[Theodore R.]

Sorry to say I have never heard of Rio Rancho, NM

[GonzoII]

Originally the area was populated by former New Yorkers then became it's own city. Intel is there now and it's a very nice area with a nice view of Albuquerque overlooking the city and the Rio Grande river- especially at night.

Although New Mexico used to have the likes of Republicans Sen. Dominici and Rep. Manuel Lujan it is now except for the southern part of the state mostly liberal.

[Crusher138]

Rio Rancho is a city of about 90,000 just outside of Albuquerque.

It has a colorful - if short - history. The city was founded on land fraud. If you have seen “Glengarry Glen Ross” you know about early Rio Rancho. In that movie they are selling rubes chunks of worthless desert land as retirement. The feds caught up with the real fraudsters and made them fulfill their promises of roads, schools, etc., and Rio Rancho was born.

The feds must have liked what they saw because Rio Rancho became witness relocation central. We have the largest Italian American club west of the Mississippi. Our main highway is named after a former mayor who was in sanitation and labor relations in New Jersey before “moving” here.

Now we are home to an Intel plant, an HP facility and several call centers. If you want to live in the Albuquerque area and want to be in the safest city in the state, with really excellent schools, you buy in Rio Rancho.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Sorry to say I have never heard of Rio Rancho, NM

I'm sorry to say I have. ;)