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

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

Homicides plummet to near half of '99 rate.
September 27, 2000... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 Three-quarters of the way into the year, Albuquerque's homicide rate has nearly been cut in half, according to police statistics. The amount of crime usually rises with the heat...

Kelly says he owes no apology to Lee.
September 27, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Former U.S. Attorney John Kelly says he does not owe Wen Ho Lee any apologies. "There are people who owe him an apology but not the man standing before you today," Kelly said...

Hossencofft clothes seized from lawyer.
September 27, 2000... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 The body of Girly Hossencofft is still missing, but investigators say they have found two other important pieces of evidence as they build their murder case against Diazien Hossencofft...

New Lowell principal embraces challenge.
September 27, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 One of Albuquerque's most culturally diverse schools has a new principal who's ready to take on the school's low academic ranking. Shari Gonzales started work as the school's...

Animal-rights activist files lawsuit against city.
September 27, 2000... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Animal rights activist Marcy Britton again has filed a lawsuit against the City of Albuquerque regarding its Animal Services Division. In a 24-page federal court complaint, Britton alleges the city worked to...

Two more banks knocked over by armed robbers.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Two armed robbers struck Albuquerque banks within an hour of each other Tuesday. The first robbery occurred at the First Security Bank branch at 2101 Eubank Blvd. N.E. at 10:45 a.m., when...

Park Service winding up Cerro Grande inquiry.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 The severe fire season delayed the investigation into the role of park employees in the Los Alamos fire and consideration of punitive action. National Park Service...

Police return to Santa Fe dump in search of boy.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE The search for a missing 7-year-old Santa Fe boy has once again led investigators to the Santa Fe County landfill, and officers have found material indicating they may be looking in the right area....

Commissioner lobbies to keep city's interim caterer employed.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 A Bernalillo County commissioner has landed a job helping a catering company keep its interim job at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Commissioner Tom Rutherford said Tuesday he's...

Legislators hike prison officers' salaries.
September 27, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANTA FE Corrections officers in New Mexico soon will get a bit more money thanks to an unusual agreement reached by the Legislature and the Corrections Department. An across-the-board pay increase of 50...

City, county settle rift over crime committee.
September 27, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Peace has returned to Albuquerque's crime-fighting council. The City Council and Bernalillo County Commission have each approved a new organizational agreement that will change...

Over-65 crowd gets new private health care plan.
September 27, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Three years after Congress expanded health care options for seniors, the over-65 crowd is just now getting access to a private fee-for-service plan. Congress required that the elderly be given...

Give me the mike, Jim, and I'll ask the stupid questions.(Sports)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee One of the perks that comes with spending $900 million to televise the Olympics is that NBC can insist athletes do live, on-camera interviews immediately after the completion of events. That's how Andrea Joyce can...

AT A GLANCE.(Sports)
September 27, 2000... UPDATE Hope coach resigns: John Lehman, head coach of Hope Christian's volleyball team, announced his resignation, citing health considerations. Hope is expected to announce that assistant coach Beth Reyna will serve as interim coach for...

Cowboys straggle into Loboland minus 5 key players.(Sports)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 WOLF TRACKS The University of Wyoming Cowboys have had a rough ride. Since football camp began last month, they've lost five players to season-ending injuries. They and the Lobos...

Academy's eggheads can scramble at cross country.(Sports)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Richard Stevens The chip on the collective shoulder of the Albuquerque Academy boys cross country team is part real and part forced. The chip is real because when you come from a big-bucks private school renowned for academic...

ClientLogic recruiting Clovis call-center workers.(Business)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL ClientLogic is recruiting employees for a call center in Clovis scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of this year. "ClientLogic is a fine company, and we're pleased they chose...

Medicare raise gets committee nod.(Business)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Today's top story By Nancy Salem 823-3675 / NSALEM@ABQTRIB.COM A hurdle has been cleared in the effort to boost federal reimbursement to health plans offering Medicare managed care. The House Commerce Committee on Tuesday...

A peripheral look at the FAIR.(Seeing)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Stacia Spragg A trip to the New Mexico State Fair can be a dizzying, overwhelming, larger-than-life experience. Every event, every person, every food item swirls together before your eyes into a gelatinous blob. The visual...

EDITORIALS.(Insight and Opinion)
September 27, 2000... We need to ensure that lab rules are reasonable Good science and government secrecy are a lot like magnets aligned to repel one another. You can force them together with discomfort, but by nature they'd much rather stay apart. James...

National survey gives New Mexico a C grade in teaching evolution.
September 27, 2000... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 For once New Mexico is not at the bottom of the heap, but it still only merited a C in how well its schools teach the scientific concept of evolution. The state was given 73 out...

