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MOTHER NATURE SPEAKS Sunday's Dawn Patrol, Balloon Glow canceled; mass ascension delayed I BY KIM BURGESS JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Pilot Bubba Waner deflated his balloon and packed it up Sunday morning after dead calm conditions led to the cancellation of Dawn Patrol at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, but he still had a big smile on his FIESTA SCHEDULE Page A5 face. "I respect Mother Nature," said the Aspen, pilot, who has over 20 years in ballooning. "If she hasn't decided what she wants to do, then I'm not going to do it (fly). See MOTHER A5 IB1BC81MB1 In search of justice Mother of teen crash victim wonders why driver has yet to be charged nearly a year later BioPark, 2 Council seats on ballot Balance of power at City Hall in play Copyright 201 5 Albuquerque Journal BY CLARA GARCIA NEWS-BULLETIN EDITOR BELEN It's been nearly a year since 16-year-old Tanner Woolley was struck and killed while riding his motorcycle in Belen. Woolley's mother, Victoria, is still waiting and wondering why justice hasn't been served as the other driver, who is accused of being under the influence when she collided with the teenager, remains free with no charges formally filed against her.

Dejohni Orndorff, 34, of Belen was initially charged with homicide by vehicle, aggravated DWI and failure to yield in connection with the crash, which occurred Nov. 22, 2014. COURTESY OF BLINK FILMS David Eagleman at the Blue Brain project in Lausanne, Switzerland. ABQ NATIVE GETS INSIDE OUR BRAINS She was held at the Valencia County Detention Center on a $100,000 cash-only bond on those charges, and on a no -bond hold for previous charges, which include two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance. The 13th Judicial District Attorney's Office dismissed the ii Adrian Gomez TANNER WOOLLEY: 16-year-old died in crash in Nov.

2014 BY DAN MCKAY JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Albuquerque voters will head to the polls Tuesday with the opportunity to change the balance of power at City Hall and decide whether to raise taxes to support the BioPark. The ballot also includes City Charter amendments and about $125 million in bond questions. Two City Council seats are up for election enough to determine whether Republicans can reclaim the 5-4 edge they held throughout most of Mayor Richard Berry's six-year tenure. The mayor is also a Republican. Democrats, in turn, have a chance to push their narrow majority to a 6-3 advantage enough to override mayoral vetoes if they can defeat the council's longest-serving member, Republican Brad Winter, in the conservative Northeast Heights.

He faces Israel Chavez, a young Democrat. The other council race is for the open seat that will be created by the retirement of Democrat Rey Garduno in the Southeast Heights and Nob Hill, a district that covers some of the city's most liberal neighborhoods. Democrat Pat Davis and Republican Hess "Hessito" Yntema are the best-funded candidates in the race. College student Sam Kerwin, a Democrat, is also running. It's been a rather quiet election season so quiet, in fact, that the mayor has declined to even take a position on one ballot measure, the proposal to increase city taxes for the BioPark.

The proposed tax, added to the ballot after a petition drive, would raise some See BIOPARK A3 David Eagleman has come a long way since growing up in the Duke City. Today, he's a New York Times best-selling author, a Guggenheim Fellow and a world-renowned neuroscientist. The 44-year-old's next move will be onto the TV screen as he presents his six-part series, "The Brain With David Eagleman." The series, which will air on PBS, reveals how our brains create the rich and beautiful world around us by blending scientific truth with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories. The six-part series shows the inner workings of the brain and takes viewers on a visually spectacular journey to open up neuroscience and the magic of the field to a wider audience." Eagleman spent his childhood in Albuquerque, starting at Hubert Humphrey Elementary and Manzano Day School, then attending Albuquerque Academy through 12th grade. He comes back to visit many of his friends who live in Albuquerque.

While he was in high school, a career in neuroscience didn't occur to Eagleman. It wasn't until he was in college, at Rice University, that he realized the possibility. "It was in my final year of college, I started to read See ABQ A3 charges in Magistrate Court in December 2014, saying it would pursue an indictment by a grand jury. That has yet to occur. Victoria Woolley says she's worried that the case has been forgotten and is concerned that Orndorff won't be charged in the death of her son.

"Nearly a year later and nothing," she said. "The response, or lack thereof, from the DA's Office is unacceptable, and I feel so raped by the system." See IN SEARCH A2 into why they feel and think the things they do. It airs on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. from Oct. 14 through Nov.

18. "I grew up watching Carl Sagan's and I wanted to do something like that," Eagleman says. "Several years ago, I began thinking of ways INSIDE New corruption fine could be applied to Duran case BRIDGE C2 HOROSCOPE C2 CLASSIFIEDS D1 LEGALS D3 COMICS C4 METRO NM A4 CROSSWORD MOVIES D1 C2.D1 OBITUARIES C3 DEAR ABBY C2 SPORTS B1 EDITORIALS A6 TV A8 EDUCATION CI WEATHER A8 for which she was convicted. Attorney General Hector Balderas has notified a state district court that he intends to request that sentence enhancement in the Duran case. It would be the first time the law has been used against a statewide official, and it's not clear how it would work.

It doesn't use the word "pension," and it doesn't technically provide for pension forfeiture. See NEW A2 Pension forfeiture was the intent of the 2012 legislation BY DEBORAH BAKER JOURNAL CAPITOL BUREAU SANTA FE Three years after lawmakers approved a stiff new fine for corrupt public officials, it could be used in a case against one of New Mexico's highest-ranking elected leaders. Secretary of State Dianna Duran is facing 65 criminal charges including fraud, embezzlement and money laundering for allegedly misusing campaign contributions to cover personal spending, including at casinos. Twenty-six of the charges are felonies. Under the 2012 law, if Duran were convicted of a felony, a judge could increase her sentence by imposing a fine "not to exceed the value of the salary and fringe benefits paid to the offender" since the commission of the first felony WEATHERLINE 821-1111 Where to vote A complete list of polling places for the municipal election on Tuesday A3 6 1 ol ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL.