The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from August 2004

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from August 2004

DAT receives mixed reviews.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Most business owners say the Downtown Action Team keeps the city core safe and clean, but it hasn't stimulated economic growth enough. Many businesses give the Downtown Action Team a...

Some fear voter ID problems.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 New Mexico election officials and those from the state's Democratic Party are predicting plenty of problems should a judge's decision to require identification from some...

22 APS schools labeled struggling.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 The principal at Ernie Pyle Middle School says state ratings have not hurt her campus, and she doesn't expect an exodus of students over the latest label. Ernie Pyle received a...

CORRECTIONS.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... See story."Council buddies draw a line in the rock over Paseo," 08/28/2004 page A2. A Saturday column by Editor Phill Casaus should have identified Michael Cadigan's City Council district as District 5.

Pit bull viciously attacks man.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Unidentified man is critical after dog bites off his genitals; animal on the loose Police and Animal Control Services are looking for a dangerous dog that seriously injured a...

Temporary fix made to city parking garage.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 City officials are still scratching their heads after finding a car had crashed into a wall on the roof of a Downtown parking garage. Mayoral aide Ed Adams says he isn't sure exactly...

Wilson, Romero agree on at least two debates.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The candidates for the 1st Congressional District have set a schedule for debates, according to press releases issued by both sides. Incumbent Rep. Heather Wilson, an Albuquerque Republican, and her Democratic...

APS will provide transportation for students.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Albuquerque Public Schools announced the district will provide transportation this school year for students transferring to another school under the federal No Child Left...

Season ticket sales a record for Lobos.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Football A UNM athletics official says aggressive advertising of the team led to the increase. University of New Mexico fans rabidly whipped Howl Towels in the air last...

Lobos want to kick '03 to curb.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary Soccer The "MUFLY" T-shirts usually don't have a place in college athletics. That's kids' stuff a high school slogan. But if a University of New Mexico team ever had reasons to shoulder the...

Sandia Prep likes going against the big boys.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton Commentary Warning: spoilers ahead. If you're the type of person who doesn't like to know the ending of a movie before you've seen it, then don't read ahead about how Sandia Prep will win the Albuquerque Public...

Lobos in great shape, coach says.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Don Flanagan's players came back to school more than ready. "I'm really happy with them," said Flanagan, the University of New Mexico women's basketball...

We need a swift exit from Vietnam mire.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... EDITORIAL For what seems like an eternity, the presidential campaign has been detoured back to the future specifically, the Vietnam War. Whether the arguments are about swift boat veterans' exploits in Vietnam and the medals of John...

Candidates, we invite you to sit down with us.(Evening)
August 31, 2004... EDITORIAL The national elections are under way with a vengeance, and state and local contests are charging close behind. The Tribune, too, is jumping with both feet into the fray, by launching its political endorsement process. The...

Lobbyist Young was a cycling enthusiast.(Evening)(Obituary)
August 31, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Charles Alan Young had boundless energy as an athlete, a talent matched only by his skills as a lawyer, his friends say. The 54-year-old New Mexico lobbyist was killed Saturday...

LIVING IN GOD'S HOUSE.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 An ex-grad student has turned a notorious party spot into a Christian-living residence, intent on spreading the Bible's message but not cramming it down students' throats ...

Polk principal cheers test results.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Polk Middle School Principal Theresa Baca today praised her students who graduated from eighth grade in May. Their legacy is Polk's improved school rating now called a school...

BIRDMAN OF RIO GRANDE.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Arthur Simoni asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 Real-life*Role*Models A passion for ornithology landed Tom Smylie at the zoo, where he teaches crowds about avian species and the environment Peregrine falcons should be...

Order stayed on voter ID issue.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 A temporary restraining order that would require certain voters to show identification was put on hold today pending further arguments. State District Judge Robert L....

Republicans choose candidate for Ogle's seat.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Jimmie Hall, an Albuquerque Republican seeking to replace Rep. Rory Ogle, says domestic violence and education will be among his top priorities if elected. "We have to find some way to...

10 THINGS TO KNOW.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@ABQTRIB.COM/823-3675 1Adios: Ramon's Mexican Kitchen, a chile lovers' favorite, has closed. It reportedly was sold by the Llamas family to a Santa Fe restaurateur who plans to reopen as Adelita's restaurant....

