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ABOVE: The Rev. Rick Iannucci shares an embrace Thursday with Marianna Sheehan, who served in the Air Force as a crew chief, and her 3-year-old daughter, Peyton Rose Sheehan, after receiving a family blessing to celebrate the Week of the Holy Family in a chapel on Iannucci’s property off N.M. 14. BELOW: Iannucci greets his newest horse, Leo, in the corral at his home. The animals on the property help provide therapeutic relief for veterans through Horses for Heroes, a program Iannucci and his wife, Nancy De Santis, operate.

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ick Iannucci has come a long way from the days when he would kick in a door sporting a badge on his chest and a firearm in his hand.

When he was a Marine, and later a member of the U.S. Army’s Green Berets, he learned there may be moments that would truly test a soul.

When he served as a U.S. marshal, he might have ordered somebody during a law enforcement raid to hit the deck — and fast.

From a distance, those days

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seem a long time — and maybe, a lifetime — ago. Today, sometimes accompanied by lawmen or politicians, Iannucci carries a Bible rather than a firearm and a clerical collar has taken the place of the badge. He doesn’t so much command as cajole, persuade, minister.

It’s been a winding road from warrior to chaplain. But Iannucci, who has rubbed elbows with characters as diverse as Mother Teresa, New Mexico politicians and more than a few criminal suspects, says the path hasn’t been as arduous as you might think.

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A stand of mature ponderosa pines and Douglas firs contrasts with the grassy plains and smaller trees in the prehistoric landscape of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.

Known as the history grove, this 125-acre woodland is a remnant of the lush, old-growth forests, filled with tall, bulky trees, that greeted settlers in New Mexico before timber companies logged en masse from the late 19th century through most of the 20th century.

It’s the equivalent of quaint, ornate buildings clustered in a historic district amid a sea of modern, urban sprawl, serving as a reminder of when the old structures were widespread.

The U.S. Forest Service now has its eye on how to bolster the nation’s dwindling old-growth forests, which can be found on about 25 million acres.

The agency is exploring not only how to preserve oldgrowth forests but also strengthen maturing forests so they can evolve into the next generations of old timber.

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Bill Keeton, a University of Vermont forest ecology professor, measures a ponderosa pine in the Zuni Mountains during a visit with the Forest Stewards Guild. The tree, about 60 inches wide, was at least 300 years old.

Pueblo’s construction of water treatment plant ruffles feathers of its rural neighbors San Ildefonso says it has minimal authority over federal project

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Liz Roybal described feeling shocked to see crews converge on a vacant field where she played ball as a child.

They began building an unsightly structure that mars El Rancho’s rugged, scenic beauty, she said.

Roybal learned it was a treatment plant San Ildefonso Pueblo is building at the edge of its land, abutting the El Rancho community, as a key part of the massive Pojoaque Basin Regional Water System.

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rializing without notice, angering her and some other neighbors.

She said she understands San Ildefonso is sovereign and can do what it wants on tribal land. But the pueblo’s leaders should have called a meeting with area residents to inform them such an unsightly structure would be built at the main entrance of El Rancho, she said.

“It’s just a monstrous project,” Roybal said. “There was no communication. I thought we had a better relationship with San Ildefonso.”

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with heavy equipment and dozens of workers at the site, and big trucks going in and out of the entrance on the narrow road, she said.

Crews have excavated the land and erected walls, making her feel as though she’s entering a nuclear facility when she goes into El Rancho, she said, which is ruining the community’s rural charm.

“They have thousands of acres of property. Why did they have to put it there?”

Roybal said of pueblo officials.

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Ukraine: Russian shelling kills 11, including 5 children, in Donetsk KYIV, Ukraine — Eleven people were killed Saturday in Russian shelling in Ukraine’s partially occupied Donetsk province, according to regional Gov. Vadym Filashkin. Five children were among the dead, and eight further people were wounded in the attack on the Pokrovsk district, he said.

Ukraine’s military claimed Saturday it successfully attacked the Saki military airbase in the west of the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula.

Russian officials did not comment on the alleged attack, but Russia’s Defense Ministry said early Saturday it had shot down four Ukrainian missiles over the peninsula overnight. Later on Saturday, the ministry reported its air defense forces had shot down six anti-ship missiles over the Black Sea. Traffic was temporarily suspended for a third straight day on a bridge connecting the peninsula — which Moscow seized illegally in 2014 — with Russia’s southern Krasnodar region. The span is a crucial supply link for Russia’s war effort.

North Korea again fires shells near disputed sea border, Seoul says SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea conducted a new round of artillery drills near the disputed sea boundary with South Korea on Saturday, officials in Seoul said, a day after the North’s similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills in the same area.

The North’s back-to-back firing exercises come after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un repeatedly called for stronger war readiness to cope with what he called a deepening confrontation led by the U.S. Experts say North Korea is likely to continue its provocative run of weapons tests to boost its leverage in potential future negotiations with Washington as the U.S. heads into November elections.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the North fired more than 60 rounds into the waters north of the western sea boundary Saturday afternoon.

Biden’s State of the Union address scheduled on Super Tuesday’s heels House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Saturday invited President Joe Biden to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on March 7.

“In this moment of great challenge for our country, it is my solemn duty to extend this invitation,” said Johnson, who took over the speakership role in October, speaking in a brief formal letter to the president.

Biden confirmed in a message on X later Saturday he had accepted the invitation. “Looking forward to it, Mr. Speaker,” he said.

The address will be Biden’s third since taking office and his second time giving the speech to a divided Congress, which has for months been wrangling with deadlines to keep crucial parts of the government open.

The address is set to follow two such critical deadlines — one expiring Jan. 19 to keep core government services open and another Feb. 2 to fund the rest of the government. The March 7 date is later than in recent years: The last two took place Feb. 7 and March 1, 2022. It comes two days after Super Tuesday, when 15 states and American Samoa hold their primaries.

Winter storms packing snow, ice bear down on West, New England BOSTON — Residents across the eastern U.S., particularly in New England, are gassing up snow blowers, dusting off shovels and gearing up for a wintry mix of precipitation as a potent storm system bringing snow, freezing rain and ice bears down on the region.

The system was expected to track along the northeastern coastline throughout the weekend, with the heaviest snowfall expected in Pennsylvania, parts of the Hudson Valley and portions of New England.

Winter storm warnings and watches are in effect throughout the northeastern U.S. Forecasters warned of another storm arriving Tuesday that is expected to bring rain and flooding as well as high winds and coastal flooding to the northeast.

In the West, winds gusting in excess of 40 mph ahead of a powerful winter storm moving into the Sierra Nevada briefly knocked out power to more than 27,000 customers around Reno, Nev., on Saturday. Service was restored to all but about 5,000 by the afternoon.

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Passengers near the damaged section of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Friday, which was forced to return to Portland International Airport in Oregon shortly after takeoff. Federal aviation officials grounded about 171 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft Saturday.

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FAA grounds 171 aircraft after in-flight blowout Investigators to probe incident that led to emergency landing

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ederal officials on Saturday ordered the immediate grounding of some Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage.

The required inspections take four to eight hours per aircraft and affect about 171 airplanes worldwide.

Alaska Airlines said in a statement crews had inspected the paneled-over exits as part of recent maintenance work on 18 of the 65 Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft in its fleet, and those were cleared to return to service Saturday. Inspections for the remaining aircraft were expected to be completed in the coming days, the company said.

A portion of the fuselage of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, a 737 Max 9, blew out shortly after takeoff while the aircraft was 3 miles above Oregon late Friday, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing as its 171 passengers and six crew members donned oxygen masks.

No one was seriously hurt as the depressurized plane returned safely to Portland International Airport about 20 minutes after departure.

Passenger Evan Smith said a boy and his mother were sitting in the row where the panel blew out, and the child’s shirt was sucked off him and out of the plane.

“You heard a big loud bang to the left rear.

A whooshing sound and all the oxygen masks deployed instantly and everyone got those on,” Smith told KATU-TV. The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate.

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said the inspection of the company’s 737-9 aircraft could take days to complete. They make up a fifth of the company’s 314 planes.

“We are working with Boeing and regulators to understand what occurred ... and will share updates as more information is available,” Minicucci said. “My heart goes out to those who were on this flight — I am so sorry for what you experienced.”

Alaska canceled more than 100 flights, or 15% of its Saturday schedule, by midday, according to FlightAware. United said its aircraft inspections would result in about 60 cancellations.

The Port of Portland, which operates the airport, told KPTV the fire department treated minor injuries at the scene. One person was taken for more treatment but wasn’t seriously hurt.

Flight 1282 took off from Portland at 5:07 p.m. Friday for a two-hour flight to Ontario, Calif. About six minutes later, a chunk of the fuselage blew out. One of the pilots declared an emergency and asked for clearance to descend to 10,000 feet, the altitude at which the air would have enough oxygen for passengers and crew to breathe.

“We need to turn back to Portland,” the pilot told controllers in a calm voice she maintained throughout the emergency landing.

Videos posted online by passengers showed a gaping hole where the paneled-over exit had been and passengers wearing masks. They applauded when the plane landed about 13 minutes after the blowout.

Firefighters then walked the aisle, asking passengers to remain in their seats as they treated the injured.

The aircraft involved rolled off the assembly line and received its certification two months ago, according to online FAA records. It had been on 145 flights since entering commercial service Nov. 11, said FlightRadar24, a tracking service. The flight from Portland was the aircraft’s third of the day.

Aviation experts were stunned a piece would fly off a new aircraft.

Anthony Brickhouse, a professor of aerospace safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, said he has seen panels of fuselage come off planes before but couldn’t recall one where passengers “are looking at the lights of the city.”

He said the incident is a reminder for passengers to stay buckled up.

“If there had been a passenger in that window seat who just happened to have their seat belt off, we’d be looking at a totally different news story,” he said.

Iran arrests 11 linked to deadly IS group suicide attack

By Andrew Jeong and Bryan Pietsch The Washington Post

Iranian authorities have arrested 11 people linked to Wednesday’s bomb blasts in the central Iranian city of Kerman that killed dozens of people, the country’s Intelligence Ministry said in a statement published in state media.

Two suspects who were “supporting and supplying” the two alleged suicide bombers were arrested Thursday, the statement said.

Nine others who Iranian officials

believe are part of a network assisting the bombers were rounded up in six provinces, according to the ministry.

Iranian officials said the two bombers had worked for Daesh, the Arabic acronym referring to the Islamic State group.

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the blasts in a message posted to social media Thursday.

The operation to capture people linked to the bombing “will definitely continue until the arrest of the last person who was involved in supporting

the criminals in any way and to any extent,” the ministry said.

The two explosions in Kerman killed at least 91 people, The Associated Press reported, citing Iranian state TV. The blasts also injured more than 200, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported, citing Iranian officials.

They struck as thousands of mourners had gathered in the city’s streets to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the death of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, a senior commander in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

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WASHINGTON — The states that rely on the Colorado River, which is shrinking because of climate change and overuse, are rushing to agree on a long-term deal to share the dwindling resource by the end of the year. They worry that a change in administrations after the election could set back talks.

Negotiators are seeking an agreement that would prepare for extraordinary cuts in the amount of river water that can be tapped.

The Colorado provides drinking water to 40 million people in seven states including New Mexico, 30 tribes and Mexico, as well as irrigation for some of America’s most productive farmland.

But the amount of water flowing in the Colorado has declined over time as rising temperatures reduce the snowpack that feeds the river.

“How do we live with the river that we have, not the river that we hope and dream for?” said Becky Mitchell, lead negotiator for the state of Colorado.

The rules that govern the distribution of Colorado River water expire at the end of 2026. Negotiators are trying to reach a deal quickly, in case the White House changes hands.

It’s not the prospect of a Republican administration that is particularly concerning, negotiators said, but rather a change in personnel and the time required to build new relationships between state and federal officials.

The Colorado River hit a crisis a year and a half ago, when dangerously low water levels threatened the water supply for California, Arizona and Nevada, prompting the Biden administration to seek an agreement among states on deep cuts. That crisis receded after last year’s unusually wet winter, which temporarily reduced pressure on the river; in May, California, Arizona and Nevada agreed to more modest reductions than what the government had initially sought.

But those negotiations were a precursor to a much harder challenge. Whatever agreement replaces the current rules will require far deeper reductions than in the past.

Those negotiations are taking place against the backdrop of scant snowfall so far this winter. On Tuesday, California reported its snowpack was just one-fourth of the average level for this point in the season. Monitoring sites across the Colorado River basin report snow measurements that are less than half their usual levels.

That below-average snowfall “has reinforced that you can potentially have a bad year after a good year,” said Tom Buschatzke, director of Arizona’s Department of Water Resources and the state’s lead negotiator in the talks.

“The dry conditions that are leading to a decline in the flow of the river are probably our long-term future.”

Time is short to reach an agreement.

The federal agency in charge of the Colorado River, the Bureau of Reclamation, has asked states to propose an agreement by early March so the department can issue draft regulations by December — weeks before Inauguration Day.

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Austin was admitted to hospital: Why was it kept secret?

By Lolita C. Baldor

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WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, as questions swirled about Lloyd Austin his condition and the secrecy surrounding it.

The Pentagon did not inform the White House National Security Council or top adviser Jake Sullivan of Austin’s hospitalization at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., until Thursday, according to two administration officials. The officials were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.

The Pentagon’s failure to disclose Austin’s hospitalization for days reflects a stunning lack of transparency about his illness, how serious it was and when he may be released. Such secrecy, at a time when the United States is juggling myriad national security crises, runs counter to normal practice with the president and other senior U.S. officials and Cabinet members.

In a statement issued Saturday evening, Austin took responsibility for the delays in notification.

“I recognize I could have done a better job ensuring the public was appropriately informed. I commit to doing better,” said Austin, acknowledging the concerns about transparency.

“But this is important to say: This was my medical procedure, and I take full responsibility for my decisions about disclosure.”

Austin, 70, remained hospitalized due to complications following an elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, as it became increasingly clear how closely the Pentagon held information about his stay at Walter Reed.

In his statement, Austin said he is on the mend and is looking forward to returning to the Pentagon soon, but he provided no other details about his ailment.

Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff were notified about Austin’s hospitalization, but he would not confirm when that notice happened.

A number of U.S. officials said Saturday that many of the most senior Pentagon service leaders were unaware until Friday that Austin was in the hospital. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.

Ryder said members of Congress were told late Friday afternoon, and other officials said lawmakers were informed after 5 p.m. It was not clear when key senior members of Austin’s staff were told, but across the Pentagon, many staff found out when the department released a statement about Austin’s hospital stay just minutes after 5 p.m.

Many believed Austin was out on vacation for the week.

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, who took over when Austin was hospitalized, was also away. A U.S. official said she had a communications setup with her in Puerto Rico that allowed her to do the job while Austin, who spent 41 years in the military and retired as a four-star Army general in 2016, was incapacitated.

Ryder said Saturday that Austin is recovering well and resumed his full duties Friday evening from his hospital bed. Asked why the hospital stay was kept secret for so long, Ryder said that it was an “evolving situation,” and that due to privacy and medical issues, the Pentagon did not make Austin’s absence public.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., called on Austin to explain the delay in notifying officials.

“The Secretary of Defense is the key link in the chain of command between the president and the uniformed military, including the nuclear chain of command, when the weightiest of decisions must be made in minutes,” said Cotton in a statement, adding that if Austin didn’t immediately tell the White House, “there must be consequences for this shocking breakdown.”

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‘Every day the numbers grow in massive way’ Nearly half of Gaza Strip population crammed into border city, according to U.N.

Palestinian refugees staying at a school late last year in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. By early this month, more than 1 million people were squeezed into Rafah, once a city of 300,000 people, during the Israeli invasion into Gaza.

By Raja Abdulrahim and Abu Bakr Bashir The New York Times

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When Ghada Abu Samra leaves the room in Rafah where she, her mother and brother have been living between their searches for food and clean water, she sees more Gaza Strip civilians packing in to the overcrowded southern city.

“Every day the numbers grow in a massive way,” said Abu Samra, a 24-year-old web development student who has been in Rafah for weeks. “There is no place for anyone except to sit in the streets and build a tent.”

As almost all of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents have been driven from their homes by Israel’s nearly three months of airstrikes and evacuation orders, Rafah, once a city of 300,000 people, has become the main refuge for those displaced. More than 1 million people are squeezed into the city, in a tiny corner of the enclave on the Egyptian border, the U.N. said last week.

People are struggling to find the materials to make even the most makeshift tents, which spread in rows across sandy ground.

The misery is compounded by the spread of disease and an overwhelmed health system, according to the United Nations.

The city is not safe either: Airstrikes are pummeling all of Gaza, including areas that

the Israel military has called on people of Gaza to flee to.

Israel launched the war after Hamas, the political and armed group that controls the territory, carried out an attack on Oct. 7 in southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, according to Israeli authorities.

With Rafah’s increasingly dense population, the potential death toll of a single strike is high, noted the Al Mezan Center, a Gaza-based human rights organization, on social media.

More than 160 people were killed by airstrikes across Gaza in the previous 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said

Friday. The death toll over three months has surpassed 20,000 people killed, many of them women and children, according to the ministry.

On Thursday, the Gaza government media office said that Israeli strikes in six locations in Rafah had killed dozens over the previous three days.

“Rafah is not safe at all; on the road I pass through every day, three rockets hit yesterday, killing 10 people,” said Abu Samra, who added that her family had been displaced seven times since the war began. “In any moment I can be killed.

You don’t know whose turn is next.”

“The places that the Israelis say ‘this area is safe, go there,’ nowhere is safe,” she said.

But still more are expected to flee to Rafah. On Wednesday, the Israeli military dropped leaflets on residents of two blocks in the city of Deir el-Balah, an area home to 4,700 people in central Gaza, ordering them to leave for shelters, according to the U.N. But many people have chosen to head straight to Rafah, worried that they will just have to flee again.

“The situation in Rafah is a total misery,” said Mohammed Shaath, 68, a retired engineer from the southern city of Khan Younis who has been helping a group with aid distribution in Rafah, including helping to cook hot meals.

“There is no single empty inch in Rafah,” he said. “Tents everywhere. And by tents, I don’t mean the proper tents people are familiar with. It is simply anything that covers one’s head.”

Finding the materials to make even the most ramshackle of shelters has become a daily routine for many in Rafah, he said.

“I am not worried about myself,” Shaath said. “I am 68 already. I am worried about the children. They are the future.”

Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel in response to killing in Beirut

By Patrick Kingsley, Raja Abdulrahim and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad The New York Times

JERUSALEM — The Lebanese militia Hezbollah fired a volley of rockets toward a small military base in northern Israel on Saturday, in what the group said was an initial response to the assassination of a senior Hamas commander in Lebanon this past week that has raised fears of a wider conflict.

Hezbollah said in a statement

that the strikes had caused casualties, but the Israeli military said no one was hurt. The assault was initially perceived by analysts as more a symbolic response to the killing than a significant escalation.

The Israeli military said in a statement that roughly 40 rockets had been fired from Lebanon toward Mount Meron, an area housing a military radar station that is roughly 5 miles south of the Israel-Lebanon border.

The military said that it had responded by striking a militant

group in Lebanon that had been involved in the rocket fire, without specifying its identity.

Hezbollah could still respond with a more forceful attack, while Hamas has yet to retaliate for the assassination of the senior commander, Saleh Arouri. Arouri was killed Tuesday in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, in an attack attributed by Hamas and Hezbollah to Israel. Lebanese and U.S. officials have also ascribed the attack to Israel, although Israel has not confirmed its role.

At least for now, the limited nature of the exchange Saturday tempered fears that Arouri’s killing would immediately lead to a major escalation between Hezbollah and Israel.

“There may be something yet to come,” said Nicholas Blanford, a Beirut-based analyst and historian of Hezbollah. But for now, Blanford said, “It’s just another day in the south.”

The tit-for-tat exchanges were “within a certain threshold,” he added.

The exchange came as Ant-

ony Blinken, the U.S. secretary of state, and Josep Borrell, the European Union’s top diplomat, separately visited the region in an effort to reduce the risk of a regional war.

Thousands of residents of northern Israel have been evacuated from their homes since the start of the war to protect them from the daily exchanges of fire along the border. In order for them to return home, Israel wants Hezbollah fighters to withdraw from the border areas of southern Lebanon.

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“As you follow your journey, if you are living in the light and being responsive to the Holy Spirit and doing what you should be doing, it’s almost a seamless transition,” he says. “It’s service, but in a different fashion.”

Iannucci, 70, an ordained chaplain in the Order of Celtic Franciscans, now serves as the official chaplain for the New Mexico State Police and the state Senate. He also administers to veterans and others when needed at a small, wood-framed chapel on his ranch south of Santa Fe. That’s where he and his wife, Nancy De Santis, run the Horses for Heroes program. The roughly 15-year-old nonprofit program offers free horsemanship training and stress-release experiences to all post-9/11 combat veterans and active-duty military personnel, particularly those dealing with combat trauma or physical injuries sustained during their service.

As a military and law enforcement veteran, Iannucci says he can almost always immediately connect with other veterans and law enforcement personnel when it comes time to offering spiritual guidance, support for someone grieving over the loss of a loved one or offering relationship advice.

“There’s losses at many levels,” he says, adding that presiding over commemoration services or funerals is just one part of his job as a “spiritual generalist, a jack-of-all-trades” chaplain.

His main role is to display compassion toward those he is helping, urging those who deal with firearms as a part of their everyday lives — like police officers — to remember they have the power to take a life with that gun but they must not “deprive people of their dignity” while doing their jobs.

He calls himself a “front-line chaplain” — someone who is ready to get out to the edges of disaster, violence and death to console those who are hurting in the wake of a traumatic incident.

“Most chaplains are geared toward hospital work,” he says. “There’s hardly anybody out there doing this kind of work.”

The Pennsylvania native — who came to Santa Fe in the late 1980s when he was still working as a U.S. marshal — was raised in the Catholic faith and attended parochial schools. He says after one tour of duty with the U.S. Marines as an enlisted man from 1975-78 he took an initial pass at becoming a priest but stopped short of making his final vow because while he was OK with the sacrifice and poverty commitments he would take, he wasn’t ready for celibacy. Married twice, he has three children.

Instead, Iannucci returned to military service as a Green Beret before becoming a U.S. marshal, a job he did for more than 20 years.

Though he did not see combat while in the military, he saw plenty of action as a marshal while serving in conflict-torn Colombia in the early 2000s. Though he does not easily talk about those experiences, he says the tactics and talents he learned in his past imbues his work as a chaplain.

Referring to the military training

ABOVE: The Rev. Rick Iannucci bids farewell to Marianna Sheehan, who served in the Air Force as a crew chief, and her partner, firefighter Derrek Cowell, and their daughter, Peyton Rose Sheehan, in the snow outside Iannucci’s chapel after the family received a blessing Thursday. RIGHT: A basket full of mementos, photographs and military patches left by veterans in Iannucci’s chapel. PHOTOS BY GABRIELA CAMPOS/THE NEW MEXICAN

known as the OODA Loop — observe, orient, decide, act — he says he still utilizes that practice as a chaplain.

“You’re walking in, the process is the same,” he says of entering a situation in which he is expected to bring calm and compassion to a landscape of killing, suicide or an unattended death.

“If I did not have the background that I have, then I would have been unable to process things and use those experiences to frame and inform the way I am going to respond now,” he says. “I’ve been in shootouts and I know what they are like and they are scary, so I know what it’s like to walk into this kind of death and destruction.”

It was after he left the Green Berets as a staff sergeant that Iannucci heard a calling to a new kind of service.

“Sometimes the will of God is stronger and resonates at a higher level,” he says of the pull of becoming a chaplain.

Iannucci attended Baylor University in Texas, completing its seminary/ divinity study program before earning postgraduate certificates at Yale Divinity School, St. Mark Seminary and Trinity College Dublin, specializing in pastoral crisis intervention, trauma-informed pastoral care and first responder chaplaincy.

He has been working as a chaplain with the state police for nearly a decade and began to get involved with the state Senate in 2020, becoming its chaplain in 2021.

It’s not a novel role — the Senate has had a chaplain since 1913 — and it’s one that comes with plenty of expectation.

Iannucci provides daily invocations before each floor session, either by himself or with the aid of other faith leaders from various denominations around the city.

Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, says the invocation is “a very important time for members take a moment to pause and put this whole process in perspective.

“Father Rick has been really important in setting the tone and bringing in a wide range of spiritual voices, something I’ve encouraged him to do,” Wirth adds. “He also makes himself available every morning in the Senate lounge to visit with members and talk. It helps set the tone for the day and the session.”

Sen. Craig Brandt, R-Rio Rancho, says Iannucci has been “really a great leader, available for us to talk to when we need someone. Sometimes things get rough up there.”

Brandt says that when his father-inlaw, a Catholic U.S. Army veteran, died last summer, Iannucci performed the graveside service at Santa Fe National Cemetery.

“Rick really helped us through that time, it was great to have him … honor my father-in-law’s service and faith,” Brandt says.

As he goes about his day on his ranch and in and around the chapel there, Iannucci walks with a sense of confident purpose and an always-welcoming smile, his military bearing seeming very at home in his chaplain’s attire. And when he dons a cowboy hat and boots, he looks like, well, a cowboy chaplain.

His days of danger are long past. But he says his adventure now comes in the form of helping people find a sense of spirituality, whether that’s at a crime scene or in the halls of the state Capitol.

He recalls a chance encounter with

Mother Teresa as she sat next to him in a Eucharist Congress church service in the 1970s. He says he can still feel the sense of calm and purpose she exuded.

Iannucci says he took her hand in the parting ceremony and asked how the famed Albanian nun and founder of the Missionaries of Charity managed to do everything she did.

“How many hours in the day do you have?” she asked.

“Twenty-four,” he replied.

“Same as me,” she said. “Don’t worry about doing all these big things. Do small things with great love.”

BELOW: Iannucci laughs with the family before their blessing Thursday at the small chapel at his home.

Rick Iannucci, right, with some Colombia special operations forces members in the Tucancipa mountain range of Colombia around 2002.

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Pueblo’s new water treatment plant ruffles feathers of its rural neighbors Continued from Page A-1

Aamodt litigation — one the country’s longest-running water disputes — by boosting the area’s limited groundwater supply. The project will draw and treat water from the Rio Grande, which flows through San Ildefonso Pueblo.

In March, officials at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which is overseeing the project, said crews would begin building the treatment plant later that year.

They never stated where exactly the plant would be located.

Work began about three years ago on the system, which is aimed at easing the stress on wells and streams while providing water in an area stretching from Española to Santa Fe. The system is slated to be completed in 2028.

When finished, it will supply up to 4,000 acre-feet of drinking water a year — about 1.3 billion gallons — to about 10,000 people in Nambe, Tesuque, San Ildefonso and Pojoaque pueblos as well as to other Santa Fe County customers in the Pojoaque Valley.

Federal agencies are authorized to spend up to $413 million on the work.

The state has chipped in $100 million, and Santa Fe County is paying $17.5 million.

In a 2008 engineering report to an association representing the four pueblos involved in the project, the water treatment plant’s proposed location was near the Rio Grande, south of N.M. 502 and a good distance from El Rancho.

That was the proposed treatment plant site for nearly a decade, which made more sense partly because it was in an uninhabited area, said Devin Bent, a longtime Nambé resident.

When the Bureau of Reclamation conducted an environmental impact statement in 2017, the agency eliminated it without explanation and gave San Ildefonso three other options, all in the El Rancho area, Bent said.

“You can search through the environmental impact statement and you won’t find a reason — no reason given,” Bent said.

Officials continue to offer no explanation for the change in siting. The Reclamation Bureau didn’t respond to emailed questions about why it scratched the Rio Grande site in favor of one in the middle of a rural community.

In an email, San Ildefonso Pueblo

Gov. Christopher Moquino wrote the pueblo has limited authority over the federal project and went with what seemed the best option it was given for siting the treatment plant.

“The Bureau of Reclamation is the entity ultimately responsible for the design and construction of the system,” Moquino wrote.

The public had a chance to review and comment on the system’s design, including the water treatment plant’s location, in a series of meetings in 2016 and 2017, Moquino wrote. The bureau hosted several of the hearings and invited written comments at that time, he added.

The Interior Department approved the pueblo’s “preferred alternative” for the treatment plant’s location in 2019, he wrote.

Although the system will serve other pueblos and county users, San Ildefonso agreed to house most of the infrastructure, including the treatment plant, on its land to serve the larger area, he added.

San Ildefonso, he wrote, “sees this as benefitting not just the pueblo but the entire community in the Pojoaque basin

that will benefit from a reliable source of safe and clean drinking water.”

Bent said the pueblo took the best of three bad choices.

One of the proposed sites would have put the plant near an electrical substation that flooded in the 1950s, and another would’ve been very close to the road, he said.

The site where it ended up is only a little better, next to the El Rancho Senior Center, Bent said. The big, drab, intrusive structure is the first thing people will see going through the entrance, and there’s also a question of whether the large volume of chlorine that will be used to treat the water will pose health risks, he said.

“I think personally it’s a bad area,” Bent said. “There’s all sorts of other places they could have put it. The closer you put it to the river, the more sense it makes.”

Bent said he blames the county more than San Ildefonso for the outcome. As a partner helping to fund the project, the county could have pushed to have the plant built elsewhere.

“To me the villain in this is the county, which just did not stick up for

us,” he said.

But county spokeswoman Olivia Romo in an email echoed Moquino in saying the bureau is in charge of the project.

“The County appreciates the concerns of residents,” Romo wrote.

“Ultimately, however, the County did not control the location of the water treatment plant.”

Questions about the plant’s location and the variety of factors that went into the decision should be addressed to the bureau, she added.

Roybal said it’s an unwelcome addition to the community, and no one would have accepted it if they’d had a choice.

There are also safety concerns such as what could happen if the plant springs a leak, she said.

She’s aware that no amount of complaining will make it go away, but says it’s important to object to a project that’s poorly handled.

“This could have been better thought out,” she said. “We could have had better communication. It’s just disappointing. They’re going to do what they want to do.”

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Advocates worry as oil figure chosen to lead next U.N. climate talks Azerbaijan’s ecology minister has been named to lead the United Nations’ annual climate talks later this year, prompting concern from some climate activists over his former ties to the state oil company in a major oil-producing nation.

Mukhtar Babayev’s appointment was announced on X by the United Arab Emirates, which hosted the climate talks that just ended in December, and confirmed Friday by the United Nations.

Officials in Azerbaijan did not immediately respond to messages seeking to confirm the appointment.

Babayev, 56, has been his country’s minister for ecology and natural resources since 2018. Before that, he worked at Azerbaijan’s state oil company for more than two decades.

Similar concerns dogged Sultan al-Jaber, the head of the UAE’s national oil company, as he presided over the talks in Dubai known as COP28. The COP president is responsible for running talks and getting nearly 200 countries to agree on a deal to help limit global warming, and skeptics questioned whether al-Jaber would be willing to

New federal plan aims to protect old forests Continued from Page A-1

how to protect and enhance second-growth forests into the future.

“Almost every place that’s been accessible in the national forests and on private lands has been logged at least once,” said Tom Swetnam, a tree ring researcher and University of Arizona forest ecology professor emeritus who now lives in the Jemez Mountains.

The few places one can still see real old growth in New Mexico is the wilderness areas, Swetnam said, which is why it’s vital to foster the younger but maturing forests through effective management.

The Valles Caldera’s history grove — a patch on the landscape — is emblematic of how little old growth is left in the state, Swetnam added.

The Forest Service is taking the first steps to carry out President Joe Biden’s 2022 executive order calling for the agency and the Bureau of Land Management to better protect and strengthen the country’s old-growth and mature forests, which are under threat from logging, climate change, wildfires, pests and disease.

These forests serve vital ecological, economic and cultural functions and must be safeguarded, the order says.

“Forests provide clean air and water, sustain the plant and animal life fundamental to combating the global climate and biodiversity crises, and hold special importance to Tribal

TAKEAWAYS ◆ The U.S. Forest Service is looking at how to bolster the nation’s dwindling old-growth forests. ◆ Part of the plan is to strengthen maturing forests so they can evolve into the next generation of old timber, an objective that fits New Mexico, where most old-growth forests have been wiped out by overlogging and wildfires.

confront the fossil fuels causing climate change.

The conference ultimately resulted in a final agreement that for the first time mentioned fossil fuels as the cause of climate change and acknowledged the need to transition away from them, but it had no concrete requirements to do so.

Oil and natural gas bring in around 90% of Azerbaijan’s export revenues and finance around 60% of the government budget, according to the International Energy Agency. Climate activists said the country needs to look past its own fossil fuel interests if it’s going to host successful talks.

Mohamad Adow of climate think tank

and maturing forests.

The public will have a chance to comment on the Forest Service’s proposal until Feb. 2.

The agency will use the input to help draft an environmental impact statement, with the goal of finishing the analysis by late spring. After that, the public will get an additional 90 days to weigh in.

Change in policy, thinking

Clustered together, the bigger, more mature trees provide wildlife habitat, enhance ecosystems, boost water quality and absorb carbon, including from human◆ The public will have a chance to made emissions, Forest Service comment on the Forest Service’s spokesman Ivan Knudsen wrote proposal until Feb. 2. The agency in an email. will use the input to help draft an environmental impact statement, The older growth also offers with the goal of finishing the analrecreation, aesthetics, more ysis by late spring. After that, the productive soil as well as cultural public will get an additional 90 value to various communities, he days to weigh in. added.

Big New Mexico wildfires Nations,” it says. in 2022 underscored the need The key policy shift will for more forest protections, be to make any harvesting in as climate change makes the old-growth forests ecologically landscape drier and more flamrather than commercially driven, mable and the weather more meaning logging outfits will no unpredictable. The most devaslonger chop down old trees for tating inferno was the Hermits the “primary purpose” of making Peak/Calf Canyon Fire, which a profit, according to a notice destroyed hundreds of homes issued by the U.S. Department of and scorched 341,000 acres.

Agriculture.

Basic measures to help New There must be an overriding Mexico’s forests reach full matuconservation purpose, such rity are prescribed burns and as removing diseased trees or mechanical thinning, said Zander thinning stands to reduce wildfire Evans, executive director of the risks.

Forest Stewards Guild.

The agency aims to review A century of extreme fire sup128 forest management plans pression has choked many forests across the country, including in with young, competing trees that New Mexico, to see how it can make the stands more vulnerable improve its old-growth oversight, to drought, pest infestations and creating the first national amend- big wildfires, Evans said. So clearment in its 118-year history. This ing out the sickly trees, especially, action comes after the agency will be important to give the and BLM inventoried old-growth more robust trees more sunlight,

Power Shift Africa said it’s “concerning to be once again having the world’s climate negotiations coordinated by a petrostate that has a big interest in oil and gas production.” But he was hopeful that climate negotiators could be successful in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku as “the COP in Dubai resulted in an outcome more positive than many expected.”

“He’s got a huge job to do,” said Adow.

“He needs to start working on getting rich countries to deliver serious, long-term finance that will tackle the climate crisis.”

Harjeet Singh, global engagement director for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative, said that “with

room to grow and flourish as a forest, he said.

Evans foresees the new plan changing how foresters thinks about cutting down trees, even for thinning operations. If crews are out thinning a wooded area, they’ll be more likely to leave even a lone mature tree standing, he said.

On a more fundamental level, this policy change will reinforce the agency’s trend of making forest ecology a high priority, in contrast to past decades when the emphasis was on harvesting timber, Evans said. “So I think it’s a big deal.”

Too much or not enough?

There is no simple definition of what is old because maturity varies depending on species and region. For instance, the federal inventory lists ponderosa pines as being mature at 200 years old, versus Douglas firs reaching full maturity at a century.

A large portion of the state’s old growth would be piñon and juniper, of which there are a combined 9.1 million acres nationally.

Another older tree in New Mexico is the ponderosa pine, found on 1.38 million acres nationally.

The inventory doesn’t give a state-by-state breakdown of the tallies.

The plan has drawn criticism from the timber industry and its conservative advocates, who argue further restrictions on logging activity in forests — whether old or young — will encumber

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another petrostate hosting the climate conference, our concerns multiply.”

Babayev “must transcend the vested interests of the powerful fossil fuel industry that is primarily responsible for the climate crisis,” Singh said.

Melanie Robinson, global director for the climate program at World Resources Institute, didn’t comment directly on Babayev but said “stakes will be high” in Azerbaijan, where nations will tackle issues including how to finance climate change adaptation and mitigation around the world, particularly in poorer countries.

efforts to do much-needed thinning to prevent catastrophic wildfires.

“This is a land grab if there ever was one” The Wall Street Journal wrote in an editorial.

“The agency claims that conserving older trees will fight climate change since they suck up and store CO2. Not if they go up in smoke.”

The Journal went on to argue the policy will give environmental groups ammunition to file lawsuits to block thinning and prescribed burns in older forests.

Evans called the Journal‘s arguments “hyperbole.” The proposed policy would actually speed up approval for treatments like thinning if they’re deemed necessary to reduce wildfire risks in older forests, he said.

One conservationist said he appreciates the agency moving toward more protective management of old growth but thinks too much leeway is being given to industry.

The phrase saying the “primary purpose” shall not be for commercial logging creates a loophole that would let companies cut old growth as long as they give an ecological reason for doing it, said Adam Rissien, rewilding manager for Santa

The Associated Press

Fe-based WildEarth Guardians.

In reality, the industry’s complaints are overblown because nothing is changing, Rissien said.

The industry’s common practice now is to claim an ecological purpose, such as clear-cutting a stand will mimic the effects of a natural fire or will improve climate resiliency by reducing the number of trees that can burn, Rissien said.

In fact, there’s nothing in the initial draft that bars clear-cutting the big, old trees, he said. Beyond some spot thinning of smaller-diameter trees, there are no environmental benefits of logging in old-growth forests, he said.

“It’s the reason why we’re coming out strong, advocating for better language,” Rissien said.

Swetnam, the tree ring researcher, said it will be crucial to replace the trees that have been cut or burned with seedlings to help the damaged forests regrow and mature, so they can better absorb carbon from the atmosphere.

It’s one of many reasons bolstering older forests must be a priority, he said.

“Reforestation is going to be a really large part of the solution to the climate change problem,” Swetnam said.

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Obama is urging Biden to ramp up campaign

By Tyler Pager

The Washington Post

Former President Barack Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies the campaign needs to be empowered to make decisions without clearing them with the White House, according to three people familiar with the conversations.

