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other New Mexico Travel pages:
Albuquerque, NM Page  •  Santa Fe, NM Page  •  Valencia County, NM Page
Albuquerque, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links Page
Santa Fe, New Mexico Food & Beverage Links Page

Northeast NM Page  { Taos, NM area }   •  Northwest NM Page
Central NM Page  •  Southwest NM Page  •  Southeast NM Page

Official Government Links & Info
New Mexico covers 121,593 square miles {314,926 square kilometers}.
State population: 1,875,000 (U.S. Census 2003 estimate); Albuquerque area population: 448,600 (U.S. Census 2000).
>> reached 2 million state population in April 2007 <<
Highest elevation is Wheeler Peak {13,161 ft.}; lowest elevation is Red Bluff Reservoir {2,842 ft.}.
The state was made a Territory in 1851, split in 1864, and admitted to the Union on 5 January 1912 {the 47th state}.
The state motto is 'Crescit Eundo', commonly translated as "Grows as it goes".
The state nickname is 'Land of Enchantment' [made official in 1999].
The state slogan is "Everybody is somebody in New Mexico."
The state gem is Turquoise; the state cookie is Bizcochito.
The state flower is the Yucca; the state tree is the Piñon.
The state bird is the Road Runner; the state animal is the Black Bear.
The state neckwear is the bolo tie [made official 3/2007].
The official state question is '¿Red or green?' regarding your choice in chili peppers [made official 2/99].

official Timeline of New Mexico History

New Mexico Political Links Page {new 3/2012}

New Mexico State Government Portal
New Mexico Constitution [orig. 1911, revisions to 1974]
Governor Susana Martinez [GOP; sworn Jan 2011]
Lt. Gov. John A. Sanchez [GOP; sworn Jan 2011]
Secretary of State of New Mexico Dianna J. Duran [GOP; sworn Jan 2011]
former Secretary of State of New Mexico Mary Herrera [2006-2010]
SOS / Public Regulation Commission (search corporations)
State Treasurer of New Mexico James B. Lewis [elected 2006]
New Mexico Legislature website
State of New Mexico Courts / Judicial Branch
New Mexico Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission [est. 1997]

State of New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture

State of New Mexico Economic Development Dept.
New Mexico Film Office {of the Economic Development Dept.}
New Mexico Film Museum [unfunded 8/2005]

State of New Mexico Environment Dept.
Green Zia Environmental Excellence Recognition program
'New Mexico Clean & Beautiful' Program [est. 1985]
New Mexico Climate Change Advisory Group [est. 6/2005]

State of New Mexico Dept. of Health
New Mexico Dept. of Homeland Security & Emergency Management [merged 2007]

State of New Mexico Department of Public Safety
New Mexico State Police [est. 1933]
New Mexico Gang Task Force
State of New Mexico Tourism Dept.

New Mexico Dept. of Transportation
New Mexico Road Conditions or dial 1-800-432-4269 (or 511)

State of New Mexico Dept. of Cultural Affairs [est. 1978]
New Mexico State Library [est. 1929]
The Museum of New Mexico [est. 1909]
Museum of New Mexico Foundation
El Palacio: Magazine of The Museum of New Mexico [est. 1913]
Museum of New Mexico Press [est. 1951]
New Mexico Arts - state arts commission

New Mexico Vietnam Veterans Memorial [est. 1971] State Park near Angel Fire, NM

State of New Mexico Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources Dept.
New Mexico Forestry Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}
New Mexico State Parks Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}
New Mexico State Parks Foundation [est. 8/2002]
New Mexico Mining & Minerals Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}
New Mexico Energy Conservation & Management Division {of N.M.E.M.N.R. Dept.}

New Mexico State Lottery [launched April 1996]
New Mexico Spaceport Authority [est. 1/2006]
N.M.C.A.C. - New Mexico Computing Applications Center [est. 2007]

State Employees Credit Union of New Mexico
State Employee Alliance (C.W.A. Local 7076) of New Mexico
New Mexico Municipal League
official list of New Mexico counties & cities
New Mexico Assn. of Counties [est. 1968]
listing of New Mexico Chambers of Commerce
another listing of New Mexico Chambers of Commerce
New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce [est. 3/2010]
U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Air New Mexico is the state's aircraft fleet
New Mexico Airlines [est. 2007] based in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Zia Airlines [1974-80?] was based in Las Cruces, New Mexico

University of New Mexico [est. 1889]
University of New Mexico Press [est. 1929]
New Mexico State University [est. 1888]
New Mexico Virtual College [launched 8/2003]
American Federation of Teachers - New Mexico
New Mexico Media Literacy Project [est. 1993]
New Mexico Colleges & Universities
New Mexico Coalition for Literacy [est.1987]
Landmark Education New Mexico
The New Mexico Biotechnology & Biomedical Association [est. 1991]

New Mexico State Fair [Sept 2007 = #70]
Southern New Mexico State Fair [Oct] near Las Cruces, NM
Southwestern New Mexico State Fair [Sept 2007 = #56] at Deming, NM
Eastern New Mexico State Fair [Oct 2007 = #85] at Roswell, NM

