St John's College News

• Across Nation, Budget Talks Stir Pessimism (The Tuscaloosa News)
  posted on July 18, 2011 at 04:41:07 am
  A quick, informal selection of voices from across the country this weekend found cynicism about the state of negotiations in Washington and resignation about the partisan jousting.
• Across Nation, Budget Talks Stir Pessimism (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  posted on July 18, 2011 at 04:09:56 am
  SAN FRANCISCO -- On Friday morning, President Obama insisted that he completely understood how the American people -- a phrase he mentioned more than two dozen times -- felt about the slow pace of negotiations over the debt ceiling.
• Across nation, budget talks stir pessimism, yawns (Austin American-Statesman)
  posted on July 18, 2011 at 02:40:32 am
  Across nation, budget talks stir pessimism, yawns
• Five College Majors that Will Get You a Job - Sageworks Stats - - Forbes (Forbes)
  posted on July 17, 2011 at 06:08:13 am
  Five College Majors that Will Get You a Job ? Sageworks Stats ? - Forbes. ? Not sur
• Hold the line: History's calling (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on July 17, 2011 at 03:16:00 am
  The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi doesn't have one. La Fonda on the Plaza tore its out and replaced it with an ATM machine. There was one on Marcy Street outside La Boca Restaurant, but it didn't work and was removed earlier this week.
• Permaculture, Water Conservation Expert to Speak During Santa Fe Carbon Economy Series (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 07:15:55 am
  Water harvesting and conservation in arid lands is the theme of the second weekend of events during the six-month Carbon Economy Series – talks and workshops concentrating on water conservation, local food, biomass and regenerative agriculture. All lectures and workshops teach practices that can help create jobs while sequestering carbon.Santa Fe, NM (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 Eco-author and ...
• Permaculture, Water Conservation Expert to Speak During Santa Fe Carbon Economy Series (PRWeb)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 07:10:29 am
  Water harvesting and conservation in arid lands is the theme of the second weekend of events during the six-month Carbon Economy Series – talks and workshops concentrating on water conservation, local food, biomass and regenerative agriculture. All lectures and workshops teach practices that can help create jobs while sequestering carbon. (PRWeb July 15, 2011) Read the full story at [[[SHIFTOUT ...
• How About a Gainful Student Standard? (Forbes)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 03:05:47 pm
  As Congress and the President attempt to strike a “grand bargain” to curtail the Keynesian overspending born of our last financial crisis, maybe they should take steps to prevent the next financial crisis brewing right now in education finance.
• Volunteers transform Camunez Building (Las Cruces Sun-News)
  posted on July 11, 2011 at 05:01:46 am
  LAS CRUCES - Just steps from the Rio Grande Theatre on the Downtown Mall, an old building from the 1930s era of art deco architecture received a facelift on Sunday.
• Around Northern New Mexico (Albuquerque Journal)
  posted on July 6, 2011 at 09:54:12 am
  Young Man Drowns At Abiquiu Lake    A 19-year-old man drowned Monday while celebrati ...
• El Mitote July 3, 2011 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on July 3, 2011 at 06:06:14 am
  Artist Marcus Amerman, in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate the art of beading during Choctaw Days at the National Museum of the American Indian, had a star sighting of his own.
• Council mulls options for district shifts (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 16, 2011 at 06:30:56 am
  Santa Fe City Council districts would have a more equal distribution of population under new boundaries being considered by city officials. Just how the districts might be reshaped remains uncertain, but a decision is due this summer.
• Nonprofit helps educate recent grads living without health insurance (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 11, 2011 at 06:01:13 am
  Growing up in San Diego, Samantha Manaktola was fully insured as a dependent — vision, health and dental. That is until last year, when her mother lost her job.
• Scholars (Concord Transcript)
  posted on June 8, 2011 at 06:07:41 pm
  Jenee Sallee of Concord, the daughter of Lori Jean Sallee of Concord and Steven Sallee of Oklahoma, participated in December 2010 commencement ceremonies at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.
