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High court to Lawmakers: Budget keeps state stable decide Trump eligibility for Colo.’s ballot Finance committee’s proposal represents $566M increase over current fiscal year’s spending By Robert Nott

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State lawmakers have unveiled a $10.1 billion budget proposal they say will help keep New Mexico on sound ﬁnancial footing if the oil and gas boom that pays for almost half the state’s spending cools down in the coming years.

Their proposal is about $400 million smaller than the ﬁscal year 2025 budget Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham unveiled Thursday in advance of the 30-day legislative session starting in a week and a half. George The goal, members of the Muñoz Legislative Finance Committee said during a news conference Friday, is to build new trust funds and ﬁnd ways to stretch out this year’s record revenue into future years rather than blow it

in just one. “It’s an approach that creates longevity in the budgeting process,” said Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, chairman of both the Legislative Finance Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. This approach will let lawmakers “go every single year for ﬁve to 10 years without having to cut” funding in the future if revenue drops, he said. “It keeps the state of New Mexico able to grow over the next couple of years without Please see story on Page A-4

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether former President Donald Trump is eligible for Colorado’s Republican primary ballot, thrusting the justices into a pivotal role that could alter the course of this year’s presidential election. The sweep of the court’s ruling is likely to be broad. It will probably resolve not only whether Trump may appear on the Colorado primary ballot after the state’s top court declared that he had engaged in insurrection in his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, but it will most likely also determine his eligibility to run in the general election and to hold office at all. Not since Bush v. Gore, the 2000 decision that handed the presidency to George W. Bush, has the Supreme Court taken such a central role in an election for the nation’s highest office. The case will be argued Feb. 8, and the court will probably decide it quickly. The Colorado Republican Party had urged the justices to rule by March 5, when many states, including Colorado, hold primaries. The number of challenges to Trump’s eligibility across the country can only have added pressure on the court to hear the Colorado case, as they underscored the need for a nationwide resolution of the question. The case is one of several involving or affecting Trump on the court’s docket or on the horizon. An appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday on whether he has absolute immunity from prosecution, and the losing side is all but certain to

‘Building back’ after upheaval Animal shelter finances recovering with ‘committed’ board following departures, criticism over policies

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Biden warns against Trump reelection in Valley Forge speech Remarks at historic Revolutionary War site mark his 1st political event this election year PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

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BLUE BELL, Pa. — President Joe Biden warned Friday that former President Donald Trump’s efforts to retake the White House in 2024 pose a grave threat to the country, the day before the third anniversary of the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol by Trump’s supporters aiming to keep him in power. Speaking near Valley Forge, Pa., where George Washington and the Continental Army spent a bleak winter nearly 250 years ago, Biden said that Jan. 6, 2021, marked a moment where “we nearly lost America — lost it all.” He said the presidential race — a likely rematch with Trump, who is the far and away GOP frontrunner — is “all about” whether American democracy will survive. The speech, the president’s ﬁrst political event of the election year, was intended to clarify the expected choice for voters this fall. Biden, who reentered political life because he felt he was best capable of defeating Trump in 2020, believes focusing on defending democracy to be central to persuading voters to reject Trump once again. “We all know who Donald Trump is,” Biden said. “The question we have to answer is who are we?” Biden laid out Trump’s role in the Capitol attack as a mob of the Republican’s supporters overran the building while lawmakers were counting Electoral College votes that certiﬁed Democrat Biden’s win. More than 100 police officers were bloodied, beaten and attacked by the rioters who overwhelmed authorities to break into the building. “What’s Trump done? He’s called these insurrectionists ‘patriots,’ ” Biden said, “and he promised to pardon them if he returns to office.” He excoriated Trump for “glorifying” rather Please see story on Page A-5

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wave of criticism of the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society last year has quieted, but shelter policies have not changed — yet. New board Chairwoman Sheila Vaughn, one of four people who resigned and then returned to the board following the August departure of former CEO Jack Hagerman, said she remains concerned about some existing policies. “I’m just also very committed to creating something going forward that can last ... and that’s a pretty complicated situation,” Vaughn said. “It’s taking time to do that.” The good news: The board has stabilized with what Vaughn called a “committed” group of seven members, in addition to interim CEO Caren Shiozaki, and has made progress toward hiring a new CEO. The board started interviewing candidates and hopes to have a new person in the nonprofit’s top job in the spring. The shelter’s ﬁnances also have recovered from last year’s upheaval. Donations returned to their usual pace after a decline last spring and summer, and large end-of-year gifts have put the shelter

have not yet come forward with their usual donations. “I think that will change as they hear more good news and are aware of what’s happening

in a “good place,” said Pamela Weese Powell, the philanthropy director. “I think there are still people, understandably, out there who are waiting to see what’s going to happen with the shelter,” Vaughn said. “They haven’t written us off, but they

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New Mexico is one of several states where fake electors attempted to cast ballots indicating Trump had won, a strategy at the center of criminal charges against Trump and his associates. Democratic officials launched separate investigations in some states, resulting in indictments against GOP electors. Fake certiﬁcates were submitted in the Please see story on Page A-4 Time Out B-9

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IN BRIEF House GOP prepares contempt charges against Biden son Hunter WASHINGTON — House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress after the president’s son defied a congressional subpoena to appear for a private deposition last month. The Republicans who lead the House Oversight and Accountability Committee and the Judiciary Committee announced Friday they will hold votes on contempt charges against Hunter Biden as the GOP moves into the final stages of its impeachment inquiry. If the committees approve the charges, the full House would get a final vote. Hunter Biden and his lawyers have repeatedly slammed the GOP-issued subpoena for the closed-door testimony, arguing information from those interviews can be selectively leaked and manipulated. Hunter Biden has insisted he would only testify in public. His attorney, Abbe Lowell, said in a statement House Republicans are playing politics.

Haley’s damage control on slavery omission may be adding fuel to fire DES MOINES — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, attempting damage control for failing to mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, may not be helping herself. The former South Carolina governor got widespread pushback last month when she was asked at a town hall in New Hampshire about the cause of the war and made no mention of slavery. She has since said it was a mistake to omit that fact from her initial answer. Diving back into the subject at a town hall Wednesday in Iowa, she commented, “I had Black friends growing up,” which was quickly mocked online by supporters of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Other Republican lawmakers have faced pushback for similarly pointing out that they have Black friends as a defense when accused of racism. Republican strategist Scott Jennings said Haley hasn’t learned that sometimes less is more. “Take the L and move on,” he said after the Iowa town hall.

Study debunks idea that Ozempic, Wegovy cause suicidal thoughts People taking the wildly popular drugs Ozempic to treat diabetes and Wegovy to combat obesity are slightly less likely to have suicidal thoughts than those who are not taking them, researchers reported Friday. Millions of people take the two drugs, which are considered to be among the biggest blockbusters in medical history. But last year a European drug safety agency said it was investigating whether the drugs cause suicidal thoughts. The new study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, was funded by the National Institutes of Health and used a huge population. The ﬁndings provide potentially reassuring data. “No matter how hard we tried we did not see any increased risk,” said Rong Xu, director of the Center for Artiﬁcial Intelligence in Drug Discovery at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. Observational studies like this one can show only associations, not cause and effect.

N. Korea fires artillery into water near disputed border with S. Korea SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea ﬁred 200 rounds of artillery into waters near its disputed western sea border with South Korea on Friday, a provocation that prompted the South’s military to ask residents on a nearby island to take shelter. The shells fell north of the disputed border, known as the Northern Limit Line, between 9 and 11 a.m., and caused no damage, South Korean officials said. The South’s military accused the North of “threatening peace and raising tensions” and vowed to take “corresponding measures.” It provided no further details, but people on Yeonpyeong Island said the military asked them to seek shelter beginning at noon in case the North retaliated after the South’s response, island officials said. New Mexican wire services

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A pharmacist is seen behind a glass window at a pharmacy in Miami in February 2022. The Food and Drug Administration says Florida may import millions of dollars worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the United States despite decadeslong industry objections.

Florida gets first OK to import cheaper drugs Other states are lined up, but Canada may block some exports By Christina Jewett and Sheryl Gay Stolberg

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he Food and Drug Administration has allowed Florida to import millions of dollars worth of medications from Canada at far lower prices than in the United States, overriding fierce decadeslong objections from the pharmaceutical industry. The approval, issued in a letter to Florida on Friday, is a major policy shift for the United States, and supporters hope it will be a significant step forward in the long and largely unsuccessful effort to rein in drug prices. Individuals in the United States are allowed to buy directly from Canadian pharmacies, but states have long wanted to be able to purchase medicines in bulk for their Medicaid programs, government clinics and prisons from Canadian wholesalers. Florida has estimated it could save up to $150 million in its first year of the program, importing medicines that treat HIV/AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis C and psychiatric conditions. Other states have applied to the FDA to set up similar programs. But significant hurdles remain. Some drug manufacturers have agreements with Canadian wholesalers not to export their medicines, and the Canadian government has already taken steps to block export of prescription drugs in short supply. “Canada’s drug supply is too small to meet the demands of both American and Canadian consumers,” Maryse Durette, a spokesperson for Health Canada, wrote in an email message. “Bulk importation will not provide an effective solution to the problem of high drug prices in the U.S.” The pharmaceutical industry’s major lobbying organization, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, which has sued over previous importation efforts, is expected to file suit to block the Florida plan. In a statement Friday, PhRMA called the FDA’s decision “reckless” and warned it was “considering all options” to prevent it from taking effect. Congress passed a law allowing drug importation two decades ago, but federal health officials delayed implementing it for years, citing safety concerns, one of the main arguments drug companies have used against it. In 2020, President Donald Trump pushed the law forward, announcing states could submit

importation proposals to the FDA for review and authorization. President Joe Biden added momentum the following year, instructing federal officials to keep working with states. Florida applied and later sued the FDA, accusing the agency of what Gov. Ron DeSantis called a “reckless delay” in approving the request. Friday’s announcement grew out of that lawsuit; a federal judge had set a Jan. 5 deadline for the FDA to act on the state’s application. Dr. Robert Califf, the FDA commissioner, said in a statement the agency will be vetting additional state applications to be sure they live up to the program’s goals. “These proposals must demonstrate the programs would result in significant cost savings to consumers without adding risk of exposure to unsafe or ineffective drugs,” Califf said. New Mexico and seven other states — Colorado, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin — have laws allowing for a state drug importation program. Drug importation has broad political and public support. A 2019 poll by KFF, a nonprofit health research group, found that nearly 80% of respondents favored importation from licensed Canadian pharmacies. “Importation is an idea that resonates with people,” Meredith Freed, a senior policy analyst with KFF, said. “They don’t fully understand why they pay more for the same drug than people in other countries.” With the 2024 presidential election on the horizon, candidates are looking to claim credit for efforts to reduce drug prices. Biden is spotlighting the Inflation Reduction Act, which empowers Medicare to negotiate prices directly with drugmakers for the first time, but only for a limited number of high cost medicines. DeSantis, who is challenging Trump for the Republican nomination, is touting his import plan. “We have a warehouse ready to go, and the state will save hundreds of millions of dollars because I can buy the same drug there at a fraction of the cost,” DeSantis said Friday at a campaign stop in Iowa. Several experts in pharmaceutical policy said importation from Canada would not address the root cause of high drug prices: the ability of pharmaceutical makers to fend off generic competition by gaming the patent system and the federal government’s broad failure to negotiate directly with drugmakers over cost.

Longtime NRA chief resigns amid N.Y. fraud lawsuit By Justine McDaniel The Washington Post

Longtime National Riﬂe Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre, facing a lawsuit in New York that sought to remove him from his post, announced his resignation from the organization Friday. LaPierre is one of four defendants in a lawsuit over alleged fraud ﬁled by New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat. Last week a state appeals court ruled the suit could move

forward, denying a request from the NRA to end the probe. In the lawsuit, James, who first sued the NRA in 2020, says LaPierre and others funneled millions belonging to the organization to fund inflated salaries and luxury spending, breaking state and federal laws that govern nonprofits and signing off on fraudulent reports. The lawsuit calls for the dissolution of the NRA and LaPierre’s removal from his post. The NRA has wielded major political influence on gun issues for

decades, but it has faced internal strife and external challenges in recent years, including James’ lawsuit and a related attempt to declare bankruptcy, internal politics, and allegations of ﬁnancial mismanagement. The issues intensiﬁed in 2019, when internal controversy spilled out over whether LaPierre — who at one point was revealed to have charged hundreds of thousands of dollars at a Beverly Hills clothing store and on travel — should remain in charge. That year, President Oliver North resigned after accusing the

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7% — the 23rd straight month that joblessness has come in below 4%. Some details of the report, though, may disappoint the inflation fighters at the Federal Reserve, who might now be inclined to delay any cuts in their benchmark interest rate. Average hourly wages rose 4.1% from a year earlier, up from a 4% gain in November, which could make it harder for the Fed to slow inflation back to its 2% target. Still, taken as a whole, the December jobs report reflected a healthy economy, with steady job growth, rising wages and cooling inflation. It provided the latest evidence the Fed may be able to achieve a notoriously difficult “soft landing,” in which the central bank would conquer inflation without causing a steep recession. Yet despite the low unemployment and easing inflation, polls show many Americans are dissatisfied with the economy. That disconnect, which will likely be an issue in the 2024 elections, has puzzled economists and political analysts. A key factor is the public’s exasperation with higher prices. Though inflation has been falling more or less steadily for a year and a half, the lingering financial and psychological effects of the worst bout of inflation in four decades have soured many Americans on the economy. Prices are still 17% higher than they were before the inflation surge began and still rising. Pollsters and economists say there has never been as wide a gap between the underlying health of the economy and public perception. A poll conducted in November by The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about three-quarters of respondents described the economy as poor. Twothirds said their expenses had risen. Despite their stated discontent with the economy, Americans have kept spending. Average hourly pay has outpaced inflation over the past year, leaving consumers with more money to spend. Indeed, as they did for much of 2023, consumers, a huge engine for U.S. economic growth, hit the stores in November, shopped online, went out to restaurants or traveled. In one cautionary notes, the report noted the government revised down its previoius estimate of job growth for October and November.

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3 years later, justice system still at work By Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press

cal rhetoric — and plotting actions they believe a Trump administration would take as early as next The Washington Post year to crack down on abortion. Leading advocates are When Donald Trump did not concentrating on refining recback a national abortion ban, the ommendations for two agencies leader of one of the country’s with enormous power over largest anti-abortion groups, abortion-related policies nationSusan B. Anthony Pro-Life wide — the Justice and Health America, blasted his position as and Human Services depart“morally indefensible.” ments — such as revisiting the The president of another 2000 approval of a key abortion leading anti-abortion organization, drug and halting the mailing of Students for Life, took a stand abortion pills, according to a docmonths later after Trump called ument published by the conserstrict state bans “terrible” — vative Heritage Foundation. The deploying volunteers to a Trump Food and Drug Administration, rally in Miami with signs that read which approves drugs and has “Make Trump Pro-Life Again.” the power to take them off the That was last year. market, operates under HHS. Now, with voting set to begin Roger Severino, who led sevin a Republican presidential race eral anti-abortion efforts at HHS that many expect will soon corunder Trump, said the movement onate Trump as the presumptive is more focused on potential nominee, those two prominent agency actions than passing a activists and other leading antinational abortion ban, which abortion figures have largely put leaders privately acknowledge their criticisms aside — focusing is extremely unlikely to make it instead on what a second Trump through a divided Congress. presidency could mean for the For those reasons, the converanti-abortion movement. sation over when in pregnancy to “Is he the most pro-life person? ban abortion nationally is “almost No,” Kristan Hawkins, president of beside the point,” Severino said, Students for Life, said in a recent emphasizing he does not speak interview. “But he keeps his deals.” for Trump or any Republican Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan campaign. “I don’t see his preB. Anthony Pro-Life America, who vious statements as limiting had issued the searing critique of [Trump’s] ability to be a strong Trump’s abortion ban skepticism pro-life president.” last spring, told The Washington Trump’s campaign has assured Post in recent days that Trump some conservative leaders in has “built an enormous amount private meetings the former of trust with pro-life voters, as his president only criticized strict presidency was the most consestate abortion laws as a means quential in American history for of attacking Florida Gov. Ron the pro-life cause.” DeSantis, one of his opponents Many anti-abortion activists in the Republican primary who spent much of last year frustrated signed a six-week ban, according because the former president, to a Trump adviser who spoke who appointed the three conon condition of anonymity to servative justices who brought discuss private conversations. down Roe v. Wade, seemed to be DeSantis, asked during a CNN tempering his support for their town hall Thursday night if cause as he plotted his White Trump was “not pro-life,” pointed House comeback amid a wave of to his criticisms of state bans and support for abortion rights at the responded flatly, “of course not.” polls. They watched anxiously He accused Trump of shifting his as Trump refused to endorse any position, adding, “How do you kind of national abortion ban, priflip-flop on something like the vately telling those close to him sanctity of life?” that the “a-word,” as he called In a written statement, Trump abortion, was a political loser. campaign spokesman Steven But in recent interviews and Cheung did not address the forstatements, leading anti-abortion mer president’s recent comments advocates are looking past what on abortion, pointing instead to they characterize as purely politihis record in the White House.

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WASHINGTON — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An Olympic gold medalist swimmer. And active duty U.S. Marines. They are among the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the massive prosecution of the Jan 6, 2021, riot in the three years since the stunned nation watched the U.S. Capitol attack unfold on live TV. Washington’s federal courthouse remains ﬂooded with trials, guilty plea hearings and sentencings stemming from what has become the largest criminal investigation in American history. And the hunt for suspects is far from over. “We cannot replace votes and deliberation with violence and intimidation,” Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, told reporters Thursday. Authorities are still working to identify more than 80 people wanted for acts of violence at the Capitol and to ﬁnd out who placed pipe bombs outside the Republican and Democratic national committees’ offices the day before the Capitol attack. And they continue to regularly make new arrests, even as some Jan. 6 defendants are being released from prison after completing their sentences. The cases are playing out at the same courthouse where Donald Trump is scheduled to stand trial in March in the case accusing the former president of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss in the run-up to the Capitol attack. “The Justice Department will hold all Jan. 6 perpetrators at any level accountable under the law, whether they were present that day or otherwise criminally responsible for the assault on our democracy,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday.

By the numbers More than 1,230 people have been charged with federal crimes in the riot, ranging from misdemeanor offenses like trespassing to felonies like assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. Roughly 730 people have pleaded guilty to charges, while another roughly 170 have been convicted of at least one charge

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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves speaks Thursday in Washington about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol during a presentation ahead of this year’s third anniversary.

at a trial decided by a judge or a jury, according to an Associated Press database. Only two defendants have been acquitted of all charges, and those were trials decided by a judge rather than a jury. About 750 people have been sentenced, with almost twothirds receiving some time behind bars. Prison sentences have ranged from a few days of intermittent conﬁnement to 22 years in prison. The longest sentence was handed down to Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys national chairman who was convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as a plot to stop the transfer of power from Trump, a Republican, to Joe Biden, a Democrat. Many rioters are already out of prison after completing their sentences, including some defendants who engaged in violence. Scott Fairlamb — a New Jersey man who punched a police officer during the riot and was the ﬁrst Jan. 6 defendant to be sentenced for assaulting law enforcement — was released from Bureau of Prisons’ custody in June.

Supreme Court’s role Defense attorneys and prosecutors are closely watching a case that will soon be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court that could impact hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants. The justices agreed last month to hear one rioter’s challenge to

prosecutors’ use of the charge of obstruction of an official proceeding, which refers to the disruption of Congress’ certiﬁcation of Biden’s 2020 presidential election victory over Trump. More than 300 Jan. 6 defendants have been charged with the obstruction offense, and so has Trump in the federal case brought by special counsel Jack Smith. Lawyers representing rioters have argued the charge was inappropriately brought against Jan. 6 defendants. The justices will hear arguments in March or April, with a decision expected by early summer. But their review of the obstruction charge is already having some impact on the Jan. 6 prosecutions. At least two defendants have convinced judges to delay their sentencings until after the Supreme Court rules on the matter.

Rioters on the lam Dozens of people believed to have assaulted law enforcement during the riot have yet to be identified by authorities, according to Graves. And the statute of limitations for the crimes is five years, which means they would have to be charged by Jan. 6, 2026, he said. Several defendants have also fled after being charged, including a Proud Boys member from Florida who disappeared while he was on house arrest after he was convicted of using pepper spray gel on police officers. Christopher Worrell, who spent

weeks on the lam, was sentenced on Thursday to 10 years in prison. The FBI is still searching for some defendants who have been on the run for months, including a brother-sister pair from Florida. Olivia Pollock disappeared shortly before her trial was supposed to begin in March. Her brother, Jonathan Pollock, is also missing. The FBI has offered a reward of up to $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of Jonathan Pollock, who is accused of thrusting a riot shield into an officer’s face and throat, pulling an officer down steps and punching others.

What about the bomb? One of the biggest remaining mysteries surrounding the riot is the identity of the person who placed two pipe bombs outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees the day before the Capitol attack. Last year, authorities increased the reward to up to $500,000 for information leading to the person’s arrest. It remains unclear whether there was a connection between the pipe bombs and the riot. Investigators have spent thousands of hours over the last three years doing interviews and combing through evidence and tips from the public, said David Sundberg, assistant director in charge of the FBI Washington Field Office. The agency is still hoping for tips from someone who may have previously hesitated to come forward, he said.

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Policy lets migrants skip dangerous journeys designed to streamline the U.S. refugee process so migrants The Associated Press don’t give up and pay smugglers to make the journey north, LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Five further straining the U.S.-Mexico years ago, Alexis Llanos and his border, which has seen recordfamily ﬂed Venezuela for Colom- high numbers of crossings. bia, escaping death threats and So far, 3,000 refugees have political persecution. They arrived in the U.S., and 9,000 planned to make the dangerous have been approved. But it’s journey north and eventually a small number compared cross illegally into the United with what’s happening at the States. U.S.-Mexico border, where there Their plans changed when were more than 10,000 arrests a friend mentioned a new U.S. for illegal crossing per day over migration program that would several days in December alone. allow them to stay put while In cities including Chicago, New they pleaded for a chance to York and Denver, migrants who come legally. It worked. After have no access to work permits a four-month process that sleep in police station foyers and included medical exams and in airports. interviews with the United The Biden administration has Nations and the U.S., Llanos, his worked to crack down on illegal partner and their 7-year-old girl crossings but has also sought to and 3-year-old boy arrived in broaden legal pathways through Florida. efforts like the safe mobility iniThey were among the ﬁrst migrants allowed into the U.S. under the Biden administration’s new “safe mobility offices,” set up in Colombia, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Ecuador beginning in the fall. The program is By Gisela Salomon and Colleen Long

tiative, to provide alternatives for migrants in the hope they don’t journey north. Those who do arrive on foot at the U.S.-Mexico border and ask for asylum get a court date and must prove they are eligible to stay. The system is badly backlogged, so they often end up waiting years for a court date while they sit in limbo in the U.S. without authorization to work. With the safe mobility initiative, they’re arriving as refugees who have already met the requirements and will be legally allowed to live and work in the U.S. The process takes only months, while more traditional refugee screening is a yearslong effort. Immigrant advocates laud the new pathways but don’t think they replace asylum. “It is absolutely critical that these pathways now exist,” said Hannah Flamm, policy counsel

at the International Refugee Assistance Project. But, “no enhancement of access to refugee resettlement can ever come at the expense of the rights of asylum seekers at the border.”