Statewide Links

browse travel books about New Mexico
City Data website info for New Mexico
eMercado New Mexico directory
Great New Mexico directory
Gil's Thrilling Website - Favorites in New Mexico weblog
NMSU's Rural Economic Development thru Tourism Project directory
New Mexico Net - business directory
Great Deals New Mexico
Southwest Restaurants Assn.
New Mexico Restaurants Assn. [est. 1946]

listing of free wi-fi hotspots in New Mexico
New Mexico Broadcasters Assn. [est. 1954]
listing of New Mexico radio stations
listing of rodeos in New Mexico
New Mexico Rodeo Assn.
New Mexico Webdesign Directory [est. 5/2008]
Lobo Internet Services & Wireless of New Mexico
A.I.A. {American Institute of Architects} of New Mexico
New Mexico Rail Passenger Alliance
RAILS: New Mexico's Passenger Rail Action Group [est. 1998]
New Mexico TechNet [est. 1984]
Natl. Assn. of Women Business Owners - Northern New Mexico Chapter
A.A.A. of New Mexico
Fly New Mexico - airport directory
Mesa Air [est. 1982] + reservations
New Mexico Small Business Dev't. Center at Santa Fe Community College
New Mexico Bank & Trust - 14 locations [est. 1998]
Allsup's Convenience Stores [est. 1956]
New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society
New Mexico Youth At Risk
New Mexico Propane - Bosque Farms, Moriarty & Taos
New Mexico Golf
Hacienda Home Centers - 7 locations in NM

New Mexico Arts & Culture Links
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass - New Mexico Chapter
Indian Pueblo Cultural Centers {last update 2002}
Mitch's New Mexico Music Connection
New Mexico American Local History Network
New Mexico Assn. of Museums
New Mexico Beer and Music Festival [Oct 2010 = #1]
New Mexico chapter [est. 2002] of A.I.G.A. {American Institute of Graphic Arts} [est. 1914]
New Mexico Cultural Treasures at N.M.S.U. Museum
New Mexico CultureNet [est. 1997]
New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance [est. 1999]
New Mexico Hispano Music Assn.
New Mexico Historical Society [est. 1859]
New Mexico Jazz Calendar
New Mexico Jazz Workshop concert season [2007 = #31]
New Mexico Middle-Eastern Community Cultural Alliance
New Mexico Music Commission [est. 4/2005]
New Mexico Poetry Calendar website
New Mexico Sculptors Guild
New Mexico State Poetry Society [est. 1969]
New Mexico Symphony Orchestra [est. 1932]
Pastel Society of New Mexico [est. 1989]
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Southwest Jazz Orchestra
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair [est. 1962 = June]
annual Zozobra Festival [Sept 2011 = #87]

New Mexico Sports Links - Pro & College Athletic Teams
New Mexico Bowl football game [Dec 2011 = #6]
Aggies of New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM
Isotopes baseball of Albuquerque, NM : MiLB website • Wikipedia
Lobos of New Mexico University in Albuquerque, NM
Mustangs of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM
Scorpions hockey [1996-2009] in Rio Rancho, NM
New Mexico Activities Assn. [est. 1921] interscholastic athletics

Farm & Ranch, Nature & Ecology & Environmental Links
Amigos Bravos: Friends of The Wild Rivers [est. 1988]
Animal Protection of New Mexico [est. 1979]
Chile Pepper Institute [est. 1992] at N.M.S.U.
Farmers Markets of New Mexico
Forest Guardians [est. 1989] of New Mexico & Colorado
Nature Conservancy - New Mexico Chapter
New Mexican Wild Horse Project [est. 1999]
New Mexico Alpaca Breeders [est. 2002]
New Mexico Bioneers Conference [Oct 2005 = #1]
New Mexico Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy
New Mexico Environmental Law Center [est. 1987]
New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce [est. 3/2010] based in Albuquerque
New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light
New Mexico Recycling Coalition
New Mexico Wilderness Alliance [est. 1997]
New Mexico Wine Growers Assn. [est. 1978]
1000 Friends of New Mexico {'smart growth' non-profit}
Wild Earth Guardians [est. 1989] of Santa Fe NM & Denver CO
Wise Recycling [est. 1992] - 9 locations in New Mexico
U.S. Green Building Council - New Mexico Chapter

New Mexico Solar Industry
New Mexico Solar Energy Assn. [est. 1972]
Solar Contact's listing of installers in New Mexico
New Mexico Solar Fiesta! [Aug 2011 = #11] in Albuquerque, NM
Jim O'Brien's 1A Solar Design in Albuquerque/Rio Rancho, NM
  {photo}  310 Solar™ Renewable Energy Systems in Albuquerque, NM
Adi Pieper's ADI Solar Electric [est. 1999] in Santa Fe, NM
Advent Solar [est. 2002] in Albuquerque, NM

