Rape and torture are not uncommon themes. Clerks will sell it to children without batting an eye. Journal investigative reporter Thomas J. Cole explores this macabre music and culture in a two-part series. The widening of 118 miles of N.M. 44 from San Ysidro to the Four Corners area is the biggest road project in New Mexico history. The Johnson administration says its plan is so innovative it could change the way states handle highway construction projects.
Critics call it a disaster in the making.
The nursing home industry has mounted an intense lobbying and public relations campaign for increased Medicare funding. This series by Journal investigative reporter Thom Cole shows it's not that simple. Russia has been both our ally and mortal enemy this century. Americans breathed a sigh of relief as the Cold War ended, the Soviet Union disintegrated and Russians embraced elections and capitalism. But reforms have stumbled badly and Russia has been plunged into economic chaos.