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Uninsured Motorists in New Mexico – The MVD Insurance Identification Database
This is the first in a three-part series on the challenges involved with accurately measuring uninsured motorists in New Mexico. Part One focuses on the “Drive Insured” program implemented by the State of New Mexico. In Part Two we analyze the methodology of the Insurance Research Council study of uninsured motorists using accident data. Part Three concludes with a comparison of the two sources of UM percentages and attempt to explain the large differences in their respective results.
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Uninsured Motorists – The Curious Case of New Mexico
This is the third installment of a three-part series on the challenges involved with accurately measuring uninsured motorists in New Mexico. Parts One and Two focused on the “Drive Insured” program implemented by the State of New Mexico and the methodology of the Insurance Research Council study of uninsured motorists using accident data. Part Three concludes with a comparison of the two sources of UM percentages and some possible explanations for the large differences in their respective results.
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The Dangers of Sports Celebrity Idolatry
Mass media has helped to perpetuate the public’s infatuations with sports celebrities. For example, sports biographies for children remain popular. Sports celebrities often are depicted as bigger than life. Sports celebrities are more than entertainers; they are expected to uphold their culture’s values and morals. When the moral legacies of sport celebrities act inappropriately, young fans may come to accept and emulate aberrant behaviors. Notwithstanding Charles Barkley’s well-known protestations, sports role models can shape young admirers’ attitudes and behaviors.
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Talking Points
The Las Cruces economy is on the edge of recession, with job growth at 0.0 percent and with unemployment up 1.9 percent since last year. But even with a looming recession, the City still is doing better than the national and state economies. A turn round local depends on a recovery in the national economy.
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