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LEGISLATURE The 2015 session

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A new era at the Roundhouse

Mutilations fuel sense of fascination, research

By Steve Terrell

With shrinking oil revenues, factions could complicate budget discussion

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attle mutilation is no bull, says Santa Fe resident David Perkins. He’s been studying this strange phenomenon since the 1970s.

He’s written magazine and newspaper articles about it — one recent story even won him a journalism award in Colorado — and co-authored a 1982 book called Altered Steaks. He also has spoken at who knows how many forums, including one organized by a U.S. senator.

But after all these decades, Perkins, 69, says he really doesn’t know who or what is responsible for the mutilations.

“I honestly think there’s something very significant behind it. I don’t know what,” he said, laughing, during a recent interview at a downtown Santa Fe coffee shop. “But I know that there’s something there. … It’s hard to dispute that there’s something unusual going on, just by the sheer number of cases, news reports, interviews, law enforcement and on and on. It’s clearly a cultural phenomenon. And that’s how I’ve approached it from the very beginning.”

Cattle mutilation, he said, is “almost a Rorschach test of the American psyche, you might say.”

Though there hasn’t been much talk about cattle mutilations in recent years, back in the mid-1970s there were constant news reports here and elsewhere about dead cows with body parts that witnesses said had been removed in what appeared to be mysterious ways.

“Ranchers reported finding their animals dead with sexual organs removed, blood drained, and missing some combination of ear, tongue, eye, udder or patch of skin,” Perkins wrote in the introduction of Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery by Christopher O’Brien, published last year. “Rectums were frequently described as ‘cored out’ … the incisions were frequently described as being performed with ‘surgical precision.’ ” Through the years, theories have abounded. Is this the work of

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Obituaries A.G. Buzz Bainbridge, 93, Jan. 11 Rose B. Chavez, 91, Santa Fe, Jan. 14 Modesto L. Cordova, 80, Santa Fe, Jan. 12 Richard J. Deubel, 65, Jan. 4 Josephine Margaret Houser, 65, Santa Fe, Jan. 11 Normand Arthur Johnson, 63, Jan. 9 Fidelia Esther Lopez, 77, Jan. 12 Joe M. Medrano, 83, Dec. 30 Nanci Satin Reichman, 75, Dec. 5 John H. Rubel, 94, Jan. 13 Ann Rutledge, 84, Jan. 12 Betty Jean Schmelz, 90, Jan. 10 Benjamin Franklin Smith, 68, Jan. 11

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HOUSE

Rep. Don Tripp, R-Socorro, will serve as the new speaker of the state House.

Sen. Michael Sanchez has been his chamber’s majority leader for 10 years.

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Republicans rise to lead House Tripp, chamber’s new speaker, to set tone for 60-day session

By Milan Simonich The New Mexican

Only a year ago, the man who’s about to become the most powerful member of the New Mexico House of Representatives seemed like a thousand-to-one shot to ever ascend.

Republican Rep. Don Tripp, a Socorro businessman, was a member of the party stuck in the position of perennial second fiddle. Republicans had not controlled the state House of

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Majority Leader Sanchez the last line of defense for party

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

The pressure will be on Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez this year.

That job, which Sanchez has held for 10 years, has always been a powerful if difficult position.

But with the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives, Gov. Susana Martinez’s favored bills are expected to go sailing through the House, and Democrats will be looking to

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Representatives since 1953-54, breaking through that one term because President Dwight Eisenhower was a war hero with long coattails.

In addition to Republicans being in the minority, Tripp was not one of his party’s House leaders.

Rep. Don Bratton, an engineer from Hobbs, was the top-ranking Republican and an obvious choice for speaker if the Republicans ever gained a majority in the House. Another GOP stalwart, Rep. Tom Taylor of Farmington, previously had served as minority leader. Taylor was a quiet mentor to many in the House and liked

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udget battles in the state Legislature can be downright nasty. Democrats and Republicans rarely agree on how money should be spent.

But going into the 2015 legislative session, there is a whole lot less money to fight over — and that could make the bickering even worse.

Falling oil prices have slashed projected new revenues for the upcoming fiscal year in half, to $141 million. While that is a pittance in the scope of the state’s proposed $6.3 billion budget, it leaves lawmakers and the governor with substantially less money to put toward pet programs.

The legislative budget office and the governor’s budget team agree on the size of the budget, how much is available to spend and which programs to prioritize: Education, economic development and child protection. Each is in need of a turnaround, as New Mexico sits at or near the bottom of national ratings in all three areas.

But even with the same goals in mind, factions in the Legislature have very different ideas about how to accomplish them.

Already, a familiar philosophical tussle is brewing in the budget debate between the Democrats that control the Senate and the Republicans whose tide of

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Sanchez more than ever to act as a firewall in the Senate.

That role surely will be noted by the governor. Martinez frequently singles Sanchez out for criticism for his role in thwarting her pet legislative items. She and her team spent big in the 2012 election, the last time Sanchez was up for re-election, in a failed effort to oust him.

Democrats outnumber Republicans in the Senate 25-17. But these numbers don’t tell the whole story. There are several moderate and conservative Democrats in the chamber. It will be up to Sanchez to keep as many of them in

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Legal pot brings boom in home explosions Enthusiasts argue for right to make hash oil safely

By Jack Healy The New York Times

DENVER — When Colorado legalized marijuana two years ago, nobody was quite ready for the problem of exploding houses.

But that is exactly what firefighters, courts and lawmakers across the state are confronting these days: amateur marijuana alchemists who are turning their kitchens and basements into Breaking Bad-style laboratories, using flammable chemicals to extract potent drops of a marijuana concentrate commonly called hash oil, and sometimes accidentally blowing up their homes and lighting themselves on fire in the process.

The trend is not limited to Colorado

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— officials from Florida to Illinois to California have reported similar problems — but the blasts are creating a special headache for lawmakers and courts here, the state at the center of legal marijuana. Even as cities try to clamp down on homemade hash oil and lawmakers consider outlawing it, some enthusiasts argue for their right to make it safely without butane, and criminal defense lawyers say the practice can no longer be considered a crime under the 2012 constitutional amendment that made marijuana legal to grow, smoke, process and sell.

“This is uncharted territory,” said state Rep. Mike Foote, a Democrat from northern Colorado who is grappling with how to address the problem of hash-oil explosions. “These things come up for the first time, and no one’s dealt with them before.” Over the past year, a hash-oil explosion in a motel in Grand

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Junction sent two people to a hospital. In Colorado Springs, an explosion in a thirdfloor apartment shook the neighborhood and sprayed glass across a parking lot.

And in an accident in Denver, neighbors reported a “ball of fire” that left three people hospitalized.

The explosions occur as people pump butane fuel through a tube packed with raw marijuana plants to draw out the psychoactive ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, producing a golden, highly potent concentrate that people sometimes call honey oil, earwax or shatter. The process can fill a room with volatile butane vapors that can be ignited by an errant spark or flame.

“They get enough vapors inside the building and it goes off, and it’ll bulge out the walls,” said Chuck Mathis, the fire marshal in Grand Junction, where the

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In brief Police: 2 dead, 1 wounded after shooting at Fla. mall MELBOURNE, Fla. — A Florida man had “several pockets full of ammunition” when he targeted his wife in a shooting Saturday morning that killed two people at a mall food court where the woman worked, police said.

Authorities said the shooting happened about a half hour before the mall was to open to customers. Jose Garcia-Rodriguez, 57, of Palm Bay, died at a hospital following an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at Melbourne Square Mall, said Cmdr.

Vince Pryce of Melbourne Police.

The man’s 33-year-old wife, Idanerys GarciaRodriguez, was hospitalized with a gunshot wound and was in good condition late Saturday, Pryce said. A police statement later identified her as a worker at the mall’s food court.

“The survivor is the intended victim,” he said.

Offices said they responded to reports of multiple gunshots around 9:30 a.m, when about about 100 people were in the mall getting stores ready for a 10 a.m. opening to shoppers.

STATE OF THE UNION

Obama to make case to GOP Congress

By Julie Pace The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — For the first time in his presidency, Barack Obama will stand before a Republican-led Congress to deliver his State of the Union address and try to convince lawmakers newly empowered to block his agenda that they should instead join with him on education, cyberprotection and national security proposals.

With Obama firmly in the legacy-building phase, his address is expected to be as much about selling a story of U.S. economic revival as it is about outlining initiatives. The approach reflects the White House’s belief that it has been too cautious in promoting economic gains out of fear of looking tone deaf to the continued struggles of many Americans.

White House advisers have suggested that their restraint hindered Democrats in the November elections and helped Republicans take full control of Congress for the first time in eight years. But with hiring up and unemployment down, the president has been more assertive about the improving state of the economy in the new year and his prime-time address Tuesday will be his most highprofile platform for making that case.

“America’s resurgence is real, and we’re better positioned than any country on Earth to succeed in the 21st century,” Obama said Wednesday in Iowa, one of several trips he has made this month to preview the speech.

Tuesday is the second-to-last time Obama will take part in the pageantry of the annual presidential address to Congress and a televised audience of millions.

By the time he stands before lawmakers next year, Americans will have begun voting in the primary campaigns that will determine his successor.

Mindful of Obama’s fading share of the spotlight, the White House has tried to build momentum for his address by rolling out, in advance, many of the proposals he will outline.

Among them: making community college free for many students; ensuring paid sick leave for many workers; cutting the cost of mortgage insurance premiums for some homebuyers; pressing for cybersecurity legislation in the wake of the hacking on Sony Pictures Entertainment, which the U.S. has blamed on North Korea.

Russia’s peace initiative for Syria and opponents falters Marlie Mahogany, center, and other members of the Coalition Against Police Violence protest outside a Christian youth conference being held in Atlanta on Friday. As the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, protesters are embracing his spirit and tactics with a vehemence not seen for decades. KEVIN LILES/THE NEW YORK TIMES

New wave of protesters out to reclaim King legacy Modern day activism faces challenges not seen in the ’60s

By Tanzina Vega The New York Times

n the eve of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, protesters mobilized by the shooting deaths of young blacks and outraged about racial inequality are evoking his work, denouncing what they say is an attempt to sanitize his message and using the hashtag #ReclaimMLK hoping to rekindle a new movement for social change.

The website Ferguson Action, for instance, which has been a focal point for information on protests and activism in the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., says King’s “radical, principled and uncompromising” vision should be a model for protest and disruption for our time.

The iconic images of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. come from an era when he was confronting legalized discrimination, and communication tools included mimeographed fliers and the holy grail of a network television report. Protesters today cite myriad ills embedded in the economy and culture and spread their messages instantly through websites, Twitter hashtags and text messages.

And at a time of widespread social unrest over race and inequality, the King holiday on Monday is highlighting both the power of King’s vision, brought to the public again in the film Selma, and the enormous difficulties of forging a new movement along similar lines.

Nonetheless, today’s protesters are embracing King’s spirit and the tactics of his era with a sense of commitment that has not existed, perhaps, for decades.

“We’re in the business of disrupting white supremacy,” said Wazi Davis, 23, a student at San Francisco State University, who has helped organize protests in the Bay Area. “We look toward historical tactics. The Montgomery bus boycott, the sit-ins — those tactics were all about disruption.”

What is far less clear is whether today’s protest-

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David J. Garrow, a historian and the author of Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said the impromptu protests that had erupted in recent months were not comparable to the strategies used by civil rights groups of the 1960s, which had clear goals such as winning the right to vote or the right to eat at a segregated lunch counter.

“You could call it rebellious, or you could call it irrational,” Garrow said of the new waves of protests. “There has not been a rational analysis in how does A and B advance your policy change X and Y?” After the deaths of Brown in Ferguson, Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y., and others, protests have included angry marches and mass “die-ins” in streets and public buildings.

They have grown to include actions like “Black Brunch,” in which protesters have confronted white diners in upscale restaurants. On Thursday, several dozen people shut down a major highway carrying suburbanites into Boston by attaching themselves to 1,200-pound drums filled with concrete and standing in the middle of Interstate 93.

But the protesters say civil disobedience and disruption were also at the heart of King’s vision.

“We really feel that King’s legacy has been clouded by efforts to soften and sanitize that legacy,” said Mervyn Marcano, a spokesman for Ferguson Action.

Unlike the clear goals of the civil rights era, the protesters today mostly cite much broader goals, such as ending discrimination, combating inequality and ending the killing of young blacks by the police. Others say they want to confront racism, curb gentrification and reduce the incarceration of people of color.

“We don’t need people shifting the blame to poor black and brown communities for these tragedies,” said Daniel Camacho, 24, a divinity student from Long Island, who has participated in some of the protests in New York. “I’ve heard enough people complain about sagging pants, gangster music, fatherlessness, black-on-black crime. Who’s focusing on holding the American state, the police, fully accountable?”

BEIRUT — A Russian initiative to host peace talks this month between the Syrian government and its opponents appears to be unraveling as prominent Syrian opposition figures shun the prospective negotiations amid deep distrust of Moscow and concerns the talks hold no chance of success.

The faltering effort suggests that even after four years and at least 220,000 people killed, the antagonists in Syria’s civil war are far from burning themselves out and will likely keep fighting for a more decisive battlefield advantage before any real talks can take place.

The planned meetings in Moscow, scheduled to start Jan. 26, would be the first on Syria since a U.N.-sponsored conference in Geneva collapsed early last year after making no headway.

Houthis rebels abduct aide to Yemen’s president Gunmen abducted a senior aide to Yemen’s president Saturday, highlighting the frailty of the central government and the growing sense of lawlessness as Yemen suffers its most severe political crisis in years.

The kidnapping of the aide, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, the office director for President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, was carried out by gunmen loyal to the Houthis, a former rebel militia that took control of Sanaa, the capital, in September, according to government officials and a statement from the group.

The attackers intercepted Mubarak’s car in Sanaa, officials said. No information was available late Saturday on Mubarak’s whereabouts.

Romney offers new sign of possible 2016 election tone CORONADO, Calif. — Not yet in the presidential race, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mitt Romney already are previewing the likely focus of the 2016 campaign, a competition over who’s better able to boost paychecks for working Americans.

And that ostensibly populist message about wages and jobs for the middle class? It’s what their potential rivals for the Democratic and Republican nominations — Jeb Bush and Elizabeth Warren, among them — are talking about, too.

Late Friday night, Romney, the wealthy former private equity chief sounded almost nothing like the Romney of 2012, when he told voters “corporations are people, my friend,” and said to a group of rich donors that when it comes to the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay income taxes, “my job is not to worry about those people.”

Said Romney on Friday, “Under President Obama, the rich have gotten richer, income inequality has gotten worse and there are more people in poverty than ever before.”

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An article published on Page A-1 of the Jan. 17, 2015, edition, about Garrett’s Desert Inn, stated Gene Garrett was married to Deborah Garrett when he purchased the motel in 1973. In fact, Gene was married to his first wife, Virginia, at the time, according to family member Pat Garrett, and then operated the hotel for many years with Betty Garrett, his second wife. Gene Garrett and Deborah Garrett had been married about 10 years when he died in 2014, according to the family.

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Sunday, Jan. 18 JEAN COCTEAU CINEMA GALLERY: “Celtic Voice,” paintings by Wendi Haas, reception 5 to 7 p.m., through Feb. 16.

Wheelhouse Art: 418 Montezuma Ave., 919-9553. Studio 732, hand-built clay sculpture

by Santa Fe Community College students, open house 1 to 3 p.m., through Jan. 29.

NEW MEXICO WOMEN’S CHORUS: Santa Fe Center for Spiritual Living, 505 Camino de los Marquez, 983-5022 Broadway hits, 4 p.m., $15 in advance, $20 at the door, discounts available, nmwom enschorus.org.

SANTA FE SYMPHONY: The Lensic. Guillermo Figueroa leads the orchestra in music of Mozart, Mahler and Vivaldi, conductor’s lecture. 3 p.m., performance 4 p.m., tickets start at $22, 988-1234, ticketssantafe.org.

ZÍA SINGERS: Immaculate Heart of Mary Retreat Center Chapel, 50 Mount Carmel Road. Annual winter concert Fire, Water, Air and Earth, 3 p.m., $20 in advance and at the door, students no charge, 225-571-6352.

J.C. CURRAIS: Skylight. Standup comic, Paul Laier opens, 7 p.m., $15-$20 in advance at holdmyticket.com.

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CHAILLOT”: Santa Fe Playhouse, 142 E. DeVargas St. Santa Fe Playhouse presents Jean Giraudoux’s 1943 satire, 2 p.m., $20, discounts available, 988-4262, brownpaper tickets.com, runs ThursdaysSundays through Feb. 1.

JOURNEY SANTA FE PRESENTS: Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St., 9884226. A discussion on the 2015 legislative session with Alan Webber and Bill Dupuy, 11 a.m.

ISRAELI DANCE: Odd Fellows Hall, 1125 Cerrillos Rd., Traditional folk dances; 8-10 p.m. weekly, $5 suggested donation, santafe.israeli.dance.com.

Monday, Jan. 19 11TH ANNUAL DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY CELEBRATION: At 10 a.m. at

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 703 East Bond St. in Espanola, the annual event will be held. For more information, send an email to edithbrown11@cybrmesa.com or call 753-2562.

Nightlife Sunday, Jan. 18 COWGIRL BBQ: John Prine tribute brunch, with Americana band Boris & The Salt Licks, noon-3 p.m.; Americana guitarist/singer Jim Almand, 8 p.m.-close; no cover. 19 S. Guadalupe St. EL FAROL: Nacha Mendez & Company, 7 p.m., call for cover.

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MINE SHAFT TAVERN: Mike Wojniak, indie rock, 3-7 p.m., no cover. 2846 N.M. 14 in Madrid; 473-0743.

VANESSIE: Pianist Doug Montgomery, 6:30 p.m., call for cover. 434 W. San Francisco St., 982-9966.

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Terror crackdown widens in Europe Terrorist behind attacks in Paris buried in secret

By Raf Casert and Demetris Nellas The Associated Press

BRUSSELS — With Europe on edge, soldiers fanned out to guard possible terror targets in Belgium on Saturday while police in Greece detained at least two suspects as part of a widening counterterrorism dragnet across the continent.

In France, one of the terrorists behind last week’s attacks in Paris was given a secret burial as authorities sought to head off glorification of terrorism and civil unrest amid a groundswell of popular antagonism across Europe against radical Islam, and protests against caricatures of the Prophet Muham-

mad across the Muslim world that have underscored vast cultural differences.

For the first time in three decades, authorities used paratroopers to reinforce police in Belgium’s cities, guarding buildings within the Jewish quarter of the port city of Antwerp and some Belgian embassies.

The move came a day after anti-terror raids netted dozens of suspects across Western Europe and increased anxiety across big swathes of the region.

Belgium has increased its terror warning to 3, the second-highest, following the anti-terror raids of Thursday thatw left two suspects dead. Police believe the cell they dismantled was on the verge of an attack.

Authorities said that even though they had broken up the alleged terror cell they were still looking for some suspects abroad and briefly hoped Greece could have

clinched the breakthrough by detaining one remaining key suspect.

A Greek police official earlier Saturday said the men were detained separately in Athens, some 1,500 miles from Brussels, and included an individual who at first sight matched the description of a key terror suspect in Belgium.

After careful vetting in Brussels of ID information, federal magistrate Eric Van der Sypt said there was no positive match with any individual they sought and said “they had nothing to do with the Belgian case.”

With some suspects still at large, it was an uneasy calm in Belgium, and paratroopers on the street did not necessarily help.

“You know, when people see the soldiers on streets they will get scared. That could make more problems than solutions,” said student Greg Verhoeven in Antwerp.

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Afghan officials: Five arrested in Pakistani school massacre KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan security services have arrested five men in connection with the massacre at a Pakistan military school last month that killed 150 people, most of them children, officials said Saturday.

The men, all non-Afghans, helped support the Dec. 16 assault by the Taliban at the Army Public School and College in the city of Peshawar, three officials said. They said the men were arrested in recent weeks near the border with Pakistan.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.

The attack in Peshawar, in which seven Taliban gunmen in suicide bomb vests slaughtered

children gathered in the school’s auditorium and hallways, shocked and enraged citizens across Pakistan. Though the two neighbors have long had tense relations, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pledged to coordinate counter-terrorism efforts with Pakistan in the wake of the school attack.

Western diplomats and military officials have said the level of cooperation between Kabul and Islamabad since then is unprecedented. One Western diplomat said those arrested by Afghanistan might be used in a prisoner swap deal with Pakistan.

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2015 Legislature How to navigate the Roundhouse like a regular

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

There’s a new party in charge of the state House of Representatives this year, but it remains to be seen whether having the Republicans run the House instead of the Democrats will have any real effect on the experience of members of the public who go to the Roundhouse to see the lawmakers in action.

While politicians from both parties talk a lot about welcoming public participation in the session, in a practical sense, trying to do that can seem like an obstacle course for members of the public not versed in the ways of a legislative session.

Published schedules of meetings often are useless. The meeting rooms frequently are crowded and cramped. The rules and procedures can seem arcane and hard to follow.

Here are a few tips for citizens

trying to keep up with a legislative session, which convenes at noon Tuesday. With a little patience, you might get the knack of it. u Don’t depend on the schedules for floor sessions and committee meetings that you find on the Legislature’s website.

These become more and more unpredictable as the session progresses. It’s not that way on purpose. Basically, it’s a matter of logistics. If a floor session in the House or Senate goes long, the committees of that body will be delayed. And if either political party in either chamber decides to meet in caucus to plan strategy, even more delays can be expected. u You can’t always trust committee agendas. If a bill you’re following is second on the agenda, don’t expect it to be heard after the first item.

Committee chairmen and chairwomen can move items up or

down at will. Sometimes a committee will hear a piece of legislation out of order as a courtesy to the sponsor, who might have to rush off to another committee meeting. But don’t expect them to hear your bill out of order as a courtesy to you. u The same thing goes for the order of items on House and Senate floor calendars. The speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader have the power to switch around the order as they see fit. And that’s a power they exercise frequently. u A big obstacle is that many of the rooms where committees meet are so tiny. That means if you are following a high-profile, controversial bill, there’s a good chance the committee room will fill up quickly and you’ll be left standing in the hall. Sometimes, if a bill is expected to attract a huge crowd, the committee chairman will arrange to hold the meeting in the House or

Senate chambers. But don’t count on it. u Parking used to be one of the most frustrating obstacles of trying to follow the Legislature.

But since the state built the $13 million parking structure just west of the Roundhouse a few years ago, it’s much easier. The entrance is on Galisteo Street north of Paseo de Peralta. Some of the 580 spaces are reserved, but there are about 300 firstcome, first-served spaces available. And best of all, it’s free and open late.

For those who go to the Roundhouse this session, here are some rules to remember: u At floor sessions and committee meetings, observe decorum. The public is not allowed to applaud or boo. Be respectful.

Remember that most of the lawmakers, even those from opposite parties, are friends.

And virtually all of them have deep respect for the institution.

Lawmakers to watch this session

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The New Mexican

House Majority Whip Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque After the Republicans won control of the House during the last election, some Roundhouse regulars expected Gentry — who had served as the GOP whip during the last term — to run for House Speaker.

Instead, Gentry ran for the floor leader position, allowing Tripp of Socorro to win the speaker’s post with no opposition — and allowing the House GOP to show a united front as it took power.

But don’t expect Gentry to suddenly become a back bencher. When he was minority whip, he frequently was the public face for the House Republicans.

He’s often been the legislative point man for Gov. Susana Martinez’s agenda.

And in last year’s election, Gentry was the chief GOP recruiter of candidates for House races this year. The incoming freshman Republican class will include eight new GOP faces in the House, plus three returning Republicans who have served previous terms.

In 2013, Gentry worked with Rep. Miguel Garcia, D-Albuquerque — one of the strangest sets of political bedfellows in recent memory — to amend Garcia’s bill to require background checks of people buying firearms at gun shows.

This amended version of the bill passed the House with a handful of Republicans voting for it and Republican Gov. Martinez saying she’d sign it. However, the bill died in the Senate. Gentry faced some criticism from gun advocates for his role in the compromise.

House Minority Leader Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe Egolf, who has been in the House since 2009, sought the top Democratic post in the House after outgoing Speaker Kenny Martinez, D-Grants, announced he wouldn’t seek the minority leader position. When he won, Egolf said this would be the only term he will serve as minority leader — which wouldn’t preclude him from running for speaker if Democrats win back control in 2016.

Like his GOP counterpart and fellow lawyer Gentry, Egolf is a young, ambitious, articulate lawmaker who enjoys a good relationship with the media.

After his election as minority leader, Egolf said one of his jobs will be to highlight the differences between Democrats’ and Republicans’ stands on issues.

Nobody doubts that he’ll do that. During his time in the House, Egolf never has been known to be gun-shy about ripping into legislation he doesn’t like.

After serving his first term in the Legislature, Egolf was tapped by then-Speaker Ben Luján to chair the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee. At one of the first committee meetings he chaired, all Republican members walked out in protest of an informational session on the oil and gas industry. Republicans claimed some of the speakers were against the

u Know the numbers of the bill or bills you are following.

Some issues will be the subject of two or more separate bills.

Knowing the bill number will help you follow it on the legislative website, www.nmlegis.gov. u That website includes all the bills introduced (although, most of the time they won’t be posted until a day later) and how senators and representatives voted (votes also go online the next day) as well as lists of lawmakers, bills they’ve introduced and committee schedules and floor agendas (but like I said above, don’t take those literally.) u Contact lawmakers by calling the legislative switchboard: 986-4300. u And for those who want to follow the session from the comfort of a home or office, the floor sessions and some committee meetings are streamed live over the Internet. (http://tinyurl.com/ nmlegwebcast)

Budget: Spending, taxes divisive factors

By Steve Terrell

At any given moment, any one of the 112 members of the state Legislature can emerge as a star during the upcoming session — for introducing a key bill, delivering a riveting speech or casting the deciding vote on important legislation.

And it’s true that every now and then a lawmaker makes headlines for an embarrassing gaffe or questionable behavior.

But here’s a look at some lawmakers who — because of their position, knowledge of the system or outright force of personality — are almost certain to be newsmakers during the session. (House Speaker Don Tripp and Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez are profiled elsewhere in this edition and are not included in this list.)

So if you’re rude to a lawmaker you disagree with or you have some emotional outburst during a committee meeting or floor session, you’re liable to offend legislators who might otherwise be sympathetic to your views. u Frequently when a bill draws a big crowd and many people want to testify, the committee chairman will ask speakers not to repeat what already has been said. Unfortunately, speakers routinely ignore this plea and chairmen tend not to crack down. But for the sake of the rest of us, remember: Repeating the same points over and over is more likely to bore committee members than to influence them. u Only legislators and staff can go on the House or Senate floor during a floor session. This rule is strictly enforced. But you may go on the floor to talk to lawmakers before or after the floor session.

From left, Sen. Gay G. Kernan, R-Mesa Verde; Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque; and Frances Ramirez-Maestas, director of the Legislative Education Study Committee, attend a meeting at the Capitol in November. Stewart isn’t expected to get a committee chairmanship this year, but that won’t stop her from being heard. She’s usually passionate, sometimes to the point of being combative on issues her constituents care about. CLYDE MUELLER/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

industry and were “dressing up propaganda as fact.”

That committee has become less stormy since the early days of Egolf’s chairmanship.

Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces With Republicans taking over the House, it can be assumed that more Republican bills will be going to the Senate this year. But this legislation won’t be able to pass the Senate without the support of conservative Democrats such as Papen.

When she won the pro tem job with the help of Senate Republicans two years ago, many saw that as a victory for conservatives and a victory for the governor.

But while Papen indeed is more conservative than most Democratic senators, she’s proven that she’s no puppet of Martinez or anyone else. On social issues like gay rights and the death penalty, Papen has voted with the liberals.

And Papen has been one of the leading critics of the way the Martinez administration in 2013 halted Medicaid funding of more than a dozen of the state’s largest mental health providers. An audit found “credible allegations of fraud,” so the state contracted with five Arizona companies to take over the caseloads of the New Mexico providers. Papen has pre-filed a bill (Senate Bill 55) that would tighten the definition of “credible allegation of fraud.”

But on some issues, she’s in alignment with the administration. For instance, Papen recently called for an up-or-down vote on Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera, which has been bottled up by the Senate Rules Committee for four years. Some Democrats and teachers unions have questioned Skandera’s qualifications for the job.

The most important duty of the Senate president pro tem is naming and presiding over the committee that selects committee members and chairmen.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman John Arthur Smith, D-Deming Another conservative Democrat in the Legislature is Smith, who often has been a lightning rod for criticism from his own party.

At the beginning of the 2014 session, State Democratic Party Chairman Sam Bregman said at a news conference that if Smith blocked legislation that would allow the state to tap the Land Grant Permanent Fund for early childhood education — as he’d done previously — Bregman would recruit a Democrat to run against him in his next primary in 2016.

If Smith blocked the bill, he should “join with the governor and become a Republican,” Bregman said. (Smith did a allow a vote on the bill in his committee, but it was effectively killed by a wide margin, with Smith and three other Democrats voting against it).

Smith, a senator since 1989, has good relationships with the governor as well as his GOP colleagues. He faced a primary challenger in 2012, but he won.

With state revenues flat due to the drop in oil and gas prices, Smith is sure to be at the forefront in guarding against what he sees as excessive spending.

Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque Technically, Stewart is a freshman senator. However, she won’t have to spend any time asking for directions in the Roundhouse.

Stewart comes to the Senate after serving 20 years in the House, where in recent years she’s chaired the Health, Government and Indian Affairs Committee. Though Stewart isn’t expected to get a Senate committee chairmanship this year, that won’t stop her from being heard. She’s usually passionate, sometimes to the point of being combative on issues that matter to her and her constituents.

An educator by profession and an unabashed liberal in her politics, expect Stewart to be one of the major Democratic voices on education in either chamber this session.

Stewart came to the Senate to replace Tim Keller, an Albuquerque Democrat who won the state auditor’s race in November. Apparently convinced that she could get more done as part of the Senate majority as opposed to the House minority, Stewart sought and received the Bernalillo County Commission’s nod to fill the last two years of Keller’s term.

Rep. Luciano “Lucky” Varela, D-Santa Fe, former Legislative Finance Committee chairman Varela, who first came to the House in 1987, announced last year that this would be his final term. At the time, it was expected that he would assume the chairmanship of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, as longtime chairman Henry “Kiki” Saavedra wasn’t seeking re-election. Such a move would make sense. After all, former Gov. Bill Richardson once remarked that Varela has forgotten more than most will ever know about state finances.

However, his hopes for the chairmanship probably were dashed by the Republican takeover.

It’s true that a few weeks ago Republican Rep. David Gallegos of Eunice said the GOP leadership should consider letting Varela remain as chairman of the Legislative Finance Committee, which meets in the months the Legislature is not in session. If that’s in the works, however, the House GOP has done a good job of keeping it secret.

But even without a chairmanship, don’t expect Varela to take a back seat during his final term. As Gallegos’ statement indicates, members of both parties still look up to his knowledge of state finances and the legislative process.

success in the November election gained them the majority in the House for the first time in more than a half-century. It centers on education reforms championed by Republican Gov. Susana Martinez, including merit pay for veteran teachers whose students show academic progress.

Last year, the tug-of-war over education funding and whether it should go directly to teacher pay, as Democrats wanted, or to initiatives that promote Martinez’s education-reform agenda temporarily stalled the spending package’s progress when the House deadlocked on it.

Despite the perennial presession back-slapping by members of the opposing parties at January news conferences and their rhetoric proclaiming that this will at last be the year when party politics don’t matter, the same basic debate that stalled the budget last year threatens to divide the Legislature again.

The governor’s budget office recommended setting aside money for base-pay raises for new teachers and a merit-pay system for veteran teachers, while the legislative budget office wants to see pay raises for teachers of all experience levels.

“To me, it’s very appealing that we’re looking at making investments to increase our education system’s effectiveness,” Rep. Larry Larrañaga, R-Albuquerque, a Legislative Finance Committee member, said in support of the governor’s budget proposal.

Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, who also serves on the budget committee, countered that in some New Mexico school districts, beginning teachers already get the basepay amount of $34,000 that the governor’s budget proposes.

And he said awarding merit pay to select veteran teachers falls short of showing those who’ve spent years in the classroom that their work is appreciated.

Another philosophical policy chasm between Republicans and Democrats lurks as a potential sticking point during policy discussions that affect the budget: Taxes.

Even as revenue estimates continue to slip along with the price of gasoline, Republican lawmakers are reluctant to abandon the prospect of business tax breaks that they see as a catalyst for economic development, and Martinez told the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce this month that she will push for legislation that creates new business tax breaks.

Meanwhile, Democrats are poised to push for tax hikes, including at the gas pump, to fill holes in funding for programs that top their list of priorities.

But even if any tax-raising measures somehow get through the Legislature, Martinez is likely to veto them, according to a written statement from her spokesman.

“It seems disingenuous that proposals are coming in trying to give tax breaks to the

wealthy and forgetting about the needs of the middle class and the needy citizens of the state,” Morales said. “I’m very reluctant to talk about tax breaks, which means less revenue for the state at a time like this.”

Even Sen. John Arthur Smith, D-Deming, who has earned a reputation as a swing vote on the committee for often supporting the Republicans’ fiscally conservative ideas, questions whether now is the right time to entertain tax breaks, given the present revenue uncertainty.

“Any tax cuts that we’ve had in the past, we can argue and debate their merits, but we’ve had oil and gas to offset those revenues,” Smith said. “It doesn’t look like we’ll have that this time, so those expenditure items are going to be tough to come by.”

But Larrañaga contends it would be shortsighted to forsake considering tax breaks to businesses as a long-term economic driver, even during a time of slow revenue growth.

“We’re still looking at some of those [tax breaks], so we have to incorporate those into the budget,” he said. “Economic development can cure a lot of ills in the state of New Mexico.

Honestly, we’re a poor state.

How we address that is by creating conditions that create jobs. We’ve got to create more jobs. I don’t care if it’s federal money. … I don’t care if it’s private money. The bottom line is creating more jobs here in the state of New Mexico that are good-paying jobs.”

Employment declined in New Mexico at a much faster pace than any other state between the start of 2007 and the middle of 2014, according to a report released this month by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The employment rate for people in the state between the ages of 25 and 54 fell by 9.2 percent during that span. Only one other state, Nevada at 7.5 percent, saw its employment rate decline by more than 5.8 percent, according to the study.

Another study this month

by Education Week rated New Mexico 49th in education achievement, ahead of only Nevada and Mississippi in a report that included the District of Columbia. And New Mexico climbed one spot, to 49th from 50th, in the most recent national Kids Count Data Book released in July 2014. That study assessed the economic well-being of children, as well as education, health and family and community support.

For these reasons, Smith said the consensus budget priorities are evident. And with little wiggle room in the way of new revenue, boosting spending on other programs will have to wait.

“You’re going to hear a lot of crying from advocates for a lot of different things wanting more money,” he said, “but if there’s no money, there’s no money. In that sense, there’s not a whole lot to fight over.”

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Senate: Sanchez leader since ’04 Continued from Page A-1 line as possible if he hopes to stop the GOP onslaught. Senators in general have a reputation of being far more independent minded than House members. Trying to keep the Democrats united itself is a heady proposition.

Sanchez knows a thing or two about stress. The 64-year-old lawyer from Belen was hospitalized twice during the 2013 legislative session. The first time, he underwent an angioplasty stent procedure. But ever since that session, Sanchez has insisted he feels fine and has received a clean bill of health from his cardiologist.

In Sanchez, the Democrats have a leader who not only has a firm grasp on legislative procedures and traditions, but a longtime political scrapper and lawyer who knows his way around an argument.

He’s served in the Senate since 1993. After chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee for several years, Sanchez was elected to the majority leader post in late 2004.

He comes from a political family. His brother is former House Speaker Raymond Sanchez, also a lawyer and now a lobbyist. The senator’s son and law partner,

Joshua Sanchez, ran unsuccessfully last year for a district judge position.

Sanchez’s father was Gillie Sanchez, who had an impressive political résumé himself.

Gillie Sanchez served as a magistrate judge in Valencia County for nearly 30 years and was a member of the Belen School Board even longer. (An elementary school south of Belen was named in his honor.)

The elder Sanchez, who died in 1999, served on the Belen City Council for many years and was president of the Belen Chamber of Commerce. He owned Gil’s Bakery and Restaurant in Belen for 40 years.

On Michael Sanchez’s mother’s side, his grandfather Abelicio Blas Sanchez served as a state representative in the 1920s and was the sheriff of Valencia County in the 1930s.

In 2013, Michael Sanchez flirted publicly with running for governor. In August of that year, Sanchez said he would make an announcement by Labor Day. He never did. In many ways, the Senate is his natural habitat.

Last week, Sanchez downplayed any difficulty with the

new political reality. He told The New Mexican that he expects the legislative process to work as usual in the Senate.

His troops agree.

“I think the Senate will be fine,” said Sen. Cisco McSorley, D-Albuquerque. “We’ll be going about our business as we usually do.”

And even his Republican counterpart in the Senate, Minority Leader Stuart Ingle of Portales, who described Sanchez as a good friend, praised the Democrat’s leadership abilities.

“He’s been majority leader for a while now. I believe he’s capable of handling it.”

Of course Ingle hopes that Sanchez isn’t successful in stopping Republican bills such as right-to work legislation, which would prohibit employers from requiring union membership as a condition of employment.

Sanchez already is on record opposing right-to-work.

As majority leader, Sanchez has the power to determine which bills get heard on the floor — and which bills don’t. He isn’t shy about using this power.

For example, in 2011 one of Gov. Martinez’s high-priority

bills that would hold back thirdgraders who can’t pass reading tests sailed through the House, then all its Senate committees.

It looked like the bill was on the path to passing. But Sanchez kept it off the Senate calendar, so it died without a final vote. Since that time, opposition from Democrats to the bill has grown.

At the end of the 2011 session, Martinez lambasted Sanchez, whom she said “chose to play politics with our children’s future.” On the same day, Sanchez said of Martinez, “I don’t know that there was any willingness to negotiate on any issue. … What I got from the context of what I heard and read was, ‘You either do it my way or else.’

I don’t think that’s the way the legislative process works.”

In fairness, Sanchez also has been known to hold up bills sponsored by fellow Democrats.

Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, learned this in 2013 when his bill to prohibit texting and driving passed through all of its committees, then languished for about a

month without being heard on the Senate floor and died at the end of the session.

Sanchez didn’t hide the fact that he opposed Wirth’s bill — as he tends to do with any bills that add new criminal penalties.

(However, last year, Sanchez did allow a floor hearing on a similar texting and driving bill, which passed the Legislature and was signed into law.)

The fact that House Republicans now have the numbers to control the committees and pass the legislation they want means those bills will be going over to the Senate relatively early during the 60-day session. And this will give Republicans more time to lobby and pressure the conservative and moderate Democrats.

There is one possible weapon Senate Republicans have, which hasn’t been used in that chamber for years: “blasting” bills out of committee.

If a bill gets stuck in a Senate or House committee, if there is enough support, members of that chamber can vote to move the

bill out of the committee for a floor vote (or to move it forward to the next committee).

This tactic is infrequent in either chamber, though in recent years, the House twice has blasted bills that would prohibit the state from issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.

Sanchez for years has spoken passionately against blasting bills, saying it’s a violation of the committee process.

McSorley agrees. “The real question is whether the Senate will respect the Legislature’s tradition that includes input from the general public, or if we want to exclude the public,” he said.

During the Legislature, the public is allowed to comment during committee hearings but not during floor sessions.

But Ingle said that even though blasting is rare in the Senate, “It’s not the end of the world.”

Blasting isn’t taken lightly. In 2011, the House debated blasting the driver’s license bill for a full day. The vote on the bill itself was delayed until the next day.

House: Tripp admired by many Continued from Page A-1 by just about everyone.

Then a convergence of happenstance and political upheaval put Tripp on the path to power, making him the man history may regard as the accidental speaker.

First, Bratton and Taylor decided not to run for re-election in 2014. Both bowed out even though it was clear to them and almost everybody else that Republicans at last had a decent chance of taking over the House.

They did so in November with a net gain of four seats, giving them a 37-33 advantage. The shift gave Republicans the power to select the speaker of the House for the first time since 1953.

Tripp, 68, who owns a storage company and a jewelry store, among other businesses, may have caught a break when Bratton and Taylor decided to leave the Legislature. But Tripp still had to gain the backing of fellow Republicans to become speaker.

He did it with surprising ease. Even before GOP House members caucused in November, Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell, took the unusual step of publicly endorsing Tripp for the speaker’s job. She said he was a man of character who had won her confidence. That sentiment was overwhelming.

Republican members selected Tripp by acclamation as their choice for speaker. It remains for the full, 70-member House to elect the speaker, but that will be a mere formality when members assemble Tuesday and choose Tripp on the strength of the new Republican majority.

So Tripp, a man who had few powers last year beyond a vote in the House, now can decide how many committees to form, which Republicans will chair them and who will serve on them.

In a broader sense, Tripp will set the tone for the 60-day legislative session, knowing full well that Republicans can get their initiatives through the House if they stick together. How good a practical politician he is remains to be seen, though.