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Saturday, January 6, 2024

Lawmakers: Budget keeps state stable

‘Building back’ after upheaval

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with the shelter,” she added, noting the organization still surpassed its revenue goals last year. “We are building back our support both in terms of volunteers and community goodwill as well as ﬁnancially,” she said. Hagerman, hired as the CEO in November 2021, resigned in early August after volunteers, donors and some board members raised concerns about changes implemented under his leadership. Many concerns centered on the halt of a trap-and-release program for spaying and neutering stray cats, which Hagerman said he wanted to continue but couldn’t due to veterinary staff shortages. Some area residents also opposed a policy of allowing wandering cats to remain in their neighborhoods, rather than capturing them and taking them to the shelter. Hagerman defended the practice, calling it a national best practice that gives cats a better chance of being reunited with their owners. Vaughn wrote in an opinion piece published in The New Mexican in May that an overarching new model of care implemented at the shelter, called Capacity for Care, had “resulted in closed shelter doors and policies that discourage people from bringing animals to the shelter.” She wrote, “The long-term results of the policy implementation here in Santa Fe seem likely to lead to many stray dogs and cats being ignored, guardian-surrender animals taken elsewhere (hopefully taken elsewhere rather than being abandoned) and other rescue organizations being overwhelmed with animals because the Santa Fe shelter has made it difficult or impossible for people to bring them to the shelter.” The numbers-driven Capacity for Care model aims to address overcrowding of no-kill shelters across the country. Several factors such as the number of animals taken in, the number of adoptions, the shelter’s capacity and its staffing levels can be put into a formula, and “out comes numbers of, ‘This is how many animals you can care for in a way that’s both healthy for staff and the animals,’ “ Vaughn said. Figuring out what to keep and what to scrap from the model has been complicated.

ABOVE: Bobby Sanders, Jessica Sanders and Camden Sanders, all of Los Alamos, pet Cherry, a dog up for adoption at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society on Wednesday. RIGHT: Littermates Shay, front, and Aaron hang out in the cat adoption room at the shelter. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO THE NEW MEXICAN

A task force of community members, shelter staff and board members is analyzing “exactly what was instituted, how it was implemented and what the outcome has been,” Vaughn said. She noted the Capacity for Care model isn’t all bad but said it was implemented without community input and its effects “seemed to be very problematic.” Bobbi Heller, executive director of the nonprofit Felines & Friends New Mexico, said changes at the shelter have put “incredible pressure” on her Santa Fe-based cat rescue at a time when shelters are “all fighting to get a handle” on a spike in feral cats after spay and neuter services largely halted during the coronavirus pandemic. “We basically feel like they’re relying on us to handle all the cats,” Heller said. “They have a fair number of dogs, but it’s always the cats that are not filling up the cages.” As a “second chance organization,” Felines & Friends formed to take on special cases from the Santa Fe animal shelter but is now taking in cats from people turned away by the much larger organization, she said. “The numbers speak for themselves,” Heller said. The numbers of cats Felines & Friends took in more than doubled from 2022 to 2023; the organization had about 235 cats in its care last week.

TAKEAWAYS ◆ Criticism of changes at the Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society last year led to a decline in revenue, the departure of the CEO and resignations — then returns — of multiple board members. The shelter’s board and finances have since stabilized, leaders said. ◆ The shelter has not yet changed policies implemented by former CEO Jack Hagerman, who resigned in early August, but it is in the process of doing so, says new board Chairwoman Sheila Vaughn, a critic of the policy changes. ◆ The shelter’s handling of stray cats has particularly been a point of concern over the past year, and the leader of Felines & Friends New Mexico says the nonprofit has been struggling to care for cats not accepted by the much larger animal shelter.

The shelter’s website listed over 100 dogs one day this week, but only seven cats available for adoption. The shelter took in about 1,300 cats and 2,350 dogs in 2022 and performed more than 5,500 spay and neuter surgeries that year. Weese Powell did not provide numbers for 2023. Vaughn said she is concerned about a decline in services for cats and a second task force has formed to focus on how to best serve cats. Asked about the shelter’s policy of directing people to return wandering cats to where they were found, Heller said, “The notion that a lot of these stray

cats have homes to go to is totally ﬂawed.” They are usually abandoned pets, she said, and leaving them to fend for themselves is really, really horrible and inhumane.” Vaughn, who described herself as a “crazy cat person,” says she wishes the animal shelter “could have ﬁgured this out faster.” “But, very likely, it’s not going to be about going back to previous policies. It’s going to be [making] better ones; it’s going to be about creating some hybrid policies that are protective of our animal population, our staff and our community,” she said. “It absolutely is a work in progress, but it is — there is progress.”

Torrez says fake GOP electors can’t be prosecuted Rosie Tripp and Guadalupe Garcia. President Joe Biden won the 2020 vote in battleground states of Arizona, Georgia, Michi- New Mexico by roughly 11 percentage points gan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. — the largest margin among the states where In New Mexico and Pennsylvania, fake so-called fake electors have been implicated. electors added a caveat saying the certificate In December, a Nevada grand jury indicted was submitted in case they were later recsix Republicans with felony charges of offerognized as duly elected, qualified electors. ing a false instrument for filing and uttering That would only have been possible if Trump a forged instrument, in connection with false had won any of several dozen legal battles he election certificates. They have pleaded not waged against states in the weeks after the guilty. election. Michigan’s attorney general filed felony Republican Party of New Mexico Chaircharges in July 2023 against 16 Republican man Steve Pearce said Friday that the state fake electors, who would face eight criminal faced numerous election challenges that had charges including forgery and conspiracy the possibility of going before a court. There- to commit election forgery, though one had fore, he said the GOP electors cast their votes charges dropped after reaching a cooperation by the deadline written within federal statute deal. The top charge carried a maximum in the event the election outcome changed. penalty of 14 years in prison. “AG Torrez agrees that the Republican Sixteen fake electors also have been electors did not violate the law, but now he charged in Georgia, three of which were wants to criminalize the process used by both also charged alongside Trump in a sweeping Democrats and Republicans,” Pearce said, indictment accusing them of participating in referring to the 1960 presidential election in a wide-ranging scheme to illegally overturn which Democrat electors in Hawaii cast votes the results of the presidential election. They for John F. Kennedy despite that state initially have pleaded not guilty. being called for Republican Richard Nixon. Among those accused in a Fulton County, According to Torrez’s report, the five fake Ga., indictment is Santa Fe attorney and GOP electors in New Mexico were Harvey former law professor John Eastman. In January 2022, then-New Mexico AttorYates, Deborah Maestas, Jewll Powdrell, Continued from Page A-1

ney General Hector Balderas, a Democrat, had referred the false certificates to federal authorities for investigation. When Torrez took office in 2023, he ordered a state investigation to determine if the electors had committed any crimes. Torrez’s office said investigators reviewed thousands of pages of documents relating to activities in New Mexico and in the other battleground states. They also interviewed the five GOP electors. New Mexico prosecutors contend that Trump’s team provided instructions for completing and submitting the documents. Unlike the certification documents the campaign sent to other states, those used in New Mexico were hinged on Trump winning his challenges. Torrez’s recommendations include expanding the prohibition against falsified election documents to include certificates related to presidential electors and creating a new law against falsely acting as a presidential elector. Pearce suggested that pursuing such changes would amount to “unproductive stunts” that divert from addressing crime, poverty and other priorities in New Mexico. Phaedra Haywood of The New Mexican contributed to this report.

massive cuts,” Muñoz said. The lawmakers’ proposal represents a 5.9% — or $566 million — increase over this year’s budget. The governor and lawmakers typically unveil competing budget proposals shortly before the start of a session, which occurs this year on Jan. 16. That’s when the real work begins as both sides hash out details and differences, make compromises and ultimately coming up with a mutually acceptable budget the governor can sign into law. This year, lawmakers have 30 days to get the job done. “We’re pretty close with the executive right now,” Muñoz said. “A little different in certain areas.” Lujan Grisham’s proposed $10.5 billion budget included 3% salary increases for most state workers, with corrections, parole and probation employees getting an 8% raise and state police officers getting a 14% raise at a cost of about $174 million. The LFC budget, in contrast, suggests an across-the-board salary increase of 4% for all state employees at a cost of more than $223 million. Some differences between the two budgets are minimal — the LFC budget recommends $4.42 billion for public school funding while the governor’s budget recommends $4.46 billion. One item missing from both the LFC and governor’s budget is money for one-time tax rebate checks, which New Mexicans have become accustomed to receiving over the past few pandemic years. Those rebates have cost the state about $1 billion. Rep. Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo, who heads the House Taxation and Revenue Committee, said the LFC’s proposed budget includes about $200 million in tax-relief initiatives. This, he said, represents “a much more conservative approach than past proposals” of more like $1 billion. “A big portion [of that] was the rebate checks,” he said. One major difference is the LFC’s proposal to use $300 million to create a new accountability trust fund. Departments could apply to the fund for nonrecurring revenue for longterm projects — if they can show with data they are making improvements that warrant the additional money. Rep. Nathan Small, D-Las Cruces, chairman of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, said the proposed fund is “the biggest new thing” in this budget proposal. “It allows for continued increases in spending while being very focused on results, on accountability, on evidence-based building of programs,” he said. The proposed spending plans come as the state prepares to enjoy another year of record revenue for the upcoming ﬁscal year — projections are somewhere in the $13 billion range, with some $3.5 billion of that being so-called new money. Some lawmakers, including Muñoz, have cautioned the good times may be coming to an end since so much of the state’s revenue is dependent on the boom-and-bust industry of oil and gas. New Mexico’s oil production jumped to 658 million barrels in ﬁscal year 2023 from 531 million barrels the previous year, but the industry’s growth is expected to slow in another year or so. Still, Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, said during the news conference

TAKEAWAYS ◆ The Legislative Finance Committed released its proposed $10.1 billion fiscal year 2025 budget in a news conference Friday, one day after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s office released her proposed $10.5 billion budget for the coming year. ◆ The LFC proposal takes a multiyear approach to using record revenues, largely driven by the oil and gas industries, to budget out programs for several years rather than commit it to just one year. ◆ The lawmakers’ proposal includes creating a $300 million government accountability fund that state departments can reach out for — if they have programs that prove to be working.

that in his 20 years as a state legislator, he has never seen the state in such a ﬁnancially strong position. “This is an extraordinary time in our state and what the LFC has done here is come up with the right mix by being conservative where they need to be conservative but also spending where they need to spend ... so the big ups and downs that we know are to come will level out.” Another difference between the two proposals is that while the Governor’s Office is recommending $25 million to create a new Family Services Division at the Children, Youth and Families Department, LFC wants to create a $20 million-plus expandable trust for what it describes as “child welfare workforce development, prevention and early intervention programs and accountability and compliance.” Muñoz said everyone has heard the “horror stories” of the troubled agency, charged with overseeing and protecting the state’s most vulnerable children through an array of programs. The department has faced criticism from lawmakers and children’s advocates over high-proﬁle child deaths and its constant struggle to retain and recruit workers. Muñoz said the state has to help the agency improve, track its spending and use performance data to best prioritize resources. If the department comes to the Legislature to ask for more money for a particular project or reason, he said, lawmakers should say “we want performance measures. Are we taking care of foster kids? Are there visitations?” That way, Muñoz said, the Legislature can “track every single dollar by the number of visits, by the number of services they are receiving through CYFD.” If the data shows the programs are not working, he said, that money can be sent elsewhere. The Governor’s Office is looking forward to working with the Legislature to come up with a budget that is best for the state, spokeswoman Maddy Hayden wrote in an email. “We are just beginning our review of the LFC recommendation and at this time,” she wrote. Sen. Pat Woods, R-Broadview, said in an interview Friday he likes the multiyear approach of saving some current revenues for the future. Noting that some past budgets have increased spending by as much as 10% — the governor’s budget proposal equates to a nearly 10% increase this year — Woods said “we might be able to sustain a 3, 4, 5% increase in our state budget over the next few years.” The LFC’s proposal represents an effort to “get spending under control,” he said. “Let’s put some of this money into ‘tomorrow’ money,” he said.

U.S. Supreme Court to decide Trump eligibility for Colorado’s ballot Continued from Page A-1

appeal. And the court has already said that it will rule on the scope of a central charge in the federal election-interference case in a decision expected by June. Trump asked the Supreme Court to intervene after Colorado’s top court disqualiﬁed him from the ballot last month. That decision is on hold while the justices consider the matter. Jena Griswold, Colorado’s secretary of state, urged the Supreme Court to act fast. “Coloradans, and the American people, deserve clarity on whether someone who engaged in insurrection may run for the country’s highest office,” she said in a statement. Trump acknowledged the court’s decision to hear the case at a rally Friday in Sioux Center, Iowa, saying he hoped the justices would fairly interpret the

law. “All I want is fair; I fought really hard to get three very, very good people in,” he said, referring to his appointees. He added, “And I just hope that they’re going to be fair because, you know, the other side plays the ref.” The case turns on the meaning of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, ratiﬁed after the Civil War, which bars those who had taken an oath “to support the Constitution of the United States” from holding office if they then “shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.” Congress can remove the prohibition, the provision says, but only by a twothirds vote in each chamber. Although Section 3 addressed the aftermath of the Civil War, it was written in general terms and, most scholars say, continues to have force.

A Colorado trial judge ruled that Trump had engaged in insurrection but accepted his argument that Section 3 did not apply to him, reasoning that Trump had not sworn the right kind of oath and that the provision did not apply to the office of the presidency. The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the ﬁrst part of the ruling — that Trump had engaged in an insurrection, including by setting out to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election; trying to alter vote counts; encouraging bogus slates of competing electors; pressuring the vice president to violate the Constitution; and calling for the Jan. 6 march on the Capitol. But the majority reversed the part of the decision that said Section 3 did not apply to the presidency. “President Trump asks us to hold,” the majority wrote, “that Section 3 disqualiﬁes every oath-breaking insurrectionist

except the most powerful one and that it bars oath breakers from virtually every office, both state and federal, except the highest one in the land. Both results are inconsistent with the plain language and history of Section 3.” The state Supreme Court addressed several other issues. Congress does not need to act before courts may disqualify candidates, it said. Trump’s eligibility is not the sort of political question that is outside the competence of courts. The House’s report regarding the events of Jan. 6, 2021, was properly admitted into evidence. Trump’s speech that day was not protected by the First Amendment. The court added that states are authorized under the Constitution to assess the qualiﬁcations of presidential candidates. “Were we to adopt President Trump’s view,” the majority wrote, “Colorado could not exclude from the ballot

even candidates who plainly do not satisfy the age, residency and citizenship requirements” of the Constitution. An election official in Maine last month adopted much of the Colorado Supreme Court’s reasoning in barring Trump from the primary ballot there. He has appealed that ruling to a state court in Maine. In urging the Supreme Court to hear the Colorado case and to resolve it quickly, Trump’s lawyers cited the ruling in Maine. “The Colorado Supreme Court decision would unconstitutionally disenfranchise millions of voters in Colorado and likely be used as a template to disenfranchise tens of millions of voters nationwide,” the lawyers wrote. “Indeed, the Maine secretary of state, in an administrative proceeding, has already used the Colorado proceedings as justiﬁcation for unlawfully striking President Trump from that state’s ballot.”

Saturday, January 6, 2024

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Iran attack shows vulnerability it fails to admit to having By Farnaz Fassihi

The New York Times

or years, Iran justified its military presence in Iraq and Syria, to its own people and the world, as a strategy for keeping terrorist groups at bay. Iranian officials frequently boasted that fighting terrorists directly or through proxy militias in the region meant they didn’t have to fight them at home. That sense of security was shattered Wednesday, with the deadliest terrorist attack since the 1979 founding of the Islamic Republic — two suicide explosions in the city of Kerman that killed 88 people, including 30 children, and injured more than 200. The Islamic State group, a mortal enemy of Iran, claimed responsibility. Yet, even after the statement by the terrorist group, Iranian officials and pundits close to the government insisted — as they had in the immediate aftermath of the attack — that another enemy, Israel, was to blame. Tasnim News Agency, the media arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, went as far as claiming that “Israel ordered ISIS to take responsibility for the attack.” And Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, speaking at a ceremony in Kerman honoring the victims Friday, said Iran would retaliate and blamed both Israel and the United States. Whatever the officials really think, blaming Israel and the United States is far more convenient, some analysts and opponents of the government say, than admitting that the state cannot protect its people from terrorism. The attack punctures the image of Iran as capable of flexing its might in wars around the region without suffering such large-scale retaliation at home.

The ministry of intelligence said Friday that 12 people in six provinces had been arrested in connection with the attack but did not elaborate on their identities or affiliations. It said one of the suicide bombers was from Tajikistan, but the identity of the second one was not yet conﬁrmed. The statement also said security agents had discovered the place in Kerman where the attackers had stayed and arrested two of their accomplices. The statement said police discovered two suicide vests, remote control devices for detonating explosives, grenades, thousands of pieces of shrapnel to use in suicide bomb vests and wires and explosive devices that, officials said, suggest the attackers were planning other attacks. The Islamic State group issued a statement Friday threatening more attacks and saying Kerman’s explosions marked “the beginning of our war,” with Iran. It is not clear how widely Iranians accept allegations of Israeli responsibility. But if Iran’s leaders were hoping to unite the public against a common enemy, they did not appear to be succeeding. Many ordinary Iranians, both critics and supporters of the Islamic Republic, were instead venting their anger at the government. Conservatives loyal to the ideology of the clerics who rule the country said Iran’s timid response to Israel’s security breaches had emboldened it or other actors such as the Islamic State group to strike. Israel has carried out numerous strikes over the years against Iran’s military and nuclear facilities, and assassinations of its nuclear scientists and others, but those attacks have been narrowly targeted, not the indiscriminate mass killings claimed by the Islamic State group.

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Mourners attend the funeral ceremony of Faezeh Rahimi, one of the victims of Islamic State bombing attack in Kerman, after the Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran. Even after the Islamic State took responsibility for the bombings, Iran’s government blamed Israel.

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than condemning political violence. At least nine people who were at the Capitol that day died during or after the rioting, including several officers who died of suicide, a woman who was shot and killed by police as she tried to break into the House chamber, and three other Trump supporters who authorities said suffered medical emergencies. Biden said that by “trying to rewrite the facts of Jan. 6, Trump is trying to steal history the same way he tried to steal the election.” Trump, who faces 91 criminal charges stemming from his efforts to overturn his loss to Biden and three other felony cases, argues that Biden and top Democrats are themselves seeking to undermine democracy by using the legal system to thwart the campaign of his chief rival. The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether Trump could be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. Speaking in Iowa Friday, Trump repeated his false claims that he won the 2020 election and his assertion that the Capitol rioters were patriotic, and called the long prison sentences handed down for some offenders — whom Trump calls “hostages” and were convicted of crimes like assaulting police

officers on Jan. 6 or seditious conspiracy — “one of the saddest things.” Biden, in his remarks, seized on Trump’s grievances and his pledges to get retribution on his political enemies. “Donald Trump’s campaign is about him,” Biden said. “Not America. Not you. Donald Trump’s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future.” He added: “There’s no confusion about who Trump is or what he intends to do.” Before his remarks, Biden, joined by his wife Jill, participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Valley Forge National Arch, which honors the troops who camped there from December 1777 to June 1778. He also toured the home that served as Washington’s headquarters. Biden invoked Washington’s decision to resign his commission as the leader of the Continental Army after American independence was won — and the painting commemorating that moment that resides in the Capitol Rotunda — to cast Trump as unworthy of Washington’s legacy. “He could have held onto that power as long as he wanted,” Biden said of Washington. “But that wasn’t the America he and the American troops of Valley Forge had fought for. In America, our leaders don’t hold on to power relentlessly. Our leaders return power to the people — willingly.”

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Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank town of Arura wave Hamas and their national flags Friday during a protest against the killing of top Hamas official Saleh Arouri in Beirut. Arouri, the No. 2 figure in Hamas, was killed in an explosion blamed on Israel. He is the highest-ranked Hamas figure to be killed in the nearly three-month war between Israel and Hamas.

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Hezbollah leader calls for retaliation Calls for escalation in conflict by militant in Lebanon follow reported Israeli strike in Beirut killing Hamas top official By Bassem Mroue, Wafaa Shurafa and Najib Jobain The Associated Press

BEIRUT — The leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said Friday that his group must retaliate after a presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official, or else all of Lebanon would be vulnerable to Israeli attack. Hassan Nasrallah appeared to be making the case for a response to the Lebanese public, even at the risk of escalating the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel. But he gave no indication of how or when the militants would act. The strike that killed Hamas’ deputy political leader, Saleh Arouri, threatened months of efforts by the United States to prevent the war in Gaza from spiraling into a regional conflict. Nasrallah said it was the first strike by Israel in the Lebanese capital since 2006. “We cannot keep silent about a violation of this seriousness,” he said, “because this means that all of our people will be exposed [to targeting]. All of our cities, villages and public figures will be exposed.” The repercussions of silence are “far greater” than the risks of retaliating, he added. Tensions are rising on multiple fronts as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in the region. Iraqis are furious after an American airstrike killed a militia leader in Baghdad. At the same time, the U.S. is struggling to deter attacks by Yemen’s Iranbacked Houthi rebels on commercial Red Sea shipping. In Gaza, Israel is moving to scale down its military assault in the north of the territory and pressing its heavy offensive in the south, vowing to crush Hamas. In the south, most of Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians are being squeezed into smaller areas in a humanitarian disaster, while still being pounded by Israeli airstrikes. Since the start of the Gaza war, Hezbollah has fired rockets and missiles into northern Israel, bringing a return bombardment from Israel in near daily cross-border exchanges.

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An Israeli soldier weeps Friday at the marker for a loved one kidnapped Oct. 7 in a cross-border attack by Hamas at the Nova music festival, after a news conference at the site in Re’im, southern Israel.

After the strike Tuesday in Beirut, the Lebanon-Israel front appeared to be at a critical juncture, with the potential to veer into an all-out war. On Friday, Israeli aircraft, tanks and artillery struck several areas in Lebanon after rockets and missiles were fired toward Israel, the military said. But Hezbollah has held back from a dramatic escalation, wary of a repeat of the two sides’ 2006 war in which Israeli bombardment wreaked extensive destruction in Lebanon. Nasrallah said Friday that the details of Hezbollah’s response “will be decided on the battlefield.” He did not elaborate. The Beirut strike is not the only thing threatening a wider fight between Israel and Lebanon. Israeli officials have threatened greater military action against Hezbollah unless it withdraws it fighters from Lebanese territory near their shared border. A pullback — called for under a 2006 U.N. truce but never implemented — is necessary to stop barrages and allow the return of tens of thousands of Israelis to homes they evacuated near the border, Israel says. Nasrallah boasted about the evacuations,

saying that after Israel forced Lebanese to flee in past conflicts, Hezbollah had now done the same to Israelis, putting political pressure on the government. Hezbollah’s cross-border attacks aim to engage Israeli forces away from Gaza, Nasrallah said, and the only way to stop them is “to stop the aggression on Gaza.” Israel says it aims to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and remove it from power in Gaza after the militants’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, in which they killed around 1,200 people, mainly civilians, and abducted around 250 others. The army’s chief spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Friday the military plans an investigation into failures connected with the Hamas attack, which generated heavy criticism of military, intelligence and political leaders for being caught off guard. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted the government must focus on the war first and answer questions later. Israel’s onslaught in Gaza has killed more than 22,600 people, more than two-thirds of them women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. The ministry’s count does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.

