New Mexico To See a Tax Increase
Region: New MexicoIn addition to closing state parks and slashing the education budget for 2010, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is planning on having a tax increase, as well. In an interview, Richardson told the press a tax increase is "inevitable," and that, while he is not certain which plans will be approved by the Legislation, he is certain people will be paying even higher state tax rates in the coming years. The problem i... more
Views: 1688New Mexico May Close State Parks
Region: New MexicoBecause of budget cuts and funding shortages across the board, the state of New Mexico may be closing state parks to save money. This will affect many residents of New Mexico, for both those who rely on the salary paid to them by the state for working in parks, and for those who work in food service or hospitality and rely on tip money from tourists. Especially hurt will be the village of Ruidoso, which relies on rev... more
Views: 1641Scientists looking for green pyrotechnics
Region: New Mexico
Fireworks now are going eco-friendly too as scientists are working on the next generation pyrotechnics in an attempt to produce new fireworks with much less harm to the environment and human health. David E.Chaves, a chemist at New Mexico-based Los Alamos National Laboratory told Discovery that the project was initiated by Disneyland, where dramatic fireworks are put on display almost every night. Neig... more
Views: 2055More US/Mexico Border News
Region: New Mexico
Recently, I’ve been in and out of Mexico more than usual. Ordinarily I go there for lunch with friends, have dental work done and to shop for birthday or Christmas gifts that are out of the ordinary. I live on the border and there’s been a lot of information in the media lately, most of which doesn’t fit with what I know and have observed during the last thirteen plus years. Last Wednes... more
Views: 2067Apaches' giveaway riles New Mexico gaming officials
Region: New Mexico
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma continues to thumb its tribal nose at New Mexico gaming officials, this time testing the fine line between a legal sweepstakes and an illegal raffle at its Apache Homelands casino in Akela Flats, New Mexico. On Nov. 29, the tribe gave away a l955 Ford truck in a contest. Entries to the contest were given out with purchases of meals or smoke shop products, as well as to pe... more
Views: 1890A Note to Capitalism's Economists: It's all About the Consumer -- Period
Region: New MexicoIt’s not as if we don’t get our fair share of warnings -- as in, these Billy Joel lyrics from last century: “… Every child had a pretty good shot … to get at least as far as their old man got… Something happened on the way to that place: they threw an American flag in our face …" &nbs... more
Views: 1575Navigating Through the Invisibility of the Stricken
Region: New MexicoRemember how so few Americans responded to New Orleans’ residents in their honest-to-gosh hours (and hours, and hours) of need after Katrina? Well, that look-the-other-way behavior haunts this nation still as Americans continue to lose their houses and their jobs. What, you don’t believe in the concept of victimhood? Most of us no longer do (!) -- we’ve already got way too much on our own plates, and ... more
Views: 1288On the Catastrophic Consequences of Embracing Ignorance, Insulation and Falsehoods
Region: New MexicoOne would think that the most important thing on Earth these days would be to always strive to speak the truth … even if we’d tried and failed, for whatever the reasons -- we’re only human, after all. But that’s just not the case any longer. Most of us plain don’t like the truth. We don’t argue: we simply ignore that which discomforts us. It’s become a ... more
Views: 1538The Great Leveling, Phase 1
Region: New MexicoThe guy interviewed on NPR this day said that once our “credit crunch” is resolved in America, people will race out and buy homes. He’s wrong, as are economists who believe this. Rapidly increasing numbers of consumers are finding themselves irreparably strapped financially -- and market profits dominoes have already begun to fall. But this will be no cookie cutter Depression. It’s all new... more
Views: 1622Apache War in New Mexico Heats Up
Region: New Mexico
The Apaches, frustrated in their efforts to open a casino in Akela Flats, New Mexico, have begun flinging arrows at their enemies in the US government. The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, which has been thwarted in its attempts to open a bingo casino on its 30-acre site off I-10 east of Deming, accused the government of intimidating companies who supply the electronic gaming machines. Tribal Chairman Jeff... more
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