His party still will have to deal with a state Senate that Democrats control, 25-17. Each chamber of the Legislature will need a certain level of cooperation from the other if any bills of substance are to pass.

As a House member, Tripp has been a reliable vote for most of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s initiatives.

He has supported her push to retain third-graders who score below grade level on reading tests. Tripp also has voted for Martinez-backed bills to repeal a 2003 law that enables people without proof of immigration status to obtain a New Mexico driver’s license.

But Tripp on occasion also has broken from his party and from Martinez, notably on a bill to expunge certain criminal records.

State Sen. Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, previously served with Tripp in the House and admires him. Wirth said Tripp has a track record of working to find solutions, often on the most important matters, such as water conservation.

Tripp seldom has made speeches on the House floor, but

Wirth said his understated style is an asset.

“Sometimes it’s not the loudest voice in the chamber that gets attention,” Wirth said. “One of the tricks is that, when you speak, you want people to listen.

You want your words to mean something. His do.”

Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, the newly elected majority whip, said the House and Senate will be under pressure to look out for the public interest, not partisan demands.

This means that Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, and Tripp will face more scrutiny than usual.

“Washington, D.C., has a reputation now for not getting things done,” Padilla said. “We have to be very careful as a state not to go on that path.”

In his home county of Socorro, Tripp has a reputation for being accessible and conscientious. A member of the House of Representatives since 1999, he is known to his constituents as a man who answers his phone and promptly returns the calls he misses.

“He is awesome,” said Danny Monette, a Republican and a county commissioner. “I’m sure he’s had some sleepless nights [about being speaker] because he wants it done properly.”

Daniel H. Lopez, longtime president of New Mexico Tech, the most famous institution in Socorro, said Tripp was generous with his own money when the university had a capital fundraising campaign. In the public arena, Lopez said, Tripp is thoughtful and civil.

“He is a real gentleman. He will try very hard to work with all the groups,” Lopez said.

Rep. Brian Egolf of Santa Fe, minority leader of Democrats in the House of Representatives, said Tripp begins the legislative session with plenty of goodwill.

“If I had been a member of that caucus, I would have voted for him [for speaker],” Egolf said.

A 38-year-old attorney, Egolf has been much more vocal in floor debates than Tripp. Egolf says he will continue being aggressive in outlining the differences between Democrats and Republicans on public policy.

He expects those distinctions to be substantial, and he hopes they will lay the groundwork for Democrats recapturing the House in 2016.

In general, Tripp has voted with the Republican majority on budget and policy issues.

One example was in 2009, when Democrats and a few Republicans combined to pass a bill repealing the death penalty in New Mexico. Tripp sided with most Republicans, who wanted to keep capital punishment as an option for juries in murder cases.

But he has broken ranks with fellow Republicans from time to time, even on bills that were sure to be used in inflammatory campaign ads.

For instance, Tripp in 2012 and 2013 voted for Democratic Sen. Sanchez’s bill to permit some criminal records to be expunged.

Tripp was one of a handful of House Republicans to support Sanchez’s proposal. It cleared the House and Senate, but Martinez vetoed it both years.

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House candidates then used Sanchez’s bill on expunging select criminal records to attack Democratic candidates, often with inaccurate claims. Not surprisingly, Tripp’s support of the bill wasn’t mentioned in the ads.

Tripp’s backing of the bill was an indication that he and Sanchez are not always on opposite ends of high-profile issues, and that Tripp will vote his conscience, even if it means going against the Republican governor.

Sanchez said he has a good working relationship with Tripp.

“He represents parts of my district. I consider him to be a friend,” Sanchez said. “Don and I have always had good communication.”

How well the new speaker and the veteran Senate majority leader can coexist will go a long way toward determining whether state government gets much done this year or becomes a casualty of gridlock.

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Boom: Homes destroyed, dozens injured dangerous, homemade operano longer valid. be prosecuted for a marijuana tions using flammable butane — “There are thousands of peocharge in a state that embraced Fire Department responded a fuel for lighters, portable stoves ple in Colorado who are doing legalization, where hundreds of to four explosions last year. or heaters — are still illegal. this,” Corry said in an interview. dispensaries sell marijuana buds, “They always have a different Mannaioni’s lawyer, Robert “I view this as the equivalent edible treats and their own hashstory: ‘Nothing happened’ or Corry, a prominent marijuana of frying turkey for Thanksgivoil concentrates.

‘I was cooking food, and all of advocate, had a different take. ing. Someone spills the oil, and “I was blown away that they a sudden there was an exploWhen Colorado’s voters passed there’s an explosion. It’s unfortu- even charged us,” he said. “The sion.’ They always try to blame Amendment 64 to legalize nate, but it’s not a felony crime.” court system, they are having a it on something else.” marijuana for personal use and Judge A. Bruce Jones of the really hard time of letting go that There were 32 such blasts recreational sales, Corry told Second Judicial District was pot isn’t bad.” across Colorado in 2014, up the judge, they called for a funnot buying the argument, but And so far, the legal system has from 12 a year earlier, accorddamental shift in how Colorado he grappled with the holes in not budged. The state attorney ing to the Rocky Mountain treated marijuana. It is no longer the law created by legalizing general has weighed in to say High-Intensity Drug Traffickan issue for the police and courts, marijuana. Is making hash oil legalization does not apply to ing Area, which coordinates he said, but for the regulators and “processing” marijuana — an butane extraction. This month, a federal and state drug enforcebureaucrats who enforce the civil action that was deemed legal western Colorado judge overseement efforts. No one has codes surrounding marijuana under Amendment 64 — or ing the case against a 70-year-old been killed, but the fires have growers and dispensaries. is it “manufacturing”?

What is man charged with making hash wrecked homes and injured “That constitutional provision the difference?

How should the oil in his home rejected argudozens, including 17 who renders my client’s accused con- law view hash oil? As marijuana ments that drug laws in Colorado received treatment for severe duct to be legal,” Corry said in concentrate, or as something else were now unconstitutional. burns at the University of Colcourt.

“The court system is not to entirely?

And how do you proIn the town of Leadville, a orado Hospital’s burn center. be used for marijuana regulation duce it, exactly? landlord named Bill Korn spent The legal complexities anymore.”

“I have no real knowledge of a month last spring cleaning played out one snowy mornHe compared making butane how you make hash oil,” Jones up after one of his tenants blew ing in a Denver courtroom as hash oil to processing olive oil, said during the hearing. apart the kitchen trying to make a district judge puzzled over brewing beer or distilling whisMannaioni has pleaded not hash oil in his 1880s home. The the case of Paul Mannaioni. key at home — riskier, perhaps, guilty and declined to discuss tenant pleaded guilty to an arson Mannaioni, 24, was charged the details of the explosion. He charge and agreed to pay Korn with committing fourth-degree but no longer a drug offense worth sending a young man to said he had worked jobs at dis$7,000 in damages, a sentence arson and manufacturing prison, according to Corry. The pensaries and helped to build Korn said felt “a little bit light.” marijuana after explosions state law being used to prosecute marijuana cultivations since he “They apparently don’t enforce ripped through a marijuana Mannaioni, he said, was simply was 18, and that it felt surreal to any laws anymore,” he said. cooperative in Denver that was filled with cannabis plants and littered with boxes of butane, burners, pressure cookers, metal pipes and other equipment commonly used in butane hash-oil extractions.

When emergency responders showed up, they found Mannaioni and two other people with severe burns “all over their arms and legs,” according to a police affidavit. The police said that one of his companions, Danielle Cordova, later told them that she did not know who had been manufacturing the concentrate, but that the “hash bath” exploded when the three stepped into a tent where it had been cooking.

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Sleuth: Hasn’t been deterred by skeptics to do it.”

In 1979, Perkins was the UFOs? Strange cults? Some first speaker at a conference secret government project? Or in Albuquerque about cattle some strange combination — a mutilations organized by former Satanic cult within the governastronaut and then U.S. Sen. ment?

Harrison Schmitt. “What other Or is it just completely nuts? topic could possibly draw this Is it something that only some motley crew into one room?” kind of kook would pursue?

Perkins wrote in Stalking the “I’m always battling the Herd. “A moon-walking astrocredibility issue, because it’s naut, FBI agents, state police, such a weird topic,” Perkins sheriffs and local police from said in the interview. “It’s around the country, Indian bizarre, scary, strange, kooky, pueblo governors, tribal police whatever. But that hasn’t chiefs, Los Alamos scientists, deterred me.” veterinarians, New Agers in Skeptics who mock tales of robes, hippies, news media, mutilations and all paranormal spooky agent types, dusty activity aren’t the only people ranchers in beat-up cowboy who have questioned Perkins’ hats, independent researchers credibility. He’s also been disand, of course, ufologists of all missed by true believers of stripes and colors.”

UFOs and those who embrace Shortly after Schmitt’s conother mutilation theories — ference, then-Santa Fe District they say Perkins is too much of Attorney Eloy Martinez got a a skeptic. federal grant and hired retired “My conclusion after almost FBI Agent Ken Rommel to 40 years of devoting myself to investigate cattle mutilations this is that every theory has a all over New Mexico. He confatal flaw,” he said. His insiscluded “the vast majority of tence in pointing out those mutilations are caused by predflaws gets him in trouble with ators and scavengers.” those dedicated to advancing Rommel, who died in 2012, the theories. Perkins has had a remained a skeptic. Years after pet theory of his own — that his investigation, he told The mutilations are connected with New Mexican “I have a certain nuclear activity. This theory, amount of sympathy for people too, has “fatal flaws” he said, but whose lives are so dull and borhe still thinks “that may have ing they have to get their kicks some relevance.” by fantasizing about the decomPerkins for decades has main- position of dead animals.” tained homes in Santa Fe and in (This was in 1994, a time when southern Colorado. dozens of cattle mutilations His obsession with cattle had occurred in Northern New mutilations began in the midMexico.)

1970s after he moved with his Perkins, however, is skeptical wife at the time, Roberta Price, of Rommel. He said he had a to Libre, a rural commune in breakfast meeting with RomColorado’s Huerfano Valley. mel before he was officially Perkins recently had graduappointed to head the investigaated from Yale with a degree in tion. Rommel had already made American studies and political up his mind before he’d even science. Price, now an intellecstarted, Perkins said. He said tual property lawyer in AlbuRommel told him at the breakquerque, wrote a book about the fast that that cattle mutilations commune called Huerfano: A were “all baloney” and “creative Memoir of Life in the Countercul- journalism.” ture (2004) and another about Though Perkins considers Libre and other communes Rommel’s investigation “lame,” called Across the Great Divide: A he said, “I must say, in RomPhoto Chronicle of the Countermel’s defense, the attitude of culture (2010). Perkins took the law enforcement in dealing cover photo for the latter. with it at the time was that it A cattle mutilation occurred was a public safety issue. People just down the road from his were shooting at helicopters in house at Libre, he said. It was New Mexico and Colorado and the first mutilation scene PerKansas and Nebraska.” (Some kins had ever seen. who live near mutilation scenes He described it in his introhave reported hearing helicopduction to Stalking the Herd. ters in the area.) “These vigi“The only evidence was a few lante groups were out running drops of blood leading toward around at night, armed to the my home. I later learned from teeth. And that could have gone my local sheriff that since I was wrong easily.” a relative newcomer to the area, While there have been few I was briefly considered a susif any news reports of cattle pect.” mutilations in New Mexico A local newspaper editor told since the mid-’90s, up near Perkins, “We think we know Walsenburg, Colo., last summer who did it. … those hippies up at there was a series of reported Libre.” The editor didn’t know mutilations that got Perkins’ Perkins lived there. attention. He interviewed area “In those days, [Charles] ranchers, sheriff’s deputies and Manson was still hanging in the others and wrote a series of air,” Perkins said, referring to articles published by the weekly the convicted mass murderer.

Huerfano World Journal. The “There was still that aspect of paper recently announced that Mansonite hippie types, which Perkins’ series won an award was pervasive for awhile.” from the Colorado Press AssoAt the time, Perkins was ciation for best feature series in a musician (he later was in a weekly paper. a Santa Fe group called The Perkins and O’Brien, the Dog Brothers) and a freelance author of Stalking the Herd, are writer; the latter profession he’s beginning work on a follow-up, stuck with through the present. tentatively titled MuteSpeak: He said he started “a little file” Stalking the Stalkers, which will on mutilations. contain what Perkins says will The file grew. be a deep analysis of the major “One thing led to another, theories about who or what is and I got more and more into behind the mutilations. it,” Perkins said. He made con“What Chris and I have going nections with local law enforce- for us is a healthy skepticism ment officials investigating and a sense of humor,” Perkins mutilations and interviewing said. ranchers whose cattle had been mutilated. “It just picked up Contact Steve Terrell at steam. I thought, ‘This is a great sterrell@sfnewmexican.com. story. And I’m going to solve Read his political blog at www. it.’ ” Perkins laughed at himself santafenewmexican.com/news/ before adding, “And I’m going blogs/politics.

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Lower oil prices offer Philippine crowd builds for papal Mass a bonanza to workers

By Nicole Winfield and Teresa Cerojano

Typical household to save $750 a year

By Diane Cardwell and Nelson D. Schwartz The New York Times

LEWISTON, Maine — Wall Street may be growing anxious about the negative impact of falling oil prices on energy producers, but the steep declines of recent weeks are delivering substantial benefits to U.S. working-class families and retirees who have largely missed out on the fruits of the 5½-year economic recovery.

Just last week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimated that the typical U.S. household would save $750 because of lower gasoline prices this year, $200 more than government experts predicted a month ago. People who depend on home heating oil and propane to warm their homes, as millions do in the Northeast and Midwest, should enjoy an additional savings of about $750 this winter.

“It may not have a huge effect on the top 10 percent of households, but if you’re earning $30,000 or $40,000 a year and drive to work, this is a big deal,” said Guy Berger, U.S. economist at RBS. “Conceptually, this is the opposite of the stock market boom, which was concentrated at the top.”

In recent years, most of the other positive economic trends — things like efficiency gains driven by new technologies, higher corporate profits, rising home prices, lower borrowing rates and stronger demand for white-collar workers with advanced degrees — have also mostly benefited businesses and wealthier Americans.

But the latest drop in energy prices — regular gas in New England now averages $2.35 a gallon, compared with $2.94 in early December, and it is even cheaper in the Midwest at $1.95 — is disproportionately helping lower-income groups, since fuel costs eat up a larger share of their more limited earnings.

For many residents of the bone-chilling state of Maine, the plunge in energy prices adds up to more than just a few extra dollars in their pockets and purses at the end of the month.

Take April Smith, a home health aide, and her husband, Eddie, who works in the auto services department of the WalMart in Brunswick. Together they bring in about $42,000 a year. For them, the decline in energy prices means being able to put meatloaf on the table instead of serving their four children hot dogs, ramen noodles and macaroni and cheese.

“Oil prices, gas prices, food prices — luckily it’s going down, which is great,” Smith said, explaining that when prices were higher she had to scale back on groceries to save money for heating oil. “I hope it keeps going.”

For the overall economy, the tailwind generated by falling crude prices is expected to be particularly welcome as growth appears to be slackening overseas. Oil finished Friday at just under $49 a barrel, down from $65 early last month.

What might be called an energy shock in reverse is creating losers as well as winners.

States like Texas and North Dakota, which boomed as oil prices mostly stayed above $90 a barrel from 2011 to mid2014, are now feeling a chill. So are industries that supply pipes and other material to energy drillers and frackers, including steel makers and sand producers.

Nevertheless, economists say the benefits of lower energy

prices will be felt much more broadly than the expected drag on some industries and regions.

Household consumer spending contributes roughly 65 percent of gross domestic product, compared with about 1 percent from oil and gas industry investment, said Michael Gapen, chief U.S. economist at Barclays.

On Friday, the University of Michigan said its preliminary survey of consumer sentiment in early January recorded the best reading in 11 years, while the Labor Department said consumer prices declined slightly in December. Although deflation is usually a worry for policymakers, in this case the energy-led drop in prices makes the weak wage gains of recent months a little more bearable for U.S. workers.

Few places are more sensitive to shifts in oil prices than Maine, especially in winter. The state is dotted with struggling bluecollar towns like this one, where the economy is still reeling from the hangover from the recession, which only added to the woes created by sky-high energy prices and disappearing factory jobs.

People here spend a significant proportion of their incomes on heating and transportation fuel, said Patrick C. Woodcock, who directs the governor’s energy office. He estimates the typical family will save $3,000 this year if the cost of oil remains low.

High crude prices pose a particular threat here because almost two-thirds of Maine homes, which tend to be older and less efficient, rely on oil for heat. Officials have been urging residents to upgrade equipment and better insulate their houses, but the federal government gives the state only $1 million to promote insulation, Woodcock said, compared with $35 million to $40 million annually on fuel assistance.

With oil prices down, at least for now, the aid that agencies dole out either as part of the federal low-income home energy assistance program, Liheap, or other efforts, goes much further. Suppliers can impose hefty fees to deliver small volumes of fuel, and last winter’s emergency grants often fell short of the minimum needed to avoid these charges.

“This year, we’ve been able to get people a full 100 gallons,” said Linda Dudley, assistant manager of the heat program at Waldo Community Action Partners in Belfast, on the coast.

And for a vast portion of the country’s population, such aid makes a huge difference. Households that earn $40,000 or less represent about 40 percent of U.S. families, according to the Census Bureau.

Even middle-class families who earn much more will see clear benefits, especially compared with wealthier Americans, who spend a much smaller share of their income on fuel.

For example, Census Bureau data shows that households with annual earnings of less than $70,000 spent 5.9 percent of their income on gasoline in 2013 versus 3.4 percent in households where income tops $150,000.

At the opposite end of the wealth spectrum, especially in states like this one, people are still grappling with difficult financial choices, despite the seeming windfall from lower energy costs.

For Smith, the lower oil and gas prices mean she is talking with her husband about possibly quitting the second job she took on after they fell behind on bills last winter, despite the heating assistance they received through Community Concepts, which helps low-income residents in western Maine.

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MANILA, Philippines — Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos filled Manila’s main park for Pope Francis’ final Mass on Sunday, braving a steady rain to hear the pontiff’s message of hope for the Southeast Asian country’s most downtrodden and destitute.

Organizers expect as many as 6 million people at the afternoon Mass, surpassing the 5 million record set by St. John Paul II at the same Rizal Park in 1995.

Francis drew a huge crowd earlier Sunday when he addressed young people at Manila’s Catholic university, coming close to tears himself when he heard two young children speak of their lives growing up poor and on the streets.

Francis has dedicated his four-day trip to the Philippines to the poor. He has denounced the corruption that has robbed them of a dignified life, visited with street children and travelled to eastern Tacloban to offer prayers for the survivors of the deadly 2013 Typhoon Haiyan that devastated one of the Philippines’ poorest regions.

Francis ditched his prepared remarks again, speaking off the cuff to respond to four young people who spoke of their lives.

Pope Francis passes a portrait of himself as he arrives to meet youths at Santo Tomas University in Manila, Philippines on Sunday. ALESSANDRA TARANTINO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The most poignant testimony came from little Glyzelle Palomar, age 12, who wept as she asked Francis why children, in particular, suffer so much. She spoke of children who are abandoned by their parents and end up in prostitution, but couldn’t get through her remarks.

“Why is God allowing something like this to happen, even to innocent children?” Palomar said. “And why are there so few who are helping us?”

A visibly moved Francis said he had no answer. “Only when

we are able to cry are we able to come close to responding to your question,” Francis said.

“Those on the margins cry.

Those who have fallen by the wayside cry. Those who are discarded cry,” he said. “But those who are living a life that is more or less without need, we don’t know how to cry.”

A steady rain from the same tropical storm that forced Francis to cut short his visit to Tacloban on Saturday fell on the crowd, but it didn’t seem to dampen spirits of Filipinos who

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“I am not satisfied just seeing him on TV,” said Rosalinda Kho, a devout Catholic who arrived before dawn outside Rizal Park with her daughter, Rosana. “This is a once in a lifetime chance to see him in the flesh, even from afar.”

By the time the gates opened, the roads leading to the park were mostly closed. Many people camped out on tarpaulins on the ground where they had spent the night, surrounded by bags of food. Some pilgrims carried images of the infant Jesus: Francis’ Mass falls on a major Catholic feast day here, the Santo Nino.

Bracing for huge crowds, the government put out a public service announcement warning the elderly, pregnant women and children against coming to the event. They urged the crowd to carry their things in transparent plastic bags since they’d be easier to inspect. An appeal to use raincoats rather than umbrellas went unheeded. Earlier, officials had suggested Mass-goers consider using adult diapers since access to public toilets would be limited. As it is, traffic cops were given diapers since they couldn’t leave their posts, though authorities backed off an initial order to use them.

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remember in December 1999, I received a message from a friend of mine from Jemez Pueblo who informed me that The Santa Fe New Mexican was looking for a Native American columnist. I printed out my résumé and jumped into my Dodge Dakota. I was off to Santa Fe. I did have the sense to call ahead to set up an appointment with then Associate Publisher Billie Blair.

I had been broadcasting on the radio for a couple of years, locally on KUNM and nationally on the American Indian Radio on Satellite system, hosting a talk show Harlan called Native McKosato America CallCommentary ing. But I was intrigued about writing a monthly column for the oldest newspaper in the American West.

I recall introducing myself to Billie as “your new Native American columnist.”

She was not taken aback, or necessarily impressed, by my brashness. After a determined interview, with me touting my credentials, which included hosting the radio show and receiving my bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of Oklahoma, Billie offered me the gig on a temporary basis.

She sent me downstairs to meet my new editor, Bill Waters, and to ask for a photographer to take a snapshot of my face for the column. I don’t remember the first op-ed I wrote for The New Mexican, but I do remember Billie Blair telling me that my subject matter would be my choice. As a working journalist, that was music to my ears — 600 words every four weeks, my choice of topics and from a Native perspective, of course. I felt good on the way back to Albuquerque.

Being in a nostalgic mood, I’m thinking about some of my more memorable opinions — or stories. I remember the time I wrote about “Pistol Pete” being my grandpa in the Indian way. It’s a true story. I didn’t get into the politics of the controversy over Indian mascots. I just wanted to tell you a story about my Delaware great-grandpa, who taught Frank Eaton (“Pistol Pete”) how to shoot a six-shooter.

Almost a decade ago, I wrote about the issue of gay marriage.

I predicted that “10 years from now” most states in the U.S. would pass laws to legalize and legitimize same-sex marriage.

I remember being so proud of being inducted into the OU School of Journalism Distinguished Alumnus group that I compared myself to feeling like the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz when he finally got a brain.

What I really wanted to convey to readers is my own personal outlook that Native Americans are not victims. We are proud and we are strong. We win some, we lose some. I explained once that Native Americans, or at least I, have to pay taxes like nobody’s business because there’s a perception that we don’t pay taxes. That’s wrong.

We might even pay more taxes than the average New Mexican.

Most of the time, I just tried to throw something against the wall to see what would stick — sometimes it worked, but most of the time it didn’t in my mind. I say all of this to tell you that this is my last column writing for The Santa Fe New Mexican after 15 years.

It’s been a nice run. I’ve been able to hang my hat, or headdress, on this avenue to the public. I’ve been honored to be a part of the company. I know that someone will pick up the coup stick and run with it. As my older brother once wrote in a lyric for one of his songs, “May your clouds roll high, and may the wind be at your back.” Aho. Harlan McKosato (Sauk/Ioway) is director of NDN Productions.

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t is the job of elected leaders, including myself and my colleagues in the New Mexico Legislature, to work in a nonpartisan manner — not just a bipartisan manner.

We must act to reduce poverty by improving our education system and bolstering our economy in both the Albuquerque area and rural New Mexico; to reduce crime by, again, improving our education system and economy and supporting programs for substance abuse and criminal rehabilitation; and to improve access to health care by supporting rural hospitals and clinics and providing economic and social incentives for health care providers to stay in New Mexico, especially rural New Mexico.

I want to emphasize the word nonpartisan, because the challenges we face are so much bigger than a twoparty system. I think that, from time to time, partisan politics can paint decision-makers into a corner and force us to make choices based on what one group or another stands for, rather than objectively look at the best practices and the best path forward. If we are serious about making the kinds of changes we need to make to address some of the real problems everyday New Mexicans face, we have to be willing to look beyond partisanship, get over past disputes and petty differences and even step outside our comfort zones.

We have clean air and vast and beautiful landscapes.

We have abundant natural resources, many of them renewable ones, such as solar, wind and geothermal.

We are New Mexico True. We have smart and talented people representing a variety of races, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. We have children who are excited about life and elders who unselfishly share their experiences to make life better for their children and generations to come. But that is not enough. The optimism and enthusiasm of those willing to take risks, invest in New Mexico and try new ideas are tempered by those who preach caution, by a stale economy and by a disturbing depopulation trend.

We must break the cycle by forging a plan that is second to none and that the rest of the country can look to as a practical, common-sense and successful approach to transform New Mexico from a state of poverty to one of progress, prosperity and competitiveness. Here are some ideas that should be part of the discussion.

First, we must understand the problem. We know that New Mexico ranks low in child well-being, that job creation lags behind our neighboring states and that fami-

lies are leaving rural New Mexico for urban areas, be it Albuquerque or in another state. We have all seen the statistics showing these trends. However, statistics only tell a part of the story.

Before we can begin to fix things, we must first grasp why they need fixing.

Education must be an element of any path forward. We need to fund Pete Campos education programs that are proven to prepare children and adults for jobs that already exist or will soon exist in New Mexico, that will provide new or expanding companies with the skilled labor force they need and that will provide New Mexicans with the skills they need to land those jobs. We must ensure that high school curricula are in alignment with expectations of first-year college students. More importantly, we must ensure that college programs are in alignment with the needs of potential employers. We must give our youngest learners a fair start as early as possible, and we need to remain committed through college or even graduate school.

We need to significantly expand our social safety net to eliminate food insecurity and ensure that everyone who needs health care can get it. It is embarrassing and shameful that as 2014 comes to a close, those 144,000 New Mexico children are still living in poverty.

We must closely examine our tax structure to be sure that it both adequately funds state government while still making New Mexico attractive to out-ofstate businesses looking to relocate here.

Finally, we must acknowledge that there is no silver bullet for our problems. No single tax break, no education initiative and no change in the way we regulate any particular industry or classify any particular crime is going to get us where we need to be. It will require time, it will require focus, and most of all, it will require all of us working together to make important and difficult choices.

Experience has taught me that some of the toughest yet most rewarding undertakings are those where people work together to forge a plan, implement an initiative, believe in it and see it through to the end. I know all of us, as New Mexicans, are capable of such an undertaking, and I look forward to helping make it happen.

Sen. Pete Campos represents District 8, which includes all or parts of Colfax, Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, San Miguel and Taos counties.

MY VIEW: DENNIS ROCH

Legislation would protect N.M. workers

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hen it comes to work and what we do for a living, America is a country of choices: We have the freedom to forge our own paths and follow our passions. We can choose who we want to be and where we want to work.

Yet, despite those freedoms, in New Mexico you can still be forced to pay union dues against your will. That’s correct. Even if you have no desire to join a union or contribute a portion of your paycheck to one, you can still be required to do so as a condition of employment.

That isn’t right. Hardworking New Mexicans should be able to choose whether or not they join a union or pay union dues. This year, we have an opportunity to protect our workers, and that’s what we plan to do.

Earlier this month, I joined two colleagues, Reps.

Candy Spence Ezzell and Andy Nuñez, in pre-filing a bill that will give New Mexicans the freedom to choose whether they join a union or financially contribute to one.

Let me be very clear on this issue. Every worker should have the right to join a union or pay union dues if they so desire. But you should never have to join an organization or contribute to one against your will.

This bill will ensure that our workers have the freedom to choose.

Not only will this legislation protect our workers, it will also make New Mexico’s economy more competitive with neighboring states.

It’s a fact that when states protect their workers, they do better economically. For example, the Bureau of Economic Analysis found that states that protected their workers with this law showed about a 43 percent gain in total employment from 1990 to 2011. But during that same time period, states without the protections grew only around 19 percent. That’s a stark difference

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— a difference we cannot afford.

In New Mexico, the differences can be even greater. One study by the Rio Grande Foundation found that had New Mexico become a right-to-work state in 1980, employment would have been about 21 percent higher in 2011.

That would have been an additional 170,000 New Mexicans working.

Dennis Roch The facts and data make it clear — we can’t let this opportunity pass us by.

This is an issue that people across the country agree on. Regardless of party affiliation, Americans overwhelmingly say they support protecting our workers from being forced to join a union or financially contribute to one. In fact, according to a Gallup poll from August, 71 percent of Americans support giving workers this choice. Specifically, the poll found that 65 percent of Democrats and 77 percent of Independents support it, too.

At the end of the day, what matters is that hardworking New Mexicans get a choice. Workers should be able to decide for themselves whether they participate in a union. And it shouldn’t matter whether they work in the private sector or in government.

I call on my fellow lawmakers to put politics aside and make this issue a priority. Because when we protect our workers, we are putting New Mexico’s families first.

State Rep. Dennis Roch was first elected state representative for District 67 in 2008. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2012. He grew up in Clovis and received his teaching degree from Eastern New Mexico University.

Roch serves as superintendent of the Logan Municipal Schools.

’m a great believer in recycling. To that end, for this week’s column, I’m going to rerun a version of a column I wrote at the close of the 2006 session (updating where applicable).

The idea came to me that year when I had to explain to editors several times one of the strange quirks of the Legislature, the “mirror bill” — how if the Senate passes a Senate bill and the House passes an identical House bill, neither bill becomes law unless the governor signs a bill passed by both chambers. “It’s not the way I would have set it up,” I said during one of these conversations. That got me to thinking. There’s lots of things about the Legislature I’d have set up differently.

As a pure exercise in fantasy, here are some changes I’d make if I could magically restructure the Steve Terrell Legislature: Roundhouse A unicameral LegisRoundup lature: Why does there have to be two chambers in the Legislature? The current rationale for having two houses in Congress is that smaller states get a bigger voice in the Senate. But that’s not applicable with the states. Due to the one-man/onevote doctrine, all districts in a state House or state Senate must have roughly the same population. Some say the state Senate is designed to be a more “deliberative” body, where members, who only have to run every four years (instead of two years like the House), can take a more long-sighted view.

You have to wonder if anyone who says that has actually witnessed a Senate debate.

Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature. Minnesota and Michigan have taken serious looks at the idea but haven’t taken the plunge. Advocates say a unicameral legislature creates more transparency in government, eliminates legislative redundancy and saves taxpayer money. Having two chambers creates more obstacles for bills, providing more opportunity to waste time to run out the clock and for using other procedural tricks to kill bills. Granted, a lot of bills deserve to be killed. But if that’s the case, vote them down. I would create one house with a nice, even 50 districts. Lots of House and Senate members could end up running against each other, a potential political bloodbath that would be fun to watch.

And I’d never have to explain “mirror bills” to an editor again.

Limit on bills: I would put a cap on how many bills a legislator could introduce in a session. I’m not sure what number I’d impose, but something has to be done to cut down on the clutter of bills that seems to grow every year. In the last 60-day session in 2013, there were about 640 bills introduced in the House and nearly that many in the Senate. Most of these never got anywhere, and truth is, a good many really were never intended to go anywhere.

Resolve to eliminate resolutions (and memorials): I’d eliminate all unnecessary resolutions and memorials. Proposed constitutional amendments would still be allowed, and I suppose some of the studies mandated by memorials are justified. Seriously, there’s no reason legislators should be spending precious chunks of time debating unbinding memorials on Pi Day (as both the House the Senate did last year) while serious issues are waiting to be heard. If legislators want to honor some New Mexico athlete or spelling-bee winner or send condolences to the family of a prominent state resident who has died, they can send a card.

Don’t share the love: One of the biggest wastes of time in a floor session is when some former legislator or other former state official is up for confirmation to some board or commission. All too often, the confirmation turns into an hourlong love fest with each lawmaker showering some former colleague with flowery praise. That’s nice. But at the end of the session, when lawmakers throw up their hands and say, “Sorry, we just ran out of time” to consider serious bills, it’s hard not to think back to the day when they spent hours heaping sweet soliloquies onto some former colleague who was tossed out by the voters years before. If I ruled the Legislature, the floor “debate” over confirmations would be limited to five minutes, unless there was actual opposition to the appointment.

But share the food: On many days during the session, some community chamber of commerce or other well-meaning group will prepare lunch or dinner for lawmakers.

That’s nice. But it violates a basic principle we all should have learned in elementary school: Don’t bring anything unless there’s enough to share. So if I were in charge, nobody could bring food for the legislators unless they share it with everyone else in the Roundhouse. State farm and ranch organizations do this every year, serving free barbecue and ice cream in the Rotunda.

Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@sfnewmexican.com. Read his blog at www.santafe newmexican.com/news/blogs/politics.

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OPINIONS

THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, January 18, 2015

COMMENTARY: ALEXANDRA PETRI

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OUR VIEW

Hang on, the session is ready to go

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ust in time for the 2015 Legislature, a study of New Mexico’s tax policy puts the state’s way of raising money in perspective. In case it wasn’t clear, New Mexico is placing more of a burden on working people and less on bigger businesses or corporations.

Our tax burden is not shared equitably, in other words.

“Who Pays,” released last week by the Taxation and Economic Policy Institute, ranks New Mexico 17th for tax unfairness, with 33 states having a more equitable mix of taxes. Add up the mix, and New Mexicans who make less than $17,000 annually pay a tax rate of 11 percent, while people who make more than $330,000 pay less than 5 percent of their income to taxes. That trend is likely to worsen as cities around the state increase their gross receipts taxes to make up for money lost to a 2013 tax reform bill.

So far as tax policy goes, New Mexico is headed in the wrong direction; understanding this can help guide decisions in the 2015 Legislature. The state needs a session that is about improving the lot of the ordinary person. Spreading the tax burden around. Improving wages at the bottom of the scale (trickle-up economics, if you will). Funding capital projects that will mean jobs and better infrastructure. Investing smartly in education, especially early childhood classes that will decrease the achievement gap between rich and poor.

Most of all, New Mexicans need a governor and a Legislature that won’t be distracted by divisive social issues, nonessential issues (driver’s licenses for the undocumented, anyone?) and political tussles introduced just to make a point for one side or the other.

How painful the session will be remains to be seen — it all depends on how low oil prices drop. Current estimates include $141 million in new money in the $6.3 billion proposed budget. That’s optimistic right now, considering the plummeting price of a barrel of oil. (Last week, oil went to $46 a barrel, while earlier projects had figured on $55 a barrel; reserves will have to be tapped to supplement the budget.)

While both Gov. Susana Martinez and the Legislative Finance Committee budget proposals agree on a tab of around $6.3 billion, the battle will be in how that money is spent. There’s a difference in how much money to put in Local Economic Development Act funds, money designed to increase economic activity. The governor puts $50 million; the LFC, $30 million. We wonder why improving railroad tracks to keep the Amtrak line running in Northern New Mexico — a clear economic development activity with proven benefits — couldn’t receive some of those dollars. Without some sort of state assistance, New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas will lose a passenger train service route, business that is keeping some rural towns alive. Our state must not sit on the sidelines while this essential service is allowed to dry up (as we keep cutting taxes for other businesses that never emerge).

Whatever else happens, the Senate finally must vote on the appointment of Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera; teachers, educators and parents deserve to be heard, and she deserves a yay or nay. Perhaps this vote can send a message that New Mexico values local control in education and less direction from state bureaucrats — if Democrats can join forces.

With a divided Legislature — the GOP, of course, controls the House for the first time in decades — much squabbling lies ahead. And that, folks, is about all that is certain in 2015.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 18, 1915: The jingle of sleigh bells, rarely heard in Santa Fe, added a new touch to winter in Santa Fe yesterday. The deep snow proved sufficiently attractive to bring four sleighs out of hiding, and the sport of sleighing around the Circle Drive and through the broad as well as the narrow streets of Santa Fe was keenly enjoyed. The snow is so deep in drifts that an automobile, even with wheels well-chained, has difficulty to get through it.

Jan. 18, 1965: City police Officer Fernando Mier was sent to an Agua Fría Street address late Saturday where he was told he might find a 16-year-old Santa Fe boy who had escaped from Los Lunas. Mier didn’t find the Santa Fe youngster, but found a 17-year-old Albuquerque youth who had escaped from Los Lunas.

The other youth is listed as still missing. Police said the 17-yearold would be returned to Los Lunas.

Jan. 18, 1990: A legislator wants Los Alamos school officials to explain why some Anglos in the Los Alamos High School cheering section yelled ethnic and racial taunts at minority students from Albuquerque High School during a basketball game last week.

Rep. Henry Saavedra, D-Albuquerque, wants school officials to appear before the House Appropriations and Finance Committee for an explanation. Mike Enright, Los Alamos High School athletics director, has determined that three girls were yelling slurs and a sign proclaiming “Vanilla Power” was displayed by someone in the Los Alamos cheering section. Enright and Los Alamos Principal Mary Finch said that any student found to have been involved in the slurs will be reprimanded.

Yup, women are scary at church C ardinal Raymond Leo Burke is right.

Women are scary.

Women are terrifying. They come into churches and bring cooties with them, and there is no ritual for casting out cooties.

Demons, yes. Cooties, no. They come into boardrooms and take seats. They serve the altar — and they are good at it.

These are all alarming facts to consider.

His words on the Catholic Church’s man crisis have been attracting attention lately, from men’s rights advocates as well as others, and I think it’s worth pointing out exactly what is wrong about them.

(Other than the fact that they came under the heading of a movement called “Emangelization.” If you are trying to use bad puns to keep women down, your movement is already off to a lousy start.)

He notes near the very beginning of the interview that “the radical feminism which has assaulted the Church and society since the 1960s has left men very marginalized.”

Yes. That is what has happened. When I look at men, the first word that springs to mind is “marginalized.” (The second word is “Cumberbatch.”) Men can barely hold every single Catholic priesthood and they are a mere 100 percent of presidents and 80 percent of Congress. They are struggling on the fringes, barely able to bring home their $1.29 on a woman’s dollar. They are forced to spend paternity leaves being creatively stifled and drinking. Their lot, in short, is not a happy one. “Marginalized” sums it up nicely.

Burke observed: “The Church becomes very feminized. Women are wonderful, of course. They respond very naturally to the invitation to be active in the Church. Apart from the priest, the sanctuary has become full of women.

The activities in the parish and even the liturgy have been influenced by women and have become so feminine in many places that men do not want to get involved.”

Well, sure. Women are wonderful. Only, if they’re involved, everything is RUINED. Other than that, they are great and it is wonderful that they are participating.

Burke noted: “The introduction of girl servers also led many boys to abandon altar service. Young boys don’t want to do things with girls.

It’s just natural.”

That’s it, right there. That’s the whole objection. If you have girls, well, boys won’t want to do it. Girls are gross and icky. This whole interview has about the same intellectual content as the chant “Boys rule; girls drool.”

“The girls were also very good at altar service. So many boys drifted away over time.

I want to emphasize that the practice of having exclusively boys as altar servers has nothing to do with inequality of women in the Church.”

No. Nothing. Sure.

“I think that this has contributed to a loss of priestly vocations. It requires a certain manly discipline to serve as an altar boy in service at the side of priest, and most priests have their first deep experiences of the liturgy as altar boys. If we are not training young men as altar boys, giving them an experience of serving God in the liturgy, we should not be surprised that vocations have fallen dramatically.”

Of course, if it were only possible for these girls who were very good at altar service to grow into women who could experience their own vocations — no, of course, that would be silly, because they are girls, ew.

But Burke saw hope. He observed: “We can also see that our seminaries are beginning to attract many strong young men who desire to

serve God as priests. The new crop of young men are manly and confident about their identity. This is a welcome development, for there was a period of time when men who were feminized and confused about their own sexual identity had entered the priesthood; sadly some of these disordered men sexually abused minors; a terrible tragedy for which the Church mourns.”

I’m sorry, I’m a little dazed from striking my head repeatedly and mightily on my desk.

That’s what it was. It was the feminists who were behind this whole thing. We should have known. They were the puppet masters (puppet mistresses?) all along. The worst part of radical feminism was when the feminists all rose in a single body and insisted that the Catholic Church become embroiled in pedophilia. It is a wonder that we still listened to feminists after that.

Look, it would be one thing if he were seriously making a case that men and women had complementary roles to play in the church. But he’s not.

This isn’t someone saying that men and women have different roles to play, which could be an interesting discussion. This is someone saying that women are lesser.

If you spend this much hysterical energy keeping women out, that isn’t a sign that you feel confident in your Divine Right of Position. Quite the contrary. These are the words of someone who is afraid.

These are the words of someone who is petrified of women, who thinks that any

gain or advance made by a woman comes at the cost of a place for a man.

Women are scary if you think, as he genuinely seems to, that this is a zero-sum game.

When you are used to having 100 percent of the things, whether those things are jobs or votes or the ownership of goods and chattels, the thought that someone else will get to have those things makes it seem like you have less. But you don’t. There’s more pie than that. All you lose is your monopoly on pie. And you gain people who could fill those empty vestments.

