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

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

Homework: save schools.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 As a student, teacher and superintendent, Veronica Garcia has seen what works and what doesn't. As the state's first secretary of education, she's expected to do what works. Veronica...

Film helps draw out Vietnam-era radical.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Mark Rudd was living a respectably quiet life in Albuquerque, teaching math to students during his 20-year tenure at Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute. Then,...

Council members split over roads bill.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 With the new City Council yet to meet, battle lines already are forming on the contentious issue of paying for road construction. New Councilor Martin Heinrich is leaning toward...

What part of 'I don't want veep' don't they get?(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen Commentary Not even Gen. Sherman seems to help Gov. Bill Richardson avoid the rumor mill. Back in August, when the national media swarmed Richardson during the firstDemocratic presidential debate, held in...

Council to appoint president at meeting.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 One question the new City Council will answer at its first meeting Monday is who the next council president will be. The job has its pluses. For example, the council president gets...

Commuters get $2 rides to Santa Fe.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: STAFF REPORT Commuter park-and-ride bus service between Albuquerque and Santa Fe begins Monday, with one-way fares of $2. A monthly pass costs $60. The new service, by a Santa Fe-based division of All Aboard America, is...

Mayor to yield reins of water authority.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Mayor Martin Chavez is resigning as chairman of the new Water Utility Authority, saying he wants to focus more on mayoral duties. Chavez will remain as a member of the board as required...

A MIGHTY ROAR.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 With a tough win over Rio Grande, La Cueva - with well-earned swagger - is on pace to become the first Duke City team in 11 years to win the state trophy A dozen teams have tried and...

Women's tourneys bring power to The Pit.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Villanova women's basketball coach Harry Perretta says he has spent many late nights in front of his television admiring from Philadelphia the atmosphere of The Pit. Most of those...

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PREVIEW.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... BERNALILLO SPARTANS BOYS Coach: Terry Darnell (110-98) Assistants: Martin Mondragon, Raymond Aragon, Isaac Dozal 2002-03: 20-5, won district 3-3A, lost to Lovington in state semifinals. Top returning players: A.J....

EDITORIAL.(Weekend)
November 29, 2003... City won't forget fallen airman Albuquerque this holiday season joins the nation, family and friends in mourning the death of Air Force Maj. Steven Plumhoff one of the city's own. Plumhoff, 33, died this week along with four others...

The way back.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Retired teacher Genie Gurule was severely injured in a hit-and-run on her morning walk in September. But the leg casts are off, and a surprise 75th birthday party has buoyed her spirits...

YIT remembers fire, marks new lease.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Aubrey Hovey ahovey@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Youth in Transition clients and volunteers had something to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Last Thanksgiving, arson destroyed YIT's former building at 310 Washington St. S.E....

Duke City gets ready to twinkle with holiday whiz leading parade.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 The Albuquerque Twinkle Light Parade on Saturday evening will include more than 150 decorated vehicles and floats including one for Santa Claus and drill teams, high school bands...

Artists turn work to food for the needy.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: W. James Honaberger JHONABERGER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3638 Ceramic artist Carol Kaleko knew she had something special after she finished a recent piece she calls "Acrobat." "I really think it's the most exciting piece I've done...

Opposites attract.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The differences between the programs are painfully obvious, but the clubs have arrived at the same spot: Milne Stadium for a 5A football semifinal. The winner of tonight's Rio...

Lobos can't look past Penguins in 1st tourney game.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Don't be looking ahead to a marquee matchup between the Lobos and Villanova Wildcats on Saturday night just yet, Don Flanagan says. The Youngstown State Penguins the University of New...

Tatts gone.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 Some want a better job without the dismissive glances. Others are just ready for a new look. Whatever the reason, tattoo removal - ow! -has become a trend. Regret. We've all...

Where's your favorite LIGHTS DISPLAY?(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Now that the Bugg family's holiday lights display a decades-old Albuquerque tradition has been transported to Budaghers, seekers of twinkle lights might be feeling a little in the dark. The Tribune is hunting for some of the city's most...

Dummy up? Hey, not this complete idiot.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: M.J. Wilde We used to be a bunch of dummies. Now we're a gaggle of complete idiots. Remember years and years ago when computers first began to invade our lives? There were those of us who felt like real dummies about how to...

Christmas LETTERS.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 V-C-R and D-V-D are essential for a festive holiday The frantic rush of the opening of the year's biggest shopping season is here. The stockings are hung by the chimney,...

