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Glen Keeley 2000 Deaths

Glen KeeleyAge: 30 world-class bull rider who was killed after being stepped on by a bull; listed ninth in the Professional Bull Rider's rankings with $33,752 in 2000 earnings at the time of…

Pulitzer Prizes: Specialized Reporting

1985Randall Savage and Jackie Crosby (Macon [Ga.] Telegraph and News)1986Andrew Schneider and Mary Pat Flaherty (Pittsburgh Press)1987Alex S. Jones (New York Times)1988Walt Bogdanich (Wall…

Linda Alvarado Biography

Linda AlvaradoentrepreneurBorn: 1952Birthplace: Albuquerque, N.M. Alvarado has been a pioneer on several fronts. She started her own construction company in 1976 with a $2,500 loan from her…

Charles James THOMPSON, Congress, OH (1862-1932)

THOMPSON Charles James , a Representative from Ohio; born in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, January 24, 1862; attended the public schools and the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio;…

Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano is the former governor of Arizona who was chosen by President Barack Obama to become Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security in 2009. Born in New York, Napolitano was…

Harrison Hagan SCHMITT, Congress, NM (1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1977-1983 Party: Republican SCHMITT Harrison Hagan , a Senator from New Mexico; born in Santa Rita, Grant County, N.Mex., July 3, 1935; attended the public schools;…

William Smith HERNDON, Congress, TX (1835-1903)

HERNDON William Smith , a Representative from Texas; born in Rome, Floyd County, Ga., November 27, 1835; moved to Wood County, Tex., in May 1852; attended the common schools and was graduated…

Leslie Marmon Silko Biography

Leslie Marmon Silkopoet, novelistBorn: March 5, 1948Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico Leslie Marmon Silko came to national attention via her first book of poems, Laguna Woman (1974), which…

Thomas UDALL, Congress, NM (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: DemocratUDALL, Thomas, (son of Stewart Lee Udall; nephew of Morris K. Udall; cousin of Mark Udall; cousin of Gordon H. Smith), a Senator and a…

Ben Ray LUJÁN, Jr., Congress, NM (1972)

LUJÁN Ben Ray , a Representative from New Mexico; born in Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.Mex., June 7, 1972; graduated from Pojoaque Valley High School, Santa Fe, N. Mex., 1990; attended University of…