Blinken goes to Mideast as tensions grow with Israel By Edward Wong and Michael Crowley The New York Times

ISTANBUL — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is returning to the Middle East this week with the goals of getting Israel to curtail attacks that are killing thousands of Palestinian civilians and preventing the war from spreading across the region. But previously unreported details of a clash between Blinken and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel point to the challenges ahead. During a private meeting in November, Blinken told Netanyahu that the Israelis would have to agree to a series of pauses in the fighting in the Gaza Strip to let more aid flow into the war zone and to allow civilians to leave areas under attack. Netanyahu refused, U.S. officials said on condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation in Jerusalem. Blinken then said he would announce the Biden administration’s demand in a news conference, which prompted Netanyahu to scramble to preempt him by issuing a defiant

statement by video. “ ‘I told him, ‘We swore and I swore to eliminate Hamas,’ ” Netanyahu said. “Nothing will stop us.” Antony Blinken The Israeli military started doing pauses of about four hours at a time in a few areas within days of the diplomatic clash, despite Netanyahu’s bluster. That episode on Nov. 3 brings into sharp relief the evolving relationship between the United States and its most important partner in the Middle East, a relationship that President Joe Biden has charged Blinken with shepherding during a spiraling crisis. Since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, Biden has strongly supported Israel’s war in Gaza, in which the Israeli military, armed with U.S. weapons, has killed more than 22,000 Palestinians, most of them civilians, according to the Gaza health ministry. But as Blinken ﬂies into the Middle East for the fourth time

since October, Biden and his aides are increasingly struggling with their Israeli counterparts over a range of critical issues, including the need to lessen civilian casualties, the risks of a wider regional war and the shape of a post-conﬂict Gaza. Those disagreements are likely to continue when Blinken arrives in Israel amid a marathon of stops over a week: Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. He also plans to visit the West Bank headquarters of the Palestinian Authority. Blinken landed in Istanbul on Friday night and is scheduled to meet with senior officials there on Saturday. “We don’t expect every conversation on this trip to be easy,” the State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, told reporters Thursday. “There are obviously tough issues facing the region and difficult choices ahead.” For Blinken, it is a New Year’s return to intensive Middle East shuttle diplomacy that began last fall, after two years of overwhelming focus on Russia’s war in Ukraine and on China. By some measures it is the most challenging assignment of his

tenure as secretary of state. Miller said that Blinken’s priorities in Israel would include discussing “immediate measures to increase substantially humanitarian assistance to Gaza” and plans for Israel’s military to “transition to the next phase of operations” and new steps to protect civilians. Blinken will also speak with officials across the region about freeing the 129 hostages, including about eight Americans, who Israel says are still being held in Gaza. And he intends to tackle the thorny topics of plans for governing Gaza and prospects for reaching a political solution between Israel and the Palestinians once this conﬂict is over. “It’s going to be a lot of hard conversations,” said Khaled Elgindy, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, a think tank in Washington. Elgindy was skeptical that Blinken could make much progress in winning more protections for Gaza’s civilians or shaping Israel’s post-conﬂict plans. “I don’t know how well that’s going to go because they’ve been having the same conversation for three months and not made much headway,” he said.

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Concerns pile up for young voters on Biden-Trump race

Injured principal tried to protect students Police now say 7 hurt in attack by gunman, 17, who then took own life By Scott McFetridge, Ryan J. Foley, Josh Funk and Nick Ingram The Associated Press

PERRY, Iowa — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself at extra risk by trying to protect students from the teenage shooter, state authorities said Friday. Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and six other staffers and students were injured in the Thursday morning shooting that left one sixth-grade student dead. The 17-year-old student who opened fire also died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. The state Department of Public Safety said Marburger, who is being treated in a Des Moines hospital, “acted selflessly and placed himself in harm’s way in an apparent effort to protect his students.” A day after the shooting, the small community of Perry was somber. Yellow crime tape still lined the campus Perry High School shares with the town’s middle school, flowers and stuffed toys had cropped up in memorials, and classes across the district were canceled Friday in favor of counseling. The shooting happened just after 7:30 a.m. Thursday when the student opened fire, forcing people to hunker down in classrooms and offices shortly before classes were set to begin on the first day back after winter break. The news seven students and staff suffered “wounds or injuries of varying degree” during the shooting was two more

polling, John Della Volpe, said the results suggested young voters had less faith “in govThe first time Lucy VanDyke ernment’s ability to solve big voted for president, she relucproblems,” which could dent tantly supported Joe Biden. But participation. The Harvard poll she says she won’t be doing that found a plurality of young peoagain. ple trusted neither Biden nor Like many young voters, Trump on key issues, including VanDyke, a 23-year-old indethe Israel-Hamas conflict, clipendent from Grand Rapids, mate change and gun violence. Mich., is unhappy with Biden’s Combating an “overall stewardship of the economy and despair” with the political his support for Israel’s military system, Della Volpe said, would campaign in the Gaza Strip, require better messaging on and she has concerns about his how the Biden administration age. Should Biden face former had made a difference on issues President Donald Trump again, like student loan cancellation VanDyke said, she would supand environmental protections. port a third-party candidate. “To really motivate young peo“I don’t want a Biden-Trump ple, it’s about impacting their rematch,” said VanDyke, a attitude, showing them that mental health research assistant. the system can work and has “I know people can say, ‘Your worked,” he said. voice doesn’t matter if you vote Convincing young people independent.’ But the more that the system is working, however, people vote independent, even is a daunting task. In interif that candidate doesn’t win, it views with nearly two dozen shows that people are unhappy.” voters younger than 30, some That discontent with the described the country’s political party front-runners appears to climate as “scary,” “disheartenbe shared by many young voting,” “not in a good place” and ers, according to recent polling, “pretty depressing.” and it poses a considerable The majority expressed threat to Biden’s reelection worries about their economic effort. A December poll from futures, citing difficulties in The New York Times and Siena affording homes and paying College found Trump leading off student loans. Some were Biden among voters ages 18 to concerned about rising polar29, which could indicate a stun- ization. For left-leaning voters, ning erosion of support for the abortion access, gun violence president with a core part of his and climate change remain coalition. In 2020, young people pressing concerns the Biden showed up to vote in record administration has had mixed numbers and backed Biden by results in addressing. more than 20 percentage points. “I just feel like he hasn’t done Losing support to Trump anything,” said Maurisa Golden, or third-party candidates isn’t 26, a student and small-business Democrats’ only concern with owner in South Carolina. “He’s young voters. Experts say the managed to make a really big party needs to worry about moment for young voters feel a distaste for a Biden-Trump like nothing.” rematch depressing turnout. Golden said growing up, she The Institute of Politics at the had viewed Biden and former Harvard Kennedy School found President Barack Obama as last month young people appear “superheroes” because of their less inclined to vote than they pitches to Black voters and was did at the same point of the 2020 excited to support him in 2020. cycle, decreasing from 57% who But she wants the president to better address abortion rights, “definitely” planned to vote in forgive more student loan debt 2019 to 49% last month. and support policing reforms. The institute’s director of By Anjali Huynh

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Residents at a candlelight vigil Thursday at Perry High School in Perry, Iowa.

than authorities said at a news conference Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear if all seven were shot, and officials did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking clarity. The suspect, identified as Dylan Butler, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation official said. In a Facebook post later Thursday, the principal’s daughter said he was in “surgery all day, and is currently stable.” Claire Marburger called her father a “gentle giant” who would want more attention on the other victims and their families and less on himself. Authorities said Butler had a pump-action shotgun and a small-caliber handgun. Mitch Mortvedt, the state investigation division’s assistant director, said during a news conference authorities also found a “pretty rudimentary” improvised explosive device and rendered it harmless. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation said federal and state investigators were interviewing Butler’s friends and analyzing Butler’s social media profiles, including posts on TikTok and Reddit. However, authorities have provided no information about a possible motive in the shooting. Two friends and their mother

who spoke with The Associated Press said Butler was a quiet person who had been bullied for years. Sisters Yesenia Roeder and Khamya Hall, both 17, said that Butler was bullied relentlessly since elementary school, but it escalated recently when his younger sister started getting picked on, too. “He was hurting. He got tired. He got tired of the bullying. He got tired of the harassment,” Yesenia Roeder Hall said. “Was it a smart idea to shoot up the school? No. God, no.” Rachael Kares, an 18-yearold senior, who ﬂed jazz band rehearsal when she heard gunshots Thursday morning, said she believes Marburger would have addressed any bullying that was reported to him. “Any instances that happened toward Dylan were resolved because my principal is an amazing man who was on top of it all,” Kares said. She added she and her family knew Marburger well — her older sisters grew up with his daughters, and his wife was one of Kares’ teachers when she was younger. Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area. It is home to a large pork-pro-

cessing plant and low-slung, single-story homes spread among trees now shorn of their leaves by winter. Mass shootings across the U.S. have long brought calls for stricter gun laws from gun safety advocates, and Thursday’s did within hours. But the idea has been a nonstarter for many Republicans, particularly in rural, GOP-leaning states like Iowa, which will hold its first-inthe-nation presidential caucuses Jan. 15. Iowa does not require a permit to purchase a handgun or carry a firearm in public, but it does mandate a background check for anyone buying a handgun without a permit. Zander Shelley, 15, was in a hallway when he heard shots and dashed into a classroom, according to his father, Kevin Shelley. Zander was grazed twice and hid in the classroom before texting his father. Kevin Shelley, who drives a garbage truck, told his boss he had to run. “It was the most scared I’ve been in my entire life,” he said. He later posted a photo on Facebook of his son being treated at Methodist Medical Center and said the boy was feeling fine. “I am still shaking,” he added, “and tho I dont show it I’m not OK.”

African migration to U.S. soars The New York Times

in Europe narrow. “You have countries that are less and less welcoming,” said Camille Le Coz, a senior policy analyst at Migration Policy Institute Europe. “When new routes open up, people are going to migrate because economic opportunities at home are insufﬁcient.” A record number of people are on the move worldwide, according to the United Nations, ﬂeeing climate change, authoritarian states and economic instability. Across the Atlantic, immigration has stirred concern in many countries. Right-leaning candidates with anti-immigration platforms prevailed in a few national elections last year, most recently in the Netherlands. France, Germany and Spain have struck deals with Tunisia and Morocco to intercept migrants who transit through them. And on Dec. 20, the European Union signed a pact to facilitate the deportation of asylum-seekers and limit migration to the bloc.

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SAN DIEGO — The young men from Guinea had decided it was time to leave their impoverished homeland in West Africa. But instead of seeking a new life in Europe, where so many African migrants have settled, they set out for what has become a far safer bet of late: the United States. “Getting into the United States is certain compared to European countries, and so I came,” said Sekuba Keita, 30, who was at a migrant center in San Diego on a recent afternoon after an odyssey that took him by plane to Turkey, Colombia, El Salvador and Nicaragua, then by land to the U.S.-Mexico border. Keita, who spoke in French, was at a cellphone charging station at the center among dozens from Angola, Mauritania, Senegal and elsewhere who had made the same calculus. While migrants from African nations still represent a small

share of the people crossing the southern border, their numbers have been surging, as smuggling networks in the Americas open new markets and capitalize on intensifying anti-immigrant sentiment in some corners of Europe. Historically, the number of migrants from Africa’s 54 countries has been so low U.S. authorities classified them as “other,” a category that has grown exponentially, driven recently, officials say, by fast-rising numbers from the continent. According to government data obtained by The New York Times, the number of Africans apprehended at the southern border jumped to 58,462 in fiscal year 2023 from 13,406 in 2022. The top African countries in 2023 were Mauritania, at 15,263; Senegal, at 13,526; and Angola and Guinea, which each had more than 4,000. Nonprofits that work on the border said the trend has continued, with both the absolute number and the share of migrants from Africa climbing in recent months as potential destinations

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LOCAL&REGION Hearings set for Rio Rancho gas storage plan Attorney General’s Office, environmental groups call $180M facility risky, costly By Nicholas Gilmore ngilmore@sfnewmexican.com

Opponents of a liqueﬁed natural gas storage facility proposed for Rio Rancho say the project would have detrimental effects not only on surrounding residents but also on the pocketbooks of New Mexico Gas Co. customers. Construction of the facility could add about $3.13 to average residential monthly gas bills starting in 2026, its ﬁrst year of operation, according to the utility’s application to state regulators. New Mexico Gas Co. officials contend the project is necessary for price control and reliability. They say

they developed the plan after former members of the Public Regulation Commission ordered the company to mitigate price spikes — like the one that cost customers more than $100 million during six days of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. The current three-member Public Regulation Commission is expected to decide whether the utility can go ahead with the gas storage project in the coming months. Beginning Monday, hearings are scheduled to take place before the commission, involving attorneys representing the utility company as well as several groups opposing the project. Regulators then will decide whether to grant approval for the facility, which the utility says would cost about $181 million and span 25 acres on the southern edge of Rio Rancho. The project has met opposition

from the state Attorney General’s Office as well as from three advocacy groups: Western Resource Advocates, New Energy Economy and Coalition for Clean Affordable Energy. All three will present expert witnesses and cross-examine the utility’s executives during the commission’s hearing. In testimony, the groups have accused the company of understating the project’s costs and neglecting to analyze other options to mitigate natural gas price spikes. The company proposes building the liquefied natural gas storage facility on the same site it identified for a similar facility more than a decade ago, Andrea Crane, a utility expert and witness for the Attorney General’s Office, has testified. Although analysis was performed to determine the viability of the location, Crane argues, the site was chosen in advance. The Attorney General’s Office

has argued the facility risks putting “stranded assets” on gas customers, given “the general uncertainty surrounding the long-term future of natural gas in New Mexico and elsewhere.” Santa Fe-based New Energy Economy has argued the project is being proposed to ensure a growing rate base, and therefore return for shareholders, for New Mexico Gas Co. Executive director Mariel Nanasi provided an internal report from the company that states the utility “would be positioned to leverage the investment in LNG storage and liquefaction to pursue future growth and obtain new revenue,” listing a national laboratory and Department of Defense facilities as emerging fuel customers. Nanasi has argued former commissioners instructed the company Please see story on Page A-8

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Gus Hallin of Durango, Colo., walks the Santa Fe River Trail with his dog Rico on Friday. The Santa Fe River Commission, a volunteer body that advises the city on policy related to the river and its surroundings, is taking applications for ﬁve new members through Feb. 2.

he Santa Fe River Commission is seeking applications for ﬁve new members. The volunteer commission is responsible for advising the city on the management of the Santa Fe River, its riparian corridor and the river’s watershed, the city said in a news release issued Thursday. Topics include the Living River target ﬂow, management of vegetation and effluent, the Santa Fe River Fund and public art along the river.

There are several subcommittees, including one regarding Two Mile Pond. Applicants must either live or work in the city or Santa Fe County, the release said. Those with interest or professional expertise in “hydrology, environmental science, community engagement, acequias, the history of Santa Fe, or related ﬁelds” are encouraged to apply. Meetings take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second Thursday of alternate months, and members

are expected to dedicate several hours a month to their work. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Feb. 2. Applications can be submitted through the city’s PrimeGov committee portal at santafe.primegov.com/public/ committees. Questions can be directed to Commission Chairperson Heidi Klingel at heidiklingel@hotmail.com.

Rodeo Electrical Services alleges in its lawsuit. In March 2020 alone, the complaint says, she deposited checks to herself worth more than $32,000. It alleges she embezzled a total of $400,000 from the company over about three years. Attempts to reach Felch and her husband, Matthew Felch, who also is named as a defendant, were unsuccessful Friday. A spokeswoman for Sunflower Bank, which operates in some New Mexico cities as First National, declined to comment Friday. Court records show the case has been set and reset for trial several times since the lawsuit was filed, due in part to what a judge determined were delays caused by the bank. State District Judge Kathleen McGarry Ellenwood granted a default judgment in May in favor of the company and its owner, Scott Rosenberg. According to her order, she found the bank repeatedly failed to provide required information, even though it was subjected to a fine that started at $1,000 per day and eventually increased to $10,000 per day while the information was outstanding. An attorney representing the bank said she was responsible for the noncompliance and said the bank hadn’t been aware of the failures or increasingly severe sanctions, according to the judge’s order. Sunflower Bank appealed the default judgment to the New Mexico Court of Appeals, which denied the appeal, saying it was premature because the amount of damages the bank faced had not been decided. Because the judge already has entered a judgment against the bank on liability, jurors will be tasked primarily with determining how much in damages, if any, the bank owes the electrical services company and its owner.

In addition to actual damages, Rosenberg is seeking compensation for emotional distress, saying the ordeal has caused him anxiety, depression and created problems in his relationships. As a result of the alleged embezzlement, he’s “seen the reward of years of labor vanish ... and feels he may never recover,” the lawsuit says, adding, “these events run through his mind like a broken record, making him sick to his stomach and fearful of the future.” Rodeo Electrical Services has been in business in Santa Fe for over 30 years, according to the complaint. Rosenberg purchased it in the early 1990s and had used Sunflower Bank for about a decade. Rosenberg hired Felch in 2017, the suit says. It accuses her of stealing from the company within her first year, first by using the company credit card to pay for personal expenses and then by writing company checks to herself and forging Rosenberg’s signature. She covered her tracks by listing the checks as payments to suppliers and “other typical payees,” the lawsuit alleges. “The thefts were committed in plain sight of Sunflower Bank,” the lawsuit says, adding tellers and managers “should have recognized the suspicious transactions but instead turned a blind eye and allow the fraud to continue unchecked for years.” “Such shocking failure to recognize [and] report suspicious activity indicate a willful and intentional disregard of the bank’s duties as well as the possibility that the bank personnel on the inside helped the Felches to evade scrutiny,” the complaint alleges. Rosenberg discovered the alleged embezzlement in 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, when

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Developer’s suit claims scheme to seize resort Lawsuit alleging ‘loan to own’ ploy seeks $20M lost in ’21 bankruptcy that gave control to Ariz. company By Teya Vitu

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The man who redeveloped Bishop’s Lodge as a luxury resort with $1,000-plus-a-night rooms seeks a court order to recover the original $20 million 350 investors apparently lost in bankruptcy proceedings in 2021. Richard Holland was managing member of the partnership that owned and redeveloped Bishop’s Lodge until the other partners filed for bankruptcy protection against Holland’s wishes and removed him as managing member. Bankruptcy court in October 2021 awarded ownership of the Bishop’s Lodge property to Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Juniper Investment Advisors, which had extended a $15 million loan in 2019 to Holland’s group with the Bishop’s Lodge property as collateral. Holland alleges Juniper and its managing partner, Jay Wolf, engaged in a “loan to own scheme” to orchestrate their way to ownership of Bishop’s Lodge by having Holland removed as managing member and forcing the property into bankruptcy. Wolf did not respond to texts from The New Mexican seeking comment. Holland filed a complaint Dec. 15 in the state’s First Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. The case is assigned to District Judge Maria Sanchez-Gagne. The complaint includes three allegations: breach of fiduciary duty, aiding and abetting breaches of fiduciary duty and civil conspiracy. The 45-page complaint does not spell out a specific request for damages but in more general language asks the court to consider return of illegal gains, interest payment, attorney fees and punitive damages. Holland’s company, HRV Santa Fe LLC, “seeks to recover its multi-million-dollar investments and punitive damages from the defendants,” according to the Houston law firm Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, which is representing the plaintiffs. Holland through his law firm said HRV Santa Fe will seek $20 million to pay off the amount 350 original investors invested in the Bishop’s Lodge redevelopment project that spanned from Holland’s purchase of the property in 2014 until its reopening in July 2021 with 98 rooms and several new buildings. All these investors came through the five members of BL Holding under which falls BL Santa Fe, which actually owned the 317-acre Bishop’s Lodge property. Holland was the managing member of BL Holding until Juniper allegedly “coordinated (with the four other members) to remove (Holland) as manager of Please see story on Page A-8

‘Significant’ winter storm Jury to consider damages for Santa Fe business aims for N.M. The New Mexican

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Rodeo Electrical Services alleges ex-bookkeeper embezzled $400K By Phaedra Haywood

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A jury trial is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a Santa Fe business’s lawsuit accusing a local bank of failing to prevent the alleged embezzlement of about $400,000 from its account by one of the business’s own employees. A judge already has issued a default judgment against defendant Sunflower Bank, leaving jurors to decide how much in damages it might owe Rodeo Electrical Services. Rodeo alleges in its 2020 complaint in state District Court that Sunflower Bank allowed a bookkeeper to treat the company’s account “as her own personal piggybank.” “Sunflower should have raised the alarm, but failed to, when the modestly paid company bookkeeper, who had previously only deposited small payroll checks, suddenly began making numerous large transactions of thousands of dollars through company checks made out to her personally,” the lawsuit states. A federal grand jury indicted the employee, Charity Felch, on seven charges in 2021: five counts of bank fraud and one count each of aggravated identity theft and access device fraud. She was scheduled to stand trial in December in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, but the trial was reset for March, according to online court records. Felch, who earned $14.50 per hour, deposited non-payroll checks from the company into her own account at Sunflower Bank that would have added up to an annual take-home salary of $193,000, Design and headlines: John R. Roby, jroby@sfnewmexican.com

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Northern New Mexico’s “parade of winter storms” — so dubbed by the National Weather Service in a brieﬁng earlier this week — will likely march on through the weekend. As a storm moves southeast from the Gulf of Alaska, residents can expect more snow and freezing temperatures Sunday and Monday, with near-blizzard conditions in the northeastern corner of the state, said Brian Guyer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Albuquerque office. “We’re going to be looking at a signiﬁcant winter storm moving in from the West,” Guyer said. Snow showers will start — or, more aptly, restart — Sunday morning, with snow accumulating throughout the day. The worst of the storm, though, will hit Santa Fe on Sunday night, with a couple inches of snow, temperatures in the low teens and gusty winds expected, Guyer said. As the storm moves east, the meteorologist added, communities north of Santa Fe along Interstate 25 — including Las Vegas, N.M., and Raton — can expect near-blizzard conditions with wind gusts up to 50 mph, windchill below zero and very low visibility Sunday night and Monday. All of that will make for slick, hazardous roads during Monday morning’s commute. Guyer warned residents to be prepared for very cold weather Monday as well as potential travel delays or road closures, especially in the northeastern part of the state. Temperatures are expected to warm slowly Tuesday and Wednesday. SANTAFENEWMEXICAN.COM

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Ariz. lawmakers facing nearly $1B budget shortfall Effects of expanding school vouchers, ’21 tax cut swell state’s deficit By Jacques Billeaud

The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and the Republican-controlled Arizona Legislature return to the state Capitol on Monday with a nearly $1 billion problem on their hands. Less than six months after they celebrated passing a bipartisan budget, lawmakers face a steep deficit due mostly to plummeting revenues from a massive tax cut that took full effect last year and skyrocketing costs from a school voucher program expansion. A year ago, the state had a budget surplus of $1.8 billion. Now, it has a shortfall of about $400 million for the current fiscal year and another $450 million shortfall in the following year. Budget analysts say the shortfall will likely grow when the state’s next revenue forecast is released later this month. The tax cut approved by legislators in 2021 and signed into law by Hobbs’ Republican predecessor, Gov. Doug Ducey, had eliminated the state’s graduated income tax and replaced it with a flat tax, which was phased in and took full effect during 2023. From July through November, Arizona saw a decrease of over $830 million in revenues from income taxes, a nearly 30% decline. The voucher program lets parents use public money for private school tuition and other education costs. It started in 2011 as a small program for disabled children but was expanded repeatedly over the next decade until it became available to all students in 2022. Originally estimated to cost

$64 million for the current ﬁscal year, budget analysts now say it could top $900 million. Stan Barnes, a political Katie Hobbs consultant in Phoenix and a former Republican state lawmaker, said it’s hard to say how legislators and Hobbs will confront the growing costs, but he predicted they’ll be forced to compromise. “It’s going to be one of the most difficult exercises in recent memory, given the Grand Canyon-sized space between the Republican legislature and the Democratic governor,” Barnes said. Sen. John Kavanagh, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, disputed a budget crisis, saying Arizona could balance its books by postponing building projects, having state agencies return unspent state money and other measures. “In an $18 billion budget, it’s easily manageable,” Kavanagh said. Rep. Oscar De Los Santos, a Democrat who serves as assistant minority leader in the Arizona House, blamed Republican policies for the budget problems. The tax cut likely won’t be repealed, he said, but he believes the voucher program can be limited. “This is a self-created, self-inﬂicted wound that the Republicans have caused,” he said. “Now we don’t have the resources we need to tackle the important issues in our state.” The income tax cut championed by Ducey had eliminated the state’s previous graduated tax scale, which started at 2.59% and had a maximum of 4.5% for income over $159,000 a year for a single person. All taxpayers now pay a maximum of 2.5%.

