Major Boo-Boo I enjoyed learning about the Strategic Downtown Outreach Team [Feature: “The Exiles Among Us,” Oct. 19-25]. I’d love to see this program expanded [...] Alibi \ Oct 26, 2006 Read More
Forget The Carrot, Whale With The Stick No Child Left Behind Is A Failure, And Those Who Voted Not To Fund It Should Be Held Responsible The first time we fall for the ol’ “bait ’n’ switch” tactic, we should justifiably feel angry at the con man who tricked [...] Jerry Ortiz y Pino \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
Trinity Crew Represent [RE: Letters, “Vagrant Park,” Oct. 12-18] Although I live in Taos, I have worked in Albuquerque for the Trinity House crew which serves [...] Alibi \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
Odds & Ends Dateline: Wisconsin– A 20-year-old man has been charged with armed robbery in a hold up that took place in his parents’ Campbellsport tavern [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
Thin Line You Can’t Make This Stuff Up– It has been a strange and decidedly terrible past couple of weeks in the world, evident from [...] John Bear \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
Trash Gas To Juice City Councilors Aim To Convert Local Landfill Gas To Electricity It’s pretty easy to ignore trash. You throw it in the dumpster, leave it in a container alongside the curb, a truck picks [...] Laura Paskus \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
For Sale: Land And Property. Whites Only. Repeal A Racist Section Of The State Constitution--Vote “Yes” For Constitutional Amendment No. 1 For those of you laggards who have not yet filled out your absentee ballot or voted early, here is some important information on [...] Eric Griego \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
The Kendra Question The Fight Over Kendra’s Law May Be Over, But The Question Remains: Does It Pertain To John Hyde? In August of last year, when John Hyde infamously put Albuquerque in the national spotlight, not many locals were talking about Kendra’s Law. [...] Mark Sanders \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More Robert Hyde’s been his brother’s close ally through John’s long bout with schizophrenia. (Wes Naman)
Off The Streets A Look At One Of Albuquerque’s Shelters For Homeless Men Al McCly came to Albuquerque in 2001 to see how far he could get from his estranged wife. Before long, he had lost [...] Jacqueline Paul \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More Al McCly was homeless for years before being recruited to help build the Albuquerque Opportunity Center, where he now works. (Wes Naman)
Vote For Cash Arizona Has An Initiative On The Ballot This November That Would Reward One Lucky Voter With $1 Million In Future Elections. Should New Mexico Do The Same? Roughly half of the 64 percent of eligible New Mexican voters who bothered to vote in the 2004 presidential elections cast their ballots [...] Zim Emig \ Oct 19, 2006 Read More
