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Topic: government
10.13.2010 {ago} 7-Days-09-l

7 Days

From Oct. 13

by SFR
1 Santa Fe Mayor David Coss delivers annual State of the City address.With his shirt on. 2 University of New Mexico study says the state is still stuck in a recession.Versus a mass delusion. 3 State study shows the Spaceport could draw more than 560,000 visitors a year.But how many will be ejected into space? 4 Nearly $90,000 in stimulus money went to people who were either dead or in prison.Maybe the money can be returned when those people go vote. 5 Former secretary of state employee James Flores reportedly claims Mary Herrera wanted his help garnering Republican support.Dropping out of the race would probably do that. 6 Secretary of State Mary Herrera reportedly accuses former elections chief AJ Salazar of staging the break-in at his office to make him look bad.Because it wasn’t an efficient break-in that saved taxpayers money. 7 Police catch Nike Factory outlet store burglars on video.Anyone considering reporting info on the break-in to the police should just do it. 
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Wednesday, October 13,2010
Local News

Pop Quiz 2010: New Mexico State Treasurer

Andrew Thompson
While pay-to-play scandals, investment investigations and corruption have made for heated debate in numerous races this election cycle, the race for New Mexico State Treasurer has been notably quiet. That’s a big change from the last election cycle, when high-profile indictments put the office in the limelight.
Wednesday, October 13,2010
Local News

Hawk Squawk

Indicators: Oct. 13

Alexa Schirtzinger
In addition to war, the 1940s brought us many things: Velcro, Tupperware, microwaves, the Frisbee—and the atomic bomb. Nuclear weapons spending has since declined—or was declining, until Oct. 1, when the Obama administration approved the largest increase in nuclear weapons funding since the Manhattan Project.
Wednesday, October 6,2010
Local News

Self-Serving Justice

Economy contributes to increasing pro se court cases

Andrew Thompson
In August 2009, Inara Cedrins walked into St. Elizabeth Shelter. Four months later, she left so dissatisfied that she filed a lawsuit. The suit, filed in March of this year, charges St. Elizabeth with not adequately helping Cedrins.
Wednesday, October 6,2010
Local News

Close to Home

Indicators: Oct. 6

Andrew Thompson
By now, the narrative of Santa Fe as rustic-settlement-cum-tourist-trap is old, and so are the shouts from those who can afford little more than a place in the settlement. But according to a ranking of legislative districts put out by the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness, new Santa Fe has earned itself the distinction of being the least-affordable place to live in the state.
Wednesday, October 6,2010
Local News

Silent Tax

In Brief

Alexa Schirtzinger
For Deborah DeMack, no news is bad news. DeMack, who has seen the assessed value of her affordable home increase by 65 percent since 2008, is (still) on a mission for answers.
Wednesday, October 6,2010
Local News

Smoke Screen

Medical marijuana advocates question state’s motives

Alexa Schirtzinger
With Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez leading in polls, and a revised set of rules on the table, New Mexico’s medical cannabis program participants have a new worry: whether the three-year-old program will even survive.
Wednesday, October 6,2010
Features

NM Drill Down

Oil & Gas A-Z

Laura Paskus
Love it or hate it, the oil and gas industry is as much a part of modern New Mexico as red and green chile. But let’s be honest: Without strict regulation, it also coughs haze into once-blue skies, can contaminate groundwater and private wells, upsets landowners, and poses a threat to public health.
Wednesday, October 6,2010
Opinion

Zane's World

Discernibly Turgid

Zane Fischer
I would like to know exactly how many hours of city staff, councilor and attorney time went into passing Santa Fe’s new indecent exposure ordinance. What did it cost us to create and approve this laughably useless legislation, notable only for its abuse potential by police officers looking for an excuse to hassle someone?
Wednesday, September 29,2010
Food Writing

Eating Wrong

Corporate Rehab

Zane Fischer
Domestic abusers apologize for their behavior, and they often mean it. But that doesn’t stop them from doing it again. It’s the same with drunk drivers and other drug addicts. Why would we expect it to be any different for corporations—in particular for corporate “farms” with a history of health and safety violations?
 
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