BTW I was in Albuquerque last night for all of 25 minutes - just long enough to "dash" off the plane, buy a sandwich, get back on
(you don't really "dash" much with a cane <ha>)
:-)
-Ben
>I think my faith in democracy has just been restored.
>
>I have not talked about this here before as it seemed a foregone conclusion
>and very far afield for most of you, but... we just had an election here in
>Albuquerque.
>
>Masquerading as "road improvements" was a measure on the ballot which would
>have put a four-lane road through the middle of a national monument, which
>is, incidentally, sacred to a dozen or so Native American groups, and
>contains thousands of prehistoric rock paintings. The costs were also
>rather high as the city declined to seek federal matching funds --- would
>have required an environmental impact statement :P
>
>And it was defeated at the polls. Wow :) Who'd have thunk it? Either people
>have started thinking, or the ones who do came out to vote. Either way, I
>am very glad to see it.
>
>Just had to share :) the news just hit my inbox.
>
>Dana
>
>
>You sing a song while sittin' at a red light -Jonny Lang
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