Obama grew “animated” in discussing the 2024 election and former President Donald Trump’s potential return to power, one of the people said, and has suggested to Biden’s advisers that the campaign needs more top-level decision-makers at its headquarters in Wilmington, Del., — or it must empower the people already in place. Obama has not recommended specific individuals, but he has mentioned David Plouffe, who managed Obama’s 2008 race, as the type of senior strategist needed at the Biden campaign.

Obama’s conversation with Biden on the subject took place during a private lunch at the White House in recent months, one of the people said, a meeting that has not been previously reported. Biden, who has long used Obama as a sounding board, invited his former boss to lunch, and the two discussed a range of topics including the 2024 election.

During the lunch, Obama noted the success of his reelection campaign structure in 2012, when some of his top presidential aides, including David Axelrod and Jim Messina, left the White House to take charge of the reelection operation in Chicago. That is a sharp contrast from Biden’s approach of leaving his closest aides at the White House even though they are involved in all the key decisions made by the campaign.

Obama also recommended that Biden seek counsel from Obama’s own former campaign aides, which Biden officials say they have done, the people said.

Obama has been even more explicit with people close to Biden, suggesting the campaign needs to move aggressively as Trump appears poised to quickly wrap up the Republican nomination. His concerns about the campaign structure were not tied to a specific moment but rather his belief that campaigns need to be agile in competitive races, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential conversations.

Spokespeople for Obama and Biden declined to comment.

Obama has long harbored worries about Trump’s political strength, telling Biden during a different private lunch last summer that Trump is a more formidable candidate than many Democrats realize. He cited Trump’s intensely loyal following, a Trump-friendly conservative media ecosystem and a polarized country as advantages for the former president in 2024.

Obama, who commands enormous loyalty and star power in the Democratic Party, is not alone in worrying about Biden’s weak poll numbers and his unorthodox bifurcated campaign structure.

Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Biden’s campaign manager, is based at the campaign headquarters in Biden’s hometown of Wilmington, while the president’s top political advisers — Anita Dunn, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Mike Donilon and Steve Ricchetti — work more than 100 miles away at the White House.

That means any important move by the campaign is run by the White House first, prompting concern among some Democrats as they head into a turbulent contest that is likely to require immediate responses to fast-moving developments.

Axelrod said Friday he could not speak to Obama’s discussions with Biden but that each president approaches his reelection differently, and Biden’s campaign structure may yet evolve.

“Jim and I started building the structure in Chicago in the spring of ’11. President Biden has chosen to keep many of his key political advisers in the White House,” Axelrod wrote in a text message.

“But by necessity, I would expect several of them will move fairly soon to the campaign itself.”

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Ohio trans candidate out for not disclosing birth name

By Emily Schmall

The New York Times

A transgender woman was disqualified from a race for the Ohio House of Representatives after she did not include her previous name in election materials, raising the prospect that transgender candidates would face similar barriers elsewhere.

Vanessa Joy, a real estate photographer running as a Democrat in Ohio’s 50th District, was informed in a letter from the Stark County Board of Elections on Tuesday that she

had been disqualified from the state House race.

The board cited a state law that requires a person running for office to list on the candidacy petition any name changes within five years of an election.

Joy, who hopes to be among the first openly transgender elected officials in Ohio, said in an interview that she had appealed the board’s decision and planned to challenge the law in court.

“Had I known this law existed, I likely would have bit the bullet and put my deadname next to my legal name,” she said,

using a term for a transgender person’s birth name.

“I would have done it because I care enough to get on the ballot, but this will be a huge barrier to entry for transgender people,” she said, adding that many transgender people have their birth names sealed out of concern for their safety.

Joy noted in her appeal letter that Ohio’s candidate guide made no mention of the law and that the county elections board had not raised any concerns when she submitted the dozens of signatures required to secure

a place on the ballot.

She also argued that the law had been “applied unevenly.”

At least two other transgender legislative candidates will appear on ballots in Ohio this year despite not having included prior names in their election paperwork, according to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a national organization that supports LGBTQ+ candidates. The organization said it was not clear if those candidates changed their names within the last five years.

Joy, 42, grew up in a conservative Christian household. She

came out as transgender two years ago after the death of her father, who she said would have disapproved of her decision to transition.

Rick Hasen, a law professor at UCLA who focuses on voting rights, said the Ohio statute had a practical purpose.

“The reason you’d want to know prior names of a candidate is if they have something in their past they were trying to hide, like a criminal history or some embarrassing incidents,” he said. “Voters want to be able to judge backgrounds.”

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Defendants Biden and Trump trade barbs over Jan. 6 face tough Eagerness from each man to choice: To paint other as threat signals a rematch would be framed as plead or not battle for future of democracy to plead?

By Michael C. Bender, Lisa Lerer and Michael Gold

By Michael Kunzelman The Associated Press

Hundreds of former President Donald Trump supporters charged with storming the U.S. Capitol have faced the same choice in the three years since the attack: either admit their guilt and accept the consequences or take their chances on a trial in hopes of securing a rare acquittal.

Those who have who gambled — and lost — on a trial have received significantly longer prison sentences than those who took responsibility for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, an Associated Press review of court records shows.

The AP’s analysis of Capitol riot sentencing data reinforces a firmly established tenet of the U.S. criminal justice system: Pleading guilty and cooperating with authorities carries a substantial benefit when it comes time for sentencing.

“On one hand, the Constitution guarantees the accused a right to a jury trial. It’s a fundamental constitutional right. But the reality is that if you exercise that right ... you’re likely to be punished more severely than you would have been had you pled guilty to the offense,” said Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame law professor and former federal prosecutor.

More than 700 defendants have pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the Jan. 6 attack, while over 150 others have opted for a trial decided by a judge or jury in Washington, D.C. It’s no surprise most cases have ended in a plea deal — many rioters were captured on video inside the Capitol and later gloated about their actions on social media, making it difficult for their lawyers to mount much of a defense.

The average prison sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant who was convicted of a felony after a contested trial is roughly two years longer than those who pleaded guilty to a felony, according to The AP’s review of more than 1,200 cases. The data also shows that rioters who pleaded guilty to misdemeanors were far less likely to get jail time than those who contested their misdemeanor charges at a trial.

Lawyers for some Jan. 6 defendants who went to trial have complained about what has long been described as a “trial tax”— a longer sentence imposed on those who refused to accept plea deals. A defense lawyer made that argument last year after a landmark trial for former leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group convicted of seditious conspiracy.

A judge sentenced four ex-Proud Boys leaders to prison terms ranging from 15 to 22 years.

Prosecutors had recommended prison terms ranging from 27 to 33 years for a plot to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power from Trump to Joe Biden.

After the sentencings, defense attorney Norm Pattis filed plea offers that prosecutors made before the Proud Boys went to trial. Prosecutors’ sentencing recommendations after the trial were three or four times higher than what they had estimated the defendants would face if they had pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy before the trial.

Prosecutors persuaded the judge to apply a “terrorism enhancement” that significantly increased the range of prison terms recommended under sentencing guidelines. Pattis argued that the government’s recommendations amounted to a trial tax that violated the Sixth Amendment.

“In effect, the defendants were punished because they demanded their right to trial,” he wrote.

In the federal court system overall, nearly 98% of convictions in the year that ended Sept. 30 were the result of a guilty plea, according to data collected by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Few criminal cases make it to a jury because defendants have a powerful incentive to plead guilty and spare the government from spending time and limited resources on a trial.

But advocates for reform have long complained that plea bargaining is unfairly coercive and can even push people who are innocent to take a deal out of fear of a lengthy prison sentence if they take their chances at trial.

The New York Times

Rarely in American politics has a leading presidential candidate made such grave accusations about a rival: warning that he is willing to violate the Constitution, claiming that he is eager to persecute political rivals and calling him a dire threat to democracy.

Those arguments have come from President Joe Biden’s speeches, including his forceful address Friday as he hammers away at his predecessor. But they are also now being brazenly wielded by Donald Trump.

Three years after the former president’s supporters stormed the Capitol, Trump and his campaign are engaged in an audacious attempt to paint Biden as the true menace to the nation’s foundational underpinnings. Trump’s strategy aims to upend a world in which he has publicly called for suspending the Constitution, vowed to turn political opponents into legal targets and suggested that the nation’s top military general should be executed.

The result has been a salvo of recriminations from the top candidates in each party, including competing events to mark Saturday’s third anniversary of the attack on the Capitol.

The eagerness from each man to paint the other as an imminent threat signals that their potential rematch this year will be framed as nothing short of a cataclysmic battle for the future of democracy — even as Trump tries to twist the very idea to suit his own ends.

“Donald Trump’s campaign is about him — not America, not you,” Biden said Friday, speaking near Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. “Donald Trump’s campaign is obsessed with the past, not the future.

He’s willing to sacrifice our democracy, put himself in power.”

On Friday evening, at his own rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, Trump fired back, calling Biden’s remarks “pathetic fearmongering” and again accusing him, without any evidence, of wielding federal

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A crowd of President Donald Trump supporters gathers to storm the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. At campaign rallies, Trump now refers to the Jan. 6 attacks as “a beautiful day” and said the roughly 1,240 people arrested so far in connection with the riot are “hostages,” not prisoners.

law enforcement to attack his political opponents.

“They’ve weaponized government, and he’s saying I’m a threat to democracy,” Trump said incredulously.

The early maneuvering by Biden and Trump points to an election that will be fought on extraordinary ground. While the economy, abortion rights and the ages of the candidates are all expected to be central campaign issues, both men argue that what is fundamentally at stake is whether the country’s nearly 250-yearold system of government endures.

Biden traveled near the historical site — where George Washington burnished his leadership credentials during the Revolutionary War — to highlight the nation’s long tradition of a peaceful transfer of power, which Washington set in motion by voluntarily stepping down from office. The Biden campaign’s aim was to contrast that choice with the actions of Trump, who has continued to falsely dispute the results of the 2020 race.

The president’s team described the Friday speech as the first in a series of campaign events that would cast the coming election as a fight for the survival of democracy itself.

As Biden heads into the final year of his term, his worries that Trump could stoke more political violence have helped persuade him to make the strength of American democracy the fundamental question of his reelection, according to a longtime aide.

The stakes are especially personal for Trump, given the 91 felony charges against him, many of them stemming from his attempt to cling to power. He often defines threats to democracy as any circumstance that could imperil his path to the presidency and has assigned blame to Biden and his allies without evidence.

“They’re willing to violate the U.S. Constitution at levels never seen before in order to win,” Trump said during a rally last month in New Hampshire. “And remember this: Joe Biden is a threat to democracy. He’s a threat.”

In an email to supporters Dec. 14, Trump falsely claimed that Jack Smith, the special counsel leading the federal prosecution of the former president, “was given one order from his boss — try, convict and sentence Donald Trump to jail before the November 2024 election.”

Smith is responsible for investigating attempts to interfere with the 2020 election.

“You too could be jailed for life as an innocent man,” Trump warned supporters in a fundraising appeal Dec. 20.

In his attacks on Biden, the former president has often pointed to the moves by the Colorado Supreme Court and the Maine secretary of state to block Trump from the primary ballot in those states by citing a constitutional provision that prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.

Trump has pointed out that such efforts to remove him from the ballot have been pushed in part by Democrats, but he rarely mentions that both decisions have been put on hold pending legal appeals — a sign of democratic institutions at work, not being undermined.

At campaign rallies, Trump has referred to the Jan. 6 attacks as “a beautiful day” and said the roughly 1,240 people arrested so far in connection with the riot were “hostages,” not prisoners.

Nearly 900 have pleaded guilty or been convicted at trial.

A memo Jan. 2 from Trump’s top campaign advisers, Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles, made it clear that the former president’s strategy would define his election bid.

“Please make no mistake,” they wrote.

“Joe Biden and his allies are a real and compelling threat to our democracy. In fact, in a way never seen before in our history, they are waging a war against it.”

As president, Trump complained about the unruliness of House Democrats while leading a White House often consumed by chaos. He was impeached the first time after asking Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, to dig up dirt on Biden and his son — even as Trump accused the Biden family of unethical behavior in the Eastern European country.

More recently, Trump’s campaign has projected the words “BIDEN ATTACKS DEMOCRACY” onto screens at his rallies, and his team hands out matching signs to the crowd.

“It is classic Trump to try and deflect from his own misconduct,” Josh Shapiro, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, told reporters before Biden’s speech Friday. “The reality is the people of Pennsylvania have shown through multiple cycles, in 2020 and 2022, that they see through that.”

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WAJIMA, Japan — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides.

The woman in Suzu city, Ishikawa prefecture, had survived for more than five days after the 7.6 magnitude quake that hit the area Monday. Nationally broadcast news footage showed helmeted rescue workers covering the view of the area with blue plastic, and the woman was not visible.

Chances for survival diminish after the first 72 hours. Several other dramatic rescues have been reported over the past few days as soldiers, firefighters and others joined a widespread effort.

Among the 126 dead was a 5-year-old boy who had been recovering from injuries he suffered when boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude earthquake. His condition suddenly worsened and he died Friday, according to Ishikawa prefecture, the hardest-hit region.

Aftershocks threatened to bury more homes and block roads crucial for relief shipments. Officials warned that roads already cracked could collapse completely. That risk was growing with rain and snow expected overnight and Sunday.

Wajima city has recorded the highest number of deaths with 69, followed by Suzu with 38. More than 500 people were injured, at least 27 of them seriously.

The temblors left roofs sitting haplessly on roads and everything beneath them crushed flat.

Roads were warped like rubber.

A fire turned a neighborhood in

By Peter Eavis and Keith Bradsher

The New York Times

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Rescuers halt a search operation due to strong rain Saturday at the site of a landslide in Anamizu town, Ishikawa prefecture. Monday’s temblor decimated houses, twisted and scarred roads, scattered boats like toys in the waters and prompted tsunami warnings.

Wajima to ashes.

More than 200 people were still unaccounted-for, although the number has fluctuated.

Eleven people were reported trapped under two homes that collapsed in Anamizu.

For Shiro Kokuda, 76, the house in Wajima where he grew up was spared but a nearby temple went up in flames and he was still looking for his friends at evacuation centers.

“It’s been really tough,” he said.

Japan is one of the fastest-aging societies in the world. The population in Ishikawa and nearby areas has dwindled over the years.

A fragile economy centered on crafts and tourism is now more imperiled than ever.

In an unusual gesture from nearby North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of

condolence to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Saturday.

Japan earlier received messages expressing sympathy and promises of aid from President Joe Biden and other allies.

Japanese government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters that Japan was grateful for all the messages, including the one from North Korea.

Hayashi said the last time Japan received a condolence message from North Korea for a disaster was in 1995.

Along Japan’s coastline, power was gradually being restored, but water supplies were still short. Emergency water systems were also damaged.

Thousands of troops were flying and trucking in water, food

and medicine to the more than 30,000 people who had evacuated to auditoriums, schools and other facilities.

The nationally circulated Yomiuri newspaper reported that its aerial study had located more than 100 landslides in the area, and some were blocking lifeline roads. Some communities remained isolated, and were still waiting for aid.

“I hope the city recovers, and I hope people won’t leave, and they stay here to work hard toward recovery,” said Seizo Shinbo, a seafood trader, who was stocking up on noodles, canned goods and rice balls at a supermarket.

“There is no food. There is no water. And the worst is gas.

People are still in kilometer-long lines.”

Key city in Myanmar taken over by ethnic alliance, government says

By Grant Peck

The Associated Press

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.

The fall of Laukkaing late Thursday is the biggest in a series of defeats suffered by Myanmar’s military government since the ethnic alliance launched an offensive Oct. 27. It underlines the pressure the government is under as it battles pro-democracy guerrillas in the wake of a 2021 military takeover as well as ethnic minority armed groups across the country.

Ethnic armed organizations have battled for greater autonomy for decades, but Myanmar has been wracked by what amounts to civil war since the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking nationwide armed resistance by pro-democracy forces.

The Three Brotherhood Alliance that took Laukkaing is composed of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army and the Arakan Army. The MNDAA is a military force of the Kokang minority, who are ethnic Chinese.

Photos and videos on social media showed a vast amount of weapons that the alliance claimed to have captured.

Laukkaing is the capital of the Kokang Self-Administered Zone, which is geographically part of northern Shan state in Myanmar.

Myanmar government spokesperson Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun told the Popular News Journal, a pro-army website, on Saturday that the military and its local commanders had relinquished control of Laukkaing after considering many aspects, including the safety of the family members of the soldiers that were stationed there.

He said the military also took into consideration Myanmar’s relationship with China, which is just across the border from Laukkaing. China, which has good relations with both the military and the ethnic alliance, has been seeking an end to the fighting.

Beijing protested after artillery shells landed in its territory Wednesday, wounding five people. Zaw Min Tun said the alliance had fired the shells and that

it tried to blame the military in order to damage its relationship with China.

A statement posted by the alliance on social media late Friday declared that the Kokang region had become a “Military Council-free area,” referring to Myanmar’s ruling junta, It said 2,389 military personnel

— including six brigadier generals — and their family members had surrendered by Friday and that all were evacuated to safety.

It’s unclear whether the Three Brotherhood Alliance will try to extend its offensive outside of Shan state, but it has vowed to keep fighting against military rule.

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The shipping companies that move goods on one of the world’s busiest trade routes for factories, stores, car dealerships and other businesses face an excruciating decision.

They can send their vessels through the Red Sea if they are willing to risk attacks by the Houthi militia in Yemen and to bear the cost of sharply higher insurance premiums. Or they can sail an extra 4,000 miles around Africa, adding 10 days in each direction and burning considerably more fuel.

Neither option is appealing, and both raise costs — expenses analysts said could ultimately be borne by consumers through higher prices on goods.

“We are beginning to see the weaponization of the global supply chains,” said Marco Forgione, director general of the Institute of Export and International Trade, which supports British corporate efforts to expand in overseas markets.

In recent months, global supply chains had finally recovered after three years of disruptions caused by the pandemic and even a brief blockage of the Suez Canal, which lies at the northwestern end of the Red Sea and handles some 12% of global trade. Freight rates had fallen steeply, and the long delays that had bedeviled retailers in the United States and Europe had been resolved.

So far, the problems in the Red Sea have not disrupted global supply chains to the same extent that the pandemic did. “But we are heading in that direction,” Forgione said.

The Houthi attacks have con-

tinued even after a U.S.-led force was assembled in the Red Sea to prevent them.

Already, some companies, including Ikea and Next, the British retailer, have said that avoiding the Suez Canal and taking the long route around Africa could delay the arrival of products.

A crucial question will be how the container shipping industry handles the annual surge of exports that typically occurs before China’s factories are idled for weeks at Lunar New Year, which is next month.

Difficulties vary considerably by types of vessel. Oil tankers have been little affected and are continuing to use the Red Sea, as the Houthis appear to have shown little interest in them.

By contrast, the number of specialized car-carrying ships using the Red Sea more than halved last month from December 2022, to just 42 trips, and only one has transited the sea so far this year, said Daniel Nash, head of vehicle carriers at VesselsValue, a London shipping data firm.

The first vessel attacked by Houthi gunmen in recent weeks was a car carrier, the Galaxy Leader, which was hijacked Nov. 19 while returning to Asia for another load of several thousand cars. The 25-member crew, mainly Filipinos, was also kidnapped and still does not seem to have been released.

Longer voyages around Africa for car-carrying vessels traveling to Europe from Asia are particularly disruptive right now for the global auto industry. Chinese automakers have been rapidly increasing exports to Europe, especially of electric cars. Even before the Red Sea troubles, daily charter rates for transoceanic car carriers had skyrocketed to $105,000, from $16,000 two years ago.

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Third time’s the charm for living in New Mexico

Phill Casaus

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The Avangrid misadventure: A near miss or a missed opportunity?

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ecently, I moved to New Mexico for the third time.

This behavior is less confused than it sounds. I had good reasons to leave: a great job in Los Angeles, a wonderful woman in San Francisco. But what’s more interesting is why I came the first time, and returned twice.

My reasons to move to New Mexico read like the maturing of love.

My first move, in 1991, followed six years of fantasizing about living here.

But career called, and I’d spent those six years in New York. I will never forget the day I exited the Albuquerque airport, rented a car and drove north. I whooped and hollered at the smell of clean air and the astonishing sight of deep blue skies.

Like many who move here for the first time, I was infatuated by New Mexico’s beauty. Mountains. Badlands.

Horizons. Thunderheads. Double rainbows. People? History? Culture? Nah. I was too busy working, and touring the state on weekends. When a job called five years later, I didn’t think twice about moving. Nine years elapsed. In California, I found career success but not much beyond it. My return to New Mexico was an admission that there is more to life than money.

The second time I moved here, I engaged New Mexico in a courtship.

I got involved in the community, read local history, memorized place names and family names. When I met my wife, Janelle, at a conference in Denver, I thought our relationship had no future because I couldn’t see leaving my business and my community. But she had family in the Bay Area, so off to California I went (again).

Together, for work, we toured six Canadian provinces, 37 U.S. states and three Mexican states. It was a yearlong honeymoon interrupted by sales meetings. When our tour ended, we wanted to buy a home and settle down. With our business in full swing, New Mexico felt too much like stepping out of the fast lane. Instead, we bought a ranch near Austin, Texas.

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Energy conservation codes needed for new buildings

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t was sweltering last summer. Even with air conditioners, poorly insulated homes meant high utility bills that not everyone can afford. Summers are trending hotter, as are heat-related illness and deaths. One action we can take now to protect ourselves and future generations is for the state to adopt the 2021 International Energy Conservation Codes for new buildings, which can reduce deaths from extreme heat by 80% and lower our utility bills.

Every dollar spent to follow the codes results in over $6 in cost savings through increased efficiency. The codes being considered include EV charger readiness.

One of the joys of EV ownership is overnight home charging for less than $1/gallon. If my house had come prewired for a charger, I would have saved a lot on installation, too. Let’s support the proposed EV charger codes so every homeowner and apartment resident have access to charging like I do.

Stefi Weisburd

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Packing up is hard to do

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have lived at 39 addresses during my soon-to-be 83 years; 16 towns in 10 states. On one hand, the number is unsettling; over half of those moves — the most disruptive ones — occurred before I was 18. (Six elementary schools; two high schools. Commitment issues, anyone?) On the other hand, it makes me smile. Jack Benny claimed to be 39 until the day he died at 80.

Ironically, I will stop counting at 39 as well. My last Amazon purchase will be delivered — late no doubt — to the modest Hudson Valley farmhouse where I have spent each spring and fall weekend with my wife since 2014. (She still lives and works in Manhattan.) I am blessed with good health, sustained by a strong, 45-year yoga practice. But I do not want to push my luck living alone in the country, dependent upon the transient goodwill of neighbors whose horses rightfully enjoy a higher priority in their lives than I do.

So, a New Yorker I must become. (As best as a Texan can.) A New Yorker I will die. Eventually. The good news is everyone says the Hudson Valley is the new Hamptons.

Over the years I have stubbornly resisted the idea that nomads cannot be collectors as well. Now I am paying the emotional price for that folly. As I prepare to dramatically downsize, I move slowly and respectfully through my Santa Fe home, acknowledging a lifetime’s accumulation, postponing the inevitable decisions I have to make: which treasures I am willing to let go.

The exercise hardly rises to the level of a Sophie’s choice, but it is painful nonetheless.

These are not items that evoke a single moment in time. Not like a rare waft of Shalimar that sweeps me back to a 1956 high school prom in Wichita Falls, Texas, slow dancing with Dona Marie Metcalf. No, this is art I have an ongoing relationship with; that I see and interact with every day of the summer and winter. They represent the sublime. Yet, even at the other end of the spectrum — the ridiculous — I encounter resistance.

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More to the story While we appreciate the article about the proposed AES facility (“Proposed solar facility south of Santa Fe in limbo,” Jan. 2), I believe it is not entirely correct, nor does it tell the whole story. Specifically, AES continues to claim its project will consist of 48 megawatts of battery storage per its application, when the truth is, from the details AES has provided and its own expert’s testimony in court, the company actually is seeking somewhere between 141 to 200 megawatts of battery storage.

The article also failed to mention that after community groups brought this to the attention of county officials, AES sued the county for a temporary restraining order to prevent county officials from sharing the details of the hazards presented by these batteries to the public. This is hardly the transparency one would hope for from a company that claims it is both ethical and has nothing to hide. For more information visit cleanenergycoalitionsfc.org.

Dayna Matlin

Santa Fe

Hoodwinked Rank-and-file MAGA supporters are being hoodwinked into selling out democracy for a few pieces of gold. The gold in the form of imaginary culture war scraps thrown to them by the ultra-rich Republican hierarchy. Scraps to fuel hate to divide and control. To their tax-free enrichment, these rich few will control MAGA minds and livelihood. By dismantling government, these few will take away MAGA rights cherished in the Con-

stitution. With an economy in shambles, there will be nowhere else to turn but to the rich and powerful.

Harland Soper

Eldorado

Shoutout This is a shoutout to my newspaper carrier, Elida Lopez, and all the other folks out delivering The Santa Fe New Mexican in the early hours of the morning, regardless of how bad the roads are. Your dedication to the customers like me is greatly appreciated!

Priscilla Shannon Gutierrez

Santa Fe

Disappointing I was disappointed to read that some state Republican legislators believe Medicaid and food stamps (SNAP) may keep folks “shackled” to poverty (“Recent report: N.M.’s billions aren’t helping slash poverty,” Jan. 1).

Programs that combat poverty are subsidized job training, free community college tuition, paid parental sick leave, subsidized child care, mandatory living wages and early childhood education, among others. Medicaid and SNAP are, obviously, intended to improve quality of life and extend life expectancy, not “lift” one out of poverty.

The GOP implication that Medicaid and SNAP discourage people from accepting higher wages is a blatant stereotype. The GOP should show common sense and compassion by supporting policies that grow job opportunities and free parents from having to work two or more jobs to support and educate their family.

Byron Treaster

Tesuque

Cheap shot The headline (“Amid wars, flood of migrants at border, Biden’s off to villa,” Jan. 1) was really a cheap shot at President Joe Biden.

In 2016, former President Donald Trump said, “I’m going to be working for you. I’m not going to have time to play golf.” TrumpGolfCount.com indicates that while president and through December 2020, Trump made 298 daytime visits to golf clubs and played 144 times.

Estimated cost to us taxpayers? It cost millions for him to fly back and forth to Mar-a-Lago and pay for security.

Biden deserves a break now and then, and hopefully enjoyed the villa for a few days.

Tom Carr

Santa Fe

“It’s one big happy family there in some ways, but in other ways, the public who doesn’t have these relationships is closed out.”

Dede Feldman, former New Mexico state senator, on the influence of lobbyists at the Legislature

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ollow the money” was the phrase made famous during Watergate, as a pair of Washington Post reporters exhumed the truth behind a botched break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Carl Bernstein’s and Bob Woodward’s adherence to the mantra eventually led to the downfall of a president 50 years ago.

Since then, FTM has been little short of an ear worm — for journalists, watchdogs, skeptics and yes, even bookkeepers (at least the good ones). People use it when reviewing the middle school activities account. It’s uttered about a million times as government budgets are figured and refigured. It even comes up once in a while when big business collides with government.

It’s mouthed so often the words sometimes get soupy.

Let me clarify.

Money trumps all.

And so, when Avangrid pulled the rip cord — or was it ripped away the BandAid? — on its bewitched merger with the Public Service Company of New Mexico last week, maybe we shouldn’t have been that surprised. The total package was worth more than $8 billion, in the works for more than three years. A massive energy firm (Avangrid) owned by an even more massive energy firm (Spainbased Iberdrola) wasn’t going to wait forever to employ scads of cash while a tiny state with huge needs dithered.

I suppose there’s also another way to look at this: Who needed who more?

And who could walk away without a scar?

It’d be easy to portray Avangrid as the heavy in this saga — an outsider that wanted to take more than it gave, or worse, wasn’t willing to give enough.

That was the outline of a carefully crafted portrait its critics were peddling. I’m not sure I’m buying. We can argue for the next couple decades on who’s right.

One thing’s for sure. The company, which boasts big success in renewable energy — I hear that’s going to be a big deal for the remainder of time — had the résumé and experience that might’ve changed the trajectory of PNM. Would that have actually happened?

We’ll never know.

So now, let’s consider PNM’s future.

Company officials aren’t talking right now, probably because it takes a few moments to put a shine on disappointment, if not disaster. But I don’t think you’ve got to be an energy expert or a savant to figure these are hard times.

In its campaign to win approval of the merger, Avangrid said it planned to assume PNM’s debt — a whopping (at least to you and me) more than $4 billion, with a B. Say you’re in a PNM boardroom or stockholders meeting in the next few years. You’re still holding the note on billions in both short- and long-term debt.

The sugar daddies from Connecticut and Spain are gone. You’re trying to make the transition to a different kind of energy business, which will require all kinds of new equipment, investments, you name it. All of which require the M word.

There’s more. Your pals at the Public Regulation Commission have just stymied you once again, this time on a request for a rate hike. There’s also this: Your service area is big, wide and difficult — a fact that comes home every time a snowstorm takes down a power line in endlessly patient and understanding areas like Santa Fe’s east side.

What are your options?

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CYFD needs to be separated from governor’s Cabinet

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have filed a constitutional amendment that proposes to move the Children, Youth and Families Department from the governor’s Cabinet and place it under a new, three-person independent commission, much as the Public Regulation Commission or Mortgage Finance Authority operate currently.

This action was taken after the interim Legislative Health and Human

Services Committee, which I chaired in 2023, held hearings on CYFD in Albuquerque in August and in Ruidoso in September. It is from a suggestion advanced by Alvin Sallee, retired head of the social work department at New Mexico State University and a recognized child welfare expert.

I want to be clear that this amendment is in no way intended as a criticism of the current secretary or of

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the governor, but is an honest attempt at dealing with what I believe are the most basic problems the department faces: its public image and the low staff morale that has developed. Until those problems are resolved, I think the department will be spinning its wheels, no matter how hard the engine revs.

These two problems have created between them a downward spiral in which recruiting professionals to work

there is difficult because of the reputation CYFD now has, and the reputation of CYFD drops ever-lower because of the lack of a professional staff. Only a serious rethinking of accountability and transparency at CYFD is capable of pulling the department out of this tailspin.

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ack in 1964, members of the Capitol Buildings Improvement Commission held a grand news conference at La Fonda in January to unveil a proposed new $6 million Capitol building, designed in what its architect described as “monumental pueblo style.”

The long-awaited artist’s rendition had been causing a ruckus because many citizens believed the building failed to meet requirements of the city’s historical design ordinance. It would be massive, round and made of pre-cast concrete divided by windows. Even before the design was made public, city officials had made it clear the building wouldn’t pass muster.

Then-Mayor Pat Hollis told The New Mexican at the time: “This is not a Santa Fe style building.” That reaction was nearly universal, even after architects had attempted to make adjustments to accommodate Santa Fe architectural traditions.

The New Mexican, circa 1964 under the ownership of Robert M. McKinney, led a vigorous fight against the architect’s vision, writing in a forceful editorial: “With this building and those that must necessarily follow, Santa Fe will no more be the city with

a character. It will become a faceless place like thousands of others the world over.

“And we must not settle for a few minor changes,” the editorial went on to say. “The exterior design must be changed completely.”

Fast-forward to 2023. The Roundhouse, obviously, was built. It remained round, or doughnut-shaped, as it was called at the time. But the exterior received a massive makeover before construction, allowing touches of New Mexico Territorial style so the structure blended in despite its circular shape and height. The state and concerned citizens compromised.

As noted architect John Gaw Meem argued in 1964, “It is inconceivable that the State of New Mexico should be willing to handicap the city in its efforts to preserve its unique historical character.”

That remains true today.

The emerging controversy is perhaps less heated but no less engaged. It’s just getting started, after all. State officials are proposing a large-scale, multistory executive office building across the street from the Roundhouse. It would cost $194 million and significantly change the appearance of the neigh-

borhood, including destroying what once were homes on South Capitol Street and Don Gaspar Avenue. Also on the chopping block is the Concha Ortiz y Pino Building, where employees from the State Engineer’s Office now work, and a motor pool and garage building on South Capitol Street.

The idea is to consolidate state business in one building and save millions of dollars now going to lease space in other buildings.

The General Services Department estimates the state is paying $10 million for such leases annually in Santa Fe. This time around, architects have stayed true to the Territorial-style architecture that signifies a Santa Fe building. The problem, say critics, is the scale of the building. At 200,000 square feet, the new office building would be close in size to the Roundhouse, which is around 232,000 square feet. That’s a lot of office space for downtown Santa Fe, especially considering the report from last year claimed the state is overestimating its office needs for employees.

Is this big a building necessary? The original 2014 proposal called for a 56,000-squarefoot structure at a much more reasonable cost of $25 million. It will be interesting to

learn what has changed in the last decade to require such an expansion.

With 700 employees expected to work in the new building, there also are questions of traffic congestion to be faced. That many cars and trucks converging on downtown at 8 a.m. and then departing at 5 p.m. would be a massive load for city streets to bear. Much, it seems, remains to be discussed.

On Tuesday, the Historic Districts Review Board will hear the state’s request asking to demolish four small buildings built in the 1930s. They once served as homes and are considered “significant” contributors to the neighborhood’s historical designation. Their destruction would make way for the construction of the building.

At the same meeting, members of the board will consider a request by the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum for a 56,000-square-foot building to be built in downtown Santa Fe. It would come with nearly an acre of green space and would replace the museum’s Education Annex at 123 Grant Ave. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall, 200 Lincoln Ave. As this newspaper said in 1964, show up and speak up.

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The perils of plagiarism sink a Harvard president

’ve been thinking about the recent plagiarism accusations directed against Claudine Gay, president of Harvard University, a school that considers itself the epitome of academic excellence. The charges led to Gay’s resignation this past Tuesday.

Gay, who became president last July, was first investigated in October after The New York Post asked for comment on allegations of improper citations. Harvard promised to investigate the matter. After the university found “duplicative language without appropriate attribution,” Gay reportedly made “corrections” to her dissertation.

It seems Gay even plagiarized portions of the acknowledgements in her dissertation. The Harvard Corp., however, insisted the new president’s actions did not rise to the level of “research misconduct.”

If the rhetoric coming out of Harvard sounded a tad defensive, I think you’re right. The euphemisms themselves were troubling: “research misconduct” rather than “plagiarism,” for example. Many students, faculty and alumni expressed their support, and some even advanced the argument that at least Gay did not falsify data.

That’s a pretty meager defense.

The academic community regards stealing someone’s ideas without attribution as a serious matter — as it should. That’s why the scholarship we produce contains copious footnotes. I always consider footnotes the essential plumbing of scholarship; they provide attribution for ideas, and they also function as a trail of breadcrumbs so that

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both the author herself as well as other scholars can trace the genealogy of those ideas.

Although Gay had support at Harvard, a group of students and alumni, according to The New York Times, called for her dismissal or her resignation. “It is not appropriate for Claudine Gay to serve as President of Harvard,” the letter read in part, “as she does not represent our collective values or the Harvard that we have come to know.”

That seems to be the most telling argument in this case. How can the president of an august educational institution represent the “collective values” of scholarly integrity when she stands accused of plagiarism?

Put another way, imagine the first student brought before a disciplinary panel at Harvard on charges of plagiarism. It’s not difficult to predict the defense: “The university president got away with it, why shouldn’t I?” This is a troubling case. Complicating matters even further, the charges originated with a far-right ideologue and were then published in The New York Post, which has

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been criticized of late for sensationalism and right-wing bias. It’s owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns Fox News.

Still, further inquiry revealed at least 40 instances of missing or improper citations in the 11 articles Gay submitted for tenure at Harvard.

Wait! What? Harvard tenured someone in the social sciences with no book and only 11 scholarly articles — more than half of which apparently were flawed?

Plagiarism is bad enough, but an equally vexing question is how Gay secured tenure at a place like Harvard with such a sparse record of publication.

Having been tenured at two Ivy League schools (Columbia and Dartmouth), I believe I bring some credibility to this discussion. I long ago lost track of how many tenure evaluations I’ve done over the years — dozens, to be sure, perhaps over a hundred — and I’ve served on many tenure and promotion committees at various institutions, including Harvard.

If a tenure dossier in the humanities or social sciences came to me with no book and 11 articles, my eyebrows would begin twitching. At the very least, I’d subject the articles to even greater scrutiny. No such scrutiny at Harvard, apparently, and so the university found itself in a real mess of its own making.

Harvard needs to ask some searching questions about its standards for tenure.

Randall Balmer is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College.

f this year’s election is a referendum on President Joe Biden’s performance in office, he will lose it. Most Americans think he is too old for the job. They don’t approve of the job he’s doing. And the numbers are too lopsided for him to get right-side-up in the 37 weeks he has until general election voting begins.

He hasn’t delivered on his central campaign message in 2020: that he would bring a return to calm after Donald Trump’s term. Instead, we have witnessed two wars and the highest inflation in decades.

Yet Biden still has a narrow path to victory.

His first piece of good fortune is that we no longer live in the era of the presidential referendum. For a long time, elections with an incumbent president were up-or-down votes on how well he had done in office. In 1980 and 1992, voters punished sitting presidents. In 1984 and 1996, they rewarded them. The winning and losing margins were large because a high percentage of voters picked first one party and then another based on their shifting assessments of conditions in their neighborhoods and in the country.

Now, Americans have sorted themselves into large and solid blocs. There are a lot fewer true swing voters.

Landslides require extraordinary circumstances. In this era, incumbents don’t have to get the key voters to like them, just to dislike the other guy more. That’s how sitting presidents campaigned in 2004 and 2012, making the case against their opponents as much as for themselves, and winning reelection.

Biden’s second bit of good luck is the identity of the likely other guy. Biden doesn’t need to persuade most Americans to see Trump’s flaws, just to remind them of those flaws and consider them decisive.

The logic of running a campaign that mostly centers on attacking Trump is sufficiently obvious that Biden and his team have given many signs they will do it. Democrats are, however, still debating whether they should offer a gleaming second-term agenda.

That might be useful in structuring a second term for Biden.

It’s not going to win him one.

More helpful to Biden would be two deals. First, he ought to give ground to Republicans on asylum reform and border control; it would unlock aid to Israel and Ukraine. It would also address a Democratic weak point. If it

doesn’t make the border more orderly, he can say he gave Republican policies a chance and they didn’t work. Second, he has to keep his support for Israel from dampening Democratic turnout — which means he has a strong interest in seeing the Israel-Hamas war end before the fall.

Biden’s campaign also has to decide how much emphasis to place on the many possible attacks it can make against Trump. It will surely spend a lot of time and money blasting the former president for having brought about the end of Roe v. Wade, in keeping with the conventional wisdom that abortion is a powerful issue for Democratic candidates.

