While Santa Fe Public Schools scrambles to prepare for a greater than expected state budget deficit, critics like Fred Nathan point to intrinsic flaws in the existing system. Optimizing school performance on a leaner budget requires more than cost-cutting, they say: it requires systemic change.

Tuesday, Nov. 16 marked the end of Before There Was Choice, the five-film series organized by Planned Parenthood, the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice and the Santa Fe chapter of the National Organization for Women.

If you’ve driven up W. Alameda Street, toward the Plaza from St. Francis Drive, you’ve seen it: What was a dirt-filled, empty lot before the leaves began to turn has sprouted into Villa Alegre, a 110-unit affordable housing project.

The weather outside is frightful…but know what makes a cozy fire even more delightful? One of winter’s warming cocktails, perfect for a long day spent skiing—or, if you don’t swing

Mario Marin describes what happened at his father’s ranch in early May 2009 as a bloodbath. Marin, a former San Juan County sheriff’s deputy who once raised roosters for cockfighting, watched Animal Control Officers euthanize 400 roosters and hens after finding cockfighting paraphernalia on his father’s property. According to a statement signed by Marin, the whole process took approximately six hours.

Eleven months have passed since SFR first published Diane Moore’s concerns about hiring and financial practices at the New Mexico Department of Health. For most of that time, Moore has been simul

Imagine, 20 years down the road, a New Mexico flush with prosperity. We’re talking close to 25,000 new jobsnearly twice what the federal stimulus package is expected to produce over its life spanand as much as $79 million in tax revenue.

Robert Jones’ litany of tribulations is almost biblical—which lends a precise irony to recent news that he’ll be kicked out of his house a month before Christmas.

Leslie Hayes always wanted to be a doctor—but she had no way of knowing she’d become one of the go-to physicians for heroin addicts in Rio Arriba County. Hayes’ clients at the Española clinic, El Centro Family Health, aren’t the only ones who have noticed her work.

On Oct. 22, State Auditor Hector Balderas released a list of 54 local government agencies—cities, school districts, villages, water conservation districts and the like—that are behind in filing their audits. Some of those named are behind by almost a decade.