The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from October 2000, page 2

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from October 2000

Writer stays with uplifting themes in newest novel.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Trilby Davis tdavis@abqtrib.com / 823-3684 In a world of cynics, where edginess and an acid-tongue ability is assumed to be hip or cool, author Richard Paul Evans writes instead about the human spirit. "I want to write books...

British band Broadcast pipes sound collages through New Mexico.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Paul Maldonado Jr. pmaldonado@abqtrib.com / 823-3630 James Cargill, bassist for British outfit Broadcast, is in a bit of a quandary when asked to describe his band's sound. "I have trouble with that; it's hard to say,"...

'Dracula' the ballet returns for second season '.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Trilby Davis tdavis@abqtrib / 823-3684 Audience members are encouragedto dress in costumed style for the show, which focuses on the love story behind the world's most famous vampire. Ballet isn't always about pretty dancing...

Theatrical performances reflect lives of terminally ill patients, caretakers.(The Arts & Entertainment)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Trilby Davis tdavis@abqtrib.com / 823-3684 There's no dancing around it. This is a play about life and death. "Divining the Tapestry: Stories of Living and Dying Well," weaves a tribute to the memory of terminally ill...

Corona's energetic Fuller was postmaster, USDA statistician.(Obituary)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 Mary Frances Jones Fuller, the daughter of New Mexico homesteaders, was the kind of person who could find something good in everything except milking cows. "She was full of...

Bursting jail population must be pared down by 100 inmates by Monday.
October 27, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Rebecca Sitterly's cell phone was going nonstop. After being appointed Wednesday to take charge of an effort to pare down Albuquerque's bursting jail population, the former state...

Court to take another look at gag order in child case.
October 27, 2000... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 The New Mexico Supreme Court says it wants to hear more about the gag order in the Anamarie Martinez-Regino custody case and has asked for responses from the child's parents and the state...

Partner gets more jail time than truck-stop killer.(Local News)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 It was almost a storybook life for Robert and Isabel Tischmacher. After meeting at a high school reunion in 1979, the pair fell in love and married, merging two big families into...

Defense concentrates on mental game.(Sports)
October 27, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Plenty of factors explain the emergence of the University of New Mexico defense as a force, but bigger biceps, more talent or fiercer determination aren't at the root of the resurgence. ...

Subtle thunder.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Lowry McAllen LMCALLEN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 VOTE 2000 While U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman has been criticized as being meek, the Silver City Democrat's mild manner has won him the respect that has kept him in...

City-county consolidation: trick to some,treat to others.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 VOTE 2000 Foes fear unification will affect lifestyles. Supporters tout improved services. Daniel Bracken, a third-generation South Valley alfalfa farmer, is worried. He says...

Jail water plan could dampencity-county accord.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 From the outside, it looks like a simple, straightforward choice. But a decision on how water will get to a new City-County Jail has created a muddle of options that some say are a...

Gore needs Clinton's help, Hispanic lecturer advises.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Vice President Al Gore should ask President Clinton for campaign help but not invite him to speak on the same stage. That's the advice offered by Christine Sierra, an associate...

Ex-judge given task of cutting jail population by 100 by Monday.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Rebecca Sitterly's cell phone got a lot of use this morning. After being appointed Wednesday to take charge of an effort to pare down Albuquerque's bursting jail population, the...

Water board members balk at committee construction.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 A member of the Metropolitan Water and Waste Water Board says the board is dysfunctional, improperly constructed and should be dissolved. "This board just adds another level onto the...

High court asks for input on Anamarie gag order.(Local News)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 The New Mexico Supreme Court today said it wants to hear more about the gag order in the Anamarie Martinez-Regino custody case and asked for responses from the child's parents and the state...

Judge orders city to proceed with election to form union.(Local News)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 A District Court judge has ordered the city to proceed with a union-organizing election for some of its white-collar workers. Judge Ted Baca on Wednesday said Mayor Jim Baca's...