VIVA, DIRECT.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Erik Siemers ESIEMERS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3674 Not having to stop at U.S. hubs before getting to Mexico would be a godsend, say city and state officials. But getting a carrier to do it that's no easy deal to land. Consider the...

More-inviting Sunport in works.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Erik Siemers ESIEMERS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3674 While state and city officials hunt for a market to support direct air service to Mexico, they're also making improvements to the Albuquerque International Sunport that could make the...

Almanac.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... INSURANCE Geri Everett was named August NAIFA Professional of the Month by the Central New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers. Everett, who is chapter president, is with The Guardian as...

Walk-on's work pays off with scholarship.(Evening)
August 30, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon Ilimon@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Curtis Pino pushed himself harder than ever before this summer. Somewhere between mowing lawns and shipping packages for an American Indian trading company, Pino worked out...

Hard to find.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger of the tribune Billy Clair Killingsworth drifter, drunkard, child rapist escaped from his New Mexico prison cell 24 years ago. This spring, he showed up in a peanut-steeped corner of Alabama. But, no,...

First-time voters may be required to show ID.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Some New Mexico voters could hear these unfamiliar words come Election Day: "May I see some ID?" That's unless Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron decides to appeal...

Fund crisis gets worse.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Teacher pensions board may seek fix The New Mexico Educational Retirement Board has changed its leadership as its financial crisis deepens. The money crunch has gotten so...

Council buddies draw a line in the rock over Paseo.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Phill Casaus Commentary They flank one another on the dais at Albuquerque City Council meetings, ingesting the drivel and drone that often makes local government what it really is: a weird cross between a junior high dance and a...

Ogle's father seeking his seat.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Rep. Rory Ogle's wife will not be in the running to replace her husband on the Nov. 2 ballot when the central committee of the Bernalillo County Republican Party meets today but Ogle's...

Gunshots punctuate Phoenix Night Club finale.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Wounded by a history of violence and complaints, the Phoenix Night Club was finished off by a few stray bullets. Early Friday morning, two men in a car shot at police in the...

Talk radio taking turn to left with Franken's arrival.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Starting Monday, Albuquerque radio listeners will be part of a nationwide experiment in talk radio. Air America Radio Network is coming to the Duke City on KABQ-AM (1350), owned by Clear Channel Radio. The...

Gold strikes: Beach star dazzles Duke City.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 PCL BASEBALL Misty May, for at least a while, has star power. The Olympic women's beach volleyball gold medal winner, along with teammate Kerri Walsh, has gigs scheduled on the...

UNM gets another chance to lure Aussie.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 BASKETBALL University of New Mexico men's basketball coach Ritchie McKay has at least one more chance to turn Australian post player Ben Allen from a would-be Lobo into a bona...

Being in final 10 all that matters.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Charles Googe Commentary AUTO RACING Jeff Gordon is back in the NASCAR points lead. But does it matter? Normally, this would be a big deal. I can see the headlines: "Gordon heading to fifth championship" or "Can Gordon be...

New coach ready to let kids step up What's new.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 First-year Bernalillo High School coach Emilio Brazil has a motto for his Spartans' football team. "No excuses, man no excuses," Brazil said. "That's our motto. Anything...

Young skipper represents link to past, firm vision for future.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 What's new Touring the camps: Bernalillo, Menaul Menaul coach Joe Marquez remembers the good ol' days, when high school players were tough as freeze-dried jerky. That...

Councilors pay raises needed for a dynamic city.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... TODAY'S EDITORIAL The idea of big raises for Albuquerque's city councilors probably won't be popular. So we take a deep breath before endorsing the proposal, which, in effect, will make the legislative position a full-time, professional...

Governor seeks 'sharing' with legislators.(Weekend)
August 28, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 The governor was in a "sharing and consultation mood," as he headed off to meet with Democratic legislators at the ski resort of Red River. Gov. Bill Richardson's goal is to...

Cheering SECTION.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Erik Siemers ESIEMERS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3674 Passions run high as a crowd 12,000 strong turns out to hear Bush's campaign message President Bush, fresh from a campaign stump speech at the Albuquerque Convention Center, was...

Jampacked crowd raises some concerns.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 For three hours, Harold Anderson, 81, and his wife, Peggy, 77, stood in the East Exhibition Hall of the Albuquerque Convention Center waiting to see the president of the United States....

Judge orders voters be ID'd.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Bernalillo County voters who registered through a third party and did not show identification when they registered will have to do so at the time they vote, a state District...

