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State police under scrutiny for investigating own By Uriel J. Garcia and Chris Quintana

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In Colorado, when a state trooper is involved in a shooting, the agency enlists a group of officers from other law enforcement organizations to investigate. In Arizona, the state police hand over such investigations to local departments. But in New Mexico, the state police investigates its own officer-

involved shootings in most counties. Criminology experts question the practice, saying it’s always better to bring in outside agencies to avoid the bias or the appearance of bias in what are sensitive investigations. “There’s certainly some transparency issues if you’re investigating your own officer,” said Geoffrey P. Alpert, a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina.

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New Mexico State Police Officer Eric Armijo investigates the scene of a police shooting on Calle Vencejo in February 2011. Another state police officer had been stabbed after chasing a man fleeing a DWI stop. The officer then shot the man, and both were hospitalized. Many experts question the state police policy of investigating its own officers who are involved in shootings. NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

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“Why wouldn’t you investigate your own officer? Because there’s tendency to help him out, so to speak.” New Mexico State Police have

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State might ease digital sign rules Night sky advocates protest fewer restrictions on electronic billboards By Staci Matlock The New Mexican

Glowing electronic billboards could soon be legal along interstates and other federal highways in New Mexico. Advocates for dark skies think the lighted digital signs would be bad news for driver safety and the state’s nighttime skyscape. Outdoor advertisers, however, deny that digital billboards increase traffic accidents or negatively impact dark skies. While the state Department of Transportation has issued permits for 3,845 off-premises outdoor advertising billboards along New Mexico highways, none of them are electronic, since those aren’t allowed under current state rules. Members of the state Transportation Commission are scheduled to vote Thursday in Santa Fe on an amended rule regulating outdoor advertising.

Please see SIgN, Page A-5 Cars drive past an electronic sign in front of the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino in Pojoaque Pueblo on Tuesday. The state, which is considering new rules that would allow electronic billboards along New Mexico highways, has no jurisdiction over electronic billboards on pueblo land and allows cities and counties to create their own rules on digital signs.

Gov. Susana Martinez greets lawmakers and other dignitaries on her way out after delivering her State of the State address at the state Capitol on Tuesday. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Martinez calls for bipartisanship, compromise on session’s opening day By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

epublican Gov. Susana Martinez, speaking on the opening day of the New Mexico Legislature, made a plea for bipartisanship at the end of her State of the State address. However, many of the issues she brought up in her 47-minute speech already have attracted wide opposition from Democrats. “Let’s continue to choose reform over the status quo,” the governor said. “With great challenges come great opportunities,”she said. “To seize these opportunities, we must come together — Republicans and Democrats, the Legislature and the governor. … While we won’t agree

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on everything, and there will certainly be spirited debates, I am committed to working with you to find common ground, just like we have in the past, because the people of New Mexico deserve nothing less.” But by the reactions of Democratic legislators both during and after the speech, it appeared that common ground might be hard to find on many key elements of Martinez’s agenda — especially on issues that have been fought in previous sessions, such as the proposed repeal of the law that allows the state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, and educational issues like Martinez’s third-grade reading initiative, teacher evaluations and merit pay. As often is the case with the president’s State of the Union address to Congress, dur-

Despite hype, diplomats downplay expectations for Syria peace talks By Lori Hinnant and Zeina Karam

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What’s at stake Fighting in Syria has killed more than 130,000 people and left millions of refugees, either in camps or squats

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ing Martinez’s speech, the only lawmakers who responded to the obvious applause lines on controversial issues were members of her own party. Almost all Democrats remained quiet as their GOP colleagues applauded. Asked about this, Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera said, “From the vantage point of folks clapping or not clapping,

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consolidating twin probes into allegations that aides engineered traffic jams in September in the community of Fort Lee as political retribution, apparently against the town’s mayor for not endorsing his re-election bid.

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife were indicted Tuesday on corruption charges after a monthslong federal investigation into thousands of dollars in gifts the Republican received from a businessman and political donor. A bond hearing and arraignment is set for both defendants Friday in U.S. District Court in Richmond. “Today’s charges represent the Justice Department’s continued commitment to rooting out public corruption at all levels of government,” Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman said in a news release. “Ensuring that elected officials uphold the public’s trust is one of our most critical responsibilities.” McDonnell left office earlier this month after four years in the governor’s office. Virginia law limits governors to a single term. A federal investigation overshadowed the final months in office for the once-rising star of the Republican Party, with authorities looking into gifts he and his family received from Jonnie Williams, the former CEO of dietary supplements maker Star Scientific.

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Christie sworn in amid scandals TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie sought to turn back the clock as he was sworn into a second term Tuesday, saying voters gave him a mandate in November to “stay the course” and put aside partisan differences, even as Democrats ramped up an investigation into whether his administration abused its power. Christie, considered a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2016, was inaugurated amid a snowstorm that forced him to cancel an evening celebration on Ellis Island, and then gave an 18-minute address that dwelled on his 22-point election victory in the fall. He did not mention the investigations that have already led to the firing or departure of four top aides or associates. The people making up a broad coalition that returned him to office, he said, “have demanded that we stay the course they have helped set.” “It was the largest and loudest voice of affirmation that the people of our state have given to any direction in three decades,” Christie said, noting priorities including the economy, education and improving access to jobs for recovering drug addicts. “We have no moral option but to heed the voice of the voters, and that is exactly what I intend to do.” His speech came less than an hour after Democratic lawmakers announced they were

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ROCKVILLE, Md. — Two women who police say killed two young children while performing what they thought was an exorcism will remain held without bond and will have psychiatric evaluations to determine if they are competent to stand trial, a judge said Tuesday. The women, 28-year-old Zakieya Latrice Avery and 21-year-old Monifa Denise Sanford, have told investigators that they believed evil spirits skipped successively between the bodies of the children and that an exorcism was needed to drive the demons out, said Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy. The women also reported to investigators that they saw the eyes of each of the children blackening and, after the intended exorcism, took a shower, cleaned up the bloody scene and “prepared the children to see God,” McCarthy said. The children’s two older siblings, a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, were also found injured with stab wounds. Edward Leyden, a lawyer for Sanford, told reporters after the hearing that “everyone who is involved in this case is in deep pain.” The women identified themselves to investigators as members of a group known as the “demon assassins,” and police are looking to interview other people who might be part of the same organization but say there are no other suspects.

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A pedestrian walks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. A swirling snowstorm clobbered parts of the mid-Atlantic and the urban Northeast, grounding thousands of flights, closing government offices in the nation’s capital and making a mess of the evening commute. The storm stretched 1,000 miles between Kentucky and Massachusetts but hit especially hard along the heavily populated Interstate 95 corridor between Philadelphia and Boston, creating perilous rides home for millions of motorists. Forecasters said the storm could bring up to a foot in New York City, to be followed by bitter cold as arctic air from Canada streams in. SUSAN WALSH/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two soldiers died Jan. 10 at Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when the aircraft they were aboard crashed; killed were: Chief Warrant Officer Andrew L. McAdams, 27, of Cheyenne, Wyo., assigned to Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command, Joint Force Headquarters, Wyoming Army National Guard, Cheyenne, Wyo.; and Sgt. Drew M. Scobie, 25, of Kailua, Hawaii, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery, Wahiawa, Hawaii Army National Guard, Oahu, Hawaii.

As of Tuesday, at least 2,168 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The latest identifications reported by the military: Spc. Andrew H. Sipple, 22, of Cary, N.C., died Jan. 17 in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, from a noncombatrelated incident currently under investigation; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. Sgt. Daniel T. Lee, 28, of Crossville, Tenn., died Jan. 15 in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire during combat operations; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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SUMTER, S.C. — The judge, prosecutor and defense lawyers all agree that justice, at least by today’s standards, wasn’t carried out 70 years ago when a 14-year-old black boy was sent to the electric chair for killing two white girls. But figuring out exactly what happened in March 1944 may be elusive, they said during the first day of a hearing into whether the boy, George Stinney, should get a new trial. People who attended the original trial have died and most of the evidence, including a transcript of the trial, has disappeared. Stinney was found guilty of killing 11-year-old Betty Binnicker and 7-year-old Mary Emma Thames just over a month after their bodies were found beaten in the head and left in a water-filled ditch. The trial lasted less than a day in the tiny Southern mill town of Alcolu, separated, as most were in those days, by race. His lawyers argued his conviction was tainted by racism and scant evidence. Nearly all the evidence, including Stinney’s confession, has vanished. Lawyers working on behalf of Stinney’s family have gathered new evidence, including sworn statements from his relatives accounting for his whereabouts the day the girls were killed and from a pathologist disputing the autopsy findings. Circuit Judge Carmen Mullen said her task isn’t deciding whether Stinney is guilty or innocent, but whether he got a fair trial at the time. “What can I do? What can I rectify?” Mullen said at the beginning of the hearing. “And even if we did retry, Mr. Stinney, what would be the result? Again, none of us have the power to bring that 14-year-old child back.” If Mullen finds in favor of Stinney, it could open the door for hundreds of other appeals. But the Stinney case is unique. At 14, he’s the youngest person executed in the United States in the past 100 years. Even in 1944, there was an outcry over putting someone so young in the electric chair. Newspaper accounts said the straps in the chair didn’t fit around his 95-pound body and an electrode was too big for his leg. Mullen acknowledged how the case was unusual. “No one here can justify a 14-year-old child being charged, tried, convicted and executed in some 80 days,” she said. Relatives of the girls have recently spoke out as well, saying Stinney was known around town as a bully who threatened to fight or kill people who came too close to the grass where he grazed the family cow. Terri Evans, a cousin of Thames born years after she died, said it’s a shame this hearing couldn’t be held earlier. “These people who were kids at the time, all they knew then was fear. There’s no one living that was at the trial,” Evans said. “Everything anyone says now is hearsay.” The hearing will continue Wednesday. It isn’t clear when the judge will rule.

George Stinney Jr., the youngest person ever executed in South Carolina, in 1944. Supporters of Stinney argued Tuesday that there wasn’t enough evidence to find him guilty in 1944 of killing a 7-year-old and an 11-year-old girl. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY

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Afghan mine-removal workers kidnapped, released 7 hours later Abductions come amid rising insurgent activity in Kabul By Sayed Salahuddin The Washington Post

KABUL — Dozens of landmine clearing workers were kidnapped and held for seven hours in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the largest mass abduction in the country in years and the latest sign of worsening militant activity. The 63 men were freed after village elders intervened and security forces flooded the district where they were held, said Farid Homayoun, manager of the Afghanistan program of the British land-mine removal organization Halo Trust, which employs the workers. “They were released unharmed,” Homayoun said.

“The Taliban have apparently said they were not behind it, and the identity of the kidnappers is not clear to us.” The workers were seized from their office in the restive Pashtun Zarghun district of western Herat province, Gov. Sayed Fazlullah Wahidi said. Ten armed men came to the site on motorbikes and forced the employees to drive to a nearby village, Homayoun said. “The gunmen opened fire on our vehicles, causing damage to them, and then took the employees to a mountain,” Homayoun said. “Eight of them managed to flee.” Abduction has become a lucrative business for insurgents and criminal groups in Afghanistan, where U.S., NATO and Afghan forces are trying to suppress a resurgent Taliban. Militants in the past have freed some captives after appar-

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan’s military launched airstrikes in its restive tribal areas on Tuesday, killing 40 suspected militants, in a desperate attempt to combat terrorist attacks that are escalating across the country. Tribal elders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared reprisal from militants, said it appeared that the strikes were more accurate than past efforts had been. The home of Adnan Rashid, a senior Taliban commander, was hit and his family members were injured, but he escaped unhurt, the local elders said. Another strike, on Al Noor Mosque in the village of Essorhi, killed 15 people — all reportedly militants, according to elders. “So this time the army gunships and jet fighters are accurately targeting the militants,” one elder from the town of Mir Ali said in a phone interview. The strikes, one of heaviest bombardments of the tribal areas in several years, follow the deaths of 20 Pakistani army soldiers in a suicide bombing Sunday. A day later, 13 people were killed in a bombing at a market near army headquarters in Rawalpindi. And on Tuesday, three people administering polio vaccinations were fatally shot in Karachi, and at least 20 Shiite pilgrims were killed when an explosion tore through their bus. The military airstrikes began late Monday night over a troubled area of North Waziristan, a hotbed for Pakistani and foreign militants near the Afghan border. According to local officials, it was the first time the air force has resorted to aerial strikes in North Waziristan since the military struck a cease-fire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Military officials those killed in the strikes included militants suspected of carrying out a bombing in September that killed 85 people at a Christian church in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. Although some of the elders interviewed said many of the fatalities were indeed Taliban militants, local residents said there were also numerous civilian casualties. They said they and their families were fleeing the area because they feared for their safety. “Can you hear the noise of the gunships? They are just over our heads,” Haji Jamaludin, a local resident, told Reuters by telephone from the area. “Everyone in the village is running around with children and women, looking for a safe place to hide.” The strikes, which follow a series of smaller military operations in tribal areas in recent weeks, could be a sign that Pakistan’s new army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, plans to take a harder line against militants. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed Sharif in late November to head Pakistan’s nuclear-armed, 550,000-member military. The two men share the same last name, but are not related.

Authorities said both of the bombers were women, and one had a brother who had disappeared in Chechnya. SOCHI, Russia — Russian security A week later, a female suicide bomber officials are hunting down three potenblew herself up outside a Moscow tial female suicide bombers, one of subway station, killing 10 people. Early whom is believed to be in Sochi, where reports identified her as a sister of one of the Winter Olympics will begin next the plane bombers. month. But authorities later said the sister was Police leaflets seen by an Associated one of two females among a group that Press reporter at a central Sochi hotel on seized some 1,100 hostages the next day Tuesday contain warnings about three at a school in the town of Beslan. Ruspotential suicide bombers. A police sian forces besieged the school and at letter said that one of them, Ruzanna least 380 people were killed. A photo of a police leaflet seen in Ibragimova, a 22-year-old widow of an In 2010, twin blasts on the Moscow a Sochi hotel on Tuesday shows Islamic militant, was at large in Sochi. Who are they? subway that killed at least 40 people in Ruzanna Ibragimova, suspected of A U.S. congressman who was in Sochi one day were blamed on women suicide being a suicide bomber, and states The term “black widow” refers to the on Tuesday to assess the situation said that she is at large in the city where bombers. Last October, a suicide bomber belief that these women took the desperhe was impressed by the work of Rusthe Winter Olympics will begin next married to an Islamic militant killed ate step of becoming suicide bombers sian security forces but troubled that month. NATALYA VASILYEVA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS six people on a bus in the southern city in order to avenge husbands or male potential suicide bombers had gotten of Volgograd, just a few hundred miles relatives killed in Russia’s long fight into the city, despite all of the extraordiagainst Islamic militants in the Caucasus from Sochi. Her husband died in a clash the Russians is to allow our intelligence nary security measures. region. But there have been cases where with Russian forces a month later. services to coordinate and cooper“We know some of them got through the bombers’ husbands were alive at ate better with theirs,” McCaul said. the perimeter,” Rep. Michael McCaul, Not always a success the time of their attacks, and one failed Although the Russian side was confident chairman of the U.S. House Homeland bomber said it was shame and a lack of Just five days after the rock concert Security Committee, said. “She’s for real. that it could provide security, the U.S. bombing, a Chechen woman planning to What we don’t know is how many more has information that could help keep the money that drove her to terrorism. bomb a Moscow cafe lost her nerve and games safe, he said. black widows are out there.” told cafe guards she was carrying exploThe congressman also expressed con- The history Russian authorities have blamed the sives. A bomb disposal expert was killed cern that terrorists could have gotten One of the earliest attacks to draw so-called “black widows” of slain insurwhen her bomb blew up while he was into Sochi before security was tightened. attention to female terrorists was the gents for previous suicide attacks in the trying to defuse it. The woman, Zarema “How many potential cells could be in 2002 mass hostage-taking at a Moscow country. Muzhakhoyeva, later said she had turned Sochi and the Olympic village?” he said. theater by Chechen militants — 19 of The Black Sea resort town will host the 41 attackers were women. The crisis to terrorism after her husband was killed the games amid concerns about security “But after ‘the ring of steel’ was implemented we have this one person who ended with Russian forces pumping nar- in a business dispute and she had stolen and potential terrorist attacks. jewelry from her grandparents and been seems to have been able to penetrate it. cotic gas into the theater, killing all the The southern city of Volgograd was frozen out by relatives. It does demonstrate vulnerability.” attackers and at least 118 of the approxirocked by two suicide bombings in late Two women planning to wear suicide Police material distributed to the mately 850 hostages. Police footage after December, which killed 34 and injured belts to Red Square on New Year’s Eve hotel staff included pictures of two the raid showed some of the women scores more. An Islamic militant group 2010 were foiled by a simple error. Their other women in veils: 26-year-old Zaira dead in theater seats with explosives in Dagestan posted a video on Sunday bombs were to be set off when their hanattached to their bodies. claiming responsibility for the bombings Aliyeva and 34-year-old Dzhannet Tsakhayeva. It said they had been trained and threatened to strike the games in In 2003, two women blew themselves dler sent text messages to the cellphones Sochi, about 300 miles west of Dagestan. “to perpetrate acts of terrorism.” up at the entrance gate to a Moscow out- connected to the bombs. But before then, one of the phones received a spam It warned that the two women “are McCaul, a Republican from Texas, said door rock concert, killing 14 people. message, blowing the woman bomber he had numerous meetings with officials probably among us,” but, unlike IbragiIn the first wave of a shocking series mova’s case, did not say if they are in in Moscow and Sochi, and was briefed up. The plot leader and the surviving of attacks in 2004, two Russian airliners Sochi. by the joint operation center in Sochi. woman were arrested and sentenced to were brought down with bombs on the No further information was provided “The one improvement I would ask of prison. same night, killing a total of 79 people. The Associated Press

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about the two women or their motivation. The term “black widow” refers to the belief that women who have carried out past suicide attacks in Russia did so to avenge the deaths of husbands or other male relatives. The Olympics are to be held Feb. 7-23. Russia has mounted an intense security operation in the city. Russian troops also have been active fighting militants in Dagestan, one of the predominantly Muslim republics in Russia’s North Caucasus and the center of an Islamic insurgency that has engulfed the region.

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Dems blast omission of mental health, CYFD issues Rebuttal calls State of State ‘gimmicky’ By Milan Simonich

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Democrats gave Republican Gov. Susana Martinez a scathing review for her State of the State speech on Tuesday. “I thought it was gimmicky,” said state Sen. Bill Soules, a teacher from Las Cruces, who was chosen by Democratic legislative leaders to respond to the governor. Soules said Martinez had selectively used statistics, omitted any mention of the chaos in behavioral health care and ignored the kicking death last month of a 9-year-old boy from Albuquerque. Soules raised the horrific

child-abuse case to criticize Martinez for inadequate staffing at the Children, Youth and Families Department. Bill Soules Even though legislators had appropriated generous budgets for state agencies, Soules said, Martinez failed to hire enough staff. About $6 million went unspent last year by the Children, Youth and Families Department. In all, $65 million was returned to the state treasury by the administration, but taxpayers were shortchanged because critical work was not done, Soules said. He also criticized Martinez for saying nothing about her

administration cutting funding to 15 mental health agencies. Martinez’s Human Services Department said it had found credible allegations of fraud, so it replaced the New Mexico providers with Arizona companies last year. State Attorney General Gary King, a Democrat who is running for governor, last week cleared one agency, The Counseling Center in Alamogordo. His investigation of the others is ongoing. Though Martinez spoke for 47 minutes, Soules said, she did not say a word about the state’s most pervasive problem — poverty. Thirty-seven percent of children in New Mexico live in poverty, and that is the biggest obstacle to improved academic performance by schoolchildren, Soules said.

But instead of dealing with the root cause, Soules said, Martinez manipulated statistics to push for retention of thousands of third-graders who are below par on reading tests. Martinez said the most compassionate state policy would be to hold back third-graders struggling with reading. As it stands, they are being promoted and then become “four times more likely to drop out” of school. “That’s not an opinion. It’s a fact,” Martinez said. Soules countered that it’s a falsehood. He said no scientific research backs up the governor’s claim. Soules, who holds a doctorate in education and psychology from New Mexico State University, says he was a below-average reader in third

grade. Kids who do not read proficiently need extra help, but mass retentions would lead to more dropouts, Soules said. He said Martinez had “cherry-picked” and misrepresented one part of an old report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to try to support her position for holding back students, an issue she campaigned on four years ago. “We need someone who will lead and govern, not play politics,” Soules said. In addition to criticizing Martinez, Democrats in the Legislature said they would push two constitutional amendments to help lift people from poverty. One would siphon more than $100 million a year from the land-grant endowment to increase spending for early-

childhood education programs. The other would raise the minimum wage, now $7.50 an hour in much of New Mexico. Santa Fe’s minimum wage of $10.51 an hour would not be affected by the amendment. But a divide exists, even among Democrats, on tapping the $12 billion endowment for early-childhood programs. Sen. John Arthur Smith of Deming, chairman of the finance committee, opposes the idea as irresponsible. The endowment now helps fund K-12 education, and Smith said he did not want to erode the principal. Milan Simonich can be reached at 986-3080 or msimonich@ sfnewmexican.com. Follow his Ringside Seat blog on The New Mexican website.

Facts behind the speeches, rhetoric By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

If Tuesday’s State of the State speech by New Mexico’s Republican Gov. Susana Martinez and the opposition response delivered by Sen. Bill Soules, a Democrat from Las Cruces, were any indication, the spirited rhetoric that kicks off a lawmaking season shouldn’t be relied on for absolute precision.

Fact-checking Martinez u “We came together to close the largest structural deficit in state history.” Martinez was first questioned about this claim when she made it in her speech at the Republican National Convention in 2012. When Martinez took office in 2011, the state overcame a $200 million budget gap, but the state overcame a steeper budget shortfall of $454 million in 2009, according to Legislative Finance Committee reports. u “We’ve doubled the size of our savings account.” It would have been true if Martinez had taken office one year sooner. New Mexico’s general fund reserve as a percentage of the budget is 10.3 percent for the current fiscal year. It was at 5.1 percent in fiscal year 2010. However, Martinez took office in the middle of fiscal year 2011, when the reserve stood at 9.6 percent, according to Legislative Finance Committee reports. u “Education spending now exceeds pre-recession levels.” True. In fiscal year 2007, heading into the Great Recession, spending on public schools and higher education totaled $3.337 billion. During the current fiscal year, it stands at $3.357, according to Legislative Finance Committee reports. u “We have not raised taxes on families and businesses.” Taxes have not increased during Martinez’s administration. However, cities and counties have started considering imposing tax increases to make up for the loss of tax subsidies that the state, with Martinez’s support, is phasing out after a decade of saving local governments from the fiscal pain of lost revenue from taxes on food and medical services that the state discontinued.

Fact-checking Soules u “[Martinez] never once talked about job losses that have

about balanced all the growth that we’ve had. If you look at the data, New Mexico has not had real job growth, where all of the states around us have.” Soules is correct that New Mexico’s job growth lags behind surrounding states. Between November 2012 and November 2013, nonfarm employment growth in New Mexico was 0.2 percent — exponentially lower than nine other Western states it was compared with in the most recent New Mexico Labor Review released by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions. u “New Mexico made the largest cuts to education in the country.” Not according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. It issued a report in September that ranked states based on percentage of reduction in perpupil spending from fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2014, adjusted for inflation. New Mexico had reduced per-pupil funding by 11.4 percent over that period, but 11 states had made deeper cuts. u “In New Mexico, we have the largest income discrepancy of any state.” In fact, New Mexico was not the absolute worst state in the union for income disparity between rich and poor, but it was the fourth-worst and had the second-highest percentage of population living below the poverty line (21.5 percent) in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s community survey. New Mexico’s worsening economic conditions moved it to among the worst states for income disparity from the 15th ranked state in 2010 and 2011. u “In New Mexico, 37 percent of our children live in poverty.” Not quite. According to data from 2012 published in the most recent Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, New Mexico is tied with Arkansas for the second-highest percentage of children living in poverty, at 29 percent. Mississippi had the highest percentage, 35. u “This last year, over $65 million was reverted to the general fund from the various agencies who did not spend all the money that was allocated to them.” That is true, according to Legislative Finance Committee reports. Contact Patrick Malone at 968-3017 or pmalone@ sfnewmexican.com. Follow him on Twitter @pmalonenm.

Gov. Susana Martinez delivers the State of the State at the Capitol on Tuesday. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

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I am committed to working with you to find common ground, just like we have in the past, because the people of New Mexico deserve nothing less.” Gov. Susana Martinez

Continued from Page A-1 I think shame on us as adults if we can’t come together and find the compromise that we need to set our kids up for success.” Some of the five Democrats who want Martinez’s job sent emails and tweets criticizing some of Martinez’s proposals. Less than 10 minutes after the end of the speech, the gubernatorial campaign of Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, sent potential supporters a lengthy email saying, “What disappoints me the most is how similar each speech has been year after year.” Also quick to respond to the governor’s speech was Marcela Díaz of the immigrant rights group Somos Un Pueblo Unido. In her speech, Martinez said, “I’ve put forward a strong compromise to repeal this law and still allow driving privileges for [young immigrants brought to the country as children]. It’s time to act. The Legislature should do what the overwhelming majority of New Mexicans are demanding — repeal this dangerous law.” Diaz responded in a written release: “The governor is doing a terrible disservice to New Mexicans by forcing the driver’s license issue for a fifth time while our state falls deeper into poverty and our children continue to suffer the tragic consequences of a broken education and child welfare system. It’s unconscionable for the governor to put her own political cash cow ahead of New Mexico’s families. She is wasting legislators’ time on this non-issue when they should be keenly focused on solving the state’s real problems.” Diaz pointed out that eight states last year passed legislation allowing undocumented immigrants to drive. Those states are Colorado, Nevada, Maryland, Vermont,

California, Connecticut, Oregon and Illinois. Also, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C., passed similar laws. Martinez began her speech talking about the recent school shooting in Roswell, where two students were shot, one suffering critical injures. The governor introduced two guests: John Masterson, the soccer coach and social studies teacher who talked the shooter into surrendering his gun, and Kevin Hayes, a security guard who helped one of the victims despite being injured himself in the shooting. “No human being is gifted with the knowledge of why such tragedy occurs,” Martinez said. “But we are thankful that in the face of it, people like both of you display the courage required to help all of us get through.” However, Martinez didn’t mention proposed gun control legislation, such as Rep. Miguel Garcia’s House Bill 44, which would require background checks for all firearms sales at gun shows. Asked whether Martinez, who supported a similar bill last year, plans to send a message to allow Garcia’s bill to be considered during this session, her spokesman, Enrique Knell, said, “We haven’t made any final determination about issues that would be added to the governor’s call, or made any final decisions about all the separate and various issues that individual members would like to have messaged.”

Martinez, in her speech, endorsed one bill being pushed by the Santa Fe think tank Think New Mexico. Senate Bill 9, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Mary Kay Papen, D-Las Cruces, would create an online “one-stop shop” for small businesses to get state permits and other assistance. And the governor called for legislation to prohibit former legislators from becoming lobbyists for at least two years. She’s backed such bills before, but legislators on both sides of the aisle have been cool to the idea. There was one unscripted moment when Martinez was talking about expanding “parent portals” — websites where parents can monitor their students’ grades and assignments. Several years ago, she said, she was checking up on her stepson on his school’s website when she noticed several A’s on certain dates. At first she assumed these were grades, but on further investigation, she learned that “A” stood for absence. “I knew I had to have a talk with him, but not the kind of talk I’d originally planned,” Martinez said. New Mexican staff writer Patrick Malone contributed to this report. Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@ sfnewmexican.com. Read his political blog at roundhouseroundup.com.

