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Woman scours mesas looking for buried missing persons, including long-lost sister

07. October 2014

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Professor goes from politics to preservation

07. October 2014

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How we got here: the evolution of the HP Rio Rancho story

07. October 2014

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Fool’s Gold: Spin Cycle

07. October 2014

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By Zach Hively

It’s been a rough autumn in the news. From ISIS to reports that Tony Bennett is still alive, I for one am as depressed as ever. Other people are always saying, “Newspapers should run more positive stories, like about that nice young boy who picks up roadside garbage for free.” But other people don’t realize that no one—not even that parolee doing his time collecting trash—commits truly selfless deeds worthy of print.

No one, that is, except for me. For just as Rumpelstiltskin spun whole roomfulls of worthless straw into precious gold before it broke the camel’s back, so I want to puree leftover news into easy-to-swallow gold before anyone else chokes on it...

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Fired academy instructors: Police officers aren’t certified, arrests invalid

06. October 2014

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Where Activists See Gray, Albuquerque Police See Black And White

06. October 2014

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DOJ asked to investigate Amazon

06. October 2014

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Susan Riedel and Hector Balderas in heated race

06. October 2014

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Columnist doc to give talk on blending traditional, alternative care

06. October 2014

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Journalists create database to log APD violence

06. October 2014

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