Magnitude 4.2 quake rattles S. California LOS ANGELES — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was felt widely across the nation’s second-largest city Friday and shook things off shelves near the epicenter in a small mountain community east of Los Angeles, but there were no reports of major damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 10:55 a.m. quake was centered about a mile northwest of Lytle Creek in the San Gabriel Mountains about 45 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The depth was put at 5.5 miles. It came less than a week after a

similar quake also hit the Los Angeles area. Michael Guardado, who works at the San Bernardino National Forest’s Lytle Creek Ranger Station, said after Friday’s quake the “building shook hard,” and he had heard that “a lot of rocks” had fallen onto Lytle Creek Road. The quake was centered miles from the home of minor league baseball’s Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. “What’s in a name, you say,” the team quipped on social media.

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Former police ofﬁcer Randy Roedema during sentencing Friday in Brighton, Colo.

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Former police officer sentenced for role in death of Black man By Colleen Slevin and Mead Gruver The Associated Press

DENVER — A judge sentenced a former police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands. The officer, Randy Roedema, was the most senior law enforcement member to initially respond to the scene and the only one found guilty in McClain’s death. A jury convicted him in October of criminally negligent homicide, a felony, and third-degree assault, a misdemeanor. The 23-year-old’s killing Aug. 24, 2019, gained renewed interest the following year as mass protests swept the nation over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. McClain’s death became a rallying cry for critics of racial injustice in policing. In a separate trial, two paramedics were recently convicted for injecting McClain with an overdose of the sedative ketamine after police put him in a neck hold. Sentencing for the paramedics will come in March. Before Judge Mark Warner handed down the sentence, McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain, raged against Roedema after he expressed remorse but stopped short of apologizing. “Randy Roedema stole my son’s life,” she said. “All the belated apologies in the world can’t

remove my son’s blood from Randy Roedema’s hands.” Protecting the community was “the furthest thing from his mind” the night her son was stopped walking home from a store, she said. She hugged a supporter and wiped tears as she sat back down. Senior Assistant Attorney General Jason Slothouber described how, in the last minutes of McClain’s life, he struggled to breathe through vomit yet still faced violence from Roedema who picked him up, slammed him down and dug his knee into his back. The lack of compassion was all the more startling, Slothouber said, after he read all 76 letters friends, relatives and associates wrote in Roedema’s support. “I don’t know why that compassion and that care that his friends and his family, the people who served with him, talk about, was not there for Elijah McClain. But it clearly wasn’t,” Slothouber said. Roedema also spoke at the hearing, as did his sister and former military colleagues. Roedema was a U.S. Marine who was wounded in Iraq. “I want the McClain family to know the sadness I feel about Elijah being gone. He was young,” Roedema said. Roedema said he wished the initial 911 call that reported McClain looking suspicious that night had never been made. But he didn’t comment about anything he could have done differently.

Developer’s lawsuit blocking the alternate ﬁnancing, BH Holding could not make payments on the Juniper loan, leading to the bankruptcy ﬁling that ultimately resulted in Juniper taking ownership of Bishop’s Lodge, the complaint says. “Simply put, Juniper did not want to get repaid. Juniper wanted the property,” the complaint reads.

commission staff hearing examiner Anthony Madeiros, who was in charge of recent hearings for Public Service Company of New TAKEAWAYS Mexico’s rate case, on which commissioners recently ruled. ◆ A New Mexico Gas Co. plan to build a $180 million, 25-acre liquefied natural gas facility in Rio Rancho faces hearings before the Public RegulaOn Thursday, several dozen tion Commission beginning Monday. residents and climate activists who oppose the project held a ◆ The facility could add $3.13 to average monthly gas bills starting in rally outside New Mexico Gas 2026, its first year of operation. Co.’s office in Albuquerque, call◆ The proposed project has drawn opposition from the state Attorney ing on the company to withdraw General’s Office and environmental advocacy groups. its application from the commis◆ The utility presented the facility as a way to address gas price spikes sion. During a public hearing in and reliability of service in the wake of exorbitant costs incurred during November, dozens of residents, Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. many of whom belonged to neighborhood associations our perspective to the hearing believe the facility is needed, located near the proposed examiner.” will deliver value for customers, facility’s site, spoke against the The hearings will be run by company’s plans. and look forward to providing

Fourteen state legislators from Bernalillo County signed a letter in November opposing construction of the facility, citing safety risks from possible gas leaks and ﬁres as well as exacerbated air quality problems in “the most populated valley in New Mexico.” The Bernalillo County Commission passed a resolution against the proposed facility in October. The company has a pending rate case with the commission: It requested an 11% rate hike in September. Costs of the proposed liqueﬁed natural gas facility are not included in the pending rate case.

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BL Holding,” according to the complaint. The complaint also alleges Juniper refused to accept alternative ﬁnancing Holland had arranged to pay off the Juniper loan. Holland’s law ﬁrm stated Juniper “schemed to illegally

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to address price ﬂuctuations and instead it produced a plan that seeks to address reliability. New Mexico Gas Co. spokesman Tim Korte wrote in an email Friday the facility is a capital expenditure, and costs would be added to rates if approved in a future proceeding, but he said that was “a consequence, not the rationale” of the project. “The proposed facility is about reliability and price volatility protection,” Korte wrote. “We

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capture control and ownership of the prestigious Bishop’s Lodge resort through a campaign of threats, personal ﬁnancial inducements and disparagement of a project manager.” The complaint also contends Juniper worked with BL Holding members other than Holland “to stop [an alternate ﬁnancing deal] at all costs.” By

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IN BRIEF Longtime Doña Ana state senator Garcia dies A former state senator from Doña Ana died Friday. Mary Jane Garcia, a Democrat, represented District 36 from 1988 to 2012, including some time as majority whip. She was 87. “New Mexico has lost one of its great public servants in Mary Jane Garcia,” Jeff Steinborn, the district’s current senator, said in a statement released by Doña Ana County. “Mary Jane was a leader who ﬁercely advocated for and passed legislation on important issues in New Mexico including human rights and animal welfare. She was also a tremendous cultural and historic preservationist who worked for decades to preserve the history of her beloved community, the village of Doña Ana, and cared deeply for her constituents.” The county’s statement highlighted her work “for the protection of children and families,” including several laws she fought for related to ending child abuse and domestic violence.

“Her community service extended across many areas of advocacy to include at-risk youth programs, animal rights, border health issues, education, historic preservation projects, human trafficking, subdivision, and welfare reform,” the statement said.

Governor names Nibert to fill state senate seat Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Rep. Greg Nibert to ﬁll the seat of retiring state Sen. Stuart Ingle. Nibert, an attorney who lives in Roswell, has been a Republican member of the House of Representatives since 2016, spending some of that time as minority whip. He will succeed Ingle in Senate District 27, which includes Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Lea and Roosevelt counties on the state’s east side. Nibert, 66, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and a law degree from Pepperdine University in California. Ingle announced his retirement in October after 39 years in the Legislature. According to state law, legislative vacancies are ﬁlled by the board of county

commissioners. If a legislative district spans more than one county, the boards of county commissioners each submit one name to the governor, who appoints a candidate from the list.

money order. Commercial customers must provide the company’s name and address, a contact person’s phone number and a check or money order.

County bulk water center Sheriff’s office: Pojoaque to close for maintenance man tied as home robbed Santa Fe County’s Ojo de Agua Bulk Water Station at 13B Camino Justicia will be closed for maintenance Jan. 25. General maintenance of the facility, which offers 24-hour, automated bulk water dispensing, will include installation of a new keypad and screen at the facility. The station, located near the Santa Fe County jail, will reopen Jan. 26. Water is dispensed at a cost of 1 cent per gallon for residents and 2 cents per gallon for businesses. There is no monthly service fee, but a prepaid account is required. To set up an account to use the facility, visit the Santa Fe County Utilities Division Office, 424 N.M. 599, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents must provide provide a valid photo ID, proof of address like a current utility bill, and payment to start the prepaid account via check, cashier’s check or

The Empty Stocking Fund is a long-standing project of The New Mexican. Each year, hundreds of people receive aid from the fund during the holiday season to help cover rent payments, medical bills, utility costs, car repairs, home improvements and other needs. Who it helps: Applicants, who must live within 50 miles of Santa Fe and must provide documents that provide proof of their identity, are considered without regard to race, age, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Applications are closed. How it works: Applications for funding are vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests, meet with each qualifying applicant to examine records of outstanding bills or other needs. If a request is approved, the committee sends a check directly to the service supplier. Requests can be as much as $2,500 per household depending on the need. 2023 goal: $399,000. This holiday charity project, which began in 1981, is jointly administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation, Enterprise Bank and Trust, the Salvation Army, Presbyterian Medical Services, The Life Link, Habitat for Humanity, Esperanza Shelter, Youth Shelters and Family Services, Gerard’s House and a private individual. To donate: Make your tax-deductible donation online by visiting santafenewmexican.com/ empty_stocking or mail a check to The New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund c/o The Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, 87504-1827. Cash and coin donations are always welcome. Those can be dropped off at the offices of the newspaper at 150 Washington Ave., Suite 206. Donors can request to remain anonymous. If you can provide a service such as rooﬁng or home repairs, contact Habitat for Humanity at repairs@santafehabitat.org. If you can contribute food, clothing, toys, housewares, furniture, ﬁrewood or other items or services, call the Salvation Army at 505988-8054.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion and robbery in Pojoaque where a man was tied up in his residence for hours. The 66-year-old man, who was discovered in his home Thursday, suffered abrasions where he was bound with rope, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Denise Womack-Avila wrote in an email Friday. He was treated by medical personnel for injuries that were not life-threatening, she added. Investigators believe the man was bound and robbed between 4 and 5 p.m. Wednesday by two people, according to a sheriff’s office report. The pair stole several items from the man’s home, including a .308 Savage Arms riﬂe. Womack-Avila wrote deputies had not identiﬁed any suspects as of Friday morning. The New Mexican

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Felch was self-quarantining after vacationing in California, the lawsuit says. Bank officials, including a vice president, were dismissive when he brought it to their attention, the lawsuit says, and told him “he had no recourse for the forged checks and ... the Bank had no obligation to address any of the fraud.”

TAKEAWAYS ◆ A jury trial starts Tuesday in a civil case in which a local company accuses Sunflower Bank of failing to protect it from alleged embezzlement by an employee. ◆ The worker, Charity Felch, also faces criminal charges in federal court in connection with the alleged embezzlement. ◆ A judge has entered a default judgment against the bank. Jurors will be tasked with deciding whether the bank should pay damages to the company and how much.

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Trump’s attempts to delay trials shouldn’t sway voters I f you are neither a committed MAGA voter nor a convinced President Joe Biden supporter, you may be waiting to consider the outcomes of former President Donald Trump’s various court cases before you decide how to vote in the 2024 presidential election. You likely have followed the Colorado suit to disqualify Trump as a presidential candidate pursuant to the 14th Amendment and the similar cases in other states. You are aware of the four criminal prosecutions, the New York civil fraud suit and the second E. Jean Carroll lawsuit. Your interest in the outcomes of these cases, of course, is precisely why Trump’s lawyers are energetically pressing to delay all of these proceedings so

as to avoid expected adverse judgments prior to the election that might lose him your vote. And so far, the delay tactics have been working, at least in some of the cases. The criminal trial in New York to decide whether the Trump organization fabricated business records to hide hush money paid to a porn actress, set for May, could be further delayed at Trump’s insistence. The RICO criminal trial of Trump and two dozen co-defendants for tampering with Georgia’s 2020 election results may now be delayed until 2025. The criminal trial in Florida concerning Trump’s mishandling of classiﬁed documents is tentatively set for trial in May, but the presiding judge seems open to further delays. The criminal trial in Washington,

D.C., featuring Trump’s involvement with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection is now on hold pending an appeal to the Supreme Court. And, of course, Trump is appealing the adverse decision in the Colorado case scrubbing him from the ballot. American voters are the true victims of Trump’s delaying tactics, given that he will probably succeed in postponing at least some deﬁnitive judgments in these cases until after the presidential election. So far, the justice system has failed pathetically to deliver prompt, objective and dispassionate results. The essential purpose of a presidential campaign, of course, is to disclose all available information about candidates that voters may consider relevant. You might

well consider Trump unﬁt to reoccupy the Oval Office if he’s kicked off some state ballots as an insurrectionist, if he’s convicted of a felony or is judicially divested of his business assets because of civil fraud. But if Trump manages to stave off adverse judgments in these cases until after the election, you’ll need to seek out and weigh the facts yourself, function as a jury of one and make an informed personal voting decision. Fortunately, myriad facts are in the public domain. Trump’s leading role on Jan. 6 is clear, justifying his disqualiﬁcation from the presidential election in my opinion. His guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in all four felony cases is an easy lift. In the New York civil case, Trump already has been found to have

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THE PAST 100 YEARS From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 6, 1949: State Comptroller Jim Hannah said today he would recommend to the legislature that the salaries of all employees in agencies and departments under the government be determined by the state board of finance. Jan. 6, 1974: Santa Fe attorney Toney Anaya, assistant district attorney for the First Judicial District, today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for the office of the state attorney general. In his formal announcement Anaya said, “While the atmosphere now is not conducive to politics, I am confident that the entrance into the political arena by people such as myself, who have never before sought public office but have served the public in other ways, will be more than just a personal contribution toward making politics an honorable profession again.” Jan. 6, 1999: Santa Fe County voters approved two tax measures pushed by county commissioners Tuesday — agreeing to redirect some indigent health care funds and to raise taxes slightly to pay for improved trash services.

SOUND OFF The Santa Fe New Mexican welcomes the views of its readers. There are two ways to write us, letters to the editor (short) and My Views (longer). We prefer letters 150 words or less, and My Views 600 words or less. With your submission, please include your name, address and phone number. We restrict letters to one a month. We try to publish all letters but reserve the right to reject or edit any submission. Have thoughts about local issues? Tweet us at @inez russell or @thenewmexican. To submit your letter or My View, go to santafenewmex ican.com and use the online submission form.

Gordon Davis is a retired lawyer who lives in Santa Fe.

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Snowfall causes highway havoc; more to come, Jan. 4 After waiting an hour and a half with no communication about the situation, we drove to Clines Corners, Interstate 40 to Highway 3, and on to Las Vegas. I’d rather be driving for two hours than sitting for one.” Ralph Myers County snow plowing disappeared yesterday in the higher elevation areas in the county where there was considerable accumulation.” David Cartwright So apparently SFPS was not aware of the winter weather advisory or the approaching storm being tracked by the weather radar.” Girish Ganesen Roads were clear for all bus routes this morning before school started. They can’t close schools in hopes that the snow falls.” JoeRay Anaya

committed fraud. In the ﬁrst E. Jean Carroll case, a New York jury found that he sexually abused and defamed her. A voice recording of his tampering with the 2020 Georgia election results plays repeatedly in the media. In short, you need not succumb to the role of victim; you have ready access to facts that overwhelmingly condemn Trump, the candidate who must skate from court to court to answer to scathing charges of outrageous misconduct. We need a president whose full time focus is the presidency. Based on the facts, you have no reason to support Trump for any public office ever again.

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Biden: Remember the stakes

o President Joe Biden: Congratulations on reaching age 81. Your American Rescue, Infrastructure, Inﬂation Reduction Act, CHIPS, and other bipartisan acts have helped create the world’s strongest economy. Thanks for cutting prescription costs and supporting Ukraine. Given your accomplishments, it’s hard to understand your low approval ratings. The biggest concern from voters may be the high stakes. If our slow-moving courts can’t convict former President Donald Trump on any of his indictments before November, our democracy will be in peril. Trump openly threatens to make voting harder, replace our federal civil servants and judiciary with cronies like Clarence Thomas, throw 40 million Americans off “Obamacare,” cut taxes again for the wealthy, abandon Ukraine to his pal Vladimir Putin, and jail or execute “vermin” opponents. According to recent polls, most Americans and even most Democrats hope you will be the one-term “transition ﬁgure” you signaled to aides you would be. It’s time to develop the new generation of Democratic leaders necessary to move forward. I believe you love this country and would deeply regret any failing in November that would let autocracy replace the world’s oldest democracy.

Out in front It is about time that the proposed AES Rancho Viejo industrial-size solar project made the front page (“Proposed solar facility south of city in limbo,” Jan. 1). Many of us have been waiting for our outstanding local news source to move this divisive issue from the inner pages to the front page. That way, everyone who even glances at a copy can see it as an important issue not to be ignored. Thank you, Maya Hilty, for bringing the dry facts forward. Now it might be time for the opinion staff to take a stand against this installation. Remember, if the wind should blow in the direction of the printing plant, The New Mexican could face more direct consequences than currently imagined. Phillip T. Kehoe

Santa Fe

No innuendo

When I took history in college, the professor insisted slavery was not the main cause of the Civil War. The main cause was the economic situation in the South. That, of course, included slavery, as well as the North setting embargoes on the products of the South, particularly cotton, to European countries to force the South politically to conﬁrm to what the North wanted. This professor went so far as to say any paper or answer in an exam that said or gave the impression that slavery was the driving force of the Civil War would receive a zero. While Nikki Haley is not my candidate, I cannot fault her for her answer about the causes of the Civil War.

As the owner of The Santa Fe New Mexican, Robin McKinney Martin deserves high praise as someone who has truly made a difference in our community. For many years under her management, The New Mexican has remained interesting and relevant through a combination of excellent local reporting and occasional articles of wider import taken from other national publications. That said, it is a mystery to me why this otherwise excellent newspaper sometimes demeans itself by slanting its headlines to sensationalize the news or provoke a negative reaction from its readers. Consider an article published Jan. 1, taken from The New York Times of the same date. The Times’ headline stated: “Biden Takes a Holiday On a Caribbean Island But Stays Plugged In — A Working Vacation On St. Croix.” When the same article appeared on the local front page, the headline read: “Amid wars, ﬂood of migrants at border, Biden’s off to a villa.” The carryover of the article on Page A-4 was titled: “Biden opts to lie low in St. Croix.” Leave this sort of innuendo and slanted reportage to less reputable news organizations.

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Dave Davenport

Jerome Walker

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Taos

Santa Fe

s a cherished family-owned and operated restaurant, Café Castro has been dishing out delectable Northern New Mexican cuisine for over three decades. Yet, beyond the mouthwatering flavors, there’s a pressing issue that resonates not only within our business but across our entire state — a need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave. Throughout the years, we’ve weathered numerous challenges, but what keeps us motivated is the desire to give back to our community. Our commitment to the community extends to our employees as well. We understand that our staff members are integral to our success, and we value their hard work and dedication. Currently, we do our best to support our employees by using the state’s existing paid sick leave program when they need it. Unfortunately, our employees lack a more robust paid leave program for unexpected life events. This means that many of our employees are left without a safety net in times of family or medical emergencies. One of the things we’re most proud of is our strong workplace community; we haven’t faced significant challenges in retaining employees due to family or medical circumstances. However, this is not solely a result of our own efforts but also a testament to the dedication and commitment of our staff. Yet, we recognize that offering paid family and medical leave could further enhance employee retention and satisfaction by allowing employees to tap into an innovative insurance program that would cover their wages, completely or partially, during a family or medical emergency instead of employers footing the bill during those trying times for their employees. Funding for this insurance program will happen, thanks to contributions from both employees and employers, often through a small payroll deduction. The Department of Workforce Solutions will then administer and approve paid family and medical leave benefits, ensuring that the process is efficient and straightforward for both employees and employers. Employers with five or fewer employees, or who currently offer a benefit similar to paid family and medical leave, will be exempted from making contributions. I believe that offering paid family and medical leave would make Café Castro more attractive to potential employees. In our industry, where the competition for skilled workers is fierce, providing such a benefit could set us apart and draw more dedicated individuals to our team. Beyond recruitment and retention, we see numerous advantages in terms of reduced turnover and recruitment costs with such leave in place. A happier and healthier workforce is more productive, and their loyalty contributes to the stability and success of our business. When employees feel valued and supported, they are more likely to stay with an employer, which ultimately benefits everyone involved. With the 2024 legislative session on the horizon, I urge New Mexico lawmakers to consider the positive impact that paid family and medical leave can have on businesses like Café Castro and our broader community. It’s time to prioritize the needs of our families and employees, and by doing so, we can create a brighter future for all New Mexicans. City Councilor Alma Castro is the owner of Café Castro in Santa Fe, a family-owned restaurant serving Northern New Mexican cuisine since 1990.

