Madrid News

Sunday, July 1, 1984 Santa Fe to Albuquerque, NM 80 miles I'm reprinting the day-to-day journal entries of a cross-country bike tour my friend and I took in 1984.

An Albuquerque man was killed when the motorcycle he was driving crashed on New Mexico 14, just south of Madrid.

Nov. 10, 1957 to June 26, 2008 Marilyn Ruby Madrid, 50, of Fort Collins was born to Manuel and Rebecca Blea in Albu querque, N.M. She graduated from Rio Grand High School in 1975.

Madrid, N.M., is a unique destination, to say the least. The town, originally founded in the 1800s as a coal mining town, is now an artist's haven - a hippie enclave of sorts.

Emilio Perez came to southern New Mexico after being "a dishwasher for every restaurant you can name in Phoenix." The 39-year-old Las Crucen laughs at the memory.

New Mexico Business Weekly - by Megan Kamerick Spanish film executives will come to New Mexico and explore doing projects here.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama could boost his party's Hispanic vote in the next U.S. elections.

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Caveman senior Ben Trey Madrid signed his letter of intent Thursday at the CHS field house to play football at New Mexico Highlands.

“Nothing in the named plaintiff's histories, nor the circumstances of their arrests, gave defendants reasonable suspicion that a strip search of the named plaintiffs would result in the discovery of contraband or weapons”

Hidalgo County has joined at least two other New Mexico counties in facing civil lawsuits for their jail's strip-search policies. via Silver City Sun-News

“We all owe our careers to him.”

WHOA BOY First there was CMT's Trick Your Truck , a countrified version of MTV's popular Pimp My Ride . via Santa Fe Reporter

“Reflective, with a taste of surreal and insightfully compelling personality that captures the soul's well-being”

The early works of Mala Breuer are on display this month. Reception 5-7 pm Friday; through May 31. via Santa Fe Reporter

“I have no idea what he's talking about.”

Amazingly, the overwhelmingly toothless U.S. Senate Ethics Committee deigned to administer a mild rebuke to Sen. via Democracy for New Mexico

“It reminds us of the East Village scene in the '70s and in Chicago in the '80s - when things started to explode. People now are staying here rather than going to L.A. or New York.”

Issue date: 4/17/08 Section: Culture Barney Lopez, left, and Magdelene Gallegos star in "Panic," written by Don Garcia. via The Daily Lobo

“I was very surprised and shocked at the disclosure”

Sheriff of Wall Street patrolled NM. Last Thursday, SFR called State Rep. Ernest Chavez, D-Bernalillo, at home for this week's cover feature [ Cover Story: Inside Out ]. Three words into the explanation for the ... via Santa Fe Reporter

Roswell fire officials suspect that a vehicle fire may have torched a grass fire near Roswell that is threatening some structures this afternoon. via KOB-TV

“A lot of students already know how to have fun and unwind without alcohol as well as with”

GPSA appoints three council members Staff report GPSA appointed new members to its council Monday. via The Daily Lobo

“A person should not have to guess as to whether or not they are parties to a lawsuit, and therefore the complaint must name parties in the caption”

What's going on with attorney Jon Adams, a Dem who's running for Congress in NM-03? Last week, Adams filed a reportedly incomplete legal challenge that doesn't follow the rules of civil procedure in seeking to ... via Democracy for New Mexico

Scenic byways of art fill Johnson s of Madrid. Some poets write a haiku every day. via Santa Fe Reporter

The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: - Officers arrested Amanda Martinez, 22, of ChimayA3 on Wednesday and charged her with shoplifting from Mervyn's. - Police arrested Bridget ... via Santa Fe New Mexican