Javier Lozano is the magistrate in Columbus, N.M. About the Mexican drug war in nearby Palomas, “I tell people: Please don’t get too concerned about your safety. They don’t care about you. The only thing that can happen is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Don Bartletti / Los Angeles TimesBorder Drug War Is Too Close For Comfort -- L.A. Times
Tiny Columbus, N.M., a haven for baby boomer retirees seeking cheap living, small-town values and solitude, can't quite believe that a bloody brawl has broken out on its doorstep.
Reporting from Columbus, N.M. -- The day began gently here on the U.S.-Mexico border. The cold, starry sky gave way to the orange smile of a sunrise.
Over at the Pancho Villa Cafe, short-order cook Maria Gutierrez whipped up her egg and chopped tortilla special. Down the street, Martha Skinner, still in her housecoat, brewed a pot of coffee for guests at her bed and breakfast. Her husband, the local judge, walked two blocks to his courtroom to hear the week's entire caseload: one pet owner cited for keeping her dog chained up, another for allowing her dog off-leash.
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More News On The Cartel Wars In Mexico
Drug violence spins Mexico toward 'civil war' -- CNN
Mexican Leader Vows to Press Fight Against Cartels -- Washington Post
Drug Tie Seen to Protests in Mexico -- New York Times
Reality intrudes on drug war -- Washington Times
Official: Toll understated for slain Americans -- Houston Chronicle
Drug violence mars Mexico city -- BBC
Death threats against police appear in border city -- AP
Protests may be Mexican drug cartels' latest tactic to fight military presence -- Dallas News
Drug Tie Seen to Protests in Mexico -- New York Times