GOP lawmaker won’t support amendment banning gay marriage By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

Although same-sex marriage is one issue in which Republican politicians in New Mexico generally are against, at least one GOP lawmaker said Tuesday that he would vote against a Republican-sponsored proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. “I’m happy with the Supreme Court’s decision,” Rep. Jim Smith, R-Sandia Park, told The New Mexican, referring to last month’s high court ruling that

banning same-sex couples from marrying violates the state constitution. Smith said he doesn’t believe the state constitution should be amended to deal with such Jim Smith matters. “I believe the Supreme Court interprets the constitution,” he said. That cuts both ways, Smith said. He noted that last year in the House

Voters and Elections Committee, he made the motion to table a proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by Rep. Brian Egolf, D-Santa Fe, that would specifically allow same-sex marriage. Smith said he’d vote against Senate Joint Resolution 6, sponsored by Sen. Bill Sharer, R-Farmington, if it makes it to the House. Sharer’s proposed amendment would define marriage in the constitution as a union between one man and one woman. Smith might not be alone in his

caucus. Rep. Terry McMillan, R-Las Cruces, told a reporter Tuesday that he hasn’t decided how he’d vote on Sharer’s legislation if it gets to the House. Many Roundhouse observers, including some Republicans who publicly support Sharer’s effort, say privately they don’t expect it to make it through the Senate. Smith’s lack of support for repealing same-sex marriage is just the latest sign that Republican opposition might be softening. Earlier this month, Republican Gov.

Susana Martinez, who last year said she wanted voters to decide on the same-sex marriage issue, told reporters that she would not be pushing SJR 6 during this legislative session. “I think what I said before was that yes, the people should have decided on it, but the Supreme Court has decided,” Martinez said at a news conference. “And it’s now the law of the land.” Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@ sfnewmexican.com. Read his political blog at roundhouseroundup.com.

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Syria: Conference begins Wednesday Continued from Page A-1 in neighboring countries or within Syria’s borders. The economy has been devastated, and bombs and gunfire have ruined once-thriving cities. The rebellion started in March 2011, and Syria has seen little but violence ever since. The contrast for the peace conference in the Alps town of Montreux could hardly be more stark — Switzerland has stayed out of international conflict since 1815, when it was declared neutral at the end of the Napoleonic wars. The dichotomy isn’t lost on Syrians suffering from the war. The government carried out airstrikes across the country on Tuesday, including in Daraa province in the south, outside the capital, Damascus, in Homs province in central Syria and in Aleppo in the north. The deadliest of the attacks hit opposition-held areas of Aleppo, killing at least 10 people. For some of the more than 2 million Syrian refugees scattered around the region, there was scant interest in a settlement with Assad’s government. “We lost our faith in the international community. We don’t care about the Geneva conference and whether it takes place or not,” said Ibraheem Qaddah, a former rebel fighter with an amputated arm, now holed up in Jordan’s sprawling Zaatari refugee camp. “We have lost a lot of relatives and friends and family members in the fighting, and we’ve lost Syria.”

New leadership? Unlikely this time around Syria’s Western-backed Syrian National Coalition wants a transitional government to replace Assad, reiterating Tuesday that it finally decided to attend the peace conference in order to establish a transitional government with full executive powers “in which killers and criminals do not participate.” That’s the stated goal of the peace conference, agreed upon by international powers in preliminary talks in June. But Assad, whose soldiers have notched up recent military victories, points to the ascendance of Islamic militants to temper Western enthusiasm for the rebels. He has said he has no intention of stepping down and, on the contrary, may run again as president later this year. Still, by agreeing to meet them, Assad for the first time has acknowledged an opposition that he has long derided and dismissed as “terrorists” and “mercenaries.”

Cease-fires, humanitarian corridors, prisoner exchanges “We must take small steps,” Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the

German foreign minister, said in Paris on Tuesday. A comprehensive end to the war in Syria is probably not possible, but smaller goals may be achievable. Syria’s government last week proposed a cease-fire in the embattled city of Aleppo and a prisoner exchange with the opposition, but left the terms vague. The opposition has accused the government of reneging on promises before and declaring cease-fires in order to buy time. There are also questions as to whether a truce is remotely possible in a devastated city where scattered rebel groups have been locked for months in a stalemate with government troops. Prisoner exchanges pose similar problems: With no unified command, the prospect of pulling together a rebel database of those detained seems impossibly remote. And Assad’s government operated secret prisons for years, if not decades, before the fighting started. That doesn’t preclude small exchanges and — as Steinmeier said — small steps are the first goal. Humanitarian corridors would seem a likely starting point, but as one rebel brigade after another has fallen away from the Syrian National Council, it’s unclear how the shrinking umbrella group could enforce any agreement it reaches. The rebels could benefit — if they can be persuaded not to seize the supplies for their own forces, and resolve with the government who polices the routes and guarantees the safety of the police.

How it could unfold The first direct talks between the opposition and the government are scheduled to start in Geneva on Friday. News agencies in Russia, which is spearheading the talks along with the United States, said those discussions are expected to last seven to 10 days, then break for a short time. The reports did not specify the purpose of the break, its duration or how talks could resume. But any agreements reached between the two sides would have to be thoroughly vetted. In the case of the Syrian opposition, that will be complicated by defections and its total inability to influence fighters within Syria. For a recent comparison, the Dayton peace talks that ended the Bosnian war in 1995 took place over 21 days under far more auspicious circumstances, where the leaders were looking for political cover for a war they wanted to end. In Syria, neither side is looking for — or expecting — a quick end to the fighting. And the fighting has evolved into a proxy war between Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia, as well as touching on post-Cold War tensions between Russia and the United States.

Legislative roundup Days remaining in session: 29 Skandera vote: Hanna Skandera has waited three years for the Senate to vote on her nomination as secretary of public education. Sen. Michael Sanchez, D-Belen, the majority leader and perhaps the most powerful state legislator, said Tuesday that Skandera’s nomination will be decided in the next 30 days. “It’s time to vote,” he said, just before the legislative session began. Skandera, 40, has been running the Public Education Department since January 2011. The Senate Rules Committee last year finally began Skandera’s confirmation hearing. But Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, who chairs the committee, then recessed the hearing after 10 hours of testimony across three days. Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants, said he believed Skandera would be confirmed. “If it goes to a floor vote, she will win,” he said. “That’s my prediction.” Employee paper sold: ’Round the

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Records show archdiocese hid accusations against clergy members from public By Rachel Zoll and Tammy Webber The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Top leaders at the Archdiocese of Chicago helped hide the sexual abuse of children as they struggled to contain a growing crisis, according to thousands of pages of internal documents that raise new questions about how Cardinal Francis George handled allegations even after the church adopted reforms. The documents, released through settlements between attorneys for the archdiocese and victims, describe how priests for decades were moved from parish to parish while the archdiocese hid their histories, often with the approval of the late Cardinals John Cody and Joseph Bernardin. Although the abuse documented in the files occurred before George became archbishop in 1997, many victims did not come forward until after he was appointed and after U.S. bishops pledged in 2002 to keep accused priests out of ministry. George delayed removing the Rev. Joseph R. Bennett, despite learning that the priest had been accused of sexually abusing girls and boys decades earlier. Even the board the cardinal appointed to help him evaluate abuse claims advised George that Bennett should be removed. “I realize this creates a rather awkward situation, but I believe I need to reflect on this matter further,” George wrote in a Nov. 7, 2005, letter to an archdiocese child protection official. Also against the advice of his board, George had Bennett monitored by another priest who was a friend

and who vacationed with Bennett. Allegations against Bennett continued well after 2002. He has denied any wrongdoing in his communications with the archdiocese, but was forced out of ministry on Feb. 3, 2006, according to the newly public documents. George tried to get another priest, Norbert Maday, released early from a Wisconsin prison, where he was serving time after a 1994 conviction for molesting two boys, documents show. He also has apologized for how he handled allegations against former priest Daniel McCormack, who pleaded guilty in 2007 to abusing five children and whose case prompted an internal investigation of how the archdiocese responds to abuse claims. “The issue is not when the abuse happened; the issue is what they did once it was reported,” said Chicago attorney Marc Pearlman, who has represented about 200 victims of clergy abuse in the Chicago area. While disturbing stories of clergy sexual abuse have wrenched the Roman Catholic Church across the globe, the newly released documents offer the broadest look yet into how one of its largest and most prominent American dioceses responded to the scandal, even years after the abuse occurred. The documents, posted online Tuesday by victims’ attorneys, cover 30 of the at least 65 clergy for whom the archdiocese says it has substantiated claims of child abuse. Vatican documents related to the 30 cases were not included, under the negotiated terms of the disclosure. Victims’ attorneys say they’re working to get files on the other 35 priests. The files are being released as George, a 77-year-old cancer survivor, awaits permis-

sion from Pope Francis to retire. Naming a successor for George will be the pope’s first major appointment in the U.S. church. In a letter distributed to parishes last week, George apologized for the abuse, and said the disclosures are an attempt to help victims heal. The more than 6,000 pages include internal communications between church officials, testimony about specific abuses, meeting schedules where allegations were discussed and letters from anguished parishioners. The names of victims and details considered private under mental health laws were redacted. When a young woman said in 1970 that she’d been abused as a teen, for example, Cody assured the priest that the “whole matter has been forgotten” because “no good can come of trying to prove or disprove the allegations.” After a 13-year-old boy reported in 1979 that a priest raped him and later threatened him at gunpoint to keep quiet, the archdiocese assured the boy’s parents that although the cleric avoided prosecution, he would receive treatment and have no further contact with minors. But the Rev. William Cloutier, who already had been accused of molesting other children, was returned to ministry a year later and accused of more abuse before he resigned in 1993, two years after the boy’s parents filed a lawsuit. Officials took no action against Cloutier over his earliest transgressions because he “sounded repentant,” according to the documents. The archdiocese released a statement Tuesday saying it knows it “made some decisions decades ago that are now difficult to justify” and that society has evolved in how it deals with abuse.

Sign: Digital boards are expensive to build Continued from Page A-1 States oversee off-premises outdoor advertising along federal highways through agreements with the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Federal Highway Administration is urging all states to revamp the agreements and rules to address digital billboards, a fast-growing form of outdoor advertising. Margaret Lloyd, vice chairwoman of Scenic America, a nonprofit working to preserve scenic landscapes as seen from highways, said the electronic billboards “create a visual blight along highways and are unnecessary. “In New Mexico, with its glorious landscapes and dark night skies, what a shame it would be if these billboards were allowed here,” said Lloyd, a part-time Santa Fe resident. Scenic America sued the federal government in January 2013 over the electronic billboard issue, and a federal court is currently hearing the case. Prior to 2007, the Federal Highway Administration prohibited signs with flashing, moving and intermittent lights along federal highways if they weren’t on the premises of a business. In 2007, the agency determined electronic billboards with an ad that only changed every 6 to 10 seconds could be allowed. Scenic America is asking for the federal agency to reverse that decision. VJ Smith Jr., general manager of the El Paso-based outdoor advertising company Clear Channel, said the company has about 30 digital signs, most of them in Albuquerque. “The reason why digital is important to advertisers is it has an amazing flexibility to change a client’s ad daily or even by the hour,” Smith said. “A business can run multiple messages

throughout the day.” If the New Mexico Highway Commission allows digital billboards, Smith doesn’t think there will be a rush to build them. He said the digital billboards cost up to $500,000 and last about 10 years, an expensive investment for most companies. He said the electronic billboards have a public benefit. They’ve been used to put up Amber alerts issued by state police for missing children or when law enforcement agencies are seeking a fugitive. Smith said digital billboards have hoods and don’t cast light upward into the night sky. Instead, he said, the light is cast sideways. But W. Scott Kardel, managing director of the International Dark-Sky Association, said the sideways-directed light is a problem. “It tends to brighten the night sky for much longer distances than even lights that point straight up,” he said. State Department of Transportation staff said the proposed rule wouldn’t violate the New Mexico Night Sky Protection Act. The state has no jurisdiction over electronic billboards on pueblo lands, and New Mexico counties and cities can pass their own ordinances regulating electronic billboards. The Santa Fe County website does not show any rules specific to electronic signs, while the city of Santa Fe in 2009 adopted an ordinance regulating all signs, including electronic signs. Among the specifications for electronic billboards proposed in the New Mexico rule are: u Static display will last at least 8 seconds. u The sign will change to a new display in less than 2 seconds. u Ad display illumination can’t change in intensity. u The sign can’t be larger than 48 feet long and 14 feet tall.

u The sign can’t be placed closer than 1,000 feet from another electronic billboard. Texas prohibits digital billboards on rural highways and in scenic areas but otherwise lets cities decide whether to allow digital billboards along highways within city limits. In Arizona, the state legislature approved a bill to allow digital billboards, but the governor vetoed the measure. In a compromise move, Arizona prohibited electronic billboards within 75 miles of observatories in the state. Kardel thinks New Mexico should consider a similar measure. Studies are mixed on whether electronic billboards distract drivers. A big problem with the research is trying to control all the variables inherent to driving — speed, other distractions, rural versus urban roadways, the time of day and more. A 2010 study of 17 digital billboards in Albuquerque found there was no statistically significant increase in car crashes within a mile of the signs during a sevenyear period. A 2012 study by the Federal Highway Administration in two cities used an eye-tracking system to calculate the amount of time drivers took their gaze off the road to look at digital billboards or regular ones. The study didn’t find strong evidence that drivers spent a dangerous amount of time looking at the digital billboards. A Swedish study published in the Traffic Injury Prevention Journal did find drivers looked longer at electronic billboards than regular traffic signs. The study was inconclusive as to whether the distraction was a driving hazard. Contact Staci Matlock at 986-3055 or smatlock@sfnewmexican.com. Follow her on Twitter @stacimatlock.

2014 Legislature

Roundhouse, the periodic newspaper focusing on politics from the perspective of New Mexico state employees, has been sold. Gerard Iff, publisher of the paper, confirmed the sale Tuesday as he made the rounds on the opening day of the 2014 legislative session, handdelivering copies of the latest issue at the Capitol, a tradition he has upheld for more than two decades. At the end of the month, a couple from out of state will take over ’Round the Roundhouse, Iff said. He had listed it for sale with a broker several months ago. Bill to pay the bills: Lawmakers are moving ahead quickly with a bill to pay for expenses of the Legislature’s 30-day session. A few hours after lawmakers convened Tuesday, the House Appropriations and Finance Committee approved the measure to provide nearly $5.4 million for session costs, which include salaries for staff as well as the printing of bills. Legislators aren’t paid a yearly sal-

ary, but they receive $159 a day in reimbursement for expenses. The bill allocates about $16 million for year-round legislative operations, including permanent committees on education and finance and the Legislative Council Service, the Legislature’s bill-drafting and administrative arm. The measure heads to the House for an expected vote this week. The proposal, called the “feed bill,” by lawmakers, traditionally is the first piece of legislation approved during annual legislative sessions. Looking ahead: The Legislative Committee on Compacts is scheduled to hear the Navajo Nation’s proposed amendments to the 2001 Tribal-State Class III Gaming Compact at 4 p.m. Wednesday. u New Mexicans for Gun Safety is holding a rally outside the state Capitol at noon Wednesday in support of House Bill 44, which would require private sellers to conduct background checks before selling a weapon at a gun show. The purpose of the rally is to bring attention to gun-violence prevention and urge Gov. Susana Martinez to consider the proposed bill during the 30-day session, which is focused on

budgetary matters. u Inequality for All, a documentary film on income inequality and how the shrinking of the middle class has affected America’s economy and democracy, will be screened in Room 317 of the Capitol at 3 p.m. Wednesday, followed by a discussion via Skype with Robert Reich, who was secretary of labor in the Clinton administration. The event is hosted by Rep. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque; the League of Women Voters of New Mexico; OLÉ New Mexico; the Service Employees International Union; the New Mexico Federation of Labor; New Mexico Voices for Children; and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 480. u From 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda, the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence plans an event featuring “male allies” from the Northern Pueblos: Keahi Souza, Roderick Kaskalla and Raymond Povijua, speaking about “What men and boys can do to end violence against women, the long-term effects of domestic violence on children, and the importance of community change and accountability,” a news release said.

u From noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Capitol Rotunda and East Halls of History, “Enchanted Circle Day” will feature music by Mariachi el Tigre from Taos High School, presentation of the colors by New Mexico Army National Guard 1115th Transportation Company from Ranchos de Taos and recognition of various Northern New Mexico legislators, mayors and pueblo governors. Quote of the day: “All that good stuff happened in just three years.” — Rep. Luciano “Lucky” Varela, D-Santa Fe, making a sardonic comment to a reporter on Gov. Susana Martinez’s State of the State address.

ON OUR WEBSITE u Follow legislative coverage at www. santafenewmexican.com/news/legislature. u Read Steve Terrell’s blog, www. roundhouseroundup.com, and Milan Simonich’s blog, Ringside Seat, at http://tinyurl.com/ringsideseat u Subscribe to our updates on Twitter at www.twitter.com/thenewmexican. Staff and wire reports

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DA ‘surprised’ by grand jury decision on officer shooting By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican

First Judicial District Attorney Angela “Spence” Pacheco said Tuesday she was surprised by a grand jury’s decision not to indict a state police officer who shot and killed a Santa Fe woman, but added that she did not see anything improper about the New Mexico State Police Department’s investigation. A Santa Fe County grand jury found

in a decision released last week that state police Officer Oliver Wilson was justified when he shot and killed Jeanette Anaya, 39, after a high-speed chase in the early morning hours of Nov. 7, 2013. In a news conference last week, Pacheco said she presented a full day of testimony from multiple sources, and within 50 minutes, the grand jury had made its decision. “Yes, I was. I was surprised,” she told The New Mexican on Tuesday

after being asked how she had reacted to the grand jury’s decision. She declined to elaborate but did say that she had concerns about the New Mexico State Police investigating one of its own officers. She said she has brought up her concerns with the agency in the past. “In my discussions with state police when I meet with the individual officers that are doing the investigations, I always tell them that there could be an appearance of improprieties,”

she said. “So, therefore, they have to maintain the highest level of integrity when they are doing their investigations.” Pacheco said she combed through the investigation, making sure it was fair. “I made an in-depth analysis,” she said. “I interviewed everyone, I looked at everything. I didn’t see any part of the investigation, that they conducted, as being improper.” The grand jury, which is made up of Santa Fe residents, met earlier this

month. Even though the grand jury didn’t indict the officer, Pacheco could have brought charges against Wilson. Thomas J. Aveni, a former police trainer and current director of the Police Policy Studies Council, said if a grand jury isn’t convinced a crime was committed, it’s harder to convince a trial jury. Contact Uriel J. Garcia at 986-3062 or ugarcia@sfnewmexican.com. Follow him on Twitter @ujohnnyg.

Scrutiny: Expert says it’s hard to get indictments on police officers Wilson fired his weapon 16 times, striking Anaya twice. Video of the come under scrutiny in recent incident shows that at one point, months after a spate of officerWilson was chasing after Anaya’s involved shootings, including the vehicle on foot and firing toward Nov. 7 death of Santa Fe resident it as she tried to drive away. Jeanette Anaya by Officer Oliver Wilson later told investigators Wilson. Anaya refused to stop he didn’t know if his first four after the officer attempted to shots were “effective,” so he folpull her over. Wilson told inveslowed her on foot, shooting at the tigators he had tried to pull her “right rear passenger side tire” in over because he believed she an attempt to stop Anaya. was intoxicated after a supposed Pacheco said she has brought “wobbly” turn. up her concerns about the New A grand jury declared Wilson Mexico State Police investigating was justified in shooting her its own officers. because his life was in danger. But “I also told them that in the case District Attorney Ana “Spence” of the Oliver Wilson shooting, I Pacheco said Tuesday she was said, ‘This case is going to be very “surprised” at the grand jury’s closely scrutinized, so you betdecision. Despite her concerns, ter make sure you do everything Pacheco closely reviewed the case above and beyond,” she said. and didn’t find anything improper “And had I detected something with the state police investigain the investigation I thought was tion, she told The New Mexican. improper, or had they slanted it a On Oct. 28, a New Mexico certain way, I would’ve dealt with State Police officer shot at a van it very differently.” full of children near Taos after Thomas J. Aveni, a former the driver fled during a traffic police trainer and current direcstop. And on Jan. 4, state police tor of the Police Policy Studies shot at a New York man after a Council, a New Hampshirechase near Las Vegas, N.M., that based group that studies law started after the man drove the enforcement use of force, said in wrong way on Interstate 25. some states, the Attorney GenThe state police’s Investigaeral’s Office has teams to handle tions Bureau is responsible for officer-involved shootings. In investigating when one of its New Mexico, he said, either the officers is involved in a shootAttorney General’s Office could ing in all but Bernalillo County, do a parallel investigation, or said Lt. Emmanuel Gutierrez. In the Santa Fe Police Department Bernalillo County, a “shot team,” could have been called in. made up of officers from various “I would’ve thought there agencies, investigates an officer would be an indictment,” Aveni shooting, Gutierrez said. said after a reporter explained “We have a robust Investigathe sequence of events in the tions Bureau that are trained in Anaya shooting case. “But it’s doing these kinds of shootings,” hard to get an indictment on a he said. “We have the equipment, police officer.” we have the crime scene team, A spokeswoman for Attorney and we’re able to investigate these General Gary King said the office [cases] fully and submit this to could not comment on the case. Celina Westervelt, a Santa the District Attorney’s Office.” The lawyer for Anaya’s family, Fe Police Department spokesTom Clark, has repeatedly asked woman, said the department for an independent investigation. has the capability to do such

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investigations and could have in the Anaya case. “If they would’ve asked us, we would’ve treated it just like any death investigation,” she said. Last week, Pacheco said in a news conference that Anaya had not violated any traffic laws before the start of a high-speed pursuit, but Aveni said not stopping for an officer is considered a crime in itself. Alpert agreed that Anaya did commit a crime by not stopping, even if there was no traffic violation. But he said he wouldn’t be surprised if the Anaya family brought a lawsuit against the state. He also said it’s possible that the U.S. Department of Justice could investigate the case if there are civil rights issues. “People run from the police for very stupid reasons,” he said. “And she ran certainly not for something that justified her being killed.” Clark said he has filed a tort

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City of Santa Fe PLANNING COMMISSION Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 6:00pm City Council Chambers City Hall 1st Floor - 200 Lincoln Avenue A. ROLL CALL B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES AND FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS MINUTES:

January 9, 2014

FINDINGS/CONCLUSIONS: Case #2013-119. Lot 6A, Plaza la Prensa, Southwest Business Park Final

SUMMARY COMMITTEE Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 11:00 am City Council Chambers City Hall 1st Floor - 200 Lincoln Avenue A. B. C. D. 1.

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arrest via motor vehicle. “I think there might be some problems with the department’s policy,” Walker said. “You got a contradiction there, because … it depends on what the original crime was. If it’s a minor offense,

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claim notice, a required legal notice for people who plan to seek damages from the government. But he declined to comment on the family’s plans. Frank Fisher, an FBI spokesman in Albuquerque, said the agency does have the authority to investigate the state police if it believes there was a civil rights violation. Samuel Walker, a criminology professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, questioned the state police’s policy of highspeed pursuits. New Mexico state law, at a minimum, calls for language in pursuit policies that limits officer chases to incidents in which “a clear and immediate threat of death or serious injury” is present to others. Even though that language is included in New Mexico State Police policy, that policy also includes a passage that says officers can pursue subjects who merely try to avoid

Subdivision Plat. E. OLD BUSINESS F. NEW BUSINESS 1.

map amendment to change the designation of 4.65± acres from Residential Low Density (3-7 dwelling units per acre) to General Commercial. (Dan Esquibel, Case Manager)

ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 5, 2013 OLD BUSINESS Case #2013-98. 27 Ridgeline Road Lot Split. Dolores Vigil, Liaison Planning Services, Inc., agent for Alan Reeves, requests plat approval to divide approximately 2.5 acres into two residential lots. Located in the Phase 2 Annexation area, the property is zoned R-1 (Residential-1 dwelling unit per acre). (William Lamboy, Case Manager) (POSTPONED FROM NOVEMBER 7, 2013 AND DECEMBER 5, 2013) NEW BUSINESS Case #2013-126. 3621 Oliver Road Lot Split. James W. Siebert & Associates, Inc., agent for Henry Oliver III, requests plat approval to divide approximately 3.23 acres into two lots. The property is zoned I-1 (Light Industrial District). (William Lamboy, Case Manager) Case #2013-129. 4600 Rail Runner Road Lot Split. James W. Siebert, Inc., agent for Las Soleras Oeste Ltd., & Ross’ Peak Holding Ltd. Co, requests plat approval to divide approximately 50.05 acres into two lots. The property is zoned R-12 (Residential-12 dwelling units per acre). (William Lamboy, Case Manager) Case #2013-132. 58 Paseo Nopal Lot Split. Andrea R. Mueller, agent for Amalia Contreras, requests plat approval to divide approximately 2.49 acres into two lots. Located in the Phase 3 Annexation area, the property is zoned R-1 (Residential-1 dwelling unit per acre). (William Lamboy, Case Manager) STAFF COMMUNICATIONS MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE ADJOURNMENT

F. G. H. NOTES: 1) Procedures in front of the Summary Committee are governed by Roberts Rules of Order. Postponed cases are postponed 1) to a specific date, or 2) indefinitely until specific conditions have been resolved, or 3) to a specific date with the provisions that specific conditions be resolved prior to that date. Postponed cases can be removed from postponement by a motion and vote of the Summary Committee. 2) Due to time constraints not all issues may be heard and may be rescheduled to the next scheduled Summary Committee meeting. This agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the Summary Committee. 3) New Mexico law requires the following administrative procedures to be followed by zoning boards conducting “quasi-judicial” hearings. In “quasi-judicial” hearings before zoning boards, all witnesses must be sworn in, under oath, prior to testimony and be subject to cross examination. Witnesses have the right to have an attorney present at the hearing. The zoning board will, in its discretion, grant or deny requests to postpone hearings. *Persons with disabilities in need of special accommodations or the hearing impaired needing an interpreter please contact the City Clerk’s Office (955-6520) 5 days prior to the hearing date.