Admittedly, I’m Episcopalian — “Catholic Lite! All of the pageantry, none of the guilt,” as Robin Williams quipped — and as such I am accustomed to seeing women performing all the offices of the church.

And I’m not unsympathetic to some of the cardinal’s other arguments — the idea that parents play complementary roles in children’s development, for instance. But his idea of manliness, an “emangelization” that thumps its chest and says “Man good, woman bad,” that is so entirely and fundamentally dependent on keeping women down and out — this is no answer to anyone’s problems, in a church or outside it. This is a clubhouse with a boyish scrawl on the side that says “NO GIRLS ALLOWED.” And until that changes, it shouldn’t be a club anyone cares to join.

Good on Pope Francis for kicking him down a notch.

Alexandra Petri writes for The Washington Post.

COMMENTARY: RYAN MCKAY

Is religion necessary for morality?

LONDON o we need religion in order to be moral? George Washington cautioned against “indulg[ing] the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion,” and today more than half of Americans believe morality is impossible without a belief in God. The idea that religion is important for morality is not just widespread, but deeply ingrained. Psychologist Will Gervais has shown that even people who explicitly deny believing in God harbour the intuition that actions such as serial murder and incest are more representative of atheists than of religious people. Of course, prominent atheistic commentators resent any suggestion that the religious have some special claim on moral behavior.

In Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion, he writes: “Faith can be very very dangerous, and deliberately to implant it into the vulnerable mind of an innocent child is a grievous wrong.” In a month when gunmen shouted “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest) while murdering 132 schoolchildren in Pakistan, it may be easy to sympathize with this viewpoint. There is no shortage of spirited rhetoric on this emotive topic, but what does the scientific evidence reveal? Does religion promote moral behavior? In a new paper published in Psychological Bulletin, Harvey Whitehouse and I explore this issue.

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What is religion; what is morality?

The first problem is how to define “religion” and “morality.” This is no mere matter of academic hair splitting. Take religion: What does it actually mean to be religious? Does it mean that one believes in agents or forces that transcend ordinary physical laws? For example, gods, ancestors or karma? Or that one identifies and affiliates with a certain community or tradition — by being Roman Catholic, Sunni Muslim or Buddhist, for example?

Or that one attends certain services and partakes in certain ritualistic behaviors?

The situation is, if anything, worse where morality is concerned. According to the currently influential Moral Founda-

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tions Theory, there is no single morality but rather a set of mutually incompatible and incommensurable moralities, each underpinned by a psychological system specialized for solving a particular adaptive problem. For example, the moral foundation of “fairness” generates ideas about justice and rights, and is thought to have evolved to solve the problem of how best to secure the benefits of two-way partnerships. Depending on your cultural background and political leanings, your personal moral norms may be constructed on a particular subset of these moral foundations.

To be seen to be doing Assuming we could all agree on what it means to be religious and what it means to be moral, how might we go about investigating the relationship between them? One common approach simply involves asking people about their beliefs and behaviors. For example, surveys indicate that those who score higher on indices of religiosity — those who report praying regularly, for example — reliably report giving more money to charity.

So does this mean religion promotes charitable behaviors? Not necessarily.

There is evidence that religious individuals are more motivated than nonreligious individuals to preserve a moral reputation, so it could be that the religious are more likely to report charitable behaviors simply because they care more about making a charitable impression.

Another problem is that a correlation between religiosity and charity (selfreported or otherwise) does not merit the conclusion that religiosity promotes charitable behavior. It could be that people with community-minded dispositions are more likely to gravitate toward religion (and more inclined to donate to charity), simply by virtue of those social inclinations.

Religious primers To circumvent these problems, a number of studies have employed “priming” methods in a bid to establish causal relationships between religious concepts and

morally relevant behaviors. In these studies, which began with the seminal work of psychologists Azim Shariff and Ara Norenzayan, religion is not just measured but is “experimentally assigned” to some of the participants.

For example, in a recent study, Mark Aveyard had 88 Muslim students listen to an audio recording of a busy city street, and asked them to count the number of vehicle horns they heard. In one condition, the Islamic call to prayer could be heard on the recording. The students then took an unsupervised mathematics test on which cheating was possible. Aveyard found that participants exposed to the call to prayer cheated substantially less. This finding is consistent with the results of other priming studies, which have also found that religious priming enhances cooperation and generosity towards others.

So, religion may promote a love for thy neighbor (or at least neighborly behavior), but how big is the neighborhood?

The positive picture revealed above is complicated by the results of other studies, which have shown that religious priming also elicits a range of aggressive and prejudicial behaviors. For example, Brad Bushman and colleagues found that participants who read a description of violent retribution commanded by God were more aggressive in a subsequent task than participants who read the same description but with the passage about God’s sanction omitted.

In discussing whether religion is a force for good we must be very clear what we mean by religion and what we mean by good. This rather nuanced conclusion may disappoint the polemicists, but — at least until this research field matures — a measure of restraint before we jump to conclusions about whether religion is inherently good or bad may not be such a bad thing.

Ryan McKay is a senior lecturer in psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. This article was originally published on The Conversation.

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OPINIONS MY VIEW: RICHARD BLOCK

THE DRAWING BOARD THE WEEK IN CARTOONS

MY VIEW: WILLIAM F. FULGINITI

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he New Mexico Municipal League is backing efforts in the upcoming legislative session to reverse the painful consequences of a 2004 law that repealed taxes on retail food sales and medical services to reduce the tax burden of our state’s lowincome residents.

The law did not help the disadvantaged, and it hurt the state by spurring a rush to increase other taxes meant to compensate cities and counties for the loss of revenue. The result is higher gross receipts taxes — potentially more than 9 percent in some areas — on everything other than food.

Our proposal lowers GRT, allows food to be taxed at only the local rate and protects the disadvantaged by increasing the Working Family Tax Credit. The bill aims to protect the state’s least advantaged residents, while lowering GRT to make the state more competitive and retain essential municipal services.

The league — a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that represents New Mexico’s 106 cities, towns and villages — anticipated that exempting groceries and medical services from the GRT starting in January 2005 would force local governments to slash critical community services. So lawmakers agreed to hold local governments “harmless” for their portion of lost revenue by empowering cities to bill the state for the shortfall.

The hold-harmless clause was based on a gross miscalculation — an estimate almost four times lower than the actual amount of revenue the state generated from the repealed tax categories. Year after year, these payments drained a growing percentage of the state’s budget.

The 2004 law also eliminated a tax credit given to municipalities, which effectively raised local GRT rates by 0.5 percent. GRT was raised again in 2010 when the Legislature reacted to shrinking state revenue caused by the recession of 2008-09.

In 2013, the Legislature agreed to phase out hold-harmless payments over 15 years beginning in 2015 and let cities and counties offset their losses by raising local taxes by 0.375 percent. This provision raised the prospect of a 0.75 percent increase if a city and county both imposed the increase.

Many counties quickly enacted the new tax; some found it generates far more revenue than the payment it replaces. Otero County’s 66,000 residents now bear the burden of a tax increase that will generate $2.4 million in new annual revenue to replace $388,000 in lost hold-harmless payments. Yet Española, which enacted its allowable tax increase and now has a GRT

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Richard Block is a Santa Fe resident. He is a theater director and producer by profession and was one of the founders of KSFR, Santa Fe Public Radio.

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Let’s fix food tax once and for all

‘Selma’ shadowed by lies watched Jon Stewart’s brief interview with Ava DuVernay, director of the film, Selma.

When Stewart addressed with her the criticism of the way in which Lyndon Johnson is portrayed in the film, the audience (made up of young people totally ignorant of history, I would guess) snickered. DuVernay responded that she knew of said criticism and said, “Everyone has a right to their opinion.”

Aside from her bad grammar, her reply was asinine as well as stupid.

We are not talking about opinions here, we are talking about facts, about Richard nothing less than Block the truth. I found her cavalier manner shocking. As for the audience response, it reflected ignorance as well as stupidity.

It is one of the many ironies of the utter randomness of history and life that John F. Kennedy was assassinated when he was, thus elevating Johnson to the presidency — an office to which he could never have been elected. (Interesting aside: Harry Truman came into the same office to which he could never have been elected and made a very creditable president.) Kennedy was not a populist; Johnson was. I know it will raise some ire in many folks, but I think it is likely that the entire civil rights movement would not have been accomplished under JFK (who never worked well with Congress).

It took an accomplished and crafty operator — Johnson — to make happen what happened.

And not only was LBJ a supreme manipulator, he was — in the case of civil rights and populism in general — a true believer. He was committed, and his exceptional skill in working Congress made things happen.

The irrefutable fact is that Johnson’s accomplishments in terms of domestic policy — championing the working folks and us common folks (a place in which he himself was anchored) — achieved more good than did any 20th-century president except Franklin Roosevelt, with whom he shared a purpose. It is the great tragedy and lack of vision of his Vietnam policy that tarnished Johnson’s legacy and, in many ways, dominates and will continue to dominate it — a great shame.

Now we have a film which — to be frank — lies about Johnson and his record and fixes in the minds of almost everyone a false account of our history. This distortion will become “history” because of the influence of films and the almost total absence of reflection and reading in our population. It is irresponsible and reckless. It is an insult to Johnson’s achievements and to the American people. For shame, DuVernay. You surely knew or should have known.

I worked actively with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and knew Martin Luther King Jr. informally. I was living in Louisville where MLK’s brother, the Rev. A.D. Williams King, had his ministry. There were many meetings and gatherings of the leadership of the conference (and of the associated Kentucky Christian Leadership Conference) held in the Zion Baptist Church of which A.D. King was pastor. These meetings included the entire leadership of the conference. I was an active participant. I know, personally in some cases, of how Johnson and King interacted and played both off and with each other to create a unique moment in American history. It took both of these uniquely gifted men — working in concert — to effect the changes which they brought about in and for our country.

I don’t know if there is a way to stop this travesty from being perpetuated, but if there is a way to establish honest, correct history, it should be pursued. At the least, I do hope that this film will not receive grandiose praise and awards and that its falsehoods will be known, acknowledged and, we should hope, corrected in the minds of Americans.

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of 8.8125 percent, won’t raise enough new revenue to cover the lost payments. Even worse, Española’s GRT William F. could reach Fulginiti 9.1875 percent if Santa Fe County, which includes part of Española, also boosts its rate.

While the food tax exemption stretched the food budgets of middle- and upper-income New Mexicans, it did nothing to help low-income residents eligible to receive benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Food stamps, as 1 in 4 New Mexicans who use the program know, aren’t taxed in the first place.

By raising the GRT on all other commodities in 2004, 2010 and 2013, the Legislature ensured a disproportionately negative impact on low-income households and increased the cost of doing business in New Mexico. A higher rate on business-tobusiness purchases of supplies, raw materials and equipment at every stage of production — known as tax pyramiding — has resulted in exponential tax increases that have made New Mexico uncompetitive.

The New Mexico Municipal League supports legislation that aims to stabilize the state’s tax system and protect lowincome New Mexicans by: u Immediately eliminating the hold-harmless clause and relieving the state of payments to cities and counties; u Lowering the state GRT to 5 percent and allowing local tax on food purchased for home consumption. Food would only be subject to an effective tax of about 2 percent to 4 percent, depending on where purchases are made; u Increasing the Working Family Tax Credit from 10 percent to 15 percent to allow low- and middle-income households to claim a higher tax deduction; u Rescinding the provision allowing municipalities and counties to increase local taxes by 0.375 percent and repealing increases already in effect.

These changes will lower taxes on most household spending and decrease costs for businesses while restoring fiscal certainty to local governments. They represent a win for residents, a win for businesses and a win for state and local governments without raising taxes. Lawmakers could rest assured that the problems compounding since 2004 will finally be fixed, and they can focus on other issues.

William F. Fulginiti, executive director of the New Mexico Municipal League, is based in Santa Fe.

MY VIEW: CONOR L. SANCHEZ

Inside Nicaragua: Life, learning far from here

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hen I first told my host-dad back in our training community where we’d been assigned to serve for two years, his eyes widened as he let out a long whistling noise and dragged his finger across the sky to demonstrate the long journey we’d have to make just to get there.

“Lejos,” he said. “Muy lejos de aqui.”

Far. Very far from here. My host-mom asked if we could request to change our assignment.

Nicaragua is about the size of Iowa, so it’s tough to imagine any distance within the country justifying this type of reaction. But it was the same reaction we got over and over again from locals in our training communities about an hour outside of Managua.

The irony in all this was that volunteers placed in the northwest corner of the country were not getting these reactions even though it actually takes longer to reach their towns from Managua than it does to reach ours.

As my wife, Michaela, and I entered our fourth month in-country, we began realizing there are two very distinct Nicaraguas: western Nicaragua, where the vast majority of the population has always lived, and eastern Nicaragua, which includes basically anything east of Lake Nicaragua. The west

was colonized by the Spanish and is almost uniformly mestizo, whereas the Caribbean coast was occupied by the British for part of the 19th century and includes sizable indigenous and Afro-Nicaraguan populations. Nueva Guinea is located just east of the divide, so culturally speaking, it probably has more in common with the west, but it’s also in Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur, or RAAS, and to most that might as well be Timbuktu.

If it’s obscure domestically, you can only imagine where that leaves it internationally: pretty much nonexistent.

Pick up any travel-guide book on Nicaragua and you’ll be hard-pressed to find our city on the map. Look it up on Google and you’ll get a blurry satellite image that looks more like a close-up of a Monet painting. Search for major humanitarian organizations in Nicaragua and not one is based here. Of the few things you can read about it online, very little is in English, and the Wikipedia article gives unverified information.

And it’s a shame. Not only is this a beautiful place with an abundance of tropical fruits, stunning waterfalls and amazing yogurt, in just 50 years it has grown to be the 13th-biggest city in the country. And yet, somehow it seems to fall off everyone’s radar.

Most people we talked to in Masaya either knew very little about Nueva Guinea or remember it as it was 20 or 30 years ago — very rural with cattle roaming around through the center of town. Although agriculture and livestock remain the biggest source of income here, there is so much more.

With three universities and the prospect of the Grand Canal — a planned shipping passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans — passing through here, the community is supermotivated to learn English. And by super, I mean falling out of their seats.

Michaela and I have been asked several times to attend English festivals in some of the surrounding communities.

Next year, one university, URACCAN, will start requiring all of its graduates regardless of their major to have more than 900 hours of English practice.

The city is also surprisingly connected; the central park has free Wi-Fi and everyone seems to carry a smartphone. Running water might come for only two hours a day, but Facebook is always an update away.

The other thing we’ve noticed is how young everyone is here. Even in a country where 67 percent of the population is under 30 years old, it’s markedly more pronounced here. Since so

much of the city’s population is made up of people who were escaping something (religious persecution, the civil war, a volcano explosion that displaced thousands), there seemed to be a huge baby boom of sorts following each resettlement. Just three weeks into our service, we’re already mulling secondary projects that focus on youth, ages 14 to 18, giving them an opportunity to do something outside of the classroom, something that inspires them and utilizes the resources that already exist within the community.

Day by day, and sometimes even hour by hour, we feel ourselves taking in and learning a lot. Right now it feels like we’re just barely keeping our head above water, but it’s amazing how much more sure-footed we feel compared to our first few days. This place continues to surpass our expectations, in large part because we had nothing to base those expectations on besides, “Far. Very far from here.”

Fortunately, there is so much more to this place than how far it is from the capital.

Conor L. Sanchez, a Santa Fe High and Occidental College graduate, is on assignment for the Peace Corps in Nicaragua.

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VOTE 2015

VOTER’S GUIDE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SANTA FE COUNTY

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The League of Women Voters is a nonproďŹ t organization that provides information about political issues and candidates for public ofďŹ ce in order to promote greater citizen participation in government. Because the League is nonpartisan, we do not support or oppose any candidate or political party. We compile and distribute unbiased, factual information for citizens to use when preparing to vote.

The candidate information in this Voters’ Guide was obtained by means of a questionnaire sent to all the candidates. Because of space restrictions, all candidates were limited to a speciďŹ c number of words per response. The League does not edit for meaning, grammar, punctuation or spelling; we print the candidates’ responses as they were submitted. The candidates are listed in ballot order.

Marcy Litzenberg, Voter Services Chair

SFPS/SFCC BOARD ELECTIONS Tuesday, February 3, 2015 WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THIS ELECTION?

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All residents of Santa Fe County are eligible to vote in the SFCC Election. Voters will select three people to serve 6-year terms on the SFCC Governing Board. All residents of Santa Fe County are also eligible to vote in the SFPS Mill Levy Election, but only residents of SFPS Districts 71-1, 71-2 and 71-4 will elect representatives to serve 4-year terms on the SFPS Board of Education. You can ďŹ nd your precinct and Local School District numbers on your voter registration card- or on the Secretary of State’s website: https://voterview.state.nm.us.

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SFPS SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES ANSWER THE LEAGUE’S QUESTIONS What is your vision for the Santa Fe Public What education and/or experience would you bring to the Board of Education of the Santa Fe Schools over the next four years?

Public Schools?

What part, if any, should student test scores play in evaluating teacher performance?

How would you propose to allocate the district’s tax revenues from bond issues and mill levies?

Let’s keep moving forward. We must; build on the tremendous successes over the last two plus years since hiring Dr. Boyd and his Cabinet; continue supporting parents as their child’s most important educators; develop a district APP so we’re better at communicating with parents, teachers, students, and community stakeholders; grow our student population by continuing to offer schools of choice; continue our responsible stewardship of GO bond funds; curtail standardized testing.

No more than 25%! We are, however, often constrained

by PED and the legislature. Risk factors such as ELLs and “free and reduced lunch� must be taken into consideration. Testing is not the problem; students have been tested since the beginning of time. Our big challenge is the corporate standardized tests which are unfairly used to make high stakes decisions regarding our teachers. Measures related to teacher observation continue to be the best tools.

Most of this is guided by statute. What’s difďŹ cult here is making the critical decisions in prioritizing which projects go from ideation to completion. It’s imperative that our programmatic needs and goals as they relate to our strategic plan guide the decision making process. We are so very fortunate in Santa Fe to have the bonding capacity we do and the continued support of the community for having superior facilities and acquiring 21st century technology.

Making a safe learning environment and using your tax dollars wisely are priorities. I will be guided by my philosophy “If it’s not good enough for my kids, it’s not good enough for yours!â€? Working to ensure our graduation/ proďŹ ciency rates match is essential so graduates do not spend time in post-secondary remediation courses.

I will continue to provide every student with the necessary resources to learn and be successful while respecting/supporting our outstanding professionals.

Although teachers do not fear being professionally evaluated, they desire a system that can be clearly understood and is fair and equitable.  The state mandates test scores be used. Until we can obtain a fair, equitable teacher evaluation system it is imperative that the District does not use this data for employment decisions or release it to the public. It should be part of the employee’s personnel ďŹ le and protected as such.

With over 7 years of volunteer experience on the Citizens’ Review Committee I will use your tax dollars to ensure bond money ďŹ rst addresses safety/security/ ADA issues and focuses on continually maintaining the facilities we already own. Then spending can proceed on new facilities/programs. I will seek your vote before raising taxes and respect your decisions.

I will use mill levies to improve our technological/ maintenance infrastructures and provide a 21st century education for all students.

I have a B.A. in English Literature from Williams College and Masters in International Business from Thunderbird School of Global Management. The majority of my professional career has been in the public sector in the ďŹ eld of economic development, where I have developed the policy making, management, planning, budgeting, marketing and lobbying skills requisite to successfully serve on the BOE. I have a ďŹ fth grade daughter and ďŹ rst grade son at Eldorado Community School

To work with parents, students, teachers, the Administration and community to customize curricula to maximize the potential of each student, diversify project based learning and vocational programs, increase student and parent volunteerism, maintain art, music and P.E. as part of the core curriculum and increase resources for support services. Continued emphasis on reducing dropout rates and increasing graduation rates is crucial to maximizing the number of our students who are workforce or college ready.

A small part. There are so many other factors that determine the success of our teachers and students, that it is unfair to place emphasis on a single standardized mechanism to determine compensation. We need to work with the Public Education Department and the legislature on developing a funding mechanism for teachers which takes into account the variety of socioeconomic and language barriers that affect their students’ educational attainment and performance.

Allocations should be to infrastructure, technology upgrades and programs on a prioritized basis in line with the Board of Education’s strategic plan. Safety of our public school facilities is crucial. There should also be an emphasis on continuous upgrades of facilities to meet green building standards district wide. By lowering energy costs, additional resources would become available to allocate to teacher salaries and support services.

I have an AA in Early-Childhood Education, a BA in Public Administration and a JD from Seattle University School of Law. During the last 8 years I’ve worked for the state managing multiple boards/commissions and I’m currently appointed as the State Records Administrator by the Commission of Public Records. I’ve also been a school board member for four years, served as Secretary, Vice-President, President and currently serve as Vice-President for the NM School Board Association.

My vision for the next four years is to continue to close the achievement gap and ensure that district resources are distributed equitably. This means that our students and schools with the most need are receiving the resources they need to be successful. I will continue to advocate for expanding early learning and k-3+ programs. I will also continue to support expanding choices for our secondary students to improve our high-school graduation rates.

Student test scores are intended to be used for evaluating student learning so teachers can focus on areas needing improvement. There are many things that impact student test scores. National experts who favor using student test scores only suggest using 25% - 35%.

I support giving teachers the resources to teach ALL students and using best practices to reach that goal rather than a standard determined by the NM PED or legislators.

Like all other districts in the state, we have more building needs than funding. I support continuing to dedicate building funds to the schools with the most health and safety needs. Outside of health and safety, I believe these funds should be used to support the programs at our secondary schools. While Capital High School is getting some needed health and safety repairs, there are programmatic needs that must be addressed with building improvements.

I currently serve on the BOE nearing the end of my ďŹ rst four year term and have become extremely knowledgeable about our budget, funding, facilities master plan, legislative challenges, GO bond issues, as well the dominate issues and challenges facing our teachers and SFPS as a whole. I have developed great working DISTRICT 1 relationships with SFPS staff and the parents and teachSteven J. Carrillo ers of those schools I represent. My son is currently a steven.carrillo@comcast.net freshman at SFHS. (505) 501-3570 I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Special/Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.

I understand teaching and management. As a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, I have invaluable budget/ contracting experience. I taught 3rd-5th grades for this District and previously was a special education teacher at the middle/high school levels. Since 2007 I have been DISTRICT 2 on the Citizens’ Review Committee, so I understand how Maureen P. Cashmon capital funding works. Since 2001 I’ve volunteered/ maureen.cashmon@gmail.com tutored throughout the District.

(505) 424-6359

DISTRICT 2 Peter Robert Mitchell mitchell.peter27@yahoo.com (505) 920-8869

DISTRICT 4 Linda M. Trujillo getinvolvednm@yahoo.com (505) 795-4324 ADDITIONAL QUESTION: dates are now required to disclose information about their campaign contributions and expenses. Do you intend to comply with that request?

All four SFPS candidates answered yes. Their information will be posted on the League’s website: www.lwvsfc.org.

2015 MILL LEVY QUESTION “Shall the Santa Fe Public School District continue to impose a property tax of $1.50 for residential property and $1.50 for non-residential property per each $1,000.00 of net taxable value of property allocated to the Santa Fe Public School District for the property tax years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 for the purpose of (1) erecting, remodeling, making additions to, providing equipment for or furnishing public school buildings; (2) payments made pursuant to a ďŹ nancing agreement for the leasing of a building or other real property with an option to purchase for a price that is reduced according to payments made; (3) purchasing or improving public school grounds; (4) administering the projects

undertaken pursuant to sections 1 and 3 above, including expenditures for facility maintenance software, project management software, project oversight and district personnel speciďŹ cally related to administration of projects funded by the Public School Buildings Act provided that expenditures pursuant to this section shall not exceed ďŹ ve percent of the total project cost?â€?

All voters registered in Santa Fe County are eligible to vote “yes� or “no� on this question. For detailed information about the 2013 GO Bond, visit the SFPS website: www.sfps.info p .

SFCC GOVERNING BOARD CANDIDATES ANSWER THE LEAGUE’S QUESTIONS Many SFCC students are also parents and/ or working at full-time jobs. Given that, what strategies would you propose to increase graduation rates?

SFCC is at a crucial point in its growth and development. Over the last three years, SFCC has implemented a After 31 years in our Santa Fe community, SFCC has number of strategies to help students succeed and grown into a vital and integral component of the Santa graduate. Record numbers of students have graduated.

Fe fabric. Students of all ages have more options and Many students with a job, family and needs for child opportunities than ever before. We have had a difďŹ cult care have difďŹ culty balancing these with school. Wrap 18 months, but have emerged with new energy, direction around social services need to be developed to assist and accountability. I want to continue to be part of the with these non-academic issues. More collaboration re-energized SFCC. with community health and social service programs could provide further support for students.

Why do you want to serve on the SFCC Board and what are your qualiďŹ cations?

POSITION 1 Linda S. Siegle lsiegle1@msn.com (505) 690-5850

I believe SFCC is an important institution of higher learning for New Mexicans. SFCC has helped thousands of New Mexicans achieve their educational and career goals. I want to serve on the Board in order to help further SFCC’s mission in serving the community, and to ensure it meets the demands of an ever-changing educational climate. While working in Senator Bingaman’s POSITION 2 ofďŹ ce, I worked with SFCC to meet the ďŹ nancial needs Pablo Sedillo pablosedillo@comcast.net of the college.

(505) 231-0234 Education: Stanford University, MSCE; Georgia Tech,

POSITION 4 Jack Sullivan jssantafe@earthlink.net (505) 982-4481

Xubi Wilson xubi@newmexico.com (505) 629-7525

BCE. Public Service: 2-term Santa Fe County Commissioner, student mentor, youth soccer coach, decorated Veteran. I have completed credit and non-credit courses at SFCC, and view it as a critical gateway for our community members to access education to advance their careers. SFCC serves a vital role for needed workforce training and enhancing lifelong learning. I would like to apply my community and engineering experience toward achieving these goals.

I have been a student, staff member and an instructor at the Community College. SFCC is a rare and extraordinary institution serving our community. I am passionate about strengthening this community treasure. I have been very engaged at SFCC serving on key committees and governance groups. I understand many of the challenges facing the college and broad community networks to enlist the support of both on and off campus stakeholders.

SFCC has had a rough ďŹ nancial year. How would you bring it back to ďŹ nancial strength?

What new programs should SFCC develop to prepare our students for the jobs of today and the future?

Current funding from the state will not increase due to declining state revenues and property tax revenue will remain at. New funds necessary to expand or create programs must come from outside sources. We must look to collaborations with local businesses to co-create programs to address key employer shortage areas. We must expand our federal grants. Foundations and private donors are a source of potential funds. Within the college, we must look for entrepreneurial opportunities.

SFCC can continue to work to expand its nursing program. Northern NM College recently relinquished it radiology technician program which provides us the opportunity to open training at SFCC. A potential new type of dental provider called a dental therapist may hold promise for the future. Our trades and sustainable technology programs are constantly looking for new areas of cutting edge technology to expand. A comprehensive automotive mechanic program is lacking in Northern New Mexico.

Understanding that SFCC serves a diverse student body, we must work to ensure that opportunities are made available for all of our students – no matter their situation. To that end, I will work through our SFCC Foundation to expand scholarship opportunities; I will endeavor to enhance work-study programs; and will work to promote our Kid’s Campus, which allows students with children to attend class while their child is cared for.

As a SFCC Board Member, I will ensure that we spend responsibly, and execute the Financial Stability plan with ďŹ delity. We will remain committed to providing cost-effective, high-quality instruction, while monitoring our expenses.

As SFCC is tasked with preparing our students to participate in New Mexico’s job force, we must be mindful of emerging job opportunities, such as in technology, healthcare, clean energy, and ďŹ lm. As a member of the Board, I will encourage our administration to design curriculum, and partner with community stakeholders to build the necessary skills, and expose our students to these emerging markets so that they may enter these job markets.

President Grissom has related to me that Math Skills and Life Gets in the Wayy are the two primary obstacles to graduation. On average, SFCC students take 4-5 years to complete a 2-year Associate Degree. The Board needs to examine the effectiveness of current retention programs, increase the exibility of course scheduling, including evening, weekend and online courses, and pair SFCC graduates with students in a mentoring environment to help them successfully navigate their education.

The Board must increase its ďŹ nancial oversight and ďŹ nancial transparency, including publishing its annual budget. The administration needs to: (1) aggressively engage students to take advantage of the college’s new state-of-the-art technology and health sciences facilities, (2) build partnerships with local businesses to design relevant academic coursework, (3) build cash reserves and focus on cash balances, (4) strengthen legislative lobbying and marketing, (5) maximize the support role of SFCC Foundation, and (6) encourage employee input.

There is a workforce need for more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Healthcare Science courses. These areas will continue to grow in New Mexico and SFCC should examine how its offerings match the needs of local businesses in these areas so graduates can remain in-state. Another challenge will be to fully utilize the new Higher Education Center and make it self-sustaining to provide students with a seamless and economical pathway for advanced learning.

For many of our students success and graduation are not synonymous. We serve a broad and diverse population with differing needs and experiences at SFCC. Evening, weekend and online classes create more opportunity for non-traditional students. Shorter, more condensed classes are often easier for busy students.

Coordinating break schedules with the public schools would really help parents out. Proactive advising can help with academic planning to ďŹ nd the most effective academic and career pathways.

The issues SFCC is dealing with today are from overspending due to misunderstanding of the college’s ďŹ nances.. Some administrative services of the college have expanded. We need to see if all of that growth was affordable, effective and ďŹ ts priorities. Better ďŹ nancial oversight by the board starts with better data and incorporating more perspectives to get a more accurate indication of what is going on. Utilization of on campus expertise is can improve project management.

SFCC has done a good job of staying on the cutting edge with program offerings because it has done a good job of engaging with the whole community in planning program development. Developing “soft skills� to make our students workplace ready is as important as the courses SFCC offers in many regards..

Reliability, problem solving, group collaboration and effective communication are the core skills to make SFCC graduates adaptable for a rapidly changing workplace.

ADDITIONAL QUESTION: The League is asking candidates to voluntarily disclose information about their campaign contributions and expenses. Do you intend to comply with that request?

All four SFCC candidates answered yes. Their information will be posted on the League’s website: www.lwvsfc.org

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A mushroom triumph at the Souper Bowl Dinner for Two wins top honors among competing chefs at benefit for Food Depot

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

For 12 years, local chef Andy Barnes has been concocting soups, including a spicy southern Indian recipe, in the hopes of seizing the coveted best-inshow award at The Food Depot’s

annual Souper Bowl fundraiser — without success. But this year, his King Trumpet Mushroom soup, a recipe suggested to him by his family, won over the audience and claimed the title for the Guadalupe Street restaurant Dinner for Two.

Wearing a fire-engine-red chef’s shirt, Barnes, who had attended the Culinary Institute of America, looked shell-shocked while receiving his massive football trophy, and he said he’s thrilled with the outcome.

“I have been trying,” he said. “I am very happy.”

Dinner for Two and 28 other restaurants — including The Pantry, Santacafé, Dr. Field Goods and La Plazuela at La

Fonda, to name a few — handed out samples of soup during the lunch hour Saturday to a hungry and eager crowd in the Santa Fe Community Convention Center.

Aromas sweet and savory emanted throughout the ballroom.

People chatted among themselves regarding soup flavors and textures, often while struggling to juggle several small cups filled

Please see BOWL, Page C-3

Lisa Bybee and her husband, Dan Baker, taste a Cambodian Green Curry Fish Stew from Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen at The Food Depot’s annual Souper Bowl at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center on Saturday. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

LANL Foundation program looks to boost grades, inspire kids

The Bishop’s Lodge Ranch, Resort & Spa was quiet on Saturday. The Tesuque resort has laid off workers and closed major amenities for renovation.

New report challenges nation’s commitment to nonproliferation

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Bishop’s Lodge scales back ahead of overhaul

By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

Hotel remains open but major amenities closed; 35 laid off

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

A large and storied Tesuque resort recently laid off 35 workers and closed most of its major amenities to prepare for an expansive renovation project.

Richard Holland, a partner with Atlanta-based HRV Hotel Partners, which purchased the Bishop’s Lodge Ranch, Resort & Spa in August, said the resort’s hotel will remain open during construction, but other services, such as the spa and restaurant, were temporarily closed Jan. 5 for the massive renovation.

“All these areas are going to be totally redone,” he said.

A call to Bishop’s Lodge on Saturday confirmed that staff are still taking reservations for hotel rooms, but the property was quiet that afternoon, with just a few vehicles in the parking lot.

Holland said most employees associated with the spa and restaurant services were let go, but the resort will try to rehire as many of them as possible when the project is complete. He predicted that the newly revamped resort will need about three times its typical workforce.

When HRV purchased Bishop’s Lodge in August from New York-based Lend Lease Corp., Holland said in an interview that he expected the firm to pursue renovation work and an expansion.

On Saturday, he said it’s unclear how long the project will last or how much the work will cost, but he said HRV will know more in the coming weeks as it finalizes its plans.

The 1920s-era resort, which sits on 317 acres in the foothills between Santa Fe and Tesuque, is a popular spot for travelers as well as a venue for local events.

In September, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reportedly held his annual Campfire there — a lush covert gathering of writers, celebrities and other visionary types.

The property was settled 150 years ago by Bishop Jean Baptiste Lamy. After Lamy’s death in 1888, the property passed through a number of

Please see LODGE, Page C-5

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Isabella Lopez, 11, asks science literacy coach Danielle Gothie to look into her microscope while coach Nancy Jaramillo speaks with Juan Orna, 11, about organisms and cells in Jeannie Osuna-Macisaac’s class at Nava Elementary School during a science lesson in October. PHOTOS BY JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Hands-on science

By Robert Nott The New Mexican

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he kids in Nava Elementary School teacher Jeannie Osuna-Macisaac’s fifth-grade science class are wearing goggles. They’ve got the balancing scales out of their physical science kits and are measuring the weight in grams of 50 milliliters of water. The next step will be to add salt to the water and then figure out how to separate the two components. One of the boys likens the project to being a scientist.

Last semester, this same group was studying the movement of vinegar eels under microscopes from a life science kit. But the weights-and-measures class is actually more interesting to them, as student Tatum Holladay explains, because “we get to interact with these things we’re given, but with the eels we just observe.”

As the kids experiment, Osuna-Macisaac moves about the room, encouraging, engaging and inquiring.

How can they separate the salt from the water? What is a component?

“There has to be thinking,” she says. “It seems everything in school is going back to knowing the right answer rather than getting our children involved in the thinking process. This is what is important — otherwise we would just be studying the book, and someone else wrote that book based on their experiences. This way the kids have their own experience

Madalyn Chavez, 10, gets a slide ready to put in the microscope during class.

[and] they can write their own book.”

Osuna-Macisaac is one of about 440 teachers in Northern New Mexico utilizing science kits and a curriculum based on inquiry science developed and funded by the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation. The foundation invested $10 million in the five-year program in the hopes that it would improve academic achievement in the classroom and foster imagination and creativity.

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James Doyle is still waiting for federal officials to decide whether his firing from Los Alamos National Laboratory was politically motivated and unjust, but in the meantime, the Santa Fe man is pressing forward with his life’s work of trying to rid the globe of nuclear weapons.

In a new report, he challenges whether the U.S. is neglecting its commitment to nuclear James Doyle nonproliferation.

Before his termination last summer, Doyle, 55, had spent 17 years at the lab, doing nuclear nonproliferation work around the world. His supervisors had claimed he was laid off due to budget cuts, but in a pending federal whistleblower action, Doyle draws connections between his termination and the U.S. Energy Department’s curious response to an article he had written promoting nuclear disarmament.

After the article’s February 2013 publication in an international journal, the Energy Department retroactively determined that it contained classified information. Doyle was reprimanded with a short, unpaid suspension from the lab — a move that stunned him, he said, since the lab’s classification staff had cleared the material before publication.

Doyle contends the Energy Department used its classification system to censure him, and that when the agency fired him, it was further punishing him for taking a stand against the pronuclear-weapons culture that Los Alamos not only cheers but relies on for the overwhelming share of its funding.

Doyle’s article supported the disarmament posture President Barack Obama had struck during a 2009 speech in Prague and conflicted starkly with the vision of some congressional Republicans.

Amid outcry from the scientific community and others who view

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Ted Turner ranch aims to aid endangered black-footed ferrets

By Susan Montoya Bryan The Associated Press

A black-footed ferret at the Vermejo Park Ranch in Northern New Mexico. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with landowners such as media mogul Ted Turner to recover the endangered species.

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ALBUQUERQUE — A more than half-million-acre ranch that straddles the New MexicoColorado border and is owned by media mogul Ted Turner has asked for permission to import endangered black-footed ferrets.

The carnivores have struggled across the Great Plains, and the Vermejo Park Ranch wants to bolster their numbers as part of a recovery program spanning 12 Western states.

It will be up to the New Mexico Game Commission to clear the way for a permit for the ranch.

Biologists at the ranch have been working for years to recover the species, but this marks the first time they have to jump through an extra hoop of review because of a regulatory change involving the importation and release of carnivores on private land in New Mexico.

State wildlife officials say the change is aimed

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, January 18, 2015

MODESTO L. CORDOVA

Modesto L. Cordova, 80, resident of Santa Fe, NM Passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Elizabeth Cordova, granddaughter, Reina Arguello, parents, Amanda and Onesimo Cordova, brothers, Fidel Cordova, Seferino Cordova, Gilbert Cordova, and sister, Edna Ortiz.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Dora Cordova, 8 children Patsi Cordova, Amanda Tellez, Sandra Cordova (Pat) Yolanda Arguello (Corine) Modesto Cordova (Racheal), Francisco Cordova (Geraldine), Walter Arguello (Faith), 3 granchildren he raised as his own, Jose Cordova (Ariel), Matthew Cordova, and Santiago Cordova (Cindy), and 22 other grandchildren, 34, great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren, siblings, Raymond Cordova (Rosinda), Onesimo Cordova, Josie Lopez, NM, Gloria Macentash (John), numerous nieces and nephews.

He served 2 tours of duty in Korea while serving in the US Marine Corps. He was an active member of the VFW, American Legion, National Honor Guard, and the cooties.

Memorial Contributions can be made to the American Legion Riders, 1601 Berry Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87505.

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RICHARD J. DEUBEL

Richard J. Deubel, age 65, died January 4, 2015. His family is having a Memorial Celebration Saturday, January 31, 2015, 5:00 p.m. at Isleta Casino, 11000 Broadway Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87105. Please visit our online guestbook for Richard at www.FrenchFunerals.com FRENCH - Lomas 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500

OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL ANTHONY M. CHAVEZ 4-26-71 ~ 1-18-1996

Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard but always near, still missed.

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FUNERAL SERVICES & MEMORIALS JOHN H RUBEL

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JOHN H RUBEL, 94, passed away on January 13, 2015. John was born in Chicago, Illinois, on April 27, 1920. He spent his early childhood there until his family moved to Los Angeles in 1931.

Mr. Rubel graduated with honors from the California Institute of Technology.

He married his first wife, Dorothy Rosenkranz, his childhood sweetheart, upon her graduation from Pomona College in June, 1942.

John worked as an engineer on classified war projects in the General Electric Research Laboratories during WWII. After the war he joined the Hughes Aircraft Company where he became the Director of a large development laboratory. After Sputnik was launched, he left for the Pentagon in early 1959 to serve as Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering for strategic weapons. He was named Deputy Director and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Kennedy administration. During his tenure under the Eisenhower and Kennedy adminstrations, he was instrumental in the development of the first geosynchronous satellite system.

Later, John worked for Litton Industries as a senior VP, where he won the contract from the Navy to design the Landing Helicopter Aircraft ships, which represented a major shift in naval design. This project also included working on the creation of the world’s most automated shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He worked with an amazing group of engineers and navy personnel to write a 25,000 word book on the LHA ships - with the caveat that no one could edit or change a single word… and no one has.

After his wonderful wife Dorothy passed away in 1975, John remained a widower until 1981, when he married his great love, Robin Emery. Three years later they moved to Tesuque, New Mexico, and later to Santa Fe. In their first years in Tesuque, John earned a Master’s Degree in Liberal Arts from St. John’s College. Poetry and literature were the cornerstones of Mr. Rubel’s intellectual pursuits.

He published numerous books and a collection of poetry, and was extraordinarily adept at reciting both poetry and prose. Had he decided to pursue a different career, there is no question that he would have been a fine Shakespearean actor.

John had a unique ability to touch others. He was a brilliant scholar, a devoted friend, a loving father and grandfather, and an adoring husband. He left a profound impression upon anyone whom he ever encountered. When one thinks of John Rubel, it is with the knowledge that he was a rare Renaissance man.

John is survived by his wife, Robin; his daughter, Angela Rubel; two sons, Robert and William Rubel; and grandchildren Keagan, Darcy, Eli, Tobias, and Stella. A celebration of John’s life will take place at a later date.

