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Monday, April 30, 2007

Intersecting Stories

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There were some interesting intersecting stories in the New York Times today. One was about Barrack Obama's Christian beliefs and his ...
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Saturday, April 28, 2007

GOP Lament

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Should I, a strong Democrat stay silent about problems in New Mexico Republican circles. Hell no! The stuff circulating on the Republican b...
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Friday, April 27, 2007

20 Months and Counting

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Uh, 20 months of campaigning is a bit much to take, even when the future of the world is at stake. Having said that I thoroughly enjoyed th...
Thursday, April 26, 2007

Tough Talk and Silly Talk

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Mayor Marty Chavez says he is going to 'take down' the senseless gang bangers that defaced the Petroglyphs at the National Monumen...
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Dynasties

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I don’t watch a lot of network television shows, but one I do like is the quirky “Boston Legal.” Last night on the TV show one of th...
Monday, April 23, 2007

Work

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I will be filling in as New Mexico Natural Resource Trustee for a while for Martin Heinrich while he starts up his Congressional campaign. ...

Water Games

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Apparently the rules are changing on development in Albuquerque. And it is being done in a discriminatory way. Let me explain. In my firs...
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Sunday, April 22, 2007

Brian, Luisa, Lola and Courtney

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We had a nice Sunday afternoon. We went to celebrate with Brian Morris and his friends. Brian was just picked by the Board of the Downtown...
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Friday, April 20, 2007

$400 and Other Stuff

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Jeeesh ! Talk about a way to separate yourself from the voters! A $400 haircut is a perfect way to do it. John Edwards is a good guy with...
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Thursday, April 19, 2007

Good Reading

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A friend sent this great piece by Lee Iacocca yesterday. It is worth reading because it is full of common sense observations. After read...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Different Brands

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I have always thought there were different brands of political corruption. They are treated differently by the media and the voting public....
Monday, April 16, 2007

Mom

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Not long ago I got a note from someone who was researching my mother's family tree. Her maiden name was Sapp and she was born in St. J...
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Shootings

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I just sat down to write a little for my blog and checked out the news online first. It seems some maniacs have shot to death at least 20 p...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

Imus and Vonnegut

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I had coffee with a friend this morning who said that Imus had been caught in the perfect storm. bush hates Imus because Imus calls him a w...
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Heinrich is the One

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I first met Martin Heinrich when he and Julie Hicks marched into my campaign office in 1997. I was running for Mayor and was considered to ...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Neighborhood Leaders

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When David Rusk was Mayor many years ago he believed that it was important that there be Neighborhood Associations in Albuquerque. I think...
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Saturday, April 07, 2007

Earth to Mayors and Developers.....

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"Danger Will Robinson, Danger!" Remember that "Lost in Space" refrain as the Robot warned of pending doom? We need th...
Thursday, April 05, 2007

Four Weeks

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I have been looking forward to our first long vacation since November of 2005 when Bobbi and I went to Thailand to see our daughter Noelle ...
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Tulip

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I am enjoying this semi retired life since the campaign. This past two weeks has been spent going to Board meetings of Environmental non pr...
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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Who Gave Who Money

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Lots of news stories today on the fact that the Governor is giving back donations that some of the principles involved in the current Metro ...
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Jim Baca
Jim Baca has a strong record of visionary service to New Mexico. He retired as the State of New Mexico's Natural Resource Trustee 1n 2010. He has served as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, as well as two prior terms as New Mexico’s elected State Land Commissioner. He served as the Director of the National Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior in the first Clinton Administration. Jim Baca also has served on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations including The Wilderness Society, the Wyss Foundation, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Baca has run a successful public affairs consulting practice when not serving in public office. He spends his retirement playing golf, attending board meetings, and generally doing what ever he wants to do.
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