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

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

McKay says he's ready for scrutiny of Pit fans.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 ATLANTA A decade ago, Ritchie McKay and his wife, Julie, spent part of their second honeymoon at The Pit in Albuquerque. The couple is coming back. But the chance for a third...

Workin' on a building.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Growing population or growing faith? Whatever the reason, new churches are springing up, and established ones are expanding. The congregation was born four years ago in a West Side...

Sparks fly over wildfireTV coverage.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Tourism industry officials are asking television stations to tone down their coverage of New Mexico's recent wildfires. They say that images of fires, coupled with on-screen...

So far, Dems' big dog ignores GOP pack.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 As the front-runner in the race for governor, Democrat Bill Richardson has a target on his back. And Republicans are shooting. Richardson said he will fight back if he needs...

Fated to play catch-up, King keeps focus on issues.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Gary King knows the drill. He's behind in the polls. He is virtually ignored by his opponents. And he can't catch a break as the news media focus on the front-runners in the...

Here, Easter dinner comes with both laughter and grace.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary John Monte knows a thing or two about tickling tummies. For jiggling the outer tummy, he booms out wisecracks, his grin the grace note on a bear-sized body. For stroking the inner tummy, he whips up...

Correction: See story " Worn Pews, Wrenching Scandal and a Faith That Holds On," 03/30/02, page A3 CORRECTIONS.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... * Kate Nelson's column Thursday should have said the San Felipe de Neri Church in Old Town is 209 years old. The age was incorrectly reported.

Councilors at odds over Downtown land.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 A wide-open block of land on Central Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets could be added to Downtown Albuquerque's redevelopment plan. Councilor Eric Griego wants the city to buy...

District moves to help besieged and failing schools.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Michael Kelly mkelly@abqtrib.com / 823-3661 With 17 schools in the city threatened with losing students and two under threat of state takeover for poor academic performance, Albuquerque Public Schools plans to take requests for...

No stranger to the media, officer's in spotlight again.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Tom Sholtis is being sued by a woman who says he snapped her arm while arresting her for being in a city park after hours. Officer Tom Sholtis has been sued before, like many...

Big to-do list awaits McKay.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 ATLANTA New Lobos coach Ritchie McKay knows he has no time to rest. So much to do, so little time as McKay begins the process of rebuilding the University of New Mexico men's...

In touch by telephone, coach impresses players.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 In his first conversation with new Lobos coach Ritchie McKay, Senque Carey liked what he heard. Carey, last season's team captain, said McKay drove an important, and refreshing,...

A big world of racing awaits us.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Byline: Charles Googe Commentary Starting today, Indy Car Notebook becomes, simply, "Auto Racing." This will allow The Tribune to cover a greater variety of motorsports, including Formula One, NASCAR and the National Hot Rod...

Editorials.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... Little miracle at Chimayo UNM takes a chance Little, peaceful Chimayo, one of the world's holiest places, already has struggled with widely reported, big-city-style problems of heroin addiction and crime. Now it's beginning to contend...

Correction: See story "Crack House Suspicions Produce Arrest," 03/30/02, page A3. CORRECTIONS.(Weekend)
March 30, 2002... * A Thursday story about drug trafficking charges should have said the suspect was arrested in connection with charges of distributing drugs within 1,000 feet of Van Buren Middle School, police said Friday.

Wait and see, new coach says.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Surprise choice McKay of Oregon State asks for chance to make Lobos fans proud Surprise choice McKay of Oregon State asks for chance to make Lobos fans proud ATLANTA Asking...

School takeover moves to next phase.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Failing public schools in Albuquerque and the rest of the New Mexico are moving ever closer to a state takeover. In April, the state Board of Education will seek proposals...

Chavez would cut City Hall, boost cops.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The big news of the day for most City Hall employees was another proposed round of layoffs to trim government spending for the coming fiscal year, starting in July. Police officers are...

Deputy police chief to bid farewell.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Bill Weiland was a 20-year-old college kid when he took a ride with a veteran patrolman. "For some reason that night we went it was really busy," Weiland said Thursday at...

Crack house suspicions produce arrest.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 An Albuquerque man has been arrested in connection with a drug dealing investigation near Emerson Elementary School, authorities say. Ober Hernandez Miranda, 32, was arrested...

Hiring of new coach won't come cheaply.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 The change in head men's basketball coaches is going to be expensive for the University of New Mexico, but Athletics Director Rudy Davalos has defended the cost as "part of doing...