Video vault.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Wednesday's world premiere of Ron Howard's "The Missing," which was completely shot within a 100-mile radius of Santa Fe, has given New Mexico plenty of celluloid exposure. Lots of shot-in-New-Mexico movies live in the Video Vault, one of...

O, how delightful! Cafe's a holiday shopper's hideaway REVIEW.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Joline Glenn JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 And now for something completely different. You'd expect that, wouldn't you, after a day of feasting on turkey and trimmings that are anything but trimming. After a day of fighting...

Fistful of a burger for a pinch of dough.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Carrie Seidman CSEIDMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3673 CHEAP EATS Everybody's always arguing about where to get the best green chile cheeseburger. Well, we're here to tell you where to get the best, cheapest green chile...

Sculptor wins $50,000 award.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Staff reports LOCAL ART BRIEFS A Room of Her Own Foundation, a Placitas-based organization dedicated to helping female writers and artists bridge the gap between their artistic vision and financial realities, has awarded its...

Big heap of submissions is film fest's price of fame.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 The Santa Fe Film Festival has set a record for film submissions this year with 703, more than double last year's previous record of 310. "We never expected it to get that...

Video store rents esoteric films.(Evening)
November 28, 2003... Byline: Staff reports LOCAL ART BRIEFS Burning Paradise, a video store that rents rare and hard-to-find movies, has opened in the emerging arts and entertainment district Downtown. Local filmmaker Kurly Tlapoyawa opened the...

Pilot had home in sight.(Holiday)(Obituary)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Air Force Maj. Steven Plumhoff was coming home for Christmas after a brief tour of duty in Afghanistan. He was coming home to a wife and a baby son and the friends he...

The best gift.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 When the Risners were down on their luck for the holidays, a family of helpful strangers became family friends Last winter, a small, less-than-stellar motel room on Central Avenue...

Merchants say fraud complaints go unheard.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Taken by fake turquoise? Bilked on a "handmade" brooch? If it happened in Old Town lately, there has been nowhere for a tourist to turn, merchants say. And they blame it on Mayor...

Hudak unsure of future after his acquittal.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 David Hudak's lawyers were willing to take a plea bargain rather than let him risk spending the rest of his life in prison. His wife wasn't. Sure that her husband was...

Board games bore and bring out family boors. And yet.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Kate Nelson Commentary What a perfect time to complain about family holidays. Not that I don't love my family. I do. Really. It's just that bellyaching seems the proper accompaniment to a busted waistline. By now, the...

Explosive material missing.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 A dangerous quantity of explosives has gone missing from an Albuquerque distributing company, federal authorities said. The theft of 350 pounds seven 50-pound bags of an...

Top aide shifts from econ office.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Another shuffle in state government has left Economic Development Secretary Rick Homans without a deputy. Rachel King, who had been deputy secretary for the department, has...

Better blood.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 The untold hours Anna Marshall has spent attached to a dialysis machine are not enough. So she's waiting, hoping for a rescuer: a donor. Today, like every Thanksgiving for the past...

JAN'S MAILBOX.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Jan Jonas After many phone calls from parents about National Merit Scholarship information, I finally got the lists. Here are Albuquerque-area students who made the semifinals and their planned area of study. Albuquerque...

They gladly go to the dogs to read aloud, rub an ear.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Jen Barol Commentary For the past two years, 11-year-old Sarah Spinney has been spending almost every Saturday afternoon at Cherry Hills Library. With a favorite book in hand, Sarah sits in the library's reading room and...

O, coaches! Poetic One waxes adverse.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: The Linz THE GREAT ONE The Lindsey Line The Linz feels poetic. Read and suffer, you turkeys: 'Tis the night of Thanksgiving, And all through The Linz house Not a creature is stirring, 'Cause The Linz cooked...

6 to watch.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... Byline: Capsules by Jeff Carlton photos by Stacia spragg SPORTS EXTRA An in-depth look at sports figures, issues and trends in the sports world The Trib takes a look at six high school basketball players who should make a big...

EDITORIAL.(Holiday)
November 27, 2003... We all have so many reasons to be thankful We Americans need to take time this Thanksgiving to be thankful. That may sound a strange thing to say, but we all know how easy it is to get so caught up in the trappings of a holiday...

Lawmaker contends West Side secession might be a remedy.(Afternoon)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 The idea of secession is still alive and well on the West Side. Sen. Joe Carraro, an Albuquerque Republican, is looking for data to back up his outrage over what he sees as...

State reaps stuffed Indian slots.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Casino payout Gamblers continue to feed the slot machines at 11 Indian casinos across New Mexico at record rates, increasing the state's take dramatically in the most...

