The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from November 2003, page 3

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from November 2003

Guv gives Billy the Kid a lawyer.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 The first time around, all Billy the Kid got was a bullet. Now, he's got a lawyer. Gov. Bill Richardson has engaged Santa Fe lawyer Bill Robins to act as the Kid's attorney...

Indians carve bigger role in politics.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Dennis Kucinich and Wesley Clark draped woolen blankets over their dark suits, doing their best to look presidential, American Indian style. The two Democratic presidential...

N.Y. bankers give glory to Johnson.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 New Mexico is on track and in the black, they said, and much of the credit goes to its former governor. New York bankers are excited about New Mexico's governor. The last...

In-your-face Larry Barker leaves longtime KOAT job for KRQE.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Longtime TV reporter Larry Barker, whose trademark stories involve confronting subjects who refuse to talk, has himself been the subject of a "no comment" story. His move from...

Shudder! A nasty flu season looms.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Lee Bowman SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE The United States appears to be headed for an earlier, more severe flu season this year, federal public health officials have warned. "It's not a pandemic, but the early information...

Choked victim linked to abuse.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 A northeast Albuquerque man killed during a weekend domestic dispute should have been in jail, according to court records. The 41-year-old man, whose identity had not been released...

Where heritage speaks.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: W. James Honaberger JHONABERGER@ABQTRIB.COM /823-3638 For many families, a Korean language class is a journey of culture Dion Choi often listens in on his father's private phone conversations, but he rarely understands...

Council comes together, bids adieu to Griego.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Tears were shed in the City Council chambers Monday night and hugs were passed around. It was a rare sight for a council that has been known more for acrimonious bickering than...

Grant set to get Duke City on its feet.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 The Albuquerque Alliance for Active Living more than a dozen local groups with 1000 Friends of New Mexico as the lead organization has received a $200,000 five-year grant to get...

A wreath for the Sandias.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY:Craig Fritz/Tribune PHOTO: b/w Banks of clouds and a dusting of snow are lighted up at sunset as the day ends over the Sandia Mountains as viewed from Albuquerque. Although clouds obscured...

Kirtland blocks off trail top.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Breathless mountain bikers hoping for a grand view of the Sandias recently got a view of something else: a "closed" sign. The signs, erected by Kirtland Air Force Base near the...

APS, high schooler settle in 'snitch' case.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 A federal court judge approved a settlement today between Albuquerque Public Schools and a former Cibola High student who says school officials used him last year to "bust a...

Wildlife refuge's fest welcomes the eagle-eyed.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 There are more than 48,000 ducks, 28,000 geese, 5,000 sandhill cranes and at least one grown-up bald eagle at the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge this week. "I understand we...

He'd skip cable cars for slo-mo Memphis.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary Maybe it takes a self-proclaimed "kind of redneck" from Bixby, Okla., like Kyle Coulter to pick a trip to Memphis, Tenn., over a trip to San Francisco. San Francisco is one of the top destination...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Howls and growls for N.M.'s wolves, bears Two recent developments in the ecological realm are worthy of note for their importance in preserving wildlife in New Mexico specifically, bears and wolves. First, the New Mexico Game...

Home for the night.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Photographs by Michael J. Gallegos Story by Aubrey Hovey of The Tribune When the sky fades to chilly dark, vans from the Albuquerque Rescue Mission head out to places where they know the city's homeless camp out. The rescue...

Garrity shift to new APS job comes under fire.(Afternoon)
November 18, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Tom Garrity has a new job title, a new $105,000 contract and a vote of confidence from Albuquerque Public Schools Superintendent Beth Everitt, but some of Everitt's bosses don't like it....

CORRECTIONS.(Evening)
November 18, 2003... Correction: See story, "She's learning to rough it, martian style", 11/17/03 page A3. A story in Monday's Tribune on the idea of using caves as expedition bases on Mars should have said the Albuquerque company Rader Awning has made a...

A 'slap' for war widows.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Maria Rocco, wife of Albuquerque Medal of Honor recipient Richard Rocco, says a recent increase in benefits won't help her or other medalist survivors. It was a cruel twist,...

TESTED SPIRIT.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Joy follows the discovery of donor cells, but the Wellses know their upbeat 6-year-old will have a tough time with the bone marrow transplant Sitting at a little-girl-sized dining...

Garrity's new APS job disputed.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Three board members reacted angrily to his shift to chief of staff, citing money concerns. Tom Garrity has a new job title, a new $105,000 contract and a vote of confidence from...

