Did anyone else notice that after wasting his swan song pissing on the blogosphere, Steve Lawrence has a new line (sorry). OK, The Line on KNME (7pm Fridays) isn’t quite new anymore, and surely not New Media (until it has a podcast — YAWN!). But hold on. After Lawrence excoriated bloggers, who joins him on … Continue reading Old Dog, New Trick?
Crosswinds’ closure puts spotlight on print media By Sue Vorenberg, Tribune Reporter “People are reading less and relying less on daily newspapers for news and information,” [Steve Lawrence] said. “I think that’s a tragedy. It’s bad for the country. It means we have a less informed citizenry, and that means we have a less informed … Continue reading A Moment of Silence for Crosswinds Weekly
Several interesting letters Tuesday in the ABQjournal: Letters to the Editor. mjh I give a hearty second and amen to Patricia Carpenter’s suggestion for a live tree as the National Happy Holidays Tree. I agree it is awful to butcher a grand tree every year. New Mexico’s tree was 85 feet when selected and then … Continue reading Soapbox Survey
I completely understand Dimdahl’s concerns about being hauled off to court “solely for partisan effectiveness”. If that were all it takes, he’d be serving a life-sentence. Instead, we are sentenced to his continued braying. That he admires DeLay says volumes about them both. In this excerpt, I’ve left out most of the anti-liberal hawing after … Continue reading The
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ABQjournal: Wilson, City Councilor Tour Valle Vidal By Martin Salazar, Journal Northern Bureau Northern New Mexico rancher Alan Lackey hoped he was nevertheless able to drive home the point that even the most environmentally conscientious drilling scars the land with its network of roads, pipelines, well pads and utilities? all visible on Ted Turner’s Vermejo … Continue reading Perspectives
I’ve had a few nicknames over the years, most notably Gue, which a few old friends still call me. However, I’ve never represented myself as anyone other than Mark Justice Hinton. That’s probably more driven by pride than ethics. What’s got me writing is a new anonymous blogger. We’ve all read something written anonymously from … Continue reading Anonymous vs Eponymous by Dr Whatsittuya
The Founders broke with England, a class-based society. They recognized the limitless accumulation of wealth over generations inevitably leads to an aristocracy. The Republican party today has made itself the party of that aristocracy. On behalf of the super rich, ‘folksy’ pseudo-conservatives have cleverly couched things in terms of “death taxes,” “losing the family farm” … Continue reading More Paris Hiltons