The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) articles from September 2001

The Albuquerque Tribune (Albuquerque, NM) archives from September 2001

Hustle for cash goes to the wire and beyond, candidates say.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 2001 MAYOR'S RACE If the campaigning for the 2001 mayoral race seems never-ending, think about the fund-raising behind it. "With the spending caps gone, there's no question it's an...

Allison again calls for armed police in schools.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Superintendent Brad Allison is resurrecting his plan to arm Albuquerque Public Schools police with guns by taking the proposal for the second time this year to a Board of Education...

Top issues like development, crime vary by location in diverse District 9.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 CITY COUNCIL RACES: DISTRICT 9 City Council District 9 in the southeast corner of Albuquerque includes sedate older residential neighborhoods within a grid of heavy-traffic...

Cash crunch leaves school kids waiting for the bus.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Thomas Hargrove Scripps Howard News Service Millions of school children are missing the bus these days as revenue declines and a critical shortage of qualified bus drivers has forced widespread cutbacks in publicly assisted...

Recruiting drivers is tough but doable, APS official says.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Although national numbers indicate a decline in the number of bus drivers for public school buses and the percentage of students for whom bus transportation is available an...

Candles lit against violence, peace seekers try for difficult wisdom.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Kate Nelson SANTA FE It began Wednesday. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., 41 people started taking turns sitting within a square outline of candles on the shady Capitol grounds. There, they are fasting, they are praying, and they are...

Demonstrators petition for peace at anti-war rally at UNM.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez and Andy Lenderman jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Janice Perry Montoya wore a black New York Police Department cap to the anti-war rally. She joined about 300 people in a...

Balloon Fiesta director: Race will still take place.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Officials for next week's Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta say new regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration won't hamper the event's cross-country race. ...

City group included in call-girl indictments.
September 29, 2001... Byline: S.J. Ludescher sludescher@abqtrib.com / 823-3621 A Phoenix-based corporation suspected of running a call-girl ring has been indicted by a Bernalillo County grand jury on five felony counts including racketeering, extortion and...

Rivals, faded fashion shrink marathon.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 With running losing popularity and other local events springing up, the Duke City Marathon sees a reduced field but organizers are sure it will bounce back. As participation...

When Barry wasn't scary.
September 29, 2001... Byline: John O'Rourke In 1986, facing Barry Bonds with the game on the line didn't raise a hair for a Dukes pitcher named 'Poodle.'That was then. Steve Shirley remembers Barry Bonds as not being very memorable. No surprise, since a...

Call off the search party: Danny is back.
September 29, 2001... Byline: John O'Rourke jorourke@abqtrib.com / 823-3665 Here he is, America, fresh from your missing persons bulletin board. Take his picture down from underneath the Amelia Earhart flier. The one right between Elvis and Jimmy Hoffa....

That old line again: The bus ran out of gas, mom.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Before long, Eldorado High School sports teams might begin exploring the possibility of charter flights to the state's southeastern corner. Bus rides have not been the ticket...

Easy win over Valley lets St. Pius X marks its spot as one of city's best.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 St. Pius X quarterback Paul Ortiz was determined to make Valley High School regret scheduling his team for homecoming. After all, homecoming opponents are supposed to lose. And...

CART success doesn't always translate into F1 prosperity.
September 29, 2001... Byline: Charles Googe INDY CAR NOTEBOOK The Formula One U.S. Grand Prix is this weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I know what you're wondering: What does this have to do with Indy car racing? A lot. Nowadays,...

Council District 9.
September 29, 2001... 2001 TRIBUNE Candidate questionnaire Election is Tuesday. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. List your priority if elected TINA L. CUMMINS Occupation: Real estate sales and consulting Employer: Cummins Real Estate Services Address: (No...

EDITORIAL.
September 29, 2001... The Tribune recommends an honest, tough 'Joe' LAST IN A SERIES The Tribune today completes its endorsements in the Oct. 2 Albuquerque elections. MAYOR Jim Baca Some girls like a handsome Dan, or a good lookin' Joe,...