Former felon supervisor pleads to one felony count.(Local News)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 A former probation officer once responsible for supervising felons who needed especially close attention is now a felon himself. Maurice Gonzales, 39, entered a no-contest plea...

Eyewitnesses' testimony on stand conflicts in Carl Bell murder trial.(Local News)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Jack Koester said he never saw it coming. But, according to court testimony on Wednesday, he watched as an older cousin the man he called his "bro" and a close friend pumped a...

Lieberman emphasizes drug plan during N.M. visit.
October 26, 2000... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 VOTE 2000 New Mexico, with its five electoral votes, may tip the scales in the Nov. 7 presidential election, Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman said today....

Window to the world.(Neighborhood Trib)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Jan Jonas jjonas@abqtrib.com / 823-3627 Youth Development Inc.'s Teatro Consejo puts kids' real-life issues on stage for all to see and understand Nicole Gonzales says all kids are "at-risk" kids. The University of New...

JAN'S MAILBOX.(Neighborhood Trib)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Jan Jonas Proud mom Julie McBride called in May to tell me her three children all got married over the summer and to plead her case for running the wedding announcements on the same day once all the ceremonies were over. She...

CORRECTIONS.(Insight and Opinion)
October 26, 2000... Wednesday's endorsement of Judge Reed Sheppard should have identified him as running for Metro Court, Division 5. See Editorial, 10/25/00 Pg. C2 "THE TRIBUNE RECOMMENDS"

EDITORIAL.(Insight and Opinion)
October 26, 2000... The Tribune recommends Today we continue our endorsements in the Nov. 7 general election. We are recommending only in contested races in which Bernalillo County voters have a say. THIRD OF EIGHT State House of Representatives...

Anamarie's mom has right to talk, attorney says.(Local News)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 Adela Martinez has a constitutional right to talk about her overweight 3-year-old daughter's custody case, her attorney said in an affidavit. Attorney Troy Prichard said his client has...

The Tactical One has a surefire way Chargers, Panthers can rack up wins.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Byline: The Linz THE GREAT ONE The Lindsey Line The Linz thinks that Lobo hoops coach Fran Fraschilla is a scheduling genius. The Linz thinks that Albuquerque Academy and Menaul High could turn their football seasons around by...

City woman hits handball's 1st grand slam.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Byline: John Whitmore jwhitmore@abqtrib.com / 823-3665 Priscilla Shumate of Albuquerque became the first woman in the history of American handball to achieve the sport's "grand slam." Shumate won the world four-wall championship...

Sandia's Lindsey Arndt picks Lobos and turns attention to her senior year.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Now that the taxing decision is finally out of the way, Sandia High basketball star Lindsey Arndt will move on to the next challenge. "Now, I'm concentrating on having a fun senior...

Ex-Lobo returns with Slam.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 In four years as a Lobo, Lamont Long established himself as one of the most versatile players in the history of the men's basketball program. Long, who started 108 of his 124 games...

CROSSFIRE.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Should UNM extend Rocky Long's contract now? Richard Stevens says yes: There is no question that the learning curve from defensive coordinator to head man has been a big one for Long. At times, his Lobos truly have looked like Lost...

Lobos out to shut up, shut down Ute receiver.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 University of New Mexico cornerback Stephen Persley had to listen to so much jabber from the jaws of Utah wide receiver Steve Smith last season, the maddening sound of it has never stopped...

Sunday will be just super.(Sports)
October 26, 2000... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 YAFL SUPER BOWL PREVIEW After taking four teams to the YAFL championships, Art Cordova was sidelined by a heart ailment. Now, for the first time since 1992, he's back in the...

APS bilingual teachers await stalled bonuses.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 The district has yet to decide which educators are worthy of the $2,500 rewards, part of a negotiation formulated with the union earlier this year. Hundreds of city...