Case #2013-101. 2791 and 2797 Agua Fria Road (Rivera) General Plan Amendment. James W. Siebert, agent for Stella Rivera, requests General Plan Future Land Use

Case #2013-102. 2791 and 2797 Agua Fria Road (Rivera) Rezoning. James W. Siebert, agent for Stella Rivera, requests rezoning of 4.65± acres from R-1 (Residential, 1 dwelling unit per acre) to C-2 (General Commercial). The application includes a Development Plan for existing residential and nonresidential uses of the property. (Dan Esquibel, Case Manager)

Case #2013-128. 2868 Rufina Street (Homewise) Rezoning. JenkinsGavin Design & Development, Inc., agent for Homewise, Inc., requests rezoning of 2.39± acres from I-2 (General Industrial) to I-1 (Light Industrial) to accommodate a proposed 20,000± sq. ft. office building. (Donna Wynant, Case Manager)

Case #2013-130. 313–317 Camino Alire (Desert Academy) General Plan Amendment. David Schutz, agent for Desert Academy, requests approval of a General Plan Future Land Use map amendment to change the designation of 1.38± acres of land from Residential Low Density (3-7 dwelling units per acre) to Office. The property is the former site of Desert Academy. (Donna Wynant, Case Manager)

Case #2013-131. 313-317 Camino Alire (Desert Academy) Rezoning. David Schutz, agent for Desert Academy, requests rezoning of 1.38± acres of land from R-5 (Residential, 5 dwelling units per acre) to C-1 (Office and Related Commercial). The property is the former site of Desert Academy. (Donna Wynant, Case Manager)

G. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS H. MATTERS FROM THE COMMISSION I. ADJOURNMENT NOTES: 1) Procedures in front of the Planning Commission are governed by the City of Santa Fe Rules & Procedures for City Committees, adopted by resolution of the Governing Body of the City of Santa Fe, as the same may be amended from time to time (Committee Rules), and by Roberts Rules of Order (Roberts Rules). In the event of a conflict between the Committee Rules and Roberts Rules, the Committee Rules control. 2) New Mexico law requires the following administrative procedures to be followed by zoning boards conducting “quasi-judicial” hearings. By law, any contact of Planning Commission members by applicants, interested parties or the general public concerning any development review application pending before the Commission, except by public testimony at Planning Commission meetings, is generally prohibited. In “quasi-judicial” hearings before zoning boards, all witnesses must be sworn in, under oath, prior to testimony and will be subject to reasonable cross examination. Witnesses have the right to have an attorney present at the hearing. 3) The agenda is subject to change at the discretion of the Planning Commission. *Persons with disabilities in need of special accommodations or the hearing impaired needing an interpreter please contact the City Clerk’s Office (955-6520) 5 days prior to the hearing date. *Persons with disabilities in need of accommodation or an interpreter for the hearing impaired should contact the City Clerk’s office at 955-6520 5 days prior to the hearing date.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

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f anyone doubts that the 2016 presidential election campaign has begun already despite a lack of announced candidates, the furor surrounding the leading prospects of both major parties should dispel any such notion. Both Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey and former first lady, senator and state secretary Hillary Clinton have found out quickly what it means to be the center of attention in the scramble to replace Barack Obama. Both are embroiled in controversy that probably would have gone away otherwise. A scathing congressional report that raises questions about Clinton’s management, or lack of it, of the incident in Benghazi that took the life of Libyan Ambassador Christ Stevens and three of his security detail left little doubt that this would remain an issue in any decision to try once again to become the first woman to win a presidential nomination. Clinton said at the time of the tragedy in the old rule that the buck stops at the top that she as the State Department’s chief would have to assume responsibility. The report reemphasized as much. As for Christie, the outrageous actions of some of his chief advisers to punish an obscure Democratic Party mayor who they thought should have endorsed the Republican governor’s reelection has raised lingering questions about his viability as a national candidate. The Fort Lee, N.J., four-day traffic jam at the George Washington Bridge that resulted from his aides’ juvenile dirty trick won’t go away easily despite Christie’s lengthy contention

that he knew nothing about the event and that when he was shown the evidence immediately fired the culprits. That’s all well and good but at least two official investigations are underway to determine the exact responsibility for this silly but expensive travesty, and one can expect any number of lawsuits from those who claim to have suffered from the lane closings on the ramp to the bridge into Manhattan. More important, Christie will need somehow to overcome that kernel of doubt about his administrative honesty that the entire mess raised. History is replete with examples that testify to the fact that being the “front runner” early in the race for the presidency is probably not the place to be. Former Michigan Gov. George Romney, the father of 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, found that out when one simple remark blew him out of contention for the White House. He said that he had been “brain washed” by the military about the need to be in Vietnam. The perception of an ineffectual leader was too much to overcome for the onetime president of American Motors. Clinton seems less vulner-

able given her demonstrated and highly praised work at State. Her marks in the four years leading up to Benghazi have been as high as anyone in that difficult post in recent memory, and until the Libyan affair she had managed to keep herself out of controversy. She also has established her independence from her former president husband, an accomplishment that eluded her in 2008 when Obama came out of nowhere to upset her chances. Other factors include the perception that she offers the best chance in the near future for a woman to become the nation’s chief executive and that she is a far more known quantity, an element that would give her an advantage over Christie when it comes to withstanding the political storm of a potential scandal. Christie, on the other hand, has little of the same insulation. He has been on the scene only a short time and has made his reputation on being a sort of Jersey Shore tough guy who takes little of what he considers guff and lets things fall where they may. That is, of course, until the bridge matter when he was uncharacteristically contrite. The governor also must face another obstacle. His party’s viable

right where any number of presidential wannabes lurk. Some, like Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, have even moved more toward the center, but still maintain conservative credentials that most Republican hopefuls need to be viable for the nomination. Much of this will shake down in the next months until the November midterm elections. Clinton’s backers are already raising money and Christie is expected to offer his campaign services to GOP candidates in the congressional races, and that undoubtedly will include conservatives although at the moment he is considered by the party’s mainstream to be the best chance of fending off tea party radicals. The fact is that the race already has begun and what occurs in the fall will decide the viability of both candidates and several more who will begin the long trek to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in earnest once that is over. Will Christie and Clinton still be around? I’m betting they are but just how potent depends on how well they overcome Fort Lee and Benghazi. Dan Thomasson is a longtime Washington journalist and former vice president of Scripps Howard Newspapers.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Allowing physician-assisted suicide is right choice

e were recently informed that a federal judge has declared the eponymous “Kevorkian option,” i.e., physician-assisted suicide, legal in New Mexico. Bravo! It is, perhaps, instructive that the former, once-formidable prime minister of Israel, Ariel Sharon, was allowed “to die” — after eight inglorious years as a virtual vegetable — on the same day. Never has the term “death with dignity” received a more poignant juxtaposition. I believe in miracles, and I acknowledge that God has his own ways, times and plans, but I also believe that “life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” (Gibran, in The Prophet.) Life is good, but it is not so good when you are on the rack of unrelenting, merciless pain. Let’s be merciful — and realistic enough — to allow the patient and physician to make this life-and-death decision without Big Brother’s meddling. The river and the sea really are one.

candidate for mayor is listening to us. He’s brought together panels of experts and activists to participate in public discussions about improving our schools, preserving our environment and protecting the human rights that affect us all. Several of the panelists have worked with him while he served as county commissioner, New Mexico Highlands University board chairman and New Mexico State University regent. He has spent decades persuading members of our Legislature to improve policies and funding for these concerns. He has the experience and the cooperative relationships needed to help our state, county and city work together. He’s cool and persistent under pressure, and a proven leader. No wonder Mayor David Coss, the Sierra Club, both teachers unions and many other groups have endorsed his candidacy. I can’t think of a stronger gladiator and a more effective ambassador for our city.

David J. Kremenak

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Business blues

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closing curious (“Baillio’s calls it quits in S.F.,” Jan. 11)? I read it three times. The owners said they had no problem competing with the evil corporate stores. The article seemed to suggest the only reason for the closure was that Baillio’s refused to open on Thanksgiving or play the Black Friday game, the same as the bigbox bad boys. So, I went into Baillio’s looking for a good deal on a fridge and got to talking to a clerk. I asked this employee, who has worked there for many years, what the real reason is for the closure. The response was “Santa Fe’s politics.” This individual went on to say that the “living wage” and the high tax rates were what was forcing this local business to leave. The disgust with Santa Fe’s antibusiness policies was palpable. Patrick Walker

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n energized Gov. Susana Martinez laid out her priorities for the state of New Mexico, summing them up like this: education, jobs and cooperation. It was a less combative Martinez than in past States of the State — a governing official rather than a politician, probably the image she wants going into a reelection year. Yet, she is not backing down from several signature issues. Martinez still wants a law denying driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants. She calls her newest proposal a “compromise,” because it would allow the “Dreamers” (young people brought here illegally as children or babies) to drive. Even with a more conservative House, this bill should die in the Senate — and quickly, so we don’t waste time. This is a less potential law than a wedge to hammer Democrats with come election time. Education took up much of the speech — with Martinez defending her teacher evaluation programs. Those are being done by administrative rule because legislators would not back her vision of measuring teacher performance. Teachers, administrators and even parents are finding fault with a system they believe relies too much on testing. But Martinez countered those criticisms by pointing to increases in the state’s graduation rate and elementary school reading scores. She said, though, there is more to do — returning once again to the idea that requiring the retention of third-graders with reading problems is the cure-all to educational woes. We urge the governor to abandon this top-down reform and let districts decide how to handle retention. Parents should not have a veto over their children being held back, but neither should the state mandate what individual teachers need to do. With proper focus on literacy, the discussion about retention will die anyway. Fights over mandatory retention will take energy away from other, more effective ways to improve educational performance. One suggestion — a fast-track program to help teachers become principals after just two years — caught our eye. On that, we hold with Tony Gerlicz, newly chosen principal for Santa Fe’s proposed International Baccalaureate school: “Never trust an administrator who has not taught for at least 10 years.” For most candidates, that’s too fast. As with most States of the State, the speech offered a laundry list of programs and initiatives: something to help veterans become firefighters, a statewide nursing curriculum to increase health care access, increased spending on water infrastructure and so much more. The agenda is long, too much to pack in a 30-day session — especially one in which legislators also must deal with big questions about the care of children and the mentally ill in this state. With the death of a 9-year-old in Albuquerque whose case of abuse had been reported to state authorities — yet no one acted — the state should be on notice from legislators that the system must change. We know that the Children, Youth and Families Department is unable to keep social workers and has returned some $6.8 million to the general fund. Legislators need to call top department officials on the carpet and find out why. It’s all well and good to require anyone who sees child abuse to report it — Martinez is suggesting that — but if abuse is reported and the bureaucrats don’t act, such a law will do little good. The behavioral health shake-up from last summer — where New Mexico companies were accused of fraud and management of services was outsourced to Arizona — has caused ripples throughout the state. It must be investigated. We still don’t know whether the fraud claims are credible and need to find out if people at risk are receiving the services they need. Much remains to do, in other words, not just in the area of passing laws but in finding out how — or if — the government is working properly. Let’s get to it.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 22, 1964: Dulce — The Jicarilla Apache Tribe is going to pay each enrolled member a $250 dividend in February. The Tribal Council said it has set aside $375,000 for the payments. Members receiving dividends in a lump sum will not be eligible for tribal assistance for one year. It was not announced how many tribal members will be eligible for the dividends.

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The following water statistics of January 16 are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons). Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 1.433 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 3.050 City Wells: 1.362 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 5.845 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.085 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 64.0 percent of capacity; daily inflow 0.71 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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6 p.m. on ESPN NBA Basketball A peach of a doubleheader is on tap tonight on ESPN, starting with this clash of two of the top teams in the Western Conference as Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder invade the home court of Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs. In the nightcap, the top team in the East, Paul George and the Indiana Pacers, visit a playoff contender in the West in Goran Dragic and the Phoenix Suns. 6:30 p.m. FAM Baby Daddy Angela (Mimi Gianopulos) has been staying at the guys’ apartment, ostensibly to spend time with Emma, but it’s clear she has feelings for Ben (Jean-Luc Bilodeau) — which could derail his romance with Riley (Chelsea Kane). Tucker (Tahj Mowry) tries to show Riley what Angela is up to. Danny (Derek Theler) decides to get his own place in hopes of healing his broken heart. Bonnie (Melissa Peterman) dates a younger man in the new episode “The Lying Game.” 7 p.m. on NBC Revolution Rachel and Charlie (Elizabeth Mitchell, pictured, and Tracy Spiridakos) pitch in when Gene (Stephen Collins) goes to work helping the town of Willoughby, while Miles and Monroe (Billy Burke,

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David Lyons) continue their own effort to survive by working together in the new episode “Captain Trips.” Kim Raver guest stars. 7 p.m. on CW Arrow Oliver (Stephen Amell) is torn when Laurel (Katie Cassidy) wants his alter ego, the Arrow, to investigate Sebastian Blood (Kevin Alejandro), but he goes along with her. When they get too close to the truth, however, Sebastian exposes some dirt on Laurel and has her arrested. Sin (Bex Taylor-Klaus) urges Roy (Colton Haynes) to put his new superstrength to the test, with frightening results, in the new episode “Blind Spot.” 9 p.m. on NBC Chicago PD When Voight (Jason Beghe) and his team investigate a house with connections to gang activity, the resulting events leave Ruzek (Patrick Flueger) in need of counseling. An unwelcome encounter with people from his past has Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) on edge in the new episode “Chin Check.” Jon Seda and Sophia Bush also star.

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3:00 p.m. KOAT The Ellen DeGeneres Show Kirstie Alley (Kirstie); guest DJ Loni Love. KRQE Dr. Phil KTFQ Laura KWBQ The Bill Cunningham Show KLUZ El Gordo y la Flaca KASY Jerry Springer CNN The Situation Room FNC The Five MSNBC The Ed Show 4:00 p.m. KOAT The Dr. Oz Show KTEL Al Rojo Vivo con María Celeste KASY The Steve Wilkos Show FNC Special Report With Bret Baier 5:00 p.m. KASA Steve Harvey KCHF The 700 Club KASY Maury FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren 6:00 p.m. CNN Anderson Cooper 360

FNC The O’Reilly Factor 7:00 p.m. CNN Piers Morgan Live MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 8:00 p.m. CNN AC 360 Later E! E! News FNC Hannity 9:00 p.m. FNC The O’Reilly Factor 9:30 p.m. KCHF Life Today With James Robison James and Betty Robison. 10:00 p.m.KASA The Arsenio Hall Show KTEL Al Rojo Vivo CNN Piers Morgan Live 10:30 p.m. TBS Conan Actor Matt LeBlanc; the cast of Impractical Jokers; musician Trombone Shorty. 10:34 p.m. KOB The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Actor Charlie Sheen; Joy Behar; Neon Trees perform. 10:35 p.m. KRQE Late Show With David Letterman 11:00 p.m. KNME Charlie Rose

Celebs flock to honor Ringo By Beth Harris

LOS ANGELES ingo Starr got an early start to Grammy week, with famous friends honoring him for his life and work. The former Beatle received the Lifetime of Peace and Love award from the David Lynch Foundation on Monday night during a tribute concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. In turn, Starr led the crowd in singing happy birthday to Lynch, the director known for Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, who was celebrating his 68th birthday. Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono expressed their love for Starr via videos, while George Harrison’s widow, Olivia, was in the crowd. Starr and McCartney will perform separately at Sunday’s Grammy Awards. “It’s a weird place to be this evening,” Starr said onstage. “All this praise is overwhelming, really. It’s really great to look out and see all these people I recognize and three of them are meditating.” Lynch’s foundation helps provide scholarships to teach transcendental meditation — a practice the Beatles dabbled in — to at-risk youth, veterans and domestic violence victims. “Everybody loves Ringo,” Lynch said. “Not just because he’s a Beatle, not just because he’s one of the tastiest drummers ever, but because he radiates that peace and love.” Don Was served as musical director for the all-star house band that included Peter Frampton, drummer Kenny Aronoff, former Toto guitarist Steve Lukather and keyboardist Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. “It’s a great little band,” Starr said. “I know them all personally.” Jesse Elliott and Lindsay

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Director David Lynch, left, presents musician Ringo Starr with the ‘Lifetime of Peace & Love Award’ on stage during the David Lynch Foundation Honors Ringo Star event held at the El Rey Theatre on Monday in Los Angeles.

KOAT Jimmy Kimmel Live Christina Ricci; Jake Johnson; Danny Brown performs. CNN Anderson Cooper 360 FNC Hannity 11:30 p.m. KASA Dish Nation 11:37 p.m. KRQE The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Actress Michelle Monaghan; football analyst Michael Irvin. 12:00 a.m. CNN AC 360 Later E! Chelsea Lately Natasha Leggero; Bobby Lee; Gabourey Sidibe. HBO Real Time With Bill Maher 12:02 a.m. KOAT Nightline 12:06 a.m. KOB Late Night With Jimmy Fallon Actor Kevin Nealon; actress Lupita Nyong’o. 12:30 a.m. E! E! News 1:06 a.m. KOB Last Call With Carson Daly

Giles of Ark Life kicked off the show with a duet of “Can’t Do It Wrong.” The Head and the Heart paid homage to the Beatles on “Octopus’s Garden” before Brendan Benson sang “Don’t Go Where the Road Don’t Go.” Starr watched from the audience, bobbing his head to the beat. Bettye LaVette offered up a soulful take on “It Don’t Come Easy” after noting her 50th anniversary in the music business. “This is the baddest band I’ve had in the entire 50 years,” she said. Ben Folds tore through “Oh My My,” resembling a mad scientist as he pounded the electric keyboard. “It’s very rare I play an ironing board for you, and it’s only for Ringo and David,” Folds joked. Ben Harper slowed things down on “Walk With You” before turning the stage over to Joe Walsh, who took a break from the Eagles’ run of shows reopening the Forum to jam for his brother-in-law. Walsh’s wife, Marjorie, is the sister of Starr’s wife, Barbara Bach. “I’m gonna cheat,” Walsh cracked, with the lyrics to “Back Off Boogaloo” propped on a stand in front of him. By then, Starr had left his seat to head backstage, dancing in the wings as Walsh showed off his guitar licks. “I’ve written these songs, but I’ve never heard them like that,” Starr said as he took the stage for the finale. He launched into his hit “Photograph,” then got behind the drums for “Boys.” “I have to play something from the drums so you can see I can still hold the sticks,” he joked. Starr closed the show by taking the lead on “With a Little Help From My Friends,” joined onstage by Jim Carrey, Sheila E. and Edgar Winter as the crowd got on its feet for the sing-along.

GRAMMY AWARDS

50-year age difference for the folk nominees By Kristin M. Hall

The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Folk music has always been hard to nail down to a certain style or sound. This year’s nominees for best folk album at the Grammy Awards prove there’s also no age limit for musicians Sarah Jarosz Guy Clark in this category, either. At just 22, singer and manalbum category include a bluedolin player Sarah Jarosz grass band, The Greencards, represents the genre’s steady and an indie folk duo, The growth in popularity among Milk Carton Kids. younger fans. She counts felJarosz started learning the low nominee, 72-year-old mandolin at 10 and had a singer-songwriter Guy Clark, among her influences growing record deal by 16. Her first album, released in 2009, also up in Texas. “I think the coolest part this was nominated for a Grammy. year has been actually being Clark said that the wide in these categories with some swath of music and backpeople that I really love, some grounds nominated in this musicians that are heroes of year’s folk category is fitting mine,” Jarosz said. for the genre. Jarosz earned one of her two This is the seventh time nominations for her album Clark is up for a Grammy. Build Me Up From Bones. He joked that he faced Bob Clark, the West Texas Dylan each time before. But songwriter who penned such country hits as “L.A. Freeway” Dylan’s not nominated: “So I think this year I’ll send him a and “Desperados Waiting for thank you note.” a Train,” is nominated for his The Grammys will air live album My Favorite Picture of on CBS from the Staples CenYou. ter in Los Angeles on Sunday. Other nominees in the folk

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

Demonettes defeat Lady Sundevils for 14th straight win.

History Museum director leaving Levine accepts similar position in Missouri

state Department of Cultural Affairs announced that Levine, director of the New Mexico History Museum, was taking a job as president and CEO of the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis. Levine, a Connecticut native who became director of the Palace of the Governors in 2002, has lived in the state for decades. So her decision caught some in the museum community by surprise. They credited her with oversee-

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Frances Levine aroused a little suspicion when she flew to St. Louis during the recent polar vortex in the Midwest. The reason for her business there, even during an Arctic blast, became clear Tuesday, when the

ing the construction of the new downtown History Museum, which opened in 2009, her vision in creating popular exhibitions and her research into women in New Mexico history. Rick Hendricks, the state historian, said, “I imagine a lot of people were stunned. Fran is very much a figure in the New Mexico historical community.” Her tenure, he said, has included “one fantastic show after another.”

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he city of Santa Fe is in the early stages of designing a safer way for pedestrians, bicyclists and runners on the Santa Fe River Trail to cross busy St. Francis Drive at its West Alameda Street intersection. It is one of three such projects the city has completed or is working on to improve the network of trails at points where they cross St. Francis Drive, the major northsouth highway through Santa Fe. “Part of this is whenever a trail crosses a roadway, how can we make that as safe as possible,” said Brian Drypolcher, the city’s river and watershed coordinator. “Also, there is a desire to improve the overall connectivity and continuity of these trails. It gives people more reason to use the whole trail network.” The Santa Fe River Trail is one of the city’s primary multipurpose trails, along with Arroyo Chamiso, the Rail Trail and the Acequia Trail. Users of the trails eventually will be able to bicycle, walk or run across the city in four directions to reach major bus lines, recreation sites and the Railyard. The city and county have been working on the Santa Fe River Trail along Alameda Street for years, improving small segments at a time. Planners hope the improved trail will stretch 10 miles through the heart of the city, from Patrick Smith Park on the east side to the Camino Real Park near N.M. 599 on the west. City voters approved a $14 million bond in 2012 to make improvements to city trails, parks and open space. About $2 million of the bond was set aside to build an underpass that would connect sections of the River Trail at St. Francis Drive in a way that trail users won’t have to cross at street level. A public meeting on the project was held last week, and more public meetings will

William Marquardt waits to cross the intersection of St. Francis Drive and West Alameda Street earlier this month. The city is looking at ways to take the Santa Fe River Trail safely across the busy intersection. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Planners hope the improved trail will stretch 10 miles through the heart of the city. be held as the Santa Fe River Trail crossing at St. Francis is designed, Drypolcher said. New York-based engineering and design firm Parsons Brinckerhoff was awarded the city contract to work on a preliminary design for the project, but a final design is probably a year away, Drypolcher said. While engineers are looking at underpass designs as directed by the City Council, they’ll also be looking at other alternatives. The project is complicated because it involves a federal highway and is along the river channel. The state Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and the New Mexico Environment Depart-

ment will need to weigh in on the design. Other projects to provide safe passage for pedestrians and bicyclists under St. Francis Drive include a $2 million underpass completed in 2012 near Zia Road for people using the Arroyo Chamiso Trail. Meanwhile, a planned underpass just north of Cerrillos Road to connect the Acequia Trail to the Santa Fe Railyard also is in the preliminary design phase. That project’s environmental review has received a green light from the Federal Highway Administration, according to rivers and watershed supervisor Leroy Pacheco. He said a public meeting will be held at the end of February to give people a chance to comment on the proposed underpass design. Pacheco said a smaller neighborhood crossing over the Acequia Madre near Oñate Place and Kathryn Street will help pedestrians and bicyclists using the Acequia Trail. A public meeting on that project is scheduled Thursday for at the BF Young Professional Center, 1300 Camino Sierra Vista.

Roswell shooting victim’s dad forgives suspect Father: Parents need to be more involved The Associated Press

ROSWELL — The family of a Roswell middle school girl shot by a fellow student on campus said the suspected shooter “is not a bad boy” and that people need to stop trying to find someone to blame. Bert Sanders, the father of 13-year-old shooting victim Kendal, said Monday he believes the boy’s family are

“good people,” the Roswell Daily Record reports. He also said his daughter and the suspected shooter are friends. Both went to Vacation Bible Study together, and Kendal shares her father’s forgiving nature, he said. “She is not angry at [the suspected shooter]. She thinks he made bad choices,” Bert Sanders said. Kendal and 12-year-old Nathaniel Tavarez were wounded when the young gunman entered the crowded Berrendo Middle School gym Jan.

14 and fired three times from a 20-gauge shotgun. The seventh-grade suspect has been charged as a juvenile with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Under New Mexico law, the state can charge minors as adults only if they are at least 14. The Associated Press typically doesn’t identify juveniles accused of crimes. Nathaniel Tavarez remained at a Lubbock, Texas, hospital Monday. A family member said the boy is in critical but stable condition

and is now breathing on his own. Bert Sanders said he believes no one is the blame for the shooting. “Not the teachers. Not the schools. The responsibility is ours. We as parents need to be more involved,” he said. The injured girl’s mother, Nickie, told reporters gathered at a news conference Monday that her daughter has lost movement in one arm, but her feeling and mobility should return. The girl’s family expects she will be home-schooled for the rest of the year.

Section editor: Howard Houghton, 986-3015, hhoughton@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Dennis Rudner, drudner@sfnewmexican.com

Hendricks cited three personal favorites: Threads of Memory: Spain and the United States (El Hilo de la Memoria: España y los Estados Unidos), a show of 140 documents spanning Ponce de León’s first contact in Florida through New Mexico’s incorporation as a U.S. territory, which drew 20,000 visitors after opening in October 2010; Illuminating the Word: The Saint John’s Bible, a 2012 show of the contemporary handwritten and

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Lawsuit says medical pot panel abusing its authority Doctor says 2007 law does not require records requested by board By Phaedra Haywood

The New Mexican

A Santa Fe doctor has filed a complaint against the state Department of Health and its Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, claiming the agency overstepped its authority by requiring her to provide patient documentation above and beyond what is required by state law. The state District Court complaint also alleges that Dr. Steven Rosenberg, the part-time executive director of the Medical Cannabis Advisory Board, has a conflict of interest when he reviews patient applications because his own private practice, Albuquerque Integrative Medicine, is devoted to certifying patients — and that puts him in competition with other doctors who submit medical cannabis certifications. In her Jan. 17 complaint, Dr. Carola Kieve, a psychiatrist, claims that after she submitted forms to the Department of Health in support of a patient, Rosenberg told her she would be required to provide “extensive records on the past administration of commercial pharmaceuticals” and a detailed explanation of why they had failed to address the patient’s posttraumatic stress disorder. Kieve informed Rosenberg that she would not provide such documents, as they did not exist. She also said it was her medical opinion that there were no commercial pharmaceuticals that would have been appropriate for her patient, and that the patient wished to avoid pharmaceuticals. The complaint states that Kieve also told Rosenberg she felt it was inappropriate for him to require the information “because such information was

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A home in the Country Club Gardens Mobile Home Park was damaged by fire Tuesday, and a resident, 65-year-old Tim Costello, suffered burn injuries. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Sister braves fire to save sick brother By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

Maureen Costello had just returned from a grocery run for her sick brother, Tim Costello, 65, at about 2 p.m. Tuesday when she saw flames at his southwestside home. She forced open the front door of the home in the Country Club Gardens Mobile Home Park, off Airport Road, and dragged her brother out. She said another man helped her pull Tim Costello to safety, but not before he had suffered burn injuries. Tim Costello initially was transported to Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, but Maureen Costello said he was scheduled to be transferred to a burn unit in Albuquerque. Amazingly, Maureen Costello said, she wasn’t injured during the rescue. “I didn’t even think about it,” she said a few hours after the incident. The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known, but Maureen Costello said her brother, a smoker, had

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ASU frat suspended after MLK Day party By Brian Skoloff

The Associated Press

It was just a raucous, racist rally, “ and they used Dr. King’s holiday

Arizona city denies Yarnell Hill Fire claims

PHOENIX — An Arizona State University fraternity’s operations have been suspended following accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, replete with racist stereotypes and offensive costumes. University officials planned to meet with fraternity representatives regarding the off-campus party over the weekend. “We regard the behavior exhibited as completely outrageous, extraordinarily offensive and wholly unacceptable,” said James Rund, ASU’s senior vice president for Educational Outreach and Student Services. “This kind of behavior is not tolerated by the university, and we intend to take swift and immediate action. “We just don’t have room at the university to tolerate that kind of conduct.” Alex Baker, a spokesman for the national fraternity organization, said the group does not

Property owners, firefighters’ relatives sought $662 million

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In this photo shot by firefighter Andrew Ashcraft, members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots watch a growing wildfire that later swept over and killed the crew of 19 firefighters June 30 near Yarnell, Ariz. Ashcraft texted the photo to his wife, Juliann, but died later that day battling the out-of-control blaze. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO COURTESY OF JULIANN ASHCRAFT

as a mask for racial villainy and harassment.” Rev. Jarrett Maupin, an Arizona civil rights activist condone racist or discriminatory behavior. “It is with embarrassment and regret when a few individuals within our organization make decisions that do not align with the values and principles of Tau Kappa Epsilon,” Baker said in a statement. Pictures from the party made their way onto social media websites, depicting guests dressed in basketball jerseys, flashing gang signs and holding watermelon-shaped cups. “How can you not realize how stupid this is?” said Cuyler Meade, 25, an ASU junior. “It’s embarrassing if people look at ASU and think we’re all like that.” The Rev. Jarrett Maupin, an Arizona civil rights activ-

ist, said the party antics were outrageous and offensive. He is calling on the school to expel all students involved and permanently ban the fraternity from affiliation with ASU. “It was just a raucous, racist rally, and they used Dr. King’s holiday as a mask for racial villainy and harassment,” Maupin said Tuesday. Activists at an afternoon news conference also called on the university to require that all staff and students take diversity classes. The Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity was already on probation for an off-campus fight in 2012, according to ASU. The university did not provide additional details of the incident or disciplinary action.

