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New Mexico Senator and El Paso resident Albert Fall has been attributed to the phrase “fall guy” for his role in the 1922 Teapot Dome Scandal.

Teapot Dome rock near Midwest Recently, President Biden approved taking oil out of the strategic oil reserves to help reduce gas prices in the United States. Early in the 20th century, the U.S. Navy obtained most of its fuel oil from coal. President Taft, to ensure that the Navy would alway

Distinguished Professor Paul Hutton from The University of New Mexico Department of History was recently presented with the True Westerner of the Year Award from True West magazine. Hutton is known for his work in the film and television industry and he has been the go-to expert for local media in stories involving historic New Mexico characters. Paul Hutton's True Westerner award In an article about Hutton receiving the award, True West magazine cited Hutton’s massive body of work in film, TV, books, magazines and museums, as well as his teaching career and his tenures with the Western H...

Forum, Feb. 20: Granite Staters about to feel consequences Published: 2/19/2021 10:00:14 PM Modified: 2/19/2021 10:00:12 PM Granite Staters about to feel consequences Winners say “elections have consequences.” My party was not a winner this last time in New Hampshire, but rest assured, there will be consequences. With the Trumpian Republican Party in control of the state’s legislative, executive and judicial branches, the following things are about to happen: ■ A budget will pass that will severely downshift costs to the property tax, and onto the people who pay it. ■ Women’s ...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Albert Fall, a former New Mexico state Senator who went on to become U.S. Secretary of Interior, played a central role in the Teapot Dome scandal a century ago. (Source: Library of Congress) Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal It has been 100 years since little-noticed, no-bid oil leases in Wyoming and California were engineered by then-Secretary of Interior and former New Mexico Senator Albert B...