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PRC hears testimony on PNM power plan

Many are watching Monique Jacobson to see if her resultsdriven approach will work for the department. LOCAL BUSINESS, C-1

Senate leaders seek full vote on Skandera Lawmakers impatient after hang-ups in education secretary’s confirmation

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By Milan Simonich The New Mexican

Hanna Skandera’s four-year wait for an up-or-down vote on her appointment as New Mexico’s public education secretary may be about to end. A handful of Democrats in the state Senate have stalled Skandera’s nomination in the Rules Committee since 2011. But now frustrated Democratic senators, including some in leadership positions, say they want the full 42-member Senate to vote to confirm or reject her. “As an individual senator, I want the opportunity to vote and hear the testimony on this particular nominee,” said Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Albuquerque, the newly elected majority whip. Padilla’s comments Monday were more Hanna measured than those of Senate President Skandera Pro-tem Mary Kay Papen. Papen, D-Las Cruces, told The Associated Press on Friday that senators in her party had wasted time in stopping Skandera’s nomination from reaching the Senate floor. “We just need to get on with it,” Papen said. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez four years ago appointed Skandera as Cabinet secretary of the Public Education Department. Skandera, who has never been a teacher or a school principal, immediately went on the state payroll and began supervising the state’s 830 public schools. Many teachers and other critics of Skandera have said she is not qualified to run the school system. Her supporters, including a former state attorney general, Republican Hal Stratton, have called those arguments specious. Skandera is versed in education policy matters, they said, having worked previously for education departments under Republican governors in California and Florida.

Santa Feans saw gas prices drop as low as $1.62 a gallon as crude oil fell below $50 a barrel Monday morning. LOCAL NEWS, A-5

Report: SFCC didn’t mismanage funds Audit finds school met appropriate financial requirements for fiscal years 2009-12. LOCAL NEWS, A-5

Neighbors say warning shot during break-in was justified Residents say area has problem with burglaries

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By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican

The west-side neighborhood where a man fired a warning shot to scare off a burglar Sunday is no stranger to property crime. So it’s perhaps no surprise that many in the neighborhood are praising his actions. Santa Fe police said Erica Duran, 32, broke into a home in the 1700 block of Agua Fría Street, an area where residenErica tial burglaries are Duran common, at about 11:48 a.m. Sunday. Police said Duran broke a window and then armed herself with a piece of glass, prompting the homeowner to fire a shot from a revolver into the ground just outside his home. Duran, who wasn’t injured, was apprehended by authorities a short time later on Maez Road, police said. “I would shoot, too, if someone broke into my house,” said Brandon Trimborn, who recently moved into a nearby house with his pregnant sister and brother-in-law. Trimborn, who was chopping wood in his front yard Monday morning, said he saw several police cars near his house Sunday but wasn’t aware what had happened. Police said the homeowner didn’t want to be identified and declined to be interviewed by The New Mexican. Sally Chiu, who moved to the area just east of Agua Fría Street’s inter-

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Protesters gather outside as others voice concerns inside By Staci Matlock

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ore than two hundred demonstrators from Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Silver City and several tribes gathered Monday morning outside the PERA Building in Santa Fe, asking the state’s largest electric utility to add more renewable energy to its plan for replacing coal power. Inside the building, a standing-room-only crowd packed into the Apodaca Room for the first of 10 days set aside for state regulators to hear testimony on Public Service Company of New Mexico’s request to close two coalfired units at the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington. The company plans to replace the power with a combination of nuclear, natural gas and solar energy, as well as with additional capacity on one of the remaining coal units at

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San Juan. The state Public Regulation Commission also will decide if the company’s plan makes financial sense for ratepayers. The plan, if approved by regulators, means PNM would reduce its use of coal by about 14 percent, increase nuclear by 10 percent and increase renewables by more than 5 percent. Shutting down the two units at San Juan will greatly reduce levels of polluting emissions and water use. PNM maintains that the plan it has presented to regulators will provide reliable energy at the most affordable price. The San Juan power-replacement case could represent a crucial moment in the

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Boehner detractors set to add GOP drama to speaker vote Early party divisions a sign all might not go smoothly as new Congress convenes

Obituaries Leroy G. Ortiz, 75, Dec. 31 Eris H. Primm, Dec. 26 Rosario C. Talavera, 61, Dec. 29 Evaristo “Abie” Trujillo, Dec. 31

Joe Neidhardt of Santa Fe protests a power-replacement plan for the San Juan Generating Station on Monday morning outside the PERA Building. The Public Regulation Commission has set aside 10 days to hear testimony on Public Service Company of New Mexico’s proposal to shut down two coal-fired units at the plant and replace the lost power with a mix of energy sources. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

WASHINGTON — Decisive midterm election victories in November put Republicans in a powerful position to move their own legislative agenda this year, but as the new Congress convenes Tuesday there are early signs of trouble in the House for the GOP’s expanded majority. House Republicans are facing some of the same divisions that have hobbled their efforts

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In new report, feds rip WIPP’s emergency plans Review finds poor ventilation, diesel fumes could compromise workers By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

A new federal report about safety conditions at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad criticized the contractor that operates the below-ground nuclear waste repository for inadequate and unreliable information in the plans it developed to guide decision-makers during an emergency. The report, based on a review conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Enterprise Assessments, which evaluates federal contractors, focused on WIPP’s recovery plan for operating diesel equipment with restricted air flows. Air flows inside WIPP have been limited to about one-seventh of their normal level since a Feb. 14 radiation leak that began with the rupture of a drum of nuclear waste from Los Alamos National Laboratory. The report is the latest in a series of critical reviews by state and federal regulators that have found deep problems in the handling of such waste at Los Alamos and at WIPP since the incident. The leak exposed more than 20 workers to radioactive

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to govern over the past four years, particularly on fiscal matters. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, is again the central figure in a now-familiar drama as he faces a revolt from rank-and-file GOP conservatives who want to deprive him of a third term as speaker. While the mutiny seemed unlikely to succeed, it could inject some turmoil into the leadership vote Tuesday and is a reminder of the lingering discord that threatens to blunt Republican

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Dodge Ram trucks are on display Monday on the lot at Landmark Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM in Morrow, Ga. Buoyed by a resurgent economy and cheap gasoline, Americans headed to car dealers in droves last month, pushing full-year sales to what’s likely to be the highest level since 2006. JOHN BAZEMORE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Car sales soar in 2014 Automakers hope cheap gas means more sales this year By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press

DETROIT onfident in the economy and cheered by cheap gas, Americans are likely to push new car sales to their highest level in a decade this year. Analysts expect sales to reach 17 million for the first time since 2005. That’s close to the record of 17.3 million set in 2000. Low gas prices are giving buyers more confidence, whether they’re buying their first subcompact or upgrading to a larger SUV. Gas prices started this year at an average of $2.23 per gallon, down 33 percent from the beginning of 2014, according to AAA. The Energy Department estimates that lower gasoline prices will save U.S. households $550 this year — about four months of lease payments on a 2014 Honda Civic. Popular new vehicles, like the Jeep Cherokee and Subaru Outback, are also drawing buyers. Sales have now grown for five consecutive years — a rarity in the volatile auto industry. While sales are growing, the pace has slowed from double-digit increases in 2011 and 2012. That’s good news for buyers, who can expect to see bigger discounts in competitive segments like midsize cars as automakers fight to steal sales from each other. Alec Gutierrez, an analyst with the car buying site Kelley Blue Book, thinks sales could stay in the 17-million range for the next two or three years if interest rates stay low and the U.S. economy remains healthy. December, with its holiday discounts and warmer-than-usual weather, brought buyers out in droves, with sales up 11 percent over the previous year. Automakers reported December and full-year sales Monday. For all of 2014, sales were up 6 percent to 16.5 million vehicles, according to Autodata Corp. That was the biggest year for the industry since 2006.

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Back then — as now — the Ford F-Series was the country’s best-selling vehicle and the midsize Toyota Camry was the bestselling car. The top-selling SUV was the Ford Explorer, but it was only No. 14 among all vehicles sold, according to Ward’s AutoInfoBank. In 2014 two smaller SUVs — the Honda CR-V and the Ford Escape — cracked the top 10 in sales as customers turned away from small and midsize cars as car-like handling and low gas prices made such vehicles more appealing. Toyota, Fiat Chrysler and General Motors all reported 2014 sales increases, and Nissan, Subaru, Hyundai and Honda reported record numbers for the year. Here are more details about 2014 and trends to watch for this year: Best-sellers: General Motors — with its Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac and GMC brands — sold the most vehicles in the U.S. in 2014 despite a scandal over the delayed recall of faulty ignition switches in older small cars. GM sold just over 2.9 million vehicles, up 5 percent from 2013. Winners and losers: Among major automakers, Subaru was the biggest gainer, with sales up 21 percent to 513,693 vehicles in 2014. Subaru’s three new utilities — the Crosstrek, Forester and Outback — drove sales. FiatChrysler was the year’s other big gainer, with sales up 16 percent to 2 million, thanks to strong demand for its Jeep and Ram brands. SUV boom: Gas prices accelerated the switch from cars to SUVs. Light trucks, the category that includes SUVs, outsold cars in 2014 — the first time that’s happened since 2011, according to car shopping site Edmunds.com. Luxury growth: As the stock market rose, so did sales of expensive vehicles. BMW, Audi, Porsche and Land Rover all reported record U.S. sales in 2014. Pickup wars: Ford’s F-Series, the bestselling truck in the U.S. for 38 years, saw sales drop in 2014 as the company temporarily halted production to prepare for its new aluminum-sided F-150. In the meantime, rivals are offering big deals to lure customers away. Ram truck sales rose 24 percent in 2014.

MIAMI — Lesbian and gay couples were wed in Miami on Monday by the same judge who approved their marriage licenses, hours before Florida’s coming-out party as the nation’s 36th state where same-sex marriages are now legal statewide. The addition of Florida’s 19.9 million people means 70 percent of Americans now live in states where gay marriage is legal. The cheers in the courthouse reflect how much of the nation’s third-largest state has changed since the 1970s, when Anita Bryant, the former beauty pageant queen and orange juice spokeswoman, started her national campaign against gay rights in Miami. Although same-sex marriage is now reality in Florida, Attorney General Pam Bondi is still pursuing appeals at both the federal and state levels. Her position — shared by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, now considering a Republican run for president — has been that marriage should be defined by each state.

Lebanon imposes limits on the entry of Syrians fleeing civil war BEIRUT — Lebanon turned back Syrians trying to cross the border Monday under strict new visa regulations, saying it simply cannot handle any more people displaced by the ongoing civil war. The policy, requiring Syrians to obtain visas that sharply limit the time they can stay in Lebanon, effectively narrows one of the few escape routes left from a conflict that has displaced a third of Syria’s pre-war population and shows no sign of ending. Humanitarian groups dealing with Syrian refugees say authorities should not close the doors on people who are desperate to leave.

Boko Haram seizes military base on Nigeria/Chad border BAUCHI, Nigeria — Fleeing civilians say Boko Haram Islamic extremists have overpowered a multinational military force and seized their key base on Nigeria’s border with Chad. Nigerians who escaped by canoe from Baga town to Chad say many soldiers and civilians were killed while others drowned trying to escape hundreds of insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. They say the troops from Nigeria and neighboring Chad, Cameroon and Niger fought valiantly Saturday until they ran out of ammunition and fled, some removing their uniforms. Baga resident Audu Labbo said Sunday night by telephone from Chad that many buildings and parts of the military base were razed. Boko Haram has been regionalizing the conflict with recent attacks on Chadian villages and a military base.

Jury selection begins in Boston Marathon bombing case BOSTON — Some of the prospective jurors who could decide Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s fate got their first look Monday at the young man accused of bombing the Boston Marathon, and they seemed transfixed by the sight of the shaggy-haired 21-year-old. Tsarnaev, for his part, rose to his feet and nodded, slightly and awkwardly, as he was introduced to the first group of about 200 citizens. So began what could be weeks of jury selection in the nation’s most closely watched terror trial since the Oklahoma City bombing two decades ago. Security was tight, with dozens of police officers stationed inside and outside the federal courthouse along with bomb-sniffing dogs. Jurors must decide not only whether the former college student is guilty or innocent, but also what his punishment will be if he is convicted — life in prison or execution.

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Harvard faculty not happy about health care WASHINGTON — For years, Harvard’s experts on health economics and policy have advised presidents and Congress on how to provide health benefits to the nation at a reasonable cost. But those remedies will now be applied to the Harvard faculty, and the professors are in an uproar. Members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, voted overwhelmingly in November to oppose changes that would require thousands of Harvard employees to pay more for health care. The university says the increases are in part a result of the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act, which many Harvard professors championed. “Harvard is a microcosm of what’s happening in health care in the country,” said David M. Cutler, a health economist at the university who was an adviser to President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. Jerry R. Green, a professor of economics and a former provost who has been on the Harvard faculty for more than four decades, said the new out-of-pocket costs could lead people to defer medical care or diagnostic tests, causing more serious illnesses and costly complications in the future. “It’s equivalent to taxing the sick,” Green said.

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Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 FIBER ART GUILD MEETING: At 9:30 a.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, on the corner of St. Francis Drive and Manhattan Street, the Las Tejedoras Fiber Art Guild meeting will be held. Coffee and refreshments will be served. The speaker will be textile artist Juanita Girardin. The meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, call 466-4297. INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS WRITERS FESTIVAL: IAIA Auditorium, Library and Technology Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road. 424-2356. Readings held at no charge 6 p.m. daily through Friday. Tonight’s authors: Marie-Helene Bertino, Matt Donovan, and James Thomas Stevens; freshman students read at 7:30 p.m. BOOKS AND BABIES: Santa Fe Public Library: At 10:30 a.m., at the Main Branch, 145 Washington Ave., 955-6783. Program led by singer/storytellers Michael and Lisa. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

NIGHTLIFE Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015 ¡CHISPA! AT EL MESÓN: Argentine Tango Milonga, 7:30 to 11 p.m., no cover. 213 Washington Ave., 983-6756. COWGIRL BBQ: Local folk singer/songwriter Eryn Bent, 8 p.m., no cover. 319 S. Guadalupe St., 982-2565. EL FAROL: Canyon Road Blues Jam, 8:30 p.m., no cover. 808 Canyon Road, 983-9912. LA FIESTA LOUNGE AT LA FONDA: Local country artist Bill Hearne, 7:30 p.m. to

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VOLUNTEER FOOD FOR SANTA FE: The nonprofit needs help packing and distributing groceries at 6 and 8 a.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 471-1187 or 603-6600. FLOWER ANGELS: Help out weekly as a Flower Angel for Presbyterian Medical Services Hospice Center; contact Mary Ann Andrews for information, 988-2211. MANY MOTHERS: Help new mothers and families. Requirements and details available online at manymothers.org. ST. ELIZABETH SHELTER: Help with meal preparation at residential facilities and emergency shelters; other duties also available; contact Rosario, 982-6611, ext. 108, volunteer@steshelter.org. TAX PREPARERS: AARP TaxAide is looking for tax preparers for one or more 4-hour shifts each week. Training will be provided. Call Peter Doniger at 670-6835. For more events, see Pasatiempo in Friday’s edition or view the community calendar on our website, www. santafenewmexican.com. To submit an events listing, send an email to service@ sfnewmexican.com.

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Corrections A story on Page A-1 of the Jan. 5 edition about a woman who is suing a company she claims used her image along with the slogan “I’ll be the most popular girl in rehab,” on items including a liquor flask stated that the woman’s attorney named local gift shop Doodlet’s as a defendant because the store sold the flask in the past. However, the woman’s attorney said Monday the shop likely had sold cards and magnets bearing his client’s image. The story reported that the store’s owners said in an answer to the complaint that they have never sold products from the company bearing the woman’s image and should not be a party to the lawsuit. The woman’s attorney also said items with his client’s image were sold at Cost Plus, not Costco, as the story stated.

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Congress poses threat for Obama’s climate efforts GOP’s initial move could be Keystone XL pipeline By Josh Lederman The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s determined efforts to combat global warming face their biggest trial yet as Republicans take full control of Congress this week. The GOP vows to move fast and forcefully to roll back his environmental rules and force his hand on energy development. The GOP’s first order of business: the Keystone XL pipeline. The Republican-led House has repeatedly passed legislation to approve the pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil from Canada deep into the United States. The bills died in the Senate when Democrats were in control, but that will change Wednesday when a Republican-led Senate committee holds a Keystone hearing. “The president is going to see the Keystone XL pipeline on his desk and it’s going to be a bellwether decision by the president whether to go with jobs and the economy,” Sen. John Barrasso,

R-Wyo., said Sunday. Success for Republicans on the climate front would jeopardize a key component of Obama’s legacy. And the ramifications would likely ricochet far beyond the United States. Later this year, nations are supposed to sign a major global climate treaty in Paris. Aggressive action by the U.S. under Obama has upped the pressure on other governments to get serious about climate change, too. But if Obama can’t make good on his commitments at home, it’s unclear whether poorer nations will still feel compelled to act. “The American government has been responsible for sending very strong political and economic signals with what they have announced so far,” former Mexican President Felipe Calderón, now a global climate leader, said in an Associated Press interview. “I know that there is a risk that those will be overcome by the new political reality in the U.S.” Obama has made clear he will use his veto power if Republicans succeed in getting hostile bills to his desk — especially on climate change. “I’m going to defend gains that we’ve made

But Republicans can try to undercut them before they take effect. Republicans argue that Obama’s coal plant emissions limits, for example, would devastate local economies and hamper job-creation. These are some of the most likely ways the GOP will try to stop Obama on climate change, as described by Republican leadership aides: u After Wednesday’s hearing on Keystone, GOP senators plan to work on the bill’s details on Thursday and President Barack Obama addresses then start debating the legislation next the Climate Summit on Sept. 23 week. The Senate could vote soon after at United Nations headquarters in Obama’s Jan. 20 State of the Union New York. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO address. A separate House vote on Keystone could come as early as this on environment and clean air and week. That makes Keystone likely to clean water,” he has said. be one of the first bills to hit Obama’s And Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, desk in 2015. White House aides says the Republicans aren’t likely to decline to say how they might respond overturn his veto. That would require until they see the final GOP bill. But a number of Democrats to vote against in his most recent news conference, the president. Obama spoke at length about how Key“There’s reason to be concerned, but stone would basically save money for I don’t think there’s reason to be panCanadian energy producers, with negicked,” Schatz said. ligible effects for U.S. gasoline prices or By design, Obama’s biggest steps American jobs. on climate rely on existing laws and u Republicans aim to pass legisladon’t explicitly require Congress to act. tion forcing Obama to certify — before

his regulations on power plants take effect — that they won’t drive up power prices or eliminate jobs. u The GOP could try to block Environmental Protection Agency regulations directly. The Congressional Review Act enables such resolutions to pass the Senate with a simple majority vote, meaning Democrats couldn’t filibuster, once the regulations became final. That’s scheduled to happen this year for Obama’s carbon dioxide rule, which aims to cut power plant emissions nearly a third from 2005 levels. u Lawmakers could refuse to give Obama the $3 billion he has already pledged on the country’s behalf to a global fund to help poorer nations address climate change. Obama hasn’t yet asked Congress for any money to fulfill that pledge. The White House says the administration will make its first request in its budget plan for fiscal year 2016, which begins Oct. 1. u Republicans are likely to send Obama bills aimed at spurring energy development in the U.S., such as promoting drilling on federal lands or making it easier to export gas and oil. Many of these bills have previously passed the House.

Indonesia cracks down on aviation sector however, have said the plane was authorized to fly on Sundays from its end. Applications for specific routes take into account issues including air traffic rights and airport takeoff and landing slots. By Tantan Syuflana While the airline is being investigated, The Associated Press Indonesia has banned all AirAsia flights PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — High- between Surabaya and Singapore. lighting the depth of Indonesia’s air safety AirAsia Indonesia President Director problems, the transportation ministry Sunu Widyatmoko said by text Monday announced harsh measures Monday against that the airline will cooperate with the goveveryone who allowed AirAsia Flight ernment during the evaluation, but would 8501 to take off without proper permits — not comment on the permit allegations including the suspension of the airport’s until the process is complete. operator and officials in the control tower. Violation of the regulations would boost The routing permits of all airlines flying legal arguments for passengers’ family in the country also will be examined to see members seeking compensation, said Alvin if they are violating the rules, said Djoko Lie, a former lawmaker and aviation anaMurjatmodjo, acting director general of air lyst. But he added AirAsia would not be the transportation. only one to blame. “Who knows if other airlines are also “The Surabaya-Singapore flights have doing the same thing,” he said. been operating since October … and the The crackdown comes as searchers con- government didn’t know,” he said. “Where tinue to fight bad weather while combing was the government’s supervision?” the Java Sea for bodies and wreckage of the Murjatmodjo said key individuals who Airbus A320 that crashed Dec. 28, killing all allowed to plane to fly without permits 162 passengers and crew on board. would be suspended while the investigation The plane was traveling between Surais pending. baya, Indonesia’s second-largest city, and The ministry also issued a directive Singapore on a Sunday. Officials have since Dec. 31 ordering all airlines to provide pilots said its permit for the popular route was with up-to-date weather reports before only for Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and they take off, he said. Saturday, and that AirAsia quietly switched He also planned to meet Monday with three of those days. Officials in Singapore, the Corruption Eradication Commission

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Students stage in a die-in Dec. 1 at the Clayton, Mo., High School following a grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer who killed 18-year-old black Michael Brown. ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH FILE PHOTO

Ferguson grand juror sues to talk about case By Jim Salter The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — A member of the grand jury that declined to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown contends in a lawsuit filed Monday that the prosecutor in the case has wrongly implied that all 12 jurors believed there was no evidence to support charges. The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit on behalf of the unnamed juror, who wants to be allowed to talk publicly about the case but could face charges for doing so because of a lifetime gag order. The juror also says he or she came away with the impression that evidence was presented differently than in other cases, with the insinuation that Brown, not Officer Darren Wilson, was the wrongdoer. No grand jurors have spoken publicly about the case. Brown, who was black, was unarmed when he was fatally shot after an Aug. 9 confrontation with Wilson, who is white. The shooting in the St. Louis suburb led to widespread unrest, including some protests that resulted in local business being burned and looted. Protests again turned violent Nov. 24, when St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch publicly announced that the grand jury investigating the case had decided there wasn’t enough evidence to indict Wilson. Wilson has since resigned from the department. “In Plaintiff’s view, the current information available about the grand jurors’ views is not entirely accurate — especially the implication that all grand jurors believed that there was no support for any charges,” the lawsuit says. The suit was filed against McCulloch because his office would be responsible for bringing charges against the juror. McCulloch’s spokesman, Ed Magee, said his office had not seen the lawsuit. “Right now there are only 12 people who can’t talk about the evidence out there,” ACLU attorney Tony Rothert said. “The people who know the most — those 12 people are sworn to secrecy. What [the grand juror] wants is to be able to be part of the conversation.” The suit also contends that legal standards in the case were discussed in a “muddled”

and “untimely” manner. Jurors could have charged Wilson with murder or manslaughter, but nine of 12 would have needed to agree. The suit does not seek to allow grand jurors in all Missouri cases to be free to discuss proceedings. After the Brown decision was announced, McCulloch took the unusual step of releasing thousands of pages of witness testimony provided in secret to the grand jury. Grand jurors usually hear a condensed version of evidence that might be presented at trial. The panel — which included nine white and three black members — met on 25 separate days over three months, hearing more than 70 hours of testimony from about 60 witnesses,. Jim Cohen, associate professor at Fordham University Law School and a grand jury expert, said the lawsuit will add to concerns about how the case was handled. “Believe me, there’s already more than a fair amount of skepticism about whether this process was fair, notwithstanding Mr. McCulloch’s cynical attempt to pretend that it was fair,” Cohen said. He believes the juror has a strong argument in the lawsuit.