• Dancing into summer (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 7, 2011 at 02:45:41 am
  A series of concerts that lets thousands of locals and visitors enjoy the New Mexico skies on summer evenings starts Wednesday. The sixth annual Music on the Hill concert series, sponsored by St. John's College, debuts Wednesday evening with jazz saxophonist Doug Lawrence.
• Salvatore Scibona: “Where I Learned to Read.” (The New Yorker)
  posted on June 6, 2011 at 04:17:00 am
  I did my best to flunk out of high school. I failed English literature, American literature, Spanish, precalculus, chemistry, physics. Once, in a fit of melancholic vanity, I burned my report card in the sink of the KFC where I worked scraping carbonized grease from the pressure cookers. I loved . . .
• Campus Corner: Rights of passage for students at their colleges (Morris NewsBee)
  posted on June 3, 2011 at 04:12:35 am
  The following local residents have reached milestones at their colleges and universities.
• Humble High School Top 10 (Humble Observer)
  posted on May 27, 2011 at 09:13:20 am
  When hundreds of seniors gather Saturday morning at Reliant Stadium, they will continue a tradition that began in 1929.
• Local news in brief, May 23, 2011 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 23, 2011 at 02:45:22 pm
  A 21-year-old female student at St. John's College was assaulted on campus Friday night by a man who apparently reached out of a passing car and tried to grope her, Santa Fe police said.
• Local news in brief, Mayll 23, 2011 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 23, 2011 at 06:01:20 am
  A 21-year-old female student at St. John's College was assaulted on campus Friday night by a man who apparently reached out of a passing car and tried to grope her, Santa Fe police said.
• Charles Bell, 1916-2010: Scholar known for shows on 'symbolic history' (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 22, 2011 at 06:15:49 am
  A memorial for Charles Greenleaf Bell is set for this afternoon in the same room at St. John's College where the retired tutor lectured on "symbolic history."
• St. John's College dean encourages students to decide their own paths (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 20, 2011 at 06:16:42 am
  During her commencement speech at St. John's College on Saturday, Victoria Mora, the school's dean, will deliver a simple message: "Be the author of your own story."
• St. John’s College stays true to liberal arts focus through economic downturn (The Daily Record)
  posted on May 16, 2011 at 03:57:49 pm
  ANNAPOLIS — The economic downturn has not been kind to liberal arts schools. Middle-income families with depleted portfolios are fleeing to public colleges. To some, the very term “liberal arts” now symbolizes impractical indulgence. Tuition is at an all-time high. So, too, are tuition discounts. The vicious cycle is driving colleges into debt. For Christopher Nelson, [...]
• St. John's stays true to liberal arts focus (Washington Examiner)
  posted on May 16, 2011 at 02:18:42 pm
  DANIEL de VISE The Washington Post ANNAPOLIS, Md. The economic downturn has not been kind to liberal arts schools. Middle-income families with depleted portfolios are fleeing to public colleges. To some, the very term "liberal arts" now symbolizes impractical indulgence. Tuition is at an all-time high. So, too, are tuition discounts. The vicious cycle is driving colleges into debt. For ...
• St. John’s Stays True To Liberal Arts Focus (CBS Baltimore)
  posted on May 16, 2011 at 01:59:11 pm
  The economic downturn has not been kind to liberal arts schools. Middle-income families with depleted portfolios are fleeing to public colleges. To some, the very term "liberal arts" now symbolizes impractical indulgence. Tuition is at an all-time high. So, too, are tuition discounts. The vicious cycle is driving colleges into debt.
• Reverend's ministry transcends differences (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 8, 2011 at 03:41:25 am
  When a new associate rector arrives on June 1, the clerical team at the historic Church of the Holy Faith will include an Episcopal priest who was born into a Jewish family — and who had a bar mitzvah — and another who was raised by a Muslim father (a convert) and a Christian/Pentecostal mother.
• In croquet, St. John's bests Navy again (Baltimore Sun)
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 01:59:22 am
  But camaraderie is more important than competition when it comes to the annual Annapolis Cup St. John's Tex Pasley and Thomas Peter Myers discuss their strategy against Navy. As well the two dressed in mock Navy outfits to physiologically take advantage of their Navy opponents said Myers, during the annual croquet match between St. John's and the Naval Academy. It was another dominant ...