Growing in the right direction.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Emily Peterson epeterson@abqtrib.com / 823-3692 The 4-H Share/Care program offers kids the chance to plant their own garden, while keeping them out of trouble and helping them feel good about themselves Vegetables can be...

Tax hike seen as a vital issue to UNM Hospital.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 Medical center officials say if vote fails,'curtailment of services' could be at stake Bernalillo County voters are being asked to ratify a measure that would commit them to...

Uninsured adults forgo medical care.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Lee Bowman SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Contrary to the notion that a safety net of public health clinics and charity care protects them, a significant number of uninsured adults are going without needed medical attention,...

'Push-polling' controversy heats Wilson-Kelly race to boiling point.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Stacey Zolt zolts@shns.com (202) 408-2726 VOTE 2000 WASHINGTON There are plenty of controversial aspects to New Mexico's 1st Congressional District race, but few cause the white-hot fury of a relatively obscure term known as...

Media attorney requests Anamarie gag-order tapes.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF The New Mexico Supreme Court will be asked to review Children's Court tapes of Presiding Judge Tommy Jewell's gag order in the custody case of 3-year-old Anamarie Martinez-Regino, media...

Witness says alleged gunman confessed grudge.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 The wife of a man gunned down in the North Valley last year told an Albuquerque jury this morning she is certain Carl Bell was responsible for a shooting that left two men dead. ...

State funding won't save office of child support from shortfall.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE The state Child Support Enforcement Division is heading for a budget shortfall despite an infusion of $3 million in state funds this year. Federal funds the lion's share of the division's budget...

Prison guards should start seeing special pay raises by mid-November.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Barry Massey The Associated Press SANTA FE Prison guards in New Mexico should start receiving special pay increases in mid-November under a plan the Corrections Department outlined to legislators. The higher pay is being...

Fire shuts down Santa Fe High, guts building.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE Classes were canceled at Santa Fe High School this morning after a predawn fire gutted the administration building in the center of the campus. Firefighters cut power to the entire school as a...

N.M. among election-deciding swing states.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Stacey Zolt ZOLTS@SHNS.COM / (202) 408-2726 VOTE 2000 With a neck-and-neck presidential race going into the final lap, armchair political viewers may be in for some excitement this election night. Both sides, while wary...

Lobos must brings mash with mouth to top tormentors.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Richard Stevens There are really no subtleties, no angles, when it comes to explaining why the Utah Utes have manhandled Rocky Long's Lobos the past two years. This is strictly a one-sided story of straight-ahead,...

Eldorado rides again.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The district wasn't big enough for the both of 'em, and after the dust settled from a penalty-kick shootout, the Eagles proved to the Monarchs the championship belonged to them The...

IBL looks for merger, will field six teams if Baltimore folds.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The IBL has lost one team, could soon lose another and is pursuing a merger with the rival CBA, the league's top official said. The demise of the San Diego franchise, confirmed this...

Sandia's Arndt commits to Lobos.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE Sandia High School senior Lindsey Arndt, who averaged 13 points and nearly 11 rebounds a game last season, plans to sign with New Mexico. Arndt chose the Lobos over San Diego State and SMU....

Los Alamos 7-footer Chris Jackson picks conference foe Utah over Lobos.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Daniel Libit dlibit@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 The Utah Utes are already one up on the Lobos for the 2001-02 basketball season. Los Alamos High's Chris Jackson confirmed Tuesday night that he has given an oral commitment to sign...

Martino releases two defensemen, picks up rookie and former Scorp.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee smcafee@abqtrib.com / 823-3662 The New Mexico Scorpions have waived two defensemen and will replace them with two more for Thursday night's road game at Amarillo, the team's coach said. Tony Martino released Ian...

Utah running back was nearly a Lobo.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 The Lobos will get a close-up look at a player they nearly had when Utah visits University Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Adam Tate, the junior-college transfer who's leading the Utes...

