Recently added articles from Albuquerque Journal:

Revitalizing West Central ; New Pro's Ranch Market expected to bring boost

Jul 03, 2008; Juan-Carlos Rodriguez Journal Staff Writer ... Atrisco Plaza roared back to life last week, as the brand newPro's Ranch Market celebrated its grand opening. And two hours after the Hispanic- focused grocery store openedits doors, the line to get in still stretched down out the door anddown the sidewalk. Sylvia Cerrillo, ...

Entrepreneur seminar July 9

Jul 03, 2008; Journal Staff Report ... The next free Center for Commercialization & EntrepreneurialTraining seminar, titled "Entering the Entrepreneurial World," willbe Wednesday, July 9, from 8 a.m. to noon at the UNM Science &Technology Park Auditorium, 800 Bradbury Drive SE in Albuquerque. This session introduces ...

BEGUILED by the ball ; Bocce tournament has participants flocking to a Northeast Heights backyard for competition and camaraderie

Jul 03, 2008; Jessica Dyer Journal Staff Writer ... The athletes came from all over the country for last month'sNorth American Bocci Ball Championship. Some traveled from as far as Utah, Michigan, Minnesota andFlorida. Once in New Mexico, the competitors converged on the playingfields of ... Bob and MJ Skarsgard's backyard ...

relief for SOMBRA ; Judge rules competing business stole formulas, must stop producing analgesic gels

Jul 03, 2008; Andrew Webb Journal Staff Writer ... Three former employees of Albuquerque pain relief gelmanufacturer Sombra Cosmetics misappropriated trade secrets whenthey attempted to set up a competing business in Los Lunas, a courthas ruled. District Court Judge Clay Campbell last month ordered RobertoGomez, Michael Whalen ...

AROUND THE METRO AREA

Jul 03, 2008; Journal Staff Reports ... Firefighter on Leave in Theft An Albuquerque firefighter has been placed on leave after policesay they found a stolen PNM laptop inside his station locker andsteroids in his home. Chris Archibeque, 44, a driver for the Albuquerque FireDepartment, has not been charged with a ...

Marsh a Woman of Year Nominee ; MWC Designates Her for Award

Jul 03, 2008; Ken Sickenger Journal Staff Writer ... She's the woman! Well, Dionne Marsh is a nominee at least. Marsh,the career scoring leader for the University of New Mexico women'sbasketball team, has been nominated for the NCAA's annual Woman ofthe Year award. The Mountain West Conference nominated both Marshand ex-Brigham Young ...

4 Bars Named In Crash Suit ; Complaint Holds Servers Responsible

Jul 03, 2008; Scott Sandlin Journal Staff Writer ... Attorneys for the estate of a Santa Fe man killed in adrunkendriving accident on New Year's Day have pitched a legalhardball to the court on the question of civil liability for thefatal wreck. M icah Henry, 23, a former Kirtland airman, was charged withvehicular homicide in the ...

Geothermal Electric Plant Planned in N.M. ; Facility Will Power 5,500 Ariz. Homes

Jul 03, 2008; Copyright 2008 Albuqeruque Journal By Winthrop Quigley Journal Staff Writer ... A Utah company is planning to build New Mexico's first commercialgeothermal electric generation plant on 2,500 acres in HidalgoCounty near Lordsburg that will produce enough power for about 5,500homes. Publicly traded Raser Technologies Inc. of Provo said Wednesdaythat its plant ...

ACLU Criticizes DWI Warning Program ; Reports to Hot Line Will Prompt Letters

Jul 03, 2008; Copyright 2008 Albuquerque Journal By Dan Boyd Journal Capitol Bureau ... SANTA FE -- A new state program aimed at delivering a writtenwarning to motorists who may drive while under the influence ofalcohol but haven't been caught is drawing criticism from the statechapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. George Bach, staff attorney for the ACLU of ...

Don't wait for Santa Fe to fix health care issue

Jul 03, 2008; Money & Medicine WINTHROP QUIGLEY Of the Journal ... Just about everyone I talk with professionally these days wantsto know if there really will be a special legislative session,called by Gov. Bill Richardson to push through the health carefinance package that was rejected during the regular legislativesession early this year. The ...