FIDELIA ESTHER LOPEZ Fidelia Esther Lopez, age 77, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Jan. 12, 2015. She was born July 4, 1937, the 6th of 8 siblings in Vallecitos N.M. to Eligio and Estefanita DeVargas(Gallegos). She is preceded in death by her parents Eligio and Estephanita, her sister Eppie Larabell of Riverside, CA., and her brother Joe DeVargas of Salt Lake City, Ut. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Levi Lopez, sisters Rose Salazar, Esmiria Lucero and husband Siby, Evangeline Herrera, Elva Trujillo, and Geri Sandavol, her children Dorie Banning and husband Dave, Glen Lopez and Glenda Patterson, and her two grandchildren Alexandria Banning and Michael Patterson.

Esther’s career choice of homemaker and mother was perfect as she and Levi raised three children while moving to three different states. Esther was deep in her faith and showed it daily with a recital of the Holy Rosary. She was a long time active member of the Alter Society at Cristo Rey Catholic Church in Santa Fe and was an avid mall walker of 15 years with her special friends. Esther loved to shop and had a flair for style and was considered by most to be a fashionista. She loved plants and animals and her cooking left you asking for seconds.

Esther and Levis’ travels took them to places like Europe, Mexico and all 50 states. Her trip to the holy land with her daughter Dorie was an amazing experience that strengthened her faith even more. Their trips to see their daughter Glenda and grandson Michael in Florida were enjoyed with long walks on sandy white beaches. Her son Glen was her best friend and they went everywhere together. She was a precious metal and left a lasting impression on all she met.

In lieu of flowers the family is asking for contribution to be made in her name to Cristo Rey Catholic Church, 1120 Canyon Road, Santa Fe, N.M. 87501 A Rosary services will be held at Cristo Rey Catholic Church on Monday, Jan. 19th at 7:00 pm.

The Funeral mass will be held at Cristo Rey on Tuesday, Jan. 20th at 11:00 am.

Funeral services will be held at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 12:45 pm.

Reception to follow at Cristo Rey/Patrick Smith Center Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 984-8600 Please sign our guestbook for the family at: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com

JOSEPHINE MARGARET HOUSER José, 65, a resident of Santa Fe passed away at St. Vincent Hospital on January 11, 2015. She was a vivacious, inspiring, witty, loving, adventurous person, who dedicated her life to helping others.

She loved traveling, dancing, books, movies, theater and celebrations. She was born Josephine Margaret Cliffe in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England on March 3, 1949. At age 22 and newly married José moved from Sheffield to Santa Fe with her husband Don in May of 1971. From 1973 to 1975 they lived in Lindos, Greece and then from 1975 to 1976 they lived in London, England, returning to Santa Fe in November 1976. José studied to become a Registered Nurse at the Santa Fe Community College and obtained an Associate Degree in Nursing. She worked at St. Vincent Hospital as a floor nurse and as the employee health nurse.

She spent most of nursing career as a hospice nurse in Santa Fe, the longest period with the Hospice Center. She is reunited with her daughter Serena, who died February 14, 2004 at only age 20, her father Edwin Cliffe, and all the people she helped transition to a life beyond death. She will be missed a great deal. She is survived by her Husband Don, Daughter Melissa and Son-in law Will of Santa Fe, and Mother Lilian, Brother Peter, Nephews Daniel and Jody, Grandnephews Louis and Frankie of Sheffield. A memorial service will be held Friday February 6, 2015 at the Santa Fe Women’s Club 1616 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers please donate to the Hospice Center, 1400 Chama Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87505 in her name.

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Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 984-8600 Please sign our guestbook for the family at: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com A. G. BUZZ BAINBRIDGE Benjamin Franklin Smith, CPA, passed away Sunday January 11th in Vail, Colorado. He was 68 years old and is survived by his two sons Jourdan Smith and Trevor Smith, his daughter Brittany Adair, seven grandchildren, and seven siblings. Ben was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 28th, 1946.

He attended Texas A&M University where he received his Bachelor’s degree and then was commissioned in the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Armor Corps. In 1973 he moved to Eugene, Oregon where he attended Graduate school at the University of Oregon. He began practicing as a self-employed Certified Public Accountant and remained so for forty years. A memorial service will be held at River Road Baptist Church at 1105 River Road Eugene, Or 97404 at 11am on Saturday, January 24th. Gig’em Aggies

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A. G. (Buzz) Bainbridge passed away in his sleep Sunday morning Jan 11, 2015 at the age of 93. He is survived by wife, Jean. They were married for 71 years.

Buzz and Jean have sons Buzz and Steve, daughter Andrea, 5 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren.

Buzz was a US Naval veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He fought in every theatre of World War II. Buzz was an officer and was most notably involved in the landings in Southern France as well proud of his role in landing the 10th Mt (Ski) Division in Italy.

Buzz was a pioneer for 60 years in the development of the ski business since the mid 40’s. He was involved in the start up of 12 ski areas throughout the West including areas near Albuquerque, NM, Santa Fe, Red River, Sierra Blanca, Snowmass, Alpental, and Telluride to name several. Buzz was Marketing Director at both Aspen and Jackson Hole in the 60’s and 70’s.

In recent years people would spot Buzz and Jean around Santa Fe and voice their appreciation for teaching them to ski and getting their whole family involved in this great sport. Fourth generation Bainbridges are already skiing. Buzz was very active in promoting competitive skiing leading many teams to significant competitions throughout the West Buzz was known as a ski marketing genius by formulating and helping to create such marketing organizations as Ski New Mexico, Ski the Rockies, and Colorado - Ski Country USA. He was very early in setting a strategy of developing skier tourism to New Mexico from Texas and Oklahoma. This has clearly been a huge success.

His Santa Fe construction company, which specialized in building luxury adobe homes, was a significant local employer. His love of traditional New Mexico building techniques is well respected. The 60 homes that Buzz built are specifically mentioned as "Bainbridge" homes in real estate listings even today.

Buzz was involved in many philanthropic activities including running a Boy Scout Troop 33, a special interest group for the championing of skiing, and the Shriners.

Buzz and Jean were honored as Living Treasures of Santa Fe in 2012.

In lieu of Flowers or other consideration contribute to Alzheimer’s Association ("Research- Bainbridge") and the National Ski Patrol, or Audubon Society of Santa Fe, Tag as "Buzz Bainbridge".

NORMAND ARTHUR JOHNSON

Nanci Lee Satin, 75, born in Tulsa, OK on July 7, 1939 to Jack and Tybie Satin, passed away on December 5, 2014 in Denver, CO. She was predeceased by her husband Louis I. Reichman, and companion Phillip M. Citrin. She is survived by her two children: David Reichman and Jill Reichman, their families, and her sister, Patti Satin. Nanci was an independent oil producer, a philanthropist, a poet, and a life-long student ofl iterature, history, music and art. She was an active board member and President of the C.G. Jung Center in Evanston, Illinois for many years. At her request, there will be no memorial service.

Normand Arthur Johnson, 63, of Illinois, New Mexico, and Ohio, died peacefully on January 9th, 2015, after an amazingly surprising and rapid decline resulting from multiple, aggressive, cancers. Beloved brother, uncle, in-law, and friend, he was praised by all who knew and understood him for his compassion, kindness, wit, critical eye, curiosity and love. Among his many accomplishments and interests were his captaincy in the Civil Air Patrol, various environmental initiatives, and physical fitness. Donations should be directed in his memory to the Hospice of Cincinnati (Blue Ash), 4310 Cooper Road, Cincinnati OH 45242.

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Ann Rutledge, 84, born in Wichita Falls, Texas on May 18, 1930 to Paul and Mildred Rutledge, passed away on January 12, 2015. Ann graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas and upon arrival in Santa Fe in 1947 attended UNM, majoring in physical education. Beloved dance teacher Elizabeth Waters discovered her talent and convinced Ann to attend summer sessions at Perry-Mansfield School of Theater and Dance in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. From there she joined the Harriet Ann Gray Dance Company of New York and toured the country for a number of years, learning advanced choreography from Doris Humphrey and Helen Tamaris in New York in the early 50’s. She also studied cinematography at New York University and served as assistant director of the New York School of Dance and Anatomy. In addition, she studied lighting techniques with Arch Lauterer and toured with the Halprin-Lathrop Dancers of San Francisco as lighting designer. Ann continued to perform in dance concerts (including the Community Concert Association) and solo performances throughout the 60’s and 70’s, closer to home. She carried the flag in many Santa Fe rodeo parades while her parents towed their famous steam calliope. For many years she taught exercise classes here in Santa Fe. In addition she was also a talented artist who drew, painted and wrote poetry.

The highlight of her life was playing Tessie Tura in the 1963 production of "Gypsy" at Popejoy Hall. She enjoyed attending various live music venues around town as she was an avid music fan.

She liked to play the drums, having trained with Nick Luchetti.

She and her best friend Marge Gans were a familiar sight around town, cruising in their matching red convertibles.

The love of her life was her white standard poodle Tammy. Ann entered Tammy in several dog shows and obedience trials.

She was a generous philanthropist, helping to support many non-profits in Santa Fe and beyond. She especially loved the National Dance Institute of New Mexico and the dance program at UNM. She is survived by her cousins Noros and Dee Ann Martin of Wichita Falls, Texas and Lou and Jon Bauman of Dallas, Texas as well as a host of friends and admirers. She left the world a better place and will be missed greatly. Those wishing to honor her memory can be generous, be kind and keep a song in their hearts. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the National Dance Institute of New Mexico.

A Memorial service will be held at the United Church of Santa Fe, 1804 Arroyo Chamiso, Santa Fe, on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 2:30 pm.

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Tri-State seeks millions to cut ties turn, Tri-State promised to give the co-ops terms by which they could get out of their contracts.

So far, however, the success Tri-State that was originally of the negotiations appears proposed in 2012. As part of limited. that effort, Kit Carson and three Under the agreement to other New Mexico co-ops con- enter negotiations, Tri-State vinced state regulators to look was obliged to provide a “good into Tri-State’s rate structure. faith” exit offer to any co-op In response, Tri-State filed a that asked to get out of its confederal lawsuit arguing it was tract. Kit Carson’s contract with beyond the jurisdiction of state Tri-State does not expire until regulators, and all sides were 2040, and it asked for a propreparing for what looked like a posal to find a new supplier. long and expensive battle over All parties involved in the electric rates. negotiations are limited by But last fall, Tri-State and nondisclosure agreements to several New Mexico co-ops what they can say publicly. But agreed to begin closed-door co-op CEO Reyes said the pronegotiations to come up with a posal received last month was a “global settlement” that would “nonstarter.” He said the terms bypass regulators and the of Tri-State’s exit offer would courts while resolving the out- require Kit Carson to pay Tristanding issues.

State $137 million to cancel its contract.

To get the negotiations off “The proposal they gave us the ground, the New Mexico was disingenuous and disapco-ops served by Tri-State pointing,” Reyes said. “It was agreed to a temporary rate really insulting.” increase that would give TriState an additional $7 million The co-op board voted at a year in revenues. The temthe end of December to move porary rate increase is set to forward on four solar projects expire at the end of 2015. In in Peñasco, Tres Piedras, Angel

Taos electric co-op calls Colorado provider’s latest $137 million exit proposal ‘insulting’

By J.R. Logan The Taos News

The Kit Carson Electric Cooperative is officially seeking another power supplier after being told it would cost $137 million to get out of its existing contract.

Co-op CEO Luís Reyes called the exit proposal from Denverbased Tri-State Generation and Transmission “insulting,” and the co-op has pledged to move ahead with four new solar projects that Tri-State may oppose.

The co-op buys wholesale electricity from Tri-State, but it has been at odds with that company for years over a slew of issues. The co-op has accused Tri-State of arbitrary rate increases and has long denounced a clause in its supplier contract that limits the co-op’s development of renewable energy to 5 percent of its energy consumption.

The co-op successfully blocked a rate increase from

Fire and Eagle Nest. Combined, the energy produced at those arrays will likely push the co-op to the edge of its contractual limit on renewable energy production, and past a limit established by a separate TriState policy.

“We’re going to build [the arrays],” Reyes said. “Our members want it, and we’re not going to let [Tri-State] push the co-op around.”

Reyes said the co-op is willing to stick with the negotiations for a couple months to see if it can make any progress.

In the meantime, the temporary rate increase will remain in effect, and co-op customers will continue paying more for power. The higher rates add about $1.10 a month to the average residential customer’s bill.

For that reason, Reyes said it was important to set “hard deadlines” this spring to either reach an agreement with TriState or ask regulators to step in and move ahead with an investigation of Tri-State’s rates.

This story first appeared in The Taos News, a sister paper of The Santa Fe New Mexican.

Police: DWI driver asleep at wheel with stolen gun Police say a 27-year-old man fell asleep while driving on the south side of Santa Fe with a stolen handgun in the car’s cup holder.

Deputy Chief Mario Salbidrez said city police found Armando Chacon-Aguirre of Santa Fe after someone reported a vehicle sitting in the middle of the intersection of Airport and Old Airport roads at about 4 p.m.

Friday. Once on scene, a report says, they found him slumped at the wheel.

Chacon-Aguirre failed sobriety tests, and Salbidrez said he refused to take a breath test.

While searching his vehicle, officers found the handgun and ran a background check. That’s when they discovered someone had reported the firearm as stolen.

Police arrested Chacon-Aguirre on charges of receiving stolen property, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance and his fourth count of aggravated drunken driving, among other charges.

He is being held without bond at the Santa Fe County jail.

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Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u Zachariah Robinson, 60, of Santa Fe was arrested in the 1200 block of Siler Road at 10:30 p.m. Friday, police say, for breaking into electrical boxes and stealing aluminum wires. u Someone stole a handbag that held clothes and legal documents late Friday night from a vehicle in the 800 block of West San Mateo Road. u Someone stole a pickup from the Talavera Apartments in the 1400 block of South Meadows Road between midnight Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took the following reports: u Someone stole a motorcycle trailer from a residence on North Fork, a street in the Silverado subdivision, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Thursday. u Power tools, fishing equipment, auto parts and camping gear were stolen from a recreational vehicle parked on a property at Los Pinos Road between Sunday and Thursday. u Someone broke into a shed at a property in the 6000 block of Cypress Road and tagged the interior walls.

DWI arrest u Beth Woodall, 50, of Santa Fe was arrested on charges of aggravated DWI and careless driving at St. Michael’s Drive and Botulph Road at 7:02 p.m. Friday after police responded to a motor vehicle accident she was involved in.

Help lines Police and fire emergency: 911 Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494

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Funeral services and memorials BETTY JEAN SCHMELZ Betty Jean Schmelz, age 90, died on Saturday, January 10, 2015 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Roscoe and Dolly Spencer, and by her husband of forty two years, John F. Schmelz. Betty was born in Boise, Idaho on October 17, 1924. She met her husband, John, in Tacoma, WA and they were married in 1942. She moved with her young family around the United States, before settling in Albuquerque, NM for the health benefits of the dry climate. She was a longtime member of Our Lady of Assumption Parish where she enjoyed serving God through counting the collection weekly and volunteering. Other hobbies included bowling, playing cards, painting and crocheting. Betty is survived by her daughter Carol and late husband Jack Gessing; grandson Paul, wife Krista and great-granddaughters Grace and Katherine; granddaughter Beth, husband Aaron and great-grandchildren Rene, Abby, Andrew and Aaron; son (late) John H. Schmelz, wife Tisa; granddaughter Mary, husband Raul, great-grandsons Jonah and Dakota; grandson, John Phillip; son, Bill Schmelz; granddaughter Heather, great-granddaughter Ali; grandson Matt, great-grandsons Hunter and Jagger; granddaughter Stacie, great-grandson Damon and grandson Nick, wife Anjeanette, great-grandson Aryan. A Rosary will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Our Lady of Assumption Parish, 811 Guaymas Pl NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 followed by a Mass at 11:00am. Following the Mass a reception will held from 12:30pm to 2:30pm at Daniels Family Funeral Services Wyoming Sun Room. Interment will be held at 9:45am on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Santa Fe National Cemetery, 501 N. Guadalupe St, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Betty’s final resting place will be with her late husband, John F. Schmelz. To share memories with the family please visit Betty’s memorial webpage at www.danielsfuneral.com.

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Andy Barnes of Dinner for Two celebrates his best-in-show win for his King Trumpet Mushroom soup with Jill Gentry, left, development director for The Food Depot, and Jeff Szabat, right, Food Depot board president, at the annual Souper Bowl at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center on Saturday. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Bowl: More than 1,000 attend Continued from Page C-1 with warm soup.

All proceeds from the event benefited The Food Depot, a food bank that supports food pantries throughout Northern New Mexico.

Restaurants competed for the crowd votes in four catergories: creamy, savory, vegetarian and seafood. Each participant got five votes, one in each category and one for best in show.

And though restaurants only had four catergories to choose from, the culinary creations ranged the spectrum from a smoked goat and red curry soup from Dr. Field Goods to a white chocolate bisque from Luminaria Restaurant & Patio.

And it wouldn’t be a New Mexico Souper Bowl without at least one green chile soup, which came in the form of green chile chicken noodle soup by La Plazuela.

“Santa Fe amazes me with food,” said Molly Vorwerck, who was visiting from San Francisco. She was accompanied by father and son Jeff and

2015 SOUPER BOWL WINNERS Best in show and best savory: Dinner for Two, King Trumpet Mushroom soup Best cream: Terra at Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, Creamy Vegetable with Cranberry Coulis Best vegetable: Cafe Bon Appétit, Wild Mushroom soup Best seafood: The Pantry, Seafood Butternut

Jake Harbour, who also lauded the event. Jeff Harbour called it a “real treat.” And he said he discovered a lot of great local restaurants that he didn’t know served soup, such as La Plazuela.

Many chefs were hoping for the exposure for their restaurants, such as Anthony Smith. He created a hearty bacon and cheddar soup with a bit of spice that the Eldorado Hotel and Spa serves on Friday

nights. He said he hoped some folks liked the soup enough to come visit down the road.

Most people sampled all the fare available, as was the case with Ellie Dolgin and Cythnia and Richard Warsh. They took pains to cleanse their palates after every sample. And Dolgin said she felt more discerning about tastes than she usually is.

“I feel like I am on the cooking channel,” she joked.

Jennifer West, the community relations coordinator for The Food Depot, said the organization wasn’t sure how many people attended the Saturday event, but it was safe to say more than 1,000.

By day’s end, most attendees’ stomachs were heavy, but their collective social conscience was light.

“It’s much more fun to eat soup than to just mail a check,” Julie Enderson said.

Contact Chris Quintana at 986-3093 or cquintana@ sfnewmexican.com. Follow him on Twitter @CQuintanaSF.

States ponder civics test for graduation Fathers, the Bill of Rights and U.S. presidents.

PHOENIX — Arizona’s new “This has been building for law requiring high school stu- a long time,” said Ted McCodents to pass the U.S. citizennnell, executive director of ship test in order to graduate the Campaign for the Civic appears likely to be adopted in Mission of Schools, a civic a handful of other states this learning coalition co-chaired year, though educators warn by former U.S. Supreme Court it’s not a fix-all solution to the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. nation’s dire knowledge of McConnell said he and others civics. are wary that legislators are Fewer than a dozen states only skimming the surface of currently require students to what students need to know. take a civics exam, and passing “The folks who are civic it isn’t necessary to gradueducators and experts by and ate in all of them. In most large are pushing for a much, states, civic education instead much more well-rounded revolves around a one-semes- approach,” said Paul Baumann, ter U.S. history course. director of the National Center for Learning and Civic EngageArizona on Thursday became the first to specifically ment at the Education Commission of the States, a staterequire the U.S. citizenship led research organization. test, a 100-question exam that tests knowledge of facts on For years, education leaders subjects like the Founding have sounded the alarm on the

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state of civic education.

Just 13 percent of high school seniors scored as “proficient” or higher in American history on the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress.

The Arizona-based Joe Foss Institute has set a goal of having all 50 states adopt the U.S. citizenship requirement for high school students by 2017, the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The institute says legislatures in 15 states are expected to consider it this year. The North Dakota House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the same measure Thursday, but Arizona’s proposal was the first to become law.

The Foss Institute promotes the test to state legislatures as a way to increase knowledge of basic government by students.

ROSE B. CHAVEZ, 91, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at her home in Santa Fe. Rose was born December 9, 1923 in Santa Rose, NM, the daughter of Esquipula and Josefita Baca. She and Eppie Chavez married in Santa Fe in 1944.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Eppie Chavez; four daughters, Vicky, Patsy, Trudy, and Mary Jo Chavez; and her sister, Hilda Saiz.

Rose is survived by her five sons; Donald Chavez and wife Geraldine, Robert Chavez, Ted Chavez, Larry Chavez, and Matthew Chavez; granddaughter Elaine Chavez and her son Orion Jaramillo, Jr; grandson, Elliot Chavez. She has 16 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, 4 great great grandchildren and many more extended family members surviving.

A Rosary will be recited on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 7:30 PM at St. Anne Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, January 26, 2015 at 12:00 Noon, at St. Anne Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Santa Fe National Cemetery at 1:30 PM. Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 Fax: (505) 820-0435 santafefuneraloption.com

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He is survived by his wife, Dora, brothers, Val (Celia), Tommy (Teresa), sisters, Irene and Mary, numerous nieces, nephews, and dear friend, Aggie Chavez.

A Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church at 10 AM followed by a Memorial Mass at 11 AM.

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Science literacy coach Nancy Jaramillo speaks with Dante Alobaidi, 10, about organisms in Jeannie Osuna-Macisaac’s class at Nava Elementary School. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Science: Foundation plans to invest another $2 million Continued from Page C-1 Gwendolyn Warniment, director of professional development and evaluation for the LANL Foundation, put it this way: “The kids learn science by doing science.”

The program, the Northern New Mexico Inquiry Science Education Consortium, began in 2010 in select elementary schools in four school districts — Santa Fe, Española, Mesa Vista and Peñasco. The Pojoaque district joined in 2011, and Dulce and Springer followed suit in 2012. The program is now in place in 37 schools and serves about 1,300 students.

The program includes seven days of professional development for participating teachers during the summer and continued professional development overseen by science literacy coaches. Teachers also receive three science kits covering life science, earth science and physical science. Three to four times a week, students are immersed in performing hands-on science experiments involving rocks and minerals, fiddler crabs and African dwarf frogs, and levers and pulleys, among other topics.

Late last year, the foundation released a report conducted by an independent research company in San Antonio, Texas, showing that the program does improve academic performance.

Looking at data from the New Mexico Standards Based Assessment, the Research Educational Laboratory of Edvance Research Inc. found that students in grades 4-6 who have taken part in the program scored an average of four to seven points higher than their peers in science, reading, math and writing.

The evaluation also compared the results of tests given by Science Inquiry teachers to students before and after a lesson with a science kit, and observations of fourth-grade teachers.

“This is about money going into professional development and continually supporting that,” said Susan Herrera, CEO of the LANL Foundation.

Kids do seem to like the program, teachers say. El Dorado Community School fourth-grade teacher Angela Schelton said the kits excite the students more than textbook learning because “we aren’t discussing the concepts we are about to discover.

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The program includes seven days of professional development for teachers during the summer and continued development.

One of Schelton’s students, Davis Loy, said he likes working with the kits. “You don’t always know how to do it, so you get to experiment and find out what works and what doesn’t and it’s fun.”

He said a lesson on circuits and electricity enthused him to the extent that, when he got home, he began mixing water with some circuit wires to see what would happen. His mother wasn’t happy with the results, which involved sparks, he said.

The foundation plans to invest another $2 million and hopes the state will ante up another $1 million to keep the program going another few years. Herrera said the goal is to eventually raise up to $65 million to put the program in every district in the state.

The science literary coaches have slowly been phased out with the hope that teachers can sustain the classes themselves.

And next year, the foundation will only provide two science kits, phasing out the live kit due to the cost and maintenance of the animals involved.

Schelton is OK with that.

“That was like being a mommy to a lot of animals. Having the classroom taken up with 16 tanks of animals is a challenge,” she said.

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at bringing more transparency to the approval of such proposals and doing so in a way that allows for public comment.

Previously, only approval from the director of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department was needed.

Critics, including the Sierra Club and other environmental groups, contend the change was an attempt to stall the recovery of other more controversial endangered species, namely the Mexican gray wolf, and that the ferret was caught in the crossfire.

Mike Phillips, executive director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund, said he understands the need for transparency and is prepared to provide the state whatever information it needs about work being done at the ranch.

“With their new regulations,

it’s important that we meet with the commission and make sure they’re aware of where the program is and what Black-footed we’re intendferret ing to do,” Phillips said.

Black-footed ferrets were once found across a range that stretched from New Mexico and Texas to the Canadian border. Widespread poisoning of prairie dogs — the majority of a ferret’s diet — and the conversion of land for grazing wiped out most of the animals.

Today, unstable prairie dog populations and a new wave of plague have complicated recovery efforts. Their short life spans also don’t help.

“If you were going to design an endangered species you may

well design a black-footed ferret,” Phillips said. “They have not been dealt a good hand.”

Pete Gober, the federal government’s ferret recovery coordinator, said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with private landowners like Turner and smaller ranching operations to implement a 10-year plan for boosting ferret numbers across the region.

That plan calls for adding several more reintroduction sites to the current 21.

But the work goes beyond simply releasing ferrets into wide open spaces.

“It’s not that you’re going to rewind the clock and walk away and it’s going to tick forever. It’s going to take continued management,” Gober said.

At Vermejo Park Ranch, biologists started out with a captive breeding program that helped supply ferrets to the Fish and Wildlife Service for transplan-

tation. That morphed into efforts by the ranch to establish its own population.

Ferrets are notoriously difficult to survey, but the ranch estimates there might be a handful scattered across its high-elevation meadows.

There’s evidence they are surviving the winters and reproducing, indicating the ranch is moving in the right direction.

If Vermejo Park Ranch gets its permit, Phillips said more ferrets could be released as soon as this summer, adding to roughly 300 that are believed to be in the wild.

“The right track for ferrets is a prolonged willingness to try,” he said. “Some of these issues we’re looking at — whether it’s Rio Grande cutthroat trout, desert bighorn sheep or blackfooted ferrets — the fix to the problem is not one that’s immediately achieved.”

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Arms: Current budget widens spending on weapons production and Obama, to produce being neglected with perilous replacement triggers at a pace consequences.”

Doyle’s firing as suppression not seen since the Cold War. For less than 1 percent of of dissenting viewpoints in The current the $200 billion in the nation’s nuclear weapons budget continues projected spending complex, Energy Secretary to widen the gap on nuclear weapons Essential Capabilities for Nuclear Security: Ernest Moniz vowed last fall between spending during the next A National Program for Nonproliferation and Verification Technology Development to expedite the review of his on weapons decade, Doyle complaint. But since then, Doyle production and • thinks technology Dr. James Doyle said, he has heard little about its spending on can be developed • progress. nonproliferation. to ensure that new Meanwhile, he’s kept busy Three years ago, weapons aren’t doing what he did at the lab federal funding for being produced, that — looking for better ways weapons production existing stockpiles to assure the drawdown of was three times are being torn down James Doyle’s latnuclear weapons globally. Now, as much as that for and that clandestine est report. however, anti-nuke groups, nonproliferation weapons aren’t rather than the government, are efforts. Now, weapons spending moving around the world. subsidizing his work. leads nonproliferation spending He spent the past week in Last week, Doyle released a by about 5 to 1, according to Washington, D.C., sharing the report developed in conjunction some budget analysts. study with congressional staff with the Santa Fe-based in hopes that the project will “Almost five years after the nonprofit Nuclear Watch be funded in the fiscal year that [president’s] 2010 Nuclear New Mexico. In the report, starts Oct. 1.

Posture Review called “Essential Capabilities for for a national program on Two decades ago, with the Nuclear Security,” he argues ‘expanded work on verification recently concluded Cold War the merits of arms-control technologies and the still fresh on decision-makers’ technology that he says was development of transparency minds, deployment of warheadgaining momentum before measures,’ there has been no verification technology, like funding efforts in Congress died. substantial follow-up,” Doyle the system Doyle is advocating, Instead, resources were diverted wrote in the new report. “As seemed imminent. He headed to building new components for a consequence, the technical programs at Los Alamos in the aging nuclear weapons, such as and human capabilities needed early 1990s that brought Russian the long-range campaign at Los to reduce the most likely scientists to LANL and took Alamos, authorized by Congress nuclear threats to the nation are him to Russian plants to test

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prototype devices on actual weapons components.

Without betraying sensitive information about the design of the weapons, the devices were capable of determining from outside a container whether it held weapons-grade plutonium, whether the weapon inside had been disarmed and other details.

“Our superior people were really concerned,” Doyle said.

“There was also some fear about Russians crawling around our weapons facilities and us going around their facilities, but that wasn’t coming from the scientists. The scientists were really understanding that this could be a breakthrough technology, this ability to confirm to one another that you were eliminating nuclear weapons without revealing design information.”

But relations between the U.S. and Russia cooled early

in President George W. Bush’s first term, and by 2008, the agreement that had authorized collaboration between the two countries on the remote verification project lapsed.

“There’s essentially technology with these capabilities sitting on the shelf up at Los Alamos and other national labs that haven’t really been pushed out for deployment,” said Jay Coghlan, executive director of Nuclear Watch New Mexico.

Doyle said he recognizes that geopolitical currents could block his vision for resuming such collaborative efforts, but he believes that today more than ever, the world needs technological innovations that can improve tracking of nuclear weapons and their key components.

Not only could the technology provide proof that

countries are keeping their promises to reduce weapons, he said, but it also could lead to more reliable ways to detect weapons. That could prove the most valuable benefit of the initiative, particularly when one of the world’s foremost security concerns is nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists, Doyle said.

“If you look at our country’s investments in nuclear security across the board, where are you going to get the most security payoff for the American citizen for your investment?” Doyle said. “These technologies should be considered equally important to security as the modernization of the offensive forces. It’s the best security bang for the buck.”

Contact Patrick Malone at 986-3017 or pmalone@ sfnewmexican.com.

Lodge: No timeline for project over in 1955. The family still lives on a portion of the original owners. In 1915, it was acquired property. by members of the Pulitzer In 1998, the Thorpe family family, owners of the publishing sold the property to ERE Yarcompany. But they didn’t keep it mouth, based in Sydney, Auslong. A few years later, they sold tralia. That company was then it to James R. Thorpe, a Denver acquired by Lend Lease Corp., mining scion. one of the world’s biggest property management companies.

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it owns hotels near university campuses in Nashville, Tenn., and North Carolina; resorts in Cabo San Lucas and Punta Mita, Mexico; and commercial hotels Chicago and Atlanta, among other locations.

Contact Chris Quintana at 986-3093 or cquintana@ sfnewmexican.com. Follow him on Twitter @CQuintanaSF.

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reader writes that her friends having a star named after a child, and taking “recently spent around $300 on their kids along on a second honeymoon. daughter’s birthday party — her first.

Another reader tells me that she knows of They bought lots of stuff to entertain their a couple who sent their 18-year-old young guests and extended family. daughter to France for two weeks The child, a baby, obviously had no as a high school graduation presclue what was going on. I should ent. That’s rather extravagant, but it mention that the parents are strugdoes not qualify as just plain nuts. gling to make ends meet.” She asks What does, however, is that they for my take on this. also paid for the daughter’s 20-yearold boyfriend to go with her. Seems As my readers know or should they had arranged for the two of know, I am a psychologist. That them to have separate hotel rooms qualifies me to determine and and had made them promise they assign psychological diagnoses. As John not sleep together. As Ace such, it seems obvious to me that Rosemond would Ventura, pet detective would surely these parents suffer from a nowLiving With say, “All rightey then!” commonplace parenting malady Children known as just plain nuts. Throwing Then there are the parents who a lavish party for an infant is one celebrated their son’s graduation sign of this psychological impairfrom kindergarten (yes, and believe ment. Other tell-tale symptoms include it or not, there was a full ceremony with taking an infant or toddler to Disney World, caps and gowns, much shedding of tears, incurring major debt to make sure kids have and a huge party afterward) by taking him to a “happy” (as in, over-the-top) Christmas, Legoland in Windsor, England, which hapbuying a brand-new, high-dollar car for a pens to be the biggest of the six worldwide 16-year-old, going to starregistry.com and Legoland parks. Now, I happen to think Lego

10 healthy food habits to stress

By Casey Seidenberg Special to The Washington Post

My children are 12, 10 and 3. My chance to impart our family values, educate them and feed them well is by no means complete. Yet I recently reread an excerpt from a 1992 Cornell University study that states, “Children’s eating habits are formed by the time they’re twelve years old.” Yikes. My 12-year-old eats vegetables like they are candy, but he can still be very picky and stubborn about many foods. Have I squandered my window of opportunity with him to form good habits?

No, I don’t think my window has closed. Despite his tendency to dig in his heels and resist new meals, he has been exposed to a wide variety of foods and he has heard me. He knows which foods are good for him and why, and which ones offer little nutrition or have been shown to contribute to disease — and he will still be eating in my kitchen for another six years. My window is still ajar.

Rereading this study got me thinking about the past 12 years, specifically where I succeeded and where I dropped the ball.

So as we enter a new year, here are 10 food-related behaviors that, if I could begin parenting afresh, I would make a priority.

Stop the food battles before they start. I know that we should never wage battles with our kids over food.

We should influence what is served and when, and empower the kids to decide how much. Then we should let it rest.

Instill a calm before meals. Too often I found myself rushing into dinner, which meant I ate too fast, sped through our moment of thanks, responded to the kids less mindfully than I might have liked and barely enjoyed our time together as a family. Even one minute of silence or five deep breaths before eating can change the entire feel of the meal, enabling you to relax into the moment and truly find more joy.

Explain nutrition to kids. Teach them why they need protein, the advantages of eating a variety of colors and foods, the benefits of healthful fats and why sugar can be harmful.

Feed babies whole foods from the moment they start solids. Don’t give them sugar or artificial food dyes.

Teach kids to cook. Yes, my boys make their own oatmeal waffles almost every weekend, are quick with a knife and are masters at dishes. But could they healthfully feed themselves if they departed for college tomorrow with just a pot, a pan and a limited budget? Sadly, no.

Keep consistent. Consistency is easier said than done in every aspect of parenting, yet so important when establishing eating habits. Set your family rules around mealtimes, such as trying one bite and who is responsible for the dishes. Then stick to them.

Prioritize family dinner. Studies show that eating together builds a closer family, encourages communication, expands vocabulary and develops healthful eating habits. What’s not to prioritize?

Include protein at every meal and snack. It is amazing what this nutrient can do for a child’s mood, energy and ability to focus. Not to mention, it builds the brain, skin, hair and nails.

Teach kids what holidays and celebrations are really about. These occasions are a time to spend with family and friends, participate in a fun activity or be active together, not just an opportunity to consume a lot of food and drink.

Don’t beat yourself up. It is OK if the pizza delivery man seems to dial himself some nights. There is always tomorrow.

makes the best play materials in the known universe, but taking a 5-year-old to England to celebrate his graduation from kindergarten definitely qualifies as just plain nuts. Can you imagine what these parents are now going to have to do when he graduates from elementary school? I hate to even imagine his high school graduation present. A ride on a space shuttle, perhaps?

Hiring a popular boy band to sing at a child’s birthday party, buying a child an airplane as a high school graduation gift, giving a girl a $30,000 diamond bracelet for her 13th birthday … the list goes on. Even parents who can hardly afford stuff like this are doing stuff like this. To put this in perspective, my high-school graduation gift from my parents was $50. A friend’s parents bought him a brand-new Pontiac GTO. Guess whose parents were just plain nuts.

If you’re having difficulty figuring that out, consider that a month later, my friend blew the GTO’s engine while drag racing, and I still had at least $25.

Visit family psychologist John Rosemond’s website at www.johnrosemond.com.

Family calendar Sunday, Jan. 18 GRANMARY’S PLACE STORYTELLING: Children are invited for a program at the Museum of Indian Arts & Culture that is dedicated to celebrating the memory of Docent Mary Sudbrink. Mary loved life, children and telling stories to children visiting the museum. The program will be held from 2 to 3 p.m.; 710 Camino Lejo on Museum Hill.

WINTER DREAMS: The Santa Fe Symphony performs at the Lensic; 4 p.m.; this magical afternoon features Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, Handel’s Water Music and Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos featuring Dana Winograd and Joel Becktell; ticketssantafe.org.

Monday, Jan. 19 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY: The 11th annual Celebration will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 703 E. Bond St. in Española. For more information, send an email to edithbrown11@cybrmesa.com or call 753-2562.

NATURE PLAYTIMES: Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to the Pajarito Environmental Education Center in Los Alamos to explore the natural world from 10 to 11 a.m. Each Playtime features a craft, story and outside activity; no charge; 3540 Orange St.; call 662-0460.

NO FEE DAY AT THE FOREST: The Santa Fe National Forest will waive fees at many day-use recreation sites and amenities to honor the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Tuesday, Jan. 20 PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Stories, rhymes, songs, crafts and more for children ages 2 to 5 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.; Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 955-4860.

BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; Main Library, 145 Washington Ave.; call 955-6783.

SCIENCE AFTER SCHOOL: Children ages 6-12 can register to do wild and wacky science experiments from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 955-4860, or at the Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive; 955-4863.

Wednesday, Jan. 21 PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Stories, rhymes, songs, crafts and more for children ages 2 to 5 from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive; 955-4863.

BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 955-4860.

SCIENCE AFTER SCHOOL: Children ages 6-12 can register to do wild and wacky science experiments from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave.; call 955-6783.

AFTER-SCHOOL READING PROGRAM: The Vista Grande Public Library, 14 Avenida Torreon in Eldorado, offers a program from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for kids in grades K-4 to encourage reading for pleasure and enjoying the library. Activities include reading aloud, writing stories, games and crafts.

Parents must register their child at the beginning of each semester. Call 466-7323.

Parenting in the age of online porn

Thursday, Jan. 22

ILLUSTRATION BY ANNA PARINI/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Part of raising children means having talks about dark and salacious imagery

By Nick Bilton The New York Times

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t had been another long day for Eliza, a 41-year-old stay-at-home mother who lives in Los Angeles with her two sons.

She had taken the boys, 10 and 13 at the time, to school, taken care of the house and, after putting them to bed, planned to relax in front of her computer.

At least that’s what she was hoping to do. Eliza opened her computer and started to search for a document, but based on previous searches, the term “child porn” appeared on the screen.

“I went into a panic,” said Eliza, who was given anonymity to protect the identity of her children. Her mind started to race in a million different directions.

Two nights later, as they were going to bed, she asked the older son if he had searched for “child porn” and if so, why.

“He said he was looking for porn made for children,” she told me. “He explained, embarrassed, that he just wanted to know what his body was supposed to look like at his age.”

Welcome to the new teenage years. Not long ago, boys and girls nearing that curious age might sneak a peek at Playboy or scour the underwear section of a J.C. Penney circular. Today, teenagers have easy access to a seemingly endless supply of pornography, including things that even many adults don’t want to see, such as mock sexual violence, misogynistic videos and, in extreme cases, child pornography.

“At first, I told my son the next time he wanted to look at things like this, to talk to me and we’d do it together,” Eliza said. “Yet as soon as the words left my mouth I realized, and said, ‘No, no, no, that would be a terrible idea.’ ” Parents I’ve spoken with who have young boys acknowledged that trying to stop them from seeing online pornography is all but impossible. One father, for example, said that he installed Web-filtering software on the home computer, only to learn that his son had watched a gross-out pornography clip at a friend’s house.

I spoke with researchers at the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, who walked me through a number of long-term studies that the group has been conducting since 2000 on children’s exposure to pornography.

In one paper, the group found that 42 percent of online users ages 10 to 17 had seen pornography, and that 66 percent of those had seen it unwittingly, often as display ads on file-sharing sites.

Another study by the same university found that 93 percent of boys and 62 percent

of girls were exposed to online pornography during their adolescence. You don’t need to be a scientific researcher to realize that’s a lot of exposure for children.

For parents, this leaves two questions.

First, is the pervasiveness of online pornography bad for today’s youth, potentially creating a society of sexual deviants? And second, what can parents do to help protect their children?

There is no definitive answer to the first question, although it is a running debate in the nation’s culture wars. For example, the 2013 movie Don Jon, which starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a man hooked on pornography, prompted a new round of anti-pornography commentary, including one from a sex therapist arguing that online pornography is severely corrupting today’s youth.

“I see a sexual and relational train wreck happening,” the therapist said.

But other experts who monitor teenagers and sexuality say that there is plenty of evidence pointing in the opposite direction.

Teenage pregnancy has dropped sharply in recent years; the number of sexual partners that teenagers have is down; and the number of ninth-graders having sexual intercourse has fallen, to cite just three examples.

“If you just look at the indicators of sexual responsibility, you don’t see a generation of kids looking like they are off the rails,” said David Finkelhor, an author of several books on child abuse and a director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire.

But Finkelhor acknowledged that the long-term psychological effects of teenagers’ access to online pornography was still being determined.

Which leads to the second question. Finkelhor and other experts I spoke with said that today’s easy access to pornography, especially its violent and illegal forms, makes it imperative for parents to educate their children, not only about sex but specifically about online pornography, in all its flavors.

And given how easy it is to find it online, it is important to inculcate them at an early age.

Here’s the new reality: Thanks to the Internet, children will see things that children probably shouldn’t. Teenagers with active hormones will get together with their friends and, when parents are out of sight, seek out and explore dark and salacious imagery.

