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The State of the State address took place Tuesday.

A state of doubt took hold Wednesday.

When Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced last week a string of 21 public safety

measures, many involving guns, she said she had consulted with the Legislature’s Democratic caucus and felt “much better” about getting support for most — if not all — of the initiatives.

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“I feel very confident, but we’ll have to wait and see,” Lujan Grisham said of garnering the needed Democratic support.

It could be a long wait, if some legislators’ initial reactions to some of the governor’s proposals come to fruition.

Some lawmakers are hinting some of the governor’s public safety initiatives — measures that have failed before in the House of Representatives and the Senate — may have little chance of passage this time around.

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Pair were found dead in their mobile home in remote Tres Piedras northwest of Taos

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New Mexico State Police have charged a man in connection with the slayings more than three years ago of a Tres Piedras couple at their home in the remote community northwest of Taos.

Warren Daniel Metzen, 32, faces two counts of first-degree murder, according to charging documents filed Tuesday in Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court.

Metzen is accused of fatally shooting Nathan Faccio, 46, and Nirvana Sisneros, 47, a man and woman found dead Aug. 1, 2020, in their mobile home.

A Rio Arriba County judge has issued Warren Daniel an arrest warrant for Metzen, but he was Metzen not in custody as of Wednesday, state police spokesman Wilson Silver said.

Metzen could not be reached for comment.

The couple’s daughter, Denise Sisneros, reached by phone Wednesday, declined to comment on the charges against Metzen.

State police suspected Metzen was involved in the killings as early as September 2020, according to the arrest warrant affidavit, but they could not find him to conduct an interview until September 2023, when he was taken into custody in Kingman, Ariz., on an unrelated charge.

Investigators traveled there to question him. The affidavit indicates statements he made during the interview raise questions about his mental health.

Some new evidence has tied Metzen to the couple’s deaths.

A witness, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, recently told police he was with Metzen the night he shot and killed Faccio and Sisneros, according to the affidavit.

The two had taken LSD that night, the man told investigators, and Metzen drove to the couple’s home saying, “They deserve to die.”

The man said Metzen was carrying an “AR-style rifle” when the two walked up to the home, and then Metzen opened the front door and began shooting at Faccio and Sisneros.

It’s unclear exactly when the couple were killed. A friend found their bodies Aug. 1, 2020, and medical examiners estimated they were shot in the early morning hours of

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ABOVE: Tenzin Dhangsel looks into a mirror while putting shaving cream on her face Friday during a sensory touch and smell exercise alongside teacher Olivia Hollowell in a highly structured preschool classroom at Nye Early Childhood Center.

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rittany Behenna Griffith has a laundry list of adjectives to describe the ideal special education teacher: data-driven, observant, organized, flexible, creative, communicative.

As principal of Nye Early Childhood Center, Behenna Griffith and her staff serve a unique population of students. In addition to being Santa Fe Public Schools’ only site dedicated exclusively to early childhood education, about half of the students enrolled at Nye have disabilities, more than double the statewide average.

As a result, Nye’s special education teachers have to lead a classroom while adjusting their teaching to each child’s needs and

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change course when a particular technique isn’t working, Behenna Griffith said. The principal described her staff as teachers and case workers at the same time — but without extra pay.

“It’s kind of like somebody wearing different hats, and you just keep putting on a different hat and trying something new. They’re juggling a lot,” she said.

Special education teachers’ compensation may be about to change to reflect that juggling. A preliminary state budget proposal from the Legislative Finance Committee, as well as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s budget recommendation, both include money to offer special education teachers higher pay than their general education peers.

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aside $60 million for the increased pay, to be disbursed over four years, while the governor is recommending a one-time $16 million allocation to increase pay for special education teachers. The increased pay, coupled with an initiative to standardize Individualized Education Programs across the state, will be a boon for the state’s more than 50,000 students who receive special education services, said Public Education Department Cabinet Secretary Arsenio Romero.

“We’re looking at pay differentials for special education teachers, to where we can really encourage them to come back and want to be special education teachers,” he said in an interview. “This would have a dramatic positive impact on the special ed classrooms.”

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Snowpack improving with wetter storms from El Niño Levels are still below normal for this time of year statewide, with drier week forecast

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The year ended with El Niño falling short of expectations for delivering a wetter-than-usual fall and winter.

But a recent weather pattern has made up for it in the past few weeks, with a series of storms not only swelling the regional snowpack but boosting its water content, which is important for a healthy spring runoff.

The federal water outlook report issued Jan. 1 had a sour tone as it described the statewide precipitation as being only 63% of normal, with drought conditions persisting from October through December, creating a “bleak start” to 2024.

The promise of El Niño delivering a much-needed wet winter and early spring seemed in doubt.

Then came the snowstorms.

“We’ve been making pretty good gains with our snowpack,” said Jaz Ammon, a hydrological technician at the National Resources Conservation Service who helps compile the reports. “Our picture is looking more optimistic as far as snowpack goes.”

The agency measures snowpack based on depth and water content and compares it to snowpack data in the period from 1990 to 2020. That comprises the “normal.”

Although it’s still below normal, it’s much improved from just a couple of weeks ago, he added.

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IN BRIEF Judge threatens to boot Trump from N.Y. courtroom for talking NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse.

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan told the former president his right to be present at the trial will be revoked if he remains disruptive. After an initial warning, Carroll’s lawyer said Trump could still be heard making remarks to his lawyers, including, “It is a witch hunt,” and, “It really is a con job.”

“Mr. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial,” Kaplan said in an exchange after the jury was excused for lunch, adding: “I understand you’re probably very eager for me to do that.”

“I would love it,” the Republican presidential front-runner shot back, shrugging at the defense table.

CNN cancels N.H. debate after Trump, Haley decline invitation CNN will no longer host a Republican primary debate in New Hampshire because just one qualified candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, accepted the network’s invitation to appear onstage.

The debate was scheduled to be held at New England College on Sunday, two days before the Tuesday New Hampshire primary. While former President Donald Trump — the primary’s front-runner since the race kicked off — has declined to participate in any of the GOP debates, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley had participated in all previous debates.

After the Iowa caucuses, in which she finished third behind Trump and DeSantis, Haley declined not only CNN’s invitation to debate but one from ABC News, which was scheduled to host a debate on Thursday from the Granite State.

Austin’s aide requested ‘subtle’ ambulance approach in 911 call An aide for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin asked during a 911 call on Jan. 1 that an ambulance arrive to pick Austin up without lights or sirens, according to audio of the call. The 70-year-old’s trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, and his ensuing hospitalization, remained secret for days — with even President Joe Biden kept in the dark.

“Can the ambulance not show up with lights and sirens?

We’re trying to remain a little subtle,” the aide said on the recording, which was obtained by Reuters and heard by The Washington Post.

FAA says initial round of 737 Max inspections has been finished WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday an initial round of inspections of 40 Boeing 737 Max 9 planes had been completed but those aircraft and scores of other Max 9 planes would remain grounded as the agency finalized an inspection process for them.

On Friday, the FAA announced it was requiring the 40 inspections before it would approve new inspection and maintenance instructions developed by Boeing. The agency grounded 171 Max 9 planes this month after a door panel blew off an Alaska Airlines flight while it was ascending after taking off from Portland, Ore. In its statement Wednesday, the FAA said it would review the data from the 40 inspections and the 737 Max 9 planes with the door panels would remain grounded until the agency signed off on the instructions for airlines to inspect the planes.

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A used Toyota Prius, long the standard-bearer of hybrid cars, at an auto dealership in Oakland, Calif., in October. Analysts say stubbornly high electric car prices and worries about public charging are pushing some car shoppers back toward hybrids after their sales had dipped.

Hybrids enjoy renaissance as electric car sales slow Many worried about public charging, high prices of full electric vehicles

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s Teslas and other electric vehicles dazzled car buyers with futuristic technology and dreams of a gasoline-free future, hybrid cars began to seem like yesterday’s news. Sales of the Toyota Prius, the standard-bearer for hybrids, fell 85% over a decade.

Now, a slowdown in the growth of electric-car sales has led General Motors, Ford Motor and Volkswagen to walk back ambitious targets for those vehicles. And sales of hybrids are robust, underscoring what may be the enduring reality check of 2023: Many Americans are hugely receptive to electrification, but they’re not ready for a fully electric car.

“Consumers want the same experience they’ve had” with a combustion engine car, said Stephanie Valdez Streaty, director of industry insights for Cox Automotive. “And we are not there yet. Price is still the top barrier for most consumers.”

Americans bought a record 1.2 million electric vehicles last year, a gain of about 46% and a 7.6% share of all new-car sales, according to Cox. But hybrid sales rose even faster, up 65% to more than 1.2 million, lifting their market share to 8% from 5.5%, according to Edmunds.

Throw in plug-in hybrids, and nearly 1 in 10 new cars pairs a gasoline engine with electric motors to save fuel and boost performance.

Analysts say stubbornly high electric-car prices and worries about public charging are pushing some car shoppers to hybrids, including renters or urbanites who can’t charge a battery-powered car at home. Hybrids deliver savings at the pump with no need to plug in for hours or plan trips around charging stops.

Their batteries are much smaller and cost a lot less than the batteries in fully electric vehicles.

Buyers paid about $42,500 on average for hybrids in November, according to Edmunds, compared with $60,500 for electric vehicles and $47,500 for conventional models. There is a smorgasbord of affordable hybrid models, many starting around $30,000.

Ford CEO Jim Farley said mainstream consumers were fundamentally different from early adopters who flocked to electric vehicles with little encouragement or education from automakers.

“EVs continue to grow with spectacular numbers, but what’s changing is that people buying them are not willing to pay a premium,” Farley said in an interview. “Now we have to get costs under control and even — surprise, surprise — advertise.”

Steve Center, chief operating officer at Kia America, said “anyone who wants to survive in this business is making these electric investments.”

But Center added an electric vehicle might not serve the needs of a “cowboy in Montana with a pickup truck.” Hybrids can help reduce emissions from those kinds of vehicles faster, he said.

But some auto experts said hybrids could do only so much.

Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said hybrids were a critical, affordable tool that allowed millions of drivers to use less gasoline but remained a transition technology. Long-term climate change goals still demand a shift to electric vehicles powered by a renewable energy grid, he said.

“In our comments to the EPA and industry, it’s, ‘Hey, put a hybrid on everything,’ ” Cooke said, referring to the Environmental Protection Agency. “But we still need stricter standards to ensure automakers face rules on what’s technologically achievable.”

U.S. tries to deal with cold as it builds up EV infrastructure

By Emily Schmall and Jenny Gross The New York Times

CHICAGO — With Chicago temperatures sinking below zero, electric vehicle charging stations have become scenes of desperation: depleted batteries, confrontational drivers and lines stretching out onto the street.

“When it’s cold like this, cars aren’t functioning well, chargers aren’t functioning well, and people don’t function so well either,” said Javed Spencer, an Uber driver who said he had done little else in the last three days besides charge his rented Chevy Bolt and worry about being stranded with a dead battery — again.

With more people owning electric vehicles than ever before, cold snaps this winter have created headaches for electric vehicle owners, as freezing temperatures drain batteries and reduce driving range.

The challenge for electric vehicles

is the two sides of the battery — the anode and the cathode — have chemical reactions that are slowed during extremely cold temperatures.

That affects both the charging and the discharging of the battery, said Jack Brouwer, director of the Clean Energy Institute and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University of California, Irvine.

“It ends up being very difficult to make battery electric vehicles work in very cold conditions,” Brouwer said. “You cannot charge a battery as fast or discharge a battery as fast if it’s cold. There’s no physical way of getting around.”

As people in the industry study what went wrong in Chicago, some suggest the charging infrastructure may have been simply outmatched by the extreme cold weather.

“We’re just a few years into EV deployment at scale,” said Albert Gore III, a former Tesla employee who is

now the executive director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association, which represents automakers including Tesla and has released a tips sheet for operating electric vehicles in cold weather. “This is not a categorical problem for electric vehicles,” he added, “because it has largely been sorted out in other places.”

Some of the countries with the highest usage of electric vehicles are also among the coldest. In Norway, where nearly 1 in 4 vehicles are electric, drivers are accustomed to taking steps, such as preheating the car before a drive, to increase efficiency even in cold weather, said Lars Godbolt, an adviser of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, which represents more than 120,000 electric car owners in Norway.

Charging stations in Norway see longer lines in the winter than summer, since vehicles are slower to charge in colder weather, but that has become less of an issue in recent years since

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Norway has built more charging ports, Godbolt said, citing a recent survey of members. Also, the majority of people in Norway live in houses, not apartments, and nearly 90% of electric vehicle owners have their own charging stations at home, he said.

Cold weather is likely to be less of an issue as companies update electric vehicle models. Even in the last few years, companies have developed capabilities that allow newer models to be more efficient in the cold.

All vehicles, including ones powered by diesel or gas, perform worse in cold weather, noted James Boley, a spokesperson for the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a trade association that represents more than 800 automotive companies in Britain.

He said that the problem was less about the capacity of electric vehicles to run well in cold weather, and more about the inability to provide necessary infrastructure, such as charging stations.

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The U.S. government unveiled a longawaited regulation that could slash the biggest banks’ overdraft fee income by as much as $3.5 billion each year.

Under the new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in conjunction with the White House, banks would only be able to charge overdrawn customers what it costs for them to break even for covering an overdraft — or abide by a specific cap set by the agency. That would effectively eliminate the average $35 charge customers currently pay for overdrawing their bank accounts. The agency is considering caps of $3, $6, $7 or $14, according to the proposal released Wednesday.