Germans hold rallies in four cities against anti-Islam rallies in Dresden BERLIN — Thousands of Germans demonstrated in four cities Monday in opposition to the weekly rallies in Dresden against the perceived “Islamization of the West,” which have attracted growing numbers of supporters. Organizers of the demonstrations in Berlin, Stuttgart, Cologne and Dresden said they were rallying against racism and xenophobia to instead promote a message of tolerance. Businesses, churches, the city Cologne’s power company and others were planning to keep their buildings and other facilities dark in solidarity with the demonstrations against the ongoing protests by the group calling itself Patriotic Europe-

ans against the Islamization of the West, or PEGIDA. Over the last three months, the crowds at PEGIDA’s demonstrations in the eastern city of Dresden, a region that has few immigrants or Muslims, have swelled from a few hundred to 17,500 just before Christmas. Police said a similar number were expected again Monday night. In her New Year’s address, Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to stay away from the Dresden rallies. When the PEGIDA chant ‘we are the people,’ ” Merkel said, “they mean ‘you don’t belong because of your religion or your skin.’ ” The Associated Press

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Vote: Some say delay was intentional Continued from Page A-1 As the public debated Skandera’s fitness for office, the Democratic chairwoman of the Rules Committee moved slowly on giving her a confirmation hearing. Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, did not call Skandera before the Rules Committee until 2013, more than two years after Skandera took office. Lopez allowed 10 hours of testimony about Skandera’s performance. Then Lopez recessed the hearing without permitting committee members to vote.

The Rules Committee finally held votes on Skandera in 2014. But no recommendation received enough support from the committee to advance her nomination to the full Senate. Republicans say Lopez and other Democrats have intentionally bottled up Skandera’s nomination. “We’ve been to the altar so many times on this my arches have broke down,” Sen. Stuart Ingle, R-Portales, said in an interview Monday. Ingle, the Senate minority leader, says he believes Skandera would be confirmed if her nomination ever

reaches the full Senate. “I think the votes are there,” he said. Even without confirmation from the Senate, Skandera has been able to run the Public Education Department for the last four years and collect her $126,250 annual salary. Cabinet secretaries in New Mexico can work without being confirmed. But controversial appointees typically receive a hearing in their first year in office. Ingle said he was confident Skandera would have gotten a vote long ago if Democrats had the votes to reject her.

PNM: Concerns about rates brought up Continued from Page A-1 state’s utility history. Barbara Chattergee, who called herself a Santa Fe ratepayer, said the San Juan situation is the perfect opportunity for PNM to be a leader in a new utility future. “Times are changing for electric utilities,” she said. “It will require longterm creative thinking for a smooth transition.” Distributed generation, where people install solar panels at their homes and businesses and connect to the grid, is an ever-growing phenomenon, she said. But it presents financial challenges to companies like PNM that have made their money from large, centralized power generation like that at San Juan. “It is time for PNM to rethink its business model and look at ways to encourage distributed generation,” she said. “They could be leaders.” A handful of people said they worried the San Juan power-replacement plan, and increasing the amount of renewable energy, would increase customer rates unnecessarily. “Ratepayers will lose, no matter what,” said Donna Crawford of Tome. Her husband, James Crawford, said it isn’t technically or economically feasible to replace all coal and nuclear power with renewables. “Any idea that renewables can completely replace coal generation is based on rainbows and fairy dust,” he told state regulators. Most people, like Vicente Garcia, spoke against PNM’s plan for expanding coal capacity on one unit and not including more renewable energy. “We’re here to call on the commissioners to send PNM’s proposal back to the drawing board,” said Garcia, director of Juntos, a program of the Conservation

Navajo activist Elouise Brown, left, speaks to the crowd during Monday’s demonstration outside the PERA Building, where the Public Regulation Commission is considering PNM’s proposal. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

Voters of New Mexico Education Fund. “PNM needs to map out a plan that invests in clean energy and invests in the present and future health and well-being of our communities.” Camilla Feibelman, executive director of the Rio Grande Chapter of the Sierra Club, said that while it’s great the company plans to close two of the four coal units, increasing coal capacity on one of the remaining units isn’t the right answer. “We’re concerned the plan will tie PNM to coal for three more decades,” she said. “Will PNM be the Kodak of utilities? Kodak failed to see the future of digital, and the company went the way of dinosaurs,” she added. PNM also has agreed to provide jobtraining funds for workers whose jobs will be lost in the transition from coal to

other fuel sources. Currently, the generating station and the nearby San Juan coal mine employ more than 850 people, of which about 300 are Navajo. The power station and mine also contribute more than $47 million a year to Navajo Nation, state and San Juan County tax coffers. Elouise Brown, a longtime Navajo activist who lobbied with others to prevent a new coal-fired plant called Desert Rock from being built a few years ago, spoke against PNM’s plan because, she said, it would continue the utility’s reliance on coal. She said that while Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly has talked about the jobs the generating station and coal mine create for Navajo people, she prefers to discuss the health impacts of coal power on people living near San Juan. “What’s more important, jobs or health?” she said.

Drama: Discord could blunt GOP efforts Continued from Page A-1 efforts to govern. “We’re on probation, quite frankly,” said Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., who told reporters that Republicans must not overplay their post-election hand and become mired in intraparty squabbles. “We’ve got to perform for the next two years. … There is an expectation for us to do a lot of work, and I’m ready to get started.” GOP leaders have said that their top priority is to put the disunity of the past four years behind them and demonstrate to the average American that they can govern without shutting down the government or watching the party rip itself apart. Some of the GOP’s top legislative goals — passing a budget the president will sign, replenishing the highway trust fund and overhauling the federal tax code — could present severe tests for Boehner, who has seen conservative anger derail his plans in the past. While House Republicans’ 13-seat net midterm gain has put Boehner and his lieutenants in a stronger position to contain the rancor than in past years, there was a sense of déjà vu over the Capitol on Monday, with at least 11 Republicans — current and soon-to-be members — lining up against Boehner. Two of them, Reps. Louie Gohmert (Texas) and Ted Yoho (Florida), offered themselves as replacements. Both voted against Boehner for speaker in 2013. House GOP offices reported thousands of calls in relation to the speaker vote, with several of them reporting an average of 100 to 200 negative ones regarding Boehner on Monday alone. Monday afternoon in the Rayburn House Office Building, a clutch of younger aides were spotted speaking nervously about Boehner’s chances; a few yards away, Gohmert’s office fielded media requests as its phones rang. Boehner’s allies expressed confidence that he would retain his gavel and sent one another text messages Monday as news broke about the speaker’s latest defectors. Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said in an email that the speaker expects to be re-elected. Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., a Boehner supporter, said in an interview that “there are always malcontents.” He

added: “If you go against your own colleagues by opposing the speaker on the floor, you will embarrass House Republicans and disrupt our team. It’d be unforgivable political behavior.” Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., said Boehner’s opponents would dine together Monday night to go over their floor plan for Tuesday, mapping out who could possibly join them at the 11th hour. “What I see is noise,” said former speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., who visited with Boehner on Monday and dismissed any suggestion that he is in danger of losing his job. Democrats watching from the sidelines marveled at yet more leadership strife for Boehner, despite his larger majority. “Our Republican colleagues are going to have a tough week as they start sweeping things under the rug,” said Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., the new chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. As tensions grew, Boehner opponents grew optimistic and felt the tide was turning in their direction, all while acknowledging the difficulties ahead. “There are a lot of members, more than a sufficient number, to pull this off,” said Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who said he plans to vote against Boehner. “The only thing in our way is fear, fear by those who are worried about the repercussions of voting no. We’re doing everything we can to calm those fears.” Massie, a libertarian, estimated that upward of 40 Republicans are quietly open to opposing Boehner but would do so only if the leadership’s coalition began to crack on the floor. But there was little evidence that the fringe contingent’s efforts would snowball into a widespread movement against Boehner. Neither Yoho nor Gohmert has broad sway in the House. Gohmert is a fixture on Fox News Channel but is not a major player in legislative matters. Yoho and most of the other possible challengers have a similar political standing: vocal, but backbenchers. “What they’ve got is some grievances but no candidate,” said former congressman Bob Walker, R-Pa., who added that the new majority is big enough to accommodate this latest bout of dissent. “You can afford to lose

a lot more people when you have 246 seats than you can with a much smaller majority.” Still, the flurry of opposition Monday came at an unfortunate time for Boehner. Rather than again managing the internal fights that have plagued the GOP since the 2010 tea party wave election, leaders had hoped to turn their attention to policy, striking a new tone ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Instead, they were dealing with a backlash against legislation they spearheaded in the previous Congress. In statements announcing their opposition to Boehner, most of the speaker’s critics took issue with the $1.1 trillion spending bill that passed the House in December with the support of most Republicans and some Democrats, arguing it did not do enough to curb President Barack Obama’s use of executive authority. “I was really disappointed” by the spending bill, said Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va. “We could have addressed immigration and we did not. We did provide the president with the funds he wanted. … I like Speaker Boehner. He’s a good man. But the problems demand new leadership.” When the new Congress convenes Tuesday, 246 Republicans and 188 Democrats will be sworn into the House. A candidate for speaker must win a majority to clinch the job. It wasn’t clear how many members would show up to the vote Tuesday, but Boehner probably cannot afford to lose more than about 28 Republicans. Boehner made a series of personal calls Monday to ask his colleagues for their support. A Boehner aide said the speaker has been reaching out to members for weeks. But several Republicans said the calls began to intensify over the weekend as the speaker’s associates have become skittish. Both the aide and the members spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss private conversations. If Boehner does not have the necessary number of votes on the first round of balloting, a second round will be held. Under that scenario, House Republicans would probably move to a closeddoor session to figure out the party’s next step before returning for a second vote.

Shot: Area has seen ‘fair share of trouble’ Continued from Page A-1 section with Osage Avenue a little more than three years ago from California, said she has friends in the neighborhood whose homes have been burglarized in the past year. She said she’s aware that burglaries are a problem in the neighborhood and she also would take actions to protect her home if she encountered a burglar. “If a woman broke into my house, she’d be sorry,” Chiu said, noting that she has a baseball bat and pepper spray in her home for protection. Another woman who lives in the area but didn’t want to be identified because she fears her house could be targeted, said that about six months ago someone stole an unused stove and miscellaneous other items that were sitting outside her house. She said she applauded the homeowner who fired the gun because “everyone has the right to protect their home.” She added, “When someone breaks into your home, you don’t know if they are going to hurt you.” Lt. Andrea Dobyns, a Santa Fe police spokeswoman, said other neighbors in the area told police that Duran recently had tried to gain entry to their homes through various pretenses, including pretending to be lost and offering to sell a purse. Some houses have visible security cameras, some have padlocks, and many display signs that read “Beware of Dog,” “No Trespassing” or other warnings. “We’ve had our fair share of trouble just in that area,” Dobyns said, adding that Duran told police

she buys drugs in the neighborhood, “if that tells you anything.” In 2014, the section of central and west-side Santa Fe that police call Area One, recorded a total of 61 burglaries. Area One includes Agua Fría Street from north of Vegas Verdes to St. Francis Drive. Area Four, which includes the part of town south of Airport Road, had 72 reported burglaries, the highest number among all patrol areas. “Area One is not the highest in burglaries, but it’s not the lowest either,” Dobyns said. Police have charged Duran with aggravated burglary, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia, concealing her identity and criminal damage to property. Police said Duran has had several other run-ins with the law. Duran has been charged with various crimes, including burglary, larceny and conspiracy to commit a crime, dating back to at least 2005. In some cases, prosecutors dismissed the charges, according to online records. A burglary charge in September led to issuance of an arrest warrant for failure to appear in court last month. Police repeatedly have linked Santa Fe’s overall property crime problem to drug addiction. Recently, the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office and Santa Fe police told The New Mexican that one way they are fighting burglary is by attending bond hearings for repeat offenders to let judges know of suspects’ criminal histories. The goal, authorities said, is to keep burglars in jail longer in an effort to prevent further break-ins.

WIPP: Facility using banned equipment Continued from Page A-1 contamination and halted shipments to WIPP of Cold War-era waste generated during decades of nuclear weapons development. Full resumption of waste disposal activities at WIPP could be up to four years away, and the recovery is expected to cost about $550 million, according to the Energy Department. Diesel fuel powers key pieces of equipment at WIPP, such as generators, forklifts and apparatuses used in roof-bolting, which stabilizes the interior of the ancient salt cavern. The Energy Department and Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP), the consortium of private companies paid about $150 million a year to manage and operate WIPP, developed the recovery plan for operating diesel equipment. “The current version of this Recovery Plan is not fully sufficient to ensure safe conditions underground,” the Office of Enterprise Assessments report said. “The most significant concern is that NWP does not have a sound engineering approach for determining the minimum ventilation rates that will ensure safe conditions for underground workers.” Additionally, the WIPP Ventilation Plan required by the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) “does not reflect current conditions and is missing some key information necessary for managing safety. Further, some diesel engines at WIPP have not been approved for use by the MSHA, and WIPP lacks enough information about this equipment to determine the minimum ventilation needed to protect workers. The identified deficiencies are significant and need to be addressed before WIPP begins to use diesel engines underground.” Slowed air flows in the WIPP underground elevate concerns about worker safety when diesel fuel is being burned. “The drastically reduced airflow limits the ventilation system’s ability to dilute diesel exhaust gases to concentrations that are harmless to workers and to carry the gases away from the work areas,” the Office of Enterprise Assessments report said. “As a result, the mine recovery activities may be limited by the ability to operate the diesel engines safely.” Don Hancock of the Southwest Information and Research Center based in Albuquerque closely monitors WIPP. He blames the airflow disruption, and the complications it’s causing, on design deficiencies because a radiation leak was never pondered when the waste dump was being planned. “Regarding diesel equipment, the

major problem is the WIPP design flaw,” Hancock said. “The airflow system was designed to accommodate diesel equipment in an uncontaminated underground. That’s because DOE felt that contamination would not happen. The undersized filtration system is not sufficient to handle air with both toxic diesel fumes and radionuclides.” The Energy Department and Nuclear Waste Partnership are consulting outside experts to address the concerns identified by the Office of Enterprise Assessments, the report said. In addition to the inadequate consideration of diesel fumes, the federal report criticized portions of the most current WIPP Ventilation Plan for “a number of discrepancies between the Plan and actual mine conditions, as well as several deficiencies in the content of the plan.” For instance, the plan, which would guide decisions during an emergency, lists dangerous areas where access is prohibited as designated escape routes for workers. The Office of Enterprise Assessments report emphasized the importance of reliable information about ventilation and escape paths for emergency planning and response. “The current version of the WIPP Ventilation Plan does not sufficiently meet these needs,” the report stated. Additionally, the Office of Enterprise Assessments identified 10 pieces of diesel equipment at WIPP, including forklifts, generators and other items, that have been banned from use in mines since 2001 without explicit approval from the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. “NWP has updated its WIPP Ventilation Plan at least ten times since July 2001, and thus has had numerous opportunities to take action to gain approval or certification for all diesel equipment used underground,” the report said. NWP personnel “were not aware of the actual dates these specific pieces of diesel equipment were introduced into the mine,” but if it was subsequent to July 5, 2001, “NWP would be in violation of MSHA regulations.” If the lapses in planning and evaluation of threats that the Office of Enterprise Assessments identified are not corrected, a repeat of February’s incident could prove more grave, according to the report. “History shows that when decision makers rely on inaccurate or inadequate mine ventilation plans,” the report said, “mine emergency situations can have disastrous consequences.”

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Push for publicly owned power company stalled Advocates want to move away from Santa Fe’s reliance on PNM services By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican

Efforts to create a government-owned electric utility in Santa Fe stalled Monday amid city councilors’ questions and requests for more information. Advocates for years have

pushed the idea that Santa Fe would benefit from establishing its own electric utility instead of relying on Public Service Company of New Mexico. Proponents contend municipal utilities give communities more control over power sources, allowing them

to reduce reliance on large, central generating facilities that burn fossil fuels and increase use of alternatives such as solar, wind and other renewable sources. However, city policymakers have yet to agree on how to proceed with such an effort. The city Finance Committee on Monday considered two separate pieces of legislation but failed to reach agreement

on either. The first, sponsored by City Councilor Peter Ives, is a draft of an ordinance that calls for creating a new municipal electric utility that would be responsible for purchasing, selling and distributing electricity, among other responsibilities. The second, sponsored by City Councilor Joseph Maestas, is a resolution that calls for working with Santa Fe County

to analyze next steps that were identified in a 2012 report on a “preliminary economic feasibility assessment” of a publicly owned electric utility in the city and the county. Maestas urged councilors to pass his resolution, which was previously endorsed by the city’s Public Utilities Committee. He called it “the absolute most cautious, pragmatic option before us.”

“It doesn’t bind the city,” he said. “We’re simply looking to get the only study that’s ever been done regarding a public electric utility and look at those recommendations and determine whether we should accept them and move on them.” Councilors on the Finance Committee debated the merits of both initiatives for more

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City panel nixes S.F. man’s street performer license Attorney: Man was selling sage under guise of selling poetry By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican

Cee Moravec fills the tank in her Ford Bronco on Monday at Murphy’s Express off Cerrillos Road. Gas was listed at $1.64 a gallon. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

Drivers enjoy falling gas prices Plummeting fuel costs encourage some to hit the road more often By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

as prices keep falling in Santa Fe and nationwide, prompting some motorists to take road trips instead of buying airline tickets. That was the case for Bryant Savage, who on Monday morning was headed home to Colorado Springs, Colo., from Arizona in his truck. Savage said it usually isn’t financially feasible to drive, but cheap fuel prices allowed him to make the trip. “This is the cheapest I have seen,” Savage said of the $1.67-a-gallon price he was paying for regular unleaded at the Murphy’s Express gas station in Santa Fe’s south side. After paying $3.19 a gallon in Winslow, Ariz., he considered Santa Fe pump prices a boon, especially given his truck isn’t the most fuelefficient vehicle. Countrywide fuel prices have continued to plummet. On Monday, the U.S. national average price of gasoline fell to $2.20 per gallon. That’s $1.12 cheaper than last year at this time and the lowest since May of 2009. The Energy Department estimates the drop in gasoline prices will save U.S. households $550 this year. The price of crude oil also

briefly dropped below $50 a barrel on Monday morning. Gas Buddy, a website that watches gas prices, reported the Fill Up station at 2631 Cerrillos Road had the city’s cheapest fuel at $1.62 a gallon on Monday. Prices rapidly fluctuated throughout the day. When a reporter initially arrived at Murphy’s Express, gasoline was selling for $1.67 a gallon, but within 30 minutes the price dropped by two cents. The south-side station bustled during the lunch hour, and space at the pumps was in high demand. The same website a year ago stated the average price in Santa Fe hovered at the $3 mark, making the new average of $1.82 a full dollar less. AAA, which monitors gas prices nationwide, on Monday afternoon listed the New Mexico average at $2.03. The low prices also are welcome news for commuters who rack up miles getting to and from their jobs. Chris Beaumet, a technician who was filling up his tank in Santa Fe on Monday, estimated he drives between 50 and 100 miles a day. Lower prices mean miles per dollar. Like many younger motorists, he couldn’t recall a time when fuel prices were so low. Eduardo Rodriguez, also at the gas station, said the low prices haven’t changed his driving patterns yet, but if they continue to fall he said he might decide to take more fishing trips. “I am pretty happy with how it is,” said Rodriguez, who added he hopes that other

expenses such as food will also fall with the sinking fuel costs. Jessica Mendez, who lives in Nambé, said she also hasn’t changed her driving habits but noted that the lower prices have made the monthly credit card bills smaller. She said she fills up once or twice every other week. Most people interviewed Monday expect the low prices won’t last and will likely rise as the summer season approaches. “It will go back to $4 a gallon,” predicted motorist Steven Brinegar. The lower pump prices haven’t had much effect on public transportation. Augusta Meyers, a spokeswoman for the New Mexico Rail Runner Express, said the train usually sees an uptick in ridership when gas prices rise, but they don’t suffer ridership losses when gas prices fall. She said the difference in ridership numbers between November and December 2013 numbers and the 2014 numbers showed about a 3 percent drop in passengers, 155,880 in 2013 down to 151,355 in 2014. Cee Moravec greeted the gas prices with a mix of happiness and disappointment. On one hand, she said she appreciates the lower prices. She paid $37.77 for about 22 gallons of fuel compared to the $75 she was accustomed to paying, but she said lower prices do little to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels. “The problem is still there,” she said. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Report clears SFCC of mismanagement Financial wrongdoing allegations by former president ‘erroneous’ By Robert Nott The New Mexican

The state auditor’s office on Monday issued a report clearing Santa Fe Community College of financial mismanagement allegations made by the school’s former president, Ana “Cha” Guzmán, after she was fired by the college’s governing board. Though the special audit by an Albuquerque firm lists nine findings — all of which had already been publicized in previous regular audits — the report

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the [Fiscal Year] 2012 audit,” SFCC President Randy Grissom said Monday night. “The college has been cleared.” The report could help close the book on a troubled period at the publicly funded college that included a 3-2 vote by the governing board in December 2013 to terminate Guzmán for what was called a “just cause.” A letter issued by the board said that included acts of “dishonesty and willful misconduct” and behavior that brought public disrespect toward the 30-year-old institution. Guzmán, who is about to start work as interim president of Blinn College in Bryan, Texas, this month, did not respond to a call and email seeking comment.

The college’s board agreed to pay Guzmán $500,000 in March to drop a lawsuit she filed against the college under whistle-blower protection laws. Her lawsuit argued that the board fired her after she found improprieties in the college’s finances. She also asked the state auditor to direct the college to commission the special audit. Among her charges were that the college improperly paid 24 employees stipends of about $140,000 and that the college incorrectly processed $1.8 million spent on hiring temporary employees. She also raised questions about whether the school had adequate budgetary pro-

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A Santa Fe man who has clashed with the city for years over accusations that he sells sage bundles downtown when he is only licensed as a street performer lost his license Monday. The City Council’s Finance Committee unanimously approved an order revoking Thomas Dukette’s license for a year. He also is prohibited from applying for or receiving another street performer license for a year. Dukette has 30 days to appeal the committee’s decision. It’s the first time the city has revoked a street performer license, Thomas said Zack Shandler, an assistant city Dukette attorney. Dukette, who did not attend Monday’s hearing, has maintained in the past that he is selling only copies of his poetry and giving away the sage bundles for free. But Shandler said Dukette, a fixture in and around the Santa Fe Plaza, has been selling sage under the guise of being a licensed street performer. When councilors asked what would happen if Dukette continued to sell sage if they revoked his license, Shandler said police “will have additional enforcement tools.” “His alleged defense was, ‘I wasn’t selling anything. I was offering poetry as part of my street performance.’ And now he won’t be able to have that defense because he won’t have that license,” Shandler said. Police Sgt. Chris McCord testified that police dealt with Dukette 68 times last year, including at least a dozen times for violating terms of his license. McCord said the Starbucks on West San Francisco Street receives up to 23 complaints a month “about his behavior.” A Nov. 6 incident outside Cafe Pasqual’s on Don Gaspar Avenue at Water Street prompted Monday’s administrative hearing.

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In brief Police arrest alleged thief downtown after chase Police on Monday arrested a 21-year-old man accused of trying to steal a $2,500 ring from a downtown Santa Fe store before a shopkeeper chased him down and pinned him to the ground. The business owner told police that Leon Hayes of Santa Fe entered the store at 125 E. Palace Ave., in the Sena Plaza complex, at about 12:30 p.m. Lt. Andrea Dobyns, a spokeswoman for Santa Fe police, said Hayes told the business owner he was shopping for an engagement ring. When the merchant showed a ring to Hayes, he slipped it into a pocket and took off from the store, she said. The business owner chased Hayes on foot and pinned him to the ground until police officers arrived, Dobyns said. Hayes was booked into the Santa Fe County jail on Monday afternoon on a larceny charge.