For kids, it's about kin, customs.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Food and family plenty of both are the key ingredients for a fun Thanksgiving feast. That's the take of six fourth-graders at Bel-Air Elementary School in the Northeast Heights...

State GOP losing numbers as Dems grow.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Despite their best efforts, Republicans are still way behind in voter numbers. During the past six months, the New Mexico Republican Party has been on an aggressive voter...

Lawmaker contends West Side secession might be a remedy.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 The idea of secession is alive and well on the West Side. State Sen. Joe Carraro, an Albuquerque Republican, said legislators and neighborhood association leaders are looking at...

Santa should scrap these toys, group says.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Among the worst offenders on the annual rotten-gift list are loud, toxic and tiny trinkets. Beware of pinon nuts, mistletoe and water yo-yos this holiday season. On Tuesday,...

Sunport greets sparse travel crowds.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Aubrey Hovey AHOVEY@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3659 Jack Snyder waited outside the security checkpoint at the Albuquerque International Sunport this morning, his eyes searching for the brother he hasn't seen in two years. Snyder was...

AHS hoopsters see sweet beginnings.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Richard Stevens rstevens@abqtrib.com / 823-3663 The battle to recapture the winning tradition of Albuquerque High basketball began Tuesday night the way it needed to begin for coach Ron Estrada with a win, with a big win. ...

Caution! Newbies on floor.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 'Give us time,' junior Mandi Moore says of a struggling Lobos team with five freshmen and two transfers and a squeaker win in The Pit For those who think the Lobos should be picking...

He has bigger hair and a lock on the basket.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Before you know it, David Chiotti might resemble Bill Walton, circa 1971. New Mexico coach Ritchie McKay says he won't ask Chiotti to cut his hair as long as the sophomore center...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Bouquets & brickbats Bouquet: Kailee Except for the aplastic anemia that's causing her so much misery, there's much to celebrate in the story of 6-year-old Kailee Wells of Albuquerque. The plucky adopted daughter of Owen and...

Indians have much to be thankful for.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Eddie Chuculate Commentary Don't be too disappointed if American Indians don't get overly enthused about Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Independence Day or, around here, any statue of Onate with two feet. The aforementioned...

Grant gives arts school a hand in quest for home.(Afternoon)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The nonprofit Albuquerque arts school Working Classroom is a step closer to getting a new home, thanks to a $100,000 federal grant. City Councilor Eric Griego said Tuesday the grant will...

Lawyers aside, they love Duke City folk.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 Sandi Hudak came to town knowing she did not like the federal prosecutors in New Mexico. She didn't know she would love almost everyone else. "Everyone here's been so nice; it's...

Train teachers to teach phonics, task force told.(Evening)
November 26, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 "Steak is dead meat." It's not exactly a sentence you'd expect to hear at a forum on improving New Mexico's lagging education system. Read it again and listen. "Steak is dead...

Acquitted Hudak to be released.(Afternoon)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 After more than 15 months behind bars, Canadian David Hudak is expected to be released in El Paso this morning. Hudak's lawyer, Tim Padilla, said his client posted bond Monday...

Well bred.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Refugium exceeds goal in raising endangered fish They are breeding hope in the waters of the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Refugium. In less than a year, the breeding and...

School hiring under review.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 The school board will have an outside law firm examine the disputed contract for Tom Garrity. A rift between the Albuquerque Board of Education and its superintendent grew as the board...

Pilot gets 21 months for nasty calls.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 A former Southwest Airlines pilot will serve 21 months in prison for making violent and threatening phone calls to women, including seven from New Mexico. Attorneys for...

Hudak released from fed custody.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler dshingler@abqtrib.com / 823-3670 David Hudak is free but not home free. The Canadian, acquitted Wednesday of charges he illegally provided military training to soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and...

This just in: Martinez return rumored.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Is longtime anchorman Nelson Martinez coming back to TV news? Albuquerque TV insiders are buzzing about the possibility, and one station KOB-Channel 4 did not return repeated telephone...

Judge delays decision on archbishop, lawsuit.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger JGLENN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3603 Archbishop Michael Sheehan remains on the hook for a lawsuit that claims he ratified the actions of St. Pius X High School officials who counseled a suicidal and sexually...

Vigil-Giron runs the state over holiday.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Shea Andersen SANDERSEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3621 Gov. Bill Richardson? Gone. Lt. Gov. Diane Denish? Outta here. For the remainder of the week, Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron will be acting governor for New Mexico....

