Monthly Archives: February 2012

By Arthur Alpert
Great minds think alike!
Denise Tessier and Arthur Alpert arrived independently at posts about the Journal and the New Mexico Energy Forum. Now that you’ve read hers, here’s Arthur’s perspective.

The Editor
The Albuquerque Jou… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, who criticized President Obama for his handling of contraception coverage, nonetheless in a column that ran in Saturday’s Albuquerque Journal took up for the president in terms of the continu… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
An alert reader sent us an interesting tidbit today(Feb. 27) about the New Mexico Energy Forum.
By the time this information is published on the web, the pro-energy, anti-cap-and-trade group will likely have cleaned up the incriminat… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
Rather than recount, from the beginning, this past month’s riot of male-only hearings and rhetorical backlash on the federal decision that coverage for women’s contraception should be part of a national health care policy, let’s… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
I know the Albuquerque Journal’s stand on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United and I didn’t come to that knowledge by way of an editorial.
Nor did I rely on a few Op Ed columns on the issue, though pro-Citizens United … Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
Remember “Groundhog Day”, where Bill Murray had to relive day after day after day? I sure do.
You see, in a post here Monday, I demonstrated how the Albuquerque Journal uses its front page to promote its editorial agenda, despite p… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
For those who relished the final installment of Downton Abbey Sunday night, here’s a way to extend the pleasure a bit while still doing your homework on today’s energy questions: Read “What Downton Abbey Can Teach Us About the F… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
Can life get any better?
My Giants win the Super Bowl. Jeremy Lin makes the Knicks watchable again. And Wednesday, Feb. 16, the Albuquerque Journal demonstrates how far it is willing go – the price it will pay – to promote it… Continue reading →

By Arthur Alpert
If you visit this site regularly, you know the Albuquerque Journal decides which stories to print and which to pretend didn’t happen based on its editorial agenda, not journalistic criteria.
So you weren’t surprised by Denise Tes… Continue reading →

By Denise Tessier
Maybe you’re reading it here first. Or, maybe you already read it — in The Nation.
But here’s the news: With the Senate’s 20-9 vote Saturday (Feb. 11), both houses of the New Mexico State Legislature have now passed me… Continue reading →