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. — The city of Prescott on Tuesday denied more than 100 damage claims seeking a total of $662 million for property owners and relatives of firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona. Ninety-one property owners filed claims and 17 others were filed by relatives of Granite Mountain Hotshots who died June 30. Nineteen members of the elite crew died when winds shifted during the Yarnell Hill Fire and trapped the men in a brush-choked bowl after they left an area already burned. More than 100 homes were destroyed in Yarnell, northwest of Phoenix. A Phoenix law firm that represents Prescott sent letters to attorneys representing the property owners and firefighters’ relatives, stating the claims were without merit and the city “is not liable to claimants because it didn’t act intentionally, recklessly or negligently.” The claims are precursors to possible suits. Filing the claims preserves a the right to sue. “We look forward to an open, fair trial,” said Craig Knapp, a Scottsdale attorney for the 91 homeowners. “We look forward to helping the people of Yarnell find justice. “Because city personnel played key roles in managing

JAMES S. PHELPS

Juliann Ashcraft listens on Dec. 4 as the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health recommended that the state Forestry Division pay a nearly $560,000 fine in the deaths of 19 firefighters. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

the fight against the Yarnell Hill Fire, their direct employer — the city of Prescott — is liable for their negligence in failing to protect Yarnell from destruction,” Knapp added. “The city of Prescott knows that but is still denying responsibility.” Tom Kelly, a Prescott attorney for 12 of the families of the firefighters, previously said the deaths were preventable. Those 12 claims seek more than $220 million plus changes in fire suppression techniques to ensure safety, standards and equipment; a program that would use the deaths as a learning tool for other wildland firefighters; and the funding of annual scholarships for people training to become wildland firefighters. The claims were filed against various entities, including the state, Yavapai County,

Prescott, the Central Yavapai and Yarnell fire districts and the state Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. The claims allege that firefighting efforts were negligent and reckless, and refer frequently to a workplace safety report that resulted in citations against the State Forestry Division. The report commissioned by the division found communications lapses but did not assign blame. A subsequent report by the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health found that the Forestry Division knowingly put protection of property ahead of safety and should have pulled crews out earlier. The state’s Industrial Commission levied a nearly $560,000 fine against the Forestry Division, which it is contesting.

James S. Phelps, 48 - A lifelong resident of New Mexico, died at his home in Santa Fe on Thursday, January 16th of complications associated with Multiple Sclerosis. He was surrounded by his loving wife and family. James was preceded in death by his grandparents; a son, Aaron Phelps and his Step-father, Moises Romero. He was proud to be a New Mexican and a part of this community and was an active member of the Caballeros de Vargas. He would be honored to have his many friends continue his fight for a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. James was a plumber earlier in life and owned and operated Blue Springs Plumbing. In recent years as his illness progressed he took over his mother’s bookkeeping business, "Accounting Services Too" James Phelps is survived by his wife Elizabeth Johnston-Phelps of Santa Fe; sons: James Phelps of Santa Fe, Nathan Phelps and wife Christine of Rio Rancho, Joshua Johnston, Brandon Phelps and Adam Phelps all of Santa Fe; mother, Ann Romero of Santa Fe; father Jim Phelps and wife Patricia of Chama, numerous aunts, uncles and step brothers and sisters and many dear friends. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 from 6 to 7 pm at Berardinelli Family Funeral Service where a Rosary will be recited by the Caballeros de Vargas at 7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 11am at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Assisi with interment to follow at Rosario Cemetery. A reception will follow at the Christian Life Fellowship Hall immediately following the burial. Memorials in his honor may be directed to the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, 6520 North Andrews Ave, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309-2130.

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Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department is investigating the following reports: u Someone broke into a home in the 1600 block of Camino la Cañada between 7:15 a.m. Friday and 4:30 p.m. Monday. Nothing was stolen, but several drawers were open, and personal items were out of place. u City officers arrested Julie Perez, 39, 215 Calle Roble, on charges of battery and battery against a household member at 7:44 p.m. Monday. Officers later found Perez had an active warrant for her arrest in connection with a shoplifting charge. u An iPad and other personal items were stolen from a home in the 200 block of Rodriguez Street between 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the following reports: u County deputies responded to the death of a 31-year-old male on Monday. Authorities found the man in a vehicle parked in the Pacheco Canyon area. According to the report, there were no signs of foul play. u A thief took electronics and firearms from a home in the 18000 block of U.S. 84/285 sometime Monday. u A resident on Camino de Botanica reported Monday that someone fired a BB gun at his home and car, causing “significant monetary damage.” u A resident on Calle Lomita Blanca reported

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Marilyn R. Penner, a long and faithful servant of Christ, missionary teacher in northern New Mexico, and church organist for 35 years, passed on January 7, 2014. Marilyn leaves her only brother, W. Larry Penner (Dee) Mesa, Arizona; Nephews, Brad (Lynn) Penner, Prescott, Arizona; Tim (Dianne) Penner Mesa, Arizona; Jessica (Aaron) Morrison; Vacaville, California; Christie (Phil) Schafer of North Carolina; Daniel Penner of Flagstaff, Arizona. She also leaves her "church family" of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe. Funeral service is at 1:00 p.m. On Saturday, January 25th. In lieu of flowers, donations go to Westminster Presbyterian Church. The family wishes to express gratitude to the staff of The Beehive and Del Corazon Hospice.

PRUDY J. JARAMILLO Monday that she heard a gunshot between 5:30 and 6 p.m. Monday. She searched her residence and found a bullet-sized hole in her home. DWI arrests u City officers arrested Jared Manzanares, 33, 2215 Miguel Chavez Road, Apt. 209, on a DWI charge in the 3200 block of Cerrillos Road at 6:06 p.m. Monday after someone saw him driving “dangerously,” a report said. Manzanares, who ruptured one of his tires, later told officers he had taken several prescription medications.

Speed SUVs u Mobile speed-enforcement vehicles are not in use as the city renegotiates its contract with Redflex Traffic Systems. Help lines Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-435-7166 Solace Crisis Treatment Center: 986-9111, 800-721-7273 or TTY 471-1624 Youth Emergency Shelter/Youth Shelters: 438-0502 Police and fire emergency: 911 Graffiti hotline: 955-CALL (2255)

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Court asked to enforce settlement County worker fired amid paving scandal in 2011 By Phaedra Haywood The New Mexican

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe will be taking over the Aquinas Newman Center at The University of New Mexico. PHOTO COURTESY KRISTIAN MUELLER

Archdiocese to run UNM center The New Mexican

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe announced Tuesday that it is planning to assume leadership of the Aquinas Newman Center at The University of New Mexico, which has been staffed by Dominican friars since 1950. The Dominicans started the center at the invitation of Archbishop Edwin Byrne, and the parish serves 750 families in addition to Catholic students at UNM. Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan said in a news release that having archdiocesan priests at the center will “enhance relations with pastors and parishes of the archdiocese whose young adults attend UNM, as well as promote diocesan

vocations.” An Albuquerque native and former UNM student, the Rev. Michael DePalma, will be appointed pastor when the transition occurs July 1. He currently is archdiocese vocation director and pastor of San Ysidro Parish in Corrales. Another young priest, the Rev. Simon Carian, a graduate of Albuquerque Academy and the University of Notre Dame, will be parochial vicar. At least 50 people have signed an online petition asking to meet with the archbishop about their “grave concern” over the change. They believe the “arbitrary” decision is likely to “curtail pastoral services to university students, to the parish and to parishioners.”

Fire: No other mobile homes suffer damage Continued from Page B-1 dropped a lighter while she was pulling him from the burning home. Santa Fe Fire Department firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it spread to other homes. On Tuesday afternoon, the smell of smoke emanated from Tim Costello’s home, which was cordoned off with caution tape. The building didn’t show significant damage on the outside, save for a broken window. But Maureen Costello said of the damage inside the home: “Everything is gone. It’s a whole world of new problems.” She said her brother has

lived in the neighborhood for about 20 years. A neighbor, Arleth Alonso, said she saw the blaze and brought the victim a blanket after he was pulled from the home. She said she didn’t know much about Tim Costello, noting that he mostly kept to himself and that other people brought him food or watered his plants. Maureen Costello said she didn’t know the identity of the man who had assisted her in the rescue, but she wanted to offer him her thanks. Contact Chris Quintana at 986-3093 or cquintana@ sfnewmexican.com.

Pot: Board had faced similar charges in the summer of 2013 Continued from Page B-1 not demanded by him or the Defendants to support applications for the treatment of other debilitating diseases.” The application for Kieve’s patient was denied, and Rosenberg told her that future applications would be “subjected to medical records requirements.” The lawsuit also claims Rosenberg “threatened” to take action against her medical license, since she believed she didn’t need to submit records, according to the complaint. Albuquerque Integrative Medicine is “solely dedicated” to evaluating and certifying patients for the state Medical Cannabis Program, which means Rosenberg is “routinely placed in the position of approving or denying applications submitted by his economic competitors, namely other physicians whose patients did not choose Dr. Rosenberg for certification,” the complaint says. Rosenberg could not be reached Tuesday, and a Health Department spokesman said the agency was not aware of the lawsuit. In past complaints against Rosenberg, the state has said he is a part-time employee and there is no conflict with one medical doctor reviewing

applications from another. The Lynn and Erin Compassionate Use Act — the 2007 law that paved the way for New Mexicans to use marijuana as medicine — “does not require physicians to submit the records Rosenberg required,” Kieve’s complaint says. “Nor does it require that other treatments or medications be attempted prior to the granting of a medical cannabis license.” The case is the latest in a series of legal actions that continue to test the rules of New Mexico’s medical marijuana program and the rights and responsibilities of medical practitioners who certify patients for the program. Last summer, critics accused the New Mexico Medical Board of overstepping its authority after it sanctioned two providers for actions related to their certification of patients. One of those providers also raised questions about Rosenberg’s potential conflict of interest after he testified as a witness for the state against the provider. Rosenberg said at the time that he did not consider the provider a competitor. Contact Phaedra Haywood at 986-3068.

Santa Fe County has filed a petition in the state District Court for enforcement of an arbitration settlement with a former employee who was fired in the midst of a scandal. Denice Sanchez, an administrator in the Public Works Department, was fired in 2011 after the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office began investigating allegations that Advantage Asphalt and Seal Coating — a paving firm that had done millions of dollars worth of work for the county — had defrauded the county of about $1 million by misrepresenting work it had performed and in some cases billing the county for work performed using the county’s own materials and labor.

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Prosecutor leaving, will keep Roswell case CLOVIS — The top state prosecutor for two eastern New Mexico counties plans to step down soon, but he says it won’t affect his work on a school shooting in Roswell. Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler says he’ll leave office March 1 to start a private law practice focusing on civil litigation. The 9th Judicial District includes Curry and Roosevelt counties. Chandler last week was named to handle the case in which a Roswell middle school student faces juvenile charges in the wounding of two other students. The district attorney in Roswell stepped down because of conflicts of interests in her office. Chandler told the Clovis News Journal that he’ll stay on the Roswell case if it goes beyond his March 1 departure from office.

Mora County gets new sheriff MORA — Mora County has a new sheriff. The Las Vegas Optic reported that Mora County Sheriff Amos Espinoza took the oath of office last week. Espinoza will fill out the remaining term of Thomas Garza, who resigned in December as part of a plea agreement stemming from tampering with public records and criminal solicitation charges. The Guadalupita resident says he is looking forward to serving as sheriff for the remaining 11 months of Garza’s term.

Man accused of running over ex LAS CRUCES — Authorities say a man has been arrested for allegedly running over his ex-girlfriend with a pickup in Las Cruces. Police say 31-year-old Harry Donald Huband is being held on a

Criminal charges were filed in February 2012 against Sanchez, her former boss, Public Works Director James Lujan, Advantage Asphalt and the company’s owners, Joseph Anthony Montoya and Marlene Montoya. Sanchez was charged with falsifying public records and conspiracy to commit fraud, but the charges against her were dropped in September after Lujan pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from the company. Charges against the paving company and its owners are still pending. Sanchez filed a wrongful termination complaint against the county. The county’s internal policy requires the parties to attempt arbitration before going to court in such cases. That process began after Sanchez filed her complaint, and in 2012, arbitration attorney Kimball Udall determined there was “no just cause” for her termination. Udall awarded Sanchez nine months of back pay, but that decision was set aside

because the parties could not agree on the terms. According to the county’s petition, filed Jan. 8, attorneys on both sides agreed by telephone to settle the case for $15,000 on Jan. 30, 2013. But the petition says Sanchez has since refused to accept the settlement. The county’s petition claims she breached an oral agreement made by her attorney, who is not identified in the documents, and asks the court to enforce the settlement, compel Sanchez to sign off on it, and have her pay the county’s legal fees related to seeking the enforcement. Sanchez — a 37-year-old mother of two who worked for contractors who ran the county jail for 10 years and as a direct county employee for nine more years before being terminated — could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

$25,000 cash-only bond on suspicion of false imprisonment and aggravated battery against a household member causing great bodily harm. Police were dispatched to the report of a domestic altercation around 10 p.m. Sunday. Detectives say Huband and the 33-year-old woman were at a friend’s home when they began to argue. They left the home in Huband’s truck, and they continued to argue. When the truck stopped on a street, the woman fell as she exited the vehicle, and Huband allegedly drove over part of her body. Police say she was airlifted to a hospital, but her injuries were not lifethreatening.

release. Williams, of Whippoorwill, Ariz., was arrested in April 2013 and pleaded guilty in October. A criminal complaint charged him with assaulting a sergeant with the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety. Authorities say Williams deliberately veered his vehicle into her police car during a chase on March 21, 2013, near Church Rock.

Albuquerque officers rescue crash victim ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque police officers rescued an unconscious 23-year-old woman who was trapped in her burning car after it hit a pole. Police say the car’s interior was already on fire and filled with smoke when officers arrived. They used fire extinguishers to fight the fire while breaking the car’s windows to remove the driver, whose foot was pinned. Firefighters then arrived. They put out the fire and transported the woman to the hospital. She’s reported in stable condition. Police say one of the officers involved in the rescue also required medical attention for burns he received. Police say results of blood alcohol tests performed on the woman are pending. The accident and rescue occurred early Sunday morning.

Man gets prison for assault on tribal officer ALBUQUERQUE — An Arizona man has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for assaulting a law enforcement officer on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. Prosecutors say 24-year-old Donovan Eric Williams received a 46-month term followed by three years of supervised

Contact Phaedra Haywood at 986-3068 or phaywood@sfnewmexican.com.

Probation officer accused of trafficking EL PASO — Federal authorities say a 28-year-old West Texas juvenile probation officer is under arrest on sex trafficking charges. In a statement released Tuesday, the federal prosecutors say 28-year-old Timothy McCullouch Jr., a juvenile probations officer in El Paso, is charged one count of sex trafficking and one of sex trafficking of a minor. He’s scheduled for a federal detention hearing Friday in El Paso. Five other men, accused of being members of the Folk Nation/Gangster Disciples street gang, also are charged with forcing their victims by fraud or coercion to engage in sexual activities for pay in Texas, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado between May 2012 and March 2013. They’re scheduled for trial in June Two other men are also charged with forced prostitution charges in a separate but related indictment.

3 Holloman airmen killed in car accident ALAMOGORDO — Authorities say three airmen assigned to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico have been killed in a car accident in Alamogordo. Base officials say they were notified of the incident Tuesday morning. They didn’t immediately release any details about the accident, which remains under investigation by Alamogordo police. Base officials say the names of the three people killed will be released 24 hours after the victims’ relatives have been notified. The Associated Press

History: Levine lauded for museum work Continued from Page B-1 illuminated Bible created by a team of artists and calligraphers at a scriptorium in Wales; and the current show, Cowboys Real and Imagined, which runs through March 16. “People in New Mexico thronged to these shows,” Hendricks said. In a sense, he pointed out, Levine is going from one end of the Santa Fe Trail to the other. Well, almost. The trail originated in Independence, Mo., 240 miles from St. Louis. Levine, who was reading about French trappers and traders of the 1730s and 1740s at the airport en route to New Mexico on Tuesday, said she was looking forward to working in another area of history. But there are many historical connections between New Mexico and Missouri. “It’s not like I’m totally starting over,” she said. And her family isn’t breaking its ties here. Levine said she is not selling her house in Santa Fe, and her husband, Tom Merlan, also a historian, will commute back and forth between here and St. Louis. Mike Stevenson, the past president of the Historical Society of New Mexico and a member of the Palace support group, Los Compadres del Palacio, said, “I think it’s a great thing for her and a sad

thing for the rest of us. She’s done such a terrific job getting the museum up and running.” While Stevenson said the core exhibit is “still the best thing about the museum,” he also noted that the museum has hosted “a success of wonderful shows.” Sherry Davis, chairwoman of the Development Committee and a trustee of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, said she worked very closely with Levine from the opening of the History Museum and helped raise funds for exhibitions, education programming and acquisitions. “I feel privileged to have worked with a director who is such a ‘spark’ and a great ‘friend-raising’ advocate for the museums, and also someone who is so well respected nationally.” Daniel Kosharek, photo archivist at the Palace of the Governors, also has worked closely with Levine and said she “has been an incredible inspiration to all of us here at the New Mexico History Museum. She has led with vision, intelligence and a great sense of humor. Her energy will be greatly missed by all.” The Board of Regents will conduct a national search for Levine’s successor. Her final day is March 15. Levine’s current salary is about $82,000; her new sal-

ary will be around $235,000, plus benefits. She starts work April 15. The trustees of the Missouri Historical Society chose Levine after a 12-month national search. The museum had 30 applications for the job, and 11 were selected for further consideration. The Missouri History Museum has been active in the St. Louis community since 1866, according to a news release. In 2000, following a $20 million capital campaign, the museum opened a 92,000-square-foot extension that houses exhibition space as well as classrooms, an auditorium, a museum shop and a restaurant — and dramatically increased attendance. Like the Museum of New Mexico, the Missouri museum is funded by public and private money. It also operates a library and research center near the Washington University campus. The organization’s Form 990, filed with the Internal Revenue Service, shows the museum had about $20.6 million in revenues in 2012 and net assets of $67 million. John Roberts, chairman of the Missouri Historical Society Board of Trustees, said in a statement that Levine “possesses the qualities of a true leader: vision, strategic

thinking, nonprofit financial acumen and experience with public/private partnerships.” Levine has a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and both a master’s degree and a doctorate in anthropology from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She came to the Palace of the Governors from a position as assistant dean at Santa Fe Community College, where she taught history and ethnohistory of the pueblo and Hispanic communities of the Southwest. Under Levine’s leadership, the museum developed classroom curricula for all exhibits, a special program for Head Start students, a Hands on History program for people of all ages and a Routes on Roots program for high school students, in partnership with other educational institutions. The New Mexico History Museum includes the 400-year-old Palace of the Governors, the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library and Photo Archives, the Palace Print Shop and the Native American Portal Artisans Program. On Dec. 4, it welcomed its 500,000th visitor. Contact Anne Constable at 986-3022 or aconstable@ sfnewmexican.com.

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State victories leave abortion foes in bind Opponents of procedure weigh fighting for sweeping changes versus incremental, state-by-state strategy By David Crary and John Hanna

The Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. — Opponents who have chipped away at abortion with state-level restrictions are facing a dilemma in some of the places where they have been most successful: Do they continue with that approach or seek more dramatic policies that risk court rulings that could undo previous gains? For the past several decades, antiabortion groups have focused on putting relatively small limits on the procedure state by state, especially in conservative places with Republicandominated legislatures. Those efforts intensified in 2011 after the GOP made major election gains in state capitols across the country. But as groups on both sides of the debate mark Wednesday’s anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, anti-abortion majorities in the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature and elsewhere are under

pressure to take bigger, broader steps. “That debate is nationwide right now,” said Jennifer Mason, communications director for Personhood USA, a Colorado-based group advocating statelevel constitutional bans. “Many of my peers are frustrated with the past 40 years of an incremental approach.” Kansas was once an epicenter in the abortion debate, with protesters often targeting Dr. George Tiller, who performed late-term abortions at his Wichita clinic. He was gunned down in 2009 by an anti-abortion extremist now serving life in prison. Kansas lawmakers have proposed more sweeping new measures that would ban most abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat can be detected or declare that all persons have “inalienable rights” from the moment of conception. But influential anti-abortion leaders and veteran lawmakers are wary of those bills, fearing they could provoke damaging rulings from the Supreme Court or the state’s own courts. In their quest to raise money and

build support, both sides have highlighted the successes that anti-abortion forces have achieved in the past three years. Arkansas and North Dakota enacted fetal-heartbeat laws last year. North Dakota banned some procedures as early as the sixth week of pregnancy with a law that has been blocked by a federal judge. Other bills passed in 2013 restricted women’s access to abortion medication, restricted insurance coverage for abortion and imposed new requirements on abortion clinics and providers. Kansas has tightened restrictions on late-term abortions, banned sexselection procedures, strengthened a law requiring doctors to obtain parental consent before performing a minor’s abortion and barred abortion providers from providing materials or instructors for public schools’ sexuality courses. Mary Kay Culp, executive director of Kansans for Life, compares the incremental approach favored by her group to a football team relying on a grind-itout running game to score points. “If you shoot that football into the end zone, over everybody’s heads, things can happen,” Culp said.

Mom mourns slayings of her only two sons

Russian deported for trying to buy rifle sights

Oakland woman pleads for justice, no retaliation

Arrest averts potential rift with Moscow, judge says

By Terry Collins

The Associated Press

By Ben Neary

The Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A Russian man who pleaded guilty to trying to export military-grade, thermal-imaging rifle sights from the U.S. without a federal license must leave the country and pay a $7,500 fine, a federal judge ordered Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson in Cheyenne granted a request from federal prosecutor Bob Murray to cap the incarceration of Roman Kvinikadze, 32, of Moscow, at the 147 days he has already served since his arrest in Wyoming last summer. The judge said Kvinikadze could stay in custody for up to 10 more days while he makes arrangements to leave. The U.S. State Department restricts export of the sights, which allow a shooter to see a target’s body heat in the dark. Although legal for civilians in the United States, the sights can have military applications. “The U.S. export laws and restrictions help ensure that our own weapons and technologies won’t be used against us or against our military members fighting overseas,” said Kumar C. Kibble, special agent in charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Denver. “Enforcing these export laws is a priority mission.” The judge said Kvinikadze might not have fully appreciated the potential damage to relations between the U.S. and Russia if the sights had fallen into wrong hands. Kvinikadze “saw an opportunity for making money quickly and greed overtook common sense,” Johnson said. Federal guidelines that specified a sentence of 33 to 41 months in prison and a fine of up to $1 million were not appropriate for Kvinikadze, Johnson said. Wearing orange jail clothing and shackles, Kvinikadze stood before Johnson with defense lawyer Ron Pretty. “Your honor, I was selfish and blind, and I’m deeply sorry for all that has happened and I want to apologize for all of it,” Kvinikadze said. Court records state Kvinikadze approached an undercover federal agent about buying and exporting the sights last winter in Las Vegas at the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show — an expo for manufacturers of firearms and accessories.

of passage. House Republicans are trying nonetheless, with the Judiciary Committee approving a bill earlier this month aimed at permanently prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for abortions. Abortion-rights advocates have been pushing back. California expanded abortion access last year with a measure that allowed nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform a type of early abortion. In Texas, the state senator who staged a marathon filibuster against the new law there, Wendy Davis, is now the Democratic candidate for governor in Texas, and abortion is likely to be a key campaign issue. Burkhart said that she would rather have a “straight-up conversation” over banning most or all abortions. Less dramatic proposals, though harmful, do not inspire as much outrage, she said. Abortion opponents “want to come at us from all these different angles in hopes people won’t see it coming,” she said. Both sides are trying to read the Supreme Court, particularly Justice Anthony Kennedy, who is considered the swing vote on abortion issues.

Abortion-rights supporters say either system — tightening restrictions little by little or pushing for broader bans even early in pregnancies — is harmful. “Both strategies distract us, of course, from serving women,” said Julie Burkhart, founder of the abortion-rights group Trust Women, which now operates a new clinic in Tiller’s former building. Whatever strategy is adopted may also depend on the views and clout of veteran anti-abortion leaders. In North Dakota, a legislative caucus that vetted anti-abortion bills lost its influence over time, giving individual lawmakers more latitude. In Kansas, Culp’s group remains the most influential one on the anti-abortion side at the Statehouse. “Where do you go next? That’s the discussion, and that discussion may not be resolved in six months, a year or two years,” said state Rep. Steve Brunk, a Wichita Republican and chairman of the Kansas House committee that handles abortion measures. “We want to move together.” Congress also could set national policy, but it’s so bitterly divided between the Democratic-led Senate and the GOP-controlled House that abortion measures have had little chance

The two workers killed Monday at the International Nutrition plant in Omaha, Neb., were not the first fatalities at the facility. A worker died in 2002 at the plant, according to records. NATI HARNIK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Subzero temps hamper probe at animal feed plant By Margery A. Beck The Associated Press

Some heard explosion before fire, collapse left two dead OMAHA, Neb. — Authorities on Tuesday recovered the body of a second worker who was killed when an Omaha manufacturing plant collapsed, while federal investigators tried to pinpoint a cause of the industrial accident that killed two and injured 17. Interim Fire Chief Bernard Kanger said authorities retrieved the body from the International Nutrition building at 3:45 p.m. Authorities believe no other people are in the building. Kanger said the two men killed were found on the second floor, but the bodies were not near each other. Thirty-eight people were in the animal feed and supplement plant. Authorities said they recovered the body of 53-year-old Keith Everett on Monday night. The second worker killed was identified Tuesday evening as 47-year-old David Ball. Crews from Omaha and Lincoln had suspended their work Monday night because of shifting winds, cold temperatures and the dangerous rubble. They restarted Tuesday morning with a team of specially trained firefighters. The team also took a structural engineer to help make sure their efforts didn’t further destabilize the crumpled structure, putting rescuers at risk. “After hours of hard work under extremely dangerous conditions, members of both teams

were able to recover the [second] victim,” Kanger said. Meanwhile, authorities were still trying to determine a cause. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators were on the scene of the accident Tuesday morning as they took the lead in investigating the collapse, OSHA spokesman Scott Allen said. It was too early to know what might have caused part of the three-level International Nutrition plant to collapse, Allen said. The plant makes nutritional products that are added to livestock and poultry feed. Some witnesses reported hearing an explosion before a fire that burned some workers and the partial collapse of the plant. One company official cast doubt on reports that an explosion caused the collapse and fire. Besides the two deaths, 17 people were injured, including 10 workers who were sent to hospitals. Hospitals reported that four of the 10 had been released by Tuesday. Monday’s deaths were not the first workplace fatality to occur at the plant. OSHA records show International Nutrition was assessed more than $13,000 in penalties for a 2002 accident that killed a 45-year-old worker. The worker died when he fell into a moving mixer that he was cleaning.

OAKLAND, Calif. — A Northern California mother asked Tuesday that no retaliation occur after her two teenage sons were shot and killed within three weeks just blocks from her home. Dinyal New made her plea two days after she laid flowers at a growing makeshift memorial in a quiet neighborhood in east Oakland where her oldest son, 19-year-old Lamar Broussard, and a childhood friend were shot and killed on Sunday — just three days after burying her youngest son. “You know what my retaliation will be? To see whoever did this be convicted and sentenced in a courtroom,” New said. “No, no, no. Please, no retaliation.” New’s youngest son, 13-yearold Lee Weathersby III, was shot about a mile away on New Year’s Eve. He died the next day. “All my boys are gone,” New, 41, said Tuesday as she again pleaded for witnesses who may know anything about the killings to contact police. “I’m numb. I am stunned. I am mad. I am angry and hurt,” New continued. “I hope that somebody please comes forward if they saw something to tell the police.” No arrests have been made in the shootings, Oakland police spokeswoman Officer Johnna Watson said Tuesday. New said Tuesday that she doesn’t believe that the brothers’ slayings are connected. “They were good boys, both of them,” Lee Weathersby Jr., who is Lee Weathersby III’s father and Broussard’s stepfather, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Monday. “We’re

Dinyal New’s two sons were gunned down weeks apart. On Tuesday, New made a plea that there would be no retaliation for the slayings. LAURA A. ODA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

not supposed to be burying our children. It’s supposed to be the other way around. They’re supposed to looking out for us.” Lee Weathersby III, described by his mother as an avid basketball player and drummer for his school band, was shot on Dec. 31 as he walked home from a friend’s house after he attended a party at a Boys & Girls Club. On Sunday, Broussard and his childhood buddy, Derryck Harris, 19, were killed while riding in New’s Audi, his mother said. She said Broussard was going to pay her cellphone bill. Broussard was a college student who aspired to be a musician and start his own business, New said. She added that the family had considered sending Broussard to live with a cousin after his younger brother was killed. “But, he said, ‘Mom, you need me right now,’ ” New said, wiping away tears. “Lamar was just consoling me at his brother’s funeral — and now we have to bury him.”

Federal court rules gay juror taken off panel improperly By Lisa Leff

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that potential jurors might not be removed from a trial during jury selection solely because of sexual orientation, extending to gays and lesbians a civil right that the U.S. Supreme Court has previously promised only women and racial minorities. A unanimous three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that striking someone from a jury pool because he or she is gay constitutes unlawful discrimination. Its 39-page decision came in an antitrust

and contract dispute between two rival drug companies over the price of a popular AIDS drug. A lawyer for Abbott Laboratories used one of his allotted pre-emptory challenges to remove a potential juror who had referred to a male partner and having friends with AIDS during questioning. The jury that was eventually seated mostly ruled in favor of Abbott. Because the gay juror was taken off the case without justification, the 9th Circuit reversed the 2011 verdict and ordered a new trial. “Permitting a strike based on sexual orientation would send the false mes-

sage that gays and lesbians could not be trusted to reason fairly on issues of great import to the community or the nation,” Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for the panel. “Strikes based on preconceived notions of the identities, preferences, and biases of gays and lesbians reinforce and perpetuate these stereotypes.” The U.S. Supreme Court prohibits lawyers from removing jurors based only on their race and gender and requires them to provide a neutral reason why they are eliminating someone if an opposing lawyer questions the move. But the high court has never ruled on whether those protections

apply to sexual orientation. The case arose from a lawsuit SmithKline Beecham filed in 2007 after Abbott hiked the price of Norvir, a drug that SmithKline used in its AIDS cocktail under a licensing agreement. Both during jury selection and in its argument before the 9th Circuit, SmithKline argued the unnamed juror was taken off the jury because of the widespread negative publicity that the price hike received in the gay community. Abbott denied the allegation and said it had several reasons to remove the potential juror, which included his having a friend dying of AIDS.

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UNM MEN’S BASKETBALL NEW MEXICO 84, BOISE STATE 75

New Mexico’s Hugh Greenwood, center, powers his way to the hoop against Boise State’s Jeff Elorriaga, left, during the first half of Tuesday’s game at The Pit in Albuquerque. JUAN ANTONIO LABRECHE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Greenwood, Lobos run past Boise State Junior guard scores season-high 20 points By Will Webber The New Mexican

ALBUQUERQUE — Aside from maybe local boy Alex Kirk, it would be hard to find a Lobo basketball player who elicits more affection from The Pit faithful than junior Hugh Greenwood. With his flaxen hair, Down

Under charm and old-fashioned hustle, the combination point guard/shooting guard clearly has The University of New Mexico’s fan base on his side. On Tuesday night in The Pit, he continued to pay his followers back by equalling a career-high five 3-pointers in UNM’s 84-75 win over visiting Boise State before a nearcapacity crowd. The Lobos temporarily move into sole possession of second place in the Mountain West Conference standings. At 14-4 overall

and 5-1 in league play, they trail first-place San Diego State (16-1, 5-0) by half a game. Greenwood can be thanked for keeping UNM in the thick of things. He finished with a seasonhigh 20 points, continuing a steady offensive ascension following a wrist injury that sidelined him for three games around the holidays. He has hit at least two 3-pointers in five of his six games since returning to the lineup, having been successful on 14 of his 31 tries from distance during that span.

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SFHS rallies in 2nd half, scores 14th straight win By James Barron

Goodell suggests ditching PAT kick

Roger Goodell doesn’t want to stand pat with the PAT. He’s suggesting potential changes in the extra point that, well, might have some legs. The NFL commissioner says the extra point kick after touchdowns, which had a success rate of nearly 100 percent, is too automatic. Sure is. Roger And with few Goodell teams attempting 2-point conversion plays until desperation hits late in games, the old 1-pointer from 20 yards is the way coaches go. All that does is draw yawns. So Goodell wonders if the league can add excitement by making some major adjustments to the extra point, suggesting perhaps making a touchdown worth seven points instead of six, with teams having the option to run a play for another point. But failing on that play would cost them a point.

down. Only Jackie Martinez knew the Demonettes weren’t out of their District 2AAAA opener just yet. It took six 3-pointers by the Española Valley Lady Sundevils, plus 13 turnovers by Santa Fe High, to produce a 28-21 Española lead in Edward Medina Gymnasium on Tuesday night. “We were getting a little frazzled,” said Martinez, Santa Fe High’s senior forward. “We kinda came in here and yelled a little bit, and kinda of stewed it up and caught some fire.” If anything, it was Martinez doing the yelling — really, it was more encouraging — and it worked as Santa Fe High went on a 27-8 run to start the second half, and it was all the difference in a 56-48 win. It was the Demonettes’ 14th straight win, which is the longest in Class AAAA after Valencia’s 14-game streak was ended by Gallup on Tuesday. But her talk picked up her teammates at a moment when a little doubt crept in their minds. “Everyone was pretty much down on each other,” said junior guard Savina Padilla. “But there’s always that one teammate, who’s like, ‘Come on, guys. Let’s go. Let’s bring it together.’ We always rely on our captains to bring that spirit, so we just said, ‘You know what? That quarter’s over. Let’s put it behind us. Let’s start a new half.’ ” That one cheerleading teammate was Martinez, but it was another

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Santa Fe High’s Jackie Martinez, left, looks to pass the ball while Española Valley’s Lilly Martinez tries to defend during the first quarter of Tuesday’s game at the Edward Medina Gymnasium. For more photos, got to tinyurl.com/I7yosrw. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Dear Capital athletics: Get your act together

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The Associated Press

ESPAÑOLA he long faces in the Santa Fe High girls basketball team’s locker room were representative of a team that was

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His previous high this season had been nine points. He joked afterward that he thought it was about time that he joined the party started by the Lobos’ big-three of Kirk, Cameron Bairstow and Kendall Williams — a trio of players who average 54 of the team’s

By Barry Wilner

The New Mexican

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I don’t think it’s a coinciapital, what in the world happened to dence that Capital has had you? four teams forfeit a game this season. There is a serious No, seriously, what is lack of leadership and lack of going on over there? responsibility at that school. I know my colleague The New Mexico ActiviJames Barron (he’s normally ties Association is clear my boss, but for this colplayer eligibility, and umn, he is my colleague) Edmundo about has a clear stance on scoutalready asked this question Carrillo ing opposing teams by filmabout a month ago, but rules Commentary ing their games. keep getting broken at the south-side school. Capital knew it was in the wrong when it filmed games of MoriThe boys basketball team just arty, St. Michael’s and Santa Fe High, became the latest team to forfeit a game this season. First, it was the foot- yet the activity went on. ball and boys soccer teams for having But what’s almost worse than ineligible players. Then, it was the the fact that coaches filmed games girls soccer team for not having a head illegally is the fact that the boys bascoach, and now it’s the boys basketball ketball team will essentially be unafteam’s turn to get in on the action. fected. How can all of this happen in one Per NMAA bylaws, the three season? Actually, how can all of this schools who were the subject of the happen in just four months? illegal filming had the opportunity to

accept a forfeit from Capital in future games. Moriarty obliged, but St. Michael’s and Santa Fe High are choosing to play their games. The Jaguars will play St. Michael’s on Thursday and will play two District 2AAAA games against the Demons in February. If Santa Fe High chose to accept the forfeits, then that would have given the Jaguars two district losses and would have seriously damaged their chances for a postseason bid. Since Santa Fe High head coach David Rodriguez already expressed to The New Mexican that he is going to play those games, then it would seem that the only casualty the Jaguars suffered is one nondistrict loss to the Pintos. That’s unfortunate, because other teams have suffered a lot worse when they broke the rules. When Kevin

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Brown left the football team for being academically ineligible, the team went on a five-game losing streak and didn’t win until Brown returned. When the boys soccer team lost Brayan Perez to academic ineligibility, it had to forfeit four wins as well as lose its best scorer until he returned. You can blame the academically ineligible players on a lack of awareness on the part of athletic administrators, but the boys basketball coaches blatantly carried out their act and yet that team received the lightest punishment. All of these things and the fact that the girls basketball team has had more head coaches than wins this season hurt the athletes more than anything. The school owes it to the honest and hard-working ones to fix whatever problems it has and bring the school back to the athletic credibility it once had.

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MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard is amassing quite a collection of stuffed animals at the Australian Open, all gifts from her own personal cheering section nicknamed the “Genie Army.” With nearly every victory this week at Melbourne Park has come a different Australian animal — a kangaroo, koala and kookaburra. After her biggest win of all — defeating No. 14-seeded Ana Ivanovic 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 to reach her first Grand Slam

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Eugenie Bouchard of Canada celebrates after defeating Ana Ivanovic of Serbia during their quarterfinal at the Australian Open tennis championship Tuesday in Melbourne, Australia. RICK RYCROFT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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THE NEW MEXICAN Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Heat 93, Celtics 86

BASKETBALL basketball

Nba eastern Conference

atlantic Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia southeast Miami Atlanta Washington Charlotte Orlando Central Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee

W 20 18 15 14 13 W 30 21 20 18 11 W 33 20 17 15 7

l 20 22 26 29 28 l 12 19 20 25 31 l 7 20 24 26 33

Pct .500 .450 .366 .326 .317 Pct .714 .525 .500 .419 .262 Pct .825 .500 .415 .366 .175

Western Conference

Gb — 2 51/2 71/2 71/2 Gb — 8 9 121/2 19 Gb — 13 161/2 181/2 26

southwest W l Pct Gb San Antonio 32 9 .780 — Houston 28 15 .651 5 Dallas 25 18 .581 8 Memphis 20 20 .500 111/2 New Orleans 16 25 .390 16 Northwest W l Pct Gb Oklahoma City 32 10 .762 — Portland 31 11 .738 1 Denver 20 20 .500 11 Minnesota 20 21 .488 111/2 Utah 14 29 .326 181/2 Pacific W l Pct Gb L.A. Clippers 29 14 .674 — Golden State 26 17 .605 3 Phoenix 23 17 .575 41/2 L.A. Lakers 16 26 .381 121/2 Sacramento 15 25 .375 121/2 tuesday’s Games Brooklyn 101, Orlando 90 Miami 93, Boston 86 Oklahoma City 105, Portland 97 Sacramento 114, New Orleans 97 Minnesota 112, Utah 97 Monday’s Games Dallas 102, Cleveland 97 L.A. Clippers 112, Detroit 103 Washington 107, Philadelphia 99 Charlotte 100, Toronto 95 Brooklyn 103, New York 80 New Orleans 95, Memphis 92 Atlanta 121, Miami 114 Chicago 102, L.A. Lakers 100, OT Houston 126, Portland 113 Indiana 102, Golden State 94 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta at Orlando, 5 p.m. Boston at Washington, 5 p.m. Chicago at Cleveland, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 5:30 p.m. Sacramento at Houston, 6 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 6 p.m. Indiana at Phoenix, 8:30 p.m.

tuesday Nets 101, Magic 90

ORlaNDO (90) Afflalo 4-9 2-4 11, Harris 3-8 0-0 7, Davis 5-11 0-0 10, Nelson 2-6 4-4 9, Oladipo 3-9 3-4 10, Moore 5-8 2-2 13, O’Quinn 6-10 3-6 15, Nicholson 1-6 0-0 2, Harkless 3-4 0-0 7, Lamb 1-1 3-3 6. Totals 33-72 17-23 90. bROOklYN (101) Johnson 6-11 0-0 13, Pierce 5-9 2-2 13, Garnett 4-5 0-0 8, Livingston 3-9 2-2 8, Anderson 3-6 0-0 7, Blatche 6-11 5-7 18, Williams 4-10 0-0 9, Kirilenko 2-6 0-0 4, Terry 1-2 2-2 5, Teletovic 5-10 0-0 14, Plumlee 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 40-81 11-13 101. Orlando 21 21 14 34—90 brooklyn 27 19 27 28—101 3-Point Goals—Orlando 7-19 (Lamb 1-1, Afflalo 1-2, Moore 1-2, Nelson 1-2, Harkless 1-2, Harris 1-2, Oladipo 1-4, O’Quinn 0-1, Davis 0-1, Nicholson 0-2), Brooklyn 10-28 (Teletovic 4-8, Terry 1-1, Blatche 1-2, Williams 1-4, Pierce 1-4, Anderson 1-4, Johnson 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 45 (O’Quinn 8), Brooklyn 43 (Pierce 6). Assists—Orlando 23 (Nelson 10), Brooklyn 29 (Williams 9). Total Fouls— Orlando 14, Brooklyn 16. A—15,482.

bOstON (86) Green 5-15 0-0 12, Sullinger 4-14 4-4 12, Humphries 7-10 0-0 14, Rondo 0-8 1-4 1, Bradley 0-3 3-3 3, Bass 5-7 5-5 15, Wallace 3-9 1-1 8, Pressey 1-3 0-0 2, Olynyk 3-7 0-0 6, Johnson 4-7 1-1 11, Anthony 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-84 15-18 86. MIaMI (93) James 10-19 9-11 29, Battier 2-5 0-0 4, Bosh 7-10 0-0 16, Chalmers 4-8 0-1 8, Allen 3-7 0-0 7, Andersen 5-5 3-4 13, Cole 1-7 0-0 2, Beasley 4-6 0-0 9, Lewis 1-4 0-0 3, Oden 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 38-74 12-16 93. boston 15 25 27 19—86 Miami 29 22 20 22—93 3-Point Goals—Boston 5-27 (Johnson 2-5, Green 2-7, Wallace 1-4, Bradley 0-1, Pressey 0-2, Rondo 0-3, Sullinger 0-5), Miami 5-20 (Bosh 2-3, Beasley 1-1, Lewis 1-2, Allen 1-4, Chalmers 0-1, Battier 0-2, Cole 0-3, James 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Boston 55 (Humphries 13), Miami 39 (James 8). Assists—Boston 17 (Rondo 5), Miami 22 (Cole, Chalmers 6). Total Fouls—Boston 19, Miami 18. Technicals—Miami delay of game. A—19,619.

timberwolves 112, Jazz 97

MINNesOta (112) Brewer 7-11 4-4 19, Love 7-15 4-5 19, Pekovic 7-14 4-4 18, Rubio 3-5 4-4 11, Martin 5-16 6-6 18, Turiaf 1-1 0-1 2, Shved 0-1 0-0 0, Barea 6-11 0-0 15, Budinger 0-4 0-0 0, Cunningham 3-8 0-0 6, Mbah a Moute 0-0 0-0 0, Muhammad 1-2 0-0 2, Dieng 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-90 22-24 112. UtaH (97) Jefferson 2-5 0-0 4, Williams 2-6 0-0 4, Kanter 2-8 0-0 4, Burke 4-10 0-0 9, Hayward 10-17 5-6 27, Burks 6-14 5-6 18, Evans 5-11 0-0 10, Gobert 4-5 0-0 8, Rush 1-3 0-0 2, Lucas III 4-5 0-0 8, Garrett 0-0 0-0 0, Clark 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 41-87 10-12 97. Minnesota 34 20 30 28 —112 Utah 16 23 23 35 —97 3-Point Goals—Minnesota 8-21 (Barea 3-5, Martin 2-5, Rubio 1-2, Brewer 1-3, Love 1-6), Utah 5-17 (Hayward 2-5, Burks 1-1, Clark 1-2, Burke 1-3, Lucas III 0-1, Williams 0-1, Jefferson 0-2, Rush 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Minnesota 51 (Love 13), Utah 48 (Gobert, Kanter 6). Assists— Minnesota 31 (Rubio 13), Utah 22 (Hayward, Burke 5). Total Fouls— Minnesota 19, Utah 23. A—16,387.

NCaa Men’s top 25

thunder 105, trail blazers 97

PORtlaND (97) Batum 1-4 0-0 3, Aldridge 12-26 5-8 29, Lopez 5-10 0-0 10, Lillard 6-15 2-4 14, Matthews 7-15 3-4 21, Williams 6-10 0-0 13, Freeland 1-2 0-0 2, McCollum 2-3 0-0 5, Robinson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-86 10-16 97. OklaHOMa CItY (105) Durant 17-25 6-7 46, Ibaka 4-15 2-2 10, Perkins 2-4 0-0 4, Jackson 7-18 0-0 15, Sefolosha 2-3 0-0 5, Collison 1-2 0-0 2, Lamb 4-10 1-4 9, Adams 2-3 0-0 4, Fisher 3-7 2-4 10. Totals 42-87 11-17 105. Portland 27 25 23 22—97 Oklahoma City 21 30 26 28—105 3-Point Goals—Portland 7-19 (Matthews 4-8, McCollum 1-2, Williams 1-2, Batum 1-2, Lillard 0-5), Oklahoma City 10-15 (Durant 6-7, Fisher 2-3, Sefolosha 1-1, Jackson 1-2, Lamb 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Portland 52 (Aldridge 16), Oklahoma City 51 (Perkins 8). Assists—Portland 23 (Williams 9), Oklahoma City 16 (Jackson 5). Total Fouls—Portland 12, Oklahoma City 14. Technicals—Durant, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—18,203.

kings 114, Pelicans 97

saCRaMeNtO (114) Gay 16-25 4-6 41, Thompson 5-8 1-1 11, Cousins 6-10 6-9 18, Thomas 6-17 5-6 20, Thornton 3-7 0-0 6, Williams 3-5 2-3 8, Acy 1-4 1-4 3, McLemore 0-1 0-0 0, Fredette 2-3 0-0 5, Gray 0-1 2-2 2, McCallum 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-82 21-31 114. NeW ORleaNs (97) Aminu 3-5 2-3 9, Davis 4-12 8-11 16, Stiemsma 0-2 0-0 0, Roberts 6-10 3-3 15, Gordon 2-6 2-4 7, Evans 6-15 5-6 17, Ajinca 2-3 0-0 4, Miller 1-2 0-0 3, Rivers 4-8 2-6 12, Withey 5-6 4-5 14. Totals 33-69 26-38 97. sacramento 38 26 27 23 —114 New Orleans 20 36 14 27 —97 3-Point Goals—Sacramento 9-21 (Gay 5-8, Thomas 3-8, Fredette 1-1, Williams 0-1, Thornton 0-3), New Orleans 5-11 (Rivers 2-2, Aminu 1-1, Miller 1-2, Gordon 1-2, Roberts 0-2, Evans 0-2). Fouled Out—Thompson. Rebounds—Sacramento 53 (Cousins 11), New Orleans 45 (Davis 6). Assists—Sacramento 25 (Thomas 11), New Orleans 18 (Roberts 6). Total Fouls—Sacramento 25, New Orleans 28. Technicals—Cousins, Thomas, Thompson, Davis, New Orleans defensive three second. A—16,459.

Nba CaleNDaR

Feb. 14-16 — All-Star weekend, New Orleans. Feb. 20 — Trade deadline, 1 p.m. April 16 — Last day of regular season.

tuesday’s Games No. 3 Michigan State 71, Indiana 66 No. 20 Pittsburgh 76, Clemson 43 Texas 67, No. 22 Kansas State 64 No. 14 Kentucky 68, Texas A&M 51 Wednesday’s Games No. 5 Wichita St. at Illinois St., 6:05 p.m. No. 7 San Diego State at San Jose State, 8 p.m. No. 9 Wisconsin at Minnesota, 7 p.m. No. 10 Iowa at No. 21 Michigan, 5 p.m. No. 12 Louisville at South Florida, 5 p.m. No. 13 UMass at Richmond, 5 p.m. No. 18 Duke at Miami, 5:30 p.m. No. 19 Saint Louis at Duquesne, 5 p.m. No. 25 Oklahoma vs. TCU, 7 p.m.

Men’s Division I

tuesday’s Games east Georgia Tech 68, Boston College 60 Pittsburgh 76, Clemson 43 Providence 65, Butler 56 UConn 90, Temple 66 Far West New Mexico 84, Boise St. 75 southwest SMU 70, Rutgers 56 Texas 67, Kansas St. 64 south FAU 68, Harvard 53 Florida St. 76, Notre Dame 74 Kentucky 68, Texas A&M 51 LSU 77, Missouri 71 Nicholls St. 87, McNeese St. 79, OT Midwest Michigan St. 71, Indiana 66 Missouri St. 64, Evansville 61 Northwestern 63, Purdue 60, 2OT Wright St. 73, Milwaukee 57

Women’s top 25

tuesday’s Games Oklahoma 75, No. 20 Iowa State 54 No. 5 Louisville 93, Houston 52 Wednesday’s Games No. 1 UConn vs. Memphis, 5 p.m. No. 8 Oklahoma State at Kansas, 6 p.m. No. 12 Baylor vs. Kansas State, 6 p.m. No. 13 Penn State vs. Indiana, 5 p.m. No. 18 West Virginia at Texas Tech, 5:30 p.m.

Women’s Division I

tuesday’s Games east Quinnipiac 54, Rider 44 south Charleston Southern 68, Presbyterian 50 Nicholls St. 71, McNeese St. 63 South Florida 57, Cincinnati 48 Midwest Ill.-Chicago 69, Valparaiso 51 Marquette 87, Providence 79 Oklahoma 75, Iowa St. 54 Seton Hall 72, Xavier 62 southwest Louisville 93, Houston 52

HOCKEY HOCkeY

NHl eastern Conference

atlantic GP Boston 49 Tampa Bay 50 Montreal 49 Toronto 52 Ottawa 50 Detroit 49 Florida 50 Buffalo 48 Metro GP Pittsburgh 49 N.Y. Rangers 52 Philadelphia 50 Columbus 49 New Jersey 51 Washington 50 Carolina 48 N.Y. Islanders 52

W 31 29 27 27 22 21 20 13 W 34 27 25 25 21 22 20 21

l Ol Pts GF Ga 15 3 65 141 109 16 5 63 146 123 17 5 59 126 120 20 5 59 150 156 19 9 53 141 155 18 10 52 122 134 23 7 47 120 151 28 7 33 89 137 l Ol Pts GF Ga 13 2 70 157 120 22 3 57 131 133 19 6 56 137 144 20 4 54 143 138 19 11 53 122 124 20 8 52 142 152 19 9 49 117 137 24 7 49 147 169

Western Conference

Central GP W l Ol Pts GF Ga Chicago 51 32 8 11 75 184 139 St. Louis 49 33 11 5 71 171 115 Colorado 49 31 13 5 67 144 127 Minnesota 52 27 20 5 59 125 129 Dallas 50 22 20 8 52 141 152 Nashville 51 22 22 7 51 125 152 Winnipeg 51 23 23 5 51 144 152 Pacific GP W l Ol Pts GF Ga Anaheim 52 37 10 5 79 177 129 San Jose 50 32 12 6 70 161 123 Los Angeles 51 29 16 6 64 131 108 Vancouver 51 26 16 9 61 129 128 Phoenix 49 23 17 9 55 141 149 Calgary 50 16 27 7 39 111 159 Edmonton 52 15 31 6 36 132 183 tuesday’s Games Florida 4, Buffalo 3 New Jersey 7, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Ottawa 2, Washington 0 Columbus 5, Los Angeles 3 Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 Toronto 5, Colorado 2 Vancouver 2, Edmonton 1 Winnipeg 3, Anaheim 2 Carolina at Philadelphia, ppd., snow Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

tuesday Maple leafs 5, avalanche 2

toronto 2 2 1—5 Colorado 0 1 1—2 First Period—1, Toronto, Kessel 25 (Phaneuf, Raymond), 3:56. 2, Toronto, van Riemsdyk 20 (Franson, Bozak), 17:41 (pp). second Period—3, Toronto, Kadri 13 (Gardiner, Lupul), 2:55. 4, Toronto, Kessel 26 (van Riemsdyk, Bozak), 5:17. 5, Colorado, MacKinnon 16 (Parenteau, Holden), 18:35. third Period—6, Colorado, MacKinnon 17 (Talbot), 5:07. 7, Toronto, McClement 2 (Kulemin, Lupul), 17:47 (en). shots on Goal—Toronto 9-15-7—31. Colorado 11-9-17—37. Power-play opportunities—Toronto 1 of 4; Colorado 0 of 4. Goalies—Toronto, Reimer 10-6-1 (37 shots-35 saves). Colorado, Varlamov 24-9-5 (10-7), Giguere (2:55 second, 20-19). a—14,877. t—2:26.

Panthers 4, sabres 3

Florida 3 1 0—4 buffalo 2 0 1—3 First Period—1, Buffalo, Stafford 6 (Ott, Omark), 2:23 (pp). 2, Florida, Winchester 6 (Jovanovski, Huberdeau), 4:06. 3, Buffalo, Stafford 7 (Ennis), 6:16. 4, Florida, Bergenheim 11 (Gilbert, Barkov), 18:04. 5, Florida, Jovanovski 1, 18:56. second Period—6, Florida, Bjugstad 11 (Campbell, Gilbert), 16:12. third Period—7, Buffalo, Ott 6 (Stafford, Leino), 8:36 (pp). shots on Goal—Florida 12-6-4—22. Buffalo 10-9-16—35. Power-play opportunities—Florida 0 of 1; Buffalo 2 of 7. Goalies—Florida, Thomas 13-13-3 (35 shots-32 saves). Buffalo, Miller 1219-3 (22-18). a—17,583. t—2:26.

Devils 7, blues 1

st. louis 1 0 0—1 New Jersey 3 2 2—7 First Period—1, New Jersey, Fayne 2 (Brunner, Elias), 2:27. 2, New Jersey, Carter 4 (Gionta, Gelinas), 2:51. 3, St. Louis, Steen 25 (Schwartz, Backes), 8:47. 4, New Jersey, Jagr 16 (Boucher, T.Zajac), 10:27. second Period—5, New Jersey, Clowe 3 (Zidlicky, Brunner), 1:03 (pp). 6, New Jersey, Henrique 13 (Gelinas, Zidlicky), 15:42 (pp). third Period—7, New Jersey, Brunner 9 (Elias, T.Zajac), 1:18 (pp). 8, New Jersey, Gelinas 6 (Volchenkov), 12:04. shots on Goal—St. Louis 6-7-14—27. New Jersey 13-6-4—23. Power-play opportunities—St. Louis 0 of 3; New Jersey 3 of 4. Goalies—St. Louis, Elliott 13-4-2 (9 shots-6 saves), Halak (12:17 first, 14-10). New Jersey, Schneider 8-9-7 (27-26). a—11,432 . t—2:19.

