{"id":38167,"date":"2012-03-21T11:49:28","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=38167"},"modified":"2012-03-21T11:51:45","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T17:51:45","slug":"on-nmpolitics-nets-sixth-birthday-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2012\/03\/on-nmpolitics-nets-sixth-birthday-gratitude\/","title":{"rendered":"On NMPolitics.net\u2019s sixth birthday, gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_38168\"  class=\"wp-caption module image alignright\" style=\"max-width: 175px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38168\" title=\"BlogPic2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/BlogPic24.jpg\" alt=\"Heath Haussamen\" width=\"175\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heath Haussamen<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Thank you for being a part of the NMPolitics.net community. Without you this site wouldn\u2019t exist.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2006\/03\/boykin-drops-out-but-republicans-have-bigger-problems-and-apodaca%E2%80%99s-out-too\/\" target=\"_blank\">Six years ago<\/a> today I started this news website as little blog called Heath Haussamen on New Mexico Politics.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s grown into a site that focuses less on local issues in Do\u00f1a Ana County (though I still try) and more on state political and government issues, and national issues from a New Mexico viewpoint.<\/p>\n<p>And the site has grown. In February it had almost 22,000 unique visitors and more than 122,000 page views.<\/p>\n<p>The recent recognition from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2011\/07\/haussamen-named-one-of-politico%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%9850-to-watch%E2%80%99\/\" target=\"_blank\">Politico<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/2011\/12\/trade-publication-features-nmpolitics-net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia Journalism Review<\/a>, frankly, makes me a little uncomfortable \u2013 I\u2019ve never been one to seek out that type of attention \u2013 but it\u2019s gratifying.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, I remain humbled that so many people get news and information from NMPolitics.net and participate in the discussion with us on this site and on Facebook and Twitter. Thank you for being a part of the NMPolitics.net community! Without you this site wouldn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to expand your involvement with NMPolitics.net, there\u2019s lots you can do:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Like us <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nmpolitics\" target=\"_blank\">on Facebook<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Follow me <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/haussamen\" target=\"_blank\">on Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Get our headlines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/get-nmpolitics-net-by-e-mail\/\" target=\"_blank\">via e-mail<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/advertising-on-this-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">Advertise<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/contribute\" target=\"_blank\">Make a donation<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/commentary-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a commentary<\/a> for possible publication.<\/li>\n<li>Provide feedback.\u00a0 You can e-mail me at <a href=\"mailto:heath@haussamen.com\">heath@haussamen.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once again, thanks for letting me run this site. I love what I do, and it\u2019s you who lets me do it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/haussamen\" target=\"_blank\">Haussamen bio<\/a>\u00a0\u2502\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/category\/haussamen-columns\" target=\"_blank\">Commentary archives<\/a>\u00a0\u2502\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpolitics.net\/index\/category\/haussamen-columns\/feed\" target=\"_blank\">Feed<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for being a part of the NMPolitics.net community! 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