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

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

FUELING THE DEBATE.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 One of the men accused of starting the South Valley fire says they feelsingled out because of their alternative and activist ways On the west side of 2000 Brown Road S.W., sage,...

GOP or Democrat? Voters saying 'nunya'.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 N.M. REGISTRATION New Mexico's fastest-growing voter trend boils down to one phrase: none of your business. In the past six months, one quarter of the 38,621 new voters...

A checkered ending, yes, but a champ, our champ.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary AL UNSER JR. Al Unser Jr. pulling into the pits is usually a good thing. It's something we cheer, because Little Al is typically turning in for some fresh rubber or a squirt of the good stuff...

City to see public safety tax.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Just as gasoline prices are beginning to go down, taxes are going up. But Albuquerque voters brought it on themselves. The quarter-cent public safety tax, approved by voters in October,...

Brennan insists he's cooperating.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Former Chief District Judge W. John Brennan can't turn back time, but his attorneys say he has done everything possible to allay fears he might decide to pick up the gavel...

Kerry TV ad to air only in New Mexico.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 John Kerry, the hockey player? That's the image that New Mexicans and only New Mexicans will see on their airwaves this week. The Democratic presidential candidate is...

Lead levels high in NMSU water.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: James W. Brosnan BROSNANJ@SHNS.COM / (202) 408-2701 WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency found above-normal levels of lead in drinking water at a student-housing complex at New Mexico State University, triggering an...

Al Jr.'s lament: Passion gone.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 UNSER RETIRES Albuquerque's Al Unser Jr. announced his retirement from racing today in Indianapolis, saying he had lost his love for the sport. "I've always said the day that...

MERCY, they can run.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 LITTLE LEAGUE WEST MESA Beep, beep! Roadrunner scoots across the bases in 16-5, five-inning rout of Coronado After his team sprayed 18 hits in a 16-5 win against Coronado,...

Ex-Lobo happy to finally be swinging with the best.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Excuse Elisa Kase if she's a little awe-struck. The excitement of playing in the Women's U.S. Open understandably dwarfs the Futures Tour, La Cueva high school golf or anything in...

LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STAR SPOTLIGHT.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Altamont TAYLOR ROSE CARDENAS All-Star team: Altamont Minors softball Age: 10 School: Albuquerque Christian School Grade: Fifth Favorite restaurant: High Finance Favorite movie: "Grease" Favorite movie...

A TALE well-spun.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3638 REVIEW This sequel tops the original for special effects, humor and emotional depth. Too bad Tobey Maguire can't crawl into some expressive acting. Here's a thought: What...

TRIB TAKES OUR VIEWS ON THE NEWS.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... DUE PROCESS The Supreme Court ruled that Yaser Esam Hamdi, a young American-born Saudi taken captive in Afghanistan, can challenge his confinement and treatment in the U.S. courts. So can the 600 or so detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,...

Bouquets & brickbats.(Evening)
June 30, 2004... EDITORIAL Bouquet: Armijo Another of New Mexico's living links to history was lost last week when Manuel A. Armijo of Santa Fe, a veteran of the Bataan Death March, died. Armijo, the oldest living survivor of the infamous march,...

Unsers: Al Jr. was frustrated.(Afternoon)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 AUTO RACING For the first time in 50 years, Indy-car racing won't have an Unser at its highest level. Albuquerque's Al Unser Jr. was expected to announce his retirement from...

New mall space is due.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 CORONADO CENTER Hello, malls. Goodbye, walls? Albuquerque is getting an infusion of retail space in a hurry, as three major centers in the Uptown area prepare for...

Military men say timing right to cede authority.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen and Ollie Reed Jr. sandersen@abqtrib.com / 823-3621 oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Two New Mexicans who played roles in America's efforts in Iraq say the transfer of power to an Iraqi interim government is the right...

DOWNPOUR DELIGHT.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Early-morning shower nearly put city where it needs to be for June As Albuquerque snoozed, a boisterous weather system brought the June precipitation levels up to nearly normal for the month, dumping almost half...

APS boss wants longer pact.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Schools Superintendent Beth Everitt wants her contract extended until June 2006. She hopes to get a vote of confidence from the Albuquerque Board of Education on Wednesday and help set...

Feds have new firefighting tankers.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Since the safety-related grounding of all 33 of its firefighting slurry bombers in April, the U.S. Forest Service has added enough other sorts of aircraft to make up for the loss....

Peace groups see move as a ploy.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Arthur Simoni asimoni@abqtrib.com / 823-3609 Three Albuquerque peace groups say the early transfer of power in Iraq is another slick public relations move by the Bush administration. They will protest the transfer on...

