1. ABQJOURNAL TOPIC: Bill Richardson

... through the years * Photos of Bill Richardson through the years Journal slideshow FROM THE JOURNAL ARCHIVES A Year in the National Spotlight By Leslie Linthicum / Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer   "Everybody loved him, and he was everybody's second candidate," Rep. Tom Udall ...
full story 11/23/09

2. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Air Base Brings Big Clovis Boom

Sunday, November 22, 2009 Air Base Brings Big Clovis Boom By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer           CLOVIS — Four years ago, Cannon Air Force Base was on the chopping block and thousands of jobs were poised to disappear. The governor, on a rescue mission to persuade a federal panel to ...
full story 11/21/09

3. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Just Say No to Bad Sports

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Just Say No to Bad Sports By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer       On a trip to New York this fall I caught a football game between the Somers Tuskers and the Norwalk (Conn.) Dolphins. The players were fifth-graders suited up in full pads and helmets, the game was tackle ...
full story 11/18/09

4. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: DWI Still a Hot Potato in Gallup

Sunday, November 15, 2009 DWI Still a Hot Potato in Gallup By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer           GALLUP — In Thursday's column I told you about Gallup and McKinley County's failure to get on board the state's DWI reform train — arrests down from the 1990s, fatalities ...
full story 11/14/09

5. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Gallup Backslides on Drunk Driving

Thursday, November 12, 2009 Gallup Backslides on Drunk Driving By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer       Five years ago, mixing booze and the open road with deadly results was a problem shared by all of New Mexico.     One strategy to bring the number of tragedies down has been to target the six ...
full story 11/11/09

6. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Native American Diabetes Rx: Run, Dance, Pray

Sunday, November 08, 2009 Native American Diabetes Rx: Run, Dance, Pray By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer           SANTO DOMINGO PUEBLO — The diabetes curriculum being presented in teacher Ricardo Cate's social studies class on this sunny afternoon has yet to mention diabetes.    ...
full story 11/07/09

7. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Students Echo Leopold's Timeless Message

Thursday, November 05, 2009 Students Echo Leopold's Timeless Message By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer       It's comfortable to define life and community as the human world that swirls around us — our jobs, our friends, our families, our distractions, our things.     And it's easy to get ...
full story 11/04/09

8. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Reining in the Edifice Complex

Sunday, November 01, 2009 Reining in the Edifice Complex By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer           Some men have their names on tags on their dress shirts. It helps to keep everything straight at the dry cleaners.         Pete Domenici — former longtime U.S. senator — has his name ...
full story 10/31/09

9. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Who Has Not Yet Heard of Russ Whitener?

Thursday, October 29, 2009 Who Has Not Yet Heard of Russ Whitener? By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer       Does it ever seem that this is attorney Russ Whitener's world and you just live in it?     A year ago, I had never heard of attorney Russ Whitener. Now, he is a frequent visitor to the ...
full story 10/28/09

10. ABQJOURNAL UPFRONT: Marty: 'It's Been A Great Run'

Sunday, October 25, 2009 Marty: 'It's Been A Great Run' By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer           Martin Chávez was wearing a rather fashionable pair of distressed jeans in his City Hall office on a gloomy day last week.         "I haven't worn a tie since Election Day," he ...
full story 10/24/09