Ellen Marks

5 days ago | abqjournal.com | Ellen Marks

Is it a coincidence? Rishi Sikka, the new head of Presbyterian Healthcare Services, is a classically trained pianist who played through childhood, through college, through medical school and even through the grueling days of being an emergency doctor. kAm}@H[ 96 D2JD[ “x 92G6 E@ 25>:E[ x 92G6 ?@E C62==J 9:E E96 A:2?@ AC@323=J :? D:I >@?E9D] s:5 x >6?E:@? x’G6 366? :? E9:D C@=6 7@C D:I >@?E9Dn”k^AmkAm$:<<2 92D 366? 3FDJ D:?46 E2<:?8 @G6C !C6D3JE6C:2?’D E@A ;@3 2E 2 566A=J F?46CE2:?

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Ellen Marks

It might have seemed like the perfect vacation rental, but you get there only to find that the property is occupied and not for rent. Or you book your hotel through a third-party site but then are deluged with demands for more fees. Also, you have submitted your credit card number and are now the victim of identity theft. These horrors and more confront travelers, particularly at the start of the summer vacation season.

1 week ago | abqjournal.com | Ellen Marks

It’s a sign of the summer season: lime green tents that pop up along a stretch of Rio Grande Boulevard, signaling that Drew Harrell and his three partners are ready to sell their dahlias. Burque Bee Farms, which they started six years ago, will produce about 2,000 flowers this summer at its North Valley operation, including almost 70 varieties and so many colors that “it’s like a Dr. Seuss book, just every color of the rainbow,” Harrell says. kAmw2CC6==[ 2 7F==\E:>6 6>6C86?4J >65:4:?6 A9JD:4:2?

2 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Ellen Marks

She came to this country from Rwanda with her husband and three children, facing an unfamiliar language, limited access to the essentials of life — and even the question of where to find a friend. “Life as a woman who comes to a new country without the language, without the navigation of resources — life was challenging,” says Chantal Muhumure. “I felt lonely.”kAmuC@> E92E 368:??:?8[ |F9F>FC6 H6?E @? E@ 7@F?5 &>@;2 p3B[ 2 ?@?AC@7:E E92E DE2CE65 @FE 2D 2? p7C:42? H@>6?’D 76==@HD9:A 3FE 92D 8C@H?

3 weeks ago | abqjournal.com | Ellen Marks

Sponsored ads, which are practically a given anytime you do an online search, can be an ominous way of luring consumers to fake websites that seek to steal money and personal identities.