Rudy whisks into Atlanta, then risks it all on McKay.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: John O'Rourke Commentary So when did we reach the C list? We didn't even stop at B. That sure was a quick tumble from Rob Evans to Ritchie McKay. Happened almost overnight. Wait a minute. It was overnight. You went...

The Supernatural.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Second baseman Troy Cairns has a 31-game hitting streak and a head full of psyche-grabbing superstitions. But nobody's complaining when he comes to the plate. There's a lot of...

Flanagan sees trouble for UConn in Final Four.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Though he's a bit partial to Connecticut, University of New Mexico women's basketball coach Don Flanagan says he won't be surprised if the top-ranked and undefeated UConn Huskies get...

Fincher returns with keen camerawork in nail-biting 'Panic'.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 David Fincher is one of the greatest directors of his generation. No one who has seen his work since his debut in "Alien 3" would think of that as a risky statement. You can't...

Lot, luck lead to Whitney.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Artist Gerry Snyder not exactly a top draw in Santa Fe galleries lands his paintings of the biblical story of Lot in New York's prestigious Whitney Museum of American Arts. How did...

As any fool knows, bassist Ray Brown has plucked for the best.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 Maybe Ray Brown had a long day. Maybe he was tired of all the media interviews he has had to endure on this current tour. Maybe he wanted to be asked an original question,...

UNM alum wins award for play about love, race.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF A University of New Mexico graduate has won a major Hispanic playwriting award. Elizabeth K. Otero, who lives in Los Angeles, has won the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival "Si TV Playwriting...

He's loco enough to poke at our tender spots.(Evening)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Mike Robles is feeling jet-lagged, homesick and, yes, maybe even a little loco. He has to be. For 18 months, he has slept in his share of hotels, tasted too much airplane...

Lobos make surprise pick.(Midday)
March 29, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Focus shifts overnight from ASU's Evans to new hire McKay of Oregon State ATLANTA Fans of University of New Mexico men's basketball, weary from the search for a new leader,...

City job growth stalls.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 Surprising new labor numbers show growth slipping, hitting zero in 2001 Job growth in Albuquerque last year, believed to be cruising at a fairly steady level, was actually in a dive...

UNM bionic eye muscle tweaks sight at a flick.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 The eyes of the world particularly eyes that need reading glasses or bifocals are suddenly focusing on the work of a University of New Mexico scientist. "I guess a lot of...

Lingering echoes of CIVIL WAR THUNDER.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. TRAILTALES The Battle of Glorieta Pass was the key Western clash of the war. Nearly 100 soldiers were killed, some by a bayonet thrust through thick smoke. The Union retreated - but won - exactly 140 years ago...

Worn pews, wrenching scandal and a faith that holds on.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary Gleaming a faultless white, the newly renovated spires of San Felipe de Neri Church soar above Old Town. Inside the 288-year-old building, eighth-grade Tigers from the parish school rehearse the...

Council votes against moving comment period.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Councilor Sally Mayer wanted public comment time at the end of council meetings, but the Rules Committee voted it down. The beginning of Albuquerque City Council meetings will continue...

Boy waives court appearance over drug-dealing charges.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 The second fourth-grader accused of dealing marijuana at an elementary school bus stop was a no-show again in court today, but this time he had the court's consent. The...

LETTER PERFECT.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Thirty-two youths from 17 counties will attempt to spell their way to Washington, D.C., for the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in May It's grueling. It's frustrating. It's long...

Pet insurance could save you bundles.(Evening)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Jen Barol and Pasha Slightly fewer than 60 million Americans own a pet, so it's not hard to see why pet owners spend a national average of about $12 million on pet health care. Veterinary medical service costs, which have...

Drummer Castillo, 49, performed with Ozzy.(Midday)(Obituary)
March 28, 2002... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 OBITUARIES Albuquerque native Randy Castillo, a drummer for several 1980s rock 'n' roll bands, has died from cancer. He was 49. Castillo died Tuesday in Los Angeles, where he...

Lobos' coach hunt looks to Wichita State.(Sports Extra)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 A sales pitch from coaching great Larry Brown has led the University of New Mexico to place Wichita State coach Mark Turgeon on its list of candidates to become the next Lobos...

Like Fran's exit, Martino's departure is good for the team.(Sports Extra)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary There are similarities between the so-called "resignations" of New Mexico Scorpions coach Tony Martino and of New Mexico Lobos coach Fran Fraschilla. Simply put, their bosses showed them the door....

The Tribune's Athletes of the winter.(Sports Extra)
March 28, 2002... Byline: Compiled by staff writer Jeff Carlton. Expanded versions of these stories appear at www.abqtrib.com. BOYS BASKETBALL Serge Angounou Rio Grande Position: Forward. Coach: Ron Garcia. Age: 18. Class:...