New Year’s Eve revelers in Santa Fe take $1 cab ride offer The Santa Fe County DWI program reported Monday that 193 riders took advantage of the county’s offer of $1 cab rides on New Year’s Eve. “Twice as many people” took a cab home on the mid-week holiday compared to a non-holiday weekend, a news release said. The program usually subsidizes between 80 to 100 cab rides home on the weekends, the statement said. The usual rate for the subsidized cab ride home — which runs from 5:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights — is $5 for one to two riders, and $10 per cab for three or more passengers. But on New Year’s Eve, the county provided $1 cab rides. The New Mexican

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Street: Performer arrested 20 times to the initial call met up with Dukette and asked to see his According to a police report: permit. At about 10:30 a.m., a police “He advised it was not him,” officer was dispatched to the the report states. “I advised restaurant in response to “a Thomas he has received mulmale vending in front of the tiple warnings [from other business on the sidewalk.” police officers] to not [sell] When the officer arrived, he merchandise without a pernoticed a table with a bucket mit.” of sage on it. He also noticed The officer arrested Dukea broom and pink yarn on the tte on suspicion of disorderly ground. conduct and “criminal enforceWhen the officer was unable ments,” according to a criminal to locate the owner, he placed complaint. Dukette has been the items in the back seat of arrested at least 20 times since his cruiser. A few men sitting 2001, according to Santa Fe nearby told the officer that the County jail logs. Most of the items belonged to Dukette and arrests have been for outstandthat Dukette had fled when he ing warrants, but they also saw the officer drive up. include allegations of soliciting After the officer left, diswithout a permit, “business patchers advised him that a license required” and assaultman was “calling for his stuff.” ing a police officer. The officer headed back to the Dukette, who could not be restaurant. reached for comment, told “Once I turned north on police he has a toddler to supDon Gaspar from Alameda port. I noticed Thomas had more “While en route to Santa sage on his person,” the officer Fe Adult Detention Center, wrote in his report. “I also Thomas Dukette advised me noticed Thomas ask a female if he has a 2-year-old child and she wanted sage.” that is why he is attempting to An undercover officer sale [sic] his merchandise,” the reported seeing Dukette try report states. to sell sage “to three different people.” Contact Daniel J. Chacón at The officer who responded 986-3089.

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In brief More cold temps headed for N.M. More freezing arctic weather is headed toward New Mexico midweek. The cold front is expected to bring some minor fog into the northeastern portion of the state Tuesday morning, with weather becoming more significant after midnight, according

to National Weather Service forecasters. Wednesday will see bitter temperatures in the central and eastern areas of New Mexico, with temperatures in the teens and low 20s for the central mountain chain. Some light freezing rain and a little snow could hit the central and eastern portions, but most moisture is expected in the far southern part of the state. Meteorologist Kerry Jones said there’s still hope for a harder-hitting storm. “We see a quick hitting system for late

Continued from Page A-5 cesses in place to allocate public money in the period from July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2014, and whether the college maintained proper documentation to substantiate its spending of $35 million in bond money. Governing board chair Linda Siegle said Monday, “I feel like the college has been vindicated.” She said Guzmán’s whistleblower charge “has been shown to be not factual.” The audit reports that the college overspent its approved budgets in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 — during which time Guzmán served as president for about 18 months — and had revenue shortfalls that led the college to dip into cash reserves to fill a $5 million budgetary hole. Grissom discovered this shortfall last summer and, with the board’s approval, came up with a financial plan to address it which includes a tuition increase, salary decreases, staff reduction and program cutbacks. Grissom said he did not suspect fraud but that the “previous administration” — under Guzmán — made inaccurate assumptions about revenue projections and savings. He said he and other staff members discovered that financial files regarding $12 million in bond expenditures were missing from the office of the former vice-president of finance, Meridee Wal-

ters. Grissom, who said Walters is not a suspect and that the files were removed some time after she resigned and left the campus in mid-2013, reported the theft to the county sheriff’s office in May 2014. That investigation is still ongoing, according to Grissom. The college managed to use existing documentation to recreate all the missing financial documents, except for one invoice for $785. According to the special audit report, procurement documentation for four vendors totaling about $190,000 was also unavailable for examination. Grissom said Monday that the special audit, conducted by the Accounting and Consulting Group LLP of Albuquerque, reviewed 100 percent of the college’s financial documents. In a regular annual audit, auditors rely on a random sampling of documentation. The state auditor will likely release its annual Fiscal Year 2014 audit of the college later this week, Grissom said. He has already reviewed it and, he said, “There are a lot less findings and of a much less significant nature than in the past two years.” SFCC, founded in 1983, operates on a budget of about $32 million and has 6,700 students taking credit courses and another 6,000 taking non-credit courses, Grissom said. Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021.

The special audit reviewed 100 percent of the college’s financial documents.

Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u A thief took car speakers, a Nintendo 3DS hand-held game console and a video game between 5 and 6:15 p.m. Sunday from a vehicle parked in the 400 block of Agua Fría Street. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took the following report: u A burglar grabbed a purse from a vehicle parked at the Light Institute, 40 Calle Nizhoni in Galisteo, on Saturday.

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 Youth Emergency Shelter/Youth Shelters: 438-0502 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-435-7166 Police and fire emergency: 911 Graffiti hotline: 955-CALL (2255)

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 W. Rodeo Road. Gonzales, who has been holding public office hours in different parts of the city since he was elected last year, meets constituents individually for five to seven minutes each. No appointment is necessary, but the meetings are on a firstMayor Javier Gonzales will come, first-served basis. hold his first public office hours For questions, call Frank Corof 2015 on Jan. 12. dero at 955-6342 or email him at The mayor is inviting residents fxcordero@santafenm.gov. to ask questions, discuss ideas or concerns, or just meet the mayor, The New Mexican

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Power: Issue to be postponed, explored later Continued from Page A-5 than an hour. When each came up for a vote, Maestas and City Councilor Chris Rivera voted in favor, and City Councilor Ron Trujillo voted in opposition. City Councilor Signe Lindell abstained both times, which counted as a “no” vote and resulted in a tie. That forced City Councilor Carmichael Dominguez, committee chairman, to break the tie, and he voted against both. Dominguez suggested postponing both until councilors can get more information. The committee then voted

to direct city staff to assess the legal and technical parameters involved with creating a new municipal electric utility and report back on March 16. The committee plans to reconsider both items March 30. “I don’t want it to die because I think that they’re good pieces of legislation,” Dominguez said. “I want them to continue to live, but I think that it behooves us to have as much information as we can in order to make sure that when we do make the decision, that they are as unanimous and as, I guess, legitimate as possible. That’s the only reason I asked for a postponement.”

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Citing a legal memo from City Attorney Kelley Brennan, Lindell said councilors had “gotten a little bit ahead of” themselves with the ordinance and resolution. “I don’t want to say no on any of this, but I’m not really able to support these until I think that we could give legal staff more time to assure us, assure themselves, that we do have some type of clear legal pathway,” she said. “I think we’re all trying to move in the same direction. People speak very loud and clear that we do want more renewables, but … we don’t necessarily need to hurry this.” Brennan said she did not have

a copy of the legal memo referenced by Lindell but that she would make it available Tuesday. “This is a complex, legal environment and regulatory environment,” Brennan told councilors. “My memo was an attempt to sort of help globally [and] say, ‘We can do this. We can’t do this. If we want to do that, we have to seek legislation. These are some of the pitfalls.’ But really, it’s a preliminary assessment, and I think that to the extent we undertake any of this, it is going to be a complicated, long endeavor, and yes, it might pay to articulate what those factors are.”

ing Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, N.M., 87504-1827. Donors can request to remain anonymous. Recent donations to the Empty Stocking Fund: Anonymous (6), Judie Rosner, $2,660 Sarah Falion, In honor of Mary Lou Falion, $50 Judith Henry, $100

Herbs, Etc. and its employees, $200 Bruce Weydemeyer and Charlotte Kinney, $200 Connie and Ray Lucero, $50 Bryan and Mary Maestas, $50 Anne Noss, in loving memory of John A. Martin, $50 Thomas and Katherine Reed, $100 Rick and Alison Reider, $500 Alan Shapiro, NM5S, $50 Cumulative Total: $195,917.92

Funeral services and memorials ROSARIO C.TALAVERA Rosario C. Talavera, Age 61, beloved husband, father, son and brother passed away on Monday, December 29, 2014. He was born September 11, 1953 in Nicolas Bravo Chihuahua, Mexico, to parents Ruben and Blasa Talavera Chavez. Rosario is survived by his loving wife of 28 years, Bernadette; his six children, Rosario Talavera Jr (Cassaundra), Theresa Talavera (Michael), Manuel Talavera (Imelda), Marisa Talavera, Ignacio Talavera (Norma), Nereida Talavera (Yoshiry); 15 grandchildren whom he loved very much, Esperanza Talavera, Michael Junior Romero, Selene, Armando, Lidia, Jose Antonio, Helen, Juan, Mireya, Marisa, Fernanda, Pablo, Monica, Jose, Sayuri; his mother, Blasa Talavera Chavez; his sisters, Rita Talavera Chavez and Rosa Talavera (Raymundo); brothers, Raul Talavera Chavez (Luz), Ramon Talavera Chavez, Rodolfo Talavera Chavez (Rosaura), and Roberto Talavera (Oralia); sister-in-law, Terry Sweeny (Eddy); brother-in-law, Ben Kain; and many loving nieces and nephews. Julio was preceded in death by his father, Ruben Talavera. The Holy Rosary will be recited on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. with the Mass of Ressurection to follow at 11:00 a.m. at San Jose Mission Catholic Church, Camino San Jose in La Cienega, NM. Please visit www.riversidefunerals.com to sign Rosario’s online guest register. Arrangements entrusted to: Riverside Funeral Home of Albuquerque 225 San Mateo Blvd. NE (505) 764-9663 LEROY G. ORTIZ Leroy G. Ortiz , age 75, passed peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 31 2014. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Irene Ortiz; his children Elizabeth Palmer (Andy), Lori LeRouge (Leonard), Anthony Ortiz (Amy) and Adrian Ortiz. Grandchildren Jeanelle LeRouge (Anthony), Lenny LeRouge (Erica), Falicia Palmer Sypnier (Kevin), Megan Ortiz, Nicolas Ortiz, Alex Ortiz, Emily Ortiz and Michael Ortiz. Great-Grandchildren Christiana, Jayla, Anthony and Drew. He is survived by his brothers Tino Ortiz (Marlyn), Orlando Ortiz (Lorraine) and sisters Amelia Romero and Theresa Ortiz; brothers-in-law Jimmy Martinez (Patsy), John Martinez, Jerry Martinez, Jake Martinez (Laura) and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Leroy was preceded in death by his parents, Florentino and Celestina Ortiz; Father-in-law and Mother-inlaw Eliseo and Ramona Martinez; brothers, Oliver Ortiz, Thomas Ortiz and Ernest Ortiz; brother-in-law Lalo Romero and sisters-inlaw Christella Martinez, Sharon Martinez and Carol Ortiz. Leroy was retired from the US Postal Service, Letter Carrier. Leroy had a strong passion for music. He played and entertained with his guitar and Guitarrón for private parties, community events, his family and friends. He was a member of several Mariachi and Church Choir groups throughout the years. He was a loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa and Great-grandpa. He will be deeply missed and will live in our hearts forever. A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2015 from 5-7 pm at Berardinelli Family Funeral Service, where a rosary will be recited at 7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, January 9, 2015 at 11 am at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 511 Alicia Street, Santa Fe, M 87501 Burial will follow at Rosario Cemetery, N. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe NM. Berardinelli Family Funeral Service 1399 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505 (505) 984-8600 Please sign our guestbook for the family at: www.berardinellifuneralhome.com

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EVARISTO "ABIE" TRUJILLO September 6, 1940 ~ December 31, 2014 A Visitation will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 6 p.m. with a Rosary to follow at 7 p.m. at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church 1301 Osage Ave. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi at 11:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Rosario Cemetery.

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ERIS H. PRIMM Eris H. Primm, almost 90 years old, passed away peacefully December 26, 2014, in Santa Fe, NM, surrounded by loving family and attended by kindly hospital staff. Eris is survived by her son Bill and his wife Sue, Eris’s son KC, Eris’s daughter Vicki and her boyfriend Roy, Bill and Sue’s son Andy and his girlfriend Karina, and Bill and Sue’s son Jeff and his wife Kathy and their children Ebbie and Rory. Eris was preceded in death by Bill, her husband of more than 60 years, her siblings Ed, Charley, and Becky, her mother Helen and her father Earl. Eris came to Santa Fe a year and a half ago to live at comfortable La Vida Hermosa assisted living to be near her Santa Fe family. For many years previously Eris and her husband Bill had lived in Ocala, FL. Before that, in Jackson, MI, and, before that, in Mt. Pleasant, MI, where they raised their family, and before that in Flint, MI, where she and Bill grew up. Along the way Eris and Bill enjoyed playing golf with their friends. Eris looked upon herself as an intelligent housewife. Her family would attest to this with smiles. Eris cooked delicious meals, kept a clean, attractive home and took good care of her family. Her son Bill remembers that, most of all, she did it her way, and gave this valuable example to her children. Her son KC remembers that she had very definite opinions and beliefs and stood by them with great determination. Her daughter Vicki remembers her as a beautiful woman, proud of her good golf game, who read biographies, medical books, journals, articles and knew about good health habits long before they became well known or popular, urging "moderation is the key." In remembrance of Eris, if everyone would enjoy one of their happy favorites, exercise, and take good care of their health, she would be pleased. The family of Eris Primm has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley. 505-747-7477 - www.devargasfuneral.com

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OUR VIEW

Get to heart of ‘mini’ ban

In new year, be less wrong in columns

n the new year, it goes These suspicions could without saying that we still be vindicated; Bush’s should all eat more vegrecently announced “exploraetables, exercise more often, tion” could end before the tweet or text a little less and first primary vote is cast. But pray a little more. he suddenly looks But for the profesmuch more like a sional pundit, there’s full-speed-ahead really only one resocandidate than I lution that matters: expected, and — in Be less wrong. what counts as clear bad news for Rubio So in that spirit, and Christie, among here is my annual others — many of inventory of the the party’s donors places where I Ross Douthat and operatives seem went astray in 2014, not at all deterred by offered in the hope The New York his filial connection that beginning 2015 Times to a deeply unpopuwith a confession lar president. will lead to fewer mistakes in the year to come. Jeb the serious candidate isn’t Jeb the front-runner, or at 1. I thought Jeb Bush wasn’t least not yet. But his apparent really serious about 2016. In plan to run is a big, important two columns on the Repub2016 fact, and one my 2014 lican presidential field, in columns failed to sufficiently March and in November, I anticipate. didn’t exactly write off a Bush candidacy. But I spent far 2. I was too optimistic more time on Marco Rubio about the prospects for (whose chances I felt were demilitarizing the police. In being underestimated) and an August column during Rand Paul, and to a lesser the early days of protest in extent Chris Christie and Ted Ferguson, Mo., I argued that Cruz, than I did on the former while many reforms to the Florida governor. criminal justice system might come with difficult trade-offs, That’s because I strongly the case for limiting the flow suspected various forces of heavy weapons — grenade would keep Bush on the sidelaunchers, armored cars, and lines: his wife’s likely opposiso on — from the military to tion, a sense of Bush-dynasty local police departments was fatigue among the party’s “easy, uncomplicated, clear.” machers, and all the very Crime rates keep falling, the human reasons a wealthy, comfortable, relaxed 60-some- threat of terrorism is more thing who last campaigned for marginal than it seemed after office a dozen years ago might 9/11, and there isn’t a justification for giving cops in places decide to pass on the presilike Ferguson the armaments dential madhouse.

of an occupying force. To which I would have been wise to add: “And yet they’re likely to keep getting weapons anyway.” The flurry of congressional interest faded once police unions flexed some muscle. The White House is notionally committed to tougher standards, but its proposals seem likely to add paperwork without meaningfully reducing the flow of arms. Programs in motion tend to stay in motion, that much is always true. But I didn’t foresee that Ferguson itself, initially a story that produced bipartisan sympathy for the protesters, would turn into a weak and polarizing exhibit in the case for policing reform. The persistent rioting made the argument that the cops needed all their gear seem more plausible (though I am not convinced), and the facts of the original tragedy, the shooting of Michael Brown, turned out to make a weaker case against the police than suggested by the initial coverage. The hard truth — which is also on display in New York right now — is that crime and punishment stir up (for good reason) the strongest of human emotions, which makes achieving consensus on reform slow, hard work. This process can be hastened by particular injustices, but when the facts are bad or complicated, it can just as easily be set back. 3. I gave America’s Ebola

countermeasures too little credit. In an October column on the public health fiascos that allowed the deadly virus to infect U.S. health care workers, I wrote that if “we manage to contain Ebola domestically, then the president and his appointees will look more competent and levelheaded than their critics.” But I wasn’t particularly confident in that outcome, and so — worried about a wider outbreak — I also wrote that “travel restrictions increasingly seem like an appropriate hedge against ongoing domestic incompetence.” Two months later, there has been no wider outbreak, most of the cases treated domestically have resulted in a cure, and the president and his appointees can reasonably claim vindication. (As can Dr. Paul Farmer, the famous physician-humanitarian, who argued in an October essay for the London Review of Books that with Western standards of medical treatment, Ebola victims could have a 90 percent survival rate.) So I was too alarmist, often a pundit’s besetting vice. But while pessimism can be an analytic mistake, it’s the happiest way to be wrong. So if infallibility remains out of reach, my hope for 2015 is that my columns will only err in undue pessimism and that reality will only surprise me — and you, and all of us — with good news.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Replace dirty fuels with clean technology

lex Epstein’s column (“There’s a moral case for fossil fuels,” Looking In, Dec. 30), misses the mark by a wide margin. His attempt to connect quality of life to the wide use of dirty fuels, beginning in the 18th century, is accurate insofar as a small percentage of the world’s population goes. It is reminiscent of the novel, How Green was My Valley, in which a Welsh Valley is destroyed by coal mining to support the mine owner’s greed and the promise of cheap fuel for the “haves.” The standard of living that we enjoy, unjustly, cannot be extended worldwide. It has been calculated it would take seven Earths’ worth of resources to do that — impossible. The only practical way to move forward is to drastically reduce our own share of the pie, replace dirty fuels with new, clean technologies, while expanding the same to humanity as a whole. Our planet is crying for change. Brian O’Keefe

Santa Fe

Good year ahead According to recent news reports, the Russian economy is collapsing. With oil prices still declining and increased sanctions on the way things don’t look so good for “big bad” Vlad. President Barack Obama’s thoughtful and careful approach to foreign and domestic affairs works far better than the bombastic Vladimir Putin. Recent U.S. economic forecasts have gross domestic product rising to 3 percent in early 2015, which means an eventual jump in employment and a reduction in unemployment. At the end of 2014, the Dow was at or near 18,000, and Obamacare was gaining momentum even in some Red States. 2016 looks really good! Back to foreign policy: Obama got a much-needed climate treaty signed with China and apparently has broken the embargo with Cuba. When Sens. Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz open their big mouths, all that comes out is garbage.

Section editor: Inez Russell Gomez, 986-3053, igomez@sfnewmexican.com, Twitter @inezrussell

“Give ’em hell, Barack!” Can’t wait for what is next.

ith so much gridlock in government — whether at the national or state level — many of the more interesting policy initiatives are taking place closer to the local level. One interesting proposal, in Taos County, matters to all of New Mexico. There, commissioners are discussing a ban on selling liquor in miniature bottles. The introduction of any such ban is in the early stages, with Taos County Commission Chairman Gabe Romero talking about an ordinance being presented sometime in 2015 and a second commissioner also expressing interest. With three new commissioners taking their seats this month, a vote on any proposal likely would be a ways off. Bans are allowed under state law. We think a discussion of a ban on miniatures is worth having. Even forgetting public health (the best reason for banning miniatures) the tiny bottles are a litter nuisance. It’s embarrassing how many of the small bottles litter New Mexico’s sidewalks and streets. More to the point, the sale of miniatures — at gas stations, no less — seems to us a subtle promotion of drinking and driving. Street people bum a few bucks and go buy a “shooter” or “mini” with their dollars. Those bottles are the ones that end up strewn on the ground. Miniatures, cheap because of their small sizes, also are attractive to young people. Again, it’s a matter of affordability. Prohibition doesn’t work, but neither should alcohol be sold in a manner that makes it easier to abuse. New Mexico — finally — stopped selling liquor in drive-up windows in 1998. Could miniatures, even on a county level, be next? (The city of Santa Fe, in its south-side quality-of-life initiatives proposed by Councilor Carmichael Dominguez, did choose to ban the sale of miniatures in its Airport Overlay District. Dominguez says the ban has reduced the number of panhandlers near liquor outlets.) A ban in a smaller area should make it easier to follow up and see the effects of stopping the sales. Will there be less litter, fewer street drunks, a decrease in teen-age drinking? Or, is such a ban simply a feel-good measure that doesn’t attack the root of the problem? What’s most important isn’t whether miniatures are readily available, of course. What matters most is getting at the problem of alcohol abuse and ways to treat it and prevent it. Discussing miniatures and their sales could be a path to tackling the bigger problem. By starting at the local level, there’s an opportunity to experiment with solutions that can be used elsewhere.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 6, 1915: Hagerman — The local agent of one of the big machine manufacturing concerns reports the sale of 23 pumping plants, representing a total value of $55,000 during 1914. The plants were installed in the Pecos Valley between Carlsbad and Roswell. Other concerns also sold and installed pumping plants, and it is estimated that the total investment during the year was considerable in excess of $100,000. Gallup — The extent to which the parcel post is being used in the shipment of agricultural products was shown here a few days ago when a ton of oats arrived for delivery at Ganado. Jan. 6, 1965: Twelve cases of typhoid fever in the Belen area have been confirmed by the New Mexico Health Department. The outbreak apparently is connected with a wedding reception held late in November. The Health Department said the source of the outbreak has not yet been determined. Laboratory tests are pending on other suspected cases in the Belen area. The State of New Mexico is 53 years old today with more than 400 years of recorded history behind it and an unlimited future ahead. Jan. 6, 1990: A current caseload of more than 4,300 court cases and an apparently uneven distribution of cases among the six Santa Fe district court judges has led to changes in the assignments of the judges. Among the changes is the creation of a ‘miscellaneous’ or general court division to handle all types of cases except divorces.

Edward T. Stein

Santa Fe

Shaped by hand Tantri Wija’s article on biscochitos (“Biscochito: Deconstructing a New Mexico original,” Dec. 24) was wellresearched and well-written, but I feel that she neglected to mention one of the most important aspects in the baking of traditional biscochitos —the shapes. When my great-grandma showed my family and me how to make biscochitos, she taught us how to make two traditional shapes using our fingers to curl the cookies. These shapes are important to the history of the biscochito because while New Mexicans might not have had cookie cutters, they still could add a festive touch. Marco Alarid White

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Santa Fe Airport through 6 p.m. Monday Santa Fe Airport Temperatures High/low ......................................... 52 /14 Normal high/low ............................ 44 /18 Recor g ............................... 56 n 1927 Recor ow ............................... -16 n 1971 Santa Fe Airport Precipitation 24 ours t roug 6 p.m. yest. ............ 0.00” Mont /year to ate ................. Trace/Trace Norma mont /year to ate ..... 0.07”/0.07” Santa Fe Farmers Market 24 ours t roug 6 p.m. yest. ............ 0.00” Mont /year to ate ................. Trace/Trace

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Monda ’s ratin ........................... Moderate Today’s forecast ................................. Good 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very Unhealthy, 301500, Hazardous Source: EPA

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The following water statistics of January 4 are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons). Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 2.041 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 2.941 City Wells: 1.900 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 6.882 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.048 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 11.2 percent of capacity; daily inﬂow 0.90 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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Newsmakers ‘Real Housewives’ star is in Connecticut prison

Teresa Giudice

One of New Jersey’s Real Housewives has gone to the big house. Teresa Giudice surrendered Monday at the Federal Correction Institution in Danbury, Ct., to begin serving a 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud, James Leonard, her attorney said. Teresa Giudice and her husband, Giuseppe “Joe” Giudice, pleaded guilty last year to fraud. Joe Giudice also pleaded guilty to failing to pay $200,000 in taxes. Joe Giudice will start serving his 41-month sentence when Teresa Giudice is released.