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We should support Hispanic men on their educational pathway

here is a silent crisis going on with our young Hispanic men with major consequences down the line. According to many studies, men in general are less likely to pursue higher education; this is best highlighted in the new Brookings Institute book, Of Boys and Men. However, a key underreported fact of this phenomenon is that Hispanic men in particular are the least likely demographic to go to college and the most likely to drop out. This comes as Hispanic women continue to thrive. We need to ask ourselves why our young men are struggling in education. As a Hispanic man myself who is an adjunct college professor and completed

graduate school, I have to say, it wasn’t easy thriving in an environment where the more I progressed, the less people who looked like me were around. I attended two Hispanic-serving institutions, Northern New Mexico College and New Mexico Highlands University and received three degrees from them. These are schools with Hispanic populations in the 60 and 70 percentiles. Despite those numbers, male students dropped off a cliff past the entry-level courses. Representation doesn’t get much better along the way. Throughout my journey through higher education with four degrees and almost 200 credits of education, I only had a total of seven Hispanic

Editorial page editor: Inez Russell Gomez, 505-986-3053, igomez@sfnewmexican.com, Twitter @inezrussell

male professors. Not having many students or faculty you can relate to culturally can create a sense of anxiety and what some people call “impostor syndrome,” the feeling where it seems you don’t belong or deserve to be in a position. I had those feelings in graduate school; they actually inspired me to pursue at least becoming an adjunct professor. I would hope upon reading this, many of my other fellow academic Hispanics will try and enter the arena and become an example to young men. I know I deﬁnitely could have used a mentor during some of those long nights. I was blessed that my father and grandfather helped set

an example for me, but I wish there had been more people in the schools I could talk to about our unique experiences. There is a long way to go to before our young men are more comfortable in academic settings, but one of the easiest ways we can help now is to be an example, a mentor, a professor, a tutor or just someone pushing them to keep going. To those young men out there, do the work and study. I promise you that you can get through this. It may seem hard now but trust me, it is possible. Good luck this semester. Sam LeDoux lives in Española and has spent much of his adult life involved in government and politics. SANTAFENEWMEXICAN.COM

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Dallas 53/34

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St. Louis 40/34

Albuquerque 41/23 Phoenix 59/41

New York 39/33

Detroit 37/31

Chicago 33/29

Omaha 35/21

La Paz 70/62

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NEW MEXICO WEATHER

The following water statistics of January 3rd are provided by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons). Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 3.992 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 1.664 City Wells: 0.0 Buckman Wells: 0.835 Total production: 6.490 Total consumption: 6.674 Santa Fe reservoir inflow: 1.03 Reservoir storage: 266.55 Estimated reservoir capacity: 20.86%

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Tuesday

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0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very Unhealthy, 301-500, Hazardous

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THE WEATHER

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DAVID SOUL , 1943 -2024

Actor played tough crime-fighter with an emotional core By Alex Williams

The New York Times

David Soul, the doleful-eyed actor and singer who rose to fame portraying one half of a cagey crime-ﬁghting duo on the hit 1970s television show Starsky & Hutch and scored a No. 1 hit single in 1977 with “Don’t Give Up On Us,” died Thursday. He was 80. His death was conﬁrmed in a statement by his wife, Helen Snell, who did not specify a cause or say where he died. He had been living in Britain since 1995 and became a British citizen in 2004. Snell’s statement said “David Soul — beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother — died yesterday after a valiant battle for life in the loving company of family.” “He shared many extraordinary gifts in the world as actor, singer, storyteller, creative artist and dear friend,” the statement said. “His smile, laughter and passion for life will be remembered by the many whose lives he has touched.”

Soul first gained national fame in the 1960s appearing on The Merv Griffin Show as “The Covered Man,” a singer disguised in a stocking cap who shouted out lyrics like “That is why I hide my face, because a man has to be free.” A Chicago-born son of a Lutheran minister, Soul had spent nearly a decade appearing on television shows like Star Trek and The Streets of San Francisco before he won his career-defining role as detective Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch, which was broadcast on ABC. It made him a regular presence in American living rooms, as well as a recognized heartthrob, from 1975 to 1979. Soul played the coolheaded Midwestern sidekick to detective Dave Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser), a savvy Brooklynite. The two tooled around Southern California’s fictional Bay City in a red Ford Gran Torino emblazoned with a giant, Nike-esque swoosh on each side while cracking cases with the help of their streetwise informant, Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas).

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Actor David Soul, who died Thursday, in 2004 at the U.K. premiere of Starsky & Hutch in London.

Soul had first caught the eye of the show’s creators with an icy performance as a vigilante motorcycle cop in Magnum Force (1973), the first of several sequels to the 1971 Clint Eastwood film Dirty Harry. He initially had misgivings

about the Hutch character, seeing him as nothing more than “bland white-bread,” Soul said in the 2004 television documentary He’s Starsky, I’m Hutch. “I didn’t like him,” he said. “I wanted to play Starsky.” Even as old-school tough

guys with badges, Starsky and Hutch stood out on the 1970s cop show landscape by sharing an on-screen emotional intimacy that was striking for its day. Glaser later said their relationship had homoerotic overtones. As Soul said in the documen-

tary, “One of the things that Starsky & Hutch did do was, it made it OK for two men to show their feelings about each other, which we shouldn’t be ashamed of.” His other TV credits included appearances on All in the Family and I Dream of Jeannie, the miniseries Salem’s Lot and a short-lived version of the ﬁlm classic Casablanca, in which Soul took on Humphrey Bogart’s role as nightclub owner Rick Blaine. Soul’s movies included Magnum Force, The Hanoi Hilton and a cameo with Glaser in the 2004 big-screen remake of Starsky & Hutch starring Ben Stiller as Starsky and Owen Wilson as Hutch. After releasing his debut album in 1976, he shot to the top of the U.S. charts the next year with the lachrymose ballad “Don’t Give Up On Us.” Wilson memorably parodied the song in the feature ﬁlm, which also starred Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

TikTok, Instagram turning some stand-up comedians into headliners TikTok and Instagram has introduced performers to whole new audiences, even turning some comics from relative Stand-up comic Nimesh Patel someunknowns to headliners seemingly times asks his audience: Who is here overnight. because of TikTok? The dynamic has created opportu“The first thing I noticed was the nities for performers to cultivate larger diversity,” he says. His TikTok videos fan bases. It has also saddled them with brought out comedy fans in their 20s new tasks, from having to pay full-time and 30s, Indian parents with their adult staffers to edit and post videos honed kids, retirees in Naples, Fla. — and, one for virality to finding creative ways to time, an 80-year-old white woman who manage the expectations of a crowd told Patel it was her first-ever comedy that knows them through bite-size clips show. pushed by the algorithms of social media “It was an eye-opening thing that this platform — for all the evils I’m sure lurk companies. “We absolutely see audiences who behind the scenes — has made comedy a lot more accessible to people who would haven’t been here before,” says Wende Curtis, owner of ComedyWorks in Dennever go to a comedy show otherwise,” says Patel, nodding to both the liberating ver. When a comic’s agent inquires about booking her club, her staff will first and the pernicious aspects of social check the comic’s following on social media. media — it’s an indicator of whether Stand-up comedy’s explosion on By Elahe Izadi

The Washington Post

they can sell out the club. Comedy clubs have long had in-house camera and audio equipment to record sets. Places like ComedyWorks and New York City’s Comedy Cellar have upgraded their audiovisual capabilities in recent years. Cellar owner Noam Dworman said he did a “big upgrade” about four years ago, and he bought “this very expensive internet connection that they have at news networks” so they could instantly transfer videos to comedians. “It beneﬁts the comic,” he says. Plus, says Curtis, “anywhere they send or use that clip, there’s my name in the back. There’s my brand and logo.” Before the advent of social media, most people discovered comics through coveted late-night sets and television specials. But when comic Sam Morril tried to get people to watch his 2018 special at an appointed time on Comedy

Central, he says, it felt like “speaking another language, because some people don’t consume entertainment like that.” It wasn’t until Comedy Central posted a clip from his special on Instagram that he gained a legion of new followers. He started doing the same. He also posted his third special on YouTube free as “an act of desperation,” and then clips of his comedy club performances on Instagram. Those clips “absolutely” drive ticket sales, he says. He went from working clubs to becoming a theater act — and hiring people to handle his social media presence. But how do you create a trailer that doesn’t give the whole movie away? One way is crowd work: spontaneous interactions between comics and audience members that are ﬁlling your social media feeds. Many comics favor posting crowd-

work clips to avoid “burning material” — broadcasting carefully honed jokes for the world to see online — rather than reserving them for fuller, in-person shows. “I love hoarding my bits and putting them in an hour,” says comic Jordan Jensen. “The bits are the secret gold you don’t get on the internet.” Patel does question-and-answer sessions at the end of his shows partly to generate interactions he can post online. But the Q&A also “usually satisﬁes any desire people have to fully interact,” he said. “I make sure to manage expectations. But I also gave them what they want, without fully giving them everything.” He says his audiences are mostly respectful, but he’ll get the occasional hecklers interrupting because they’re trying to get on TikTok.

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Mesa Vista girls outlast rival Peñasco Escalante boys reach finals after beating McCurdy By James Barron

jbarron@sfnewmexican.com

MARK DUNCAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Browns running back Earnest Byner is comforted by teammate Brian Brennan after a fumble in the AFC Championship against the Broncos in 1988 in Denver. The Broncos won in the game known as “The Fumble.”

4 hopefuls seek first big game experience

ESPAÑOLA — The Mesa Vista girls basketball team talked about being a stronger team — both physically and mentally. The Lady Mesa Vista 76 Trojans showed it Peñasco 70 Friday night against one of their most heated District Escalante 85 5-2A rivals. McCurdy 78 They went toe-to-toe with the Peñasco Lady Panthers in the semiﬁnals of the Northern Rio Grande Tournament in front of 2,000 people in Española Valley’s Edward Medina Gymnasium and showed they were the

more physical team. The guard tandem of Tana Lopez and Bella Boies combined for 50 points and led Mesa Vista to its second straight Northern Rio Grande championship appearance with a 76-70 win. The Lady Trojans (9-2) will face another familiar foe in the Dulce Lady Hawks, who beat Pecos 55-40 in the other semiﬁnal. Not only is it a rematch of last year’s ﬁnal, this will be the third matchup between the pair in the last 18 days. On the boys side, Escalante lived up to its No. 1 seed as it outraced the McCurdy Bobcats 85-78. The Lobos’ reward? The three-time defending tournament champion Pecos Panthers, who beat Mora 66-60 to reach a 10th straight tournament championship game.

Girls Lady Trojans head coach Jesse Boies said he can tell the difference in his team’s strength in the way the players attack the basket. A year ago, the Lady Trojans usually found the floor when encountering contact. Now, they’re standing — and usually scoring. “I tell them not to go to the basket looking for contact or a foul,” Boies said. “ ‘Go up to finish. If they foul you, that’s great. If not, you still went up strong.’ ” Bella Boies definitely did that in the second quarter. Boies collected 12 of her 20 points in the quarter, pairing three transition layups with a couple of 3-pointers. Mesa Vista turned a 23-22 lead into a 42-32 margin on Bella’s wing 3 with 20 seconds left before half. Then, there were the post players in Shanae Silva, Brittni Suazo and Kae-

lynn Trujillo. The trio combined for 20 points, 13 rebounds, six steals and a block as they flexed their muscles against Lady Panthers senior forward Analise MacAuley, who finished with 24 points and 14 rebounds. MacAuley combined with guards Rochelle Lopez (25 points) and Alyssa Atencio (11 points) to keep Peñasco (7-5) within shouting distance. Atencio and Lopez combined for the Lady Panthers’s first 10 points of the second half, with Lopez’s leaner on a drive with 5:11 left in the third quarter bringing her team within 47-42. It took a 13-5 Mesa Vista run late in the quarter to create some distance, as Lopez drained a 3 with 48 seconds left to make it 62-49 Lady Trojans. “The first half, we were kinda playing their game,” Lopez said. “The second half, I thought we played at our pace Please see story on Page B-3

HORSEMEN SHO O T OUT

St. Mike’s pounded in loss

Browns, Lions, Texans, Jaguars have never been to Super Bowl; teams are in playoff hunt this weekend

Horsemen, missing key players, defeated 58-42 by Bosque By Will Webber

wwebber@sfnewmexican.com

By Mark Long

The Associated Press

ike a crowd of parishioners waiting for a puff of white smoke to roll out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, fans of the St. Michael’s boys basketball team keep waiting for a sign better times have finally arrived. For those who watched the opening round of the Horsemen Shootout on Friday night, the wait continues. The defending Class 3A state champions were no match for visiting Bosque School, losing 58-42 in a game that was never all that close. The Bobcats scored the first 10 points, led by 12 at the half and were up by as many as 32 in the fourth quarter. Only an 18-2 Horsemen run over the final four-plus minutes made the final tally as close as it was. St. Michael’s played without junior guard Sabi Rios-Guevara. Others, like shooting guard Jaden Perea and forward Jeremiah Rodriguez, were also unavailable while dealing with their own issues. “I’m not one to make any excuses,” St. Michael’s coach Gerard Garcia said. “Guys can get sick or get hurt, it happens. The key word here is energy. If we play with energy like we did against Santa Fe High, like we did the last two games at the Stu Clark [Tournament] and even the end of this game, we’re a different team. We need to find a way to give that energy every night for four quarters.” Now 4-6 heading into a Saturday doubleheader — yes, a doubleheader thanks to Thursday’s bad weather — against Crownpoint and Española Valley, the Horsemen face the possibility of reaching District 2-3A play later this month with a losing record. “It’s still a long season; we’ve been down this road before,” Garcia said. “We’ll keep plugging away and trying to push the right buttons. Now’s not the time to panic. I’m not going to push the panic button March 16 when they season ends.” No one could blame Garcia if maybe he leaned on the panic button just a little during the third quarter. The Horsemen got two quick buckets from Ryan Hunt to cut Bosque’s lead to 29-21, but back to back 3-pointers from Leo Dettweiler started an avalanche of Bobcats scoring. Hunt’s second bucket came at the 6:38 mark of the third quarter. The only made field goal attempt the Horsemen had over the next 10 minutes, 21 seconds was a baseline jumper by Nick Angelley in the final minute of the third quarter. Bosque went on a 27-3 tear over that span to turn the

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — They are bonded by football futility for now, but surely not forever. Right? Cleveland, Detroit, Houston and Jacksonville — the NFL’s ﬁnal four, if you will — are the last remaining teams to never make a Super Bowl. They’re far from favorites yet still in contention to end their droughts as the playoffs near. The Browns (11-5) and Lions (11-5) have clinched postseason berths. The Texans (9-7) and Jaguars (9-7) can join them with victories this weekend. “It’s great for all four of those franchises,” said retired NFL cornerback Johnathan Joseph, who spent nine of his 15 professional seasons with Houston. “They’re on the verge and they’re not going away. They’re all young teams with young talent. It’s only a matter of time.” The Browns, Lions and Jaguars have been close before, all of them reaching conference championship games in different decades and losing in stomach-churning fashion. Please see story on Page B-4

TODAY ON TV 2:30 p.m. ABC, ESPN — Pittsburgh at Baltimore 6:15 p.m. ABC, ESPN — Houston at Indianapolis

COLLEG E FO O TBALL PL AYOFF CHAMPIONSHIP

Michigan’s pass D faces Washington QB Penix Jr. By ralph D. russo

The Associated Press

The College Football Playoff national championship game between No. 1 Michigan and No. 2 Washington is a contrast in styles and a matchup of strength versus strength when Michael Penix Jr. faces the Wolverines’ defense. “You get a schematic, professional-style matchup and to me you get the Baltimore Ravens versus the Kansas City Chiefs,” said Fox analyst Brock Huard, who has called games for both teams this season. “The Huskies in purple masquerade as the Chiefs and the guys in blue masquerade as the Baltimore Ravens.” Michigan (14-0) is a 4½-point favorite Please see story on Page B-4

INSIDE u Sports Talk: Pac-12 has rare chance to go out on top. PAGE B-4

ON TV 5:30 p.m. Monday ESPN — Michigan vs. Washington in Houston

ABOVE: Horsemen guard Santiago Sandova, left, wrestles for control of a loose ball with Bosque’s Alex Starr on Friday in the Horsemen Shootout at Perez-Shelley Memorial Gymnasium. St. Michael’s was throttled 58-42 by the Bobcats. RIGHT: Horsemen forward Nick Angelley snatches a rebound from Bosque’s Alex Starr. PHOTOS BY JIM WEBER THE NEW MEXICAN

Please see story on Page B-3

back from times like this before, and things turned out great. “ We bounced It’s a long season, and I have no doubt we can do this.”

Sports editor: Will Webber, wwebber@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Richard Olmsted, rolmsted@sfnewmexican.com

St. Michael’s boys basketball coach Gerard Garcia SANTAFENEWMEXICAN.COM

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TODAY ON TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local. 6:30 p.m. SECN — LSU at Texas A&M 8 p.m. CBSSN — Wyoming at New Mexico 8 p.m. ESPN2 — Cincinnati at BYU 8 p.m. ESPNU — Oregon at Washington St. 8 p.m. PAC-12N — California at UCLA

AUTO RACING 6 p.m. USA — AMA Supercross Series: Round 1, Anaheim, Calif. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 10 a.m. BTN — Rutgers at Iowa 10 a.m. CBS — Mississippi St. at South Carolina 10 a.m. CBSSN — Marquette at Seton Hall 10 a.m. CW — Pittsburgh at Louisville 10 a.m. ESPN2 — North Carolina at Clemson 10 a.m. ESPNU — Howard at NC Central 10 a.m. FS1 — DePaul at Georgetown 10 a.m. USA — La Salle at Fordham 10:30 a.m. ESPN — Kentucky at Florida 11 a.m. FOX — St. John’s at Villanova 11 a.m. SECN — Georgia at Missouri Noon ACCN — Virginia at NC State Noon CBS — TCU at Kansas Noon CBSSN — American U. at Bucknell Noon ESPN2 — Auburn at Arkansas Noon ESPNU — Tulane at North Texas Noon FS1 — Providence at Creighton Noon USA — Saint Louis at George Mason 12:15 p.m. BTN — Nebraska at Wisconsin 12:15 p.m. CW — Miami at Wake Forest 1:30 p.m. SECN — Alabama at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. ACCN — Virginia Tech at Florida St. 2 p.m. CBS — UNLV at San Diego St. 2 p.m. CBSSN — Duquesne at Loyola of Chicago 2 p.m. ESPN2 — Boston College at Georgia Tech 2 p.m. PAC-12N — Stanford at Southern Cal 2 p.m. USA — George Washington at VCU 4 p.m. ACCN — Duke at Notre Dame 4 p.m. CBSSN — Liberty at W. Kentucky 4 p.m. ESPN2 — UCF at Kansas St. 4 p.m. PAC-12N — Oregon St. at Washington 4 p.m. SECN — Mississippi at Tennessee 6 p.m. CBSSN — Weber St. at Oral Roberts 6 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas Tech at Texas 6 p.m. ESPNU — Colorado at Arizona St. 6 p.m. FOX — Ohio St. at Indiana 6 p.m. PAC-12N — Utah at Arizona

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 2 p.m. ESPNU — Missouri at LSU 2 p.m. FS1 — Creighton at DePaul 2:30 p.m. BTN — Purdue at Maryland 4 p.m. ESPNU — South Carolina at Florida 4 p.m. FS1 — St. John’s at Providence GOLF 2 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour: The Sentry Tournament Of Champions, Third Round, Kapalua Plantation Course, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii 4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: The Sentry Tournament Of Champions, Third Round, Kapalua Plantation Course, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL 11 a.m. NBC — 2024 All-American Bowl: East vs. West, San Antonio HORSE RACING 12:30 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races IIHF HOCKEY (WOMEN’S) 4 a.m. Sunday NHLN — World Championship Group Stage: U.S. vs. Slovakia, Group B, Zug, Switzerland

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NFL 2:30 p.m. ABC, ESPN — Pittsburgh at Baltimore 6:15 p.m. ABC, ESPN — Houston at Indianapolis NHL 11 a.m. NHLN — Calgary at Philadelphia 5 p.m. NHLN — NY Rangers at Montreal SOCCER (MEN’S) 4:30 a.m. CBSSN — Serie A: Hellas Verona at Inter Milan 7:30 a.m. FS2 — The French Cup: Angers at Brest, Round of 64 TENNIS 4 a.m. TENNIS — United Cup Semifinals; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Semifinals 9 p.m. TENNIS — United Cup Final; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Singles Finals 4 a.m. Sunday TENNIS — United Cup Final; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Singles Finals

10 8 7 5

6 8 9 11

SOUTH

New Orleans Tampa Bay Atlanta e-Carolina

NORTH

y-Detroit Green Bay e-Chicago Minnesota

WEST

11 11 5 4

5 5 11 12

8 8 7 2

11 8 7 7

*-San Francisco x-L.A. Rams Seattle e-Arizona

5 8 9 9

12 9 8 4

0 0 0 0

6-3-0 4-4-0 4-5-0 4-4-0

HOME

263 331 314 370

6-2-0 8-1-0 5-4-0 5-3-0

282 386 317 385

PCT

.688 .688 .313 .250

471 423 239 319

305 401 397 480

PCT

HOME

5-4-0 5-4-0 5-3-0 2-6-0

AWAY 4-4-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 3-5-0

AWAY

AFC

7-4-0 6-5-0 3-8-0 4-7-0

AFC

NFC

4-1-0 4-1-0 3-2-0 0-5-0

NFC

Boys basketball — Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley: championship, 7 p.m.; third place, 4 p.m.; fifth place, 1 p.m.; seventh place, 10 a.m. Horsemen Shootout at St. Michael’s: Abq. Bosque School vs. Crownpoint, 5:30 p.m.; Española Valley vs. St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. ATC at Panther Invitational at Jal: TBA Cuba Invitational: round robin, Coronado vs. Roy, 3:30 p.m. Portales Shootout at Portales: round robin, Lovington vs. Pojoaque Valley, 2:45 p.m.; Las Vegas Robertson vs.

Saturday. No. 18 Baylor (11-2) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma St., Saturday. No. 19 James Madison (14-0) did not play. Next: at Southern Miss., Saturday. No. 20 Texas (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 21 Wisconsin (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska, Saturday. No. 22 Mississippi (13-0) did not play. Next: at No. 5 Tennessee, Saturday. No. 23 Providence (11-3) did not play. Next: at Creighton, Saturday. No. 24 Gonzaga (10-4) did not play. Next: vs. San Diego, Saturday. No. 25 Auburn (11-2) did not play. Next: at Arkansas, Saturday.

