Archive for September 16, 2010
Decision Made for Mountainair Ranger District Travel Management Project
The following press release was forwarded yesterday by Arlene Perea at the Mountainair Ranger District.
MOUNTAINAIR, NM – September 10, 2010 – Cibola National Forest Supervisor Nancy Rose has issued a decision for the Environmental Assessment for Travel Management on the Mountainair Ranger District after careful consideration of many public comments. The legal notice of the decision will be published in the newspaper of record, the Albuquerque Journal, on September 10, 2010.
The selected alternative 3 with modifications designates a system of roads for public motorized use. This decision will:
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NM-Central “Outs” Anonymous Tea Party Spokesman?
by John Weckerle
Rats. We had what could have been a great article in mind for this morning on the identity of the mysterious East Mountain Tea Party (EMTP) spokesperson “teapartynm.” Based on writing styles and one particular hint from the web site, we were all ready to provide an exhaustive (and, now that we think of it, probably boring to most people) account of why we thought a particular person was the man behind the “nom de plume,” as it were. Or, as it turns out, as it is. Unfortunately, as it turns out, the Damage Control Subcommittee of the EMTP’s Public Relations Committee (okay, we’re being just a bit facetious there) appears to have gotten ahead of us and made a policy change requiring “teapartynm” to put his name on his articles – and after our most recent article on the subject, we might add.