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BUSINESS OUTLOOK MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 2 Journal Staff Report he Albuquerque Journal has hired Kevin Robinson- Avila, a veteran New Mexico journalist with three decades of experience, for its business desk. Specifically, he will be the lead reporter on energy issues, technology, venture capital and the Public Regulation Commission. Most recently he was the technology, venture capital and energy issues reporter for the New Mexico Business Weekly. Robinson-Avila began his journalism career in Central America in 1983, where he worked for nine years as a foreign correspondent. He was economic affairs editor, and later editor, from 19921998 at the University of New Latin American Data Base.

He served as a staff reporter at the Business Weekly from 19982000, then worked as assistant editor for New Mexico State Agricultural and University Communications. He returned to the Business Weekly in 2006 as a senior reporter. The Journal business desk also has reorganized to expand its technology, health care, residential real estate and banking coverage. Reporter Winthrop Quigley, who covers health care, economics, taxation and economic development issues, will become the lead reporter on issues and stories coming of the state Insurance Division, within the Public Regulation Commission. Quigley also will take a regular look at banking issues in New Mexico.

Former PRC, technology and economic development reporter Mike Hartrnaft has assumed the role of assistant business editor. He also will assume the duties of the Money page that runs in the Sunday Journal. 9 TO 5 Briefcase 8 Air Fares 10 Incorporations 11 Bankruptcies 17 Judge For Yourself 2 Your Taxes 11 J.T. Dale Talk Jobs 14 Inside Regular Features Columns Business Editor Michael Murphy, 823-3830 Assistant Business Editor Michael Hartranft, 823-3847 Reporters Richard Metcalf: Commercial and Residential Real Estate, 823-3972 Winthrop Quigley: Health Care, Economics, Taxation, Economic Development, 823-3896 Kevin Robinson-Avila: Energy Issues, Technology, Venture Capital and PRC, 823-3820 Editorial Assistant Terry Feld: Briefcase, General Information, 823-3834 Designer Jennifer Swanson Business Dept. Fax 823-3994 Advertising 823-3300 Staff Fishermen Complaints Hundreds of anglers tell PRC to fix gas problem near Navajo Dam 18 J.T.

Dale Talk Jobs How a shoplifting charge derailed a fine job offer 14 3 col 20 MONDAY FOLDER Artist: Russ Ball date of this proof: Jun 11, 2012 SUNPORT TRAFFIC UPDATE APRIL 2011 VS. APRIL 2012 The Albuquerque International Sunport handled 440,507 passengers during April of 2012, a 0.8 percent increase from the 436,918 passengers during April of 2011. SUNPORT PASSENGERS 2012 to date 2011 to date Change 1,644,752 1,654,388 Source: City of Albuquerque Aviation Department JOURNAL 1. Southwest Airlines 259,736 2. American Airlines 60,827 3.

United Airlines 51,113 4. Delta Air Lines 38,593 5. U.S. Airways 17,568 6. Frontier Airlines 9,827 7.

Continental Airlines 1,721 8. Great Lakes Airlines 654 9. Pacific Airlines 468 April change AIRLINE numbers from 2011 ROBINSONAVILA: Business adds veteran journalist Business new hire have heard it said that a curse was like a stone flung up to the heavens and most likely to return on the head of him that sent it. Sir Walter Scott kids are grown now. When they were little, like many families, we had a Curse Cup on the kitchen counter.

Anyone using a had to put a dollar in the cup. The money went to charity and I am sure I could have bought a Porsche if I had followed Sir Walter advice. But another story. Today, we are going to look at one public Curse Cup. Earlier this month, the residents of Middleborough, Massachusetts, population 22,000, voted 183-50 to institute a $20 fine for swearing in public.

The 233 people involved may or may not represent the population of this Boston suburb, but they did show up to vote for an ordinance that empowers police to issue a citation to anyone who uses profanity in public. And now the law in Middleborough. Since, as Justice Harlan said in 1971, vulgarity Where cursing is now illegal ALAN M. MALOTT For the Journal Judge for Yourself ALAN M. MALOTT For the Journal Judge for Yourself See MASS.

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