The new rule would apply to firms with more than $10 billion in assets, meaning about 175 of the country’s largest banks and credit unions would have to comply, according to the CFPB. While the regulation wouldn’t ban overdraft fees outright, it would regulate how banks can levy them. Banks would still be able to charge customers who overdraft to recoup their costs, but wouldn’t be able to make steep profits on the service. Instead, they would have to charge a so-called “break-even standard” that would equal the bank or credit union’s cost to write off an overdraft.

“For too long, some banks have charged exorbitant overdraft fees — sometimes $30 or more — that often hit the most vulnerable Americans the hardest, all while banks pad their bottom lines,” President Joe Biden said in a statement. “Banks call it a service — I call it exploitation. Today’s proposal would cut the average overdraft fee by more than half, saving the typical American family that pays these fees $150 a year.”

Along with fee limits, the CFPB is considering subjecting overdraft programs that charge fees higher than either the bank or credit union’s breakeven rate or the CFPB-set fee to enhanced standards required by the Truth in Lending Act. The Federal Reserve, which oversaw overdraft programs until the CFPB’s creation in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, exempted overdrafts from the federal financial disclosure law in 1968 — a discrepancy that has earned large financial institutions billions of dollars in revenue, according to the CFPB. Under the proposal, banks and credit unions above that $10 billion threshold would have to disclose the interest rate of overdraft loans and determine a person’s ability to repay an overdraft loan if the fees exceed the costs of covering overdraft or the CFPB’s cap.

For many average American consumers, overdraft fees aren’t consequential to their overall financial health, but for others, they can be disastrous. The charges have come under persistent scrutiny, prompting some banks such as Capital One and Citigroup to do away with them altogether, while others have lowered their fees.

Even so, banks still collect around $9 billion per year in the charges, according to the CFPB.

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High court justices New sanctions on Houthis Johnson digs in on U.S. puts Yemen rebel group back appear skeptical on global terror list, says measures border deal will try to minimize effect on famine of upholding key regulatory statute

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responsibilities “and say, automatically, whatever the agency says wins.”

WASHINGTON — Members of The court’s three liberal memthe Supreme Court’s conservative bers, by contrast, said agencies majority seemed inclined Wednes- were often in a better position than day to limit or even overturn a key courts to interpret ambiguous statprecedent that has empowered utes in their areas of expertise. executive agencies, threatening “Agencies know things that regulations in countless areas, courts do not,” Justice Elena including the environment, health Kagan said, “and that’s the basis care and consumer safety. of Chevron.”

Each side warned of devastatShe added discarding the ing consequences should it lose, decision would be a strikingly underscoring how the court’s disruptive move, as there have decision in a highly technical been 70 Supreme Court decisions case could reverberate across relying on Chevron, along with wide swaths of American life.

17,000 in the lower courts.

Overruling the precedent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Solicitor General Elizabeth said Congress had given some Prelogar told the justices, would policy choices to the agencies. be an “unwarranted shock to the “And my concern,” she said, “is legal system.” that if we take away something But Justice Brett Kavanaugh like Chevron, the court will then responded there were in fact suddenly become a policymaker.” “shocks to the system every The fate of Chevron could turn four or eight years when a new on the votes of Chief Justice John administration comes in, whether Roberts and Justice Amy Coney it’s communications law or secu- Barrett, members of the court’s rities law or competition law or conservative wing whose quesenvironmental law.” tions were not uniformly hostile Judging from questions in two to the doctrine. hard-fought arguments that lasted The cases the justices cona total of more than 3½ hours, sidered were brought on behalf the foundational doctrine of of two sets of fishermen, one administrative law called Chevron in New Jersey and the other in deference appeared to be in peril. Rhode Island. They objected to a The doctrine takes its name maritime agency’s interpretation from a 1984 decision, Chevron v. of a 1976 law that requires them Natural Resources Defense Coun- to carry observers to gather data cil, one of the most cited cases in to prevent overfishing.

American law. Under it, judges Wednesday’s argument feamust defer to agencies’ reasonable tured a host of hypothetical quesinterpretations of ambiguous tions. Kagan asked who should statutes. In close cases, and there decide, for instance, whether a are many, the views of the agency product is a drug or a dietary take priority even if courts might supplement. The answer, she sughave ruled differently. gested, was an expert agency.

Supporters of the doctrine say it “It’s best to defer to people allows specialized agencies to fill in who do know, who have had long gaps in ambiguous statutes to estabexperience on the ground, who lish uniform rules in their areas of have seen a thousand of these expertise, a practice they say was kinds of situations,” she said. contemplated by Congress.

“And, you know, judges should Its opponents, including busiknow what they don’t know.” ness groups hostile to what they Kagan imagined a new statute see as overregulation, counter that addressing artificial intelligence, it is the role of courts, not executive branch officials, to determine one that would inevitably have gaps and ambiguities. the meanings of statutes. They “Congress can hardly see a week also say agencies’ interpretations in the future with respect to this can change with new administrations and put a thumb on the scale subject, let alone a year or a decade in the future,” she said, adding, in favor of the government even “Congress knows that this court when it is a party to the case.

Some conservative justices said and lower courts are not competent with respect to deciding all the courts must decide what laws questions about AI that are going mean without giving decisive to come up in the future.” weight to agencies’ views.

Justice Neil Gorsuch, for instance, said he was worried judges would abdicate their

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WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday put Yemen’s Houthis rebels back on its list of specially designated global terrorists, piling financial sanctions on top of American military strikes in the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop the militants’ attacks on global shipping. But a new Houthi attack on an American-owned ship was reported.

Biden administration officials said they would design the financial penalties on the Houthis to minimize harm to Yemen’s 32 million people, who are among the world’s poorest and hungriest after years of war between the Iran-backed Houthis and a Saudi-led coalition.

But aid officials expressed concern. The decision would only add “another level of uncertainty and threat for Yemenis still caught in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises,” Oxfam America associate director Scott Paul said.

The sanctions that come with the formal designation are meant to sever violent extremist groups from their sources of financing.

President Donald Trump’s administration designated the Houthis as global terrorists and a foreign terrorist organization in one of his last acts in office. President Joe Biden reversed course early on, at the time citing the humanitarian threat the sanctions posed to ordinary Yemenis.

Military strikes by the U.S. and Britain against

Houthi targets in Yemen have failed to stop weeks of drone, rocket and missile strikes by Houthi forces on commercial shipping transiting the Red Sea route, which borders Yemen.

The Houthis are one in a network of Iran- and Hamas-allied militant groups around the Middle East that have escalated attacks on Israel, the U.S. and others since Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks in Israel.

Even as administration officials previewed the new sanctions, Houthis launched the second attack this week against an American-owned ship, striking with a bomb-carrying drone. The vessel and crew were safe after extinguishing a fire from the attack, the captain reported.

Critics say the additional broad U.S. sanctions may have little effect on the Houthis, a defiant and relatively isolated group with few known assets in the U.S. to be threatened. War and chronic misgovernment have left 24 million Yemenis at risk of hunger and disease, and roughly 14 million are in acute need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations says.

U.S. launches fourth attack WASHINGTON — The U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites Wednesday, U.S. Central Command said, marking the fourth time in days it has directly targeted the group in Yemen as violence that ignited in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war continues to spill over in the Middle East.

The strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit 14 missiles that the command deemed an “imminent threat.”

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Pakistan retaliates against Iran strike

By Salman Masood The New York Times

In an expansion of hostilities rippling out from the Israel-Hamas war, Pakistan said Thursday it had carried out strikes inside Iran. The military action came a day after Iranian forces attacked what they said were militant camps in Pakistan.

The Pakistani Foreign Affairs Ministry said the country’s forces had conducted “precision military strikes” against what it called terrorist hideouts in southeastern Iran. A number of militants were killed, the ministry said in a statement.

A senior Pakistani security official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Pakistan had struck at least seven camps used by Baluch separatists about 30 miles inside the border.

The official said air force fighter jets and drones were used in the Pakistani retaliatory strikes.

A day before, Iran conducted an airstrike in Baluchistan province in Pakistan. The Iranian government later said that the strike in Pakistan, as well as

attacks it conducted in Iraq and Syria, showed that Iran would hit back forcefully at enemies anywhere.

An emboldened Iran has been using its proxy forces against Israel and its allies since the war in the Gaza Strip began in October. Those actions, and now the attacks by Iran itself on other countries in the region, have increased the risk that the upheaval washing over the Middle East could grow.

Iranian officials said that the attack in Pakistan had been aimed at militants who threatened Iran, but the Pakistani authorities rejected that account, citing what it said were civilian casualties from the strike.

Pakistan denounced the Ira-

nian strike as a blatant violation of international law and said it “reserves the right to respond.”

Pakistan has long maintained that Baluch separatists, who have waged a low-level insurgency in Baluchistan province in southwestern Pakistan for decades, have hideouts across the border in Iran. Iran has also accused Pakistan of not doing enough to contain militants who have targeted Iranian security.

“A calculated and timely response was necessary to negate an Iranian misperception that an unprovoked, surprise military attack on Pakistan will not yield a strong but calibrated and swift response,” Syed Muhammad Ali, a security analyst based in Islamabad, said.

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WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday threw cold water on the idea of striking an immigration deal with Democrats that could revive stalled legislation to send aid to Ukraine, hours before a meeting in which President Joe Biden planned to make a renewed push for the plan.

“I don’t think now is the time for comprehensive immigration reform because we know how complicated that is,” Johnson said Wednesday morning before an afternoon meeting at the White House. “You can’t do that quickly.

I do think it’s past time to secure the border.”

Johnson said he told Biden on Thursday during a 30-minute phone call he was dug in on the matter and would deliver the same message face to face later Wednesday. Biden has summoned Johnson and other congressional leaders as well as the top-ranking national security committee lawmakers in Congress, in an urgent bid to break a monthslong logjam over military assistance for Ukraine and the border security policies Republicans have insisted are a requirement for the aid.

“I’m going to tell the president what I’m telling all of you, what we’ve told the American people: border, border, border,” Johnson said. “We have to secure our own border before we talk about doing anything else.”

Johnson’s warnings highlighted a deep split among Republicans over how to proceed. Senate Republican leaders, who are pressing for action on legislation that would pair military assistance for Ukraine and Israel with a compromise border security plan, said Wednesday they looked forward to voting as soon as next week.

A group of Senate Republicans and Democrats as well as Biden administration officials have made substantial progress in recent weeks toward a compromise that would clamp down on migration at the southwestern border.

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“Senate Democrats will have trouble with some of the bills, and some we won’t,” Senate President Pro Tem Mimi Stewart said in an interview at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Stewart, D-Albuquerque, added Senate Democrats want to work with the governor on public safety initiatives but acknowledged, “We certainly won’t support all of them. I can tell you that by the sheer numbers.”

The governor’s initiatives are many, including a ban on assault weapons; raising the legal age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21; and imposing a 14-day waiting period for firearm purchases while awaiting the results of a background check.

Twenty-four hours into the session, lawmakers in both parties expressed uncertainty on whether some of the measures would pass. And her executive order that prohibits guns in playgrounds and parks — currently under review by the Supreme Court — prompted House Reps. John Block, R-Alamogordo, and Stefani Lord, R-Sandia Park, to file a resolution of articles of impeachment against the governor this week.

Lujan Grisham is undeterred: Spokeswoman Maddy Hayden said Wednesday the governor remained confident her proposals would eventually prevail.

“This year is seeing a convergence of not only a public that continues to demand action from the Legislation on public safety, but also a sense of energy felt after the meaningful results of the concerted efforts of the last few months in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County,” Hayden wrote in an email.

“There’s more momentum around public safety than ever, and we are confident we have the votes to get these proposals across the finish line.”

The governor called for legislative support for a ban on assault weapons during her State of the State speech Tuesday. Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe, said Wednesday she had filed such a bill, modeled after the federal Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion Act that U.S. Sens.

Martin Heinrich of New Mexico and Angus King of Maine introduced in Congress late last year.

The legislation would regulate such guns to have permanently fixed magazines, limited to 10 rounds for rifles.

Romero said with the increase in mass shootings and killings involving such weapons, she believes more people, including Democrats who have been hesitant to support such initiatives in the past, may be behind the idea this year.

“I do think the conversation has shifted,” Romero said. “It’s not just about where we stand on these issues but the reality of what’s happening in our backyard.”

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joseph Cervantes, D-Las Cruces, said he had not yet seen Romero’s bill, but noted: “We’ve seen many versions of the assault weapons ban before. Our conclusion has been consistently the prior versions of that are not constitutional.”

Other leading Senate Democrats echoed the point. Sen. George Muñoz, D-Gallup, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said “violating the Constitution across the board is not something I’m interested in at all.”

Rep. Harry Garcia, D-Grants, said he will not support “any gun legislation” to prohibit their use.

Cervantes and other members of the influential Senate Judiciary Committee repeatedly have questioned the constitutionality of legislation that bans guns in a state with open-carry laws in place.

He and others have noted efforts to pass federal legislation to ban assault weapons have stalled in Congress.

About a dozen mostly Democratic-leaning states have assault weapons bans, magazine capacity limits, or both.

Illinois recently imposed such a law, which went into effect this month.

Senate Republicans have said they do support some of the governor’s proposals, including a pretrial detention bill. While they often support Democratic “tough on crime” legislation, they are less likely to side with Lujan Grisham when it comes to gun-safety bills they see as gun-limitation, some GOP lawmakers said.