A lot of Democrats want to make Trump’s threat to democracy a central theme, as well. The 2022 elections, in which a lot of voters seem to have recoiled from candidates who embraced Trump’s lies about having won in 2020, make them think this tactic will work.

But those voters surely do not need a lot of Democratic speeches or ads to move them into Biden’s column. The electorate in 2024 will be larger and less-skewed toward voters with college degrees, who have tended to respond the most to this theme. And by attempting to knock Trump off the ballot in Colorado and Maine, some Democrats have muddled the contrast between the parties. For all these reasons, Democrats might find it more useful to hit Trump over such issues as health care: He has promised to end “Obamacare” but has given no indication of having thought about how its beneficiaries would stay insured without it.

Democrats have also been debating whether to keep touting “Bidenomics,” which has so far done nothing for Biden’s poll numbers. If public perceptions of the economy improve — and there is still time for that to happen — it’s probably not going to be because the White House has found the right message. Talking about economic policies might, however, offer a favorable contrast to Trump if he chooses to spend the campaign dwelling on his desire for retribution against his enemies.

Strategy can take Biden only so far. Democrats should be wishing him good luck this new year. He’s going to need a lot of it.

Ramesh Ponnuru is the editor of National Review and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

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Here’s State needs stronger energy building codes how the T city can improve in 2024 H ere are several New Year’s resolutions I would like to see Mayor Alan Webber and City Council members make for 2024. ◆ Make significant progress on restoring the Plaza as the center of our wonderful city.

Virtually nothing has happened to move this toward a resolution in the last three years. Start by making this a standing agenda item for the council at each meeting, perhaps under city manager reports. If it is faced with addressing this issue at every meeting, perhaps something will actually get done.

Start by determining who owns/ controls the monument and what effect/involvement the federal government must have since the Plaza is on the National Register of Historic Places. Set a goal of having all issues resolved and a plan in place by the fourth anniversary of the destruction of the monument on Indigenous Peoples Day in October. ◆ Fix the parking meters downtown. Every time I go downtown and try to find street parking, the majority of meters at empty spaces are still broken.

This has been going on for years. Fix, replace or remove the meters now. This is another major irritation for locals and tourists alike that can be quickly resolved if it is made a priority, which clearly for the past year plus, it has not. ◆ Take definitive action to set a plan in motion to replace our 60-year-old sewer plant. This plant has clearly reached the end of its useful life. For each of the eight years I have lived here, the plant has had one or more significant operational failures.

However, instead of recognizing the significant potential this piece of infrastructure has to cause a major disruption to our entire city, one Band-Aid after another has been applied to the plant to get it operating again. It will take years and millions of dollars to properly address this major problem. ◆ Improve getting around town. A year or two ago, an initiative was adopted by the City Council to diversify the transportation system in our city to reduce the dependence on the automobile. Little to nothing significant has been done to set this in motion. Is any department even assigned to look at how this could be implemented?

Is any department undertaking a mapping of locations along major roadways where there are significant gaps in the sidewalk system, where required ADA ramps are missing at intersections, and where crosswalk striping has long ago been worn off?

Making it easier for pedestrians to move around our city without having to walk in the street or through the weeds where sidewalks are missing would be a great and relatively inexpensive start on reducing automobile dependence. ◆ Get serious about affordable housing. Passing the mansion tax was a good step in the right direction, assuming the selfish interests of the Santa Fe Association of Realtors don’t derail it. If the city is going to keep the feein-lieu option for developers of market-rate apartments, at least increase the contribution from 15% to 20%. That shows the city is serious about raising income to solve this problem. Keep contributing from the general fund to supplement the new revenue stream from the mansion tax in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Finally, beef up city staff. We need enough people to ensure additional housing is built and to enforce affordable housing agreements in place.

There are many more issues on which the mayor and City Council can and must do a better job than they have been doing for residents and visitors alike.

However, if significant progress can be made on the issues identified above, then 2024 will be a better year indeed for Santa Fe.

Tom Jones is a retired civil engineer who has been living in Santa Fe with his husband, Larry, for eight years.

he New Mexico Construction Industries Commission heard from citizens last week about new requirements in the state energy conservation codes and should vote on the issue later this month. Before the vote, I want to express my strong support for the adoption of stronger energy conservation codes in New Mexico.

As a concerned citizen, I believe these codes not only play a crucial role in saving families money but also contribute significantly to the improvement of public health and the fight against climate change.

One of the primary reasons I endorse stronger energy conservation codes is the direct impact on my family’s financial well-being. With the rising costs of utilities, it has become increasingly

challenging for families to manage their budgets. My best friend, a retired teacher on a fixed income, recently received a staggering $253 gas bill for the month of December.

Such unexpected expenses significantly reduce the funds available for essential needs like food and housing, making it imperative for the state Construction Industries Division to adopt measures to the code that promote energy efficiency.

In addition to the financial strain, the health consequences of polluted air are a growing concern for our community.

Strengthening energy conservation codes will help reduce harmful emissions and improve air quality, leading to a healthier environment for all residents.

Furthermore, I am deeply committed to the well-being of future generations,

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particularly my children and grandchildren, who will bear the brunt of climate change. By adopting stringent energy conservation codes, we take a vital step toward mitigating the impacts of climate change and ensuring a sustainable future for our loved ones.

I would like specifically to urge the New Mexico Construction Industries to require a 50-amp box for electric vehicle chargers in all new home construction. With the implementation of the Advanced Clean Cars II rule, the rapid increase in EV sales is inevitable.

It is crucial to be prepared for this shift by installing EV chargers, not only to promote green transportation but also to save homeowners, landlords and renters thousands of dollars in the long run.

Installing EV-charging infrastructure

during new construction can be thousands of dollars cheaper than installing in existing buildings because it avoids the retrofit costs of breaking and repairing walls, installing longer raceways, trenching, adding electrical service and panel upgrades. The economic benefits of stronger energy codes are also noteworthy, as they will create more jobs and stimulate growth in industries related to energy efficiency.

Embracing these codes is essential for our community’s prosperity and resilience.

Our community must come together to embrace these necessary changes for a brighter, more sustainable future.

Dianna Woods is a Santa Fe resident since 1979 and a retired teacher from Santa Fe Public Schools.

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Reforestation center will improve health of state’s forests

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id you know that 50% to 75% of the water we use in New Mexico comes from forests?

The trees that protect the winter snowpack and help filter water into our aquifers are being killed by drought, insects, disease and wildfire. The results are degraded water quality, decreased water absorption by soils and a greater risk of flash floods. Such forest loss is unprecedented, and the patches of tree mortality are so large that many tree species will be incapable of seeding into these areas within our lifetimes. But this doesn’t have to be the end of the story. We have a chance to prepare our forests for a warmer, drier and more flammable future.

In development now, the New Mexico Reforestation Center will have the capacity to grow up to 5 million seedlings per year. Five million seedlings may sound like a lot, but New Mexico needs over 100 million seedlings just to replant what has already burned and to help restore our degraded watersheds. Seedling survival can be low given our dry, rocky soil.

Fortunately, we are using cutting-edge research, done right here in the state, to increase seedling survival.

Our research uses technology, including satellite data and machine learning to predict the best places to plant seedlings for the greatest chance of survival. Additionally, we’ll use techniques that make seedlings more tolerant to drier climates by drought-stressing them in the nursery. Once the facility is built, these strong, hardy seedlings will be available to all private, federal and tribal entities helping to reforest New Mexico.

But the center is more than just a tool for replanting our watersheds, it is the heart of a plan to develop a robust reforestation economy in our state.

Growing seedlings requires seeds, which requires climbing trees to harvest cones. This year, we trained 27 people in tree climbing and worked with contractors to collect cones which, after processing, will yield approximately 10 million seeds. While the seedlings grow, logistics and supply chains to support planting site preparation, transportation, planting and post-planting

monitoring must be developed.

All these steps in the reforestation pipeline, including facility maintenance, require skilled workers. Each part of this pipeline is an employment opportunity that we, and other partners, are working to bring to our rural communities. The center plans to train students and professionals for employment and business opportunities in the reforestation economy.

In 2023, our state made an $8.5 million investment to start implementing the New Mexico Reforestation Center plan. With this support, we identified a site for the nursery — the New Mexico State University John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center in Mora — and will establish a training facility at New Mexico Highlands University. These two universities plus the University of New Mexico and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department Forestry Division are working together to prepare for Phase 2 of the process.

This year we are asking the state for $47.5 million to begin construction. This request, combined with the $10 million we have received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will help us complete Phase 2 construction, purchase equipment and hire the staff needed to start producing 1.25 million of the 5 million seedlings per year.

These commitments will help achieve our goal of having the right tree growing in the right place for the year 2100.

After all, we can’t meet that goal by leaving things to chance.

The New Mexico Reforestation Center plan for restoring our landscapes and revitalizing our rural economies is exactly what we need to prepare our state for the future.

Owen Burney, Ph.D., is a professor at New Mexico State University, while Matthew Hurteau, Ph.D., holds a similar position at the University of New Mexico. Also contributing to this article are Rachael Foe, with the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Forestry Division, and Joshua Sloan, Ph.D., Forestry and Reforestation Center, New Mexico Highlands University.

The comments provided by the authors do not necessarily reflect the views of their individual employer.

M Y VIEW TRENT JONES

International students bring the world to WNMU

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s a student attending Western New Mexico University, I have come to discover that higher education is just as much about molding responsible young adults and expanding opportunities through education and training as it is about developing forward-thinking minds prepared to enter an ever-globalized society. University campuses are a medley of nationalities, cultures and traditions — a social diversity that not only creates vibrancy but understanding while fostering a wide perspective of thought and opinion.

As a student enrolled in the School of Business, I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to learn from both students and professors who come from various nations, bringing with them their wealth of knowledge and diversity of thought into the classroom, enriching my

learning experience. Faculty mentors from other nations expose students to new ways of thinking and disseminating information while my international peers in the classroom bring their culture and share their traditions as I share mine, experiences that weigh far heavier than just dollars and cents.

According to Pew Research, in a survey conducted in 16 nations with “advanced economies,” 59% of adults surveyed described American universities as the best in the world, and whether looking to pursue STEM or applied liberal arts and sciences programs, students from abroad are looking to our colleges and universities for greater educational opportunities, closer mentorship with professors, and exposure to American society and pop culture. Rather than chide universities for enrolling what at

first glance may seem like modest international enrollment numbers, we should be looking for ways to continue investing in educational opportunities that appeal to students both close to home and across the ocean.

For New Mexicans, our culture, history and traditions are engrained in us at an early age, and sharing these aspects of what it means to be from the Land of Enchantment are a way of life. A vibrant international community on college campuses has taught me the practice of sharing my culture, from food and music to family traditions, is common in the students who attend American universities. As a student attending a small regional university located in a quiet community on the doorstep of the Gila National Forest, I know the contributions made by international students are

undeniable, from the positive economic impact these students have on local and state economies to the rich cultural contributions they bring to our communities.

As I look toward my graduation, learning, working and living alongside international students has provided me a greater global perspective, compassion and insatiable curiosity about the world outside of my little community of Silver City. And it’s made me and my peers realize that our future success isn’t about having the tools needed to compete with one another, but the skills, confidence and understanding that will be required to cooperate with others from around the globe.

Trent Jones attends Western New Mexico University and was appointed as student regent to the Board of Regents in 2022.

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But when my parents passed away last year in Florida and Georgia, the decision of where to live became obvious: New Mexico, for the third and final time.

Now we live in the shadow of the Sangres. Sunrises arrive late, sunsets behind the Jemez arrive early. Our living room and bedroom overlook a vast Aspen grove that sweeps the face of the mountain. We feel the temptation to withdraw into our beautiful bubble and let the world’s troubles fly by like distant clouds.

But we will resist that temptation. Once we get our home in shape (we had the guts to take

on a fixer-upper), we will absorb ourselves in the community, in our state’s cultures and traditions.

We will connect. We will share and give time.

New Mexico’s skies, like my hair, are whiter then when I first moved here. The streets are busier, even as my own pace has slowed. When my story ends, I’ve asked Janelle to spread my ashes in that gold Aspen grove.

You see, Aspen groves are the largest organisms on Earth. Their roots are interconnected, and run wide.

That is my final aspiration. To be rooted amongst many others, and run wide.

Nathan James lives near Tesuque.

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pine dresser this week to remove long-retired socks. And I balked.

Yes, at socks.

Not just any socks, mind you.

These are 19 pairs of vintage Ralph Lauren pastel argyles, carefully accrued over the course of three years at a shop on Madison Avenue. Attire that became a staple of my bespoke advertising creative uniform in NYC, Dallas and L.A. throughout the 1970s. I teamed the socks up with stylish huaraches I had made in Tijuana. Aah, such a statement. Although truth be told, I have worn that dynamic duo twice at most in the past 20 years.

Doesn’t matter; this is more than clothing. These are the artifacts of an evolving life.

Chroniclers of a significant era in

my creative development as an artist. And one can see by now, of course, where all of this is headed. If I’m having this much trouble parting with socks, things are going to get very ugly when it comes to Guatemalan masks, old travel posters and Pima baskets.

Clearly, I am not going gentle into that dark night. I am raging, raging at the dying of the light. At the leaving of my beloved New Mexico. At the writing of the last of the “My View” pieces. And at the final extinction of the Polo Period. It will be of small consolation, but I’ll be taking it with me when I go.

Foster Hurley has lived, written and created art in New Mexico since 1995. All things considered, he would prefer to stay.

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e all know the drill. Some guys around a table on the other side of the world decide to cut back on oil production. Commodity traders bid up crude oil prices with no intention of taking delivery. Russia invades Ukraine.

Refineries go down for maintenance. Summer driving season arrives.

The story is the same no matter how much we extract in New Mexico or in the United States, which is the world’s largest oil-producing country. Oil prices spike for any number of reasons — none of them under our control. Yet we always pay the price at the pump.

It does not have to be this way.

We pay and pay because there have never been any other options when fuel prices rise.

A choice of various gasoline brands that are priced in lockstep with crude oil is not market competition. Yet we all accept it because it has always been this way. The irony? We dread the next gasoline price spike so much that even baseless threats of rising gas prices is a sure way to scare us into keeping the status quo.

Our Legislature has the power the change it. We can make fuels compete for our fuel

dollars. We can have cleaner fuels. Cleaner fuels can be produced from renewable and waste products. We can use them in the cars and trucks on the road right now and the vehicles of tomorrow. And clean fuels can even be cheaper than today’s gasoline and diesel, especially when world oil prices drive up the price at the pump.

Electric vehicles are one option. More models are available every year, and vehicle costs are coming down. Electricity is generated from a variety of energy sources so prices are not tied to the oil market.

For the majority of drivers relying on liquid fuels, there are also readily available alternatives like ethanol, renewable diesel and biodiesel. Delivery vehicles and long-haul trucks have additional options like green hydrogen or renewable natural gas. Airplanes can use renewable jet fuel. The options can be almost unlimited if my colleagues just open the door.

Cleaner fuels can also be produced right here in New Mexico. Our dairy industry can add new revenue streams by capturing and using manure gas. Defunct refineries can be transformed to produce renewable diesel to power existing trucks and sustainable avia-

tion fuel that is approved to run in existing jets. Used cooking oil can be turned into biodiesel for trucks and buses on the road today. But these are just the beginning.

Innovation and new production technologies can drive progress in ways we cannot yet imagine.

The time is now. The Clean Transportation Fuel Standard is the way to make it happen. Drivers in other states with this type of program have benefited from lower price options when gasoline and diesel prices spiked. The reason is that other fuel sources are not tied to oil prices. Instead, they provide a buffer to consumers by creating genuine market competition.

New Mexicans deserve the freedom to choose our fuels. We cannot let unfounded scare mongering deny us a better future with a thriving and competitive fuel market.

The Clean Transportation Fuel Standard can give us that future — of cleaner fuels, cheaper options and new economic opportunities to invigorate our state economy.

A near miss or a missed opportunity?

The prologue only exacerbates PNM’s longstanding problem. The company has a unique way of enraging some of the people who hold its welfare in their hands. Exhibit A was its willingness to get involved in elections, via contributions, when the PRC was an elected panel. Terrible move, and one I believe proved pivotal in the Avangrid debate.

For all the other snags the merger encountered, the poison pill in the whole thing was the PRC’s original denial of the move in 2021. I can’t believe the company’s difficult relationship with that set of commissioners, based at least in part on politics, didn’t set into motion a marathon process that eventually led Avangrid to depart.

It’s early, but from the initial look at things, the “new” PRC — only three members, none elected, all appointed by the governor — doesn’t appear much warmer to what the

company needs than its predecessor. For proof, just see its decision on last week’s rate case.

Residential customers will see a decrease in rates. PNM sought a 9.7% increase.

Which brings us back, as ever, to the money. In a publicly held company, that’s game, set, match.

In the not-too-distant future, there may come a day when another deep-pocketed firm decides a utility in New Mexico is worth the trouble. That may coincide with a day when PNM has no choice but to find a partner. When that intersection happens is anyone’s guess.

If the company bearing chocolates, flowers and a ring is better than Avangrid, great.

But if it’s not, people may wonder if this was the missed opportunity of a lifetime. I do.

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they made it clear this was the best option for the company’s long-term health. What now? Does PNM, still smarting from its Avangrid experience, look for a new suitor?

Is there another energy company out there that can or would take the plunge, knowing New Mexico’s regulatory environment is anything but easy to navigate?

Would a hedge fund get interested?

Somebody knows. Nobody’s saying.

Rep. Kristina Ortez represents District 42 in Taos County.

Phill Casaus is editor of The New Mexican.

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Governor must address CYFD reform in the session W

hen I decided to run for office, I had no idea what a gut-wrenching experience it would be to learn the extent of the failures plaguing our Children, Youth and Families Department.

The department’s charge is clear — protect our state’s most vulnerable children and empower families. This includes infants born with substance addictions who are at some of the highest risk for infant mortality, delayed behavior, cognitive functioning, executive functioning and a bevy of other issues.

If you have paid any attention to the

news, you know CYFD is failing.

In Bernalillo County alone, it has been reported that a child under the age of 1 is seen because of an overdose almost once every other week. Our state more than doubles the rate of the national average of newborns born with neonatal abstinence syndrome — 13.6% compared to 6.3% per 1,000. But we are not helpless in this crisis, and change is needed now more than ever.

CYFD and specifically, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, or CARA program, need reform. In October, the Legislative Finance Committee issued a comprehensive evaluation of

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ment proposes would be made up of professionals from fields associated with child and family development: child psychiatry; pediatrics or pediatric nursing; counseling; social work; family law; child development; or psychology.

They would have to have broad experience in working with services designed to prevent or respond to child abuse or neglect. The governor would name one, the speaker of the House one and the president pro tem of the Senate one.

They would serve for staggered six-year terms, and there would be no term limits.

Their responsibility would be twofold:

first, to hire a professional in the field as executive director for the department who would manage the day-to-day operations and who would be insulated from political pressure; second, to hold monthly public commission meetings, with press present and the public able to attend in person or remotely. All policy decisions for the department would be made by the commission at these meetings — in the open, with frank discussion and no secret votes.

If the amendment is acted on positively by the 2024 Legislature, it will appear on the ballot in November for the voters’ action. If it is passed then, the 2025 Legislature will have to pass implementing

the CARA program and found, “The vast majority of CARA families are not receiving support services or substance use treatment.”

Despite Republican-led efforts in last year’s legislative session, this administration opposed needed CYFD reform at every stage and failed to protect our state’s most vulnerable children.

Failure to act should not be an option.

We cannot afford to lose one more precious, innocent life because of political stonewalling and negligent leadership.

Accountability and urgency are how we must move forward.

Our children and their safety must be

legislation dealing with details of the transition.

The timeline I propose would have the change completed, with commission in place and an executive director hired,

by Jan. 1, 2027, which corresponds with the transition to a new gubernatorial administration.

I know many of my colleagues in the Legislature are proposing other solutions. I will listen to them carefully. But unless they offer an avenue to restoring the public’s confidence in the department and making it an attractive place for professionals to work and feel fully supported, I don’t think they will help.

I believe the commission approach will do both of those, while increasing transparency and public accountability, and to the greatest extent possible, reducing politicization.

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If you share my overwhelming concern for the well-being of our children, I urge you to contact the Governor’s Office and advocate for this addition to her legislative call. Furthermore, I ask that you contact your local representatives and senators and plead with them

to support our efforts.

Leading up to the session, our best option to fight for our children is to spread this information and shine light on this heart-wrenching problem facing our communities. We must seek accountability in this matter and proceed with the greatest sense of urgency.

This is not about politics — it’s about saving lives. I am proud to help lead this charge and I humbly ask you to join me in the effort.

State Sen. Crystal Brantley represents District 35. It covers portions of Doña Ana, Hidalgo, Luna and Sierra counties.

THE PAST 100 YEARS From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 7, 1924: The verdict in the Magee alleged libel case returned by the jury in the district court here Sunday morning, marks the definite beginning of the old political conditions in Santa Fe and the state.

Jan. 7, 1949: Governor Mabry today termed “exorbitant” some budget requests, but he did not name the institutions making the requests.

Jan. 7, 1974: Construction of a shopping center on the Santa Fe Railway Co. property on Cerrillos Road is scheduled to

begin in March, it was announced today.

Jan. 7, 1999: Santa Fe city councilors will have a fight on their hands if they attempt to trade away the Baca Street portion of the rail-yard property, a group of activists vowed Wednesday.

About 15 neighborhood organizers and westside residents met at City Hall to urge opposition to any land deals that run counter to the 1997 community rail-yard plan, which lists guiding principles for the 12-acre Baca Street parcel and the rest of the city’s rail-yard property.

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HOROSCOPE HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024: Although you have a strong sense of duty and responsibility, you’re drawn to the unconventional and whimsical aspects of life. This year is about learning.

MOON ALERT: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. today. After that, the moon moves from Scorpio into Sagittarius.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Relax and enjoy yourself, because this day will get better as it wears on. Travel or do something different to see new places and meet new faces. Tonight: Explore!

This Week: A fun, slow start leads to a productive week.

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Romance might be stimulating!

Tonight: Check your finances.

This Week: Travel if you can.

Expect money and gifts.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Take care of duties and obligations this morning, because later in the day, you will want to relax with friends and partners. Enjoy interactions with members of the general public. Tonight: Patience.

This Week: Relationships and friendships are strong and passionate.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH This is a playful, fun-loving day!

Make time for social outings, sports events, fun activities with kids, romantic dates, vacation time and anything to do with the arts and the entertainment world. Tonight: Get organized.

This Week: With the New Moon opposite your sign, what do you expect from others?

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH This morning you’ll be happy to cocoon at home and relax.

However, later in the day, you’ll be ready to party and socialize!

Make plans for a fun outing.

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Tonight: Play!

This Week: What are your resolutions this year?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Choose this morning to mingle.

Perhaps a hike or a fun breakfast meeting. Involvement with children, sports and the arts will appeal to you. Tonight: Cocoon.

This Week: It’s a social week.

This New Moon can help you appreciate your talents.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You’re a social sign, and today is a great day to schmooze. Keep an eye on money and cash flow.

Enjoy the company of others.

Tonight: Conversations.

This Week: Focus on home and family. Enjoy schmoozing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You feel energetic and empowered this morning. However, later in the day, the Moon moves into your Money House, giving you an opportunity to tie up financial ends. Tonight: Check your belongings.

This Week: It’s a busy fast-paced week. Finances are blessed.

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This Week: Trust your moneymaking ideas. Work hard for what you want.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Enjoy talking to friends and groups. It’s a good day for group activities. You also might use this energy to become involved in a secret love affair. Tonight: Solitude.

This Week: You’re proactive!

It’s an excellent week for exercise.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH This morning you’re on someone’s radar. They’re aware of what you’re doing. By afternoon, you’ll enjoy involvement with friends and organizations.

Tonight: Friendships.

This Week: Enjoy friendships, especially with younger people.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH This is an excellent day to talk to parents, bosses, teachers and VIPs. You have something to say, and they will listen. Friends or members of groups might back you up. Tonight: You’re noticed.

This Week: Competitive sports and teamwork will energize you.

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stos primeros días of late summer habían estado bien ventosos and Canutito struggled to get home without being blown away by the wind. As he slammed the door de la cocina shut, Grama Cuca was standing there con un canasto en la mano. She handed him the egg basket and she said: “M’hijo, ¿por qué no vas out into the chicken coop and gather up todos los huevos so that I can make you un omelet para la cena?”

Canutito hesitated un poquito because of the strong wind pero al fin he put on su gorra securely on top of his head y salío, fighting against the wind, walking hacia el gallinero. He disappeared into the chicken coop y la Grama Cuca peered through the window cada rato para ver if he was alright.

Esperó y esperó cerca de la ventana, getting un poco nerviosa because he hadn’t come out del gallinero yet. Finally Grama Cuca saw him come out pero without any eggs en su canasto. She wondered if the wind had blown away los huevos en el basket and they were all broken.

In the meantime, Canutito came in, todo out of breath, and Grama Cuca slammed la puerta para que no entrara el viento. She looked at the empty egg basket que traiba el muchachito and she asked him: “M’hijo, ¿qué pasó con los huevos de las gallinas?”

Canutito looked at her, todavía sin resuello, and he replied: “Grama, I feel so sorry por las gallinas; there they were –las pobres- trying to lay eggs pero cada vez that they tried to lay one, llegaba el viento from behind them and it would shove el huevo back in. Hacían fuerza poner otra vez and the wind llegaba y les soplaba the egg back inside. The poor chickens estaban todas redfaced from frustration.”

Grama Cuca went to make atole para la cena siendo que no tenía any eggs para el revoltillo. As Canutito sat down en la silla para comer un poco de corn meal mush, Grampo Caralampio came in desde afuera, todo wind-blown también. He said, “¡Ay qué tarde que perra! Este

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tiempo is not fit for man nor beast.”

“Why do you say that, grampo?”

Canutito asked him, as Grama Cuca brought una pila de tortillas frescas pa’la mesa. “Is there any danger que se vuele la casa?”

“Yo no pienso que the house will blow away,” replied grampo.

“Eso nomás pasa en el ‘Wizard of Oz’ pero no en esta parte de Nuevo México.” Luego he added: “pero I did see something strange en este tarde ventosa: I saw that the wind overturned una troca grande en el highway. It was a truck full of medical supplies y todos los medicamientos se caeron por todo el camino and the wind blew them all over the place.”

“What kind of medical supplies habían en la troca, grampo?”

Canutito asked him.

“Habían plaster gauze strips y medicina de la tos y crutches y una wheel chair o dos,” he said. “Pero la cosa más interesante was the fact que en la troca there were cases and cases de botellas de Vicks y Mentolato that got smashed por todo el highway. It smelled of Vicks and Mentholatum everywhere, y la carretera estaba toda lubricated and slippery.”

“That must have been muy dangerous para todos los carros, ¿qué no grampo?” he asked. “Estaría bien peligroso.”

“Sí y no, m’hijo,” Grampo Caralampio said todo sneaky. “Sí because el Vicks y el Mentolato are slippery pero no porque because for the next twelve hours no hubo any kind of traffic ‘congestion’.” He smiled at his own joke.

“Congestion,” Canutito repeated. “¡Qué mal, grampo; nada class! …

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New, reelected members ready to work, learn Several tout their key issues while aiming to get along with fellow city councilors

By Carina Julig

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Act — forerunner to the Endangered Species Act — listed the bald eagle a few years later.

Through captive breeding programs and robust protections, however, bald eagles became a conservation success story and were delisted in 2007, with an estimated population of over

The first Santa Fe City Council meeting of the new year Wednesday will include two new people on the dais, both of whom say they want to learn the ropes but are eager to jump into the work of city government.

“Given the length of our terms, I think I can be more effective if I take some time to learn,” said newly elected District 3 Councilor Pilar Faulkner, who said support for police, improving the city’s PrimeGov portal and early neighborhood notification process, and increasing south side residents’ access to city government are some of her priorities.

Alma Castro, who won the election to represent District 1, said she views her role as “the working class advocate” Alma Castro and a supporter of city employees. She said she wants to bring her experience as a small-business owner to bear and is particularly interested in examining how the city handles public-private partnerships.

“My job is to advocate for workers, and I really believe the more we are not critical but careful with contracts, we are giving out and making sure workers and good pay are at the forefront, we’re Pilar Faulkner going to be much better off,” she said.

Voters in November elected Castro and Faulkner as well as returning two incumbents, Michael Garcia in District 2 and Jamie Cassutt in District 4.

Independence and transparency were buzzwords throughout the campaign, with Castro, Faulkner and Garcia all campaigning on the need for the council to exert more of a check on the adminisJamie tration of Mayor Alan Webber. Post-inCassutt auguration, the councilors emphasized their willingness to work with everyone.

“I know I am going to do my best to work collaboratively and effectively with every single member of the governing body,” Garcia said.

Castro said she’s described herself as “the enigma” in conversations with other councilors, and doesn’t want to be pegged as an ally to any one specific Michael constituency or cause.

“I really want to work with everyone,” Garcia she said.

Faulkner said she hopes she and Castro will help create a more united council.

“I know certainly coming out of the box swinging is not going to be collaborative, it’s going to be divisive,” she said.

There will be plenty to keep the council busy as the city works on getting back in compliance with audit requirements, addresses a malfunctioning wastewater treatment plant, continues development of the midtown campus, and updates its land use code and general plan.

Cassutt said her focuses will include working on improvements to parks and infrastructure in her district as well as increasing access to child care and improving public safety. Garcia is preparing legislation to support pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly infrastructure, plus an ordinance creating an inspector general’s office, a charter amendment he unsuccessfully pushed for last year.

Affordable housing is a top-of-mind issue for many Santa Fe voters, who overwhelmingly passed a tax in November on high-end home sales, with the money

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Nancy Vigil, left, watches for bald eagles alongside fellow volunteers Phoebe Paden, Jerry Paden and James Paden, 5, from a boat Saturday on Abiquiú Lake as Corps of Engineers staff and about 100 volunteers conducted an annual midwinter eagle survey.

EAGLE-EYED SPOTTERS Dozens of volunteers help Abiquiú Lake officials with count of America’s symbol of strength, freedom

By Maya Hilty

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ABIQUIÚ ot long into the annual Midwinter Eagle Count, braving the cold temperatures paid off for one group of volunteers when a woman called out, “Above the ridge, 10 o’clock!”

A few dozen people trained binoculars and telescopes on two raptors wheeling high above the lake as volunteers with a more experienced eye helped some first-time birders.

“You are eagle-eyed! Because I’m looking and I don’t see anything,” one volunteer joked.

The event Saturday morning, which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has hosted at Abiquiú Lake for at least 20 years, according to one ranger, drew a surprising turnout of about 100 volunteers, young and old. In past years, the count has attracted about 30 to 50 volunteers, said Ranger Kara Rapp.

The eagle count is part of a nationwide midwinter survey to monitor bald eagle populations in the lower 48 states.

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Katherine Eagleson talks to volunteers about what kinds of birds they can expect to see Saturday at Abiquiú Lake during the annual midwinter eagle survey.

tion began the survey in 1979 — when the birds were endangered — and coordinated it for more than a decade, until the federal government assumed control.

Although bald eagles have been a national symbol almost since America’s founding, their numbers plummeted in the mid-1900s due to killing and increased use of the pesticide

DDT, Rapp said in a presentation Saturday. DDT limited eagles’ ability to reproduce and continued to threaten the species until the Environmental Protection Agency banned the pesticide in 1972.

As a result, the population fell to a recorded low of only 417 nesting pairs in 1963, and the Endangered Species Preservation

County backs study for Chainbreaker Collective’s links center on sustainability are remaining strong in 20th year

Official to negotiate with UNM to perform analysis

By Maya Hilty

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Santa Fe, a destination city about an hour’s drive from two national laboratories, has been at the cutting edge of scientific solutions for decades — and it could do more to advance global sustainability.

That’s the idea Santa Fe County Commissioner Justin Greene has been peddling in the face of climate change.

Last month, at Greene’s request, commissioners directed County Manager Greg Shaffer to negotiate an agreement with the University of New Mexico to study the need for and feasibility of building a “global sustainability collaboration center” in or around Santa Fe, funded by $100,000 from the state.

The county secured funds for the feasibility study last year after the center caught the interest of state Rep. Tara Lujan, a Santa Fe Democrat.

Greene’s idea for the project originated about five years ago when Triad National Security LLC took over managing Los Alamos National Laboratory. One of the three entities

that make up Triad — along with the Texas A&M University System and the University of California — is the Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle Memorial Institute.

Justin Greene A nonprofit that manages several national labs, Battelle annually reinvests millions of dollars into STEM initiatives across the country, and in 2018 invited jurisdictions surrounding LANL to propose local science and technology-focused projects for funding, Greene said.

“I’m not going to let this opportunity go to waste,” he said.

The vision for the project that has emerged since — which has had several labels, such as the Department of Energy Collaboration Center or the New Mexico Institute for Sustainability and Innovation — is an “interdisciplinary think tank for applied science toward global sustainability,” Greene said.

That means governments and organizations across the globe could pitch their needs — such as implementing

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Community activist group has roomier home on same block, high hopes for 2024

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The Chainbreaker Collective’s annual Posolada holiday party was the place to be Dec. 17, as elected officials and everyday Santa Feans alike enjoyed tamales, biscochitos and mariachi music while kids and teens vied for one of the 40-plus bicycles being raffled.

It was the organization’s first indoor Posolada since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and there was plenty more to celebrate: The event was the first major event in Chainbreaker’s new building on Fifth Street, which the group began leasing in November.

The organization also is coming off the high of the passage of the city’s 3% excise tax on the sale of high-end homes, a ballot measure the organization had a hand in winning.

Chainbreaker members knocked on more than 3,400 doors to push for the measure before the election. The effort was perhaps a prelude for what leaders say will be a momentous 20th anniver-

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Judah Trujillo, 3, the son of Chainbreaker Collective employee Jessica Montoya Trujillo, takes the cap off a bicycle wheel so air can be pumped into the tire Friday at Chainbreaker’s new facility on Fifth Street. The bike will be donated to a child in the community.

sary year.

“We’re fully anticipating 2024 to be a monumental year for many, many reasons,” Executive Director Tomás Rivera said.

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1/30/1934–12/12/2023 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, Roger Mascarenas. He left this world on December 12, 2023, surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by his precious wife of 63 years, Jacquelline Aileen Mascarenas.

He is survived by his 7 children: Cliff (Emily), Stan (Sherry), Stuart (Beverly), Rodger (Terri), Travis, Jeff (Anna), and Roxanne (Louie) Vasquez; his 11 grandchildren with whom he had a special bond: Melinda (Frankie) Ramirez, Matthew (Rejeana) and Kyle (Emily) Mascarenas; Vanessa (James) Carpenter, Eric (Miranda)and Justin (Larissa) Mascarenas; Maya Mascarenas, Jordan (Will) Wadsworth; Josephine Wyland; Janelle (Remy) Christian and Arianna Vasquez; 11 great-grandchildren: Micaela, Analyse and Raquel Ramirez; Caleb and Ariel Mascarenas; Tyler Mascarenas and Makenzie Carpenter; Bailey and Riley Mascarenas; Paislee Mascarenas; and Nadia Wadsworth.

He is also survived by sisters: Lillian Nieto, Sadie Dunagan and Christine Garner; sisters-in-law: Mary Mascarenas, Jewell Carrillo and Deborah LaMore, and brother-in-law Tony (Nick) Salazar.

He was preceded in death by his special grandson, Alexander (Zanders) Mascarenas; parents Bernardino and Dulcinea Mascarenas; brothers Gene and Alejandro Mascarenas; sisters Tillie Tafoya, Beatrice (Eloy) Sanchez, Lupe (Max) Romero; brothers-in-law Felipe Nieto, Steve Dunagan and Mike Garner; father/mother-in-law Antonio and Dilia Salazar; brothers-in-law Bruno Salazar, Eddie Carrillo, Tom LaMore; sisters-in-law, Janet Salazar, Judy (Gilbert) Roybal and June Swartz.

Roger was born in the Village of San Ignacio, NM. He received his Associates of Arts degree from New Mexico Highlands University and his bachelor’s degree from the College of Santa Fe. He retired from the State of New Mexico as a Certified Public Accountant.

In 1959, he met Jacquelline Salazar while cruising in Santa Fe, NM. He knew the moment he saw her that she would be his eternal partner. They were married and cherished their love until her death in 2022.

He is in heaven with her now, continuing his serenade of love songs, and dancing up a storm.

Roger was a proud U.S. Marine and was prepared to defend his country. He was the true original cowboy and gentleman. He was a strong father, courageous and polite, with the highest integrity. Roger loved Jesus and led his family by example in worshiping our Lord.

He enjoyed entertaining people by playing his guitar and singing country and Spanish ballads. Roger had a strong competitive streak. If there was a ‘roping’ anywhere, you would find him there, doubling steers. He was proud of the horses he raised and trained and always received compliments as to their qualities. The family brandings will be very empty without El Jefe. He will be missed immensely.

Pallbearers: Melinda Ramirez, Vanessa Carpenter, Maya Mascarenas, Jordan Wadsworth, Kyle Mascarenas, Janelle Christian, Arianna Vasquez, and Josephine Wyland.

Honorary pallbearers: Cliff Mascarenas, Stan Mascarenas, Stuart Mascarenas, Rodger Mascarenas, Travis Mascarenas, Jeff Mascarenas and Roxanne Mascarenas-Vasquez.

Eulogy: Eric, Justin, and Matthew Mascarenas Services will be: A rosary will be prayed at 7:00 pm on Thursday 1/11/2024, at Berardinelli Family Funeral Home. A second rosary will be prayed at 9:30 am on Friday 1/12/2024 at Santa Maria de la Paz, followed by a funeral mass at 10:00 a.m. Reception following mass at Santa Maria de la Paz. Rosaries and mass will be livestreamed.

ROY BIDWELL

April 17, 1931 - December 27, 2023 Santa Fe - Picture a young English boy with life-threatening asthma and big dreams and his caring doctor, who spent hours kindling visions of the American Southwest. Then picture a brave young Englishman of twenty-seven with his wife and toddler son landing in Albuquerque with no job and very little money wired to a local bank. That was the beginning of Roy’s American Southwest adventure.

Roy W. Bidwell was born in Hertfordshire County, England, on April 17, 1931.

He passed away peacefully at home in Santa Fe on December 27, 2023.

In England, he was educated at Dewhurst Endowment Boys School, Enfield Technical College, and the Army School of Education in London. He served in the British Army as a staff sergeant.

