The real skinny on what's happening in and around Socorro, New Mexico

Obama no FDR?

The Weekly Standard's conservative columnist, Fred Barnes, tells us that Obama is no FDR. Harlan Lee takes him to task.

It's really not that complicated

The Socorro Electric Coop annual meeting is this Saturday, April 17th. Maybe it's time we all show up and vote?

Socorro movie review: Avatar

This week's Socorro movie review features Avatar, directed by James Cameron

10 reasons why Socorro is a great place to live

Many folks look down their noses at us "Socorroans" when we tell them where we're from. But they don't know the half of it.

Renowned historian and social critic, Howard Zinn, dies at 87

Howard Zinn was legendary. If you have never heard of him, you owe it to yourself to discover this great American.

Analysis: the Supreme Court's ruling on corporate electioneering

Do corporations have 'free speech' rights? The Supreme Court thinks so.

Haiti’s Agonies Have Not Been Wholly Self-Inflicted – Part One

Sometimes even a little bit of digging unearths truths that the mainstream media is either too lazy or too afraid to report.

Group urges moving money out of "too large to fail" banks

Politicians have deemed some banks and financial institutions "too large to fail" and bailed them out with billions of taxpayer dollars. A group now urges investors to divest from "too large to fail" financial institutions.

A seachange in sports

The profit motive can corrupt even something as simple as a ball game.

Socorro Movie Review: The Blind Side

This week's Socorro Movie Review features The Blind Side starring Sandra Bullock and country music crooner, Tim McGraw.

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