SCORES EAST

Fairﬁeld 93, Siena 69 Mount St. Mary’s 74, Canisius 69 Niagara 81, Manhattan 67 Quinnipiac 88, Rider 84 St. Peter’s 69, Iona 57 Akron 83, Bowling Green 67 Purdue 83, Illinois 78 Toledo 68, Miami (Ohio) 64 UConn 88, Butler 81

DIV

4-1-0 3-2-0 1-4-0 2-3-0

DIV

3-4-0 5-3-0 5-2-0 1-7-0

6-5-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 3-8-0

3-2-0 2-3-0 3-2-0 2-3-0

3-2-0 3-2-0 4-1-0 0-5-0

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

7-1-0 3-4-0 4-3-0 3-5-0

8-3-0 8-3-0 6-5-0 3-8-0

5-0-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 5-0-0

3-2-0 3-2-0 4-1-0 0-5-0

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

5-2-0 3-4-0 2-6-0 3-5-0

8-3-0 5-6-0 5-6-0 3-8-0

2-3-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0

3-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 1-4-0

HOME

AWAY

3-5-0 5-3-0 2-7-0 3-6-0

AFC

3-2-0 4-1-0 1-4-0 2-3-0

NFC

8-3-0 7-4-0 4-7-0 2-9-0

DIV

4-1-0 4-1-0 2-3-0 0-5-0

HOME

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

No. 1 South Carolina (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. Mississippi St., Sunday. No. 2 UCLA (12-0) vs. Oregon. Next: vs. Oregon St., Sunday. No. 3 NC State (14-0) did not play. Next: at No. 13 Virginia Tech, Sunday. No. 4 Iowa (15-1) beat Rutgers 103-69. Next: at Purdue, Wednesday. No. 5 Colorado (12-1) beat Arizona 75-74. Next: at Arizona St., Sunday. No. 6 Baylor (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. Houston, Saturday. No. 7 LSU (14-1) did not play. Next: at Mississippi, Sunday. No. 8 Stanford (12-1) vs. Washington St. Next: vs. Washington, Sunday. No. 9 Southern Cal (10-1) vs. Oregon St. Next: vs. Oregon, Sunday. No. 10 Texas (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 24 West Virginia, Saturday. No. 11 Kansas St. (14-1) did not play. Next: at UCF, Saturday. No. 12 UConn (11-3) did not play. Next: at Georgetown, Sunday. No. 13 Virginia Tech (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 3 NC State, Sunday. No. 14 Indiana (12-1) did not play. Next: at Nebraska, Sunday. No. 15 Utah (11-3) beat Arizona St. 58-41. Next: at Arizona, Sunday. No. 16 Notre Dame (10-2) did not play. Next: vs. North Carolina, Sunday. No. 17 Louisville (13-2) did not play. Next: at Pittsburgh, Thursday. No. 18 Gonzaga (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Thursday. No. 19 Marquette (12-2) did not play. Next: vs. Xavier, Saturday. No. 20 Ohio St. (11-3) beat Northwestern 90-60. Next: vs. Rutgers, Thursday. No. 21 Creighton (10-3) did not play. Next: at DePaul, Saturday. No. 22 Florida St. (11-4) did not play. Next: at Clemson, Sunday. No. 23 TCU (14-1) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma St., Saturday. No. 24 West Virginia (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 10 Texas, Saturday. No. 25 Syracuse (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College, Sunday.

SCORES EAST

MIDWEST

FAR WEST

Colorado 75, Arizona 74 Utah 58, Arizona St. 41

NBA

.500 .500 .438 .125

PCT

0 0 0 0

.688 .500 .438 .438

0 0 0 0

354 339 304 236

310 325 325 407

431 366 351 324

PCT

.750 .563 .500 .250

471 383 343 310

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 2:30 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 6:15 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at New Orleans, 11 a.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 11 a.m. N.Y. Jets at New England, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 11 a.m. Chicago at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 2:25 p.m. Denver at Las Vegas, 2:25 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 2:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m. Seattle at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 6:20 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCORES, SCHEDULE

Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Semiﬁnal Pasadena, Calif. No. 1 Michigan 27, No. 5 Alabama 20, OT Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semiﬁnal New Orleans No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31

MONDAY

CFP National Championship Houston No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington, 5:30 p.m.

PREP SCORES Academy for Technology and The Classics 60, Eunice 36 Cimarron 69, Legacy 54 Loving 55, NMMI 45 Rehoboth 62, Miyamura 59 Robertson 67, Pojoaque 65 Sandia 91, Albuquerque Academy 61 Tohatchi 76, Roy Municipal Schools 63

4-3-0 4-4-0 5-3-0 2-5-0

375 341 362 332

8-0-0 6-2-0 3-4-0 1-6-0

4-5-0 4-4-0 2-6-0 0-9-0

3-2-0 2-3-0 3-2-0 1-4-0

5-6-0 6-5-0 4-7-0 1-10-0

3-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 1-4-0

HOME

AWAY

6-3-0 4-5-0 2-6-0 5-3-0

AFC

4-1-0 2-3-0 1-4-0 1-4-0

NFC

7-4-0 6-5-0 6-5-0 6-5-0

DIV

3-2-0 3-2-0 2-3-0 2-3-0

HOME

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

5-2-0 4-3-0 5-3-0 2-6-0

277 357 382 434

5-2-0 5-3-0 5-3-0 2-5-0

7-2-0 4-4-0 3-5-0 2-7-0

2-3-0 2-3-0 2-3-0 1-4-0

10-1-0 7-4-0 6-5-0 3-8-0

5-0-0 4-1-0 1-4-0 0-5-0

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Albuquerque Academy 53, Rio Grande 49 Bloomﬁeld 41, Mosquero/Roy 34 Bloomﬁeld 71, Coronado 25 Cottonwood Classical 50, Chesterton 9 Escalante 40, Mora 35 Fort Hancock, Texas 55, Loving 23 Logan 59, Clayton 34 Questa 47, McCurdy 29 Robertson 56, Pojoaque 38 Tatum 55, Melrose 45 Wink, Texas 37, Eunice 33

COLLEGE BASKETBALL MEN’S TOP 25 FRIDAY

No. 1 Purdue (14-1) beat No. 9 Illinois 83-78. Next: at Nebraska, Tuesday. No. 2 Kansas (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. TCU, Saturday. No. 3 Houston (13-0) did not play. Next: vs. West Virginia, Saturday. No. 4 UConn (13-2) beat Butler 88-81. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday. No. 5 Tennessee (10-3) did not play. Next: vs. No. 22 Mississippi, Saturday. No. 6 Kentucky (10-2) did not play. Next: at Florida, Saturday. No. 7 Marquette (11-3) did not play. Next: at Seton Hall, Saturday. No. 8 North Carolina (10-3) did not play. Next: at No. 16 Clemson, Saturday. No. 9 Illinois (11-3) lost to No. 1 Purdue 83-78. Next: vs. Michigan St., Thursday. No. 10 Arizona (11-3) did not play. Next: vs. Utah, Saturday. No. 11 Oklahoma (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Iowa St., Saturday. No. 12 BYU (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday. No. 13 Colorado St. (13-1) did not play. Next: at Utah St., Saturday. No. 14 Duke (10-3) did not play. Next: at Notre Dame, Saturday. No. 15 Memphis (12-2) did not play. Next: vs. SMU, Sunday. No. 16 Clemson (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 North Carolina, Saturday. No. 17 FAU (11-3) did not play. Next: at Charlotte,

PCT

7 11 15 20 21

Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington

20 20 14 8 6

15 15 20 25 28

Milwaukee Indiana Cleveland Chicago Detroit

25 20 20 16 3

10 14 15 21 32

SOUTHEAST

CENTRAL

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST

— 4½ 5 10 22

PCT

9 11 12 20 25

L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix Golden State L.A. Lakers

22 21 19 17 17

12 13 16 18 19

.583 .583 .515 .343 .147

.735 .676 .676 .444 .265

.647 .618 .543 .486 .472

Milwaukee 125, San Antonio 121 Denver 130, Golden State 127

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 150, Atlanta 116 Boston 126, Utah 97 Cleveland 114, Washington 90 New York 128, Phila. 92 Brooklyn 124, Oklahoma City 115 L.A. Clippers 111, New Orleans 95 Minnesota 122, Houston 95 Chicago 104, Charlotte 91 Dallas 139, Portland 103 Phoenix 113, Miami 97 Orlando 122, Denver 120 Sacramento 135, Toronto 130 Golden State 113, Detroit 109 Memphis 127, L.A. Lakers 113

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m. New York at Washington, 5 p.m. Utah at Phila., 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Portland at Brooklyn, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Orlando, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 6 p.m. Memphis at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Toronto at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

PCT

25 23 25 16 9

THURSDAY’S GAMES

.714 .588 .571 .432 .086

Minnesota Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland

— — 5½ 11 13½

15 15 16 23 29

PACIFIC

.571 .571 .412 .242 .176

PCT

21 21 17 12 5

— 4 7½ 12 13½

Dallas New Orleans Houston Memphis San Antonio

NORTHWEST

.794 .676 .571 .444 .400

PCT

Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m. Chicago at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at Washington, 5 p.m. Houston at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Utah at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

FAVORITE

at NEW ORLEANS at CINCINNATI at DETROIT Jacksonville Tampa Bay at NEW ENGLAND Seattle at GREEN BAY at LA CHARGERS Philadelphia at LAS VEGAS at SAN FRANCISCO Dallas Buffalo

FAVORITE

Michigan

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC

GP W L OT PTS GF GA 37 23 8 38 24 12 36 19 10 40 19 16 39 19 16 38 16 17 39 16 19 34 14 20

6 2 7 5 4 5 4 0

52 123 98 50 115 95 45 129 119 43 131 136 42 141 134 37 107 134 36 117 133 28 115 122

37 26 10 1 39 22 13 4 38 18 10 10 37 21 14 2 38 19 13 6 37 19 14 4 37 18 13 6 40 13 19 8

53 126 102 48 136 120 46 119 125 44 131 130 44 113 107 42 116 102 42 90 114 34 123 146

METROPOLITAN GP W L OT PTS GF GA

N.Y. Rangers Carolina N.Y. Islanders New Jersey Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington Columbus

CENTRAL

GP W

PACIFIC

GP W

Colorado Winnipeg Dallas Nashville Arizona St. Louis Minnesota Chicago

39 37 37 39 37 37 37 39

25 24 22 21 19 19 16 11

L OT PTS

11 9 10 17 16 17 17 26

3 4 5 1 2 1 4 2

53 52 49 43 40 39 36 24

L OT PTS

GF GA

144 123 135 122 112 107 112 90

119 91 116 122 108 119 120 148

GF GA

Vancouver 38 24 11 3 51 143 98 Vegas 39 22 12 5 49 128 110 Los Angeles 35 20 9 6 46 119 87 Seattle 39 16 14 9 41 106 115 Edmonton 35 19 15 1 39 128 112 Calgary 38 17 16 5 39 116 124 Anaheim 37 13 23 1 27 94 124 San Jose 39 9 27 3 21 79 160 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers 4, Chicago 1 Buffalo 6, Montreal 1 Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5 Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2, SO St. Louis 2, Vancouver 1 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 1 Calgary 6, Nashville 3 Colorado 5, Dallas 4, OT N.Y. Islanders 5, Arizona 1 Seattle 4, Ottawa 1 Florida 4, Vegas 1 Winnipeg 2, San Jose 1 Detroit 4, Los Angeles 3, SO

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Carolina 6, Washington 2 New Jersey 4, Chicago 2 Winnipeg at Anaheim, late

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Calgary at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. Florida at Colorado, 2 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Columbus, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 5 p.m. Toronto at San Jose, 5 p.m. Vancouver at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Carolina, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Vegas, 8 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Calgary at Chicago, 1 p.m. Los Angeles at Washington, 1 p.m. Winnipeg at Arizona, 5 p.m. Detroit at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

— — 2½ 8½ 15

— 2 1½ 10 16

— 1 3½ 5½ 6

Scottie Schefﬂer Tyrrell Hatton Sungjae Im Brendon Todd Byeong Hun An Viktor Hovland Chris Kirk Collin Morikawa Akshay Bhatia Matt Fitzpatrick Brian Harman Jordan Spieth Sepp Straka Sahith Theegala Patrick Cantlay Jason Day Emiliano Grillo Patrick Rodgers Adam Schenk Tony Finau Xander Schauffele Cameron Young Eric Cole Adam Hadwin Tom Hoge Max Homa Si Woo Kim Kurt Kitayama Taylor Moore J.T. Poston Camilo Villegas Sam Burns Nicolas Echavarria Harris English Rickie Fowler Lee Hodges Luke List Erik Van Rooyen Lucas Glover Nick Hardy Mackenzie Hughes Tom Kim Adam Svensson Nick Taylor Matt Wallace Ludvig Aberg Keegan Bradley Wyndham Clark Corey Conners Hideki Matsuyama Denny McCarthy Tommy Fleetwood Justin Rose Russell Henley Davis Riley Seamus Power Cameron Davis Vincent Norrman Andrew Putnam

TODAY

4 1½

OPEN

TODAY

3½ 3½ 3½ 3 4 1½ 3 2½ 3 7 2½ 3 13 3

O/U

3 1½

(34½) (47½)

O/U

3 7½ 3 3½ 4½ 1½ 3 3 3½ 5½ 3 4 13½ 2½

(42½) (37½) (45½) (41½) (36½) (30½) (47½) (45) (35½) (41½) (37½) (41½) (47½) (48½)

UNDERDOG

at BALTIMORE at INDIANAPOLIS

UNDERDOG

Atlanta Cleveland Minnesota at TENNESSEE at CAROLINA NY Jets at ARIZONA Chicago Kansas City at NY GIANTS Denver LA Rams at WASHINGTON at MIAMI

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NHL Boston Florida Toronto Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Buffalo Ottawa

OPEN

MONDAY CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HOUSTON

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

SECOND ROUND

Ohio St. 90, Northwestern 60 Wright St. 77, Milwaukee 70

SUNDAY

At The Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort Kapalua, Hawaii Purse: $20 million Yardage: 7,596; Par: 73

Coll. of Charleston 63, NC A&T 58 Green Bay 86, N. Kentucky 56 Samford 74, Cumberland (Tenn.) 50 Towson 58, Elon 53

27 23 20 16 14

FAVORITE

Pittsburgh Houston

THE SENTRY SCORES FRIDAY

SOUTH

Boston Phila. New York Brooklyn Toronto

NFL SATURDAY

GOLF

Delaware 86, Northeastern 73 Drexel 72, Hampton 57 Hofstra 82, UNC-Wilmington 54 Iowa 103, Rutgers 69 Stony Brook 73, Campbell 43 William & Mary 70, Monmouth (NJ) 66

EASTERN CONFERENCE

SPORTS BETTING LINE

Portales, 5:30 p.m. Clovis at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas at Thoreau, 3 p.m. Girls basketball — Northern Rio Grande Tournament at Española Valley: championship, 5:30 p.m.; third place, 2:30 p.m.; fifth place, 11:30 a.m.; seventh place, 8:30 a.m. Panther Invitational at Jal: round robin, Academy for Technology and the Classics vs. Eunice, 4 p.m. Cuba Invitational: round robin, Coronado vs. Roy, 2 p.m. Portales Shootout at Portales: round robin, Carlsbad vs. Pojoaque Valley, 1 p.m.; Las Vegas Robertson vs. Portales, 4 p.m. West Las Vegas at Los Alamos, 2:30 p.m. Wrestling — Santa Fe High, Capital, Los Alamos, Española Valley, West Las Vegas, Las Vegas Robertson at The Conflict at Cleveland (Rio Rancho Events Center), 9:30 a.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

MIDWEST

ATLANTIC

e-Eliminated from playoffs x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division *-clinched home-ﬁeld advantage

BOYS BASKETBALL

HOME

358 343 305 334

4 7 8 12

PCT

7-1-0 7-2-0 4-5-0 1-7-0

334 392 343 347

473 382 287 335

HOME

.625 .500 .438 .313

0 0 0 0

370 297 352 349

354 377 357 277

PCT

0 0 0 0

8 8 9 14

482 430 251 233

.563 .563 .563 .313

.813 .688 .563 .500

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST

x-Dallas x-Philadelphia e-N.Y. Giants e-Washington

PCT

0 0 0 0

3 5 7 8

.688 .625 .375 .250

y-Kansas City e-Denver e-Las Vegas e-L.A. Chargers

PCT

0 0 0 0

9 9 9 5

Saturday

WOMEN’S TOP 25 FRIDAY

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST

PREP SCHEDULE

66-64—130 69-62—131 65-66—131 67-64—131 68-64—132 65-67—132 67-65—132 65-67—132 69-64—133 69-64—133 67-66—133 66-67—133 67-66—133 64-69—133 66-68—134 65-69—134 66-68—134 69-65—134 69-65—134 69-66—135 66-69—135 68-67—135 70-66—136 70-66—136 67-69—136 67-69—136 70-66—136 72-64—136 71-65—136 68-68—136 65-71—136 69-68—137 70-67—137 71-66—137 70-67—137 72-65—137 67-70—137 72-65—137 72-66—138 71-67—138 68-70—138 68-70—138 70-68—138 69-69—138 68-70—138 69-70—139 69-70—139 71-68—139 69-70—139 71-68—139 70-69—139 70-70—140 71-69—140 69-72—141 70-71—141 71-71—142 75-68—143 73-70—143 74-71—145

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Pittsburgh RHP Hader Blanco and RHP Ismael Laureano 56 games without pay after testing positive for Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Program. American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with C Martin Maldonado on a one year contract. Designate INF Zach Remillard for assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Sent C Donny Sands outright to Toledo (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Cody Poteet on a one-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Acquired OF Mitch Haniger, RHP Anthony De Sclafani and cash considerations from San Francisco in exchange for LHP Robbie Ray. Acquired OF/1B Luke Raley from Tampa Bay in exchange for INF Jose Caballero. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Claimed C Brian Serven off waivers from Colorado. COLORADO ROCKIES — Agreed to terms with RHP Dakota Hudson and C Jacob Stallings on one-year contracts. Waived C Brian Serven. Sent

OPEN

4½

TODAY

O/U

4½

(56½)

UNDERDOG Washington

NBA SATURDAY FAVORITE

New York Boston at PHILADELPHIA Milwaukee

LINE

O/U

8 5½ 12½ 5

UNDERDOG

(238½) (245½) (237½) (238½)

at WASHINGTON at INDIANA Utah at HOUSTON

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SATURDAY FAVORITE

LINE

at NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL at CLEMSON at IOWA Mississippi State at GEORGETOWN Pittsburgh at FORDHAM at FLORIDA Mercer Bryant at BOSTON UNIVERSITY at ARMY at BALL STATE at BUFFALO at PRINCETON at CREIGHTON at KANSAS at NC STATE at NORTH TEXAS at GEORGE MASON a at ARKANSAS STATE at RICE Baylor Alabama Kent State at JACKSON STATE at BETHUNE-COOKMAN at MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE Virginia Tech Saint Bonaventure at VCU at BRADLEY at UC IRVINE Winthrop at LITTLE ROCK at WESTERN CAROLINA at UTAH VALLEY at SOUTH ALABAMA Norfolk State Lipscomb at GEORGIA TECH at USC Florida Atlantic at SAN DIEGO STATE Duquesne at DELAWARE STATE at UNC GREENSBORO Nicholls State at WESTERN ILLINOIS Marshall at GRAMBLING Lehigh at NEW ORLEANS at SOUTH DAKOTA STATE Louisiana Tech at KANSAS STATE at TENNESSEE Duke at WASHINGTON Texas A&M-CC at SEATTLE U Liberty at ABILENE CHRISTIAN at OKLAHOMA Charleston (SC) at SOUTHERN at UAPB at EASTERN KENTUCKY Southern Illinois at ELON at LONG BEACH STATE at LAMAR at FGCU Alabama State Nevada at TEXAS Colorado Ohio State at LOUISIANA at ARIZONA at TEXAS A&M at CSU FULLERTON at GONZAGA at MONTANA at UTAH STATE Grand Canyon UCSB at BYU at UCLA at NEW MEXICO at WASHINGTON STATE

1½ 2½ 6½ 4½ 6½ 8½ 4½ 3½ 5½ 5½ 6½ 5½ 7½ 2½ 15½ 11½ 8½ 1½ 5½ 9½ 4½ 8½ 8½ 4½ 14½ 9½ 7½ 5 1½ 1½ 1½ 11½ 4½ 9½ 5½ 8½ 5½ 7 4½ 8 3½ 1½ 3½ 9½ 9½ 1½ 10 6½ 7 8½ 1½ 2½ 2 1½ 12½ 6½ 3½ 11½ 14½ 12½ 1½ 6½ 3½ 8½ 3½ 6½ 4½ 3½ 3½ 2½ 6½ 6½ 10½ 10½ 9½ 6½ 5½ 3½ 1½ 10½ 11½ 12½ 1½ 21½ 12½ 1½ 12½ 7½ 9½ 6½ 16½ 1½

UNDERDOG

Howard North Carolina Rutgers at SOUTH CAROLINA DePaul at LOUISVILLE La Salle Kentucky at VMI at UMBC Lafayette Holy Cross Central Michigan Western Michigan Harvard Providence TCU Virginia Tulane Saint Louis Sacred Heart Old Dominion UTSA at OKLAHOMA STATE at VANDERBILT at EASTERN MICHIGAN Alcorn State Florida A&M Morgan State at FLORIDA STATE at RICHMOND George Washington Missouri State UC Davis at SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE Eastern Illinois Wofford Southern Utah Georgia State at SOUTH CAROLINA STATE at BELLARMINE Boston College Stanford at CHARLOTTE UNLV at LOYOLA CHICAGO Coppin State East Tennessee State at HOUSTON CHRISTIAN Lindenwood at TEXAS STATE Prairie View A&M at LOYOLA (MD) SE Louisiana Montana State at SAM HOUSTON UCF Ole Miss at NOTRE DAME Oregon State at INCARNATE WORD Cal Baptist at WESTERN KENTUCKY UT Rio Grande Valley Iowa State at STONY BROOK Texas Southern Alabama A&M Austin Peay at ILLINOIS STATE N.C. A&T UC Riverside Northwestern State North Florida at MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE at FRESNO STATE Texas Tech at ARIZONA STATE at INDIANA Coastal Carolina Utah LSU UCSD San Diego South Dakota Colorado State at UTAH TECH at CAL POLY Cincinnati Cal Wyoming Oregon

NHL SATURDAY FAVORITE

at PHILADELPHIA at COLORADO at BOSTON Minnesota Toronto at PITTSBURGH New York at NEW JERSEY at CAROLINA at DALLAS at EDMONTON at VEGAS

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INF Alan Trejo outright to Albuquerque (PCL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with C Austin Nola on a minor league contract. NEW YORK METS — Claimed INF Diego Castillo of waivers from Arizona. Agreed to terms with OF Harrison Bader on a one-year contract. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Acquired RHP Andrew Kittredge from Tampa Bay in exchange or OF Richie Palacios. Minor League Baseball BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES SPARKS —Named Raegan Pebley general manager. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Promoted CB Divaad Wilson from the practice squad to the active roster. Placed OL D.J. Humphries and DL Dante Stills on injured reserve. Released DL Kevin Strong. Waived DL Kevin Strong. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Elevated DB Andrew Adams and TE Ben Mason from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed LB Jeremiah Moon. Placed DB Daryl Worley on injured reserve. Signed RB Dalvin Cook to the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed LB Anthony Walker on injured reserve. Promoted DE Sam Kamara from the practice squad to the active roster. DETROIT LIONS — Released OL Matt Farniok from the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed DT Isaiah Buggs to the practice squad. Released DB Tyree Gillespie from the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Reinstated DE Payton Turner from injured reserve. Placed LB Nephi Sewell on injured reserve. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Elevated LB Myles Jack and S Eric Rowe from the practice squad to the active roster. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Reinstated WR Rakim Jarrett from injured reserve. Waived DT Dearin Senat. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Placed CBs Tariq Castro-Fields, Kendall Fuller and Christian Holmes on injured reserve. Promoted DTs Abdullah Anderson and Benning Potoa’e and CB Nick Whiteside from the practice squad to the active roster.

