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ABQjournal Upfront http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/ Upfront en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0100 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0100 A Final Trip to the Capitol http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/21235722upfront11-21-09.htm  Like hundreds of others, former Gov. Gary Johnson paid last respects to Bruce King as he lay in state at the Capitol on Friday.  Murder at 16: Killer Seeks 2nd Chance http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/202243165753upfront11-20-09.htm Without the shackles and the serious matter at hand, this could have been any family gathering, replete with the usual jokes and prattle among people joined at the heart in one way or another.  Just Say No to Bad Sports http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/192156186530upfront11-19-09.htm 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 and there were a lot of hits. The Dolphins defeated Somers 39-12.  Ethics Survey Results Prove Too Hot for Public Regulation Commission http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/182151459819upfront11-18-09.htm Say what you want about the state Public Regulation Commission, but the folks there are good with a Magic Marker.  El Nino Outlook: Wet Winter for N.M. http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/17222464006upfront11-17-09.htm Joe Galewsky pointed at a computer image of last weekend's storm. It rolled in from the northwest, dumping snow in Colorado and clipping the northern half of New Mexico before charging out onto the Great Plains.  Program Creates Eager Students http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/162344393771upfront11-16-09.htm Editor's note: This personal column is the latest in a series of Journal reports on New Mexico's long-standing achievement gap between Hispanic and Anglo students. We are looking at the problem from different angles and featuring people, schools and programs that appear to work, along with those that don't.  DWI Still a Hot Potato in Gallup http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/15233054upfront11-15-09.htm  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 up and plea deals and repeat offenses sky high.  Ban Sought on Lobbyist Donations http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/1423598upfront11-14-09.htm  Under New Mexico law, a lobbyist can't give a state legislator a gift valued at more than $250 but can shower a lawmaker with thousands of dollars in campaign contributions.  Developmental Disability Doesn't Hold Rio Rancho Student Back http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/132215359279upfront11-13-09.htm The blow-up tunnel on the south end of Milne Stadium rumbles with the raw-meat energy of the Rio Rancho High Rams varsity football team, the players raring to take the field, take no prisoners, take it all.  Gallup Backslides on Drunk Driving http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/122135110432upfront11-12-09.htm Five years ago, mixing booze and the open road with deadly results was a problem shared by all of New Mexico.  PRC Racks Up $45K Travel Tab http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/11214904890upfront11-11-09.htm They Saw Light at the End of the Wall http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/102224210587upfront11-10-09.htm Sister Clings to Memory of Slain World War II Soldier http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/092332328337upfront11-09-09.htm Native American Diabetes Rx: Run, Dance, Pray http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/08232346upfront11-08-09.htm Diane Denish Is No Wallflower http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/0701041upfront11-07-09.htm 'This Is It': No Choice But To Shoot http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/062122201269upfront11-06-09.htm Students Echo Leopold's Timeless Message http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/052213407815upfront11-05-09.htm Travel Writer Dines, You Pay http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/04214529848upfront11-04-09.htm 'Time Machine' Peers Back 13 Billion Years http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/032213565142upfront11-03-09.htm Air Force Service Runs in the Family http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/022327233207upfront11-02-09.htm Reining in the Edifice Complex http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/0122911upfront11-01-09.htm Richardson Plays Dr. Doom http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/310937upfront10-31-09.htm Hurting Mother Clings to Son's Cause http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/302240577618upfront10-30-09.htm Who Has Not Yet Heard of Russ Whitener? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/292115556103upfront10-29-09.htm $925,000 Home Has a $334 Tax Bill http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/28213300696upfront10-28-09.htm Directors Are To Blame for Pay Abuse http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/272217176994upfront10-27-09.htm A Long-Fought Battle Over Her Reputation http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/262343125783upfront10-26-09.htm Marty: 'It's Been A Great Run' http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/25224624upfront10-25-09.htm Can the PRC Clean Up Its Act? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/24235917upfront10-24-09.htm Albuquerque Cemetery Goes Hollywood http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/23221701396upfront10-23-09.htm Cars Aren't Toys, As Mom Knows http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/222143572980upfront10-22-09.htm Reformers Sweep Socorro Co-Op Elections http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/21229178094upfront10-21-09.htm Experts Wade in on Future of Rio Grande http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/202213391970upfront10-20-09.htm Expectations Do Wonders for Pupils http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/192246137535upfront10-19-09.htm New Mexico Nuttiness http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/18223610upfront10-18-09.htm Liquor-Serving Investigation Wobbles http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/17234715upfront10-17-09.htm Wedding Bells Behind Bars http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/162222506904upfront10-16-09.htm Keep Your Hands To Yourself for Capitol Germfest http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/15221549244upfront10-15-09.htm 'The Ecology of National Security' http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/142216403735upfront10-14-09.htm Rotten Tomatoes for Political Theater http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/132222297675upfront10-13-09.htm Kendra's Therapy Decision Reversed http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/122334245645upfront10-12-09.htm Strippers' Strip-Search To Get Court Scrutiny http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/1123146upfront10-11-09.htm Just Sit, and Enjoy the Sculptures http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/1023380upfront10-10-09.htm Finally, No More Second Chances http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/092221511991upfront10-09-09.htm Youth Suicide May Be a Preventable Tragedy http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/08228334851upfront10-08-09.htm 'Striking a Balance' in Legislature http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/072322312847upfront10-07-09.htm Behind the Scenes on 'CO2 Is Green' http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/062232523457upfront10-06-09.htm Disabled Languish on Waiting List http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/052312539561upfront10-05-09.htm Talking Turkey With Feds May Cause Migraine http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/04223454upfront10-04-09.htm Gov. Finds Friends 9,000 Miles Away http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/03234743upfront10-03-09.htm Helping Kids? It's Not in Job Description http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/022213566663upfront10-02-09.htm How About a Knuckle Sandwich? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/012139238296upfront10-01-09.htm Review of State Investments Begins http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/302239145497upfront09-30-09.htm Cutting Waste Key to Health Overhaul http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/29239490936upfront09-29-09.htm Crude Interviewer Fails To Convince http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/28232555486upfront09-28-09.htm Lonely, With a Heart Like Any Other http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/27225451upfront09-27-09.htm Selling Bonds To Pay N.M.'s Bills http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/26234850upfront09-26-09.htm Valencia Violence Stuns Ex-Resident http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/252235453213upfront09-25-09.htm N.M. Painter's Landscapes Fit for a Sultan http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/242135143222upfront09-24-09.htm Lawmaker Seeks Campaign Dollars, Finally http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/232234430407upfront09-23-09.htm Saving an Oasis Amid a Once-Lush River Delta http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/22224944909upfront09-22-09.htm Missing Mother Leaves Gap in Hearts Decades Later http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/21231209909upfront09-21-09.htm Navajo Woman Crowned Miss Indian N.M. http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/20224128upfront09-20-09.htm State's Jet Goes Undercover http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/1923495upfront09-19-09.htm Runaway Was on Verge of New Life http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/18223668446upfront09-18-09.htm Antics & Angels: World Keeps Turning http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/172251563056upfront09-17-09.htm Compelling Pledge of Allegiance Is Unpatriotic http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/162216554415upfront09-16-09.htm Some Are Seeing Nazis Under Every Rock http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/15224850024upfront09-15-09.htm Haunting Slayings Inspire Documentary http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/14230174399upfront09-14-09.htm Dose of Hard Work Reveals Life's Little Lessons http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/13224054upfront09-13-09.htm Aboard the Good Ship Richardson http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/1201520upfront09-12-09.htm Questions Linger Decade After Slaying http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/11221592347upfront09-11-09.htm Artist's Gem Will Get a Good Ride http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/102228246876upfront09-10-09.htm N.M. Lawmakers Eating Well on the Campaign Tab http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/092147537993upfront09-09-09.htm Watch Out for Water Laws, Rain Harvesters http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/082228324066upfront09-08-09.htm Kidney Donation Takes Brotherhood to a New Level http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/072317120590upfront09-07-09.htm Duke City Elvis Still Shakin' It http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/06224715upfront09-06-09.htm Los Lunas Court Provides Files http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/05235143upfront09-05-09.htm Kendra Is Not Alone in Struggle http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/042243219277upfront09-04-09.htm UFOs Focus of Angel Fire Analysis http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/03221120392upfront09-03-09.htm Gov. Case Fallout Ignores Rules http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/022237536208upfront09-02-09.htm Taking the Mystery Out of End-of-Life Care http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/012247450403upfront09-01-09.htm Kids Caught in International Tug of War http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/312334276856upfront08-31-09.htm