Bomb threat empties Cibola High School.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF A bomb threat at Cibola High School led to a 30-minute evacuation for students and staff Tuesday morning. A search disclosed no bomb, and there were no injuries in the evacuation,...

Drought Task Force calls for permanent bureau.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE The state Drought Task Force is pushing for a new state bureau dedicated to drought planning and coordinating emergency responses when New Mexico suffers from dry conditions. The...

AT A GLANCE.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Fatal stabbing: A 24-year-old Albuquerque man was found dead in the street from a stab wound Wednesday night, said Capt. Gene Halliburton. Police found the body shortly after 10 p.m. in the 400...

AT A GLANCE.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Bomb threat a dud: A bomb threat at Cibola High School, 1510 Ellison Drive N.W., led to a 30-minute evacuation for students and staff Tuesday morning. A search disclosed no bomb, and there were...

CORRECTIONS.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... A story Thursday incorrectly attributed Rep. Tom Udall's involvement in efforts to get funding for the Palace of Governors' annex to Sarah Echols, a spokeswoman for Sen. Pete Domenici. The information came from Udall's office. See story...

Sprint expanding, adding 200 jobs in Rio Rancho.(Business)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Sprint PCS has announced plans to expand its operations in Rio Rancho by adding 200 jobs and increasing the size of its call center. "We have had our seventh quarter running of...

Up-and-Comers Awards recognizing professionals.(Business)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Young professionals making a difference will be honored this year by the first annual Up-and-Comers Awards. Sponsored by The Anderson Schools of Management Foundation, the awards...

State department given $90,000 for training.(Business)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The state Economic Development Department has been awarded $90,000 to provide training to manufacturing workers to allow local firms to compete internationally. Awarded by the U.S....

Armed robbers knock over two more city banks.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Two Albuquerque bank robbers hit within an hour of each other Tuesday one clad in a cowboy shirt and wearing a bandana over his face, the other committing a carjacking afterward. The...

Authorities find 130 illegal immigrants in truck.(Local News)
September 27, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports RODEO U.S. Border Patrol officers said they discovered 130 undocumented immigrants crammed into a rental truck at a checkpoint near the Arizona-New Mexico border. Agents stopped the 20-foot commercial...

Rival bills stira new battleover Montano Bridge traffic.
September 26, 2000... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 The city's most controversial river crossing will again be front and center when a key City Council committee takes on a dueling pair of bills related to the Montano Bridge. To be...

Missions accomplished.
September 26, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 VOTE 2000 President Clinton impresses with an impassioned plea for renewal of domestic-violence law, helps Democrats fill coffers, plays tourist and gets a green-chile fix...

N.M. candidates line up to be seen with president.
September 26, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 SANTA FE Two congressional candidates greeted President Clinton when he arrived in Albuquerque and tagged along on the short trip north. At the Santa Fe Municipal Airport, two...

Questions prevent satisfying conclusion to Wen Ho Lee case.
September 26, 2000... Byline: Stacey Zolt zolts@shns.com / (202) 408-2726 WASHINGTON After months of lengthy court proceedings that culminated in Wen Ho Lee's release from prison, the conclusion of the government's case against the nuclear scientist hardly...

Altercation disruptsdrug sting, report says.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF An attempted undercover drug sting was interrupted when the dealer became agitated and beat an Albuquerque Police Department confidential informant, according to court records. Police were...

Judge extends young killer's sentence a year.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Susie Gran SGRAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3682 Against doctors' orders, Connie Hernandez returned to the courtroom where her son's killer was convicted. Once again, she heard the judge describe the 1995 slaying as "so brutal, so...

Danny Romero touts benefits of milk.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... CAPTION(S): PHOTO CAPTION PHOTO: b/w PHOTO BY: Stacia Spragg/Tribune Boxer Danny Romero gets a warm greeting from fourth- and fifth-graders at Eugene Field Elementary School, including a hug from Juanita Hernandez. Romero...

National survey gives N.M. a 'C' in teaching of evolution.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Lawrence Spohn lspohn@abqtrib.com / 823-3611 For once New Mexico is not at the bottom of the heap, but it still only merited a "C" in how well its schools teach the scientific concept of evolution. The state was given 73 out...

Judge rules NMAA unfairly let schools move after plan.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Matt Mygatt The Associated Press The New Mexico Activities Association unfairly allowed high schools to move up in classification after it finalized a plan to realign athletic districts, a judge ruled Monday. But the process...

FBI director defends case against Lee.
September 26, 2000... Byline: Lance Gay SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON A defiant FBI Director Louis Freeh today offered no apology for the Wen Ho Lee investigation, detailing to the Senate evidence showing how the Los Alamos National Laboratory...

