So what is a blog? It's an easy way to publish your thoughts on the Web and include links to other sites you find interesting or important--without knowing a stitch of programming or other Web skills. This bloglist contains staff blogs (not endorsed by or representing The New Mexican), other blogs from around New Mexico, and blogs we've set up on the site for our own readers (read on for details on how to get your own FreeNewMexican blog).
Note: some blogs below are hosted on outside Web sites that offer blogging tools available to anyone on the Web. This means that once you click, you're leaving us and going out on the World Wide (sometimes Wild) Web.
The New Mexican blogs:
New Media in New Mexico Where we document our efforts and ideas in community and online journalism. (Not hosted by The New Mexican.)
Other blogs and sites by New Mexican staff:.
Matlock Talks Water Environmental reporter Staci Matlock keeps tabs on the latest in water management and conservation issues.\
Stephen W. Terrell's blog Steve Terrell puts selected columns and additional
musings on music and politics and whatever else hits him. Look for his Legislature 2007 blog in January. (Not hosted by The New Mexican.)
http://www.donegalexpress.net Unix systems administrator and "recovering democrat" Tom Grassia maintains this diverse, eloquent blog. His spectrum runs from solid papal analysis to challenging local politicians to a motor stunt display. (Not hosted by The New Mexican.)
Kristen Davenport's Farm Blog Kristen Davenport, who is a freelance writer for the New Mexican, has a little farm up north in Taos County where she keeps rabbits, goats, chickens, kids, one husband and a boxcar grandma. She sells at the Santa Fe Farmer's Market most Saturdays. Remarkably non-political, mostly humor and random farm-based ramblings. (Not hosted by The New Mexican.)
Shirl Steward's blog Our web night-owl writes on a range of subjects. Some of her favorites are: important issues for women, local politics, righting social injustice, prison reform, environmental activism, the interworkings of the Santa Fe film production community and the local literary scene. Outside the New Mexican, Shirl is a children's book writer, poet, novelist, photographer, publicist, web designer and creative freelancer.
Matthew Asher's Blog: Matthew is a member on our late night web team. His freelance writing contributions can also be seen in the pages of Generation Next and occasionally in the Neighbors or Sports sections of the New Mexican. His blog will include a selection from these writings.
Reader Blogs on FreeNewMexican.com:
Our own readers come to the fore with direct contributions to the site! Our reader blogs these days:
- Stefan Dill's Bollywood blog A web producer for KOAT-TV and a musician whose instrument of choice is the Indian Sarod, Stefan looks at India's film industry and the country's other rapidly shifting cultural and economic changes. Stefan, BTW, is now officially a 'Bollywooder' with his participation as Music Director for the production "Birth of a Pillow' (produced/written/directed by Kolkata-based filmmaker and author Sharmy Pandey). Thanks to Stefan, the film's US premiere was at the 2006 Santa Fe Film Festival. http://www.norumba.com Stefan Dill's music work site. (Not hosted by The New Mexican.)
- Charles Streeper on Nuclear Nonproliferation a recent frequent commentor and a 2007 MA Candidate in Nonproliferation Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Charles will bring some grounded and knowledgeable insight to volatile global hotspots. Charles took a brief hiatus from the blog in August, but is returning mid to late October.
- Eric Scott: Edgerobics Edge gives us the following preview: Through different literary techniques, I will hope to stimulate the inner activists in each reader and provide links enabling those who wish to make a difference. This blog will be a full time awareness campaign. It will strive for fairness and balance. It will be very political. It's purpose will be to change what is wrong and promote what is working by providing access, information, and support via the internet.
- Carmen Quintana's blog Carmen is a native of Santa Fe, the founder of La Herencia en Santa Fe and an activitist on behalf of land grants and treaty rights.
- Devin Green's blog Devin combs the net for alternative headlines you may not find anywhere else.
Reader blogs (external) These are blogs outside of the FreeNewMexican.com system by our regular readers:
Rubink Daniel Cooke sent us this rathter self-deprecating link: "Its mostly useless news and a few opinions but it does cover some art news and some Santa Fe/Eldorado/NM news as well".
http://bigblueglobe.blogspot.com/ Tom Hamman's concise and well photographed travel blog of the southwest, based in Santa Fe and spiralling outward. He also ventures as far afield as Antarctica and New Zealand.
Duke City Fix Chantal Foster is a regular contributor to Albuquerque's truly communal weblog about exploring life in Albuquerque. A good read especially for those who venture south.
Eideard Ed Campbell's full - scale blog.
Nava Ade Residents Reader Bruce Baillie created a blog for the residents of Nava Ade home owners association. His impetus is the demise of the Nava Ade website's forum. As Bruce says, "there are only two other places to be heard and that is the Board meetings, where you are limited to 2 minutes, or you also can speak at the Homeowners meetings, if you want to stand in front of a large group and sound like a whiner."
The Evangelical Ecologist Don Bosch is a a Defense Department environmentalist living in San Diego. Spent a year in Yuma. Typically covers ecology and environmental policy affecting folks in the Southwest U.S., from an evangelical perspective, and also covers national/global eco-issues as well. As his site succinctly describes it: "a Christian Ecoblog - 'Cause the world isn't ours to mess up. [Ps 24:1]".
Reader Jen Waller offers a couple of blogs: Bumper Sticker Rant covers pictures and commentary of bumperstickers from the Santa Fe area, while http://www.geocities.com/phoenixwaller/ and http://phoenixwaller.blogspot.com/ document personal interests, writings, and postings of a novel in progress.
Have a blog? Send us your links!
Other Santa Fe area blogs
http://www.hiphopvoterproject.blogspot.com/ Julia Goldberg is the editor of the Santa Fe Reporter, the city's weekly. Her blog started as a voter education project but evolved into her "personal, sometimes newsy musings". She likes to keep a watchful eye on us, and also predicted we wouldn't list her blog. We're happy to surprise her, and we'll be watching as well.
Cocoposts Musings on "Albuquerque People, Places, Politics and Planning".
Errors of Enchantment Matthew Mitchell, a research economist with the Rio Grande Foundation, spearheads this blog on politics, economics and public policy in NM.
http://santafelibrary.blogspot.com/ A nice blog from the city's public library , with area literary events, new arrivals, reviews, etc.
http://larrycalloway.com/ Larry covered New Mexico politics and government for 10 years with the Associated Press.
Roundhouse Report Kate Nash of the Albuquerque Tribune puts the Duke city perspective on Santa Fe politics.
http://newmexiken.com/ "Half Wisdom · Half Whimsy · Half Wit"
http://www.marioburgos.com/ "Clear thinking and straight talk from the top of a mountain." Businessman and political candidate Mario Burgos surveys New Mexico politics.
New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan A former political reporter turned PR consultant, Monahan is a well-known presence on the New Mexico political and media scene.
http://www.democracyfornewmexico.com/ Political activism by former Dean supporters.
