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New Mexicans are enjoying yet another ethics scandal involving a powerful elected official. On March 4, the Albuquerque Journal reported that AJ Salazar had just resigned as director of the state Bureau of Elections and had alleged Secretary of State Mary Herrera ran a “crooked organization.”
When Gustavo Arellano told us he wanted to give a talk and book signing in Santa Fe, we rushed to help set them up. Arellano’s Ask a Mexican column is circulated in dozens of newspapers around the country, including OC Weekly, where Arellano is a staff writer. He’s also a contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on numerous programs, including The Colbert Report.
Physician Gregory Schneider, a professor at St. John’s College, has traveled with St. John’s students to Haiti on spring break trips since 2007. Last year he founded Project Treehouse, a nonprofit that aims to provide health care and political support in Haiti.
Before he came to Santa Fe, City of Santa Fe Finance Director David Millican spent 18 years as the finance director for the city of Fremont, Calif. Here are his thoughts on Santa Fe, the economy and related topics.
Mark Ronchetti doesn't just forecast the percentage chance for rain, he also forecasts the chance for wrong. Ronchetti's "bust potential" gets put the test with every storm, as well as the occasional presidential candidate and errant news anchor.
Owner of Santa Fe and Albuquerque’s Walther Family Law, Gretchen Walther has practiced family law for 14 years and has conducted hundreds of divorces. Walther is married and has never been divorced.
Tesuque resident James McGrath Morris’ 576-page biography of Joseph Pulitzer, Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power, reveals new information and insights about the life of the man with one of America’s most recognized names. Morris gives a reading and book signing this week to coincide with the book’s publication.
Barbara Salas is the first woman to be appointed chief of the 130-year-old Santa Fe Fire Department. She previously broke similar ground as the first female fire marshal. Now that she’s the top dog at Fire Station No. 1, we asked Salas to give SFR her own list of No. 1s.
Native American literature would not be what it is today without the works of N Scott Momaday. The Kiowa author’s first novel, House Made of Dawn, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1969. It is an unflinching examination of Native Americans’ alienation and sadness, as unapologetic in its honesty as it is unconventional in its literary format. This week, SFR talks to the author about Native American culture, his career as a writer and what comes next.