Hemingway working on memoir and novel

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NEW YORK — Mariel Hemingway has a lot to say about the pain of being a Hemingway. Regan Arts announced Monday that the actress has a memoir and young adult novel coming in April. The memoir is called Out Came the Sun and has the sobering subtitle Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide In My Family. The novel is called Invisible Girl and is based on her childhood. The Associated Press

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6 p.m. on FAM Pretty Little Liars Following an all-day marathon, the winter season of this teen thriller opens with the new episode “Through a Glass, Darkly,” which picks up the action three months after viewers last saw these characters. The Liars step up their search for proof that Alison (Sasha Pieterse) played a role in Mona’s death, but since Ali’s alibi seems to be completely airtight, the girls realize they may have to use more dubious tactics. 7 p.m. on ABC Marvel’s Agent Carter The title character has turned up in other Marvel projects, including television’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Captain America movies, and — still played by Hayley Atwel, pictured — she gets her own vehicle with the premiere of this series. After World War II, Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper) asks her to clear him of charges of selling lethal weapons on the black market. James D’Arcy also stars as his butler and her assistant. 8 p.m. on PBS Ripley: Believe It or Not: American Experience On its own, the name LeRoy Robert Ripley might not ring a bell — but add the title of the franchise of unusual and

At gadget show: Cord-cutters get live sports from Dish By Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS, Nev. ne of the biggest changes in television this year will be more channels being available online with no separate cable or satellite subscription. But for would-be cord-cutters, watching live sports online has been elusive — until now. Dish Network Corp. on Monday unveiled an Internet-only subscription offering that includes ESPN. The four-day International Consumer Electronics Show formally opens on Tuesday. Here are the television-related highlights from the CES gadget show in Vegas on Monday. Live sports — no cable or satellite bill: Dish will offer a package of channels, including ESPN and CNN, starting at $20 a month. The availability of ESPN as part of the Internet package addresses a major reason people were loath to “cut the cord” — live sports. NFL games will be blocked on mobile devices, however, because Verizon has those rights. Dish said it isn’t worried that its current subscribers will cancel satellite service in favor of the cheaper Internet package. Rather, Dish is hoping to lure those who don’t pay for TV channels at all because they find it too expensive. “A lot of big incumbents don’t like change, but everything else is changing around you,” says Joe Clayton, Dish’s CEO. “Technology is broadening the consumer viewing opportunity, and they are taking advantage of that.” Sony Corp. also has an Internet television service, PlayStation Vue, expected to debut by the end of March, with channels from Viacom, Discovery, CBS, Fox, NBCUniversal and Scripps. HBO and Showtime already have announced plans for standalone Internet offerings, and CBS launched one in October. Those are limited in live sports, though, given that ESPN has rights to many of the leading leagues. The Dish offering, dubbed Sling TV, will launch in a few weeks and also include channels from Disney, Scripps and Time Warner’s Turner. About 20 channels will be available, such as the Disney Channel, ABC Family, the Food Network, HGTV, the Travel Channel, TNT, TBS and the Cartoon Network. Sling TV is not to be confused with the SlingTV device that allows viewers to watch TV remotely. Sling Media, the maker of that device, is owned by EchoStar Corp., which was spun off from Dish in 2008. The $20 price for Dish’s basic package will be far cheaper than what people would pay for a cable or satellite. (Dish said its average monthly bill is about $85.) Dish says it keeps the Internet service cheap by excluding most over-the-air network channels, which can be costly for pay-TV providers as broadcasters demand higher fees. An Internet service also won’t require special equipment. For those who want more than the basic channels, Dish will offer various add-ons for $5 each, including extra channels for sports and a package for kids. The catch: Only one person can watch at a time. Family members who want to watch different channels

Toshiyuki Osawa, president of Sharp Electronics Corporation, introduces Sharp 4K Ultra HD televisions Monday in Las Vegas, Nev. JOHN LOCHER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

sometimes downright strange facts he curated, and he’s recognized as the inventor of a unique brand of popular entertainment. This new episode traces its history, which spanned virtually every form of media. Of course, many examples of its contents are offered, and they remain as unbelievable as they were when audiences first sampled them. 8:30 p.m. on NBC About a Boy One year after Will and Marcus (David Walton, Benjamin Stockham) became friends — per this television variation, anyway — they decide to mark the occasion in the new episode “About a Manniversary.” They go to a festival where musician Lisa Loeb (gueststarring as herself) also attends, prompting Will to try to arrange for Marcus to meet her. Fiona (Minnie Driver) gets Dakota’s (guest star Leslie Bibb) advice on Mr. Chris (guest star Chris Diamantopoulos).

simultaneously will need separate subscriptions. Meanwhile, Dish is adding Netflix and other video apps to its Hopper set-top boxes, so viewers can watch both traditional channels and online video services through the same device. And anticipating that more Internet video will be shot with an increased resolution known as 4K, Dish is adding 4K capabilities to its Joey devices for multi-room viewing. Watch on sharper than 4K: Also known as Ultra HD, 4K offers four times the sharpness of today’s high-definition video. Now that 4K TV sets have dropped in price, with some models available for less than $1,000, TV makers are looking for ways to make their sets stand out. Sharp is turning to an engineering trick to make its highend 4K set look even sharper. While TVs typically show colors by mixing red, green and blue subpixels, Sharp’s top-of-the-line model will add yellow as a fourth subpixel to improve colors. It then splits each of those subpixels in half, creating a total of eight subpixels in the space of three. Content isn’t yet available to take advantage of those extra subpixels, but Sharp uses some mathematical formulas to fill in the blanks. The Aquos Beyond 4K Ultra HD TV will measure about 80 inches diagonally. It will be out in the second half of the year. The price hasn’t been set. Better colors: Samsung is offering a premium line with better brightness and richer colors. It uses a technology called quantum dot — essentially a layer of materials that allows for purer colors and a wider color range. Samsung says the TV is also brighter because there’s no need for a filter to compensate for color distortion. It will be called SUHD and cost more than regular 4K sets, though specifics haven’t been announced. Stephen Nakamura, a digital colorist who has worked on Hollywood productions such as Quantum of Solace and The Hurt Locker, came on stage at CES to praise Samsung’s new TVs for reproducing colors the way filmmakers intended. Samsung also is pushing curved TVs, including one high-end model that has a flat screen that can bend, or curve, when the viewer wants a more immersive experience. LG announced quantum-dot and curved sets, too, including a bendable model. LG is also pushing organic LED screens with richer colors and pure black — the kind typically limited to smaller displays. Beyond improving picture quality, TV makers are enabling Internet video access right from the set. Streaming meets DVR: To address the growing availability of online video, TiVo’s digital video recorders will offer new menu options to bring Internet and traditional TV programs in one place, so past seasons of ongoing shows are easier to find on Netflix or Amazon. Streaming through TiVo was already possible, but shows weren’t as centrally located. The SlingTV device for viewing television on-the-go is adding additional functionality for in-home use: a YouTube app for streaming video on regular TV sets without needing a separate streaming device. It won’t have an app for the Dish’s new Sling TV service, though.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2015 THE NEW MEXICAN

Scoreboard B-2 NBA roundup B-3 Classifieds B-4 Time Out B-7 Comics B-8

SPORTS

NBA: Cavs trade Waiters, ex-Lobo Alex Kirk. Page B-3

UNM MEN’S BASKETBALL

Optimism, deep bench may aid Lobos against SDSU By Will Webber The New Mexican

It’s safe to assume that four losses at this point in the college basketball season look a lot more at home on The University of New Mexico’s ledger than they do on San Diego State’s. Both teams enter Tuesday night’s game in Viejas Arena with similar records, but surprisingly different outlooks just one week into the Mountain West Conference race. The Lobos are 10-4 overall and 2-0 in league play after sweeping Fresno State and Colorado State in The Pit. The Aztecs, the preseason darling

BASEBALL

From left, Arizona Diamondbacks’ Randy Johnson, Boston Red Sox’ Pedro Martinez and Atlanta Braves’ John Smoltz are the leading newcomers on the Hall ballot when voting is announced Tuesday. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

UP NEXT Today: New Mexico (10-4 overall, 2-0 MWC) at San Diego State (11-4, 1-1), 9 p.m. TV: CBS-Sports Network. Radio: KVSF-AM (1400) and KKOBAM (770). Live stats: lobos.statbroadcast. com. Twitter: @sfnmsports

of the MWC, is 11-4 overall and 1-1. Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. in a game broadcast nationally on CBSSports Network. In contrast to SDSU, the expectations for the Lobos were merely average this season. With so much

talent lost to the professional ranks, it was considered something of a reloading year. For the Aztecs, expectations were through the roof. Returning the majority of a team that advanced to the Sweet 16 of last year’s NCAA Tournament, SDSU was the runaway pick to win the Mountain West. Behind a balanced lineup of veterans, talented underclassmen and a couple of high-profile transfers, the Aztec started the year ranked No. 16 and then won their first five games to climb even higher. Then came a 2-3 stretch that

New Mexico guard Devon Williams, right, drives to the basket against pressure from New Mexico State forward Pascal Siakam during a Dec. 20 game in Las Cruces. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Please see LOBOS, Page B-3

NFL

Why ‘all-star’ officiating? Special setup may hamper crews’ cohesion

Trio of aces poised to lead Hall of Fame class of 2015

By Barry Wilner The Associated Press

By Howie Rumberg The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez and John Smoltz appear to be shoo-ins for election to the Hall of Fame in what is shaping up as the baseball writers’ biggest class of inductees in 60 years. When the Hall of Fame reveals the results Tuesday at noon MDT on the MLB Network, holdover Craig Biggio and perhaps Mike Piazza could join those three first-ballot pitchers who were utterly dominant in a hitters’ era of artificially bulging statistics. Here are some things to know about the balloting, conducted again in a period when who’s elected is as intriguing as whose names were not checked by Baseball Writers’ Association of America voters: The three aces: Johnson, Martinez and Smoltz stand out among the 17 newcomers to the ballot. The reed-thin, scraggly-haired Johnson is a five-time Cy Young Award winner — four in a row from 1999-2002 — with 303 wins and 4,875 strikeouts. The Big Unit came up big in the postseason, too, sharing MVP honors in the 2001 World Series with Arizona Diamondbacks teammate Curt Schilling. Martinez’s antics off the field were nearly as enthralling as an everelusive changeup that helped him to three Cy Youngs — two AL, one NL — and a 2.93 ERA in 18 years. He helped bring the Boston Red Sox their first World Series championship in 86 years. Smoltz was a steady presence on the Atlanta Braves’ staff for 20 seasons — including 14 straight division titles from 1991-2005 — winning the 1996 NL Cy Young. A career starter, Smoltz smoothly moved into the closer role for three full seasons and earned 154 saves. He should join former teammates Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine, last year’s inductees along with Frank Thomas. The induction ceremony in Cooperstown will take place July 26. Ballot logjam: Not since 1955, when Joe DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Ted Lyons and Dazzy Vance all gained entrance into the Hall, have four players received the necessary 75 percent of the vote from the BBWAA. Five were elected at the same time on just one occasion, and that was the initial Hall class of 1936. With the ballot jammed by big names from the Steroids Era, the

Please see FAME, Page B-2

Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Anthony Hitchens, right, gets hit in the back by a pass intended for Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s wild-card playoff game in Arlington, Texas. RICHARD W. RODRIGUEZ/THE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

flag flies. Dallas fans groan. Detroit fans rejoice. Then the yellow cloth thrown for defensive pass interference is picked up by the game officials. No penalty is marked off. Lions coach Jim Caldwell and quarterback Matthew Stafford are ticked. Game broadcasters are puzzled. Fans are befuddled. And that one call/non-call becomes the focal point of wild-card weekend. Unfortunately, NFL officiating crews have been in the spotlight far too often this season. The latest incident brings up two significant questions: u Was there a lack of communication with a public that clamors for information — and deserves it? u Why would the NFL use “allstar” crews in its most important games, virtually eliminating the cohesion that helps officials during the regular season? Dean Blandino, the NFL’s officiating chief, has some answers. They’re not likely to placate many. Blandino told The Associated Press on Monday that referee Pete Morelli erred in originally announcing an interference call on Cowboys linebacker Anthony Hitchens before discussing it with the back judge who made the call, and with other members of the crew. The head linesman, who was closer to the play, then “gave more information, and that from his perspective it was not enough contact [for pass interference] and that there was not enough contact that restricted the receiver [Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew].” “The mechanics we would pre-

Please see OFFICIATING, Page B-3

Rams owner, other developers plan L.A. stadium By Michael R. Blood The Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A development group that includes a company controlled by the owner of the St. Louis Rams announced plans Monday to build an 80,000-seat stadium in the Los Angeles suburbs that could become home for an NFL team. The proposal that envisions a stadium rising on the site of a former horse track again raised the hopes of fans that Los Angeles could end its twodecade drought without an NFL team. It becomes the latest in a string of stadium proposals in the Los Angeles area since the 1994 exit of the Rams and Raiders from Southern California. The proposal stands out, however, because of the involvement of St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke. His company, The Kroenke Group, has entered a joint venture with Stockbridge Capital Group, which had been developing a 238-acre tract of homes, parks and office space at the former Hollywood Park track in Inglewood, on the edge of Los Angeles. Kroenke’s company owns an adjacent 60 acres, which would be merged into the overall development. The expanded project would include a stadium, a separate 6,000-seat performance venue

Rams fans stand behind a fence Monday as officials with the Hollywood Park Land Company unveil a proposal for a new NFL stadium at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. NICK UT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

and parking. “This is a perfect location for a venue like this,” said Christopher Meany, a senior executive for the joint venture, Hollywood Park Land Co., alluding to its proximity to major freeways, the Los Angeles International Airport and The Forum, the former home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers. “I don’t know of a place that compares to this.”

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A rendering of the project depicts a stadium, shielded by a gently sloping dome, surrounded by palm trees and fountains. Meany was cautious not to characterize the stadium as an NFL venue, emphasizing that any decision on moving a team is “entirely in the hands of the NFL.” He repeatedly referred to the stadium as “multipurpose,” also capable of hosting soccer games. The shell of the old racetrack would need to be leveled, and stadium construction is not expected to begin before late this year, with a completion date pegged for 2018. However, its development would hinge on approval by local voters, Meany said. The proposal was first reported Monday by the Los Angeles Times. The plan adds pressure on the city of St. Louis to either strike a deal for a new stadium for the Rams, or watch the team return to Southern California, where it played from 1946 to 1994. The team is unhappy in the Edward Jones Dome, which is outdated by NFL standards. St. Louis is expected to offer the team a new proposal by the end of the month.

Please see RAMS, Page B-3

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Grizzlies 105, Knicks 83 GB — 8 12 18½ 20½ GB — 3 11½ 14½ 15 GB — 6 7 11½ 14

Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB Memphis 25 9 .735 — Dallas 26 10 .722 — Houston 23 11 .676 2 San Antonio 21 14 .600 4½ New Orleans 17 17 .500 8 Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 27 8 .771 — Oklahoma City 17 18 .486 10 Denver 15 20 .429 12 Utah 12 23 .343 15 Minnesota 5 28 .152 21 Paciﬁc W L Pct GB Golden State 27 5 .844 — L.A. Clippers 23 12 .657 5½ Phoenix 20 16 .556 9 Sacramento 14 20 .412 14 L.A. Lakers 11 24 .314 17½ Monday’s Games Philadelphia 95, Cleveland 92 Charlotte 104, Boston 95 Dallas 96, Brooklyn 88, OT Washington 92, New Orleans 85 Chicago 114, Houston 105 Memphis 105, New York 83 Denver 110, Minnesota 101 Indiana 105, Utah 101 Portland 98, L.A. Lakers 94 Atlanta 107, L.A. Clippers 98 Golden State 117, Oklahoma City 91 Sunday’s Games Dallas 109, Cleveland 90 Miami 88, Brooklyn 84 Detroit 114, Sacramento 95 Milwaukee 95, New York 82 Phoenix 125, Toronto 109 L.A. Lakers 88, Indiana 87 Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Detroit at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. New York at Washington, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Memphis at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 6 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Monday 76ers 95, Cavaliers 92 CLEVELAND (92) Miller 2-7 0-0 6, Love 8-18 11-13 28, T.Thompson 8-17 2-5 18, Dellavedova 1-7 0-2 3, Harris 6-12 0-0 16, Marion 2-7 2-2 6, Jones 3-7 0-0 9, Price 3-10 0-0 6, Haywood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-85 15-22 92. PHILADELPHIA (95) Covington 4-9 4-5 16, Sims 6-9 0-0 12, Noel 2-9 2-2 6, Carter-Williams 8-19 1-1 18, McDaniels 5-8 0-0 12, Thomas 1-3 0-0 2, Wroten 8-18 4-6 20, Aldemir 0-0 0-0 0, Grant 3-3 1-1 7, Sampson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-79 12-15 95. Cleveland 20 30 18 24—92 Philadelphia 19 18 23 35—95 3-Point Goals—Cleveland 11-30 (Harris 4-8, Jones 3-6, Miller 2-4, Dellavedova 1-2, Love 1-6, Marion 0-1, Price 0-3), Philadelphia 7-23 (Covington 4-7, McDaniels 2-3, Carter-Williams 1-6, Thomas 0-1, Wroten 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 51 (Love 19), Philadelphia 52 (Aldemir 10). Assists—Cleveland 23 (Dellavedova 8), Philadelphia 31 (Carter-Williams 13). Total Fouls—Cleveland 13, Philadelphia 24. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—17,771.

Hornets 104, Celtics 95 CHARLOTTE (104) Kidd-Gilchrist 2-4 2-2 6, C.Zeller 8-8 4-4 20, Biyombo 2-5 0-0 4, Walker 12-26 7-7 33, Henderson 4-9 5-6 13, Williams 4-7 1-1 10, Maxiell 0-0 0-0 0, Neal 2-12 2-2 7, Hairston 3-5 1-1 8, Roberts 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 38-78 22-23 104. BOSTON (95) Green 3-13 1-1 7, Sullinger 8-16 6-6 22, T.Zeller 1-5 0-0 2, Turner 2-5 1-2 5, Bradley 2-7 0-0 4, Olynyk 2-6 1-1 5, Pressey 3-9 0-0 6, Smart 2-5 3-5 9, Bass 3-7 2-4 8, Crowder 5-10 1-2 13, Young 5-7 0-0 13, Wallace 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 36-91 16-23 95. Charlotte 24 26 29 25 —104 Boston 16 20 26 33 —95 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 6-19 (Walker 2-7, Roberts 1-1, Hairston 1-3, Williams 1-3, Neal 1-4, Henderson 0-1), Boston 7-18 (Young 3-4, Smart 2-3, Crowder 2-6, Sullinger 0-1, Green 0-1, Pressey 0-1, Olynyk 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 55 (Biyombo 10), Boston 48 (Sullinger 8). Assists—Charlotte 22 (Henderson 8), Boston 22 (Bass, Smart, Turner 4). Total Fouls—Charlotte 22, Boston 23. Technicals—Charlotte defensive three second. A—16,720 (18,624).

NEW YORK (83) Hardaway Jr. 4-14 2-4 12, Ja.Smith 4-11 2-2 10, Aldrich 3-6 1-1 7, Calderon 5-7 0-0 13, Larkin 3-6 0-0 7, Acy 7-8 3-4 19, Prigioni 2-5 0-0 4, Early 3-12 1-2 7, Wear 2-7 0-0 4. Totals 33-76 9-13 83. MEMPHIS (105) Allen 6-8 1-1 14, Stokes 1-4 1-2 3, Gasol 5-12 4-5 14, Conley 9-12 2-2 22, Lee 5-8 0-0 11, Leuer 1-3 1-2 3, Udrih 2-7 2-3 7, Prince 4-7 0-0 8, Koufos 2-5 0-0 4, Pondexter 4-5 0-0 8, Carter 2-4 0-0 6, Adams 0-5 1-4 1, Calathes 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 43-82 12-19 105. New York 14 22 26 21—83 Memphis 21 26 37 21—105 3-Point Goals—New York 8-26 (Calderon 3-3, Acy 2-3, Hardaway Jr. 2-8, Larkin 1-4, Wear 0-1, Prigioni 0-3, Early 0-4), Memphis 7-15 (Carter 2-2, Conley 2-3, Allen 1-1, Udrih 1-3, Lee 1-3, Pondexter 0-1, Adams 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 42 (Acy 14), Memphis 51 (Gasol 8). Assists—New York 25 (Larkin 8), Memphis 25 (Conley 7). Total Fouls— New York 17, Memphis 15. A—16,888.

Mavericks 96, Nets 88 DALLAS (96) Parsons 2-11 0-2 5, Nowitzki 6-16 1-1 15, Chandler 6-11 2-2 14, Rondo 1-13 0-2 2, Ellis 6-16 6-6 19, Villanueva 3-6 0-0 8, Harris 4-7 0-0 9, Smith 2-2 1-2 5, R.Jefferson 4-8 1-2 10, Barea 3-4 1-2 9. Totals 37-94 12-19 96. BROOKLYN (88) Johnson 8-19 0-0 18, Plumlee 2-4 3-6 7, Lopez 11-21 0-0 22, Jack 6-16 8-8 20, Karasev 3-7 4-5 10, Anderson 1-6 2-2 5, Teletovic 2-8 2-2 6, Morris 0-1 0-0 0, Bogdanovic 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-84 19-23 88. Dallas 21 22 22 17 14—96 Brooklyn 35 14 16 17 6—88 3-Point Goals—Dallas 10-27 (Barea 2-2, Nowitzki 2-3, Villanueva 2-4, R.Jefferson 1-3, Harris 1-3, Ellis 1-3, Parsons 1-7, Rondo 0-2), Brooklyn 3-25 (Johnson 2-6, Anderson 1-5, Lopez 0-1, Bogdanovic 0-1, Morris 0-1, Jack 0-3, Teletovic 0-4, Karasev 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 58 (Chandler 13), Brooklyn 61 (Lopez 13). Assists—Dallas 24 (Rondo 14), Brooklyn 20 (Jack 10). Total Fouls— Dallas 17, Brooklyn 21. Technicals— Dallas Coach Carlisle, Nowitzki. A—17,732.