Center Helps Families Deal With Loss of a Loved One http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/30224010upfront08-30-09.htm Richardson Money Questions Persist http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/29233610upfront08-29-09.htm Shed Puts Owner, Neighbor in Tough Spot http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/28229192354upfront08-28-09.htm Hey, Bolt Cutters: You Stole From Women in Need http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/272227267162upfront08-27-09.htm Creditors Dog New Mexico Utility Commissioner http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/262237411346upfront08-26-09.htm Losing the Struggle of Living Uninsured http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/252234414828upfront08-25-09.htm Woman with fatal disease finds relief in treatment no longer paid for http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/242317521041upfront08-24-09.htm Long Run: From Pueblo Track to Post at Interior http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/2323824upfront08-23-09.htm Readers Divided: Wing Nut Or With It http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/220647upfront08-22-09.htm Down South: Dog Fighters or Victims? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/212234489211upfront08-21-09.htm Health Care Debate Rx: Stop Yelling http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/20233114429upfront08-20-09.htm Health Care Meeting a Love-In http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/192238146629upfront08-19-09.htm Obstacles Abound for Health Care Overhaul http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/182241250397upfront08-18-09.htm Infighting Distracts From Cause http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/172330207001upfront08-17-09.htm Fighting Over an Art Icon http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/16223012upfront08-16-09.htm Will It Be 'Red, Green or Salsa?' for Medical Pot Users? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/15650310618upfront08-15-09.htm We Wise Latinas Toast New Justice http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/14225105417upfront08-14-09.htm To the Arbiters of Speech, I'm Toast http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/13223167751upfront08-13-09.htm How To Stop Fleeing Teen? Taser to Head http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/12224141995upfront08-12-09.htm Ecologist Hopes His Bleak Outlook for Humanity Is Wrong http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/112248265994upfront08-11-09.htm A Working Vacation Is Not So Bad http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/10238410902upfront08-10-09.htm A Year in the Saddle With UpFront http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/0922311upfront08-09-09.htm 'Don't Cry for Me North Korea' Gov.'s New Song? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/0801349upfront08-08-09.htm 'My Life Is at Risk,' Says TV Reporter http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/072210158100upfront08-07-09.htm Restraint Urged on Replaying 911 Calls http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/06223783338upfront08-06-09.htm State Skirts Rules in Rome http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/052250527797upfront08-05-09.htm Streamlined Process a Boon to Solving Crimes http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/042246261128upfront08-04-09.htm Transgender Men & Women: Knowing Them as They Are http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/032315326510upfront08-03-09.htm Light at the End of Long, Dark DWI Tunnel http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/02223918upfront08-02-09.htm Almost a Funeral, Victim's Father Says http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/01235151upfront08-01-09.htm Toe-Away Zone http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/312249185638upfront07-31-09.htm 911 Tapes: 'Grief Porn' or Public Service? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/302150135718upfront07-30-09.htm Past Political Donations Get a Pass http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/292224251423upfront07-29-09.htm Clearing the Air With 'Synthetic Trees'? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/282239105874upfront07-28-09.htm Big Dog Stirs Up Things at Pool http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/27232672316upfront07-27-09.htm One Group Missing the DWI Message http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/26222142upfront07-26-09.htm Murder Charges Aren't Always Quick To Come http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/25234516upfront07-25-09.htm Ex-Treasurer To Be Home for Holidays http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/24221178549upfront07-24-09.htm Human Trafficking: Slavery Close to Home http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/232249534500upfront07-23-09.htm Marijuana Program Secrecy Hides Growers' Backgrounds http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/222241297447upfront07-22-09.htm Political Debate Aside, Health Care Proposals Are Familiar Territory http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/212236390852upfront07-21-09.htm On the edge of Downtown Albuquerque, you'll find a country menagerie http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/202330157781upfront07-20-09.htm Dirty Secrets Emerge After 'Indian Rolling' http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/19225059upfront07-19-09.htm Plan To Clean Up Campaign Reports Troubled http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/18235449upfront07-18-09.htm Cryptic Killer Gene Stalks Settlers' Heirs http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/172210353794upfront07-17-09.htm Bingaman's Campaign To Get Us in Shape http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/16222306910upfront07-16-09.htm Accuser Becomes Accused; Plan B for SF Land Deal http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/15232374059upfront07-15-09.htm Unifying Force