He arrived in Albuquerque in 1958 with his wife, Eileen, and two-year-old son, Paul. The day after his arrival, he went to the First National Bank in downtown Albuquerque and left not only with his small sum of money but also a job. He was off and running! He spent several successful years at the bank and continued his education at the Ohio State University and Rutgers University, where he graduated from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, majoring in commercial banking. As vice president of the bank, he was responsible for the real estate loan portfolio.

Forever ambitious and adventurous, he embraced a bank customer’s invitation to explore ownership of his own company. He joined Rio Grande Title Company in 1970 as president, later purchasing it and growing it beside his two sons, Paul and Mark, to be the largest independent title company in the state.

One of Roy’s many distinguishing qualities was gratitude. He never forgot the kindness extended to him in Albuquerque and was driven to show his appreciation by using his enormous talents to promote economic development, long-range city planning, and business growth. He had an enduring belief that these fundamentals, along with a vibrant arts community, would elevate the profile of the city he loved.

His transformational leadership style made him successful in his service as president of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and as chair of Albuquerque Economic Development, Inc. Some of the many accomplishments in those two organizations include organizing and pursuing the need for additional river crossings to bolster economic development and land-use planning in Albuquerque. This led to the later approvals of the Montaño River and the Paseo del Norte river crossings.

Roy worked tirelessly for many years on this effort with his good friend Bing Grady, also a former president of the Chamber.

Roy also spearheaded the creation of the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund. This was endowed through a settlement with the federal government and the State of New Mexico. The recurring trust fund was to be used annually to “help beautify Albuquerque and enrich its cultural vitality.”

Roy was president of the St. Joseph Healthcare Foundation and later chairman of the St. Joseph Healthcare System. In addition, he chaired the International Trade and Investment Conference and led trade missions to England and Asia. He also served on the board of the regional council of the National Jewish Health Research Center. He did all of this while shepherding his title company and being a caring husband and father.

His love of the arts led him to found “Tapestry Images of Our Own,” an annual monthlong exhibition of fine arts by New Mexico artists. He chaired the Albuquerque Museum Board of Trustees and the Albuquerque Museum Foundation Capital Campaign, establishing a permanent endowment for the museum’s programs, purchases, and future expansion. He also served on the Board of the Albuquerque Symphony and the Board of Directors of the Museum of New Mexico Foundation.

Roy’s most significant characteristic was character itself. Born a gentleman, his trademarks were honesty, kindness, and courage, and he was always dressed to the nines. He was careful in his speech, gracious towards others, and diligent in every service. It would be difficult to find a better man.

He is survived by his wife, Tana Mendes Bidwell; sons Paul and Mark; and Mark’s wife, Frances Robinson-Bidwell; grandchildren Stuart Bidwell and Blair Bidwell Duran and her husband, Angelo; greatgrandchildren Brooklyn and Axel Duran; and stepsons Robert and Bradford Cowin. He was predeceased by his first wife, Eileen, in 2003.

There will be a memorial service at the Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque on January 24, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., followed by a reception at the Albuquerque Country Club.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Coming Home Connection or the Albuquerque Museum Foundation.

RUDY R. VARELA

March 27, 1943–December 31, 2023 Rudy was called home to heaven on December 31, 2023. Born in Pecos, NM, on March 27, 1943, to Mary and Frank Varela Sr. Rudy is survived by his wife, Theresa Varela; his sons, Maury Varela and Warren Varela (Bernadette); his daughters, Amanda and John Keehart; Reneé Varela; and greatgrandchildren.

Services will be held on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Pecos, NM. Visitation at 10:00 a.m., Rosary at 11:00 a.m., funeral mass at noon, followed by burial and reception.

Pallbearers are Rosendo Karnes, Matthew Gomez, Florencio Varela, Allen Archuleta, Archie Archuleta, Frank Anthony Varela, Anthony (Taco) Lopez, and Jerry Varela. Honorary pallbearers are Nerio Roybal, Kelly Lopez, Reyes Garcia, Molly Garcia, Patsy Baca, Monica Lujan, Phil Varela, Ceasar Otero, Victor Bustos, Matthew Varela, Johnny Varela, Gilbert, and Josie De La Cruz. Online guest book for Rudy at www.riverafamilyfuneralhome.com Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 riverafamilyfuneralhome.com

Ronald Riggs Ball, born May 20, 1940, in Colby, KS, passed from this life to be with the Lord on November 23, 2023. Surrounded by his loving family, he passed in comfort and with dignity according to his wishes in his home in Santa Fe, NM. Ron devoted his life to providing for his family. He deeply desired to offer his wife, Jean, and his three children the best life he possibly could. He was a hard and dedicated worker, entrepreneur, investor, and saver. He grew up in Boulder, CO, and told a story about the first time he got a paycheck when he was eight years old, which spurred his ambition to succeed.

Ron started his career with Safeway grocery stores in Denver, Colorado, where he managed several stores in the Denver area in the late sixties and early seventies. In 1974, the family moved to Santa Fe, NM, where Ron’s wife, Jean Egenhofer, was born and raised. Here, Ron nurtured his desire for investing and entrepreneurship. While working for Safeway in Santa Fe, he also started selling real estate and looking for “fixer-uppers” to invest in.

Ron was a Realtor from 1976 through the early 2000s, initially working with Barker Realty, then brokering his own agencies, Coronado Investment Realty and Ball Realty. He earned his Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) and Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designations. He was on the Board of Directors for the Santa Fe Board of Realtors from 1985–1989 and held several offices, including Board President in 1989. He also served as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee, MLS Chairman, Chairman of the Grievance Committee, and served on the Professional Standards Committee for the Santa Fe Board of Realtors. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Realtors Association of New Mexico, serving as the State Board Services Chairman and the State MLS Chairman. He was exofficial Director of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce and served on the Community Advisory Board for the New Mexico Federal Savings and Loan.

Ron was active with the Boy Scouts as a volunteer leader and a member of the Order of the Arrow. Ron was also a proud and active member of the Scottish and York Rite Masonic organizations, a Shriner inducted in Denver and Santa Fe, and held the designation of 50-year member.

Ron attained his goals toward success and supported his family with the best life! He loved his family dearly. A lifelong learner, Ron encouraged the best formal education possible for his children and grandchildren. He also loved to share his lifetime of personal wisdom with family and friends. Ron loved people and loved being surrounded by friends and family. He and Jean traveled the world together for many years, often with family and friends, visiting six continents and scores of countries, and toured the U.S. in their motor home.

When Ron’s wife of 60 years passed unexpectedly in the summer of 2022, Ron was deeply grieved.

Later in life, he referred to her as his guardian angel. He found solace in the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe and attended multiple events each week for the last year of his life.

He was preceded in death by his devoted wife of sixty years, Jean Ann Egenhofer Ball, his parents Harold F. Ball and Virginia M. Brown, both of Denver, CO, and his brother Fred Ball. He is survived by his three children and their spouses, Tim and Mary Ann Ball of Elizabeth, CO; Susan and Andy Ortiz of Santa Fe; and Chris and Amy Ball of Chapin, SC; eight grandchildren, Jessica, Justin (Leah), Ryan, Steven, Matthew, Andy, Nicholas (Kaylie), and Brian; five great-grandchildren; and his sister Tami Kessler (Drew) of Denver.

A service will be held on Friday, January 12, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave., Santa Fe, NM. All are welcome to attend.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to: Shriners Hospitals for Children 2900 Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 US OR https://www.shrinerschildrens.org

IN LOVING MEMORY OF RICHARD I. MONTAÑO JR.

March 25, 1974–December 10, 2023 It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Richard I. Montaño Jr., who left us on December 10, 2023, at the age of 49. Richard, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend, touched the lives of many with his warm heart, generosity, and unwavering spirit.

Richard was a dedicated and passionate entrepreneur, serving as the proud owner of Rich-Mon Electric for 23 years. His commitment to his business was matched only by his commitment to his family and friends. Born on March 25, 1974, Richard spent his life embracing every moment, leaving an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing him.

An avid outdoorsman, Richard found solace and joy in the simple pleasures of life. Whether he was hunting, fishing, camping, or cruising on his cherished Harley Davidson, he reveled in the beauty of nature and the freedom of the open road. His love for adventure was equaled only by his love for family, friends, and his community.

Richard’s generosity knew no bounds, and he was always the first to extend a helping hand to those in need. His kindness and compassion created a ripple effect that touched countless lives, leaving behind a legacy of goodwill and camaraderie.

For the past 30 years, Richard and his devoted wife, Gloria, crafted a haven of love and beauty on their property. Their shared passion for planting and landscaping created a picturesque landscape that mirrored the depth of their love. It was a testament to their commitment and the memories they built together.

A family man through and through, Richard took immense joy in spending time with his grandchildren, Linayah and Vivyanna. Their laughter and innocence brought light to his world, and he cherished every moment he spent with them.

An ardent Dallas Cowboys fan, Richard’s Sundays were dedicated to his love for football and the art of barbecuing. His infectious enthusiasm and hearty laughter made every game day a memorable event, bringing family and friends together in celebration.

Richard I. Montaño Jr. is preceded in death by his mother, Irene Montaño. He is survived by his loving wife, Gloria Montaño, and their children: daughters Audriana Montaño (Fernando), Natasha Montaño (Isaac), and sons Richard I. Montaño III (Aidan) and Derrick Lopez. He is survived by his grandchildren Linayah and Vivyanna. He is also survived by his in-laws Anthony, Bonnie and Brother in-law Leon (Katya) Narvaiz. Richard is remembered by his father, Richard Montaño Sr. (Eva), and his siblings: sisters Marie, Monica, brother Ronnie and many nieces, nephews, and friends who loved him.

Serving as pallbearers will be Danny Apodaca, Gilberto Romero, Timoteo Benavidez, Miguel Carrillo, Dominick Benavidez, and John King. Honorary pallbearers, Fernando Gutierrez and Isaac Varela.

Catholic services of Richard’s life will be held on January 11th, 2024, at The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, at 10:00 a.m. A burial will be held at a later date. Friends and family are invited to join in remembering a remarkable man who touched our lives in so many special ways.

May he rest in heaven, and may his memory be a source of comfort and inspiration to us all.

NICOLAS ROGELIO NARANJO Nicolas Rogelio Naranjo passed away on Thursday, December 28th, 2023. He was surrounded by loved ones and prayer as he was called home suddenly and unexpectedly.

He is preceded in death by his son, Stephen Naranjo; his parents: Nicolas and Syria Naranjo; his brothers: Sam and Leroy Naranjo; his parents-in-law: Onofre and Margaret Gallegos; his brothers-in-law: Onofre Gallegos, Robert Gallegos, Mark Gallegos, and Carl Toti; and his sisters-in-law: Julia and Patricia Gallegos.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lena Naranjo; his daughters, Natalie (Billy) Naranjo-Rodriguez of Corrales and Nicole (Carlos) Naranjo-Martinez of Corrales; his grandchildren, Kyle (Morgan) Martinez, Nicholas Rodriguez, Lauren Martinez, Jacqueline Rodriguez, and Maya Martinez; his great-grandchildren, Emma, Benjamin, and Claire Martinez; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his Naranjo siblings, Fidel (Alice) from White Rock, Commissioner Alex (Lenore), Theresa, and Sr. Judge Orlinda (Jim Ewbank) from Austin, Texas. His in-laws are Rita (Marc) Baca, Pricilla Rael, Lorraine (Tony) Drake, John Gallegos, Loretta (Joseph) Chavez, MaryAnn Carreon, and David (Linda) Gallegos and Michael (Rhonda) Gallegos.

Nicolas (Nick) graduated from the College of Santa Fe with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He served four years in the US Air Force, subsequently working as a city policeman in Espanola. Later, he served as a judge for the City of Espanola and as an auditor for the State of New Mexico. His career concluded with his retirement as a purchasing agent for the Espanola Valley Schools.

Post-retirement, Nick continued his service as a lobbyist for the City of Espanola, an elected board member, and chairman of the Jemez Electric Cooperative. He was deeply devoted to his family and exhibited profound care for the people of Espanola. Known for his constant availability and willingness to help, Nick spent much of his time on the phone, helping those who reached out. Remarkably, he never harbored grudges and was quick to forgive. His positive attitude extended to his love for jokes and a notable absence of complaints. Nick was passionate about politics and civic matters, consistently encouraging people to do their best in all situations. As a man of integrity, he always helped when he could, and his word meant everything. Generosity defined him, as evidenced by his support for charities such as Mercy Ships, Smile Train, Shriners, St. Judes, and Joy Junction. He had a heart of gold and regularly aided others with tax-related matters on a pro bono basis.

Nick’s passing leaves a significant void for all who loved him. His resilience and compassionate nature have undoubtedly left an impact on his community.

Pallbearers: Carlos Martinez, Kyle Martinez, Nicholas Rodriguez, John Ramon Vigil, Mike Naranjo, and Orlando Martinez A public visitation will be on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at 5:00 PM at DeVargas Funeral Home in Espanola, NM, with the rosary following at 6 PM. Mass of the Christian Burial will be on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 12:00 PM at the Sacred Heart Church of Espanola, New Mexico. Burial will follow at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, NM, at 2:30 PM.

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LOCAL & REGION The New Mexican

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.

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.

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.

DONATIONS Anonymous: $154.64

THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Anonymous: $200 Anonymous: $200 Anonymous: $206.19 Anonymous: $250 Anonymous: $257.73 Karin Hall, in memory of Shirley McNally: $100 Bradford Hanson: $103.09 John and Donna Herbrand, in honor of Rosalynn: $100 Margie A. Hicks/The Skyline Salon LLC: $400 Dennis Hudson, in memory of Nancy R. Noble: $500 Kathryn Johnson: $100

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Betsy and Tom Jones: $250 Karen Kopel, in memory of Cindi Quirk: $51.55 Jim Koster and Mary Peterson: $1,500 Donna Lanphere: $200 LK Larsen, in memory of Porter Dillon: $150 Martha Lennihan and Paul Thayer: $300 Suzanne and Richard LeSar: $103.09 Kris Leslie-Curtis, in memory of Ed and Shirley Leslie: $515.46 Cumulative total: $387,680.61

FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS JIMMIE A. MARTINEZ

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, Jimmie A. Martinez. Jimmie was born on June 12, 1942, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Alfredo and Lorenza Martinez. He was the youngest of ten siblings. He graduated from Santa Fe High and married the love of his life, Florine Martinez, whom he spent a wonderful 63 years of his life with. He was a successful businessman; he owned the Quick & Easy gas station for over 30 years, where every customer was like family. In addition, he was a former Santa Fe school board member, and he strongly believed the path out of poverty was through education. Jimmie graduated college at the age of 58, earning a degree in criminal justice. He continued serving his community as a Santa Fe City Councilor, where he championed the Santa Fe Living Wage Initiative. He enjoyed fishing and hunting with his children and grandchildren. He coached Little League and American Legion baseball for over 20 years, where he treated the players like his own.

He is preceded in death by his parents, son Keith Roland Martinez, mother and father-in-law Vitalia and Frank Rael, brother-in-law Bobby Rael, sisters Anita Aldeis, Cora Martinez (Martin), Aurora Felix, Norma (Jim) Perry, and brothers Eloy Martinez (Frances), Joe Jerry Martinez, and Leo Martinez. Sister-in-laws Mary Jane Martinez, Angie Rael, and son Roberto.

Jimmie is survived by his loving wife, Florine Martinez, and children: Ron, Eric (Rita), Aaron (Michelle), Francine, and Melanie (Chris).

Grandchildren: Hannah, Kyle, Dana, Daniel (Eliza), Eric (Christina), AJ, Aaden Martinez, Ryan and Joshua Wagner, Keith (Julia), and Marisa Dominguez. Great-grandchildren Mateo and Mordecai Martinez. Also survived by his brother Johnny Martinez (last of the Cepillos), cuñados: Henry, James, Ernie (Barbara), Donald, and Frankie (Brenda) Rael. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews who were all special to him.

The family would like to acknowledge Jimmie’s special friends over the years: Steve Arias, Leroy Ramirez, Leonard Saiz, Judge Michael Vigil, Dennis Casados, Danny Ortiz and all the others too numerous to name.

Jimmie will be sincerely missed by all. He had an infectious, unforgettable smile and a unique sense of humor. He was honest and unafraid to speak his mind, whether you agreed or disagreed with what he had to say. He was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren and often bragged about them. His love for his family was unconditional.

Jimmie’s life will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 9th, at St. Annes Church (511 Alicia St.); rosary at 9:00 a.m., mass at 10:00 a.m.Reception is to follow immediately. In lieu of flowers, monetary donations can be made to Pete’s Place Homeless Resources, 2801 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, NM. Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 riverafamilyfuneralhome.com

NORA FISHER Nora Fisher, age 83, died peacefully on December 24 at her home in Santa Fe. An author, photographer, and avid traveler, Nora was a loving, generous, and free spirit.

Nora was raised in Denver, Colorado, and attended Colorado Rocky Mountain School, where she developed a deep appreciation for folk art and textiles in particular. After studying weaving in Finland, she continued her studies at Columbia University, where she received an MFA in art history and archaeology. She was awarded several fellowships and curatorships before taking a position as textile curator at the Museum of International Folk Art in 1971.

During her tenure at MOIFA, Nora traveled extensively, doing research for her numerous publications, including two books on textiles from various parts of the world. She was a passionate advocate for the importance of folk art as an integral part of cultural identity. An early supporter of Santa Fe’s Folk Art Market, one of her great joys was hosting international vendors.

Nora will be remembered for her joyful spirit, deep compassion, and commitment to her beloved communities in Santa Fe and India.

She leaves behind many friends, cousins, and an international community that wishes her “love and blessings.”.

A celebration of life is being planned for January 27, 2024. Details will be posted at neptunesociety.com.

PHIL V. LUCERO Phil V. Lucero, 59, of Santa Fe/Las Vegas, New Mexico, passed away on December 26, 2023. He was born on August 15, 1964. Phil is survived by his loving wife, Rosa Maria, their children: Ernestina (Estevan), Phil Jr. (Michael), Tomas (Jacqueline) and Kenneth (John), his grandchildren: Adelina, Alanzo, Nevaeh, and Alaia, his godchildren: Alicia, Zachary, and Julia, and his siblings: Mary (Bob), Anita, Stella (Alvin), Eileen (Max), Bob (Rita), Carol, and Chris (Isabel). He was preceded in death by his mother, Erlinda, father, Robert, brother, Joe, niece, Victoria, nephew Shane, and niece, Serena.

Phil’s departure has left a void in the lives of his loved ones, but his memory will forever be etched in their hearts. As they navigate the uncharted waters of life without him, they find solace in knowing that he is now casting his line in the great fishing hole in the sky.

Rosary and Mass services in memory of Phil will be held on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, at 9:00 am, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church.

Phil will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 riverafamilyfuneralhome.com

MARIA ELENA (MEG/MARY) MARTINEZ January 19, 1944 - December 31, 2023 Santa Fe - Our beloved Maria Elena (Meg/Mary) Martinez, 79, from Santa Fe, New Mexico, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 31, 2023.

She was born on January 19, 1944, in Rowe, New Mexico, and is preceded in death by her parents, Doroteo and Conferina Garcia, her brothers Jose Inez Garcia, Doroteo Garcia II, Anastacio Garcia, Jimmy Garcia, and her sister Rita Morelos.

Maria Elena is survived by her husband of 56 years, Jerry Martinez; her children, Sarah Martinez (Mark), Dorothy Martinez, Jerome Martinez, and Marsha Martinez (Michael); and her grandchildren, Eva Stenberg, Wesley Stenberg, and Sam Pirigyi, whom she adored. She is also survived by her brothers, Roque Garcia (Mona), Charlie Garcia, Tommy Garcia (Roberta), Gerald Garcia, and sisters, Margie Martinez (Gilbert), Pauline Garcia, and many beloved nieces, nephews, cousins, and extended family.

She graduated from Loretto Academy in 1961 and worked for the National Park Service and then for the Bureau of Land Management for many years, retiring officially in 1992. She then worked with her husband, Jerry, at their business, Professional Bookkeeping Service, until they both retired in 2018.

Maria Elena was the fifth in line of 12 children and the first girl. A consummate matriarch, she nurtured and cared deeply for all her family and friends, especially babies and children. Her tenderness and generosity also extended to those she didn’t know, and she deeply cared for the unseen and for all that needed love. She will be forever remembered for her immeasurable kindness, grace, and compassion. She touched the hearts and lives of everyone she met.

She will be greatly missed.

A rosary will be held on Monday, January 15, at 6 p.m. at Berardinelli Mortuary. The funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, January 16, at 11:30 a.m. at Cristo Rey Catholic Church, with the burial immediately following at Rosario Cemetery.

RONALD RODRIGUEZ Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Rodriguez, 63, passed away on December 25, 2023, at his home in Santa Fe, NM. He was born in Santa Fe, NM, on January 15, 1960.

Preceding him in death were his parents, Robert ‘Bobby’ Rodriguez and Imelda Rodriguez; his uncle Eddie ‘Igloo’ and Aunt Andrea Ortiz; and his father-in-law, Alfredo Barriga.

He is survived by his devoted wife Frieda Rodriguez, daughters Rebecca Rodriguez and Juanita Rodriguez, son and best friend Aaron Rodriguez, granddaughters Isabelle Rodriguez-Armijo and Layla Rodriguez, sisters Roberta Robinson (Gordon), Barbara Menke (John), Linda Rodriguez Brandt (Marc), Laura Vieira (Walt), brothers David Rodriguez (Patricia), Ernie Rodriguez (Geri), Billy Rodriguez (Natalie), Mark Rodriguez (Sandra), mother in-law Adela Barriga, sisters in-law Blanca Ramirez (Hector Fabela), Helia Ward (Jim), brother in-law Ernie Barriga (Annabelle), Aunt Angie and Uncle Eloy Romero, Uncle Mike Rodriguez, Aunt Theresa Salazar and Uncle Terry Ortiz, as well as many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

A rosary will be recited at Cristo Rey Catholic Church, 1107 Cristo Rey St., Santa Fe, NM, 87501, on Wednesday, January 10th, from 9:00–10:00 am, followed by mass from 10:00–11:00 and an 11 o’clock burial at Rosario Cemetery, 499 N. Guadalupe St., Santa Fe, NM, 87501. A reception will follow immediately after at the Cristo Rey Church Gymnasium.

Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 riverafamilyfuneralhome.com

CELIA GUTIERREZ Celia Gutierrez, 96, passed from this life to be with the Lord on November 27, 2023, in Santa Fe, NM. She was born on June 14, 1927, in Rowe, New Mexico, to the late George and Elvira Gutierrez. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Agatha Vigil (Epitacio Sr.), brother Fred Gutierrez (Aureila), nephew Anthony Gutierrez, and great niece Yvonne Vigil. Elia Gutierrez, 96, passed from this life to be with the Lord on November 27, 2023, in Santa Fe, NM. She was born on June 14, 1927, in Rowe, New Mexico, to the late George and Elvira Gutierrez. She is preceded in death by her parents, sister Agatha Vigil (Epitacio Sr.), brother Fred Gutierrez (Aureila), nephew Anthony Gutierrez, and great niece Yvonne Vigil.

Celia graduated from Santa Fe High School. She retired from the First National Bank of Santa Fe and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Seminary.

Celia found solace, inspiration, and community as a choir member at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi for many years and at St. Anne’s Parish.

She traveled around the world on many adventures. She enjoyed traveling, music, reading, and watching sports. She was an avid Dallas Cowboy and Notre Dame fan.

She is survived by Delia Cisneros, her niece and caretaker, nephews Tommy Vigil (Ramona), Pete Vigil (Bell), Joseph Gutierrez, nieces Anna Soveranez, Rosina Duran, Viola Trujillo, Carmen Vigil, and many cousins of the Herrera family, many great nieces and nephews.

Services will be on January 12, 2024, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, Santa Fe, NM; rosary at 10:00 a.m., mass at 11:00 a.m., and interment at Rosary Cemetery. Reception to follow at St. Anne’s Parish Hall.

“What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us” -Helen Keller

DANIEL FESSLER MORSE Daniel (Dan) Fessler Morse departed his earthly life on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

Dan was born in Trenton, NJ, on July 3, 1949, to William Fischer and Theodora Doris (Pulone) Morse, joining his brother George Fischer. Dan met, through his motorcycle racing buddies, his future wife, Tina Maez.

Together, Dan and Tina had three children: Rachel, Michelangelo, and Susan.

Dan was the primary photographer for the Gerald Peters Gallery for more than ten years before opening Firefly Studios, where he served the greater art community in Santa Fe. Dan is survived by his children and their mother, Tina, and his cherished grandchildren, Brittany, Jared, Andres, Isaac, Skylar, Emilee, and Jace. Dan was also delighted to have two great-grandchildren, Weston and Kasey. Dan also leaves behind his brother, George, and sister, Edith, and brother-in-law, Cecil Brown, as well as nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors. Dan was a gifted soul, expressing himself through humor, photography, cooking, sports, gardening, and music.

A Celebration of Dan’s Life will take place at 6:00 PM on January 12, 2024, at the Bond House Museum in Espanola, NM. The event will be hosted by the San Gabriel Historical Society. The family recognizes the gift Dan possessed through his art of photography and encourages artists that Dan served during his career to kindly bring prints or stories highlighting Dan’s talent. Some of his art will be on display following the service.

The family of Daniel Morse has entrusted the care of their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory in the beautiful Espanola Valley. www.devargasfuneral.com 505-747-7477.

MARIA VICTORIA RODRIGUEZ LUCERO

SEPTEMBER 20, 1935 – NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Santa Fe - Victoria was born September 20, 1935, in Puerto De Luna, New Mexico. She left this world to be with the love of her life and soul partner on November 19, 2023.

Victoria acquired her master’s degree in social work and was compassionate with her work in helping teens within the Santa Fe public schools. She was a parishioner, Eucharistic Minister, and member of the Alter Society of Cristo Rey Church. After her retirement she immersed herself in the art of colcha stitching and weaving. She has award pieces from the Spanish Market, and commissioned pieces for Cristo Rey and Basilica churches.

Victoria was preceded in death by her loving husband Nabor and loving daughter Debra.

She is survived by her children: Diana, David Nabor (Kimberly) Phillip, Frankie, Joseph, Richard (Carmen) 11 grandchildren 5 greatgrandchildren and sister Maxine of Albuquerque along with many nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.

Rosary and mass will be held on January 9, 2023 at 9:00 am Cristo Rey Church, followed by a gathering in the Patrick Smith Center. The burial will be at 1:30 pm at the Santa Fe National Cemetery where she will be laid to rest with her love Nabor.

SHIRLEY SCARAFIOTTI

March 18, 1931 - December 29, 2023 Shirley Scarafiotti, a long-time resident of Santa Fe, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Scottsdale, Arizona, on December 29, 2023, at the age of 92.

Shirely was born on March 18, 1931, in Chanute, Kansas, to Cora McKinney and Charles Fry. She spent her early childhood in Missouri and moved to Belen, NM, in the 6th grade. She was a high school majorette and, in 1949, graduated from Estancia High School.

Following high school, Shirely went to Western Union Telegraph School in Kansas City, MO, and moved to Santa Fe for her first job.

She grew to love Santa Fe. On September 14, 1950, she married Nick Scarafiotti, and together they raised three daughters.

For over 30 years, Shirley worked for a variety of state government agencies, including the Highway Dept., the Attorney General’s Office, and the Governor’s Office. In 1986, she retired from state government as the Chief of Staff for Governor Toney Anaya. She was active in the Democratic Party of New Mexico and continued to work in the private sector for the next 20 years. She was also a founding member of The First Baptist Church of Santa Fe on the Old Pecos Trail.

Shirley was fun and unforgettable. Whether serving as the “Hostess” of Santa Fe or a volunteer at Vacation Bible School, she made friends easily. She cared about people and often helped those in need without asking for recognition. She loved dancing with her husband, singing with her girls, reading cookbook recipes, and reading her Bible to share the good news of salvation.

Shirley is preceded in death by her husband Nick, a daughter, Dina Scarafiotti, five sisters, and two brothers. She is survived by her two daughters, Nikki Shed and Vikki Scarafiotti, two granddaughters, and three great-grandchildren.

A celebration of life is planned for April 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Santa Fe. In lieu of flowers and in remembrance of Shirley’s practice of tithing and philanthropy, please consider a gift to The First Baptist Church of Santa Fe or a charity of your choosing in her honor.

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Eagle-eyed spotters Continued from Page C-1

9,750 breeding pairs.

Calculations based on the 2019 national survey estimated the population at over 316,000 eagles in the lower 48 states.

While some eagles will stay around the same location yearround, most spend only the winter in the lower 48 states.

Low numbers of eagles nest in New Mexico, where most come around December and leave

by March, biologist Katherine Eagleson said Saturday — though climate change has affected that pattern, she added.

Rangers and volunteers counted eight bald eagles around Abiquiú Lake on Saturday, where the annual count has fluctuated from three to 18 eagles over the past decade.

“It’s amazing that we have so many,” said Valerie Herrera of Coyote, who said she has attended the count for a few years because she enjoys the morning out in nature.

“Gets the kids involved, too,” she added as her son Malachi

Group annually pays off some outstanding Holy Cross bills; in 2022, $2M was covered

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A bald eagle perches along the bank at Abiquiú Lake where the Corps of Engineers ranger staff gathered Saturday with about 100 volunteers for an annual midwinter eagle survey.

swiveled a telescope across the snow-covered landscape.

Nancy Medina, gearing up to board an Army Corps of Engineers boat with a group of volunteers, said she loves seeing eagles around her home in Dixon

long time. The birding community at the annual count is also low-key and inclusive, she said. “[You get to] hang out with like-minded, silly people who want to be out here in the cold,” Bransford said with a smile.

and came to the midwinter count for her first time Saturday “to come see what I could see.”

Santa Fean Lisa Bransford got her first pair of binoculars at age 13, so she has been birding and interested in conservation for a

“It’s a random selection chosen by the hospital,” Holsinger said. “They run a computer program to choose the debt holders.”

In 2018 the program raised $1,500, and the project has

By Geoffrey Plant accelerated its fundraising over The Taos News the years, raising over $7,000 in 2020 to pay off the medical debt TAOS — In the coldest and of 80 people. Last year it raised darkest days of the year, a group over $63,000. of church congregants, medical “We will cover balances workers and good Samaritans between $500 and $10,000 this have made it a tradition to bring year,” Holsinger said. “That’s the some sunshine into the lives of debt we would be covering. It those in need. will clear a lot of the debt.”

“We purchased over $2 milConnie Prewitt, the hospital’s lion in debt in 2022,” an amount chief financial officer, will tally that paid off the donations from the past year outstanding this week.

LEARN medical debt “We normally start this MORE for 1,362 people, toward the end of the year, said Valerie and it happens all at once,” ◆ To learn Holsinger, a more about Holsinger said. “We started medical coder the Taos around the end of November, Medical Debt who works at but the CFO wanted to delay Relief ProjTaos Clinic for a little until she updated the ect, email Children and financial information.” vholsinger@ Youth.

Americans are swimming in yahoo.com.

Holsinger debt, with U.S. household debt joined the Taos reaching more than $15 trillion Medical Debt Relief Project in 2021, according to the Federal after its founder, the Rev. Pamela Reserve. According to affordShepherd, died in October 2021. ablehealthinsurance.com, 56% Holsinger is a member of the of American adults owe medical church Shepherd founded, Taos debt, 1 in 4 of whom owe more United Church of Christ, where than $10,000. Nearly half of many of the other Samaritans all medical debt in the United involved in the project attend.

States stems from hospital visits “I remember last year, my that began in an emergency phone number was the contact. department.

I could tell it was an elderly lady Shepherd got the idea for calling, and she was sobbing and the debt relief project from a said we had no idea how much New York Times article about a it meant,” Holsinger said. “It’s megachurch in Texas that had very important.” purchased the debt of its memThe program, which launched bers. She worked on the idea in 2018 with donations totaling with then-CEO Bill Patten and $1,500, is available to Taos faith leaders in the Taos area.

County residents who owe Those selected to have their money to Holy Cross Medical debt cleared will receive a letter Center. The project pays 8 cents in the mail signed by commuon the dollar for the debt it nity leaders, many of whom represent the local faith commubuys from the hospital, which nity, which collects donations randomly selects eligible debt for the program. holders.

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Yetzali Reyna, a community organizer with Chainbreaker Collective, picks a bicycle helmet for co-worker Jessica Montoya Trujillo’s son, Judah, on Friday at Chainbreaker Collective’s new facility on Fifth Street.

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Hopewell Mann neighborhood.

“For them, a bike wasn’t an accessory or a fun toy,” Chainbreaker spokeswoman Cathy Garcia said of the clients the organization served. “It was necessary to go to work.”

From there, Chainbreaker has burgeoned into a membership-based community organization of more than 800 dues-paying people advocating for economic, housing and transportation-related issues with a continued focus on the Hopewell Mann neighborhood, where the largest percentage of its base lives.

The new building is just several doors down from its old location, and Garcia said ensuring Chainbreaker could stay in the neighborhood as it searched for a new center of operations was crucial.

“We’re so excited to move in here,” she said at the Posolada.

Rivera said Chainbreaker plans to have an official opening later in the winter as it moves out of the several other buildings it uses on the same block.

The new, two-story building is slightly larger than its other spaces, Rivera said, and will allow Chainbreaker to operate out of a centralized location. Its growing tenants rights clinics won’t have to compete for space with the bike repair program.

Along with the passage of the so-called mansion tax, Rivera said Chainbreaker’s work supporting renters is the accomplish-

TAKEAWAYS ◆ Chainbreaker Collective is starting its 20th year in operation in a new building on Fifth Street in the Hopewell Mann neighborhood. ◆ Organizers say they hope to build on the success of the past year, which included the successful passage of the 3% affordable housing excise tax and tenants’ rights clinics which garnered significant interest.

Jessica Montoya Trujillo, who has been with Chainbreaker Collective for eight years, helps her son Judah pump air into a tire.

ment he was most proud of in 2023. Chainbreaker helped form renters committees in mobile home parks and has been holding a series of renters rights clinics, a program it’s been building back up to pre-COVID levels.

Some of the clinics have drawn more than 75 people, and Rivera said Chainbreaker hopes to capitalize on its efforts by lobbying the City Council to pass legislation that would make it harder for landlords to retaliate against renters who pursue their legal rights by trying to have them evicted.

“Every victory builds on the next,” he said.

Another focus for the year is the ongoing development of the midtown campus. The city is

touting its plans for the campus — including new arts spaces, a film studio and apartment developments — as an investment in the city’s cultural scene, which will bring in needed jobs and housing. But for longtime Hopewell Mann residents, it also has raised fears about gentrification and displacement, which Garcia said has been a major concern ever since the College of Santa Fe shut down in 2009.

In the fall, the city applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help stabilize Hopewell Mann, which Garcia said was “a result of the years of community pushing on them.”

If received, the $1 million grant would be used to mitigate

HOUSTON — A pair of strays have landed in the doghouse after being caught on video causing more than a quarter-million dollars’ worth of damage at a Houston car dealership.

One dog, described as a bull terrier mix, was captured in early December, and the second, whose breed was not known, was caught Dec. 31, KTRK-TV reported. Both dogs are being held by the Houston animal control shelter, BARC. The dogs were captured on surveillance video scratching the paint and tearing the bumpers off of vehicles in the lot at G Motors, according to the deal-

◆ Chainbreaker has lobbied for the city to safeguard the Hopewell Mann neighborhood as it pursues development of the midtown campus. The city is waiting to hear back from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding a $1 million grant for stabilization of the neighborhood.

displacement pressures in the neighborhood as development continues on midtown.

“We’re very excited about that,” city Community Development Director Rich Brown said at a Quality of Life Committee meeting Wednesday.

In an email, Affordable Housing Director Alexandra Ladd said the city hopes to hear back from HUD about the grant by the end of January. Rivera said he’s optimistic about what Chainbreaker will be able to accomplish in 2024. Coming back from the pandemic has been a challenge, but he said there’s been “a sense of relief” the group is still around.

“People were excited to know that not only have we not stopped, but we’re kept growing,” Rivera said.

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ership’s finance manager, Imran Haq. They caused an estimated $350,000 in damage.

Haq and sales manager Gaby Fakhoury contacted BARC when the attacks began in November. They believe the dogs entered the lot by crawling under a fence and that they were chasing stray cats that were hiding under the vehicles.

“We have never seen something like this — dogs attacking cars and causing damage,” Fakhoury told KTRK. A man who answered a call Friday to G Motors, which sells used vehicles, declined to give his name or comment.

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CYFD kids put in lockup for holidays Youth had been living in agency’s Abq. office

By Ed Williams

Searchlight New Mexico

As the Thanksgiving holiday approached, the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department began making arrangements for a half-dozen foster kids who were living in the agency’s office buildings.

What would be a comfortable place for them to spend the holiday, they wondered.

Their answer: A locked facility for boys with a history of violence and mental illness.

And so the department moved the foster kids to Sequoyah Adolescent Treatment Center in Albuquerque, where they would spend Thanksgiving in cell-like rooms with cinderblock walls.

“It was crazy,” said one of the teenagers who was sent to the facility for the holiday. (His attorney asked the youth remain anonymous to protect him from retaliation). He described a Thanksgiving dinner of undercooked chicken nuggets and canned vegetables served from the facility’s cafeteria, and a night spent in a cold cell with a metal bed bolted to a bare, blue-gray wall. He and the other foster youth were kept separate from the general population, but at one point he said some of the residents threw rocks at them.

“It’s supposed to be a day for you to spend with people you care about,” he said. “Instead they put us through hell.”

After Thanksgiving, some of the kids were moved back to the CYFD office building in Albuquerque — another placement that is considered inappropriate for foster children. As Christmas drew near, several of them ran away.

In response to questions from Searchlight New Mexico, CYFD said six foster youth were placed in a “cottage” at the Sequoyah

new solar or carbon capture technologies, for example — to the center, which would bring postdoctoral researchers together with engineers, economists, lawyers, entrepreneurs and public policy specialists to develop actionable solutions.