Cedar Mountain Solar Systems [est. 1976] in Santa Fe, NM
D.P.W. Solar {div. of PLP; est. 2002} in Albuquerque, NM
K.T.A.O. 101.9-FM solar-powered radio station [est. 1984] in Taos, NM
Luz Energy Corp. [est. 1985] solar in SW Albuquerque, NM
Matrix Solar Technologies [est. 1996] in Albuquerque, NM
PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [under construction] in Alamogordo, NM
PNM's 2-megawatt solar farm [est. 4/2011] in Albuquerque, NM
PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [under construction] in Deming, NM
PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [under construction] in Las Vegas, NM
PNM's 5-megawatt solar farm [est. 6/2011] in Los Lunas, NM
PNM's 200-megawatt New Mexico Wind Energy Center {est. 2003] near House, NM
Positive Energy Solar in Santa Fe, NM
Private Energy Systems of Minnesota has several projects scattered across New Mexico
Germany's Schott AG 'Solar Solutions' factory [opened 2009] at Mesa del Sol in Albuquerque, NM
Solar Power Evolution, 2518 Eubank Blvd. in Albuquerque
Sunergy Solar in Albuquerque, NM
Taos EcoBuilders, Inc. [est. 2002] in Taos, NM

Community & Political & Activist & Fraternal Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico
American Legion, New Mexico Department
Boy Scouts of America Great Southwest Council [est. 1924] in northern NM
Boy Scouts of America Yucca Council [est. 1917] in southern NM
Common Cause New Mexico
Democratic Party of New Mexico
Democracy In New Mexico blog
Democracy for New Mexico
Disabled American Veterans [est. 1920] - Dept. of New Mexico
Habitat For Humanity of New Mexico
Humanist Society of New Mexico
Landmark Education in New Mexico
Medical Cannabis Producers Assn. of New Mexico
New Mexico Community Foundation [est. 1983]
New Mexico Crime Prevention Assn.
New Mexico Humanities Council [est. 1972]
New Mexico Labor & Employment Law
  New Mexico Mensa®
New Mexico Political Action Collective
New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Assn. & Enchantment Magazine [est. 1960]
New Mexico Sheriffs & Police Assn. [est. 1935]
Organic Consumers Assn., New Mexico Chapters
Road Runner Food Bank of New Mexico
Rotary Club District 5520 of New Mexico (and West Texas)
Special Olympics of New Mexico [est. 1968]

New Mexico Film Industry
New Mexico Film Industry Pages at Magic Lantern
New Mexico Film Office
Abalone Studios video game developers in NE Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque [NM] Independent Film Cooperative
Allen Theatres - 18 locations in NM [est. 1912]
Duke City Shootout filmmaking film festival [July] [requires Flash ]
I.A.T.S.E. Local 480 - New Mexico Film Technicians
Local Shorts Film Festival [Aug 2005 = #3] in Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Actors website
New Mexico Actors Guide
New Mexico Film Museum [unfunded 8/2005]
New Mexico Filmmakers Showcase [May 2006] in Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico Middle-Eastern Film Festival [Oct 2005 = #2]
Santa Fe [NM] Film Festival [Dec 2004 = #5]
New Mexico Screenwriters Speakers Series
Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival [Sept-Oct]
Taos County [NM] Film Commission
Taos [NM] Mountain Film Festival [Oct 2005 = #5]
Taos [NM] Shortz Film Fest [Nov 2007]: Flash site • MySpace site
Women In Film & Television - New Mexico Chapter

"Made In New Mexico" documentary [indep Feb 2012]  

A superbly-produced 52-minute inside look at the film & media industry in New Mexico today, exploring the state's Production Incentives Program and the history, economic impact, political constraints, educational opportunities, and creative work of filmmakers in the Land of Enchantment. Co-produced & directed by Brent Morris & David J. Schweitzer; featuring George Burdeau, Rick Clemente, Tarra D. Day, Elise Eberle, Ramona Emerson, Jason Hool, Allegra Huston, Alicia J. Keyes, Joe Lucero, Stewart Lyons, Virginia Madsen, Tony Mark, Tatanka Means, Arron Shiver, Rebecca Puck Stair, William Sterchi, Lisa Strout, Alton Walpole, Jesse Weahkee & Rebekah Wiggins DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb

New Mexico Restaurants Assn. [est. 1946]
Southwest Restaurants Assn.
New Mexico Restaurant Week [different cities in Feb & March; est. 2010]
Blake's Lotaburger Drive-Ins [est. 1952] 75 locations in NM
Bob's Burger's chain - 8 locations
Dion's Pizza - 11 locations [est. 1978]
Grandy's Restaurants · {4 locations in NM}
Schlotzky's Deli [est. 1971] · {9 locations in NM}
Señor Murphy Candymaker - 5 retail locations in NM
Small Brewers of New Mexico
  Whole Hog Café BBQ in Santa Fe & Albuquerque, NM

listing of independent bookstores in New Mexico
Border Book Festival [April 2007 = #13] in Mesilla, NM
Chama [NM] Book Festival Weekend [June 2007 = #3]
Land of Enchantment [Children's] Book Award
New Mexico Book Awards [est. 2006]
New Mexico Book Co-op
P.E.N. New Mexico [est. 1992]
Sisters in Crime - New Mexico Chapter
Southwest Book Views [est. 2002]
Southwest Writers

New Mexico Bed & Breakfast Assn.
New Mexico Hotel & Motel Assn.
Heritage Hotels of New Mexico
New Mexico members of the Dude Ranchers Assn.
directory of New Mexico dude ranches

Rick Walker's New Mexico Route 66 Research Page Route 66 Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore

