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Letter America: Dear Southwest Airlines

Letter America Dear Southwest Airlines, I’m writing to complain about the unfair way I was treated on a recent flight from San Francisco to Phoenix. ... More

May 20, 2013 By Robert Wilder Comments 5
 
 
 

 

 
Topic: government
Tuesday, April 2,2013
Features

Nuts to Butts

controversial prisoner shakedowns could leave taxpayers on the hook for damages

Peter St. Cyr
A series of skulls is tattooed across John Oates’ penis.
Tuesday, April 2,2013
Local News

Silver Bullet?

Advocates say moving ex-offenders onto Medicaid rolls could reduce overdoses and recidivism—all while saving money

Elliott Teller
Evelyn Ruiz needed to find a place to live. Walking out of prison in 2011, she was 26 years old—a shy, softspoken young woman struggling to overcome a meth addiction.
Tuesday, March 26,2013
Local News

Pride in Limbo

The legal confusion about same-sex marriage

Joey Peters
Last week, Santa Fe City Attorney Geno Zamora made headlines by announcing that same-sex marriage is legal in New Mexico, and urging county clerks to begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Tuesday, March 19,2013
Local News

Two Susanas

Gov. Martinez’ immigration policy depends on who’s listening

Justin Horwath
When it comes to immigration issues, Gov. Susana Martinez has two different reputations.
Tuesday, March 12,2013
Local News

Vote No

Secretary of State opposes bill that would streamline voting process

Joey Peters
On Election Day last year, former Albuquerque resident Naty Posada left work early to vote in her new hometown, Chaparral, expecting the usual 30-minute wait before getting home to her kids. Instead, she spent all night trying to vote.
Tuesday, March 12,2013
Living Green

Laws of Nature

Environmental bills in the 2013 legislative session

Sterling Fluharty
This year, state lawmakers put renewed energy behind both pro- and anti-environment bills—and in the waning days of the 2013 legislative session (which ends March 16), several key measures are still wending their way through the House and Senate.
Tuesday, March 12,2013
Local News

Ain’t No Sunshine

Midway through Sunshine Week, a move toward the shadows

Sterling Fluharty
Two days before the start of national Sunshine Week, Democrats and Republicans in the New Mexico Legislature teamed up to send an important message.
Tuesday, February 26,2013
Local News

Secrecy of State

AG fires scathing volley in latest public-records fight with Gov

Joey Peters, Alexa Schirtzinger
The latest round of wrangling over a public-records complaint SFR filed last year may have serious implications for transparency in New Mexico.
Tuesday, February 26,2013
Features

SOS

Can anyone fix social security's broken benefits system?

Joey Peters
Angelo Rotunno has never lived a stable life. At a young age, he was molested and raped. At home, his father beat him.
Tuesday, January 15,2013
Local News

Opening Day

As the New Mexico Legislature kicked off its session, various New Mexicans made their voices heard

Enrique Limón
Idle No More, the international protest movement aimed at restoring the rights of indigenous peoples including Native Americans, staged a protests and silent round dance at the Roundhouse on opening day of the legislative session this Tuesday, Jan. 15.
 
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