Entries Tagged as 'Paul Gessing'

The Koch Brothers: Corporate Wizards of Oz

August 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

By Arthur Alpert
The Aug. 30 New Yorker story “Covert Operations,” Jane Mayer’s chronicle of the Koch brothers’ “war against Obama,” is worth reading.
Mayer may overstate the power of those wealthy far right activists, but she does support her hypothesis with evidence and – here’s our local angle – the article casts some (incidental) light on [...]

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The Journal Can Take A Hint

May 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

By Tracy Dingmann
Could it be that the editors of the Albuquerque Journal have actually taken a suggestion from ABQJournalWatch.com?
Maybe.
Because today (May 13) there was a guest opinion piece about tax lightning on the paper’s editorial page written by Micha Gisser, professor emeritus of economics at the University of New Mexico and senior fellow at the [...]

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Journal Has A Soft Spot for Local Ultra-Conservatives

April 20th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

By Tracy Dingmann
Journal readers should probably tote a scorecard when they peruse the paper’s editorial page these days – because they really need one to keep track of all the local ultra-conservative writers and groups that have found such a cozy and welcoming home there.
Here’s the latest example: On April 19, the Journal carried a [...]

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Back To The Future With Marita K. Noon

December 1st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Uncategorized

By Tracy Dingmann
I honestly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry at the simplistic editorial about energy by frequent guest commentator Marita K. Noon in Monday’s Albuquerque Journal.
I understand that, as head of the energy trade booster group Citizens Alliance for Responsible Energy, Noon’s “Energy Use Makes Holiday’s Go Round” (subscription required) is supposed [...]

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