Nuggets 110, Timberwolves 101 DENVER (110) Chandler 2-7 0-0 4, Faried 6-10 3-6 15, Mozgov 1-5 0-0 2, Lawson 4-9 0-1 8, Afﬂalo 11-18 8-8 34, Nurkic 7-11 0-0 14, Hickson 8-10 0-1 16, Robinson 5-9 0-0 12, Arthur 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 46-84 11-16 110. MINNESOTA (101) Muhammad 7-13 3-4 19, Young 4-11 4-4 13, Dieng 8-12 6-6 22, Williams 7-14 0-0 17, Wiggins 8-18 1-2 20, LaVine 2-9 1-2 5, Bennett 1-6 0-0 2, Daniels 1-3 0-0 3, Adrien 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson III 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-89 15-18 101. Denver 35 27 25 23—110 Minnesota 21 20 28 32—101 3-Point Goals—Denver 7-19 (Afﬂalo 4-6, Robinson 2-5, Arthur 1-3, Mozgov 0-1, Lawson 0-1, Chandler 0-3), Minnesota 10-24 (Wiggins 3-5, Williams 3-8, Muhammad 2-4, Daniels 1-2, Young 1-3, LaVine 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 48 (Hickson 11), Minnesota 49 (Dieng 12). Assists—Denver 26 (Lawson 12), Minnesota 21 (Williams 7). Total Fouls—Denver 22, Minnesota 17. Technicals—Williams. A—10,386 (19,356).

Wizards 92, Pelicans 85 WASHINGTON (92) Pierce 6-8 0-0 14, Nene 3-5 0-0 6, Gortat 4-11 2-3 10, Wall 6-15 3-4 15, Beal 3-10 0-0 6, Humphries 5-11 0-0 10, Butler 2-7 5-6 9, Porter 3-5 0-0 6, Seraphin 1-2 2-2 4, Miller 5-5 2-2 12. Totals 38-79 14-17 92. NEW ORLEANS (85) Babbitt 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 9-12 3-4 21, Asik 1-1 0-0 2, Holiday 6-16 0-0 13, Gordon 2-8 2-2 6, Cunningham 3-6 0-0 6, Evans 7-14 5-6 21, Anderson 4-12 3-5 14, Fredette 0-2 0-0 0, Rivers 1-2 0-0 2, Ajinca 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-74 13-17 85. Washington 27 25 17 23—92 New Orleans 23 21 20 21—85 3-Point Goals—Washington 2-10 (Pierce 2-2, Porter 0-1, Beal 0-3, Wall 0-4), New Orleans 6-19 (Anderson 3-5, Evans 2-4, Holiday 1-5, Fredette 0-1, Gordon 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 45 (Porter, Nene 7), New Orleans 44 (Davis 10). Assists—Washington 23 (Wall 12), New Orleans 19 (Holiday, Gordon 5). Total Fouls—Washington 15, New Orleans 18. A—16,182 (16,867).

Bulls 114, Rockets 105 HOUSTON (105) Ariza 3-11 0-0 7, Motiejunas 8-14 0-0 16, Howard 6-13 0-1 12, Beverley 7-12 0-0 14, Harden 7-22 3-3 20, Smith 10-20 0-0 21, Papanikolaou 0-1 0-0 0, Brewer 3-6 0-0 7, Terry 3-3 0-1 8. Totals 47-102 3-5 105. CHICAGO (114) Butler 7-17 6-7 22, Gasol 10-16 7-7 27, Noah 3-7 2-3 8, Rose 6-17 6-6 19, Hinrich 4-6 1-1 10, Gibson 3-6 3-4 9, Brooks 1-3 0-0 2, Mirotic 7-12 2-2 17, Moore 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-85 27-30 114.

Houston 33 29 27 16—105 Chicago 34 28 21 31—114 3-Point Goals—Houston 8-25 (Harden 3-8, Terry 2-2, Brewer 1-3, Ariza 1-4, Smith 1-5, Beverley 0-1, Motiejunas 0-2), Chicago 5-17 (Butler 2-4, Hinrich 1-3, Mirotic 1-4, Rose 1-4, Brooks 0-1, Moore 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 50 (Howard 14), Chicago 54 (Gasol 14). Assists—Houston 25 (Beverley 6), Chicago 27 (Rose 9). Total Fouls—Houston 27, Chicago 13. Technicals—Chicago Coach Thibodeau. A—21,510 (20,917).

Pacers 105, Jazz 101 INDIANA (105) S.Hill 3-5 5-6 11, West 5-10 0-0 10, Hibbert 8-13 6-6 22, Watson 2-5 3-4 9, Stuckey 4-7 4-4 13, Miles 4-12 2-2 13, Allen 1-8 4-4 6, Copeland 0-3 0-0 0, Sloan 1-2 2-2 5, Scola 7-9 2-2 16. Totals 35-74 28-30 105. UTAH (101) Hayward 6-17 12-13 24, Favors 10-16 7-10 27, Gobert 4-5 3-6 11, Exum 5-14 0-0 13, Ingles 4-10 0-0 8, Booker 5-8 1-1 12, Millsap 1-6 0-0 2, Clark 0-3 4-4 4, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, Novak 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-81 27-34 101. Indiana 31 22 21 31—105 Utah 16 23 23 39—101 3-Point Goals—Indiana 7-13 (Miles 3-7, Watson 2-3, Stuckey 1-1, Sloan 1-1, S.Hill 0-1), Utah 4-23 (Exum 3-9, Booker 1-2, Novak 0-1, Millsap 0-1, Clark 0-1, Ingles 0-4, Hayward 0-5). Fouled Out—Hibbert. Rebounds—Indiana 42 (Hibbert 8), Utah 52 (Favors 11). Assists—Indiana 20 (West 6), Utah 16 (Ingles 7). Total Fouls—Indiana 24, Utah 24. Technicals—Hibbert, Gobert. A—17,378 (19,911).

Trail Blazers 98, Lakers 94 L.A. LAKERS (94) Davis 2-7 0-0 4, Kelly 1-6 0-0 2, Hill 1015 3-4 23, Price 5-11 0-0 11, Ellington 5-12 1-1 13, Boozer 3-9 2-2 8, Young 3-13 4-4 11, Sacre 1-2 1-1 3, Lin 5-10 4-6 14, Clarkson 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 37-88 16-20 94. PORTLAND (98) Batum 3-9 0-0 8, Aldridge 8-20 4-4 21, Kaman 3-8 2-2 8, Lillard 12-21 11-13 39, Matthews 1-9 2-2 5, Crabbe 0-1 0-0 0, Blake 1-6 0-0 2, Robinson 0-1 1-2 1, McCollum 1-3 0-0 2, Leonard 4-5 1-1 12. Totals 33-83 21-24 98. L.A. Lakers 23 22 28 21—94 Portland 24 23 23 28—98 3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 4-14 (Ellington 2-3, Price 1-2, Young 1-4, Lin 0-2, Kelly 0-3), Portland 11-26 (Lillard 4-8, Leonard 3-4, Batum 2-5, Aldridge 1-1, Matthews 1-6, Blake 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 58 (Hill 14), Portland 50 (Leonard 12). Assists—L.A. Lakers 20 (Price 8), Portland 18 (Lillard 5). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 20, Portland 12. Technicals— Lillard. A—19,827 (19,980).

Hawks 107, Clippers 98 ATLANTA (107) Carroll 6-8 2-6 17, Millsap 8-16 6-7 23, Horford 7-15 2-2 16, Teague 6-13 5-6 20, Korver 3-7 0-0 9, Antic 3-5 5-8 13, Sefolosha 0-1 0-0 0, Schroder 3-9 0-0 7, Scott 0-5 2-2 2, Bazemore 0-1 0-2 0, Muscala 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-81 22-33 107. L.A. CLIPPERS (98) Barnes 4-8 2-2 12, Grifﬁn 6-17 14-18 26, Jordan 7-7 1-4 15, Paul 4-9 2-2 10, Redick 5-9 3-3 14, Hawes 1-6 1-2 3, Crawford 3-9 2-2 10, Bullock 2-3 0-0 6, Farmar 0-5 0-0 0, Douglas-Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Udoh 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 33-74 25-33 98. Atlanta 21 23 33 30—107 L.A. Clippers 26 20 23 29—98 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 13-27 (Carroll 3-4, Korver 3-6, Teague 3-6, Antic 2-4, Millsap 1-2, Schroder 1-3, Scott 0-2), L.A. Clippers 7-25 (Bullock 2-3, Crawford 2-5, Barnes 2-5, Redick 1-4, Paul 0-2, Hawes 0-3, Farmar 0-3). Fouled Out—Paul. Rebounds—Atlanta 53 (Millsap, Carroll 8), L.A. Clippers 52 (Jordan 16). Assists—Atlanta 25 (Teague 9), L.A. Clippers 23 (Paul 10). Total Fouls—Atlanta 23, L.A. Clippers 25. Technicals—Atlanta defensive three second. A—19,060 (19,060).

Warriors 117, Thunder 91 OKLAHOMA CITY (91) Durant 3-16 7-11 14, Ibaka 2-7 0-0 4, Adams 4-6 2-2 10, Westbrook 5-21 11-14 22, Roberson 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Perkins 2-5 2-3 6, Morrow 6-11 4-4 17, Jackson 3-9 0-0 8, Smith 0-4 0-0 0, Jerrett 2-6 0-0 4, Lamb 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 30-98 26-34 91. GOLDEN STATE (117) Barnes 8-14 2-4 23, Green 4-10 0-4 11, Speights 1-8 4-6 6, Curry 7-14 4-4 19, Thompson 6-12 4-5 19, Lee 4-10 0-0 8, Iguodala 3-7 1-1 8, Holiday 4-6 2-4 12, Livingston 1-3 1-2 3, Barbosa 2-3 0-0 4, Kuzmic 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 41-88 20-32 117. Oklahoma City 25 20 20 26—91 Golden State 34 31 19 33—117 3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 5-28 (Jackson 2-4, Morrow 1-2, Durant 1-4, Westbrook 1-5, Perkins 0-1, Jerrett 0-2, Ibaka 0-2, Jones 0-2, Lamb 0-3, Roberson 0-3), Golden State 15-28 (Barnes 5-5, Thompson 3-5, Green 3-7, Holiday 2-3, Iguodala 1-4, Curry 1-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Oklahoma City 67 (Morrow, Durant 10), Golden State 68 (Green 13). Assists—Oklahoma City 19 (Westbrook 5), Golden State 27 (Iguodala, Curry 6). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 25, Golden State 22. Technicals— Golden State defensive three second. A—19,596 (19,596).

FOOTBALL NCAA BASKETBALL Men’s Top 25 Monday’s Games No. 16 Oklahoma 70, No. 10 Texas 49 No. 13 Notre Dame 71, No. 18 North Carolina 70 No. 14 West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 67 Tuesday’s Games No. 1 Kentucky vs. Mississippi, 5 p.m. No. 8 Villanova vs. No. 24 St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 7 p.m. No. 17 Iowa St. vs. Oklahoma St., 7 p.m. No. 22 Ohio St. at Minnesota, 7 p.m. No. 23 Arkansas at Georgia, 5 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No. 2 Duke at Wake Forest, 7 p.m. No. 3 Virginia vs. N.C. State, 5 p.m. No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Purdue, 5 p.m. No. 5 Louisville vs. Clemson, 7 p.m. No. 9 Utah vs. Colorado, 7 p.m. No. 11 Maryland at Illinois, 7 p.m. No. 12 Kansas at No. 21 Baylor, 7 p.m. No. 15 Wichita State vs. Bradley, 6 p.m. No. 19 Seton Hall at Xavier, 5 p.m. No. 20 VCU vs. Davidson, 5 p.m.

Men’s Division I Monday’s Games East Brown 58, Mass.-Lowell 49 F. Dickinson 75, LIU Brooklyn 69 Harvard 84, St. Rose 38 Hofstra 71, Delaware 58 Rider 62, Fairﬁeld 46 Sacred Heart 75, CCSU 66 St. Francis (NY) 63, Bryant 47 St. Francis (Pa.) 66, Robert Morris 59 Towson 57, Elon 53 UNC Wilmington 75, Northeastern 68 Wagner 85, Mount St. Mary’s 83, 2OT William & Mary 73, Drexel 47 Midwest Green Bay 79, Wright St. 55 Iowa 70, Nebraska 59 Michigan St. 70, Indiana 50 South Alabama A&M 67, Grambling St. 46 Alabama St. 72, Jackson St. 52 Alcorn St. 68, Prairie View 62 Bethune-Cookman 97, T. Baptist 71 Charleston Southern 74, Campbell 71 Delaware St. 90, Cheyney 68 ETSU 76, Samford 74 Houston Baptist 68, McNeese St. 56 J. Madison 61, Coll. of Charleston 50 Lipscomb 90, Rhodes 53 Louisiana-Lafayette 80, Appalachian St. 64 Louisiana-Monroe 70, Arkansas St. 61 Mercer 85, VMI 75 New Orleans 72, Lamar 67 Notre Dame 71, North Carolina 70 Texas Southern 59, Southern U. 58 Texas St. 77, Georgia St. 74, 2OT The Citadel 85, UNC Greensboro 83, OT Troy 71, Texas-Arlington 66 W. Carolina 72, Furman 53 Wofford 68, Chattanooga 64 Southwest Oklahoma 70, Texas 49 S. Houston St. 75, Northwestern St. 64 South Alabama 72, UALR 69 Stephen F. Austin 81, SE Louisiana 66 West Virginia 78, Texas Tech 67 Far West UC Santa Barbara 63, F. Gulf Coast 50

Men’s AP Top 25 Rec Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (64) 13-0 1,600 1 2. Duke 13-0 1,535 2 3. Virginia 13-0 1,446 3 4. Wisconsin 14-1 1,397 4 5. Louisville 13-1 1,322 5 6. Gonzaga 14-1 1,275 7 7. Arizona 13-1 1,260 8 8. Villanova 13-1 1,089 6 9. Utah 12-2 1,059 10 10. Texas 12-2 976 11 11. Maryland 14-1 966 12 12. Kansas 11-2 884 13 13. Notre Dame 14-1 775 14 14. West Virginia 13-1 712 17 15. Wichita St. 12-2 686 16 16. Oklahoma 10-3 674 18 17. Iowa St. 10-2 663 9 18. North Carolina 11-3 591 19 19. Seton Hall 12-2 448 — 20. VCU 11-3 311 — 21. Baylor 11-2 186 22 22. Ohio St. 12-3 184 20 23. Arkansas 11-2 103 — 24. St. John’s 11-3 92 15 25. Old Dominion 12-1 80 — Others receiving votes: N. Iowa 72, Iowa 63, Butler 53, LSU 50, George Washington 39, TCU 33, Temple 33, Colorado St. 31, Stanford 29, South Carolina 16, Washington 13, Wyoming 11, Indiana 9, Oklahoma St. 9, Georgetown 7, Cincinnati 6, Dayton 5, BYU 3, Xavier 2, Davidson 1, Hofstra 1.

Women’s AP Top 25 Monday’s Games No. 7 Tennessee 57, Vanderbilt 49 No. 11 Oregon State 76, Southern Cal 66 No. 15 Stanford 55, Utah 44 No. 18 Arizona State 78, Washington St. 64 No. 22 Princeton 75, Hampton 63 Tuesday’s Game No. 5 Baylor at Kansas State, 6 p.m. Wednesday’s Game No. 2 UConn vs. Tulsa at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 5 p.m. No. 3 Texas vs. West Virginia, 6 p.m. No. 16 Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech, 6 p.m. No. 24 Rutgers vs. Michigan, 5 p.m.

Women’s Division I Monday’s Games East Bryant 65, St. Francis (NY) 53 CCSU 62, Sacred Heart 49 LIU Brooklyn 81, F. Dickinson 71 Mount St. Mary’s 60, Wagner 58 Penn 52, Temple 50 St. Francis (Pa.) 71, Robert Morris 68

Fame: PEDs still tarnish stars’ records Continued from Page B-1 BBWAA has recommended to the Hall’s board of directors that it increase the number of players each voter can select from 10 to 12. That change could come as soon as 2016. The PED factor: Suspected and admitted users of performanceenhancing drugs have been on the ballot since Mark McGwire was a first-timer in 2007. But the real debate over PEDs and players’ credentials heated up when otherwise certain locks Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens became eligible three years ago. Both glamour stars, severely tarnished by steroid use accusations, received about 35 percent of the vote

last year, a slight dip from their first ballots. Piazza, who received 62.2 percent in his second year on the ballot, and Jeff Bagwell (54.3 percent) are two players who have fallen under suspicion of use but were never caught up in any investigation. Will one more year on the ballot help them get closer to the threshold? Perhaps an enhanced ballot of up to 12 votes per writer next year will give them the nudge they need if they fail this year. Closing in: Biggio, the Houston Astros second baseman-outfielder with 3,060 hits, fell two votes shy of election last year. Piazza, who has more homers than any other catcher in big league history, went up about 5 percent from the previous year. According to research by Baseball

Think Factory, Biggio was up to 82.9 percent of the vote on 158 public ballots sourced by the website — that’s about 27.7 percent of the vote, based on last year’s totals. Piazza was at 76.6 percent late Monday afternoon. Several others on the ballot of 34 candidates are hoping to get a better look. Tim Raines (46.1 percent last year), hit .294 with a .385 on-base percentage in a 23-year career for six teams. The prototypical leadoff hitter scored 1,571 runs and stole 808 bases. Career designated hitter Edgar Martinez received 35.9 percent, Curt Schilling got 29.2 and Mike Mussina 20.3 percent in 2014. These players get only 10 years on the BBWAA ballot, recently reduced from 15 years maximum.

NFL PLAYOFFS Divisional Playoffs

Midwest Cleveland St. 77, Blueﬁeld St. 74 SOUTH Alcorn St. 68, Prairie View 46 Gardner-Webb 79, Winthrop 65 High Point 79, Campbell 59 Lamar 64, New Orleans 54 Liberty 59, Presbyterian 42 Lipscomb 95, Trevecca Nazarene 71 McNeese St. 60, Houston Baptist 57 Princeton 75, Hampton 63 Radford 53, Charleston Southern 51 Tennessee 57, Vanderbilt 49 Texas Southern 62, Southern U. 48 Southwest Northwestern St. 66, Sam Houston St. 57 Stephen F. Austin 78, SE Louisiana 71, OT FAR WEST Oregon 62, UCLA 46 Stanford 55, Utah 44 Washington 79, Arizona 69

Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 2:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 6:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas at Green Bay, 11:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 2:40 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl

Women’s AP Top 25 Poll Rec Pts Prv 1. South Carolina (24) 14-0 864 1 2. UConn (7) 12-1 836 2 3. Texas (4) 12-0 815 3 4. Notre Dame 14-1 766 4 5. Baylor 12-1 709 6 6. Louisville 14-1 666 7 7. Tennessee 11-2 652 8 8. North Carolina 14-1 613 9 9. Texas A&M 14-2 595 5 10. Kentucky 13-2 546 11 11. Oregon St. 11-1 509 13 12. Maryland 11-2 499 14 13. Duke 10-4 489 10 14. Mississippi St. 17-0 431 17 15. Stanford 9-4 405 15 16. Oklahoma St. 10-2 289 18 17. Iowa 11-2 274 20 18. Arizona St. 12-1 255 22 19. Nebraska 10-3 217 12 20. Georgia 13-2 204 19 21. Syracuse 10-4 124 21 22. Princeton 15-0 107 — 23. Minnesota 14-1 100 — 24. Rutgers 10-4 94 16 25. W. Kentucky 12-2 40 — Others receiving votes: Washington 39, St. John’s 38, Chattanooga 33, Florida St. 32, Washington St. 18, California 17, Seton Hall 17, Ohio St. 15, Northwestern 12, Green Bay 11, DePaul 10.

Mountain West Conference Conference W L Pct. Wyoming 2 0 1.000 New Mexico 2 0 1.000 Utah St. 2 0 1.000 Nevada 1 0 1.000 Colorado St. 1 1 .500 San Diego St. 1 1 .500 Fresno St. 1 1 .500 UNLV 0 1 .000 Boise St. 0 2 .000 Air Force 0 2 .000 San Jose St. 0 2 .000

AllGames W L Pct. 13 2 .867 10 4 .714 9 5 .643 5 8 .385 14 1 .933 11 4 .733 6 9 .400 9 5 .643 10 5 .667 7 6 .538 2 12 .143

Western Athletic Conference Conference W L Pct. Grand Canyon 0 0 .000 Seattle 0 0 .000 New Mexico St. 0 0 .000 Texas-Pan Am. 0 0 .000 Utah Valley 0 0 .000 UMKC 0 0 .000 CS Bakersﬂd 0 0 .000 Chicago St. 0 0 .000

AllGames W L Pct. 9 8 .529 7 7 .500 7 9 .438 5 9 .357 5 9 .357 5 11 .313 4 11 .267 4 13 .235

HOCKEY NHL Eastern Conference GP Montreal 39 Pittsburgh 39 Tampa Bay 41 N.Y. Islndrs 39 Detroit 39 Washington 38 N.Y. Rangrs 36 Toronto 40 Boston 40 Florida 37 Ottawa 38 Columbus 37 Philadelphia 39 New Jersey 41 Buffalo 40 Carolina 39

W 26 24 25 26 20 20 21 21 19 17 16 17 14 14 14 12

L OL Pts GFGA 11 2 54 108 89 10 5 53 118 94 12 4 54 134 108 12 1 53 121 109 10 9 49 109 99 11 7 47 112 99 11 4 46 113 90 16 3 45 130 122 15 6 44 104 108 11 9 43 87 97 15 7 39 102 105 17 3 37 96 119 18 7 35 106 120 20 7 35 90 117 23 3 31 77 136 23 4 28 77 102

Western Conference GP W L OL Pts GFGA Anaheim 41 26 9 6 58 115 110 Nashville 38 25 9 4 54 116 88 Chicago 39 26 11 2 54 124 85 Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 109 98 St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 118 99 San Jose 40 21 14 5 47 109 105 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Winnipeg 40 20 13 7 47 103 96 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Dallas 38 18 14 6 42 119 124 Minnesota 37 18 15 4 40 104 106 Colorado 39 15 16 8 38 101 117 Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 92 124 Edmonton 40 9 22 9 27 88 135 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss. Monday’s Game San Jose 3, Winnipeg 2 Tuesday’s Games Buffalo at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Carolina at Nashville, 6 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 7 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Two U.S. ski team prospects die in avalanche in Austria Two prospects from the U.S. Ski Team were killed in an avalanche Monday while skiing near their European training base in the Austrian Alps. The team said Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, died in the incident near the Rettenbach glacier in the mountains over Soelden, the venue for the annual season-opening World Cup races. Berlack, from Franconia, N.H., and Astle, from Sandy, Utah, were part of a group of six skiers who were descending from the 3,056-meter Gaislachkogel when they left the prepared slope and apparently set off the avalanche. The other four skied out of the slide and escaped unhurt.

Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)

NFL Calendar Jan. 3-4, 2015 — Wild-card playoffs. Jan. 10-11 — Divisional playoffs. Jan. 18 — Conference championships. Jan. 25 — Pro Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 1 — Super Bowl, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 16 — First day for teams to designate franchise or transition players. Feb. 17-23 — NFL combine, Indianapolis.

