By Leslie Linthicum MARQUEZ -- Eight Spanish families looking for opportunity in a strange new world took shelter in caves on the side of the mesa that overlooks the valley where the town of Marquez now sits. From the caves, they moved to stone houses, then larger, more substantial adobes.

By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican Jun. 13--The state Cultural Properties Review Committee will reconsider a decision to temporarily list Mount Taylor as a cultural resource at a public hearing Saturday in Grants.

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Foundation (BNSF) presented the City of Grants, New Mexico, with a $200,000 contribution today that will be used toward the development of the city's Community Public Library/Learning Center.

By GABRIELA C. GUZMAN Journal Capitol Bureau Picture a place where a student can get her teeth checked, be tutored while her parents get help with their taxes or take an English-language class.

By ANDREA SCHOELLKOPF Journal Staff Writer Trading places, swapping utility bills, farming out students to live with friends or relatives.