New Mexico Print Media
free Prime Time Monthly newspaper for seniors
free Green Fire Times [est. 5/2009] monthly newspaper
New Mexico Trails West magazine [est. 3/2006]
'Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics' blog [est. 3/2006]
New Mexico Woman Magazine [est. 1988]
El Hispano News - Official Spanish Newspaper of the State of New Mexico
Dr. Jose Garcia's Southern New Mexico blog, La Politica
New Mexico Press Assn.
opeNMic New Mexico music magazine [est. 9/2006]
Around 505 Magazine [est. 1997]
free New Mexico Kids bimonthly magazine
La Cocinita Magazine 'New Mexico's Premier Food, Arts & Lifestyle Magazine' {defunct?}
New Mexico Free Press weekly paper [est. 2008] based in Santa Fe, NM
New Mexico Matters blogsite
Horsemen's Magazine [est. 1982] of New Mexico

New Mexico Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $25.95 magazine website

New Mexico Business Weekly subscribe: 50 issues/year for $69.95 magazine website

Santa Fean Magazine subscribe: 6 issues/year for $14.95 magazine website

Chile Pepper Magazine subscribe: 6 issues/year for $24.95 magazine website

Southwest Art Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $24.00 magazine website

Reading Material about New Mexico

	"The Valley: A Novel" [1960] by Clifford Irving Irving's third novel is described as a 'mythic Western' and tells of the powerful conflict between a ruthless New Mexican tycoon and his son. Signet mass pb [1962] out of print/used McGraw-Hill hardcover [1960] out of print/used
	"Red Sky At Morning: A Novel" [1968 bestseller] by Richard Bradford The family of a city-bred teenager relocates during World War II to a small town in rural New Mexico. • book entry at Wikipedia Harper Perennial Modern Classics 8x5¼ pb [5/99] for $10.70 Pocket Books mass pb [1969] out of print/used Lippincott 7¾x5½ hardcover [1968] out of print/used "Red Sky At Morning" feature film [Hal Wallis/Universal May 1971] video/DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia
	"New Mexico's Best Ghost Towns: A Practical Guide" [1981] by Philip Varney, illustrated by G.E. Wolfe Univ NM Press 10¾x8½ pb [11/87] for $18.95
	"Cowboy Riding Country" [1982] by John L. Sinclair [1902-1993], illustrated by Edmond Delavy Memories of working on the range near Roswell, NM and of cowboy life in Lincoln County up thru World War II. Univ NM Press harcover [1982] out of print/used
	"Old Town Albuquerque: A History of The Ancient Town At The Crossroads of The American Southwest" [1984] by Peter Hertzog & James C. Smith Sunstone Press 8x5½ pamphlet [7/84] out of print/used
	"New Mexico's Railroads: A Historical Survey" [1990] by David F. Myrick Univ New Mexico Press 9x6 pb [7/90] for $17.12
	"Route 66 Across New Mexico: A Wanderer's Guide" [1991] by Jill Schneider; photography by D. Nakii Univ New Mexico Press 87frac34x6½ pb [8/91] out of print/used

Study books recommended by author Rudolfo Anaya (in "Zia Summer" [1995]):
"The Tewa World", "Ceremony", "The Man Who Killed The Deer",
the poetry of Simon Ortiz, and Joe Sando's history of the pueblos