Mom 'Kidnapped' Kids ; Woman Fled Officers With 2 Children in Car

Jul 03, 2008; Jeff Proctor Journal Staff Writer ... A n A lbuquerque mother was in jail Wednesday evening afterpolice say she dodged social workers who were trying to take her twosmall children, "kidnapped" the youngsters from a South Valley home,then fled from officers at a high rate of speed before finally beingarrested in the Northeast ...

Raton Hopes for Economic Benefits of Racetrack ; Residents Eager For Jobs and Tourism

Jul 03, 2008; Raam Wong Journal Northern Bureau ... SANTA FE -- Raton residents are hoping a proposed racetrack-casino could bring more than just ponies back to their hardscrabbletown. "The majority of people here are just desperate for more jobs,"said Barbara Riley, who runs the Heart's Desire Bed & Breakfast andbelieves a ...

Town Hall Meeting On Proposed Center

Jul 03, 2008; Journal Staff Report ... A nonpartisan group wants to help spur debate over thepossibility of a Downtown events center and hotel complex. New Mexico First is accepting registrations for a town hallmeeting that starts at 8:30 a.m. July 17 at the AlbuquerqueConvention Center. The Convention and Visitors ...

Isotopes Drop 4th Consecutive Game

Jul 03, 2008; From Journal Reports ... ROUND ROCK, Texas -- Albuquerque had 12 hits on Wednesday againstthe Express. Unfortunately, Isotopes starter Dan Keppel (7-8)allowed 12 hits himself that led to seven earned runs in fiveinnings of work. The result was Albuquerque's fourth consecutive loss, 7-4 in theseventh ...

Time For Energy Debate? ; Pearce Wants One Now; Udall Says It's Too Early

Jul 03, 2008; Copyright 2008 Albuquerque Journal By Jeff Jones Journal Politics Writer ... With gas at $4 and the energy crunch a topic of dailyconversation, Steve Pearce says it's high time for him and Tom Udallto debate energy issues in their U.S. Senate race. Udall says it's too early, but his supporters already arehounding Pearce on the same subject. An ...

Students Get A Jump-Start ; n Program opens some schools a month early for younger grades

Jul 03, 2008; Andrea Schoellkopf Journal Staff Writer ... School is starting early, almost a month early, for more than3,000 Albuquerque elementary students this year. Twenty-f ive schools in high-poverty neighborhoods are openingtheir doors for their youngest grades in an attempt to give them aleg up on the school year. Many of the ...

A Fresh Start for APS

Jul 03, 2008 ... Albuquerque Public Schools doesn't just have a new superintendentthis week: it has a new management team and a new game plan forstudent achievement. Superintendent Winston Brooks, who officially took over the 134-school district's top job on Tuesday, began shaking things up at ...

SunVan Adding 31 Vehicles ; Units May Expand Service up to 15%

Jul 03, 2008; Lloyd Jojola Journal Staff Writer ... Beatriz McKinney rides SunVan almost every day of the week, toget to work and sometimes for errands or appointments. So she was among those happy to hear Wednesday that the city'sTransit Department is adding 31 new vans to its paratransit fleet,which serves people with ...

City Shouldn't Roll Out DWI Tow Trucks Yet

Jul 03, 2008 ... It may have sounded good back in 2005: Pass one of the toughestanti-DWI laws in the nation. Allow police to seize vehicles fromsuspected first-time drunken drivers. That will send a message.Unfortunately, it sends the wrong one. Because the Albuquerque city ordinance, drafted at ...

Twin, Santa Ana Hope for a Direct Hit ; Organizers Prepare To Host 2009 PNC

Jul 03, 2008; James Yodice Journal Staff Writer ... Think of next year's Professional National Championship as theDirector's Cut version for Santa Ana Pueblo. It's more or less thesame package, with a few extra goodies not previously seen. The pueblo sent a five-person contingent to the 41st PNC in LakeOconee, Ga., on June 19-22 ....