Iraqis face a dilemma, expert says.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The best way to win an Iraqi election will be to hate the United States, a University of New Mexico political scientist predicts. As the Iraqi administration takes over and...

Council gives Downtown arena a cautious OK.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Now that they have a tentative green light from the City Council, the Downtown arena developers say they can break ground by the end of the year and be finished 18 months afterward. ...

Close-knit camaraderie.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 LITTLE LEAGUE WEST MESA With only nine players, this Juniors team hopes improvisation takes it to the softball state championships Many parents know about the Little League...

Thomas brings celebs, but not for the hoops.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Kenny Thomas will be back playing in The Pit along with ex-Lobos teammates Charles "Spider" Smith and Clayton Shields. Those three, among the top four scorers in University of New...

Hot hitter skipped in Marlins call-up.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE The Albuquerque Isotopes' best hitter will have to wait for his call-up, as the Florida Marlins parent organization promoted outfielder Chris Aguila instead...

LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STAR SPOTLIGHT.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Atrisco ANDREW SERNA All-Star team: Atrisco Majors baseball Age: 12 School: St. Mary's Grade: Sixth Favorite restaurant: Leroy's New Mexican Food Favorite food: Macaroni & cheese Favorite movie: "The...

Minors tourney thrown wide open.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 If ever a batter should have ignored a green light and taken a pitch, it was West Mesa All-Stars Rianne Suazo on Monday night at the West Mesa Little League. Rianne came to the...

Governor should stop advance resignations.(Evening)
June 29, 2004... EDITORIAL Come on, Gov. Richardson. It's time to be a statesman, not just a very good politician who can bluff his way through nearly any challenge. Stop requiring advanced, undated resignation letters from people you appoint to...

Venue given initial OK.(Afternoon)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 DOWNTOWN ARENA The City Council backed a plan in which the city will not have to guarantee construction loans and allows it to back out of the deal. Now that they have a tentative...

A SMALL, SMALL WORLD.(Evening)
June 28, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Scientists are finding their fields merge as tiny technology grows up Murat Okandan's world of clean, slick, high-tech computers and semiconductor fabrication machinery is...

Ethically, should we be sweating the small stuff?(Evening)
June 28, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Science fiction writers love to zero in on unrealistic dangers of nanotechnology, but that doesn't mean there isn't reason for concern, an expert says. Terry Michalske,...

Trying to make Gen X and 'why' add up.(Evening)
June 28, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen Commentary POLITICAL NOTEBOOK An open letter to Generation X. Dear Young Voters of America: First, who are you anyway? You're almost as mythical a beast as this year's proverbial "swing voter," but...

THINKING SMALL.(Evening)
June 28, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Tiny things may mean big business for the state's tech future New Mexicans have mixed feelings about the word micro. For some, it is a sad reminder of our failure to keep the...

Almanac.(Evening)
June 28, 2004... HOSPITALITY Sandy Lemon is the new director of instruction for the Twin Warriors Golf Club at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort and Spa on Santa Ana Pueblo. Lemon, a PGA and LPGA professional, was formerly the top golf pro at the...

Lobo picks basketball, new school.(Evening)
June 28, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Justin Benson, the young man who represented one of coach Ritchie McKay's biggest recruiting coups, has left the University of New Mexico and will not play football or basketball for...

LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STAR SPOTLIGHT.(Evening)
June 28, 2004... Alameda ALEX MIRABAL All-Star team: Alameda Majors baseball Age: 11 School: Taft Middle School Grade: Sixth Favorite restaurant: Sadie's Favorite food: Beans Posters on your bedroom wall: Nolan Ryan and...

They kill roaches DEAD.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Crew members bearing boron get dispatched throughout the city to target areas where the pests thrive Margaret Montoya hates her housemates. They spend their days...

Moore's film roils viewers, detractors.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 'FAHRENHEIT 9/11' Amid a sea of avid Michael Moore supporters, Scott Darnell proudly wore a "Viva Bush" sticker on his chest. Darnell and a handful of other young Republicans...

Official: Growth issue already on front burner.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 SUNPORT Albuquerque International Sunport is one of 15 major airports in the country that need to be expanded in the next decade to keep up with population growth, the U.S. Department...

New housing is back on schedule.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE Families hoping to move into new homes at Kirtland Air Force Base might get their wish as early as October, base officials said. A project to...

Please tell us what you think about two questions.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary Tonight, an Albuquerque man, a retired professional, will go to bed, hoping for sleep against the ghosts of his fears. They haunt his body, healed from a heart attack. They haunt his finances, imperiled...