Meet allows Indians to tout issues, show wares.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 It's an important week for Pam Belgarde. She's passionate about promoting her latest project, Rez-Robics, an exercise video aimed at getting American Indians on their feet to fight...

She's learning to rough it, martian style.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 BRIGHT IDEA SOCORRO Marvin the Martian has invaded Penny Boston's office. Icons of the cartoon character hang from every available portion of shelf space. She says he's...

Leonid shower loses roar but could wiggle.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The sky just isn't falling like it used to. The Leonid meteor shower, which peaks Tuesday night, won't be as spectacular as it has been for the past five years. But it might...

Report details cancer trends.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service Prostate cancer is still the leading malignancy among men; breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women. A new in-depth federal report on the incidence of cancer in the...

THINGS TO KNOW.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM/823-3620 1Breaking waves: One of the biggest techie conferences in the world was in Albuquerque last week. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers was to decide on a new standard...

Where's beef?(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Grocery stores are tinkering with aisles, and restaurants are bulking up menus, as more people try to slim down with low-carb, high-protein diets It's always something. In...

Housing hates to see expert go.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Nancy Salem NSALEM@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3675 Jim Stretz is an opportunist. Just ask him. It's a trait he used for 15 years to turn the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority from a fledgling into a powerhouse an agency with a...

SHOPTALK.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield John Wagner Title: President. Company: John Wagner Studios Inc. The studio records music, audio books and sound for movies and videos. Wagner has worked with musicians Merle Travis, Joe Murphy and Sparx;...

ALMANAC.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... GOVERNMENT Albuquerque lawyer Suedeen G. Kelly was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The commission is a regulatory agency with jurisdiction over interstate...

UNM assured of bowl.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 After a victory over Air Force, UNM clinched a bowl bid for the second straight year. The Lobos are headed for a bowl game, but head football coach Rocky Long said today he isn't...

La Cueva has chance to win 1 for the North.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary The South changes this week. The egos, the swaggers, the focus and the expectations in Las Cruces, Artesia and Clovis soar to another level. The South gets football serious this week. The South gets...

A hush falls over the crowd.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Lobos fans do their best church mice imitation for the second weekin a row, as The Pit has another shrunken turnout A pair of former Wyoming Cowboys sat in familiar seats on the...

Wreck kills Manzano athlete.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Iliana Limon and Jeff Carlton Ilimon@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 Rich Oliver had great timing. The 17-year-old Manzano High School senior could be counted on for his quick wit and rambunctious...

RACE FOR BOWLS.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... If the Lobos beat Wyoming Saturday and league-leading Utah beats Brigham Young, UNM would finish alone in second place and would be guaranteed a bowl bid to either the Las Vegas Bowl or San Francisco Bowl. * If the Lobos win and Utah...

Lobos have Moore but need more from post.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 If the Lobos don't find a way to extract a lot more production from their post players and deflect attention from Mandi Moore, there could be some formidable growing pains to endure this...

It's all in the family for McKay's ex-coach.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Ritchie McKay doesn't get to coach with his father in the building, but he had the next best option in terms of fatherly influences Sunday night. Claude Terry, who coached McKay for...

Who's the best? They both are.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 ROSWELL St. Pius X did what it was expected to do: win the state class 4A volleyball championship. Rio Rancho did what it was expected to do: win the state Class 5A championship....

Lobos in position for MWC title, bowl.(Afternoon)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 After a victory over Air Force, UNM can guarantee a bowl bid with a win at Wyoming. Talking about the Lobos football team, University of New Mexico Athletics Director Rudy Davalos...

Record UNM rusher zooming nationwide.(Evening)
November 17, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 As DonTrell Moore continues to bob, weave, spin and burst his way into the University of New Mexico record books, the sophomore is also thrusting himself into elite territory nationally....

Court finalist had DWI.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 The acting Metro Court administrator and a finalist for the permanent position is no stranger to the other side of the judicial system, having amassed more than a dozen...

Learning curve.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 The series State ratings boil a failing school down to three short words: "Doesn't meet standards." They tell the facts but hide the details: the dedicated teachers, the students...

Kailee told of donor match.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Michael Kelly MKELLY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3661 Kailee Wells got up today at 8 a.m. and asked to watch cartoons. The critically ill 6-year-old didn't know then that this would be a day like no other. Her father, Owen Wells, was...

