The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from August 2002

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from August 2002

Bear backer blasts hunt.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 There are only about 60 bears in the Sandias and Manzanos, and more hunts would be a 'disaster,' an activist says. Jan Hayes thinks the black bears in the Sandia and Manzano...

THE UNION LABEL.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 The union label Counting on 'The List' to help elect candidates sympathetic to workers' issues and causes, labor leaders take an active role in election campaigns Brian Condit...

5 city schools fail in study of kindergartens.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Five-year-olds came into Eric Kasten's kindergarten classroom unable to hold a pencil to paper. He sent them off nine months later reading, writing and counting to 30 and higher. ...

Tristani vs. Domenici race quietly heating up.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Thomas Hargrove HARGROVET@shns.com / (202) 408-2703 VOTE 2002 WASHINGTON Political oddsmakers in both major parties and the news media have already written off Albuquerque's Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici's campaign for a...

Man, 33, charged with kidnapping and rape.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Police have charged an Albuquerque man with rape after a woman reported she was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and burned with a butane torch, according to court records. ...

Rio hopes center boosts parent involvement.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Some schools ask you to bring books, a lunch and No. 2 pencils. At Rio Grande High School, they're hoping you'll bring the family. With the opening of its new Family...

Father gets 15 years in beating of daughter.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 A 22-year-old Albuquerque man has received the maximum sentence for bashing his 7-month-old daughter's face with a gun in what one court official called one of the worst...

DonTrell Moore says he's ready for Lobo debut.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 There's been a lot of steam gathering inside University of New Mexico redshirt freshman running back DonTrell Moore over the past year. Moore says that with each of three injuries in...

This one's for James.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 About 50 of the city's police officers will run the Duke City Marathon in memory of a colleague who died of cancer Police Officer Michael King's game plan for the Duke City...

Cost of talking smack: priceless.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: John O'Rourke Commentary There's a sum of money that Jack Frissina says will ease the pain he and his boxer son, Pete, feel at being passed over so Albuquerque's Danny Romero can fight for a world championship. Let's say...

Tribune announces sports picks contest.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Tribune readers will have a stake this season in following the Sports staff's weekly NFL picks, published every Saturday. We're inviting you to join us. Readers can take part in the Krystal's Challenge, with...

Carbs, rest,smart pace help make race easier.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Thomas Weiler tweiler@abqtrib.com / 823-3665 DUKE CITY MARATHON Now that your weeks, and maybe months, of hard training are behind you, it's finally race day. You've put in a lot of work, but in order to run your best...

Despite overtime, Eldorado keeps its winning ways.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 SANTA ANA PUEBLO Before the start of the soccer season, Eldorado coach Vladi Stanojevic predicted that Matt Welk-Walters would make a name for himself. The junior forward wasted...

Will CART keep taking act on the road?(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Byline: Charles Googe Commentary Imagine CART racing at Monza, Italy. Or Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. Seventhgear.com speculated after last weekend's success in Montreal, CART might be visiting more Formula One venues. Of course,...

EDITORIAL.(Weekend)
August 31, 2002... Check with Congress, not a lawyer, on Iraq Strictly speaking, President Bush has the authority to invade Iraq without specific, new approval by Congress, and one reason is a law intended as a roadblock to overeager administrations, the...

Freshman class sets UNM record.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 If college students were graded on finding their textbooks and classrooms, Lindsey Waltemeyer probably would have failed. Waltemeyer, a University of New Mexico freshman,...

LOSING THE LOTTERY.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Iliana Limon ilimon@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Enrollment is up at UNM, but low-income students miss their chances for free tuition, Harvard study says The state's Lottery to Success Scholarship touted as a way to give all high...

Takeovers would squeeze APS budget.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Albuquerque Public Schools will allocate money away from administration and into the operation of four failing schools no matter who winds up running them, an APS administrator says. ...

Koch says GOP backed Demo primary candidates.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 VOTE 2002 State Democratic Party Chairman Jamie Koch is accusing Republican political operatives of manipulating four Democratic primary races. Koch said Democratic...

Police: Shooting was gang-related.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 A shooting that seriously injured a Valley High School freshman was clearly gang-related, police said today. A verbal altercation at Wednesday's lunch period between two gangs...

City to void permit for adult cabaret sign.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 City officials plan to rescind a sign permit approved Monday for an "adult amusement" facility near the Big-I. Vic Chavez, head of the city's Planning Department, said he'll let Eclipse...

Zing Go The Strings.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jan Jonas jjonas@abqtrib.com / 823-3627 If they can raise the money, Paul Kiro, 72, and Sam Antonio, 82, have a perfect target: Represent the United States in archery at the World Masters Games in Australia. Hold the bow at...

