Monthly Archives: May 2020

The Civil War’s New Mexico sideshow

The American Civil War was fought in New Mexico. It was, really, though most histories make no mention of the Confederate invasion in 1862 and its two significant battles. It was a bizarre little sideshow. I’ve been a Civil War … Continue reading

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Kid reporter at City Hall

“Hey, we don’t have any coverage of City Hall. Is it okay if I set up a news beat?” “Sure, kid, go ahead, “my editor replied.  I was a journalism student working part-time and summers at the Austinite, a weekly newspaper … Continue reading

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