CORRECTIONS.
September 29, 2001... CLARIFICATION During an interview this week with a Tribune photographer for a Wednesday segment, City Council District 3 resident Arthur Mae Adolph spoke extensively about the area needing the city's help with traffic congestion, speed...

Rumpled but ready, candidates trade a few last shots.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 2001 MAYOR'S RACE With just a handful of days left before Tuesday's election, all seven mayoral hopefuls are confident about winning. It's four days and counting for about 260,000...

Guard is high-profile presence at Sunport.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Houston businessman Richard Platt says people will probably get used to seeing armed National Guardsmen in camouflage uniforms now stationed at the Albuquerque International...

Population shift makes mid-Heights fertile ground for partisan turf war.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 CITY COUNCIL RACES: DISTRICT 7 During the past decade, Albuquerque City Council District 7 lost more residents and families than any other part of the city. But the shift in...

Metro judge gets call-up from Marines.
September 28, 2001... Byline: S.J. Ludescher sludescher@abqtrib.com / 823-3621 Metro Court Chief Judge Kevin Fitzwater will exchange his gavel for a gun. And soon, hands raised in his direction will be in the form of salutes instead swearing in under...

N.M. doctor works, witnesses in New York.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Kate Scott kscott@abqtrib.com / 823-3642 Nat Cobb sees himself as an eyewitness for all New Mexicans as he helps the injured in New York. "I've realized that it is very important for people in New Mexico to have a...

School board member sees guns as symptom.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Though guns are at the heart of four incidents involving students on or near school grounds, one member of the Albuquerque Board of Education thinks other issues may be at the core....

Former jail officer accused of shooting at deputies.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 A former bail bondsman and City-County Jail correctional officer is behind bars today on charges that he shot at two deputies in a foot chase earlier this month. Richard...

MONSTER OF TRADITION.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 Close games prove to be the Lobos' nemesis, but coach Rocky Longinsists his team is close to overcoming the football jinx When it's time to win a close game, historical trends say,...

It's Year 4, and the questions about Long, Lobos persist.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens The muttering and the grumbling about Rocky Long's Lobos are growing louder. The rabble grows anxious, nervous and concerned, and it is easy to understand the unrest as Long takes his 1-2 University of New...

Slow telecom market forces layoffs at CVI Laser Inc.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Sue Vorenberg svorenberg@abqtrib.com / 823-3678 The slowdown in the telecommunications sector of the economy has forced CVI Laser Inc. to lay off employees. The Albuquerque company declined to say release a number but said...

Alice Cooper shifts gears - sort of.
September 28, 2001... Byline: John O'Rourke jorourke@abqtrib.com / 823-3665 Vince Furnier never really lived in the world about which Alice Cooper sang in the early 1970s. Sure, in his character of Cooper, Furnier often captured in song the confusion...

A goody-goody who laughs, Williams is a joy.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Tamara N. Casias TCASIAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3637 Joy Williams' press kit makes one believe bells ring when she smiles, that angels cheer when she speaks. But that's the press kit. Actually, the 18-year-old Christian teen pop...

3 New Mexico museums win federal excellence grants.
September 28, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman announced last week that three New Mexico museums have been recognized for excellence with federal grants to boost their operating budgets. "New Mexico's museums are important to the...

Regrouped Social D moves on for the fans.
September 28, 2001... Byline: Paul Maldonado Jr. pmaldonado@abqtrib.com / 823-3630 Whenever a founding member of a band dies, that ofttimes signals the demise of the group. Such was the dilemma facing Mike Ness and the rest of the SoCal punk-rock...

Gospel's straight, not narrow, for Blind Boys of Alabama.
September 28, 2001... Byline: T.D. Mobley-Martinez tmobley@abqtrib.com / 823-3673 In contemporary music, there is one mother road. Gospel. It's often overgrown, but it's there. In the jubilation, the gritty yearning and regret of the blues; in the...

COUNCIL DISTRICT 7.
September 28, 2001... 2001 TRIBUNE Candidate questionnaire WHO THEY ARE Listed in ballot order. Election is Oct. 2. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. SALLY MAYER Occupation: Realtor Employer: Coldwell Banker Legacy Address: Northeast Albuquerque Birth...