40 and snow in Oslo; 76 and sunny in Cairo.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Amsterdam. Lubbock. Lisbon. Reno. When The Trib altered its weather page two months ago, many of you didn't waste a minute letting us know you cared about the weather in other locales. Well, it's back. Expanded national temps, plus...

PNM wants to eyeball pollution.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Whether smokestack pollution should be measured with sophisticated electronic monitoring equipment or the naked eye of a trained observer is a question being put to the U.S. District...

Chavez finds the governor's $60 million transit plan lacking.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 The true test of whether the state Transportation Department is more than just a road-builder starts now. The department changed its name from "Highways" to "Transportation"...

State, national GOP stumble in version of 'Stomp'.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen Commentary There's an old African proverb that says, "When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers." Which brings us to New Mexico, where the Republican Party's top pachyderms are in the midst of nasty...

Two arrested after chase.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 A routine traffic stop resulted in charges of aggravated battery on a peace officer and child abuse. An Albuquerque couple did everything in their power to avoid jail but failed....

Two APD officers headed to Iraq.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Two Albuquerque police officers will leave Monday to fulfill duties in Iraq, but they're not soldiers. They are simply people taking a lucrative offer to work overseas, Chief...

What became of standout UNM back?(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoorenabqtrib.com / 823-3679 Whether Mike Williams knows his long-standing single-season rushing record at the University of New Mexico is in jeopardy of being broken is unknown. Whether Williams, who starred...

Ex-Cibola star alive for the Irish.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Mike Garcia Commentary You've probably seen the television show "Survivor." Well, if Monique Hernandez had been one of the contestants, she likely would have kicked herself off the island. But after 18 months of her own...

Sartans overcome nerves, overwhelm Moriarty.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 ROSWELL St Pius X volleyball coach Ryan Sakamoto seems to have only two facial expressions: impassive and smiling. During the Sartans' state Class 4A semifinal Friday night...

Hitting the highs and lows of this year's racing season.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Charles Googe Commentary Here are the best, worst and a few other things I could think of from the 2003 racing season: Best race: The IRL event in Chicago was fantastic. Side-by-side racing right up to the finish line. Sam...

Lobos' Shetters pines for less time on bench.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 New Mexico center Jenny Shetters says she'll be more determined tonight to find a way to log more minutes on the court than she gets on the bench. Shetters and the Lobos will play...

Marrow of determination runs through McKay, frosh.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Coach Ritchie McKay is married to the only person to whom he devoted as many man-hours recruiting as he did to Ryan Wall. McKay spotted something special in the point guard from...

EDITORIAL.(Weekend)
November 15, 2003... Parents must step up at West Mesa High The administration and faculty at West Mesa High School deserve the support and help of the Albuquerque Police Department and the school's students, parents and neighbors in stopping criminal...

Bonds for remedies firm draw ire.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 It's all about jobs but should it be? Harry Murphy wants to know. Now that the Bernalillo County Commission has approved industrial revenue bonds for Heel Inc., an...

APS to repay docked faculty.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 The district settled its case with educators who sued after they were penalized for antiwar signs. Three Albuquerque teachers disciplined nine months ago for posting antiwar materials...

Finally, football weather.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Craig Fritz/Tribune PHOTO: Color Kristen Brane and Jill Kelly, both trainers for the La Cueva High School football team, share a jacket during a chilly practice on the school's field....

POLK ON TRIAL.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Toby Jorrin/Tribune PHOTO: Color Seventh-grader Benny Sedillo concentrates during a daily reading class at Polk Middle School, a South Valley school with big troubles. Labeled failing by...

Groups: Use tobacco cash on prevention.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: W. James Honaberger JHONABERGER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3638 New Mexico should be spending far more of its settlement money from tobacco companies on programs to stop smoking, a group of national public health organizations says. ...

Deputies join new education secretary.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 In a few weeks, Veronica Garcia will make history just by walking into Gov. Bill Richardson's Cabinet meeting room. Garcia has been named New Mexico's first secretary of...

Man gets 35 years in woman's death.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 BERNALILLO Steven Sheets had been a Boy Scout, a child from a typical family who was polite and gentle, and perhaps a little smaller, a little slower than other kids his age...

Pair get maximum sentences in boy's rape.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 BERNALILLO Relatives of and attorneys for an uncle and nephew charged with raping a 12-year-old boy who is partly paralyzed urged a judge to show the men mercy, saying prison...