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HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled C Justin Kirkland from Tucson (AHL). Placed LW Zach Sanford on waivers. CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled D Yan Kuznetsov from Calgary (AHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled C Vasily Ponomarev from Chicago (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Assigned D Jake Christiansen to Cleveland (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Mackie Samoskevich from Charlotte (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled F Adam Raska from Iowa (AHL). Reassigned F Sammy Walker to Iowa. MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled LW Emil Heineman from Laval (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Loaned C Nikita Alexandrov to Springﬁeld (AHL). Recalled LW Jakub Vrana from Springﬁeld. SAN JOSE SHARKS — Acquired F Jack Studnicka and assigned him to San Jose (AHL).. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled Ds Jack Thompson and Emil Lilleberg from Syracuse (AHL). Reassigned Ds Sean Day and Declan Carlile to Syracuse. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Reassigned LW Josh Bloom to Saginaw (OHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer LA GALAXY — Signed G John McCarthy trough 2025. MINNESOTA UNITED FC — Named Cameron Knowles new interim head coach following the departure of Sean McAuley. PORTLAND TIMBERS — Signed Gs James Pantemis and Trey Muse through 2025. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Signed M Tommy Thompson to a one-year contract. USL Championship OAKLAND ROOTS SC — Signed D Gagi Margvelashvili to a one-year contract. MLS NEXT Pro LA GALAXY II — Transferred M Brandon Tellez to Liga MX side Club Deportivo Guadalajara. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION II — Signed D Colby Quinones and M Maciel Assets to one-year contracts. REAL SALT LAKE — Signed D Derrick Silva to a homegrown contract through 2027.

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Top 1-and-dones made big impact By Aaron Beard

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Chris Carrawell started for a top-ranked Duke team that blew out just about everyone behind a roster stocked with NBA talent, including a freshman with tantalizing athleticism in a limited role. Back then, the norm would’ve been for Corey Maggette to return and blossom in a starring role for a title contender before jumping to the pros. Instead, potential alone — captured in shot-out-of-a-cannon ﬂashes that made Carrawell say “Whoa!” — made him the Blue Devils’ ﬁrst one-and-done NBA player in 1999. “I was a little surprised,” Carrawell recalled. It was quite a change two decades later as Carrawell returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the spectacle of Zion Williamson’s lone season of Duke superstardom. By then, coaches across college basketball operated with near-certainty that those top pro prospects had a brief window to impact how highly a team is ranked or its title chances come March. “When I come back 20 years later, now it was like that was the norm,” Carrawell said, “and that’s how we recruited.” It’s easy to understand why. As The Associated Press marks the 75th anniversary of its men’s basketball poll, teams with those one-and-done talents often stayed near the top.

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Duke’s Corey Maggette drives past Temple’s Pepe Sanchez in 1999 in East Rutherford, N.J. Maggettte became the Blue Devils’ ﬁrst one-and-done NBA player in 1999.

While the best players long stuck around college for multiple seasons, Spencer Haywood’s legal fight with the NBA set the stage for players to leave early and ultimately ushered in today’s one-and-done era. Now, with the NBA’s age limit of 19 and requirement of a year of high school to enter the draft, colleges get one-shot glimpses of stars like Williamson, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis or Memphis’ Derrick Rose. Their AP Top 25 standing reflected it, too. There have been 107 one-anddone players to be NBA lottery picks after seeing college minutes dating to 2006, the first after the league closed preps-to-pros routes from high school. Nearly

two-thirds (70) played for a team that cracked the top 10, with 34 on teams that hit No. 1. Seven ultimately followed with another No. 1 as the top overall draft pick: Ohio State’s Greg Oden (2007); Rose (2008); Kentucky’s John Wall (2010); Duke’s Kyrie Irving (2011); Davis (2012); Kentucky’s Karl-Anthony Towns (2015) and Williamson (2019). “It adds such another level of excitement to think where is the ceiling for this individual, now what does that do for the team?” said ACC Network analyst Luke Hancock, the Most Outstanding Player of the 2013 Final Four in Louisville’s later-vacated title run.

“You go year by year and see these guys and wonder what their impact is going to be on great programs and great teams. Or are they just going to kind of fade and show flashes of brilliance but not win at a high enough level?” It hasn’t always gone smoothly. In the past decade, 2016 No. 1 overall pick Ben Simmons’ LSU team was briefly ranked before missing the NCAA Tournament, while 2017 No. 1 Markelle Fultz played for a nine-win Washington team. And while talent matters, it’s getting trickier. The transfer-portal era has players moving freely between schools. College athletes can profit from endorsements using their name, image and likeness (NIL), offering financial incentives to stay in college longer. It creates a sport rapidly getting older — particularly with extra years of eligibility from the pandemic still floating around — with most teams opting for a readily available pool of experienced talent compared to a small universe of elite NBA prospects. “I think it’s made it tougher for one-and-dones to really have the same impact,” Hancock said, “whether they’re drafted high or not.” Still, last year showed it still works amid the changes: six lottery picks played for top-10 teams, including No. 2 pick Brandon Miller (Alabama) and No. 8 pick Jarace Walker (Houston) on teams that reached No. 1.

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Blue Griffins’ schedule has gotten off to a great start as they roared into the championship game of the Gallup Invitational after pasting the Class 5A Panthers on Friday. Prep scored the first 18 points of the first quarter before giving up a last-second 3-pointer. The margin grew to 32-9 at the half and 47-16 heading into the fourth. “That was incredible defense we played in the first quarter,” Blue Griffins head coach Joe Vigil said. Top players: Van Anderson led a quartet of double-digit scorers for Prep with 18 points. Morgan Field added 14, while Mitch Grover and Kiran Belyeu each had 10. What’s next: Prep (4-3) plays El Paso Cathedral in the championship Saturday.

What happened: The Cardinals made it

eight straight wins with a thrilling win over the Elks in the second game of the Portales Shootout round-robin tournament. After trailing 23-18 after a quarter, Robertson stepped up its defensive intensity, allowing Pojoaque just 24 points over the next two quarters to take a 50-47 lead into the third. The Elks used three 3-pointers in the fourth to stay close, but POJOAQUE the Cardinals held on for the win. VALLEY Top players: Jesse James Gonzales had 21 points to lead Robertson, while Mateo Contreras and Esteban Medina each added 11 and Nathaniel Gonzales had 10. Dalian Lopez scored eight of his 14 points in the fourth quarter for Pojoaque, Luke Pacheco chipped in with 11 and Deondro Lopez added 10. What’s next: Robertson (10-1) plays the host Rams on Saturday evening, while the Elks (6-7) face Lovington in an afternoon game.

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SIDELINES No. 1 player Scheffler has 1-shot lead at The Sentry in Hawaii KAPALUA, Hawaii — A new year, the same old Scottie Scheffler. The world’s No. 1 player had eight birdies and an eagle Friday for a 9-under 64 at The Sentry, giving him a oneshot lead going into the weekend at the PGA Tour’s season opener. Low scoring on the Plantation course at Kapalua has come to be expected. Even with the Kona wind out of the opposite direction, it hasn’t been strong enough to keep the 59-player ﬁeld from attacking at will. Scheffler was at 16-under 130, still only good for a one-shot lead over jet-lagged Tyrrell Hatton of England, Brendon Todd and Sungjae Im.

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game into a blowout. The biggest blow came on Cooper Hautau’s driving layup midway through the third quarter. Standing at the top of the key, he had the ball come straight to him when St. Michael’s center Donevan Ricker rejected Bosque’s Kyle Morris. Hautau immediately attacked the basket to open a 15-point lead. It was Hautau’s energy that shone through the most in Friday’s game. A senior, he finished with a team-high 15 points that included a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter. As he headed downcourt, his emotions poured out as he celebrated the shot. “Emotions are a big part of my game, yeah, but that 3 — it was because I was 0-for-8 last game,” Hautau said. “I was excited I finally made one. I mean, if I can lift my team by showing my emotions like that, then I will.” Bobcats coach Clifton Davidson said any game against the defending state champs should be viewed as a golden opportunity. For his team, which is 7-3 and ranked No. 5 in the 3A coaches’ poll (St. Michael’s is No. 8), Friday’s win is further validation that it’s ready to claim its place among the state’s best. “When we’re playing our A-game, we can compete with any team in the state,” he said. When asked if hammering the defending champion on its own floor will win over lingering doubters, Davidson stopped short of saying so. “I don’t believe anything we’re doing is going to change things

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GOTHENBURG, Sweden — The United States got the revenge it desperately craved. Isaac Howard scored twice in the second period and the U.S. beat host Sweden 6-2 on Friday to capture gold at the IIHF world junior hockey championship. Boston College’s Gabe Perreault, a 2023 ﬁrst-round pick of the New York Rangers, had a goal and two assists. BC’s Ryan Leonard, the eighth pick of the Washington Capitals, and Zeev Buium, a top 2024 draft prospect who plays at Denver, each scored a goal and captain Rutger McGroarty had an empty netter. The Americans secured the under-20 tournament for a sixth time after last winning in 2021. “The guys played excellent,” coach David Carle said. “It’s a joy for them. They focused on getting to this game and playing their best for the last game of the tournament and I thought they did that. It’s a great honor to be a part of a winning team.” PHOTOS BY JIM WEBER/THE NEW MEXICAN

Horsemen coach Gerard Garcia instructs players Friday against Bosque in the Horsemen Shootout at Perez-Shelley Memorial Gymnasium.

right now,” he said. “I think people, a lot of times, still look at us as Bosque School and we’re never seen as a top-echelon basketball school. I just hope it helps my team realize we’ve turned a corner.” Lucas Gurule had a team high 10 points for St. Michael’s. He had eight of those in the ﬁnal four minutes after Bosque opened a 56-24 lead. Garcia said he felt like his team had shown signs of getting things together during its recent trip to Las Vegas, N.M. The Horsemen won their ﬁnal two games, including a 19-point win against defending 2A champion Pecos. “People want to beat St. Mike’s up all the time, and that’s something we all know,” he said. “I think people should continue

Horsemen center Donevan Ricker, left, forces a jump ball on Bosque’s Oliver Tumolo.

to doubt us, to keep coming after us. We bounced back from times like this before, and things

turned out great. It’s a long season, and I have no doubt we can do this.”

Dominican judge orders release of Rays shortstop while probe continues PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — A judge on Friday ordered the conditional release of Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco while he is investigated for allegations he had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl and gave her mother a car and thousands of dollars in exchange for her consent, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. The judge said Franco is allowed to leave the Dominican Republic but must return once a month to meet with authorities. He also was ordered to pay 2 million Dominican pesos ($34,000) as a deposit as the investigation continues. Franco, who was expected to be released early Saturday, did not speak to reporters after the hearing ended. During a bathroom break earlier in the day, he brieﬂy told reporters that “everything is in God’s hands.” Supporters who gathered outside the courthouse clapped after the ruling and shouted “Boss! Boss!” in reference to Franco. Franco’s father, also called Wander Franco, exclaimed, “God is just.” The 22-year-old All-Star is accused of commercial sexual exploitation and money laundering. The judge in the case, Rumaldi Marcelino, had several options for a ruling: release Franco on bond, temporarily arrest him, prevent him from leaving the Dominican Republic or demand that he make occasional appearances until the investigation or a trial has ended. The Associated Press

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and took care of the ball more.” The Lady Trojans will get a chance to beat Dulce (9-6) for a third straight time in as many weeks. The teams played in the championship game of Aztec’s Rumble in the Jungle Tournament on Dec. 29, with Mesa Vista securing a 52-40 win.

Boys Escalante head coach Isaac Royston felt this year’s edition of the Lobos could play fast. But even scoring 85 points against an equally athletic Bobcats team was impressive to watch. The Lobos’ ability to play at that pace allowed Royston to play more man-toman defense and match up better with Bobcat guards Judah Duran and Ryan Montoya. “We got the athletes to play a little more man,” Royston said. “The objective was to get them a little off their rhythm, but I knew we could score. It

was just trying to slow them down a little bit.” If anything, the Lobos’ ability to speed McCurdy up created scoring chances on the other end, especially to end the first half. A closing 7-0 run was spurred by four Bobcat turnovers, and when Adamacio Bustamante scored on a transition layup with 13.6 seconds left, Escalante took a 37-31 lead into the locker room. The second half was a yo-yo affair in which the Lobos pushed the lead into double figures, only to see McCurdy rally. Escalante (7-2) had leads of 44-33, 51-41 and 66-52 in the second half, but McCurdy (4-5) responded each time. A 10-0 run midway through the fourth brought the Bobcats within 70-67 on Duran’s reverse layup with 3:27 left. Duran and Montoya combined for 22 of McCurdy’s 35 points in the quarter. Montoya single-handedly responded to a 5-0 Lobos run with a pair of triples to cut the deficit to 76-73, then hit a floater in the lane with 1:34 left to make it 77-75.

“We’d get off of them [defensively], and those guys can shoot,” Royston said. “We got a little lazy on that, and we missed a couple of free throws here and there, but we hung tough.” Pecos, meanwhile, outlasted its long-time rival with strong defense and timely buckets. The Panthers built leads of 35-25 in the second quarter and 50-41 in the third, as the Rangers struggled to take care of the ball. When Mora did take care of the ball, it patiently attacked the basket. Despite not making a 3 in the second half, the Rangers rallied to take a 55-54 lead on Jeremiah Pacheco’s free throw with 4:01 left. But the Panthers responded with six straight points to take a 60-55 lead on Bradyn Encinias’ runner in the lane with 2:12 left. Arthur Gonzales, Pecos’ head coach, said his team showed it could play just as physically against a bigger opponent. Pecos held its own on the defensive end as Mora only outrebounded the Panthers 13-11 in the second half. “Our No. 1 thing is to win the

rebounding battle,” Gonzales said. “Regardless of size, what matters when rebounding is positioning, and getting good position gives you chances [to get the rebound]. We focused on that and the boys came up big when they needed to.”

los Ortega’s 12 points. Questa plays Dulce for seventh place at 10 a.m.

GIRLS CONSOLATION QUESTA 47, MCCURDY 29

The Trojans (3-4) took out the frustrations after Thursday’s 70-68 loss to McCurdy on the Hawks (4-10), jumping out to a 30-11 lead after a quarter and never looking back to advance to the fifth-place game against Peñasco. Jordan Gallegos had 17 of his 23 points in the opening quarter to lead Mesa Vista (3-2), and Marcos Martinez finished with 13.

The Lady Wildcats (7-3) were late arrivals to Española due to icy road conditions, but it took them a quarter to play like it. After taking a 14-4 lead after a quarter, the Lady Bobcats (2-3) outscored Questa 13-6 to get within 20-17 at the half. The second half was not so kind to McCurdy, which managed just 12 points the rest of the way. Kamryn Cardenas paced the Lady Wildcats with 17 points and Aaliyah Santistevan added 10. The Lady Bobcats had Marianna Arambula scored eight points.

PEÑASCO 74, QUESTA 35

ESCALANTE 40, MORA 35 OT

BOYS CONSOLATION MESA VISTA 78, DULCE 51

The Panthers (3-7) broke open the game in the second and third quarters, scoring 47 points to break a 15-all tie after a quarter and take a 62-33 lead into the fourth. DeMarcus Lopez led Peñasco with 19 points and Neahmiah Chavez added 15. The Wildcats (3-5) were paced by Car-

The Lady Lobos (4-7) outscored the Rangerettes 9-4 in overtime to reach the fifth-place game against Questa. Journey Trejo had 10 points to lead Escalante, while Charlee-Rose Lovato scored nine to lead Mora (4-5), which plays McCurdy for seventh place at 8:30 a.m.

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Pac-12 can go out on top By Paul Newberry

over Washington (14-0), according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

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When Washington has ball Getting pressure on Penix is difficult. Washington’s offensive line won the Joe Moore Award as the best group in the country and tackles Troy Fautanu and Roger Rosengarten provide excellent edge protection. When teams do pressure Penix, he is often unfazed. In the Sugar Bowl, Texas didn’t sack him once in 38 pass attempts and while it might have looked like the Longhorns got almost no push, they registered 16 pressures, according to Pro Football Focus. When pressured, Penix was incredible, completing 60% of his passes at 10 yards per attempt. “Can Michigan strike up enough interior pressure and edge pressure to actually get to Penix, not just make him uncomfortable? And then can the safeties and cornerbacks find those layers of wide receivers and force Penix to make the impossible throw ... and not give [the Huskies] any gimmes,” college football data analyst Parker Fleming said on The AP Top 25 College Football Podcast. Texas got most of its pressure from the interior with powerful tackles T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy II. Michigan is deeper up front and better off the edges. Defensive coordinator Jesse Minter gave Alabama fits in the Rose Bowl by making it difficult to identify what was coming from where. Minter succeeded Mike Macdonald, who left Michigan and coach Jim Harbaugh to work for Ravens coach John Harbaugh. Huard, who played quarterback at Washington, said Michigan’s defense will test Penix and Huskies offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb as problem-solvers. “It’s an NFL-type defense, which is a matchup mindset, which is change the picture pre- and post-snap, which is make it very difficult on the quarterback to read and react,” Huard said. Washington’s veteran offensive line has allowed only 11 sacks. And while the Huskies’ deep passing game can be spectacular, Penix and Co. are good all over the field. If there is a play to be made, the Huskies usually make it. Penix targeted receivers Rome Odunze, Ja’Lynn Polk, Jalen McMillen and Germie Bernard 20 times against Texas and completed 19 passes for 411 yards. Michigan’s secondary plays an aggressive style, led by star cornerback Will Johnson and versatile nickel back Mike Sainristil. The Wolverines don’t concede anything. They want to force opponents to make difficult completions. No team is better at making the difficult look easy than Washington. Here’s the wildcard: Michigan has the third-best pass defense in the country by opponent efficiency rating (101.52) and has allowed seven touchdown passes, fewest in the nation. But the Wolverines have faced only two offenses ranked in the

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Michigan running back Blake Corum scores a touchdown past an Alabama defensive back during overtime Monday at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

top 20 in pass efficiency (Alabama and Ohio State). “Michigan is elite defensively, but they’ve gotten to feast on horrific, horrific offenses in the Big Ten,” Huard said. “So from a stress test, Michigan has not seen anything the likes of Washington’s offense.” Meanwhile, Washington has faced only one top-30 pass defense: Oregon, twice. Penix completed 64% for 8.2 yards per attempt with five touchdowns and two interceptions.

When Michigan has ball Strength vs. weakness. Michigan runs the ball a lot and efficiently and can do it in critical situations. Washington’s run defense isn’t good (86th in the country at 4.40 yards per carry allowed), but Penix and the offense are so effective opponents often can’t or don’t stick with it. Texas’s running backs averaged 6.8 yards per carry in the Sugar Bowl against Washington but had only 18 carries as the Longhorns seemed to get impatient early and then were scrambling to come from behind late. Michigan is committed to the run with Blake Corum, who leads the nation with 26 touchdowns. Even in a game they trailed for much of the second half against Alabama, the Wolverines had 30 runs and J.J. McCarthy threw 27 passes. Washington’s defense, outside of edge rusher Bralen Trice, who had two sacks in a ferocious performance against Texas, doesn’t have much high-end, NFL-type talent. The Huskies do have a knack for getting big stops late in games — which helps explain how they have won each of their last 10 games by 10 points or fewer. Michigan and Washington have thrived off dictating the way their games are played. Michigan makes its opponents try to out-grind them. Washington makes its opponents try to keep pace. “I really don’t expect there to be many wasted possessions,” Fleming said, “and we might get this really weird mismatch with these long plodding rushing drives and scoring and Washington coming out and scoring in four or ﬁve plays.” Russo’s prediction: Michigan 34-26.

n sports, going out on top is a rarity indeed. John Elway walked away after two straight Super Bowl titles. Bill Russell called it a career on the heels of his 11th NBA championship in 13 seasons. Heavyweight champ Rocky Marciano escaped the ring without a loss on his résumé. But it’s far more common to hang on for one game too many, one season too long. In that sense, the Pac-12 will be leaving with its head held high. This was not the path it would’ve chosen, of course. Head-in-the-sand decisions, bungled negotiations and an insatiable quest for the almighty buck spelled doom for the “Conference of Champions,” which stunningly collapsed into a heap like a game of Jenga. Still, with its forced demise lurking right around the corner, the Pac-12 has a chance to add one more football title to its legacy. Nothing personal, Michigan, but it’s hard not to pull for the Washington Huskies in the national championship game Monday night — if for no other reason than to put a fitting capper on this season of chaos. Seriously, what would be a more appropriate way to close out this latest round of realignment frenzy than awarding the national title to a conference that will be snuffed out in a few months as all but two of its 12 members bolt for greener financial pastures? Next season, Washington will be competing in the Big Ten, becoming an out-of-place, regular-season rival to the Wolverines, the team they’ll be facing for the title in Houston. “Certainly they’re on our schedule a year from now and it’s a whole different deal that we’ll be involved with as far as a new conference,” Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer said. “I think this year, where we’re at right now in the season, this is all about really us representing the Pac-12 and going to win a national championship for our program and finishing off this season for this group of guys that have worked really hard.” Indeed, let’s put the eulogies on hold for just a moment. Given its storied past, the Pac-12 is deserving of one last celebration before being swept into the dustbin of other dearly departed leagues such as the Southwest Conference and Big Eight. This is a conference that has claimed at least a share of nine national championships in the poll era — with a chance to make it 10. This is a conference that produced a dozen Heisman Trophy winners. This is a conference that became

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Harry, the Washington Huskies mascot, runs with the live mascot out of a tunnel before a game against Washington State in 2021 in Seattle.

synonymous with the granddaddy of all postseason games, the Rose Bowl. This is a conference that gave us some of college football’s most memorable moments — and maybe a few more before it’s done. Soon enough, the tears will ﬂow. There will surely come a time when we realize what’s been tossed aside — the traditions, the history, the uniqueness of the West Coast style — but it’s far too late to reverse course now. There’s no chance of salvaging some degree of sanity amid all the piles of money. Southern Cal and UCLA got the ball rolling with their stunning joint decision to move to the Big Ten. They would soon be followed by Washington and Oregon, the league’s two powerhouse teams this season. Colorado, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah defected to the Big 12, while Stanford and Cal desperately accepted a downright ludicrous offer to join the Atlantic Coast Conference, way on the other side of the country. That left Oregon State and Washington State as the Pac-12’s only holdovers, largely because no other Power Five league wanted them. While those two lonely schools have vowed to carry on in some fashion, they would seem to have few options beyond fashioning some sort of merger with a second-tier league such as the Mountain West. Even if the Pac-12 name carries on in some fashion, it will be a pitiful shell of the proud league it once was. Sadly, the conference’s demise arrived during a season when it recaptured much of its gridiron glory after years of irrelevance. Colorado’s new coach, Deion Sanders, hogged the early headlines. Nine of the

Rodgers chosen as Jets’ most inspirational player FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers’ ﬁrst season with the New York Jets lasted only four snaps. His impact was felt for far longer. The 40-year-old quarterback was voted by his teammates the winner of the Jets’ Dennis Byrd Most Inspirational award Friday for his continued lead-

ership during his rehabilitation from a torn left Achilles tendon that ultimately ended his season. “It’s just the effect that he’s had on this locker room in such a short time is why I think you see him win that award, and all the guys here voted for him,” wide receiver Garrett Wilson said. “It says a

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Here’s a look at a few deﬁning failures for the NFL’s ﬁnal four:

Browns Of the four, the Browns have come the closest to ending their misery. That’s hardly any consolation for Bernie Kosar. “It’s only taken me 30 years to get over it,” Cleveland’s former quarterback said. Led by Kosar and an underrated defense, the Browns got to three AFC Championships in four seasons (1986-89) but lost to the Denver Broncos each time. The first two losses came in soul-crushing fashion and are immortalized with nicknames: “The Drive” and “ The Fumble.” The third was another loss, only not as painful. On Jan. 11, 1987, the Browns, who last won an NFL title in 1964, were minutes away from their first Super Bowl trip when Broncos quarterback John Elway got the ball at Denver’s 2-yard line. Appearing in just the second playoff game of his Hall of Fame career, Elway engineered a game-tying, 98-yard touchdown drive and the Broncos won 23-20 in overtime on a 33-yard field goal by bare-footed Rich Karlis, who to this day Cleveland fans swear hooked his kick left. The pain has endured in Cleveland, and Kosar found himself facing a reminder recently when his flight connected

through Denver’s airport. “The spiritual world has such a Rodney Dangerﬁeld-comedic presence that the Cleveland gate is right next to the John Elway Steakhouse,” Kosar said. In truth, Kosar, who wound up winning a Super Bowl ring as Troy Aikman’s backup in Dallas, is proud of those oh-so-close moments with the Browns. “I now look back so fondly on those games, and I’m honored as a guy from northeast Ohio to have even played for the Browns and played in games like that,” he said. “It’s taken me about 30 years to get to this spiritual healing and enlightenment part because I would have to close my eyes in the Denver airport.”

