the iGeneration, and the American Academy of Pediatrics wants government-issued guidelines on how to manage children and social media.

Juan Galindo was found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a 4-week-old baby.

For the first time ever, Spaceport America will host a Private Pilots Fly-in on Valentine's Day in Las Cruces. Road trip!

A man who has been dead for over two years was recently reappointed to a county industrial authority board in Uniontown, Pa.

V.23 No.11 |

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The Daily Word in Mark Zuckerberg's complaints, a WIPP truck and a dog-eating python

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High schools are just now catching on that a later start time means healthier students. Did you think beauty rest was a myth?

Authorities now think the Malaysian plane that's been missing for almost a week was “deliberately flown off-course.”

The NSA has made Mark Zuckerberg so mad that he called the President to complain.

Police in California arrested a teen father for allegedly biting the nose off his 1-month-old son because he wouldn't stop crying.

It's looking like fewer planes are gonna land in Albuquerque.

Renatta Torres, mother of Christopher Torres (who was fatally shot by APD almost three years ago), took to the stand to talk about her son.

Anthony Samora, 46, is getting life in prison, plus 27 years, for raping and murdering a 16-year-old boy. This was his second conviction for rape.

According to a report released today, a truck that caught fire at WIPP was “improperly maintained.”

I guess this just adds to the many reasons I don't like snakes.

V.23 No.9 |

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The Daily Word in a not-so-dead guy, an epic b-ball shot and Vermont's heroin

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President Barack Obama sheds light on the problems of young minorities in America.

A federal appeals court ruled that it wasn't unconstitutional to ask students to remove shirts with the American flag during a Cinco de Mayo celebration in 2010 at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill.

You ever watch a movie on Netflix and fall asleep in the middle? And when you wake up, you can't remember where you left off? It looks like some engineers found a solution.

Wanna know what Jaws was like? Some researchers got the scoop

“I was shocked at the depth of addiction here,” James W. Baker, former director of the Vermont State Police, said in regards to Vermont's current heroin “epidemic.”

Just in case you missed the basketball game, watch an Eldorado High School girl score the winning shot from 70 feet away, with only 1.7 seconds on the clock. It's pretty awesome.

A state auditor claims that the Human Services Department cost New Mexico millions of dollars by mismanaging funds.

Albuquerque police are looking for a woman that is stealing from the elderly.

To the Lobo fan who threw a cup at an opposing player at a basketball game … they're coming for you.

A man who was pronounced dead woke up later in a body bag in the morgue … reminds me of that movie Death Becomes Her.

V.22 No.49 |

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The Daily Word in Mandela's death, bathroom surveillance and bad dirt

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Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, died yesterday at the age of 95.

It looks like Carrie Underwood struck gold (not really). Apparently, even though not everyone loved it, The Sound of Music was watched by many.

Over 100 people were left dead in Bangui, Central African Republic, due to political unrest between Muslim rebels and Christian citizens.

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has not been charged with rape.

Shaine Sherrill, who was shot by APD officers Sunday afternoon, did not have a gun. Apparently, Sherrill was suicidal and had said he wanted to be shot by police.

Just for future reference, when you use the wrong dirt … it might cause some setbacks.

Andrew Coppler faces up to nine years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder for the death of his father.

A restaurant owner is facing some scrutiny for putting a surveillance camera in the men's bathroom. Yikes.

V.22 No.33 |

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The Daily Word in Mubarak's potential release, bear maulings and Pistorius' indictment

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Egyptian officials are calling for the release of former President Hosni Mubarak from prison, which some say could result in more violence in Egypt.

A study shows that US unemployment rates increased in more than half the states in July, and hiring, which has been steady since January, took a slow decline in July as well.

Oscar Pistorius, Paralympic champion, is being indicted for premeditated murder for the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

This is why I don't go jogging in Michigan, Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming … or pretty much anywhere.

I don't care if you raised the prices. We came to see some polar bears!

UNM has incorporated a new system where students can log in online to report crimes they witness on campus. … because phones are so last year.

It's not every day that you pay 25 cents upon receiving a parcel from China. … and then get arrested for it.

Just in case you ever wondered what would happen if you stuck a fork into your meat and two veg, a 70-year-old Australian man has the answer.