NCAA FOOTBALL FBS Bowls Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl - At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 2 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl - At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 2 p.m. (NFLN) Previous Results Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl - At Mobile, Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl - At Fort Worth, Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 TaxSlayer Bowl - At Jacksonville, Fla. Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 Alamo Bowl - At San Antonio UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 Cactus Bowl - At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22 Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl - At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT Cotton Bowl Classic - At Arlington, Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 Citrus Bowl - At Orlando, Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 Rose Bowl - At Pasadena, Calif. Playoff semiﬁnal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 Sugar Bowl - At New Orleans Playoff semiﬁnal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl - At Atlanta TCU 42, Mississippi 3 Fiesta Bowl - At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State 38, Arizona 30 Orange Bowl - At Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl - At Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame 31, LSU 28 Belk Bowl - At Charlotte, N.C. Georgia 37, Louisville 14 Fosters Farm Bowl - At Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford 45, Maryland 21 Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl - At Memphis, Tenn. Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37 Russell Athletic Bowl - At Orlando, Fla. Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6 Texas Bowl - At Houston Arkansas 31, Texas 7 Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl - At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17 Sun Bowl - At El Paso, Texas Arizona State 36, Duke 31 Independence Bowl - At Shreveport, La. South Carolina 24, Miami 21 Pinstripe Bowl - At Bronx, N.Y. Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT Holiday Bowl - At San Diego Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 42 Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18 Quick Lane Bowl - At Detroit Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl N.C. State 34, UCF 27 Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl - At Nassau Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48 Hawaii Bowl - At Honolulu Rice 30, Fresno State 6

Officials in the Tyrolean region said an avalanche alert had been declared for the area after days of heavy snowfall and mild temperatures. The tragedy has left the U.S. Ski Team “in shock,” Alpine director Patrick Riml told The Associated Press in Croatia, Zagreb, where the American slalom team was preparing for a World Cup race on Tuesday. Head coach Sascha Rearick left Zagreb shortly after being informed and traveled back to Austria to be with the so-called development team Berlack and Astle were part of. Riml said the athletes were free to decide whether they still wanted to compete in Tuesday’s night race, adding the team planned to wear mourning bands. The Associated Press

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Cavs trade Waiters to Thunder SCOREBOARD Former Lobo star Alex Kirk heads to New York Knicks By Tom Withers The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers tried to make it work with Dion Waiters. They couldn’t wait any longer. Cleveland traded the shooting guard to Oklahoma City on Monday night and acquired guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert from the New York Knicks in a three-team deal. With a disappointing 19-16 record after losing at Philadelphia, the Cavs dealt Waiters to the Thunder in exchange for Oklahoma City’s protected 2015 first-round pick. Also, the Cavs sent reserves Lou Amundson and former University of New Mexico Lobos star Alex Kirk and their 2019 second-round pick to the Knicks, who are 5-32 and desperate to clear salary-cap space. New York also received forward Lance Thomas from Oklahoma City. The Cavs have been ravaged by injuries in superstar LeBron James’ first season back in Cleveland and needed to shake things up. The team had discussed moving Waiters, the No. 4 overall pick, over the past two years and finally struck a deal. Both James and All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving sat out against the Sixers because of injuries. Waiters was pulled from the starting

lineup in Philadelphia — his hometown — shortly before the Cavs lost to the lowly 76ers, who got their first home win. The 6-foot-4 Waiters began the season in Cleveland’s starting lineup, but was removed after three Alex Kirk games. He made some defensive strides, but too often Waiters seemed mostly concerned about scoring. “Dion is a talented player with potential ahead of him,” Cavs general manager David Griffin said. “Trades like this are always difficult to make because there are relationships and bonds built and that was the case with Dion. At the same time, we’re very excited to welcome Iman and J.R. to Cleveland. With their size and versatility, we think both Iman and J.R. can help our team on both ends of the court and we look forward to them joining us.” The mercurial Smith, who has never been afraid to shoot, could give Cleveland’s bench the offensive boost first-year coach David Blatt has been looking for all season. Waiters had some success coming in as a reserve, but he never seemed comfortable in that role and the Cavs finally found him a new home. Smith is a bit of a wild card, and it will be interesting to see how he interacts with Cleveland’s current roster. He has known James for several years, which should ease the transition.

Smith was the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year in 2013, but has battled injuries to his heel this season, along with his usual struggles with shot selection and focus off the court. Shumpert, who has been sidelined with a dislocated shoulder, is regarded as a solid perimeter defender. He had been starting before his injury, averaging 9.3 points. The Thunder, who have had their own injury issues, believe Waiters can bring immediate help. Waiters is versatile, can score and should add some firepower to Oklahoma City’s second unit. “Dion Waiters is a player that we’ve tracked and liked since his time at Syracuse, in the NBA, and with USA Basketball,” general manager Sam Presti said. “Dion provides another proven scorer that positively impacts our roster and adds depth and flexibility. We have a lot of respect for his toughness and competitiveness, and believe that he is a physical playmaker who will enhance the versatility of our team.” New York’s season is as good as over, and moving Smith and Shumpert will give Knicks President Phil Jackson some future flexibility, maybe quiet the booing in Madison Square Garden and relieve some of the pressure on rookie coach Derek Fisher. The moves will allow him to trim more millions off the salary cap, which will allow them to pursue free agents this summer. The team released center Samuel Dalembert and is expected to do the same with Amundson and Kirk.

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Today on TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 5 p.m. on ESPN — Arkansas at Georgia 5 p.m. on ESPN2 — UConn at USF 5 p.m. on ESPNEWS — UCF at Houston 5 p.m. on ESPNU — East Carolina at Cincinnati 5 p.m. on FS1 — Marquette at Georgetown 7 p.m. on ESPN — Ohio St. at Minnesota 7 p.m. on ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Iowa St. 7 p.m. on ESPNU — Auburn at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. on FS1 — Villanova at St. John’s NHL 6 p.m. on NBCSN — San Jose at Minnesota SOCCER 12:30 p.m. on FS1 — FA Cup, third round, West Ham United at Everton

LOCAL TV CHANNELS FOX — Ch. 2 (KASA) NBC — Ch. 4 (KOB) ABC — Ch. 7 (KOAT) CBS — Ch. 13 (KRQE) Univision — Ch. 41 (KLUZ) ESPN — Comcast: Ch. 9 (Digital, Ch. 252); DirecTV: Ch. 206; Dish Network: Ch. 140 ESPN2 — Comcast: Ch. 8 (Digital, Ch. 253); DirecTV: Ch. 209; Dish Network: Ch. 144

ESPNU — Comcast: Ch. 261 (Digital, Ch. 815); DirecTV: Ch. 208; Dish Network: Ch. 141 FOX Sports 1 — Comcast: Ch. 38 (Digital, Ch. 255); DirecTV: Ch. 219; Dish Network: Ch. 150 NBC Sports — Comcast: Ch. 27 (Digital, Ch. 837): DirecTV: Ch. 220; Dish Network: Ch. 159 CBS Sports — Comcast: Ch. 274; (Digital, Ch. 838); DirecTV: Ch. 221; Dish Network: Ch. 158 ROOT Sports — Comcast: Ch. 276 (Digital, 814); DirecTV: Ch. 683; Dish Network: Ch. 414

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Officiating: Wild-card non-call draws ire Continued from Page B-1 fer are that the conversation occurs before the initial announcement,” Blandino said, “so there is one announcement and no confusion if a foul was committed or not.” Morelli made a second announcement saying there would be no penalty. Blandino believes Fox TV viewers missed that call because, at the time Morelli was speaking, announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were talking to Fox officiating commentator and former NFL director of officials Mike Pereira. “I don’t think there was any idea what was happening on the field, and the second announcement just got lost,” Blandino said. Morelli’s announcement could be heard on an audio review of Fox’s broadcast, but the announcers also were discussing the play. So the viewing audience couldn’t be sure what

happened, only that flag had been picked up. Even more of an issue, though, is the process for selecting officials for postseason games. As part of the labor agreement between the league and the officials’ union in 2012, the officials bargained for and received an individual-based assignment system. It will remain in effect until after next season, when Blandino believes it will be revisited. The evaluation system has changed through the years. For many seasons, until 2004, full crews with the highest ratings for the regular season would earn playoff assignments. That changed to a hybrid system in ’04 that allowed for eliminating lower-rated officials on some crews from working the playoffs. Moving to the current “allstar” approach allows for officials rated highest at each

position by supervisors to get the premium assignments. But it robs the crews working the critical January/February games of the continuity developed through a full preseason and regular season. That seemed to hurt Morelli’s bunch Sunday; although four of the officials at the Detroit-Dallas wild-card game had worked together previously, none had been with Morelli in 2014. All assignments are based on those performance charts, with the only requirement under the current CBA being that officials in their first two years in the league don’t get on-field work in the playoffs. “I look at both systems and there are pros and cons to both systems,” Blandino said. “You want your best officials in the postseason; obviously you have to win as a team in the regular season to get into the postseason. I think the individual

system has merit, but I can’t sit here and say having the full crew who worked together all season, there’s not a benefit there. “Maybe there is a middle ground where we can get the benefits of the crew continuity and the highest-rated officials.” Regardless, there will always be a clamor about officiating, no matter the sport. There will be Lions fans screaming why helmetless Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant wasn’t disciplined for being on the field yelling at officials to pick up the flag. Blandino said there is no automatic penalty given to a player not in the game who has his helmet off, and that officials used their “discretion” in escorting Bryant back to the sideline. And there will be Dallas fans — or followers of any team — loudly supporting the officials. But only when the calls go their way.

Rams: Los Angeles lost its team in 1994 Continued from Page B-1 Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said in a statement that “St. Louis is an NFL city and I am committed to keeping it that way.” Two of Nixon’s advisers on the NFL, former Anheuser-Busch executive David Peacock and lawyer Robert Blitz, said in a statement that “this will be a long-term process, but one that the state of Missouri and the St. Louis region are fully pledged to seeing through.”

The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are also playing in aging stadiums and are considered potential Los Angeles transplants. The earliest any team could move would be 2016. Meany made the Inglewood announcement standing outside the shuttered track, where work has been underway razing barns and preparing the site for development. The city of Los Angeles has been hop-

ing to lure an NFL team to a proposed downtown field. The city’s aspirations are hitched to Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and the downtown Staples Center, home of the Lakers and Clippers. Under its deal with City Hall, the company, led by billionaire Philip Anschutz, has until April to sign a football team. Another stadium project has been discussed for years in the city of Industry, about 20 miles east of downtown.

Lobos: UNM is 12-23 all-time versus SDSU Continued from Page B-1 preceded the loss of Dwayne Polee. The forward collapsed during a Dec. 22 win against UC Riverside and has not played since. Things appeared to be going well until a narrow win at home over Air Force to start league play, then a shocking loss at Fresno State over the weekend. New Mexico head coach Craig Neal said the loss of a player like Polee is something he wouldn’t wish on any opponent. Still, SDSU is a very dangerous team whether he’s there or not. “That’s one of those things that’s really scary,” Neal said of Polee’s loss. “[Aztecs head coach Steve Fisher] Fish’s always going to have them ready to play.” UNM’s win over Colorado State underscored the team’s rise from mediocrity. In it, the team’s two leading scorers — senior guards Deshawn Delaney and Hugh Greenwood — were held to a combined seven points. The remainder of the roster came through in flying colors. “We obviously can do better but this is a sign of how good we can really be,” said forward Devon Williams. Now up to 11 healthy players, the Lobos are enjoying the kind of depth they haven’t had since before all the injuries set in

before Thanksgiving. As the team adjusted, the players learned little lessons about themselves that have given UNM a reason for optimism moving forward. “When you play 11 guys you can do a lot of different things,” Neal said. One of them is learning to play zone defense. Neal said the one good thing about it is it keeps opposing teams off the foul line. While the staple of UNM’s program is its man-to-man defense, the zone has taken the pressure off the younger and more inexperienced players and helped offset mismatches. “If you can keep people off the foul line, I think that helps you keep scores low,” Neal said. The players have bought into the new mindset, too. Freshman guard Sam Logwood said he considers himself a defense-first player. “I prefer playing defense,” he said, saying he’s willing to do whatever Neal asks of him if it means getting wins and adding to his playing time. So while it’s safe to say SDSU might be disappointed with its four-loss record, a win at home over the one MWC team that has given them fits over the years would certainly go a long way to right the ship. Defense is key: The Lobos and Aztecs

rank in the top four in five different MWC defensive categories: points allowed, field goal percentage, 3-point percentage, blocked shots and steals. UNM has held five its last eight opponents to 55 or fewer points. A budding rivalry resumes: New Mexico is 12-23 all time in San Diego, having won six of the last eight meetings overall. One of the losses came at the end of last regular season when the Aztecs’ 51-48 victory clinched the MWC’s regular season championship. The Lobos won a rematch one week later in the conference tournament championship game in Las Vegas, Nev. The teams have combined to win 16 MWC regular season and tournament titles since the conference was formed in 1999. Cowboys-Aggies on ESPN3: Tuesday’s New Mexico Highlands-New Mexico State game in Las Cruces will be streamed live by ESPN3. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Pan American Center. There will be an alumni gathering for NMHU fans beforehand. Before the game, Cowboys fans are encouraged to meet at The Game Sports Bar and Grill in Las Cruces for the chance to get free tickets to the contest.

Boys basketball — Cuba at Coronado, 6:30 p.m. Santa Fe High at Moriarty, 7 p.m. Pojoaque Valley at Los Alamos, 4 p.m. Española Valley at Taos, 7 p.m. McCurdy at Santa Fe Preparatory, 7 p.m. Santa Rosa at Pecos, 7 p.m. Girls basketball — Academy for Technology & the Classics at Tierra Encantada, 4 p.m. Santa Rosa at Pecos, 5:30 p.m. Santa Fe Preparatory at McCurdy, 6 p.m. Dulce at Escalante, 6 p.m. Las Vegas Robertson at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. Abq. St. Pius X at Los Alamos, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Girls basketball — Monte del Sol at Cuba, 6 p.m. Abq. Menaul at Coronado, 6 p.m.

Thursday Boys basketball — Academy for Technology & the Classics at N.M. School for Deaf, 6:30 p.m. Taos at Questa, 6:30 p.m. Moriarty at Capital, 7 p.m. Peñasco, Desert Academy at Bean Valley Tournament (Estancia), pairings TBA Tierra Encantada at Wagon Mound Tournament, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Abq. Evangel Christian Tournament, pairings TBA Girls basketball — Academy for Technology & the Classics at N.M. School for Deaf, 5 p.m. Santa Fe Preparatory at Escalante, 6 p.m. Socorro at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. Los Alamos at Abq. Sandia Prep Tournament, pairings TBA Desert Academy, McCurdy at Bean Valley Tournament (Estancia), pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Abq. Evangel Christian Tournament, pairings TBA

Friday Boys basketball — Questa at Raton, 6:30 p.m. Monte del Sol at Santa Rosa, 6 p.m. Santa Fe High at Taos, 7 p.m. St. Michael’s at Socorro, 7 p.m. Pojoaque Valley at Santa Fe Indian School, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Peñasco, Desert Academy at Bean Valley Tournament (Estancia), pairings TBA Santa Fe Waldorf, Academy for Technology & the Classics at Wolf Invitational, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Abq. Evangel Christian Tournament, pairings TBA Girls basketball — West Las Vegas at Lovington, 6:30 p.m. Capital at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. Santa Fe Indian School at Navajo Prep, 7 p.m. Thoreau at Española Valley, 7 p.m. Los Alamos at Abq. Sandia Prep Tournament, pairings TBA Las Vegas Robertson at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Desert Academy, McCurdy at Bean Valley Tournament (Estancia), pairings TBA Santa Fe Waldorf, Academy for Technology & the Classics at Wolf Invitational, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Abq. Evangel Christian Tournament, pairings TBA Wrestling — Al Salazar Invitational (at St. Michael’s), 1 p.m.

Saturday Boys basketball — Tohatchi at Coronado, 1 p.m. Santa Fe Preparatory at Tucumcari, 3:30 p.m. Abq. Academy at Capital, 4 p.m. Los Alamos at Belen, 5 p.m. Springer at Mora, 5:30 p.m. Wingate at Santa Fe Indian School, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Peñasco, Desert Academy at Bean Valley Tournament (Estancia), pairings TBA Santa Fe Waldorf, Academy for Technology & the Classics at Wolf Invitational, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Abq. Evangel Christian Tournament, pairings TBA Girls basketball — Springer at Mora, 1:30 p.m. Tucumcari at Santa Fe Preparatory, 2 p.m. Santa Fe Indian School at Dulce, 4 p.m. Piedra Vista at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. Los Alamos at Abq. Sandia Prep Tournament, pairings TBA Las Vegas Robertson at Portales Shootout, pairings TBA Desert Academy, McCurdy at Bean Valley Tournament (Estancia), pairings TBA Santa Fe Waldorf, Academy for Technology & the Classics at Wolf Invitational, pairings TBA Mesa Vista at Abq. Evangel Christian Tournament, pairings TBA Swimming & diving — St. Michael’s Invitational, 9 a.m. (at GCCC) Wrestling — Al Salazar Invitational (at St. Michael’s), 9 a.m. Las Vegas Robertson at Moriarty Duals, 9 a.m. Taos at Pagosa Springs (Colo.) Tournament, 9 a.m.

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Basketball The Elks Lodge 460 hoop shoot contest will take place Saturday at Gonzales Community School at 851 West Alameda in Santa Fe. The competition starts at 10 a.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. All participants must provide a birth certificate when signing up. There is no cost to for the event and all boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 13 are welcome to take part. For more information contact, Carl Marano at 467-2102.

Swimming/diving u Area high schools are looking for a high school diving coach. Anyone interested should call St. Michael’s head coach Elaine Pacheco at 231-4492.

Submit your announcement u To get your announcement into The New Mexican, fax information to 986-3067, or email it to sports@sfnewmexican.com. Please include a contact number. Phone calls will not be accepted.

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Northern Pueblos Housing Authority seeks an Economic Development Director. This is a one-year grant-funded position with a primary responsibility to finalize business plans for two identified proprietary Pueblo-owned businesses, arrange financing, and initiate implementation of the business plans.

WANTED: Any type farm freight wagon or buggy made by Joseph Murphy of St. Louis. Call Tom, 800959-5782.

FIREWOOD-FUEL FIREWOOD Get yours now! Cedar, Pinon, Russian Olive…Quantity discounts. Full cords available. Call for prices & delivery options. 505-231-3034.

For further information and application instructions, please e-mail receptionist@nphousing.com.

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Learn God’s ways of handling money at the Santa Fe Church of Christ, 505-983-8636, 1205 Galisteo Street. Free Previews: January 11; 3pm & January 12; 6:30pm. Classes: Wednesdays; February 4 - April 1, 2015 at 6:30pm.

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Children’s Services Coordinator Health and Nutrition Full-time position with Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Santa Fe. Requires degree in health, nutrition, or closely related field and experience working with young children and families. Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE, AA, M, F, SO, Vet, Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

MANUFACTURED HOMES 1994 REMODELED TRAILER 3 bedrooms, 2 baths. 16x80. Ready to move-in. Parked, buyer pays space rent. 505-204-2078, 505-484-0428

RN, LPN, CNA & Activity Director

PUBLIC NOTICES JUMPSTART 2015 Write Your Memoir 6-week classes begin January 6 & 7. Includes literary craft, construction and personal workshop of your creation. For other classes, go to imattered.com 505-316-1521. email hello@imattered.com

IMMACULATE 322 Rancho Viejo, kiva fireplace, tile, new carpets. Walled yard, all appliances. $1580 monthly. Patrick Thomas Owner, Broker. 505780-0129

NEW HEALTH CENTER & ASSISTED LIVING ADDITIONS COMPLETED! We have Full-Time Positions

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seeking an experienced and compassionate LSMW or an LISW. This individual will work as a member of an integrated team of professionals directly providing services to hospice clients and their support systems. A Spanish-speaking candidate is preferred. Please contact our agency at 505-988-2049

Education Specialist

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE, AA, M, F, SO, Vet, Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

PERSONALS

RIVERFRONT PROPERTY in Village of Pecos. FOR SALE BY OWNER 2.840 acres. Breathtaking views, tranquil setting. $350k. Gene 505920-5629

MANUFACTURED HOMES RE

1 ROOM available in 3 bedroom home. $400 monthly plus utilities. Call 505-490-3560.

Clean, ready to move-in. Approximately 840 sq.ft. $850 plus utilities, $700 deposit. Forced heat, wood fireplace, washer dryer, saltillo tile. Private parking, yard. No smoking or pets. 505-231-0010

For Sale or Lease. 4000 sq.ft. Open space. Ample parking. 505-699-0639 Where space is a concern and convenience is priority, look no further than Las Palomas Apartments. Call us today at 888-4828216 for a tour of a spacious studio and see the incredible amenities our community offers!! Let us help you start the year off right. ¿Mencionamos, hablamos español!

Full-time positions in Santa Fe and Pojoaque with Early Head Start program. See website for requirements.

WANTED TO RENT

Chamisa Management 505-988-5299

RETAIL SPACE 1607 ST. MICHAELS DRIVE

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

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2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH CASITA

CHARMING 2 bedroom Casita, $850 plus utilities. Centrally located, near bus stops and parks. 101 1/2 Taos, Call Gertrude, 505-983-4550.

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DOMESTIC JOBS EUROPEAN STYLE. Quiet upscale neighborhood. Sophisticated furnished 1 bedroom & office. Private courtyards. Meadow, mountain views, 200 acre walking/ horse trails. 10 minutes to town. Dog Friendly. $1500 monthly plus utility. 505-699-6161

GREAT 1 BEDROOM. Fenced yard, washer dryer in unit. Cozy floor plan with spacious kitchen. Plenty of off-street parking. Only $629 monthly. RODEO ROAD AREA. 2 excellent apartments, nice amenities. $699 or $750 monthly. Home for the Holidays!

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PEACE & QUIET: 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Plaster, stucco. Highway 14 area. $850 monthly. Lease, deposit. References required . 505-473-7155, 505699-0120.

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KIVA FIREPLACE Inserts. Custom built to fit any fireplace. 25 years experience. Rusty Dobkins 575-535-2905. SEASONED FIREWOOD: P ONDEROSA, $100 PER LOAD. J u niper, $120 per load. CALL: 508444-0087. Delivery FREE TO ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE !

FURNITURE Custom made 40" Round Southwest Pine Table, bullet carvings by local craftsman, $250. Matching chairs, $125. Choose finish, upholstery, 505982-3214.

MISCELLANEOUS COOKING DISCO, DISCADAS. 17" to 32" diameter. Hundreds available. Starting at $60. Sold at Aldona’s Restaurant, 3875 Cerrillos Road. 505-4693355.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

OUT OF TOWN NEWLY REMODELED ADOBE HOME FOR SALE! Sits on one acre of land next to the Rio Grande . 505-995-0318 DETAILS: www.northernnewmexicohome.com

RANCHO VIEJO Upscale smoke-free townhome, light & bright corner unit, extensive upgrades, lovely portal with mountain & sunset views. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage. Vigas, gaslog kiva, refrigerated air, washer, dryer, stainless steel appliances. 1650 square feet. $1500. 505463-9334

OFFICES

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MODERN OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE $14 PER SQ.FT. ANNUALLY

NO BETTER DEAL IN NM. 804 Colbert, Springer. Population: 1,047. (2 hours north of Santa Fe on I-25). Price: $39,850. Down: $551. Payment: $350. Sq.Ft.: 1050. Natural gas, beautiful 3 bedroom adobe, metal roof, refinished wood floors. FSBO, 480-392-8550.

1441 St. Francis Drive. Take all or part of the building, available up to 3750 square feet. Kitchenettes, private and public baths, and outdoor balcony with views.

2 BEDROOM 2 Bath, $1,900 monthly with lease, $2,500 monthly without lease. 992-0412

Taylor Properties 505-470-0818 Vista Property Corp 505-988-5299

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST Los Alamos County Los Alamos $19.68 hr.-$29.52 hr. Requires an Associate’s in Accounting, Business Admin or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; and 2 years accounting, bookkeeping or related experience. County application is required. Application and full job information available at www.losalamosnm.us or by calling 505-662-8040. Deadline is January 16, 2015 at 5 pm. BOOKKEEPER FOR a small CPA Firm. Must be knowledgeable in A/P, A/R, P/R, and QuickBooks. Please send resume to: Human Resources; PO Box 5373; Santa Fe, NM 87502-5373.