The center also could “showcase what our local institutions are already doing” and expand the reach of their innovations, Greene said. He hopes not only scientists from LANL and Sandia National Laboratories but also the surrounding pueblos and higher education institutions like Santa Fe Community College

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Continued from Page C-1 addition to continuing what we allegedly occurred there between already do?” Webber said. two foster youth five days before raised earmarked for affordable The two new councilors may Christmas, according to a police housing initiatives. Cassutt investigation. Several such not be able to shift the balance said she hopes to build on the instances have also taken place of power on the council, which success of this initiative, while among teenagers placed in offices has generally supported the one of Garcia’s focuses will be and shelters, police records show. mayor. to change the city’s fee-in-lieu After Thanksgiving, the boy Candidates’ level of support structure to encourage the who stayed at Sequoyah said he for Webber was a campaign development of more affordwas among a group of teenagers issue, but former Mayor Sam able housing units. slated to spend the winter holPick noted most residents care As the budget process for the more about whether councilors idays at CYFD’s Albuquerque upcoming fiscal year begins, office. Christmas can be an can get basic city services delivGarcia said, he plans to call on especially traumatizing time for ered than their ideological bent.

Webber to commit the city to survivors of abuse and neglect, a He urged the new members to continuing to put $3 million time when supportive and nurstart small. from the general fund into the turing foster placements are all “Everyone talks about Affordable Housing Trust Fund, affordable housing, and it’s a the more critical, child advocates which he said is something say. tough problem, and everyone residents have requested “loud Between Christmas Eve and talks about homelessness, and New Year’s Eve, CYFD had 22 and clear.” it’s a tough problem, too, but PROVIDED TO PROPUBLICA BY SARA CRECCA children spending at least one Cassutt also said she would new people should look at the A 2022 photo of a room where kids slept at the main CYFD office night in an agency office, accordsupport funding the trust fund basics,” Pick said. “If they want complex in Albuquerque. It was taken by a CYFD employee asing to Preston — more kids in a for an additional fiscal year to to do more ambitious things, signed to supervise one of the foster children housed there. single week than the department bridge the gap, since the new tax God bless them, but they need houses in offices in a month. won’t go into effect until May. to do the basic things the city facility over the Thanksgiving of New Mexico is punishing “Nobody wants to spend “I’m willing to introduce expects.” holiday, where they were supertraumatized children who cannot Christmas in an office building,” legislation, but I want to have Pick declined to speculate on vised by CYFD staff. The depart- live with their families by placing the boy said. As Christmas Eve a conversation with Mayor whether this council would be them in locked facilities that are ment said it moved the kids to drew near, he gathered what Webber to see if that’s part of more independent than those in meant for violent juveniles,” said belongings he could and ran Sequoyah to “ensure adequate his plans,” Garcia said. the past. away. He said he spent Christmas space for them” and to make sure Beth Hess, an attorney who has Rather than make an “ironIf the councilors and the alone on the streets. “They represented kids in foster care they were “comfortable.” clad commitment” to one mayor are focused on trying to sent to inappropriate placements. basically force you to run away,” “Our dedicated staff work particular fund, Webber said deliver for residents, he doesn’t “Children should not be penal- he told Searchlight. “They’re incredibly hard to ensure that he would prefer to see how the see a reason for major disagreechildren in our care over the ized because they don’t have fam- screwing up every kid now.” city can best use its resources to ments.

While he was on the run, three holidays have a sense of security ily to take care of them over the increase the supply of affordable “This isn’t Congress or the other kids ran from the CYFD and normalcy,” CYFD spokesholidays. Moving children into housing.

Senate where you line up like office in Albuquerque, according person Jessica Preston said. “Our these types of facilities is seen “I think the question has to lemmings and vote one way or to the agency. be, how do we get the most new the other,” he said. “Just pick up staff provide gifts for everyone in as a punishment and will impact “I’m alright,” the boy added. housing out of our investment in the trash.” them both psychologically and offices over the holiday season, Given everything he’s already emotionally, further adding to and CYFD staff cook meals for been through, this wasn’t such children in CYFD care staying at their trauma,” she said.

The two new councilors may not be able a big deal. He said he is now It was not the first time CYFD the office.” staying with friends and isn’t in to shift the balance of power, which has has placed foster youth in facilThe decision to move foster imminent danger. “I’m just lucky kids to Sequoyah comes amid ities built for adolescents with I got some friends.” generally supported the mayor. years of evidence CYFD is violent or criminal histories: In routinely putting its most vulDecember 2021, the department nerable children in inappropriate temporarily moved children from its office building to the foster placements such as office Albuquerque Girls Reintegrabuildings and youth homeless NOW OPEN - BUY LOCAL, SELL LOCAL - Gold, Silver, Jewelry, Scrap shelters, in violation of a 2020 tion Center, a former halfway and just about anything valuable you can hold in your hand! legal settlement. house for recently released “It is concerning that the State juvenile inmates. A sexual assault

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take an interest in the center.

“We’re looking at something that is much bigger than our region being located in our region, so we have to do our homework to find out if we want to do it, if we see the need, if we have the money to do it, [and] if the state and other partners want to get behind it,” he said.

“Is this the right place to do it? Maybe,” Greene added. “But we’re taking the first step to see if this is feasible here. ... It’s going to take a few leading organizations in government, economic development and academic, research and science areas.”

Other county commissioners praised the idea for a center,

though they shied away from committing Santa Fe County to lead the way on the project.

Commissioner Anna Hamilton said in a February meeting, before voting to table a resolution on the center, she sees the “critical importance of climate change and sustainability work, and I can see that having this institute would offer job opportunities to people.”

However, she added, “This is something that is a big commitment.”

Greene then introduced a “zero commitment” resolution that passed unanimously in December, passing the project to UNM for a study this spring.

“I think this is a very small start to something that has great potential for our area,” Commissioner Hank Hughes said at the December meeting, “so I’m glad we’re moving in the direction of at least facilitating this idea.”

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ong ago, people in the Roman Empire started a number system called Roman numerals.

They found it helped when all of the people in their empire used the same symbols for counting and for math.

Adding and subtracting Roman Numerals is not easy.

Multiplying and dividing is even harder.

To simplify things, people switched to Hindu-Arabic numerals (called Arabic numbers for short). They were invented by two great mathematicians from Ancient India, Aryabhata (fifth century BC) and Brahmagupta (sixth century BC).

The Roman Empire was so big that the numbers were eventually used in parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Roman numerals have seven symbols: I, V, X, L, C, D, and M. The chart at left shows which letters represent which numbers.

The Arabic system has ten digits – 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.

Standards Link: Mathematics: Understand different numbering systems.

How ItWorks Roman numerals are combined to make

Roman Numerals andYou

different numbers. Here is a number in Roman numerals. It is three letter Is in a row.

Work with a family member to answer these questions using Roman numerals.

To figure out what number this is, you add the three Is.

How old are you?

If you want to write the number 4, things change a bit. Instead of IIII, the number 4 is written as IV. This shows that the number 4 is one less than 5.

What’s the first number in your address?

Match Up

Draw a line between each number and the Roman Numeral that has the same value. One is done for you.

What isVII?

How many hours did you sleep last night?

Add the Roman numerals:

The number 7 is written as VII in Roman numerals. But the number 9 is IX. That shows that the number nine is one less than 10.

(The number 10 is X in Roman numerals.)

Give it a try!

Standards Link: Mathematics: Understand that numbers can be represented in different ways.

Miles to Marketplace

Add up the Roman numerals on the signposts to see how many miles it is to the marketplace.

How many kids are in your class?

Can you write each of these numbers as Roman numerals?

3 16 29 32 Standards Link: Mathematics: Understand the Roman numeral system.

Pottery Places

Roman Numeral Search Look through the newspaper for five numbers under 100.

Rewrite each one as a Roman Numeral.

It is

Number these pieces of pottery in order from lowest to highest based on the Roman numerals on each label.

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miles to the marketplace.

ADD BIG ASIA CHART EMPIRE FIGURE LESS MATH MILES NINE NUMBER ROMAN SYMBOLS VALUE WRITTEN

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This week’s word:

NUMERAL

The noun numeral means one or more words or symbols used to represent a number.

The numeral “3” stands for three.

Try to use the word numeral in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

My Favorite Number

ANSWER: They’ve got a lot of problems.

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Study: Seizures may play role in sudden child death Cameras that monitor cribs shine more light on cause of rare, mysterious tragedies

Hayden Fell of Bel Air, Md. At 17 months old, Hayden had become one of several hundred seemingly healthy U.S. toddlers and preschoolers a year who suddenly die in their sleep, and autopsies can’t tell why. But Hayden’s crib cam was recording all night — and offered a clue. COURTESY PHOTO

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noted several toddlers had signs of mild infections. One, Hayden, previously had such febrile seizures when he’d catch childhood bugs.

That raises a big question: Fever-related seizures are hugely common in young children, affecting 2% to 5% of tots between ages 6 months and 5 years. While scary, they’re hardly ever harmful. So how could anyone tell if occasionally, they might be a warning of something more serious?

“I thought he would be fine and it was just a matter of letting this run its course,” said Justin Fell, explaining how multiple doctors told the Bel Air, Md., family not to worry whenever Hayden had a fever-sparked seizure. Instead, “it was every parent’s nightmare.”

Laura Gould, one of the NYU researchers, understands that agonizing frustration. In 1997 she lost her 15-month-old daughter, Maria, to what later was named SUDC — the toddler woke up one night with a fever, was her usual happy self the next morning but died during a nap. Gould later co-founded the nonprofit SUDC Foundation and helped establish NYU’s registry of about 300 deaths — including the first seven videos offered by families — for research.

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The last bedtime of 17-month-old Hayden Fell’s life was heartbreakingly normal. Crib video shows the toddler in pajamas playing happily as his parents and sister sang “Wheels on the Bus” with his twin brother.

The next morning, Hayden’s dad couldn’t wake him. The tot had become one of several hundred seemingly healthy U.S. toddlers and preschoolers each year who suddenly die in their sleep and autopsies can’t tell why. But Hayden’s crib cam was recording all night — and offered a clue.

Seizures during sleep are a potential cause of at least some cases of sudden unexplained death in childhood, researchers at NYU Langone Health reported Thursday after analyzing home monitoring video that captured the deaths of seven sleeping toddlers.

Similar to SIDS in babies, SUDC is the term when these mysterious deaths occur any time after a child’s first birthday. Little is known about SUDC but some scientists have long suspected seizures may play a role. In addition to some genetics research, scientists also have found that a history of fever-re-

lated seizures was about 10 times more likely among the children who died suddenly than among youngsters the same age.

The new study is very small but offers the first direct evidence of a seizure link. Five of the toddlers died shortly after movements deemed to be a brief seizure by a team of forensic pathologists, a seizure specialist and a sleep specialist. A sixth child probably also had one, according to findings published online by the journal Neurology.

“It’s hard to watch,” said Dr. Orrin Devinsky, an NYU neurologist and the study’s senior author. “We have video which is in some ways the best evidence we may ever get of what’s happened to these kids.”

The recordings can’t prove fevers triggered the seizures but researchers

Gould doesn’t want families to be scared by the new findings — they won’t change advice about febrile seizures. Instead, researchers next will have to determine if it’s possible to tease out differences between those very rare children who die and the masses who are fine after an occasional seizure.

“If we can figure out the children at risk, maybe we can change their outcome,” she said.

It’s hard for autopsies to find evidence of a seizure so using video from home monitors to reevaluate deaths “is actually very clever,” said Dr. Marco Hefti, a neuropathologist at the University of Iowa who wasn’t involved with the study but has also investigated SUDC. “It’s not that parents need to be stressing out, panicking about every febrile seizure,” he cautioned. But Hefti said it’s time for additional research, including animal studies and possibly sleep studies in children, to better understand what’s going on.

SUDC is estimated to claim over 400 lives a year in the U.S. Most occur during sleep. And just over half, about 250 deaths a year, are in 1- to 4-yearolds.

Sudden death in babies occurs more often and gets more public attention —

along with more research funding that in turn has uncovered risk factors and prevention advice such as to put infants to sleep on their backs. But SUDC happens to youngsters long past the age of SIDS. The Fells had never even heard of it until Hayden died.

Hayden experienced his first seizure shortly before his first birthday, when a cold-like virus sparked a fever. Additional mild bugs triggered several more but Hayden always rapidly bounced back — until the night in November 2022 when he died.

Other recent studies, at NYU and by a team at Boston Children’s Hospital, have hunted genetic links to SUDC — finding that some children harbored mutations in genes associated with heart or brain disorders, including irregular heartbeats and epilepsy.

Heart problems, including those mutations, couldn’t explain the deaths of the toddlers in the video study, Devinsky said. He cautioned that far more research is needed but said epilepsy patients sometimes experience difficulty breathing after a seizure that can lead to death — and raised the prospect that maybe some SIDS deaths could have seizure links, too.

Hayden’s mom, Katie CzajkowskiFell, hopes the video evidence helps finally lead to answers.

“His life, it was too precious and too important for us to not try and do something with this tragedy.”

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Grandma ready to shut free day care, get her life back Question: When my daughter became pregnant in 2019, I told her that I would watch the baby weekdays until she was able to go to day care, thinking it would be maybe two years. Then 2020 and the pandemic hit.

Fast-forward to 2023 and I’m still watching the now 4-year-old weekdays and living in a home we purchased in 2019 where my daughter lives. My husband resides 1½ hours away in our house. He’s been very patient and understanding about our long-distance relationship, but I’ve grown weary of keeping two houses, the distance and the financial cost. I am not paid for the child care I am providing.

I’m almost 70 and my husband is 77. We’re ready to spend the rest of our time traveling and enjoying each other. However, whenever I talk about selling the Indiana property and moving back in with my husband, I get fierce resistance from my daughter. She’s concerned about how attached my granddaughter is and how they will cope without my help.

I just want to get back to my life.

How can I make a smooth transition without all the drama and hurt feelings?

— The Best Gigi Ever Answer: First of all, you sound like a saint. You deserve nothing but endless appreciation for the sacrifices you have already made to support your daughter and her baby.

After dedicating the last four years to prioritizing their needs while putting your life on hold, it is wonderful to know you are finally ready to prioritize your own. This doesn’t make you a bad grandmother or mother — it makes you a whole person who has every right to make decisions that are in your own best interest.

With as much selfless love as you’ve shown your daughter, you would hope that she would reciprocate by honoring your wishes for your own life. Instead, she has become reliant upon you making choices that benefit her even if they are to your detriment. That isn’t love, it’s codependency.

It also sounds like your daughter may be in survival mode, as many moms are, especially if she is a single parent.

I didn’t see any mention of the child’s father. Is he or another partner in the picture? If not, it is very possible that right now she only has the capacity to process her and her child’s needs. So, who is thinking about yours, if not you?

As easy as it is to blame your daughter for her selfish reaction, you have also played a role in creating this dynamic. I think it’s important to call attention to that pattern of ignoring your needs and lacking boundaries so that you can consciously and lovingly break it, now and into the future.

Just because you’ve never asserted boundaries with her before doesn’t

mean you’re not entitled to them now. You know the saying, “Sometimes you have to train people on how to treat you”? It applies to parenting grown kids, too.

It may be uncomfortable to assert yourself knowing the impact it will have on your daughter, but you can shift into a new role in her life without stepping out of character to do so.

When your daughter puts up “fierce resistance,” rather than engaging in an aggressive debate or playing the role of the savior by coming to her rescue, you can pivot to uplifting her to become the hero of her own story. Imagine yourself taking off your cape and putting it on your daughter. Remind her how equipped she is for this new challenge with statements that reinforce your belief in her ability to do hard things.

“I have been so proud to watch you grow as a mom.”

“I know you can do this.”

As her mother, you can help her see herself as capable and strong by first modeling that you see her that way. You can also offer to help support her as she navigates finding child care support.

When my mom spent three months with us during my transition into motherhood, she was very clear with me upfront, saying often: “I’ve already raised my kids. I’m not raising yours, too.”

I still cried like a baby when she left us, but I had to accept the boundary she set. She shared her “end date” early, which gave us time to prepare for the new normal. She also booked her next visit before leaving as a helpful reminder that she wouldn’t be gone forever.

I think this is especially important to reiterate, especially in response to your daughter’s concern about your granddaughter’s bond with you.

The message you are sending to her may be painful and she may continue to protest your decision, but it is ultimately your decision — not hers.

You are not just her mother, you are an autonomous human being with your own life to live and desires that deserve to be fulfilled. If she cannot support you in making choices that are healthy for you, that is her mistake. But her unhealthy expectations of you are hers to own.

Just like your life choices are yours to make.

I cannot promise that your decisions won’t elicit a dramatic reaction or feel hurtful for your daughter. You simply can’t control her response to you resetting your role in her family.

But you can be loving and gentle in the process — with her and with yourself.

Elaine Welteroth writes the Ask Elaine advice column for The Washington Post. She is an award-winning journalist, a TV host, the former editor in chief of Teen Vogue and an author.

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In this image taken from video, 13-year-old Willis Gibson reacts after playing a game of Tetris. Gibson in late December became the first player to officially ‘beat’ the original Nintendo version of the game— by breaking it, of course.

BREAKING THE BLOCK Teen completes original Nintendo version of ‘Tetris’ long thought unbeatable

By David Hamilton

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SAN FRANCISCO he falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it.

Technically, Willis — aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world — made it to what gamers call a “kill screen,” a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game. That might not sound like much of a victory to anyone thinking that only high scores count, but it’s a highly coveted achievement in the world of video games, where records involve pushing hardware and software to their limits.

And beyond.

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unbeatable. That’s partly because the game doesn’t have a scripted ending; those four-block shapes just keep falling no matter how good you get at stacking them into disappearing rows. Top players continued to find ways to extend their winning streaks by staying in the game to reach higher and higher levels, but in the end, the game beat them all.

Until, that is, Willis managed on Dec. 21 to trigger a kill screen on Level 157, which the gaming world takes as a victory over the game — something along the lines of pushing the software past its own limits.

The makers of Tetris agree. “Congratulations to ‘blue scuti’ for achieving this extraordinary accomplishment, a feat that defies all preconceived limits of this legendary game,” Tetris CEO Maya Rogers said in a statement. Rogers noted that Tetris will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year and called Willis’ victory a “monumental achievement.”

It’s been a very long road. Early on, “the Tetris scene people didn’t even know how to get to these higher levels,” said David Macdonald, a YouTuber who

has chronicled the gaming industry for years. “They were just stuck in the 20s and 30s because they just didn’t know techniques to get any further.” Level 29 posed an especially tough roadblock because the blocks began falling more quickly than the in-game controller could respond.

Eventually players found ways to make progress, as Macdonald chronicled in his detailed video on Willis’ victory. In short, decades of effort led to the compilation of a large spreadsheet that detailed which game levels and which specific conditions were most likely to lead to a crash.

That’s what compelled Willis to make his run for the record. Yet even he appeared shocked when he crashed the game at Level 157. In his livestream video, he appears to hyperventilate before barely gasping “Oh my God” several times, clutching his temples and worrying that he might be passing out.

After cupping his hands over his mouth in an apparent attempt to regulate his breathing, he finally exclaims, “I can’t feel my fingers.”

Zozobra coloring menus to celebrate centennial In honor of Zozobra’s centennial, the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe plans to provide local restaurants with Zozobra coloring menus and crayons for kids.

The organization is seeking help securing resources to produce and distribute the menus, which will be tailored for participating restaurants.

Restaurants interested in offering the Zozobra centennial commemoration menus, and businesses and individuals willing to donate black-and-white copies of the menus or provide funds for crayons, paper and toner, can contact Ray Sandoval at BurnHim@Burn Zozobra.com or call 206-719-9652.

“By working together, we can ensure that this initiative leaves a positive and lasting impact on our community as we come together to celebrate Zozobra’s hundred years of tradition and joy,” Sandoval said in a news release announcing the initiative.

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Investing in travel stocks could pay off on vacation

Hidden gem of the Bahamas with small-town feel offers delights above as well as below the water

Some perks may not add up if struggling company winds up in your portfolio

By Eric Lipton

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win Coves, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the narrow, finger-shaped Bahamian island of Eleuthera, is a gorgeous spot: Two crescent-shaped, pink-sand beaches free of crowds, with calm waters protected from heavy waves by offshore sandbars.

But the real magic emerges when you walk into the crystal-clear sea.

Just beneath the surface, a large outcropping of coral reef hosts an astonishing array of tropical fish — tens of thousands of them, darting back and forth, some going solo, others in giant schools swimming in unison, all wary but accepting of snorkeling newcomers.

Floating over this aquatic wonder, with two daughters sloshing excitedly nearby, I was reminded again of the extraordinariness of Eleuthera — an island unknown to most travelers who head to the region, even though it is only 70 miles east of Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas.

Eleuthera boasts miles of mostly empty beaches, meandering walking trails, turquoise ocean waters and other natural wonders, but no major resorts or high-end shopping. It is 110 miles long, but in most parts, not even 1 mile wide. With just 10,000 residents, it does not have a single traffic light.

Pineapples thrived, not resorts The island has a fascinating history, with its first European settlers, seeking religious independence, arriving in the 1640s. They named the spot Eleuthera, a derivative of the Greek word for “freedom,” and established on the island’s western shores the port settlement of Governor’s Harbour, which is still marked by hillside colonial homes and white picket fences.

In the 1800s, the island became one of the world’s top producers of pineapple and a small number of pineapple farms remain, while the annual pineapple festival in North Eleuthera is held each June.

American tourists began arriving in the 1950s, when Juan Tripp, founder of Pan American World Airways, built a resort he called the Cotton Bay Club, which soon went belly up.

A series of similar resorts were built and failed, explaining why the island still to this day has never turned into a mass tourism draw.

Yes, off-islanders like my family still descend on Eleuthera, but not in a quantity that turns us simply into economic transactions and the island into an overtouristed cliché.

There are a collection of other settlements on the island — such as Gregory Town, Alice Town, Rock Sound — but Governor’s Harbour, in the center of the island, is by far the nicest place to stay, with a rural-village feel and just enough restaurants and other stores to meet your needs.

Beaches aplenty Our mornings started with a walk from our rental house over the dunes, through tall, thick stretches of grasses and inkberry bushes until we emerged onto an empty beach, and the waves crashed in.

In our rental car, we would then take Queens Highway — Eleuthera’s main road, running north to south — with a packed picnic lunch to explore other parts of the island. More country road than highway, the quiet road serves as a spine that connects communities and dozens of different beaches.

French Leave Beach is probably the most famous. With deep, pink sand and strong winds from the Atlantic Ocean, the beach has a wild feeling to it. Here, the ocean is in charge.

Other favorites included Receiver’s Beach, just north of Governor’s Harbour, which our children nicknamed “shell beach” because

By Ramsey Qubein

Bloomberg News

Here’s a little-known fact: People who hold as little as a single share of certain travel companies are entitled to instant perks that far outvalue the price of their investment.

Think of it as an alternate version of a loyalty program, one in which you follow the Warren Buffett philosophy of buying in to the companies that you love. With Royal Caribbean Cruises, that has lately cost around $109 a share; with Meliá Hotels International it’s been easily under $10.

That nominal purchase can unlock a world of benefits, ranging from $1,000 shipboard credits on certain cruises to instant silver status.

Investments aren’t normally made for the sake of kickbacks or perks, and indeed, this is a time when making larger investments in travel companies may come with considerable risk. As with all things, not all shareholder perks programs are equally valuable — and some are not a good deal at all.

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ABOVE: Fresh conch is sold at a seaside shack in Eleuthera, the Bahamas, in December.

TOP: A sunset view from Eleuthera last month. The narrow Bahamian island boasts miles of mostly empty beaches, walking trails, turquoise ocean waters and other natural wonders, with no major resorts or high-end shopping.

of the large, intact shells spread across the pristine sand. The water is almost permanently calm and shallow here — this is the Bight of Eleuthera side with sandbars along the coast that create such clear waters they look almost like glass.

Low-key tourism One afternoon, we climbed into the strange but wonderful Cathedral Cave, where porous limestone has been eroded by water and formed into a large underground expanse. The basketball court-sized cave is lit with sunlight that filters through large holes in the ceiling.

Banyan trees grow from the base of the cave toward the sky. Tourism is so low-key on this island there is no entrance fee or even a proper sign on Queens Highway marking where to find the cave.

Up north, in Gregory Town, is Jacqueline Russell’s pineapple and tropical fruit farm where we took a 45-minute tour ($25 for adults). Later that week, we visited the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, a botanical garden that has 410 native species, organized around a series of trails and ponds, as well as a wooden hilltop tower with expansive views of central Eleuthera. ($11 for adults and $8 for children.)

The island is also home to Sweetings Pond, a national park, surrounded by mangroves and farmland, that has one of the most concentrated populations of sea horses in the world.

Food, lodging and the Milky Way This blend of sleepy towns, natural areas and wind-swept beaches was perfect for my family, but if you are looking for day-to-night pampering, this might not be your spot. In fact, “Eleuthera. It’s Not for Everyone” is the informal slogan of the island.

In Governor’s Harbour, walk into the main store — which is also the gas station and a combination hardware-and-general store — and its shelves might be empty of certain fruits, vegetables and ice cream until the ferry from Nassau arrives on Tuesdays and Fridays to restock the town. (As much is shipped in, food prices can be high.)

But there are other options, including the Island Farm, which grows many of its own vegetables, and Bacchus, a gourmet market and small restaurant on a hillside estate. The tiny Governor’s Harbour Bakery sells johnnycake

RIGHT: A colorful home in Governor’s Harbour in Eleuthera, the Bahamas.

BELOW: Governor’s Harbour has just enough restaurants and stores to meet your needs.

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cornbread and raisin and coconut breads piping hot out of the oven every day (you need to reserve your johnnycake in advance) and there’s also a well-stocked supermarket farther south in the settlement known as Rock Sound.

Our favorite meals were at Buccaneer Club, which serves classic seafood and island fare (cracked conch for $30, mahi-mahi dinners with peas and rice for $40, and a bowl of conch chowder for $15 are some favorites) on the hillside above Governor’s Harbour, and has its own ice cream shop next door.

Most visitors to the island rent houses, and there are a good number to choose from, particularly around Governor’s Harbour. Hotel options include French Leave Resort, which has a collection of luxury cottages and a restaurant that offers one of the best spots to watch the sunset, and the Cove, in Gregory Town.

Rental cars are pricey, and generally well-worn.

But you will need one as exploring the island is a vital part of the trip.

The highlight of our evenings involved nothing that was for sale. We simply looked up and took in the stars: When the skies were clear, the expanse above us opened into an unreal show, with the seemingly endless reach of the Milky Way galaxy, an unimaginable distance away, plainly visible to the bare eyes.

Hotels Accor SA, the largest hotel company in Europe, offers instant elite status to anyone who holds just 50 bearer shares, or one registered share, which has recently traded around $35.

That’s a small price to pay for gold status, which usually requires staying at the company’s hotels for 30 nights during a calendar year. The status can be valuable: It confers room upgrades, late checkout times and welcome gifts for guests at any of Accor’s hotels — the company’s 53 brands include legacy stalwarts such as Fairmont, Sofitel and Raffles.

The only other major hotel company that has a program like this is InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, which offers eligible shareholders a 20% discount on “flexible” room rates. That option, however, comes with a far steeper buy-in — it’s only available to those who own at least 100 shares of the company, and the stock price has been around $80 — making it less recommendable.

Cruise lines Three cruise lines have similar programs: Carnival Corp., Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. For each, the benefits kick in by holding 100 shares, and what you get varies based on the length of your cruise; in most cases, it would take repeat cruising, ideally on longer itineraries, for the perks to outvalue the stock purchase.

Airlines Shareholder perks are less common among airlines, and generally nonexistent among U.S. carriers; Bloomberg Intelligence aviation analyst Tim Bacchus says one (rare) opportunity for finding them is when an airline undergoes an initial public offering, pointing to AirAsia X as a somewhat recent example. More long-term deals can be found among international aviation brands. Japan residents, for instance, can take advantage of shareholder deals with each of the country’s two largest carriers, ANA Holdings Inc and Japan Airlines Co Ltd. Both airlines offer the same deal: 50% off vouchers for domestic flights with the purchase of at least 100 stock shares. The more stock you own, the more vouchers you earn.

China eases visa process for U.S. travelers The Associated Press

China has eased visa restrictions for people visiting from the United States, the country’s latest effort to attract foreign travelers since reopening its borders last year.

Starting Jan. 1, American tourists no longer need to submit round-trip air tickets, proof of hotel reservations, itineraries or invitations to China, according to a notice posted online Dec. 29 by the Chinese Embassy in Washington.

The simplified application process is intended to “further facilitate people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States,” the notice said.

The move comes as China has struggled to rejuvenate its tourism sector after three years of strict pandemic measures, which included mandatory quarantines for all arrivals. While those restrictions were lifted last year, international travelers have been slow to return.

In the first half of 2023, China recorded 8.4 million entries and exits by foreigners, down from 977 million for all of 2019, the last year before the pandemic, according to immigration statistics.

In another bid to boost tourism, China announced last month that it would allow visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia for up to 15 days.

The one-year trial program signaled China’s “high-level opening up to the outside world,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily briefing.

But China’s efforts to entice American tourists may face other headwinds. International flights between the two countries, which are set by a bilateral agreement, remain well below pandemic levels, though they have slowly increased in recent months.

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Lobos get first conference win in front of Cooper, Shaq UNM survives off shooting night from two star guards as it honors former Laker great, gets surprise visit from another

By Will Webber wwebber@sfnewmexican.com

ALBUQUERQUE — They pulled out all the stops for this one.

It started with Friday’s unveiling of one-off yellow uniforms to honor the state’s 112th birthday, then rolled into Saturday’s meet-and greet on The Pit concourse with Lobos legend Michael Cooper.

Then came the game itself, the University of New Mexico’s conference home opener against Wyoming. As

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expected, the Lobos made off with a 77-60 Mountain West win in front of 12,611 in The Pit. The cherry on top came just moments before tipoff when NBA hall of famer — and another former Los Angeles Laker, to boot — Shaquille O’Neal lumbered down the ramp as the red-carpet guest of athletic director Eddie Nuñez. As big in person as he is on TV, the Daddy was presented with a Lobos jersey with his familiar No. 32 on it as fans on all sides took photos.

Amid all that, the Lobos continued to

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UNM (13-2, 1-1 Mountain West) opened a 19-point lead.

“This year, that’s our main goal,” he said. “We know we’re going to score on offense; we have three elite guards at scoring the ball. We know on defense that’s where we’ve really got to pick it up. That’s where we’re going to win games every time.”

Wyoming did make things interesting, trimming UNM’s lead to 45-38 five minutes into the second half. That’s as close as things got as the Lobos slowly pulled away.

“Teams make runs all the time,” Dent said. “We’ve just got to stay together and pick it up on the defensive end and get better there.”

Tuesday: New Mexico (13-2, 1-1 MWC) at UNLV (7-6, 0-1), 8:30 p.m. in Las Vegas, Nev. TV: FS1 Radio: KKOB (770 AM) Live stats: GoLobos.com/mbbstats

iron out the kinks of their guard-heavy lineup. Jaelen House, Jamal Mashburn Jr. and Donovan Dent all finished in double figures, but its was Dent’s gamehigh 21 points and four assists that led the way on an otherwise cold night for the other two. He said the catalyst was the Lobos’ high-ball pressure that forced 18 Wyoming turnovers in the first half as

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Steady play from Dent and Mustapha Amzil down the stretch was more than enough to offset House’s 3-for-15 shooting night, one that included five steals in a brilliant defensive performance.

“I don’t know how many of them he really took were bad shots; I’ll have to go back and look,” said Lobos coach Richard Pitino of House’s play. “I thought [with] five assists he was great at keeping the dribble alive on the baseline.”

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Texans turnaround

With win over Indianapolis, Houston goes from early pick to playoff berth behind stellar rookie quarterback

By James Barron

jbarron@sfnewmexican.com

ESPAÑOLA — What was true in 2023 remained true in 2024.

The Mesa Vista Lady Trojans and the Pecos Panthers remained supreme in the Northern Rio Grande Tournament.

Mesa Vista relied on the post play of Shanae Silva and Brittni Suazo to best Dulce, 63-47, in the championship game Saturday in Española Valley’s Edward Medina Gymnasium.

Meanwhile, Pecos won the event for the fourth straight year and the seventh time in the last 10 tournaments with its most impressive victory of the season — a 76-44 win over top-seeded Escalante. While the Panthers sped up the game on the Lobos, they also showed poise and patience in dismantling their opponent.

Lady Trojans go big Yes, the Lady Trojans have perhaps the best backcourt in Class 2A in Bella Boies and Tana Lopez, but they showed the rest of the state they are more than just that.

Suazo scored eight of her 10 points in the first half as Mesa Vista (10-2) built a 25-18 lead at the half. Silva then tagged herself into the paint and scored eight points in the third quarter as the lead ballooned to 45-32.

Silva said Lady Trojans head coach Jesse Boies preached getting the ball into the paint more often over the summer and into the preseason, and the players are heeding the message.

Against the Lady Hawks (9-7), Mesa Vista got 41 points out of a quintet of post players that included Kaelynn Trujillo, Janessa Sandoval and Kylie Torrez.

“Coach has told us if we want to get further than we did last year [at the Class 2A State Tournament], we need to incorporate the bigs in the offense,” Silva said.

Panthers use speed, patience Class 2A’s defending state champion showed it is not yet ready to relinquish at least one trophy this year. The Panthers pushed the tempo early, forcing nine Escalante turnovers to produce a 22-10 lead after a quarter.

But they also showed poise, as the Lobos (8-3) responded by turning the ball over just once in the second and cutting the margin to 27-23 on Luka Torrez’s free throw with 2:33 left in the half.

It was as close as Escalante got.

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Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud celebrates throwing a touchdown pass with center Michael Deiter during Saturday’s win over the Colts in Indianapolis. With the win, Houston is guaranteed its first playoff berth since 2019 just a year after it finished with one of the worst records in the league — letting it draft Stroud.

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INDIANAPOLIS ookie quarterback C.J. Stroud made all the right calls in the biggest game of his NFL career to help the Houston Texans secure a playoff spot.

Stroud threw for 264 yards and two scores, Devin Singletary scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 3-yard TD run with 6:20 to play and the

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Texans came up with a late stop for a 23-19 victory over Indianapolis on Saturday night.

“Everybody’s fighting till that last play, that’s

what it’s about,” coach DeMeco Ryans said as the Texans shouted and danced after earning their first playoff berth since 2019. “We punched our ticket.”

Now the waiting begins.

Houston (10-7) either will be one of the AFC’s three wild-card teams or host a wild-card weekend game as the AFC South champs — if Jacksonville loses at Tennessee.

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Steelers beat resting Ravens to keep playoff hopes alive Pittsburgh still needs loss by either Jacksonville or Buffalo to make the field By noah Trister

The Associated Press

BALTIMORE — Cameron Heyward figures the Pittsburgh Steelers can make some noise in the playoffs.

They still need a little help to get in, but they’ve certainly done Pittsburgh 17 their part down the Baltimore 10 stretch.

“Let us be dangerous,” said Heyward, the Pittsburgh defensive tackle. “We have a formula that’s working right now. Hopefully we can get some guys back in the fold.

We’re not going to discount ourselves.

We know we’ve got work to do, and looking forward to it.”

Mason Rudolph threw a 71-yard touchdown pass to Diontae Johnson on the first play of the fourth quarter, and the Steelers took a step toward the postseason with a 17-10 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday.

Rudolph led Pittsburgh (10-7) to three straight wins to close the season, and now the Steelers wait. They would make the playoffs Sunday if Buffalo loses to Miami, or Jacksonville loses to Tennessee. They also had a chance to

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Pittsburgh running back Najee Harris cuts through the Ravens’ defense during Saturday’s win in Baltimore. Harris scored an early touchdown.

clinch a berth if the Houston-Indianapolis game Saturday night ended in a tie.

There was some bad news for the Steelers amid all that hope. T.J. Watt — who had two sacks to take sole possession of the NFL lead with 19 — left in the third quarter with a knee injury.

Coach Mike Tomlin didn’t have an update on Watt’s status after the game.

The Ravens (13-4) already had the top seed in the AFC locked up, and

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they held MVP favorite Lamar Jackson out of this game, along with a handful of other key players. Tyler Huntley started at quarterback, and both teams had a hard time moving the ball on a rainy, windy day.

“We had a chance to send them home, now they have a chance to go to the playoffs,” Baltimore linebacker Patrick Queen said. “It stings a little bit ... but we have a lot of pages in our book

that set us up pretty good. Nobody’s hanging their head or anything. If we see those guys again, we’ll be ready.”

With the score tied at 7, Rudolph found Johnson over the middle for the one big play Pittsburgh needed. After Baltimore’s Gus Edwards lost a fumble, the Steelers kicked a field goal with 3:13 remaining. The Ravens hadn’t trailed by more than seven points all season until then.

Justin Tucker kicked a field goal with 16 seconds left, but Baltimore couldn’t come up with the ensuing onside kick.

The Ravens had a six-game winning streak snapped.

Rudolph was 18 of 20 for 152 yards.

“It was probably the most challenging weather I’ve had to deal with in my career,” Rudolph said.

Each team lost two fumbles.

Pittsburgh opened the scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run by Najee Harris in the first quarter. The Ravens didn’t manage a first down until the second, but they eventually tied it on a 27-yard scoring pass from Huntley to Isaiah Likely.

The Steelers have won seven of the last eight meetings with Baltimore, all of which were decided by seven points or fewer. Pittsburgh’s four consecutive wins at M&T Bank Stadium are the most by a visiting team since the Steelers themselves won five straight from 1998-2002.

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Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local.

