... in part by the 1,000 layoffs at Intel Corp.'s Rio Rancho plant in the second half of 2007 and early 2008, said court clerk Norman H. Meyer Jr.. The city of Rio Rancho accounts for four out of every five residents of Sandoval County.         Another factor might have been something about Rio Rancho ...
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... Pit.         Special recognition: Marissa Campbell, Manzano graduate, swimming; Max Ortega, Rio Rancho, wrestling; Missy Martinez, Cibola, softball; J.R. Giddens, UNM, basketball.         Pro athlete of the year: Ex-Lobo Danny Granger, Indiana Pacers.         Award of Distinction: Larry Waters, retired ...
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... , cut, catch and shoot — or, at least, they did Saturday night.         The Lobos, locked in a scrape-and-scratch battle with UNLV, rode Tony "J.R. Who?" Danridge's 24 points in the second half and overtime to a pulsating 73-69 victory over the Runnin' Rebels at the Pit. The intensity and ...
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... taking over at the last minute and making an impact, but that's what new Lobo coach Mike Locksley did."         ONE AND DONE: Former Lobo star J.R. Giddens was sent down to the NBA Development League's Utah Flash on Thursday after being with the Boston Celtics for a few weeks, during which time ...
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... there and let him get his feet wet. He's a very good shooter, so he should allow to get our other guys some rest."     NOTES: Former New Mexico star J.R. Giddens is back in the NBADL after again failing to play with Boston. He averaged 17.3 points and 6.5 rebounds in his previous 13 games with the Utah ...
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... by families and individuals who were totally broke.         "People wait too long to file in the hopes a miracle can happen," said Norman H. Meyer Jr., clerk of the state's bankruptcy court. "They're optimists."         Coping with job loss or credit card bills — the two most common reasons ...
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... jump of 49 percent over the same period.         But don't pop the champagne just yet.         "We lag national trends," said Norman H. Meyer Jr., clerk of U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, referring to the slowing economy. "We're taking our dive now."         "Late last ...
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... 've never even had a part of first place just four games into the year.        No, it didn't happen during that 11-5 campaign last year with J.R. Giddens. Didn't happen with the Danny Granger-led MWC championship team of 2004-05. That group won the league tournament, but started the conference ...
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... ;s Dairese Gary was hit in the head with 0.1 seconds left in regulation of a tie game on an attempted tip-in, but no foul was called. The Lobos' J.R. Giddens later missed a last-second shot in the extra period for a bitterly disappointing loss that likely killed UNM's NCAA Tournament at-large ...
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