Community Home Health Care and The Hospice Center RN Full and part-time positions, including weekends. See website for details.Most positions benefits eligible. Apply on-line at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Tollfree hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE/ AA/ M/ F/ SO/ Vet/ Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

PIANO STEINWAY, Medium Grand, Model M Ebony. Excellent condition. Moving Sale, price reduced to $16,000. 505-881-2711

SPORTS EQUIPMENT KARHU CROSS -COUNTRY SKIS, WAXLESS. 198cm. $25. Cross Country boots, size 10.5 mens, $25. 505-9826438

TOOLS MACHINERY TABLE SANDER. Rigid brand. $85. SCROLL SAW, Rigid brand. 16" arm. Solid metal. No plastic. $125. Fabio, 505-982-3214.

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NEW OR used plexiglass, used or broken dressers, coffeetables, end table, wood dining tables, insulated glass windows, stained glass, used, broken. 505-553-1253.

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AUTOS WANTED

2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara

2014 JEEP Cherokee Latitude 4WD 17K, loaded, auto, 1 owner...$25,641 Call 505-216-3800.

4x4, merely 21k miles, local trade, navigation, leather, loaded, clean Carfax, $30,971 505-913-2900

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2011 Infiniti QX56

2008 BMW 535xi

4x4 loaded! 7-passenger seating, leather, navigation, chromes, over $60k new! Clean CarFax $39,962. 505-913-2900

SEDAN AWD Another One Owner, Local, Garaged, Non-Smoker, XRemote Keys, Books and Manuals, Every Service Record, New Tires, Sports Package, Loaded, Pristine, Soooo SOPHISTICATED $18,950

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CHICKENS FOR SALE. 5 year old for $10 each. 10 months, $15 each. All layers. 505-507-4350

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Donate used cars, trucks, boats, RV, motorcycles in any condition to help support Santa Fe Habitat. Call: 1-877-277-4344 or www.carsforhomes.org Local: 505986-5880.

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2010 Acura MDX AWD, pwer HEATED seats, XM, moon roof, loaded with 3rd row seating. In time for changing weather $30,729 Call 505-216-3800.

2013 Kia Soul ! recent trade-in, local vehicle, back-up camera, super nice, single owner clean CarFax $13,951 505913-2900

986-3000 PETS SUPPLIES Brown Miniature Male Poodle, 25 pounds, sweet, outgoing. Must have secure fenced yard. Shots UTD. $800. More Information: 575-613-2309. MINI DOXIES. Reg,shots and health guaranteed. $650. 575-910-1818 POTTY PAD trained. PAYMENT PLAN credit, debit, PAYPAL. Red & sable. txt4pics. cingard1@hotmail.com. USDA license PARTY POMERANIANS Registered, shots POTTYPAD trained. $800+ PAYMENT PLAN. Credit Cards, PAYPAL. 575-910-1818 txt4more pics. Taking deposits. cingard1@hotmail.com USDA licensed.

Santa Fe Animal Shelter PET ADOPTION EVENTS Meet Adoptable Animals

2013 DODGE AVENGER, THIS ONE COMES CERTIFED. KING OF THE ROAD $14,745. P1825 CALL 505473-1234.

2012 RAM 1500 4X4 BIG HORN, 34000 MILES, BUY OF THE WEEK, $27,995. T1758 CALL 505-473-1234.

2010 Audi A6 Prestige quattro Local 1 owner, every option, AWD, Nav, supercharged, clean CarFax, a real gem! $24,932 505-913-2900 WE WILL BUY YOUR USED CAR REGARDLESS IF YOU BUY A CAR FROM US! COME SEE US TODAY! 505-216-3800

CLASSIC CARS 1985 Oldsmobile, Royale Brougham, fully loaded. Nice interior, paint & tires. Runs well, however smokes. $2,500, OBO. 505-660-4079.

2011 DODGE CHALLENGER, 33,000 MILES, MINT COND, FINGER TIP CONTROL, $17,995. P1793 CALL 505-473-1234.

2014 TOYOTA RAV 4 LIKE BRAND NEW, SAVE THOUSANDS, $24,365 . T1853 CALL 505-473-1234.

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2013 Lexus GX460 Premium 4wd ANOTHER Mercedes-Benz Tradein! local 1 owner, EVERY option, rare dark brown leather, adjustable suspension, over $64k new, clean CarFax $49,973. 505-913-2900

2014 BMW X3 low miles and even lower price, auto, moonroof, heated seats, why buy new... Call 505-2163800.

Airport Road and 599 505-660-3039 www.collectorcarssantafe.com

Friday, Jan. 9 PetSmart

DOMESTIC

2011 Infiniti EX35

3561 Zafarano Drive 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 10 PetSmart

2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS, SUV 4WD, VERY CLEAN!

3561 Zafarano Drive Noon-3 p.m.

3.6 V6, automatic, alloy wheels. Runs great. New oil change. 99K miles. Charcoal grey. power driver seat, power windows & locks, roof rack, tow package hitch. New tires. All maintenace records. Fuel efficient. $9,400 OBO. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! Eldorado, Santa Fe. 520-906-9399

Sunday, Jan. 11 PetSmart 3561 Zafarano Drive 1-4 p.m. Visit sfhumanesociety.org to view adoptable animals or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ sfhumanesociety. Adopt any dog 20 pounds or more for only $15 through January. SILKY SCHNAUZER x MALTESE pups Reg, shots, guarantee. Potty pad trained. $800. Payment plan. PAYPAL, CREDIT, DEBIT. Non-shedding, Hypoallergenic. 575-910-1818 txt4pics. cingard1@yahoo.com USDA licensed.

Have an empty house or apartment you need to rent?

SMALL DOG Rescue of Santa Fe. 505438-3749 for information on Grover and our other small dogs. YORKIES! Full-Blooded Registered, shots and guaranteed. Hypoallergenic and Non-shedding. POTTYPAD trained. $500-1800 Credit Cards or PAYPAL PAYMENT plan. 575910-1818 txt4pics cingard1@hotmail.com

2013 DODGE CHARGER, LOW MILES, ALWAYS IN FASHION, SAVE $16,995. P1710 CALL 505473-1234.

ESTATE SALES 682 CALLECITA JICARILLA ESTATE SALE: 2 DAYS ONLY - Saturday, January 10 & Sunday, January 11 6 A.M. to 4 P.M. Furniture; area rugs; works of art, folk art. Costume jewelry; dishes; glassware other kitchen items. Crystal. CDs, DVDs, books. Cash only please.

2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited AWD

2013 Lexus RX350 AWD

another local 1 owner trade-in! loaded, leather, low miles, clean Carfax pristine $19,721 505-9132900

recent trade-in! LOADED, saddle leather, navigation, single owner clean CarFax GORGEOUS! $38,912 505-913-2900

2011 CADILLAC SRX AWD 44K, Luxury Collection pkg, auto and loaded, just..$26,981 Call 505-216-3800.

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Journey, AWD, just 38k miles, rare Deluxe Touring package, navigation, heated leather, gorgeous! clean CarFax! $26,791 505-913-2900

2014 Ford Edge Limited AWD 19K, super nice, new body and loaded...$27,871 Call 505-216-3800.

2000 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK, AWD. 130,000 miles. Excellent condition, inside and outside. Good tires. Power windows, locks, sunroof. $3900. 505-463-8486

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2012 SUBARU OUTBACK

LIMITED 3.6R Another One Owner, Local, Garaged, Non-Smoker, X-Remote Keys, Books and Manuals, Every Service Record, Remaining factory Warranty, Navigation, Leather, Moonroof, Loaded, Pristine, Soooo DESIRABLE $25,950

2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI local 1 owner trade, 40 mpg!, heated leather, sunroof, clean Carfax, NICE $17,953 505-913-2900

PORCHE 2006 CAYENNE. Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last! Beautiful SUV (taupe & tan), sun/moon roof, interior excellent condition, low mileage 99,000. Runs great! $14,000. 505-920-3849

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2010 LEXUS RX350 AWD Lexus Certified, loaded up, full svc and ready to go...$29,871 Call 505-216-3800.

RV Heating & Appliance Repair. Call Al, over 43 years of experience. 505-203-6313, 505-5771938.

2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN-SEL-4 MOTION

2014 Toyota RAV4 AWD 14k, CLE pkg, auto, nice options, 1 owner...$23,981 Call 505-216-3800.

Another One Owner, Local, Garaged, Non-Smoker, X-Remote Keys, Books and Manuals, Every service Record, Remaining Factory Warranty, 15790 Miles, Every Available Option, WHY BUY NEW, Pristin e, Soooo INTOXICATING BEAUTIFUL $27,450

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2006 LEXUS GS300 AWD loaded, nav, leather, 1 owner...$18,981 Call 505216-3800.

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2014 TOYOTA RAV4 XLE AWD 7K, auto, loaded, super clean and 1 owner...$24,981 Call 505-216-3800.

2002 LEXUS LX470 4WD 63K, super loaded and serviced religiously, super nice..$22,981 Call 505-216-3800.

2012 Volkswagen CC Luxury ANOTHER Mercedes tradein! Loaded, leather, navigation, immaculate, clean CarFax $17,951 505-913-2900 .

2013 Toyota Avalon XLE Premium another Mercedes trade! Low miles, leather, local one owner clean CarFax $25,973 505913-2900 .

2011 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4matic CERTIFIED! w/factory warranty, local trade, just serviced, AWD, ask about finance specials $26,991 505-913-2900

PICKUP TRUCKS FORD F150 1983 V8, Automatic Transmission, 57,500 miles, 2WD, extended cab,cash only. $1800 in Ribera. Call 970-390-5597 or 575-421-4212.

RED HOT PRICING! DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS ONE! 2013 Toyota Corolla L, auto, A/C, equipt right and priced at only...$13,871 Call 505-216-3800.

2014 NISSAN Frontier 4WD Crew Cab 14K, auto, SV pkg, loaded and ready to go, 1 owner...$27,871 Call 505-2163800.

2013 TOYOTA 4RUNNERSR5 4X4

Another One Owner, Local, Records, Garaged, Non-Smoker, Remaining Factory warranty, 22,447 Miles, Most Available Options, WHY BUY NEW, Pristine, Soooo TOYOTA LUXURIOUS AND DEPENDABLE $32,250

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2013 TOYOTA Tacoma Double Cab 4x4, ONLY 6K, Auto, TRD Off-Road Extra Value Package, come see this one.. Call 505-216-3800.

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2013 Toyota Tundra Limited CrewMAX Rock Warrior 4x4 only 9k miles, local 1 owner, leather, nav, A/T tires, loaded clean CarFax $40,983 505-913-2900 .

2010 Toyota FJ cruiser 4wd, pwr seats, backup camera, CD/AM/FM/MP3, etc, super nice and value priced $26,550 Call 505-2163800.

2014 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition 13K, loaded, 1 owner and super nice...$19,881 Call 505-216-3800.

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held to consider a request by Ten Thousand Waves, Inc. D/B/A Izanami, Applicant, Linda Aiken, Agent, for approval of a restaurant beer and wine liquor license. The property is located at 3451 Hyde Park Road, in the Ten Thousand Waves Spa Resort, within Section 9, Township 17 North, Range 10 East, (Commission District 4). A public hearing will be held in the County Commission Chambers of the Santa Fe County Courthouse, corner of Grant and Palace Avenues, Santa Fe, New Mexico on the 27th day of January 2015, at 1 p.m. on a petition to the Board of County Commissioners. Please forward all comments and questions to the County Land Use Administration Office at 9866225.

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y fied that the abovenamed Plaintiff, Springleaf Financial Services, Inc., by its undersigned attorney, has filed a civil action against you in the above-entitled Court and cause, the general object thereof being Complaint for Money Owed. That unless you file an answer or response to the Complaint in said cause, on or before 30 days from the last date of publication, a judgment by default will be entered against you. Name and address of Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: Katherine A. Basham, Basham & Basham, P.C., 2205 Miguel Chavez Road, Suite A, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 WITNESS the Honorable Francis J. Mathew, District Judge of the First Judicial District Court of the State of New Mexico and the seal of the District Court of Santa Fe County on this 17th day of December, 2014.

All comments, questions and objections to the proposal may be submitted to the County Land Use Administrator in writing to P.O. Box 276. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0276; or presented in person at the hearing. PUBLISHED in The Santa Fe New Mexican on January 6, 13, 2015 LEGAL # 97868 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Plaintiff, vs. JESSIE TROTTER, Defendant.

Cause No.: D-101-CVSTEPHEN T. PACHECO 2014-02088 CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT NOTICE OF SUIT BY: Jill Nohl NOTICE OF SUIT to the Deputy above-named defendant, JESSIE TROT- Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on TER, GREETINGS: You are hereby noti- December 30, 2014 and January 6 and 13, 2015

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Answer: Feeling.) FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. Herb Alpert: “This Guy’s ____.” Answer________ 2. Stevie Wonder: “I Just Called ____.” Answer________ 3. Tina Turner: “What’s Love _____.” Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. Janet Jackson: “That’s the Way ____.” Answer________ 5. Captain and Tennille: “Love Will _____.” Answer________ 6. Queen: “Crazy Little Thing ____.” Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 7. Ray Charles: “I Can’t Stop _____.” Answer________ 8. Whitney Houston: “I Will Always _____.” Answer________ 9. Bee Gees: “How Deep ____.” Answer________ ANSWERS: ANSWERS: 1. In Love With You. 2. To Say I Love You. 3. Got to Do With It. 4. Love Goes. 5. Keep Us Together. 6. Called Love. 7. Loving You. 8. Love You. 9. Is Your Love.

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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) 2015 Ken Fisher

Today in history Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2015. There are 359 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On Jan. 6, 1540, England’s King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. (The marriage lasted about six months.)

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You possess an unusual amount of charisma, and it makes quite an impression on others. You’ll be open to dynamic changes, but realize that others might not be so flexible. Conversations will give birth to quite a few ideas. Tonight: Romp the night away. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might have been concerned about your neighbors and those closest in proximity to you. Tonight: Homeward bound, with a token of affection. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You will decide to continue on a direct path to a long-term goal. Tonight: Visit with a loved one. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You likely will be on top of your work plans, but you might need to pay attention to your finances as well. Tonight: Your treat. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You seem to be in touch with others’ needs, which is a result of your intuitive personality. Communication is likely to be caring but intense. Tonight: As you like it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH On some level, your inner voice will take the reins. As a result, you might not be as focused as you would like to be. Tonight: Listen carefully to news.

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Friend is a bad influence on son Dear Annie: My lifelong friend “Georgia” has a 7-year-old son who frequently plays with my 6-year-old. Georgia and her husband are divorced and share custody. The problem is, I fear her son is being exposed to things that are not appropriate for his age. He plays adult video games, and both parents allow him to watch frightening, sexually suggestive adult TV shows. The boy has made several inappropriate comments and gestures to me. The father doesn’t seem to notice. I do not want my son exposed to any of this. But I also want to help Georgia’s son, as I feel this could have damaging long-term effects. My son adores this boy and gets upset when I try to discourage interaction between them. Georgia lives nearby, and when her son is at her house, it is difficult to keep them apart. Any advice? — Growing Up Way Too Fast Dear Growing: Some single parents are so overwhelmed with parenting responsibilities and guilt about the separation that they set no boundaries for their children. They think this makes the child happy, but in reality, it undermines the child’s level of security — if Mommy and Daddy don’t care what he does, does that mean they don’t love him? Please talk to Georgia. Tell her that these things are inappropriate for her son and it makes it difficult for you to allow him to play with your child. But ultimately, you cannot control what Georgia does. You can only explain to your son that these things will not be tolerated by you. Do not let him go to Georgia’s home without your supervision. When the children are with you, make sure they are not playing R-rated video games or watching adult programming. And limit contact when you can. Dear Annie: I am always being compared to my older sister. I am 14, and whenever I get bad grades, they always say, “Be more like your sister.” I hate it and am sick and tired of it. No one understands. I try my best, but I still get compared to her. What do I do? — Desperate

for Answers Dear Desperate: Many parents like to compare their children, although we have yet to see any positive results come from that. The kids are more likely to resent each other, as well as their parents. Is there a school counselor or favorite teacher you can talk to about this? What about an adult relative or neighbor? It would help for you to discuss this with someone who can be understanding and who also might be willing to talk to your parents about it. Dear Annie: I would like to add to your response to “Actively Confused,” whose wife had cancer and now resents her husband’s activities. In my 45 years as a hospital chaplain, I have known many people who accept and adjust to life-threatening illness, often in quite surprising and courageous fashion. Others view themselves as victims or seek “secondary gain” through their illness. This is not a judgment on them. They, like “Actively Confused’s” wife, are dealing with their situation the best way they know. Your suggestion that they speak to her oncologist is a good start. But she and her husband also need education, counseling and support. Some oncologists have social workers and counselors on their staffs. Some make referrals to chaplains or to peer support groups. This couple could benefit from guidance that will help them become active fighters, advocates for themselves and teammates in the treatment process. Keep up your good work, Annie. You are a godsend for those who reach out to you. — Chaplain Jack Dear Chaplain Jack: Thank you for the kind words and the excellent addition to our advice. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You will want to move forward, though you might need to ask questions and dissect an issue that keeps rearing its ugly head. Tonight: All smiles. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Others will have many opinions. Trust in your ability to overcome a problem and get to the bottom of the issue. Tonight: Step in and take the lead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Detach when presented with others’ opinions and desires. You could be pushed way beyond your limit. Tonight: Go where there is great music. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might want to move forward with a personal matter that revolves around an important partnership or relationship. Tonight: Be diplomatic. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might understand more about a key person in your life than you let on. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s choice. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You could be more in tune with what’s going on than many of your associates or friends seem to be. Tonight: Get some exercise BORN TODAY Poet Carl Sandburg (1878), novelist Kahlil Gibran (1883), golfer Nancy Lopez (1957) *** Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com. (c) 2015 by King Features Syndicate Inc. Jacqueline Bigar

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travelers. But no matter how much hen Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson recently was spent on global marketing, the presented her percent of foreign visits did department’s spending not budge — and Jacobson request before the Legislahas those numbers, she told tive Finance Committee, she lawmakers. was preaching the metrics of It’s no surprise the dataMoneyball. driven approach to budgeting The Tourism Department was applauded by both Demused to spend more than ocrats and Republicans, who $100,000 a year to staff trade have seen scarce taxpayer shows. But that’s no longer dollars go out the door. So Bruce how vacationers make their now, policymakers want ROI Krasnow travel decisions, so most of — return on investment. Business Matters the dollars were redirected It was Jacobson’s backto Internet-based advertising. ground in the private sector And Jacobson said she has as well as her economics the data to show it worked. degree from the University of PennLikewise, the state had a small budsylvania that was noted by Gov. Susana get to promote New Mexico to foreign Martinez when she tagged her to be

the chief child-welfare administrator in New Mexico — secretary of the troubled Children, Youth and Families Department. Though Jacobson is the mother of three, she has no professional experience in social work or family counseling. But in making the appointment, Martinez said, “Jacobson brings a strong background of metrics-based, results-driven managerial experience to CYFD.” Since the recession knocked the lights out of new revenues, the concept of results-based programming has advanced quickly in city halls and statehouses. In February, an analysis of the MainStreet redevelopment program, managed by the state Economic Develop-

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ment Department, was able to show that since 1986, for every $1 the state of New Mexico invested, MainStreet districts saw private sector investment of $21.89 in building rehabilitation and $22.55 in new construction. In July, there was a study showing that New Mexico’s tax incentives to attract film and television productions created 15,850 full-time jobs, with an average salary of $52,723. The net cost for each job was $8,519 in taxpayer incentives, according to the study. A new report by the state Department of Game and Fish shows that the 160,000 anglers in New Mexico spend $268 million on their hobby, and hunting and fishing support some 7,900 jobs. The Jobs Council, a panel established by the Legislature with both

Opal necklaces by Santa Fe-based gemologist and jewelry designer Jetter. She is working to restore the opals of her native Australia to their rightful place, in the limelight.

Santa Fe-based gemologist and jewelry designer Katherine Jetter, 31, worked for several other high-end jewelers before launching her own business, Katherine Jetter Ltd., in 2008. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

By Phaedra Haywood The New Mexican

pals bring good luck and endow their owners with the powers of foresight and prophecy. Or, they are bad luck and can bring about the death of the wearer. Both myths have been associated with the colorful gemstone throughout history. The fiery stone’s color plays are created by trapped water and minerals, and range from deep red to blue-green to a pink so angelic that the gem was once called the “Cupid Stone.” The stone and its mysterious reputation have so captured the imagination of

In brief Mover: More leaving state than coming in New Mexico is the only state in the West that makes an annual list from United Van Lines that shows more people are still leaving the state than moving in. New Mexico ranks eighth in the percentage of outbound moves, according to the 2014 annual National

native Australian and Santa Fe resident Katherine Jetter that she’s made it her mission to restore the stone to what she sees as its rightful place, the limelight. For the record, she said, rumors that the incandescent stone was bad luck were fueled in part by disgruntled diamond traders jealous of the popularity enjoyed by opals in the mid-1800s, when they were a favorite of trendsetter Queen Victoria. Born in Melbourne, Australia, Jetter spent her youth in England, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Art was one of her first loves — she won the top International Baccalaureate Art Prize for the Northern Hemisphere while attend-

Movers Study released by the company. In 2014, more residents were moving out of New Mexico than into New Mexico, with 57 percent of moves being outbound. Specifically, of the 2,287 moves by the company in New Mexico, 1,312 were for persons or households leaving the state. The numbers confirm recent data from the U.S. Census that show New Mexico’s population has declined over the past two years. The highest percentage of movers leaving a state is New Jersey, with almost 65 percent of the moves exit-

Section editor: Bruce Krasnow, 986-3034, bkrasnow@sfnewmexican.com

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New year, new ways to think about money

Santa Fe entrepreneur on a mission to restore her crown jewel to prominence

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community leaders and lawmakers, has been grappling with how to measure some of its proposals: Will expanding middle-school physics education result in more jobs when those students leave college? And the research arm of the Legislature, under the direction of LFC Director David Abbey, has tried to analyze outcomes for more complex state programs such as DWI initiatives, public transit, special education, school improvement and water infrastructure. Now, the movement even has its own book, Can the U.S. Government go Moneyball, written by Peter Orszag and Jim Nussle, two former budget writers for the federal government.

ing boarding school in Kent — and, she said, was offered a full scholarship to attend Central Saint Martins University of the Arts in London. Her parents wanted to celebrate her achievement by purchasing a piece of jewelry set with opals, the national gemstone of her homeland. Alas, Jetter said during a recent interview in her sunny suite of offices in downtown Santa Fe, she couldn’t find a darn thing she liked. All the settings were outdated and frumpy, she said. In the end, her parents bought her a loose opal for which she designed her own ring setting.

new year brings an opportunity for a fresh start. According to a 2012 study by the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, 45 percent of Americans usually make New Year’s resolutions, and another 17 percent do occasionally. The study identified the top three resolutions for 2014: 1) Lose weight. 2) Get organized. 3) Spend less and save more. My column last January focused on the topic of setting goals rather than making resolutions. If anything, I feel even more strongly about that heading into 2015. As it happens, that same University of Scranton study found that Kate Slater only 8 percent of people succeed Your Finances in achieving those resolutions. It’s encouraging that a large number of Americans want to make improvements to their financial situation. However, I’ve found that being intentional about the outcome, as well as realistic about our expectations, increases the chance of making significant changes. More than New Year’s resolutions, making changes to our financial habits requires examining our emotions and beliefs about money. Here are a few steps that can get you started on a new way of thinking about your money: Don’t assume it’s too late. Often, people nearing retirement — or even already in retirement — believe there’s nothing more they can do to shore up a dicey financial situation. But that belief is not necessarily true. By getting a grip on lifestyle and spending, and by understanding the available sources of income, it’s often possible to develop a plan for a retirement that doesn’t involve ramen noodles and peanut butter sandwiches. Proper financial planning, at any stage of life, is more about saving, spending and income generation than about return on investments. That’s good news. It means that most of the time, the worst-case scenario can be averted with a bit of creative thinking. What’s right for someone else isn’t necessarily right for you. I have a big problem with the popular financial media, which constantly run stories like, “10 Stocks To Buy Now.” So exactly whom are those stocks right for? Millions of people, all of whom have different financial objectives? These lists are packaged as one-size-fits-all solutions, but we all intuitively know that can’t be the case. Then there’s advice such as, “Never buy actively managed funds,” or “Only buy index funds.” It’s certainly important to have an investment philosophy and a portfolio that’s tailored toward your unique objectives. However, “rules” set by television pundits or journalists don’t apply to everyone. Which brings me to my next point. Look before you leap. Or, put another way, consider the source when you choose an investment, or a specific course of action. For example, an annuity often makes sense for people who want to protect their principal and create a source of income for a later date (or, in some cases, immediately).