4 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: The Sentry Tournament Of Champions, Final Round, Kapalua Plantation Course, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 10 a.m. BTN — Michigan vs. Penn St., Philadelphia 11 a.m. ESPN2 — UMass at Dayton 11 a.m. ESPNU — Wichita St. at Temple 1 p.m. ESPN2 — Drake at Belmont 1 p.m. ESPNU — Tulsa at East Carolina 3 p.m. ESPN — SMU at Memphis 3:30 p.m. BTN — Maryland at Minnesota 5:30 p.m. BTN — Michigan St. at Northwestern

HORSE RACING 12:30 p.m. FS1 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races IIHF HOCKEY (GIRL’S) 4 a.m. NHLN — Under-18 World Championship Group Stage: U.S. vs. Slovakia, Group B, Zug, Switzerland G-LEAGUE BAKETBALL 2 p.m. NBATV — Salt Lake City at Sioux Falls 4 p.m. NBATV — Austin at G-League Ignite

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 10 a.m. ACCN — NC State at Virginia Tech 10 a.m. CBSSN — George Mason at Duquesne 10 a.m. CW — Duke at Virginia 10 a.m. SECN — Kentucky at Tennessee 11 a.m. ESPN — Mississippi St. at South Carolina Noon ACCN — Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh Noon BTN — Indiana at Nebraska Noon CBSSN — VCU at Davidson Noon PAC-12N — Utah at Arizona Noon SECN — Georgia at Arkansas 1 p.m. ESPN — LSU at Mississippi 2 p.m. ACCN — Florida St. at Clemson 2 p.m. CBSSN — Fresno St. at San Diego St. 2 p.m. PAC-12N — Oregon St. at UCLA 2 p.m. SECN — Auburn at Texas A&M 3 p.m. ESPN2 — North Carolina at Notre Dame 4 p.m. ACCN — Boston College at Syracuse 4 p.m. SECN — Alabama at Missouri

NFL 11 a.m. CBS — Jacksonville at Tennessee 11 a.m. FOX — Minnesota at Detroit 2:25 p.m. CBS — Chicago at Green Bay 2:25 p.m. FOX — Dallas at Washington 6:20 p.m. NBC — Buffalo at Miami NHL 1 p.m. NHLN — Los Angeles at Washington RODEO 6 p.m. CBSSN — PBR: Round 3 & Championship Round, New York SOCCER (MEN’S) 6:20 a.m. FS2 — The French Cup: Monaco at Lens, Round of 64 9:20 a.m. FS2 — The French Cup: Toulouse at Chambly, Round of 64 12:35 p.m. FS2 — The French Cup: Paris Saint-Germain at Revel, Round of 64 TENNIS 4 a.m. TENNIS — United Cup Final; Brisbane-ATP/WTA, Auckland-WTA, Hong Kong-ATP Singles Finals 4 p.m. TENNIS — Adelaide-ATP/ WTA, Auckland-ATP, Hobart-WTA Early Rounds 4 a.m. Monday TENNIS — Adelaide-ATP/WTA, Auckland-ATP, Hobart-WTA Early Rounds

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Noon ABC — FCS Tournament: Montana vs. S. Dakota St., Championship, Frisco, Texas GOLF 2 p.m. NBC — PGA Tour: The Sentry Tournament Of Champions, Final Round, Kapalua Plantation Course, Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii

NFL SUNDAY

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

OPEN 3 1½ 3½ 3½ 4 3½ 13 2½ 3 7 2½ 3 3 3

NFL W

x-Miami Buffalo e-N.Y. Jets e-New England

SOUTH

x-Houston Jacksonville e-Indianapolis e-Tennessee

L

11 10 6 4

5 6 10 12

W

L

10 9 9 5

NORTH

*-Baltimore x-Cleveland Pittsburgh e-Cincinnati

WEST

0 0 0 0

4 5 7 8

6 8 9 11

W

L

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST

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

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

W

L

8 8 7 2

W

PA

T

PCT

PF

PA

.688 .688 .313 .250

T

0 0

10 3

7 3

3 8

NFC

DIV

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

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

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

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

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

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

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

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

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

AFC

NFC

DIV

PA

HOME

AWAY

AFC

NFC

DIV

305 401 397 480

PA

PF

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

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

PA

471 383 343 310

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

HOME

310 325 325 407 375 341 362 332

PA

AWAY

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

HOME

AWAY

HOME

AWAY

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

277 357 382 434

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

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

6-3-0 4-5-0 2-6-0 5-3-0 7-2-0 4-4-0 3-5-0 2-7-0

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

AFC

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

AFC

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

AFC

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

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

NFC

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

NFC

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

NFC

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

HOU

— —

17 10

BAL

6 5

AFC

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

DIV

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

DIV

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

DIV

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

FAVORITE Michigan

OPEN 4½

FAVORITE at CLEVELAND at BROOKLYN Atlanta at SACRAMENTO Minnesota at DENVER at PHOENIX at GOLDEN STATE L.A. Clippers

LINE 10 7½ 2 3½ 2½ 16½ 4 2½ 3½

— —

First Quarter Ind_FG Gay 38, 9:15.

Hou_N.Collins 75 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn

23 19

IND

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC

W

L

Boston Phila.

New York Brooklyn Toronto

28 23 21 16 14

7 12 15 20 21

Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington

20 20 14 8 6

15 15 20 25 29

Milwaukee Indiana Cleveland Chicago Detroit

25 20 20 16 3

11 15 15 21 32

SOUTHEAST

CENTRAL

W

W

L

L

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST

Dallas New Orleans

W

21 21

L

15 15

PCT

GB

.800 .657 .583 .444 .400

— 5 7½ 12½ 14

.571 .571 .412 .242 .171

— — 5½ 11 14

PCT

PCT

GB

GB

.694 .571 .571 .432 .086

— 4½ 4½ 9½ 21½

PCT

GB

.583 .583

— —

UNDERDOG at TENNESSEE N.Y. Jets Atlanta Minnesota at CAROLINA Cleveland at WASHINGTON Chicago Kansas City at N.Y. GIANTS Denver L.A. Rams at ARIZONA at MIAMI

TODAY 4½

O/U (56½)

UNDERDOG Washington

O/U (235½) (225) (240½) (234½) (229) (237½) (228) (236½) (231½)

UNDERDOG San Antonio Portland at ORLANDO New Orleans at DALLAS Detroit Memphis Toronto at L.A. LAKERS

FAVORITE Michigan at IONA Wichita State at DAYTON at YOUNGSTOWN STATE at FAIRFIELD at SAINT PETER’S at QUINNIPIAC Canisius at EAST CAROLINA at UTEP at UAB Drake Indiana State at CLEVELAND STATE at MEMPHIS at MINNESOTA Michigan State

LINE 4½ 9½ 1½ 8½ 18½ 2½ 2½ 10½ 1½ 3½ 10½ 2½ 4½ 1½ 4½ 5½ 1½ 3½

18 12 5

16 23 29

Minnesota Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland

25 23 25 17 9

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

NORTHWEST

PACIFIC

W

.529 .343 .147

L

W

2 8½ 15

PCT

GB

.735 .676 .676 .459 .265

L

— 2 1½ 9½ 16

PCT

GB

.647 .618 .543 .486 .472

— 1 3½ 5½ 6

TOTALS

UNDERDOG at PENN STATE Niagara at TEMPLE UMass IUPUI Marist Mount St. Mary’s Manhattan at RIDER Tulsa Chicago State South Florida at BELMONT at NORTHERN IOWA Northern Kentucky SMU Maryland at NORTHWESTERN

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 Memphis 127, L.A. Lakers 113 Golden State 113, Detroit 109 Sacramento 135, Toronto 130

19 24 39 32 40 24 15 7

SUNDAY’S GAMES

MONDAY’S GAMES

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.

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

HOUSTON 112, MILWAUKEE 108

35 23

— —

108 112

UTAH (120) Fontecchio 3-9 0-0 7, Markkanen 12-19 4-5 33, Collins 9-10 1-2 19, Dunn 0-1 0-0 0, Sexton 9-14 3-4 22, Olynyk 2-3 0-0 5, Kessler 4-4 2-2 10, Agbaji 0-2 0-0 0, Clarkson 5-14 8-9 18, George 2-4 2-2 6.

Totals 46-80 20-24 120.

PHILADELPHIA (109) Batum 1-6 0-0 2, Morris Sr. 5-12 2-2 15, Reed 7-12 2-4 16, Maxey 9-24 6-6 25, Oubre Jr. 8-18 7-8 24, Martin 4-7 1-2 9, Bamba 3-9 0-1 6, Beverley 5-13 0-0 12, Springer 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 42-104 18-23 109.

32 28

26 29

29 22

33 30

— —

120 109

3-Point Goals_Utah 8-30 (Markkanen 5-9, Olynyk 1-1, Sexton 1-3, Fontecchio 1-6, Dunn 0-1, Agbaji 0-2, George 0-2, Clarkson 0-6), Philadelphia 7-38 (Morris Sr. 3-7, Beverley 2-6, Oubre Jr. 1-6, Maxey 1-8, Martin 0-1, Bamba 0-2, Springer 0-3, Batum 0-5). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Utah 48 (Markkanen 13), Philadelphia 34 (Morris Sr., Reed 6). Assists_Utah 30 (Sexton 10), Philadelphia 30 (Maxey 9). Total Fouls_Utah 18, Philadelphia 20. A_20,278 (20,478)

N.Y. KNICKS 121, WASHINGTON 105

NEW YORK (121) Anunoby 4-7 0-0 9, Randle 13-23 10-13 39, Hartenstein 4-8 0-0 8, Brunson 10-18 9-9 33, DiVincenzo 4-10 0-0 10, Achiuwa 1-1 0-0 2, Sims 0-0 0-0 0, Flynn 0-1 0-0 0, Grimes 2-5 0-0 6, Hart 3-8 2-2 9, McBride 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 43-87 21-24 121.

WASHINGTON (105) Avdija 9-13 3-5 23, Kuzma 10-21 3-4 27, Gafford 2-2 2-4 6, Jones 4-13 1-2 11, Poole 4-10 1-2 10, Gill 1-1 0-0 3, Kispert 3-4 1-1 8, Omoruyi 0-1 0-0 0, Muscala 0-4 1-2 1, Coulibaly 2-5 0-0 4, Butler 3-3 0-0 8, Davis 1-2 0-0 2, Wright 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 40-85 12-20 105.

NEW YORK WASHINGTON

34 19

29 24

28 32

30 30

— —

121 105

3-Point Goals_New York 14-36 (Brunson 4-8, Randle 3-8, Grimes 2-4, DiVincenzo 2-7, McBride 1-2, Anunoby 1-3, Hart 1-4), Washington 13-37 (Kuzma 4-10, Butler 2-2, Avdija 2-4, Jones 2-6, Gill 1-1, Kispert 1-2, Poole 1-5, Omoruyi 0-1, Wright 0-1, Coulibaly 0-2, Muscala 0-3). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_New York 45 (Hartenstein 19), Washington 45 (Gafford 12). Assists_New York 27 (Brunson 8), Washington 33 (Jones 8). Total Fouls_New York 16, Washington 20. A_20,333 (20,356)

BOSTON 118, INDIANA 101

— —

SOUTH

MILWAUKEE (108) G.Antetokounmpo 16-25 15-21 48, Middleton 3-9 4-6 10, B.Lopez 3-9 0-0 7, Beasley 1-1 0-0 3, Lillard 5-16 7-10 18, Beauchamp 2-4 0-0 5, Portis 2-5 1-2 6, A.Green 0-0 0-0 0, Connaughton 3-5 0-0 9, Jackson Jr. 0-1 1-1 1, Payne 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 3576 29-42 108.

HOUSTON (112) Smith Jr. 3-7 5-6 14, Tate 2-3 0-0 4, Sengun 7-21 7-10 21, Ja.Green 5-12 5-5 16, VanVleet 4-13 3-3 14, Je.Green 5-11 4-5 16, Whitmore 4-6 3-3 12, Thompson 2-3 0-0 4, Holiday 4-7 0-0 11. Totals 36-83 27-32 112.

UTAH PHILADELPHIA

34 20

Albany (NY) 79, NJIT 73 American 71, Bucknell 63 Army 70, Holy Cross 57 Bryant 81, UMBC 67 Colgate 80, Navy 72 Coll. of Charleston 93, Stony Brook 87 Delaware St. 55, Coppin St. 53 Georgetown 68, DePaul 65 Hofstra 76, Delaware 71 LIU 73, Stonehill 68 La Salle 81, Fordham 76 Lafayette 59, Boston U. 51 Le Moyne 74, Fairleigh Dickinson 63 Lehigh 88, Loyola (Md.) 76 Mass.-Lowell 82, New Hampshire 75 Md.-Eastern Shore 75, Morgan St. 74 Merrimack 82, Sacred Heart 58 Penn 80, Dartmouth 51 Princeton 89, Harvard 58 Seton Hall 78, Marquette 75 St. John’s 81, Villanova 71 Towson 67, UNC-Wilmington 64 Vermont 65, Maine 58 W. Michigan 82, Buffalo 77 Wagner 71, St. Francis (Pa.) 56

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.

30 26

26 32

SATURDAY’S SCORES EAST

New York 121, Washington 105 Boston 118, Indiana 101 Utah 120, Phila. 109 Houston 112, Milwaukee 108

25 34

29 32

BOSTON (118) J.Brown 13-20 4-8 31, Tatum 14-23 2-4 38, Porzingis 1-2 0-0 2, Holiday 3-9 1-2 8, White 3-6 0-0 7, Banton 0-0 0-0 0, Hauser 2-6 0-0 5, Horford 4-8 0-2 10, Kornet 1-2 2-2 4, Mykhailiuk 0-0 0-0 0,

Alabama 78, Vanderbilt 75 Alabama St. 54, MVSU 51 Bethune-Cookman 98, Florida A&M 86 Boston College 95, Georgia Tech 87 Campbell 80, Hampton 69 Cent. Arkansas 84, North Alabama 81 Charlotte 70, FAU 68 Chattanooga 73, Furman 58 Drexel 77, William & Mary 55 E. Kentucky 69, Austin Peay 59 Elon 77, NC A&T 59 Florida St. 77, Virginia Tech 74 George Mason 79, Saint Louis 67 George Washington 84, VCU 82 Georgia Southern 76, Louisiana-Monroe 68 Georgia St. 90, South Alabama 76 Grambling St. 69, Prairie View 63 High Point 85, Gardner-Webb 76 Jackson St. 88, Alcorn St. 80 Jacksonville St. 70, FIU 63 Kennesaw St. 80, Queens (NC) 77 Kentucky 87, Florida 85 Longwood 77, Charleston Southern 56 Louisiana-Lafayette 85, Coastal Carolina 77 Mercer 86, VMI 64 Morehead St. 78, Tennessee St. 68 NC Central 73, Howard 54 NC State 76, Virginia 60 Norfolk St. 79, SC State 72 North Carolina 65, Clemson 55 North Florida 78, Florida Gulf Coast 58 Pittsburgh 83, Louisville 70 Richmond 65, St. Bonaventure 54 SE Louisiana 73, New Orleans 68 Samford 80, The Citadel 64 South Carolina 68, Mississippi St. 62 Southern Miss. 81, James Madison 71 Southern U. 58, Texas Southern 51 Stetson 71, Jacksonville 55 Tennessee 90, Mississippi 64 Troy 66, Appalachian St. 62 UNC-Asheville 84, Presbyterian 80 UNC-Greensboro 70, ETSU 54 W. Carolina 70, Wofford 66 W. Kentucky 70, Liberty 68 Wake Forest 86, Miami 82, OT Winthrop 82, SC-Upstate 80, OT

MIDWEST

Bradley 86, Missouri St. 60 Cent. Michigan 71, Ball St. 65 Creighton 69, Providence 60 Duke 67, Notre Dame 59 E. Michigan 71, Kent St. 69, OT Georgia 75, Missouri 68 Ill.-Chicago 70, Valparaiso 64 Indiana 71, Ohio St. 65 Iowa 86, Rutgers 77 Kansas 83, TCU 81 Kansas St. 77, UCF 52 Lipscomb 81, Bellarmine 70 Loyola Chicago 72, Duquesne 67 Milwaukee 84, Detroit 61 Murray St. 81, Evansville 59 Oakland 79, Green Bay 73 Ohio 78, N. Illinois 66 S. Dakota St. 89, Montana St. 61 S. Illinois 71, Illinois St. 64 SE Missouri 71, Bethel (TN) 61 St. Thomas (MN) 63, Sacramento St. 50 Tennessee Tech 73, S. Indiana 59 W. Illinois 68, Lindenwood (Mo.) 57 Weber St. 83, Oral Roberts 78 Wisconsin 88, Nebraska 72 Wright St. 106, Fort Wayne 98

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 91, Texas Rio Grande Valley 89, OT Alabama A&M 63, Ark.-Pine Bluff 62 Arkansas St. 90, Old Dominion 75 Auburn 83, Arkansas 51 Baylor 75, Oklahoma St. 70, OT E. Illinois 90, UALR 88 Houston 89, West Virginia 55 LSU 68, Texas A&M 53 Lamar 90, Northwestern St. 70 Marshall 79, Texas St. 75 McNeese St. 73, Texas A&M Commerce 67 Nicholls 98, Houston Christian 94, OT

3-3 4-10 5-16 2-7 1-6 4-5 1-3 1-1

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

1-5 0 1-5 3 1-6 3 0-2 1 2-6 2 4-9 0 0-0 0 1-1 0

5 3 1 1 2 3 2 0

200 21-51 14-19 10-34 9 17

GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL SATURDAY’S SCORES

6 10 18 5 5 11 3 2

60

FG FT REB NEW MEXICO MIN M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Toppin Joseph Dent House Mashburn Amzil Washington Baker Mushila

118 101

3-Point Goals_Boston 16-41 (Tatum 8-13, Horford 2-5, White 1-2, Brissett 1-3, Pritchard 1-3, J.Brown 1-4, Hauser 1-5, Holiday 1-5, Porzingis 0-1), Indiana 8-42 (Hield 3-10, Toppin 2-4, Haliburton 2-9, Smith 1-4, Mathurin 0-3, Turner 0-5, Nesmith 0-7). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Boston 56 (Tatum 13), Indiana 38 (Smith, Turner 7).

Assists_Boston 26 (Horford 8), Indiana 23 (Haliburton 7). Total Fouls_Boston 20, Indiana 18.

A_17,274 (20,000)

MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL

SATURDAY’S GAMES

MILWAUKEE 18 HOUSTON 29

29 17

Cimarron 81, Evangel Christian 55 Cliff 64, Hozho 23 Clovis 56, Santa Fe 55 Des Moines 63, Melrose 53 EP Cathedral, Texas 58, Santa Fe Prep 57 Legacy 55, Maxwell 51 Mosquero/Roy 67, Coronado 29 Shiprock 79, Newcomb 65 St. Michael’s 80, Crownpoint 40 West Las Vegas 81, Thoreau 57 Wink, Texas 57, Loving 54

Percentages: FG .412, FT .737.

3-Point Goals: 4-21, .190 (Newton 1-3, Walters 1-3, Kot 1-4, Griffin 1-9, Wenzel 0-2).

Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: None.

Blocked Shots: 3 (Kot, Manyawu, Powell).

Turnovers: 23 (Griffin 6, Kot 5, Walters 3, Wenzel 3, Kojenets 2, Manyawu 2, Powell 2).

Steals: 3 (Griffin, Manyawu, Wenzel).

Technical Fouls: Newton, 10:03 first; Griffin, 6:03 second.

Brissett 3-9 1-1 8, Pritchard 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 4690 10-19 118.

INDIANA (101) Nesmith 3-13 2-2 8, Smith 2-6 2-2 7, Turner 5-11 2-4 12, Haliburton 5-17 5-5 17, Hield 6-16 0-0 15, Jackson 2-3 0-0 4, Nwora 0-0 0-0 0, Toppin 4-8 0-0 10, Tshiebwe 1-1 0-0 2, Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Mathurin 7-14 6-9 20, K.Brown 0-0 0-0 0, McConnell 3-3 0-0 6, Sheppard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-92 17-22 101.

BOSTON INDIANA

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL SATURDAY’S SCORES

FG FT REB WYOMING MIN M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS

Powell Walters Griffin Kot Wenzel Manyawu Newton Kojenets

TOTALS

Houston Memphis San Antonio

UMKC 61, Weber St. 51 UNLV 83, Colorado St. 78 Wyoming 68, Air Force 51

NEW MEXICO 77, WYOMING 60

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SUNDAY

UTAH 120, PHILADELPHIA 109

First downs 16 21 Total Net Yards 306 360 Rushes-yards 28-60 37-227 Passing 246 133 Punt Returns 3-42 3-25 Kickoff Returns 1-30 2-29 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 20-26-0 13-24-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-18 1-8 Punts 6-49.667 4-54.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 11-69 3-14 Time of Possession 29:18 30:42 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Houston, Singletary 24-63, Stroud 3-20, Johnston 1-(minus 23). Indianapolis, Taylor 30-188, Moss 6-30, Minshew 1-9.

PASSING_Houston, Stroud 20-26-0-264. Indianapolis, Minshew 13-24-0-141.

RECEIVING_Houston, N.Collins 9-195, Schultz 5-42, Beck 2-9, Hutchinson 1-6, Metchie 1-5, Saubert 1-5, Singletary 1-2. Indianapolis, Pittman 5-44, Downs 3-48, Alie-Cox 2-18, Taylor 2-8, Granson 1-23.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Indianapolis, Gay 57.

O/U (42½) (30½) (42½) (46½) (36½) (37½) (46½) (45) (35½) (41½) (37½) (40½) (47½) (48½)

NBA SUNDAY

3-Point Goals_Milwaukee 9-34 (Connaughton 3-5, Beasley 1-1, G.Antetokounmpo 1-2, Portis 1-2, Beauchamp 1-3, B.Lopez 1-6, Lillard 1-8, Jackson Jr. 0-1, Payne 0-1, Middleton 0-5), Houston 13-34 (Holiday 3-5, Smith Jr. 3-5, VanVleet 3-10, Je.Green 2-5, Whitmore 1-1, Ja.Green 1-6, Sengun 0-1, Thompson 0-1). Fouled Out_None.

Rebounds_Milwaukee 41 (G.Antetokounmpo 17), Houston 46 (Smith Jr. 12). Assists_Milwaukee 20 (Lillard 8), Houston 22 (VanVleet 7). Total Fouls_ Milwaukee 24, Houston 24. A_18,055 (18,500)

kick), 9:06.

Second Quarter Hou_Beck 1 pass from Stroud (Fairbairn kick), 1:57.

Ind_FG Gay 52, :35.

Third Quarter Ind_Jo.Taylor 49 run (Alie-Cox pass from Minshew), 9:56.

Hou_FG Fairbairn 51, 3:39.

Fourth Quarter Ind_FG Gay 35, 13:33.

Hou_Singletary 3 run (kick failed), 6:20.

Ind_safety, :01.

A_65,925.

PIT

7 3

AWAY

PF

First downs 16 13 Total Net Yards 289 224 Rushes-yards 39-155 25-106 Passing 134 118 Punt Returns 5-92 0-0 Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-20-0 15-28-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-18 4-28 Punts 6-41.667 7-53.857 Fumbles-Lost 6-2 2-2 Penalties-Yards 4-25 3-26 Time of Possession 34:54 25:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Pittsburgh, Harris 26-112, Warren 9-33, Austin 1-8, Pickens 1-3, Rudolph 2-(minus 1). Baltimore, Edwards 10-48, Huntley 8-40, Gordon 7-18.

PASSING_Pittsburgh, Rudolph 18-20-0-152. Baltimore, Huntley 15-28-0-146.

RECEIVING_Pittsburgh, Harris 5-21, Warren 5-17, D.Johnson 4-89, Freiermuth 2-21, Co.Heyward 2-4. Baltimore, Agholor 5-39, Hill 3-26, Kolar 3-23, Likely 2-31, Treadwell 1-16, Wallace 1-11.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

HOUSTON 23, INDIANAPOLIS 19

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

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

PF

First Quarter Pit_Harris 6 run (Boswell kick), 2:36.

Second Quarter Bal_Likely 27 pass from Huntley (Tucker kick), 2:19.

Fourth Quarter Pit_D.Johnson 71 pass from Rudolph (Boswell kick), 14:49.

Pit_FG Boswell 25, 3:13.

Bal_FG Tucker 36, :16.

A_70,355.

HOUSTON INDIANAPOLIS

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

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

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

SUNDAY’S GAMES

0 7

280 331 324 370

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

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

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.

7 0

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FRIDAY’S GAMES

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST

North Texas 70, Tulane 56 Oklahoma 71, Iowa St. 63 Sam Houston St. 81, Louisiana Tech 77 Stephen F. Austin 92, Texas-Arlington 73 Texas A&M-CC 75, Incarnate Word 65 Texas Tech 78, Texas 67 UTSA 89, Rice 82, OT FAR WEST Arizona 92, Utah 73 Arizona St. 76, Colorado 73 CS Northridge 76, Hawaii 66 California 66, UCLA 57 Cincinnati 71, BYU 60 E. Washington 91, N. Dakota St. 83 Gonzaga 101, San Diego 74 Grand Canyon 75, Utah Tech 65 Idaho St. 63, Omaha 62 Long Beach St. 83, UC Riverside 75 Montana 82, South Dakota 63 N. Arizona 74, North Dakota 73 N. Colorado 86, Denver 82 Nevada 72, Fresno St. 57 New Mexico 77, Wyoming 60 Oregon 89, Washington St. 84 Portland 78, Pacific 64 Saint Mary’s (Cal.) 68, Loyola Marymount 64 San Diego St. 72, UNLV 61 Santa Clara 78, Pepperdine 72 Seattle 48, Cal Baptist 46 Southern Cal 93, Stanford 79 UC Irvine 74, UC Davis 71, OT UC San Diego 76, Cal St.-Fullerton 58 UC Santa Barbara 61, Cal Poly 52 UMKC 83, Portland St. 67 Utah St. 77, Colorado St. 72 Utah Valley St. 80, S. Utah 62 Washington 79, Oregon St. 72

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Percentages: FG .435, FT .636.

3-Point Goals: 3-13, .231 (Dent 2-4, Amzil 1-2, Mashburn 0-1, Washington 0-1, House 0-5).

Team Rebounds: 2. Team Turnovers: 1.

Blocked Shots: 4 (Toppin 3, Washington).

Turnovers: 5 (House, Joseph, Mashburn, Mushila, Washington).

Steals: 16 (House 5, Joseph 3, Mashburn 3, Amzil 2, Dent, Toppin, Washington).

Technical Fouls: None.

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WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL SATURDAY’S SCORES EAST

Albany (NY) 77, NJIT 36 American 58, Bucknell 47 Boston U. 62, Lafayette 55 Brown 65, Dartmouth 39 Colgate 73, Navy 56 Columbia 79, Penn 66 Coppin St. 64, Delaware St. 51 Fairfield 64, Canisius 51 Harvard 73, Yale 54 Holy Cross 67, Army 52 Iona 70, Marist 60 LIU Brooklyn 54, Stonehill 52 La Salle 64, Fordham 53 Le Moyne 65, Fairleigh Dickinson 52 Loyola (Md.) 73, Lehigh 65 Maine 60, Vermont 48 Marshall 68, Arkansas St. 51 Mass.-Lowell 70, New Hampshire 53 Morgan St. 48, Md.-Eastern Shore 45 Niagara 72, Mount St. Mary’s 61 Princeton 79, Cornell 38 Quinnipiac 71, Manhattan 59 Rhode Island 65, St. Bonaventure 41 Richmond 64, Saint Joseph’s 59 Sacred Heart 65, Merrimack 51 Saint Louis 79, UMass 75 Siena 64, St. Peter’s 45 St. Francis (Pa.) 64, Wagner 54 St. John’s 55, Providence 48 Texas 70, West Virginia 49 UMBC 64, Bryant 63

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Alabama St. 57, MVSU 54 Appalachian St. 96, South Alabama 49 Austin Peay 62, E. Kentucky 52 Belmont 89, Bradley 47 Bethune-Cookman 80, Florida A&M 76 Cent. Arkansas 83, North Alabama 62 East Carolina 64, Memphis 63 FIU 75, Jacksonville St. 50 Florida Gulf Coast 70, North Florida 38 Georgia Southern 69, Louisiana-Monroe 66 Georgia St. 64, Texas St. 55 Grambling St. 82, Prairie View 54 High Point 74, Gardner-Webb 64 Jackson St. 74, Alcorn St. 46 James Madison 77, Louisiana-Lafayette 72, OT Kansas St. 72, UCF 56 Kennesaw St. 61, Queens (NC) 42 Lipscomb 76, Bellarmine 65 Longwood 66, Charleston Southern 57 Louisiana Tech 66, Sam Houston St. 62 Morehead St. 86, Tennessee St. 78 Murray St. 90, Illinois St. 55 NC Central 79, Howard 76, OT Norfolk St. 94, SC State 33 Old Dominion 68, Southern Miss. 62 Presbyterian 55, UNC-Asheville 46 SC-Upstate 52, Winthrop 51 SE Louisiana 57, New Orleans 44 South Florida 70, Tulane 63 Southern U. 64, Texas Southern 45 Stetson 59, Jacksonville 53 Troy 86, Coastal Carolina 80 W. Kentucky 68, Liberty 66

MIDWEST

Abilene Christian 62, Texas Rio Grande Valley 53 Ball St. 71, Akron 64, OT Bowling Green 75, W. Michigan 69 Buffalo 77, Cent. Michigan 69 Cleveland St. 79, Youngstown St. 37 Creighton 75, DePaul 68 Dayton 69, Loyola Chicago 64 Drake 78, Evansville 68 E. Washington 72, North Dakota 65 Idaho 80, Chicago St. 52 Kent St. 92, Ohio 63 Marquette 81, Xavier 52 Missouri St. 51, Ill. Chicago 50 Montana 81, Omaha 60 N. Dakota St. 99, N. Arizona 73 N. Illinois 58, Miami (Ohio) 48 N. Iowa 85, Indiana St. 79 S. Dakota St. 61, Montana St. 53 S. Illinois 75, Valparaiso 66 S. Indiana 69, Tennessee Tech 66 Seton Hall 64, Butler 50 South Dakota 73, Idaho St. 47 Toledo 48, E. Michigan 35 W. Illinois 74, Lindenwood (Mo.) 58

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Ark.-Pine Bluff 75, Alabama A&M 67 Baylor 87, Houston 58 Lamar 73, Northwestern St. 56 Nicholls 73, Houston Christian 55 Oklahoma 77, Cincinnati 64 Oklahoma St. 67, TCU 59 Temple 58, Tulsa 48 Texas A&M Commerce 87, McNeese St. 78 Texas A&M-CC 63, Incarnate Word 61 Texas Tech 73, Kansas 64 Texas-Arlington 81, Stephen F. Austin 62 UALR 53, E. Illinois 49 UTEP 81, New Mexico St. 72 UTSA 74, Wichita St. 60

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Boise St. 64, New Mexico 56 Cal Baptist 94, Seattle 79 Grand Canyon 73, Utah Tech 48 Iowa St. 80, BYU 75 Loyola Marymount 64, Pepperdine 50 N. Colorado 59, Denver 56 Oral Roberts 56, Sacramento St. 51 Portland 67, San Francisco 60 S. Utah 71, Utah Valley St. 58 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 67, San Diego 59 San Jose St. 69, Utah St. 54 Santa Clara 80, Pacific 77 St. Thomas (MN) 62, Portland St. 44 UC Davis 60, UC Irvine 57 UC Riverside 49, Long Beach St. 43 UC San Diego 71, Cal St.-Fullerton 58 UC Santa Barbara 65, Cal Poly 64, OT

Amarillo Palo Duro, Texas 53, Clovis 45 Aztec 38, Moriarty 22 Bloomfield 64, Cuba 28 Carlsbad 36, Pojoaque 19 Cliff 47, Hozho 11 Crownpoint 70, Navajo Pine 13 Hobbs 42, Mayfield 34 Jal 48, Cloudcroft 36 Kirtland Central 73, Navajo Prep 44 Legacy 40, Maxwell 30 Logan 62, Springer 32 Los Alamos 66, West Las Vegas 61 Los Lunas 50, Valencia 41 Melrose 44, Des Moines 33 Mescalero Apache 45, Alamo-Navajo 41 Mosquero/Roy 53, Coronado 17 Organ Mountain 56, Roswell 27 Portales 55, Robertson 30 Questa 53, Escalante 38 Reserve 35, Lordsburg 26 Tularosa 52, Magdalena 48 Wink, Texas 44, Hondo 9 Zuni 62, Pine Hill 52

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FRIDAY’S GAMES

Carolina 6, Washington 2 New Jersey 4, Chicago 2 Winnipeg 3, Anaheim 1

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Philadelphia 3, Calgary 2 Florida 8, Colorado 4 Boston 7, Tampa Bay 3 Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 4, San Jose 1 Montreal 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO Minnesota 4, Columbus 3, OT Vancouver 6, New Jersey 4 Nashville 4, Dallas 3 St. Louis 2, Carolina 1, SO Edmonton 3, Ottawa 1 Vegas 5, N.Y. Islanders 2

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.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL Major League Baseball LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHP Zach Plesac on a one-year contract. Assigned LHP Adam Kolarek outright to Salt Lake (PCL).

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Activated DL Leki Fotu from injured reserve. Signed DL Ben Stille to the active roster. Promoted OL Jackson Barton and WR Dan Chisena to the active roster from the practice squad.

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed DT Michael Pierce to a two-year contract extension.

BUFFALO BILLS — Promoted RB Leonard Fournette to the active roster from the practice squad.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Promoted K Matthew Wright and G Deonte Brown to the active roster from the practice squad.

CHICAGO BEARS — Placed OL Lucas Patrick on injured reserve. Signed CB Greg Stroman Jr. to the active roster. Promoted OL Doug Kramer and CB Christian Matthew to the active roster from the practice squad.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Promoted CB Sidney Jones IV and WR Stanley Morgan to the active roster from the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Promoted S Vincent Gray and K Riley Patterson to the active roster from the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Promoted LB Buddy Johnson and S Sheldrick Redwine to the active roster from the practice squad.

DETROIT LIONS — Activated DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson and DL Alim McNeill from injured reserve.

Promoted DL Tyson Alualu and FB Jason Cabinda to the active roster from the practice squad. Resigned TE Anthony Frisker to the practice squad.

GREE BAY PACKERS — Activated TE Luke Musgrave and RB Emanuel Wilson from injured reserve. Placed S Rudy Ford on injured reserve. Promoted WR Grant DuBose to the active roster from the practice squad. Released CB David Long Jr. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Activated WR Christian Kirk from injured reserve to the active roster.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Promoted DT Matt Dickerson and QB Chris Oladokum to the active roster from the practice squad.

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed LB Justin Hollins on injured reserve. Signed LB Ty Shelby to the active roster. Promoted DL Christopher Hinton and OL Austen Pleasants to the active roster from the practice squad.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Activated LB Jerome Baker from injured reserve. Placed LB Bradley Chubb on injured reserve. Promoted CB Ethan Bonner and LB Melvin Ingram to the active roster from the practice squad.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Placed WR Jalen Nailor on injured reserve. Promoted CBs Joejuan Williams and Jaylin Williams to the active roster from the practice squad. Signed WR Lucky Johnson to the active roster from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed RB Xazavian Valladay, LB Marcelio McCrary-Ball, OL Chris Glaser and DL Bruce Hector to the active roster. Placed QB Zach Wilon, OL Jake Hanson and TE Jeremy Ruckert on injured reserve. Promoted FB Nick Bawden and K Austin Seibert to the active roster from the practice squad.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed S Matthew Jackson to the active roster. Placed WR Colton Dowell on injured reserve. Promoted LB Tae Crowder and DB Kendall Sheffield to the active roster from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Promoted S Sean Chandler and CB Jace Whittaker to the active roster from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Reassigned D Ryan Mast and G Kyle Keyser to Maine (ECHL) from Providence (AHL). Recalled LW Jesper Boqvist from Providence (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled C Ben Meyers from Colorado (AHL) loan.

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled RW Denis Gurianov from Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Timo Meier on injured reserve, effective Dec. 30. Recalled F Max Willman from Utica (AHL).

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Recalled C Rem Pitlick from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) loan.

SPORTS

Sabalenka sets up Aussie Open final rematch in key tune-up for major The Associated Press

BRISBANE, Australia — Almost a year after contesting the Australian Open final, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will meet in the title match of a key tune-up event for the first major of 2024.

Top-seeded Sabalenka overpowered her compatriot and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in a 6-2, 6-4 win Saturday that earned her a spot in the Brisbane International final against Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon winner.

The win extended top-seeded Sabalenka’s streak to 15 on Australian soil, including a title run in Adelaide last year before her Grand Slam breakthrough at Melbourne Park.

That 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory in the Australian Open final last January was the highlight of Sabalenka’s five wins over Rybakina in their seven career meetings.

“Let’s just say it’s going to be great battle as always,” Sabalenka said, looking forward to Sunday’s final. “Always great matches against Elena.

“We both play really super

aggressive tennis. That’s why all the matches are pretty tight — we both put each other under so much pressure.”

The Australian swing last year set Sabalenka on course for a career-best season, reaching the semifinals or better at all four majors, gaining the No. 1 ranking and finishing the year at No. 2.

“Last year was an incredible year for me,” she said. “I think I’ve had enough time to recharge, some time off. Great pre-season, enough time without playing any tournaments. Here I am ready to go and full of energy.”

Sabalenka fired 10 aces and hit 35 winners against Azarenka, who won back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and ‘13 and is also a two-time champion in Brisbane.

She broke her 34-year-old former Fed Cup teammate’s serve three times and saved all three break points she faced.

Azarenka appeared to hurt her right knee late in the match, but later said it wasn’t a major concern “I wish I was a little bit more prepared physically today,” she

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Aryna Sabalenka celebrates during her semifinal win Saturday at the Brisbane International. Sabalenka beat Victoria Azarenka to reach the final of the top tune-up for the Australian Open.

said. “But, I still feel like in the second set I was able to create some chances. Definitely a good match for me before the Australian Open to play and see, for the next time, what I can do differently.”

Sunday’s final will be the first to feature the top two seeds in Brisbane since 2015, when No. 1 Maria Sharapova held off No. 2 Ana Ivanovic in three sets.

Rybakina had 26 winners, eight aces and committed just 10 unforced errors as she advanced 6-3, 6-2 over 19-year-old Linda Noskova.

She has conceded just 12 games across four straight-set wins and said she felt like she was gaining momentum ahead of the Australian Open, which starts Jan. 14.

Men’s final also 1 vs. 2 The men’s final also will feature the top two seeds.

No. 1 Holger Rune advanced

with a 6-4, 7-6 (0) win over Roman Safiullin and No. 2 Grigor Dimitrov, the 2017 champion, beat Jordan Thompson 6-3, 7-5.

“It’s exactly how I wanted it to be, to get the most amount of matches as possible,” Rune said of his run in Brisbane. “It’s a great challenge tomorrow to try to see where I’m at when it really matters.”

Since opening with a tough win over Andy Murray, Dimitrov hasn’t dropped a set en route to his third final in Brisbane.

He rallied from 0-40 down in the seventh game of the second set, saving four break points, to hold his own serve and then broke Thompson’s serve in the 11th game to set up the victory.

Thompson was coming off the biggest upset of the tournament.

He saved three match points and rallied to beat 22-time major winner Rafael Nadal in an almost 3½-hour quarterfinal on Friday night.

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What happened: The Elks trailed until the fourth quarter of their final game at the Portales Shootout on Saturday, when their coach’s son made his presence felt. Junior Joshua Cordova drained a pair of 3-pointers; the first gave Pojoaque the lead with less than 2 minutes left, then the second extended the lead to four late in the game. “The boys came out today and took it upon themselves to get it done,” Pojoaque head coach Ryan Cordova said.