Two more gun cases involve students.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman and Jeff Commings alenderman@abqtrib.com /823-3659 jcommings@abqtrib.com / 832-3625 A girl shot with a pellet gun and a middle school student attempting suicide today raised the number of incidents of violence and...

Johnson calls Guard to protect airports.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Governor acts after President Bushcalls for troops, more air marshals Gov. Gary Johnson instructed the New Mexico Air National Guard today to get ready to provide security...

School board has to sell taxpayers on master plans.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 The Albuquerque Board of Education has approved the technology and facilities master plans and the money that goes with them but a lot of the hard work is yet to come. The next...

Better roads emerge as driving need in new district on the West Side.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Frank Zoretich fzoretich@abqtrib.com / 823-3623 CITY COUNCIL RACES: DISTRICT 5 From most places in Albuquerque's new City Council District 5 on the West Side, people can enjoy a spectacular top-to-bottom view across the Rio...

Police identify bodies in double killing.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Police this morning released the identities of two people who died overnight in what investigators say they think was a murder-suicide. Albuquerque Police Department spokeswoman Officer Beth Baland...

Among words big and small, the best word we get is 'Thanks'.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Kate Nelson There's a little girl named Jessica at Monte Vista Elementary School who proudly proclaims: "Now I am in a fifth-grade reading level." What helped her ratchet up her literacy skills? She's been reading the...

Teen donates wheelchairs to boost quality of life for others.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jan Jonas JJONAS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3627 Keith Naclerio is much like any other 16-year-old boy. He likes computers, the latest models of Playstation and Nintendo, Japanimation, pizza and hamburgers, and hanging out with friends....

My heart-stunned city.
September 27, 2001... Byline: A PHOTO JOURNALIST'S DIARY by Toby Jorrin of The Tribune A visit home. No-joke phone call. Rented camera. My physics teacher in the thick. Dust. Dread. MONDAY Sept. 10 I came to New York to watch my Yankees play their...

Be sure to plan for pet emergencies.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jen Barol and Pasha It's nearly impossible to predict when a disaster will occur, be it natural or man-made. That's the nature of the beast. Victims have little or no warning before having to evacuate their homes, so it's...

COUNCIL DISTRICT 5.
September 27, 2001... 2001 TRIBUNE CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE WHO THEY ARE Listed in ballot order. Election is Tuesday. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sander Rue Occupation: Pharmaceutical sales representative Employer: Pfizer Inc. Address: Rancho Sereno...

EDITORIAL.
September 27, 2001... The Tribune recommends Third of a series The Tribune today continues its endorsements in Tuesday's Albuquerque elections. City Council races District 7 Tim Kline It's not just the length, but also the quality, of...

EDITORIAL.
September 27, 2001... Don't let security fears justify onerous restrictions There was no blimp at the Monday night football game because the Federal Aviation Administration has banned blimps within three miles of stadiums. Washington's Reagan National...

School board has to sell taxpayers on master plans.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 The Albuquerque Board of Education has approved the technology and facilities master plans and the money that goes with them but a lot of the hard work is yet to come. The next...

Boy had loaded gun at school, APS police say.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF A 10-year-old boy is in trouble after bringing a loaded handgun to Lowell Elementary School, authorities say. A teacher took the gun from the boy near a school bathroom Wednesday afternoon, said...

Let the mayoral mud fly: The Linz wants to rassle.
September 27, 2001... Byline: The Linz THE GREAT ONE The Lindsey Line The Linz has decided to throw his hat into the ring and run for mayor as a write-in candidate. The Linz has decided to run for several reasons: *The Linz has better hair than...

Stout Utah will put UNM defense to test.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Brad Moore bmoore@abqtrib.com / 823-3679 The statistics say the University of New Mexico's rushing defense ranks second in the nation, but the numbers are deceiving. The Lobos have yet to butt heads with a team that prefers to...

