Dave Maass
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In contexts better left unexplained, staff writer Dave Maass has been called a "tortured genius" by the Tucson Weekly, a "budding Hemingway" by the Arizona Republic, an "intellectual masturbator" by The Inlander, a "super nudge" by The Stranger, "very nice" by Douglas Coupland, and Michael Moore once wrote him a letter of recommendation, which he never submitted anywhere, then misplaced. Maass can be spotted puttering around Santa Fe on a blue scooter with a yorkie mutt strapped to his chest. |
Stories by Dave Maass
A Year in the Life of Political Obsession
A month by month recount of 2008's political slugfest.
Writers' Block
Jerome Block Jr. lied, missued campaign funds and came under investigation by the offices of the Secretary of State and the New Mexico Attorney General. He still won.
Political Price Tag
Back in March, taking money out of politics sounded good to Santa Fe voters, who overwhelmingly approved a measure to create publicly financed campaigns. But in the months since Charter Amendment 4 passed with 61 percent of the vote, the city has realized it faces a $6 millino budget shortfall.
Farewell Rabbit Ears
When the nation switches TV transmission techniques next year, New Mexicans may see static.
Train of Thought
The Rail Runner is the little engine that could run at night, Santa Feans are worried it won’t—at least not enough.
Blockgate Continues
The country’s youngest statewide elected official, State Auditor Hector Balderas, has his sights set on New Mexico’s youngest public regulation commissioner, Jerome Block Jr.
political futures
Mix and match the New Mexico politicians with their new pieces of the power pie.
SFR TALK: Human Frailty
When human trafficking came up in the New Mexico Legislature earlier in the 2008 session, victims’ advocates had to tread carefully: State officials were hesitant to get involved in enforcing federal immigration laws. However, as Assistant Attorney General María Sánchez-Gagne explains, the focus of the law on victims, rather than smugglers, motivated the Legislature to back the proposal and, in February, New Mexico became the final border state to establish human trafficking
god complex
Santa Fe’s top teenage-make out spot is now part of the great debate of the separation of church and state.
The city of Santa Fe has teamed up with a group of conservative Utahan legislators to support the Utah Highway Patrol Association’s practice of placing tall, white crosses on state land to honor fallen officers.
Block to the Future
What remains unknown is the full extent of Jerome Block Jr’s malfeasance. For that information, New Mexico will have to wait weeks, if not months. SFR has learned that Secretary of State Mary Herrera’s office is sending Block a letter this week seeking clarification of questionable spending listed in his campaign finance reports. The letter will be the second of its kind this mont