Standouts: Joziah Salazar overcame an eye injury suffered during Friday’s 67-65 loss to Las Vegas Robertson to score a team-high 14 points, while Jordan Lopez added 13 and Serafin Mendez added 12.

What’s next: Pojoaque (7-7) goes back on the road Tuesday, playing Pecos.

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What happened: The Cardinals went a perfect three-for-three at the Portales Shootout.

The host Rams struggled offensively, scoring just 18 points in falling behind 32-18 at the half.

Robertson turned on the defensive screws in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Rams 20-8 to put the game out of reach.

Standouts: Six-foot-5 freshman post Nathan Gonzales scored 20 points to lead the Cardinals, while Jesse James Gonzales added 12.

What’s next: Robertson (11-1) gets a well-deserved 10-day break before playing Albuquerque Bosque School on Jan. 16.

What happened: With a chance to win their first regular-season tournament in 12 years, the Blue Griffins came up just short against the Fighting Irish in the Gallup Invitational championship game. Cathedral overcame an early 12-9 deficit in the first quarter to take a 28-26 lead at the half and a 46-40 margin heading into the fourth. “It was a great game against a good Cathedral team that is very well coached,” Prep head coach Joe Vigil said. “They execute very well.”

Standouts: Mitch Grover had a team-high 28 points for the Blue Griffins, Morgan Field added 14 and Van Anderson scored 12. Diego McLellan, the tournament MVP, led the Irish with 12 points.

What’s next: Prep (5-4) play Mesa Vista at home on Tuesday.

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Green reinstated after 12-game suspension Warriors forward had been ruled The league said Green “demonstrated his commitment to conforming his conduct to out indefinitely after latest in standards expected of NBA players” during string of recent fighting incidents his suspension, which began Dec. 14. He has

By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Draymond Green was reinstated by the NBA from his suspension on Saturday after the Golden State star missed 12 games for hitting Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic in the face Dec. 12.

met with a counselor as well as had multiple joint meetings with representatives of the league, the Warriors and the National Basketball Players Association.

Those meetings, the league added, will continue throughout the season.

The Warriors have gone 7-5 without Green, who also was suspended for five games in November for placing Minnesota center

Rudy Gobert in a headlock.

The league noted Green’s “repeated history of unsportsmanlike acts” when handing out the most recent punishment. The fourtime NBA champion also was suspended after stepping on the chest of Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis in last season’s playoffs.

After agreeing to a new $100 million deal with the Warriors last summer, Green lost nearly $1.9 million in salary during the suspension.

Golden State’s next game is Sunday at home against Toronto.

Tourney continued in the second half, as the Panthers hit seven of their first 12 shots to build a 51-37 lead on Joshua Gonzales’ putback with 3:16 to go in the quarter.

“We haven’t had a game like this in a while,” Pecos head coach Arthur Gonzales said. “It was a heck of a job. It was a team effort.”

Escalante, meanwhile, began to force shots after that, missing 10 of 11 from the field at one point as the deficit mushroomed.

Third place

MCCURDY 37, MORA 32 The Lady Bobcats held the Rangerettes to just one point in the third quarter to erase a 15-12 deficit and take a 26-16 lead into the fourth. It was enough to hold off Mora’s comeback attempt.

Amy Anaya scored 12 of her 16 points in the second half to lead McCurdy (3-3). Jasmine Romero scored eight for Mora (4-6).

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Third place MCCURDY 52, MORA 50 Ryan Montoya hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to lift the Bobcats (5-5) past the Rangers

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Standouts: Montaño finished with 26 points to lead West Las Vegas and broke the 1,000point barrier in the process. Marcus Sena added 12 and Jonathan Gonzales scored 10.

What’s next: The Dons (10-1) play at Albuquerque St. Pius X on Jan. 18.

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What happened: The Hilltoppers were in control of their nondistrict matchup in Griffith Gymnasium, building a 50-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter. But the Lady Dons exploded for 27 points in the fourth quarter and made Los Alamos fans nervous. The Hilltoppers hit 8 of 14 free throws in the quarter to seal the win.

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Standouts: Abigail Martinez led Los Alamos with 19 points, and GG Romero added 18. Alexis Pacheco led the Lady Dons with 27 points.

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What’s next: Los Alamos (6-5) plays Capital on Tuesday. West Las Vegas (8-4) plays Clovis on Jan. 16.

South Dakota State goes for repeat in FCS title game

By Stephen Hawkins

PECOS 68, PEÑASCO 66 (3OT) It took 12 extra minutes of play before Pecos held on for the win in a battle of Lady Panthers.

Analiyah Armijo scored eight of her 19 points in the three extra periods to lead the way for Pecos (7-5), while Natalia Stout added 12. Peñasco (7-6) was led by Rochelle Lopez’s 23 points.

Seventh place

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What happened: The Dons were efficient offensively, never scoring fewer than 17 points in a quarter to pull away from the Hawks in a nondistrict game in Gillie Lopez Gymnasium.

They built a 40-29 lead at the half, thanks to 18 points from P.J. Montaño, then used a 24-13 scoring run in the fourth quarter to put the game away.

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QUESTA 53, ESCALANTE 38 The Lady Wildcats won the consolation championship by outscoring the Lady Lobos 26-16 in the second half. Aliyah Santistevan had 21 points to pace Questa (8-3), while Escalante (4-8) had Hannah Lopez score 14 points.

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ABOVE: Mesa Vista’s Kylie Torrez, left, battles Dulce forward Sierra Martinez for a rebound during the Northern Rio Grande Tournament final Saturday. Torrez and the Lady Trojans’ four other post players scored a combined 41 points in the win, the team’s second straight at the tournament.

RIGHT: Mesa Vista’s Shanae Silva, right, reaches for possession against Dulce’s Alaina Vigil during Saturday’s game.

Silva and the rest of the Lady Trojans’ interior players had big games. “Coach has told us if we want to get further than we did last year [at the Class 2A State Tournament], we need to incorporate the bigs in the offense,” Silva said.

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to secure third place. It capped a 26-point night for the senior guard.

Lincoln Alcon paced Mora (6-4) with 22 points.

Fifth place MESA VISTA 75, PEÑASCO 50 The Trojans (4-4) claimed fifth

place by building a 41-16 halftime lead and never looking back.

Marcos Martinez had 26 points to lead Mesa Vista, while Santiago Martinez chipped in with 12.

The Panthers (3-8) were led by Neahmiah Chavez, who scored 12 points.

Seventh place DULCE 71, QUESTA 45 The Hawks built a 28-17 lead at the half to secure seventh place. Michael TeCube led Dulce (5-10) with 20 points, while the Wildcats (3-6) had Carlos Ortega score 18.

FRISCO, Texas — Jimmy Rogers never dreamed of playing at South Dakota State, and certainly never anticipated becoming coach of the Jackrabbits.

The kid from Arizona who was a standout linebacker and captain of SDSU’s first playoff team in 2009, then defensive coordinator for their first national title last season, is now the first-year head coach as the top-seeded Jackrabbits (14-0) try to repeat in the Football Championship Subdivision. They take a 28-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against No. 2 seed Montana (13-1).

“My reality becoming a dream means I wanted to do it at the highest level, and we’ve taken South Dakota State to the highest level,” Rogers said. “To be the head coach of it, I never envisioned that 18 years ago. ... But I did envision winning national championships here.”

Less than two weeks after the Jackrabbits beat Missouri Valley Conference rival North Dakota State last January to become champions in John Stiegelmeier’s 26th season as head coach, he retired and Rogers was immediately named his successor.

“I don’t think during the season there was ever really kind of that we’re playing for his last year-type vibe,” linebacker Adam Bock said.

Rogers’ coaching career

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began as an SDSU grad assistant in 2010. He played his final game in the first round of the 2009 playoffs, when the Jackrabbits led 48-21 late in the third quarter before Montana scored 40 unanswered points.

“It sticks with me,” Rogers said.

The Big Sky champion Grizzlies then went on to lose in the FCS title game for the second year in a row, ending coach Bobby Hauck’s first stint as their coach. They are in their first title game since, and first in Frisco, where the championship game has been played since the 2010 season.

“Each of the last two teams, ’21 and ’22, had potential to be where we’re sitting now,” said Hauck who returned to the Griz in 2018. “Last year in particular, I think it was a matter of playing four of the top five [teams] on the road over a sixweek span. That’s a tall task, especially for a team that was injured as we were.”

RUNNING JACK Isaiah Davis has consecutive 1,400-yard rushing seasons for the Jackrabbits since missing the last half of the 2021 fall season injured. He had 305 all-purpose yards (178 yards rushing, 114 kickoff return yards and 13 yards receiving) as a true freshman in that spring 2021 title game.

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Title game the end of a long road back for Washington

By Jerry Brewer

The Washington Post

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hirty-two summers ago, Napoleon Kaufman stepped onto the practice field at the University of Washington and received the scariest greeting. He was a true freshman running back fighting for a role on the greatest team in school history, and for one unforgettable play, he reckoned he was in the wrong place.

Steve Emtman, the All-American defensive tackle who became the No. 1 overall pick of the 1992 NFL draft, burst into the backfield to disrupt a run. Kaufman braced for the thunderous impact. But Emtman did something more intimidating. He didn’t hit him. He just screamed as he ran past the new kid. The unknown — the threat — was far more haunting.

“Real loud,” Kaufman said of the scream, laughing. “It was like, ‘This is crazy. Okay, this ain’t high school.’ “ Despite the intimidating welcome, it was the time of his football life. In 1991, the Huskies went 12-0, trounced Michigan in the Rose Bowl and won a share of the national title. The late Don James, their Hall of Fame coach and the program’s immortal “Dawgfather,” completed his masterpiece. Kaufman made a tidy contribution as a kick returner and third-string back, and four years later, he exited as Washington’s all-time leading rusher, a record that stood for 17 years.

But like the Emtman hit that never came, a poignant unknown disturbed that glorious era of Washington football. The Huskies will always have 1991, but they could’ve had so much more. They lost it — or in their hearts, it was taken from them — not on the field, but because of a scandal that began with quarterback Billy Joe Hobert receiving $50,000 in loans and led to an investigation and Pac-10 sanctions that, in retrospect, look excessive. Now that we’re in the NIL era of college sports, any past overpolicing of wickedly exploited athletes seems ludicrous.

Washington paid an exorbitant price for this structural hypocrisy. The torment hasn’t really stopped until now, more than three decades later. On Monday night, the Huskies finally will play again for the national title.

Michigan stands in their way, the same program Washington ran through during the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 1992, to share that

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Washington’s Steve Emtman leaves the field displaying the No. 1 sign after beating Michigan 34-14 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year’s Day following the 1991 season. The Huskies’ won a share of the national title that year, but a player-payment scandal sent them into decades of mediocrity. Until this year: Washington plays for the national title Monday.

Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. holds up his MVP trophy after the team defeated Oregon in the Pac-12 championship last month in Las Vegas, Nev., to continue their unbeaten season. “If you had told me in 1991 that it would take this long [to get back to contending for a national title], I wouldn’t have believed it,” former Husky Napoleon Kaufman said in a recent interview.

championship with Miami.

The symmetry is more than a coincidence to loyal observers.

It feels like a message, confirmation that the program is still what they’ve longed for it to be.

The Huskies have spent most of the past 32 years hugging nostalgia, enduring a wild ride of false hope and hardships and refusing to settle for less than the standard James set. At last, they’re back.

“If you had told me in 1991 that it would take this long, I wouldn’t have believed it,” Kaufman said. “What we did my freshman year, when you’re that young, looking back, we took it for granted. The program was in the Rose Bowl three straight years at the start of the ‘90s. It’s amazing how long it has been to get back to this level.

“Am I surprised? I think the word I would use is frustrated.

People have been frustrated.”

You must remember how great James and the Huskies were at the time of the scandal.

They had ascended to peren-

nial top-5 status. Even in the old scattershot bowl system that sometimes resulted in co-champions and left schools hypothesizing about the superior team, they seemed a threat to win more titles. In 1984, with their Purple Reign defense, they went 11-1 and finished an agonizing second to BYU in the final polls. Later, after failing to make a bowl appearance in 1988, James adjusted and refreshed his program, leading to its longest stretch of dominance.

Across parts of three seasons from 1990 to 1992, Washington won 22 straight games. If Coach Kalen DeBoer can put together one more winning game plan, it will be his team’s 22nd straight victory over a two-season stretch. During James’s hot streak, the Huskies were 30-2 at one point. If not for a November loss to UCLA, they would’ve been in good position to win the 1990 title. They closed that season with two emphatic victories, went undefeated the next season and entered a November

1992 game against No. 12 Arizona with an 8-0 record and No. 1 ranking.

Then came scandal and catastrophe. The Huskies lost three of their final four games, including a Rose Bowl defeat to Michigan. James retired before the 1993 season, angry over sanctions that included a two-year bowl ban.

For most of the past 30 years, Washington has been left to debate its place in a transient game, one of several marquee programs of the 1980s and 1990s whose present yo-yos between the joy of the past and outside pessimism about the future.

Except for six straight losing seasons from 2004 to 2009, Washington has fielded good teams taunted by fleeting glimpses of greatness. Rick Neuheisel guided the 2000 team to an 11-1 record and Rose Bowl triumph, but the Huskies didn’t win another New Year’s Six bowl until last week when they outlasted Texas, 37-31, in the Sugar Bowl.

The promise of Neuheisel

quickly disintegrated and ended with a bizarre gambling probe for participating in a neighborhood NCAA tournament pool.

The school fired him, Neuheisel sued, and the sides reached a $4.5 million settlement. After two seasons with former James lieutenant Keith Gilbertson, Washington turned to Tyrone Willingham, who bottomed out with an 0-12 season in 2008.

Since then, the Huskies have enjoyed a gradual climb despite coaching turnover, rebuilding under Steve Sarkisian and returning to consistent 10-win status under Chris Petersen.

Jimmy Lake, a defensive guru who was promoted after Petersen retired, flamed out within two seasons, paving the way for DeBoer.

DeBoer inherited a 4-8 team.

He has gone 25-2, mastering every critical clutch moment and making it seem as if the rough patch after Petersen didn’t happen. With Petersen’s last recruiting class as the foundation, DeBoer has sup-

No. 2 Kansas survives upset on late layup The Associated Press

NO. 6 KENTUCKY 87, FLORIDA 85

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Hunter Dickinson scored with 3.4 seconds left to lift No. 2 Kansas past TCU 83-81 on Saturday.

Dickinson, who led Kansas with 30 points, hit 2 Kansas 83 a pair of free throws after a TCU 81 flagrant foul on TCU’s Ernest Udeh Jr. with less than a minute remaining to tie the game.

Dickinson then followed Dajuan Harris Jr.’s miss in the final seconds.

Kansas (13-1, 1-0 Big 12) also got 18 points from KJ Adams Jr. Kevin McCullar Jr. had 16 points and Harris scored 10.

TCU (11-3, 0-1) was led by Trevian Tennyson with 24 points. He was joined in double figures by Emanuel Miller with 20 points and Micah Peavy and Jameer Nelson Jr. with 10 points each.

In Gainesville, Fla., Aaron Bradshaw hit a 3-pointer with 1:27 to play — just the third of the season for the 7-foot-1 freshman — and Kentucky rallied to beat Florida in the first Southeastern Conference opener between the rivals in 26 years.

Bradshaw finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for the Wildcats (11-2), who won their fifth in a row and ninth in 10 games.

NO. 3 HOUSTON 89, WEST VIRGINIA 55 In Houston, L.J. Cryer scored 20 points, Damian Dunn added 14 points and the Cougars improved to 14-0 with a win over West Virginia in Houston’s inaugural Big 12 contest.

Cryer scored 16 points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting, including four 3-pointers. Cryer has scored at least 20 points in five games this season.

Ja’Vier Francis had 13 points and five rebounds, and Jamal Shead had eight points and 11 assists for Houston, which shot 53% overall, including 9 of 18 on 3-pointers.

NO. 5 TENNESSEE 90, NO. 22 MISSISSIPPI 64 In Knoxville, Tenn., Jonas Aidoo scored 24 points and had 10 rebounds to lead the Volunteers to victory over Mississippi in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Zakai Zeigler contributed 17 points and 10 assists for the Volunteers (11-3, 1-0 Southeastern Conference). Santiago Vescovi added 11 points and Jahmai Mashack scored 10 as Tennessee won for the seventh straight time.

Jaemyn Brakefield scored 22 points as Mississippi (13-1, 0-1) had its season-long winning streak snapped.

SETON HALL 78, NO. 7 MARQUETTE 75 In Newark, N.J., Al-Amir Dawes had 23 points and Kadary Richmond scored 21 to lead Seton Hall over Marquette for the Pirates’ third win this season over ranked teams.

Seton Hall (10-5, 3-1 Big East) held off a late scare from a well-rested Marquette, which hadn’t played since Dec. 30.

NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA 65, NO. 16 CLEMSON 55 In Clemson, S.C., RJ Davis had 14 points while Armando Bacot had 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead North Carolina over Clemson.

Davis came in as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading scorer at 21.2 points a game. And while he struggled to find his shot against the Tigers (11-3, 1-2), the senior stepped up in time for the Tar Heels (11-3, 3-0).

Bacot posted his 54th career double-double and helped hold Tigers top scorer PJ Hall to 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting.

NO. 10 ARIZONA 92, UTAH 73 In Tucson, Ariz., Caleb Love scored 15 of his 23 points during a decisive second-half stretch, Keshad Johnson added 20 points and the Wildcats ran away from Utah for a win.

Arizona (12-3, 3-1 Pac-12) shot well in the first half, but was careless with the ball. Arizona took control early in the second half with a massive run.

NO. 11 OKLAHOMA 71, IOWA STATE 63 In Norman, Okla., Javian McCollum had 15 points and five assists, and Oklahoma defeated Iowa State in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Milos Uzan scored 12 points, Le’Tre Darthard scored 11 and Sam Godwin

added 10 points and six rebounds for the Sooners (13-1).

eight rebounds for the Golden Eagles (8-7, 2-1 Sun Belt).

UTAH STATE 77, NO. 13 COLORADO STATE 72

TEXAS TECH 78, NO. 20 TEXAS 67

In Logan, Utah, Great Osobor scored 20 points and had 14 rebounds and Mason Falslev added 18 points to lift Utah State over Colorado State for its 13th straight win.

Utah State (14-1, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) last won against a ranked team on March 7, 2020, defeating fifthranked San Diego State 59-56.

Isaiah Stevens led the Rams (13-2, 1-1) with 21 points and eight assists, Nique Clifford had 18 points and Patrick Cartier scored 15 points.

NO. 14 DUKE 67, NOTRE DAME 59 In South Bend, Ind., Mark Mitchell scored 19 of his career-high 23 points in the second half, and Duke pulled away from Notre Dame for a victory.

Duke (11-3, 2-1 ACC) earned its sixth consecutive victory. Jeremy Roach went 9 for 9 at the free-throw line and scored 18 points for the Blue Devils.

Jared McCain finished with 11 points.

CHARLOTTE 70, NO. 17 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 68 In Charlotte, N.C., Lu’Cye Patterson made two free throws with 1.7 seconds left as Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic for its first home win against an AP Top 25 opponent in 14 years.

Johnell Davis had 20 points and Nick Boyd had 19 for Florida Atlantic (11-4, 1-1), which had its second loss in the last three games.

NO. 18 BAYLOR 75, OKLAHOMA STATE 70, OT In Stillwater, Okla., RayJ Dennis scored 18 points and Langston Love added 17 as Baylor ended Oklahoma State’s five-game winning streak with an overtime win in the Big 12 conference opener for both teams.

Yves Missi had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears (12-2), who shot 42.5 % for the game and outscored the Cowboys 15-10 in the extra period.

SOUTHERN MISS 81, NO. 19 JAMES MADISON 71 In Hattiesburg, Miss., Victor Hart scored 16 points and Andre Curbelo had 15 points and nine assists, helping Southern Miss beat James Madison.

Austin Crowley had 15 points and

In Austin, Texas, Texas Tech’s Pop Isaacs scored 21 points to lead the Red Raiders to a Big 12-opening win over Texas, a day after he was named in a lawsuit alleging sexual assault of a minor.

Tyrese Hunter scored 20 points to lead Texas (11-3, 0-1).

NO. 21 WISCONSIN 88, NEBRASKA 72 In Madison, Wis., Tyler Wahl scored 17 points to lead five Wisconsin players in double figures and the Badgers beat Nebraska to snap the Cornhuskers’ five-game winning streak.

Wisconsin (11-3, 3-0 Big Ten) has won four straight and 10 of 11.

CREIGHTON 69, NO. 23 PROVIDENCE 60 In Omaha, Neb., Ryan Kalkbrenner had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help Creighton beat Providence after nearly blowing an 18-point lead in the second half.

Providence (11-4, 2-2) was playing its first full game without forward Bryce Hopkins, who suffered a season-ending left knee injury in the loss to Seton Hall.

NO. 24 GONZAGA 101, SAN DIEGO 74 In Spokane, Wash., Ben Gregg had a career-high 22 points, Graham Ike scored 15 of his 19 points during a big first half, and Gonzaga beat San Diego.

Ike and Nolan Hickman sparked a 55-point first half from the Zags (11-4, 2-0 WCC) and the contributions from Gregg allowed most of Gonzaga’s starters to call it an early night against the short-handed Toreros.

NO. 25 AUBURN 83, ARKANSAS 51 In Fayetteville, Ark., Chad Baker-Mazara scored 16 points to lead four Auburn players in double figures and the Tigers rolled over Arkansas in the SEC opener for both teams.

Johni Broome, a preseason All-SEC forward, scored all of his 14 points in the second half. Jaylin Williams and Tre Donaldson added another 11 apiece for the Tigers (12-2, 1-0 Southeastern Conference).

plemented the talent with good strategy, a dynamic offense and smart recruiting, mostly through the transfer portal, where he reunited with Maxwell Award-winning quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The Huskies haven’t taken a long path back to 1991. They’re living in the now, at last. They have renovated the kingdom that James and coaches before him built, connecting every era of Washington football. They have re-energized a program that owned the city long before Seattle was home to professional sports franchises.

“There was a history and legacy of success that people expected of that team, and it reached a peak in 1991,” and Mike Gastineau, a retired Seattle sports radio host who wrote the book Fear No Man about the 1991 Huskies. “They were it. They were the hot ticket in this town. “[Ken Griffey Jr.] was starting to happen, but the Mariners didn’t have much of a baseball profile. The Seahawks were going through a rough patch.

The Sonics were fallow, as well.

It would be another year or so before Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp fascinated everyone. The Huskies were what Seattle had and all they had before everybody else got going.”

Kaufman is 50 now. In 2000, he left the NFL at age 27 and turned to faith. He’s the pastor at the Well Christian Community Church in Livermore, Calif. He has lived several lives, wondering all the while when his school might experience those 1991 vibes again.

He doesn’t have to be haunted by that unknown anymore.

The rest of his teammates he so admired as a freshman — a star-studded list that included All-Americans Mario Bailey, Ed Cunningham, Lincoln Kennedy, Dave Hoffmann and, of course, Emtman — can exhale a bit, too.

The Huskies still have another game left to win, a showdown between two 14-0 teams. But the program feels settled again. If Washington can retain DeBoer, it figures to remain that way.

“I just can’t describe how excited I am,” Kaufman said, words that numerous former Huskies have echoed this week.

“It’s the way the program looks and feels. It’s just a classy operation. We all feel so connected.”

If they were once stuck in time, they’re timeless now.

Washington football belongs again. For this welcome party, there are many generations ready to scream like Emtman.

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Pitino said House is focused on drawing fouls and getting to the line, which may be an issue with his shot selection.

Regardless, the Lobos got the production they needed to bounce back from a road loss to open Mountain West play at Colorado State. Now one week into the conference slate, only three teams league-wide have won on the road at this point.

UNM plays its next game at UNLV before hosting preseason favorite San Diego State next weekend.

“Next game, that’s always got to be the mentality with us,” Pitino said. “I think if we can defend like we do — defense travels, rebounding travels. If we do, I know we’ve got a shot. All these games are really, really hard.”

NOTES Daddy in the house: O’Neal was in town to per-

form as a DJ at a local nightclub Saturday night. His connection to UNM comes from his relationship with Nuñez. Nuñez was an associate AD at LSU for 17 years and was there to greet Shaq’s custom ride outside The Pit just before tipoff.

Dent lamented the fact that none of the players got to meet him.

“I definitely saw him coming down the ramp,” he said. “It was just cool to see Shaq on the sideline.”

Coop returns: Cooper was honored during a media timeout in the first half and presented with a No. 22 UNM home jersey. As he left the court he made his way to Shaq’s seat and shared a short embrace as the arena’s video replay board displayed a giant name tag reading, “Welcome former LA Lakers to The Pit.” You don’t see this often: Wyoming’s Sam Griffin was assessed a technical foul with 6:03 remaining in the game. House was awarded two free throws coming out of a media timeout and immediately sank the first one to open a 64-53 lead.

It was waved off when the referees charged House with a lane violation, one of the rarest calls one will ever see in a basketball game. They ruled that he stepped on the free throw line during the attempt, negating the shot.

Pitino said he’d never seen the call made, let alone of hearing about it.

House made the second attempt, making sure to plant both feet at least 3 inches back. As he headed up court he turned to the ref to give a cheesy smile and two thumbs up.

Stat lines: Nelly Junior Joseph fouled out just one rebound shy of a double double. He had 10 points and nine boards. Eight of his rebounds came at the offensive end.

Defense: Wyoming had 18 points in the game’s first 18 minutes — and 18 turnovers. The Lobos finished the game outscoring the Cowboys 28-0 off turnovers.

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Eagles’ season falling from the sky

By Mark Maske

The Washington Post

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Denver tackle Garett Bolles celebrates in December after beating the Chargers in Inglewood, Calif. Bolles’ work as a mentor for children in the juvenile justice system has earned him a nomination for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.

Broncos lineman has turned to protecting at-risk juveniles, too After struggling with anger in own childhood, Bolles mentors 100 kids, teens in justice system

By Pat Graham

The Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles has made providing protection his calling.

On game days, it’s safeguarding his quarterback, which will again be Jarrett Stidham in the regular-season finale Sunday at Las Vegas.

On any other day, it’s counseling at-risk kids. Bolles has become a mentor for more than 100 children and teens in the juvenile justice system. He talks to them, takes them to dinner, lays down the law with them, even gives them his cell number in case of emergencies.

Because Bolles was once that troubled kid. He careened down a path filled with drugs, alcohol and parties. He ran with the wrong crowd and made bad decisions, which included an arrest for vandalism.

But he found a protector of his own — the Freeman family in Utah. They took him in as a teenager and helped turn around his life. Now, he’s simply paying it back.

“My good spirits and my bad spirits were fighting with each other. I’d wake up and there were days where it’s like, ‘Do I want to be the old Garett or do I want to be the new Garett?’ ” explained Bolles, who received the Broncos’ nomination for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award for his leadership on the field and in the community (he also helps kids with learning disabilities). “I continue to still have to ask myself that to this day, because I think those habits are always in the back of my head.

“Over time, I’ve learned to fight those demons and fight those things that still trigger me.”

Growing up in Lehi, Utah, he was leading such a destructive lifestyle that police knew him by his first name.

“I was the type of kid in high school that other kids would say, ‘I don’t want to hang out with him,’ ” said Bolles, a standout lineman at Utah before being taken by Denver with the 20th overall pick in the 2017 draft. “I was just so angry and so frustrated.”

Bolles struggled with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). School was difficult. He stayed out late. Got in trouble. His brush with the law hit a crescendo when he was arrested after vandalizing a rival high school’s football field.

He wasn’t immediately released from jail on bail, either, but left in there for a bit to think about his actions.

It was a sobering reality. He vowed to change.

With an assist from the Freeman family, he did.

Greg and Emily Belle Freeman lived in the same neighborhood.

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Their two sons were close in age to Bolles. The family tutored him. Their house became a safe place for him. Greg Freeman also was Bolles’ lacrosse coach.

One day, Greg Freeman was driving by Bolles’ house and saw him on the curb with all of his belongings. He was upset. He needed to find a new place to live. Greg called his wife about what to do.

They opened their door to him — with ground rules. Three doctrines he had to follow.

One, attend church. The family has strong ties to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Two, his contacts needed to be screened and his phone surrendered each night.

Three, he had to find ways to give back.

The Freemans weren’t quite sure if he would be able to live by those standards.

“But he moved in with us when he was 18, took the room upstairs and he’s been a part of the family ever since,” Emily Belle Freeman said.

The Freemans are part of a vast support team for Bolles, along, of course, with his wife, Natalie. Emily Belle Freeman flies in from Utah for Broncos home games, while her husband attends as many road games as he can. There are other members of Bolles’ inner circle who routinely check on him, too.

“They created a safe environment for me,” Bolles said.

“If you would’ve asked me 10, 12 years ago if I was going to be here [with the Broncos], I’d say no. Because kids like me, a lot of them are locked up.”

Bolles works with kids through a juvenile probation court mentorship program near the Broncos’ training facility.

He also assisted in developing an incentive program featuring rewards like dinners with him and new shoes.

In addition, he helped the Arapahoe County 18th Judicial Youth Probation Court redecorate a room to be more inspiring for youth. He put up motivational slogans such as “It does not matter how you start. It only matters how you finish.”

Bolles has an organization, the “GB3 Foundation,” that empowers kids struggling with learning disabilities. His son, Kingston, was diagnosed with a motor-speech disorder in 2021 and Bolles began the “I Am King” campaign to raise funds for families.

To be nominated for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award meant the world to Bolles. The national winner will be announced on Feb. 8. Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway (1992) is the only Broncos player to win the award that was first presented in 1970 and renamed in honor of the Chicago Bears running back in 1999.

“I’m just beyond grateful for all the many opportunities I get to help these kids,” Bolles said.

“You have to take steps and make decisions in your life that are either going make you or break you.”

hen December began, the Philadelphia Eagles very much resembled a team that was headed back to the Super Bowl.

They had an NFL-best record of 10-1. They had just beaten the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills in consecutive games. They had the San Francisco 49ers coming to Philadelphia for the rematch of last season’s NFC championship game, giving the Eagles a chance to reaffirm their conference supremacy and take another step toward the Super Bowl title that barely eluded them in February.

No other NFL team had fewer than three losses at that point.

That seems like such a long time ago.

It is only a little over a month later, but these Eagles most decidedly are not those Eagles.

Their season has unraveled.

The Eagles were overrun by the 49ers in that Dec. 3 game at Lincoln Financial Field. They lost the game decisively, and they lost their composure when their chief security officer, Dom DiSandro, was involved in a sideline confrontation with Niners linebacker Dre Greenlaw, leading the NFL to ban DiSan-

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Arizona Cardinals running back James Conner catches a touchdown past Eagles linebacker Nicholas Morrow during the teams’ Dec. 31 game in Philadelphia. The Cardinals had just three wins entering but beat the reigning NFC champs.

dro from the Eagles’ sideline for the rest of the regular season.

And the Eagles have kept losing. The defeat to the 49ers began a 1-4 stretch that has dropped Philadelphia not only out of the NFC’s No. 1 seed but out of first place in the NFC East.

The Cowboys have taken over the division lead and can clinch the title with a victory over the Washington Commanders on Sunday at FedEx Field. The Eagles, to overtake the Cowboys, must beat the New York Giants on the road and root for a Commanders triumph.

Coach Nick Sirianni turned over the defense last month to Matt Patricia, making the former Detroit Lions head coach the defensive play-caller and de facto coordinator over Sean Desai, who still has the coordinator title but not the accompanying authority. It has not helped. If anything, the defensive results have been worse. The Eagles squandered a 21-6 lead and lost, 35-31, at home Sunday to the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals amassed 221 rushing yards and picked up only their fourth victory of the

season for their first-year head coach, former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.

The Eagles continue to express the belief that things can be fixed.

“I think it’s as simple as taking ownership for the things that you can control,” quarterback Jalen Hurts said at a midweek news conference, “and committing to giving your best self and being your best self.”

Sirianni has acknowledged he must do a better job projecting calm to his players than he did during a Christmas Day victory over the Giants in Philadelphia, saying he was “too tense” that day. Wideout A.J. Brown — who has topped 100 receiving yards only once in the past eight games after six straight with more than 125 — told reporters this week that he had no issues with Sirianni or the offensive play-calling. The comments came after Brown’s on-field displays of frustration became a topic of public scrutiny and conversation.

They are attempting to become only the fourth team to win the Super Bowl a season after losing the Super Bowl. Even with their downward spiral, the Eagles insist that still could happen.

“I’ve got the same hunger,” Hurts said. “Maybe a different hunger to achieve what’s in front of us.”

WEEK 18 MATCHUPS

By Cindy Boren

The Washington Post

Teams like the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills are battling down to the 272nd game of the season, but others have their postseason plans wrapped up and have no reason to play their starters, let alone their star quarterbacks.

That means Carson Wentz will replace Matthew Stafford for the Rams, Blaine Gabbert will step in for the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and Sam Darnold will replace the 49ers’ Brock Purdy. Tyler Huntley also started Saturday for the Ravens in place of Lamar Jackson against the Steelers.

In Cleveland, where the Browns have secured the AFC’s fifth seed, Joe Flacco will rest his nearly 39-year-old bones, giving way to Jeff Driskel as the Browns become the sixth team in NFL history to start five quarterbacks in a season and join the 1984 Bears as the only teams to qualify for the postseason with five different starters at quarterback. (Three teams did so during the 1987 strike season.)

Here’s a look at some other interesting facts entering Week 18.

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Jaguars (9-7) at Titans (5-11) 11 a.m., CBS Jacksonville linebacker Josh Allen is having his first double-digit sack season (fifth in the league with 13½) since he was a rookie in 2019. He also has 55 tackles, 27 pressures, two forced fumbles and an interception.

Vikings (7-9) at Lions (11-5) 11 a.m., Fox Green Bay put up 470 total yards and 33 points against Minnesota, which allowed 30 or more points for the second straight week.

The Vikings also had zero sacks, the first time this season they had been shut out in that category.

Bears (7-9) at Packers (8-8) 2:25 p.m., CBS Green Bay, which needs only a victory to qualify for the playoffs, must get it against a division rival that, while eliminated from playoff contention, has won five of its last seven games behind Justin Fields and owns a defense that has been dominant since the arrival of Montez Sweat in a trade. It’s good to be the Bears, who hold the top pick in the NFL draft.

Cowboys (11-5) at Commanders (4-12) 2:25 p.m., Fox Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb saved the offense, which couldn’t muster much yardage with running plays, against Detroit. Tony Pollard had only 49 yards (with the longest run covering 18 yards) on 18 carries and was booed at times by the AT&T Stadium crowd.

Bills (10-6) at Dolphins (11-5) 6:20 p.m., NBC, Universo The Dolphins’ pass rush has taken a hit with the loss of Jaelan Phillips and Bradley Chubb,

day with a strong performance — and a little help from Indy.

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I’d throw that ball every time. I trust him.”

Still, Houston finished the job Satur-

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Chicago defensive end Montez Sweat forces a fumble against Browns quarterback Joe Flacco during a December game in Cleveland. The Bears — whose defense has been dominant since trading for Sweat midseason — will try to keep the division-rival Packers out of the playoffs with a win Sunday, while Flacco — also acquired midseason by his team — will sit Sunday with the AFC No. 5 seed locked up. and they’ve slipped from being 9-3 on Dec. 3 with a three-game lead over the Bills in the AFC East. But a victory would give Miami its first AFC East title since 2008 and a top two AFC seed for the first time since 1992 as well as its first 12-win season since 1990.

OTHER GAMES

Buccaneers (8-8) at Panthers (2-14) 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay QB Baker Mayfield turned out to be a $4 million bargain as a starter after being used for temp duty by the Panthers and Rams last year. He is 12th in the league in passing yards (3,598) and a big reason Tampa Bay is trying to win a third consecutive NFC South division title.

Jets (6-10) at Patriots (4-12) 11 a.m.

In six of the weekend’s final 16 games, teams have little beyond pride on the line, but this matchup is intriguing because of Bill Belichick’s future, not that he’s giving any clues.

If he were to do that, he’d “put it out there on Twitter and MyFace,” he joked.

Falcons (7-9) at Saints (8-8) 11 a.m.

Derek Carr has thrown two or more touchdown passes in four consecutive games, the longest streak by a Saints QB since Drew Brees’s five games in 2019-20. He has completed 10 of 13 passes on third down for 95 yards and a touchdown.

Seahawks (8-8) at Cardinals (4-12) 2:25 p.m.

Arizona has gained some clarity for its draft plans, at least as far as Coach Jonathan Gannon is concerned. He declared Kyler Murray “our franchise quarterback” with the team 3-4 since Murray returned from injury.

Stroud finished 20 of 26 with no turnovers and hooked up with Collins nine times for 195 yards and the score. Stroud has with a passer rating of 134.1.

For Indy, it was an odd night full of close calls.

In the first half, the Colts struggled to move the ball, struggled to contain Stroud and rarely tried to stretch the field.

In the second half, they leaned heavily on Jonathan Taylor, who had his best game of the season — 30 carries for 188 yards and a 49-yard TD run early in the third quarter that led to a nifty 2-point conversion from Minshew to Mo AlieCox that tied it at 14.

Browns (11-5) at Bengals (8-8) 11 a.m.

Locked into the AFC’s No. 5 seed, the Browns must decide how many of and for how long their other starters will play ahead of wild-card weekend.

Chiefs (10-6) at Chargers (5-11) 2:25 p.m.

After leading the NFL in total yards and scoring last season, Kansas City’s offense continues to sputter. Against Cincinnati, it scored on seven drives, but only one resulted in anything more significant than a field goal.

Defense remains the team’s strength, ranking second in yards and scoring allowed.

Broncos (8-8) at Raiders (7-9) 2:25 p.m.

While 20 teams remain in contention for the postseason — tied for the most with one week remaining since there were 22 in 1982 — these are not two of them.

Eagles (11-5) at Giants (5-11) 2:25 p.m.

Philadelphia has not won by more than one score since beating Miami the week before Halloween and has allowed an average of 31 points over the last five games (after allowing an average of 22.4 in the previous 11). On the other side of the ball, receiver A.J. Brown has had only one touchdown catch in the last seven games.

Rams (9-7) at 49ers (12-4) 2:25 p.m.

The Rams appeared to be headed nowhere when they were 3-6 at midseason. Since then, they’ve lost only in an overtime shootout with the Ravens. Two of Sean McVay’s most important players on offense have been running back Kyren Williams (the 164th pick in the 2022 draft) and wide receiver Puka Nacua (the 177th pick in the 2023 draft).

