The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) back issues from April 2009:
SERVICE FOR BLACK HOLE FOUNDER SATURDAY.(News Obits)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SUE VORENBERG LOS ALAMOS -- Although Los Alamos community figure Ed Grothus passed away Feb. 10, his memory, and his store, remain. Grothus was an anti-nuclear activist and former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he worked as a machinist ...
SENATORS, DON'T FIGHT STUDENT-LOAN REFORM.(Editorials)
Apr 01, 2009 ... New Mexico's senators might be expected to bring the most they can to our state in financial-recovery money -- and to mitigate the harm that might come from federal cutbacks during these tough times. But because the whole country is clamoring for bailouts -- and against ...
PREP ROUNDUP; SFIS WALKS PAST LADY CARDINALS.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN Lady Braves had three hits in win over Robertson The New Mexican Quality won out over quantity Tuesday. The Lady Braves of Santa Fe Indian School had only three hits, but they found other ways to manufacture a 6-4 win at ...
APRIL FOOLS' DAY; SANDIA LABS PRANKSTER; UNLEASHED CYBERSTORM OF LAUGHS.(Main)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SUE VORENBERG Physicist claims No. 7 spot on list of top hoaxes By Sue Vorenberg The New Mexican Mark Boslough tends to keep a low profile each year on this particular day. As the proliferator of more ...
THE PAST 100 YEARS.(Editorials)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: April 1, 1959: The State Health Department said today the multiple vaccine to immunize preschool children against polio, whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus will not be available in quantity for some time. This ...
LENTEN RECIPES; POTATO DUMPLINGS PERFECT FOR PALM SUNDAY.(Taste)(Recipe)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROB DEWALT Rob DeWalt The New Mexican April 3 marks Palm Sunday, which commemorates the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem in the days before his death and resurrection. For many Christian faiths, this day is also referred to as Passion ...
SANTA FE COUNTY; SURVEYOR'S EFFORT TO DEFINE JOB MEETS REBUFF.(Main)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: PHAEDRA HAYWOOD Commissioners continue to question official's duties, nix vote on pay hike By Phaedra Haywood The New Mexican Santa Fe County is the only county in the state that still has an elected surveyor. For the past ...
BREAST SURGEON WINS SUIT BLOCKING NONCOMPETE CLAUSE.(Local News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: TOM SHARPE ***** An incorrect abbreviation for Physicians Medical Center was used in a quote in Wednesday's story about a judge's ruling in a labor contract case involving Santa Fe breast surgeon Anna Voltura. ***** Judge says patients ...
POLICE NOTES.(Police Notes)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department is investigating the following reports: u Two space heaters, extension cords and drywall stilts valued at a total of $2,450 were stolen between Friday and Monday from the Bureau of Land Management building under construction on Dinosaur ...
ABOVE THE RIM; COFFEE, TEA CULTURE IN S.F. AND BEYOND.(Taste)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: ROB DEWALT A few weeks ago, at a competition held in Portland, Ore., the Specialty Coffee Association of America crowned the 2009 United States Barista Champion. Mike Phillips, barista and director of Retail Coffee at Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea bar in Chicago (Broadway ...
LETTERS TO EDITOR.(Letters to the Editor)
Apr 01, 2009 ... United States government to end taxes (April Fool!) Lawrence Franklin beat me to it. I wanted to send in my April Fools' letter, but it was too early. In "Taxation is theft," his hysterical letter of March 21, he says that taxes are theft, and that they should be eliminated ....
CHANGING STAKES IN BUCKMAN.(Main)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: JULIE ANN GRIMM Las Campanas appears to be looking for a way to trim its spending on a joint water-supply project with the city and county. The luxury-home development northwest of Santa Fe wants to determine whether it can avoid building a separate plant for ...
$67,000 TO GO TO AREA PROJECTS.(Local News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: PHAEDRA HAYWOOD The Santa Fe County Commission approved expenditure of about $67,000 worth of "community funds" for various projects Tuesday. The money -- formerly called "discretionary funds" -- comes from $40,000 each commissioner gets to spend on projects in his or ...
