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Starting a New Life in a Home of His Own
From 4/17/11, Sunday’s Albuquerque Journal: By Leslie Linthicum Journal Staff Writer Anthony Cordray’s routine for the past decade has revolved around a mile-square block of Downtown Albuquerque. Breakfast at the Albuquerque Rescue Mission around 6 a.m., then a walk north … Continue reading
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To All Of Our Volunteers,
Dear Volunteers, Doors open this Sunday at 12:30 at the Convention Center. Training will begin at 1 PM. If you have registered to be an interviewer (either AM or PM), you will be in the Pecos-Mesilla Room. If you have … Continue reading
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Million Dollar Murray
Murray Barr was a bear of a man, an ex-marine, six feet tall and heavyset, and when he fell down—which he did nearly every day—it could take two or three grown men to pick him up. He had straight black hair and olive skin. On the street, they called him Smokey. He was missing most of his teeth. He had a wonderful smile. People loved Murray.