Reservists remember slain man.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 James Hogan's stunning death has left a swirl of sadness among the friends he made in the Naval Reserve. "We have a lot of reservists here who served under his command," said...

Audit puts attention on group.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Mayor calls for closer look as spending by Downtown Action Team questioned An audit report is raising several questions about the financial affairs of the Downtown Action Team, a...

Comic books captured Atomic Age.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Comic books began to reflect nuclear issues as well as helping shape public opinion about them even before Donald Duck invented a small atomic bomb that went "fut!" instead of...

A buzz kill: Coffee list was wrong.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Frank Zoretich Better latte than never: The Specialty Coffee Association of America has retracted its ranking of cities with the most coffee shops per capita. Albuquerque, as reported in The Tribune on Tuesday, was at No....

Oleksak rescuer meets prez.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Dave Biddinger will receive a medal for heroism next week, but he got a different kind of prize when he met President Bush. After stepping off Air Force One at Kirtland Air...

Button buyers like it straight.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. George W. Bush campaign buttons were a winner for vendors working the Albuquerque Convention Center during the president's rally, but the John Kerry flip-flop button was, well, a flop. Vendor Carl Polgar said...

Police say suspect had grudge over watch.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Arthur Simoni and Sue Vorenberg asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Monsignor Antonio Gonzales hopes and prays Ernest Jose Gallegos will surrender to police. But for now, Gonzales' pleas to a...

TV deal offers more exposure.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 MOUNTAIN WEST University of New Mexico women's basketball coach Don Flanagan said he feels his program is one of the best-kept secrets in the country. And when recruiting,...

A green Sartans team will take on blue chippers.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-8663 Touring the camps: St. Pius X If you think Lobos coach Rocky Long is throwing rookie quarterback Kole McKamey to the wolves with UNM's preconference schedule, think again. ...

'Topes playing a numbers game.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 With the Albuquerque Isotopes officially erased from the playoffs after a 5-4 loss to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in Isotopes Park, some players have personal goals and their careers...

Tackling Block Ranch.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. TRAILTALES Ollie Reed Jr.'s Trail Tales are stories rooted in the rich history and legends of New Mexico and the Southwest. Reed can be reached at oreed@abqtrib.com/823-3619. Remnants of the huge New...

A CONTEMPORARY DEATH?(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 The demise of Magnifico's Downtown gallery paints a bleak picture of Albuquerque's already pitiful support of abstract art, local artists say. But on a national level, it's a thriving...

It's time You went to . . .(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 An artist sees the Harwood Arts Center as a reasonably priced studio space. A parent knows it as a terrific place to enroll her children for a summer arts camp. A dancer...

FULL OF BEANS.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 A pint of pintos. Wine by the sip. Serenade on winds and strings. The Labor Day weekend offers these and more for the adventuresome. You've heard about that Labor Day...

Asado beckons inner carnivore, wallet.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Joline Glenn JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 REVIEW There's nothing that makes one feel more primordial than gnawing on lots of grilled meat, cut in hunks from huge skewers, still redolent of flame and fresh herbs. ...

Cheap eats.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 So much for "have it your way." No matter how you ask for it, a burger's still a burger and a pretty dull one at that. We'd rather opt for the plethora of choices at Christy's...

Next to ZERO.(Evening)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3638 Dishy Aaron Eckhart of 'Suspect Zero' keeps the dish about his life to a minimum Here's what you need to know about Aaron Eckhart, star of "Suspect Zero," opening today in...

Reservists remember slain man.(Afternoon)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Art Simoni and Sue Vorenberg asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 James Hogan's stunning death has left a swirl of sadness among the friends he made in the Naval Reserve. "We have a lot of...

Effort to keep big horse show failed.(Afternoon)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Expo New Mexico Manager Fred Peralta says Expo did everything it could do to keep the lucrative national Arabian horse show in Albuquerque. "What we charge them here is what it...

Police: Suspect held grudge.(Afternoon)
August 27, 2004... Byline: Arthur Simoni and Sue Vorenberg asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Monsignor Antonio Gonzales hopes and prays Ernest Jose Gallegos will surrender to police. But for now, Gonzales' pleas to a...

Big horse show leaving.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Lucrative national Arabian championship event is moving to Tulsa in 2008 Albuquerque is losing the U.S. National Arabian and Half-Arabian Championship show, a fixture in the city...

