Dana
>Great news!
>
>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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