I've done more in NBA than people expected, former Lobo says.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ETHOMPSON@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 CATCHING UP WITH . . . KENNY THOMAS Former Lobo Kenny Thomas grew up fast during his first two seasons with the NBA's Houston Rockets. But when Houston opens training camp...

UNM women's soccer takes hopes for a win on the road.
September 27, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF The University of New Mexico women's soccer team, still searching for its first win of the season, will play a pair of road games at The Tradition Bank Invitational in Lexington, Ky. The Lobos (0-5-1) face...

A couple of contenders.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Albuquerque runners seek to become first husband and wife to sweep Duke City Marathon's main event When long-distance runner Will Dunbar envisioned his soul mate, she wasn't...

Suspect sought in morning shootings.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Police are seeking information and a suspect in two nonfatal shootings that occurred Wednesday night in a neighborhood south of the university area. Albuquerque Police Department Officer Beth...

Hoppes to lead branch of black women's group.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Longtime NAACP leader Alice Hoppes will be sworn in as president of the Albuquerque section of the National Council of Negro Women at a ceremony Friday. The installation ceremony will be conducted...

Domestic violence call reveals two deaths.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Police say they believe an Albuquerque man shot his ex-wife and then killed himself. Officers answering a call about domestic violence at an apartment complex Wednesday night said they found a...

AT A GLANCE.
September 27, 2001... Byline: Tribune staff IN BRIEF Base alert: A bomb-sniffing dog at the Gibson gate to Kirtland Air Force Base this morning alerted handlers to a suspicious package in a vehicle, prompting base security and the Albuquerque Police...

Logging on to Learning.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 School board to consider technology master plan, but new computers are only half the answer, official says Welcome to "2001: A Computer Odyssey." Gone are the days of the...

Whether it's revenues or it's the spending, budget troubles surface.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Kate Nash KNASH@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3602 2001 MAYOR'S RACE There are almost as many ways to interpret the city's financial picture as there are dollars in its budget. Two candidates who have sat in the driver's seat of...

Fiesta caps balloons at 750, saying it wants quality to rise.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Kate Scott kscott@abqtrib.com / 823-3642 Bigger is no longer better for the Kodak Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Traditionally, the balloon fiesta has focused on increasing the number of balloons that fly in the...

Worries about crime and safety unite eclectic area encompassing Downtown.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 CITY COUNCIL RACES: DISTRICT 3 Potted flowers line Vivian Ramirez's yard. On this day, the only noise in the neighborhood is the incessant hum of her weed trimmer. It wasn't...

Professor's resignation sought over comment.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Jennifer W. Sanchez jsanchez@abqtrib.com / 823-3610 A state representative is charging a University of New Mexico history professor with committing a form of treason. Rep. William Fuller, an Albuquerque Republican, along...

Officials lay out evacuation drill for Kirtland students.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Jeff Commings JCOMMINGS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3625 Parents of Sandia Base and Wherry elementary school students met with school district and Kirtland Air Force Base officials to iron out a solid plan for getting students to and from...

Attorney claims sheriff's deputies beat her client.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 A man who was shot several times by Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department deputies in 2000 but has continued to run afoul of the law claims he was beaten in his latest felony...

Tax bump for APS splits candidates.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Candidates for mayor sounded essentially the same tune about their ideas for working with the city's schools until the issue of taxes came up. All five candidates at a forum...

Monarchs might reign in town, but South rules.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Richard Stevens If you are looking for a savior for Albuquerque-area football vs. the beasts from the South Las Cruces High, Mayfield and Clovis there appears to be only one challenger for the 5A crown. We give you the...

High school coach says Lobos after next Coop.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 The University of New Mexico could be on to the next Michael Cooper, said the California coach who discovered the former Lobos basketball great more than 25 years ago. Ron...

Despite gains, Caamano says a big one got away.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Michael J. Garcia mgarcia@abqtrib.com / 823-3660 WOLF TRACKS Rudy Caamano doesn't take any satisfaction from the statistics. His stats against Baylor were by far his best of the season: 258 passing yards, including a...