“We’re behind any measure that is common sense, that is going to punish criminals and keep them in jail,” said Sen. Greg Baca, R-Belen, the Senate minority leader. “We will oppose any

restrictions we are trying to place on common law-abiding citizens, such as unconstitutional bans that they are suggesting on firearms.”

Garcia, as well as others on both sides of the aisle, said he is behind the governor’s initiative to keep suspected violent offenders awaiting trial behind bars until their trial begins.

“That’s the main thing we need to address, because by letting these people commit the same crimes over and over and over ... it’s not working,” he said.

“The system is completely broken.”

Because the majority of the bills championed by the governor had not yet been posted or gone through a committee hearing as of Wednesday, many lawmakers said they wanted to view their full text before weighing in.

Rep. Patty Lundstrom, D-Gallup, said she is open to considering a 14-day waiting period before anyone can buy a gun and wants to support a law prohibiting panhandling, at least on public roads and medians. She said she also supports more funding to recruit and retain state police officers, another initiative the governor wants this year.

But Lundstrom was less supportive of raising the age to purchase firearms.

Noting New Mexicans can enlist in the military at age 17 and vote at 18, she asked: “You can serve your country at 17 years old, be expected to use a firearm, but yet you can’t buy one when you come home? I don’t know what that would look like.”

She added crime legislation has to look at addressing the many levels of care and support needed to deal with behavioral and mental health issues surrounding gun violence and crime.

While Lundstrom cautioned against any effort to fashion an omnibus crime package — she said she did not think it would garner enough support to pass — Sen. Pete Campos, D-Las Vegas, said it’s not inconceivable the 21 measures will find themselves condensed and combined into fewer bills.

“We all know you can have 21 different measures but we all also know you end up with some consolidated pieces of legislation that will address the issues,” he said.

“I know the committees that are going to deal directly with it, from Judiciary to Finance, will look at it very closely,” he said.

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Behenna Griffith thinks it’s “about time” the state raised pay to encourage special education practitioners join and stay in their field. Santa Fe Public Schools tried something similar earlier this school year. In August, the district rolled back plans to outsource staffing for four intensive behavioral support classrooms, opting instead to offer hefty stipends to draw 13 special education professionals already in the district to the positions.

The Individualized Education Program, which is a plan for providing services to students with disabilities required under federal law, is an essential component of a special education teacher’s job. Updating these regularly, tracking students’ progress and coordinating services with providers all mean additional work for special education teachers, Behenna Griffith said.

“Every single one of my teachers works beyond their contract,” she said. “I know regular ed teachers work beyond their contracts, but special ed teachers just have more.”

The process for creating an Individualized Education Program varies between the state’s roughly 89 public school districts and 100 charter schools, said Romero, who has been through that process many times — as a teacher, as a school administrator and as the father of an eighth grader with autism.

“There [are] really ... 189 different ways that we do IEPs,” he said.

This lack of uniformity means teachers have to learn a new Individualized Education Program process whenever they move from one school or district to another, Behenna Griffith said.

Across New Mexico, nearly 300 special education teaching positions are vacant, according to a 2023 study published by New Mexico State University’s Southwest Outreach Academic Research Evaluation and Policy Center.

But the problem isn’t just that New Mexico doesn’t have enough special education teachers; it’s also that the state’s special education teachers aren’t staying in their specialty.

Some 1,300 teachers holding special education licenses across the state are teaching general education courses, according to a report released by the Legislative Finance Committee in November.

To Behenna Griffith, it’s understandable many teachers holding licenses in special education choose to teach outside of their specialty, especially since Nye’s teachers must hold licenses in both special education and early childhood education, a requirement that often entails going back to school.

“If they have to go to school to hold this job — and they could go get a job down the street as a regular ed teacher

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Principal Brittany Behenna Griffith smiles Friday while extending her shaving cream-covered hand to 4-year-old Tenzin Dhangsel in a preschool classroom at Nye Early Childhood Center.

and not have to go school — they should be paid differently,” she said.

That’s exactly what lawmakers are considering this legislative session.

A recommendation from the Legislative Finance Committee appropriates $300 million to a new Government Accountability and Improvement Trust Fund, an expendable trust intended to pilot programs. Of that, $60 million is earmarked for higher pay for special education teachers.

In its budget proposal, the committee framed the $60 million as one more way New Mexico is responding to the 2018 Yazzie/Martinez district court decision, in which a judge determined the state failed to provide sufficient education to several groups of students, including students with disabilities.

A longtime advocate for children with disabilities, Rep. Liz Thomson, D-Albuquerque, said in an interview she supports the pay differentials as a means to recruit and retain sorely needed special education teachers.

“I know there’s going to be some pushback from folks who don’t like to pay for shortage areas [like special education], as they call them,” Thomson said. “But I always say, will you walk into a fine jewelry and say, ‘Give the me platinum and diamond for the cubic zirconia and silver price?’ That’s not how it works.”

The state’s proposed education budgets also include one-time funding for special education initiatives, money that will, in part, go toward standardizing Individualized Education Program processes statewide. The goal, Romero said, is to ensure teachers across the state are “speaking the same language” when it comes to the programs.

“This will be a huge benefit for students, but it’s also going to be a huge benefit for teachers,” he said. “It can be very frustrating — whether you’re a special ed teacher or whether you are a regular ed teacher — to make sure that you’re meeting those needs.”

However, how much the state will set aside for special education initiatives

still depends on who you ask. The Legislative Finance Committee and Legislative Education Study Committee both recommended $5 million, while the governor’s budget recommendation offers up $6 million for the task.

More state funding hasn’t improved outcomes for children with disabilities in the past: A legislative report released in November found that, despite enormous increases in educational investments over the past decade, disabled students’ proficiency rates were worse in 2022 than 2013.

Still, Romero argued standardizing Individualized Education Programs and drawing more special education teachers with higher pay will move the needle for students with disabilities, even though past increases in funding didn’t accomplish that task.

“There has been additional funding that’s gone into this, and, again — from both a school leader and parent point of view — we haven’t gotten the results that we wanted,” he said. “I’m very confident now that we’re on the right track to be able to do this.”

In Tara Hughes’ pre-K classroom at Nye Early Childhood Center last week, students with disabilities learned and played alongside their peers.

Some of the children sat around a table, linking together colorful straws into long swords. Others organized a tiny stable full of plastic horses. And still others shaped kinetic sand into lumpy forms.

In the class of 18 students, six — or a third — have Individualized Education Programs.

As she guided students’ playtime Friday, Hughes, who was chosen as New Mexico’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, argued in favor of the pay differentials for special education teachers. It would properly compensate special education teachers for their expertise, she said, and safeguard against teachers leaving the profession in their first five years due to burnout.

“I think it’s been a long time coming,” Hughes said.

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Nirvana Sisneros and Nathan Faccio.

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July 31, the affidavit states.

Police searched the couple’s property and found five .223 caliber shell casings inside the home as well as a rifle magazine in the yard that was “consistent with those used in AR-15 style rifles,” investigators wrote.

During a two-hour interview in September in Arizona, where Metzen was charged with criminal damage to property, he “talked at length about hearing voices” and “stated he felt the world would be better without Nathan and Nirvana,” investigators wrote in the affidavit.

He told police he believed Faccio had drugged him and had molested his own children.

Although he admitted to being at the couple’s home around the time of the slayings, Metzen did not admit to killing Faccio and Sisneros, the affidavit states.

Court documents and social media accounts show Metzen has moved around, most recently living in Bullhead City. Older records indicate he has spent time in Northern New Mexico.

He was charged with a misdemeanor in Taos County in 2018.

Documents indicate he also lived in Cañon City, Colo., for a time.

Several Facebook accounts that appear to belong to Metzen list cities of residence in Virginia, Indiana, Arizona and Colorado.

Messages were posted on one of the accounts — which says he lives in Needles, Calif. — as recently as November.

Several Facebook posts in recent years appear to be addressed to a “secret society” and CIA or FBI agents, and refer to noises and technology “in my ears.”

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Northern and Central New Mexico are doing well overall, especially Santa Fe, he said — a sign El Niño is having an impact.

El Niño is a climate pattern in which the Pacific Ocean warms near the equator, resulting in a wetter winter and spring in the Southwest. It’s roughly the reverse of the three back-to-back La Niñas that caused drier-than-normal conditions during those seasons.

In the Santa Fe area, two weather monitoring stations — one placed in the ski basin, the other above the McClure Reservoir in the Santa Fe Municipal Watershed — measured bulging snowpacks.

The ski basin is about 140% of normal and McClure is 210%, both of which far surpass the Taos Ski Valley’s 84%, Ammon said, adding he has no explanation for the wide variation.

National Weather Service forecasters also cheered the recent snow trend during a weekly weather briefing Tuesday.

“We’ve got a really healthy band of snowpack building up across the north-central part of the state,” said Andrew Mangham a Weather Service hydrologist. “That’s great news for water supply.”

The short-term outlook shows warmer, drier conditions in the coming week through most of the region, pausing the winter snows but also giving residents relief from the freezing weather that has kept icy patches lingering on roads and sidewalks, the forecasters said.

“The frigid icebox is going to come to an end,” meteorologist Dan Porter said.

In Santa Fe, highs will reach the low- to mid-40s through Monday. Most nights will remain chilly with temperatures dropping into the 20s.

TAKEAWAYS ◆ The snowstorms since Jan. 1 have boosted the regional snowpack, making up for a drier-than-predicted three months to end the year. ◆ The statewide snowpack is now 88% of normal, a substantial increase from 63% at the end of December. The Santa Fe area is even better, with the ski basin measured at 140% and the McClure Reservoir at 210%. ◆ The bursts of January precipitation are a sign El Niño is having an impact.

The Pacific Ocean weather pattern often causes a wetter-than-normal winter and spring in the Southwest, depending on its strength.

The city will see a mild chance of precipitation — 10% to 20% — on Sunday and Monday, but temperatures will remain the warmest they have been in weeks.

Storm systems are predicted to move through the state in the last week of January, Porter said. Because of warming temperatures, snow is most likely to occur in the mountains above 7,500 feet, while areas in the lower altitudes could get rain.

The meteorologists agreed what the weather will do after that is anyone’s guess.

However, the current dry spell doesn’t mean El Niño is faltering, Mangham said, noting there’s a lot of winter left.

An El Niño can be gauged as weak or strong in how it drives climate conditions but its vibrancy can’t be judged by how many inches of snow that’s generated, he said.

“I’d say we’re having a classic El Niño now; we did have a late start,” Mangham said. “A classic El Niño pattern does include quiet weeks like the one we’re having right now.”

Snowpack in New Mexico

Areas around the state are recording higher than normal percentage snowpack.

SOURCE: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

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Gov. addresses learning time on national stage Lujan Grisham remotely joined other governors and officials for an event at the White House

By Gabrielle Porter

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham may be fighting an uphill battle in her controversial quest to mandate a 180-day school year across the state.

But her goal fits right into the educational agenda of a powerful potential ally: the Biden administration.

Fresh off Tuesday’s State of the State address, where she outlined a number of educational goals, the governor spoke Wednesday on a panel of state and federal officials introducing the White House’s road map to help states boost

students’ academic performance. The plan, officials said, encourages states to focus on reducing absenteeism, funding “high-dosage” tutoring opportunities — and increasing extended, after-school and summer school program.

“This is a moment of truth in education in our country,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. “Are we going to raise the bar or are we going to return to the status quo?”

Lujan Grisham remotely joined governors and state officials at the event, where leaders discussed different initiatives they’ve used to boost student performance.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy referenced a program launched last year to help fund intensive tutoring for students disproportionally impacted by the pandemic.

And Maryland Gov. Wes Moore detailed the creation of the Maryland Tutoring Corps, which used federal COVID-19 relief dollars to fund day math tutoring for secondary students, especially in middle schools.

Lujan Grisham said during the event that New Mexico has a long way to go.

“We are in a terrible, frankly, position with chronic absenteeism,” she said. “I am embarrassed about it but it is true

nonetheless that high schools and [middle] schools are not just our only problems. We’re beginning to see troubling patterns even in elementary school.”

Lujan Grisham has pushed in recent years to mandate more learning hours for New Mexico schoolchildren. Last year, she signed a bill to increase learning time in public schools from 990 hours to 1,140 hours but allowed districts some flexibility in when to add the hours. In recent years, the state has funded optional measures for extra learning days, including K-5 Plus and K-12 Plus.

In Tuesday’s speech, Lujan Grisham urged lawmakers to fund and mandate a 180-day school year for all New Mexico students, even in rural areas that typ-

Attorney general, lawmaker clash over ‘fake electors’ Torrez denies investigation into Trump electors that led to no charges had political motivations

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Attorney General Raul Torrez speaks Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee about a case involving Republican electors in the 2020 presidential election. Torrez recommended expanding the prohibition against falsified election documents and creating a new law against falsely acting as a presidential elector.

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presentation on the findings of an investigation into five “fake electors” sparked a tense exchange Wednesday between New Mexico’s top prosecutor and a GOP lawmaker.

After Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the group could not be prosecuted under current law, state Sen. Mark Moores, R-Albuquerque, questioned whether they would receive an apology after being dragged through the mud and incurring attorneys’ fees to defend themselves.

The five Republicans were accused of participating in a nationwide scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in favor of Donald Trump.

“They’ve been smeared,” said Moores, who quoted from an Albuquerque Journal editorial that deemed the alleged scheme in New Mexico “fake news” and questioned where the Republican electors could go “to get their reputations back.”