So as uncomfortable and embarrassing as it may be for both parents and teenagers, part of raising a child today means explaining that, like Hollywood movies, pornography is often a fantasy that can take things to extremes.

Also, children should be warned about the dark and dangerous material they may stumble across online. If parents don’t, that uncomfortable and embarrassing feeling could be replaced with something much worse.

Take it from Eliza. The last thing you want to find on the home computer is a previous search for the term “child porn.”

BOOKS AND BABIES: Children ages 6 months to 2 years can enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive; 955-4863.

CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR: Readings from picture books for children up to age 5; 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St.; no charge, call 988-4226.

TRY IT THURSDAYS: Children 16 and under are free on Thursdays after 4 p.m. at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail; call 989-8359.

Friday, Jan. 23 GARDEN SPROUTS: Stories and hands-on activities for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver from 9 to 10 a.m., weather permitting; sponsored by the Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Railyard Stewards. Meet at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Museum Hill, 725 Camino Lejo. $5 suggested donation; free to members and children under 12.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: Stories, rhymes and crafts for children ages 2 to 5 from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. at the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave., 955-6783.

STORY TIME: Bring your infants, toddlers and preschoolers for stories, songs and crafts; 11 a.m. at the Vista Grande Public Library, 7 Avenida Vista Grande in Eldorado.

ART AT THE LIBRARY: A free art program will be offered for families from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Main Library, 145 Washington Ave.; call 955-6783.

STORY TIME: Infants, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to the Vista Grande Public Library, 14 Avenida Torreon in Eldorado, for stories, songs and crafts from a.m to noon.

“MURDERED TO DEATH”: A spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English colonel, a shady French art dealer, bumbling local inspectors and a well-meaning local sleuth; 7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Little Theatre; 1670 Nectar St. in Los Alamos.

WINTER DANCES: New Mexico School for the Arts dance students present a performance at 7 p.m. at the James A. Little Theater, 1060 Cerrillos Road. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

MADE IN SANTA FE: Vista Grande Public Library in Eldorado, 14 Avenida Torreon, presents a screening of clips of films made in Santa Fe, hosted by Eldorado resident Jeff Berg. This program, at 6:45 p.m., will include approximately 15 clips from movies that have been filmed in or around Santa Fe since 1936. The clips run from 2 to 5 minutes and after each, Berg offers live narration and strongly encourages audience participation. No charge.

Saturday, Jan. 24 “MURDERED TO DEATH”: A spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English colonel, a shady French art dealer, bumbling local inspectors and a well-meaning local sleuth; 7:30 p.m. at the Los Alamos Little Theatre; 1670 Nectar St. in Los Alamos.

WINTER DANCES: New Mexico School for the Arts dance students present a performance at 7 p.m. at the James A. Little Theater, 1060 Cerrillos Road. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

Sunday, Jan. 25 “MURDERED TO DEATH”: A spoof of the best Agatha Christie traditions, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight: Bunting the butler, an English colonel, a shady French art dealer, bumbling local inspectors and a well-meaning local sleuth; 2 p.m. at the Los Alamos Little Theatre; 1670 Nectar St. in Los Alamos.

WINTER DANCES: New Mexico School for the Arts dance students present a performance at 2 p.m. at the James A. Little Theater, 1060 Cerrillos Road. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.

Ongoing groups HOMESCHOOLING: Families interested in being part of a cooperative can contact Kirsten at kirsten.r.hansen@gmail. com or call 466-1110.

MOMS OFFERING MOMS SUPPORT: Local chapter of international MOMS Club offers support and activities for stay-at-home mothers. Send an email to AnnaWald@comcast.net or call Anna at 984-1635.

FIRST-TIME MOMS OVER 40: Support group to explore the complex and demanding physical, emotional and spiritual issues that come with raising children as mature women. Eight weeks. Call 471-0928.

MANY MOTHERS: Provide in-home support to new mothers who are adjusting to the many changes a new baby brings. Call Julie Peet, 670-1106.

CELEBRATIONS

Sunday, January 18, 2015 THE NEW MEXICAN

Faces & places Barry Allen of Melrose was named the 2014 Livestock Inspector of the Year by the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association at the recent Joint Stockmen’s Convention, held in Albuquerque.

New Mexico’s brand and livestock protection system, enforced by the New Mexico Livestock Board, is one of the strongest in the nation. In recognition of the importance of this system to the livestock industry, each year the NMCGA honors an Inspector of the Year, nominated for the award by the producers they serve. This year’s award was sponsored by the Sauble Ranch.

Allen has been with the NMLB since April 2003. He received his Law Enforcement Certification in May 2005 and has supervised District 13 since 2009. This district has historically been one of the busiest districts in the state with four livestock sales each week, over 80 country inspections, over 70 dairies, two major feed yards, a calf grow yard with over 40,000 head and seven beef grow yards.

The NMCGA has represented the beef industry in New Mexico and the West since 1914 and has members in all 33 of the state’s counties as well as some 18 other states.

The association participates in venues necessary to protect beef producers and private property rights including litigation, state and federal legislation and regulatory affairs.

For more information, or to join the NMCGA online, visit www.nmagriculture.org.

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Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced the names of the two students who have been selected as delegates to the 53rd annual United States Senate Youth Program that will be held March 7 to 14, in Washington, D.C. Deanna Gutierrez of Los Alamos and Jonathan

Salazar of Albuquerque were chosen from across the state to be part of the group of 104 student delegates.

Deanna The proGutierrez gram was created by Senate Resolution 324 in 1962 and has been sponsored by the Senate and fully funded by The Hearst Foundations since inception. The impetus for the program as stated in Senate testimony is “to increase young Americans’ understanding of the interrelationships of the three branches of government, learn the caliber and responsibilities of federally elected and appointed officials, and emphasize the vital importance of democratic decision making not only for America but for people around the world.”

In addition to the program week, The Hearst Foundations provide each student with a $5,000 undergraduate college scholarship with encouragement to continue coursework in government, history and public affairs. Transportation and all expenses for Washington Week also are provided by The Hearst Foundations. No government funds are utilized.

Deanna Gutierrez attends Los Alamos High School where she serves as Junior class president. She is an ex-officio board member of the New Mexico Association of Student Councils and is a member of the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board, National Honor Society, and Link Crew. Deanna is an outstanding student, maintaining a 4.6 GPA. In her free time, she is also a senior company member at New Mexico Dance Theater and holds a part-time job at Los Alamos National Bank. She aspires to pursue a degree in political

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Santa Fe Community College Rebecca President EstradaRandy W. Anderson Grissom has announced that Rebecca EstradaAnderson will move from her position as director of Recruitment and Dual Credit programs to become executive director of the Higher Education Center and Academic Partnerships. She will focus on expanding the college’s established relationships with partner universities and forming new agreements and articulations for programs at the Higher Education Center. She also will continue her work directing the Dual Credit program.

Estrada-Anderson joined SFCC in 2005 as a Community Outreach Specialist. She became head of recruitment in 2006 and soon after also directed the college’s Dual Credit programs. Since joining SFCC, Estrada-Anderson has distinguished herself as a leader both on campus and in the community. Most recently she led a partnership with the Santa Fe Public Schools to help design and implement secondary school reforms, including the creation of Santa Fe Public Schools’ Early College program to increase dual credit enrollment.

A native New Mexican, Estrada-Anderson holds a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a

bachelor’s degree in English and womens studies from New Mexico State University.

The Santa Fe Higher Education Center is a partnership among Santa Fe Community College, the Institute of American Indian Arts, New Mexico Highlands University, New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico to increase access to affordable higher education.

The newly opened Higher Education Center is at 1950 Siringo Road. Send an email to HEC.sfcc.edu or call 428-1725. uuu Alexander I. Kerr and Vincent S. Vigil, both of Santa Fe, have been named to the 2014 fall semester dean’s list at Colorado State UniversityPueblo. The list recognizes undergraduate degree-seeking students who have completed 12 or more credit hours with a minimum grade-point average of 3.5.

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Winners of the Santa Fe Public Library’s Winter Reading Program will be given rides in the Santa Fe Police Department’s Hummer with their families. The program was held during the winter break and 172 children took part in the program. The children read hundreds of books in two weeks. Of those taking part, three winners were selected at random, one at each branch library.

The winners are: Melanie Lopez, 7, Kaylee Anderson, 9, and Tom Anderson, 6.

Children’s librarian Walter Cook coordinated the special program and special awards.

“We got some enthusiastic readers who are so excited

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about the special ride in the Police Hummer. We so appreciate the support of the Santa Fe police in providing such an exciting incentive for children to read,” said Cook. uuu

The Lensic, 211 W. San Francisco St., made USA Today’s January 2015 list of the best historic movie theaters in America. The nonprofit, member-supported Lensic Performing Arts Center hosts more than 200 events year-round, from theater, music, and dance performances to spoken word events, films, and lectures.

Through the Lensic Presents series, performing arts education programs, and community sponsorships, The Lensic is a major partner and supporter of Santa Fe’s nonprofits, arts organizations and schools. The center maintains the historic Lensic Theater, a 1931 cultural landmark, and operate Tickets Santa Fe, the city’s community box office. For more information about presentations and programs, visit www.lensic.org or call 988-7050. uuu Eli D. Feliciano of Santa Fe earned highest honors for the fall 2014 term at Phillips Exeter Academy. In 12th grade, Eli maintained an A minus average. The academy is a coeducational, independent school, founded in 1781, in Exeter, N.H.

uuu Bree Nicole Tassin of Santa Fe is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She has been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor Roll for the 2014 fall semester and has maintained a 3.7 grade-point average.

Baylor is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked liberal arts institution that is classified as a research university with “high research activity” by the Carnegie Foundation.

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El mitote El Mitotero has been hearing scattered rumors about an Adam Sandler flick filming in Northern New Mexico. The Western, The Ridiculous Six, stars Sandler in a still unknown plot.

The rumors Adam Sandler may be hearsay, as The Hollywood Reporter said in October that Warner Bros. Studio had dropped the project. But the New Mexico authority on film gossip, One Headlight Ink, reported in December that the production was coming to New Mexico. And at least one source told El Mitotero they ran into a crew member who said he was working on the production.

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Variety published a huge piece on the TV show Better Call Saul, the Breaking Bad spinoff filmed in New Mexico.

The lengthy read starts with a lamentation on New Mexican weather, a common theme to almost all film productions in the state. “All summer, the production has been plagued by freak lightning storms, causing unpredictable scheduling setbacks,” wrote Debra Birnbaum.

The show stars Bob Odenkirk as the titular lawyer and is the brainchild of Vince Gilligan, who created Breaking Bad. The article also reveals details about Better Call Saul, as well as the show’s troubled production history.

Send your celebrity sightings, to elmitote@sfnewmexican.com.

ON OUR WEBSITE u Follow the El Mitote blog at www.santafenewmexican.com/ news/blogs/neighbors.

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Justice for All Imagine that one day your teacher said only kids with freckles could sit at desks and be first in line. Would this be fair? Your teacher would not be treating all students equally.

© 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 31, No. 5

For many years, black Americans were treated differently from white Americans. Black children could not attend the same schools or use the same drinking fountains that white children used.

In the 1950s and 60s, thousands of Americans worked together to change these unfair laws. One of the leaders of this movement was a dedicated minister named Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year we celebrate his birthday and remember the struggles and sacrifices he made so that the United States of America truly could be a land of equal opportunity for all.

Newspaper reporters interview people to get the information for their news reports. With your learning buddy, select and read one article in today’s newspaper. As you read, discuss what questions you think the reporter asked to get the information in the article.

Complete the following: Headline:

Standards Link: History: Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from the recent past make a difference in others' lives.

Question a reporter might have asked:

EQUALITY MARTIN KING LUTHER JAIL FREEDOM UNFAIR SQUARE BLACK WHITE MARCH BUS FIRST VOTE LAW

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

R I A F N U L E T T F E E T I H W R S S

Fact from the article that answered that question:

E E Q L T D O R K Q L M I U R R I C I U N A G T A F A E O A J U W H M L B U S R A L I E B K I N G E

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T H C R A M E T O V T M O D E E R F Y N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Fact from the article that answered that question:

Heroes in the News

Finding Freedom Look through the newspaper for five or more words that describe or are about “freedom.” Use these words to write a poem or a paragraph about freedom.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions.

Standards Link: Writing: Group together related ideas and maintain a consistent focus.

Find an article about someone who has done something heroic or significant. Make a chart or Venn diagram comparing and contrasting that person’s life and accomplishments to those of Martin Luther King, Jr. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Compare and contrast information about characters presented in reading articles.

My Favorite Leader Who is your favorite leader? Explain why this person is important to you.

Question a reporter might have asked:

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Cosby, back on stage, shrugs off protests But inside the venue, the crowd warmly DENVER — About 100 welcomed people chanting “Rape is not a Cosby. Makjoke!” and “No means no!” proing his first tested outside a theater in Denappearance in ver before comedian Bill Cosby Pueblo since took the stage on Saturday. a 1996 show at Bill Cosby Shortly before his perforthe Colorado mance at the Buell Theatre, one State Fair, he woman held a news conference was embraced by a mostly midat a hotel in the city to accuse dle-aged and older crowd. him of sexually assaulting her On Thursday, Cosby released in 1986. a statement thanking his fans Beth Ferrier said during the and saying he’s ready to pergathering called by Los Angeform in Colorado. les attorney Gloria Allred that “I have thousands of loyal, Cosby put drugs in her coffee patient and courageous fans that when she went to see one of are going to leave their homes his shows in Denver. She said to enjoy an evening of laughter the next thing she remembered and return home feeling wonwas waking up hours later in derful,” he said. “I’m ready!” the back of her car “practically He finished his statement naked.” with references to his Fat Albert Ferrier has said previously character’s trademark line and she was assaulted by Cosby. to his 2013 television special — Ferrier went public on June 23, “Hey, Hey, Hey — I’m Far From 2005, alleging that as a model Finished.” in New York in 1984, she met Cosby’s persistence comes Cosby and they had a brief after protesters interrupted a affair. handful of his recent shows.

The 77-year-old comedian Hecklers stood up and is facing sexual assault accusachanted repeatedly “we believe tions from at least 15 women, the women” at Cosby’s third with some of the claims dating back decades. He has denied the and final performance of a allegations through his attorney Canadian tour Jan. 9. The protesters then marched out of the and has never been charged theater as Cosby asked his audiwith a crime.

Cosby is slated for two shows ence not to react.

The day before, a man at Cosin Denver on Saturday night by’s performance in London, amid the protests.

Ontario, called the comedian On Friday, Cosby performed a rapist. The shows in Canada at a packed show in Pueblo. were the comedian’s first since About 25 demonstrators gathered outside that show, chanting November when a string of performances were canceled over “no means no” and “Colorado the accusations. believes the women.”

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The following water statistics of January 15 are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons).

Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 2.709 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 3.303 City Wells: 0.565 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 6.555 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.082 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 9.9 percent of capacity; daily inflow 1.10 million gallons.

A partial list of the City of Santa Fe’s Comprehensive Water Conservation Requirements currently in effect: • Irrigation water leaving the intended area is not permitted. Wasting water is not allowed.

• Using water to clean hard surfaces with a hose or power washer is prohibited.

• Hoses used in manual car washing MUST be equipped with a positive shut-off nozzle.

• Swimming pools and spas must be covered when not in use.

For a complete list of requirements call: 955-4225 http://www.santafenm.gov/waterconservation

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LOS ANGELES — Responding for the first time to the firestorm of criticism over the lack of diversity in this year’s Oscar nominations, film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs says the all-white acting slate inspires her to accelerate the academy’s push to be more inclusive. She also hopes the film industry as a whole will continue to strive for greater diversity.

The first black president of the

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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences spoke out Friday night in an interview with The Associated Press.

All 20 of this year’s acting contenders are white and there are no women in the directing or writing categories. After the nominations were announced Thursday morning, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite started trending on Twitter.

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Yet Boone Isaacs insisted the academy is “committed to seeking out diversity of voice and opinion” and that outreach to women and artists of color is a major focus.

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St. Mike’s Paper lion awaits UNM today at The Pit saddles Portales with loss

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By Edmundo Carrillo The New Mexican

This part of the prep basketball season is all about improvement, and no one preaches that more than the coaching staff of the St. Michael’s boys basketball team.

After starting the season 7-7, the Horsemen have won three straight games after beating PorSt. Michael’s 45 tales 45-35 on Portales 35 the third and final day of the Horsemen Shootout in Perez-Shelley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

St. Michael’s allowed the Rams to score just two points in the first quarter and just nine in the first half, and the 23 first-half points for the Horsemen gave them a comfortable lead at the break.

“In practice, we talk about getting stops one possession at a time,” St. Michael’s senior guard Bradley Vaughan said. “Our coaches really believe our offense isn’t the problem, the defense is. We have to hold a team to nine points in a half. That’s how we’re going to win ball games.”

There was more of the same in the third quarter, but Portales started the fourth quarter on a 6-1 run and eventually outscored the Horsemen 20-13 in the final frame to reverse what looked like a guaranteed blowout.

“We got a little satisfied with a big lead, and we just can’t do that,” Vaughan said. “We have to keep the pedal down.”

St. Michael’s still allowed its lowest opposing point total of the season, but a strong Horsemen performance was scarred by going 14-for-33 at the free throw line in the game and 1-8 in the third quarter.

“That’s just terrible,” Vaughan said.

“We have to correct that. I think that starts with focus and concentration at the free throw line.”

It’s not just the free throws that need work. Both players and coaches alike agree that every area of the game needs improvement.

“I think we’re getting better every day, and that’s what Horsemen basketball is all about,” Vaughan said.

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Picked to finish second — one spot ahead of the University of New Mexico — in the Mountain West Conference preseason basketball poll, Boise State is proving to be more of a paper lion than a serious contender.

The Broncos (11-6, 1-3) are in serious danger of taking up permanent residence in the bottom third of the league standings heading into Sunday’s game in The Pit against the

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Lobos. They are currently eighth, leading only UNLV, Air Force and San Jose State.

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list for the remainder of the season.

Drmic’s absence has changed the way UNM must prepare for Sunday’s game. Lobos head coach Craig Neal said the Broncos’ quick trigger finger is no longer present.

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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Rematch of season-opening game

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Seahawks, Packers were two best NFC teams in 2nd half of season

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win, but what they need even more is a blueprint of how to deal with a season-ending injury to a star player.

For that, they can probably pick up a few tips from the Lobos.

Boise State is moving ahead without all-conference guard Anthony Drmic. The Australian was averaging 15 points per game before going down with an ankle injury seven games into the season. It required corrective surgery, meaning he’ll join Lobos guard Cullen Neal (17 points per game) on the medical redshirt

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SEATTLE ventually, the paths of Green Bay and Seattle were going to cross again.

After they opened the 2014 NFL season in early September, it seemed inevitable that Aaron Rodgers would get a second chance to throw at Richard Sherman — if he wanted to. That Russell Wilson would have to avoid Clay Matthews trying to chase him down. And that the Packers would get another opportunity to topple Seattle and be the elite of the NFC.

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They were the two best teams in the conference in the second half of the regular season. So it’s only fitting the Packers and Seahawks meet Sunday for the NFC championship and a trip to the Super Bowl.

“It’s just the way it should be. It should be just like that right now,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

Don’t be mistaken by their recent prowess, this wasn’t a smooth ride for either franchise. Whether it was Rodgers telling Packers’ fans to “R-EL-A-X” early in the season, or Seattle dealing with the expectations of being a Super Bowl champion, along with the stunning midseason trade of Percy Harvin, this was no cruise.

“It was a process throughout the year,” Green Bay linebacker Julius Peppers said. “You get better and better each week. That is the main thing you want to do each week, get better than you were before, and I think we accomplished that over the season.”

Green Bay has added one more obstacle in the postseason: Rodg-

ers’ left calf injury that has limited his mobility. But Rodgers showed in last week’s divisional-round win over Dallas he can manage just fine, throwing for 316 yards and three touchdowns in the 26-21 victory.

Now All-Pro Rodgers gets his first shot at an NFC title since winning at Chicago in January 2011. A Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh followed.

“It’s a different team,” Rodgers said.

“I think it’s less than 20 guys still here from that team. It’s only four years ago. But we have confidence that we can win on the road.”

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OXON HILL, Md. — The five most powerful and wealthiest conferences in college sports passed NCAA legislation that increases the value of an athletic scholarship by several thousand dollars to cover the federally determined actual cost of attendance.

Legislative autonomy for the Big Five — the Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pac-12 and Southeastern Conference — was voted in last year and Saturday at the NCAA convention was its first chance to use it.

The group of 65 schools is now allowed to pass legislation on its own, without the support of the schools in the other 27 conferences that make up Division I. “It is a special day,” Atlantic Coast Commissioner John Swofford said.

“It’s historic, first of all, in that these 65 schools are in a room by themselves with the ability to pass legislation. That’s never happened before.

I’ve never attended a convention where the primary focus of most of what was being discussed was about the student-athlete and the studentathlete’s experiences.’ ” The cost of attendance was

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AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Luck takes another big step if Colts beat Patriots

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Step by step, Andrew Luck has climbed into the upper echelon of NFL quarterbacks.

In each of his three seasons, he and the Indianapolis Colts got one game closer to the Super Bowl. Now he can reach that destination if he beats Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday night.

“I want to beat the best,” Luck said.

“There’s a competitive spirit in all of this: ‘Hey, the harder it is, the better.

Let’s go try and make it happen.’ ” If the Colts (13-5) upset the Patriots (13-4), Luck will have accomplished a difficult feat: beating Peyton Manning and Brady in consecutive games on the way to the Super Bowl.

But a win against the 37-year-old Brady, 12 years his senior, won’t be a major measuring stick for Luck’s progress.

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“That’s not a benchmark,” he said.

“He’s a great role model for any quarterback at any level playing the position, but it’s a team game. To me, it’s

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as simple as that.”

Luck has piled up impressive statistics since being drafted with the first pick out of Stanford in 2012.

This season, he led the NFL with 40 touchdown passes and surpassed Manning’s single-season franchise high with 4,761 yards passing. He’s also the only player to throw for at least 250 yards in each of his first five playoff games.

In his three seasons, the Colts lost in the wild-card round, then reached the division round and now are playing for the AFC title after Luck threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-13 divisional round win over Denver and Manning.

“He’s just stayed with the process,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said.

“Right now he probably feels as good as he’s ever felt.”

And that’s not good for the Patriots.

“He was pretty good when he

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Atlantic Toronto Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Southeast Atlanta Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando Central Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Detroit Indiana

W 26 17 13 8 5 W 33 28 18 16 15 W 27 21 21 16 15

L 13 24 25 32 36 L 8 13 22 25 28 L 15 19 20 25 27

Pct .667 .415 .342 .200 .122 Pct .805 .683 .450 .390 .349 Pct .643 .525 .512 .390 .357

GB — 10 12½ 18½ 22 GB — 5 14½ 17 19 GB — 5 5½ 10½ 12

Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB Memphis 29 11 .725 — Houston 28 13 .683 1½ Dallas 28 13 .683 1½ San Antonio 25 16 .610 4½ New Orleans 19 20 .487 9½ Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 30 11 .732 — Oklahoma City 19 20 .487 10 Denver 18 22 .450 11½ Utah 26 .350 15½ 14 Minnesota 7 32 .179 22 Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 32 6 .842 — L.A. Clippers 27 14 .658 6½ Phoenix 24 18 .571 10 Sacramento 16 24 .400 17 L.A. Lakers 12 29 .293 21½ Saturday’s Games Charlotte 80, Indiana 71, OT Detroit 107, Philadelphia 89 Atlanta 107, Chicago 99 Golden State 131, Houston 106 Washington 99, Brooklyn 90 Minnesota 113, Denver 105 Memphis 102, Portland 98 L.A. Clippers 117, Sacramento 108 Friday’s Games Philadelphia 96, New Orleans 81 Brooklyn 102, Washington 80 Memphis 106, Orlando 96 Detroit 98, Indiana 96 Atlanta 110, Toronto 89 Chicago 119, Boston 103 Oklahoma City 127, Golden State 115 Dallas 97, Denver 89 San Antonio 110, Portland 96 Phoenix 110, Minnesota 99 Utah 94, L.A. Lakers 85 Miami 95, Sacramento 83 Cleveland 126, L.A. Clippers 121 Sunday’s Games New Orleans at Toronto, 1:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Orlando, 4 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 12 p.m.

Minnesota at Charlotte, 12 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 12:30 p.m.

Boston at L.A. Clippers, 1:30 p.m.

Denver at Golden State, 2 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 3 p.m.

Indiana at Houston, 3:30 p.m.

New Orleans at New York, 3:30 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

NBA Leaders Through Jan. 16 Scoring G Harden, HOU 40 James, CLE 32 Davis, NOR 37 Cousins, SAC 28 Anthony, NYK 31 Aldridge, POR 36 Curry, GOL 37 Griffin, LAC 40 Bryant, LAL 34 Wade, MIA 30 Lillard, POR 40 Bosh, MIA 32 Thompson, GOL36 Irving, CLE 38

FG 331 290 348 237 277 336 304 352 260 255 299 250 279 290

FT 313 194 198 196 145 149 135 202 195 139 175 142 111 158

PTS 1080 832 894 671 742 839 857 914 768 664 882 691 777 804

AVG 27.0 26.0 24.2 24.0 23.9 23.3 23.2 22.9 22.6 22.1 22.1 21.6 21.6 21.2

NCAA BASKETBALL Men’s Top 25 Saturday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky 70, Alabama 48 No. 2 Virginia 66, Boston College 51 No. 3 Gonzaga 72, Loyola Marymount 55 No. 4 Duke 63, No. 6 Louisville 52 No. 5 Villanova 62, Pennsylvania 47 No. 10 Arizona 69, No. 8 Utah 51 No. 9 Kansas at No. 11 Iowa State No. 12 Notre Dame 75, Miami 70 No. 13 Wichita State 61, Evansville 41 No. 14 Maryland 75, Michigan State 59 No. 20 Texas 77, No. 16 West Virginia 50 No. 17 VCU 70, Duquesne 64 No. 18 Oklahoma 82, No. 24 Oklahoma St. 65 Mississippi 96, No. 19 Arkansas 82 Kansas State 63, No. 22 Baylor 61 No. 25 Wyoming 70, Fresno State 65, OT Friday’s Games No Games Scheduled Sunday’s Games No. 15 North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, 4:30 p.m.

No. 23 Northern Iowa vs. Missouri State, 2 p.m.

Men’s Division I Saturday’s Games Far West Arizona 69, Utah 51 Arizona St. 78, Colorado 72 Gonzaga 72, Loyola Marymount 55 Long Beach St. 69, UC Santa Barbara 53 Montana 63, Montana St. 48 N. Arizona 72, Idaho St. 69 Pepperdine 67, Portland 63 San Diego St. 53, UNLV 47 Santa Clara 70, San Francisco 64 UC Davis 79, Cal St.-Fullerton 68 Utah St. 71, Air Force 59 Wyoming 70, Fresno St. 65, 3OT Southwest Arkansas St. 78, Texas St. 73, OT Houston Baptist 74, New Orleans 73 Oklahoma 82, Oklahoma St. 65 Oral Roberts 62, IPFW 58 Prairie View 70, Jackson St. 55 SE Louisiana 108, Incarnate Word 98, 2OT SMU 77, East Carolina 54 Sam Houston St. 69, McNeese St. 60 Stephen F. Austin 82, Abilene Christian 64 TCU 62, Texas Tech 42 Texas 77, West Virginia 50 Texas Southern 60, Grambling St. 51 Tulane 68, Houston 65 UTEP 73, UTSA 55 South Alabama St. 59, Alabama A&M 56 Alcorn St. 87, MVSU 67 Appalachian St. 74, Georgia St. 69 Auburn 71, South Carolina 68 Belmont 89, Austin Peay 83 Bethune-Cookman 58, Coppin St. 53 Charleston Southern 73, Presbyterian 65 Clemson 66, Syracuse 53 Delaware St. 60, SC State 49 Duke 63, Louisville 52 E. Illinois 65, Morehead St. 62 E. Kentucky 78, SIU-Edwardsville 62 FAU 76, Marshall 62 Florida Gulf Coast 79, Jacksonville 50 Furman 74, The Citadel 62 Gardner-Webb 82, Coastal Carolina 67 Georgia 73, Florida 61 James Madison 75, Elon 72 Kentucky 70, Alabama 48 Lipscomb 91, Kennesaw St. 77 Longwood 85, Liberty 71 Louisiana Tech 75, Middle Tennessee 68 Louisiana-Monroe 64, UALR 52 Maryland 75, Michigan St. 59 Md.-Eastern Shore 87, Savannah St. 57 Memphis 99, UCF 79 Mercer 80, Samford 56 Mississippi St. 57, Vanderbilt 54

Morgan St. 75, Florida A&M 65 Murray St. 91, Tennessee St. 72 N. Kentucky 66, SC-Upstate 65 NC A&T 64, Hampton 61 NC Central 60, Norfolk St. 56 NC State 72, Florida St. 63 North Florida 80, Stetson 65 Northwestern St. 96, Lamar 84 Old Dominion 61, North Texas 50 Radford 85, Winthrop 77 Rice 73, Charlotte 68, OT Richmond 89, Davidson 63 South Alabama 89, Louisiana-Lafayette 82 Southern U. 70, Ark.-Pine Bluff 60 Texas A&M 67, LSU 64 Texas A&M-CC 69, Nicholls St. 66 Troy 75, Georgia Southern 71 Tulsa 75, South Florida 58 UAB 63, Southern Miss. 56 UNC Asheville 69, Campbell 65 UT-Martin 55, Jacksonville St. 52 VMI 85, ETSU 79 W. Kentucky 65, FIU 58 Wofford 62, W. Carolina 43 Midwest Akron 82, Cent. Michigan 76 Bowling Green 58, Ball St. 46 Cincinnati 84, Temple 53 Cleveland St. 74, Youngstown St. 61 Dayton 61, Saint Louis 45 Drake 84, Indiana St. 78 E. Michigan 54, N. Illinois 46 Green Bay 70, Detroit 64 Illinois St. 82, Bradley 72 Iowa 76, Ohio St. 67 Kansas St. 63, Baylor 61 Kent St. 69, Ohio 59 Michigan 56, Northwestern 54 Minnesota 89, Rutgers 80 N. Colorado 88, North Dakota 78, OT Notre Dame 75, Miami 70 Providence 74, Creighton 65 S. Dakota St. 71, South Dakota 57 SE Missouri 65, Tennessee Tech 61 Tennessee 59, Missouri 51 UMKC 64, Chicago St. 62 Valparaiso 66, Wright St. 56 W. Michigan 81, Toledo 78, OT Wichita St. 61, Evansville 41 Xavier 62, Marquette 58 East American U. 78, Lafayette 76 Bryant 70, CCSU 54 Bucknell 81, Army 75 Buffalo 77, Miami (Ohio) 68 Colgate 65, Navy 53 Columbia 48, Cornell 45 Dartmouth 62, NJIT 53 Drexel 66, Delaware 62 George Washington 63, George Mason 53 Georgetown 61, Butler 59 Hartford 68, Mass.-Lowell 62, OT La Salle 60, Fordham 49 Lehigh 69, Holy Cross 64 Mount St. Mary’s 61, LIU Brooklyn 54 New Hampshire 73, Binghamton 66, OT Northeastern 69, Coll. of Charleston 67 Pittsburgh 70, Georgia Tech 65

Mountain West Conference Conference W L Pct. #25 Wyoming5 1 .833 San Diego St 4 1 .800 New Mexico 4 1 .800 Fresno St 4 2 .667 Colorado St 3 2 .600 Utah State 3 2 .600 Nevada 2 2 .500 Boise State 1 3 .250 UNLV 1 4 .200 Air Force 1 5 .167 San José St 0 5 .000

AllGames W L Pct. 16 3 .842 14 4 .778 12 5 .706 9 10 .474 16 2 .889 10 7 .588 6 10 .375 11 6 .647 10 8 .556 8 9 .471 2 15 .118

Western Athletic Conference Conference W L Pct. Gnd Canyon 2 0 1.000 New Mex. St 2 0 1.000 Seattle 1 1 .500 UT Pan Am. 1 1 .500 Utah Valley 1 1 .500 UMKC 1 1 .500 CSU B’field 0 2 .000 Chicago St 0 2 .000

AllGames W L Pct. 11 8 .579 10 9 .526 8 8 .500 7 11 .389 6 10 .375 6 13 .316 4 13 .235 4 15 .211

Women’s Top 25

Saturday’s Games No. 3 Baylor 71, Kansas 63 No. 4 Texas 55, Texas Tech 44 West Virginia 61, No. 21 Oklahoma State 49 Friday’s Games No. 9 Oregon St. 73, Washington State 70 No. 13 Stanford 77, Arizona 47 No. 14 Arizona State 67, California 52 Sunday’s Games No. 2 UConn vs. South Florida, 11 a.m.

No. 4 Louisville vs. Virginia, 1 p.m.

No. 8 Maryland vs. Illinois, Noon No. 10 Kentucky at LSU, Noon No. 11 Texas A&M vs. Mississippi, 3 p.m.

No. 12 North Carolina at Clemson, Noon No. 15 Mississippi State vs. Alabama, 2 p.m.

No. 16 Duke vs. Miami, 11 a.m.

No. 18 Georgia vs. Vanderbilt, Noon No. 20 Florida State at Virginia Tech, Noon No. 22 Iowa at Michigan State, Noon No. 23 Minnesota vs. Indiana, 1 p.m.

No. 24 Rutgers at Wisconsin, 1 p.m.

No. 25 Syracuse at Boston College, 11 a.m.

Women’s Division I Saturday’s Games Far West Boise St. 86, New Mexico 65 Cal Poly 63, CS Northridge 54 Colorado St. 77, San Jose St. 59 Fresno St. 66, Wyoming 65 Gonzaga 76, Loyola Marymount 62 Idaho 77, Portland St. 49 Idaho St. 69, N. Arizona 68 Long Beach St. 81, UC Santa Barbara 44 Montana 62, Montana St. 48 New Mexico St. 76, Seattle 66 North Dakota 68, N. Colorado 58 Portland 80, Pepperdine 61 Sacramento St. 73, E. Washington 67 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 61, BYU 51 San Diego 56, Pacific 52 San Francisco 62, Santa Clara 45 UC Davis 64, Cal St.-Fullerton 59 UNLV 64, San Diego St. 47 Utah St. 69, Air Force 53 Utah Valley 52, Grand Canyon 50 Weber St. 60, S. Utah 39 South Alabama A&M 59, Alabama St. 50 Alcorn St. 52, MVSU 47 Belmont 79, Murray St. 68 Bethune-Cookman 61, Coppin St. 58 Campbell 65, Radford 62, OT Chattanooga 83, W. Carolina 52 Coastal Carolina 81, Winthrop 62 ETSU 87, UNC-Greensboro 65 Florida Gulf Coast 60, Jacksonville 37 Georgia St. 76, Appalachian St. 71 Hampton 54, NC A&T 48 Lamar 82, Northwestern St. 72 Liberty 86, Charleston Southern 51 Lipscomb 79, Kennesaw St. 61 Louisiana-Lafayette 65, South Alabama 58 Marshall 66, FAU 59 Md.-Eastern Shore 61, Savannah St. 50 Mercer 80, Wofford 51 Middle Tennessee 82, Louisiana Tech 59 Morehead St. 67, E. Illinois 62 Morgan St. 57, Florida A&M 50 N. Kentucky 77, SC-Upstate 74 Norfolk St. 82, NC Central 58 Presbyterian 53, Longwood 48 SC State 65, Delaware St. 60 SIU-Edwardsville 71, E. Kentucky 61 Samford 76, Furman 65 Southern U. 69, Ark.-Pine Bluff 42 Stetson 67, North Florida 38 Tennessee St. 81, Austin Peay 78, OT Texas A&M-CC 75, Nicholls St. 59 Troy 84, Georgia Southern 74 Tulane 60, SMU 58 UAB 62, Southern Miss. 49 UALR 79, Louisiana-Monroe 41 UNC Asheville 64, Gardner-Webb 55 UT-Martin 67, Jacksonville St. 47

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Sunday, Jan. 18 Green Bay at Seattle, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at New England, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 - At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 6 p.m.

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Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 - At Glendale, Ariz.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)

Injury Report INDIANAPOLIS COLTS at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

COLTS: QUESTIONABLE: CB Vontae Davis (knee), CB Greg Toler (groin).

PROBABLE: LB Erik Walden (knee).

PATRIOTS: OUT: C Bryan Stork (knee).

PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (ankle), CB Brandon Browner (knee), LB Dont’a Hightower (shoulder), DT Chris Jones (elbow), WR Brandon LaFell (shoulder, toe).

GREEN BAY PACKERS at SEATTLE SEAHAWKS PACKERS: PROBABLE: DT Josh Boyd (ankle), RB Eddie Lacy (knee), QB Aaron Rodgers (calf), G Josh Sitton (toe).

SEAHAWKS: QUESTIONABLE: T Justin Britt (knee), S Jeron Johnson (elbow).

PROBABLE: DE Michael Bennett (not injury related), RB Marshawn Lynch (not injury related), DT Tony McDaniel (shoulder), TE Tony Moeaki (calf), CB Tharold Simon (illness), C Max Unger (ankle)

NCAA FOOTBALL FBS Bowls Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East 19, West 3 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif.

National 17, American 0 Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl - At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN)

East-West Shrine Classic Summary EAST 19 WEST 3 East 3 6 0 10—19 West 0 0 0 3—3 First Quarter East—FG Kloss 39, 8:05.

Second Quarter East—FG Kloss 30, 4:43.

East—FG Kloss 47, :19.

Fourth Quarter West—FG Sade 51, 11:31.

East—FG Kloss 19, 4:33.

East—D.Brown 1 run (Kloss kick), :27.

A—NA. East West First downs 14 7 Rushes-yards 36-123 22-16 Passing 137 74 Comp-Att-Int 13-25-1 10-25-2 Return Yards 55 54 Punts-Avg. 4-47.8 6-42.2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-20 4-20 Time of Possession 35:22 24:38 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—East, D.Brown 19-69, Magee 11-26, Mason 2-15, Boone 2-8, Gardner 1-5, Dixon 1-0. West, Kelly 6-13, Crockett 6-9, Fajardo 3-7, Zenner 2-1, M.Brown 4-(minus 4), Thompson 1-(minus 10).

PASSING—East, Mason 6-7-0-63, Boone 5-9-0-60, Heinicke 2-9-1-14.

West, Kelly 7-13-0-65, Fajardo 2-6-1-4, Thompson 1-6-1-5.

RECEIVING—East, Davis 3-37, Long 4-31, McBride 2-23, Gardner 2-10, Magee 1-14, D.Brown 1-2. West, Hill 4-38, Richards 2-19, K.Williams 2-7, Zenner 1-5, Da.Brown 1-5.

GP W Tampa Bay 47 29 N.Y. Islanders45 30 Montreal 44 28 Pittsburgh 43 26 Detroit 45 25 Washington 45 24 N.Y. Rangers42 25 Boston 46 24 Florida 43 20 Toronto 46 22 Ottawa 44 18 Philadelphia46 18 Columbus 43 19 New Jersey 46 16 Carolina 45 15 Buffalo 46 14

L OL Pts GFGA 14 4 62 152 126 14 1 61 144 125 13 3 59 121 105 11 6 58 132 106 11 9 59 128 111 13 8 56 133 115 13 4 54 126 102 16 6 54 121 117 13 10 50 106 120 21 3 47 138 142 18 8 44 120 122 21 7 43 123 137 21 3 41 110 137 22 8 40 102 132 25 5 35 94 119 29 3 31 85 161

Western Conference GP W L OL Pts GFGA Nashville 44 30 10 4 64 136 102 Anaheim 45 29 10 6 64 130 119 St. Louis 45 28 13 4 60 145 110 Vancouver 43 25 15 3 53 121 109 Chicago 44 28 14 2 58 136 99 San Jose 46 24 16 6 54 125 125 Winnipeg 46 24 14 8 56 127 114 Calgary 45 24 18 3 51 131 118 Los Angeles 44 20 14 10 50 124 117 Colorado 46 19 17 10 48 121 132 Dallas 44 20 17 7 47 137 145 Minnesota 44 20 19 5 45 123 129 Arizona 44 16 24 4 36 101 146 Edmonton 46 11 26 9 31 104 154 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Saturday’s Games Montreal 6, N.Y. Islanders 4 Tampa Bay 3, Colorado 2, SO Edmonton 3, Florida 2, SO Columbus 3, Boston 1 Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3 Carolina 3, Ottawa 2 Detroit 5, Nashville 2 St. Louis 3, Toronto 0 Dallas 5, Washington 4 Minnesota 3, Arizona 1 Calgary 4, San Jose 3, OT Anaheim at Los Angeles Sunday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 10:30 a.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Arizona at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 6 p.m.