http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/142237486142upfront07-14-09.htm 'The Best Man I Know' Accused shooter's wife says he's not a vigilante http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/132355204505upfront07-13-09.htm Tijerina Heirs Ask Obama To Restore Land Grants http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/12224645upfront07-12-09.htm Lawmakers Excuse Selves From Hike http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/11233834upfront07-11-09.htm In This Case, Adults Were Out of Bounds http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/102158398153upfront07-10-09.htm Mariachi Fever Flourishes in Duke City http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/092239414315upfront07-09-09.htm N.M. Government Workers Try To Ease Their Pain http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/08222937305upfront07-08-09.htm McNamara and the War Still Fought http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/072237241326upfront07-07-09.htm Some Women Really Will Do Anything for Love http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/06231767403upfront07-06-09.htm Governor: Just Let Us Know Where You Are http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/0523119upfront07-05-09.htm Don't Shoot for the Sky http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/04224759upfront07-04-09.htm Stop Blame Game in Teens' Deaths http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/03221314250upfront07-03-09.htm Closing the N.M. Death Penalty Door http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/022246449885upfront07-02-09.htm $20,000 in Per Diem for a Few http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/012225302203upfront07-01-09.htm Nuke Budgets Have a Way of Growing http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/30215013729upfront06-30-09.htm Mothers Seek Answers About Daughters' Deaths http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/292346244339upfront06-29-09.htm Hate-Crime Spree http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/28225458upfront06-28-09.htm Bland Was Stand-Up Guy in Housing Flap http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/27234141upfront06-27-09.htm Day of Reckoning in Child Pornography Case http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/26215388331upfront06-26-09.htm Poems Add Rhyme, Reason to Uneasy Season http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/252218393420upfront06-25-09.htm You Pay Millions for Secret Film Costs http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/242218196988upfront06-24-09.htm Public Must Step Up in Health Care Debate http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/232155179173upfront06-23-09.htm Women's Spirits Inspire Loving Sister http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/2223187upfront06-22-09.htm Record-Sized Nut a Tribute to Dad http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/212153196143upfront06-21-09.htm Richardson, the Lakers and More http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/2023515upfront06-20-09.htm A Different Kind of Discrimination Case http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/19224396517upfront06-19-09.htm Hiking 101: No One Gets Left Behind http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/182140246294upfront06-18-09.htm Investment Sunshine Policy Was Shelved http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/17221271210upfront06-17-09.htm Jet power http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/162323579770upfront06-16-09.htm It Takes Community To Raise Disabled Kids http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/152322253333upfront06-15-09.htm World of Library Magic Coming to Anton Chico http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/14225756upfront06-14-09.htm Leaders of Socorro Co-Op Cling to Power http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/1323357upfront06-13-09.htm 4 DWIs, Another Round of Freedom http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/12224599331upfront06-12-09.htm Walk the Dog, But Don't Pile It On http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/112143451679upfront06-11-09.htm Marc Correra Pulls Out of Raton Racino Deal http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/102231198231upfront06-10-09.htm Highway Message Boards Could Eventually Keep Us Out of a Jam http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/092219171086upfront06-09-09.htm Mother Fights for Fair Treatment of Disabled http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/082325158692upfront06-08-09.htm Birthing Shackles Removed http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/07224914upfront06-07-09.htm Gov. Insider Worked in SIC Office http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/06235039upfront06-06-09.htm Effort To Help the Disabled Drive Hits Roadblock http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/052231366232upfront06-05-09.htm Gov. Needed in Yet Another N. Korea Sequel http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/042247120659upfront06-04-09.htm Investment Chief Faces $577,000 Tax Lien http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/03223053333upfront06-03-09.htm Drug Court Grad Walks the Walk http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/02223877408upfront06-02-09.htm Family Members Reunite After 26 Years Apart http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/012313143182upfront06-01-09.htm Weeping Is Easy; Helping Is Hard http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/3123226upfront05-31-09.htm Mom Fell Through the Cracks http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/30234318upfront05-30-09.htm Two Mothers Take Very Different Paths http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/292211400205upfront05-29-09.htm Rail Runner Vs. Coaster: Who Wins? http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/282233415175upfront05-28-09.htm Rio Grande's Biggest Polluters? the Pigeons http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/272133295025upfront05-27-09.htm