“Sharon” Homelessness Won’t Fade Away Until We Look It In The Face Albuquerque (and probably most of the country as well) seems of two minds when it comes to homelessness. I don’t mean there are [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Aug 23, 2007 Read More
An Ugly Blue Flu Aps Police Take A Few Hours Off To Make A Point, But Why Arm Someone With A Chip On His Shoulder? If all the celebrities in the world went on strike, few would suffer. If all the waitresses in Albuquerque had a "sick-out," things [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 23, 2007 Read More (Eric J. Garcia)
How Soon Is Now!? Amy Goodman, host of the self-described progressive radio show Democracy Now! , is a revered investigative journalist and a media celebrity. Her program, [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Aug 23, 2007 Read More
Health Care For The Uninsured Collaborative Prizes Treatment Over Profits But Still Struggles Under Debt Sixteen-year-old Carlos Martinez sits in a bright green examination chair in the Topahkal Family Practice Office with a massive four-inch gash in his [...] Thomas Gilchrist \ Aug 23, 2007 Read More Dr. Andru Ziwasimon (front right) sits with Topahkal staff and volunteers in the clinic’s lobby. (Xavier Mascareñas)
Unwilling Victims I am writing in regard to the commentary [“Walking in Burque,” Aug. 16-22] and, wow, I can definitely relate to what that poor [...] Alibi \ Aug 23, 2007 Read More
Answer Me This 1) State Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez got into a minor scuffle last week with the governor’s task force on ethics. He isn’t [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 23, 2007 Read More
Could The South Valley Become Its Own City? It’s like being 30 and having your parents still make decisions for you as if you were in your single-digit years, says Mike [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More
¿Qué Pasa, Burqueña? [RE: Letters, “The Real Burque,” Aug. 9-15] Never, ever meant to disrespect! I love this city, too, a lot, and have been doing [...] Alibi \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More
Walking In Burque Behold The Burden Of The Autoless Female In Albuquerque I’m walking up Central at 5 p.m. against a cold wind. It’s January, and dusk is quickly turning into night as I stride [...] Jessica Cassyle Carr \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More (Rex Barron)
Odds & Ends DATELINE: RUSSIA– It was raining crocodiles in the Russian nuclear research town of Sarov last week. Pedestrians in the town east of Moscow [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More