GOLF PGA TOUR Sony Open Friday at Waialae Country Club Course, Honolulu Purse: $5.6 million; Yardage: 7,044; Par: 70; Second Round Jimmy Walker 66-66-62—194 Matt Kuchar 65-63-68—196 Brian Harman 66-67-64—197 Troy Merritt 66-64-67—197 Tim Clark 65-65-68—198 Justin Thomas 67-61-70—198 Max Homa 69-67-63—199 Jason Kokrak 67-69-64—200 Shawn Stefani 69-66-65—200 Harris English 66-69-65—200 K.J. Choi 68-67-65—200 Gary Woodland 70-65-65—200 Scott Piercy 67-67-66—200 Camilo Villegas 63-70-67—200 Daniel Summerhays 66-67-67—200 Russell Knox 66-65-69—200 Hyung-Sung Kim 69-69-62—200 Webb Simpson 62-66-72—200 John Peterson 65-70-66—201 Brian Davis 66-70-65—201 Zac Blair 71-66-64—201 Ryan Palmer 69-63-69—201 Paul Casey 62-70-69—201 Robert Streb 63-69-69—201 Charles Howell III 69-66-67—202 Nicholas Thompson 69-67-66—202 Jerry Kelly 73-62-67—202 Daniel Berger 68-66-68—202

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Korver’s 7 threes send Hawks soaring past Bulls The Associated Press

Randolph had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Beno Udrih made two key baskets in the final minute to help Memphis beat Portland for its fourth straight victory.

The Grizzlies were up by as many as 20 in the second half, but the lead dwindled to 95-93 when Damian Lillard connected on a 3-pointer with 1:06 left.

Udrih’s 20-footer as the shot clock expired on the next possession helped Memphis maintain the lead.

Lillard hit another 3 with 27 seconds left, but Udrih made a 22-footer with 8.7 seconds to go.

Jeff Green and Courtney Lee matched Udrih’s 17 points, and Marc Gasol finished with 15.

LaMarcus Aldridge led the Trail Blazers with 32 points, and Wesley Matthews had 25.

The loss gave Portland its first three-game losing streak this season.

CHICAGO — Kyle Korver made a season-high seven 3-pointers on his way to 24 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99 Saturday night for their 12th straight victory.

Al Horford added 22 points and nine rebounds as the Hawks matched the secondlongest win streak in franchise history.

Paul MillHawks 107 sap scored Bulls 99 16 and Jeff Teague had 17 points and 11 assists.

The Hawks (33-8) have won 26 of 28 since a 7-6 start, surging to the top of the Eastern Conference with one of the NBA’s most efficient offenses and a stingy defense.

They closed out the first half of the season with impressive road wins over Toronto and Chicago on consecutive nights.

Derrick Rose had 23 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for Chicago (27-15), which has dropped five of seven. Pau Gasol had 22 points and 15 rebounds.

WARRIORS 131, ROCKETS 106 In Houston, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson scored 27 points each, and Golden State used a huge third quarter to roll past Houston.

Golden State bounced back from a loss to Oklahoma City on Friday night that snapped an eight-game winning streak.

The Warriors led by five at halftime and used a 38-point third quarter, with 15 points from Curry, to take a 22-point lead into the fourth.

Dwight Howard, who missed

The Bulls' Taj Gibson, center, goes up for a rebound against the Hawks' Thabo Sefolosha, right, and Kyle Korver in Saturday game in Chicago. PAUL BEATY/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

the first two games against the Warriors this season, led Houston with 23 points and 10 rebounds on a night when NBA leading scorer James Harden scored just 11.

It was Golden State’s third win over Houston this season,

marking the first time the Warriors have won a season series against the Rockets since 2006-07. They finish the series on Wednesday at Golden State.

GRIZZLIES 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 98 In Memphis, Tenn., Zach

WIZARDS 99, NETS 90 In New York, Nene scored 20 points, three other Washington big men were in double figures, and the Wizards beat Brooklyn to split their home-and-home series.

Overpowered by Brook Lopez on Friday in Washington, the Wizards bounced back behind 10 points and 16 rebounds from Marcin Gortat, and strong bench efforts from Kris Humphries (13 points) and Kevin Seraphin (12).

Bradley Beal finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Wizards, who shot 52 percent from the field to overcome their 14-of-27 effort at the free throw line.

Jarrett Jack had 22 points and eight assists for the Nets, who snapped a seven-game losing streak with their 102-80 victory

Friday.

Lopez scored 26 points off the bench in that game and had 13 by halftime of this one. But the Wizards held him to two points after the break and turned around the game with an 18-2 run in the third quarter.

CLIPPERS 117, KINGS 108 In Sacramento, Calif., Blake Griffin scored 18 of his 30 points in the second half, Matt Barnes had 26 points and Los Angeles pulled away in the third quarter to beat Sacramento.

Chris Paul added 12 points and nine assists, J.J. Redick had 18 points and Jamal Crawford scored 13 off the bench for the Clippers, who bounced back from a sluggish first half to win for the fourth straight time at Sleep Train Arena.

Griffin had 13 points in the third quarter and then scored five over the final 3½ minutes of the game to help Los Angeles to its fourth win in six games.

Jason Thompson had 23 points and a career-high 22 rebounds for the Kings, who have dropped three straight.

Sacramento played without leading scorer and rebounder DeMarcus Cousins.

PISTONS 107, 76ERS 89 In Auburn Hills, Mich., Kyle Singler scored 20 points, Greg Monroe had a double-double and Detroit routed Philadelphia.

Singler shot 6 of 8 on 3-pointers and Monroe finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds as the Pistons won for the ninth time in 11 games and improved to 6-15 at home.

Six players scored in double figures for Detroit, and Andre Drummond grabbed 15 rebounds.

Michael Carter-Williams had 15 points for Philadelphia (8-32),

but only one other starter reached double figures.

HORNETS 80, PACERS 71, OT In Charlotte, N.C., Gerald Henderson had 20 points and Charlotte defeated Indiana in overtime despite playing without its top two scorers.

The Hornets outscored the Pacers 12-3 in the extra period to hand Indiana its fourth straight loss. Charlotte was missing injured Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson.

Lance Stephenson scored 13 points and spent a good part of the night jawing at his former Pacers teammates, particularly Roy Hibbert.

David West had 19 points for the Pacers, who were 1 of 9 from the field in overtime.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist grabbed 16 rebounds for Charlotte, and Bismack Biyombo had 14.

TIMBERWOLVES 113, NUGGETS 105 In Denver, Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 31 points and Robbie Hummel had two big tip-in baskets in the fourth quarter, helping Minnesota hold off Denver.

The dynamic rookie out of Kansas was 11 of 17 from the floor, including four 3-pointers, as Minnesota improved to 4-16 on the road this season.

Hummel finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Thaddeus Young added 22 points.

Ty Lawson led Denver with 22 points. Jameer Nelson had 16 points in his home debut for the Nuggets.

Wiggins’ big night also included nine rebounds and four assists. His previous high was 29 points against Sacramento on Nov. 22.

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PREP ROUNDUP

Northern New Mexico

Santa Fe High girls rout Grants SCOREBOARD The New Mexican

Ready or not, here they come.

All set for its first season as a member of District 1AAAAAA, the Santa Fe High girls basketball team ended its pre-district slate in style with a 65-47 rout at Grants.

Kayla Herrera poured in a game-high 32 points Santa Fe 65 as the Demonettes Grants 47 (12-5) led 21-6 after one quarter and never looked back. Sevina Padilla and Lindsay Varoz added eight points apiece Adonica Baca-Martinez had six.

Santa Fe High turns its attention to Tuesday’s game against visiting Rio Rancho.

It will be the 1AAAAAA opener for both teams. Head coach Elmer Chavez said he and his team are hoping for a second- or third-place finish in the district standings.

“The competition we’ve been playing has been good, but this is another thing,” he said, referring to reigning AAAAA state champion Volcano Vista and AAAAAA’s current No. 1, Cibola. “It’s going to be a dog fight.”

PIEDRA VISTA 54, S.F. INDIAN 50

In Farmington, the visiting Lady Braves spotted the Lady Panthers a 10-0 lead, managed to fight back to tie it, then faded down the stretch in a nondistrict loss.

“That’s one thing we talked about in the locker room afterward,” said Lanse Carter, SFIS head coach. “We worked so hard to get it tied up but we never could get on top.

I asked the girls that after the game. Why can’t we put a team away?”

The Lady Braves (11-6) travel to Sandia Prep on Tuesday for their district opener.

SANTA ROSA 71, SANTA FE PREP 45

At the Cuba Invitational, the Blue Griffins (7-7) battled thin depth throughout the

NFL matchups

By Benjamin Hoffman The New York Times

Packers at Seahawks It is hard to imagine two stadiums less similar than Lambeau Field and CenturyLink Field. Lambeau, an aging stadium in a small Wisconsin community; CenturyLink, a glass-and-steel marvel in Seattle, is as modern as they come. But one thing they have in common is the overwhelming home-field advantage each creates for its tenant.

In the 13 seasons since moving in, the Seahawks are 8-1 in home playoff games, losing only the first one in 2004. They are in the NFC title game and on the verge of their third Super Bowl appearance since the move.

Keeping the home playoff winning streak

course of the three-day tournament. By the time Saturday’s third-place game rolled around, the effects of having just seven varsity players was evident.

“I think we were just a little bit worn down,” said Prep head coach Anika Amon.

The Griffins (7-7) were down 18-10 after one quarter and trailed by 10 at halftime.

The Lady Lions turned up the pressure in the second half, outscoring Prep 23-11 in the third quarter.

Joy Maran and Bianca Gonzales — Gonzales was named to the all-tournament team — each had 14 to lead the way for the Griffins. Alexis Mundt had 13.

Prep opens its district schedule Tuesday at Pecos.

LOS ALAMOS 68, HIGHLAND 21

In Los Alamos, the Lady Hilltoppers controlled the game from start to finish, allowing every player on the roster to get time on the floor.

Ashlynn Trujillo had a game-high 22 for Los Alamos (15-2) while Amber Logan had 19. The ‘Toppers led 29-13 at halftime, then scored 25 points in the third quarter to put the game away.

ESPANOLA VALLEY 71, CLEVELAND 54

In Espanola, the host Lady Sundevils turned up the juice in the fourth quarter, outscoring the visiting Storm 26-7 to blow open what had been a close game.

Alexis Lovato had 31 points for the Lady Sundevils (14-2) while Alycia Archibeque had 13 and Kaitlyn Romero 11. Archibeque was given the start at point guard over Leah DeAguero, who has been diagnosed with strep throat.

Former Pojoaque student-athlete Briana Ainsworth had 11 points for Cleveland in the loss.

Local results and schedules

BOYS POJOAQUE VALLEY 58, THOREAU 51

At Ben Lujan Gym, Adan Lopez and Julian Lujan each scored 10 points to lead the Elks (13-5) to a nondistrict win over the visiting Hawks.

Leading 35-18 at halftime, Pojoaque used nothing but second-stringers in the final two quarters. Thoreau responded by nearly doubling its point total through three quarters with four 3-pointers and 24 points in the final period.

Nathan Francisco led Thoreau with 20 points.

SANTA FE WALDORF 51, MAXWELL 50 (OT)

In Maxwell, the visiting Wolves survived a missed shot from close range that potentially could have won the game for Maxwell, taking a dramatic nondistrict win in overtime.

Augie Ciofalo had a game-high 22 points while teammates Ivan Davila had 13 and Sean Ramsey 12. Ramsey added 16 rebounds. There were a dozen lead changes in the game.

“I was just a nailbiter all the way,” said Waldof head coach Rob Clifford. “We needed to play a close game like this, something that was in kind of a hostile environment.”

SANTA FE PREP 54, ESTANCIA 15

At Prep Gym, the host Blue Griffins (9-5) turned a seven-point lead after one quarter into an 18-point margin at halftime in a nondistrict rout of the Bears.

Ben Perillo had a game-high 18 points for Prep. Ian Anderson had 13. Keenan Amer had three points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals.

The Griffins travel to Pecos on Tuesday.

Brady is the league’s present.

In their three games against New England since Luck arrived, the Colts have been outscored, 144-66, including a 42-20 rout in November. Patriots coach Bill Belichick has written the script for beating Luck’s Colts: Run the ball all day and keep Luck off the field. A simple enough strategy, but it is one the Patriots have executed so perfectly that it hardly seems fair.

Brady will get another feather in his cap in the AFC title game regardless of the outcome, because it will be his ninth conference championship game, a record. A win would give Belichick his 21st playoff victory as a head coach, breaking the record held Colts at Patriots

by Hall of Famer Tom Landry. Landry guided the Cowboys to a 20-16 playoff record in At some point, Andrew Luck will beat 29 seasons; Belichick is 20-9 in 20 seaNew England. He has done little to disappoint since replacing Peyton Manning as the sons with New England and the Cleveland face of the Indianapolis Colts, but the Patri- Browns.

Line: Patriots by 7. ots have seemingly reveled in showing that although Luck may be the NFL’s future, Tom Pick: Patriots. alive will be difficult but not impossible against Green Bay, which has a balanced offense that is built to succeed in the playoffs. As good as the Seahawks’ defense is, the unit has not been tested much in the second half of the season against the likes of Drew Stanton, Ryan Lindley, Shaun Hill, Austin Davis and Colin Kaepernick, who seemed particularly incapable of handling Seattle’s crowd noise. Although Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ mobility is limited by an injured calf, it is hard to imagine that he will have similar struggles.

Line: Seahawks by 7½.

Pick: Seahawks.

NFC: Rodger’s calf injury may hamper play Continued from Page D-1 Here’s what else to watch for as Seattle tries to become the first defending champion in a decade to reach consecutive Super Bowls: Calf watch: Rodgers’ injury is slowing him from scrambling before throwing, one of his strengths. His right arm is just fine.

Rodgers got hurt during the Dec. 21 game against Tampa Bay. He still completed 74 percent of his passes in his last three games, including the win over Dallas. Coach Mike McCarthy has had Rodgers operating out of shotgun formations to help limit his movement.

Perhaps just as importantly for the Packers has been the solid work of the offensive line much of the year. All-Pro fullback John Kuhn, an excellent blocker, has also seen more time of late. Rodgers will need topnotch protection against Seattle’s tough defense.

Silent Sherm: Sherman, another All-Pro, was bored when Green Bay visited in the

season opener. Through the entire game, Rodgers refused to throw at the cornerback, instead turning to the other side of the field.

Sherman took Rodgers’ approach as a sign of respect. It also left him frustrated. He described it as being a “12” on a 1-10 scale.

“Everybody’s like, ‘Man, that’s cool, nobody threw to your side,’” Sherman said.

“But if you’re a player, you want to make plays in the game, you feel you can help your team, you want the ball coming your way more.”

Sherman doesn’t expect it the same this time.

“I’m not surprised either way,” Sherman said. “But I expect them to execute their game plan, whatever that may be. Not sure what they’re going to do.”

Attitude: Linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers draw the headlines and make big plays on the Packers’ defense.

Lineman Mike Daniels supplies the attitude.

A mainstay up front, Daniels’ demeanor sets a stern tone on game day.

They’ll need Daniels and fellow lineman

Letroy Guion to slow down bullish running back Marshawn Lynch just enough to allow linebackers Matthews and Sam Barrington, and safety Morgan Burnett to try to finish off tackles up the middle. Daniels has 14 tackles and two sacks over his last four games.

Coming of age: When Green Bay visited in Week 1, center Corey Linsley, wide receiver Davante Adams and tight end Richard Rodgers were all making their NFL debuts. Now they’re integral parts of the offense. Adams was the star of Green Bay’s win over Dallas last week with seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.

Thanks, Buffalo: Seattle ultimately owes thanks to Buffalo for Sunday’s title game being played at CenturyLink Field.

The Bills’ victory over Green Bay in Week 15 was the difference in Seattle winning the tiebreaker for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Instead of Seattle being forced to deal with the freezing temperatures of Wisconsin, the Packers are about to enter the Seahawks’ cauldron of noise.

ON THE AIR

Today on TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local.

GOLF 9 a.m. on ESPN2 — Latin America Amateur Championship, final round, at Buenos Aires, Argentina 2 p.m. on NBC — PGA Tour, Sony Open, final round, at Honolulu 4 p.m. on TGC — PGA Tour, Sony Open, final round, at Honolulu MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 12:30 p.m. 0n FS1 — St. John’s at DePaul 12:30 p.m. NBCSN — Saint Joseph’s at St. Bonaventure 2 p.m. on ESPNU — Missouri St. at N. Iowa 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU — Virginia Tech at North Carolina 6:30 p.m. on ESPNU — Oregon at Washington NFL 1 p.m. on FOX — Seattle vs. Green Bay 4:30 p.m. on CBS — New England vs. Indianapolis NHL 10:30 a.m. on NBC — N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh 6 p.m. on NBCSN — Buffalo at Detroit SOCCER 6:25 a.m. on NBCSN — Premier League, Hull City at West Ham 8:55 a.m. on NBCSN — Premier League, Arsenal at Manchester City TENNIS 5 p.m. on ESPN2 — Australian Open, first round, at Melbourne WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 a.m. on ESPNU — George Mason at Richmond 10 a.m. on FS1 — Villanova at Xavier 11 a.m. on ESPN2 — USF at UConn Noon on ESPNU — Kentucky at LSU 1 p.m. on ESPN2 — Iowa at Michigan St. 3 p.m. on NBCSN — Dayton at St. Bonaventure

LOCAL SCORES

Boys basketball

Lordsburg 83, Mesilla Valley Christian 39

Albuquerque High 68, Centennial 66 Artesia 53, Moriarty 48 Atrisco Heritage 79, Clovis 56 Bernalillo 62, Aztec 54 Cibola 69, Alamogordo 30 Cliff 76, Cloudcroft 46 Del Norte 51, Albuquerque Academy 40 Dulce 75, Santa Fe Indian 70 Grants 54, Capital 48 Hobbs 59, Volcano Vista 40 Los Lunas 51, Kirtland Central 43 Lovington 73, Los Alamos 47 Menaul 67, Tierra Encantada 48 Onate 48, West Mesa 38 Pojoaque 58, Thoreau 51 Rio Rancho 83, Piedra Vista 65 Robertson 48, Silver 43 Roswell 63, Santa Teresa 28 San Jon 68, Des Moines 31 Sandia 50, Las Cruces 43 Santa Fe Prep 54, Estancia 16 Santa Fe Waldorf School 51, Maxwell 50, OT St. Michael’s 45, Portales 35 St. Pius 50, Farmington 44 Tohajilee 78, Shiprock Northwest 26 Valley 55, Gadsden 54, OT

Girls basketball Albuquerque High 41, Centennial 38 Artesia 32, Albuquerque Academy 30 Carlsbad 61, Eldorado 33 Cibola 60, Alamogordo 27 Escalante 40, Questa 35 Eunice 54, Mescalero Apache 25 Hobbs 46, Volcano Vista 39 Kirtland Central 53, Navajo Prep 35 Las Cruces 58, Sandia 16 Lovington 60, Ruidoso 36 Mayfield 58, La Cueva 53 Piedra Vista 54, Santa Fe Indian 50 Portales 57, Goddard 41 Rio Rancho 75, Rio Grande 24 Santa Fe 65, Grants 47 St. Pius 58, Farmington 40 Valley 50, Gadsden 41 Vaughn 36, Floyd 32 Cuba Tournament Championship Jemez Valley 78, Cuba 74 Hope Christian Tournament Seventh Place Socorro 51, Hot Springs 47 Fifth Place Bloomfield 45, Taos 42 Third Place Shiprock 66, West Las Vegas 52 Championship Los Lunas 62, Hope Christian 60 Tularosa Basin Telephone Co. Classic Seventh Place Capitan 43, Mesilla Valley Christian 8 Championship Tularosa 63, Magdalena 46

Hope Christian Tournament Seventh Place Socorro 53, Rehoboth 46 Fifth Place Bloomfield 67, Zuni 64 Third Place Taos 61, Hot Springs 50 Championship Hope Christian 72, West Las Vegas 68 John Reid Dexter Invitational Championship

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St. Mike’s: Team has 1 more tuneup against the Tigers could have an affect on the postseason, “We get better at this time even the players have found of the year, we don’t plateau, it wise to not start thinking and out coaching staff does about the Sundevils just yet. a good job of preaching that “We honestly haven’t in the locker room. We’re not talked about the first team anywhere close to where we we play [in district],” need to be.”

Vaughan said. “We’re just The Horsemen have one really focusing on Taos. Our more nondistrict game coaches will get us prepared against Taos on Jan. 20 before starting District 5AAAA play for the district.”

The coaching staff also against Albuquerque Sandia does a good job of making Prep on Jan. 23. But with the the players know they have district season right around the corner, St. Michael’s head to keep improving. The coach Ron Geyer is not ready Horsemen like to say they are “never satisfied,” and to say much about it. that still holds true during a “We’re not talking about three-game win streak. district play yet,” he said.

“I think we continue “We know Taos is a really to get better — that’s our formidable opponent.

They’re well coached, they’re theme,” Geyer said. “We’ll continue to improve until very, very quick, and I think the very end, and our kids they have an excellent shot have bought in, and that’s of winning in their district what we’re working to do. and getting a good seed in We’ve improved a bunch, but the state tournament — so we’re not satisfied. No one is it’s a very important game for us in terms of seeding. I’ll where they should be right talk about district after Tues- now, and if you think you are, then you’re missing an day’s game.”

Since a nondistrict game opportunity to get better.”

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AFC: Brady can top Manning’s passing mark Continued from Page D-1 came in and he’s even better now,” New England coach Bill Belichick said. “He’s got a lot of strengths, no weaknesses.”

Sounds like Brady.

The 15-year veteran will play in his ninth AFC championship game and fourth straight, but the Patriots lost two of the previous three. In last Saturday’s 35-31 divisional win over the Baltimore Ravens, Brady led the Patriots back from two 14-point deficits. His three touchdown passes gave him 46 for his career, breaking Joe Montana’s record of 45 in the postseason.

“We’ve shown a lot of improvement and it all leads to this moment,” Brady said, “so we’ve got to be at our best.”

Things to watch for as two of the NFL’s highest-scoring teams meet:

Catching on: When they drop back, Luck and Brady have plenty of reliable receivers to choose from.

Luck connected with eight against Denver. And one who didn’t catch a pass, Reggie Wayne, needs 36 yards receiving to move past Cliff Branch for No. 3 in NFL postseason history.

“One of the things that I believe has been a reason for our success is the different playmakers that we have and the way that the ball is being spread around,” Colts tight end Dwayne Allen said.

Brady completed at least four passes to six different receivers against Baltimore, including one touchdown each to Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Brandon LaFell, who caught a winning 23-yarder with just over five minutes left.

Patriots rushing: New England used a powerful ground

attack in its last two games against Indianapolis. LeGarrette Blount ran for 166 yards and four touchdowns in a 43-22 divisional win last year, and Jonas Gray rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-20 win Nov. 16. But the Patriots rushed only 13 times for 14 yards against the Ravens, and three of them were kneel-downs by Brady in the last two minutes.

“We chose not to run the ball more than anything else,” offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said. “It wasn’t like we ran it 20 times and had 35 yards.”

Boom town: The last time the teams met, Colts RB Daniel “Boom” Herron played a seasonlow one snap. He got his first career start in the next game and has become a dual threat.

After rushing for just 74 yards and catching two passes in the first 10 games, he’s had 396 yards rushing and 37 recep-

tions. In his two playoff games, he’s run for 119 yards and two touchdowns and caught 18 of 19 passes thrown his way.

“I love it,” he said of his postseason performances. “That’s what you’re here for and that’s what I’ve dreamed about since I’ve been playing football.”

For the record: Brady needs 10 yards passing for 6,801 in his postseason career, breaking Manning’s record. One more postseason win will give Belichick his 21st as a coach, snapping a tie with Tom Landry for the most in NFL history. Indianapolis kicker Adam Vinatieri, who won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and has one ring with the Colts, will break Jerry Rice’s mark for most postseason games with his 30th. He also can set a record with his 14th consecutive postseason game with a field goal, breaking a tie with Tony Fritsch.

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TOP 25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Duke rights ship, defeats Louisville The Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jahlil Okafor scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half, Amile Jefferson added 19 and 4 Duke 63 No. 4 Duke 6 Louisville 52 dominated No. 6 Louisville inside in a 63-52 victory Saturday.

Staggered by a 16-point loss to Miami on Tuesday night that ended their 41-game home winning streak, the Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) gave coach Mike Krzyzewski his 998th victory.

Louisville (15-3, 3-2) shot was 18 of 61 from the field and failed again to beat one of the ACC’s traditional powerhouses. The Cardinals lost at North Carolina last Saturday.

Terry Rozier led Louisville with 17 points.

NO. 10 ARIZONA 69, NO. 8 UTAH 51 In Tucson, Ariz., Stanley Johnson scored all 18 of his points in the second half, T.J. McConnell added 16 points in a rare display of offensive aggression and Arizona rolled over Utah.

Arizona (16-2, 4-1 Pac-12) came out shaky at both ends in the Pac-12’s first game between Top 10 teams in nearly seven years. The Wildcats rallied behind McConnell, the pass-first point guard who created his own shots while still setting up his teammates.

McConnell had six assists, and Brandon Ashley added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Brandon Taylor had 12 points for Utah (14-3, 4-1).

NO. 1 KENTUCKY 70, ALABAMA 48 In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Devin Booker scored 13 points and Kentucky coasted to its second straight lopsided Southeastern Conference victory.

The Wildcats (17-0, 4-0) withstood an early second-half rally

by Alabama (12-5, 2-2) before brushing off the potential challenge.

It wasn’t a laugher like Kentucky’s 86-37 win over Missouri on Tuesday night, but the Wildcats easily overwhelmed an Alabama team that had won six of its last seven games.

Melvin Johnson added 14 points for the Rams (15-3, 5-0 Atlantic 10).

Scoring leader Treveon Graham missed the game because of an ankle injury.

Derrick Colter led the Dukes (6-10, 1-4) with 14 points.

Kentucky center Dakari Johnson grabs the ball Saturday against Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. BRYNN ANDERSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

pulled away in the second half to beat Loyola Marymount for its 11th straight win over the Lions.

Kevin Pangos added 16 points and six assists, Bryon Wesley had 14 points and Kyle Wiltjer 12 points for the Zags (18-1, 7-0 West Coast). They’ve won 10 in a row since an overtime loss to Arizona on Dec. 6.

NO. 5 VILLANOVA 62, PENN 47 In Philadelphia, Daniel Ochefu had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Villanova.

The Wildcats (17-1) took a breather from Big East play to play their final game of the season in Philadelphia’s city series. Against the Ivy Leaguers, the Wildcats only led by one midway through the second half until a 21-6 run finally clinched their fourth straight victory.

Antonio Woods had 18 points for the Quakers (4-9).

NO. 11 IOWA STATE 86, NO. 9 KANSAS 81 In Ames, Iowa, Naz Long scored 20 points and 11thranked Iowa State held off Kansas, recording back-to-back wins over the Jayhawks for the first time in 14 years.

Georges Niang had 15 points for the Cyclones (13-3, 3-1 Big 12), who shot 9 of 20 on 3s in snapping Kansas’ five-game winning streak.

NO. 2 VIRGINIA 66, BOSTON COLLEGE 51 In Boston, Malcolm Brogdon scored 20 points, Anthony Gill had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Virginia pulled away to beat Boston College.

The Cavaliers (17-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) continued their best start since the Ralph Sampson-led 1980-81 team won its first 23 games.

Olivier Hanlan had 18 points and six assists for Boston College (8-8, 0-4).

NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 75, MIAMI 70 In South Bend, Ind., Jerian Grant scored 23 points and Notre Dame overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half to beat Miami.

After making just two of their first 16 3-point tries, the Irish hit seven of their next nine. Grant’s 3 broke a tie with 6:19 left, and he made a layup and blocked a shot in the last minute.

Notre Dame (17-2, 5-1 ACC) also equaled the program’s best start through 19 games, matching the 1978-79 team. Sheldon McClellan scored 17 points for Miami (12-5, 2-2).

NO. 3 GONZAGA 72, LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 55 In Los Angeles, Gary Bell Jr. scored 17 points and Gonzaga

NO. 13 WICHITA STATE 61, EVANSVILLE 41 In Evansville, Ind., Darius Carter and Ron Baker scored

18 points apiece to lead Wichita State past Evansville.

The Shockers (16-2, 6-0 Missouri Valley) held the Aces to their season-low points total and a season-low 30 percent from the field.

D.J. Balentine scored 16 points for Evansville (13-5, 3-3).

NO. 14 MARYLAND 75, MICHIGAN STATE 59 In College Park, Md., freshman Melo Trimble scored 21 of his 24 points in the first half and Maryland breezed past Michigan State to take sole possession of first place in the Big Ten. Trimble made five 3-pointers to stake the Terrapins to a 40-26 halftime lead, and the margin swelled to 20 with 10 minutes left. It was a sharp contrast to Maryland’s victory in the first meeting between the teams, a double-overtime thriller Dec. 30.

MISSISSIPPI 96, NO. 19 ARKANSAS 82 In Fayetteville, Ark., Stefan Moody had 18 points as Mississippi shot a season-high 56.4 percent in a win over No. 19 Arkansas.

Five players finished in double figures for the Rebels (11-6, 2-3 Southeastern Conference), who were playing their first road game since a crushing overtime loss at Kentucky.

NO. 20 TEXAS 77, NO. 16 WEST VIRGINIA 50 In Austin, Texas, Cam Ridley scored 19 points and set the tone with a thunderous early dunk as Texas snapped a twogame skid with a bruising victory over West Virginia.

Jonathan Holmes added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Longhorns, who routinely peppered the Mountaineers with dunks, blocks and ripped down rebounds at will.

Myles Turner added 16 points for the Longhorns (13-4, 2-2 Big 12) in a game dominated by the muscular Texas frontcourt.

NO. 17 VCU 70, DUQUESNE 64 In Pittsburgh, JeQuan Lewis scored a season-high 16 points and Virginia Commonwealth beat Duquesne for its 10th straight victory.

NO. 18 OKLAHOMA 82, NO. 24 OKLAHOMA ST. 65 In Norman, Okla., Buddy Hield scored 27 points on 10-for-10 shooting to help Oklahoma beat Oklahoma State.

Jordan Woodard scored 13 points, Ryan Spangler had 11 points and 11 rebounds and TaShawn Thomas added 10 points for the Sooners (12-5, 3-2 Big 12), who snapped a twogame skid and got their third win over a ranked team in conference play.

KANSAS STATE 63, NO. 22 BAYLOR 61 In Manhattan, Kan., Nino Williams had 18 points to lead a big second-half rally, and Kansas State forced Baylor’s Kenny Chery to miss a layup at the buzzer.

Marcus Foster added 11 points and Thomas Gipson finished with nine, including a clutch free throw with 4.8 seconds left, to help the Wildcats (10-7, 4-1 Big 12) win their fourth straight game.

Chery led Baylor (13-4, 2-3) with 21 points, and Taurean Prince had 20.

WOMEN’S TOP 25 NO. 3 BAYLOR 71, KANSAS 63 In Lawrence, Kan., Nina Davis had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Imani Wright added 16 points and No. 3 Baylor held off the pesky Kansas Jayhawks to win.

Chelsea Gardner added 17 points and freshman Lauren Aldridge finished with 14 points for Kansas (9-9, 0-5).

Baylor (16-1, 5-0) charged out to a 6-0 lead to start the game, with the first four points of the game coming from Niya Johnson.

NO. 4 TEXAS 55, TEXAS TECH 44 In Austin, Texas, Brady Sanders scored nine points, sparking the big second-half burst for Texas as the Longhorns ended a two-game losing skid with a win over Texas Tech.

The Longhorns had one of the best starts in school history before losing consecutive games at Iowa State and Oklahoma.

The return home produced a return to form as Texas outscored Texas Tech 24-10 in the paint and got 41 points off the bench.

WEST VIRGINIA 61, NO. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 49 In Stillwater, Okla., Bre McDonald scored 16 points in her first start to help West Virginia upset Oklahoma State.

A new starting lineup for the Mountaineers paid off with McDonald, a 6-foot sophomore who came in averaging 4.3 points per game, eclipsing her previous career high of nine.

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FRESNO, Calif. — Larry Nance Jr. scored 21 points and Josh Adams added 16 to help No. 25 Wyoming survive Wyoming 70 a triple-overFresno St. 65 time thriller against Fresno State with a 70-65 victory Saturday.

Nance missed two free throws with a second left in the second overtime for the Cowboys (16-3, 5-1 Mountain West), but recovered to hit the basket that gave Wyoming the lead for good in the final overtime period.

Nance’s jumper with 1:05 left put Wyoming up 67-65 with 1:02 left and Charles Hankerson Jr. sealed the win with a 3-pointer with 14 seconds to play as Wyoming bounced back from a home loss to San Diego State on Wednesday night.

Paul Watson scored 19 points and Marvelle Harris added 13 for the Bulldogs (9-10, 4-2).

UTAH STATE 71, AIR FORCE 59 In Logan, Utah, Chris Smith scored 20 points to lead Utah State past the Air Force Academy.

Smith was 6 of 7 from 3-point range. Jalen Moore added 15 points — his 15th consecutive double-digit game — and six rebounds for the Aggies (10-7,

3-2 Mountain West). Darius Perkins had 11 points and 10 assists.

The Falcons (8-9, 1-5) were led by Zach Kocur with a careerhigh 20 points, while Trevor Lyons added 16 points.

Down 10 at the half, Air Force opened the second on an 11-2 run, including 3-pointers by Kocur and Lyons, to draw within one.

Utah State answered with two consecutive 3s by Smith to extend the lead to 47-40 midway through the half. The Aggies maintained the lead throughout the rest of the game.

Utah State shot 54 percent from the floor, including 13 of 23 beyond the arc.

SAN DIEGO ST 53, UNLV 47 In San Diego, Aqeel Quinn scored 14 points and J.J. O’Brien had 11 points and 10 rebounds for San Diego State, which closed with a 22-7 run to beat UNLV 53-47 Saturday and extend its home winning streak to 25 games.

The Aztecs (14-4, 4-1 Mountain West) appeared headed for their first home loss since early last season, as they trailed 33-22 early in the second half and 40-31 with 12:46 to play.

That’s when SDSU turned it around, starting with a 9-0 run to tie it at 40. Dakarai Allen made a bank shot and a free throw, Quinn a layup, Angelo Chol a jump hook and O’Brien a layup.

Patrick McCaw answered

with a 3-pointer to put UNLV up 43-40. SDSU came right back with a free throw by Skylar Spencer, a dunk by Trey Kell and a floater by Quinn for a 45-43 lead.

UNLV’s Rashad Vaughn made two free throws to tie at 45 before SDSU went ahead for good on O’Brien’s baseline turnaround jumper. Including that shot, SDSU scored eight of the last 10 points.

Vaughn scored 17 for UNLV (10-8, 1-4), McCaw 15 and Goodluck Okonoboh 11.

SDSU, coming off a victory at No. 25 Wyoming, had a miserable first half, shooting only 25 percent and committing 10 turnovers. UNLV took control with an 11-2 run in the first half that included two 3-point shots

by McCaw and a slam dunk by Okonoboh.

COLORADO ST. 70, SAN JOSE ST. 41 In San Jose, Calif., John Gillon scored 14 points as Colorado State romped to a win over San Jose State.

The Rams built a 12-point lead in the first half and held San Jose State to just 19 second-half points. Colorado State used a 14-2 run sparked by a pair of Daniel Bejarano 3-pointers early in the second half to put the game out of reach.

Colorado State (17-2, 4-2 Mountain West) got 12 points each from J.J. Avila and Joe de Ciman. The Rams shot 40.4 per-

cent from the field for the game (21 of 52) and converted 6 of 21 from long range.

San Jose State (2-16, 0-6) converted just 10 of 48 attempts from the field and knocked down 4 of 23 from distance.

Lobos: UNM to lean on bench players and not trying to do the best they can.”

“The were able to get Don’t mess with Joe: Neal him quick-hitters off down said each of the four power screens,” Neal said. “I think forwards on the roster brings now they’re being more selec- something different to the table. tive on their shots.”

He said freshman Joe FurFilling the void is another stinger is perhaps his best all-conference threat, junior low-post defender, and that his Derrick Marks. Averaging nearly 18 points per game, he is attitude is what makes up the difference in areas in which he also converting 53 percent may be lacking.

(32 of 60) of his shots from “He does some things that 3-point range. The Lobos are we didn’t know if he was going one of the nation’s best 3-point to be ready to do because he’s defensive teams, holding oppo- got a little fire streak in him,” nents to just over 27 percent Neal said. “He’s got a little mean streak in him. He comfrom the outside. petes.”

“Marks is probably playing Golden child gets dressed about as well as anybody in the conference,” Neal said. “Offen- down: In case you missed it during the Lobos’ win over Air sively, he is a handful.”

Force on Wednesday, senior Exactly who draws the point guard Hugh Greenwood assignment of guarding Marks got himself a earful from Neal remains to be seen, although after a series of bad shot it might not be anyone in parattempts that didn’t fall. ticular since UNM’s last game “I was on him in the huddle; I saw them sit in a 2-3 zone the mean I really got on him,” Neal said. “I don’t do that very often. entire night.

Matter of fact the guys think “Boise’s not as big of a misthat he’s my golden child, that match problem as they were I always let him get away with last year,” Neal said. “They might not shoot the ball as fast. stuff. Well, he’s deserved it.

Finally I just said, ‘enough.’ ” I mean, in the shot clock.”

The 6-foot-3 Aussie quickly The Lobos are sure to lean redeemed himself by making once again on their depth. All four critical non-shooting plays 11 players on the active roster — steals, rebounds, hustle are averaging double-digit plays — that helped the Lobos minutes, something Boise State pull away in the final six minis close to rivaling as 11 of its utes.

Dear ol’ dad’s helpful 13 active players are getting at advice: In the days leading least 10 minutes per game.

“When you play a lot of guys into any game, the Lobos use the first four minutes of praclike that, you just don’t know tice to simulate game condiwho’s going to step up,” Neal said. “I wish I had a crystal ball tions. It’s a trick Neal learned while playing for his father, and I could know that every Stan, at Washington High night so I could push the right School in Indiana. buttons.”

The team runs through a While some teams usually script that follows the game settle into an eight- or nineplan of each opponent.

The magic number is 70: man rotation come conference play, Neal said he doesn’t plan The Lobos are one of just two teams in the country (Cincinto change anything so long as nati being the other) not to the wins continue to pile up.

“I think it’ll continue as long allow 70 points in any game this season. Boise State head as we keep winning,” he said. coach Leon Rice says the key “It’s a thing where you want to for his team in any game is reward guys that are putting in scoring at least 70. the work and doing a good job.

The Broncos are 73-15 under I don’t think there’s anybody Rice when they hit that total on my team right now that’s and 14-45 when they come up not giving 100 percent effort short.

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Big 5: Conferences can decide to follow attendance for some sports but not necessarily all. The exact expected to pass and did so value of cost of attendance will overwhelmingly by a 79-1 mar- vary from school to school. gin.

Currently, an athletic scholarThe move toward autonomy ship covers the cost of tuition, was spurred after a proposal room and board, books and to add a $2,000 stipend to the fees. The new scholarships will value of a scholarship to help cover the cost of additional cover the cost of attendance expenses, up to the full amount for athletes was shot down in 2011 by schools that were con- a traditional student might cerned they could not afford it spend annually.

The Big Five also passed a and it would create a recruitconcussion protocol proposal ing advantage for those that and a proposal that will guarcould. antee four-year scholarships, Now those schools don’t instead of allowing them to be have a say, though the legislarenewed from year to year as tion passed Saturday by the they are now. All the new legisautonomous group will allow any school can opt in — or out. lation goes into effect Aug. 1.

For the first time in NCAA Leaders from the other Division I history studentfive FBS conferences have athletes were involved in the indicated they intend to pay voting process, 15 in all out of full cost of attendance. Other a total of 80 delegates from the Division I conferences have said they will consider cost of five conferences.

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e should all do mortgage planning before we purchase or refinance our homes. This is a process of evaluating our mortgage options in the context of our overall financial goals. Remember, your mortgage is probably your largest liability, and for many, their home is their largest asset. This type of analysis will pay financial dividends. How do we do it and can we get assistance with the analysis?

I received my analysis from a Certified Mortgage Planning Specialist, and there are very few in New Mexico. You don’t have to be mathematics major or a genius on the computer. The concepts and calculations used in mortgage planning are common sense. All homeowners need to look at a mortgage analysis that gives them the following information: u What are the tax benefits and implications of a home mortgage? u How do these benefits change if the size of the mortgage changes? u What are your cash-flow goals? How does a mortgage fit with the goals? u What term of a mortgage fits your financial situation best? u How do your retirement and investment goals fit with your mortgage?

Your tax accountant and your financial adviser can answer some of these questions. Their answers might, however, contradict each other. That is why I like the advice of a certified mortgage planner for clients. All the tools and answers are in one person. Even homeowners who are not wealthy can benefit from this analysis. You don’t need to have millions to plan carefully for your financial benefit.

Let’s look at some examples. A person buying a $500,000 home with income of $150,000 per year and savings in an IRA and a stock account has questions. Does he get an 80 percent loan or does he put more as a down payment?

Maybe he wants to borrow more than 80 percent and get the extra tax deduction. Someone needs to help him calculate the options and make the best financial decision.