Lions Former Lions kicker Eddie Murray played a key role in one of Detroit’s many postseason shortcomings. In the 1983 NFC divisional round, Murray made three field goals before missing one late as San Francisco held on to win 24-23 after taking advantage of Gary Danielson’s five interceptions. “Not being able to make that kick at the end of the game was gut-wrenching not only for myself but the team,” Murray said. “We were the best team on the field that day, and we were really good on both sides of the ball that year, but mistakes killed us against the 49ers.” Murray, with star teammate

league’s 12 schools were ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 at some point during the campaign. Washington swept through a perfect season to capture the league’s ﬁrst berth in the College Football Playoff since 2016. Oregon — with its only two losses both to the Huskies — also landed a major bowl bid. Six other schools received postseason berths. With one game remaining, the biggest one of all, the Pac-12 has a 5-3 mark during bowl season — the best winning percentage of any league. DeBoer talked of the gauntlet his team went through to emerge without a single loss. He hasn’t really had time to think about the impending move to the Big Ten. “In all honesty, we’ve been so focused on the Pac-12, which was just a grind this year,” he said. “Just a tough schedule, each and every team being elite. I think that has prepared us for next year in a lot of ways.” There will be a few more opportunities for the Conference of Champions to add to its trophy case before the lights are turned out. The Pac-12 has four of the top nine teams in the AP’s women’s basketball poll. In baseball, Stanford will be looking to follow up on last year’s trip to the College World Series. The league is a powerhouse in softball, claiming three of eight spots in the 2023 Women’s World Series. And the Pac-12 always fares well in Olympic sports such as swimming. But given how football was the driver of the whole realignment train, the game Monday night deﬁnitely feels like an ending. Farewell, Pac-12. You’ll be missed.

lot about him and how he’s approached becoming a Jet and being here with us, whether he’s on the ﬁeld or not.” Rodgers was hurt during the season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 11 and tried to stage an improbable comeback from an injury that usually takes players six to nine months to fully recover from. The Associated Press

2020 before a stunning collapse and a 51-31 drubbing. “There’s a lot of times when you look back on it and be like, ‘Man, we wish we could have made it further,’” Joseph said. “Because once you get there and you get hot, that’s all it takes. You’ve got to have a lot of luck on your side with injuries and pretty much have your main workhorses be available all year and clicking on the right cylinders.”

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Texans wide receiver Robert Woods celebrates a ﬁrst down against the Titans on Dec. 31 in Houston. The Texans have yet to play in the AFC title game.

Barry Sanders carrying the load, got closer in 1991. They beat Dallas in the divisional round only to get trounced by juggernaut Washington in the NFC title game. The 67-year-old Murray has made the Motor City his home for 43 years, witnessing a series of rebuilding efforts. Finally, it looks like the Lions might have another solid shot at an elusive Super Bowl. “It’s long overdue,” Murray said. “In my 12-year tenure with Detroit, we had two winning seasons. There were a lot of frustrating years for me and for the fans over the years.”

Texans Joseph won six AFC South titles during his time in Houston, so getting to the playoffs was never a problem. Advancing to the conference championship was another story.

Joseph immediately pointed to 2011 — Houston’s ﬁrst foray into the postseason — as his most painful reminder of what could have been. The Texans were 7-3 after 10 games and looked like the AFC’s best team. But Matt Schaub suffered a Lisfranc injury to his right foot executing a quarterback sneak at Tampa Bay and missed the rest of the season. The Texans initially turned to Matt Leinart but ended the season with rookie T.J. Yates under center. Yates threw three interceptions in a 20-13 loss at Baltimore in the divisional round. “We were kind of rolling before then,” Joseph said. “We had opportunities.” Several, too. They were no-shows at home against Kansas City (2015) and Indianapolis (2018), and they led Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs 24-0 in Arrowhead Stadium in

Hall of Fame left tackle Tony Boselli has witnessed all three of Jacksonville’s chances to make the big game. He was on the ﬁeld for one, on the sideline for another and in the radio booth for the most recent. Each one ended in heartache for Boselli. More than two decades before Tom Brady connected on a thirdand-18 play and Myles Jack was ruled down — plays that have haunted the Jaguars for six years already — Boselli endured the most agonizing of the franchise’s playoff losses. Trailing 13-6 in the fourth quarter at New England in the 1996 AFC championship, Jacksonville was facing second-andgoal from the 5. Mark Brunell, with a completely clean pocket, threw an interception with 3:43 to play. The Jags forced a punt, but James Stewart fumbled near midﬁeld. Otis Smith scooped up the loose ball and ran 47 yards for a score. Game over. “Anytime you get to the AFC title game, you’re one good performance, one win, away from the game everybody wants to play in,” Boselli said. “And

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when you come up short, it’s excruciating.” Three years later, Boselli (knee injury) was a spectator as Jacksonville lost for the third time in as many tries against rival Tennessee, this one at home in the conference championship. The Jaguars turned the ball over six times as the Titans scored the ﬁnal 26 points. “I’m not saying we would have won if I played, but you feel like maybe you could have made a difference, maybe you could have helped,” Boselli said. “You go back and it’s shoulda, woulda, coulda. “It’s probably worse than if you never get there and it becomes worse when you never get back.”

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Advent Life Church

The Everyday Center For Spiritual Living

Advent Life Church invites you to join us in person on Saturdays. Advent Life Church is an inclusive community that believes the closer we are to Jesus, the closer we are to who we could be as human beings. Every week we come together to learn how to imitate Jesus in our everyday life. So, visit us! Whoever you are, whatever background, if you are tired, overwhelmed, lonely, or broken, come see us. Regular services - Saturday at 10 A.M., and 11 A.M. for everyone together. Find us on Facebook and YouTube by searching for Advent Life Church.

BAPTIST

Looking for a supportive Spiritual Community for who you are and what is relevant today? We are an embracing, diverse, lively group dedicated to each other and practicing the Philosophy of The Science of Mind. Learn more at Everydaycsl.org. Live streaming: Zoom and Facebook: Everyday Center for Spiritual Living. Sundays, 10 AM MST. Tune in at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82294414869?pwd=K3QxQWltM2w1RXBpeDZkREVPbWNLZz09 or in person at Beit Tikva Synagogue, 2230 Old Pecos Trail, SF 87505.

Celebration of Santa Fe

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SANTA FE

Welcomes you to worship service is at 10:30 a.m., or go to our website www. fbcsantafe.com to learn about our broadcasts. We offer Bible studies for all ages at various weekly times. For more information visit our website. Reed Redus, Senior Pastor; Gregg Higgins, Associate Pastor of Worship; Chris Castorena, Associate Pastor of Family Ministry and Education.

Now in our 32nd year as a lively, inclusive, eclectic, creative spiritual community. Join us in the collective energy of All-Embracing Love. We meet in person each Sunday at 10:30am, in the NEA-NM bldg., 2007 Botulph Rd. Our speaker for Sunday, January 7th is David Davis of Memory Care Alliance. Music by Mario Reynolds. Here you have the freedom to look within to discover your own Truth and connection with Spirit. Visit our website, www.thecelebration.org, where the talks of past guest speakers are posted as podcasts. The Celebration of Santa Fe, a Sunday Service Different.

The Light at Mission Viejo

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church Of Christ, Scientist

First Church of Christ,

Scientist Start your Sunday with insight and inspiration. Attend a Christian Science service to sing and pray together and gain a deeper Santa Fe understanding of the Bible. Find healing, security and stability, a sense of peace. You’ll leave inspired and refreshed, in the company of a community that cares. First Church of Christ Scientist, Santa Fe, 323 E. Cordova Rd. Sunday services, and Sunday School at 10 am, in church & on Zoom. Childcare available. Wednesday sharing 6:30 pm, in church & on Zoom Reading Room, Monday-Saturday, 10 am - 1 pm. ChristianscienceSantafe.com for more information.

E P I S C O PA L St. Bede’s Episcopal Church

CELEBRATING GOD’S LOVE FOR ALL/ Celebrando el amor de Dios para todos. We are a welcoming faith community as diverse as the many faces of Santa Fe. Sunday services at 8 a.m. (in English) 10:30 a.m. (in English with Children’s Chapel) and at 12:30 p.m. (in Spanish). Additional services offered Tuesday 6 p.m. (in Spanish), Healing Service Wednesday 12:15 p.m. (in English). Worship aides and other support information available on our website. Visit www.stbedesantafe.org or call 505-982-1133 for more information.

The Church of the Holy Faith

We welcome all people into an ever-deepening relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. Sunday morning services at 7:30 in the chapel (spoken Eucharist), 8:30 (spoken Eucharist with choir and congregational singing) and 11 (sung Eucharist with choir and congregational singing) in the church. 11 a.m. service streamed through Holy Faith’s YouTube channel. Tuesday Taizé service with Holy Eucharist at 6 p.m. Holy Eucharist also celebrated Wednesdays at 12:10 p.m. in the chapel. For more information, call 505982-4447 or visit the website, holyfaithchurchsf.org.

We are the Light. Sunday service: 10:30 a.m., La Luz (Spanish service) at 3:00p.m., Bible studies Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., SOZO Youth Group (ages 12-18): Friday 6:30-10:00 p.m. For more information: 505-982-2080 or www.tlmv.org.

PRESBYTERIAN Christ Church Santa Fe (PCA)

Our Presbyterian church is located at Don Gaspar and Cordova Road. Our focus is on the historical truths of Jesus Christ, His Love and Redemptive Grace...and our contemporary response. SUNDAYS: Education hour for adults and children 8:45 am. In-person worship 10:00 am; livestreams via YouTube, Facebook, and christchurchsantafe.org . Pastor John Standridge will speak from Matthew 1:1-17, “The Gospel of Greater Than”. Gospel Journey for children online and in person at 10:15 am; professional nursery care up to age 4 available. WEDNESDAYS: prayer meeting at 7:30 am, public welcome. THURSDAYS children’s program on break until Feb 8. For more information 505-982-8817 or christchurchsantafe.org.

First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)

First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe, 208 Grant Avenue, is an inclusive and welcoming congregation which holds as its mission: actively engage society, nurture lives, cherish creation, and heal the world. We endeavor to grow the beloved community through our ministries and our mission and social justice initiatives. Sunday-First Sunday of Advent: First Sunday @ 10, one Worship Service at 10am. Rev. Dr. Harry Eberts, preaching. Communion will be served. Wednesday: Morning Prayer at 7:30am; join us for coffee and fellowship after. Celtic Evensong at 5:30pm; we follow the teachings of John Phillip Newell using resources from Iona Abbey. Communion is served. Friday: TGIF Concert Series 5:30pm: Johanna Hongell-Darsee and Scott Darsee, trad. Scandinavian & Celtic ballads & tales. Free admission, donations accepted. fpcsantafe.org. Masks optional, vaccines expected, social distancing appreciated.

R U S S I A N O RT H O D O X St. Juliana of Lazarevo Russian Orthodox Church

JEWISH Temple Beth Shalom

Come as you are. We welcome your presence at Temple Beth Shalom. Our services are inspiring and innovative. For information about membership call us at 505-982-1376, info@sftbs.org, check our website for details, www.sftbs.org. Temple Beth Shalom is a diverse, welcoming Reform Jewish congregation. Shabbat services are Friday evenings at 6:30pm, once a month we have a family service that starts at 5:30 pm, please check our website. Saturday morning services at 10:30 am. Masks are encouraged.

METHODIST St. John’s United Methodist Church

Please join us Sundays: Worship at 9:30 am, in person/online; 9:00-11:45 am Nursery with paid staff, pagers available for parent/guardians; 10:45 am Adult Ministries; Sunday Night Youth Group; Monday evening Bible Study with Pastor Matt Bridges on Zoom. Wednesday Soul Break (Taizé Service) at noon. Volunteer at our food pantry. Visit our website for more information. Follow us on Facebook. Stream us on YouTube. 1200 Old Pecos Trail • Santa Fe • SJUMCSantaFe.org • (505) 982-5397

St. Juliana of Lazarevo Russian Orthodox Church (3877 West Alameda, Santa Fe, NM) serves the Orthodox liturgy with Russian Music in Englisha. Orthodoxy is the Faith of the Apostles, continuously transmitted by holy tradition. We are an old calendar parish of The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, serving Northern New Mexico. All are welcome to our services, for the God of all became Man on behalf of all and for all. Great Vespers Saturday evenings at 6:00, Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Sunday mornings at 9:15. For information contact Priest David at iereidavid@yahoo. com or call at (505) 310-2805.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST United Church of Santa Fe

“The Love That Moves the Stars.” Start this year with prayer, song, and a message of hope and courage. United Church of Santa Fe welcomes you Sunday morning to our 8:30 Contemplative Communion or 10:00 Sanctuary Service (with Communion, Choir, children’s activity) Livestreamed at unitedchurchofsantafe.org. 11:15, our children offer their new film “An Epiphany Puppet Pageant. Join us in 2024 to care for others and God’s creation through our partnerships with local and global organizations. Rev. Talitha Arnold, Pastor; Bradley Ellingboe, Dir. of Music; Jessie Lo, Pianist. 1804 Arroyo Chamiso (St. Michael’s Dr.) 505--988-3295. Love God, Neighbor, Creation!

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Eckankar

ECKANKAR

People of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome to embark upon a virtual spiritual adventure both personal and profound. The international 2023 Soul Adventure Seminar, “The Power of Grace: a Secret to Spiritual Living” is online until January 31 and includes inspiring talks, presentations, art, music, and more at eckankar.org. Registration is free. Also at eckankar.org is a new Soul Adventure podcast, “Animals Are Souls Too” and the latest e-magazine featuring “How Do We Soul Travel?” For NM Eckankar information: 1-800-876-6704 or eckankar-nm.org.

To add your service, call Nate Martinez at (505) 995-3808 or email nmartinez@sfnewmexican.com

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38 Still a contender 39 It may be raised at a table 40 What’s spread all over southern France? 42 Wing alternatives 44 Hands off (to) 45 Reason to run in circles? 46 Still 47 Less than hardly 48 ___ punk (genre for No Doubt) 51 Life sentences? 52 Constantly posting pictures and news about one’s kids on social media 55 Beyond regulation, for short 56 “Hold your horses” 57 Rice and Curry 58 ___ ginger, a.k.a. galangal 59 Takes orders DOWN 1 Sideways 2 Grand 3 The fairyfly (the smallest known insect in the world)is one 4 Took something with a grain of salt, maybe

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HOROSCOPE The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday Jan. 6, 2024: You are spiritual and philosophical about life. You try to see the good in others. This year is a time of service, perhaps service to family. MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Scorpio. ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH This is a good day to check out banking details and anything connected with inheri-

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celed or changed in some way. Tonight: Schedule changes.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Your dealings with partners and close friends will be successful today. You might meet a real character today, or perhaps someone you already know will surprise you. Tonight: Be patient with others.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your home scene might be interrupted today. Small appliances might break down or minor breakages could occur. Someone unexpected might knock on the door. Tonight: Home interruptions.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Keep an eye on your pet today to avoid accidents. Meanwhile, something unexpected might impact your work. You also might hear unexpected news. Tonight: Interruptions!

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You might want to discuss future goals. However, you will also encounter someone who is unusual in some way. They might challenge you. Tonight: A surprise. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You’re high-viz today, which could be because of something unusual that you do. For example, you might impulsively go off in a new direction. You might defy an authority figure. Tonight: Listen to authority. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH This is a mildly accidentprone day for you, so pay attention to everything you say and do. On the upside, you might have some unusual ideas. You also might have an unexpected chance to travel. Tonight: Plans change.

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Husband’s infidelity is in his inbox Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for more than 50 years. We have had a great life together. We had a great friendship with another couple. Several years ago, the other husband caught my husband and his wife sexting each other. I do believe it was a one-time thing, as she was drinking and the circumstances pointed to being a one-night thing. I wanted to forgive and forget, as she was a really great friend. However, her husband insisted that we have no further contact with each other. We have another friend who is a single mom with two grown children. They live a couple of hundred miles from us. For some reason, she started texting my husband about issues she has had with her children. Over the years, they have continued to text each other, but it is getting more and more frequent. One time I looked at his text messages, and she was sending him pictures of herself. She is beautiful and younger. I told him that I was not comfortable with all the texting and the pictures she sends. Since then, I have found them texting a lot more. I confronted her, and she said my husband is her best friend and a big support system to her. She has a lot of issues with her grown children. I told my husband I did not have an issue with their friendship, but my issue is his keeping it from me. I asked that he tell me about her texting, and what’s going on. He agreed. But nothing has changed. I knew they were still texting, and he wasn’t saying anything to me, so I tried to check his messages from his computer, but he changed the password. When I asked him what his new password was, he gave me a number, but when I have tried it, it doesn’t work. So I have gone behind his back and checked his messages on his phone and have found they pretty much text daily. And I have noticed at times that he deletes her messages but not anyone else’s. Am I being stupid about this or should I be concerned? — Disgruntled Wife Dear Disgruntled Wife: The first time you caught your husband sexting another woman should have called for some serious relationship repairs. Not just sweeping it under the rug as a one-time thing. That behavior is unacceptable, and if you’re going to stay married to him, then some serious counseling should be done. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Your husband is lying to you and keeping secrets about his correspondence with another woman. Kindly tell this woman that she needs to find a professional therapist to help her with her grown children problems, and she needs to stay away from your husband. Your husband has lied to you many times, and his behavior points to him knowing better. Otherwise, he wouldn’t feel the need to delete these messages. It is not unreasonable for you to ask him for honesty and openness in his communication.

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Heroic moves: Marvel’s ‘Echo’ premieres deaf Indigenous superhero in style In recent years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a massive blockbuster sensation. Fans of the superhero genre have long been divided into camps — DC versus Marvel, for instance — but those seeking any form of visual entertainment, from art to books to film and television, would be hard-pressed to find a medium that did not cater in some way to caped crusaders or leotard-clad superhumans. That said, ever since The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Entertainment in 2009 (for a whopping $4 billion), the company’s streamer, Disney+, has been one of the greatest proponents of the

“super” genre. Newest to join the ranks is “Echo,” the “Hawkeye” spinoff series premiering Wednesday, Jan. 10, on the platform. While hardly new to the Marvel Universe, Echo is best known to current Marvel fans in the form of budding actress Alaqua Cox, who was born and raised in the Menominee Indian Reservation in Keshena, Wisconsin, and is of the Menominee and Mohican nation. Starring alongside Jeremy Renner (“The Hurt Locker,” 2008) and Hailee Steinfeld (“Dickinson”) in the 2021 miniseries “Hawkeye,” Echo was introduced in a

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“Representation was extremely important to myself and to everyone on the crew,” Freeland stated at an October 2023 news conference. But neither Alaqua’s amputee status nor the character’s deafness was front and center while plotting the show’s details. Sure, the creators gave thought to her disabilities and incorporated them into the storyline, but her so-called “disabilities” — as “Hawkeye” fans have clearly already noticed — are hardly disabling. Instead, creators laid much of the focus on the toll anger, resentment and physical trauma can take on a human being as they interact with the oft-cruel world around them. At the end of the day, Freeland noted, “Echo” is “an exploration of trauma — how we deal with it, how we cope with it, how it affects us, how we affect it, how it affects those around us.”

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feelings that have been driving her down the same dangerous path as Kingpin and the father she lost during her childhood. Along the way, however, there is plenty of violence, bloodshed and “real consequences” (per Freeland) — hence the series’ TV-MA rating. Behind the scenes, Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland (“Reservation Dogs”) and Australian/Gunaikurnai creative Catriona McKenzie (“Satellite Boy,” 2012) direct the series. Naturally, Freeland and McKenzie were excited to begin work on a project focused on the only deaf Indigenous superhero in entertainment media. Beyond that, the official trailer for “Echo” also prominently features the hero’s prosthetic leg, an addition to the original source material to provide added inclusivity and incorporate Alaqua’s own, real-life prosthetic into the storyline.

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supporting role and garnered plenty of attention for her two-fold inclusivity and incredible fighting abilities. As is the case with nearly all superheroes and villains in the MCU, Echo’s backstory is somewhat complicated and varies significantly between sources, but at least three things remain consistent: her name, her background and her deafness. Born Maya Lopez, Echo is the highly gifted daughter of secret mob enforcer William Lopez (Zahn McClarnon, “Dark Winds”) — sometimes referred to as William Lincoln in other related source material — a proud Native American man of the Cheyenne Nation, and a Latina mother, known vaguely as “Ms. Lopez,” who abandoned the family when Maya was young. Upon his untimely death related to criminal activities, William urges hulking mobster Kingpin, a.k.a. Wilson Fisk (played in “Echo” by Vincent D’Onofrio of 1987’s “Full Metal Jacket”), to look after his young daughter at all costs. Nothing if not a man of his word, Fisk agrees — and so begins Lopez’s journey as Echo. Per the Marvel website, the Disney+ series is Echo’s origin story and “revisits Maya Lopez, whose ruthless behavior in New York City catches up with her in her hometown. She must face her past, reconnect with her Native American roots and embrace the meaning of family and community if she ever hopes to move forward.” By reconnecting with her hometown, her roots and her own morals and desires, Maya tries to let go of what no longer serves her and embrace the

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