	"The Great Southwest of The Fred Harvey Company and The Santa Fe Railway" [1996] Edited by Marta Weigle & Barbara A. Babcock Heard Museum 12x9 pb [6/96] out of print/used more info on the Harvey House Restaurants Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage'
	"100 Years of Filmmaking In New Mexico" [1998] from New Mexico Magazine U.N.M. Press 10¾x9 hardcover [12/98] for $24.95 New Mexico Film Industry Pages at Magic Lantern
	"Trees and Shrubs of New Mexico" [1998] by Jack L. Carter of Silver City, NM; with illustrations by Beth Dennis, Marjorie C. Leggitt & Wm. J. Underwood Mimbres Press 9x6½ pb [12/98] for $19.77
	"Coming of Age In The Great Depression: The Civilian Conservation Corps In New Mexico" [2000] by Richard Melzer Yucca Tree Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2000] out of print/used
	"Ghost Towns Alive: Trips To New Mexico's Past" [2003] by Linda G. Harris, photography by Pamela Porter Univ NM Press 9¾x7¼ pb [8/2003] for $13.96 Univ NM Press 10x7½ hardcover [8/2003] for $39.95
	"The Train Stops Here: New Mexico's Railway Legacy" [2005] by Marci L. Riskin Univ NM Press 10x8 pb [5/2005] for $16.47 Univ NM Press 10¼x8½ hardcover [5/2005] for $26.37
	"Larger Than Life: New Mexico In The Twentieth Century" [2006] by Ferenc M. Szasz Univ NM Press 9x6¾ pb [4/2006] for $14.92 author homepage at University of New Mexico
	"The Art of New Mexico: How The West Is One" [2007] by Joseph Traugott Museum of New Mexico Press 11¾x9¾ 4.2 pound hardcover [4/2007] for $39.82
	"Outlaws & Desperados: A New Mexico Federal Writers' Project Book" [2008] Compiled & edited by Ann Lacy & Anne Valley-Fox Sunstone Press 9x6 pb [2/2008] for $26.56
	"New Mexico Past and Present" [2009] by Sandra Forty Discover the 47th state in 500 spectacular and fascinating photographs. Thunder Bay Press 9¾x11¼ hardcover [9/2009] for $15.56
	"Route 66 In New Mexico (Images of America)" [2010] by Joe Sonderman Arcadia Publng 9¾x6½ pb [2/2010] for $14.95
	"Frontier Stories, A New Mexico Federal Writers' Project Book" [2010] Compiled & edited by Ann Lacy & Anne Valley-Fox Sunstone Press 9x6 pb [2/2010] for $22.00
	"Alluring New Mexico: Engineered Enchantment, 1821-2001" [2010] by Marta Weigle Museum of NM Press 10x7 pb [8/2010] for $22.76 Museum of NM Press 10¼x7½ hardcover [8/2010] for $28.76
	"A Spy's Guide To Santa Fe and Albuquerque" [2011] by former C.I.A. agent E.B. Held Reveals details of the plot to assassinate Leon Trotsky, Ted Hall's delivery of atom bomb secrets to the K.G.B., the case of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg, and the allegations against Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist Dr. Wen Ho Lee Univ NM Press 8½x5½ pb [1/2011] for $14.82
	"Southwestern New Mexico Mining Towns (Postcard History Series)" [2011] by Jane Bardal Arcadia Publng 9¼x6½ pb [1/2011] for $16.49
	"Fire Season: Field Notes From A Wilderness Lookout" [2011] by Philip Connors Over a decade's time, former Wall Street Journal reporter Connors spent half of each year in a firewatch tower at 10,000 feet elevation in remote Gila National Forest, in western New Mexico. Ecco Press hardcover [4/2011] for $14.55
	"The Rio Grande: An Eagle's View" [2011] Edited by Barbara McIntyre, Aerial photography by Adriel Heisey, Foreword by Robert Redford WildEarth Guardians 11½x10½ hardcover [7/2011] for $47.25
	"Hoist A Cold One!: Historic Bars of The Southwest" [2011] by Melody & Myke Groves Descriptions of 25 historic establishments in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico & Colorado, with photos past & present and driving directions U.N.M. Press 8x10 pb [7/2011] for $18.21
	"From Mexico City To Santa Fe: A Historical Guide" [2011] by Joseph P. Sanchez & Bruce A. Erickson Rio Grande Books 9x6 pb [7/2011] for $14.78
	"Los Alamos [New Mexico] and The Pajarito Plateau (Images of America)" [2011] by Sharon Snyder, Toni Michnovicz Gibson & the Los Alamos Historical Society Arcadia Publng 9x6½ pb [8/2011] for $16.49 see also Los Alamos, NM & The Manhattan Project Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

A Few Important People

Governor Susana Martinez [G.O.P.; sworn January 2011]: official webpage

former Governor Bill Richardson [Dem; 2003-2010]
2005 autobiography • Ian's Bill Richardson blog • official website

Lt. Gov. John Sanchez [G.O.P.; sworn January 2011]: official webpage

former Lt. Gov. Diane Denish [Dem; 2003-2010]: official website

U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman [1983-2012; Dem]
official webpage • entry at Wikipedia • Facebook page
Sen. Bingaman is not running for re-election in 2012

Martin Heinrich for Senate 5/2012 TV ad [0:31] 'Find Martin Heinrich On Weekends'
Martin Heinrich for Senate 5/2012 TV ad [0:31] 'Fighting For New Mexico'

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Hector Balderas is worthy but knows himself to be the 'underdog'
Republican candidates teacher Greg Sowards and lobbyist Heather Wilson get no support here

U.S. Senator Tom Udall [since 2009; Dem]: official webpage
former U.S. Senator Pete V. Domenici [1972-2008; GOP]: entry at Wikipedia

U.S. Congressman Martin Heinrich [2009-2012; Dem], N.M. 1st District
official website • campaign website • entry at Wikipedia
Martin Heinrich is running for the open New Mexico U.S. Senate seat

Democratic candidate Eric Griego is backed by too many career politicians
Democratic candidate Michelle Lujan Grisham is unqualified for elective office
Republican candidates Janice Arnold-Jones, Gary Smith & Dan Lewis receive no support here

U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce [2003-2008, re-elected 2011; GOP], N.M. 2nd District
official website

U.S. Congress N.M. 2nd District 2012 Democratic candidate Frank McKinnon of Roswell, NM

former U.S. Congressman Harry Teague [N.M. 2nd District 2009-2010; Dem]
campaign website • entry at Wikipedia

U.S. Congressman Ben Ray Luján [since 2009; Dem], N.M. 3rd District
official website • campaign website • entry at Wikipedia

Republican candidate Rick Newton receives no support here

New Mexico House of Representatives Leaders
New Mexico Senate Leaders

Judge Victor S. Lopez - publicly-financed 2012 candidate for New Mexico Court of Appeals
Judge M. Monica Zamora 2012 candidate for New Mexico Court of Appeals
Lemuel L. Martinez, 13th N.M. Judicial District Attorney [sworn 2000]

