Marjorie Childress

Marjorie Childress lives and works in Albuquerque. She is one of the voices behind m-pyre, a local blog founded in 2004. She has a graduate degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of New Mexico, and works for the SouthWest Organizing Project. She primarily writes about land development & growth and issues of ethics & accountability in government. Communicate with Marjorie at mchildress@newmexicoindependent.com.

• ABQ charter review task force hears reasons for being 09/05/2008
• Heart's Wilson sisters say Palin in "NO WAY" represents them as women 09/05/2008 | 1 Comment
• How did white women win the vote, Mrs. Palin? 09/04/2008 | 3 Comments
• ABQ Mayor's labor ordinance veto stands 09/04/2008
• McCain in a bind 09/01/2008 | 2 Comments
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Gustav has the gulf coast on edge 09/01/2008
• McCain on Obama's nomination: it's a good day for America 08/29/2008
• The DNC drifts into history 08/29/2008 | 4 Comments
• Si, se puede, says Albuquerque resident only to hear crowd of thousands join her 08/28/2008
• Richardson punditry: Bill's still mad at me, but he'll come around 08/27/2008
• Mayor Chavez: Flip-flopper on binding arbitration? 08/27/2008
• Richardson says his VP vetting process went well 08/25/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: The DNC starts today 08/25/2008
• Bush initiates new abortion regulation 08/22/2008 | 1 Comment
• NASCAR in TorC? 08/21/2008 | 2 Comments
• Dems, McCain spar over water remarks 08/21/2008
• Desert Rock may be "clean" but it'll still emit 12 million tons of CO2 08/20/2008
• Pols to McCain: Hands off our water! 08/20/2008
• ABQ City Council passes labor ordinance 08/19/2008
• Abq city charter task force members added tonight 08/18/2008
• Today's Top Stories: Clinton, Richardson and testy Legislature put local politics in weekend overdrive 08/18/2008
• NM GOP back to the bitter game 08/14/2008
• Progressive national security? 08/13/2008
• Critics cry foul over Bush administration push to change endangered species act 08/12/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Memories of the Santa Fe Indian school 08/11/2008
• Richardson to Beltway types: Lay off 08/06/2008
• Drilling in the West 08/05/2008
• NYT: A musical journey in Santa Fe, from classical to mariachi. 08/05/2008
• State will challenge EPA's air quality permit for Desert Rock coal-fired plant 07/31/2008 | 1 Comment
• First tomatoes, then jalapenos. Now cilantro lovers may need to fret. 07/31/2008
• Southern NM developer stands to make millions from controversial lease 07/29/2008 | 5 Comments
• Deadly denial: Sick nuclear weapons workers fight for compensation. 07/29/2008
• Partisan politics found in filling career posts at Justice, internal report says 07/28/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Ruidoso gets nine inches of rain thanks to Dolly 07/28/2008
• World-class cave is found in southern NM, but research money is sparse 07/28/2008
• A design to curb greenhouse gases 07/25/2008 | 1 Comment
• Oil speculation bill fails 07/25/2008
• Tickets to Obama's acceptance speech come with a price: activism. 07/24/2008
• There's great jazz in NM. Who knew? 07/23/2008
• Bingaman, Domenici spar on energy 07/23/2008 | 1 Comment
• NM Board of Finance postpones vote on new rules to clarify growth 07/22/2008 | 1 Comment
• Guv: Obama will win NM ... narrowly 07/21/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Feds must help with public transit, group says. 07/21/2008
• McCain + birth control = a lot of attention about his position 07/17/2008
• Bingaman: $2 billion for Indian country 07/17/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: NCLB tweak rejected by feds 07/15/2008
• Contrary view 07/15/2008
• Net neutrality revisited 07/14/2008 | 2 Comments
• Kirtland: Jet fuel contaminates off-base groundwater 07/11/2008
• Dirty details of reducing pollution 07/11/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Domenici opposes immunity takeaway proposal 07/09/2008 | 1 Comment
• 'Net neutrality' lost? 07/09/2008 | 1 Comment
• NM's unemployed get good news 07/08/2008 | 1 Comment
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Discarded cigarette butts and unattended campfires equal a long, fire season 07/07/2008
• It was a bi-partisan failure 07/07/2008
• Supporters scold Obama as he attempts to defend his position on FISA 07/03/2008
