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Dinosaur find in New Mexico tells of greater migration, evolution

Dinosaur find in New Mexico tells of greater migration, evolutionA study of bones and skeletons recovered in the Colorado Plateau's Chinle formation, Northern New Mexico, that was published Friday, December 18,...

The Political & Religious Polarization of America

     In days long past, Americans seemed able to get past politics to personally pursue what was inevitably in the best interests of America.  Those days seem long gone.  There is...

Joseph Henry Burgess Killed in New Mexico

Joseph Henry Burgess, prime suspect in the murder of a young couple of students in 1972, was killed in a shootout with the police four decades later in New Mexico, according to The Province. The late Burgess was believed to have murdered a young couple in their sleep on a...

Elfego Baca Shootout: 3-Mile Mountain Golf Course (with 1 Hole)

The Elfego Baca Shootout takes place this Saturday, a 1-hole, 3-mile golf-course down Socorro Peak, a mountain in New Mexico. "There's only one tee box at the Elfego Baca Shootout, and it's perched 2,550 feet above the hole and nearly three miles away."The event has been held...

Misplaced Four Corners

There is only one spot in the United States where four state lines converge: the intersection of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Drive through desolate countryside on a two lane road and you'll find...

New Mexico Death Penalty Repealed by Governor Richardson

New Mexico became the 15th state in the union to stop using the capital punishment Wednesday, when Governor Bill Richardson signed a bill repealing the death penalty.  Going forward death penalty crimes will be get sentences of life imprisonment with no chance for...

More Remains Found in New Mexico; Body Count at 10

Over the weekend authorities in New Mexico uncovered 4 more bodies, all women and one fetus, in what is now the likely dumping ground of a serial killer.  Only one of the victims has been identified but all...

Will we cost out Capital Punishment soon?

Perhaps this is how capitalist societies stay honest. Rather than abolish laws that seem outdated and cause controversy, they just raise the bar to make them too costly to execute ... " Mr. O’Malley, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic who has cited religious opposition to...

Val Kilmer Considering Running for New Mexico Governor

Fresh off attending the inauguration, Val Kilmer is considering running for governor of New Mexico in 2010. The 49-year-old actor, who played roles like Batman and Doc Holliday, said he hasn't made a decision yet...

Christian Bale's Terminator rant remixed as dance song

Christian Bale's Terminator rant meltdown has been remixed by DJ Revolucian as a dance song called 'Bale Out'. Bale lashed out at Director of Photography Shane Hurlbut on the set of Terminator Salvation when he accidentially walked into a shot on the New Mexico set just days...

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak is Over, Go Ahead, Pick a Pepper!

Update- August 28, 2008- CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be overPolitisite Reported on July 18th that the FDA/CDC had released Tomatoes as its culprit for Salmonella .  We futher reported 2 weeks ago...

Spice It Up in Old Mesilla

If your travels take you to Las Cruces, New Mexico or El Paso, Texas schedule time to travel to Old Mesilla. It is only a few minutes from Las Cruces and about 45 minutes from El Paso. The food, shops and historic...

Missing Absentee Ballots Posing Problems For New Mexico

As the morning of United States Election Day 2008 had kicked off, several states had reported voting issues at the polls. There have been reports early in the morning of voting machine problems in Virginia and New Jersey. There have been reports of problems caused by rainy...

Busted! Photography is NOT a crime.

" On October 23 a house behind A mountain exploded. Gone. Completely. Why? What happened? The entire community is speculating. I took this picture on the 23rd. Mike and I drove by to see the damage. We heard about...

Obama Presidency Will Galvanize 30 Million American Idealists and Reformers, ...

by Stephen Fox, Contributing Editor, New Mexico Sun News Founder, New Millennium Fine Art As introduction, I must say that Paul Newman's passing has saddened me profoundly, not because of any of his movies, but because of a personal memory which stirs up in me now, as I...

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