2010 Democratic candidate for State Commissioner of Public Lands Ray Powell
Richard J. Berry, Mayor of Albuquerque, NM [sworn Dec 2009]

Historical Figures

real-life New Mexico lawman Elfego Baca [1865-1945] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Billy the Kid [1860-81] Page
at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Christopher 'Kit' Carson [1809-68]
Kit Carson Home & Museum [built circa 1825] in Taos, New Mexico
Kit Carson Museum [est. 1950] at Rayado, New Mexico

'Kit' Carson Page at 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Western Bookstore

Ovida 'Cricket' Coogler [1931-49] of Las Cruces, New Mexico

"The Silence of Cricket Coogler: A Political Murder" [indep video release 2000] A teenage Las Cruces, New Mexico waitress disappeared and her body was found 17 days later; she was last seen in a state automobile, and the subsequent grand jury investigation exposed a police cover-up and Mafia interests seeking control of illegal gambling in the state. Co-produced & directed by Charlie Cullin; narrated by John Ehrlichman; featuring Donna Robinson {as Cricket}, Tony Hillerman, Walt Finley & Jerry Nuzum Victory Multimedia color DVD [6/2007] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb

"Cricket In The Web: The 1949 Unsolved Murder That Unraveled Politics In New Mexico" [2009] by Paula Moore Univ NM Press 9x6 pb [3/2009] for $12.89 Univ NM Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/2009] for $24.95

'Father of Modern Rocketry' Robert Goddard [1882-1945]

bandit Thomas Edward 'Black Jack' Ketcham [1863-1901]
Folsom Museum • Wikipedia

author Oliver La Farge [1901-63]
books • papers at UTX • Wikipedia

Bishop Jean Baptiste Lamy [1814-88]
"Death Comes For The Archbishop" [1927 novel] by Willa Cather • Wikipedia

D.H. Lawrence [1885-1930] & Frieda Lawrence [1879-1956]
browse books • official website • Wikipedia
"D.H. Lawrence In New Mexico" book [2006]

Mabel Dodge Luhan [1879-1962]
books • historic house in Taos, NM

Mabel Dodge Luhan Page at Spirit of America Bookstore

Charles Fletcher Lummis [1859-1928] Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore

architect John Gaw Meem [1884-1983]
no entry at GreatBuildings.com • Wikipedia

Georgia O'Keeffe [1887-1986] Art Pages
at Spirit of America Bookstore

Frank Springer [1848-1927]: 2006 bio by David L. Caffey

Doña Maria Gertrudes Barcelo [1804-1852]

	"The Wind Leaves No Shadow" [1951] by Ruth Laughlin Doña Tules Barcel rose from hopeless poverty to a role as the notorious gambling queen of Santa Fe, capitol of Mexico's distant province of Nuevo Mexico, and the governor's mistress, and a power in both business and politics. Caxton Press 8¼x5½ pb [6/78] for $11.66
	"Doña Tules: Santa Fe's Courtesan & Gambler" [2007] by Mary Jane Straw Cook biography of the colorful, independent, wealthy & influential Doña Maria Gertrudes Barcelo [1804-1852] of Santa Fe, New Mexico Univ NM Press 6x9 hardcover [10/2007] for $17.12

Gov. Lew Wallace [1827-1905]

"Ben Hur: A Tale of The Christ" [1880 bestseller] by Gen. Lew Wallace the most popular novel of the XIXth Century, and always in print for over 100 years listed in Top Ten of 100 Best Books In New Mexico [Jan 2011] Signet Classics mass pb [2/2003] for $7.95 Norilana Books 9x6 pb [10/2007] for $15.25 Norilana Books 9¼x6¼ hardcover [10/2007] for $22.36 book entry at Wikipedia • Broadway play credits [1899-1916] at IBDb

Authors & Artists & Scientists & Others

New Mexico Authors Page

New Mexico Artists Page

historic Taos [NM] Art Colony [est. 1898]

New Mexico Artists website

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actor-author Alan Arkin of Santa Fe, NM
browse books • browse DVDs • IMDb listing • credits on Broadway • Wikipedia

"An Improvised Life: A Memoir" [2011]   by Alan Arkin Da Capo Press 8x5½ pb [3/2011] for $11.20

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jazz singer Linda Cotton [1951-2006]

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physicist Dr. George A. Cowan [b. 1920] of Santa Fe, NM
Wikipedia

co-founder of The Santa Fe Institute in 1984
L.A.N.L. bio page

"Manhattan Project To The Santa Fe Institute: The Memoirs of George A. Cowan" [2010] Univ New Mexico Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [2/2010] for $18.45

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playwright [Ms.] Dale Dunn of Santa Fe, NM

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Richard Fagerlund of Veguita, NM
'Ask The Bugman' website • Richard Fagerlund Page at Amazon

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eco-activist Dave Foreman of Albuquerque, NM
co-founder of Earth First! [est. 1979]
co-founder of the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance [est. 1997]
co-founder of The Rewilding Institute [est. 2003] in Albuquerque, NM

"Rewilding North America: A Vision For Conservation In The 21st Century" [2004] by Dave Foreman Island Press 9x6 pb [7/2004] for $23.96 Island Press 9x6¼ hardcover [7/2004] for $50.00