The Tribune's All-metro basketball teams.(Sports Extra)
March 28, 2002... Kaitlyn King La Cueva Position: Point guard Coach: Jerry Brown Age: 17 Class: Junior Height: 5-8 Family: Parents Pat King and Debbie Hawthorne, Matt King (20) Season stats: 12.4 ppg, 5.6 apg, 3.0 spg Basketball heroes:...

Judge Kass chooses retirement.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Bernalillo County's first, longest sitting and most outspoken family court judge is stepping down. State District Judge Anne Kass, who has overseen thousands of divorces...

Officials: Jail locks foul-up has $57,000 solution.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Corrections officers will have to push an extra button to put the lock into lockup at the new $86 million Metropolitan Detention Center. Some of the cell doors at the new West Side jail...

Life-saving, fire-braving trucker titled 'hero'.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 It was the middle of the night, almost no traffic, and Albuquerque truck driver Larry "Scott" Travis was traveling east on U.S. 270 in Arkansas. Just past the town of Sheridan...

Trotting out the big money.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Larger purses draw new horses to spring meet at The Downs Quinnotto X. "Quinn" Cooper walked along the shady side of the horse barn at The Downs at Albuquerque, introducing his...

Separate repair shop sought for police cars.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Acting on what she says are complaints from police officers, a city councilor has drafted a resolution calling for changes in the way the Albuquerque Police Department's fleet of...

Union opposes council role in police pact.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Albuquerque police union officials are organizing to stop a proposed City Council bill that would change how the city negotiates with labor unions. The bill would require...

Chavez: New unit to help courts deal with crime.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez today announced he is forming a new division within the City Attorney's Office that will attack neighborhood crime in criminal and civil courts. Under...

Catcher on the fly.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Lobos quarterback Jeff Grady says playing two sports was diluting his talent, so he has bolted the football team to concentrate on being a better catcher for the baseball squad. The...

Beavers leader is next nominee.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson and Daniel Libit DJLIBIT@aol.com / 823-3665 ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 UNM has asked to interview Oregon State men's basketball coach Ritchie McKay. The University of New Mexico has received permission...

Martino calls it quits as head coach of Scorps.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 Tony Martino, the fiery and short-tempered coach of the New Mexico Scorpions hockey team, has resigned. Pat Dunn, the team's general manager, has been named as Martino's...

Cavemen and Bears - they have lairs aplenty of baseball talent.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary It probably is safe today to predict Class 5A district baseball crowns will be placed on these two heads in the last week in April. We anoint the Carlsbad Cavemen of District 4-5A. We anoint the...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
March 27, 2002... Forest homes should meet wildfire codes The wildfire that consumed Los Alamos two summers ago emblazoned some valuable lessons on our arid state: (1) If you live in the woods, expect fires; and (2) an ounce of fire prevention is worth...

Drummer Castillo, 49, performed with Ozzy.(Evening)(Obituary)
March 27, 2002... Byline: J.M. Barol jbarol@abqtrib.com / 823-3612 OBITUARY Albuquerque native Randy Castillo, a drummer for several 1980s rock 'n' roll bands, has died from cancer. He was 49. Castillo died Tuesday in Los Angeles, where he had...

Boys, 10, 11, accused of dealing marijuana.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 The two are charged with showing small bags of the drug to other children.The older boy made his first court appearance today. One of them still trades Pokemon cards and...

Preparing for the flames.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 As families begin life after the Kokopelli Fire, the focus turns to voluntary preventative actions ALTO There are two schools of fire-prevention philosophy at work in the lone home...

Mayor says extra police cadet class is necessary.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Mayor Martin Chavez is proposing another police cadet class for the coming fiscal year, despite what promises to be a lean city budget and weak revenues. "So many people are...

UNM's Gordon leaves reputation for fund raising.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Jennifer Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 With William Gordon's resignation, the University of New Mexico is losing more than just its key academic leader it's losing the school's best fund-raiser. Gordon helped...

Oh, that 'lite guv' hopefuls could be honest about the job.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary Here's the sweetest deal in state government: Earn $65,000 a year, with $250-a-day bonuses, buoyed by a yearly office budget of $447,600. Your duties? Nothing much. Preside over floor sessions of the...

Rescuing dropouts.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 New APS recruiter works to bring back those so close to getting a diploma When Benny Juarez went to bat for his grandson, he plunged into the city's school bureaucracy. Juarez,...

