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Metal thieves often target electrical wiring for its copper. Wire was taken by thieves from this electrical panel box at a vacant building in February. (Jim Thompson/Albuquerque Journal.)

Copper thieves prey on churches

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Sun, Apr 7, 2013

The list of commercial buildings that have suffered high-dollar copper thefts in recent months runs ...

Pink flags, each marking a pile of dog doo, dot the Albuquerque open space at the east end of Copper NE in the foothills. Open space education coordinator Bill Pentler uses the flags to make a statement to dog walkers: Pick up the poop! (MARLA BROSE/JOURNAL)

Doggie problems pile up in open space

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Thu, Apr 4, 2013

It's not that Bill Pentler has regrets. Or that he wishes his life had taken zigs when it took ...

Miriam Colon, left, plays curandera Ultima in the film version of “Bless Me, Ultima,” Rudolfo Anaya’s novel. The book is among those removed from Tucson schools under a state law that scrapped Mexican-American studies. (COURTESY)

New Mexico novel still fuels fears

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Sun, Mar 31, 2013

On the day I dropped by to visit Rudolfo Anaya, "Bless Me, Ultima" had just ended a week ...

This little piggy -- along with thousands of its feral friends -- has invaded New Mexico and is outsmarting hunters and trappers and even the federal government. (Courtesy USDA Wildlife Services)

Trying to outsmart a feral pig

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Let me introduce you to that fearsome member of the swine set, the wild hog.

U.S. Forest Service volunteer David Hammack answers hikers’ questions and offers gentle guidance on the popular La Luz trail. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal)

Sandia Mountains man knows La Luz

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Sun, Mar 24, 2013

Tramping up La Luz on a March morning with David Hammack is like getting a tour of Yankee Stadium f ...

Teacher Michelle
Contreras reads to her kindergarten class at Whittier Elementary in Albuquerque. (Pat vasquez-cunningham/journal)

School works to make the grade

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Thu, Mar 21, 2013

Whittier Elementary in Southeast Albuquerque has about 500 students. For about half of them, the pri ...

Aracely Sandoval raises her hand in a third-grade class at Whittier Elementary School. By the end of third grade, children are expected to be able to read some pretty complicated texts. (Pat Vasquez-Cunningham/Journal)

Reaching third-grade reading goals

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Sun, Mar 17, 2013

In classrooms across New Mexico, nearly 26,000 students are in third grade. Just under half of them ...

Love me, I’m a roundabout

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Thu, Mar 14, 2013

In New Mexico, we like our roads straight and, truth be told, we don’t really cotton to a lot of intersections.

Former Gov. Bill Richardson made his latest trip to North Korea in January. (The associated press)

As the worm turns

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Sun, Mar 10, 2013

Dennis Rodman and hoops diplomacy are out of bounds.

UpFront: Skandera deserves a vote

By Leslie Linthicum / Of the Journal | Thu, Mar 7, 2013

Since she arrived in New Mexico just over two years ago, Hanna Skandera has been a peppy, friendly lightning rod.

Hanna Skandera spent hours listening to compliments and criticism during the public comment portion of her confirmation before the Senate Rules Committee on March 1 in Santa Fe. (MARLA BROSE/JOURNAL)

Hanna Skandera deserves a vote