Lawmakers clash over open records for individual emails
New Mexico lawmakers pushed a concurrent resolution arguing that legislators act as a collective body and that emails by individual members should be private. The House vote stood 46 to 16, with the Senate soon to consider the measure. The dispute centers on when a legislator’s emails are public records under IPRA and when they are not.
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Editorial: learning lesson of Afghanistan
The piece argues bipartisan foreign policy consensus in the U S has not served Afghanistan policy well. It notes mission creep after 9 11 and Karzai’s anti American gestures, then supports a pullout with a remaining counterterrorism role and no universal nation building. It urges focusing on defeating enemies and deterring threats rather than exporting democracy.
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Doonesbury Dear Doctor K on aspirin and eye disease
Readers ask if daily aspirin should be stopped to avoid macular degeneration. The guidance notes that aspirin’s heart attack prevention benefits outweigh a small, uncertain AMD risk, with the study showing a slight association but no proven causation.
The Blob that Ate Education Reform
The speaker recounts a TV special reaction by teachers unions and others labeled the education Blob. He argues monopolistic schooling resists innovation, demands more money while outcomes lag, and cites Los Angeles spending on a large project as context for inefficiency.
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Goddard High School Opens Electronic Typing Lab
25 years ago Typing I students gain a new learning lab replacing manual typewriters with IBM microcomputers installed in January. Roswell School Board funded the purchase in November. June McCormack, first teacher to use the lab, says students enjoy the micros and overall progress is positive despite a few minor issues.
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