Former journalist, official remembered for public service

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Known as a journalist who asked tough questions, former Associated Press correspondent Ed Moreno has died. He was 67. His family said he had a brain tumor and died July 27 at his home in Santa Fe. Moreno began his journalism career in the 1970s. He worked for the Santa Fe New Mexican before being hired by the AP to cover New Mexico state government. He was then recruited to work in the State Land Office as an assistant commissioner. He also was a legislative analyst, a mediator with a national science and public policy company and a Santa Fe County commissioner.