Post Office: Check's Not in Mail
By Jeff Proctor / Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal
  Since last year's Albuquerque Public Schools election — when the U.S. Postal Service failed to deliver his campaign literature until days after the election — candidate Robert Lucero has been trying to get some reimbursement.
Now, 16 months later, he has his answer, and it's "No."

Body in Trunk of Abandoned Car
By T.J. Wilham / Journal Staff Writer
  Last week, neighbors called to complain about an abandoned Cadillac near Osuna and Wyoming, so city inspectors dutifully tagged the car, serving notice that it would be towed if it wasn't moved.
On Monday, police were back on the scene pulling a body from the trunk.

NMSU Prof Claims Threat by Martin
By Martin Salazar / Copyright © 2008 Albuquerque Journal
  A senior faculty member at New Mexico State University says outgoing President Michael Martin threatened him with the release of a "three-inch file of dirt" unless he pursued plagiarism charges against two former colleagues.