“Would anyone like to apologize to these duly nominated electors?” he asked during the legislative session’s first meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Sen. Joe Cervantes, a Las Cruces Democrat who chairs the committee, said Wednesday’s hearing was neither the time nor the place.

Torrez responded nonetheless, saying he wasn’t going to apologize to the five Republican electors “for the conduct that they engaged in or the nature of the investigation.”

Torrez, a Democrat who is the former Bernalillo County district attorney, said he considers Moores a friend but was “troubled by the insinuation” the investigation was driven by a partisan agenda.

“I can assure you that whatever complaints have come from your side of the aisle are unmatched by the complaints from people inside of my party for the decision that was made based on the law and based on the facts,” he said.

“I don’t appreciate the insinuation … and I think it’s a disservice to this process and to the importance of this issue to try to turn it into that. We conducted this investigation based on professional and ethical standards,” he added.

Moores, who kicked off his remarks by saying he would never vote for Trump again, left Wednesday’s meeting early and shook Torrez’s hand on his way out.

Torrez appeared before the committee to Mark Moores recommend legislative reforms he said would have resulted in charges against the Republican electors.

“Quite frankly, we didn’t think we could satisfy a burden beyond reasonable doubt under current law,” said Torrez, who is recommending expanding the prohibition against falsified election documents and creating a new law against falsely acting as a presidential elector.

“We have set forth very specific legislative proposals that, had they been in place at the time, would have allowed our prosecutors to move forward with a criminal prosecution under the facts presented in this case,” he said.

Cervantes said he held the hearing to recognize that 2024 marks another presidential election year.

“This would be the only opportunity of this Legislature to address this by legislation … to ensure that those protections are in place,” he said.

Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said after the presentation bills are in the works “based on the recommendations set forth in the attorney general’s report.”

She downplayed accusations by Moores that she, too, is partisan, saying the pair have a good working relationship that includes poking fun at one another.

“I took it more as that,” she said. “He’s also said in the past that I and my staff run great elections, and I understand the political nature of these kinds of hearings, but when I go into the Secretary of State’s Office and I’m asked to do my job running elections, I leave my partisan hat at the door.”

During the presentation, she offered new details about the events leading up to the filing of election certificates that falsely declared Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential race.

Toulouse Oliver said she received a text from the then-executive director of the

Republican Party of New Mexico, Anissa Ford-Tinnin, on Dec. 14, 2020.

That’s the same day the Democratic Party of New Mexico’s five presidential electors convened in the state Capitol to cast their ballots for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

“She simply texted me and asked, ‘Can we come in to the meeting so that the Republican electors — quote unquote — can cast their ballots, too?’ ” she said. “I was kind of caught off guard a bit [and thought], ‘Wow, that’s really weird. I’ve never heard of anything like that.’ ” Toulouse Oliver said she “very respectfully replied” that it “wouldn’t be part of the legal process.”

Still, the five Republican electors met in the east lobby of the Roundhouse and signed certificates of votes for Trump, which were mailed to the National Archives and the president of the U.S. Senate. The certificates included the caveat the votes for Trump were “on the understanding that it might later be determined that we are the duly elected and qualified electors for President and Vice President.”

“I didn’t think a whole lot of it at the time when I received that request for a slate of Republican electors to come because it had already been such a wacky and wild election with so many unusual things that had occurred,” Toulouse Oliver said.

“I just chalked it up to, you know, this is a political stunt,” she said. “It wasn’t until later that day that we received notice that former President Trump had filed a lawsuit trying to overturn the results of the presidential election that had been certified weeks previous.”

Toulouse Oliver became aware nearly a year later “similar activities” had occurred in six other states.

“I had no idea that it was part of a bigger coordinated process, and I really scratched my head wondering why it had even occurred here in New Mexico where President Biden had won the election by over 100,000 votes,” she said.

She added it occurred to her later New Mexico was possibly included in the mix because “mastermind” John Eastman, a former attorney for Trump, lives in Santa Fe. Follow Daniel J. Chacón on Twitter @danieljchacon.

ically have school just four days each week during the school year.

She also requested $30 million to build a statewide literacy institute and another $30 million for free summer literacy programs that she said will serve 10,000 students.

At Wednesday’s event, she bemoaned the fact that, while schools that have embraced optional extended learning programs have seen improvement, it has been “harder than it ought to be” to get schools to buy in.

“I could use some help getting schools to really understand the value,” she said. “Kids will come to school.

They’ll stay in school. Teacher satisfaction will go up. Behavior challenges will go down.”

LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP Days remaining in session: 28 Eyebrow-raising introductions: It’s customary for lawmakers to introduce their loved ones to the public on opening day of the Legislature.

Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, raised eyebrows Tuesday when he introduced his.

Pirtle, who is in the midst of a divorce from the mother of his three young children, showed up with a new baby and a former legislative staffer he introduced as his partner.

In the final days of last year’s legislative session, Pirtle was thrust into an embarrassing scandal when his estranged wife told Santa Fe County deputies investigating a domestic dispute that Pirtle was having an extramarital affair.

After the salacious allegations went public, Capitol insiders identified the woman said to be involved with Pirtle as legislative staffer McKenzie Luna, who is the woman Pirtle introduced Tuesday as his partner. Last year, Luna denied to the press being involved in a relationship with the senator, saying she was the victim of a vicious “rumor mill” at the Roundhouse.

In addition to his new baby and partner, Pirtle also introduced his other children and parents, who he said haven’t missed opening day at the Legislature since he was elected in 2013 — except during “all the COVID sessions” when public participation was restricted.

“I’ve been here a while,” he said. “It’s been a hot minute.”

After last year’s session, Pirtle announced he would not seek reelection. But he recently told the Roswell Daily Record he wants to “keep the door open” on his options.

First round of confirmations: The Senate confirmed the first round of what will be a long list of appointments and reappointments this session to various boards, commissions and the governor’s Cabinet.

“The Senate Rules Committee was very busy in the interim,” Senate Majority Leader Peter Wirth, D-Santa Fe, said. “There are 65 confirmations that we need to do on the floor, so we’re going to space those out.”

All five appointments considered Wednesday, which sailed through with unanimous approval, involved the Governor’s Organized Crime Prevention Commission.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham resurrected the commission last year as part of an effort to “do more to interrupt organized crime operations in our state.” At the time, the Governor’s Office said “the bipartisan commission was created in statute in the 1970s but has seldom been fully utilized” by New Mexico’s governors.

The appointments the Senate confirmed include Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman; Bernalillo County Sheriff John David Allen; Public Safety Secretary Jason Bowie; Judith Nakamura, former chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court; and Edward “Eddie” Flores, chief of the Western New Mexico University Police Department.

Sen. Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, noted the seven-member commission lacks Native American representation and urged the addition of a tribal member.

“They are part of our communities,” she said. “They, too, also have many issues of crime that exist within their jurisdiction.”

Hooray for Highlands: The House of Representatives moved quickly to unanimously approve House Memorial 6, which recognized Wednesday as New Mexico Highlands Day. The memorial, introduced by Rep. Ambrose Castellano, D-Las Vegas, was the first official piece of 2024 legislation to move through the House.

The memorial noted New Mexico Highlands University, located in Las Vegas, ranked 55th among all universities in social mobility rankings in 2023 according to U.S. News & World Report.

The college, founded in 1893, serves about 3,000 students a year, and several House lawmakers spoke of its success in educating New Mexico college students. Highlands also set up an array of tables with representatives in the Rotunda at the state Capitol on Wednesday.

The House also moved quickly to unanimously approve House Memorial 7, which designated Wednesday as Autism Day. The memorial said “autism spectrum disorder is a neurological disorder that affects the development of communication and social interaction skills” and noted one in every 37 children is diagnosed as having that disorder. The presentation in the Rotunda focused on Highlands also had several tables and representatives on hand to talk about autism.

In the Senate, lawmakers read out certificates recognizing both New Mexico Highlands Day and Autism Day. “Feed bill” gets bite of approval: The House of Representatives voted 52-13 to approve House Bill 1, the roughly $41 million “feed bill” which funds the legislative session via payroll and per diem expenses, among other costs. House Bill 1 includes about $240,000 for per diem for the Legislature’s 42 senators and about $401,000 for the 72 members of the House of Representatives.

House lawmakers argued somewhat over the difference in pay within the bill for contract employees in the Senate and the House, saying Senate employees get more money and complaining that’s not fair. Some House staffers want to leave the House and go work for the Senate, some legislators said. House Bill 1 still has to win the Senate’s approval.

Quote of the day: “He’s a faster runner than the Cowboys’ quarterback,” — House Speaker Javier Martínez, D-Albuquerque, referring to Legislative Council Service director Raúl Burciaga, who was apparently “running” down the stairs from the fourth floor of the Capitol to the House chamber on the first floor to present House Bill 1. The Green Bay Packers sent the Dallas Cowboys packing from the playoffs following a 48-32 defeat Sunday.

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Hannah Pritchett, with the New Mexico Autism Project, speaks with autism advocate Judy Ruffatto during Autism Day at the state Capitol on Wednesday.

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Shelter halts dog admissions Two canines are battling ‘kennel cough’; cats, other pets unaffected The New Mexican

The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society announced its adoption and admissions services for dogs will shut down between

Thursday and Feb. 1 due to a contagious virus diagnosed in two canines.

The city of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County also will limit their animal control services for the next two weeks because of the virus, described as “kennel cough.”

“This virus is highly contagious, and we are taking these measures out of an abundance of caution to

protect the sheltered and community dogs of Santa Fe,” the animal shelter said in a statement.

“In puppies and older dogs, and in sick dogs, it could turn into pneumonia,” said Pamela Weese Powell, the shelter’s philanthropy director.

Though she was uncertain of the breed and ages of the infected dogs, or how long they have been

at the shelter, Weese Powell said one arrived with the illness — canine infectious respiratory disease — and spread it to another dog.

The pair, whose infections were confirmed by testing, are isolated, and all other dogs at the facility are safe, she added.

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A driver crashed a car into Rococo Hair Co. downtown early Sunday morning. Police arrested a man, Nathan Torres Mendoza, 18, on suspicion of drunken driving.

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Driver crashes into hair salon; no one injured 18-year-old man arrested on charge of drunken driving in early Sunday incident

By Nicholas Gilmore

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When the sun came up on Rococo Hair Co. Sunday morning, a car was inside the Santa Fe hair salon.

Owner Tiffany Link received a call about the crash that morning and said was surprised to find a vehicle was “literally inside the shop” at 651 Cerrillos Road.

The man whose vehicle police believe crashed into the building was uninjured, and he faces drunken driving charges and other misdemeanor complaints in connection with the incident, according to charges filed in Santa Fe County Magistrate Court.

Nathan Torres Mendoza, 18, faces seven misdemeanor charges, including driving while under the influence, according to a criminal complaint. Mendoza was booked into the Santa Fe County jail Sunday morning.

The crash was reported to dispatchers at about 12:45 a.m.

Sunday, a criminal complaint states. Shortly afterward, Santa Fe police and emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find a man on the ground.

The crash also resulted in a downed power line, a police officer wrote in a complaint.

Photos taken by nearby residents the morning after the incident show a car inside the building surrounded by wreckage.

Mendoza was taken to a local hospital, according to a complaint. A responding police officer wrote he found “numerous open containers of alcoholic beverages” inside Mendoza’s car.

The officer also wrote he found expired car insurance paperwork inside the vehicle.

Mendoza twice was given a Breathalyzer test at the Santa Fe police station four hours after the crash, the officer wrote, and his blood-alcohol content was .04, below the legal limit for intoxication.

Link said her shop is closed for the time being, but she and the other stylists have been taking clients at another location. She hopes to work with the landlord to get the damages repaired.

Rococo Hair Co. celebrated its first year in business Jan. 11, Link said.

She said she doesn’t have an estimate of costs from the incident, but added the damage is extensive.

“I’m just thankful that no one did get seriously injured or die,” Link said “And I’m very grateful that me or my staff weren’t there.”

ABOVE: Cristina Feldewert loads free pine mulch as city workers feed more than 100 Christmas trees into a mulching machines Wednesday at Franklin E. Miles Park. People may collect mulch as long as it lasts.

Residents grill county staff over solar project plan

RIGHT: City worker George Miller prepares to load discarded Christmas trees into a mulching machine.

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At-risk Santa Cruz Valley dam to be discussed 1,000 people would be in danger if structure breached by floodwaters

By Scott Wyland

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More than 1,000 homes in the Santa Cruz Valley could be flooded if an aging earthen dam were to fail, a risk that local, state and federal officials hope to fix by rebuilding the structure at an

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estimated cost of $22 million.

The project will be discussed Sunday in Chimayó at a meeting hosted by the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District, which is looking to upgrade that dam and six others in the valley.

The dam that is of immediate concern was built in the early 1960s and is more than a decade past its half-century life, increasing the risk of a catastrophic breach if floodwaters overwhelm it, a

IF YOU GO What: Community meeting for Santa Cruz Valley Landowners Where: La Arboleda Community Center, 694 N.M. 76, Chimayó When: 2 p.m. Sunday Main topic: Rebuilding the aging Cañada Ancha flood control dam.

district official said, citing an engineering report.

“The potential for loss of life is a thousand people if the dam were to fail,” said Shelley Winship, a

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First Presbyterian Church, 208 Grant Ave., 505-982-8544 Original compositions; 5:30 p.m., doors 5:15 p.m.; donations accepted.