• Continued dominance in croquet (Baltimore Sun)
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 01:41:26 am
  But camaraderie is more important than competition when it comes to the annual Annapolis Cup As Imperial Wicket of the St. John's College croquet team, it was up to Blake Myers to uphold his school's proud tradition of regularly beating the U.S. Naval Academy for the coveted Annapolis Cup. Going into Saturday's 29th annual competition, the Johnnies had won 23 times, and every year since 2006 ...
• St John's continues to dominate Navy on the croquet field (Baltimore Sun)
  posted on May 1, 2011 at 01:34:22 am
  But camaraderie is more important than competition when it comes to the annual Annapolis Cup Blake Myers bore the weight of nearly three decades of croquet dominance on his shoulders Saturday, and there were times when it didn't feel all that comfortable.
• Tour company offers learning vacations with a difference (Canada.com)
  posted on April 11, 2011 at 04:31:46 am
  Barbara Zabel, of Ottawa, has taken four trips with the Toronto company Classical Pursuits. She says she loved them all, but perhaps her favourite moment was in Palermo, Italy, a few years ago.
• JLH Media, Public Relations + Travel and Tourism Specialist Jennifer Hobson Announces New Company (PRWeb)
  posted on April 7, 2011 at 02:36:42 pm
  JLH Media is a Public Relations and Marketing firm based in Santa Fe, NM specializing in strategic planning for media coverage and brand enhancement for travel and tourism destinations and brands seeking market share in North America and Europe. (PRWeb April 07, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/4/prweb8277866.htm
• Doctor Leaving $12 Million to St. John's (Albuquerque Journal)
  posted on March 25, 2011 at 07:23:55 pm
  The gift, combined with previous donations totaling $7 million, makes the California dermatologist the single greatest benefactor in the history of St. John's in Santa Fe A California dermatologist has gifted St. John's College with its largest donation ever. The small liberal arts school announced Thursday that Dr. Norman Levan has bequeathed . . .
• Donation to BC will 'change Bakersfield and Kern County' (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on March 25, 2011 at 02:09:57 am
  Each year, 250 Bakersfield College students will receive at least $2,000 in scholarships. Those seeking to study Hispanic and Native-American cultures will benefit, too.
• Bakersfield College receives record $13.7-million gift (Los Angeles Times)
  posted on March 24, 2011 at 10:34:36 pm
  Bakersfield College announced Thursday what officials described as the single largest donation from an individual to any community college nationwide, a $13.7-million gift to the college from a Bakersfield dermatologist. The donor, Dr. Norman Levan, is 95 and still sees...
• Bakersfield College Receives Nearly $14M Donation (KERO 23 Bakersfield)
  posted on March 24, 2011 at 09:38:11 pm
  As the old saying goes, records were made to be broken. That statement has never been truer, as Bakersfield College announces the largest donation ever given to a community college in the United States.
• Doctor gives Bakersfield College record $14M donation (Eyewitness News Bakersfield)
  posted on March 24, 2011 at 07:58:59 pm
  Bakersfield College has received the largest donation in U.S. community college history. Dr. Norman Levan has donated nearly $14 million to the school, adding to the $5.7 million he donated in 2006.
• Local dermatologist revealed as Bakersfield College's big donor (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on March 24, 2011 at 02:47:37 am
  Bakersfield dermatologist Norman Levan has broken another record for philanthropy: It is he who is donating $14 million to Bakersfield College for scholarships and other initiatives, the largest gift for a community college in the United States.
• Coffee with Coss: Mayor's talk turns focus to China trade prospects (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on March 16, 2011 at 05:56:26 am
  Coffee with Mayor David Coss centered on Santa Fe's China connections Tuesday morning at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. About 75 people took part.
• Historian gets 5 years for child pornography (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on February 24, 2011 at 07:24:33 am
  A 71-year-old retired lawyer, author and recognized Holocaust historian will spend the next five years in prison for receiving child pornography at his northwest Santa Fe home.
