Submitted by Barbara Rockwell, Placitas resident and the author of “Boiling Frogs, Intel vs. the Village” Intel plans to use a new version of the old oxidizers/incinerators, emission control technology in its new expansion, a technology that is now more than thirty years old. Burning off the emissions was always unreliable resulting in breakdowns that […]
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Commentary: Supreme Court Program Allows Students to Learn About the Judicial Process
This letter is provided as opinion/commentary from the author. You can submit your own: editor@citydesk.org Submitted by Justice David K. Thomson, Office of the Courts This year is the 60th anniversary of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964. President John F. Kennedy proposed this legislation in 1963, but he was assassinated before its enactment. […]
Don de Albuquerque
By Andy Lyman/The Paper. Photos by Roberto Rosales. Anyone living in Albuquerque who doesn’t at least recognize Don Schrader either hasn’t been around long enough or isn’t paying attention. His usually barely clothed, tan body is nearly as recognizable as the city’s skyline. There are few whose faces are plastered on postcards. Some might know […]
County seeking consultant for opioid settlement funding
Bernalillo County and the City of Albuquerque — along with global health organization Vital Strategies — are seeking a short-term consultant to help plan how to spend millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. The money was awarded as part of litigation brought by states and local political subdivisions against pharmaceutical distributors that inflicted damages […]
Watch: APD Take Downtown Shooting Suspect into Custody
Officers were nearby and able to respond quickly when two men began shooting at each other in Downtown Albuquerque on Saturday evening. The first suspect was captured and arrested shortly after the shooting, while the second suspect, a minor, turned himself in the next day. The APD Police Chief Harold Medina posted the body camera […]
Rowdy Wayne Clark
Rowdy Wayne Clark, born on January 16, 2002, in Socorro, New Mexico, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. He tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident. Rowdy was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend to many. During his life journey, Rowdy pursued education and served his country with honor. He […]
Rowdy Wayne Clark
Rowdy Wayne Clark, born on January 16, 2002, in Socorro, New Mexico, passed away on March 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. He tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident. Rowdy was a beloved son, brother, grandson, nephew, and friend to many. During his life journey, Rowdy pursued education and served his country with honor. He […]
Open space master plan open for comments
Bernalillo County wants the public’s thoughts on parts of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan. HOW TO PARTICIPATE WHEN: 6:30 p.m. WednesdayWHERE: North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center at 7521 Caramel Ave. NE A public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. The purpose of this meeting is to […]
WHAT TO EXPECT: APS board to discuss dropping enrollment
Enrollment in Albuquerque Public Schools is expected to drop — again — for the coming academic year. School board members will meet Wednesday to face numbers that show a projected enrollment of 64,995, down roughly 2% from the 66,321 students this year. Since 2016, enrollment will have fallen by 20,341 students (or about 23.8%), if […]
WHAT TO EXPECT: No confidence vote in police chief on the table
A no-confidence vote in the police chief will be on the table for the Albuquerque City Council at its Wednesday regular meeting. Strike Out or Home Run Councilor Louie Sanchez has failed a couple of times to get a message of no confidence off the council table and onto the mayor’s office. The city’s Finance […]

