Pony Express rides again: Centennial mail relay ride begins Saturday in Hobbs

Carlsbad Current-Argus - Today, mail is transported by air, truck or electronically across the country. But there was a time in our history when brave riders mounted their horses and galloped across the country to deliver mail. They were called the Pony Express. To celebrate the state's centennial, a group of riders will mount their horses on Saturday for a two-week relay ride from Hobbs to Santa Fe with their saddle bags filled with mail from the region that includes Carlsbad. "The 14-day ride begins at the Western Heritage Museum Complex and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame and will conclude on June 8 when the riders reach Santa Fe," said Carlsbad Museum Director Patsy-Jackson-Christopher. "We have a stack of mail already and we hope to get more from Carlsbad." Jackson-Christopher said it is her understanding that up to 300 people have signed up to be a Pony Express rider. "It's truly a relay like they had when the Pony Express was operating. But the only difference from then and now is that we will have a lot more riders than they had back then. Riders will probably ride a mile or more before handing off to the next rider." Read More News New Mexico

Pony Express rides again: Centennial mail relay ride begins Saturday in Hobbs

Booker Speaks Truth, Catches Flack from Obama

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker committed basphemy against the Obama Administration's open embracement of Marxism on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday. Apparently Booker had the temerity to defend legitimate business interests against a relentless onslaught of anti-business, anti-growth, anti-jobs attack ads by Team Obama on Mitt Romney.

Unfortunatley for the adminsitration, Booker is the mayor of a city in the real world. In Newark, jobs are needed. And Mayor Booker has had to live with the consequences of Obama's anti-business policies. Here is Mayor Booker's quote: 

"I have to just say, from a very personal level, I'm not about to sit here and indict private equity. . . . Especially that I know I live in a state where pension funds, unions and other people are investing in companies like Bain Capital. If you look at the totality of Bain Capital's record, they've done a lot to support businesses, to grow businesses."

Well! Just imagine a good Democrat defending a free market business approach to job creation.....the very idea!

Booker Speaks Truth, Catches Flack from Obama

Government creates the next bubble in higher education

Dr. Antony Davies

Washington Examiner - A phoenix has risen from the ashes of the Occupy movement. As anger over the housing crisis wanes, protesters have returned home from their camps to find student loan bills -- one trillion dollars' worth. Ironically, it is now they who are looking for government bailouts -- and from a hole that government essentially put them in. The impending student loan crisis, like the recent housing crisis, is born of government meddling, and promises to have similar results. But with the students, the coming bankruptcies will be much worse. The anatomy of the housing crisis is simple. Years ago, the U.S. government decided that the path to prosperity was homeownership. When the free market did not provide what the government considered "enough" housing, the government used both carrots and sticks to force markets to lend more money for mortgages. When private banks shied away from high-risk borrowers, the government instructed its enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to direct more than 40 percent of their lending toward low-income borrowers. These two government-sponsored enterprises took lending risk away from private banks and placed it on the backs of taxpayers instead. Read More News New Mexico

Government creates the next bubble in higher education

Egolf Starts His Own PAC

Brian Egolf

Capitol Report New Mexico - Think the 2012 election in the state House of Representatives isn’t crucial? On Monday (May 21), Rep. Brian Egolf (D-Santa Fe) announced that he’s starting a political action committee to try to keep the Democrats in control of the New Mexico House of Representatives.
“We cannot risk losing control to a Tea Party-controlled Republican majority,” Egolf said in a guest blog at the liberal website Democracy for New Mexico. Egolf says the PAC will be called the New Mexico Defense Fund and that all the money raised will be used to support Democratic Party candidates in the House. Right now, Democrats cling to a 36-33 advantage over Republicans with one independent (Andy Nuñez of Hatch) who often votes with Republicans on critical issues such as repealing the state law allowing driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants.
The last time Republicans outnumbered Democrats in the New Mexico House of Representatives was way back in 1953 but the GOP picked up eight seats in the House in the November 2010 elections and Gov. Susana Martinez hasn’t been shy at throwing elbows at Democrats who have resisted her calls for education reform as well as the driver’s license repeal. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Egolf Starts His Own PAC

Is This Really a "Controversy?"