Great Hall, St. John’s College, 1160 Camino de Cruz Blanca, 505-984-6000 Tutors discuss scenes from Ernie Gehr’s Side/Walk/Shuttle, Claire denis’ Beau Travail and the opening scene of Bela Tarr’s Satantango; 7:30 p.m.; no charge.

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New Mexico Actors Lab Theater, 1213 Parkway Drive, 505-395-6576 Upstart Crows of Santa Fe presents a Blackfriars production; directed by Rylie Philpot; 6:30 p.m. today through Sunday, and Jan. 26-28; $10 and $20; upstart crowssantafe.org.

Christ Church of Santa Fe, 1213 Don Gaspar Ave. Santa Fe Youth Symphony showcase of beginner to advanced performers; 5:30 p.m.; $15; donorbox.org/ events/543773.

district administrator and a former supervisor. “So it’s definitely a human safety issue.”

State lawmakers will consider a request this session to allocate $7.7 million for the dam’s overhaul so the National Resources Conservation Service will pitch in about $14.3 million in matching funds, she said.

Known as the Cañada Ancha Dam, it has been at the top of the

Residents of Rancho San Marcos, Eldorado and Rancho Viejo peppered Santa Fe County staff with technical questions Wednesday evening about a massive solar energy project planned for a site south of the city.

The virtual meeting, held in response to mounting concerns, drew over 125 people, many of whom wanted answers about the county’s process for reviewing the proposed development.

Residents also raised concerns about fire risks stemming from a lithium-ion battery storage system included in the plans and wanted to know how the county will evaluate water use and noise pollution at the facility.

AES Corp., a global energy company, submitted a conditional use permit application to the county for Rancho Viejo Solar a year ago. The solar array and battery facility

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Saturday SANTA FE BOTANICAL GARDEN BIRD WALK 715 Camino Lejo, Museum Hill, 505-471-9103 Binoculars provided if needed; 8-9:30 a.m.;

$8 and $10; registration required; santafebotanicalgarden.org; info@santa febotanicalgarden.org.

CHATTER NORTH Center for Contemporary Arts, 1050 Old Pecos Trail Violinist Ruxandra Marquardt, cellist Joel Becktell, and pianist Judith Gordon (Haydn and Enescu); 10:30 a.m.; $5-$17; chatterabq.org/boxoffice.

REMEMBERING MARC SIMMONS (1937-2023) Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive

Joy Poole, co-founder of the Santa Fe Trail Association, honors the author and historian’s legacy in a PowerPoint presentation; 1:30 p.m.; no charge.

Sunday BILL HEARNE La Fiesta Lounge at La Fonda, 100 E. San Francisco St., 505-982-5511 Americana singer-songwriter; 6:30 p.m.; no cover.

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Police are seeking witnesses to rollover Santa Fe police are looking for a white Jeep Cherokee and any occupants who might have witnessed a fatal crash two weeks ago.

Around 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3, police responded to a single-vehicle crash on West Frontage Road and Avenida Sonrisa and found Betzaira Rudi Pinon-Gonzalez, 23, of Santa Fe had died of injuries suffered in the crash.

Police said the vehicle was traveling west on West Frontage Road when it rolled over several times.

The other person in the vehicle suffered critical injuries and was transported to a local hospital.

Police said they learned a white Jeep Cherokee was in the area at the time, and they want to talk to the driver.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the crash investigator, Officer Jeremy Duran, by calling 505-955-5690 or emailing jlduran@santafenm. gov.

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ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES LIMITED The city of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County animal services divisions will alter their responses to calls involving dogs for the next two weeks.

The city will not respond to calls about animals running at large, injured animals in which the owner is present and trapped dogs that do not pose a threat.

However, the division will respond to calls about the following: ◆ Injured animals in which the owner is not present. ◆ Animals that pose an immediate threat to public safety.

rabies. ◆ Barking dogs. ◆ Welfare checks. ◆ Dead animals.

Santa Fe County animal control officers will not respond to reports of barking dogs and animals running at large and will not conduct welfare checks.

They will respond to calls about the following: ◆ Injured animals in which the owner is not present. ◆ Animal bites.

◆ Animal bites.

◆ Protective custody cases.

◆ Protective custody cases.

◆ Animals posing an immediate danger.

◆ A bat inside a home that poses a risk of exposing residents to

◆ Dead animals.

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“Kennel cough happens in shelters a lot,” Weese Powell said, primarily because it spreads so rapidly. She was not aware of another time the Santa Fe animal shelter closed due to a contagious illness.

The two-week closure could affect dozens of animals.

“We generally have about 20 to 25 adoptions a week, sometimes more,” Weese Powell said.

Admissions vary widely — from two a day to 15 or so.

The shelter is encouraging people who find a pet wandering in their neighborhood to try to find its owner and get it back home, rather than take it to a shelter, Weese Powell said.

She noted that isn’t always possible and said if people could hold onto stray pets at

their homes until the shelter’s quarantine is over, “that would be amazing.”

“It would be incredibly helpful,” Weese Powell said.

The virus, one of many that cause CIRD, is not a threat to people or other animals such as cats and rabbits, according to the statement.

The city and county said in statements released Wednesday cats can still be taken to the animal shelter. However, they will restrict responses to calls involving dogs.

Both animal control agencies will suspend responses to complaints about animals running at large. They will respond to emergencies, such as an injured animal whose owner is not present, an animals posing danger, animal bites and dead animals.

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state Dam Safety Bureau’s priority list since 2019.

Portions of Santa Fe, Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties are in the dam’s flood zones, with about 2,000 homes in harm’s way, Winship said. Floodwater levels in the homes could range from 1 foot to 25 feet, she said, adding even a foot-deep torrential flow can carry away a toddler.

The engineers study didn’t consider debris that can batter homes and partially block the rushing water, raising the height of the flow, Winship said.

The seven dams were built in the valley to protect agriculture, but residential areas have been developed on the lands since then, putting more people at risk as the dams deteriorate.

A Conservation Service official who’s familiar with the project couldn’t be reached for comment Wednesday.

A U.S. Agriculture Department report on the Santa Cruz watershed said 1,038 people, 326 structures, agricultural lands and 15 roads and highways are within the dam’s inundation or flood area.

“The dam is currently classified as a high hazard structure and is not currently meeting state and NRCS engineering safety standards,” the report said.

The valley’s flood-control dams were built to slow heavy stormwater, in contrast to the Santa Cruz Reservoir and dam that diverts and stores water for irrigation and other uses, Winship said.

These legacy dams weren’t designed to handle the slow, lengthy storms that generate more intense floods and have become more common under

TAKEAWAYS ◆ Local, state and federal officials plan to rebuild a 62-year-old flood control dam in the Santa Cruz valley at an estimated cost of $22 million. An engineering report estimates more than 1,000 people would be endangered if the dam fails. ◆ The project will be discussed Sunday in Chimayó at a meeting hosted by the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District, which is looking to upgrade that dam and six others in the valley. ◆ State lawmakers will consider a request this session to allocate $7.7 million for the dam’s overhaul so the National Resources Conservation Service will pitch in about $14.3 million in matching funds.

climate change, she said.

Renovations will include raising the dam’s height by 6 feet, fortifying the earthen banks, lining the outflow pipe, widening the base and better protecting a nearby acequia from floodwaters.

The district used about $80,000 in grant money to build guardrails across the base of three dams to keep people from driving trucks and other off-road vehicles up the embankments and damaging the earthen structure, Winship said.

At Sunday’s meeting, district officials will present a new map for the flood zones and discuss weed suppression and soil health programs.

People also can look into volunteer work they can do at the district, Winship said. That includes working as a supervisor or board member, both of which are unpaid positions.

“So if people are concerned about these kinds of issues, this would be a really great way to get involved,” she said.

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would be built on 800 acres of private land east of N.M. 14, near Turquoise Trail Charter School.

AES proposed buying and transporting millions of gallons of water for construction and maintenance of the facility from a county bulk water station, staff said.

The county does not limit the amount of water a company can purchase.

County Growth Management Director Penny Ellis-Green said officials will “have to discuss whether or not” to require a noise study.

Many residents implored the county to require sufficient detail from AES to properly review the large-scale project.

“The conditional use permit application process does not require an applicant to state in their application basic and very important details,” such as technical details about the battery cells, Kaye Cooper-Mead said.

“AES is hiding critical safety information through redactions,” Santa Fe resident Carol Beidleman added. “That’s not acceptable.”

Last spring, the county hired Albuquerque-based Terracon Consultants Inc. to provide a third-party review of AES’ application and plans to hire another consultant to specifically review the battery storage system, EllisGreen said.

After both reviews are complete, AES must update its permit application in response to the consultants’ comments. Only then, when county staffers deem the application complete, will the project go before a hearing officer and the county Planning Commission in quasi-judicial public hearings.

The hearing officer and commission will determine whether the company’s application meets the criteria of the county’s Sustainable Land Development Code, which states projects “will not be detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the area,” Ellis-Green said.

The Planning Commission may impose conditions beyond those required in the code, she added. Any decision could be appealed to the County Commission.

AES and the Clean Energy Coalition for Santa Fe County, a nonprofit started by concerned residents, are poised to engage in a legal battle over public records related to the project.

In September, AES asked the county to redact some information from documents requested by a resident because it contained trade secrets, the company’s attorneys, Brian Egolf and Luke Pierpont, wrote in a complaint filed in the state’s First Judicial District Court.

County leaders declined to make the redactions unless ordered to do so by a judge, so the company sought an injunction to keep the information confidential, Egolf and Pierpont wrote.

TAKEAWAYS

“operating characteristics” and chemical composition, he added. ◆ Because so many residents have The Clean Energy Coalition questions about a large-scale solar entered the fray in November, energy generation and storage filing a motion to intervene in the project proposed south of the case. Coalition members would city, Santa Fe County staff held an then be able to argue for full informational meeting Wednesday about the county’s process for release of public records. reviewing the development.

Redactions will prevent the public from “a full explanation ◆ Santa Fe County is hiring a and ability to conduct an indesecond third-party consultant to pendent analysis of the safety review AES Corp.’s conditional use permit application for the and fire monitoring systems, fire solar facility. AES must respond to mitigation measures and other both consultants’ comments in an aspects of the proposed facility,” updated application before the pro- Brian Harris, an attorney for posal will go before a hearing offithe coalition, wrote in a court cer and the Planning Commission filing. for approval.

AES attorneys oppose the ◆ AES officials are seeking a court coalition’s involvement in the ruling to keep some details about case. District Judge Maria Santhe facility confidential, saying chez-Gagne will hear arguments the information constitutes trade Tuesday on whether the coalition secrets. A nonprofit of concerned citizens says the information is vital should be able to intervene.

Meanwhile, the county does for members of the public to evaluate the risks of the facility’s battery not intend to hire an expert to energy storage systems. weigh in on whether the redactions constitute trade secrets, “My proposed redactions are Assistant County Attorney Roger limited only to information that Prucino said Wednesday. is clearly trade secrets,” AES “The county has unredacted Director of Innovation Engineer- information, so county staff and ing Mike Simpson wrote in an our experts are able to fully evalaffidavit. Those secrets include uate that information, but as far detailed information about as what is made available to other “batteries and other technology third parties, the county will that AES may deploy” in Santa Fe remain neutral on that particular issue,” Prucino said.

County, including the batteries’

FUNERAL SERVICES AND MEMORIALS CALVIN LEROY QUINTANA Calvin Leroy Quintana, 45, was peacefully called home to our Heavenly Father on the early morning of January 11, 2024. He was surrounded by his parents, sister, and oldest niece.

He was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, on July 26, 1978, and grew up in Pecos. God was always first in his life, being born a parishioner of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and a member of the Church of Christ.

He attended Pecos Independent Schools, Temple Baptist, and obtained his G.E.D. from Santa Fe Community College in 1996. He worked at Cities of Gold Casino as a blackjack dealer, at the Santa Fe County Detention Center as a guard, and as a security officer. Part-time jobs were in restaurants, caretaking, and feeding horses. In his early teens, he learned to play the guitar, and the song “Oh Donna” was one of his many favorites. He also began playing pool and later became a participant in the American Pool Players Association, often traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada, for pool tournaments. He was a devoted San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bulls, and Atlanta Braves fan. Fishing, camping, hiking, playing horseshoes, and mud bogging were also some of his hobbies. But more than anything, he loved spending time with his nieces and nephews. Despite being a timid guy, Calvin truly had a heart of gold.

Preceding him in death were his paternal grandparents, Roman (Shorty) and Eufemia Quintana (godparents); maternal grandparents, Nevarez and Susie Armijo; brother, Gabriel Quintana; paternal greatgrandmothers, Adela Lucero and Antonia Quintana; maternal great-grandmother, Romana Dalton; aunts, Edwina Quintana, Ramona (Mona) Quintana, and Marylou Chavez; cousin, Jerome Tapia; and his former wife, Gina Montoya.

He is survived by his father, Leroy; mother, Olivia (Nick); sister, Kerina (Raymundo); nieces, Ariella and Ivana; nephew, Raymundo Jr.; paternal uncles and aunts, Alfonso and Bernadette, Adrian, Theresa, Jose Isidro, Lorraine, and Melecio; maternal uncles and aunts, Pat and Molly, Michael and Victoria, Patricio and Abbie, and Jesse; paternal great-uncles and great-aunts: Eliseo and Connie, Isaias (Joe), Aurelio Don, Eutimio (Tim) and Diane, Cecilia, and Mary Paz Quintana; maternal great-aunt: Ruth Dalton; along with Chendo and Nina, Randy and Aggie, Osmundo and Tina, Gabriel and Berlinda, Charlie and Carmen, David, and many other extended relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ, 20 Church Rd. (Across Eagles Nest Market) in Pecos. A rosary will be recited at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2024, followed by mass at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Raymundo, Raymundo, Jr., Pat, Michael, Jacobo, Joe, Melvin, and Tim.

