Category: Local Political Issues

SUSANA MARTINEZ LEADS IN GOVERNOR RACE POLLS

You may have seen the most recent polling numbers released by the Albuquerque Journal which shows Republican gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez leading Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish 45% to 39%.  As the Journal article noted, “… Martinez picked… more »

GUEST COLUMNIST - FRANK DUBOIS WILDERNESS ON THE BORDER?

Shame on the Sun-News & the Hispano Chamber In the article Report: Wilderness areas good for economy Sun-News reporter Amanda L. Bradford writes:A report on the economic benefit of wilderness conservation is being touted by one local business gro… more »

WILDERNESS ON THE BORDER? BY FRANK DUBOIS

THE WESTERNER     Drug traffickers, Mexican police battle within yards of U.S. border A "major gunbattle" between drug traffickers and Mexican federal police broke out Saturday evening in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, just 30 yards from the U.S. border… more »

CITY COUNCIL TO MEET TODAY AT 1:00 P.M.

 The Las Cruces City Council will meet today in regular session at 1:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 700 N. Main Street.There are a numbers of items on the Agenda for today and if you are unable to attend and participate you will be ab… more »

CITY COUNCIL MEETS TODAY AT 1:00 P.M.

  The Las Cruces City Council to meet today at 1:00 p.m. This will be a special Work Session at City Council Chambers at 700 N. Main Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico.Agenda items include:1. Presentation of Serive Award to Dr. Mark Sutter, Ph.D., CPA… more »

FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE DONA ANA COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY ENDORESE SUSANA MARTINEZ

Dr. Jose Z. Garcia, longtime NMSU professor of government and political analysist as well as serving as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Dona Ana County has endorsed Susana Martinez for Governor and is forming a "Democrats for Martinez" group to a… more »

WILDERNESS ON THE BORDER? DR. FRANK DUBOIS

 THE WESTERNER http://thewesterner.blogspot.com/Tuesday, August 03, 2010Killings Up Nearly 50% in Mexican Border City (Juarez) A total of 1,700 gangland killings occurred in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez during the first… more »