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Maddie Martinez misses hearing “goodbye.” Twenty years ago the two-syllable courtesy regularly ended the thousands of conversations she had as a customer service representative with Public Service Company of New Mexico. But in today’s world of cell phones, e-mails, instant messages and text messages, it’s “see you later” or a quick “thank you” that mark … Read more

In her search for souls, Laura Naughton starts with stories. It’s there, inside her clients’ anecdotes and memories, that the Albuquerque consultant discovers the patterns, the snapshots of meaning to be translated with her guidance into an idea to transform lives. She calls it a lifemark. “Your lifemark is exactly what you were born for,” … Read more

It wasn’t until Renzo Giromini got to the part about his dog being deliberately hit by a truck that the crowd, gathered to hear his story in a cramped elementary school teachers lounge, gasped. They twisted in their seats and shook their heads in disbelief at such an event happening in their Southeast Heights neighborhood … Read more

There aren’t many singers whose musical touch can make the hair stand up on the back of your neck, but when Woody Cotton thinks of that elite group, he knows his sister belongs. “She touched people with her singing,” he said. “She touched a lot of people.” Linda Cotton, whose voice was legend in New … Read more

Around 10:20 a.m. on a Friday, Lester Berman received a cell-phone call informing him of what he calmly predicted would be a $10,000 problem. An actress on the “Wildfire” TV series, for which he is production manager, was stuck in I-25 traffic. The car snarl had already pushed the shoot back 20 minutes. The minutes, … Read more

City councilors on Monday will consider a bill that top city officials say could help transform the Duke City “beyond belief.” If passed, the bill would help secure money for building and operating a $260 million to $270 million modern streetcar in Albuquerque by tweaking a transportation infrastructure tax voters approved in 1999. “I think … Read more

The running joke in Las Placitas is that windshields last less than a year, but a new turn in the story behind those cracks has people in the community far from laughing. “We’re really saying that gravel mining and residential neighborhoods are highly incompatible,” says Judith Hendry, vice president of Las Placitas Association. “Another mine … Read more

During Jennifer Amos’ last three months working as a sales clerk in a Winrock Center store, customer after customer had nothing but questions about the new outdoor shopping center going up nearby. When will ABQ Uptown be done? What stores will be there? What is the “live-work-play, unique urban community” going to be like? Today, … Read more

Dentist Albert Brettner with the University of New Mexico has cared for developmentally disabled people for years, and one thing he knows is that finding them health care is a challenge that barely reaches the top of anyone’s priority list. “It’s under the radar most of the time, because it’s a small amount of people,” … Read more

The former chief fund-raiser for James Lewis’ campaign to become state treasurer has accused the Democratic candidate of filing false campaign contribution reports. Lewis denies the accusation, but the Secretary of State’s Office is investigating. After Rosetta Stewart quit her job as the chairwoman of the James Lewis for Treasurer Campaign Finance and Fundraising Committee … Read more