Mortgage planning is a specialty.

Dirk Gray of Mortgage Planning Strategists says, “My mission is to help you improve your life by the proper use and consideration of various mortgage options.” So how does a homeowner answer such questions as: 1) If I borrow an extra $50,000 on my mortgage, will the tax benefit help me? or 2) If I retire in 10 years, does a 15-year mortgage make the most sense?

Well, a trained mortgage planning specialist can help answer such questions. In today’s complex financial world, it is best to get some precise calculations and advice prior to securing a mortgage.

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By Alex Veiga The Associated Press

Uncle Sam wants to make it more affordable for Americans to buy their first home.

The recent policy changes affect government-backed home loans and could make it less costly for first-time buyers to come up with a down payment or to afford private mortgage insurance.

The changes center on the Federal Housing Administration and mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This month, the Obama administration announced that the premium that borrowers with an FHA-backed home loan must pay for mortgage insurance will be dropped to 0.85 percent from 1.35 percent by the end of this month.

The move is estimated to save the average homebuyer $900 a year, as well as help save money for homeowners looking to refinance their mortgage.

That followed an announcement last month that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy home loans from lenders and then package them as securities to be sold to investors, would be adopting new guidelines on down payments.

Specifically, the change would enable some borrowers to buy a home with a down payment as low as 3 percent, down from a minimum of 5 percent.

“These combined actions between the FHA, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are a huge signal to the market that it’s OK to lend to first-time homebuyers,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist at real estate brokerage Redfin.

The share of U.S. homes bought by first-time buyers has been below average through much of the housing

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Now’s the time to plan to fulfill that nagging resolution you’ve made in past years to install radiant floor heating when you tackle that coming remodeling project.

One thing’s for sure, if you decide to roll up your sleeves and do this project yourself, you’ll save hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Hot water or electric?

There are two avenues you can pursue. Hot water radiant floor heating systems are the darling of new construction as they can be easily installed when there’s no drywall or plaster in the way.

Remodeling contractors and serious DIYers working in existing homes tend to lean toward electric radiant floor mats. These systems are very easy to install.

The thin mats that contain radiant heating cables are sandwiched between the finished flooring and the subflooring that’s already in place in your home.

The labor costs to install a hot water system are exponentially higher than the electric mats. An electric mat can often be installed in a standard bathroom in about the time it would take a plumber to pull the permit for a hot water system.

Hot water systems require tubing to be installed under the floor you’re trying to heat. There needs to be a source of the hot water, and this often is a new small water heater that’s dedicated to the task of keeping your feet warm. A recirculating pump is also part of this system. All of this equipment requires some space in your existing mechanical room.

Electric radiant floor mats have no moving parts and only require that a new separate electric cable be run to the room where the mat will go. This new electric circuit is usually fairly easy to extend from your main electric circuit panel. The only other task is to install an electric box on the wall that will house the computerized thermostat that manages the flow of electricity to the mat.

There’s no need to worry about electric shock from wet feet touching the floor. The heating cables are virtually identical to those in an electric blanket.

If you’re under one and someone spills a drink on the blanket, you don’t get zotted. The cables have shielding and insulation on them.

The good news is that just about any finished flooring material works on top of radiant heating.

Ceramic tile, marble, granite, slate, laminate flooring, hardwood and other engineered flooring materials all play nicely with radiant floor heating. As always, research the specifications and requirements with the finished flooring before you get started.

The primary issue you might have with radiant floor heating for a finished floor is the expansion and contraction that is a byproduct of the heating cycle.

When the radiant system is activated, it gets warm.

The floor temperature could approach 100 degrees or so depending on what your system is. This rise in temperature can cause materials to expand.

When the thermostat is satisfied, the radiant floor starts to cool down. This, by default, produces contraction in the finished flooring. You simply need to ensure you install the finished flooring, per its written instructions, to account for this slight back and forth movement.

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I had the good fortune to install one of the electric radiant floor mats in my man-cave ham-radio shack last year. I ordered the mat online by telling the company the size of my room. It made the system in days and shipped it directly to my home with the required thermostat and all installation instructions.

One of the coolest parts that was included was a computerized tiny monitor that was used during the entire installation process that told you if somehow the mat got damaged during one of the installation steps. Accidents can happen, but if you just exercise normal precautions, you’ll not have an issue with damaging the mat.

No matter what product you decide to use, the first step in the installation process is to stop and read the installation instructions. Don’t read just the first step and get to work. Read the entire set of instructions from start to finish and make sure you have all the needed tools and that you understand how you’ll complete each step.

If you need help, most of the manufacturers have online help, or you can phone them to give you a verbal assist.

The instructions I used stipulated that I had to embed the electric mat in fresh thinset. Thinset is a powdered mortar that you mix with water. Once mixed with water it has the consistency of cake batter.

You use a notched trowel to spread it on the subfloor.

I took the time before I mixed the thinset to inspect my wooden subfloor. I wanted to make sure it was secured to the floor joists so I used my drill driver to install drywall screws every 8 inches down

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Bikes have become part of hipster culture. There are bicycle-themed dining, drinking and shopping establishments from Portland, Ore., to Brooklyn and dozens of bike-friendly burgs in between.

While the rides themselves are often tricked out with colored tires, swanky seats and vintage baskets, there are also those who see more than the sum of two wheels, a frame and a seat. Designers and artists are creating furnishings and art that give bicycles a whole new way to roll down Cool Street.

Some of the best: Canadian cyclist and metal artisan Gilbert VandenHeuvel turns out all sorts of reworked bicycle art and accessories from his studio in Goderich, Ontario.

“The sexy sprockets, curvy rims, flexible rubber and sturdy frame make for endless design possibilities,” he says. Bikes are “almost begging to be reborn, reshaped into something surprising and beautiful.”

His online shop offers wall hooks crafted from gear sprockets, mirrors made from spoked wheels, clocks crafted from drive trains and chain rings, and sleek chrome “urban antlers,” with the bike seat as the “skull” and the handlebars as the antlers. (www.the recycler.ca) Designer Hilary Nagler of Santa Barbara, Calif., plays

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Continued from Page E-1 rebound. First-time buyers accounted for 31 percent of all previously occupied homes bought in November.

That’s well below the 40 percent that has been historically common.

For many, affordability remains an obstacle because they have insufficient savings or poor credit — hurdles that could keep them from benefiting from the recent loan policy changes.

Here are three things to keep in mind if you’re considering applying for a home loan backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or guaranteed by the FHA:

Continued from Page E-1 with a similar idea, making “bicycle taxidermy” by mounting handlebar “horns” on a basswood plaque. Ebonizing the handlebars gives them a rustic patina and vintage aesthetic. Nagler says the pieces are a “sentimental nod to my beloved childhood Schwinn,” while also tipping an artsy hat to Picasso’s bull’s-head motif. (www.fleamarketrx. com) In Marquette, Mich., designer and former bike mechanic Andy Gregg has combined his skills to make high-style furniture that’s found its way into homes, hotels and restaurants.

There’s a chair made out of wheels, with soft rubber tires as armrests and handlebars as the feet.

Seats and backs are padded in black or paint-boxbright yellow, red or blue vinyl. Some versions are outdoor-friendly, great seating for a beachside cottage or city balcony.

A stylized table is comprised of swirls of aluminum and steel rims, with the radiating spokes covered with glass. The collection’s got a mix of Deco, midcentury and contemporary vibes, which make the pieces versatile. (www.bikefurniture.com) Solo Home Design, a collective in Chicago, has an oversize cotton throw pillow trimmed in innertube fringe. Inner tubes form a great outdoor mat, and are also woven into coasters. Here, too, is a wooden cutting board fashioned out of a slab of wood and a bike rim. Spokes are reworked into a neat trivet.

“With cycling being a major part of Chicagoans’ lives, including ours, we feel it’s our duty to help with some of the waste that comes from it,” says Meg Leese, co-owner and designer at Solo. “We’ve been collecting scrap from The Bike Lane, a local bike shop, for a couple of years now and we’ll be adding a second bike shop in the new year.

“There’s an industrial vibe in our designs, and bicycle parts are a perfect fit. Gears, tires, inner tubes, spokes, chains … we try to use it all. They’re not always the easiest materials to work with, but the different textures add something extra to each piece, and knowing we’re helping the planet is the most rewarding feeling,” she said. (www.solo homedesign.com) And finally, from the Phillips Bicycle Collection of upcycled rims, pedals and frames, a fireplace screen made of welded wheels makes a functional and striking piece. (www.phillipscollection. com)

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FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have their own definition of a qualified borrower, but banks often go beyond these standards, raising the threshold for what it takes to qualify for a home loan.

Banks do this to shield themselves from the possibility that they might have to buy back loans they sell to

The low down-payment programs offered by government-backed loans help borrowers buy a home for less money up front, but they can cost more over time, particularly when one factors in the cost of private mortgage insurance. While PMI is tax-deductible, consider paying more each month to help build equity in the home up to 20 percent. At that point, the borrower can apply to have the private mortgage insurance waived.

Generally, it’s less expensive to get a conventional loan guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac because FHA charges higher premiums, even after the recent reduction. In addition, the interest rates are lower for conventional loans.

Fannie Mae also has a lower down payment requirement than FHA. “The single best thing first-time homebuyers can do to improve their chances to qualify is to bring more money to the table for the down payment,” said Sam Khater, deputy chief economist at CoreLogic, a real estate data firm. “Homeownership is about building equity, so anything that buyers can do to get a good start on building equity will help them achieve sustainable homeownership.”

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SANTA FE GIRLS’ SCHOOL: OPEN JAN 26 SENIOR OLYMPICS REGISTRATION. HOUSE, January 22, 6-8 pm. Give your daughter “WRITING THE FAMILY” Every family has

Senior Olympic Local Games Registration for 2015 the best middle school experience possible. Imagine began January 12th and will continue Monday-Fri- her actively engaged in academics, fitness, fine arts day, 8am to 4pm, through February 13th, 9 am at and elective classes. Imagine her finding her voice the Mary Esther Gonzales Center 1121 Alto Street. and speaking confidently in a class of just 15 stuRegistration fee this year is $12.00. Late registra- dents. Commit to excellence for your daughter now! tion: February 16th-20th. Late fee is an additional Prepare her to enter the high school of her choice. $10.00. You may also register at Genoveva Chavez Attend our Open House! Santa Fe Girls’ School, 310 Center on January 30, or February 13th. You can par- W. Zia Road! Accepting applications for 2015-16. Call ticipate in one or more of 23 different sports, ranging 820-3188 or visit our website: www.santafegirlssfrom archery to track and field, bowling to swimming, chool.org. for fun, friendship and fitness! You will receive a 15 hole-punch facility pass to the three City Rec Centers. RETIREMENT LIFESTYLE PLANClinics will be offered in some sports, dates and NING – “Switching Gears” is a complimentary times will be announced. Please check our website: workshop offered by Jacqueline Gould, M.A., M.Ed. and sponsored by Peter Murphy of American ProsperSFSG50.org for updates. ity Group. You will learn: 1) Why it is important to have a plan for what you will do in retirement; 2) That START YOUR NEW YEAR RIGHT! ***FREE Tai Chi for Arthritis Class*** New Vistas everyone goes through a transition cycle and how and Ft Marcy Recreation Complex sponsor Tai Chi for to minimize the tough phases; 3) How your values, Arthritis. Based on Sun Style Tai Chi, it includes ex- strengths, passions and purpose help you create ercises that maintain and improve mobility, balance your retirement vision; and 4) Steps to create your and breathing. This FREE class doesn’t require deep retirement lifestyle vision. The seminar will be held bending and incorporates gentle movement which at Garrett’s Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa Fe Trail, on makes it suitable for most people with physical limi- Thursday, January 22nd from 6 to 8pm, refreshments tations. The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays will be provided and RSVP is required. Call 505-216from 1:45 to 2:45 at the Ft Marcy Recreation Com- 0838 or email Register.SantaFe@1apg.com to regisplex. For information, call 471-1001 X116, or email ter. ksmith@newvistas.org.

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stories. Whether we write for publication, for a family record or just for ourselves, we all have an innate urge to share what we - or our loved ones - have lived and seen. This small, supportive, challenging and fun class led by Claudette Sutton, editor of Tumbleweeds and author of “Farewell, Aleppo,” is back to help you meet your writing goal. Five consecutive Wednesdays starting January 28, 5 to 7 p.m. Cost: $150 for the series. Call for location. Enrollment is limited; call 505-984-3171 today to reserve your place.

RETIREMENT INCOME: CHARTING A COURSE to Help Your Money Last– presented

by Peter Murphy, Retirement & Estate Planning Specialist. This complimentary two hour workshop is offered at Garrett’s Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa Fe Trail, Wednesday, January 28th, from 6-8pm. This workshop will help you solidify your goals and prepare for retirement. You will learn how to size up your current financial situation, understand distribution rules and methods, develop an investment strategy, prepare for the unexpected, and create a legacy. Each attendee will receive a 20-page planning booklet. RSVP is required and refreshments provided. Call 505-2160838 or email Register.SantaFe@1APG.com to register.

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SEIMEI NATURAL HEALING now has a HOLDING THE MEMORY AND BEJAN 22 AGING IN PLACE AND LONG TERM permanent, new home at 1420 4th Street (at Berry.) GINNING ANEW January 30 & 31 2015. This CARE PLANNING. Leslie Van Pelt, with Our Community Clinic for stubborn or acute condi- retreat is for those grieving the loss of a loved one.

Comfort Keepers, John Ruybalid (NMLS#201470), tions and emotional balancing is now Saturdays at Reverse Mortgage Specialist with Mortgage Partners- 9:45 a.m. Sessions are 30-45 minutes. $25.00. The Santa Fe, David Ruyle, Attorney At Law, and Peter Center is hosting a unique opportunity to study inside Murphy, Financial Planner, will be presenting a free a Seimei Buddhist Temple in Saga, Japan. Work with seminar on Thursday, January 22, 2015 from 9:30 Contemporary Buddhist monks, participate in speam- 12:00 pm at Garrett’s Desert Inn, 311 Old Santa cial ceremonies and then return to the U.S. to take Fe Trail. The panel will entertain questions while dis- classes & practice. Classes focus on mental comcussing Aging in Place topics including legal, finan- fort, support, pain relief, and long distance applicacial, home care assistance and available resources. tions. Please call Dr. Alexandra Bakos at 577-7511 Call John to reserve a seat at 505-690-1029. for more information or email: drkay@earthlink.net.

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The FHA’s new 0.85 percent mortgage insurance premium is lower, but remains higher than historic norms.

The rate was initially increased to raise FHA capital reserves, which took a hit during the housing crisis.

And the rate cut will do nothing to change the eligibility requirements for FHA-backed loans.

Not all borrowers will qualify for the 3 percent down payment on a home loan guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Under the terms announced last month, borrowers must have enough income to afford the monthly payments. And the rate is only good on homes that will be used as the borrowers’ primary residence. Borrowers also will have to pay for mortgage insurance.

Freddie Mac’s version of the loan program also requires that borrowers earn less than the median income.

the government should the loan go unpaid. That can happen if the government determines that the lender failed to vet borrowers’ creditworthiness properly.

“It could be something like a missing piece of documentation in the loan file that wouldn’t necessarily cause the loan to default,” said Tom Wind, executive vice president of home lending at EverBank.

However, the government has taken steps in recent months to clarify for banks the type of scenarios that would trigger a loan buyback in the future. That could motivate some banks to remove the additional credit standards imposed on governmentbacked mortgages.

Participants will explore ways in which they can honor their own loss and begin to develop a more satisfying and full life. Dinner will be provided on Friday night.

The facilitators are Camille Barnett and Janet Schreiber who are experts in grief counseling. The retreat will be held Friday evening from 5:30 to 8:30 and Saturday 9:30 to 4:00 in the Kinsolving parlor at Holy Faith Episcopal Church (311 East Palace). The cost will be $30 for two days. For more information and to register, contact the church at 505-982-4447 x 119.

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NEW LISTING

VILLA SERENA $4,200,000 This incredible in-town property is an absolutely amazing 4+ acre compound that includes an expansive main residence, guesthouses, casitas, stables, a studio, and unbelievably lush landscaping.

Roxanne Apple 505.954.0723 #201402291

310 BROWNELL HOWLAND $3,995,000 From its regal 1.5-acre perch atop a hill just north of Santa Fe, this magnificent walled adobe house and guest house features sweeping mountain views. Five minutes to the Plaza.

RayRush&TimVanCamp505.984.5117 #201500040

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807 CALLE RUMOLO $2,250,000 This exquisite newer Eastside home offers the finest architectural detailing with high quality finishes including diamond finish plaster, wood floors and ceilings, tiles, high-end appliances and fixtures. Unobstructed views.

Paul McDonald 505.984.5111 #201500035

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66 THREE ROCK ROAD $1,295,000 Perfectly sited on a ridgetop to capture expansive views of multiple mountain ranges, this 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath residence is located on the northern side of Tesuque Village. Pre-moratorium private well.

Neil Lyon, CRB, CRS, GRI 505.954.5505 #201400781

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1706 PAINTED SKY $449,000 NEW LISTING. Lovely three bedroom, two bath, 2,464 square foot home with vigas, radiant heat, kiva fireplaces, and a patio. The home features lots of light and views.

Charles Weber 505.954.0734 #201500108

NEW LISTING

65-A COYOTE CROSSING $1,050,000 Sited on a knoll with unobstructed panoramas, this gated 7.4-acre property includes a 3BR, 3,134-squarefoot residence and a charming 464-square-foot casita, both with view-filled portales. #201401168 David Rosen & Christopher Rocca 505.954.0789

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34 CRESENCIO LANE $439,000 Private and secluded near the end of a lush lane with easy access to Santa Fe and Los Alamos, this 4.4-acre property features a main house, architect-designed guest house and studio.

MaryJoy Ford 505.946.4043 #201303618

NEW LISTING

22 CLEMATIS $965,000 Phenomenal Sangre de Cristo mountain views from this sophisticated 3 bedroom, 4.5 bath contemporary home and guest house perched up at the end of a cul-de-sac on a private Las Campanas lot.

Abigail Davidson 505.954.5520 #201500115

NEW LISTING

13 CALLEJON NAMBE $439,000 Gracious flexibility is offered with this Nambe property. Situated on 3 acres of pasture land with views of the Sangre de Cristos, the adobe home offers privacy, a large modern kitchen and ample shop space.

David Fries 505.954.5541 #201500090

NEW LISTING

4 CAMINO VILLENOS $1,995,000 One-of-a-kind Western-style home in Las Campanas with a pitched roof and breathtaking views. This magnificent 4,972 sq ft home plus 1,200 sq ft guest house was built by renowned builder Roger Hunter.

Marion SkubiABR,CRB,CRS 505.954.0730 #201300162

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1 CAMINO BARRANCA $575,000 Beautiful corner lot in Aldea de Santa Fe, new single-level 3 bedroom, 3 bath home with easy access to the 599 bypass. Prime location offers beautiful mountain and sunset views. Great outdoor portal.

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41 APACHE PLUME $425,000 This well-maintained home is 10 minutes from Santa Fe on more than an acre and offers three bedrooms, two baths, bamboo floors, an open kitchen, lovely outdoor spaces, a fenced dog area, and views.

Stan Jones, CRS 505.954.5524 #201305806

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8 FLORESTA DRIVE $389,000 Light, bright and spacious Eldorado charmer. Conveniently located on 1.86 acres with mature landscaping, 2,413 sq ft, a raised kiva fireplace, a large private patio, sunset views, and an attached artist studio.

Tom Matthews 505.470.4348 #201500084

41 CAMINO CERRO ESCONDIDO $339,500 Beautifully upgraded 4-year-old home. 3BR, 2BA, single level, with a gorgeous kitchen that is open to the living room and dining area. Great home for entertaining or family living. Outdoor areas are fully landscaped.

Michaelene Sargent 505.954.5514 #201405699

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2501 WEST ZIA ROAD, #1-202 $119,500 This 2BR, 1BA Zia Vista condo is meticulous and sparkles like new with fresh paint, new carpet and new refrigerator. The floorplan is open and bright and offers beautiful views over the tennis courts.

Team Burbic Yoder 505.670.9399 #201405719

126 BISHOP LAMY ROAD $575,000 Spectacular views. www.tourfactory.com/1272037 Jody Spehar & DeAnne Ottaway 505.946.2871 #201500039

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657 Garcia Street Private dead-end lane. Secret gardens with

built-in BBQ, refrigerator and wine cooler for al fresco dining. Living room with fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen with copper counter tops and custom cabinetry. 3 br, 4 ba, 3256 sq.ft., 3-car garage, 0.44 acre.

Directions: Garcia St., turn left at #659 at blue mailbox, bear left down shared driveway, follow arrow. $1,375,000 MLS# 201403972

GINNY CERRELLA (505) 660-8064 • Ginny@ n GinnyC n errella.com Santa Fe Properties • (505) 982-4466 1000 Paseo de Peralta, Santa F Fe, NM 87501 SantaFeP F roperties.com

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classic Santa Fe style has two master suites. Extremely well maintained with comfort, warmth and stunning views. This gem of a home site on 2.5 acres in a very private and sought after area. Western portal is expansive and very livable. This was 2004 Parade of Homes remodel of the year. $1,150,000 MLS# 201404818

PATR A ICK WAL W KER (505) 6707 4640 • patri t ick kjw wallke erp@aol a .com c Karen Walker k Real Estate a • (505) 982-0118 205 Delgado St., Santa Fe, F New e Mexico karenwa n lker k realestate a .com

441-443 Camino Monte Vista Elegant quintessential Santa Festyle 4BR/2BA residence. Two units for expanded home or two separate homes. Wood floors, hand-carved doors, three fireplaces, two kitchens, cozy portal, garden, four parking spaces. $895,000 MLS# 201405667

K.C. MARTIN (505) 690-7192 • kc.martin@sothebys b homes.com Sotheby’ b s Inter t nati a onal Realty • (505) 988-2533 326 Grant Aven v ue, Santa Fe, NM 87501 sothebys b homes.com/sa / ntafe

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Condo! Fantastic La Vereda compound unit on Palace! Fine finishes include custom cabinetry, granite countertops, wide plank hand-hewn wood floors… the works. Close to Canyon Road, the River, Patrick Smith Park, downtown. 3 br, 3 ba, 2,500 sq.ft. Directions: First left into La Vereda Compound from Palace then immediate right or park on El Alamo.

LindaMurphy.com $799,000 MLS# 201404746

LINDA D M URPHY (505) 780-7711 • Linda@LindaMurphy. h com Santa Fe Properties • (505) 982-4466 216 W Washington Ave A ., Santa Fe, F NM 87501 SantaFeP F roperties.com

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from Ft. Marcy Park and the Plaza. Zoned R-1 (one house to the acre). Ideal for a contemporary state-of-the-art-designed residential compound. Adjacent to 800 East and City maps show that both the sewer and water run through the property. $595,000 MLS# 201401649

condo with open spaces, but no steps. Completely renovated, worry-free living in Santa Fe! Located minutes to everything, yet is tucked away into a private and quiet setting. So very special, this could be your Santa Fe retreat. 2 br, 2 ba, 1,500 sq.ft., 2-car garage. $485,000 MLS# 201405386

JULIA GELBART (505) 699-2507 • JuliaGelbart@gmail.com Santa Fe Properties • (505) 982-4466 216 W Washington A Ave., Santa F Fe, NM 87501 SantaFeP F roperties.com

DAVI A D DOUGHERTY R (505) 690-2722 • daviddough@aol.com Dougherty t Real Estate Co., LLC • (505) 989-7741 7 433 W. San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501 www.dresf.com

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Feature d 3389 La Avenida De San Marcos Lovely remodel. 2276 sqft,

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de Rodeo Road 3BR/2BA home which features a 1295 square foot basement and 1 car garage. Light filled, with an open floor plan and a partial wrap around deck to access mountain views. Enhancements to the front courtyard and rear yard offer privacy and flexible use areas.

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3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, solar adobe, 2,000 sq.ft. plus 2 bedroom, 1 bath 1000 sq.ft. Near La Cienega. 2.5 acres.

27242 E Frontage. $389,000. 505-4705877

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CHARMING 2 bedroom Casita, $850 plus utilities. Centrally located, near bus stops and parks. 101 1/2 Taos, Call Gertrude, 505-983-4550.

2 BEDROOM, $800. 1 BEDROOM, $700.

Private estate. Walled yard, kiva fireplace. Safe, quiet. Utilities paid.

Sorry, No Pets. 505-471-0839

CONVENIENTLY LOCATED NEAR ST FRANCIS AND SAWMILL, 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH, ground level apartment. $895 plus utilities. Living room kiva, high ceiling with vigas, clerestory windows. New built-in microwave oven.

Private, fenced patio. Parking in front. Non-smoking. Small pet with permission. Require 1st and $895 deposit. Year lease. Judy, 505-699-8932.

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED 1425 PASEO DE PERALTA: 1 bedroom, full kitchen, bath. Free laundry. $750 all utilities paid. NO PETS! 505-4714405 2 BEDROOM, 1 bath, no pets. $750 monthly. Quiet neighborhood. 2-car garage. East Carlson Subdivision, by National Guard. 505-471-7587, 505690-5627.

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH. Ra n c h o Siringo Road, fireplace, fenced yard. $729 monthly.

RODEO ROAD AREA. 1 Bedroom with study. Nice amenities. $600 monthly.

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STUNNING & SPACIOUS STUDIO now available with walk-in closet & generous cabinet space. Las Palomas Apartments is clearly your best choice. Incredible value with tons of amenities. Let our professional management team help you make the right decision with your new home. Call us today at 888-482-8216 for a tour!

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$219,000 520A ST. FRANCIS DR. 3 bedroom, 2 bath 1,621 sq.ft adobe condo. Central heat and air, diamond finish walls, kiva fireplace, vigas.

Conveniently located 1.25 miles to the Plaza. 505-577-1626. www.santafepropertyforsale.com

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NO BETTER DEAL IN NM. 804 Colbert, Springer. Population: 1,047. (2 hours north of Santa Fe on I-25). Price: $39,850. Down: $551. Payment: $350.

Sq.Ft.: 1050. Natural gas, beautiful 3 bedroom adobe, metal roof, refinished wood floors. FSBO, 480-392-8550.

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APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED

104 FAITHWAY: Downtown 7-plex $1,200,000.

1425 PASEO DE PERALTA: Downtown 9-plex $1,350,000. 813 CAMINO DE MONTE REY: 8-plex $750,000, 1 3 0 1 - 1 3 0 3 RUFINA LANE: 9-plex, $1,050,000.

1616 BRAE: Triplex $350,000. Lot for Sale: Puesta del Sol, 2.5 Acres, water well, electric near, $185,000. Fo r Details: 505-471-4405.

Investors Only, NO Realtors , NO Owner Financing.

LOTS & ACREAGE 12.5 ACRE TRACT ON AVENIDA DE COMPADRES & SPUR RANCH ROAD. All utilities including city gas.

Great views, horse property. $5,000 down, $500 monthly, 5 year balloon. $120,000. Russ, 505-470-3227.

50 ACRE TRACT ON ROWE MESA with power & phone available. $5,000 down, $500 monthly, 5 year balloon. Surrounded by National Forest. $150,000.

Russ, 505-4703227.

5,600 SQ.FT. WAREHOUSE. Separately metered spaces. Large drive-thru doors. 1 acre, southside, near new National Guard. 15 & 17 Ceramic Court. Shared well. $199,000. 505-4705877 $95,000 CASH, "AS-IS CONDITION" .

2 bedroom, 1 bath. 900 sq.ft. Fixer upper. 3/4 acre. Southside. 5 Ceramic Court. 505-470-5877

FSBO 3 BEDROOM HOME, 1 BATH, 1 GARAGE. All appliances. Ready to move into or good rental. Good location. $228,000.

505-988-1750

RIVERFRONT PROPERTY in Village of Pecos. FOR SALE BY OWNER 2.840 acres. Breathtaking views, tranquil setting. $350k. Gene 505920-5629

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1856 CERROS COLORADOS | $688,000 Your perfect retreat: Custom home nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Lovely location adjacent to hiking trails and just off the road to the ski basin, yet only five minutes to the Plaza. A retreat so private and quiet you can hear bird’s wings flap in the spring and snow melt in winter sunshine.

Good cross breezes and the high elevation keep the house cool in summer. #201405308 Ann Brunson & Ed Schroeder | 505.960.7885

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3 BEDROOM, 3 BATH, Rancho Santos Unit. Hardwood Floors down, washer, dryer, 2 car garage. No Smoking. Year lease minimum. $1250 monthly plus utilities, cleaning and security deposit. No Section 8. 505-954-1755

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RANCHO VIEJO Upscale smoke-free townhome, light & bright corner unit, extensive upgrades, lovely portal with mountain & sunset views. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage.

Vigas, gaslog kiva, refrigerated air, washer, dryer, stainless steel appliances. 1650 square feet. $1500. 505463-9334

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NORTHSIDE CASITA. Furnished one bedroom. 750 sq.ft. Quiet. Private yard. DSL. Cable. $1000 monthly. Utilities included. 1-year lease. Nonsmoker. 505-412-1074.

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BEAUTIFUL 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH. Airport Road area, close to 599 and I25, schools. Gas range, dishwasher, island kitchen, Washer, dryer, central air, 2 car garage. $1300 monthly plus Utilities. 505-819-8619.

SAN JUAN Pecos, 2 bedroom house. Adobe, with 8 acres. Washer, dryer, refrigerator. $1000 monthly plus utilities. Good credit background check. 505-423-3788

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. Rowe. Fireplace, woodstove, all appliances, 3/4 acre fenced yard. $900 monthly, first, last, security deposit. 505470-0409

BEAUTIFUL, CLEAN, 1000 sq.ft. One bedroom. Washer, dryer. $1,200. Near community college, 2.5 acres. Private gated property. 505-901-7415.

SOUTHWESTERN CHARM SURROUNDS THIS LOVELY CASITA. 1 lofted bedroom, full kitchen & bath.

Large portal. Washer, dryer. Kiva fireplace. Animals welcome. $1250 monthly, includes utilities. DirecTV & Wild Blue already set-up. Call or text Susan: 505-470-3422.

GORGEOUS 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 2700 SQ.FT. ESTATE- plus art studio that is attached. Light & bright. Saltillo tile, vigas, 3 fireplaces, office, chef kitchen. $2,800 monthly. Pond, kiva fireplace, hot tub in private backyard. 5 minute walk to Plaza. Owners NM real estate brokers. Skye’s the Limit Realty LLC. 505-629-9998.

3 BEDROOM 3 BATH HOME in Eldorado. Very high quality home, over 3,000 sq.ft. of living including 3 car garage and lots of outdoor parking. Many amenities including a jetted tub in the master bedroom suite. Extra library room, over 1 acre of land. Easy walk to Eldorado community center, all included. $1950 monthly, deposits and pets negotiable.

Chamisa Management 505-988-5299 A CHOICE OF HOMES AT TAPIA ESTATES. 2-3 bedroom. Parking. Yards for gardening with space. Lease. Rent ranging $925-1425. No dogs or smoking.

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SOUTHSIDE 3 BEDROOM, 2 bath home with den, fireplace, 1 car garage and storage room. New carpet, paint, stove. Master bathroom totally redone. Close to Camino Consuelo and Siringo. 1-year lease required. $1,200 monthly plus gas, water and electricity. $1,000 damage deposit.

No pets. Please call 505-490-3245 to view.

MODERN OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE $14 PER SQ.FT. ANNUALLY

1441 St. Francis Drive. Take all or part of the building, available up to 3750 square feet. Kitchenettes, private and public baths, and outdoor balcony with views.

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MUSEUM HILL WELCOME LEGISLATURES! 1 BEDROOM, 1 BATH. Completely furnished, high-end, turn-key. Quiet, secluded. $1000 monthly plus deposit. sfedit@comcast.net 505-988-5671

GATED, GROUND FLOOR, 2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. Washer, dryer, fireplace, patio. $600 security, $995 monthly. 1st, last. 1 pet ok. 505-795-2783

HOUSES UNFURNISHED

HOUSES UNFURNISHED

1300 sq.ft., high ceilings, laundry, radiant heat, fenced yard, shed.

Pets okay! Lease. $1,195. $500 deposit. 505-795-5245.

BEAUTIFUL CONDO. FULLY FURNISHED. Garage, 2 bedrooms. 1267 sq.ft.

Washer, dryer. Pool, gym. $1375 monthly. Option to buy. The Alameda, 1405 Vegas Verde Dr. 505-8732909, 505-917-8999

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CASA SOLANA area. 3 bedroom, 2 baths, kiva fireplace. Vigas. Large enclosed back yard. Garage. Close to downtown. $1500 monthly. $1500 deposit. No pets. Call 505901-3677.

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CONTEMPORARY 1800 sq.ft. house.

Views, expansive glass, solar 3-zone heating. 1 bedroom, bath, kitchen dishwasher, washer, dryer. 7 minutes to Plaza. $2000 montly. 505699-6640

Taylor Properties 505-470-0818 Vista Property Corp 505-988-5299

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PEACE & QUIET: 3 bedroom, 2 bath.

Plaster, stucco. Highway 14 area. $850 monthly. Lease, deposit. References required . 505-473-7155, 505699-0120.

Private room, shared bath & kitchen, washer, dryer. $425. Clean, safe, quiet. No Pets. Month-to-Month. Deposit. 2 miles North of Plaza. 505-4705877

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GREAT LOCATION! OFFICE SPACE

Ideal for sharing.

3 offices, 7 6 5 SQUARE feet, reception area. Quiet, lots of parking. 505-989-7266 IMMACULATE 322 Rancho Viejo, kiva fireplace, tile, new carpets. Walled yard, all appliances. $1580 monthly.

Patrick Thomas Owner, Broker. 505780-0129

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Great location and parking! $500 monthly includes utilities, cleaning, taxes and amenities. Move in incentives!

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WAREHOUSE OFFICE SPACE ST. MICHAEL’S AREA

Office front, large space, high ceilings in back. Ideal for spinning class, art studio. 505-989-7266

Open Houses NORTH WEST

G-29 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 9 Alamo Creek Drive - 3700 sq. ft.+/- with 2 master suites, 4 bedrooms on 2.5 acres $1,150,000. MLS 201404818. (Tano Rd to Tano Rd West to Alamo Creek Drive) Patrick Walker 505-670-4640 Karen Walker Real Estate.

K-17 2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 7 Shorthorn - Sparkling city lights, 360-degree views of Jemez, Santa Clara, Sangre de Cristo, Ortiz, Sandia mountain ranges. Swim by day, gather by night at the stunning pool. Amazing 10+ acre lot is private. $1,175,000. MLS 201403398. (Camino La Tierra west to entrance of La Tierra Nueva.) Maureen Mestas 505-310-1050 Sotheby’s International Realty.

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2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 357 Calle Loma Norte - Beautiful, single floor condo in the hills above the Plaza with views. 3-bd, 2-ba home with Italian tile floors, built-in display area in dining room and access to a deck that looks over the city. $465,000. MLS 201403821. (Old Taos Highway, Left on Calle Loma Norte, left into cul-de-sac, home on right.) Kristin Rowley 505-670-1980 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 2600 W. Zia (Tierra de Zia Condominiums) - Price Reduction on newly completed 1,835 Sq. Ft. condos! 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, 2 car garage, bran new stainless steel appliances.Gated community with swimming pool, barbeques, lakes, walking trails. $249,000. MLS 201404786. (Enter through W. Zia entrance through far left gate and follow all the road all the way back to two story units starting with S1. Units S1, S2, T1, T2, U2, V1 and V2. Call Alicia (505)930-0520 if lost) Alicia Bertram 505-930-0520 SF Brown Real Estate.

1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 456 A Acequia Madre - Dating to the 1920s, the classic two-bedroom, two-bath Eastside home was reincarnated in 2008 as a modern rendition of classic Pueblo-style architecture appointed with only the finest finishes. $835,000. MLS 201404745. (Paseo de Peralta to Acequia Madre) Stan Jones 505-310-2426 Sotheby’s International Realty.

2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 818 Los Arboles Lane - Gorgeous Ortiz/ Sandia mountain views from this 3050 sq. ft. 3 bed/3bth home, which includes a mother-in-laws quarters. 1.25 acres and just minutes to The Plaza. Excellent condition. 2-car garage. $619,000. MLS 201403136. (Paseo De Peralta to Old Taos Hwy. Left on Los Arboles. Pass Los Lovatos. Next right onto Los Arboles Lane.) Stephanie Duran 505-204-2491 Barker Realty LLC.

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12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. — 1 Camino Barranca - Beautiful corner lot in Aldea de Santa Fe, new single-level 3bedroom, 3-bath home with easy access to the 599 bypass. Prime location offers beautiful mountain and sunset views. Great outdoor portal. $575,000. MLS 201405314. (599 to Avenida Aldea, Right on Camino Barranca.) Darlene Streit 505-920-8001 Sotheby’s International Realty.

1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 1024 Bishops Lodge Road, Santa Fe, NM - Mountain Views from every window, room to grow on 2 acres or just enjoy the privacy. Drive or walk the trail to downtown from this completely remodeled single level 3 bedroom 3.5 bath home. Come see $789,000. MLS 201404902. (Bishops Lodge Road one mile from the Plaza on the left.) Anna Vanderlaan 505-2313410 Keller Williams Realty.

2:30p.m. - 4:30p.m. — 23 Camino Barranca - Large elevated lot in Aldea with views of the Jemez and Sandias.

This home features an open floor plan with high ceilings throughout, 3BR, 3BA, with 3-car garage. Two bonus rooms and great storage. $525,000. MLS 201404497.

(Large elevated lot in Aldea with views of the Jemez and Sandias. This home features an open floor plan with high ceilings throughout, 3BR, 3BA, with 3-car garage.

Two bonus rooms and great storage.) Diane Harrison 505-412-9918 Sotheby’s International Realty.

U-23 12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 11 Via Optima - Visit Tessera, the newest Homewise Homes community designed to fit your lifestyle from $293,500. Tucked in the northwest hills, enjoy great views, trails and open space only six miles from the Plaza. $418,000. (Take 599 to the Camino La Tierra exit, then take the Frontage Road south to Tessera. Follow the signs to Tessera Model Homes.) Augusta Candelaria (505) 603-5337 Homewise, Inc.

V-24 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 7B W Via Plaza Nueva - Light and bright and privately located on one of Aldea’s largest lots. Featuring an open floor plan with Travertine tile, beamed ceilings, granite counters, viewing desks, radiant heat and a/c. $499,000. MLS 201405182. (3 br, 3 ba, 599 to Camino La Tierra exit, left on frontage, right on Avenida Frijoles (2nd entrance), right on W. Via Plaza Nueva. 3rd drive on left, 7B is down the shared drive.)

Kate Prusack 505-670-1409 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

X-31 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 1706 Painted Sky - Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2464 sq. ft. home with vigas, radiant heat, kiva fireplaces, patio, lots of light and views. $449,000.

MLS 201500108. (West Alameda to the High Road, left on Painted Sky.) Charles Weber 505-670-9377 Sotheby’s International Realty.

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L-45 12:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 38-M Lodge Trail - Awesome location minutes to downtown. Wonderful design with high ceilings and vigas. Open floor plan with lots of light. 2 Master en suite bedrooms with kivas. Successful short term rental history. $489,000. MLS 201405668. (From downtown: Second Bishops Lodge entrance and proceed through entance gate on sensor. Stay left past stables and proceed to gate entry code box. Upon entering code, go to gate on right. Pick up key) Richard Allen 505-470-8233 Sotheby’s International Realty.

O-43 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 215 Camino Encantado - Tucked away in the north hills, enjoy huge mountain views plus sparkly city lights, just two miles to the Plaza! The home offers elegance plus cozy, with all the necessary upgrades for easy living! $895,000. MLS 201400814. (3 br, 2 ba, Bishops Lodge Road, left on Camino Encantado, property is just past Camino Del Norte) Julia Gelbart 505-699-2507 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

P-44 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 1000 Hillcrest - Perfectly located with panoramic mountain views from this open-concept home. Enjoy the best of indoor outdoor living from both levels with generous covered portals, decks, and exterior fireplace. $1,550,000. MLS 201403652. (Bishops Lodge Road north to Hillcrest. Hillcrest turns to the right and Stagecoach straight ahead take Hillcrest to the right and house is at top of the hill.) Sara Sacra 505-946-7163 Sotheby’s International Realty.

T-43 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 851 Magee - Sophisticated contemporary home in the foothills, minutes from the Plaza. At the end of a cul-de-sac, offers wonderful surroundings and valley view. Remodeled by legendary local designer David Naylor. $698,000. MLS 201405337. (3 br, 3 ba, Bishops Lodge Road to right on Valley, right on Vallecita, right on Magee) Georgette Romero 505-603-1494 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

U-40 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 624 Paseo de la Cuma - Charming Adobe Condominium. Walking distance to the Plaza.

Vigas, plaster walls, open concept, private compound.

Single car garage. Priced to Sell!! $449,000. MLS 201401726. (Old Taos Highway to Paseo de la Cuma. Follow the open house signs. Your Hostess - Cathy Clark) Cathy Clark 505-470-7002 Keller Williams Realty.