Gastric bypass on hold at UNM.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 University of New Mexico Hospital has temporarily stopped doing gastric bypass surgery a drastic and sometimes controversial weight-loss procedure for the morbidly obese. ...

Council to get tweaked arena plan.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 A proposal for a Downtown arena guarantees that taxpayers would not be liable for construction debt, according to city officials. The city of Albuquerque also would have veto power over...

FBI move will relieve Downtown traffic congestion.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The FBI has moved out of Downtown, and the street barricades will soon follow. And that means traffic congestion Downtown particularly on Friday and Saturday nights should ease a bit...

Neighbors not aiding in fire investigation.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com/ 823-3619 Independent investigators working for the South Valley men charged in the June 10 bosque fire say their efforts have been thwarted by neighbors who refuse to allow access to their...

Taking blame, coach hopes others learn from his mistake.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Orlando Griego readily admits he made a huge mistake when he tried to burn cottonwood fluff off his students' baseball field. The Rio Grande High School coach, who started a...

Domenici defends feds' fire strategy.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: James W. Brosnan BROSNANJ@SHNS.COM / (202) 408-2701 WASHINGTON Sen. Pete Domenici on Monday will go into Lincoln County, scene of the 65,000-acre Peppin Fire, prepared to defend the Forest Service's response to the grounding of...

RedHawk narrowly misses no-hitter.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Isotopes For those who often visit Isotopes Park and watch the clobbering most pitchers take, you know how special Friday night could have been. Oklahoma RedHawks starter...

Sleeping LIKE A baby.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 UNM MEN's BASKETBALL Snoozing was hard for UNM freshman Sean Phaler, who thought his basketball career was over after a car wreck last year. But after rehab and the new life of...

Prepster sailed past one goal on journey to Olympic future.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Mike Garcia Commentary SWIMMING Swimmer Justine Schluntz realized her dream in just a breath under five minutes. In reality, the pool paths she splashed through on her way to the Olympic Trials took more than five years...

Muscle, minutes needed for Phaler.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 UNM MEN's BASKETBALL Now that he's OK, can he play? That's the question University of New Mexico men's basketball fans want answered about Sean Phaler, a 6-foot-9 redshirt...

Road courses show that good ol' boys can turn right, too.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Charles Googe Commentary NASCAR goes out West this weekend for one of its two road course events: Sears Point in Sonoma, Calif. Watching the 3,500-pound cars on a road course is like watching a hippo navigate an obstacle...

U.S. must polish up on national treasures' value.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... TODAY'S EDITORIAL They are known as America's "crown jewels" because they preserve the most magnificent natural and historical landscapes of a truly blessed nation. They are our national parks, preserves, historic sites and monuments....

Parents, alumni gather to support St. Pius teachers.(Weekend)
June 26, 2004... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 A candlelight vigil Sunday isn't just in support of ousted St. Pius X High School teacher Michael Fitzgerald. It's also for those who have been forced from their jobs at the...

Feds set drug lottery.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: James W. Brosnan brosnanj@shns.com/ (202) 408-2701 50,000 cancer patients and others to get a preview of Medicare plan WASHINGTON New Mexico seniors who have to drive long distances to receive drugs for cancer or other...

No peep on veep report.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 RICHARDSON Gov. Bill Richardson's officeisn't talking about a recent meeting Richardson reportedly had with John Kerry's vice presidential search team. The Chicago Tribune...

Trails, roads open in bosque for now.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Ed Asher and Arthur Simoni EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 ASIMONI@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3609 FIRE DANGER Putting out fires in the bosque this year has been touted as a model of cooperation between government agencies. ...

9th-grade plan tied to tax vote.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 WEST SIDE Sending West Side ninth-graders to two academies is an idea that now has a price tag and a timeline. Two ninth-grade academies could open as early as August 2007 on the...

Volunteer list examined.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Pro-Democrat group checks after felons found working in other states A political action group with 100 paid staff members in New Mexico is rushing to perform background checks...

Cattle industry becomes beefed up.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 A board that met this week said its efforts have helped spur an increase in products and demand. It's not just hamburgers and rib-eyes any more. Today's growing army of...

Air conditions leave them hanging.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY:John Bowersmith/Tribune PHOTO: b/w Dallas Willis (right) and Kent Robinson check the air on Sandia Crest, seeking a launch window for hang gliding. The two were preparing for a distance...

FIRE INSIDE.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Deputy chief is following his passion to Texas,where he will lead a 90-member department The alarm blared inside Firehouse 17, and Deputy Chief Bobby Halton hopped aboard the fire...

