The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from December 2001

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from December 2001

Real estate pros establish foundation for curriculum.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 Members of the commercial real estate community have established a foundation to support a real estate curriculum at the University of New Mexico. Vic Bruno of Vic Bruno Co. said...

AWARDS.
December 31, 2001... Chris Malone, of High Desert Oil Inc., received the "Spirit of Franchising" award from Valvoline Instant Oil Change, one of the nation's largest providers of automotive fluid maintenance services. The annual award recognizes adherence to the...

ALMANAC.
December 31, 2001... ACCOUNTING Thomas Burrage has been named as an editorial adviser to the Journal of Accountancy, a national publication with more than 381,000 readers published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Burrage will...

TOURISM BRIEFS.
December 31, 2001... In November, traditionally one of the busiest travel months, Albuquerque International Sunport saw a decline of nearly five percent in passengers. For the year so far traffic was down just 1.2 percent from the 11 months of 2000, with...

Corrections:See story 12/10/01 Pg. 6 ABQ Biz, "HEATLH ISSUES EXCEPT MEDICAID, ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE BACK SEAT" CORRECTIONS.
December 31, 2001... In the Dec. 10 article "Health issues, except Medicaid, are expected to take a back seat," New Mexico Medical Society Associate Director Bonnie Smith's quote should read: "Two years ago, Medicaid providers received an increase in 2000 to 95...

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Nancy Salem NSALEM @abqtrib.com / 823-3675 A gated housing development for entry-level buyers to the massive Big-I reconstruction all garnered commendations from the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties ...

Online restaurant idea might get to go national.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield Commentary NMRestaurants.com has worked so well, says CEO Brett Hills, that the company is working on a new national program to franchise the idea. "Business is taking off. It's been nonstop since Thanksgiving,"...

SMALL BUSINESS BRIEFS.
December 31, 2001... Z-CoiL Footwear Inc. has introduced its first enclosed-heel shoes in three sizes (women's 8, men's 9 and 11) and three styles after testing the shoes for two years. The styles available are the Comfort Classic work-dress shoe in brown,...

SHOPTALK.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Dan Mayfield Name: Susan Ohori. Title: Owner. Company: Casa, a home accessories, folk art, antiques and world music store at 1098 1/2 St. Francis Drive in Santa Fe. Number of employees: Two. Time in business:...

Telecom switch maker says all the pieces are in place.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 MEMX Inc. has been quietly planting the seeds to become a telecommunications powerhouse. The Albuquerque company, which makes telecom switches for fiber-optic networks, was...

SITESEEING.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Sue Vorenberg Company: New Mexico HealthLink Owner: Health Information Alliance New Mexico Health PolicyCommission Designer: In-house Web address: www.healthlinknm.org Content: Not sure where to go to ask all...

City chamber pushes schools amendment and reform bills.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff Two bills and a constitutional amendment will top the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce education agenda for the 2002 Legislative session. The chamber and Albuquerque Public Schools are trying to implement...

PUBLIC COMPANY BRIEFS.
December 31, 2001... Sun Power Corp. has completed a share exchange agreement with Solar Energy Ltd. Under the agreement, Sun Power has acquired from Solar Energy Ltd. 100 percent of Sunspring Inc. and Renewable Energy Corp, a Solar Energy subsidiary. Sun...

Allison's treatment of employee questioned.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 A federal judge says the APSchief's attitude toward women is central to a lawsuit filed by a former Cabinet member. The school district is seeking a gag order in the case. At age 61,...

Gobble of fire.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Alamogordo congregants feed books to flames to condemn Harry Potter as others protest burning ALAMOGORDO Jennifer Jaglowitz loves boy bands, clothes and movies. But the...

Deputy 'had no other choice' but to shoot.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 A Bernalillo County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man after authorities say the deputy was attacked by the man on a East Mountains rural road. The shooting occurred...

State's top charter schools overseer predicts continued improvement.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Toni Trujillo is New Mexico's top official in the state Department of Education responsible for oversight of charter schools. Her job title is assistant superintendent for learning...

Moustapha Diagne.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary The highly touted junior college transfer raised the hopes of Lobos basketball fans, only to have visions of NCAA Sweet 16s dashed by a degenerative bone condition Moustapha Diagne was a notion...

Lobos chalk up win but want to paint town with Gonzaga.
December 31, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 The wins keep piling up, but the Lobos still are hoping to beat a high-quality, nonconference basketball opponent before time runs out. The University of New Mexico extended its...

Like mothers, like sons.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 A couple of moms in Deming have created a common bond, just as their sons, high school best friends, continue their bond as Marines within striking distance of Afghanistan ...

