Read how San Jose, California, population 956,000, has experienced 26 homicides so far this year. While reading this, I checked what Albuquerque, population 558,000, was going through in comparison. I learned that he experienced 102 KILIM. What causes this disparity? What makes Albuquerque so dangerous? KC
On “Voters need to exercise more discretion in holding court” (Sunday Journal, October 20): Thanks for the feedback to the judges. JPEC chose to buy advertising after being granted editorial space and Supreme Court Chief Justice David K. It is interesting that Thomson wrote an editorial to further influence voters to retain the majority of judges despite the negative impact of their decisions. LG
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