N.M. donors show no-show Kerry the money.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 What if they gave a fund-raiser and nobody came? Cha-ching! That's what. Even though John Kerry skipped a New Mexico fund-raiser to make a trip to Washington, D.C., on...

DreamWorks miniseries will be filmed in N.M.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 A TV miniseries produced by TNT and DreamWorks SKG will begin production in New Mexico in September, Gov. Bill Richardson said today. The series, titled "Into the West," is...

New AD: I'll fix up facilities.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 APS Renovations galore and happy kids. That's the goal this summer for Albuquerque Public Schools' new athletics director, Ken Barreras, who told The Tribune he was hired...

A vision EXCEEDED.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 AMATEUR SOFTBALL The Albuquerque SOL's club program - started as an anti-gang effort - has become nationally recognized Maybe Desi Garcia had this in mind all along. But the...

Club ball is watering down talent in Little League.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary The dilemma faced this summer by youth baseball players weighing the pros and cons of Little League versus club ball might come down to a destination point. Williamsport, Pa., or Steamboat Springs, Colo....

Second starter puts end to skid.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Jeremy Fowler jfowler@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Baseball What a relief! Well, sort of. For the first time in three games against the Oklahoma RedHawks, the Albuquerque Isotopes' pitching staff wasn't battered. But...

Maybe fore-th time will be charm for Gonzales.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 TEE to GREEN The sentimental choice to grab the 2004 Albuquerque City Men's Amateur Golf Championship is no secret. It's not Glen Millican, the University of New Mexico...

Itsy-bitsy spider dived into this gal's spout.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: M.J. Wilde Commentary I think I swallowed a spider last Friday night. No, really. I'm pretty sure. I woke up hacking and felt something in my throat. It would not be hacked out. So I ran into the kitchen and drank a Coke....

A small town WITH A BIG PAST.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. Commentary TRAILTALES Stories rooted in the rich history and legend of New Mexico and the Southwest Reed can be reached at oreed@abqtrib.com or 823-3619. Next month, Magdalena celebrates its Old West...

It's all beach except the sand and saltwater at the Food Bungalow.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Joline Glenn JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 REVIEW Let us dream during these weeks of sweltering heat of a bracing splash at the beach, of cool ocean breezes, of lolling about on the sand so close to the salty sea, so close...

CHEAP EATS.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 There's cheap, and then there's free. And 25-cent hot dog night at Wienerschnitzel locations falls somewhere in between. Even the cheapest of Cheap Eaters certainly must have at...

Beauty IN THE burn.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 Artists inspired by the bosque exhibit workto benefit its restoration after last year's fires Almost one year ago today, Kathy Chilton stood at her North Valley kitchen window and...

He paints with the colors, memories of Brazil.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Meghann O'Leary moleary@abqtrib.com/823-3620 Tony Parana's paintings won't reveal the New Mexico desert landscape, or the Sandia Mountains at sunrise or even a colorful slant on Downtown Albuquerque. His subjects don't wear...

Sol Arts will glow by grand opening.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 You don't notice the desk at first. Instead, walking into the skeleton building of Sol Arts Performance Space and Gallery, you're hit with a dizzying punch of fresh paint and the...

Generation O.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 Opera program introduces American Indian children to the art Connie Tsosie Gaussoin recalls those days in the early 1970s when the Pueblo Opera Program began its efforts at...

Films recognized at competition.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF The short film "Scarlet Momentum" was chosen by a panel of industry judges to receive the Palm de Grease award for best picture at the DigiFest SouthWest moviemaking competition in Albuquerque last...

2 from New Mexico among season apprentices.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Carrie Seidman Two singers from New Mexico are among the 42 young vocalists chosen to participate in the 2004 Apprentice Singer Program of the Santa Fe Opera, which has launched the careers of many aspiring performers. Tenors...

Energy of music shines at solar fest.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Meghann O'Leary moleary@abqtrib.com / 823-3620 The Taos Solar Music Festival offers more than music it provides a comfortable space to sit back, relax, socialize, eat some food and just maybe learn about alternative and...

Novel about homeless honored.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF The Zia Book Award for best work of fiction by a New Mexico woman has gone to Judith Van Gieson for her mystery novel "The Shadow of Venus," a portrayal of homelessness and abuse set in Albuquerque. ...

KRZY switches to new format.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Albuquerque radio station KRZY-FM (105.9) has switched from the regional Mexican format to the popular Spanish-language contemporary hits radio format, Super Estrella. The new format, which took...

Camp promotes social change.(Evening)
June 25, 2004... Byline: Tribune staff COMING UP Applications are being accepted for Art in Action, a youth summer camp designed to promote creativity, self-expression and social change through artistic endeavors. The camp, open to ages 17-25,...