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physicist Murray Gell-Mann of Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe Institute [est. 1984] • 1969 Nobel Prize

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entertainer Roberto Griego of Albuquerque, NM

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filmmaker Chris Kientz of Las Cruces, NM: credits at IMDb

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actor Val Kilmer’ of San Miguel County, NM: credits at IMDb
Val Kilmer’s Pecos River Ranch

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potter Maria Martinez [1887-1980]

"The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez" [1979] by Richard L. Spivey, photographs by Herbert Lotz Museum of NM Press 12¼x9¼ hardcover [5/2003] for $42.00

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poet & radio host Don McIver of Albuquerque, NM: books

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musician Robert Mirabal of Taos Pueblo, NM
Mud Ponies band recordings • flutes website

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New Mexico political blogger Joe Monahan [since 2003]

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author/philosopher/revolutionary G.E. Nordell of Belén, NM
official website • philosophy/activism websites • weblog {est. 10/2005}
detective novels • "Hollywood Tales" book • "Working Minds" Source Document

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architect Barton Bradford Prince of Albuquerque, NM official Bart Prince, Architect website "The Architecture of Bart Prince: A Pragmatics of Place" [1999] by Christopher Curtis Mead W.W. Norton 10¼x8 hardcover [5/99] for $40.80

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Roxanne Rivera-Wiest of Santa Fe, NM
President, Association of Builders & Contractors of New Mexico

"There's No Crying In Business: How Women Can Succeed In Male-Dominated Industries" [2009] by Roxanne Rivera Palgrave Macmillan 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2009] for $28.76 official booksite

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Laura Robbins & Foothill Studio Mosaics of Placitas, NM

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Dr. Florentin Smarandache of Gallup, NM
browse books • UNM Gallup faculty homepage • Wikipedia

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actress Kim Stanley [1925-2001] of Tularosa & Santa Fe, NM
2006 bio • author booksite • Wikipedia

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actress Rachel Ticotin of Albuquerque, NM
browse Rachel Ticotin on DVD • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

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political cartoonist John Trever
Albuquerque Journal homepage • book

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"The Last Cowboy: The Personal Story of A Vanishing Cowboy, Leroy Webb" [2002] by Davis L. Ford Eakin Press 10½x7¼ hardcover [10/2002] for $32.95

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attorney & activist Michael L. 'Mikey' Weinstein of Albuquerque, NM
official website • IMDb listing • Wikipedia

"With God On Our Side: One Man's War Against An Evangelical Coup In America's Military" [2006] by Michael L. Weinstein & Davin Seay St. Martin's Griffin 9x6 pb [2/2008] for $14.03 Thomas Dunne Books 9¼x5½ hardcover [10/2006] out of print/many used book entry at Wikipedia "With God On Our Side" [video release June 2007] 6-minute short film adapted & directed by Justin Guerrieri • full credits at IMDb

"No Snowflake In An Avalanche" [2012]   by Michael L. Weinstein & Davin Seay Roundtree Press pb [1/2012] for $14.78

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biophysicist Geoffrey West of Los Alamos, NM
Physics Central bio page • Wikipedia

listed among Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People [May 2006]
Santa Fe Institute [est. 1984]

Valencia County, New Mexico
Starting with my move to the Belén, New Mexico area in 2005, I have collected info & links
and placed them on a separate page, along with links for neighboring towns, including
Bosque Farms, Isleta Pueblo, Los Lunas, Valencia, Tomé-Adelino, Rio Communities & Peralta.
click here

Albuquerque, New Mexico area
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, with metro area population roughly 500,000
The links for City of Albuquerque & Bernalillo County are now on a separate page.
click here

Bernalillo County • Albuquerque City Links • Smaller Towns Nearby
NE Albuquerque • NW Albuquerque • Central Albuquerque • SW Albuquerque • SE Albuquerque

browse travel books about Albuquerque, NM

Las Cruces, New Mexico area
Las Cruces is the second-largest city in New Mexico, with metro area population roughly 100,000
click here

Rio Rancho, New Mexico
Rio Rancho is the third-largest city in New Mexico, population roughly 82,000

Santa Fe, New Mexico area
Santa Fe is the fourth-largest city in New Mexico, population roughly 75,000
The links for City & County of Santa Fe (and nearby small towns) are now on a separate page.
click here

browse travel books about Santa Fe, NM

Taos, New Mexico area
The links for City & County of Taos, New Mexico are on the Northeast New Mexico Page

Smaller Towns of New Mexico

New Mexico has lovely towns so small
that there is no gas station or C-store.

