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Wednesday, January 18,2012
Local News

Big Picture

Warm Bodies: New Energy Economy seeks activists

Matthew Irwin
Mariel Nanasi and her assistant at New Energy Economy recently moved into a new office with a corner fireplace and the smell of recently installed carpet.
Wednesday, January 11,2012
Local News

Red Dawn

LANL’s new cleanup agreement: a bold step in the wrong direction?

Wren Abbott
Los Alamos National Laboratory is trumpeting a new radioactive waste cleanup agreement that would allow it to leave half of its radioactive waste in place indefinitely—and defy federal environmental protection guidelines.
Wednesday, January 11,2012
Local News

Easy Rider

Some blame bad driving on lax driver’s ed programs

Joey Peters
Anyone driving on the road in Santa Fe can attest to how bad some of the city’s drivers are. No one seems to use turn signals, and drivers pull in front of other cars without looking.
Wednesday, January 11,2012
Local News

Big Picture

Taxonomy: Who wants a tax cut?

Alexa Schirtzinger
On Jan. 5, New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez proudly announced—per her press release—that the state’s “fiscal house is back in order.” She also introduced her budget proposal for fiscal year 2013, trumpeting one of its provisions: a $55 million tax cut.
Wednesday, January 4,2012
Local News

Simmering SOPA

Will a proposed law prevent piracy—or stifle free speech?

Joey Peters
As Congress continues a tense debate over how to regulate the internet, the outcome will have lasting effects on New Mexico’s burgeoning film industry, as well as on the freedoms of the state’s citizens and media outlets.
Wednesday, January 4,2012
Local News

Defending Your Space

Protecting homes from wildfire: recommended, but not required

Wren Abbott
Each spring, homeowners in Calaveras County, Calif., can be seen outside their mountain cabins engaging in a familiar ritual: raking up masses of pine needles and stuffing them into yard-clipping disposal bins.
Wednesday, January 4,2012
Local News

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SFR's Weekly Matrix

Wren Abbott
Butter-deprived Norwegians turn to Country Crock, Russian dairy mafia
Wednesday, December 21,2011
Local News

Baby on Board

A successful teen parent program reaches a crossroads

Wren Abbott
Five years ago, the Teen Parent Center at Santa Fe High School got a call from a local obstetrician. He was referring a patient—a girl who had dropped out of seventh grade after becoming pregnant—for the center’s services.
Wednesday, December 21,2011
Local News

Now Hiring?

Vacancies at the NM Department of Health raise concerns

Joey Peters
As a sizable number of positions in the Department of Health remain unfilled, critics say they’re empty for a reason.
Tuesday, December 20,2011
Local News

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