RESTORING THE ATTITUDE.(Sports)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: JAMES BARRON Here is the second chance the Santa Fe High Demonettes have waited for since May 3, 2008. When Santa Fe High was swept by Albuquerque Sandia that day in a season-ending softball doubleheader, the pain of losing had ceased. A closing eight-game ...
LA FAMILIA STAFF MEMBERS TAKE FURLOUGHS TO SAVE FUNDS.(Local News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: SUE VORENBERG Staff members at La Familia Medical Center are taking furlough days in an effort to deal with "tight finances" at the nonprofit, CEO John Cassidy said. The furlough days, which began March 16, are distributed one per pay-period over seven ...
FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS.(Obituaries)
Apr 01, 2009 ... 6500 Obits CAROL JEAN VIGIL Age 61, passed away in Tesuque Pueblo March 27, 2009. She is preceded in death by her father, Martin E. Vigil. She is survived by her husband, Phillip D. Palmer; her daughter, Sparo Arika Vigil; her mother, Evelyn ...
IN BRIEF.(Local News)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Byline: STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS ***** A brief in Wednesday's edition incorrectly stated that land Santa Fe County intends to purchase included Petroglyph Hill. The land the county plans to buy adjoins Petroglyph Hill, which the county acquired in 2000. ...
FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS.(Obituaries)
Apr 02, 2009 ... 6500 Obits MARGARET S. MARTINEZ Passed away April 1, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Services are pending under the direction of Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, ...
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL; LAYOFF PLAGUES LADY HORSEMEN IN LOSS.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN The New Mexican Seven days without a softball game showed for the Demonettes of Santa Fe High School. "The errors came and bit us today," Santa Fe head coach Sig Rivera said. The Demonettes committed seven kicks and lost ...
FIGHTING AGAINST THE ODDS.(Sports)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: JAMES BARRON It wasn't just Albuquerque Valley that Jerome Romero was battling. Mother Nature was sending a chill down the Santa Fe High senior's bones. A 20 mph wind, snow and a temperature that dipped below 40 degrees made pitching difficult for ...
RADIO TRANSMITTERS FOR CITY WATER GAUGES DRAW IRE.(Local News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: TOM SHARPE People opposed to using radio transmitters to send data from water-pressure monitoring stations around the city to the city Water Division won a partial victory Wednesday. Councilors on the Public Utilities Committee postponed a vote on a motion to ...
HEARING COVERS; PNM'S PROPOSED POWER-RATE HIKE.(Main)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: DOUG MATTSON State regulators will give Santa Fe residents a chance to discuss a proposed electric-rate hike by the state's largest utility at a public hearing Friday. The state Public Regulation Commission hearing is the third held around the state to get ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Letters to the Editor)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Where will College of Santa Fe go from here? Reinventing the College of Santa Fe as a multi-use campus for culture, education, sport and government would give the city a third hub of interest, comparable in its own way to downtown and the Railyard. Open the movie ...
THE PAST 100 YEARS.(Editorials)
Apr 02, 2009 ... The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: April 2, 1909: The painting of the ceiling of the armory has been finished and the flooring is being rushed. The building will be in readiness for use on Friday night. April 2, 1959: The state police board ...
IN BRIEF.(Local News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN ***** Santa Fe County will hold a public meeting to discuss its general plan rewrite at 6 p.m. April 15 at the Galisteo Community Center, 35 Avenida Vieja in Galisteo. A brief on Tuesday listed the wrong address for the center. ...
POLICE NOTES.(Police Notes)
Apr 02, 2009 ... The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Someone tore down a fence around a piece of property in the 2500 block of Agua Fria Street sometime between Feb. 27 and Monday. u A man reported that someone broke into his Camino del Gusto home ...