LISA MICHELLE MURPHY Lisa Michelle Murphy, age 62, lost her battle with cancer on January 6th, 2024, at her home in Santa Fe. She was born on January 27, 1961, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and spent much of her youth in Utah and Montana.

She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Allen, and her half-brother, Jay Allen McCoy. Lisa is survived by her mother, Carolyn Taylor; her husband, Peter Murphy; her children, Brooke Roberts, Tyler Roberts, and Lauren Roberts; her grandchildren, Miles Swanson, Avery Roberts, and Austin Roberts; her siblings, Mitch Allen, Mary Allen Fetcinko, and Ron Allen; as well as her aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

Lisa earned her bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University and was an accomplished business owner and esthetician who established Santa Fe Lash and Beauty Bar, a company that won numerous Best of Santa Fe awards.

She was a kind, warm, and giving person who was loved by many, including her co-workers and clients. A Celebration of Life reception for Lisa will be held Friday, February 9, 2024, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the McGee Memorial Chapel, 1320 Luisa St., Santa Fe, NM.

LARRY VIGIL AUGUST 14, 1949 DECEMBER 28, 2023 Larry Vigil joined his daughter, Heather, in heaven on December 28, 2023.

He is survived by his wife, Susan, and his beloved grandchildren, whom he was raising, Rocky and Alexa. His granddaughter Amanda (Nate), who he was very close to, his grandson Larry III (Tori) and his granddaughter Lesleigh (Chris), our daughter Camille (Jose), his goddaughters Gaby (Peter) and Teresa (Alex), his sons Larry Jr. (Michelle), Henry (Maxine), his brothers Thomas (Yvonna), Leroy (Grace), and his sister Cathy (Mike), great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Tomas and Della Vigil; his daughter, Heather; and his brother Ernest.

Larry was the owner of Larry’s Mobile Sew & Vac for over 30 years.

He was the choir director for El Coro de JesuCristo and coordinator for the Sangre de Cristo Funeral Fund. A special thank you to all of the choir members who worked diligently to raise money for people in need. A special thank you to Tim Rivera, Bob Clifford, and Rivera Funeral Home, which was his largest sponsor, and to the many businesses and entertainers who were a part of making the funeral fund a success.

Pallbearers: Amanda Vigil and Alexa Perez Vigil. Honorary pallbearers: Rocky, Damien, Dimitri, Alonzo, Elizae, Anthony, Niko, Mia, and Marleigh.

A rosary will be recited on January 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., followed by Mass at 11:00 a.m., at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 511 Alicia St., Santa Fe, NM. Rivera Family Funerals and Cremations 417 East Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505 Phone: (505) 989-7032 riverafamilyfuneralhome.com

ORLANDO LUCERO

APRIL 12, 1944 - JANUARY 10, 2024 Bernalillo - Orlando James Lucero, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, son, and friend, entered into eternal life on January 10, 2024, at the age of 79. Orlando was born and raised in Bernalillo, NM, where he was always surrounded by a great number of loving family and friends. After completing a B.S. in Biology, History, and Political Science from the University of Albuquerque in 1966 and a M.A. in Education in 1971 from the University of New Mexico, he enjoyed a long career as a teacher of history and political science, among other subjects, before retiring from the Albuquerque Public Schools. During the first five years of his retirement, he worked as a teacher for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He then proudly served as Sandoval County Commissioner, District 1, until 2014. He was very active in his local church and community, where he served as a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Sheriff’s Posse, a board member of the Town of Bernalillo Public Library, along with many other organizations. He’ll be remembered for his ability to make others laugh as well as his unwavering enthusiasm to connect with and help members of his community.

He is survived by his siblings Mary Lucy, Max, Sadie, Christine, and their families, as well as his children James, Monica, Robert, Vicki, Melissa, Denise, and their families. The impact of his life and presence will be felt by numerous cousins, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, and godchildren. Orlando was preceded in death by his parents, Maximo Lucero and Natividad C. de Baca.

A rosary will be held at 10:00 a.m., followed by Mass at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Bernalillo, New Mexico. Interment will follow at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Cemetery in Bernalillo, NM. His family invites you to a Celebration of Life reception/luncheon at Our Lady of Sorrows parish hall next to the church immediately following the burial. Please visit our online guestbook for Orlando at www.FrenchFunerals.com.

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Border troubles require action from Congress

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he 118th House of Representatives made headlines in 2023 with its impeachment inquiries, a rebellion against Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the expulsion of Rep. George Santos.

What it did not do, in any substantive way, is govern.

Of 749 votes taken in 2023, only 27 bills went on to become law. Even in a divided Congress — the Senate has a slight Democratic majority while the House is led by the GOP — that is a dismal record.

The inability to pass legislation addressing the problems of the nation and world is becoming more of an issue as the nation begins a presidential election year.

Republicans have openly said they have no interest in finding solutions to the situation on the southern border — it’s too attractive an issue to refrain from using against President Joe Biden.

Earlier this month, GOP Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas told CNN: “Let me tell you, I’m not willing to do too damn much right now to help a Democrat and to help Joe Biden’s approval rating. I will not help the Democrats try to improve this man’s dismal approval ratings. I’m not going to do it.

Why would I? [Senate Majority Leader] Chuck Schumer has had HR 2 on his desk since July. And he did nothing with it.”

House Resolution 2 is the hard-line immigration bill passed by the House, one both Senate leaders and the president called a nonstarter. Instead, the White House and Senate Republicans have worked toward a compromise immigration reform plan; they are still negotiating on a tight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Elements of the deal would drastically limit asylum and expand detention and deportation efforts. Such draconian measures are seen as necessary to get House Repub-

licans to agree to further military aid for Ukraine and more money for border operations. It’s likely even with the many concessions in the compromise, nothing will be passed. House Speaker Mike Johnson is signaling he won’t seek Democratic aid to pass funding legislation in defiance of his caucus.

Chaos is the preferred method of governing.

Stalemate, even in less chaotic times, has been a part of previous failed efforts to reform the immigration system, including work from the bipartisan Senate Gang of 8 in 2013 under President Barack Obama. The bill, passed in the Senate, included a path to legal status and eventual citizenship, but also had provisions like a goal of erecting 700 miles of border fencing, adding some 40,000 Border Patrol agents and getting an employment verification system up and running before anyone in the country illegally could apply for legal status.

Throughout much of President Biden’s term in office, migrants and refugees have flooded the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures show federal agents encountered almost 2.5 million migrants at the southern border in fiscal year 2023, which ended in September.

That broke the 2022 record. They are still coming. Republicans, even as they demonize immigrants, are not wrong to complain about Biden’s border record. While we believe it is possible to have a humane immigration policy, one that is both welcoming and fair, a secure border is something every nation deserves.

Yet complaining about failed policy without being willing to compromise and create new and better policy is grandstanding, plain and simple. Doing nothing is a choice, one that makes the nation less secure.

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Top PNM brass failed to put customers first

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hill Casaus’ column (“The Avangrid misadventure: A near miss or a missed opportunity?” Jan. 6) cites the Woodward-Bernstein admonition, “Follow the money.”

However, Casaus assesses the proposed merger following only some of the money. Following all the money shows other implications for Public Service Company of New Mexico customers.

Reading the PNM Resources Definitive Proxy Statement of Jan. 5, 2021, for the merger, I was struck by $38 million in “golden parachutes” for six PNM executives.

Compare to the amounts for low-income customers shown in PRC Case No. 20-00222-UT Certificate of Stipulation for the merger: $10 million for relief, $15 million for energy-efficiency assistance and $2 million to bring electricity to remote cus-

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tomers. The comparison shows the merger’s money for low-income customers was less than that for a few PNM executives.

I think really following all the money paints a picture of partners who did not hold the best interests of PNM customers first.

Frank Chambers

Santa Fe

The upcoming vote Perry Bacon Jr.’s piece (“Biden’s message: Self-serving and true,” Commentary, Jan. 14) points out that Joe Biden’s campaign message, that voting for other than him will hurt American democracy, is true. To emphasize that point, it would be well to consider the adage, “The perfect is the enemy of the good,” often applicable in politics. The painfully ironic fact is that voting for other than

From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 18, 1924: Albuquerque, N.M., Jan. 18 — A new bank to be known as the Albuquerque National bank with a capital of $500,000 is being organized to take over the business of the State National bank and State Trust and Savings bank, it was officially announced today following the closing of the latter banks here yesterday.

Jan. 18, 1949: Fidel (Chief) Gonzales, Democratic floor leader in the house, is plotting a law to

Biden as a matter of conscience will contribute to the promised, definite evil that a second Trump presidency represents.

Enough has been written about his plans to weaponize the federal government against his political enemies and to appoint only hard-line loyalists to his administration, as well as centralizing all federal administrative power in the person of the president.

Coveted, tyrannical power would be his. In voting for an alternative to Biden, one may effectively be voting for a corrupt fascism, led

by Donald Trump.

Hans von Briesen

Santa Fe

Words of advice I’d like to offer a few words of advice to Patricia Fordney (“Curbside service,” Letters to the Editor, Jan. 11) regarding the

disposing of her Christmas tree.

First, accept responsibility for your actions (buying a live tree) that would need to be disposed of eventually. Second, don’t make your problem someone else’s issue. The city has many more pressing issues to take care of and spend taxpayer money on than picking up trees for free.

Plus, why should the city offer such a service? If I need a sofa or appliance taken to the dump, I have to pay the city a fee to have it picked up — why should Christmas trees be treated differently? Third, if you don’t want to have to pay to have your tree removed, then take it to the dump, and next year, buy a reusable tree. That way, you never have this problem again.

Problem solved!

make state patrolmen patrolmen and nothing else.

Gonzales, an old state copper himself, has been studying the Colorado state police law and others with the purpose of pushing through legislation that will confine the state police to traffic duties and keep them strictly out of general law enforcement activities.

Gonzales is backed by the sentiment of many county sheriffs who think they are the lords of their domain and resent intrusion of state police.

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

Shirley Cruse

Santa Fe

DES MOINES here never really was any suspense as to what the outcome would be. Donald Trump romped to victory in Iowa’s Republican caucuses Monday, and his coronation as his party’s 2024 standard-bearer is officially underway.

Not since 2000 has the winner of a contested Iowa Republican caucus gone on to win either the Republican nomination or the presidency, and only 40 of the 1,215 delegates required to win the nomination were at stake.

So, normally, it would be dicey to draw larger conclusions from Iowa’s quirky process in which neighbors gather at schools and libraries and community centers.

Then there was the fact that turnout was dampened by the most bitterly cold weather ever recorded on a caucus night. Temperatures here in Des Moines were minus-4 degrees and felt like minus-22 with the wind factored in. In some rural areas of the state, they were even lower.

But this year’s result was so lopsided — and so in line with the national trend lines that are forming — that it does appear to augur what lies ahead in a Republican race that is likely to be wrapped up early in the primary season.

President Joe Biden’s campaign is already on a general-election footing for a battle with Trump, a rematch of two unpopular leaders that Americans are decidedly unenthused to see.

So clear was Trump’s Iowa victory that The Associated Press called the race a scant half-hour after the caucuses began. Its declaration came so early that, in some of the state’s 1,657 precincts, the preliminary speeches on behalf of the candidates were still underway, and caucus-goers had not yet had an opportunity to write the names of their preferred candidates on slips of paper.

That the GOP is now Trump’s party is not exactly news. But comparing the sweeping Iowa results of 2024 to those of 2016, when he narrowly lost here to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, put the depth and breadth of that takeover into stark relief.

In CNN’s survey of Iowans as they entered the caucuses, two-thirds indicated they believe Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump was illegitimate — which is a lie that the former president has

ceaselessly propagated.

And with the GOP front-runner in the unprecedented situation of campaigning while under 91 felony charges, about 6 in 10 said they would consider Trump fit for the presidency even if he were convicted. By many measures, Trump has turned his legal problems into an electoral asset, with a Republican base that is embracing his claims to be a victim of a legal system that has been turned into a weapon against him.

The result also underscored how ineffectual his chief opponents, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, have been. It turns out — who knew? — that cowering in Trump’s giant shadow is not a formula for success. Both were more than 30 percentage points behind Trump as they battled it out for the dubious right to claim a distant second place.

Haley’s disappointing thirdplace finish, after showing a small surge in late polling in Iowa, is not likely to provide the boost she was hoping to see as the race heads to New Hampshire, where she ostensibly has a greater chance of gaining ground with its more moderate, independent-minded electorate.

For DeSantis — once considered to have the potential to be a formidable challenger to Trump — the Iowa result was likely a mortal blow, even though he came in slightly ahead of Haley. He has been an unappealing candidate with a dysfunctional campaign, and it is hard at this point to see how and where he can regroup.

Trump, already unpopular with the national electorate at large, is running ever harder to the right, boasting ever louder of how he would trample democratic norms in a second term in which retribution and vengeance would be his guiding principles of governance.

But even the figures in his party who once resisted are falling into line. And his victory is Iowa is likely to be followed by a string of others, equally decisive.

The time for wishcasting that something — or someone — can stop him from making it to the November ballot as the Republican standard-bearer is coming to an end.