• Grandin Coming To Santa Fe To Give a Talk (Albuquerque Journal)
  posted on February 18, 2011 at 08:44:39 pm
  Grandin's experience with autism and work with animals inspired a television movie Temple Grandin, whose experience with autism and work with animals inspired a television movie, is coming to Santa Fe next month to talk about her work. "Autism, Animals . . .
• Education Beat: Critical thinking is Tecolote's focus (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on February 14, 2011 at 06:09:51 am
  It's Saturday morning, and the Tecolote group at St. John's College is thinking great thoughts.
• City mulls fare hikes, cutting bus routes (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on February 11, 2011 at 07:26:10 am
  Public transportation in Santa Fe is likely to take a hit when city officials make the next annual budget, but transit planners want the public to weigh in on possible fare increases and service cuts before a decision.
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi among top 17 in country for core classes (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
  posted on January 26, 2011 at 02:19:00 pm
  Whatwilltheylearn.com found A&M-Corpus Christi to be among the top universities and colleges
• Local news in brief Jan. 16, 2011 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on January 16, 2011 at 04:39:56 am
  Gov. Susana Martinez, who will deliver her first state address on the first day of the state Legislature, won't be the only Republican governor speaking at the Capitol on Tuesday.
• La Tierra trails: City maps out improvements to northwest-side's wildspace (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on January 12, 2011 at 06:39:11 pm
  Formal recognition of what would become Santa Fe's second wilderness trail network is under way as officials work on plans to install signs and make other improvements in an undeveloped area on the city's northwest side.
• Suspect in drug theft kills self (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on December 24, 2010 at 07:38:49 am
  A man who had just been released from jail for allegedly stealing drugs from a Santa Fe pharmacy was found dead early Thursday near the home he shared with his parents.
• Local briefs, Dec. 15, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on December 15, 2010 at 06:08:44 am
  Santa Fe police on Tuesday still were withholding information on how 52-year-old Jamie Martin was killed in the past week inside his central Santa Fe apartment.
• Historical society hosts speaker from Salisbury University (Cape Gazette)
  posted on November 16, 2010 at 02:15:55 pm
  The public is invited to join members of the Rehoboth Beach Historical Society for its annual Fall Luncheon, Saturday, Nov. 13. The luncheon will feature a guest speaker and the presentation of the Preservation Award.
• Interest in musical authenticity never dies for lecturer (The Blue Banner)
  posted on October 27, 2010 at 03:24:08 pm
  Humanities lecturer Seamus McNerney studied at the music conservatory at University of Northern Colorado for a year and a half, but music never stopped playing a major role in his life and interests.
• Redlands: Money dominates candidates debate (The Press-Enterprise)
  posted on October 23, 2010 at 06:40:58 am
  The campaign for Redlands City Council has focused on questions of money -- how to balance the city's budget, how to increase revenue and whether a proposed half-cent sales tax increase is a good idea. The candidates also have been discussing how to revitalize downtown and what should happen to the Redlands Mall, which closed at the end of September .
• Food-service inspections, Oct. 8, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on October 9, 2010 at 04:41:22 am
  For the period ending Oct. 5. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 827-1840 to file a complaint. THE BOBCAT INN, 442 Old Santa Fe Trail. No violations.
• Aerial Armenia: Country completing a tramway to surpass Sandia Peak as world's longest (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on October 6, 2010 at 03:10:51 am
  Move over, Sandia Peak — the world's longest aerial tramway will soon be inaugurated in Armenia.
• Santa Fe Spanish Market Director Resigns (Albuquerque Journal)
  posted on September 24, 2010 at 05:22:21 pm
  Redding left the job about a month ago and a replacement has been hired Bud Redding has resigned after serving as the director of the Santa Fe Spanish Market for 19 years. Redding left about a month ago, Spanish Colonial Arts Society Director . . .
• Prep soccer roundup: Santa Fe High's winning streak comes to end (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on September 17, 2010 at 05:56:24 am
  So how do you follow a three-match winning streak? With a reality check, if you're the Santa Fe High school girls soccer program. It was not coincidence that Albuquerque High traveled north to play the rolling Demonettes.
• Rabbi Bernard Ducoff, champion of BJE, dies at 83 (J Weekly)
  posted on September 9, 2010 at 06:15:35 pm
  Rabbi Bernard Ducoff’s vision to engage every facet of the community in Jewish education knew no boundaries.