Utility price hikes trigger higher cost of living in city.(Business)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Albuquerque utility prices were on the rise during September and contributed to an overall increase in the area's cost of living, according to First Security Bank's Albuquerque area...

PNM to defer $5 million to help with high energy costs.(Business)
October 25, 2000... Byline: TODAY'S TOP STORY By The Associated Press Public Service Company of New Mexico will defer $5 million in customers' natural gas charges this winter in an effort to combat high energy prices. Bills are expected to more than...

Some crop harvests delayed by the rain.(Business)
October 25, 2000... Byline: The Associated Press CLOVIS Rain that began falling over the weekend has been good for eastern New Mexico's wheat crop, but could delay harvests for peanut and cotton farmers, the Roosevelt County extension agent says. "We...

Martha Man had passion for culture, journalism.(Obituary)
October 25, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Death and funeral notices Martha Man, who covered religion, business and real estate for the Albuquerque Journal in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at age 69. Man died last Thursday at her home of...

One size doesn't fit all.(Insight and Opinion)
October 25, 2000... Reforming education could mean letting parents, teachers and students choose how big their school should be New Mexico has been mired in a school-reform debate dominated by two factions pulling in opposite directions. The first faction...

EDITORIAL.(Insight and Opinion)
October 25, 2000... The Tribune recommends SECOND OF EIGHT Today we continue our endorsements in the Nov. 7 general election. We are recommending only in contested races in which Bernalillo County voters have a say. District Attorney Kari...

Two men arrested after police chief's garage hit.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Two Albuquerque men were arrested on suspicion of slipping into the garage of Albuquerque Police Chief Jerry Galvin and stealing some tools. Detective John Griego said Ryan Sommers, 20, and...

Obese toddler to be returned to parents, judge says.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Three-year-old Anamarie Martinez-Regino will be going home once the parties to her custody case complete efforts to move her from state care, Children's Court Presiding Judge Tommy Jewell...

Murder suspect in wrong place at wrong time, defense argues.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Carl Bell gunned down two men in a North Valley parking lot last year over drugs, prosecutors say. But his defense attorney argues the 52-year-old was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and had nothing to...

Wilson supporter says Kelly campaign is 'push polling'.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Stacey Zolt zolts@shns.com (202) 408-2726 VOTE 2000 WASHINGTON There are plenty of controversial aspects to New Mexico's 1st Congressional District race, but few cause the white-hot fury of a relatively obscure term known as...

Udall reports third-quarter finances; Lutz filing late.
October 25, 2000... Byline: Barry Massey The Associated Press SANTA FE U.S. Rep. Tom Udall had nearly $368,000 stockpiled in his re-election account at the end of last month, according to the latest campaign finance disclosure. Udall, a Democrat seeking...

Roush served NMSU as vice president.(Obituary)
October 25, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OBITUARIES LAS CRUCES Donald Roush, a retired New Mexico State University vice president, has died at age 78. Roush died Saturday in Las Cruces. A memorial service was held Tuesday. His 40-year...

Man involved in shooting by deputies arrested again.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF A man involved in a fatal shooting incident by Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department deputies in June was back in jail over the weekend. Leonardo Ronquillo, 20, was arrested on charges of...

Man charged with kidnap and assault against wife.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF An Albuquerque man is in jail, accused of kidnapping his wife and beating her with a metal pole, according to court records. Kevin Bowen, 41, was arrested Tuesday and charged with...

2nd All-Star team to visit Pit.(Sports)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE The opponent for the second exhibition game for the Lobo men's basketball team has been confirmed, but don't be puzzled by its name. The University of New Mexico is scheduled to play host to...

Cricket expanding its New Mexico work force.(Business)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Cricket Communications, a wireless communications company, is expanding its operations and plans to eventually employ more than 100 people in New Mexico. Cricket is adding sales,...

State chooses IONA to support Internet portal.(Business)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The state of New Mexico has chosen Massachusetts-based IONA Technologies' iPortal Suite as the platform to support its e-business initiative. The state is building an Internet...

