James Barron on Sports
Are you ready for some (girls) football?!
Sam Gordon started a girls football league in Utah that became a hit. Now she wants to add girls football to the prep sports scene in her state.
Roundhouse Roundup
Here’s why the phone keeps ringing
Sixteen years ago, the state government and the federal government each took an important step to rid this land of an annoyance that all right…
Roundhouse Roundup
Sheriffs speak out for rural residents
The number of Republican state legislators in New Mexico has decreased dramatically after the last two elections. The number of elected statew…
Roundhouse Roundup
Law-and-order gov. shadowed by police claims
When Susana Martinez was elected governor in 2010, there was little doubt that she was a bonafide law-and-order politician.
Roundhouse Roundup
Planning to run? Plan on letting people know
Candidates serious about winning aren’t afraid of tugging on the coats of reporters, columnists and editors to try to get coverage. But there are others who don’t seem to realize this simple, commonsense rule.
Roundhouse Roundup
Valerie Plame narrates video for "presidential candidate" Jim Terr
Third Congressional District Democratic primary candidate and outed CIA agent Valerie Plame, sometime in recent years, teamed up with a failed…
Notes from the North
St. Michael’s loses towering arboreal landmark
The felling of the tree beyond the outfield fence of the St. Michael’s baseball field was the elimination of a familiar local sports landmark.
Ringside Seat
Disappointment for a Little League juggernaut
It was announced in cryptic fashion Friday night that the Santa Fe softball team for girls ages 10 to 12 had been disqualified from postseason competition.
FOR THE BIRDS
Dip in hummingbird activity predictable in June
The key to consistent hummingbird activity, even during this slower period, is fresh nectar.
Building Santa Fe
Building codes get political
Everything in the building code world changed with the development and introduction of the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code, which addressed a subject fraught with political controversy.
Growing Up Spanglish
‘Grampo habla’ just like a horse
One morning before breakfast, Canutito estaba sentão en la cocina looking un poco sad. La expresión on his face made Grampo Caralampio stop an…