Karen Tumulty is a columnist for The Washington Post.

M Y VIEW CHRISTINA MILLER

Sunport renovations lack amenities in waiting area

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y daughter was catching a flight out of the Albuquerque International Sunport and we had an extra hour before her flight.

After driving down from Santa Fe, we were in need of coffee or a snack and looking forward to just hanging out for that extra bit of time together. However, the renovations at the airport left no seating, no coffee and no snacks, except a few offerings like chips in the area where nonticketed passengers can wait.

People from all over New Mexico go to this airport to drop off folks for flights; some drive many more miles than we did and find “no comfort at the inn.” My daughter and I could have spent $50 for a lunch, etc.

So just imagine the 5 million passengers who fly in and out of the airport each year — 2 million are dropped off and half of those driving them have extra time to spend. Let’s say it’s a million, and each might spend $20-$70 for a lunch or snacks. That would account for an extra $20 million

Jan. 18, 1974: The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled today that the State Board of Education has no jurisdiction to supervise or exercise control and management over private schools in New Mexico.

The important decision came in a suit brought by the Santa Fe Community School and the Cedar Grove Cooperative School, challenging the right of the state board to assume jurisdiction over private schools.

Jan. 18, 1999: Coming soon to three streets

to $70 million in revenue.

Obviously, this is just an example I have created. Nonetheless, it’s evident the airport considers the folks who drop off passengers as less than worthy of attention. I looked at the master plan for the airport, and there is really nothing as far as restaurants on this level except on the small space offered for those meeting or dropping off passengers (and that is in the future). For the time being, there is zero, zip, nada.

And if you have ever tried to just find a cup of coffee near the airport, forget it. Just walk-in restaurants only. Have architects and airport officials forgotten that millions of people like to hang out with their loved ones before a flight? If this is because of security, then build something close by where folks can go to spend some precious time with loved ones and still be able to quickly get to the check-in lines.

I will encourage all my friends and family to fly to Santa Fe and avoid this heartless airport.

Christina Miller lives in Santa Fe.

near you: 132 new metered parking spaces and — area merchants hope — strolling shoppers close behind.

Santa Fe’s City Council gave the green light last week for a Guadalupe Area Business Association proposal to add on-street parallel parking to Guadalupe, Sandoval and Garfield streets. The new parking is a first step in a plan that merchants hope will slow traffic and make the area more inviting to pedestrians.

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Jan. 18, 1987 - A storm in the south central United States blanketed Oklahoma City with eight inches of snow, their highest total since 1948. Snowfall totals in Oklahoma reached up to 13 inches at Gage, with drifts five feet high.

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Couple are arrested after newborn found in distress The New Mexican

Ronald Martinez

istrate Court.

They found fentanyl and drug paraphernalia in the home, which was filled with garbage and debris, according to the document.

The baby, who had not yet received medical care, was taken to Holy Cross Medical Center in Taos. “The baby was dehydrated, malnourished, and appeared to be about to go through withdrawals,” the affidavit states.

Hospital staff wanted to airlift

the baby to a hospital in Albuquerque but could not at the time due to a snowstorm.

The baby’s condition is not known, state police said in a news release issued Wednesday.

Darlene Gonzales is charged with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm and placing a child in a dangerous situation, the affidavit states.

State police said in the news release Ronald Martinez — who was not the baby’s father, according to the affidavit — was charged with possession of fentanyl and child abuse.

Both people were booked in the Taos County jail.

The affidavit says the couple was previously charged with child abuse. Darlene Gonzales’ case was dismissed, while her husband had accepted a plea deal in which the abuse charge was dropped.

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New Mexico State Police officers conducting a welfare check at a home in Peñasco on Jan. 11 found a newborn who appeared to be in medical distress and arrested the infant’s mother and her husband on child abuse and drug charges.

Darlene Gonzales, 35, initially wouldn’t allow state police to enter the home on N.M. 75 she shares with 40-year-old Ronald Martinez but said she had given birth a day earlier in the home and brought the baby to the door, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

The baby, later identified as Jesus Martinez, “was purple in color,” prompting officers to tell Darlene Gonzales they needed to see the condition of the home, states the affidavit, filed earlier this month in Taos County Mag-

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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

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Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 3.975 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 1.946 City Wells: 0.0 Buckman Wells: 1.927 Total production: 7.848 Total consumption: 7.887 Santa Fe reservoir inflow: 0.71 Reservoir storage: 233.28 Estimated reservoir capacity: 18.26%

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Cancer deaths down but disease still remains No. 2 killer in U.S.

By Gina Kolata

The New York Times

Cancer deaths in the United States are falling, with 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report.

At the same time, the society reported the number of new cancer cases had ticked up to more than 2 million in 2023, from 1.9 million in 2022. Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in the United States, after heart disease.

Doctors believe it is urgent to understand changes in the death rate, as well as changes in cancer diagnoses.

The cancer society highlighted three chief factors in reduced cancer deaths: declines in smoking, early detection and greatly improved treatments.

Breast cancer mortality is one area where treatment had a significant impact.

In the 1980s and 1990s,

metastatic breast cancer “was regarded as a death sentence,” said Donald Berry, a statistician at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and an author of a new paper on breast cancer with Sylvia K. Plevritis of Stanford University and other researchers. (Several authors of the paper reported receiving payments from companies involved in cancer therapies).

The paper, published Tuesday in JAMA, found the death rate from breast cancer had fallen to 27 per 100,000 women in 2019 from 48 per 100,000 in 1975. That includes metastatic cancer, which counted for nearly 30% of the reduction in the breast cancer death rate.

Breast cancer treatment has improved so much that it has become a bigger factor than screening in saving lives, said Ruth Etzioni, a biostatistician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Death rates have even declined among women in their 40s, who generally did not have regular mammograms, said Dr. Mette Kalager, a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital, “indicating a substantial effect of treatment,” she said.

“The biggest untold story in breast cancer is how much treatment has improved,” said Dr. H. Gilbert Welch, a cancer public health researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “This is unambiguous good news.”

The American Cancer Society found increases in the incidences of many cancers, including cancers of the breast, the prostate, the uterus, the oral cavity, the liver (in women but not men), the kidney, and the colon and rectum in middle-aged adults. Melanoma incidence also increased. The numbers were adjusted for changes in the size of the population.

Auction of Nelson Mandela items set after court fight ends

By Matt Stevens

The New York Times

Nelson Mandela’s eldest daughter is moving forward with an auction next month of the former president’s personal belongings after a two-year legal battle with the South African government, which had tried to block such a sale saying the items were artifacts of national heritage.

The proposed sale had drawn attention when it was announced in 2021. South African officials balked, objecting in particular to the sale of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Mandela was held.

Proceeds from the auction are intended to finance a memorial garden honoring Mandela, who dedicated most of his life to emancipating South Africa from white minority rule, the organizers said. He died in 2013 at 95, 23 years after his release from prison and 19 years after he was elected president.

The key, which was the piece that initially led to the government’s misgivings about the auction, has been part of a traveling exhibit. While it is not included in the sale, organizers say there is still a chance it could be added.

In attempting to block the auction, the South African Heritage Resources Agency went to court, arguing in its filing some of the 70 items now for sale were “heritage objects” under the nation’s Heritage Act and, as such, could not be removed from the country without a permit.

The first attempt at a sale, in 2022, had to be canceled.

But in December, a three-judge panel of the high court in Pretoria, South Africa, sided with Mandela’s daughter, Makaziwe Mandela, ruling that the agency’s interpretation of “heritage objects” was “overbroad.”

The decision appears to have cleared the way for a sale by Guernsey’s auction house in New York on Feb. 22. The auction, which will be previewed at Jazz at

Lincoln Center and is to take place online, will include Mandela’s official South African Identification Book, personal gifts from U.S. presidents, several of his colorful “Madiba” shirts and even his hearing aids.

The auction house has estimated the collective value of the 70 lots to be between $2 million and $3 million. Makaziwe Mandela, who holds a doctorate in anthropology, has authorized the auction as a fundraiser for the building of the Mandela Memorial Garden, which is planned for 24 acres in the Eastern Cape village of Qunu, where her father grew up and was buried.

In a video interview from Johannesburg, Mandela said her father had made clear he wanted to be buried “where he came from, among his ancestors,” and also wanted that region, formerly known as the Transkei, to benefit economically from tourism.

“It is my wish that before I close my eyes on nature, I will honor my father

with a memorial garden,” she said. “That’s what my father would want.”

Asked of the message she seeks to send through the auction, she said, “I want other people in the world to have a piece of Nelson Mandela — and to remind them, especially in the current situation, of compassion, of kindness, of forgiveness.”

Leomile Mofutsanyana, a heritage officer with the South African Heritage Resources Agency, said in an email the agency had “no comment on the matter,” adding that “all official statements will be widely communicated in due course.”

Guernsey’s said the auction will include personal letters Mandela wrote from prison, artwork he created during his incarceration on Robben Island and a tennis racket he used while in prison there.

The pinstripe suit Mandela wore when he was elected president will also be on offer, as will a woven wool blanket, styled like an American flag, that was a gift from President Barack Obama.

GUERNSEY’S VIA NEW YORK TIMES

A “Madiba” shirt once worn

by Nelson Mandela. It’s one of several items that is being auctioned off from the former South Africa president and civil rights leader.

Paws Classifieds Time Out

SPORTS

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SECTION B ThurSDay, January 18, 2024 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

AFC DIVISIONAL ROUND

Mahomes hitting the road for first time in playoffs

By Dave Skretta The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has done just about everything in his NFL career, particularly when it comes to the postseason.

Five straight AFC title games.

Three conference championships.

Two Super Bowl titles. One shattered helmet.

Mahomes will try something entirely new Sunday night, though, when he leads the Kansas City Chiefs into Buffalo for the divisional round of the playoffs. His previous 15 postseason games have been played in the friendly envi-

ronment of Arrowhead Stadium, including a pair of wins over the Bills, so Mahomes never has been forced to go on the road.

“It kind of is what it is,” he said Wednesday. “I’ve been lucky enough to play a lot of games at home, at Arrowhead Stadium, and things have fallen that way.

Now we get to go on the road to a hostile environment, and one I have not played in with fans in the stands. But it’s what you want to do when you grow up watching these games.”

The only time Mahomes has played at Highmark Stadium was in 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic saved him from having to

SUNDAY ON TV

tune out all of those Bills fans. He threw for 225 yards and two TDs in leading Kansas City to a 26-17 win that day.

The reason the Chiefs are hitting the road following their wild-card win over the Dolphins is in part because of a rare offensive offside penalty on Kadarius Toney in their regular-season game against Buffalo last month. The call wiped out a miraculous play in which Travis Kelce lateraled to Toney for what would have been the go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes.

The Bills wound up winning, eventually secured the No. 2 seed

4:30 p.m. on CBS — AFC divisional round: Kansas City at Buffalo

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes greets fans Saturday after a wildcard playoff win against the Miami Dolphins in Kansas City, Mo. ED ZURGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Please see story on Page B-4

GIRL S BA SKE TBALL ST. MICHAEL’S 60, SANTA FE HIGH 56

AUS TR ALIAN OPE N

Djokovic challenges a heckler in testy win

Steady as she goes

By John Pye

The Associated Press

Ruiz sisters help anchor St. Michael’s in first win over rival Santa Fe High in eight years

By James Barron

jbarron@sfnewmexican.com

C

eciliana Ruiz saw the emotional significance of beating Santa Fe High.

Sure, beating their bigschool crosstown rival for the first time in eight years was big for the St. Michael’s Lady Horsemen. But the Lady Horsemen senior guard was thinking about next week — District 2-3A play.

The last thing she wanted to see was a two-game losing streak that came on the heels of an 11-game winning streak that catapulted St. Michael’s into the conversation as a legitimate Class 3A contender.

Ruiz made that clear during the locker room at halftime.

“I said this game makes or breaks us for districts — how we got into it with energy,” Ruiz said. “If we win, we’re going into districts with great energy.”

Yet, energy was not the problem against the Demons — composure was.

After a helter-skelter first half in which both teams combined for almost as many turnovers (31) as they did points (34), St. Michael’s (14-4) figured out playing a half-step slower was better, and that paved the way for a gutsy 60-56 double-overtime win over Santa Fe High on Wednesday night in Toby Roybal Memorial Gymnasium.

It took the steady play of Ruiz and her sophomore sister, Mariella Ruiz, to

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St. Michael’s Mariella Ruiz, left, tries to maintain control of the ball while being guarded by Santa Fe High’s Desi Martinez on Wednesday in Toby Roybal Memorial Gymnasium. The Lady Horsemen won 60-56.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Already sick and tired in another early round slog, Novak Djokovic unloaded on a heckler who crossed the line at the Australian Open.

Defending champion Djokovic angrily challenged the spectator to “say that to my face” and gestured to the man to come down onto the Rod Laver Arena court, the venue for 10 of his record 24 Grand Slam titles.

He then went on a roll, winning three straight games from 2-2 in the fourth set before finishing off Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (4) 6-3.

The 36-year-old Serb then turned to the crowd again and yelled, pumping his fist to celebrate the victory.

Asked later what triggered his rage, Djokovic responded: “I mean, you don’t want to know.”

“I was tolerating it for most of the match. At one point I had enough,” he said. “He didn’t have the courage to come down. That’s what I was asking him: ‘If you have courage, if you’re such a tough man, tough guy, come down and tell it to my face.’”