But he injured his ankle and foot in the second half, went briefly to the locker room, then returned for Indy’s final series only to be out of the game on the fateful fourth-down play. Coach Shane Steichen said that was by design.

Steichen’s other big gamble didn’t pay off, either. He opted to try a 57-yard field goal midway through the third quarter that would have broken the 14-14 tie, but Matt Gay’s kick hit the right upright and five plays later Ka’imi Fairbairn made a 51-yarder to give Houston a 17-14 lead.

Indy tied it on Gay’s 35-yard field goal on the ensuing drive, but Stroud responded with a 12-play, 73-yard drive that took

more than seven minutes off the clock and ended with Singletary’s TD run.

Minshew was 13 of 24 for 141 yards.

“It wasn’t pretty, but it was gritty,” Ryans said. “We fought and found a way to get it done.”

The Colts thought they would open the fourth quarter facing third-and-1 from the Houston 24, but Steichen challenged the call. When the challenge resulted in a first down, the refs put 45 seconds back on the clock and the players, who had just changed ends, had down field again for one more play to finish the third quarter. Then they changed ends again after the play.

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THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

ALMANAC

Midnight through 6 p.m. Saturday

Santa Fe Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.02" .... .Month . . . . . to . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.22" .... . . . . .to Year . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.22" ....

AREA RAINFALL

Albuquerque Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.02" .... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.29" ....

Tonight

Today

Snow Likely.

31

15

POLLEN COUNTS Santa Fe .Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7, . . . .Low ... .Allergens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juniper ......

Albuquerque .Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7, . . . .Low ...

Allergens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juniper ......

Source: https://pollen.com

TODAY'S UV INDEX + 10 8 6 4 2 0

Extreme Very High High Moderate Low

The UV index forecasts the ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. The higher the number the more risk of sun damage to your skin.

Thursday

Mostly Sunny.

28 / 14

Humidity (Noon)

Friday

Few Snow Showers.

32 / 15

Partly Cloudy.

29 / 10

Humidity (Noon)

Saturday

Partly Cloudy.

25 / 7

Humidity (Noon)

Humidity (Noon)

28 / 8

Humidity (Noon)

95%

69%

55%

58%

66%

59%

58%

Wind: SW 15 mph

Wind: NW 25 mph

Wind: NW 20 mph

Wind: W 15 mph

Wind: SSW 15 mph

Wind: NW 20 mph

Wind: WNW 20 mph

NEW MEXICO WEATHER

NATIONAL WEATHER

Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows.

Taos 29 / 12

Farmington 36 / 19

Raton 32 / 16

~ ola Espan 35 / 18

Francisco 56/43

Albuquerque 41 / 24

Ruidoso 41 / 19 Truth or Consequences 54 / 26

Clovis 48 / 27

L

La Paz 74/60

H

Mérida 81/71

Guadalajara 76/54

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55° in Chaparral -2° in Costilla

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Stationary

The Northeast will see partly cloudy skies with isolated snow, highest temperature of 47 in Lexington Park, Md. The Southeast will experience partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and thunderstorms, highest temperature of 79 in Miami, Fla. In the Northwest there will be partly to mostly cloudy skies with isolated rain and snow, highest temperature of 49 in Coos Bay, Ore. The Southwest will see partly cloudy skies with isolated rain, highest temperature of 65 in El Centro, Calif.

WEATHER HISTORY

NEW MEXICO CITIES

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W City

Alamogordo 48/36 s 52/23 mc 41/18 mc Albuquerque 37/27 pc 41/24 rs 37/13 sn Angel Fire 24/0 sn 23/4 sn 22/-6 sn Artesia 46/36 s 58/30 pc 47/21 pc Carlsbad 49/35 s 61/32 pc 49/22 s Chama 31/15 mc 24/5 sn 29/-5 sn Cimarron 24/0 sn 34/15 pc 30/9 sn Clayton 35/24 mc 37/19 mc 26/13 sn Cloudcroft 48/36 s 32/8 mc 18/5 sn Clovis 44/31 sn 48/27 mc 36/18 mc Crownpoint 32/13 pc 29/17 sn 24/10 sn Deming 50/30 s 55/24 pc 42/15 s 28/19 pc 35/18 sn 36/4 sn Espan~ ola Farmington 34/23 pc 36/19 sn 32/8 s Fort Sumner 43/26 sn 46/25 mc 37/17 mc Gallup 32/6 pc 30/13 sn 29/1 sn Grants 33/9 s 34/15 sn 29/6 sn Hobbs 46/27 s 55/33 pc 45/26 s Las Cruces 52/33 s 58/28 pc 46/21 s

Las Vegas Lordsburg Los Alamos Los Lunas Portales Raton Red River Rio Rancho Roswell Ruidoso Santa Rosa Silver City Socorro T or C Taos Tucumcari Univ. Park White Rock Zuni

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W 34/19 mc 34/16 mc 32/5 sn 41/23 s 53/20 mc 40/13 s 28/19 pc 27/16 sn 28/8 sn 44/23 pc 42/23 rs 37/8 pc 44/31 sn 50/27 mc 38/18 mc 29/19 mc 32/16 pc 23/5 sn 24/0 sn 21/1 sn 23/-4 sn 36/25 pc 38/21 sn 34/14 sn 49/34 pc 57/31 mc 46/26 pc 36/25 s 41/19 pc 30/13 sn 39/30 mc 41/22 mc 34/14 sn 48/28 s 43/18 mc 33/14 sn 48/32 s 48/24 mc 41/16 pc 50/33 s 54/26 pc 45/21 s 30/2 mc 29/12 sn 28/-1 sn 41/28 mc 44/24 mc 33/14 sn 52/33 s 58/27 pc 46/21 s 28/19 pc 31/18 sn 32/5 sn 36/13 pc 33/14 sn 29/2 sn

Jan. 7, 1989 - A tornado in southern Illinois obliterated half the community of Allendale, injuring 50 people and causing more than five million dollars in damage. Thunderstorm winds gusting higher than 100 mph caused 10 million dollars damage at Franklin, Ky.

NATIONAL EXTREMES SATURDAY High

83° in Big Pine Key, Fla.

NIGHT SKY

Low

-6° in Lake Yellowstone, Wyo.

Sunrise Today Monday Tuesday

Mercury 7:14 a.m.

7:14 a.m.

7:13 a.m.

Rise Set

5:32 a.m.

3:30 p.m.

5:06 p.m.

5:06 p.m.

5:07 p.m.

Rise Set

Mars

4:32 a.m.

2:35 p.m.

Rise Set

6:18 a.m.

3:55 p.m.

3:28 a.m.

4:36 a.m.

5:44 a.m.

Rise Set

12:32 p.m.

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1:30 p.m.

2:14 p.m.

3:07 p.m.

Rise Set

Uranus

9:53 a.m.

8:49 p.m.

Rise Set

1:09 p.m.

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Sunset Today Monday Tuesday Today Monday Tuesday

WIND TRACKER

Moonset Today Monday Tuesday

8 p.m.

2 a.m. Mon.

New Jan. 11

First Q. Jan. 17

Venus

Jupiter

Moonrise

Weather (w): cl-cloudy, fg-fog, hz-haze, mc-mostly cloudy, pc-partly cloudy, r-rain, rs-rain & snow, s-sunny, sh-showers, sn-snow, ss-snow showers, t-thunderstorms

2 p.m.

80s

Fronts:

STATE EXTREMES SATURDAY

8 a.m. Sun.

Miami 77/66

Cancún 83/76

Mexico City 68/57

Carlsbad 61 / 32

High Low

New Orleans 56/46

Monterrey 67/57

Hobbs 55 / 33

Alamogordo 52 / 23

Atlanta 50/31

Dallas 59/44

Hermosillo 68/47

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Washington D.C. 48/33

St. Louis 40/30

Albuquerque 41/24 Phoenix 53/32

Roswell 57 / 31

Las Cruces 58 / 28

City

Los Angeles 58/40

Denver 38/21

New York 37/32

Detroit 38/29

Chicago 36/29

Omaha 33/29

Las Vegas 52/35

Boston 33/21

Minneapolis 27/22

Boise 37/20

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Las Vegas 34 / 16

Pecos 32 / 15

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L

Billings 32/13

Santa Fe 31 / 15

Gallup G 3 / 13 30

Sillver City 43 3 / 18

Seattle 42/36

Clayton 37 / 19

Los Alamos 27 / 16

AIR QUALITY INDEX

Source: www.airnow.gov

Sunny.

Wednesday

66%

A partial list of the City of Santa Fe's Comprehensive Water Conservation Requirements currently in effect: No outside watering from 10am to 6pm from May 1 to October 31.

For a complete list of requirements call: 955-4225 http://www.santafenm.gov/water_conservation

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

29 / 8

Humidity (Noon)

Tuesday

Wind: S 20 mph

WATER STATISTICS

.Saturday's . . . . . . . . .rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 .. . . . . . . . Forecast Today's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ..

Scattered Snow.

Humidity (Mid.)

Los Alamos Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trace ..... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.49" ....

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%

Monday

Snow Likely.

Humidity (Noon)

Las Vegas Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.10" .... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.30" ....

Taos Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trace ..... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.19" ....

NATIONAL CITIES

7 DAY FORECAST FOR SANTA FE

Santa Fe Airport Temperatures .High/low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34°/19° ......

Normal . . . . . . . high/low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44°/18° ...... . . . . . . .high Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60° . . . in . . 1956 .... . . . . . . .low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4° . . in . . 1949 ....

Record Santa Fe Airport Precipitation .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" .... .Month . . . . . to . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.08" .... . . . . . . . month Normal . . . . . .to . . date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.09" ....

Year . . . . .to . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.08" ....

Normal . . . . . . . year . . . . to . . date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.09" .... .Last . . . year . . . . .to. .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.20" ....

THE WEATHER

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Full Jan. 25

Saturn

Last Q. Feb. 2

City

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W

Anchorage 25/5 mc Atlanta 49/39 mc Baltimore 40/33 cl Bangor 23/15 pc Billings 39/19 pc Bismarck 25/19 mc Boise 40/30 sn Boston 37/30 mc Charleston,SC 70/48 mc Charlotte 48/36 ra Chicago 36/31 sn Cincinnati 43/34 ra Cleveland 40/30 cl Dallas 50/39 mc Denver 39/19 pc Des Moines 34/30 sn Detroit 38/30 sn Fairbanks -3/-13 s Flagstaff 34/4 s Helena 39/21 mc Honolulu 82/66 pc Houston 64/39 pc Indianapolis 36/30 fg Kansas City 36/32 cl Las Vegas 48/39 pc Los Angeles 65/44 s Louisville 43/36 cl Memphis 43/39 ra Miami 80/71 mc Milwaukee 37/34 sn Minneapolis 32/27 cl New Orleans 57/48 mc New York City 38/31 sn Oklahoma City 47/33 mc Omaha 34/27 cl Orlando 79/64 ra Philadelphia 41/27 ra Phoenix 63/39 s Pittsburgh 36/28 sn Portland,OR 48/41 ra Richmond 52/30 cl Salt Lake City 36/26 mc San Antonio 70/35 s San Diego 66/41 s San Francisco 57/45 mc Seattle 45/39 mc Sioux Falls 31/25 sn St. Louis 37/33 fg Tampa 81/68 mc Trenton 33/22 rs Tulsa 41/34 cl Washington,DC 40/34 ra

30/23 cl 50/31 mc 48/36 mc 21/17 sn 32/13 sn 23/9 mc 37/20 pc 33/21 sn 59/39 pc 53/29 pc 36/29 cl 39/26 rs 36/32 ss 59/44 s 38/21 sn 34/27 mc 38/29 ss 12/7 mc 26/4 ss 25/12 sn 80/69 pc 59/50 pc 37/28 sn 39/33 pc 52/35 s 58/40 s 40/28 rs 50/31 s 77/66 t 36/29 mc 27/22 cl 56/46 mc 37/32 ra 53/41 pc 33/29 mc 66/51 mc 41/32 ra 53/32 sh 38/30 ss 45/38 sh 55/40 s 31/18 sn 65/55 pc 60/40 sh 56/43 s 42/36 sh 26/21 mc 40/30 mc 66/51 mc 40/29 rs 52/39 s 48/33 mc

29/15 ss 51/41 mc 47/35 s 28/15 pc 34/20 pc 21/5 mc 34/29 mc 36/18 s 60/50 mc 50/36 pc 37/34 cl 42/35 mc 39/33 mc 61/36 sh 34/14 sn 36/29 rs 39/32 mc 15/-7 sn 31/5 s 29/22 mc 78/70 t 71/43 sh 40/30 mc 40/30 rs 53/32 s 61/42 s 45/37 mc 52/43 sh 76/72 cl 37/34 cl 32/26 cl 67/49 sh 42/30 s 52/29 sh 34/23 sn 68/63 cl 42/28 s 54/33 s 39/31 mc 48/42 ra 56/44 pc 28/16 mc 71/43 sh 61/41 s 57/47 pc 46/41 ra 31/15 sn 43/36 ra 70/64 cl 42/25 s 45/31 sh 45/31 s

WORLD CITIES City

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W

Amsterdam 42/38 mc Athens 65/55 mc Baghdad 67/54 s Beijing 37/26 s Berlin 34/31 sn Bermuda 63/60 mc Bogota 69/46 ra Cairo 72/55 pc Copenhagen 24/19 mc Dublin 43/35 s Frankfurt 44/39 ra Guatemala City 80/53 s Istanbul 57/48 s Jerusalem 61/49 mc Johannesburg 82/58 pc Lima 75/69 s London 43/41 cl Madrid 48/39 s Mexico City 73/53 s Moscow 6/-5 sn Nassau 79/70 ra New Delhi 67/50 s Oslo 12/-14 s Paris 45/39 cl Rio 83/72 ra Rome 59/54 ra Seoul 41/23 s Stockholm 14/8 mc Sydney 77/64 mc Tel Aviv 71/59 s Tokyo 59/43 s Toronto 33/29 sn Vienna 42/39 ra

34/31 sn 61/56 ra 67/44 s 28/10 s 30/26 cl 69/65 ra 69/47 ra 76/58 s 26/18 s 42/35 pc 41/33 ra 78/52 s 58/52 ra 66/51 s 84/63 pc 75/71 cl 40/38 mc 48/37 pc 68/57 cl 1/-10 mc 76/75 ra 68/48 s 9/-4 s 42/39 cl 84/72 s 55/52 ra 30/23 s 19/8 mc 79/66 mc 72/60 pc 51/47 pc 31/27 sn 37/31 sn

33/30 s 60/53 ra 68/53 mc 28/20 mc 23/19 pc 67/62 ra 65/48 ra 72/60 mc 27/25 s 41/38 mc 30/28 cl 79/52 s 55/52 ra 63/53 mc 81/63 ra 77/71 cl 39/35 s 45/35 s 71/56 cl 6/-7 s 74/73 ra 71/54 s 15/-5 s 33/29 pc 88/74 pc 55/48 cl 29/21 s 20/14 mc 74/69 ra 69/64 mc 47/40 ra 35/29 mc 27/25 sn

Drumming is ‘what helped me survive’

LaBeouf converts to Catholicism on New Year’s Eve

98-year-old percussionist started band of Holocaust survivors; now, he tours globe

Actor Shia LaBeouf, known for his off-screen troubles as well as his film roles, has converted to Catholicism after being confirmed on New Year’s Eve at a Mass presided over

by Capuchin Franciscan friars.

The Capuchin Franciscans-Western AmericanProvinceannounced the news on its Facebook Shia LaBeouf site where it posted images of a smiling LeBeouf receiving Communion, kneeling with his eyes shut in prayer at Mass and hugging friars who attended the ceremony.

The sacramental ceremony was held at Old Mission Santa Inés Parish in Solvang, Calif., the same friary where LaBeouf — who has acknowledged alcoholism and faced abuse allegations — trained for months for his role as one of Italy’s best-known and most revered saints in the 2022 film, Padre Pio. “The Capuchin Franciscan friars are overjoyed to welcome him into the fold and witness his deep commitment to his faith journey,” the Catholic religious order said.

LaBeouf “has embarked on a profound spiritual journey that has led him to embrace the teachings of the Catholic Church,” the order said. “His decision to fully enter the Church is a testament to his sincere desire to grow in his relationship with God and live out the Gospel values.”

LaBeouf first gained fame as a teenager on the Disney Channel show Even Stevens, and is best known for his roles in 2007’s Transformers and in 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull.

He has had several run-ins with the law during his career, including a 2017 New York City arrest for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct that was captured on a livestreamed video. He was sent to court-mandated rehabilitation.

By Sydney Page

The Washington Post

Saul Dreier learned to play the drums in perhaps the most unlikely of places: a concentration camp during the Holocaust.

Dreier, who grew up in a Jewish family in Krakow, was sent to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp in German-occupied Poland when he was 16, then was moved to a subcamp, where he toiled in a factory called NKF, repairing automobile radiators.

One of the men in Dreier’s barracks was a cantor — someone who sings liturgical music and leads prayers in a synagogue — and he and a few other prisoners sang together every night in a makeshift choir. They chanted traditional Jewish songs.

“You’re missing something,” Dreier declared one evening to the men.

He took two metal soup spoons and started banging them together to create a beat that his fellow prisoners could sing along to.

“That’s how I learned to play the drums,” said Dreier, 98, whose father was a musician and bought him a clarinet when he was 8 years old.

His grueling days in the work camp were punctuated by his terror that he could be slaughtered at any moment.

Making music was his salve — a small but significant joy. Dreier’s parents were murdered by the Nazis, as well as about 25 of his family members. He credits music for keeping him alive.

“It helped me survive,” said Dreier, who was sent to Mauthausen Concentration Camp in Nazi-occupied Austria in 1944, when he was 20.

Dreier was liberated by the Americans in 1945. While everyone celebrated, Dreier said he was narrowly fixated on one thing: “I thought about my parents, my sister and my father, and how I could find them.” He discovered later that he never would.

Dreier continued to play the drums at the Santa Maria di Bagni Displaced Persons Camp in southern Italy. There, he set aside his spoons and played on a proper drum set for the first time.

“We played, and the young people used to dance,” he said, adding that they mostly performed traditional Jewish music, but occasionally they mixed in some popular

COURTESY JUSTYNA KOŁACZEK VIA THE WASHINGTON POST

Saul Dreier and his Holocaust Survivor Band perform in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, a town in central Poland, in 2022. Dreier, who grew up in a Jewish family in Krakow, was sent to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp in German-occupied Poland when he was 16 and liberated by Americans in 1945. “My goal is peace all over the world, and no antisemitism,” he said.

Polish and Italian songs, too.

Dreier migrated to Brooklyn in 1949, and he became a construction contractor in New Jersey. He and his wife Clara, also a Holocaust survivor, had four children.

Clara died in 2016.

For more than six decades, Dreier never once played the drums, leaving that part of his life behind him. Then one day, in 2014, he learned something that changed his mind: Alice Herz-Sommer — a concert pianist who was thought to be the oldest known Holocaust survivor — had died at age 110.

Like Dreier, Herz-Sommer played music when she was imprisoned at Theresienstadt, a concentration camp that was a transfer point for Jews heading to death and labor camps. Herz-Sommer saw music as a tool for redemption.

“I called my wife, Clara, and I said, ‘I would like to do something in her name,’ ” recalled Dreier, who was 88 at the time. “I want to put together a Holocaust survivor band.”

“She told me I’m crazy,” Dreier said.

He then pitched the idea to his rabbi, who had a similar reaction to his wife.

Dreier was not deterred. After all, he

said, there was little to lose.

“I bought a brand-new set of drums, and I became a proud musician,” said Dreier, who lives in Coconut Creek, Fla. “After this, the sky opened for me.”

He gathered an accordionist, a violinist, a guitarist, a saxophonist and a trumpet player — all of whom either survived the Holocaust or were children of survivors — and they formed The Holocaust Survivor Band.

It’s been nearly 10 years since Dreier founded the band, and he — along with a rotating roster of other Holocaust survivor musicians and their family members — have performed nearly 100 concerts around the world. They play Jewish folk songs known as klezmer music, which is the genre Dreier grew up listening to in Poland.

In addition to providing entertainment, Dreier said, the Holocaust Survivor Band promotes unity.

“My goal is peace all over the world, and no antisemitism,” he said.

Recently, Dreier played for President Joe Biden at the White House Hanukkah party. That was his favorite performance to date. Accompanied by the United

States Marine Band, Dreier played “Hava Nagila,” a popular Jewish celebration song.

“I loved that. You can’t imagine how much,” Dreier said.

Since starting the band nearly 10 years ago, Dreier has performed in nursing homes and synagogues, as well as banquet and music halls. He has held concerts across the country, as well as in Israel, Germany, Brazil and Poland.

He also does speaking engagements at schools and colleges, and is planning to write a memoir.

Dreier is the only permanent member of the band, he said, noting that some of his original bandmates have died.

Depending on who is available and where a performance is taking place, Dreier is typically joined by six to eight musicians, many of whom are children of Holocaust survivors.

That includes Chaim Rubinov, 65, who has been regularly playing in the Holocaust Survivor Band since its inception.

“It holds a special place in my heart because my parents were Holocaust survivors,” said Rubinov, a freelance trumpet player in Coral Springs, Fla.

The Associated Press

REAL ESTATE

Home listings E-3 Jobs E-5 Classifieds E-6

recent city and county home salles

8%

HOME BASE A snapshot of the Santa Fe housing market

30-year

Source: Freddie Mac

7%

6.62%

Sales data for the period of Dec. 29-Jan. 4 from the Santa Fe Association of Realtors MLS reports. Not all sales are reported.

average u.S. mortgage rates

22

SunDay, January 7, 2024 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

NORTHWEST COUNTY

NO ORTHEAST COUNTY

Homes sold: 4 Median price: $1,462,500

Ho omes sold: 1 Me edian price: $1,364,182

NO ORTHEAST CITY

NORTHW WEST CIT TY

Ho omes sold: 2 Me edian price: $612,500

Homes so old: 0 Median pric ce: NA

SO OUTHEAST CITY Ho omes sold: 1 Me edian price: $227,500

SOUTHWE EST CITY

6%

City, county home sales, Dec. 29-Jan. 4

Median sales price, Dec. 29-Jan. 4

15-year

SECTION E

Homes sold d: 8 Median pric ce: $500,845

5.89%

Weekly average rates from June 22-Jan. 4 6/22

1/4

$589,150

City and county home inventory

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Millennials have found a way to buy houses: Living with Mom and Dad

Pava’s departure from city was just what the county needed

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hen Dan Pava got his thanks-for-your-service letter from the city last August, it was a surprise.

He’d been on the city’s Planning Commission for less than two years. It was his second go-round under his third mayor. He assumed he was doing a good job, and he knew better than any commissioner before or since what the job entailed.

Even during his first stint from 2012 through 2015, he knew he brought an unmatched degree of professional experience to the sometimes emotionally charged and partisan body. And that was when the city still had a long-range planning office and two full-time planners with longevity.

Pava is a fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Certified planners are the elite member subset of the American Planning Association, which virtually anyone can join. Fellows are the distinguished 1% of the certified planners. New Mexico counts its number of fellows on one hand.

He got his master’s degree in planning from the University of New Mexico in 1981 and knows the quirks and nuances of Santa Fe and New Mexico. His relief of duties from the city is troublesome for what it suggests about the administration, but it is a boon for the county. Pava will become the newest at-large member of the county Planning Commission in a couple weeks.

Despite impressive credentials, Pava never tried to school uncertified city planning staff or fellow commissioners during contentious public testimony, often rife with misinformation. His style was asking pointed questions, perhaps with more weedy esoterica than distracted Zoom watchers might prefer, but that’s what planners do.

His votes often were unpredictable. That’s a high compliment because the decisions followed logic, not the politics of east side, west side, north side or south side. Appointed Please see story on Page E-2

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Alex Mourousias in December at his Chicago condo, which he bought in 2021 after living with his parents to save for a down payment.

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t 26, Brandon Paulin couldn’t believe he was still living with his parents.

Already the mayor of his hometown in Indian Head, Md., Paulin still slept in his childhood room. He watched friends he grew up with move into their own apartments after finishing college — and he

longed for similar self-sufficiency with his fiancée, Taryn, who lived 30 minutes away and was also living at home to save money.

But it also meant he’d never paid a dime in rent, offsetting the awkwardness of being an adult under his parents’ roof. It paid off in June 2022, when he and his now-wife finally had enough saved for a down payment on a two-bedroom house with a nice yard for their beagles, Bella and Lilo.

“It wasn’t the conventional way to buy a house,” Paulin said. “But it’s what worked for us.”

The strategy has gained traction among young adults trying to bridge the gap between sky-high rents and a daunting real estate market. In 2022, the share of first-time buyers who moved directly from a friend’s or family Please see story on Page E-2

Chill in U.S. housing market seeping into other industries

John Matheson, a home inspector in Alameda, Calif., has seen a drop in business. “My business is about 50% of what it was,” he said. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s a really bad year.”

By Martha C. White The New York Times

John Matheson, a home inspector in Alameda, Calif., kept busy during the pandemic when the housing market was red hot. But as interest rates started to rise about halfway through 2022, he noticed his workload began to drop. Last year, the number of jobs plummeted.

“My business is about 50% of what it was,” said Matheson, who works as a contractor for BPG Inspections, which provides services to homebuyers nationwide. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s a really bad year.”

So bad, in fact, that “I am actually thinking about side hustles,” he said, adding that he is studying to receive a commercial captain’s license in the hope of getting a

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job operating a ferry or another vessel if the housing market does not rebound.

High home prices and elevated mortgage rates, which squeezed the housing market last year, have dragged down a number of other related sectors, such as real estate services and mortgage lending. But housing is such a crucial cog in the U.S. economy that its slowdown has also threatened industries such as home improvement and storage.

“Existing home sales are under so much pressure,” said Sean O’Hara, president of fund-management firm Pacer ETFs. “We’re sort of exiting a phase where real estate, across the board, had an excellent environment.”

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member’s home and into their own hit 27%, according to the National Association of Realtors.

That’s the highest share since the group started keeping track in 1989. Though that number trended lower this year to 23%, it remains elevated, said Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at NAR. For swaths of millennials, hunkering down with family gave them breathing room to save for a home. The trade-off comes down to temporarily relinquishing a measure of independence to achieve a milestone increasingly out of reach for people their age.

Lautz said this generation faces a host of obstacles — student loan debt, car payments and child care costs, among them — but none loom larger than record-high rental prices. As of November, the national median for a one-bedroom apartment was roughly $1,500 a month, according to Zumper. But it’s significantly higher in large urban areas that are a beacon to young professionals, including New York ($4,300); San Francisco ($2,970); Miami ($2,600); and Washington, D.C. ($2,330).

“The cost of renting a place is very prohibitive for young adults,” Lautz said. “And they may have decided during a pandemic: Why should I rent? Why don’t I just live at home?”

At the same time, they face a bruising real estate market characterized by elevated listing prices and interest rates — and they’re growing increasingly hopeless and frustrated. Last year, the median age for a firsttime homebuyer climbed to 36, according to NAR, compared with 29 for their parents’ generation. Meanwhile, home prices remain near their record highs of the pandemic. The U.S. median is around $420,000 — with prices far higher in the West, over $600,000, and around $430,000 in the Northeast, according to Federal Reserve data.

Interest rates on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage recently dipped below 7% for the first time in months. Borrowing costs are more than double what they were early last year.

Inventories — particularly the number of starter homes — remain at record lows; younger buyers also are being outbid by baby boomers swooping in with all-cash offers.

There were fewer existing-home sales in October than any month since 2013, according to NAR data, and 2023 is on track for the fewest existing-home sales of any year since 2011.

“Given the collapse in housing affordability, it’s not surprising that young people would stay in their parents’ homes longer to manage their expenses, to save on rent and save for a down payment so they could purchase a home,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Zandi said he wouldn’t be surprised if the trend continued. The supply shortage — particularly for starter homes — could get “increasingly more difficult,” he said.

He pointed to 2023 census data that showed 20% of men between the ages of 25 and 34 lived with their parents — a number that has steadily ticked upward since the 1980s. For women that age, it was 12%, also a steady increase over the past five decades. While those numbers are growing in the United States, they still lag far behind countries like Malta, where 70% of adults younger than 35 lived at home with their parents in 2022, according to data from Eurostat.

Trade-offs Paulin, who is on his third term as mayor of Indian Head, said he shared a basement unit with his younger brother, who kept him awake at night chatting with his friends while playing Fortnite.

It was annoying, Paulin said,

but the living arrangement allowed him to save much of his income, and he was relieved to buy his house last summer for around $350,000 at a rate of 6%.

“It didn’t look like we were going to get a whole lot more,” he said.

“And we were afraid that if we kept waiting, then interest rates would continue to climb.”

Alex Mourousias, a 33-year-old software engineer in Chicago, was reluctant to move back in with his father because he had been living on his own for years.

But it was mid-2020, and the coronavirus pandemic had shut people indoors. Mourousias’ father had a pitch: He wouldn’t charge his son rent, and it would be an opportunity for him to save enough for a down payment.

Mourousias was sold. He lived with his father for six months.

And when his dad moved in with his new wife after selling his home, Mourousias moved in with his mother. It wasn’t so bad, Mourousias said: Her house was large enough that they didn’t get in each other’s way, and they’d often get together in the evenings to watch the reality show 90 Day Fiancé. By the time lockdowns began lifting in mid-2021, Mourousias had enough for a down payment. In July 2021, he purchased a condo in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood for $386,000, with a 3% interest rate.

“It was a huge gift that they gave to me,” he said. Forfeiting the freedom of living alone “was a very fair price to pay for what I got out of it.”

The rush of millennials leveraging free or discounted rent with their relatives coincides with the increasing prevalence of multigenerational households.

The number of Americans who live in multigenerational households has quadrupled since the 1970s, according to Pew Research Center’s analysis of census data.

Pew partly attributes the rise to broader trends in population growth, including increasing numbers of Asian, Black and Hispanic families, who live in multigenerational households at higher rates than their white counterparts. About one-third of U.S. adults said caring for a family member was a major reason for their arrangement, while 4 in 10 cited financial issues, according to the study. Those living in multigenerational households were less likely to live in poverty, Pew researchers found, and that was especially true of the most economically vulnerable groups such as Black and Hispanic residents.

The rising costs of homeownership have been especially impactful on Black and Latino homebuyers, who have applied for mortgages at declining rates since the start of the pandemic, said Josè Loya, an assistant professor at UCLA who researches housing inequality. Such groups are disproportionately affected by rising home prices because they tend to have lower incomes, he said.

“They’re getting squeezed out,” Loya said.

Millennials who move into family homes located in hot housing markets are often still priced out of their own neighborhood. That happened to Jackson Cowart and wife, Emma, who moved in with Cowart’s mom in her Seattle suburbs house for seven months to help her with a medical issue.

Even with a combined annual income of around $200,000, they knew they’d be pushed out altogether of the Seattle real estate market — where the median listing price hovers near $840,000, according to Redfin. Cowart said he and his wife constantly searched for homes online in the months they stayed at his mom’s house. They eventually settled on a two-bedroom home 70 miles west of Seattle, nestled in the woods at the base of Olympic National Park.

“Absolutely worth it,” Cowart said.

Chill in U.S. housing market seeping into other industries

Homeowners remodeled and redesigned during the pandemic, snapping up new recliners, refrigerators and widescreen TVs. Now, retailers face a challenging sales environment.

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Fewer people buying homes has meant lower Sales of existing homes, which make up demand for big-ticket items such as sofas and most of the nation’s housing stock, were home stereo systems, said R.J. Hottovy, head of down roughly 7% in November from a year analytical research at analytics firm Placer.ai. earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors.

So many people bought home furnishings during the pandemic years that those purFederal Reserve policymakers held interchases supplanted those that might otherwise est rates steady at their meeting in Decembe taking place now, depressing demand furber and signaled that the central bank would ther. As of the beginning of September, Placer. begin cutting interest rates in 2024, offering ai found, visits to home-goods retailers were hope to the residential market, which is down roughly 15% from a year earlier, and vismore sensitive to interest-rate changes. its to electronics stores were down 12%.

Factors that kept people from buying a Younger adults are a big potential source home in 2023 were myriad, including soaring tory and high mortgage rates was slowing of demand for these kinds of goods, experts prices. The median price of an existing sinthe number of home purchases, particularly say, given that they would normally be seekgle-family home was $392,100 in November, among first-time buyers. ing to buy homes to start families. according to the Federal Reserve Bank of “Folks that have been affected the most St. Louis, making homebuying unaffordable “I think a lot of millennials, in particular, are people buying starter homes,” he said. for a large swath of the population, even as are looking to move, to have a larger home,” “Interest rates are really hurting them. mortgage rates have dipped below 7%. said Timothy Chubb, chief investment offiThey’re the ones we’re not seeing as much.” cer at the wealth management firm Girard.

Would-be buyers are also facing a lack of Companies involved in moving and “It’s been relatively impossible to do so, houses on the market. Some homeowners storing people’s belongings are also coping given a lack of inventory out there.” don’t want to sell their homes and forfeit the with a slowdown that executives attribute to low mortgage rates they landed just a few That is translating into a decline in spendslumping home sales. In a call with analysts years ago. About 4 in 5 homeowners with ing on durable goods, he said. in August, Edward Shoen, president and mortgages have rates lower than 5%, and Home-improvement retailers face similar CEO of U-Haul, blamed a contraction in about a quarter have rates lower than 3%, challenges. “Anything associated with movmoving activity for a decline in the compaaccording to a study conducted by the online ing is not happening, and that’s a lot,” said ny’s first-quarter revenue. brokerage Redfin. Even baby boomers who Demand for storage units boomed during Scott Mushkin, the founder and managing might consider downsizing are finding it partner of R5 Capital, a consulting and the pandemic as people spent more time at might not be cost-effective to take out new research firm. home or took advantage of lower mortgage mortgages with rates at their current levels.

Executives at Home Depot told investors rates by buying homes. Developers capiThe contagion from the slowdown in on a third-quarter earnings call in November talized on this, with investor funds fueling the housing market last year has been that Americans were buying fewer big-ticket the construction of new storage facilities wide-ranging. items. Lowe’s reported lower spending on nationwide.

Professionals including real estate agents do-it-yourself projects in the same quarter.

“What you had in the pandemic and and mortgage providers are the most visible Home-improvement retailers typically benpost-pandemic was just an abundance of collateral damage, but other service providers supply,” said Michael Elliott, an equity anaefit when people who are unable to buy new — such as title insurance companies, escrow homes decide instead to renovate their curlyst at CFRA Research. companies, home appraisers and inspectors rent homes. But consumers had less appetite As pandemic-era consumption patterns — are also seeing business dry up. Other have waned, some companies have struggled. for big renovations in 2023 because higher once-hot markets are seeing a similar shift.

In September, analysts at Morgan Stanley cut interest rates raised the cost of borrowing.

“Our best year in the business was 2021, at their target price of Extra Space Storage, and a Although the sharp increase in home valthe height of COVID,” said Scott Patterson, Wells Fargo analyst published a research note ues has given homeowners more equity on owner of Trace Inspections, which provides warning about overall softness in the sector. paper, getting access to it has become more home inspections in the Nashville, Tenn., expensive.

Storage businesses are having to choose area. “Then interest rates started going “With the housing market where it is, between shoring up occupancy by cutting up, and people just stopped buying homes people are not able to move,” said Elliott, the rates or increasing them to generate more unless they really needed to.”

CFRA Research analyst. “That is going to revenue — at the risk of having customers have an impact on demand.”

Patterson said a combination of low inven- defect to competitors.

Companies involved in moving and storing people’s belongings are also coping with a slowdown that executives attribute to slumping home sales.

Pava’s departure from city was just what the county needed was reorganized and demoted in bureaucracy below the mayor. Independent thinking is by the mayor as the sole at-large member, he not encouraged, at least not publicly. If it is, it knew his job. Then they let him go. is behind the opaque cloak that successfully Pava and I served together on the city’s shrouds this administration and key staff. last long-range planning committee, overThe county could not be getting Pava at a seen by long-range planning staff, that Mayor better time. Key county staff have been comAlan Webber abandoned when elected in ing and going in the past year, so institutional 2018. That began the revolving door of land- memory is shallow. A County Commission use directors and absence of staff dedicated made up of high intellects and high egos, a to long-range planning. couple even have both, is always a challenge to a Planning Commission whose recommenWebber famously said the future of the city runs through the Planning and Land Use dations can be overturned on the whim of who shows up with the most passion.

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staff are supposed to, sometimes exclusively, abide by the “constitution” of their governing bodies. The city’s is a development code called Chapter 14. For the county, it is the 10-year-old Sustainable Land Development Code. As clear as those are intended to be, they never are. Ambiguity, exceptions, precedence and, yes, history and emotions are brought to bear.

The county has plenty of juicy projects for Pava. Appointed again as an at-large member, he’s got a big county to consider — solar and battery farms along the exploding N.M. 14 corridor; wild growth north of Interstate 40 around Edgewood; a federally mandated water system in the northern tier; Agua Fría village and annexation.

That’s just today. Get ready for pointed questions.

Contact Kim Shanahan at kimboshanahan@ gmail.com.

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Constructed by renowned local builder Sonny Otero, this new custom 4,200 sq. ft. home in the gated Eastside community of Cerro Moreno boasts iconic Santa Fe style, a contemporary ambience, and breathtaking mountain views. Hickory and tile floors flow throughout with no interior steps. Minutes from Palace Avenue, Canyon Road, and the Plaza. $3,300,000 MLS # 202335054

On a private 5-acre site in the southeast foothills, this 4BR, 6BA home enjoys far-reaching views across the city toward mountains and sunsets.

Relaxed living and indoor-outdoor entertaining are effortless thanks to the open-concept living and dining room, a recreation or media room with a bar, a chef’s kitchen, and an expansive portal with fireplace and outdoor kitchen. $2,590,000 MLS # 202341526

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In the heart of the Historic Eastside, this historically significant bungalowstyle property offers the flexibility to be redesigned as a private residence or to be used in a commercial manner consistent with RC-8, RAC zoning and professional office designation. 1,522 sq. ft. main building with bonus 445 sq. ft. studio/workshop. 8 off-street gated parking spaces. $1,295,000 MLS # 202400012

This lovely home located only minutes from town has the most magnificent sunsets and romantic moonlight. This spacious bright 2349 sq. ft. home has 2 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 bathrooms, 2 sunrooms, office, studio space with storage, and a 3 car garage. With all this there is plenty of room to spread out in this nicely laid out home.

This ready to move in sits on 2.16 mature treed acres. $895,000 MLS # 202341832

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