• Timeline (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on September 5, 2010 at 06:26:42 am
  1812 New Mexico representative to Spain asks crown to fund schools. 1826 Vicar of New Mexico uses own money to start Santa Fe school. 1832 Mexican officials report one public school in Santa Fe with private funds paying for teacher.
• S.F. man pleads guilty in child porn case (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on August 31, 2010 at 05:10:57 am
  A New Orleans-based investigation into child pornography led to a 70-year-old Santa Fe resident pleading guilty Monday to a felony count of receipt of child pornography.
• Local news in brief August 28, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on August 28, 2010 at 06:26:52 am
  A San Juan County woman and a woman from Doña Ana County are the first two people in New Mexico this year to be diagnosed with a West Nile virus infection.
• St. John's college welcomes students with convocation (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on August 27, 2010 at 06:10:42 am
  They hail from Santa Fe, from New Orleans, from Berlin, Germany, and from Santa Cruz, Bolivia — among other cities. There are 121 of them in all, and they're ready to have their "lives changed," as their president put it, by four years of a liberal arts education at St. John's College.
• Editorial: American colleges should stop playing the ratings game (The Republican)
  posted on August 22, 2010 at 04:52:10 am
  Tiny St. John’s College in Annapolis, Md., and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst are the Mutt and Jeff of the college ratings game. Neither gets the recognition they deserve.
• St. John's College gets designer touch (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on August 20, 2010 at 06:56:02 am
  St. John's College students arriving for the fall semester will notice changes on campus, with more to come. For instance, students immersing themselves in the language of the ancient Greeks and the philosophies of Kierkegaard and Hegel no doubt should enjoy comfy carpet underfoot.
• Santa Fe In 5... (Fox News)
  posted on August 3, 2010 at 11:09:40 am
  While it's long been an obligatory stop on any trip to the American Southwest, Santa Fe has a way of surprising first-timers
• Santa Fe 400th: Creative to our core (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on August 1, 2010 at 02:41:23 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Judging by the rock art of its earliest inhabitants, New Mexico has inspired creative expression for as long as people have lived here.
• Miguel Alandete joins Regions Bank to Manage Government Guaranty Lending (Business Wire)
  posted on July 29, 2010 at 01:10:59 pm
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF) has named Miguel Alandete Government Guaranty Lending Manager overseeing government lending programs across Regions’ 16-state footprint.
• Local news in brief July 23, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on July 23, 2010 at 06:26:32 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Early next month, a grand jury will hear the case against a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting and killing another teen at Santa Fe Place mall two weeks ago, a prosecutor said Thursday.
• Counselor has a blast during summer trip (Community Press & Recorder)
  posted on July 9, 2010 at 05:44:24 pm
  A Fourth of July fireworks display may not have quite the same impact on Sandy Farris, who weeks earlier was watching an explosion on a mountain.
• Food inspections June 26, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 26, 2010 at 04:56:14 am
  For the period ending June 23. Call the New Mexico Environment Department at 505-827-1840 to file a complaint. SAIGON CAFE , 501 W. Cordova Road. No violations.
• Bravo!: June 20, 2010 (Ventura County Star)
  posted on June 20, 2010 at 05:21:00 am
  Individual achievements of Ventura County residents
• Sources Say: Scottish singing idol coming to Crabtown - not (The Capital)
  posted on June 18, 2010 at 10:37:37 pm
  EDITOR'S NOTE: Sources Say is a behind-the-scenes look at local newsmakers and events. If you have information to share, call 410-280-5912 or e-mail capstaff@capitalgazette.com .
• Michael Hokenson (GreenBiz)
  posted on June 18, 2010 at 01:55:45 pm
  He has been involved with emerging market entrepreneurial ventures and the microfinance industry since 1997. He has been published on the profitability of microfinance institutions in "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid" by C.K. Prahalad.
• Energy, water and history come together at new park (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 9, 2010 at 03:10:41 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! A new east-side Santa Fe park is expected to open later this summer near where Upper Canyon Road meets Camino Cabra.
