topic: By Thomas J. Cole

Saturday, May 3, 2008 State Sues Over Failed Investments By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     State officials filed suit Friday against a prominent Albuquerque bond attorney and the former executive director of a government housing agency that collapsed ...
full story 05/02/08

Friday, May 2, 2008 'No Trespassing' at Strong City By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     DES MOINES, N.M. - Despite the public controversy swirling around them and their leader, members of the Strong City cult went about their very private lives ...
full story 05/02/08

Thursday, May 1, 2008 Doomsday Cult Hunkers Down By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     DES MOINES, N.M. - Members of a doomsday cult in northeastern New Mexico have become increasingly withdrawn from life outside their compound over the past ...
full story 05/01/08

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 State Seizes Kids From N.M. Cult By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     Child welfare workers backed by State Police have removed four children from a doomsday cult in northeastern New Mexico, whose leader has acknowledged ...
full story 04/30/08

Friday, April 25, 2008 Group Targets Co-Op Trustees By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     A group of Socorro Electric Cooperative members wants to slash the size of the co-op's board of trustees, reduce the number of trustee meetings and guarantee ...
full story 04/24/08

Saturday, April 19, 2008 Inmate Lawyers Not Satisfied With County Efforts By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     For Jimmy Lee McClendon, the closest thing to home in 1994 was the Downtown Albuquerque jail.     A transient, McClendon was booked twice ...
full story 04/19/08

Sunday, March 23, 2008 Co-Op Customers Pay for Newspaper By Thomas J. Cole Journal Investigative Reporter     Whether they want it or not, customers of electric cooperatives get it. And they pay for it.     The more than 127,000 homes and businesses served by co-ops in New Mexico each month receive ...
full story 03/23/08

Sunday, March 23, 2008 Co-Op Members Have to Request Benefits Review By Thomas J. Cole Journal Investigative Reporter     The state agency that regulates utilities could, as part of a rate case, review how much an electric cooperative compensates its directors. But members of the co-op would have to ...
full story 03/23/08

Sunday, March 23, 2008 One Electric Co-Op Spent More Than $275,000 on Its Elected Directors By Thomas J. Cole Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Investigative Reporter     Serving on the board of a New Mexico rural electric co-op is a part-time deal that often comes with the kind of benefits ...
full story 03/23/08

... could have choked any worse.     But should DOT have had sufficient expertise to see signs of developing trouble long before they were reported by Thomas J. Cole's investigative series in the Journal last summer?     According to officials in the Governor's Office, Gov. Bill Richardson expects his cabinet ...
full story 03/18/08