COUNCIL DISTRICT 3.
September 26, 2001... 2001 TRIBUNE CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE Listed in ballot order. Election is Oct. 2. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Adele Baca Hundley Occupation: Retired Employer: Albuquerque City Council, District 3 Address: (No answer) Birth date:...

EDITORIALS.
September 26, 2001... The Tribune recommends Council races SECOND IN A SERIES The Tribune today continues its endorsements in the Oct. 2 Albuquerque elections. District 1 Miguel Gomez Gomez is part of a new generation of prospective political...

Senators can't stop base panel.
September 26, 2001... Byline: Amanda Iacone iaconea@abqtrib.com / (202) 408-2726 WASHINGTON In a failed last-ditch effort, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators supported an amendment to prevent another round of military base closures. The full Senate,...

CORRECTIONS.
September 26, 2001... Information that appeared Tuesday with the profile of City Council District 1 candidates should have said the Oct. 2 election is to choose councilors for four-year terms. See Story 09/25/2001 Pg. A1 "COUNCILOR WILL REPRESENT YOUNG...

Police bust teens at weekend keggers.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 The party police had a grand time in their opening weekend, making arrests, writing citations and letting parents know that teen-age beer bashes can be dangerous. About 10...

Federal inmates in vacated lockup?
September 25, 2001... Byline: Rick A. Maese rmaese@abqtrib.com / 823-3687 That's one commissioner's Downtown proposal, but city officials balk at idea A Bernalillo County commissioner is proposing a plan today that would put federal prisoners Downtown...

Councilor will represent young families on a growing.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Welcome to Del and Dennis Sanchez's living room, a new home for a young family on the edge of the city's West Side. They live in a brand new subdivision that wasn't there last...

UNM: Inventors must pay legal fees.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Susie Gran sgran@abqtrib.com / 823-3682 The University of New Mexico intends to recover its $450,000 in court costs and attorneys' fees from two former researchers who recently lost a legal battle over ownership of their...

Here's a guide to 7 worthy hizzoners; it's up to you to make it 1.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Kate Nelson We now return to our regularly scheduled election. Like it or not, Albuquerque voters have to pick a mayor next week. Sadly, Rudy Giuliani is not one of the candidates. Nevertheless, the seven men who are...

Mobility not an issue at bosque picnic area.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Kate Scott kscott@abqtrib.com / 823-3642 What was once an overgrown habitat accessible only to hikers is now a scenic site available to people of every degree of mobility. The city of Albuquerque has opened a picnic area,...

City announces program to save time, money on traffic citations.
September 25, 2001... Byline: S.J Ludescher sludescher@abqtrib.com / 823-3695 A new process to streamline the processing of traffic citations, save the city more than $1 million and allow crime fighting and prosecuting resources to be reallocated was...

Internal Affairs investigates possible abuse of overtime.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Andy Lenderman alenderman@abqtrib.com / 823-3659 Investigators from the Albuquerque Police Department are looking into possible overtime pay abuse by six officers and one sergeant, Deputy Chief Ray Schultz said this morning. ...

N.M. religious leaders gather to encourage peace and tolerance.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Gilbert Gallegos GGALLEGOS@ABQTRIB.COM / 823-3670 Preaching about tolerance is one thing. Getting fanatics from any religion or nationality to resist lashing out against groups they don't understand is another, said Sheik...

Basketball recruit to visit UNM this week.
September 25, 2001... Byline: Edgar Thompson ethompson@abqtrib.com / 823-3614 Another Fraschilla prospect decides on Pac-10 career,his high school coach said. The University of New Mexico men's basketball team has scheduled a recruit for an official...

Romero to open Trinidad fight card.
September 25, 2001... Byline: TRIBUNE STAFF Albuquerque boxer Danny Romero will open Saturday's pay-per-view telecast featuring the Felix Trinidad-Bernard Hopkins middleweight bout, the matchmaker for Don King Productions said. Bobby Goodman said Monday...

Council District 1.
September 25, 2001... 2001 TRIBUNE CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE WHO THEY ARE Listed in ballot order. Election is Oct. 2. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. KEN HERRERA Occupation: Lawyer Employer: New Mexico Public Defenders Department Address: Northwest...