• BUSINESSSpring break a boon for business (Telluride Daily Planet)
  posted on June 6, 2010 at 04:48:42 pm
  They don’t usually enter wet T-shirt contests. They very rarely go on booze cruises. Yet business owners in town love spring break.
• Local news in brief June 6, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on June 6, 2010 at 04:28:29 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Firefighters on Saturday were still tending to some hot spots, but Lawrence Lujan, spokesman for the Santa Fe National Forest, said the Rio Fire is winding down and management will be turned over to a team from the local Jemez Ranger District on Monday.
• San Miguel Mission: Yale students to help restore 'oldest church' (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 27, 2010 at 05:29:19 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Eight students from Yale University will be getting their hands dirty this weekend working on the San Miguel Mission, known as the oldest church in the United States.
• Local news in brief May 22, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 22, 2010 at 04:14:19 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Three people were injured, one seriously, and traffic on Rodeo Road blocked for several hours Friday after a car traveling eastbound crossed the center line and was hit by an oncoming vehicle, police said.
• Local briefs for May 20, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 20, 2010 at 03:15:10 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! ALBUQUERQUE — The interim president of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association says projections show the state's untapped natural gas reserves could result in trillions of additional cubic feet of gas, while the potential for crude oil could top a billion barrels.
• St. John's College graduation Sunday (The Capital)
  posted on May 14, 2010 at 03:50:55 pm
  Ninety-nine seniors and 26 graduate students will receive their degrees from St. John's College in Annapolis on Sunday morning during the school's 218th commencement ceremony.
• St. John's students offer helping hands for Nepal (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on May 7, 2010 at 05:58:36 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Six St. John's College students are planning a summer humanitarian trip to Nepal to bring sustainable water treatment, sanitation and medical care to two rural districts amid ongoing civil strife in the country.
• Eleanor Noble (Snyder) Schwecke, M.D. (The Wenatchee World)
  posted on May 3, 2010 at 05:06:57 pm
  Dr. Eleanor N. (Snyder) Schwecke, pediatrician and former Chelan-Douglas County Health Officer, died in Seattle on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, at the age of 92. Upon becoming health director in 1962, Dr. Snyder advocated for fluoridation for the water system, and fought diligently for increased wages and benefits for health department employees, a position that frequently put her at odds with the ...
• A match made in Annapolis (The Capital)
  posted on April 15, 2010 at 12:29:01 pm
  "Croquet, anyone?" In English high society, this familiar call, commonly heard about sprawling country houses, enticed interested players to drop their novels or riding crops and rally on the lawn for some jolly-good fun.
• Local news in brief, 041310 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on April 13, 2010 at 03:16:47 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Seferino I. Valdez of Nambé confirmed Monday he has dropped out of the race to for Santa Fe County Commissioner for District 1.
• Local news in brief April 11, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on April 11, 2010 at 03:33:16 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! A would-be robber was foiled in his attempt Friday to steal a bag of money from a woman who was about to deposit it at a Bank of America branch on St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe police said.
• Running With a Fork: Sweet reason to sample Girl Scout cookie treats (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on April 7, 2010 at 04:46:36 pm
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Just because Easter has come and gone doesn't mean it's time to put away the sweet tooth. In fact, this is the perfect opportunity to gorge yourself on delicious desserts while defending your behavior with five magic words: "It's for a good cause."
• The Stimulus Spin (Santa Fe Reporter)
  posted on April 7, 2010 at 06:45:28 am
  In virtual reality, the economic stimulus looks like the product of some idealized government of the future—transparent, accountable and effective. So it appears via the snazzy website of the New Mexico Office of Recovery and Reinvestment.
• Local news in brief April 6, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on April 6, 2010 at 04:02:37 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Crews are getting ready for the next phase of the Cerrillos Road Reconstruction Project. Some intermittent right-lane closings are planned today from Camino Carlos Rey to Cielo Court while workers drill for soil samples at spot locations.
• Local news in brief April 4, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on April 4, 2010 at 03:05:41 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office investigators on Saturday identified the passengers killed in Friday's three-car crash on U.S. 84/25 a mile north of N.M. 503, the turnoff to Nambé and Chimayó.
