Santa Fe New Mexican, Nov. 12, 2014

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Speaker won’t seek minority position Democrat Martinez says it’s time to ‘pass the baton’ By Milan Simonich The New Mexican

New Mexico House Speaker Kenny Martinez, soon to lose one of the most powerful positions in state government, has decided not to run for any leadership role in the House of Representatives. Martinez, 55, sent an email to fellow Democratic House members late Monday saying somebody else must take charge of the party’s caucus.

Local man believes he’s found way to smooth rural roads

“After much prayer and quiet contemplation, I believe that the time has come for me to pass the baton to the next generation of leadership,” wrote Martinez, D-Grants. Because Republicans Kenny Martinez in last week’s election won control of the state House of Representatives for the first time in 60 years, everyone knew Martinez would cede the speaker’s chair to a member of the GOP. But many in his own party had expected him to run for minor-

INSIDE u Veterans’ Services Department secretary leaves to take job as pilot; governor picks nominee for position. PAGE B-1

Hundreds pay tribute to vets

ity leader. With Martinez stepping aside, Reps. Brian Egolf of Santa Fe and Eliseo Alcon of Milan will seek the job when the Democratic Caucus meets Nov. 22. Rep. Mimi Stewart of Albuquerque was considering a run for House minority leader, but she said in an interview Tuesday that she will instead seek

The city joined Santa Fe’s American Legion Post 1 and Veterans of Foreign Wars post to present a Veterans Day parade and ceremony. PAGE B-1

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With lease in limbo, shelter seeks stability

U.S., China strike deal on carbon emissions

The New York Times

The New Mexican

Former real estate agent Bob Sherwin has been working for years on a long-lasting, eco-friendly solution to the problems of maintaining hundreds of miles of rutted dirt roads in rural New Mexico and elsewhere. He thought he had the answer several years ago with Bob a product called Sherwin RoadPacker, which he used to treat Spur Ranch Road in a private subdivision off U.S. 285 south of Eldorado. Today, the road is better, but it isn’t water resistant, and there have been some problems after heavy rains. The product, which has a high acid content, had worked well in China, Australia, Mexico and Canada. But it turned out that it didn’t work as well in the Southwest, where the pH content of soils is much higher, he said. He went back to the inventor, Alan Sonnenburg of Brisbane, Australia, who, it turned out, was developing a new formula designed to work in all soil conditions. And now Sherwin thinks he’s really found the solution to the problem. The new product turns dirt as hard as stone overnight through a process called lithification in nature, he said. Sherwin pointed out that a French materials scientists — Joseph Davidovits — believes this type of technology, not cut stone, was used to build the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. Sherwin’s Santa-Fe based company, Bionic Soil Solutions LLC, has recently completed work on 11 miles of rural

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From left, Sharon, who has spent two nights at the Interfaith Community Shelter on Cerrillos Road; Tina, who has been homeless for about five months; and Michael, who has been homeless in Santa Fe for 10 years, dine together Tuesday at the shelter. The shelter’s three-year lease for the city-owned Pete’s Pets building expired in September. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

As temperatures drop, city to determine fate of Cerrillos Road operation By Daniel J. Chacón The New Mexican

he Interfaith Community Shelter on Cerrillos Road is in limbo, operating on a month-to-month lease as the city considers whether the needs of the homeless, as well as neighboring businesses and residents, are being met at the current location. “We appreciate and rely on our

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partnership with the city, but just as we need the city, we think the city needs us,” Guy Gronquist, chairman of the shelter’s board of directors, said Tuesday. The homeless shelter’s lease with the city has been “languishing” on City Manager Brian Snyder’s desk since the previous threeyear lease expired in September, Gronquist said. “We need some stability,” he said. The holdup appears to be rooted

in a resolution the City Council will consider during its meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12. The resolution, sponsored by City Councilor Chris Rivera, calls on city staff to convene meetings with service providers and report back within 60 days “on the overall operation of the one-stop shop for homeless services and winter shelter.”

Changes urged by Pope Francis rattle Catholic Church hierarchy

Today

The New York Times

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BALTIMORE — It was a hail and farewell moment at a tumultuous time for the Roman Catholic Church. More than 200 bishops rose to their feet Monday and gave a protracted standing ovation to Cardinal Francis George, a former president of the bishops’ conference, who will step down next week as the archbishop of Chicago. Among those applauding in the conference room was the man who will soon be installed in the powerful Chicago seat, Bishop Blase Cupich. Pope Francis has never met him, but plucked him from the obscure diocese of Spokane, Wash., passing over archbishops considered rising stars under the two previous popes.

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Adelita M. Medina, 69, Santa Fe, Nov. 7 Juan Oliver Romero, 72, Nov. 7 Marjorie Eileen Segell, 91, Santa Fe

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BEIJING — China and the United States made common cause Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the world to make their own cuts in greenhouse gases. The landmark agreement, jointly announced here by President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping, includes new targets for carbon emissions reductions by the United States and a first-ever commitment by China to stop its emissions from growing by 2030. Administration officials said the agreement, which was worked out quietly between the United States and China over nine months and included a letter from Obama to Xi proposing a joint approach, could galvanize efforts to negotiate a new global climate agreement by 2015. It was the signature achievement of an unexpectedly productive two days of meetings between the leaders. Obama and Xi also agreed to a military accord designed to avert clashes between Chinese and American planes and warships in the tense waters off the Chinese coast, as well as an understanding to cut tariffs for technology products.

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By Laurie Goodstein

Index

James Barron summarizes prep news that got buried amid all the recent state tourney excitement. SPORTS, B-5

By Mark Landler

By Anne Constable

Josephine ‘Jo’ Atkins, 87, Santa Fe, Nov. 7 Pete Jaramillo, 53, Nov. 8 Sheldon Kalberg, Nov. 5 Tomas F. Vigil, 43, Pecos, Nov. 9

A sports recap

Nations also agree to cut technology tariffs, among other actions

Company reports success of product on reservation

Obituaries

World leaders to discuss development of robotic war machines that rely on software, not human instruction. PAGE A-2

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Santa Fe Children’s Museum Fundraiser and Gingerbread House Display Event featuring a live instant auction and gingerbread houses crafted by local chefs; 9 a.m. to5 p.m., Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail, santafechildrensmuseum.org.

Ann Jones

Bishops attending the U.S. Bishops Conference celebrate Mass on Monday at the Basilica in Baltimore. Some bishops in attendance say they do not yet understand where the pope is leading them. MATT ROTH/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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The In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom lecture series continues with journalist/author Jones and political scientist Andrew J. Bacevich, 7 p.m., Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., $6, discounts available, ticketssantafe.org, 988-1234.

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