JUDGE JAILS ALLEGED TEEN SERIAL BURGLAR.(Main)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER State says boy poses threat; victims at hearing welcome decision By Jason Auslander The New Mexican A state District Court judge put a 14-year-old alleged serial burglar in juvenile jail Wednesday after he appeared in her ...
CORRECTIONS.(Main)(Correction notice)
Apr 02, 2009 ... An incorrect abbreviation for Physicians Medical Center was used in a quote in Wednesday's story about a judge's ruling in a labor contract case involving Santa Fe breast surgeon Anna Voltura. u u u The High Road to Taos is designated as N.M. 518 from the left turn ...
POLICE: TEENS HELD IN BREAK-INS, ARSON.(Local News)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN The New Mexican Santa Fe police early Wednesday arrested two juveniles accused of breaking into 11 cars in the Tierra Contenta neighborhood and setting one of them on fire. John "Frankie" Baca, 17, and a 15-year-old girl, who is ...
THORNBURG MORTGAGE CALLS IT QUITS.(Main)
Apr 02, 2009 ... Byline: BOB QUICK Santa Fe-based high-end lender unable to shake credit crisis; fate of 150 jobs uncertain By Bob Quick The New Mexican After a long struggle to survive the global credit meltdown, Santa Fe-based Thornburg Mortgage gave up ...
TIME'S RUNNING OUT ON OUR AUTO INDUSTRY.(Editorials)
Apr 02, 2009 ... We don't share the emphasis David Broder gives to presidential machismo and muscle in his column on this page today -- but we do join the cheers to President Barack Obama for telling General Motors' boss to take a hike. After all, a tenet of our nation's folklore is that "what's good for ...
ALL AGES TURN OUT FOR JOB FAIR.(Main)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: JOHN SENA Plenty of experienced, well-qualified candidates, few positions at SFCC event By John Sena The New Mexican Employers at the Santa Fe Community College job fair noticed a couple of things that made Thursday's event a ...
SCHUTZ TAKES CONTROL FOR LADY HORSEMEN.(Sports)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: JAMES BARRON St. Michael's pitcher is 6-2 with 35 strikeouts By James Barron The New Mexican Kayla Herrera believes she could catch Emily Schutz with her eyes closed. It's not just the five years of experience the St. ...
IN BRIEF.(Main)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: NEW MEXICAN WIRE SERVICES In brief 2 Israeli boys die in ax attack JERUSALEM -- An attacker with an ax killed a 13-year-old boy and wounded a 7-year-old on Thursday in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, prompting calls for ...
THE PAST 100 YEARS.(Editorials)
Apr 03, 2009 ... The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: April 3, 1959: A crackdown on motorists who park their automobiles in downtown Santa Fe overnight has been promised by the city administration -- if the offenders don't voluntarily refrain from leaving cars on the ...
POWER OF POETRY.(Generation Next)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: JAHLA SEPPANEN BY JAHLA SEPPANEN GENERATION NEXT Kids have learned to release their frustrations -- brought on by the many challenges they face -- staring aimlessly at the TV or playing video games. "Imagination is on the endangered ...
THORNBURG MORTGAGE LESSON: DIVERSIFY COMMUNITY'S ECONOMY.(Editorials)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Sad enough was seeing fewer folks from Thornburg Mortgage and Thornburg Investment Management around downtown in recent months, as the companies moved to their new quarters alongside the Santa Fe Bypass. Far sadder -- downright devastating, in fact -- is the news that Thornburg ...
COMBATING SLAVERY IN A MODERN WORLD.(Local News)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: SANDRA BALTAZAR MARTINEZ Conference targets awareness in halting human trafficking By Sandra Baltazar Martinez The New Mexican Local organizations, institutions and law enforcement officials addressed a problem that isn't a common topic ...
CORRECTIONS.(Main)(Correction notice)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Corrections Santa Fe County will hold a public meeting to discuss its general plan rewrite at 6 p.m. April 15 at the Galisteo Community Center, 35 Avenida Vieja in Galisteo. A brief on ...