Islanders 5, Rangers 3

N.Y. Islanders 1 2 2—5 N.Y. Rangers 2 1 0—3 First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Nash 15 (Kreider), 1:02. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Nash 16 (Girardi, Kreider), 11:07. 3, N.Y. Islanders, Martin 3 (Tavares, Okposo), 17:22. second Period—4, N.Y. Rangers, Kreider 13 (Stepan, Richards), 9:34 (pp). 5, N.Y. Islanders, Hickey 3 (Okposo, Vanek), 13:22. 6, N.Y. Islanders, McDonald 4 (Tavares, Regin), 16:36. third Period—7, N.Y. Islanders, Vanek 18 (Tavares, Nielsen), 15:22 (pp). 8, N.Y. Islanders, Nielsen 17, 19:53 (en). shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 16-714—37. N.Y. Rangers 12-8-13—33. Power-play opportunities—N.Y. Islanders 1 of 5; N.Y. Rangers 1 of 4. Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Poulin 11-14-0 (33 shots-30 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Talbot 10-4-0 (36-32). a—18,006. t—2:31.

stars 4, Wild 0

Minnesota 0 0 0—0 Dallas 2 1 1—4 First Period—1, Dallas, Fiddler 3 (Goligoski, Roussel), 13:18. 2, Dallas, Cole 14 (Goligoski, Ja.Benn), 16:45 (pp). second Period—3, Dallas, Whitney 6 (Gonchar, Eakin), 13:18 (pp). third Period—4, Dallas, Jo.Benn 2 (penalty shot), 11:22. shots on Goal—Minnesota 3-6-9—18. Dallas 12-16-8—36. Power-play opportunities—Minnesota 0 of 3; Dallas 2 of 7. Goalies—Minnesota, Kuemper 4-3-0 (36 shots-32 saves). Dallas, Lehtonen 18-14-8 (18-18). a—11,191. t—2:29.

blue Jackets 5, kings 3

los angeles 1 1 1—3 Columbus 2 2 1—5 First Period—1, Los Angeles, King 11 (Lewis), 2:42. 2, Columbus, Umberger 12 (Wisniewski, Johnson), 12:47 (pp). 3, Columbus, Johansen 19 (Murray, Wisniewski), 19:02. second Period—4, Los Angeles, Carter 20 (Richards), 8:39. 5, Columbus, Umberger 13, 18:15. 6, Columbus, Horton 3 (Anisimov, Jenner), 19:44. third Period—7, Columbus, Anisimov 13 (Foligno), 15:19. 8, Los Angeles, Regehr 1 (Williams, Richards), 16:50. shots on Goal—Los Angeles 11-810—29. Columbus 12-12-10—34. Power-play opportunities—Los Angeles 0 of 3; Columbus 1 of 3. Goalies—Los Angeles, Jones 8-4-0 (34 shots-29 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 16-11-2 (29-26). a—13,286. t—2:24.

senators 2, Capitals 0

Ottawa 0 1 1—2 Washington 0 0 0—0 First Period—None. second Period—1, Ottawa, Turris 15 (MacArthur, Gryba), 12:59. third Period—2, Ottawa, Spezza 13 (Wiercioch, E.Karlsson), 8:56 (pp). shots on Goal—Ottawa 6-12-8—26. Washington 10-12-12—34. Power-play opportunities—Ottawa 1 of 4; Washington 0 of 4. Goalies—Ottawa, C.Anderson 16-10-6 (34 shots-34 saves). Washington, Holtby 13-12-2 (26-24). a— 18,506. t—2:29.

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tuesday at Melbourne Park Melbourne, australia Purse: $29.72 million (Grand slam) surface: Hard-Outdoor singles Men Quarterfinals Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, def. David Ferrer (3), Spain, 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Stanislas Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Novak Djokovic (2), Serbia, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 9-7. Women Quarterfinals Li Na (4), China, def. Flavia Pennetta (28), Italy, 6-2, 6-2. Eugenie Bouchard (30), Canada, def. Ana Ivanovic (14), Serbia, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. Doubles Men Quarterfinals Eric Butorac, United States, and Raven Klaasen, South Africa, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot (12), Britain, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6), 6-4. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (8), Serbia, def. Alex Bolt and Andrew Whittington, Australia, 6-2, 7-6 (1). Women Quarterfinals Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears (8), United States, def. Shahar Peer, Israel, and Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-4, 6-0. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (3), Russia, def. Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Safarova (7), Czech Republic, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4). Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (1), Italy, def. Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Sania Mirza (6), India, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Katarina Srebotnik (4), Slovenia, def. Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, and Ajla Tomljanovic, Croatia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. Wednesday singles Women Quarterfinals Dominika Cibulkova (20), Slovakia, def. Simona Halep (11), Romania, 6-3, 6-0. Agnieszka Radwanska (5), Poland, def. Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, 6-1, 5-7, 6-0. Doubles Men Quarterfinals Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut (13), France, def. Leander Paes, India, and Radek Stepanek (5), Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-6 (4). Women semifinals Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (3), Russia, def. Raquel KopsJones and Abigail Spears (8), United States, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.

THIS DATE ONON tHIs Date January 22

1968 — The NBA awards expansion franchises to Milwaukee and Phoenix. 1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title.

TOP 25 BASKETBALL

No. 3 Michigan State beats Indiana The Associated Press

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Gary Harris scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, helping 3 Mich. St. 71 No. 3 Michigan State Indiana 66 beat Indiana 71-66 on Tuesday night to remain unbeaten in the Big Ten. The Spartans (18-1, 7-0) have won 11 straight games, extending their best one-loss start in a season in school history. The Hoosiers (12-7, 2-4) have lost two straight and four of six. Michigan State went on a 10-2 run to take a 62-52 lead with 4:29 left, but led by just four points after Yogi Ferrell made a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left. Keith Appling made one of two free throws on the ensuing possession and Stanford Robinson’s runner pulled the Hoosiers within three points. Travis Trice made two free throws with 13.7 seconds left to give the Spartans a five-point lead, essentially sealing their 18th win in 19 home games against Indiana. NO. 20 PITTSBURGH 76, CLEMSON 43 In Pittsburgh, Talib Zanna scored 22 points on near flawless shooting for Pittsburgh. Zanna connected on 9 of 10 shots, most of them dunks or layups, as the Panthers (17-2, 5-1 ACC) bounced back from a loss to No. 2 Syracuse. Lamar Patterson added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists for Pitt, which ended Clemson’s three-game winning streak. K.J. McDaniels battled early foul trouble and finished with 11 points for the Tigers but Clemson was never in it. Pitt needed less than 10 minutes

to build a double-digit lead and cruised while handing the Tigers their worst loss of the season.

WOMEN

NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 93, HOUSTON 52 In Houston, Shoni SchimTEXAS 67, mel had 25 points and eight NO. 22 KANSAS ST. 64 rebounds as No. 5 Louisville In Austin, Texas, Jonathan pulled away in the second Holmes made a catch-andshoot 3 pointer at the buzzer to half for a win over Houston to send Texas to its fourth straight extend the Cardinals’ win streak victory in the Big 12 and second to 12 games. Schimmel was 9 of 14 shootin a row over a ranked team. ing, including 7 of 11 from Texas had almost blown its behind the 3-point line as the chance for the game-winner Cardinals (19-1, 7-0 American) when it nearly botched an shot 54 percent from the field, inbounds pass with 3 seconds including hitting 11 of 21 from left. But after a quick timeout, behind the arc. Isaiah Taylor zipped the ball to Asia Taylor added 16 points, the Holmes in the left corner and he put up the shot over two Bria Smith had 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and defenders. The ball swished Emmonnie Henderson chipped through the basket at the buzzer and Holmes was mobbed in 14 points. Yasmeen Thompson had by his teammates. 10 points and eight rebounds, Javan Felix scored 23 points and Marche’ Amerson and to lead Texas (15-4, 4-2) and Demetria Foreman each added Cam Ridley scored 18. Holmes 10 points for the Cougars (4-14, finished with 10 points. 0-7). Thomas Gipson scored 24 points for Kansas State OKLAHOMA 75, (14-5, 4-2), which had tied the NO. 20 IOWA STATE 54 game at 64 on Shane SouthIn Ames, Iowa, Aaryn Ellenwell’s twisting, off-balance berg drained a 3-pointer to start layup with 5 seconds to play a 15-2 run in the second half after Felix had missed two free that broke open a tight game throws. and sent Oklahoma to its first win in Ames since 2008, poundNO. 14 KENTUCKy 68, TEXAS A&M 51 ing Iowa State. The win avenged an overtime In Lexington, Ky., Alex Poythress scored a season-high loss to the then 14th-ranked Cyclones Jan. 5 at Oklahoma. 16 points as No. 14 Kentucky Ellenberg drained four routed Texas A&M. 3-pointers en route to 22 points Poythress and 7-foot freshand eight rebounds. She scored man Dakari Johnson eagerly 10 in the breakaway run deep picked up the slack inside for in the second half, and also Kentucky (14-4, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) with struggling guarded Iowa State’s Jadda Buckley (who went off for a 7-foot pivot man Willie Cauleycareer-high 29 on Jan. 5), holdStein limited by foul trouble. ing her scoreless. Poythress worked inside for baskets and got to the free Nicole Griffin scored 12 and throw line, hitting five straight Sharane Campbell 10 with nine during his 7-0 run that put the rebounds for the Sooners (12-7, Wildcats up 44-33 with 14½ 3-3 Big 12). Oklahoma outscored minutes remaining. Iowa State 36-22 in the paint.

Supporters of 19-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard watch her Tuesday quarterfinal against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. Bouchard won 5-7, 7-5, 6-2. ANDREW BROWNBILL/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Open: Bouchard to face Li Na The 5-foot-10 Bouchard, who hits big off both sides and semifinal on Tuesday — one has a confidence belying her of her admirers from the youth, is coming off a breakGenie Army tossed a fuzzy through year that saw her rise wombat to the court. from No. 144 in the rankings “I will create luggage to No. 32, reach her first WTA space,” she said of her new Tour final at Osaka and earn menagerie. “It’s worth it to recognition as the WTA Newtake my wombat home.” comer of the Year. She may have to make Now, appearing in her very room for a trophy, as well, if first Australian Open, she’s she wins two more matches. become the first Canadian to She next faces No. 4-seeded reach a major semifinal since and 2011 French Open chamCarling Bassett at the U.S. pion Li Na on Thursday for a Open in 1984. chance to reach the final. Rather than being overBouchard’s run through the awed by the situation, howdraw has certainly been one of the biggest surprises of the ever, Bouchard has appeared remarkably calm as she’s tournament, but it’s also not entirely unexpected. Of the 13 moved from the anonymity teenagers in the main draw at of Court 15 on the outskirts of Melbourne Park to playing on Melbourne Park, none is perthe big stage at raucous Rod haps as highly touted as the 19-year-old native of Montreal. Laver Arena.

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Asked whether she needed to pinch herself at some point during her dream run, she responded matter-of-factly that she’s always expected to do this well. “I just try to take it in stride,” she said. “It’s not a huge surprise for me because I always believe in my skills … it’s something I’ve been working a long time for. “If there’s more attention, well, that’s a good thing.” Off the court, there are moments when Bouchard seems more like a typical teenager. And it seems as if she’s inspired a few crushes among the mostly male admirers of the Genie Army. “I’m going to fly them to all my tournaments with me,” she said with a smile.

sPoRts PREP ROUNDUP

Dragons step up defense in win over Waldorf

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The Monte del Sol boys basketball team allowed 84 points in a win over Wagon Mound on Saturday, and head coach Nick Rivera wasn’t happy with their defensive effort. His team responded and allowed only eight points in the first half of a 58-35 nondistrict win over Santa Fe Waldorf in Christian Life Academy on Tuesday night. “They played better defense and we pushed the ball up and got good rebounds,” Rivera said. “The level was more intense.” The Wolves (7-8) were on a four-game winning streak before they met the Dragons (12-4), but this game will fare well for them when they play district opponents. “They put a lot of pressure on us in the first half, and we didn’t respond,” Santa Fe Waldorf head coach Rob Clifford said. “We’re not going to face that kind of pres-

sure in our district. I’m glad we got to experience that.” Ryan Vanderham led Monte del Sol with 20 points while Antonio Tapia added 13. Omar Ndiaye scored 12 points and Peter Bartlett had 11 to round out the Dragons’ double-digit scorers. Sean Ramsey had 12 points to lead Santa Fe Waldorf, while Ivan Davila and Augie Ciofalo each scored nine. PojoAque VALLeY 62, sANtA Fe INdIAN sCHooL 45 The Elks finished their final game before District 2AAA play with a win over the Braves in Ben Luján Gymnasium. Matthew Herrera led the Elks (7-8) with 20 points while Julian Lujan added 12. The duo combined for 14 points in the third quarter. Ricardo Melton scored 11 points to lead SFIS (7-8) while Christina Velarde finished with 10 points.

Pojoaque travels to Taos on Thursday for both teams’ season opener. GIRLS to’HAjIILee 49, deseRt ACAdeMY 32 The Lady Wildcats dropped their third straight District 2A game with a loss to the Lady Warriors in the St. Michael’s Driscoll Center. Desert Academy (4-8, 0-3 2A) traveled to Magdalena over the weekend before making the trip to To’hajiilee, and fatigue may have caused the Lady Wildcats to not be able to finish easy shots. “I think a lot of it was the inability to put layups in the basket,” Desert Academy head coach Gerald Medina said. “We missed a lot of layups tonight.” Amelia Linnet and Franny O’Byrne both scored eight points to lead the Lady Wildcats. The Lady Warriors were led by Tykisha Apachito, who also scored eight points.

sFHs: Zone play pays off for Demonettes

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PREP SCORES Boys basketball Alamogordo 50, Las Cruces 44 Albuquerque High 60, Highland 49 Bayfield, Colo. 75, Piedra Vista 64 Bosque School 47, Santa Rosa 42 Carlsbad 65, Artesia 55 Clayton 76, Raton 64 Coronado 60, EP Eastwood, Texas 38 Deming 49, Mayfield 48 EP El Dorado, Texas 59, Socorro 39 Farmington 57, Bloomfield 34 Friona, Texas 57, Melrose 55 Goddard 79, Lovington 62 Hagerman 91, Tatum 53 Hope Christian 96, Sandia 89 Kirtland Central 71, Shiprock 49 Laguna-Acoma 71, Estancia 28 Magdalena 88, Alamo-Navajo 59 Mesilla Valley Christian 71, Tularosa 56 Monte del Sol 58, Santa Fe Waldorf School 35 NMMI 67, Gateway Christian 37 Pojoaque 62, Santa Fe Indian 45 Rio Rancho 66, La Cueva 61 Roswell 84, Hobbs 68 Silver 62, Cobre 42 St. Pius 54, Sandia Prep 47 Tse Yi Gai 78, Shiprock Northwest 65 Valley 57, Atrisco Heritage 50

West Mesa 76, Rio Grande 58 Girls basketball Carlsbad 39, Artesia 36 Clayton 41, Raton 27 Clovis 63, Portales 43 Evangel Christian 62, Pine Hill 18 Farmington 79, Bloomfield 42 Friona, Texas 66, Melrose 62 Gadsden 51, Oñate 39 Gallup 54, Valencia 47 Hatch Valley 53, Lordsburg 46 Hobbs 57, Roswell 36 Laguna-Acoma 44, Estancia 20 Los Lunas 58, Belen 35 Magdalena 71, Alamo-Navajo 12 Miyamura 48, Grants 42 Piedra Vista 66, Bayfield, Colo. 59 Rio Rancho 66, La Cueva 61 Sandia 41, Cleveland 36 Sandia Prep 57, Socorro 39 Santa Fe 56, Española Valley 48 Santa Rosa 76, Bosque School 15 St. Pius 84, Capital 34 Tohajilee 49, Desert Academy 32 Tse Yi Gai 78, Shiprock Northwest 65 Postponements and cancellations Mancos, Colo. vs. Aztec, ccd.

PREP SCHEDULE This week’s varsity schedule for Northern New Mexico high schools. For additions or changes, call 986-3060 or email sports@sfnewmexican.com.

today Boys Basketball — Española Valley at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. Los Alamos at Bernalillo, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Mora at Questa, 5:30 p.m. East Mountain at Santa Fe Preparatory, 7 p.m. Las Vegas Robertson at West Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

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Española Valley’s Leah DeAguero, front, dribbles down court while Santa Fe High’s Savina Padilla tries to retrieve the ball during the second quarter of Tuesday’s game at the Edward Medina Gymnasium. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

ferred Santa Fe High to stay in its man-toman defense. Lady Sundevils guard Kaitlyn Romero hit four 3s in the first half, with three coming in the second quarter to help her team to a seven-point lead. She was often left alone at the top of the key and buried three of her perimeter shots from the same spot. Romero hit one from there with 3:14 left in the first half, and Ashlynn Trujillo followed with a drive to the basket that made

it 25-17 with 2:53 left. Romero’s shooting clinic left Santa Fe High dazed in its wake. “It was something that we were not used to seeing in our game plan,” Martinez said. “But I’m not surprised at all. She’s a damn good player.” However, Romero managed just one point in the second half and finished with 13 points. Trujillo led the Lady Sundevils with 16.

Lobos: Kirk’s shooting accuracy suffers Continued from Page B-5 77 points per game. “I guess it’s just been a matter of time,” Greenwood said. “I’ve been shooting well in practice.” His first try came just four minutes into the game when his 3-point attempt from the top of the key was part of a 17-4 run to start the game for New Mexico. He followed that with a pair of long-distance bombs in the final minute and a half before intermission, helping UNM take a 40-27 lead into halftime. Head coach Craig Neal said there has always been a certain level of expectation for Greenwood’s ability to put the ball in the bucket. “I think he’s been so instrumental in trying to get our team together, chemistry wise — and he’s passed up shots in the past,” Neal said. “I think he played really free tonight. He played the way I envisioned him playing, and I think he can make shots like that.” With a pair of fellow Australians in its starting lineup, Boise State appeared to have no response for Greenwood’s play. “It’s that dang Aussie on Aussie crime; he always plays good against us,” said Boise State head coach Leon Rice. “You know, he’s a good shooter. We know that. We didn’t try to leave him open, we weren’t like daring him.” Aside from Greenwood’s fireworks, perhaps what was most impressive about

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Continued from Page B-5 Demonette — junior wing Kayla Herrera — who jump-started Santa Fe High (16-1 overall) in the third quarter. She scored five points in the first 42 seconds of the third quarter, including a three-point play on a steal and drive that made it 28-26, Española. Herrera added a rebound, which led to an Andrea Gonzales jumper to tie the score with 6:46 left in the quarter. And the Lady Sundevils were reeling after that. They were everything they were not in the first half. “For some reason, at halftime, we took a little pause,” Española head coach Ray Romero said. “It seemed, when we came out. Before we knew it, they tied the ball game, we called a timeout and tried to adjust.” There were plenty of adjustments Española (12-5, 0-1) tried against Santa Fe High’s matchup zone defense, but nothing worked until late in the game. By then, the Demonettes were up 48-36 and they were brimming with the confidence of a team ranked No. 1 in Class AAAA, according to the MaxPreps.com rankings. The Lady Sundevils hit just five of their first 18 shots, and committed six turnovers in the third quarter. In turn, Santa Fe High attacked in transition and hit 10 of its 11 second-half baskets from inside of 5 feet. Herrera had 10 of her 13 points in the second half, with eight coming in the third quarter. Martinez had 10 in the second half, and her putback at the third-quarter buzzer gave the Demonettes a 41-34 lead. What Romero saw of the Demonettes was what he wanted to see from his team. “We weren’t as patient as we should have been,” Romero said. “We shot the ball too quickly, and we forced the ball inside and caused turnovers. They get a steal and a layup. We force the ball somewhere, they get a steal and a layup.” As effective as the zone was, Santa Fe High head coach Elmer Chavez isn’t a fan of it. But he’s learned that it’s a necessary tool, especially come state tournament time, because teams will do exactly what the Demonettes did to Española. “We practice it and practice it,” Chavez said. “All of these teams play zone, and we play it just so we can work against it [on offense]. We’re getting pretty good at it. I don’t like to play too much zone. I’m a man-to-man guy, but I know for state we’re going to need it.” The Lady Sundevils would have pre-

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

New Mexico’s Obij Aget, right, grabs a rebound over Boise State’s Dezmyn Trent during the first half of Tuesday’s game at The Pit in Albuquerque. JUAN ANTONIO LABRECHE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNM’s win was the fact that Bairstow was largely a non-factor for much of the second half. While he had 11 points on 5 of 5 shooting at halftime, he attempted just one shot in the initial 15-plus minutes of the second half while Boise State continuously chipped away. The Broncos (13-6, 3-3) trailed by as many as 17 before closing within six on a pair of occasions in the final five minutes. The big blow came when Bairstow grabbed a missed Williams 3-point try as the shot clock expired, then forced it back to put UNM up 74-66 with 4:15 remaining. The Broncos never got closer than a twopossession game the rest of the way. Bairstow finished with 17 points and

Williams 18. Kirk had 15, but had just one rebound until the final few minutes of the game. While Greenwood’s star is clearly rising again, Kirk’s is at least losing some of its luster. When the 7-footer was off the mark on a wide-open 3-point try midway through the first half, the crowd offered an audible moan as the rebound went to Boise State. When he was again off the mark on a long-range 2-point try with seven minutes left in the game, the crowd actually cast a few boos in his direction. His struggles with his jumper extend as far back as the first month of the season. Since hitting 4 of 7 tries from distance in a loss to UMass on Nov. 22, he has made just two 3-pointers – and is 0-for-16 in his last 10 games. Notes u Saturday’s game at Colorado State has been moved from 9 p.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate local television broadcasts. u Official stats from Tuesday’s game were not available after the game — or during it, for that matter. UNM’s automated stat system went down during the game, leaving the media, coaches and even the national television broadcast crew from CBS Sports Network without accurate numbers to relay to the public. At halftime, Boise State had a 10-rebound advantage against the Lobos, but no one knew for sure what the final figures were since the UNM sports information crew was still trying to total the final numbers well after the game.

Boys Basketball — Maxwell at Santa Fe Waldorf (at Christian Life), 6 p.m. Tierra Encantada at N.M. School for Deaf, 6:30 p.m. Capital at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. Santa Rosa at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas at Raton, 7 p.m. Pojoaque Valley at Taos, 7 p.m. Peñasco at Escalante, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Tierra Encantada at N.M. School for Deaf, 5 p.m. Academy for Technology and the Classics at Desert Academy (at St. Michael’s Driscoll Center), 5 p.m.

Friday Boys Basketball — Santa Fe Preparatory at Estancia, 6:30 p.m. Santa Fe Indian School at Wingate, 7 p.m. Peñasco at Santa Rosa, 7 p.m. Clayton at Mora, 7 p.m. Questa at Maxwell, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Clayton at Mora, 5:30 p.m. Los Alamos at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. Española Valley at Capital, 7 p.m. Mesa Vista at Peñasco, 7 p.m. Taos at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas at Raton, 7 p.m. Swimming — St. Michael’s, Santa Fe High, Capital at Farmington Invitational, 4 p.m.

saturday Boys Basketball — McCurdy at Mesa Vista, 1 p.m. Questa at Coronado, 2 p.m. Santa Fe High at Los Alamos, 7 p.m. Capital at Española Valley, 7 p.m. St. Michael’s at Taos, 7 p.m. Las Vegas Robertson at West Las Vegas, 7 p.m. Santa Fe Indian School at Thoreau, 7 p.m. Tucumcari at Pecos, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Taos at Pojoaque Valley, 7 p.m. McCurdy at Mesa Vista, 1 p.m. Tucumcari at Pecos, 5:30 p.m. Escalante at Santa Fe Preparatory, 6 p.m. St. Michael’s at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. Wrestling — Las Vegas Robertson, West Las Vegas at Trinidad (Colo.) Invitational, 8 a.m. Capital, Los Alamos, Santa Fe High at Aztec Tournament, 9 a.m. St. Michael’s, Espanola Valley at Belen Invitational, 9 a.m. Swimming — St. Michael’s, Santa Fe High, Capital at Farmington Invitational, 10 a.m.

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Sochi still scrambling to sell tickets By Stephen Wilson

The Associated Press

LONDON — What if they held an Olympics and nobody came? The situation isn’t that bleak, of course, for the Sochi Games. Yet, with less than three weeks to go until the opening ceremony, hundreds of thousands of tickets remain unsold, raising the prospect of empty seats and a lack of atmosphere at Russia’s first Winter Olympics. There are signs that many foreign fans are staying away, turned off by terrorist threats, expensive flights and hotels, long travel distances, a shortage of tourist attractions in the area, and the hassle of obtaining visas and spectator passes. “Some people are scared it costs too much and other people are scared because of security,” senior International Olympic Committee member Gerhard Heiberg of Norway told The Associated Press. “From my country, I know that several people and companies are not going for these two reasons. Of course, there will be Norwegians there but not as many as we are used to.” Sochi organizers announced last week that 70 percent of tickets have been sold for the games, which run from Feb. 7-23 and represent a symbol of pride and prestige for Russia and President Vladimir Putin. So what about the remaining 30 percent? “We are keeping a special quota for those who come for the games, so that they can indeed buy tickets for the competitions,” organizing committee chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said. Chernyshenko said about 213,000 spectators are expected at the games, with about 75 percent likely to be Russians. “Tickets are being snapped up fast with the most popular events being hockey, biathlon, figure skating, freestyle and snowboard,” the organizing committee said in a statement to the AP. “With 70 percent of tickets already sold and another ticketing office opening shortly, we are expecting strong last-minute ticket sales and do not envisage having empty seats.” Sochi officials have refused to divulge how many tickets in

Back-to-back suicide bombings killed 34 people last month in Volgograd, about 400 miles (640 kilometers) from Sochi. On Sunday, an Islamic militant group in Russia’s North Caucasus claimed responsibility for the bombings and posted a video threatening to strike the Sochi Games. CoSport, the official ticket reseller in the United States and six other countries, said the Sochi Games generated “good demand” for tickets and packages. “We experienced demand at expected levels,” spokesman Michael Kontos said, without giving figures. Flights to Sochi are expensive, and most international travelers have to go through Moscow, with direct flights to In this image made from a video posted online Sunday by an Sochi only available from GerIslamic militant group asserting responsibility for suicide many and Turkey. bombings last month that killed 34 people in Volgograd, Western travelers must naviRussia, two men, identified as Suleiman and Abdurakhman gate the time-consuming visa and who purportedly carried out the twin suicide bombings, process and requirement to are seen at an unknown location. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO obtain a “spectator pass” along with their tickets. This requires total were put up for sale, saygames. Tickets have been sold providing passport details that ing the figure would only be on Sochi’s official website on allow authorities to screen all released after the games. a first-come, first-served basis. visitors. However, according to IOC Box offices are now open in “What we are hearing is that marketing documents seen by Moscow and Sochi. the bureaucratic complexity, the AP, Sochi had a total of The cheapest tickets go with spectator passes and visa 1.1 million tickets on offer. That for 500 rubles ($15), the most and so on, is what scares off would mean about 300,000 expensive for 40,000 rubles fans, more than worries about tickets remained available. ($1,200). More than half of security,” Austrian Olympic By comparison, 1.54 million all tickets cost less than 5,000 Committee spokesman Wolftickets were available for rubles ($150). The average gang Eichler said. the 2010 Winter Olympics in monthly salary in Russia is Jan Serenander, managing Vancouver and 97 percent 30,000 rubles ($890). director of Jet Set Sports in (1.49 million) were sold. For the The one and only authorized Norway, cited a lack of tour2012 Summer Games in Lonticket office in Sochi was busy ist attractions in the Black Sea don, organizers sold 97 percent on a recent afternoon, with resort. (8.2 million) of their 8.5 million three dozen people lining up at “When Sochi was announced tickets. what once was a waiting room no one had even heard of the Heiberg, who chairs the IOC at the city’s railway station. place,” he said. “They had to marketing commission, said the Many, however, complained get out their atlases.” Russians have cut down by that all the cheap tickets were Die-hard winter sports fans, 50 percent on the number of already gone. however, will not be discourspectators originally planned “Prices leave much to be aged. Orange-clad speedskating for the mountain events for desired, but what can you can fans from the Netherlands are security reasons. do?” said Sochi resident Yana always among the most vis“That means there will be Ivolovskaya, who bought two ible spectators at any Winter less people and probably less tickets for bobsled for 2,000 Games. enthusiasm than we had, for rubles ($60). “We’re not going “I expect it to be orange,” instance, in Lillehammer,” he to get another Olympics in said. “I hope the Russians will Sochi so I thought I should go.” Jeroen de Roever, manager of official Duch ticket seller ATPI, fill not only their indoor stadiFans outside Russia buy said of Sochi’s speedskating ums but there will be enough tickets from authorized dealpeople in the stadiums for the ers appointed by their national venue. “We have been sold out for quite a while.” Nordic events.” Olympic committees. Heiberg organized the 1994 Attracting foreign visitors Associated Press writers Lillehammer Winter Olympics, has been a challenge amid all Nataliya Vasilyeva in Sochi, which stood out for the colorful the headlines about Russia’s Eric Willemsen in Vienna, Matti atmosphere generated by paslaw banning gay “propaganda,” Huuhtanen in Helsinki, Mike sionate Norwegian fans. human rights issues and — par- Corder in The Hague and Nesha Sochi’s ticket sales began in ticularly — the risk of terrorStarcevic in Frankfurt contribFebruary 2013, a year before the ism. uted to this report.