Not sweatin' the fever.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 He can't play until December, but Danny Granger is the hot Lobos topic. Still, the touted transfer would like to temper some of the hype. Sportscasters, talk radio hosts and...

New UNM president addresses athletics.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Louis Caldera gives his views on conference expansion, the athletics department, fund-raising and more in an interview with The Tribune. Louis Caldera wanted, like many boys, to run...

Rio Rancho volleyball team toils to stay No. 1.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 When the Rio Rancho volleyball team lost to powerful Las Cruces High in the state Class 5A championship two years ago, most of the Rams dissolved into tears. "I was one of the...

Kenyan standout expected to sign with UNM track.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Jeff Carlton Shadrack Kiptoo is staying in Albuquerque. The La Cueva cross country standout is expected to sign binding scholarship papers today with the University of New Mexico's track team, his high school coach said. ...

Are you the (next) one?(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 Wanted: midlife dater. Must tolerate the quirks that come with re-entering the singles scene. Fan of strong cheese a plus. Shortly after Gary Adamson's wife of 38 years died of...

It's about time I had my fluids changed.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: M.J. Wilde Commentary You know, car warning lights need to be more specific. "Service engine soon" is not very informative. However, if the little light had read, "Service engine now," I might not have waited a year to have...

He was 7, unhappy, suspicious and then we made pizza.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 A PLACE AT THE TABLE COMMENTARY He stood in the middle of my small kitchen, his face set in a stubborn grimace, his skinny arms locked across his chest. It was a sunny...

Rejoice, West Side: Mexican delights beckon.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 REVIEW It's a Friday night, and the restaurant is packed, with customers waiting outside the front door, eyeing the vividly painted murals of central Mexico scenes that adorn...

Poets fight domestic violence.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Photographer Douglas Kent Hall has captured the images of all the big names intrepid enough to pass by his lens. Jim Morrison, Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol,...

Awards increase exposure of American Indian music.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 The Madonnas and the Aerosmiths and the Eminems can have their Grammy glory and all the postshow sales boosts that come with it. So says American Indian recording artist Robert...

Theater helps kids with life roles.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Whether they pursue acting or not, they learn self-esteem and academic discipline, says the founder of the Southwest Children's Theater. SANTA FE Child actors in community...

PNM halted again in bid to up rates.(Evening)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 After amending its initial request for a fourth time, the Public Service Company of New Mexico again failed to win approval for an increase in natural gas delivery rates. "I...

Mr. Hands.(Special Section)
November 14, 2003... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Toby Jorrin/Tribune PHOTO: Color Dwight Counter has a knack for hauling in the big play the albuquerque tribune's GAMEDAY Air Force (7-3, 3-2) at Lobos (6-4, 3-2) 1:05 p.m.,...

Here's the catch.(Special Section)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 With Dwight Counter in the lineup, the Lobos have a long-range threat When duty calls, Dwight Counter speeds downfield. On the way, he routinely sheds defenders, catches...

Lobos will have bone to pick vs. Air Force.(Special Section)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Richard Stevens Commentary Lobos coach Rocky Long has a secret about the Air Force Academy's triple-option wishbone that he is not telling his University of New Mexico defenders. The secret is if the Falcons execute the Xs...

Brad's breakdown.(Special Section)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore The Trib's Brad Moore preview's this week's matchup. offense Lobos: This unit is humming like a well-oiled machine heading into Saturday's game against Air Force. The offensive line is blowing open holes;...

Bowwow! Dogs rob ball from blue yonder.(Special Section)
November 14, 2003... Byline: Sue Vorenberg Air Force sure knows how to show a Dog a good time. This week in cyber land, Air Force took the Lobos out to a nice windy park in Albuquerque called University Stadium. They had a friendly game of catch. ...

Education chief tapped.(Evening)
November 13, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Veronica Garcia, the governor's choice for the new Cabinet post, has three decades of work in New Mexico schooling. Veronica Garcia started her career in the basement of New...

parenthood and hoop dreams.(Evening)
November 13, 2003... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO BY: Michael J. Gallegos/Tribune PHOTO: Color Javin Tindall, the starting point guard for the University of New Mexico Lobos, takes a big stretch before saying goodbye in the morning to his...

Judge: Ahem, Texan, cough it up.(Evening)
November 13, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Everything about Robin Sommers said New Mexico his attire, his office decor, even the name of his company and the logo for its popular American Spirit cigarettes. Everything,...