Candidates whisk in with coattails.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 When President Bush touched down in New Mexico today, he was looking for a lift. Locked in a tight race with Democrat John Kerry, Bush returned to a state he lost by a whisker...

Base's e-mail nets complaint.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: James W. Brosnan brosnanj@shns.com / (202) 408-2701 WASHINGTON A union representing civilian workers at Kirtland Air Force Base has accused base officials of violating federal law when they invited all employees to attend...

Slaying victim 'a dear person'.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Arthur Simoni and Sue Vorenberg asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The Tanoan resident killed in his home was recalled as caring, positive and always ready to help. A Tanoan resident killed in...

Bands balk at fair parade.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 About half won't march at this year's event due to Labor Day conflict If you can't have 76 trombones, will 38 do? Expo New Mexico officials said this week that half as many...

State tracks asteroid on close shave.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The sky isn't falling, but a piece of it nearly hit Earth a short while ago. A pair of White Sands telescopes tracked an asteroid's close encounter with the Earth last week....

Mexico turnover is a first for N.M.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 One of the last times Jesus Moreno Sr. was in New Mexico, authorities said, he rushed past his 8-year-old daughter with bloody hands. It was Easter Sunday 2003 when...

State's patrols vs. DWI bulk up.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 With the help of the federal government, Gov. Bill Richardson is sending more cops to watch out for drunken drivers. Richardson on Wednesday announced federal funding to support...

Another loss for same-sex licenses.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 BERNALILLO The battle over issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples rages on after a Sandoval County judge dismissed two motions that could have cleared the way for...

Arena finances still up in the air.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Developers of the proposed Downtown arena are hoping Gov. Bill Richardson will commit the state to financial backing for the project. The group so far is declining to comment on whether...

Silver lining.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Arthur Simoni asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 Ridding both trees and the crime that has long clouded the area, this neighborhood hopes to get back to the good ol' days The Silver Hill neighborhood, one of Albuquerque's...

Nothing retiring about him.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jan Jonas JAN'S CLAN With a quick laugh, a quicker wit and a "Yeah, yeah, that's right," Al Abbott carries on conversations. And Abbott, 92, has plenty to talk about after, well, 92 years living and working around the...

neighborhood NEWS.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... STREET SMARTS MENAUL BOULEVARD Which came first, the road or the school? Menaul School came first, although it wasn't called that when it was founded in 1881. The school went through a number of difficult years including a major...

Jan's Mailbox.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jan Jonas Susan H. Raglin was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army after completing the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program and graduating with a bachelor's degree from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. ...

4 named to UNM science, tech board.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Frank Zoretich FZORETICH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3623 The University of New Mexico's Board of Regents has unanimously approved the appointment of four new members to the board of its Science & Technology Corp. The corporation was...

Our voter rolls must be squeaky clean.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... EDITORIAL It sure sounded impressive: Thousands of new voters were registered in Bernalillo County and other New Mexico counties this summer, thanks to the concerted efforts of the political parties and various voter registration groups....

5 TO WATCH.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... SPORTS EXTRA The state's high school football season hits full stride Sept. 2. The Trib's Jeremy Fowler takes a look at five Albuquerque area players who should be keys to their team's success. THE SPEEDSTER CHRIS WILLIAMS ...

She has come much further than the miles.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 OLYMPICS 2004 ATHENS ALBUQUERQUE CONNECTION One of the country's best 10,000-meter runners shouldn't talk like this: "I think if I had made the choice to do something...

Late rally again torches 'Topes.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 PCL BASEBALL And to think they still have 12 games left. The misery became more miserable Wednesday night for the Albuquerque Isotopes, who gave up two runs with two outs in...

Walk-on finally earns scholarship.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 UNM FOOTBALL Mike Powdrell thought he had it all figured out. He was a Highland High School football and track star with college coaches hanging all over him. He grew up...

League to drop ESPN deal in 2006 for cable upstart.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 MOUNTAIN WEST The Mountain West Conference will say goodbye to ESPN beginning in the fall of 2006. College Sports Television and the Mountain West signed a seven-year, $82...

Graduation, injury hit Eagles hard.(Evening)
August 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 TOURING THE CAMPS: BELEN Belen's running back depth looked pretty solid two weeks ago. Sure, All-State back John Henry Peralta had graduated. But the Eagles were...