Freshman guard quickly a hot shot.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 A dazzling debut in the Lobos' season-opening win over Southern California has helped Julie Briody. "Now, the confidence is there," Briody said. "I'm a lot more relaxed now, and I'm...

A Vegas voyage may suit Beavers.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 There's a reason the Las Vegas Bowl has Oregon State on the tip of its tongue as its potential Pac-10 representative and opponent for the University of New Mexico on Christmas Eve. ...

Two easy.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Lobos soar past Highlands and coast to 2-0 relatively unscathed Game 2 was a turning point, a life lesson and a defining moment last season. This year it was just another victory...

A year ago, Carey began a new life.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Byron Allen never will forget his first trip to Albuquerque. Senque Carey will always remember meeting him. One year ago today the pair collided in what appeared to be a harmless play...

EDITORIAL.(Evening)
November 25, 2003... Deals based on race are bad, wrong for APS Albuquerque Public Schools' new "chief of staff" might or might not deserve a hefty $105,000 annual salary or even a job at all. The Tribune itself recently questioned the way Tom Garrity's deal...

Graffiti Fight Tagged AND Bagged.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3684 It was supposed to be a time of joy. Michelle Evans was finally showing her photographs in a place other than galleries at the University of New Mexico, where she supervises the...

Direct control urged for APS facilities.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 Audit recommendations The department of Albuquerque Public Schools that maintains and runs the district's buildings should have its own top administrator, an audit report...

Beetle won't be Grinch this season.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Will the bark beetle be the humbug of this year's New Mexico Christmas tree business? Not likely, says John Harrington, superintendent of New Mexico State University's Mora...

Hiring row to color APS board meeting.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Today's meeting of the Albuquerque Board of Education has the makings of a showdown with Superintendent Beth Everitt. At 4 p.m., the seven-member board is scheduled to discuss goals...

Hotel sued over balloon crash.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Ed Asher EASHER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 Two Missouri women burned in a balloon crash Oct. 9 are suing their pilot and their hotel. The women allege Rio Grande Inn-Best Western was negligent for referring them to what they...

Sandia tinkerer makes magnetic discoveries.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 BRIGHT IDEA Jim Martin's lab is a magnetic scientist's wonderland, filled with peculiar experiments and strange equipment. Martin, who has worked at Sandia National...

Mom charged in tot's near drowning in tub.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Iliana Limon ILIMON@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3632 Bobbie Leach often left her 1-year-old daughter sitting alone in the bathtub, authorities said. The 24-year-old northeast Albuquerque mom told officers she usually ran the water...

10 THINGS TO KNOW.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM/823-3620 1Light up: The guys at ReBar have made an about face and now allow smoking in the mod UNM-area bar after 10 p.m. ReBar was the only nonsmoking bar in town and touted as an example of a...

GREENER HARVEST.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Dan Shingler DSHINGLER@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Environmentalists and business leaders say the state would reap a cornucopia of benefits if it cashed in on its greatest crops: wind and sun Despite the drought and brown...

Architects light the way in awards.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 Sunlight, shadows, community and landscape were the major themes at this year's New Mexico chapter of the American Institute of Architects 2003 awards. Of the 66 submissions...

ALMANAC.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... INSURANCE Dan Scott, a senior vice president with the Talbot Agency, was named November NAIFA Professional of the Month by the Central New Mexico chapter of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers. Scott began his...

Bill would aid veterans.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Staff reports IN BRIEF U.S. Rep. Tom Udall introduced legislation to help veterans create, manage and grow small businesses. The bill creates a loan program for veterans through the U.S. Small Business Administration and...

Cream and sugar.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Jeff Carlton jcarlton@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 La Cueva trampled Las Cruces 63-0, while Rio Grande found a sweet surprise in its 21-18 road win over Clovis. Now the two will stir it up for a trip to the state finals. Rio...

Lobos plan to dazzle in Vegas this year.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 A victory in the Las Vegas Bowl is the exclamation point the Lobos will try to put on one of the best seasons in New Mexico football history. After plowing through the snow, minus-5...

UNM struggles to add sizzle to schedule.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Kyle Ringo kringo@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 University of New Mexico basketball fans are making headlines for their dwindling numbers, and it has coach Ritchie McKay's attention. Apathy hit a record low Saturday night with the...

Bowl trip will jingle pockets.(Evening)
November 24, 2003... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Rudy Davalos is hoping one of the best seasons in New Mexico football history, which will end in the Las Vegas Bowl on Christmas Eve, will be a holiday gift that keeps giving and giving....