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The Traumas of Immigration Law

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:31:31 +0000

Editor’s Note: The following story was made possible in part by a grant from the McCune Charitable Foundation for Frontera NorteSur’s special coverage of key issues in the southern New Mexico borderland. It began as an ordinary academic presentation. Backed by a power-point, sociologist Alison Newby showed a crowd at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in [...]

The Video You Won’t See on TV

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:08:37 +0000

By Thomas Wark Every day I drive past a big steel building called an “event center” — a big enclosed space where you can stage almost anything. Dances, exhibits, auction sales, celebrations, whatever. They once held a political rally there featuring Laura Bush, who pouted that it was an affront to host a First Lady in [...]

Governor signs legislation setting energy efficiency standards for public buildings

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:12:46 +0000

SB200 – Public Building Energy Efficiency Standards, sponsored by Senator Carlos Cisneros of Questa, has been signed by Governor Richardson and, beginning July 1st, is law. The bill was strongly supported by Republicans and Democrats in both Houses during the 2010 Regular Legislative Session. The law now requires that new, expanded or renovated public buildings, from [...]

NMSU hosts International Festival

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:27:06 +0000

New Mexico State University’s International Student Services and the Associated Students of NMSU will host the 2010 International Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Corbett Center Student Union Ballrooms. NMSU students representing more than 10 countries and clubs will offer students and the community a multicultural encounter during the event. “There’s [...]

Sustainability program update

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:21:14 +0000

March Monthly Forum: Home Energy Efficiency This month’s forum will be on Wednesday, March 17th at 6:00pm at the Mesilla Park Recreation Center Auditorium (304 W Bell). Myles Dyson, a local home energy inspector, will discuss various ways to make your existing house more energy efficient. Prior to the presentation, there will be some time [...]

More Refugees Head North

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:36:28 +0000

Business leaders in the south Texas borderland have noticed a surge in Mexican nationals seeking homes and business opportunities since the beginning of the year. According to a real estate broker in McAllen, Texas, the new migrants are fleeing the narco-violence and criminality that are shattering the peace in the Mexican border states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon. “People from Mexico [...]

Health care reform: Do something!

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:32:43 +0000

My mother’s neighbor, who lives alone, fell and broke her leg coming down the stairs. Unemployed, uninsured and afraid to call for help, she spent the night at the bottom of the stairs with intolerable pain. Embarrassed, she admitted that she was more afraid of not being able to pay for emergency care than of [...]

Author, environmentalist Bill McKibben to speak at NMSU

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:47 +0000

Bill McKibben, an author and environmentalist, will speak at New Mexico State University’s Pan American Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 11. The event is free and open to the public as part of NMSU’s annual University Speaker Series. “Bill McKibben is one of America’s best known environmentalists,” said William Eamon, dean of the NMSU [...]

Let “the idiots take over”?

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:34:42 +0000

In a recent letter in the local press, a disgruntled Las Crucen predicted if the president failed to produce “a real health care bill, I and millions more will just abstain from voting and let the idiots take over.” Well, in the latest school bond voting, the turnout proved disappointingly low. Did that mean voters had [...]

District Judge Arrieta seeks election to post he holds

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:28:31 +0000

District Judge Mannie Arrieta has announced that he will seek election to a full term in the Third District Court in November. “I have enjoyed my work as a judge,” Arrieta said, “especially the opportunity to serve the people of this county fairly and impartially. The right to a fair trial is one of the cornerstones [...]