Weapons lab crackdown could backfire, report says.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Matt Kelley The Associated Press WASHINGTON The security crackdown at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico is in fact having the reverse effect by alienating top scientists and worsening the security situation,...

MWC race might come down to who's worse than everyone else.(Sports)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Richard Stevens The question here is whether a bad football team can compete in an ugly football conference. The bad and the ugly in this story are not in question. They have been identified. The bad is the University of...

Visit put New Mexico on list of finalists, basketball recruit Adeleke says.(Sports)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Daniel Libit dlibit@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Basketball recruit Kenny Adeleke, a 6-foot-8-inch forward from New York, said he "loved everything" about his visit to the University of New Mexico last weekend. Adeleke said by...

NBC's coverage would even test the patience of Job.(Sports)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Sean McAfee OLYMPIC COUCH POTATO Having been assured repeatedly by NBC that the network coverage of the Games is geared toward "putting the whole family in front of the television set," I must congratulate Dick Ebersol and...

Medicare HMO drops outside doctors.(Business)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Today's top story By The Associated Press Presbyterian limits its plan to its own physicians, forcing some elderly to switch doctors. About 2,000 elderly patients must switch either their doctor or their insurance coverage...

Sunport posts slow August, but good year.(Business)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL Growth for August slowed somewhat at Albuquerque International Sunport, but the total number of passengers for the year topped the four million mark. Ten of the Sunport's 12 air...

EDITORIALS.(Insight and Opinion)
September 26, 2000... Maturity would help Payne navigate city politics As the tantrum-throwing child at a birthday party soon learns: That's an easy way to get attention, but no way to get what you want. Wise parents send such malcontents to their rooms...

Rig crash near Ruidoso prompts evacuation.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF GLENCOE A tanker truck carrying nonhazardous waste water veered off a highway into a gully and burst into flames Monday, killing the driver and causing the evacuation of nearby homes, police...

Modified water-rights rules restrict new wells.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New water-rights guidelines have made it more difficult to get approval to drill water wells in the middle Rio Grande basin. State Engineer Tom Turney has toughened the requirements that industries,...

State judge rules NMAA unfairly allowed schools to move after plan.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Matt Mygatt The Associated Press The New Mexico Activities Association unfairly allowed high schools to move up in classification after it finalized a plan to realign athletic districts, a judge ruled Monday. But the process...

Pipeline safety laws to be offered next year.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF SANTA FE State regulators said they will propose legislation next year to increase fines for some pipeline safety violations in New Mexico. The Public Regulation Commission outlined its...

Modified water-rights rules restrict new wells.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF New water-rights guidelines have made it more difficult to get approval to drill water wells in the middle Rio Grande basin. State Engineer Tom Turney has toughened the requirements that...

University of Phoenix using Microsoft Readers.(Business)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The University of Phoenix New Mexico campus is adopting the Microsoft Reader as its exclusive eBooks platform. Adoption of the reader is the first step in a major initiative to...

PRC backs renewable energy standard.(Business)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL The state Public Regulation Commission approved a Renewable Portfolio Standard, or RPS, as part of New Mexico's electric industry restructuring process. The RPS will require...

New Mexico ranked 26th on job opportunity index.(Business)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports LOCAL & REGIONAL New Mexico came in 26th in FlipDog.com's September Job Opportunity Index with an overall stable labor market rating. "Stable labor markets offer a reasonable number of...

White Sands laser gun brings down rockets in test.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE A combat laser designed to protect northern Israel shot down two Russian-made rockets during tests here, the Army reported Monday. The Tactical High Energy Laser,...

AT A GLANCE.(Local News)
September 26, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire reports IN BRIEF Advisers named: Five New Mexicans have been appointed to the state's Resource Advisory Council for the Bureau of Land Management. The new members of the council, appointed by Interior...

Low-key lawyer rubs elbows with D.C. elite.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Vote 2000 Santa Fe lawyer John Pound was at the center of attention as he took a high-profile stroll with vice presidential candidate Joe Lieberman at the New Mexico State...

SANDPAPER ON THE SOUL.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Leslie Hoffman LHOFFMAN@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3610 Patti March spent five years searching for justice in the gunshot death of her troubled teen son, Gary. Along the way, she became a tireless advocate for others who lost a loved one...

Deal gives Kirtland inside track for laser.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Stacey Zolt zolts@shns.com / 202-408-2726 WASHINGTON An agreement struck over the weekend between House and Senate negotiators places Kirtland Air Force Base in "prime position" to take on a management role in the Department of...

Weather turns nippy, chilling people and plants.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Staff and wire Albuquerque flirted with reaching the record low temperature at sunrise today, but came up two degrees short. The cool weather chilled fingertips, brought out light jackets and spelled doom for chile plants and...