The Border Counties
On Friday 12 August 2005, Gov. Bill Richardson declared an emergency in four counties along the border with Mexico, releasing funds to combat increased crime in the area. The counties are Doña Ana, Luna, Grant & Hidalgo, a stretch of 180 miles between Texas and Arizona. [The following Monday, Arizona's Governor Janet Napolitano did the same.]
New Mexico Office of Homeland Security [est. March 2003]

Southern New Mexico
Southern New Mexico Travel & Tourism
Old West Country {Southwest NM}
Geronimo Scenic Trail in Southwest New Mexico

Southwest New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Hidalgo County [Lordsburg], Grant County [Silver City], Catron County,
Sierra County [Truth or Consequences], Luna County [Deming], and Doña Ana County & Las Cruces/Mesilla
click here

Southeast New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Roosevelt County, Otero County [Alamogordo],
Chaves County [Roswell], Eddy County [Carlsbad], and Lea County [Hobbs]
click here

Northern New Mexico
Northeast New Mexico Visitor's Guide
NE New Mexico Route 66 Tour

Northwest New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Sandoval County [Bernalillo], McKinley County [Gallup], Los Alamos,
San Juan County [Farmington & Bloomfield], and Rio Arriba County
click here

Northeast New Mexico is split to another page {12/2005}
and includes Taos County, San Miguel County [Las Vegas], Colfax County [Raton],
and Mora County, Union County & Harding County
click here

Central New Mexico

Central New Mexico is also split to another page {12/2006}
and includes Cibola County [Grants], the Valencia County Page, Torrance County,
Guadalupe County [Santa Rosa], Socorro County, Lincoln County [Ruidoso],
and Quay County [Tucamcari], Curry County [Clovis] & DeBaca County
click here

Indian Country of New Mexico
Indian Country website
Council of Indian Nations
National Indian Youth Council [est. 1961] of Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico All-Indian Pueblo Council
Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial [Aug 2008 = #87] in Gallup, NM
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in NW Albuquerque, NM
Gathering of Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, NM [April 2006 = #23]
monthly Rez Biz Magazine of Gallup, NM
Eight Northern Pueblos Arts & Crafts Show [July 2006 = #35]

Pueblo of Acoma [circa 1150] in New Mexico {dead site 8/2005}
13 families live atop mesa, 4,800 tribal members live below over the 700-square-mile reservation
Sky City Cultural Center & Haak'u Museum [opening in 2006]

"Acoma: Pueblo in the Sky" [1991] by Ward Alan Minge Univ NM Press 10x7¾ pb [11/91] out of print/many used

Cochiti Pueblo [est. circa 1250 AD] in New Mexico
The Pueblo of Isleta Tuei [est. circa 1300 AD] in New Mexico
Isleta Lakes Recreation Area
Pueblo of Jémez in New Mexico
Jémez Pueblo [NM] portal
Pueblo of Laguna in New Mexico
Pueblo of Nambé in New Mexico
The Nambé Shop
Pueblo of Picuris in New Mexico
Pojoaque Pueblo in New Mexico {390 members}
Poeh Museum [est. 1991] of the Pojoaque Pueblo
San Felipe Pueblo [est. 1706], New Mexico 87001
San Felipe Pueblo Travel Center just off I-25
San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico
Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo {formerly Pueblo of San Juan} in New Mexico
Sandia Pueblo in New Mexico
Bien Mur Trading Post on the Sandia Reservation
The Pueblo of Santa Ana in New Mexico
Santa Clara Pueblo [est. circa 1550 AD; incorp. 1935] in New Mexico
Pueblo of Santo Domingo in New Mexico
Pueblo of Taos in New Mexico
Pueblo of Tesuque [founded 1680 AD] in New Mexico
Zia Pueblo in New Mexico

Pueblo of Zuni {aka Halonna:wa} in New Mexico
reservation est. 1877; current population 11,000
Pueblo of Zuni Tourism Dept.
Pueblo of Zuni Arts  { site down? 7/2006 }
The Inn at Halona B&B [built 1940; opened 1998] in Zuni, NM
Hawikku Ruins on the Zuni Reservation in New Mexico

Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico [reservation est. 1887]

"The Jicarilla Apache: A Portrait" [2006] by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller, photography by Nancy Hunter Warren Univ NM Press 10x8 pb [10/2006] for $19.77 Univ NM Press 10¼x8¼ hardcover [10/2006] for $29.70 "The Jicarilla Apache Tribe: A History" [1992] by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller BowArrow Publng 9x6 pb [1/2001] for $24.95

Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico

Navajo Reservation in Arizona, Utah & New Mexico
Navajo Nation official website
Navajo Business website
Navajo Nation Shopping Centers

	"Pueblo Indians of New Mexico (Postcard History Series)" [2008] by Paul & Kathleen Nickens Arcadia Publng 9x6¼ pb [2/2008] for $17.15
	"Pueblos of The Rio Grande: A Visitor's Guide" [2002] by Daniel Gibson Rio Nuevo Publrs 10x7 pb [1/2002] for $10.85
	"Dancing Gods: Indian Ceremonials of New Mexico & Arizona" [1966 classic] by Erna Fergusson; Foreward by Tony Hillerman "Still the best of all books about the Indian ceremonials of New Mexico and Arizona . . . perceptive and simple, reverent and lucid." — Lawrence Clark Powell, Southwest Classics [1974] Univ NM Press 9¼x6 pb [4/2001] for $10.17
	"Indians of the Southwest" [1997] by Karin Luisa Badt Discovery Enterprises 7¾x5½ pb [3/97] out of print/used
	"Tiller's Guide To Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations" [1996] Compiled by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller BowArrow Publng 11x9 hardcover [1/2006] out of print/used BowArrow Publng 11½x9 hardcover [8/96] out of print/used author's website

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