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Experts: Jobs will open up for displaced AOL workers

More than 900 AOL employees could be left looking for work by the end of December when the online company closes its Albuquerque call center. The layoffs, announced Wednesday, are part of a restructuring plan the company announced in August that will put as many as 5,000 people out of work. Although the cuts are bad news for the workers, experts say they will be able to find similar jobs. Verizon Wireless called AOL by Thursday asking to recruit the workers.

APS plans for `education corridor'

Albuquerque Public Schools officials are trying to buy state land on the West Side to build two new schools and a soccer park. The group of schools, which school officials have called an "education corridor," would be the first of its kind in the city. Laura Horton, president of the Ventana Ranch Neighborhood Association, said the schools would be convenient for families and could provide relief for James Monroe Middle School, the most crowded middle school in the state.

Former Lewis staffer alleges impropriety

o Copy rag:The Secretary of State's Office is investigating James Lewis' state treasurer campaign because his former chief fund-raiser accused the Democrat of filing false campaign contribution reports. After Rosetta Stewart quit as chairwoman of the James Lewis for Treasurer Finance and Fundraising Committee, she took her allegations to the GOP. She accuses Lewis of telling her to fake the names of donors on several campaign contributions. Lewis said he is surprised at the accusations and denies any wrongdoing. He faces Republican Demesia Padilla on Nov. 7.