In a bloody week, parents grieve son and culture that snared him.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 They did everything they could, but David O'Brien's parents couldn't stop their 14-year-old son from becoming No. 34 on the Albuquerque area's homicide list for 2001. A few...

Police reporter quits the beat to try for sheriff.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Tim Archuleta tarchuleta@abqtrib.com / 823-3624 Television crime reporter Darren White is giving up the police scanner and the news camera to return to New Mexico politics. White resigned his job at KRQE-News 13 after...

After 22 years, Ahrens plans for his radio adios.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 The Larry Ahrens Show has seen its last broadcast for at least six months. The radio talk show host for KKOB-AM (770) announced he will run for the Republican nomination for...

Ex-legislator comes out of retirement to be Public Works chief.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Ted Asbury, a civil engineer who served as a Democratic state legislator from Albuquerque from 1981 to 1984, has been named by Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez to head the city's...

Reward offered in dog's death.
December 29, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Rewards now total more than $6,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever killed a dog named Blue. The dog, a Great Dane wearing a rabies tag and a name tag, had been taken to Tijeras...

Inviting disaster.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Lobos survive a Saint Mary's scare in tournament first round, but they know they can't be this dull against Dartmouth A weekend that seemed to be merely an opportunity for the...

EDITORIAL.
December 29, 2001... Bottled water boondoggle exposes city's waste Revelations this week that the City ofAlbuquerque has been spending about $58,000 per year on bottled water for its employees are disconcerting on at least two fronts. One, spending that...

93-year-old woman left flock of descendants.
December 29, 2001... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Lucy Rubidoux, 93, featured in Thursday's Neighborhood Trib, died Friday morning. She suffered from dementia for about eight years and had been living in a local nursing home for...

Correction: See story 12/27/01 Pg. B1 "THAT LOVING TOUCH" CORRECTION.
December 29, 2001... A story in Thursday's Neighborhood Tribune should have said that Lucy Rubidoux, 93, had seven children.

Budget ax hangs over police.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Chavez considers cutting civilian jobs to help solve deficit Mayor Martin Chavez said during the campaign that won him the election that public safety would be his No. 1...

Ahrens set to drop mike, hit the stump.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Larry Ahrens, a popular radio talk show host in Albuquerque for more than 20 years, will pull the plug on his show next week so he can launch his campaign for governor. In a...

Bird count Hawk eyes.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Bird counters will flock to Sandias on the lookout for sapsuckers and more Rebecca Gracey is hoping for a golden-crowned kinglet, and a pine grosbeak would be nice. "The...

Mayor considers job-shares, temporary pay cuts.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 To try to save their jobs, some Albuquerque city government workers might have to share them, agree to work at a temporary lower pay rate or "donate" several hours of work each...

Shooting victim was warned at door, police say.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 He almost made it into the Northeast Heights apartment safely. Shane Barr was in the apartment doorway when he was fatally wounded in a drive-by shooting late Thursday morning,...

Lobos won't dismiss unheralded foes, Fran says.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 When it comes to the Lobo Invitational, tradition favors the University of New Mexico. Whether it's the mystique of The Pit or the often-easy competition, the Lobos have tended to...

The year that was: Live music.
December 28, 2001... In the beginning, there was an amphitheater. No, wait. Maybe . . . in the beginning there was a struggling live music scene and a fractured fan base and a few hardworking venues to cater to them all. Then there was an amphitheater...

The year that was: Movies.
December 28, 2001... In the movie world, 2001 was a year of sure things, taken by surprises, letdowns and don't bothers. The gluttonous hoopla of "Harry Potter," the flamboyant spectacle of "Moulin Rouge" and the emptiness of "Pearl Harbor" made for an...

Santa Ana Pueblo grows family-friendly atmosphere.
December 28, 2001... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 Once again Santa Ana Pueblo is expanding its entertainment scene. There was the Santa Ana bingo hall, which was expanded into the Santa Ana Star Casino in the early 1990s. ...

Rhythm, smiles make Red Robin perfect for family.
December 28, 2001... Byline: Review By Joline Glenn JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 The lowly burger can be regaled with so many accouterments that it is a wonder we ever settle for the simplicity of meat and bun. At Red Robin, the variations are as...

City Hall nears 'hard' choices on what goes.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Michael Kelly MKELLY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3661 But the mayor said some options have already emerged for budget cutbacks for example, spurning bottled water and reducing cell phone use. Albuquerque's financial crunch is about to...

McEntee responds to petition, fights for his job.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Tim Archuleta tarchuleta@abqtrib.com / 823-3624 Former Albuquerque City Councilor Mike McEntee is fighting to keep his federal job, saying attempts to dismiss him are "overbroad, vague and unconstitutional." Through his...

