First, the bad and the ugly:
1. If you send your kid off to an out-of-state prison, he might come home a racist fascist. Who knew?
http://www.benningtonbanner.com/ci_15043461?IADID=Search-www.benningtonbanner.com-www.benningtonbanner.com
2. Speaking of racist fascists, you may not have heard this story but here’s how three New Mexico 20-somethings spent last Saturday night (Thanks for this, Leslie.):
http://parsleyspics.blogspot.com/2010/05/hate-in-america-mentally-challenged-man.html
Now, the good:
3. In spite of the story above, the Land of Enchantment has a totally different social climate than its neighbor Arizona due, in part, to the wisdom of Gov. Bill Richardson, plus centuries of Hispanic culture embedded in every aspect of life.
I love Bill Richardson, the ultimate pragmatist. I also love New Mexico, and this story makes my heart sing. Ola, Antoinette!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/12/us/12newmexico.html?scp=1&sq=richardson&st=cse