AltWeeklies Wire
New Mexico Loses $4.3 Million in Children's Vaccinesnew
The state's Department of Health is trying to keep its cool after a refrigerator malfunction in July that compromised $4.3 million worth of children's vaccines.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor and Joshua Liberles |
10-02-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The King and Queen of Mexican Jumping Beansnew
Joseph and Soledad Hindi's Albuquerque business exports close to 3 million jumping beans every year.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
10-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Peaceful Protesters Face Jail Time and Finesnew
Six Catholic peace activists have been convicted on federal charges following their assembly in the lobby elevator of a federal building in Santa Fe last fall -- they now face up to 30 days in jail and a $5,000 fine for their nonviolent, anti-war demonstration.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
09-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Where Have All the Workers Gone?new
If the population burp represented by the baby boomer generation retires at the time they all become eligible for retirement, we will face a true shortfall in Americans of employable age, a shortage that could reach three million as soon as the year 2015.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
08-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
How to Cope With Legacy of Waste at Los Alamos?new
Los Alamos National Laboratory continues to develop nuclear weapons -- to the detriment of soil and groundwater, as the 36-square-mile lab now houses hundreds of waste sites contaminated with dangerous substances, some of which have already shown up in water supplies.
Weekly Alibi |
Jessica Cassyle Carr |
06-19-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Benjamin Radford Works to Repel Pseudosciencenew
The managing editor of the Skeptical Inquirer quests after real info on our myths and monsters.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
06-11-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Portraits of Peace: New Mexicans Protest Iraq Warnew
Photo essay: On St. Patty's Day 2007, Albuquerqueans marched downtown.
Weekly Alibi |
Tina Larkin |
03-27-2007 |
War
Tags: war & peace
Show Mom the Moneynew
One woman's story illustrates that New Mexico's Child Enforcement Division is deadbeat for single parents seeking aid.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
02-13-2007 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Not Chickennew
Sen. Mary Jane Garcia and animal rights supporters are stepping into the ring to ban cockfighting in New Mexico, but her opponents want a fight to the death.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
02-06-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Red Alert!new
Peaceful anti-war activism may result in prison sentences for nine New Mexicans after they tried to make love, not war, with Sen. Pete Domenici.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
01-30-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Bush as Big Brothernew
The ACLU says Bush's Real ID Act is really bad news.
Weekly Alibi |
Kate Trainor |
01-23-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Making it Throughnew
Helen Fox helps Albuquerque's homeless kids find their way around our public schools.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
01-23-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Intolerablenew
After 10 years of problems, a new report reveals that Albuquerque's animal shelters are still in dire need of improvement.
Weekly Alibi |
Christie Chisholm |
01-03-2007 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
On the Bright Sidenew
Industries unite to combat greenhouse gases.
Weekly Alibi |
Laura Sanchez |
12-20-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Have a Drink?new
Sandia National Labs and its critics disagree over the danger posed by a toxic landfill to Albuquerque's drinking water.
Weekly Alibi |
Tom O'Connell |
12-05-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
