Municipal Pride, From West to East
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I was disappointed that you would allow a news feature to run containing rude editorial comments about the fair city of Albuquerque. Sridhar Pappu's profile of fired U.S. attorney David Iglesias [Style, May 22] need not have included disparaging remarks about Albuquerque -- a "dusty, desolate collection of adobe homes and Vietnamese restaurants" -- to report recent developments in Mr. Iglesias's quest for justice.
I moved to Albuquerque from supposedly desirable Northern California two years ago and have not been sorry. My neighborhood is lovely, with mature tall trees and excellent neighbors who care for one another. One brought me a pie the other day for no reason. This never happened in California.
Albuquerque has an involved and active mayor, and New Mexico has an excellent governor. Albuquerque is not desolate or dusty, as witnessed by the 800,000 people who choose to live in the area.
The city would seem to be made up of Vietnamese restaurants, in Pappu's words, only if one was unobservant, ignorant and elitist. In fact, the city is made up of tremendous culture, wonderful people, beautiful buildings, and gorgeous mountains, trails and rivers.
-- Samantha Starr
Albuquerque
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