TRACK AND FIELD; FIVE AREA SCHOOLS TO DEBUT DEMON INVITATIONAL.(Sports)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: PANCHO MORRIS Ever venture to the track at Santa Fe High School on a weekday afternoon? It looks like a meet waiting to happen. Come Tuesday, it will be. "We practice with these schools all the time," said Peter Graham, Santa Fe High ...
POLICE NOTES.(Police Notes)
Apr 03, 2009 ... The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Police arrested Eric Martinez, 29, 14 Calle Unidad, on Wednesday and charged him with felony driving while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and having an open container ...
EX-PROSECUTOR: FIERRO SEEKS 'SYMPATHETIC' JURY.(Main)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: JASON AUSLANDER Residents of both Santa Fe County and Rio Arriba County are exposed to essentially the same media coverage. Yet lawyers for Carlos Fierro filed a motion in state District Court on Wednesday alleging that potential jurors in "the small ...
LANL; END OF; LAB'S BOTTLED WATER HAS SOME BOILING.(Main)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: SUE VORENBERG Turn to tap hits Santa Fe provider hard By Sue Vorenberg The New Mexican Los Alamos National Laboratory employees no longer will be able to huddle around the water cooler for the stereotypical office chatter. ...
GETTING TO THE HEART OF THINGS.(Sports)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: JIM GORDON Read The Anti-Fan blog at www.theantifanblog.com Roger Goodell wants to search the heart of Michael Vick. I wish him luck. In discussing the former Atlanta quarterback's chances of being reinstated to the NFL, the ...
RAILYARD LOOKS TO BOOST IMAGE AS COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE.(Local News)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: JULIE ANN GRIMM Organizers book summer events, want more groups to take advantage of public space By Julie Ann Grimm The New Mexican Pride on the Plaza will relocate there. Earth Day will be observed there. Your cousin's wedding could ...
GOVERNOR SIGNS ETHICS MEASURES.(Local News)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: KATE NASH Richardson still mulling third bill that would open up conference committees By Kate Nash The New Mexican Gov. Bill Richardson was quick to ink two ethics reform bills Thursday, making campaign contribution limits and more ...
TIM ENFIELD: DEDICATION HELPS OVERCOME DISABILITY.(Generation Next)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: ALEX WIRTH BY ALEX WIRTH GENERATION NEXT During the late fall and early winter, Tim Enfield can be found in the gym, shooting baskets, conditioning and working his hardest to play on Santa Fe Prep's varsity basketball team. Tim, ...
HOPE GLIMMERS IN RAP'S TROUBADOUR.(Generation Next)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: MARA DAUBER, GN BY MARA DAUBER GENERATION NEXT As a young Somalian, K'naan was faced with violence in every facet of his life. He was born in Mogadishu, and spent most of his childhood watching his country tear itself apart during Somalia's civil ...
MESSAGE OF 1984 RINGS TRUE TODAY.(Generation Next)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: DAVID SALAZAR, GN BY DAVID SALAZAR GENERATION NEXT In George Orwell's 1984, war is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength. At first, the novel of the Utopia gone bad can seem a little bit strange. Once you get into the book ...
LETTERS TO EDITOR.(Letters to the Editor)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Debt is weight around neck of the country Many who voted for Barack Obama are disenchanted by his continuation of the Keynesian "spend-yourself-to-prosperity" policy of the Reagan and Bush eras. Obama has a short memory; the $1.8 trillion deficit inherited from Bush resulted ...
SUBTEXTS.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Listen up Husbands and wives don't just get together in the bedroom, the dining room, or the courtroom. As Noreen Norris and Michael Scofield prove from 4 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, at Collected Works, they also hook up at the bookstore. In this case, the writing duo are ...
MOVING IMAGES; PASA PICS.(Pasatiempo)(Movie review)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROBERT BENZIKER OPENING THIS WEEK ADVENTURELAND Writer and director Greg Mottola (Superbad) presents another movie about the follies and tomfooleries of youth. This time, it's the summer of 1987 and college graduate James (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to work ...
