At 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on June 27, more than four months before Election Day, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will spend 90 minutes on CNN airing rehearsed talking points in front of a moderator in two-minute soundbites in a studio empty but for the production crew and campaign staff. Happily, I will be […]
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The Independent News: June 20, 2024
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Let’s Not Even Call This a Debate
At 7 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time on June 27, more than four months before Election Day, Joe Biden and Donald Trump will spend 90 minutes on CNN airing rehearsed talking points in front of a moderator in two-minute soundbites in a studio empty but for the production crew and campaign staff. Happily, I will be […]
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Commissioner: East Mountains Are In a Water Crisis
The Bernalillo County Commission is expected to consider an application for much-needed Water Trust board funding for Carnuel in a June 25 meeting. Commissioner Eric Olivas wants to secure funding to provide houses in Carnuel with drinking water and improve wastewater removal systems. Olivas, who is also the chair for the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water […]
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Who Wins, Who Loses
It’s hard to know who the biggest loser in the Hunter Biden trial might be. Hunter Biden, of course, who was convicted on three felony counts on June 11 by a jury of his Delaware peers, lost the legal case. Donald Trump lost something bigger; his complaints about two-tiered justice were stopped cold. During the […]
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What’s Next for Spaceport America?
It was glamour and glitz again as Virgin Galactic sent its last space tourists into the heavens this month. Now the company will fade away for two years to build the next generation ship – not here but in Mesa, Arizona. What’s next for Spaceport America? Maybe it’s time to go back to Plan A. […]
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Edgewood Hit by Storm Causing Major Damage, Downed Powerlines
The Town of Edgewood is cleaning up after a storm with large hailstones and high winds which affected the town and surrounding areas. Yesterday, residents in Edgewood experienced power outages and damage to many buildings, dwellings and fencing. Edgewood, located in the southwest part of Santa Fe County, is home to a community of 6,100 […]
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Edgewood Hit by Storm Causing Major Damage, Downed Powerlines
The Town of Edgewood is cleaning up after a storm with large hailstones and high winds which affected the town and surrounding areas. Yesterday, residents in Edgewood experienced power outages and damage to many buildings, dwellings and fencing. Edgewood, located in the southwest part of Santa Fe County, is home to a community of 6,100 […]
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Powerful storm transformed ‘relatively flat’ Willard into ‘large lake,’ forecasters say
WILLARD, N.M. (AP) — A powerful storm battered a small New Mexico village for several hours Wednesday, causing severe flash flooding that trapped dozens of vehicles in rushing flood waters. The storm unleashed a thick curtain of rain and lime-sized hail over the 200-person village of Willard outside of Albuquerque, as fire crews farther south […]
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Powerful storm transformed ‘relatively flat’ Willard into ‘large lake,’ forecasters say
WILLARD, N.M. (AP) — A powerful storm battered a small New Mexico village for several hours Wednesday, causing severe flash flooding that trapped dozens of vehicles in rushing flood waters. The storm unleashed a thick curtain of rain and lime-sized hail over the 200-person village of Willard outside of Albuquerque, as fire crews farther south […]