Articles from the October 1, 2011 edition

Twenty thousand motorcycles were coming, but despite that vroom-vroom until two in the morning and beyond, our hip but sleepy village inspired wanderlust for brighter lights. Just my luck. Baking under the Phoenix sun, we get word Ruidoso is suddenly the news hotspot of New Mexico. TV trucks running around, reporters hustling here and there with serious faces and live microphones. (Albuquerque TV was soon to forsake us, enamored by the firing of New Mexico Lobo football coach Mike Locksley. Listen to this. One news station...

Freedom New Mexico SAN ANTONIO — So far, Eastern New Mexico University’s soccer teams are hanging around at or near the top of the Lone Star Conference standings. On Friday, both tied with Incarnate Word to stay in contention. The ENMU men (4-2-3, 2-0-1 LSC) stayed on top of the LSC standings with a 1-1 tie against the fifth-ranked Cardinals (6-1-1, 1-0-1). Meantime, the ENMU women (4-3-3, 2-1-3) stayed tied for second with UIW (4-1-4, 2-1-3) after battling the Cardinals to a 0-0 standoff. Junior defender Michael S...