SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN, NM - Gov. Bill Richardson was applauded near the
end of his State of the State address when he announced he not only
supports renovation on U.S. 666 in northwestern New Mexico, but he's
working to change the name. Rhonda Faught, the state Highway and
Transportation Department secretary designate, said Tuesday she would
immediately begin the process of changing the name. "It has negative
connotations," she said in a written statement. "It also discourages
tourism and economic development in the area." For those not familiar
with the Book of Revelations - or heavy-metal music - the number 666 is
associated with the Anti-Christ.