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Today's News

  • COLUMN: A look ahead

    SANTA FE — Happy 2009. Let’s see what we can do about attempting some predictions for a new year.

    2008 was as unpredictable as years ever get. 2009 will be just as capricious because we’ll be living with the results of last year’s craziness.

    President Barack Obama will be neither a savior nor the end of the world. He will disappoint those whose expectations were too high and produce some begrudging acceptances from those who harbored great suspicion.

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  • LETTER: Traffic increasing on New Mexico

    Thank you, councilmen Morris Madrid and Cruz Roybal, for making a very important point in noting that there are three elementary schools on New Mexico Avenue. This street is an old residential neighborhood and a portion of it is on the National Historic Register.

    There are also several boarding homes in this area, and because of this and other economic factors there are many pedestrians. Increased traffic on this street may endanger the lives of the people who frequently have to cross this street as well as the elementary students who walk to and from school.

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  • EDITORIAL: Richardson still on the job

    As hard as it must have been for him, Gov. Bill Richardson did the right thing by withdrawing his name from nomination as secretary of the U.S. Commerce Department. It’s best for both the nation and, hopefully, our state.

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  • EDITORIAL: Discuss issue in the open

    For three hours last week, the Highlands University Board of Regents met behind closed doors to discuss the possible acquisition of the College of Santa Fe, a private school that is suffering financial difficulties.

    The state Open Meetings Act creates an exception for governing bodies to meet in closed session to discuss acquisitions of real property. The College of Santa Fe issue certainly would fall under this exception.

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  • Couple says broken bridge cuts off access to land

    Lorenzo Sanchez says he and his wife want to move to their inherited property in Los Vigiles, which is north of Las Vegas.

    But he said there’s a problem with access.

    Maps show that a county road goes past the Sanchezes’ nearly five acres, but a bridge over a canal owned by the Storrie Project Water Users Association is rotted, preventing cars from continuing on the road. Signs posted on both ends of the bridge read, “Danger — Restricted Area.” It’s been that way for years.

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  • Message planned for customers

    Customers at liquor stores may be getting some sticker shock soon, but it won’t be a result of the prices.

    The San Miguel DWI Program is launching a program in which it will place stickers on multi-packs of alcoholic beverages warning people that it’s against the law to provide alcohol to those younger than 21.

    So far, a number of liquor stores have agreed to take part in the program — Dick’s Liquor, Ray’s Discount Liquor, 77 Liquors and Legers Package Liquor Store. Officials expect more stores to take part soon.

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  • EDITORIAL: Controlling city traffic

    Here’s an idea: Since the city is pondering weight restrictions along Seventh Street, let’s just restrict all heavy trucks to Interstate 25. And to slow traffic through our residential neighborhoods, let’s just reduce the speed limit everywhere to 10 mph — with speed bumps placed on every block to ensure travelers will abide by the reduced speed limit.

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  • TRIPP'S TRIPPIN': Annual Stu Clark Awards time

    It is time once again for the annual Stu Clark Awards. Before we go through the awards, wouldn’t it be nice to come up with a mascot for the award? How about asking Ernest Armijo over at Armijo Glassworks to come up with a design, then put it in one of those nice glass trophies?

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  • WLV runners set sights for Australia

    Azelynn Ulibarri doesn’t know a whole lot about Australia, she’ll admit.

    “They have cool accents,” she offered. “And pretty beaches.”

    Ulibarri, a West Las Vegas junior, and WLV freshman Gabriela Piña hope to get to know the Land Down Under a heck of a lot better by this summer. The two Lady Dons cross country runners have been selected to represent New Mexico in the 21st Annual Down Under Sports Tournaments beginning July 11.

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  • EDITORIAL: No fair warning

    Qwest has a monopoly over phone service in much of New Mexico; it is granted that right through the state Public Regulation Commission.

    We hope that Qwest, a private company, would look out for its customers’ interests, but last week, the telecommunications giant failed in that regard.

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