As temps drop, gas prices to double in N.M.(Local News)
September 25, 2000... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS IN BRIEF FARMINGTON Industry experts are warning consumers that home heating costs will drastically increase this winter. Natural gas prices could double from last winter, Public Service Company of...

Unhappy school chiefs wrestle with state's new rating system.(Local News)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 This morning, disgruntled school superintendents from around New Mexico were scheduled to meet behind closed doors to discuss problems with a new state rating system. The...

After 48 years, Fair ticket seller has seen it all.(Local News)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 In what seemed like one, smooth motion, Gladys Knapp pulled the money in through the State Fair ticket window, made change, tore a couple of tickets off a spool and pushed them out to...

Early reviews of Fair stats wow officials.(Local News)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Ollie Reed Jr. oreed@abqtrib.com / 823-3619 State Fair Commission Chairman Tom Tinnin said he believes the 2000 New Mexico State Fair will be the most financially successful in the 62-year history of the show. "Concession...

APD detective an expert on ruinous - and growing - identity theft.
September 25, 2000... Byline: Joline Gutierrez Krueger jglenn@abqtrib.com / 823-3603 The thieves chased by Detective Mary Lovato want much more than your car, your stereo or your wallet. They want your identity. And they steal it by stealing your...

We at ABQ Biz have had a full year and so has the business community.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: PLANET BUSINESS Sherry Robinson ABQ Biz is a year old. Wait! Let me rephrase that. ABQ Biz is a year old!! In my business, and in a city where publications tend to come and go, one year is a milestone. It means you take...

Rising stars.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 Not in the major leagues, but they're companies to watch Genuine outside experts are always telling us that New Mexico is blessed with a high level of entrepreneurial activity....

Rising stars.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Not in the major leagues, but they're companies to watch Genuine outside experts are always telling us that New Mexico is blessed with a high level of entrepreneurial activity....

Rising stars.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 Not in the major leagues, but they're companies to watch Genuine outside experts are always telling us that New Mexico is blessed with a high level of entrepreneurial activity....

Rising stars.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM 1/4 823-3620 Not in the major leagues, but they're companies to watch Genuine outside experts are always telling us that New Mexico is blessed with a high level of entrepreneurial activity....

Other New Mexico public companies.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff Other publicly held New Mexico companies are as follows, including annual revenues: Name: Advanced Optics Electronics Inc. Business: Develop, produce and sell patented flat-panel display technology with...

Across the year, 50 owners shared their secrets.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Shoptalk By Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 In a year of writing Shop Talk every week, I've talked to 50 local, small-business owners. It's worth a look back to hear their opinions and concerns about their operations...

PUBLIC COMPANY BRIEFS.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff NMxS.com's Working Knowledge unit is going to manage and distribute digital media content for the CLIP+STILL Licensing unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. The new digital asset management engine is powered by...

Business almanac.(Business)
September 25, 2000... ACCOUNTING Terisa J. Blunt has been named audit manager at Meyners + Co. LLC. Most recently she was supervising senior accountant for the company. Before joining the Meyners + Co. in 1996, Blunt was an accounting assistant in...

Anderson MBA program rates high for Hispanics.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Tribune staff The Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of New Mexico has been named one of the top 10 business schools in the country for Hispanic students by Hispanic Business magazine. The magazine chose...

The Trib 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 When it comes to New Mexico's public companies, these are the state's most aggressive And then there were eight. We lost two of our most successful publicly held companies...

THE TRIB 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 1. PNM restructure aims at deregulation phase Next year Public Service Company of New Mexico makes its final push into uncharted territory. The legislature has mandated...

THE TRIB 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 2. SBS makes move into telecom market Telecommunications is the magic word at SBS Technologies Inc. In 1999, after its core computer and avionics components businesses...

THE TRIB 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 3. Mortgage company survives rocky year Thornburg Mortgage Inc. has sailed through some heavy seas this year and is still on course. And this company, which invests in...

THE TRIB 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Dan Mayfield DMAYFIELD@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3620 5. Bowlin Outdoor to split soon for easier identity After two years of gobbling up small advertising companies in the Southwest, Bowlin Outdoor Advertising and Travel Centers Inc....

THE TRIB 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib / 823-3632 6. GFSB Bancorp enjoys 'substantial' growth Holding forth in one location on the state's western Frontier, GFSB Bancorp Inc. is pressing its home court advantage and expects its...

THE TRIB 8.(Business)
September 25, 2000... Byline: Sherry Robinson srobinson@abqtrib.com / 823-3632 7. Boring is better, FirstBank boss says When banking gets exciting, it's usually bad news. That's why Norm Corzine's goal is "to get a base built and then be boring." ...