• Does Albuquerque need an arena? 07/03/2008 | 3 Comments
• Obama backs Supreme Court gun ruling, but NRA says it's not enough 07/02/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Rapidly rising fuel costs hurt school district 07/02/2008
• Swinging for Latinos 07/01/2008
• New solar plant sought 07/01/2008
• Domestic violence laws get tougher, with hopes that abuse drops 06/30/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: The fight over food, pollution and plutonium pits 06/30/2008
• Variety: Thinking about making a film? NM may be your answer. 06/27/2008 | 1 Comment
• California just upped the stakes in friendly clean energy rivalry with NM 06/26/2008
• What is a green job? 06/25/2008 | 2 Comments
• Our gain, their loss 06/24/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: It's confirmed. Mountain lion killed man. 06/24/2008
• Becoming the Clean Energy State 06/24/2008
• Pain at the pump redux 06/23/2008
• Salmonella outbreak continues 06/23/2008
• A goal already missed 06/20/2008 | 1 Comment
• Evans-Novak: NM looks blue, not red 06/20/2008
• A vigilant vegetarian suddenly ponders food safety 06/19/2008 | 2 Comments
• Veganic farming in NM. Who knew? 06/18/2008
• USA Today: Navajo nurses deserve praise for raising alarm on salmonella 06/18/2008
• Investors beware 06/17/2008
• Splitting the difference 06/17/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES: Competing views from NM's two U.S. senators 06/16/2008
• Healthy progress 06/16/2008
• Senators scrutinize oil speculation 06/13/2008
• Smart growth? 06/11/2008 | 1 Comment
• Oil crunch in the sky 06/10/2008
• Who's David Iglesias voting for? He's not saying, but listen carefully 06/09/2008
• Gas prices hit rural areas hardest 06/09/2008 | 3 Comments
• Councilor pushes Dept. of Peace 06/09/2008 | 1 Comment
• ABQ progressives flex their muscles 06/04/2008 | 1 Comment
• ABQ helps Unser Crossing with money for roads and other improvements 06/03/2008
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES 06/02/2008
• A political junkie's dream 06/02/2008
• Look for prices to go up 05/30/2008
• Your government at work 05/28/2008 | 3 Comments
• Views on same sex marriage 05/27/2008 | 3 Comments
• Farm bill or everything in the world bill 05/27/2008
• Speculation in overdrive 05/27/2008 | 1 Comment
• TODAY'S TOP STORIES 05/21/2008
• Green jobs coming to Albuquerque 05/20/2008
• ABQ City Council cuts controversial projects in 09 05/20/2008 | 1 Comment
• The protected polar bear 05/19/2008 | 4 Comments
• How we're losing $100 million 05/19/2008
• APS growth due primarily to "shifting" population 05/15/2008
• Congress passes stopgap oil plan 05/14/2008
• Affordable housing in NM hard to find 05/12/2008
• Today's Top Stories 05/12/2008
• Energy efficiency: DIY or let PNM? 05/09/2008 | 2 Comments
• Fuzzy battle lines over where to drill 05/07/2008 | 2 Comments
• ABQ takes up water conservation 05/02/2008
• Landmark or growth? The city decides 05/01/2008 | 1 Comment
• Anti-poverty group rates Congress 04/30/2008
• Economic Justice or giving a developer a break? 04/25/2008 | 1 Comment
• State lawmakers ask for audit in land deals 04/23/2008
• TIDDs on the table 04/21/2008 | 2 Comments
• Land Office explains why it enters into no-bid deals that benefit developers 04/18/2008 | 2 Comments
• Widening income gap partly due to NM's high illiteracy rate 04/17/2008 | 5 Comments

• That’s right, thanks for pointing that out. I saw today that Alaska is going to sue to bloc… 05/22/2008 15:31 on The protected polar bear

• This is a very good point. In addition to Jim Crow segregation laws, the right to vote for blacks… 06/09/2008 10:23 on Historical replay

• Here’s a good time line on voting rights: 06/09/2008 10:35 on Historical replay

• The bigger question, for me, is what is fair and balanced in the media? Both in the blogosphere, … 08/15/2008 13:28 on The liberal blogosphere: Fair and balanced?

• The point is not that individual Republicans are “racist” or “sexist”...i… 09/05/2008 13:58 on Glaring differences between Denver and St. Paul

• Thomas, I am simply pointing out what scans of the crowd emanating directly from the stage in bot… 09/05/2008 14:25 on Glaring differences between Denver and St. Paul

• Thomas, I’m willing to keep an open mind about there being a movement for reform with the R… 09/05/2008 15:14 on Glaring differences between Denver and St. Paul