“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
Reduce, Reuse ... Recycling In Albuquerque Global warming is scary, but it’s not the only reason you should recycle. Discussion about our Earth’s rising temperature has become exponential in [...] Christie Chisholm \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More
The Scoop On The Poop Who's Responsible For Human Waste--Citizens Or The City? James Burbank has a disgusting problem on his hands—literally. Luckily, he has his very own hazmat suit for his protection. For the past [...] Thomas Gilchrist \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More
Albuquerque's Right-Wing Death Squads Confronting Our City’s Criminal Street Gangs According to the Albuquerque Police Department, our city has 7,800 “ranked in” members of some 200 criminal street gangs. That doesn’t include taggers, [...] Jim Scarantino \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More
Gross I’m not one to care about whether a politician cheats on his or her spouse. Truly, I suspect lots of them do—along with [...] Marisa Demarco \ Aug 16, 2007 Read More