KOB TV - City of Albuquerque officials have confirmed to KOB Eyewitness News 4 that some newer city garbage trucks were assembled in Mexico. This, after KOB discovered a "Made in Mexico" sticker on a truck.
The issue was discussed at Monday's city council meeting. A couple people spoke out about the issue, saying they were concerned about United States jobs being lost to Mexico.
City officials said documents verify that major components of trucks are made in the U.S and city specifications require that. Officials also said that there are no restrictions about trucks being assembled in Mexico. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Is This Really a "Controversy?"

Ony Enough Money for Their Vacation, Owners Dumping Their Pets at Albuquerque Shelters

KOAT TV - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Animal welfare workers said people are dumping their dogs at shelters just so they can go on vacation. "We are overflowing with dogs," Animal Welfare Director Barbara Bruin said. "People plan vacations, and they come dump their family pet with us."
Bruin said some dog owners drop off their pets permanently when school lets out. "It's mind boggling, because those poor animals -- they get there, and they're scared, and confused, and wonder what they did wrong. They thought they were part of a family, and then they're in a kennel," Bruin said.
Bruin said some owners claim they can't afford to board their pets, so they simply give them up. Those who give up their pet cannot re-adopt them for a year. Some owners know that, and come up with more creative explanations, Bruin said. "They might pretend it's a stray they found and just hope that the pet is there when they get back," she said. Bruin said that vacationers are ditching their dogs at such an alarming rate that Animal Welfare is near capacity right now and has to house multiple dogs in the same cage. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Ony Enough Money for Their Vacation, Owners Dumping Their Pets at Albuquerque Shelters

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Angel Fire Resort Open First NM Zipline Tour

From marketwatch.com -Angel Fire Resort today announced plans to open a multi-station zipline tour at the summit of the Angel Fire Resort ski mountain in July 2012. The Angel Fire Zipline Adventure Tour will be the first of its kind in New Mexico. On the signature segment of the tour, adrenaline seekers will fly fifty-stories above the forest floor as they traverse from peak to peak, side by side, on a 1,600' foot tandem zipline. "We're always looking out for new attractions and innovative ways to add more fun and excitement into a family's Rocky Mountain vacation. This will be the first zipline tour in the state and we are confident it will be a great experience for both kids and adults to enjoy," said Dave Dekema, director of marketing, Angel Fire Resort. "A zipline melds perfectly with our mountain's topography, the scenic views, and the existing infrastructure of our ski mountain. Not to mention it's an absolutely unforgettable, thrill-a-minute experience."  More here

Angel Fire Resort Open First NM Zipline Tour

Summerfest to Celebrate NM's 100 Years

From The Sacramento Bee -To celebrate New Mexico's 100 years of statehood, Albuquerque will host the state's largest birthday party. The Centennial Summerfest on June 16, 2012 will provide diverse and exciting entertainment. Historically themed pavilions, free concerts, delicious food, a car show and more are sure to provide a true Albuquerque and New Mexico experience. "This is the largest event in New Mexico to commemorate our state's one hundred years of statehood. Centennial Summerfest is a chance for visitors to—in one day—experience the rich cultural history of New Mexico," said Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry.  More here

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Summerfest to Celebrate NM's 100 Years

Wait ’til November? Hardly — 15 Roundhouse races decided June 5

From Capitol Report New Mexico - The general election is not set until November but a review of Roundhouse races shows that for 15 seats in the state Senate and House of Representatives, it will be all over but the shouting on June 5. That’s because the party primary elections in those 15 races involve candidates who — should they win on June 5 — won’t face any challengers from the major opposing party in November. Twelve of those races involve Democratic Party candidates and three involve Republican hopefuls. For example, take House District 46 in Santa Fe County — a district with a sizeable Democratic base — that has been held since 1975 by Ben Luján, who is retiring at the end of this year. No Republican has filed to run for that seat so the winner in the June 5 Democratic primary between candidates Carl Trujillo and David Coss will essentially get a walkover to the Roundhouse in November. Theoretically, an independent can run for any of the 15 races but the odds of victory would be very remote and third-party candidates have little more than a month (June 26) to file with the Secretary of State’s office. Read more

Wait ’til November? Hardly — 15 Roundhouse races decided June 5