City mulls how to use counterterrorism funds.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 City leaders are planning how to spend part of the $80 million in federal money slated to come to New Mexico later this year as part of Congress' counterterrorism efforts. ...

New law school dean welcomes challenges of UNM.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Sitting in a single wooden school desk, Suellyn Scarnecchia listened closely as her eighth-grade teacher talked about career options. During the class, it became clear to...

Davalos: Rumors are off-target.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Gossip and media speculation haven't come close to the true A-list of candidates to become men's basketball coach, UNM's athletics director says. Athletics Director Rudy...

Revamping The Trib's All-Metro election.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Byline: John O'Rourke Commentary The Tribune will be naming its All-Metro teams for boys and girls basketball on Thursday. As we promised last December, we've evaluated our system of choosing All-Metro teams for high school sports....

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
March 26, 2002... Conserve water, take care and pray for rain Listen up, New Mexico. Even before fires began to torment the Ruidoso area and other parts of the state this past weekend, burning dozens of homes, the warnings had been issued: It's hot....

Boys, 10, 11, accused of dealing marijuana.(Midday)
March 26, 2002... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 The fourth-graders are charged with showing small bags of the drug to other children at a school bus stop. One of them still trades Pokemon cards and the other stands...

UNM law school gets its first woman dean.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 The University of New Mexico today named Suellyn Scarnecchia as the new dean of its law school, making the University of Michigan associate dean the first woman to hold the...

Officials fear year of flames.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Parched earth, strong winds a brutal pair as fire season starts early ALTO The fire that darkened grounds and lighted up homes in southern New Mexico is expected to dim permanently...

Alto couple to rebuild - in Duke City.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 George and Margaret Chrzanowski, who lost their hand-built home to this weekend's wildfire near Alto, plan to rebuild again. The new home will be exactly as it was before flames...

Junk in space.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg SVORENBERG@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3678 Albuquerque scientist helps develop global standards on corralling dangerous debris A vacuum cleaner won't work in space. But the space around Earth could certainly use...

It appears House Minority Leader Hobbs has to watch his back.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos Commentary POLITICAL NOTEBOOK House Minority Leader Ted Hobbs may have more than one political opponent gunning for him this election cycle. The obvious person Hobbs has to watch out for is the Democrat...

That pie in the sky was really a raindrop. Really.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Some Albuquerque residents awoke today to a strange smell: the sweet aroma of rain. The scent was gone, however, before most made it out to their cars early this morning and headed for another week of work. ...

Alto residents count their blessings, try to focus on what wildfire spared.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 ALTO A young woman walked over and with a hug pulled Nancy Cronin's fiery red hair against her chest. "Did you lose it?" she asked Cronin. "No," Cronin said with a sigh. "Thank...

Options in works to snag debris.(Evening)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg There's never an interstellar trash collector around when you need one. So how do you get rid of large hunks of space debris floating around in orbits that won't allow the pieces to fall back to Earth for...

Built 'On Trust and Integrity'.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Ethics As a 26-year-old graduate of mortuary school, Chester French Stewart took over French Mortuary in 1966, continuing a long tradition in the family business Chester...

AWARDS.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... David Grieves was named Engineer of the Year by the Albuquerque chapter of the New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers. Grieves is a founder and chairman of the board of Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers. The company was founded 22...

NAIOP elects officers and board of directors.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Carolyn Monroe of Albuquerque Title Co. has been elected 2002 president of the New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. Orlando Lucero of Oman Yntema & Lucero is...

ALMANAC.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Bob Wertheim of the Charter Companies Inc. in Albuquerque has been elected to the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas. Wertheim, chairman of the Charter Cos., will serve a three-year term. ...

Spinning world of microsystems.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 New Mexico's economic developers want to plant microscopic seeds that could one day grow into a cybergarden of high-paying jobs and, perhaps, a thriving economy. Those seeds...

Small businesses not very optimistic.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 The slow climb in small business optimism after Sept. 11 stalled in February as companies curbed hiring plans and cut prices, according to the latest survey from the National Federation...

Shop Talk.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Dan Mayfield Name: Roberta Gossman. Title: Director. Company: A Hunger Artist Gallery, 3003 Monte Vista Blvd. N.E. The gallery, named for a short story about a man who starves himself to death, specializes in...

Debate still continues on prescribing drugs.(Albuquerque Business)
March 25, 2002... Byline: Nancy Salem nsalem@abqtrib.com / 823-3675 New Mexico is the first state to allow specially trained psychologists to prescribe psychotropic drugs like Prozac, Zoloft and others used to treat mental disorders. Bills passed by...