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ing that state, according to United Van Lines. The top 10 outbound states of 2014 were: 1. New Jersey; 2. New York; 3. Illinois; 4. North Dakota; 5. West Virginia; 6. Ohio; 7. Kansas; 8. New Mexico; 9. Pennsylvania; 10. Connecticut. Oregon, Texas and Nevada are among New Mexico’s neighbors on the list of most inbound moves, while Colorado is 11th. The Mountain West had the highest number of retirees moving to the region, with nearly 1 in 3 surveyed saying they relocated there to retire, the company said in a news release.

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E-file tax returns starting Jan. 20 The IRS will begin accepting tax returns electronically on Jan. 20. Paper tax returns will begin processing at the same time. The decision follows Congress renewing a number of “extender” provisions of the tax law that expired at the end of 2013. These provisions were renewed by Congress through the end of 2014. The final legislation was signed into law Dec. 19. “We have reviewed the late tax law changes and determined there was

nothing preventing us from continuing our updating and testing of our systems,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. “Our employees will continue an aggressive schedule of testing and preparation of our systems to complete the final stages needed for the 2015 tax season.” The IRS reminds taxpayers that filing electronically is the most accurate way to file a tax return and the fastest way to get a refund. There is no advantage to people filing tax returns on paper in early January instead of waiting for e-file to begin. The New Mexican

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SANTA FE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A special paid supplement to the Santa Fe New Mexican Business Section January 2014

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BUSINESS Business Ofﬁce: 505.988.3279 Fax: 505.984.2205 E-mail: info@santafechamber.com

BUSINESS MATTERS

Coffee and Learn:

Connect to Grow Your Business Happy Holidays from all of us at the Chamber! One of the things I enjoy most about living in our great city is that it is easy to make connections and do business with people we know. We build and strengthen relationships and thereby ﬁnd the resources we need to grow our business or organization. The most recent Chamber Business Over Breakfast events have been the largest we have ever held. The last three Business After Hours events have each drawn over 200 attendees. What is apparent, is that local business people like to connect with each other in a professional social setting. There is a great deal of conversation about

social media usage and the many ways that we can connect electronically but ultimately there is no substitute for face-to-face interaction. Chamber events are buzzing with energy and members ﬁnd clients, staff members, professional advice from experts, social contacts, products and services that help them be successful. It’s easy at a networking event to gravitate to the people we already know, but we encourage you to look at name tags and introduce yourself and grow your business network. The Chamber hosts over 50 networking events a year. The details are listed on santafechamber.com and you can sign up for email reminders, pre-register

online and plan your schedule to maximize your membership while enjoying some great local refreshments. Chamber staff is planning many events for 2015 and we have many ways that we can help you with your marketing plan through partnership and collaboration. Call 9883279 and let us know how we can help you. Thank you for your investment and we’ll see you at the Legislative Reception on Feb 2!

Simon Brackley President and CEO

In November the Chamber began a business workshop/seminar series known as Coffee and Learn. The series has proven to be a real success within the ﬁrst three seminars. The presenters come from dynamic business backgrounds and educate attendees on various topics to help grow their businesses “Information was valuable and relevant. I am a new business owner and the workshop gave me some direction in terms of marketing,” New Roots Consulting, LLC responded to Rubina Cohen’s seminar on marketing for small business.

throughcomprehensionand conﬁdence. To-date topics include: Top Four 2014 Marketing Priorities for Small Businesses from a serial entrepreneur and marketing strategist, Rubina Cohen from Fireﬂy Strategies; Perfecting Your One Minute Elevator Speech with For Giving Productions’ director, Janet Davidson; and Learn the Best Proven Tips for Running a Successful Business Instagram from a successful Instagramer, Caitlin Elizabeth Jenkins from Caitlin Elizabeth Photography. All three presentations were well attended and obtained positive feedback.

Upcoming Coffee and Learn Series can be found on the Chamber website in the event calendar. These events are sponsored by the Santa Fe New Mexican. Members can attend at no charge as a beneﬁt of membership, non-members $10. For more information call 505.988.3279 or visit www.santafechamber.com.

Legislative Preview Jobs, incentives, early childhood education, economic diversiﬁcation and ﬁlm were among the topics discussed by the Santa Fe legislative

delegation at the Chamber’s annual Legislative Preview at Quail Run in December. Reps. Brian Egolf, Jim Trujillo, Matthew McQueen, Carl Trujillo and

Stephanie Garcia Richard as well as Sens. Peter Wirth and Nancy Rodriguez gave their forecasts and priorities for the 2015 session. They emphasized

reduced revenue forecasts impacting the state budget and the need for tax reform as well as new initiatives for transparency and ethics in government.

About ﬁfty members heard the presentations and asked questions of the lawmakers while enjoying refreshments and networking.

RIBBON CUTTINGS

Linograt, LLC cuts the ribbon for their new electric car charging station located at C.G. Higgins Confections at 847 Ninita Street.

Verde Cold-Pressed Juice Blends cuts the ribbon for the opening of their new business located 851 W. San Mateo.

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

JANUARY 2015 CHAMBER CALENDAR

Thank you to our members who renewed in December We appreciate your support! A & B Insurance Services, Inc. A Sound Look Adobe Destinations by Proctor Property Management Air Conditioning & Heating Service Company Allegra Print & Imaging Aranda’s Plumbing, Heating & Supply, Inc. Beehive Homes Big Jo True Value Hardware, Inc. CenturyLink CHRISTUS St. Vincent

Regional Medical Center Custom Craft Auto Collision, Inc. Cyber Mesa Telecom Daniel Nadelbach Photography Del Norte Credit Union Essential Guide to Santa Fe & Taos Farmers Insurance Agency - Robert Prather Guadalupe Credit Union Kuhl, Jerome Los Sueños RV Park & Campground

Manitou Galleries New Mexico Sports, Fitness & Physical Therapy Northern New Mexico College O’Brien Associates, LLC Plaza Cafe Southside Prisma Corporation Rio Metro Regional Transit District Santa Fe Dining, Inc. Santa Fe Downtown Merchants Association Santa Fe Planning Group, Inc.

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Premier Motorcars of Santa Fe breaks ground for their second location at 7511 Cerrillos Rd.

Santa Fe Soul Health & Healing Center Scher Center for Well Being Search and Design SouthWest Asset Management, Inc. State Farm Insurance Belinda Maez-Ferrero Story Catcher Pat The Collector’s Guide Things Finer Turquoise Trail Association US BANK Wal-Mart Zlotnick, Laws & Sandoval, PC

Monday, January 12th – 4:30pm Ribbon Cutting – Railyard Urgent Care, 831 Saint Francis Dr. Tuesday, January 13th - 8:15 am Community Leaders Gathering, Ethics and Money in Politics with Allan Oliver – Chamber Ofﬁce, 1644 St. Michael’s Dr. Tuesday, January 13th 5:00 pm China Trip Orientation - Chamber Ofﬁce, 1644 St. Michael’s Dr.

Wednesday, January 14th – 4:30 pm Ribbon Cutting – Santa Fe Paws (pets welcome), 713 Don Diego Ct. Tuesday, January 20th – 8:15am Member Orientation – Chamber Ofﬁce, 1644 St. Michael’s Dr.

Wednesday, January 21st – 8:00 am Coffee and Learn, Social Twitter Basics and Why It’s Important For Marketing Your Business – Chamber Ofﬁce, 1644 St. Michael’s Dr.

Thursday, January 22nd – 5:30 pm Business After Hours Tuesday, January – The Montecito 20th - 5:30 pm Italy Trip Orientation - Santa Fe, 500 Rodeo Rd. Chamber Ofﬁce, 1644 St. Michael’s Dr.

Monday, January 26th – 4:30 pm Ribbon Cutting – Ameriprise Financial, 460 St. Michael’s Dr. Monday, February 2nd - 5:00 pm Legislative Reception – Santa Fe Convention Center, 201 West Marcy Street Friday, February 6th – 8:30 am Business Over Breakfast – Sorrel Sky Gallery, 125 W. Palace Ave.

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WHAT MEASURES SHOULD THE NM LEGISLATURE ENACT THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT A STRONGER BUSINESS CLIMATE & JOB CREATION? Community Options, a national nonproﬁt that supports individuals with disabilities, offers a variety of programs in New Mexico. We provide employment opportunities for individuals with our Supported Employment programs. I believe that NM lawmakers should strongly consider passing right-to-work legislation in the BILL WAGNER immediate future. Right-to-work laws guarantee EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE that no person applying for a job can be forced, OFFICES as a condition of gaining employment, to join or pay dues to a labor union. Few policy reforms can have as direct, immediate and positive of an impact. Studies done in NM and other states that have enacted right-to-work legislation demonstrate that right-to-work laws help large and small businesses, create more jobs, stimulate economic growth and increase population growth.

The NM Legislature should work on two issues. First is to improve the quality of high school education and retention of high school students to increase the graduation MICHAEL D. SWAIN, CPA rate. Second is to SWAIN & GRIECO, LLC improve the availability of funding for college tuition to increase the pool of NM student applicants and give incentive for NM students to get their education in our state. The combination of these efforts would give NM businesses an improved pool of job applicants and incentive to operate in NM.

In New Mexico, we’re at a distinct disadvantage competing with other states for business FROM DAVID ZLOTNICK, CPA, recruitment if we don’t ZLOTNICK, LAWS & SANDOVAL, PC pass right to work legislation to level the playing ﬁeld. I was involved with Santa Fe Economic Development, Inc., for many years and one of the biggest drawbacks to getting corporations/jobs here was the right to work issue. Texas, a right to work state, is #1 in job growth; NM is 44th with less than 1% growth. Implementing right to work here would provide more good jobs, increase the need for more workers, and drive wages up which would improve our state and our families. Michigan has become a right to work state. If it works in Michigan, surely it will work in New Mexico.

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NEW MEMBERS Thanks to all our new members who joined last month!

Abeyta, Weiner & Cherne, P.C. Accountants/Accounting Firms Sean Weiner 505-424-7200 1701 Calle Medico, Unit D, Santa Fe, NM 87505

Masterpiece Cuisine Specialty Foods Mr. Scott Mahan (702) 463-0405 2300 Ridgetip Road, Santa Fe, NM 87506

Dja’a’ Thle’na ‘i’ Health & Well-Being Oatzinu Sheelakee (505) 672-8291 3529 Smith Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Optimal Body Brain Healthcare Dr. Pamela Bell (505) 699-8311 66 Avenida Aldea, Santa Fe, NM 87509

Farmers Insurance Agency - Robert Prather Insurance Robert “Bob” Prather (505) 901-1238 3600 Rodeo Lane, Ste. B-4, Santa Fe, NM 87507

Overhead Door Garage Doors & Gates Manny Maestas (505) 344-3667 10 Bisbee Court, Unit E, Santa Fe, NM 87508

Inside Santa Fe Magazine Publications/Magazines Rob Ettenson (505) 820-2333 38 Old Santa Fe Way, Santa Fe, NM, 87505 Keller Williams - Michael Umphrey Real Estate Michael Umphrey (505) 470-4180 130 Lincoln Ave Ste K, Santa Fe, NM 87501 Kiowa Corporation - Santa Fe Paws Pet Food Pet Products - Services Joe Grine, Jr. (505) 988-2500 713 Don Diego Ct., Santa Fe, NM 87505

Riders of the Sage - Equines Assisted Healing Health & Well-Being Ms. Jane Davis, LMSW (505) 983-6677 1373 Arrowhead Ranch Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Santa Fe Fuego (Pecos League of Professional Baseball Clubs) Entertainment Mr. Andrew Dunn (575) 680-2212 PO BOX 271489, Houston, TX 77277 The Santa Fe Independent Publishing Companies Mark Schumann (505) 901-2544 48 Sundance Dr., Santa Fe, NM 87506

The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce invites the governor, legislators, lobbyists, cabinet secretaries, other policymakers, and hundreds of business professionals from around the state to the annual Legislative Reception. Businesspeople have the opportunity to network, connect and communicate business priorities for the Legislative session with government influencers. Hors d’oeuvres and refreshments from 25 of Santa Fe’s finest restaurants will be featured and other businesses and chambers from all over New Mexico will showcase their services/ products throughout the Santa Fe Convention Center. “We are very pleased to host this prestigious event each year which helps grow the business voice and show off some of Santa Fe’s finest restaurants” said Santa Fe Chamber President and CEO, Simon Brackley.

The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce has been advocating for businesses since 1882 and supports its mission by creating opportunities like the Legislative Reception, where members of the legislature get the chance to connect face-to-face with business to determine the important issues. The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce has been hosting this event for over 20 years, hosting as many as 600-800 attendees.

Bank, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Hutton Broadcasting, santafe. com, New Mexico Rail Runner, North Central Regional Transit District, Rio Metro Regional Transit District, Santa Fe Trails, PNM, Santa Fe New Mexican, Thornburg Investment Management, US Bank, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco.

Restaurants include: Alameda Café, Club at Quail Run, Domino’s Pizza, Fuego at La Posada, Jinja Bar and Bistro, The 2015 Legislative Reception Junction, L’Olivier, Fine will be held February 2nd Southwestern & French Cuisine, at the Santa Fe Community La Boca/Taberna, Luminaria Convention Center from Restaurant and Patio at Inn and 5:00pm to 7:30pm. This event is Spa at Loretto, New Mexico open to the public; to register Beverage Association, Sam’s visit www.santafechamber.com Club, Schlotzsky’s Deli, Tabla or call 505.988.3279, tickets will De Los Santos at Hilton Santa also be sold at the Chamber Fe Historic Plaza, Terra at ofﬁce, 1644 St. Michael’s Dr. Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado, and The Guest House at Santa Fe Culinary The title sponsor of the event Academy Student Restaurant. is Wells Fargo and corporate sponsors include: Century

Ben Ray Lujan Congressman Ben Ray Lujan met with Chamber leadership in December and updated the group on beltway issues including:

the chances of immigration reform legislation passing, pressures on the federal budget, federal spending in New Mexico, and his strategy

as the new chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Monique Jacobson Each year, each New Mexico resident has $800 in annual tax offset by tourists. Or restated, without tourism each

New Mexico resident would have to pay an additional $800 in tax each year. This is one of the facts reported by Cabinet Secretary Monique Jacobson at a Chamber leaders gathering in December. Visitors to New Mexico are

spending more and some communities are collecting record lodgers tax amounts. Nmtourism. org has details of partnership opportunities including 20 free ways the department can help your business.

THE SANTA FE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS

CHINA-BEIJING AND SHANGHAI April 14th, 2015 • 10 dAys

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Opal: Work sold at Neiman Marcus for her Queen Ruby II ring, a bloom created with 18-karat yellow gold, That experience planted a seed that and an orange sapphire surrounded would take a few more years to bear by carved opal petals accented with fruit. white diamond pavé. She didn’t go to Central Saint MarThe success of Jetter’s flower ring tins to study art. Her parents wanted design — which she patented — “a more traditional line of work” for piqued the interest of the upscale her, she said, so she went to the Unidepartment store chain Neiman Marversity College London to pursue a cus, which now serves as one of her degree in clinical psychology. primary outlets in the United States. After college, she worked in private Jetter moved to Santa Fe four years banking for JP Morgan for three years ago with her husband, Dan Burrell, before building up the courage to former CEO of Rosemont Realty, who, present a business plan she had writalong with Jetter’s father, has invested ten outlining an opal-centered jewelry in a New Mexico garnet mining venbusiness to her father, a banker who ture. headed JP Morgan in Germany, and Jetter runs her business from her his friend, an executive at Cartier. Her plan and passion won over that fancifully decorated office near the Plaza. She also meets with clients by tough audience, Jetter said, and she got the go ahead to devote herself full appointment only at her offices. Jetter said about 50 percent of her business time to opals. In hindsight, Jetter said, she’s happy is custom work. Jetter sources her own stones and about the route she took to get there. “I’m glad I have that business back- said that’s helped her forge friendground,” she said. “Being an artist only ships in Australian opal mines, giving her access to some of the best gets you so far. You have to have a stones — including a 306-carat lump smart business mind as well.” After deciding to follow her fascina- of brilliance dubbed “The Royal One,” which Jetter acquired in 2013 and tion with opals, Jetter attended the which is valued at around $3 million. Gemological Institute of America, She also sketches designs and crewhere she became certified as a gemates the carvings from which her jewologist and jewelry designer. elry molds are made. Jetter, 31, worked for several other She employs five people full time high-end jewelers before launching and works with contractors in New her own business, Katherine Jetter Ltd., in 2008 with her signature flower York and China who produce her work. ring, which featured petals handJetter said the copper, bronze, green carved from opals. Prices range from and red colors featured in her recently about $300 for a pair of sterling silver launched Antiquities and Bronze colearrings set with a semi-precious stone such as amethyst to $28,000 lections are inspired by the “earthy

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qualities of Santa Fe and the spirit of this place.” Several pieces in her new collections feature a bell shape she said are patterned after bells once worn by Mexican traders that she saw at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe. About two years after making Santa Fe their home, Jetter and her husband founded a nonprofit, the New Mexico Leadership Institute, which partners with New Mexico State University and The University of New Mexico to provide educational opportunities for New Mexican scholars who have leadership potential but lack the means to attend college. She described them as “kids who want to invest in New Mexico and stay in New Mexico.” The institute provides scholarships to about 30 students each year, Jetter said, and includes mentorship programs as well. Jetter’s husband and his family are also the primary source of funding for the Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, a school that is slated to open early next year in the New Mexico State University Arrowhead Center. “We believe in New Mexico,” said Jetter, who was pregnant at the time and delivered the couple’s first child, a daughter, on Thanksgiving Day. “We love our home here, and we want to give back,” she said. Contact Phaedra Haywood at 9863068 or phaywood@sfnewmexican. com.

CYFD: Can results-based management work? ing families in crisis.” Jacobson, who oversaw just The title comes from the Michael 70 employees and a $5 million budget Lewis book and movie about how in Tourism, need not start from scratch. one small-market baseball team transThose who have studied child welformed the game when it used data fare and poverty can present a compelto quantify which players brought the ling case for what works. most return on their salary. It was not For groups such as New Mexico the big, expensive home-run hitters but Voices for Children, United Way, Con the lesser-known players with a solid Alma, and the Thornburg and McCune on-base percentage who had a higher foundations, the evidence suggests investment return. that to better the lives of children, to An excerpt of the Orszag-Nussle lift families out of distress and povbook was recently published on The erty, governments should spend more Daily Beast website. “Can data, evimoney upfront on early childhood inidence, and evaluation similarly revotiatives, quality preschool, counseling lutionize America’s government? Can and treatment programs to help famiwe provide better services to millions more Americans while actually saving lies stay together. Evidence also shows that policies must improve the lives of billions of dollars? Can we make this country a better place for children and the parents with career-pathway trainfamilies by investing in what works, by ing and by raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, the level where inditesting it and retesting it, and by holdviduals can provide for themselves and ing ourselves to a higher standard? In short, can government play Mon- not rely on public assistance. Gov. Martinez has not always eyball? embraced that message. The answer, we believe, is a resoundSo what if Jacobson, the go-to maning yes.” ager for outcome-based programming, If the writers are correct, then the eyes of the nation may well be on New comes to these same conclusions. Where will additional dollars come Mexico. from in one of the poorest states? But how do you measure return How does one invest when the govon investment in a department with ernor has promised not to raise taxes? a budget of $440 million and 2,200 What other programs get eliminated, employees? what loopholes get closed? In a news release last month, Return on investment? Results-based State Sen. Michael Padilla called the management? Be careful what you ask CYFD appointment “reckless” as for, Madam Governor, the country is Jacobson has no experience in “in social work, early education and assist- watching.

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fun way to take a flyer on an interesting company, then allocate a certain amount of money, But not all annuities are the same. I’m not and treat it the same way you would a trip to a fan of the variable annuity, and neither, quarter slots at the Bellagio in Vegas. Great if famously, is Suze Orman. These products put you win, but not devastating if you don’t. investors at market risk, with an extra layer of But if you view this tip as a way to materihigh fees — and not incidentally, these sales ally change your financial position, then you can result in very healthy commissions for the are putting yourself at great risk. salesperson. No wonder some product salesThese are some practical ideas for managpeople really like these! ing your money, but they are related to the There are a few cases where a variable deeper issue of how you view money in the annuity might make sense, but it always context of your life’s goals and dreams. makes sense to understand why any finanOne of the things I have learned in my cial product is right for you. When someone years of coaching people on various aspects is trying to sell you a financial product, ask of their financial lives, is that there are plenty some tough questions about why it’s right for of ways to make money mistakes. Fortunately, you. Understand the commission structure there are also plenty of ways to make sound and why someone might be recommending it. decisions. Here’s another example — one that comes Here’s wishing all my readers a happy and up even more frequently: the hot stock tip. I prosperous 2015 on the road to making those alluded to it above, when I mentioned those better money decisions. “10 best” lists you’ll see in the media every day. Kate Stalter is the founder of Better Money When someone in the media, or a friend or Decisions and a financial columnist for U.S. relative, offers a tip about some investment News & World Report, TheStreet, Morningstar that’s certain to perform, think about why you and Forbes. Contact her at kate@BetterMoney would want to buy in. If you consider it just a Decisions.com or 505-508-5736.

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Businesses invest lots of human and capital resources into marketing, asset purchases and outreach. Their goal is to generate the best return on every dollar spent, every hour worked and every keystroke made. Return on investment, or ROI, measures how much money or other tangible benefits the business makes on every investment. For example, if a business invests in a modern computer system to expand its reach and improve its service to Internet shoppers, the return on investment would measure how many new customers it gained and how much these newcomers spent. These gains would be analyzed in relation to the amount of the investment. ROI should be considered for every business investment, and various formulas can be used.

Classic formulas To calculate the classic ROI

formula, the prospective business investor divides the cost of the investment into the estimated benefit or gain — the returns after costs are subtracted. The equation, expressed as a percentage, looks like this: Percent ROI = (Gains – Cost) / Cost. It seems straightforward and simple: A negative number equals a poor ROI, while a positive one suggests a good investment — and the higher the positive number the better the investment potential. Yet the results can be deceiving, as the number can vary depending on what the investor includes in the “returns” and “costs” categories. That’s why businesses sometimes use ratios to analyze a prospective investment. These ratios illustrate relationships between the investment and the expected increase in sales or net income it generates. And they can be analyzed alone or as part of the overall cost of operations.

Respect for resources

Even if all the major profit-andoperations ratios point to a profitable investment in a company expansion, purchase or product outreach, the business can sabotage a positive ROI if it doesn’t research the market and involve core stakeholders in the project. Rigorous planning that invites input from employees, investors and customers can identify potential costs and risks associated with any new investment, whether it’s introducing a new technology or buying a rival business. Forecasting returns should never be done without also forecasting risks. The strategic plan for any business investment — big or small — should include room for solutions to every problem that planners can imagine. Finance New Mexico assists individuals and businesses with obtaining skills and funding resources for their business or idea.

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