Editorial: No Retreat After Mars Polar Lander Loss
An editorial argues the Mars Polar Lander failure is a setback for NASA but not a reason to halt unmanned exploration. It urges preserving an ambitious, cheaper program, noting Pathfinder and Sojourner’s successes and recommending more, smaller probes per launch window to increase odds of results and lessons learned.
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Internet gambling may sow its own demise says Times
A Los Angeles Times piece argues online gambling pushes debt collection risk to credit card firms. States largely bar gambling debts, yet many gamblers refuse to pay, and a woman’s win against card issuers suggests banks may drop gambling transactions, potentially drying up online casinos.
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Congress
Sentence on a light sentence for a violent crime sparks debate
A former gang member received ten years and seven months plus five years probation for multiple crimes, with the judge citing rewards for whistleblowers as a reason for a lenient sentence. The speaker questions deterrence and fairness, then criticizes phone and credit card ads invading privacy and the impact of telemarketing.
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TV Mount in Cars Promises Endless Viewing Experience
Observer reporter muses on a flashy new family car with a ceiling mounted TV. The device aims to keep passengers immersed in programming during trips, reducing family chatter and activities like singing, reading, or spotting license plates. The piece riffes on tech obsessions and evolving luxury in media, books, and toys.
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Observer
Steve Fitzsimmons
America
TVI Rio Rancho Campus Costs and Enrollment Debate
Reader argues TVI has provided broad service to Rio Rancho residents since 1992, citing $9.3 million in district property taxes and $1.5 million spent in the Rio Rancho area last year. He notes 1,117 Rio Rancho residents enrolled in 1998 and asserts the campus serves the public, not only Intel employees.
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TVI District Tax Remains Despite Rio Rancho School Split
The Rio Rancho split from Albuquerque Public Schools did not affect TVI. Only Rio Rancho property owners south of Northern Boulevard pay the TVI mill levy. TVI exists by taxpayer vote, and only a full district dissolution under Section 21-16-15 can eliminate it. TVI notes Rio Rancho campus success and invites reader letters on A-5.
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Observer Action Line notes readers comments
The Observer published reader remarks from its action line. Topics include thanks for returning a found purse and a police officer, criticism of county and city spending on an orchestral concert, praise for State Rep Russell, complaints about traffic light delays, comments on Broadmoor Road lighting, a parent defending a Toy Story assignment, worries about surveillance cameras and future bond votes, and questions about recycling benefits in Rio Rancho.
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