U-42 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. — 136 Valley Dr. - A short walk to downtown, This 2580 sq.ft. Adobe 2 Master Bed/2 Bath on a private .33 acre lot has all the feel & charm of a classic East Side property. Includes a Great Room, Den & Remodeled Kitchen $739,000. MLS 201404963. (Paseo De Peralta to Bishop’s Lodge Road North to Valley Dr. Turn Right and follow signs.) Michael D’Alfonso 505-670-8201 Barker Realty LLC.

V-44 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 1856 Cerros Colorados - Your perfect retreat: custom home nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristos. Lovely location adjacent to hiking trails and just off the road to the ski basin, yet only 5 minutes to the Plaza. $688,000. MLS 201405308. (Artist road to Hyde Park Road to Cerros Colorados (on right) house on the right.) Ann Brunson 505-690-7885 Sotheby’s International Realty.

X-43 12:00p.m. - 2:00p.m. — 860 E Palace Avenue - Top to bottom remodeled casita near Canyon Road and the Historic Plaza offers a wonderful Santa Fe retreat as a second home. $615,000. MLS 201405723. (2 br, 3 ba, East on Palace Ave from Paseo De Peralta. Home on the right side, drive way is just before home.) Danielle Burgess 505908-0566 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

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VV-35 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 1018 Don Juan Street - Cozy adobe and block home on a large lot with a prime location near downtown. With a little updating this could be the home of your dreams. This could also make an excellent rental property. $190,000. MLS 201403960. (From St Francis, west on Agua Fria St., Right on Urloste, Left on Don Juan.

House is on left.) Team R & L 505-465-9597 Keller Williams Realty.

HH-31 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 2909 Bellamah Dr. - New Year, New Price! Conveniently located 4 bed/2 bath ranch style home features family room with fireplace, oversized lot, and central refrigerated air. This home is move-in ready.

Don’t miss out! $207,500. MLS 201405222. (Rodeo Rd. to Avenida de las Campanas, Right on Bellamah Dr.) Lisa K. Block/Robin L. Brown 505-216-6154 Keller Williams Realty.

JJ-33 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 3389 La Avenida De San Marcos Remodeled 2276 sqft, 3/2/2 hm w/ downstairs guest quarters/studio/office w/ separate entrance has a bedroom & living space. Mountain views-Kiva fireplacetile/bamboo floors-Track lighting & much more. $289,000. MLS 201500038. (Rodeo Road East-Right at first Paseo de Los Pueblos st- Right on Second Avenida de San Marcos st to home on the right.) Sabine Andraud 505-690-4857 Coldwell Banker Trails West Realty.

MM-30 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 2848 Pueblo Bonito - This house is full of warmth and Santa Fe Style: vigas, saltillo tile, fireplace, open floor plan, good bedroom separation and mountain views from the sun deck. $299,900. MLS 201405121. (3 br, 2 ba, From Rodeo Rd, S on Camino Carlos Rey, W on Gov. Miles, S on Nizhoni, E on Pueblo Bonito.) Jeanne Hertz 505-660-6345 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

NN-12 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 7014 Valentine Loop - Beautiful turnkey 4 bedroom home ready for the right buyer to move in. Lots of light downstairs with view windows,and an open floorplan with a central gas fireplace that provides heat and convenience. $285,000. MLS 201404947. (irport Rd to Paseo del Sol W. Right on Valentine Loop.) Team R & L 505-465-9597 Keller Williams Realty.

OO-13 12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 7326 Avenida El Nido - From $194,900, Homewise Homes are designed to fit your lifestyle and save up to 45% in energy costs. Quality construction and design at a price you can afford. Special financing may be available. $194,900. (From Airport Rd, turn onto Paseo del Sol WEST. Turn right onto Jaguar Rd to dead end, then turn right on Avenida El Nido.) Augusta Candelaria 505-603-5337 Homewise, Inc.

OO-32 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 41 Old Galisteo Way - Beautiful single level home on 2.5 acres of land with private well. Up dated kitchen and open floor plan make this a great family home. Two large 16X32 ft. sheds add lots of storage space for the toys $299,000. MLS 201404609. (End of St. Frances to Rabbit Rd. West on Rabbit Rd to Old Galisteo Rd. Then Right on Los Tapias to Old Galisteo way. Look for sign at property entrence) Chris Appleby 505-470-5188 Keller Williams Realty.

RR-24 12:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — La Pradera Model Home - 20 Canto del Pajaro - La Pradera Model Home. The Correlada Contemporary model features clean lines and modern angle. One-bedroom attached casita with interior courtyard. Owner/Broker. $359,900. MLS 201403744. (3 br, 3 ba, Richards Ave. turn right at stop light at the Dinosaur Trail intersection and turn left at 2nd entrance of La Pradera (Old Dinosaur Trail) right onto Bosquecillo to Canto del Pajaro.) Bob Lee Trujillo & Ernie Zapata 505470-0002 Santa Fe Properties, Inc.

X-42 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 112 Camino Escondido Unit 4 Stroll to Canyon Road. Impeccably remodeled and expanded 3 BR,3 BA condo with 2 car-ports.Ground level master and large upper level guest suite. $799,000. MLS 201401770. (Canyon Road, left on Camino Escondido, left into #112 East Alameda Condominium compound. Also accessed from unpaved section of East Alameda: Turn right on Camino Escondido, 2nd driveway on right.) Linda Bissonnette 505-919-8181 Sotheby’s International Realty.

Y-40 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 441 - 443 Camino Monte Vista - Elegant quintessential Santa Fe style 4BR/2BA residence. 2 units for expanded home or 2 separate homes. Wood floors, hand-carved doors, 3 fireplaces, 2 kitchens, cozy portal, garden, 4 parking spaces. $895,000. MLS 201405667. (Old Santa Fe Trail to Camino Monte Vista) K.C.Martin 505-690-7192 Sotheby’s International Realty.

Y-43 1:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 463 Camino Don Miguel - In the heart of the Eastside, minutes to the Historic Santa Fe Plaza, Patrick Smith Park, Sun Mountain and the last remaining neighborhood grocery store; Johnnies Cash Store. $619,000. MLS 201404949. (Paseo de Peralta to Acequia Madre, Camino Don Miguel to the property.)

Christine McDonald 505-577-3120 Barker Realty LLC.

Z-37 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 1012 Marquez Place #309B - Award winning light-filled contemporary loft. Open concept with 17’ Ceilings, SE Corner light.Residential or LiveWork $365,000. (Head east in Cordova from St. Francis, go left at the ’Y’, take your second left onto Marquez Place which is ahead at the end of the street. 309B is a lll the way east on site.) Marquez Place Lofts 505-6602112 Keller Williams Realty.

ELDORADO WEST

C-52 2:30p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 14 Encantado Loop - Spectacular Views, a charming as can be home and gorgeous setting! 2Bd/2Ba+Office-Loaded with Santa Fe stylefireplace, wd clgs, beams, lintels, latillas, brick floors, nichos, tinwork, track lighting $335,000. MLS 201500104.

(Two Masters, gorgeous Office/Library, wonderful outdoor entertaining space. Magical home & lot! 285 S, right on Ave Vista Grande past RR tracks, right on Ave Azul, left on FIRST Encantado Lp to #14.) Richard Anderson 505-670-9293 Keller Williams Realty.

C-57 12:30p.m. - 2:00p.m. — 30 Alcalde Road - Gorgeous upgraded hacienda 3Bd/2Ba home. Wonderful layout, SW details, generous Master w/ deck & view filled lot backing to range. Wonderful hideaway perfect for entertaining or a country retreat! $349,650. MLS 201404080. (Large flexible Master Suite could be studio, home office, Inlaw.... & Family rm w/ flagstone patio. 285 S, right on Ave Vista Grande past RR tracks, right on Ave Compadres, left on Alcalde Rd to 30.) Richard Anderson 505-670-9293 Keller Williams Realty.

OTHER 1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 126 Bishop Lamy Road - Gracefully perched and architecturally sited on great view lot in East Ranch, this impeccably maintained, light, bright and happy home with spectacular views in all directions. 3BR, 2BA, 2,250 sq ft $575,000. MLS 201500039.

(Hwy 285 past Eldorado to Ranch Road, left to Bishop Lamy Road (Art Barn Sign & Old Ranch Road), turn left, follow into East Ranch (keep right, turns to gravel road), left on Bishop Lamy, 126 on right) DeAnne Ottaway 505690-4611 Sotheby’s International Realty.

Y-32

X-39

1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 728 S McCurdy Rd - Tastefully remodled 3 bd 2.5 bath , 2485sqft house on 0.31 fully fenced acres.

Granite countertops,maple cabinets,vaulted ceilings,pro panel roof along with private well and irrigation water rights. $239,000. MLS 201405565. (Heading north on Riverside dr.,Take right on La Joya Street, turn left on South McCurdy Rd. Property on left.) Parnita Singh 505-927-3942 Keller Williams Realty.

1:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. — 103 Camino Rio - Price Reduced for this country home in the city. 2BR/2BA on large lot with mountain views. Close to River Walk, 1 mile to Solana Shopping, and 2 to the Plaza. Large 1-car garage. Landscaped, fenced. $259,900. MLS 201405203. (West on Alameda approx. one mile from St. Francis, turn left on Camino Rio to property.) Spencer Ralston 505-231-1528 Barker Realty LLC.

1:00p.m. - 3:00p.m. — 604 1/2 Galisteo St - Walk to everywhere from this 2BR, 2BA, 1,465 sq.ft. adobe on Galisteo Street. Updated with plaster walls, wood doors, radiant heat, double pane windows, maple floors. Quiet, in Wood Gormley district. $325,000. MLS 201204802. (West side of Galisteo street at W. Santa Fe Avneue/Paseo de Peralta) Katherine Blagden 505-490-2400 Sotheby’s International Realty.

11:30a.m. - 1:30p.m. — 30 Gallina Road - This single level adobe residence has amazing views, tons of Santa Fe charm, exposed adobe walls throughout, and a wonderful patio area, which connects the main house and the studio. $375,000. MLS 201404142. (Highway 14 to Bonanza Creek, left on Rancho Alegre, left on Gallina Road; home is on the right.) Karin Baxter-King 505-930-1468 Sotheby’s International Realty.

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JobsSantaFe.com To advertise T d ti call: ll 505-986-3000 505 986 3000 or email: il ads@jobssantafe.com d @j b t f

Application Software Specialist Information Technology & Telecommunications (ITT)

For detailed information on this position or to apply online, visit our website at www.santafenm.gov. Position closes 1/21/15.

TO APPLY:

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE

The Santa Fe New Mexican is seeking a dynamic media sales executive to represent its award winning publications and state of the art digital platforms to existing and future advertising clients. This position manages relationships with clients to grow and develop their business needs.

Maintains a thorough understanding of each customer’s business goals, products and services. In addition, is aware of client’s industry and provides appropriate advertising solutions. Will be expected to maintain comprehensive understanding of competitive media and understand how the utilization of other media sources fit with customer’s strategic business objectives. Actively seeks out new business to meet or exceed sales goals.

QUALIFICATIONS Requires a college degree or equivalent sales experience. Must have a minimum of two years plus consultative sales experience. Must have demonstrated ability to prospect qualified leads. Ability to sell a wide range of products. Must have knowledge of sales process, the ability to establish product value and close a sale in a timely manner. Understands strengths and weaknesses of competitive media. Must have demonstrated team sales experience. Must have strong negotiation and problem-solving skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Must be driven, proactive and have a strong desire to achieve results and be successful. Must have proof of valid driver’s license, auto insurance and have reliable transportation. Base salary, team bonus and commission plan are offered with an excellent benefits package.

Apply with cover letter and resume to: Wayne Barnard, Classified Advertising Manager The Santa Fe New Mexican 202 East Marcy St. Santa Fe, NM 87501

Applications may be downloaded from our website: www.santafenm.gov; or apply online at www.santafenm.gov

or e-mail wbarnard@sfnewmexican.com No phone calls, please.

The Santa Fe New Mexican is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Santa Fe is now accepting applications for the following positions in the Fire Department:

NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POSITIONS Administrative Offi f ce of the Court r s Judicial Information Division

• Fire Fighter/EMT Trainee • Fire Fighter/Paramedic Trainee

The Administrative Office of the Courts in Santa Fe seeks to fill the vacancy for:

Applicants for FF/Paramedic musst currently possess valid New Mexico EMT-P license or a Naational Registry EMTcertificate and a copy of current ACLS & PALS certification Deadline for applications is Januarry 30, 2015 at 5:0

• one (1) Netwo ork strator Systems Adminis Senior and

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Applications and job descriptionns can be pic e up a City Hall in the Human Resources Deepaartment (2 Li coln Avenue), or contact (5055)9955-6597.

• one (1) Informa Technology Spec Senior

You may also apply on-line by vissiting our we site a http://www.santafeenm m.gov Please visit our Web site at ww www.nmcourts.gov. ww under human resources/job opportunities or call 505-476-6913 for further information.

Remittance of a New Mexico Judicial Branch Application, or a resume, Resume Supplemental Form and proof of education if applicable is required.

Pre-Employment Drug Screeninng w will bee RRee uire EEO/AA

World-Class City.

World-Class Schools.

Interested in becoming a teacher?

We are looking for individuals with non-education majors, who would like to become a Teacher in one of our high needs areas (Math, Science, Special Education, or Bilingual Education) through the Classroom Fellows Program. Second career individuals welcome, as well as May graduates from New Mexico attending college out of state.

To find out more about Classroom Fellows or to apply, please visit www.sfps. info and click on the jobs tab and select Classroom Fellows.

Work while obtaining your license. SFPS pays for tuition and books.

Wellness Court Case Manager The Pueblo of Pojoaque Tribal Court is seeking a case manager for its Healing to Wellness Program. The Wellness Court Case Manager will be responsible for a range of case management services for chemically‐dependent offenders.

The position requires knowledge and understanding of substance abuse treatment and life‐skills training. Must have excellent organizational skills, independent thought, and be able to work collaboratively with a diverse group of clients, team members, and service providers. A master of social work degree preferred, or five years of substantively‐related case management experience. Experience with Native American communities desirable.

All applicants must pass a background check and drug test.

Please e‐mail cover letter and resume to jcroybal@puebloofpojoaque.org.

We look forward to receiving your application! EOE

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Sunday, January 18, 2015 THE NEW MEXICAN

sfnm«classifieds MEDICAL DENTAL

ADMINISTRATIVE 2ND SHIFT RECEPTIONIST for 2015 Tax Season. Must be bilingual in Spanish, have good people skills, and basic computer skills. Call 505473-4700 to set up appointment for interview.

ADMINSTRATIVE ASSISTANT Part-time. Quickbooks, Microsoft and customer service experience preferred. Must be a quick learner, multi-tasker and team player. Fax resume 505-438-4775.

OFFICE CLERK Busy office seeking individual to answer phones, data entry, and other general office duties. Must be computer literate, excellent phone and math skills, and a clean driving record. Fax resume to 505-983-0643 Attn: Clerk, or mail to Clerk, PO Box 4099, Santa Fe, NM 87502.

BARBER BEAUTY NOW HIRING Full-time, part-time, Licensed Cosmetologist. Apply in person at The Cuttery, 1590 St. Michael’s Drive.

DENTAL ASSISTANT HYGIENE ASSISTANT Competitive salary excellent benefits package. Experience required.

Fax resume to 505-884-0479

Experienced Optician Busy eyecare practice is seeking experienced optician. Email resume to: info@accentsfe.com or fax to 505-984-8989.

Add a pic and sell it quick!

CANDIDATES FOR HIRE PROFESSIONAL CARE MANAGER. The Care Management Group of NM seeks professional to work with elders, families & disabled adults. To apply see advertisement on www.santafenewmexican.com.

986-3000

DOMESTIC JOBS ASSISTANT FULL -TIME HOUSEKEEPER I m a g i n e … A career where the professional rewards are measured by the lives you touch.

505-660-6440

MANAGEMENT

Development Director

Northern Pueblos Housing Authority

Northern Pueblos Housing Authority seeks an experienced fundraising professional to design and implement new housing construction, housing rehabilitation, community facilities, infrastructure, and economic development projects and fundraising strategies at Picuris, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque Pueblos.

Demonstrable success raising financing for community improvement projects on tribal lands is required. Competitive salary, excellent benefits.

To apply: Send cover letter and resume to scott@nphousing.com

by January 25.

LabCorp has the following openings available for our facility located in Santa Fe, New Mexico:

Specimen Accessioner Qualified candidates must have high school diploma or equivalent.

One to two years of experience is preferred. Data entry experience is a plus. Attention to detail and flexibility with work schedule is required.

Learn more about our amazing opportunities and apply online at www.labcorpcareers.com.

To apply, please enter Job ID: 40119, 40120, 40121 or 40122.

LabCorp is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As an EOE/ AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and veteran or disability status.

WE HAVE CNA POSITIONS AVALIABLE. THE HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 6AM TO 6:30PM, AND 6PM TO 6:30AM.

UNIT MANAGER

Manager of General Services Oversees physical plant operations for Santa Fe facilities, including supervision of department staff. Has group purchasing, vehicle and plant-related administrative duties statewide.

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline1-866-661-5491. EOE/ AA/ M/ F/ SO/ Vet/ Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

We are in search of a Health Services Director in Rio Rancho, NM. For information call: HR at 505-867-3351 or visit FSIP website at www.fsipinc.org.

MISCELLANEOUS JOBS

WE HAVE A POSITION OPEN FOR A FULL-TIME UNIT MANAGERS. THE POSITION REQUIRES THAT YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED NURSE. THE DUTIES WILL BE TO HELP THE DON OVERSIGHT & SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT. THIS IS A SALARY POSITION. Any one interested please come by and speak to Judy Wilson, RN/DON, or Craig Shaffer, Administrator, 505-982-2574 635 HARKLE Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505

986-3000

SALES MARKETING

All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described in this JO/ Ad & must be available entire period specified.

Transport provided from designated locale to job site(s); begin @ $12.17 hourly. Edgewood, Santa Fe, NM MSA; continue various Counties in: NM-CO-UT-CANV-WY-AZ. Minimum age due to travel: 18 years. Experience of 3months repellent safety. Possible duties: may perform variety of tasks to grow nursery stock, reforest & protect timber tracts.

Tools provided at no cost to worker with exception of intentional damage or theft. Duties may include: sow seed; lift seedlings from nursery beds, place shade materials beside seedlings, net or tube; mulch, postplant hand scalp, remove excess vegetation; apply repellent or fertilizer to seedlings; gopher bait.

May propagate, protect, manage forest tracts, may prepare sites for planting, tend crop trees, reduce competing vegetation, remove brush, plant seedlings & trees, gather forest products, & prevent, & other activities as per SCA Forest & Land Management.

Cooperate: attn. to detail, complete tasks. May walk long distances through densely wooded areas & remote areas (approx. 15 miles/day), stoop, & bend while carrying a 50lb pack & tools through variable weather, terrain conditions.

Possible weekends, holidays.

Possible wkly/daily hours: 35-40+; 7:30A4:30P. Variable weather conditions apply; hrs may fluctuate (+/-), possible downtime/OT. Employer comply w/applicable Federal, State, local laws pertain OT hrs.

H&W/ Piece Rate May Apply. Wage may vary DOE $12.16 possibly up to $14.83 hourly, OT $18.24 possibly up to $22.25 hourly. Drug, alcohol, tobacco-free work zone. Must show proof of legal authority to work in U.S. To apply send resume or application with full contact info to Forrester & Associates by e-mail: nhnunley@ att.net or by fax: 662-285-6443 CARETAKER Caretaker for boarding kennel.

Looking for a responsible individual or couple to reside on kennel property. Oversee kennels and maintain security from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. Serious inquiries only.

Apply in person at 27712 West.

Frontage Road.

LOS ALAMOS UNITARIAN CHURCH seeks Acting Music Director.

Approximately 10 hours per week. Salary ranging $8K-$10K per year. See uulosalamos.org for job description.

Send resume to employment@uulosalamos.org

NM SPORTS & PT: Medical Billing. Full-time. No experience necessary.

Will train.

Please come in for application and bring resume and references. Ask for Dino. (No phone calls please.) 2954 Rodeo Park Drive West.

Regional Infection Control Nurse

JOIN CORIZON! C orizon, a provider of health services for the New Mexico Department of Corrections, has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Infection Control Nurse at the New Mexico Regional Office in Albuquerque. Candidates must have 2 years of experience in Infection Control. Corizon offers competitive rates and comprehensive benefits with the opportunity to learn a growing specialty!

For more information, contact: Royanne Schissel, Regional DON 505-856-5900 x9217 royanne.schissel@ corizonhealth.com EEO/ AAP/ DTR

MIDDLE EASTERN WAR RUG, military equipment designs. 1990s Cultural Survival refugee project. 2’4"x2’9." $350 OBO. Photo; Santa Fe:518-7632401.

Full Time

Marketing Coordinator

With online and print production experience. Must know Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.

RE experience a plus.

For job details Apply: https://www.realogy.com/careers External Applicants, Keyword search: IRC43941. EOE

TRADES LOCAL PLUMBING COMPANY LOOKING FOR A KNOWLEDGEABLE SERVICE PLUMBER. MUST HAVE VALID DRIVERS LICENSE. MUST HAVE EXPERIENCE. 505-438-7326.

Are You Tired of Not Making Money?

Ready to Make $60,000 + a Year?

Please Apply in Person. Ask for Mike. *For the first month. Ask for details.

2704 Cerrillos Rd. • Santa Fe, NM 87507

PERSIAN RUG. Sarouk (modern). Exquisite weaving, design, fine condition. 2’7" x 2’3." $425 OBO. Photo. Call Santa Fe: 518-763-2401.

PERSIAN RUG. Sarouk rug (modern).

Excellent weaving, design, condition.

3’6" x 2’3." $475 OBO. Photo; in Santa Fe: 518-763-2401.

Just in - Loveseat Sofa Beds. Plenty in Stock - $100. All donations and sales benefit Santa Fe Habitat!

PERSIAN RUG. Sarouk rug (modern).

Excellent weaving, design, condition.

3’6" x 2’3." $475 OBO. Photo; in Santa Fe: 518-763-2401.

FIREWOOD-FUEL

SECURITY ALARM TECHNICIAN Accepting applications. Must have knowledge in runnng cable, wiring and phone line work.

Send resume: info@targetsafesecurity.com

PINE BUFFET. 82"Wx20"Dx34"H. $350.

505-470-5348 1 SET OF 4 mid-century modern, CHROME DINING CHAIRS. Needs reupholstering. $50. 505-231-9133

MISCELLANEOUS WEB PRODUCTION ASSISTANT The Santa Fe New Mexican has an immediate opening for a Web Production Assistant. The selected candidate will work 5 days a week, 6 a.m. to 3 p.m., monitoring local and national news to keep our website up-to-date. The position may include breaking news and headline writing. Additionally, the candidate will aid in design of special online sections, edit brief audio and video clips and perform a variety of other tasks related to online presentation. Must possess good news judgment, attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.

KIVA FIREPLACE Inserts. Custom built to fit any fireplace. 25 years experience. Rusty Dobkins 575-535-2905.

SEASONED FIREWOOD: P ONDEROSA, $100 PER LOAD. J u niper, $120 per load. CALL: 508444-0087. Delivery FREE TO ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE !

FURNITURE ANTIQUE OAK DRESSER with carved mirror. 48"Wx79"Hx21.5"D. $950.

1973 KIRBY CLASSIC UPRIGHT VACUUM CLEANER. Works good. Clean. $50. 505-466-6205

DELUXE BREADMAN BAKING MACHINE. Hardly used. $25. 505-982-6438 DYSON UPRIGHT vacuum. Like new. $150. 505-470-5348 FIRST EDITION book collection. $5 and up. Local. 505-474-9020.

The New Mexican offers paid vacation and benefits, in addition to a free gym membership.

Send Cover Letter and Résumé to: Natlaie Guillén, Digital Production Manager nguillen@sfnewmexican.com

1950s SONG HITS & Hit Parade Magazines. Group of 8, only $45 total. Nostalgia! Nostalgia! 505-474-9020

COOKING DISCO, DISCADAS. 17" to 32" diameter. Hundreds available.

Starting at $60. Sold at Aldona’s Restaurant, 3875 Cerrillos Road. 505-4693355.

Social media savvy and experience in journalism or writing-intensive discipline required. Experience on Macs, Adobe Creative Suite and Final Cut X is preferred.

ALDER TRASTERO CABINET. 30"Wx72"Hx18"D. $950.

FOR SALE! 1955 BUICK Special, 4-door, 1981 GMC , 2-Ton Dump Truck, $13,500.

2 conveyor belts, $2000.

1 Small Tar Kettle, $600.

Call 5 0 5 - 9 2 0 - 1 4 9 6 . Leave message.

MOVING SALE! Yamaha Grand Piano, bedroom furniture, computer armoires, power tools & benches, and more. In Taos. Call 575-737-9255

The Santa Fe New Mexican 202 East Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM 87501.

No phone calls, please.

Equal Opportunity Employer

TOOLS MACHINERY

»merchandise« ALDER CABINET. 3 Drawers, open top with doors. 34.5"Wx58"Hx20"D. $1100.

Meter Reader

TABLE SANDER. Rigid brand. $85.

SCROLL SAW, Rigid brand. 16" arm.

Solid metal. No plastic. $125. Fabio, 505-982-3214.

Pecos, NM

TV RADIO STEREO

The minimum education requirement is a high school diploma. No experience required.

Applicant must possess a valid New Mexico Driver’s License and a good driving record for a minimum of three years.

Apply online: http://moraelectric.org or contact Pamela Brown at 575.387.2205 X 14; pbrown@morasanmiguel.coop.

Application deadline: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 4:00PM.

Call Anthony: 505-501-1700.

ANTIQUES

BENCHES, SIDE TABLES, SMALL CABINETS, AND COFFEE TABLE. $300 each.

505-699-5987

This institution is an equal oppturnity provider and employer.

ETAGERE. Chrome & glass & light.

70"Hx15.5"Dx18"W. Many uses. Show off your pottery collection or... $75.

505-438-0008

LXI PICTURE-IN-PICTURE 27" TV. NOT HD, and OLDER FLAT SCREEN. $40.

CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. Works great. 505-603-9696

LARGE OAK ENTERTAINMENT CENTER (OR DISPLAY CASE). Space for tv, stereo, storage. Smokey glass doors.

Excellent condition. $75 OBO. 505231-9133.

ANTIQUE WALNUT SIDE-BOARD. Two pieces. 83"H. Beveled mirrors. Locking doors. Beautiful carving. $1200 OBO. 505-988-1062 TREE SPRAYER Coates Tree Service Experience preferred but will train the right person. Must pass state exam, clean driving record. 505983-6233.

APPLIANCES GE electric range with self cleaning oven. Everything works, even th eclock. White with black door and trim. $150. 505-231-9133

New Custom made 40" Round Southwest Pine Table, bullet carvings, local craftsman, $250. Matching chairs, $125. Choose finish, upholstery, 505982-3214.

MULTI-PURPOSE CABINET, white, 70" x 48" x 20". Excellent condition. On wheels. $100. 505-986-1780. 505-5010986.

SYLVANIA TV, 32". FLAT FACE, two front vertical speakers, all input jacks, remote control, very good condition, $60 OBO. CREDIT CARD ACCEPTED. 505-603-9696

RETAIL AUCTIONS RETAIL SALES PROFESSIONAL with experience. Jewelry, antiques and gift items. Hourly compensation reflects experience. Things Finer. Resume required. tfiner@aol.com

SALES MARKETING HOMES DIRECT IN ESPANOLA Sales People/Manager!!!

Great schedule. Salary plus commission. Homes Direct is a leading Manufactured and Modular Home Retail sales company. Some sales experience required.

Please Fax Resume: 505-242-9555.

Administrative Assistant to Career Services PT ONLINE REAL ESTATE AUCTION Nominal Opening Bid: $25,000.

33 Santa Fe Drive, Abiquiu, NM. 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. Bidding January 23- January 29. williamsauction.com 800-982-0425.

Williams & Williams, NM Broker: Daniel Nelson Re Lic 18340; Williams & Williams Buyer’s Premium may apply for this property.

WANTED: Any type farm freight wagon or buggy made by Joseph Murphy of St. Louis. Call Tom, 800959-5782.

BUILDING MATERIALS THREE 8X8’ POSTS. Exterior, $112 505-699-5987

pine.

GUARANTEED $2,500* A MONTH NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

FURNITURE

1950s SONG HITS & Hit Parade Magazines. Group of 8, only $45 total. Nostalgia! Nostalgia! 505-474-9020

MDS Coordinator (Santa Fe Care Center)

We are currently looking for a Fulltime MDS Coordinator. Hours will flexible according to census.

R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s : Would be to complete MDS according to State and Federal Regulations.

Q u a lific a tio n s : Licensed Nurse, experience in completing MDS. If interested please come by 635 Harkle Rd Santa Fe, NM 87505

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Call our small business experts today!

COLLECTIBLES

21-Temporary Positions: General Forestry 04/01/15-12/30/15

LPN/RN

WE HAVE RN/LPN POSITIONS AVALIABLE. THE SHIFTS ARE 6AM TO 6:30PM OR 6PM TO 6:30AM, 3 DAYS ON AND 4 DAYS OFF.

CNA’S

DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER The Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project in Velarde, New Mexico is seeking a staff Development & Communications Manager to oversee and implement fundraising, events and media. 20 hours per week position. BA or BS and 5 years experience required.

Learn more at: mesaprietapetroglyphs.org.

Inquire at mesaprieta@cybermesa.com

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OPTICIAN Santa Fe Optical Eye Associates of New Mexico is the largest ophthalmology and optometry practice in the Southwest.

We currently have the above-listed position open at our Santa Fe Optical Shop. Some positions require travel between our Northern New Mexico locations, please check the listing.

To learn more about these positions and our organization, see the expanded information on www.jobing.com.

Please send resume and cover letter stating the specific POSITION and LOCATION for which you are applying to: Eye Associates of New Mexico, 8801 Horizon Blvd. NE #360, Albuquerque, NM 87113 Attn: Human Resources; fax to (800) 548-5213 or email to employment@eyenm.com.

No phone calls please. Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-FreeWorkplace.

For a complete description of the job and compensation, visit our website: www.sjc.edu. Go to the bottom of the home page and Click on – “Administrative Offices” under Santa Fe “Employment.” This is a contract, part-time, 25 hours per week position. Send resume, letter of intent, salary history and names, addresses and phone numbers of three professional references to santafe.jobs@sjc.edu.

Resume packets will be accepted until interviews begin.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

HOLIDAY CHARMERS BOSTON is a big tough looking guy with a heart of gold!

At 4yr old needs a new forever home. His last home had too many animals to deal with.

So Boston is looking for a home that he could have only 1 or 2 siblings.

He loves people and high places where he can snuggle in the sun.

GOLDIE This little girl Goldie is the “let’s go” type!

She’s ready for travel and adventures, and at 12lbs, you really can take her anywhere!

Goldie is a 1yr old, so she is young enough to enjoy life on the road. She would love RV road trips with her 2 legged and 4 legged family.

For more information, contact the Española Valley Humane Society at 108 Hamm Pkwy, Española, or call 505-753-8662.

More animals are available on the website at

evalleyshelter.org or petango.com

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2008 CHRYSLER TOWNCOUNTRY TOURING

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Clean Houses Inside and out. Windows, carpets. $18 per hour. Sylvia 505-920-4138.

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Cedar coyote fences, ranchwire fences, walls and gates. A+ Better Business Bureau! Visit our website: hagenbuilders.com 505-670-6069

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Housecleaning, garage cleaning, hauling trash.

Cutting Trees, Flagstone Patios, Driveways, Fencing, Yard Work, Stucco, Tile, Roofing. Greg, Nina, 920-0493.

REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE; PRO-PANEL & FLAT ROOF REPAIR, PAINTING, FENCING, YARDWORK. MINOR PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL. 25 years experience. Licensed. References.

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Dry Pinon & Cedar

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145.00 pick up load.

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TRINO’S AFFORDABLE Construction all phases of construction, home repairs including water damage. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. 505920-7583.

CHAMPION PLUMBING & HEATING REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF HOT WATER HEATERS, BOILERS, FORCED AIR FURNACES, WALL HEATERS, ETC. NM LIC#31074. 505-438-1060

ROOFING- ALL TYPES . Metal, Shingles, Composite torch down, Hot Mop, Stucco, Plaster. Maintenance.

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A A R D V A R K DISCOUNT M O V E R S Most moving services; old-fashioned respect and care since 1976. Jo h n , 505-473-4881.

A VALLEY U STOR IT Now renting 10x10, 10x20, Outdoor RV Spaces.

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ADDITIONS, GARAGES & Portable Buildings. Starting at $30.00 a square foot. Licensed and insured. Call 505252-0534 or 505-821-3790.

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RM FLOORING Re-finishing of wood floors. Installation of wood, tile, brick and flagstone flooring. Licensed, Bonded.

Senior Discount 15%.

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Reasonable, reliable, punctual. 505670-6100

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CASEY’S TOP HAT CHIMNEY SWEEPS is committed to protecting your home. Creosote build-up in a fireplace or lint build-up in a dryer vent reduces efficiency and can pose a fire hazard. Call 505989-5775. Get prepared!

HAULING OR YARD WORK FREE PICK-UP of all appliances and metal, junk cars and parts. Trash runs. 505-385-0898

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PLASTERING VICTOR’S HANDYMAN SERVICE Carpentry, painting, general home repair. Over 30 years experience. Call 505-692-4550 for a FREE estimate.

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40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Professional Plastering Specialist: Interior & Exterior. Also Re-Stuccos. Patching a specialty. Call Felix, 505-920-3853.

YARD MAINTENANCE SPECIALIZING IN YARD WORK, TREE TRIMMING. Trash, brush and other hauling available. Yard, gravel work available. Call 505-204-3186. 505-3162936.

YARD CLEAN UP & More! Gravel, trenches, trash hauling. We Move Furniture. Any work you need done I can do! Call George, 505-316-1599.

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2001 Z71 SUBURBAN 4X4. RUNS GREAT. DEPENDABLE CAR. NEW TIRES AND SHOCKS. CLEAN. 173,000 MILES. $6500. 505-690-4849. MIKE.

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Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015: This year you exhibit unusual creativity and vitality. Your magnetism speaks to others and often draws results that you might not expect. You could become very cautious about what you focus on because of a tendency to manifest what you want to happen. If you are single, you could meet someone significant to your life’s history after July, but you’ll have a great time getting there. If you are attached, you might need to become more aware of your sweetie and his or her needs.

Capricorn is difficult to get to know, even for you.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could feel pressured by a responsibility to the point that you might be grumbling under your breath. Tap into your creativity, and you will discover an unusual but effective solution.

Think of accepting less responsibility in the future. Tonight: A must appearance.

This Week: Spend time networking.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You’ll break right past a hassle by detaching and seeing the situation from an outsider’s perspective. Your position will become compassionate as you gain a better understanding of what motivates others. Tonight: Follow the music. Celebrate!

This Week: Others seem to be going to extremes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You suddenly might catch yourself snapping at a friend, or vice versa. One of you seems to have been carrying a grievance that has been building up for some time. Learn to express your feelings earlier, and they won’t carry such negative power. Tonight: Out late.

This Week: Detach, and you will gain a new perspective.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH If you don’t claim your power, you will feel like a puppet with someone else orchestrating your moves. Your willingness to give a lot can cause others to sense that you care more than they do. Let go of a need to be in control. Tonight: You decide whether or not you want to participate.

This Week: Deal with associates directly.

Last week’s answer

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Deciding to vanish might be a good change of pace for the social Lion. You’ll recharge and have some thinking time when your social schedule is not so active. Revisit your priorities, as they could be changing. Be willing to acknowledge that fact.

Tonight: Not to be found.

This Week: Others seek you out, though not always with a smile.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could be on top of a problem that is gaining steam without you even knowing it. A creative endeavor or love interest might demand your time. Be less judgmental and more lighthearted, and you’ll be happier as a result. Tonight: Enjoy life with the ones you love.

This Week: Your plate is full; be careful about making other plans.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You could feel pressured by a situation or a commitment involving your family. Honor your word, and do what is necessary here. You can evaluate the commitment at a later point when everything calms down. Take a much-needed nap.

Tonight: Order in.

This Week: Fun and games start Tuesday, with romance being highlighted.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Who initiates a conversation won’t be relevant, as long as you keep your eye on your objective. Someone will be

Chess quiz

WHITE FORCES MATE Hint: Sacrifice and mate.

Solution: 1. Bxf6ch! Kxf6 Qxh6 mate. If instead 1. ... Kg8, 2. Qxh6 with mate to follow.

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delighted to hear from you, even if he or she comes across as being combative or difficult. Honor a change of pace.

Tonight: Let the party begin!

This Week: Focus on what is needed, not want you want.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov.22-Dec.21) HHHHH You might want to push a key project to the finish line. Your finances could be involved, and your budget will require some time and thought. An issue with your home is likely to demand also your attention. Tonight: Call someone whom you have not seen in a while.

This Week: Socializing is high on your agenda after Tuesday.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You seem to be feeling much better than you have in a while.

You know what you want, and you know how to get there.

Honor a change of pace, and make a long-awaited decision.

Bring a loved one into your plans; this person loves being with you. Tonight: You are on a roll.

This Week: Carefully weigh the pros and cons of a money matter.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Make it OK to vanish and be unavailable. You generally make a big effort to accommodate others. Why not do the same for yourself? You might need some time to review a situation that has cost you a lot. A loved one might not agree with your assessment. Tonight: Screen your calls.

This Week: You know what you want.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Zero in on what you want to do, which might involve bringing friends together for a fun happening. You seem to have a lot of energy right now. If you don’t use it properly, you will find that you’ll become shorttempered quickly. Be careful!

Tonight: Zero in on what you want.

This Week: Much might be happening around you.

Scratch pad

hen I got invited to the White House to help the first family celebrate Hanukkah, I was a little nervous, as you can imagine. For one thing, I knew I’d have to write about it, and I can never remember how to spell Chanukah. Fortunately, research confirmed this would not be a problem: Because the word is a transliteration from a different alphabet, there are countless different spellings and they’re all technically correct! (Even the Maoist-sounding “Xanuka.” Seriously. You can look it up.)

It’s like back in the 1960s when no one really knew how to spell Khrushchev, but it didn’t matter. You did the best you could, and if you threw an extra K or H in there, nobody was the wiser.

But there was another reason I was Gene nervous about this invitation to the Weingarten White House: What if the president and first lady were counting on me to guide The Washington them through the ceremony? I am not Post a knowledgeable Jew. I suspect I know less about being Jewish than the Obamas do. I once asked my Jewish friend Pat how many days of Channuka there were. A long silence followed. I thought she was trying to remember, but it turns out she was trying to think if she actually knew anyone else, of any age or ethnic background, who didn’t know how many days of Chanuka there are, including Daryl, her cat.

In short, I feared that the Obamas and I would be sitting down to a traditional Jewish holiday meal of kreplach, tsimmes, baked katzenfleisch, fried mazel, knacknistle, boiled schmendrick, pickled pishers, etc. — and Michelle would defer to me. Turning to her girls, she would say, “Mr. Weingarten is now going to tell us about the origins of this holy day and lead us in prayer,” and I would have to improvise: “Hanukka commemorates the time Moses and King David led the Israelites to victory over, uh, the fierce goyish hordes, a victory that is remembered today by ceremonially flushing a tomato and mayonnaise sandwich on white bread down the toilet. ... ” But I hadn’t had to worry at all. It wasn’t that intimate a gathering. I discovered this when my wife and I arrived at the White House to find, literally halfway around the block, a line of Jewish people. How do I know they were all Jewish people? You just needed to eavesdrop on the conversations.

This is verbatim from in front of me in line: “Phil, this is my daughter. The one who didn’t bother to tell me, so I had to hear from you, not God forbid from her, my daughter, that she was quoted on the radio this morning.”

Everything went splendidly, with one hitch.

Before you enter the White House, you have to go through a TSA-type metal detector, which means you have to first surrender your cellphone and wallet and belt. This I did, and then got wanded — I have metal replacement knees, so my wanding takes a full minute or two as the guards try to determine whether I am potentially the Knee Bomber — and when they were through with me I saw that a couple of Secret Service agents were standing protectively, and a little nervously, over the container into which I had thrown my wallet. That is when I remembered that I do not have an ordinary wallet. My wallet was handmade for me, to my specifications, by my friend Tariiq Omari Walton.

Carved into the leather, in bold letters, Samuel L. Jackson style, is this: Bad Mutha F....

The agents were standing there, waiting a little warily, probably wondering what nature of person would pick up the wallet, and whether it would be someone about whom they needed to worry. When I showed up, they looked at each other, then back at me, and burst out laughing.

I decided it was a sign of respect.

I don’t meant to brag, but not long afterward, President Obama personally welcomed me and my wife to the White House from up there at a lectern. And though he did not mention us by name, and there were 200 other people in the room, I felt the warmth. Though it might have been the kosher horseradish.

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