JAN'S MAILBOX.(Evening)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jan Jonas Sharon Gordon, a construction trades major and president of both the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute and New Mexico chapters of Skills USA, won its True Leader award. It is the highest honor bestowed by the...

Ban smoking in city's restaurants and bars.(Evening)(Editorial)
August 29, 2002... EDITORIAL Nearly 40 years after the first U.S. surgeon general's landmark report on the life-threatening health effects of smoking, many bars and restaurants in Albuquerque still are hazardous to your health. Now, an Albuquerque...

Boy shot after Valley campus fight.(Midday)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Valley High School was taking every precaution this morning after a fight that started on campus ended with a 14-year-old freshman boy being shot in the face about a block away....

Faulty cell doors delay new metro jail opening.(Midday)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Some cell doors won't close properly, so the new lockup still can't open. A new glitch in the electrical system at the $85 million Metropolitan Detention Center will delay the opening...

DNA links suspect to rape of 92-year-old.(Midday)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 A match in the national DNA database for criminals has enabled Albuquerque police to make an arrest in the case of a 92-year-old woman who said she was repeatedly raped in a local...

Blunders lead Lobos to revamp defense.(Sports Extra)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 The University of New Mexico defense is designed to confuse its opponents. But much to the chagrin of defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall, his players were the ones befuddled by...

Once a skinny walk-on, 'Cat wants to be Lobo-killer.(Sports Extra)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary If Weber State's Matt McFadden weren't the Lobos' enemy for a day, it wouldn't be difficult to find yourself pulling for this Utah kid come Saturday. McFadden is one of those rags-to-riches stories...

Scrappy Mustangs aim to topple the big guys.(Sports Extra)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 West Mesa football coach Alfredo Martinez stands about 6-3, and jokes that his stomach extends out about the same length. A couple of assistants have similar blocky builds and...

Holding an Advantage.(Sports Extra)
August 29, 2002... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 High school soccer preview Because of its ideal weather, club systems and facilities, Albuquerque has earned respect in big-school soccer realms College scouts searching for...

Size ups of the area's Class 4A-5A teams.(Sports Extra)
August 29, 2002... ACADEMY CHARGERS BOYS Coach: Pete Clinch (119-40-6,entering ninth season) 2001: 17-3, 7-0; District 3-4A champs; state champs (move to 4-4A this year) Key returning players: Junior goalkeeper Lee Swiderek, senior...

DNA links man to rape case.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 The man's profile was found in an FBI database and was used to connect him to the rape and beating of a 92-year-old nursing home resident. A match in the national DNA database...

LAKES FIRE.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 A dozen crews toil to contain the fire as evacuated residents suffer heavy hearts Nearly 4,000 acres consumed LA CUEVA Erik Anderson could tell stories all day about the 1,000-acre...

Domenici campaign wants Chavez on bandwagon.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 VOTE 2002 Even after recruiting three out of every four New Mexico mayors to support his re-election bid, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici was still trying to lasso the biggest name...

APS official: District will likely back Planned Growth Strategy.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Susie Gran GRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 The Planned Growth Strategy, a blueprint for the city's expansion, will likely win endorsement from the Albuquerque Board of Education early next month. The strategy, currently being...

Parties look to their benches for fill-in candidates.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Republicans and Democrats are looking for party loyalists to replace candidates on the general-election ballot. Bernalillo County Republicans this morning chose Rory Ogle to...

More cell-door problems plague jail.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 First they wouldn't lock properly, and now some of them won't even close. Some cell doors won't close properly, so the new lockup still can't open. A new glitch in the electrical...

UNM cornerbacks on the spot.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Continued failure in pass defense could force Lobos to alter their game plan, Rocky Long says If the University of New Mexico cornerbacks don't play better against Weber State on...

Frequently flying fish favor their Iso-Dukes.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary The Florida Marlins are sick of Canada. OK, that's a slight exaggeration. What the Marlins are really sick of are the expensive airfares and difficult connections that come with having the Calgary...

African fullback powers Cougars.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Kwame Yeboah's hometown of Kumasi, Ghana, isn't so different from New Mexico. The climate's about the same. And size-wise, Yeboah says, his small town in West Africa reminds him...

Baskett says he's OK to play, but doctors have the final say.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Lobos wide receiver Hank Baskett says he's waiting for the go-ahead from University of New Mexico doctors to begin physical activity again. Baskett collided with another player in...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
August 28, 2002... Nyman's finding shows science needs freedom May Nyman's unexpected discovery of a potential AIDS remedy in the glop clogging nuclear-waste filters is an American triumph a testament to the virtues of freeing the scientific imagination....