That loving touch.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Hospice volunteer is more than a caregiver, offering kind words and companionship The small, raven-haired woman leans down and strokes the elderly widow's forehead, moving her hand...

JAN'S MAILBOX.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Jan Jonas I'm actually not so far behind in reporting the award-winning law enforcement employees who work for the Albuquerque Police Department. After this column runs, I'll be caught up. November and December officers and...

EDITORIAL.
December 27, 2001... Critics, look into mirror before blasting Ashcroft Attorney General John Ashcroft, easily the most vilified member of President Bush's Cabinet, deserves a portion of the lambasting he has received, but just as he has occasionally ventured...

Scorps' Cornacchia plays it up the middle for key goals.
December 27, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 In going for the Amarillo Rattlers' throat, New Mexico Scorpions defenseman David Cornacchia found the clearest path to be right through the Rattlers' belly. Cornacchia scored...

'One toy each'.
December 25, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Barelenos recall Christmases of old, when faith, not gift-giving, was the reason for the season For grown-ups, Christmas comes wrapped in memories. When they were children...

A FRAN-TIC CHRISTMAS.
December 25, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens Christmas tidings with a Lobo basketball twist from Trib sports columnist Richard Stevens 'Twas three nights before the Invite, And all through The Pit, Not a Lobo was whining, Calling coach Fran...

EDITORIAL.
December 25, 2001... Save a few thank-yousfor selfless, brave givers This year America has special reasonto pause during the holiday season and express its gratitude toward those whose selfless and courageous acts have made this ongoing experiment in...

Overnight fairyland.
December 24, 2001... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Neighbors in the Los Altos addition gladly continue a 50-year traditionwith enchanting and dancing little bags of light In the southwest part of Albuquerque sits a vacant lot with a big...

Storm couldn't quell cowboy's hopes for Christmas.
December 24, 2001... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. TrailTales Ollie Reed Jr.'s Trail Tales is a collection of stories rooted in the rich history and legends of New Mexico and the Southwest. Reed can be reached at oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619. Since...

Local Red Cross leader says Sept. 11 hasn't changed commitment, need.
December 24, 2001... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Interview with... Deborah Gullo The American Red Cross has been in the news more often since Sept. 11 than it ever was before for both good and bad. The good? The Red Cross was...

Lobos feast on home cookin' for seven more games.
December 24, 2001... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 It's amazing what a winning streak can do for a team's spirits. The Lobos have a few days off to enjoy their recent successes, which include a five-game winning streak after...

Lobos women rely on unity, love of the sport.
December 24, 2001... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 You can't see it in the stats, but you can see it in their eyes. These University of New Mexico women's basketball players like each other. And they're playing the game with plenty of...

New Chief, Old Buddy.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 New Police Chief Gilbert G. Gallegos earned lots of respect in 25 years in the department. But critics wonder if he can police his officers, and budget woes always loom. The...

CRITICS HAVE ONE QUESTION.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 Several NIF adversaries say the biggest question they have regarding the Livermore Lab'smassive fusion laser is: 'Why is Congress still funding it?' On the night before Halloween,...

In effort to cut the budget, police captains get more say.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Albuquerque Police Department captains will have more control over their budgets and in turn face tougher accountability requirements under their new chief, Gilbert G. Gallegos....

Judge orders a temporary closure of A&P Bar.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 The A&P Bar in Barelas has been shut down, at least temporarily, by order of state District Judge Wendy York. York issued her ruling late Friday afternoon on a city request for...

Keep dreaming, Bing: Odds are against having a white Christmas in Duke City.
December 22, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The prospects of snow on Christmas Day in Albuquerque are chancy at best. Here are the odds of getting an inch or more of snow on that day in any given year, courtesy of the National Weather Service: 1 in 15 in...

Chavez waits to decide if current police review officer will stay.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 It's unclear who will manage the affairs of the Police Oversight Commission next year. The commissioners, who review some citizen complaints filed against the Albuquerque...

Too soon to start dreaming.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Lobos women wake up from their shooting funk in time to punch their ticket to championship game 'Tis still three nights before Christmas, Lobos. So if a Lobo Shootout championship...

The AREA'S FINEST.
December 22, 2001... All-Metro volleyball and cross country teams Volleyball compiled by staff member John Whitmore Cross country honorees are the first seven finishers in the city meets Volleyball Cross country Volleyball EMILY HECKL School: La...

Massive laser alternatives.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Lawrence Spohn 'The Z Machine' is a nuclear blast simulator that its supporters say will not be ignoredfor long and will prove its worth long before the National Ignition Facility project does. Meanwhile, a former Los...

