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Wednesday, September 7,2011
Local News

Democracy Now

In Brief

Joey Peters
During a crowded City Council meeting on Aug. 30, many citizens voiced support for opening the idle Zia Road New Mexico Rail Runner Express station. But a handful of residents were there for a different purpose
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Wednesday, August 31,2011
Local News

Water Lines

Saving NM water could hang southern farmers out to dry

Joey Peters
As New Mexico continues to experience a year that could end up being its driest on record, a lawsuit over water rights in the state is heating up. And while New Mexico Attorney General Gary King says he’s fighting to keep New Mexico’s water, one critic says the case lacks legitimacy.
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Wednesday, August 31,2011
Local News

Slow Grow

Indicators: Aug. 31

Joey Peters
New Mexico’s economy—and the US economy as a whole—is not growing fast enough to substantially reduce unemployment.
Wednesday, August 24,2011
Local News

Right of Entry

The battle for access to White Peak hunting grounds begins anew

Joey Peters
Every fall, Greg Sarlo bowhunts elk in White Peak, a lush, mountainous region in northeast New Mexico. But this year, for the first time, Sarlo and his friends are barred from the road they’ve always taken to get there.
Wednesday, August 17,2011
Local News

Failure to Comply

A state-run facility struggles to follow state rules

Joey Peters
New problems are mounting at Los Lunas Community Program, New Mexico’s only state-run health center for developmentally disabled patients.
Wednesday, August 17,2011
Local News

Hunger Pangs

Indicators: Aug. 17

Joey Peters
More than a quarter of households with children in New Mexico have recently been unable to afford food, according to a national survey by the Washington, DC-based Food Research and Action Center.
Wednesday, August 10,2011
Local News

Risky Business

Questions persist over Buckman risk analysis

Joey Peters
Last year, ChemRisk was commissioned to determine the risk of contaminants reaching Santa Fe drinking water. Some people are still asking questions about ChemRisk's assessment.
Wednesday, August 10,2011
Local News

Debt Debacle

In Brief

Joey Peters
The Aug. 2 compromise to raise the debt ceiling and cut $1.2 trillion in federal spending over 10 years doesn’t have New Mexico agencies making changes quite yet
Wednesday, August 10,2011
Local News

All Natural

In Brief

Joey Peters
The shutting off of the Buckman Direct Diversion on July 15 after ash from the Las Conchas fire passed through the Rio Grande puts its treatment system in question, but an Albuquerque water treatment company’s desalination process could provide an answer.
Wednesday, August 10,2011
Features

Burned Ambition

Valles Caldera seemed poised to become a national park. Then it caught fire

Joey Peters
In its 11 years as a public park, Valles Caldera is nowhere near on track to meet its 2015 deadline of financial self-sustainability. In fiscal year 2010—one of the trust’s better years to date—the caldera recovered just over $700,000 of its $3.5 million in operating costs
 
 
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