Letter to the Editor: Vote Uballez to keep Darren White out of the run-off

This letter was submitted to City Desk ABQ by Sandra Ortsman, Albuquerque. She is a community planner and community member who cares deeply about immigrants rights, mom and small business owner who has lived in and loved Albuquerque since 2002. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to pat@citydesk.org If there is anyone […]

The Mother Road—and the People Beside It  

Birga Alden, Albuquerque,  is Chief Communications Officer for the New Mexico Dream Center, an organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking.    In the spring of 2025, I noticed banners going up for the 2026 centennial celebration of the “Mother Road”—Route 66. In Albuquerque, NM, this stretch of road is aptly named Central Avenue.   I’ve lived in […]