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Wednesday, February 22,2012
Local News

Rebranding

Critics say NM health secretary is micromanaging public info

Joey Peters
New Mexico Department of Health employees received an unwelcome Valentine’s Day gift last week when the agency’s Public Health Division director sent out a sweeping order.
Wednesday, February 22,2012
Local News

Grade A—or F?

New Mexico is free of No Child Left Behind, but is the state’s plan any better?

Wren Abbott

“Vague.” “Disjointed.” “Unlikely to improve student achievement.”


That’s how the US Department of Education described New Mexico’s education reform initiatives when it denied the state’s request to opt out of the federal school rating system.


Wednesday, February 22,2012
Local News

Breaking…and Making Up

Children’s museum and Meow Wolf ask kids to figure out how things work

Matthew Irwin
When I was 14 years old, a buddy and I took all his GI Joe figurines out back, positioned them on a tree branch reaching over a creek and executed them with a BB gun. Goodbye, childhood, we thought.
Wednesday, February 15,2012
Local News

Over the Lines

The idiot’s guide to New Mexico redistricting

Joey Peters
The New Mexico Supreme Court’s Feb. 10 order rejecting the latest New Mexico House of Representatives redistricting plan sent some Roundhouse Republicans into a fury.
Wednesday, February 15,2012
Local News

Safety Net

A new county position: cost-saver or liability?

Wren Abbott
Santa Fe County is betting on a new highly paid administrator to help it save money in the long run, and it’s willing to overlook his controversial past.
Wednesday, February 15,2012
Local News

Big Picture

María Martínez and Fernando Casados on El Museo’s new future

Ramon A Lovato
This week, SFR sat down with El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe Executive Director María Martínez and Board Chairman Fernando Casados.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
Local News

Rebels with a Cause

Middle school erupts in chaos in the wake of poor district management

Wren Abbott
Halfway through lunch period at De Vargas Middle School on Feb. 1, an announcement came over theintercom directing all eighth-grade teachers to report immediately to the cafeteria. One student was “screaming ‘f— you,’ at the top of his lungs” when De Vargas teacher Pat Dixon, who spoke to SFR on condition her real name not be used, arrived at the cafeteria, and several Santa Fe Police officers were on scene.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
Local News

Trailer Clash

Developer proposes new form of affordable housing: mobile homes

Joey Peters
In 2006, real estate developer Jeff Branch convinced the city to annex land near Agua Fria Village to help him build a 222-unit subdivision. In return, Branch agreed to bring the city 23 acre-feet of water rights and make 40 percent of his housing units meet the city’s affordability guidelines.
Wednesday, February 8,2012
Local News

Big Picture

SFR's Weekly Matrix

Wren Abbott

Check out the sexy version of SFR's weekly matrix--a Love & Sex issue special!


Wednesday, February 1,2012
Local News

Money Games

Republicans and Democrats tussle over new revenues

Joey Peters
Paul Singdahlsen has been a state employee for 18 years. Each day, he helps with maintenance work on art pieces and exhibits for the Department of Cultural Affairs. But only in the past four years has he begun to notice a trend: He and his colleagues have been taking on more work for less pay.
 
 
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