Journalism education won't improve until UNM admits its problems.
December 22, 2001... Byline: Sherry Robinson Commentary I sure stuck my head in a bear's cave in a Nov. 19 column complaining about the dismal University of New Mexico journalism program. It was based on remarks by students during a New Mexico Press Women...

A measure of Christmas devotion.
December 21, 2001... For some, it's a holiday. For Dolores Vigil, it's a time to remember. Vigil makes the trip to Albuquerque's Mount Calvary Cemetery every year to decorate her parents' grave. She places gold garland and plastic flowers around the plot...

Governor offers education plan out of flat wallet.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Education reform without new money is going to be the theme of Gov. Gary Johnson's final attempt to improve public schools. The Republican governor, going into the final...

Chief ponders changing police workweek shifts.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Albuquerque Police Chief Gilbert G. Gallegos is considering changing a popular work schedule enjoyed by hundreds of patrolmen and sergeants. Many officers who work the streets...

A STAR AT SANDIA.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 Started at Livermore National Laboratory, the Z-Beamlet laser found its niche - helping scientists at Sandia Labs build a rival to NIF It's almost Shakespearian in its delightful...

Mayor backs cutting time police spend in courtroom.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Some of the 32 lawyers at City Hall could work in Metro Court next year. Mayor Martin Chavez said he's considering an idea that would re-assign an undetermined number of lawyers to...

Board member likes restructuring idea.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 One Albuquerque Board of Education member expressed strong support today for Gov. Gary Johnson's idea to break up large school districts and combine smaller ones. Dolores...

Drug houses top city attorney's agenda.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Closing known crack houses and other drug dens will top the city Legal Department's to-do list in 2002, City Attorney Bob White said. "This is a big priority for the community and for...

Mayor says Police Academy class will begin on time in January.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Budget shortfall or not, Mayor Martin Chavez says the next police cadet class will start on time. Police brass reported Thursday that because of hard financial times for the...

Douglas' drop in offense is a blessing in disguise.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 It's not exactly a shooting slump, but more of a reduced offensive role. Whatever the terminology, Lobos guard Ruben Douglas' scoring has plummeted recently as his team's fortunes...

BONNY ROLE MODELS.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 St. Bonaventure coach says his budding program can learn a lot from the Lobos' success Instead of a road trip, St. Bonaventure coach Jim Crowley says tonight's basketball game against...

Sinking Scorps bidto avoid basement.
December 21, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The Scorpions, atop their division just over a week ago, will be trying tonight to avoid last place. They'll play host to Lubbock at 7:11 p.m. at Tingley Coliseum. If they lose to the Cotton Kings and El Paso...

Intel executive Garcia calls it quits.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Today is Bill Garcia's last day at Intel Corp. Garcia, who has been the company's New Mexico public affairs manager and its most visible executive for seven years, retires today....

Yellow Pages gets language, list changes.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff QwestDex will soon deliver 930,000 new directories in the Albuquerque area. QwestDex made some changes in the Yellow Pages. For the first time, 95,000 directories will include information for Spanish-speaking...

Performers feed souls of the people 'left behind'.
December 21, 2001... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 SANTA FE She sits alone in the back of the activities room of the nursing home, her limp hands resting in her brown polyester lap, her ankles crossed in front of her. Twenty, 25, 30...

NEA grant supports Zuni eagle aviary.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 The second phase of a unique compound for New Mexico's eagles is a go, thanks to a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Zuni community eagle aviary gives...

FEEDBACK.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Rick A. Maese / Tribune reporter Recent concerts andperformances in hindsight Dec. 18, Kiva Auditorium A nearly packed house knew the name of the group they were coming to see. But the nearly two dozen performers who took...

NIF AND STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Lawrence Spohn The National Ignition Facility is to play a key role in the Department of Energy'snuclear weapons Stockpile Stewardship and Maintenance Program. However, critics say the massive projecthas struggled to prove itself...

New district structure recommended.
December 21, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Many of the state's school districts would be combined under a plan Gov. Gary Johnson unveiled as part of his education reform agenda for the 2002 Legislature. In an...

CORRECTIONS.
December 21, 2001... The first high school football player of the year was Ernie Jones of Highland High School, named in 1968. A column on Dec. 15 gave an incorrect name. Also, All-City football teams named by The Trib date back to at least 1926. See story,...

Police won't meet officer quota.
December 20, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Albuquerque Public Safety Chief Nick Bakas said it'll take up to two years to reach a staffing level of 930 officers. Albuquerque Public Safety Chief Nick Bakas wants to be realistic...

Councilors delay action to limit din Downtown.
December 20, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Downtown residents Paul and Patricia Marianetti have a sleep disorder, but it's not insomnia. They can't rest well, they say, because boisterous bars along Central Avenue keep them...