• BAKERSFIELD OBSERVED: A BLOG ABOUT LIFE, MEDIA, POLITICS AND PEOPLE (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on March 26, 2010 at 12:29:01 am
  HOUSING WOES: We got some more bad new on housing when the February numbers showed that sales of previously owned homes had dropped for the third straight month. Add to that more homes on the market and it's more evidence of an anemic market. On the other hand, it's a terrific time to buy a house. Prices have dropped dramatically (some local homes are going for half what they sold for a few ...
• Public works: Acting bug strikes early, goes deep (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on March 21, 2010 at 06:16:46 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Deborah Martinez has had some memorable experiences as an actor for theater, TV and film, but this was a first. There she was after having her throat "slashed" in filming of the upcoming movie Undocumented, by director Chris Peckover.
• Century-old Boy Scout troop in Logan celebrates longevity (The Salt Lake Tribune)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 12:59:16 am
  Logan » If there is an older Boy Scout troop west of the Mississippi River, Troop 1 in Logan hasn't heard of it. In fact, Troop 1 was organized 100 years ago this month, just weeks after Scouting arrived on American shores.
• Education roundup: CSUB professor named to admin post (The Bakersfield Californian)
  posted on March 9, 2010 at 03:18:06 am
  Jess Deegan, a Cal State Bakersfield professor of psychology, has been named interim associate vice president of the CSUB Antelope Valley Center. Deegan is a CSUB alumnus, and has been a faculty member for 17 years, serving nine of those years as chairman of the psychology department, 14 in the academic senate, and 31/2 years as chairman of the faculty. As chairman of the psychology department ...
• Local news in brief, Feb. 28, 2010 (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on February 28, 2010 at 04:49:49 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Several Santa Fe restaurants are partnering with St. John's College to support the 2010 Music on the Hill series.
• 2010 Pop Quiz: District 2 (Santa Fe Reporter)
  posted on February 10, 2010 at 07:04:17 am
  No studying in advance, no hints, no do-overs—SFR’s candidate Pop Quiz is a rite of passage for seekers of local office.
• Souper stars: Jambo Café wins top honors at 16th annual Food Depot benefit (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on January 31, 2010 at 04:04:20 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! The "Island Spice Coconut Peanut Chicken" soup from Jambo Café, an African restaurant on Cerrillos Road, won top honors at the 16th annual Souper Bowl Saturday.
• Texas duo paddle Amazon to raise awareness about decline of rainforest (Austin American-Statesman)
  posted on January 22, 2010 at 10:44:39 pm
  Texas duo paddle Amazon to raise awareness about decline of rainforest
• NMSU professor awarded for book on Domenici legacy (Las Cruces Sun-News)
  posted on January 13, 2010 at 07:11:13 am
  LAS CRUCES - The book "Senator Pete Domenici's Legacy," edited by New Mexico State University Professor Jon Hunner, has won the award for best anthology of 2009 by the New Mexico Book Awards.
• Santa Fe man is crazy about the Grand Canyon (The Durango Herald)
  posted on January 3, 2010 at 07:37:42 am
  SANTA FE (AP) - Gerd Nunner is a little crazy about the Grand Canyon. The Santa Fe businessman has walked from the South Rim to the North Rim and back again 31 times in less than 20 hours each time, wearing knee supports on his bad knees.
• A walk — or several — in paradise (Santa Fe New Mexican)
  posted on December 29, 2009 at 04:18:59 am
  Get FREE Daily Headlines by email! Gerd Nunner is a little crazy about the Grand Canyon. The Santa Fe businessman has walked from the South Rim to the North Rim and back again 31 times — in less then 20 hours each time, wearing knee supports on his bad knees.
• Climbing to New Heights (Bay Weekly)
  posted on December 24, 2009 at 01:01:05 pm
  You are ascending Western Europe’s highest mountaintop, Mont-Blanc, about to experience one of the best ski spots in the world. A tram — the Aiguille du Midi — carries you up the mountainside, scaling an altitude of 12,600 feet above sea level. A spectacular view of the Alps welcomes you to the top.