Fire holds fast in Jemez wildland.(Midday)
August 28, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 As a dozen crews work to contain the 3,000-acre fire, scores of evacuated residents are left with heavy hearts. LA CUEVA Erik Anderson could tell stories all day about the 1,000-acre...

Extreme thirst bullies forest.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Iliana Limon ilimon@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 The blaze rumbling through the Jemez Mountains is so rare this late in August that National Park Service employees don't recall one like it during the past 100 years. "Conditions...

APS scrambles to create own school rescue.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Parents from four struggling schools may soon have an option put before them: stick with Albuquerque Public Schools or let a private firm run their school. That's the proposal...

Up and away: Eclipse boss, jet flying high.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Fly the plane, look at the data and tweak, tweak, tweak. Now that Eclipse Aviation's first Eclipse 500 jet has flown, the company will settle into a 15-month tango with the...

Warning on the greens.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 A lightning sensor and siren are helping to keep Albuquerque golfers safe Flash! "One-one-thousand, two-one-thousand, three-one-thousand, four-one-thousand,...

West Side school grapples with severe crowding.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Principal Nancy Lacher watched as the new housing subdivisions popped up around her West Side school. What she didn't anticipate was her school turning into a community of its own...

Zoo's program lends a helping fin to minnow - and us.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary Inside a warehouse-sized building at the Rio Grande Zoo, silvery minnows skitter against the man-made current in a plastic pool. Bigger than an eyelash but smaller than a finger, each one is a dab on a...

Our Lady has layover in Albuquerque church.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Aubrey Hovey TRIBUNE REPORTER Spanish hymns filled the room, there was no place to sit, and Indian dancers carried offerings of decorative breads and fruit baskets to a 9-foot holy woman. Loretta Madrid could find space only...

City Council deals with lawsuits against police.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The Albuquerque City Council held a special meeting to take fast action to protect the city against three lawsuits now in the court system involving citizens who were injured by police...

Injured Tapia cuts next fight.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: John O'Rourke jorourke@abqtrib.com / 823-3665 Boxer Johnny Tapia's planned bout next month at Santa Ana Star Casino is off, a casino executive said today. Tapia had planned to fight Sept. 6 against an opponent who had not...

At Menaul it's all in the family.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 TOURING FOOTBALL CAMPS Menaul Panthers Opener: Tucumcari, Friday, Tomlinson Field, Albuquerque 2001: 7-4, second place in District 4-2A, lost in state Class 2A...

Knipfing crafted a life of family and work.(Evening)(Obituary)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Iliana Limon ilimon@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Richard "Dick" Knipfing Sr. loved letting his hands provide for his family taking pride in the fruit of hard work. The World War II veteran and longtime Albuquerque resident died...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Remember those who died for our freedom As they have in the past, at faraway places with names such as Bataan, Normandy, Iwo Jima and Khe Sanh, New Mexicans this year have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. They have done...

If these trees could talk, they'd recall our cherished moments.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary You've gotta see it, Terry Hicks says. "There's this great tree. I don't know which school it's at. It's over in the presidential-streets section," she says of the Adams-Jefferson-Madison part of...

APS wrestling to save failures without state.(Midday)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Albuquerque Public Schools has added its own school-privatization option to plans it will present to the state Department of Education in an effort to keep local control of four failing...

Official: Winter will kill West Nile virus.(Midday)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The West Nile virus got to New Mexico at the right time, says entomologist Rudy Bueno. He means the time when the potentially fatal virus has the lowest chance being spread by...

CORRECTIONS.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... A story on the Aug. 15 Neighborhood Trib cover should have stated that Jeffrey Griffith was named outstanding graduate of his class at the University of Phoenix, and he is a licensed marriage and family therapist. The cutline under his photo...

Judge asked to unseal documents in case against New Mexico priest.(Evening)
August 27, 2002... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Sealed documents, at least portions of them, in a highly secretive case against a Roman Catholic priest could finally become public if a state district judge rules they...

Labs yield potential AIDS therapy.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 BRIGHT IDEA A potential AIDS treatment has been floating around in the most unusual place. It has been clogging nuclear waste filters at the Department of Energy. May...

FRUITFUL PROSPECTS FOR NEW MEXICO.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... They're sweet. They're delectable. They're . . . a potential New Mexico cash crop? Strawberries. Who knew? A New Mexico State University project is testing types of strawberries that could do well in the cool and dry climate of...

