Padre Martinez and Bishop Lamy, part II (The Observer) As previously noted (see Jan. 8 issue of The Observer), Padre Antonio José Martinez, a native of northern New Mexico, became the priest at Taos in 1826. He was soon important in the affairs of New Mexico.

Ohio creditor sues former law partners over funds transfers (The Salt Lake Tribune) Legal sparring between Keith Barton and father-in-law Buddy Gregory and sister-in-law Kim Brown has taken a new twist. A third party is suing all of them. Ohio-based DAT&K;, a creditor of Barton, Gregory and their defunct law firm Gregory, Barton & Swapp, has sued Barton, Gregory, GBS Legal Clinic, Brown, her husband (Brent Brown) and her advertising company, Kim B Media, in Utah's 3rd

Mexico To Deploy Nationwide Electronic Surveillance System With State Dept. Help (The Narco News Bulletin) The U.S. State Dept. is coordinating the deployment of a nationwide electronic-surveillance system in Mexico, a project that will enable the Agencia Federal de Investigaciones (AFI) to intercept phone conversations and online messages from every telecommunications network within Mexico.