NBA

Durant scores 46, leads Thunder past Blazers and Jeff Green had 12 points for the Celtics, who outrebounded Miami 46-33 but shot only 39 percent. Rajon Rondo, still coming around after returning from knee surgery, missed all eight of his shots, plus missed a pair of free throws with the Celtics down four with 44.4 seconds remaining. Avery Bradley, the Celtics’ other starting guard, was lost in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle.

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 11 of his 46 points in the final 3:23 to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Thunder 105 Blazers 105-97 on Tuesday night. T. Blazers 97 Durant has scored at least 30 points for eight consecutive games, the longest such streak of his career. He made 17 of 25 field goals, including 6 of 7 3-pointers. Reggie Jackson added 15 points for Oklahoma City (32-10), which took a one-game lead over Portland in the Northwest Division. Portland had won the previous two meetings this season. Oklahoma City improved to 9-5 since point guard Russell Westbrook was taken out of the lineup after having surgery on his right knee. LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 16 rebounds and Wesley Matthews added 21 points for Portland (31-11). Oklahoma City held Portland point guard Damian Lillard to 14 points, well below his average of 21.4 points per game. Portland led 93-90 when Durant was called for an offensive foul. Durant didn’t like the call, and after Kendrick Perkins was called for a foul, Durant, still frustrated, hit the scorer’s table and was issued a technical foul. Portland made two of the three free throws to go up by five. A fired-up Durant responded with a layup, then a 3-pointer to tie the score with 2:52 remaining. Durant hit another 3 with 48 seconds left to give the Thunder a 102-95 lead, then he hit another with 26.8 seconds remaining to ice the game. Portland led 48-40 late in the second quarter before Durant sparked a rally with a 3-pointer. The Thunder took the lead with 8.3 seconds left in the first half on a jumper by Thabo Sefolosha, but Lillard responded with a layup with 0.2 seconds left to give the Trail Blazers a 52-51 lead at the break. Portland shot 57 percent in the first half. Durant scored 20 points on 8-for11 shooting in the first half, but his teammates shot 13-for-38.

Thunder forward Kevin Durant, left, shoots over Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s game in Oklahoma City. SUE OGROCKI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Durant’s jumper early in the second half finally gave the Thunder the lead, but the Trail Blazers handled the surge. A 3-pointer by Nicolas Batum and a bucket from Aldridge gave Portland a 67-62 lead and caused Oklahoma City to call a timeout. The Trail Blazers extended their lead to 75-66, but again, the Thunder closed out a quarter strong. Oklahoma City held Portland scoreless for the last 2:35 of the period. Durant hit a 3-pointer to close the quarter and give the Thunder a 77-75 lead. HEAT 93, CELTICS 86 In Miami, LeBron James scored 11 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, Chris Bosh added 16 and the Heat blew an 18-point lead before rallying to beat the Celtics. Chris Andersen scored 13 points and made all five of his shots for Miami, which ended the game on a 9-0 run. Brandon Bass scored 15 points, Kris Humphries had 14 points and 13 rebounds,

NETS 101, MAGIC 90 In New York, Andray Blatche came off the bench and had a team-high 18 points and reserve forward Mirza Teletovic added 14 points as the Nets beat the Magic for their eighth win in nine games. One night after routing the crosstown rival New York Knicks, the Nets kept up the surge. Their 8-1 start in January is a NBA best after a disappointing 10-21 start to their second season in Brooklyn. Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce each had 13 points apiece for the Nets. KINGS 114, PELICANS 97 In New Orleans, Rudy Gay tied a career high with 41 points, and the Kings cruised to a victory over the Pelicans. Isaiah Thomas had 20 points and 11 assists, while DeMarcus Cousins had 18 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Kings, who’ve won five of eight. Gay hit 16 of 25 shots, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. Tyreke Evans scored 17 for New Orleans, which trimmed a 23-point first-half deficit to six shortly before halftime, only to fall behind by 23 again in the third quarter. TIMBERWOLVES 112, JAZZ 97 In Salt Lake City, Kevin Love had 19 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists to help the Minnesota Timberwolves run past Utah and sweep a home-and-home set with the Jazz. Ricky Rubio has returned to his spontaneous, free-flowing style and had 11 points and 13 assists for the Wolves, who snapped a seven-game losing streak in Utah. Corey Brewer scored 19 points and Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Martin each contributed 18. Each time the Jazz threatened to get close in the fourth quarter, J.J. Barea hit big baskets and had 15 points to keep the Jazz at bay.

NFL

Source: Buffalo Bills’ Pettine meeting again with Browns Haslam and informed him he was CLEVELAND — Mike Petwithdrawing tine is getting a second look his name and from the Browns, who could would not be zeroing in on their next interview coach. after the Buffalo’s defensive coordiSuper Bowl. nator is having a second inter- Mike Pettine The view with Cleveland owner 35-year-old Jimmy Haslam and CEO Joe Gase, who will lead the BronBanner on Tuesday night, cos’ high-powered offense a person familiar with the against Seattle, was the first Browns’ plans told The Asso- candidate contacted by the ciated Press. The meeting is Browns after they fired taking place in Mobile, Ala., Chudzinski following a 4-12 site of the Senior Bowl, said season. Gase declined an inithe person who spoke on con- tial interview request because dition of anonymity because he wanted to concentrate on the team is not commenting the playoffs, and the Browns during its search. would have had to wait until Pettine impressed the after Feb. 2 to speak with him. Browns during Thursday’s Haslam said last week the first interview, and if his secteam is “prepared to wait as ond meeting goes well, the long as necessary” to hire team may be able to end a a coach, and the Browns search that has dragged into quickly moved ahead without its fourth week. Gase, who enjoys his role with The fact that Haslam and the Broncos and may not be Banner traveled to meet with ready for a head coaching gig. Pettine indicates the team has The Browns are the only strong interest in making him team without a head coach their seventh full-time coach and have interviewed at least since 1999. eight known candidates — Pettine just completed his the list is still growing — to first year with the Bills, and become their fourth coach in the team improved on defense. the past six years. Though the Bills still struggled Besides Pettine, the team against the run, they finished has set up a second interview second in the NFL with a with Seattle defensive coordifranchise-record 57 sacks. nator Dan Quinn. The 47-year-old Pettine The 43-year-old Quinn, spent four seasons as a defen- who presided over the NFL’s sive coordinator under Rex top-rated defense this season, Ryan with the New York Jets met with the Browns on Jan. before joining the Bills. Pet1. Per NFL rules, the Browns tine also has worked as an can conduct a second interassistant in Baltimore. view with Quinn by Sunday, Bills Hall of Fame running but are not permitted to back Thurman Thomas hopes offer him a job until after the Pettine stays put. Seahawks’ season is over. “Hey #Browns leave our Gase drew the Browns’ DC alone,” Thomas posted on attention and soared up their his Twitter account. wish list of candidates after helping quarterback Peyton Earlier, Adam Gase, Manning shatter several Denver’s highly regarded league records this season. offensive coordinator, called By Tom Withers

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PAT: Changing rules an arduous process Continued from Page B-5 Gimmicky, for sure. But if Goodell likes the idea … A look at how changes to the extra point would affect football: How and who? Passing any changes to the playing rules in the NFL is, unlike the extra point kick, no snap. The competition committee meets with the players’ union at the NFL combine in February, where any new proposals or ideas are discussed. It’s not unusual for the players to have input in potential adjustments, as they did recently on defenseless player penalties. The powerful committee, chaired by Atlanta Falcons President Rich McKay, meets for about a week in early March and comes up with any proposals, whether from the teams or union or, yes, the big boss. At the league meetings later in March, the committee presents potential changes for discussion by all 32 owners, who can either vote on them or table them. Kicking around? The idea of toying with the extra point is not entirely new. John Mara, owner of the New York Giants and among the most influential members of the competition committee, says “it came up for brief discussion in past meetings, but no action was taken.” It took the NFL years to come around on the 2-point conversion, which can be a pass or run play from the 2-yard line — and under Goodell’s apparent preference, could be worth one point if the kick is eliminated. The 2-pointer existed in the old AFL from 1960-69, and college football has had it since 1958. But it was defeated several times in NFL owners’ votes before it passed in 1994 as part of a package of changes to help the offenses. Yea and nay: Coaches will

hate any changes, particularly ones that would mean more decisions for them to make. They so rarely go for the 2-pointers until the fourth quarter, and are reluctant to do so then because, well, there’s nothing automatic about those attempts. Indeed, less than half (33 of 69) worked in 2013. Short-yardage backs such as All-Pro fullback Mike Tolbert of Carolina shouldn’t mind the elimination of PAT kicks. Nor should running quarterbacks such as Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and Cam Newton, whose improvisational skills would be a huge advantage. Kickers? They probably will shrug and practice their field goals — which is what they normally do regarding extra points anyway. Who stays, and why: Rosters would get slight revamping, with teams likely keeping at least one power back active every week and having two on the roster. Often, those guys also play on special teams, so their presence wouldn’t throw a lineup out of whack. Practice won’t make perfect: Teams would work even more on their short-yardage packages, beginning in training camp. They would use their PAT offenses in other situations on the field in games, too. While going for a fourthand-2 near midfield is less rare than it once was, it might become all the more common when coaches know the more times they attempt such plays, the more seasoned their players will be when trying for the extra points. Will it happen? It’s impossible to gauge the owners’ thinking, and a three-quarters majority is needed to pass any rules changes. Goodell doesn’t get a vote. Then again, it sounds like he already has cast his.

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Meals on wheels

By Carlos A. López

The New Mexican

hat’s an acclaimed chef to do after retiring from a career that spans 20-plus years in fine-dining restaurants? Open a food truck, of course. That’s what Enrique Guerrero did in October when he parked his orange trailer on the corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta and opened Bang Bite — one of the latest additions to Santa Fe’s growing mobile foodservice scene that exclusively caters to diners on the go. “I retired two years ago, and then I got bored, but I wanted to do something different,” Guerrero said Saturday between flipping burgers. “I’ve been thinking about doing a food truck for about 20 years, so I asked myself, ‘Why not now?’ So I bought the truck earlier last year, and we were ready to open by winter.” For the retired executive chef, who gained fame at the now-closed La Mancha in the Galisteo Inn and most recently at La Casa Sena, the appeal of a food truck largely lies in its wheels. “We can go anywhere,” he said. “During the weekend, we move to a second location for dinner, and we’ve done a couple of weddings and charity events over the past few months.” Guerrero said Bang Bite stays at its primary location off Old Santa Fe Trail from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Afterward, he said, he parks it behind Santa Fe Spirits on Read Street, where he provides the distillery’s downtown tasting room with dinner service from about 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

At both locations, he serves roughly the same menu, which features 10 burgers and a selection of about 10 other sandwiches and salads — all priced around $10 or less. “Our menu has everything from chicken wings to tofu, and it’s the type of food that I want to eat when I’m not working,” he said. “We have killer burgers, and everything is made in the trailer. We braise our own pork and make our sauces, and we make our bread every other day.” His top-selling item is the Bite Burger, which is made with five different chiles — but don’t call it a green chile burger. “Every other restaurant on this block has a green chile burger, but I don’t. We’re trying to be a little more clever, and that hamburger has five types of roasted chiles blended with the ground beef itself.” Along with the Bite Burger, Guerrero also serves a burger called the Bang Bang, which is made with pork belly and a fried egg, and one called the Ooh Papi!, which features his signature maple-bacon jam. He also offers turkey and tofu burgers as well as several breakfast items, including bacon-wrapped corn muffins, hoecakes and pulled pork chilaquiles. Although Guerrero admits food trucks are demanding ventures, he insists that in some ways they offer greater benefits than their fine-dining counterparts. “We work hard, but it’s fun, and here, you can do very good food without the stress [of fine dining],” he said. In April, Guerrero said he plans to open a second food truck next to Bang Bite with a different concept — either Italian or Korean. But for now he’s content with his single truck. “I’m confident that if customers keep liking what we do, we’ll be here for a while.”

if you go What: Bang Bite When: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday at the corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Paseo de Peralta (across from Kaune’s Neighborhood Market), and 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at Santa Fe Spirits’ tasting room, 308 Read St. More information: Visit: www.bangbitesf. com or call 469-2345. The Bang Bang Burger at Bang Bite. Tina and Bruce Blackburn of Eldorado place their order with Enrique Guerrero, owner of Bang Bite, on Monday.

Chip Storm and Lynsey Pompei-Storm, owners of Bambini’s, pose in front of their truck Tuesday.

Julio Vega makes an eggplant parm sandwich Tuesday at Bambini’s food truck. Since opening, Bambini’s has added nine sandwiches to the menu, bringing its total to 12. Its bestseller is the original cheesesteak.

Bang Bite food truck features signature burgers, sandwiches from longtime executive chef

Marc Janoschek of Santa Fe eats a Bang Bang Burger at Bang Bite on Monday. The food truck is located on the corner of Paseo de Peralta and Old Santa Fe Trail next to the state Capitol. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Chefs bring taste of Philly to Santa Fe with Bambini’s

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head the kitchen at the Palace Restaurant and Saloon during the early 1980s. “It’s a dream come true for us,” Pompeior Lynsey Pompei-Storm, it’s not the Storm said. meat or cheese that makes a good Although Pompei’s knowledge of cheesPhilly cheesesteak sandwich. It’s the esteaks dates back to his childhood, Storm said bread — and for her palate, hoagie rolls he and his wife spent a great deal of time travfrom Philadelphia reign supreme. eling around Philadelphia, researching recipes “True Philly people will say it’s the water and techniques. that makes the bread so delicious,” Pompei“In Philadelphia, everyone makes cheesStorm said. “And no matter how hard you try, esteaks differently,” he said. “So we took things you cannot get the same bread anywhere else.” from places we loved and made it our own.” Her husband, Chip Storm, agrees. “The One crucial lesson the couple learned, Storm bread has a certain flakiness on the outside, said, was to place the cheese (especially Cheez and a real soft sponginess on the inside. Whiz) on the bread before the meat. That way, Because of the altitude here [in Santa Fe], it the cheese melts around the meat, making it really can’t be achieved like it can there,” he less messy — and therefore easier — to eat, he said. said. But the challenges of baking bread at 7,000 Since opening, the couple has added nine feet above sea level didn’t stop the determined sandwiches to the menu, bringing its current couple from opening their cheesesteak food total to 12. The top seller, Storm said, is their truck, Bambini’s, off St. Francis Drive next to original cheesesteak made with hand-cut their ski shop, Ski Tech, in September. Their solution: Import the bread directly from Phila- Angus sirloin, fried onions and cheese (Provolone, American or Cheez Whiz). It’s followed delphia along with a host of other tried-andby the Storm Steak, which is similar to the origtrue ingredients found in traditional Philly inal cheesesteak but topped with New Mexico cheesesteaks. green chile. “With our other ingredients, we wanted to During their extensive research as well, the stay true to that [bread] standard,” Storm said. couple ultimately decided to go the food-truck “So all of our ingredients are flown in from the route, Storm said. East Coast — everything from our meats and “I’ve owned Ski Tech for about 10 years, and cheeses to our cannolis.” I’ve always wanted to do something during the The idea for Bambini’s, Pompei-Storm said, off season to utilize this space,” he said. “Then came from her father, Steve Pompei, a Philadelphia native who worked as a meat cutter in his it popped to in my head that we could do a food truck out front to use the space. It’s a great locafather’s Italian meat market. “My dad always tion.” talked about opening up a place that had real With that settled, the couple then decided Philly cheesesteaks, real hoagies, with the type to design a custom trailer to fit their needs. of meat and cheese and bread that you could Within five months, it was complete, and the only get back East,” she said. After a solid year of planning between Pom- couple drove from Santa Fe to Tampa, Fla., to pei-Storm and her husband, Pompei’s longtime pick up their tricked-out trailer complete with hoagie vision came into fruition in September. a flat-top griddle, deep fryer and cold deli-meat station. Today, he’s the proud executive chef of Bam“It’s a fully functioning kitchen,” Storm said. bini’s — the same title he once held more than “It has everything that a normal kitchen would 30 years ago when he moved to Santa Fe to have, minus a dishwasher.” On Friday, the couple will bring their signature Philly cheesesteaks to the Railyard for if you go the third annual Craft Beer and Comfort Food Festival, or WinterBrew. “We’ll have a shrunken What: Bambini’s down version of our kitchen,” he said. “We’re When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through planning to do events and catering events like Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday that around town with an abbreviated menu Where: 905 S. St. Francis Drive from time to time.” Eventually, Pompei-Storm said she and her More information: Visit husband plan to open a brick-and-mortar resbambinissantafe.com or call 699-2243 taurant — so their food truck “is kind of our stepping stone.” By Carlos A. López The New Mexican

Section editor: Carlos A. López, 986-3099, clopez@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Stephanie Proffer, sproffer@sfnewmexican.com

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Passengers maneuver through one of the cramped hallways at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 10. Often ranked in customer satisfaction surveys as the worst airport in America, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is taking control of an ambitious $3.6 billion construction project. FRANK ELTMAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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New York’s dingy hub to undergo $3.6B renovation By Frank Eltman

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A couple sits next to the Tower of David on the wall surrounding Jerusalem’s old city March 7, 2012. Experts recently installed a seismic monitoring system in the Tower of David, part of Israel’s initial steps to determine which ancient structures are in danger of earthquake-related collapse. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Country takes measures to save ancient sites from earthquakes Israel sits along the friction point of the Government experts have not published African and Arabian tectonic plates, and is any findings on historical sites at risk, and it prone to small tremors. The earthquakes in is unclear which government authority would JERUSALEM October caused no major damage, but made be compelled to take responsibility for sites ith Israel situated in one of the Israelis jittery. About once a century through- should they face earthquake damage. world’s earthquake-prone areas, out history, a large earthquake has rattled the Political sensitivities have prevented Israeli officials are taking action to proregion, often damagofficials from conducttect the Holy Land’s most impor- ing key historical sites. ing earthquake-impact tant ancient treasures so they don’t come The last major quake assessments on the tumbling down. occurred in 1927. region’s most revered, After a series of five moderate earthquakes The Al-Aqsa Mosque, most ancient, and likely shook the country in October, experts installed Islam’s third holiest most vulnerable sites, a seismic monitoring system at the Tower of site, was destroyed in including the goldDavid, one of Jerusalem’s most important — an earthquake shortly capped Dome of the and most visible — historical sites. after it was built in the Rock, said an official The project is Israel’s first attempt to use 8th century and was on Israel’s earthquake such technology to determine structural damaged and repaired preparedness steering weaknesses in the countless ancient edifices multiple times since committee. The official that dot the Holy Land. The efforts, however, due to quakes. The 1927 spoke on condition of have been slowed by authorities’ reticence quake, which was over anonymity because he to publically declare sites as vulnerable, as 6 in magnitude, caused was not authorized to well as the explosive geopolitics surrounding hundreds of deaths and brief the media. Avi Shapira, head of national steering ancient Jewish, Christian and Muslim sites at damaged Al-Aqsa and In the past, Israeli committee for earthquake preparedness the heart of the Mideast conflict. the Church of the Holy involvement in the Old “We have to remember that this is the Holy Sepulcher, built on the City’s ancient buildings Land,” said Avi Shapira, head of a national site where Jesus is believed to have been cru- has sparked protest from Palestinians who steering committee for earthquake prepared- cified and buried. seek sovereignty there in their quest for an ness. “We have some responsibility not only Israel has been bracing for another major independent state. to preserve the historical monuments of our earthquake for years. But those efforts have After a centuries-old access ramp to a key personal heritage … but also for the rest of the focused on retrofitting existing schools holy site was damaged by stormy weather in world.” and hospitals and apartment buildings, and 2004, Arab and Muslim leaders worldwide Most of Israel’s historical sites “have improving standards in new construction. protested Israeli excavation work in prepanot been checked,” Shapira said. “We have The country is just getting around to surration for the construction of a new ramp, them on the map, but an engineer still hasn’t veying its historical sites, and the assessment accusing Israel of impinging on the site with visited them.” process has turned out to be sensitive. conflicting ownership claims.

By Daniel Estrin

The Associated Press

We have some “ responsibility not

only to preserve the historical monuments of our personal heritage … but also for the rest of the world.”

LASTING IMAGES FOUNTAIN OF NEPTUNE The Fountain of Neptune in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy. COURTESY KENNETH ALAN COLLINS

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NEW YORK — Dark, dingy, cramped and sad. These are some of the ways travelers describe LaGuardia Airport, a bustling hub often ranked in customer satisfaction surveys as the worst in America. “It does not represent what people think of when they think of New York and Broadway shows and glamour. It’s not very pretty,” said Layla House, a sales manager for a medical supply company who travels from her home in Bullard, Texas, to New York at least six times a year. That’s about to change. Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the state is taking control of an ambitious $3.6 billion construction project that envisions an entirely new central terminal at LaGuardia, with vast open spaces, restaurants, shopping plazas, new parking garages, free Wi-Fi and other amenities now common in other airports. Cuomo also wants to develop a plan to upgrade cargo operations at nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport. “We are going to redevelop those airports the way they should have been redeveloped many, many years ago,” Cuomo said in his annual State of the State address. Cuomo, who is running for re-election and has been mentioned as a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, said he had become frustrated that talk of such renovations has been going on since the 1990s with little progress. He wants to jump-start construction just as he has done with a $3.9 billion project to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge, north of New York City, which also had been stalled for years. LaGuardia, along the Flushing and Bowery bays in northern Queens, is the closest of the New York area’s three major air hubs to midtown Manhattan, just 8 miles, and it handled a record 27 million passengers last year. Often the first building they see is the sprawling, boomerang-shaped Central Terminal, which opened just in time to receive visitors to the 1964 World’s Fair. Many passengers say it is like stepping back in time. They immediately encounter low ceilings and dimly lit, narrow hallways. Check-in kiosks are arrayed haphazardly in rows just inside the entrances, where bright green neon lights blare “Welcome to LaGuardia Airport.” On the west side of the terminal sits a modest food court featuring a hamburger counter, a pizzeria and a Dunkin’ Donuts. “It’s probably the worst of all the terminals I go in and out of,” said Thomas Smith, a frequent-flying energy company executive from Chicago who has seen buckets on the floor under leaky ceilings and other signs of decay. “There’s no real food service other than small snack shops. The gate areas are old.” Most passengers have to drag their carry-on bags down a flight of stairs to get from their gates to baggage claim because only one concourse has an escalator. Others have complained that neither Kennedy nor LaGuardia provides free Wi-Fi, something that has been industry standard for years. Built to accommodate 8 million passengers a year, the central terminal now handles 12.5 million. Cuomo envisions a new terminal that could handle as many as 17.5 million passengers by 2030. LaGuardia’s three other terminals — which include the Art Deco-style Marine Air Terminal, where seaplanes landed in the 1940s — are not slated for renovation. “When you see the difference between these airports and some of these other countries’ [airports], it’s shameful,” said George Hobica, who runs the website Airfarewatchdog.com. He noted that after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, airports had to install security equipment for luggage and passenger screening. “The TSA equipment barely fits at LaGuardia,” Hobica said. “LaGuardia is just functionally disjointed.” In 2012, Travel and Leisure magazine named LaGuardia the nation’s worst airport, saying it had the “dubious honor of ranking the worst for the check-in and security process, the worst for baggage handling, the worst when it comes to providing Wi-Fi, the worst at staff communication, and the worst design and cleanliness.” The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport, concedes the facility is in need of an overhaul and had already begun awarding contracts for preliminary work at LaGuardia. A spokesman said it welcomes the state’s involvement to expedite the project. Four companies have been asked to submit proposals for the Central Terminal Building project by April 15, and construction is expected to begin by the end of the year. The tricky part will come when construction is fully underway while the airport continues to serve millions.

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MATH TEACHER Santa Fe Preparatory School is seeking a math teacher eager to join a dynamic, collaborative faculty. Candidates must be able to teach Pre-Calculus and AP Calculus. Submit resume and cover letter to Lenora Portillo, Santa Fe Preparatory School, 1101 Camino de la Cruz Blanca, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505. lportillo@sfprep.org IS

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Obituaries Victor Manuel 87, Feb. 4 Baker, Martinez, Lloyd “Russ” Ortiz, 92, Friday, Ursulo V. Feb. 5 Jan. 25 offiup for work Santa Fe, not showingfrom top department Sarah Martinez leave for Erlinda Ursula was to e-mails New Mexican. Esquibel Feb. 2 just who according said “Ollie” by The Lucero, 85, Mahesh agency about to return to Oliver Phillip cials obtained spokesman S.U. many workleast one 4 sion in at and who was expected Gay, Feb. PAGE A-11 Departmenthe didn’t know howFriday. were “Trudy” on “essential” that afternoon Gertrude Santa Fe, next day. Monday their jobs when state a work the return to who on Thursday Lawler, 90, ers didn’t by late Thursday began Thursday because of Employees Feb. 3 “nonessential” by Gov. Susana The situation told to go home considered “essential” were Page A-9 deemed employees had been administration. means CONFUSION, 28 pages Two sections, Please see apparently Martinez’s confusion Department Terrell No. 38 By Steve The resulting and Revenue 162nd year, No. 596-440 Mexican a day of personal Taxation The New Publication B-7 state employsome state will be docked for Local business for natural employees after “nonessential” B-8 Time Out confuLast week, home to ease demand 986-3010 was some Late paper: sent Sports B-1 983-3303 ees were utility crisis, there A-11 Main office: a Police notes gas amid A-12 Index

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MIGUEL MARTINEZ "Girl From Galisteo (1991)" Original oil pastel; Not a lithograph. Beautifully framed. $12,500, Offer. Serious inquires only. Approx. 40"x34". (505) 690-1190.

