The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from January 2002, page 6

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

Cactus song sounds depths beyond technology.(Evening)
January 4, 2002... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 SANTA FE Want to know what a cactus sounds like? You could go into the less-populated regions of New Mexico and listen closely to a prickly pear. Or you could take a trip to the...

FEEDBACK.(Evening)
January 4, 2002... Byline: Tamara Casias / Tribune staffer Recent concerts and performances in hindsight Ray Charles Dec. 31, Santa Ana Star Hotel Casino When you a hold a ticket with the name Ray Charles printed across it, you are...

Bond raters cast wary eye on spending.(Midday)
January 4, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 As the city sorts through plans to snip $20 million from its current fiscal year budget, its residents are poring over every proposal Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez makes. The city's...

Priest lovingly remembered, but suspect remains a mystery.(Midday)
January 4, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Vincent and Katherine O'Callaghan remember back to just two months ago when the Rev. Michael Mack had come to spend a couple of days in their Tucson home. A local church reunion...

Heist-ho, it's off to rob a bank we go as 2002 begins.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 The holidays are over, and Albuquerque's bank robbers, like the rest of the city, are back at work. A pistol-toting man in his late 20s became robber No. 1 of 2002 on...

Man charged in priest's killing.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 A recent New Mexico resident was charged today with murder in connection with the slaying of a priest who was found stabbed and bludgeoned to death last month at a monastery in Jemez...

Redistricting ruling makes political limbo of Paradise.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Neighborhood leaders in Paradise Hills are not quite sure what to make of a new congressional map that splits the West Side Albuquerque community into two parts. "Dadgummit,"...

Bradley's in driver's seat, but GOP race might take a swerve.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary Please, people, please. The show is over. Larry has left the building. Which means it is now safe to listen to AM radio. At least in the morning. In a brief, recorded announcement Wednesday,...

APS policy won't apply to existing charter sites.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 Existing charter schools are free, for now, from controversial new conditions and guidelines adopted by the Albuquerque Board of Education, an attorney for the state Department of Education...

Comcast: Payments up to date, won't be late again.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash and Sue Vorenberg KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602SVORENBERG@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3678 Comcast Cable Communications won't be late on its next payment to the city of Albuquerque, a company spokeswoman said. "We were late on...

Democrats tentative on court challenge.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Democrats said they are disappointed with a judge's decision not to create a new congressional district with Hispanics in the majority. But House Speaker Ben Lujan, a central...

'Count on Patricia'.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Community policing advocate Patricia Torn recently retired. Friends and colleagues say she will be missed around the neighborhood as they continue what she started. Folks in the know...

JAN'S MAILBOX.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Jan Jonas Today's column shares information on the accomplishments of some of our Marines. Lance Cpl. Matthew P. Delgado, son of Agnes Delgado of Albuquerque and Ismael Delgado Jr. of Albuquerque; stationed at Headquarters...

Ferrets are high-maintenance but worth it.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Jen Barol and Pasha Stop the presses. I've fallen in love. His name is Jack. He's smart and funny and sweet and everybody loves him. I get lost in Jack's deep, round, brown eyes and could spend hours running my fingers...

Allison lawsuit issues should be aired widely.(Evening)(Editorial)
January 3, 2002... EDITORIAL Public employment has its perks. It also has its pains, and public scrutiny groans loudly among them. It's a pain Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Brad Allison has a duty to endure. Allison and the district are...

Current charter schools won't fall under APS policy.(Midday)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 Existing charter schools are free, for now, from controversial new conditions and guidelines adopted by the Albuquerque Board of Education, an attorney for the state Department of Education...

Grear both defends and detonates on offense.(Sports Extra)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The University of New Mexico's Chelsea Grear and Jordan Adams produced the kind of lines that look great in a basketball box score. Their performances on the court were even better...

Rested and healthy Chatfield's liking life, and the Lobos love it.(Sports Extra)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 There was a time a season ago when Lobos senior Eric Chatfield didn't feel like playing basketball. And it showed. A kidney stone and a bout with the flu last winter nullified...

Water unit will feel layoff purge.(Evening)
January 3, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Mayor Martin Chavez said the utility is "top heavy," as he looks to rack up budget savings. A wave of layoffs anticipated at City Hall will wash over the city's water department, Mayor...

New job, lots of baggage.
January 2, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The Sunport's new director takes on a shrinking budget and new security rules Usually, the holiday frenzy at the Albuquerque International Sunport is over by the first week of the year....

Police call alarm response a waste.
January 1, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 That's because 99 percent of the calls are false alarms, a report says. Operators dispute those figures. Electronic false-alarm calls annually cost the Albuquerque Police...