Eclipse says first flight of new jet successful.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield dmayfield@abqtrib.com / 823-3620 A test pilot today lifted an Eclipse 500 jet into flight for the first time, company officials said. The airplane, the first one manufactured, flew in clear skies at the...

Romero, Wilson talk business, schools, taxes.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Iliana Limon ilimon@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 VOTE 2002 Audience members in the back of a crowded Northeast Albuquerque union hall kept pestering 1st Congressional District hopeful Richard Romero to speak up. The state...

West Nile should skip city, officials say.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 City Environmental Health officials don't expect the West Nile virus to hit Albuquerque this year. Next season is "when we really have to monitor the mosquito population," Rudy Bueno,...

Domenici continues to find favor in a room full of Dems.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos Commentary POLITICAL NOTEBOOK MORIARTY It shouldn't be surprising that U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici was shopping for votes in Torrance County. While registered Democrats still outnumber Republicans here, GOP...

Flames devour trailer on I-40.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Aubrey Hovey ahovey@abqtrib.com / 823-3624 When Eddy Morris looks back on his most recent trip to Albuquerque, he'll remember a pretty expensive highway cookout. "I stopped to have a barbecue in Albuquerque," Morris said...

U.S. Commerce official: N.M. relies on trade.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 President Bush's new trade promotion authority can only help New Mexico's economy, U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans said today. Evans was at Albuquerque Technical Vocational...

Strange substance migh talso purge nuclear waste.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com 823-3678 A Department of Energy discovery of a material that could potentially treat AIDS could also help problems close to home. Sandia National Laboratories researcher May Nyman has...

Council to mull lawyers' contract for 3 police cases.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The City Council will hold a special meeting tonight to consider a contract to hire private attorneys to handle three Albuquerque Police Department misconduct cases. Mayor Martin...

Kirtland squadron affected.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Jan Jonas jjonas@abqtrib.com / 823-3627 Today's extension of active-duty time served by Air Force National Guard units involved all members of the 150th Security Forces Squadron based at Kirtland Air Force Base, said guard...

N.M. center tests some berry good ideas.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 New Mexico State University says it has struck red gold for local farmers strawberry crops. The university is investigating the best types of strawberries and other fruit to...

Surprises can crop up in plant genetics.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com823-3678 Some of the best crops tested at the Alcalde Sustainable Research Center don't come from anywhere near New Mexico. The center doesn't create new types of plants but rather...

ALMANAC.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... HEALTH CARE Judy Paull has joined Presbyterian Healthcare Services as director of behavioral health. Paull, a clinical nurse specialist with 29 years of health-care experience, will oversee clinical and operational functions for...

VistaCare increases size with merger.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Tribune staff VistaCare has purchased Albuquerque's Sandia Hospice center in a deal that doubles the amount of patients VistaCare can handle in Albuquerque. Sandia was a locally owned hospice center that served the...

The long journey Begins.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Eclipse Aviation says it's well prepared to pass Federal Aviation Administration certification and get its six-seat jet plane off the ground If Dale Klapmeier had known how...

IN BRIEF.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Tribune staff Rio Grande Air will add a third daily flight from Albuquerque to Taos for the fall, beginning Sept. 15, the company said. The new flights will bring Rio Grande's total to 39 weekly flights to Taos. The company...

SHOP TALK.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield Title: Owner. Company: Paintball Guns-N-Stuff at 6301 Fourth St. N.W. The company sells paint-ball guns and accessories, such as paint balls, CO2 cartridges, camouflage clothing and more. Number of...

TVs, beds and more: Kennel offers TLC to man's best friend.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield Commentary RETAIL BUZZ Larry and Rita Challenger recently opened a new kennel in Rio Rancho, but it's not your average dog (boarding) house. Zoey's TLC Bed and Breakfast for Dogs & Cats, at 114 Industrial...

City businesswoman elected to national development board.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF An Albuquerque woman has been elected to the board of the National Association of Development Companies. "For the first time, a New Mexican will have direct input in framing discussion of regulatory issues that...

SITESEEING.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg A critical look at New Mexico businesses on the Net Company: Public Service Company of New Mexico Designer: In-house Web address: www.pnm.com Content: PNM's Web site redesign should please customers. It's easy...

PNM call center doesn't take employee morale sitting down.(Albuquerque Business)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Sometimes, it's all about the chair. When you spend the bulk of your day parked in front of a computer and a phone, a seat can become a mighty important piece of equipment. ...

TRAINING DAY.(Evening)
August 26, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 The Lobos can't afford any more of them after N.C. State debacle It's time to grow up. That's what University of New Mexico football coach Rocky Long says about his Lobos, who...