Raton train depot getting $750,000 for restoration.(Business)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Raton's historic railroad depot will be restored with the help of $750,000 from the Federal Highway Administration. "This puts us well on the way to acquisition of the property and...

Would-be write-in hopeful files lawsuit over ballot.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE A Taos man disqualified as a write-in candidate for president filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court. Daniel Pearlman claims his constitutional rights were violated when the...

Wet weather puts out months-old forest fire.(Local News)
October 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SILVER CITY Recent rains have put out a slow-burning fire Gila National Forest officials had let burn to clear out brush. The end of the 16,452-acre Bloodgood Fire, which was started by...

Emphasis on leadership.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 VOTE 2000 Skip Vernon says organizational skill, legislative knowledge and ability to assemble a professional team far outweigh his lack of trial experience During a...

Obese toddler will go home, judge assures.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Three-year-old Anamarie Martinez-Regino will be going home once the parties to her custody case complete efforts to move her from state care, Children's Court Presiding Judge Tommy Jewell...

Radioactivity in well traced to Los Alamos Lab.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 What hydrologists had thought was improbable radioactive contamination of the deep Los Alamos drinking-water supply has become reality. And although the contamination exists only...

City wrings out, waits for another downpour.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Rick A. Maese RMAESE@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3687 Following the wettest day of the year, Albuquerque only has a couple of days to dry out before another wet weather system is expected to hit the area this weekend, according to the...

Couple hid marital strife, Rio Rancho neighbors say.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 Murder-suicide outside that city's courthouse ends what others saw as a perfect, tidy 45-year marriage. Everett Stevenson was a perfectionist, endlessly rearranging...

Double-homicide trial proceeds after deal fails.(Local News)
October 24, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF The double-murder trial of 52-year-old Carl Bell resumed this morning after a last-minute attempt at a plea deal fell through. State District Judge Albert "Pat" Murdoch postponed jury...

House passes bill to reduce marketing of fake Indian art.(Local News)
October 24, 2000... Byline: The Associated Press A measure aimed at cracking down on the sale of fake American Indian arts and crafts has cleared its final congressional hurdle. The Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act passed the House on Monday. The...

Sauceda to sign off from KRQE News in search of more time with family.(Local News)
October 24, 2000... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 KRQE News anchor Deanna Sauceda is leaving Albuquerque for the whiter pastures of Colorado Springs and a job as senior media specialist at Intel. Sauceda, who began as a weekend...

Recruit enjoys Lobo visit.(Sports)
October 24, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports UPDATE California forward Jamaal Williams said that he liked his visit to the University of New Mexico over the weekend. "The campus was nice and I liked the Pit," the 6-foot-6 high school senior said...

Oil and gas lease sale brings in $3.7 million.(Business)
October 24, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The State Land Office oil and gas lease sale for October brought in $3.7 million in first-year rentals for 80 tracts. "This sale is our biggest since June of 1982, which is good...

EDITORIAL.(Insight and Opinion)
October 24, 2000... The Tribune recommends FIRST OF EIGHT Today we begin our endorsements in the Nov. 7 general election. We are recommending only in contested races in which Bernalillo County voters have a say. Bernalillo County races ...

House passes bill to protect integrity of Indian arts.
October 24, 2000... Byline: The Associated Press A measure aimed at cracking down on the sale of fake American Indian arts and crafts has cleared its final congressional hurdle. The Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act passed the House on Monday. The...

Ideas sought to make state better for kids.(Local News)
October 24, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF "Making New Mexico a Child-Friendly State" is the title of a community forum put on by the University of New Mexico School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m....

GOP bolsters Redmond, but Bingaman is still loaded.
October 24, 2000... Byline: Barry Massey The Associated Press SANTA FE Republicans in Congress and the national GOP contributed $26,000 during the past three months to the Senate campaign of Bill Redmond, who is challenging Democratic incumbent Jeff...