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IF INTERESTED, SUBMIT AN APPLICATION, A LETTER OF INTEREST, RESUME, AND TWO REFERENCES TO THE HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICE, PO BOX 5340, SANTA FE, NM 87505. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 505-989-6330 OR FORWARD AN EMAIL TO: Felisa@sfis.k12.nm.us. Website for application: www.sfis.k12.nm.us

IN HOME CARE PERSONAL ASSISTANT; bathe, dress, feed, medical care, house clean for disabled 155lb man. Communication skills, responsible, PC skills. $18 hourly. jobapppa@gmail.com.

GERMAN SHEPHERD, beautiful female 1 year old, imported from Germany. AKC and German registered Champion Pedigree, all generations xrayed. Great guard dog or breeder. 505-660-4505. VALENTINE POMERANIAN PUPPIES, gorgeous, registered, first shots, $500-$900. Ready by Valentine’s Day. Gorgeous rare grey Poodle, female, $450. 505-901-2094, 505-753-0000.

621 OLD Santa Fe Trail #8. BEAD PEOPLE! BIG BEAD SALE! We are closing our studio and everything MUST GO!! Huge 20 year collection of all kinds of beads priced to sell. Wood, resin, glass, stone, all colors, shapes and sizes from all over the world!! Also display items and other assorted goodies. Jan. 20-24, 11am-4pm. All major credit cards accepted!

2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. 44,325 miles, 6spd Manual, 3 Piece Hardtop, 6 Disc CD, Sirius Radio. Excellent Condition! $23,995. 505-474-0888.

ESTATE SALES Albuquerque. Friday, Saturday, January 24th, 25th, 9 to 3. Collector’s vintage Mexican Folk Art, furniture, textiles, patio(wrought iron). 4518 Compound North NW.

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2005 Mini Cooper S Convertible. 9,633 miles, Automatic Transmission, Harman Kardon Audio, Leather Seats, much more! One owner. $14,995. 505-474-0888.

2010 Toyota Prius II - Merely 20k miles! 1 owner clean CarFax, excellent condition and 50+ mpg $17,493. Call 505-216-3800.

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL AWD Turbo. Navigation, panoramic roof, NICE, clean CarFax. $15,932. Call 505-216-3800.

2010 Toyota Venza - Rare V6 AWD and fully loaded with leather and panoramic roof, low miles, clean CarFax $23,871. Call 505-216-3800.

2004 Volvo XC90 - Another Lexus trade-in! Locally owned, low miles, obviously well maintained, rear DVD & well equipped, clean CarFax $9,871. Call 505-216-3800.

INFINITI M35X 2008 Fully loaded. White with tan interior. 59,500 miles. New tires & brakes. $18,500 Call 505629-3960.

2002 JEEP LIBERTY LIMITED 4X4. Local Owner, Carfax, 66,797 Miles, Service Records manuals, X-Keys, garaged, Non-Smoker, Loaded, Pristine SOOOO DESIRABLE $9,650. WE PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VEHICLE. VIEW VEHICLE www.santafeautoshowcase.com Paul 505-983-4945

2014 BMW 320i xDrive 6,700 miles. AWD. 17" alloy wheels, heated, power front seats, Hands-free Bluetooth, USB. Transferable 4 year, 50,000 mile warranty. Bill 920-6634 2010 Land Rover LR2 HSE SUV. 21,627 miles, Climate Comfort Package, Bluetooth, Sirius Radio. One Owner! The BEST 4X4 BY FAR! $25,995. 505-474-0888.

2010 BMW 535Xi AWD. Recent trade-in, factory CERTIFIED with warranty & maintenance until 3/2016, fully loaded, clean CarFax $24,432. Call 505-216-3800.

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2013 Subaru Impreza Limited Sport - REALLY, why would you buy new? Just 5k miles, heated leather, original MSRP $25k, clean CarFax. $21,871. Call 505-216-3800.

2011 Subaru Outback

Sweet one owner Subie. Power seat, windows, locks. 62k miles. CarFax. 3 month, 3,000 mile warranty included, compare prices! $16,995. Call 877-232-2815.

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sweetmotorsales.com 2008 BMW 535-XI WAGON AUTOMATIC. SPECIAL! Local Owner, Carfax, Service Records, Garaged, Non-Smoker, X-Keys, Manuals, All Wheel Drive, Heated Steering, Navigation, So Many Options, Totally Pristine Soooo Beautiful $21,950. WE PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VEHICLE! VIEW VEHICLE: www.santafeautoshowcase.com PAUL 505-983-4945

2008 Land Rover Range Rover HSE. Another Lexus trade-in! low miles, clean CarFax, must see to appreciate, absolutely gorgeous $31,921. Call 505-216-3800.

2009 Toyota Corolla LE. Only 53k miles! Another 1 owner clean CarFax trade-in! Super nice, fully serviced $11,942. Call 505-216-3800. 2011 Ford F-150 Lariat Supercrew. 4X4 ECO-BOOST Engine, 45,000 miles with 100k extended warranty, Leather, towing, many options, $31,500. 505-412-5971. 2011 Subaru Legacy - Recent 1 owner trade, super low 14k miles, heated seats & HK sound, clean CarFax. $18,781 Call 505-216-3800.

2012 Toyota Tundra Double Cab 4x4, rare TRD Rock Warrior, new BFG A/T tires, good miles, 1 owner clean CarFax, HOT! $30,981. Call 505-216-3800.

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2011 Lexus CT200h - Recent Lexus trade! Factory Certified with 100k mile warranty, hybrid 42+ mpg, 1 owner clean CarFax, forget Prius for $23,841. Call 505-216-3800.

2008 Ford Ranger XLT Truck Super Cab. 39,670 miles, 5sp Manual, Camper Shell, Tow Hitch, Satellite Radio. One Owner. $15,995. 505474-0888.

2004 BMW X3 AWD

Sweet Beemer at an affordable price!! 91k miles. Luxury all wheel drive, leather, power seats with memory, moonroof, CD and more. No accidents, clean CarFax. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile warranty. $11,950. Call 877-232-2815.

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sweetmotorsales.com 2004 LEXUS RX-330 AWD. Another One Owner, Carfax, 80,014 Miles, Garaged, Non-Smoker, Service Records, New Tires, Chrome Wheels, Moon-Roof, Loaded. Soooo Beautiful, Pristine. $16,750. WE PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VEHICLE! VIEW VEHICLE www.santafeautoshowcase.com PAUL 505-983-4945

2007 Acura MDX AWD

Sweet CarFax certified one owner, 75k miles. Gorgeous Nimbus grey metallic with ebony black leather, accident free, smoke free, all wheel drive. 3 month/3000 mile warranty included!! $21989. Call 877-2322815.

Ultra clean, all wheel drive Forester. Premium package has heated seats, panoramic moon roof, power windows, locks and driver’s seat, cruise control and more. Get a sweet deal on this Subie. Only $9,995. Price includes 3 month, 3000 mile limited warranty. Call 877-232-2815.

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2008 TOYOTA HIGHLANDERSPORT AWD. Another One Owner, Carfax, 84,000 Miles, Garaged, Non-Smoker, Service Records, New Tires, Manuals, Third Row Seat,Moon-Roof, Loaded. Soooo Beautiful, Pristine, $20,750. W E PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VEHICLE! VIEW VEHICLE www.santafeautoshowcase.com Paul 505-983-4945

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sweetmotorsales.com BMW X5 2001 $10,500. Only 79,000 miles! 4.4i V8. Runs great! Have all records since 2006. Call 505-469-5396. 2010 Honda Civic Hybrid - Another pristine Lexus trade-in! Just 39k miles, leather, 45+ mpg, clean CarFax $15,741. Call 505-216-3800.

2012 Toyota RAV4, V6 engine, 28k miles, sunroof, extra wheels & snow tires, $22,475, call 505-6998339. 1992 LEXUS SC 400. Only 101k miles. Garaged. Below book at $5,600 OBO. CD, Sunroof, heated seats. 405-323259 or 505-474-2870.

2010 Audi Q7 3.6L quattro - Another pristine Lexus trade-in! Only 39k miles, AWD, well-equipped with panoramic roof, new tires, clean CarFax, significantly undervalued at $33,212. Call 505-2163800.

2001 MAZDA MIATA MX-5, 100k miles. Excellent condition, great body. Many new parts. Dark green with tan top. Classic! $5,300. 505-955-1921. 2009 Honda CR-V EX-L - Another Lexus 1 owner trade! AWD, leather, Navigation, recently serviced, new brakes, clean CarFax. $18,792. Call 505-216-3800.

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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA -TD I W AGO N .Another One Owner, Local, Carfax, 54,503 Miles, Manual Transmission, Every Service Record, Garaged, Non-Smoker, Gas Saver City-30, Highway-42, Panoramic Roof, Loaded, Pristine $18,950. WE PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR YOUR VEHICE! VIEW VEHICLE: www.santafeautoshowcase.com PAUL 505-983-4945

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2007 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ - Recent trade-in, loaded, leather, buckets, moonroof, DVD, new tires & brakes, super clean! $17,851. Call 505-216-3800.

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sweetmotorsales.com 2004 Audi A4 Quattro. Recent lowmileage trade-in, 1.8L turbo, AWD, loaded, clean CarFax and super nice. $10,621. Call 505-216-3800.

2012 Infiniti M37x AWD - Just traded! Gorgeous and loaded, good miles, navigation & technology packages, local one owner, clean CarFax $34,281. Call 505-216-3800.

2011 Toyota RAV4 - Just 27k miles! 4 cyl, 4WD, recently serviced with new tires AND brakes, 1 owner clean CarFax, pristine! $18,821. Call 505-216-3800.

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan S 4Motion - Just 27k miles! AWD, new tires, 1 owner clean CarFax, turbocharged, truly immaculate! $19,971. Call 505-216-3800.

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2012 Honda Odyssey EX-L - Recent Lexus trade-in! Just 22k miles, new tires, leather, navigation, one owner clean CarFax, super nice! $28,472. Call 505-2163800.

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4B-302 STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN THE PROBATE COURT SANTA FE COUNTY No. 2014-0001 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WAYNE W. LEMONS, DECEASED. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of this estate. All persons having claims against this estate are required to present their claims within (2) months after the date of the first publication of this notice, or the claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented either to the undersigned personal representative at the address listed below, or filed with the Probate Court of Santa Fe, County, New Mexico, located at the following address: 142 W. Palace Ave, 3rd Floor, Santa Fe, NM 875012071 Dated: 1-17-14 Elisabeth A. Lemons Printed Name 9-B Christmas Lane Street address Santa Fe, NM 87506 City, state and zip code 505-455-2675 Telephone number Legal #96333 Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on January 22 and 29, 2014. BEFORE THE NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION

rejects any of CenturyLink’s force majeure declarations, it could affect whether CenturyLink’s customers are due credits and the amount of any such credits. The NMPRC designated the undersigned as Hearing Examiner to preside over this case. Any person desiring to submit evidence for the NMPRC to consider in this case must file a Motion for Leave to Intervene, file prefiled testimony and submit to cross examination at the hearing. However, any person may appear at the hearing and make written or oral comment without becoming an intervenor. Any person may also send written comments, which shall reference Case No. 13-00376-UT, to the NMPRC at P.O. Box 1269, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1269. Such comments will not be considered as evidence in this case. Any person may examine the filings in this case at the offices of the NMPRC at 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The following schedule has been set in this case: a.On or before February 21, 2014, any person desiring to intervene to become a party (intervenor) in this case must file a motion for leave to intervene. b.On or before April 4, 2014, CenturyLink shall file Direct Testimony supporting its force majeure declarations. c.On or before April 25, 2014, Intervenors may file Direct Testimony. d.On or before May 9, 2014, NMPRC Staff shall file Direct Testimony. e.On or before May 30, 2014, Rebuttal Testimony may be filed. f.A public hearing shall begin at 9:00 a.m. on June 24, 2014, and continue as necessary through June 27, 2014, at the offices of the NMPRC, P.E.R.A. Building, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico. This schedule may be changed by future order of the NMPRC or Hearing Examiner. Interested persons should contact the NMPRC at 1-888-4275772 to confirm the hearing date, time and place. The NMPRC’s Utility Division Procedures, 1.2.2 NMAC, shall apply to this case except as modified by Order of the NMPRC or Hearing Examiner. Any person with a disability requiring special assistance to participate in this case should contact the NMPRC at least 24 hours before the hearing. Any person filing pleadings shall serve copies through U.S. mail and e-mail to CenturyLink, the NMPRC’s Utility Division Staff and all persons who have filed motions for leave to intervene and via email to the Hearing Examiner at Carolyn.glick@state.n m.us. ISSUED at Santa Fe, New Mexico on January 16, 2014. NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COM-

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riage between the Petitioner and yourself, Unless you enter your appearance in this Legal#96369 cause within thirty Published in the San- (30) days of the date ta Fe New Mexican of the last publication on: January 20, 2014 of this Notice, judgment by default may be entered against CITY OF SANTA FE you. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Rosemary Ortega Notice is herby given 4916 5th St. N.W. Albuthat the governing querque, NM 87107 body of the City of 505-440-9771 Santa Fe will hold a public hearing on Witness this HonoraMatthew J. Wednesday, January ble 29, 2014 at its regular Wislon, District Judge Council Meeting, 7:00 of the First Judicial p.m. session, at City District Court of New Hall Council Cham- Mexico, and the Seal bers, 200 Lincoln Ave- of the District Court of Santa Fe/Rio nue. Arriba/Los Alamos The purpose of this County, this 2nd day hearing is to discuss of January, 2014. a request from Blue Corn II, Inc for a Small STEPHEN T. PACHECO Brewers Off-Site A CLERK OF THE DISLiquor License to be TRICT COURT located at Draft Sta- BY: Raven S. Martition, 60 E. San Fran- nez, DEPUTY CLERK cisco Street, Suites 312 and 313, Santa Fe. Legal#96269 Published in the SanAll interested citizens ta Fe New Mexican are invited to attend on: January 8, 15, 22, 2014 this public hearing. Yolanda Y. Vigil Legal Publication City Clerk RFP-2014-04 Legal #96315 Published in The San- Notice is hereby givta Fe New Mexican on en that the County of Taos, New Mexico January 15, 22 2014 calls for sealed proposals for: FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Preparation, Printing, STATE OF and Mailing of Notice NEW MEXICO of Valuation for the COUNTY OF Taos County AssesSANTA FE sor’s Office No. D-101-CV-2013Interested parties 03141 may Request for Proposal (RFP) Packages IN RE THE PETITION from the Purchasing FOR CHANGE Officer at: OF NAME OF ELLEN Taos County PurchasRATINER TO ing Office ELLEN RATINE, OR Phone: 575-737-6319 NOTICE OF HEARING 105 Albright Street, OF CHANGE OF Suite I NAME Fax: 575-737-6326 TAKE NOTICE that Pe- Taos, NM 87571 E m a i l : titioner Ellen Ratiner will apply to the Hon- elsa.vigil@taoscounty orable Raymond Z. .org Ortiz, District Judge of the First Judicial OR District at the Santa Via the internet at the Fe Judicial Complex following address: at 225 Montezuma, www.taoscounty.org Santa Fe, New Mexico The proposal/s must at 8:30 a.m. on be mailed or delivthe 14th day of ered to the above adFebruary, 2014 for an dress by 3:00 p.m. order changing her Tuesday, February 4, name from Ellen 2014. Timely submisRatiner to Ellen sion by mail means that the proposal Ratine. must actually be delivered to Taos CounFELKER, ISH, RITCHIE ty by 3:00 p.m., Tues& GEER, P.A. day, February 4, 2014. Attorneys at Law Proposals received 911 Old Pecos Trail after 3:00 p.m. will be Santa Fe, NM 87501 considered unrespon(505) 988-4483 Signed: Randolph B. sive. Proposals will be received by the Felker, Esq. Purchasing Officer at Legal #96351 Published in The San- the Taos County Adta Fe New Mexican on ministration Office on the above date and January 22, 29 2014 time. Taos County reserves First Judicial District the right to reject any Court State of New or all proposals, and Mexico County of waive all formalities. Santa Fe, By Order of the GovRosemary Ortega erning Body Petitioner/Plaintiff, Taos County Commisvs. sion James Ortega, Respondent/Defenda Elsa Vigil, Purchasing nt Officer Case No.: December 30, 2013 D101DM2013-00788 Notice of Pendency of Legal#96278 Suit Published in the SanState of New Mexico ta Fe New Mexican to James Ortega. on: January 22, 2014 Greetings: You are hereby notified that Rosemary Ortega, the Notice is hereby giva b o v e - n a m e d en that New Mexico Petitioner/Plaintiff, Connections Acadehas filed a civil action my will hold a meetagainst you in the ing of its Governing above-entitled Court Council on Tuesday, and cause, The gen- January 28, 2014 at eral object thereof 9:00 a.m. at 4001 Office Court, Suite 201being: To dissolve the mar- 204, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

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NOTICE The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (NMPRC) gives Notice that: Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink is required to file, quarterly, service quality reports with the NMPRC. The reports must include the trouble report rate for each wire center. Trouble reports do not include troubles caused by "circumstances beyond the reasonable control" of CenturyLink. "Circumstances beyond the reasonable control" of CenturyLink include troubles caused by "force majeure," meaning causes which are outside the control of CenturyLink and could not be avoided by the exercise of due care. If CenturyLink’s trouble report rate or repeat trouble report rate is higher than the NMPRC-allowed rate, CenturyLink must issue customer credits unless granted a waiver or variance. The NMPRC opened this case for the purpose of considering CenturyLink’s force majeure declarations relating to trouble reports for 2013. If the NMPRC in this case

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STATE OF New Mexico to the above-named Defendants Gilbert Rangel, if living, if deceased, The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, or Legatees of Gilbert Rangel, deceased. GREETINGS: You are hereby notified that the abovenamed Plaintiff has filed a civil action against you in the above-entitled Court and cause, the general object thereof being to foreclose a mortgage on property located at 20 Roberts Dr., Edgewood, NM 87015-1694, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, said property being more particularly described as: Lot 8, The Meadows Subdivision, as shown on plat filed in the Office of the County Clerk, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, on June 28, 1998, in Plat Book 188, at pages 27-28, Instrument No. 652,925 Unless you serve a pleading or motion in response to the complaint in said cause on or before 30 days after the last publication date, judgment by default will be entered against you. Respectfully Submitted,

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The New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA) has conducted a review of the proposed Village of Pecos (Village) Municipal Water Supply Improvement Project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the New Mexico State Environmental Review Process (SERP) for the State Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund (DWRLF). The procedure is based on the implementing regulations for NEPA (40 Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Parts 6, 25, 35, and 1500) as followed by the Environmental Protection Agency, USDA Rural Utility Service Bulletin 1794A-602 and State regulations 20.7.7 NMAC. Parametrix has determined that this project is eligible for a Categorical Exclusion (CE). Accordingly, the project is exempted from further substantive environmental review requirements under 40 CFR Part 6.107(d)(1) and 6.505(b)(1). Following is a description of the proposed action and a statement of how the action meets the criteria for a CE. Project Description and Background: The Village has applied for a Drinking Water Loan to plan, design, and installation approximately 700 new water meters and automated meter-reading equipment for the Village of Pecos Water Supply. The project would consist of upgrading existing water meters to radio-read meters using one of three methods: replacing meter register and meter lid, but using the existing meter can (approximately 450 meters); replacing water meter and meter lid, but using the existing meter can (approximately 200 meters); or replacing the entire meter assembly, including the water meter, meter lid, meter cover, meter can, and meter setter in the same location as the existing meter (approximately 50 meters). The new system would result in increased water conservation, and water accountability and management, and would improve meter reading efficiency. The project would not have a significant effect on land use or population growth. All activities would take place in previously disturbed areas and would not impact farmlands, rangelands, forest lands, wetlands, or floodplains. Minimal trenching activities would be associated with replacement of water meter assemblies. Less than 800 square feet of public right-of-way owned by the Village would be affected. Project Costs: The Village is requesting $463,000 for planning, design and construction/installation of new water meters and meter radio-read equipment. Categorical Exclusion Determination: Categorical Exclusions are identified categories of actions that do not individually, cumulatively over time, or in conjunction with other federal, state, local, or private actions, have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. For a project to be eligible for Categorical Exclusion under the DWRLF, it must meet the criteria described in 40 CFR Part 6.107and 6.505. NMFA has performed a review of the application materials and has determined that the proposed action fits within the category of actions described by the CE and that no extraordinary circumstances are involved. The proposed action fits within a category of actions that are related to existing drinking water infrastructure systems that involve minor upgrading.

Specifically, the proposed action includes the planning, design, and installation of new water meters and new radio read technology. The project would not result in new residential or commercial development. Approval: The conclusions presented here are based on the findings of an independent review of the application materials, including a CE checklist and supporting documentation for the proposed action. Based on the independent review, the proposed action qualifies as a CE and no extraordinary circumstances exist that would prevent the issuance of this CE Determination. Therefore, this documentation will serve as a record stating that the proposed action may be categorically excluded from the environmental review process because the action fits within an eligible category. The responsible official shall revoke a categorical exclusion and shall require a full environmental review if, subsequent to the granting of an exclusion, the responsible official determines that (1) the proposed action no longer meets the requirements for a categorical exclusion due to changes in the proposed action; or (2) determines from new evidence that serious local or environmental issues exist; or (3) that Federal, State, local, or tribal laws are being or may be violated. The documentation to support this decision will be on file at the NMFA, and is available for public review upon request. Comments concerning this decision may be addressed to: New Mexico Finance Authority, Attn: Ryan Helton, Sr. Program Administrator, 207 Shelby Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501. This documentation does not exempt the applicant from applicable local, state, or federal permitting requirements that may result from the proposed action. Approved: Robert Coalter Chief Executive Officer New Mexico Finance Authority Copies Available: The Documents that support this Categorical Exclusion are available for public review at the following locations:

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1. New Mexico Finance Authority, Attn: Ryan Helton, Sr. Program Administrator, 207 Shelby Street, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87501. 2. Village of Pecos, Attn: Art Varela, Village Treasurer, PO Box 337, Pecos, New Mexico, 87552. Legal #96348 Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on January 22 2014

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

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TIME OUT Horoscope

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The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014: This year you have many more possibilities available to you than in the past. Libra often presents a different view. ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH If you wake up feeling tired, don’t be surprised — your dreams probably have been unusually vivid. A gesture you make could backfire. Be careful. Tonight: Avoid an argument. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Juggling several different interests likely will succeed, but try not to allow details to fall by the wayside. Refuse to accept any other responsibilities for now. Tonight: Pace yourself. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Keep reaching out to someone at a distance whom you care a lot about. Listen to your inner voice before you cause yourself a problem with a loved one. Tonight: Romance blooms. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH How you feel in the company of a loved one could be very different from how you might have thought you’d feel. Tonight: Run some errands on the way home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You are likely to say what you mean, which could startle several people. News heads your way that might put a different slant on a personal matter. Tonight: In the swing of the moment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you have been. A child or new friend will let you know what he or she wants in no uncertain terms. Tonight: Use caution with your funds and a potential expenditure.

Super Quiz Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: PROVERBS (e.g., You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him do this. Answer: Drink.) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. What is a bird in the hand worth? Answer________ 2. What gathers no moss? Answer________ 3. What happens to a fool and his money? Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. What comes to those who wait? Answer________

5. Who calls the tune? Answer________ 6. What is “a dangerous thing”? Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL 7. Who has a fool for a client? Answer________ 8. Who always blames his tools? Answer________ 9. What is paved with good intentions? Answer________

ANSWERS:

1. Two in the bush. 2. A rolling stone. 3. They are soon parted. 4. Good things. 5. He who pays the piper. 6. A little learning. 7. A man who is his own lawyer. 8. A poor workman. 9. The road to hell.

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2013 Ken Fisher

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH Claim your power by knowing what you want. Until you are sure of your direction, you need not do anything. Tonight: Make a call, and treat a friend to dinner.

Wife is seeing couple behind husband’s back Dear Annie: A couple of years ago, you published my letter signed “No-Win Situation in Wisconsin.” My wife and I had been sharing a vacation with another couple, and I witnessed the husband kiss my wife on the lips as they left. You said if I trust my wife, not to worry about it. After you printed my letter, I wrote this couple a half-sincere “take the high road” letter, admitting I could have been wrong about interpreting that kiss and invited them to come for dinner and stay over. They never replied. But a month later, they drove into town and met my wife for lunch while I was at work. The husband asked my wife whether I felt “neglected.” How smug is that? A couple of weeks later, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary at a lovely vacation spot, and a week later, she stayed overnight at this couple’s home while visiting a mutual friend who was ill. I am getting the distinct message that I am the one with the problem, and therefore, I can be completely bypassed when she makes decisions involving this couple. While I do not feel it would be right to ask my wife to close the door on this friendship, that last visit had me losing sleep. I wrote my wife a letter about my feelings, and even though I realize their relationship could be nothing, it still upsets me. Now that this husband has retired, I fear the pace will quicken in his efforts to put our friendship back where it was, but whatever my insecurities and shortcomings, I get angry just thinking about it. Am I making sense or just going bananas? — More Maine Madness Dear Maine: We doubt anything untoward is going on, but your wife is deliberately disregarding your feelings. She thinks you are being foolish, and so she ignores you. This makes you feel marginalized and angry. Please stop writing letters and simply talk to your wife. Tell her gently that seeing this couple behind your

Sheinwold’s bridge

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You might want to withdraw, as volatile news heads your way. Don’t push so hard to have your way. Tonight: Don’t swallow your anger; instead, express it in a way that can be heard. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Focus on what you want and expect from a situation. A partner or loved one might throw a lot of possibilities at you. Tonight: Where the gang is. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might have no choice except to assume the helm of the ship. The results could be excellent because of your experience and drive. Tonight: Work late. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH The key to making a situation work will be gaining a broader perspective. Someone at a distance could make a strong statement that shocks you. Tonight: Go where you can relax. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be in a situation that typically would push you and cause a temper tantrum or an argument. The smart move is to detach. Tonight: Dinner for two. Jacqueline Bigar

Cryptoquip

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The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2013 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

WHITE TO PLAY Hint: Get a new queen. Solution: 1. Qe4ch! If … Rxe4, 2. fxe4 followed by b7! and b8=Q! [OnischukAbdel Razik ’13].

Today in history Today is Wednesday, Jan. 22, the 22nd day of 2014. There are 343 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Jan. 22, 1984, the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 to win Super Bowl XVIII (18), played at Tampa Stadium in Florida; the CBS-TV broadcast featured Apple Computer’s famous 1984 commercial introducing the Macintosh computer.

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back only makes you distrust her, and that eats away at the core of your marriage. Tell her you will back off if she will be more respectful of your feelings. Dear Annie: My wonderful husband delivers oil to people’s homes and works hard keeping homes toasty and warm throughout the winter. It is a demanding job, but for the most part, he enjoys it. The problem is, some customers don’t plow or shovel paths to their tanks. Their driveways are cleared and the paths to their bird feeders, but my husband has to pull a heavy hose through knee-deep snow to reach the tanks. By the time he gets home, he is soaked up to his thighs, cold and exhausted. This is enough to make anyone cranky. He sure would appreciate it if people could make his job easier by shoveling a path to their tank. — Please Be Kind Dear Please: Thank you for reminding our readers that any service people who need to have access to outside areas of their homes should not get lost in a snowdrift because the path isn’t plowed. This is not only for the person who delivers oil. It’s also the postal carrier, the meter reader and the cable repairman. If you know someone is coming, please see that they can get there. Dear Annie: I totally agree with “I Need Nice Clothes, Too.” The bigger sizes are tucked into the furthest corner of the store, the selection is small, the styles are horrendous, the sleeves are too tight and the tops are too short. My other complaint is that the large-size models don’t look like me. They are tall with flat stomachs. I am short and the grandmother of four. There are a lot of older, mature women with money to spend, so I hope the manufacturers start listening. — Inverness, Fla.

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