IN OTHER WORDS.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: CRAIG SMITH The Grove Book of Opera Singers edited by Laura Macy, Oxford University Press, 626 pages It must be frustrating to compile a dictionary or encyclopedia, especially one as specialized and fascinating as this, and ...
DOESN'T JELL-O.(Pasatiempo)(Movie review)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROB DEWALT I THE NEW MEXICAN Doesn't Jell-O Rob DeWalt I The New Mexican Monsters vs. Aliens, lackluster blockbuster animated comedy adventure, rated PG, Regal Stadium 14, 424-6296, 2 chiles DreamWorks Animation is banking on ...
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE PERFECT; DIANE R. KARP ON THE SANTA FE ART INSTITUTE.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: DOUGLAS FAIRFIELD The Santa Fe Art Institute and the College of Santa Fe are not exactly strange bedfellows -- both institutions cater to the arts in unique and special ways. But despite being situated on the campus of the college, SFAI is not a stepchild of the school ...
THE CRITICAL EAR; CRAIG SMITH.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: CRAIG SMITH Hear ye, hear ye One of raconteur and anthologist Bennett Cerf's best stories concerned Broadway director-producer Jed Harris, an incurable hypochondriac. Convinced that he was losing his hearing, Harris loped off one day to a distinguished ...
MIXED MEDIA.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: DOUGLAS FAIRFIELD, ROB DEWALT, ROBERT BENZIKER Dark matters Craven, Dahrouch, Lippard, and Stevens. Sounds like a law firm, doesn't it? But these names represent a distinguished group of arts professionals and academics who come together to discuss the life ...
INDIGENOUS CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: DOUGLAS FAIRFIELD riting about an exhibit that has been on the road for a few years seems so after the fact, but Native American Picture Books of Change -- on view at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture -- has come full circle and is new to me. In 2005, the ...
THE BIG PICTURE.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROBERT NOTT I THE NEW MEXICAN The Hollywood 50 Like 'em or not, film incentives aren't about to disappear, with so many states trying to woo filmmakers' dollars. More than 40 either have a program in place or are working through state legislators to create ...
EL RAYO NEXT.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: PAUL WEIDEMAN To multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, Hani Naser's ability to play reggae on Arabic drums explains the relationship the two musicians have shared for almost 20 years. "It's pretty much one of the things I've been doing for a long time, taking more than ...
STAR CODES.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: HEATHER ROAN-ROBBINS Springtime awakens a yearning for love, travel, old dreams, revolution, enlightenment, or a good crop -- whatever makes life blossom. This Aries longing that gets us out of the sedentary winter safe zone is underlined on ...
PASA TEMPOS; CD REVIEWS.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROBERT BENZIKER, CRAIG SMITH, ROB DEWALT, PAUL WEIDEMAN THE VEILS Sun Gangs (Rough Trade Records) Whenever U2 puts out a new album, it reminds me of the importance of being earnest in rock. There are few bands as sincere as U2, except of course when they're ...
ARTISTIC LICENSE.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: DOUG FAIRFIELD So go, already! When was the last time you visited one of the state museums in Santa Fe? Those would be the New Mexico Museum of Art, the Museum of International Folk Art, the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, or the Palace of the Governors ....
IN OTHER WORDS.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Byline: ROBERT NOTT Out of My Skin by John Haskell; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 211 pages John Haskell's stories are often about people who redefine who they are. In his latest, you might feel like you're reading a satiric piece by Steve Martin. Haskell's protagonist, ...
MEMORIES OF THINGS TO COME.(Pasatiempo)
Apr 03, 2009 ... Below are some selections from the schedule of upcoming lectures, workshops, and workshops. The Santa Fe Art Institute is at College of Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael's Drive. For information, call 424-5050 or visit sfai.org. May 11 & 12 Lecture and workshop with ...