That didn’t happen. Djokovic didn’t ask for the man to be removed. Stadium security didn’t intervene.

Djokovic moved on to the third round, still simmering a little bit about the episode.

“I’m not going to sit and say ‘it’s all good.’ It’s not good,” he said. “Of course, Please see story on Page B-3

Please see story on Page B-3 RIGHT: St. Michael’s Ceciliana Ruiz, left, and Santa Fe High’s Makayla Gonzales battle for control of the ball during Wednesday’s game in Toby Roybal Memorial Gymnasium at Santa Fe High.

Setting nFC, aFC stages

FAR RIGHT: Santa Fe High’s Ria Baker attempts a shot during Wednesday’s game against St. Michael’s in Toby Roybal Memorial Gymnasium at Santa Fe High.

The AP predicts the Ravens, Bills, 49ers and Lions will advance to their conference championships. PAGE B-4

D EJAN MIL OJE VIC, 197 7-2024

Warriors assistant coach was beloved mentor, former star player Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to twotime NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojevic, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46.

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Sports editor: Will Webber, wwebber@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Eric J. Hedlund, ehedlund@sfnewmexican.com

By Tim reynolds

The Associated Press

Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a mentor to two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic and a former star player in his native Serbia, died Wednesday in Utah after suffering a heart attack, the team announced. Milojevic, part of the staff that helped the Warriors win the 2022 NBA championship, was 46.

Milojevic died in Salt Lake City, where he was hospitalized Tuesday night after the medical emergency happened during a private team dinner. The Warriors had been scheduled to play the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, a

game the NBA postponed.

“We are absolutely devastated

by Dejan’s sudden passing,” coach Steve Kerr said in a statement released by the team. “This is a shocking and tragic blow for everyone associated with the Warriors and an incredibly difficult time for his family, friends, and all of us who had the incredible pleasure to work with him.”

Milojevic’s death elicited a massive and immediate outpouring of sympathy from the basketball community, and moments of silence were held Wednesday before NBA games. Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra called the news “horrific.” Atlanta forward Bogdan Bogdanovic — a Serbian,

like Milojevic — politely declined comment Wednesday before the Hawks’ game, saying “I’m sorry.

I can’t talk about it right now. I feel so bad,” while tapping his chest. San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich raved about how good a coach Milojevic was.

“You changed my life in such a short time,” Warriors rookie Brandin Podziemski wrote on social media.

“The most important thing you ever told me was to just smile! Your joy and laughs will forever be missed.

Shine down on us from heaven.”

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TODAY ON TV Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 4:30 p.m. FS1 — Minnesota at Michigan St. 5 p.m. CBSSN — Monmouth at Drexel 5 p.m. ESPN — South Florida at Memphis 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Wichita St. at FAU 5 p.m. ESPNU — UNC-Asheville at Winthrop 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Illinois at Michigan 7 p.m. CBSSN — Middle Tennessee at UTEP 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Oregon St. at Utah 7 p.m. PAC-12N — Washington at California 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Oregon at Colorado 9 p.m. CBSSN — Loyola Marymount at San Francisco 9 p.m. PAC-12N — Washington St. at Stanford COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 4 p.m. ACCN — North Carolina at Georgia Tech 5 p.m. BTN — Purdue at Penn St. 5 p.m. SECN — Tennessee at Mississippi St. 6 p.m. ACCN — Virginia Tech at Duke 7 p.m. SECN — LSU at Alabama

Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament Of Champions, First Round, Lake Nona Golf Course, Orlando, Fla. Noon ESPN2 — Latin America Amateur Championship: First Round, Santa María Golf Club, Panama City 2 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour: The American Express, First Round, Pete Dye Stadium Course, La Quinta, Calif.

5 p.m. GOLF — PGA Tour Champions: The Mitsubishi Electric Championship, First Round, Hualalai GC, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 12:30 a.m. Friday GOLF — DP World Tour: The Hero Dubai Desert Classic, Second Round, The Majlis Course, Dubai, United Arab Emirates NBA 5:30 p.m. TNT — Chicago at Toronto 8 p.m. TNT — Memphis at Minnesota SOCCER (MEN’S) Noon CBSSN — Italian Super Cup: Napoli vs. Fiorentina, Semifinal, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia TENNIS

GOLF 11 a.m. GOLF — LPGA Tour: The

9 a.m. ESPN2 — ATP/WTA: The Australian Open, Second Round, Melbourne, Australia (Taped) 7 p.m. ESPN — ATP/WTA: The Australian Open, Third Round, Melbourne, Australia 1 a.m. Friday ESPN2 — ATP/ WTA: The Australian Open, Third Round, Melbourne, Australia

PREP BASKETBALL

FRIDAY’S GAMES

BOYS

SATURDAY’S GAMES

FIELD HOCKEY (WOMEN’S) 4 a.m. CBSSN — Olympic Qualifier: U.S. vs. Japan, Semifinal, Ranchi, India

UNLV at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m.

Atrisco Heritage 81, Albuquerque High 61 Cibola 54, Eldorado 52 Cimarron 85, Questa 27 Ruidoso 68, Mescalero Apache 43 Valley 67, Manzano 55

San Diego St. at Boise St., 11 a.m.

New Mexico at Air Force, 2 p.m.

Fresno St. at Utah St., 2 p.m.

Nevada at Wyoming, 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S SCORES EAST

GIRLS

Eldorado 79, Highland 49 Menaul 58, Santa Rosa 19 Pecos 50, Mesa Vista 45, OT Questa 46, Cimarron 28 Rehoboth 25, Shiprock 24 Ruidoso 47, Mescalero Apache 46 Santa Fe Prep 25, Monte del Sol 24 Tohatchi 38, Navajo Prep 36 St. Michael’s 60, Santa Fe High 56

NFL PLAYOFFS WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS SATURDAY, JAN. 13 Houston 45, Cleveland 14 Kansas City 26, Miami 7

SUNDAY, JAN. 14

Green Bay 48, Dallas 32 Detroit 24, L.A. Rams 23 Pittsburgh at Buffalo, ppd. to Jan. 15

MONDAY, JAN. 15

Buffalo 31, Pittsburgh 17 Tampa Bay 32, Philadelphia 9

DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY, JAN. 20

Houston at Baltimore, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) Green Bay at San Franciso, 6 p.m. (FOX)

SUNDAY, JAN. 21

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m. (NBC/Peacock) Kansas City at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m. (CBS/Paramount)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY, JAN. 28

AFC AFC lowest remaining seed at AFC highest remaining seed, 1 p.m. (CBS) NFC NFC lowest remaining seed at NFC highest remaining seed, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FEB. 11

TBD, 4:30 p.m. (CBS)

MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 WEDNESDAY

No. 1 UConn (16-2) beat No. 18 Creighton 62-48.

Next: at Villanova, Saturday.

No. 2 Purdue (16-2) did not play. Next: at Iowa, Saturday.

No. 3 Kansas (15-2) did not play. Next: at West Virginia, Saturday.

No. 4 North Carolina (14-3) beat Louisville 86-70.

Next: at Boston College, Saturday.

No. 5 Houston (15-2) beat No. 25 Texas Tech 7754. Next: vs. UCF, Saturday.

No. 6 Tennessee (13-4) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama, Saturday.

No. 7 Duke (13-3) did not play. Next: vs. Pittsburgh, Saturday.

No. 8 Kentucky (13-3) beat Mississippi St. 90-77.

Next: vs. Georgia, Saturday.

No. 9 Baylor (14-3) did not play. Next: at Texas, Saturday.

No. 10 Memphis (15-2) did not play. Next: vs.

South Florida, Thursday.

No. 11 Wisconsin (13-4) did not play. Next: vs.

Indiana, Friday.

No. 12 Arizona (12-4) vs. Southern Cal. Next: vs.

UCLA, Saturday.

No. 13 Auburn (15-2) beat Vanderbilt 80-65. Next: vs. No. 22 Mississippi, Saturday.

No. 14 Illinois (12-4) did not play. Next: at Michigan, Thursday.

No. 15 Oklahoma (14-3) beat West Virginia 77-63.

Next: at Cincinnati, Saturday.

No. 16 Utah St. (16-2) did not play. Next: vs.

Fresno St., Saturday.

No. 17 Marquette (12-5) did not play. Next: at St. John’s, Saturday.

No. 18 Creighton (13-5) lost to No. 1 UConn 6248. Next: at Seton Hall, Saturday.

No. 19 TCU (13-4) did not play. Next: vs. No. 24 Iowa St., Saturday.

No. 20 BYU (14-3) did not play. Next: at No. 25 Texas Tech, Saturday.

No. 21 Dayton (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. Rhode Island, Saturday.

No. 22 Mississippi (15-2) lost to LSU 89-80. Next: at No. 13 Auburn, Saturday.

No. 23 FAU (13-4) did not play. Next: vs. Wichita St., Thursday.

No. 24 Iowa St. (13-4) did not play. Next: at No. 19 TCU, Saturday.

No. 25 Texas Tech (14-3) lost to No. 5 Houston 7754. Next: vs. No. 20 BYU, Saturday.

CONFERENCE USA Sam Houston St. W. Kentucky Louisiana Tech Jacksonville St. FIU New Mexico St. Liberty UTEP Middle Tennessee

W L 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0

PCT W

L PCT

0 1.000 10 8 1 .667 13 4 1 .667 12 6 1 .667 10 8 1 .667 7 11 1 .500 7 10 3 .000 11 7 2 .000 9 8 2 .000 6 11

THURSDAY’S GAMES

.556 .765 .667 .556 .389 .412 .611 .529 .353

FIU at Liberty, 5 p.m.

W. Kentucky at New Mexico St., 7 p.m.

Middle Tennessee at UTEP, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Louisiana Tech at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m.

Sam Houston St. at Liberty, 5 p.m.

Middle Tennessee at New Mexico St., 7 p.m.

W. Kentucky at UTEP, 7 p.m.

MOUNTAIN-WEST CONFERENCE Utah St. San Diego St. Boise St. Nevada New Mexico Colorado St. UNLV Wyoming Fresno St. San Jose St. Air Force

W 4 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 0

L 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4

PCT .800 .750 .750 .667 .600 .500 .500 .500 .250 .200 .000

W

16 14 12 15 15 14 9 9 8 8 7

L

2 3 5 2 3 3 7 8 9 10 9

PCT .889 .824 .706 .882 .833 .824 .563 .529 .471 .444 .438

SCOREBOARD

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Amherst 55, Williams 41 Arcadia 84, Misericordia 72 Baruch 86, York College (NY) 62 Bethany (WV) 99, Allegheny 83 Bloomfield 90, Bridgeport 80 Bridgewater (Mass.) 85, Fitchburg St. 72 Brooklyn College 68, Medgar Evers 62 Bucknell 73, Boston U. 57 Cabrini 85, Salisbury 71 Caldwell 92, Post (Conn.) 80 California (Pa.) 93, Clarion 80 Catholic 95, Goucher 53 Charleston (WV) 116, WV Wesleyan 76 City College (NY) 85, John Jay 77 Clarks Summit 72, Valley Forge 46 Colgate 64, Army 56 Curry 85, New England 70 Davidson 79, Fordham 69 DeSales 63, Stevens Tech 60 Dominican (NY) 84, Felician 76 Eastern 100, Alvernia 78 Edinboro 75, Mercyhurst 69 Elizabethtown 88, Drew 82 Fairmont St. 72, Salem International 47 Franklin & Marshall 56, Dickinson 42 Franklin Pierce 94, New Haven 74 Gannon 95, Slippery Rock 90, OT Geneva 79, Chatham 68 Gettysburg 76, McDaniel 54 Glenville St. 77, Wheeling Jesuit 76 Grove City 62, Franciscan 49 Hood 76, Stevenson 63 Immaculata 82, Centenary (NJ) 73 Indiana (Pa.) 73, Pitt.-Johnstown 72 Jefferson 99, Goldey-Beacom 78 Johns Hopkins 88, Washington College (Md.) 47 Kean 89, William Paterson 76 Keene St. 104, Mass.-Dartmouth 76 Kings (Pa.) 86, Delaware Valley 70 La Roche 79, Carlow 59 Lafayette 72, Holy Cross 68 Lebanon Valley 76, FDU-Florham 64 Lehman 67, Hunter 63 Lock Haven 75, East Stroudsburg 70 Manhattanville 72, Old Westbury 61 Mansfield 98, Shippensburg 87, OT Marymount 81, Gwynedd-Mercy 77 Mass. College 77, Framingham St. 60 Mass.-Boston 59, Castleton 58 Middlebury 80, Northern Vermont-Johnson 70 Millersville 69, Shepherd 44 Montclair St. 107, NJ City 81 Mount St. Mary 85, St. Joseph’s (LI) 74, OT Muhlenberg 75, Ursinus 72 Navy 71, Lehigh 69 Neumann 73, Marywood 69 Nichols 68, Wentworth 67 Notre Dame (Ohio) 108, Frostburg St. 78 Penn St.-Harrisburg 70, St. Mary’s (Md.) 66 Penn State-Erie 74, Alfred St. 51 Pitt.-Bradford 87, Penn State-Altoona 80 Pitt.-Greensburg 93, Mount Aloysius 86 Regis College 82, Norwich 79, OT Rhode Island Coll. 85, E. Connecticut 52 Rivier 73, Anna Maria 68 Robert Morris 102, Detroit 99, 2OT Roger Williams 93, Endicott 90 Rutgers 87, Nebraska 82, OT Rutgers-Newark 61, Ramapo 57 S. Maine 75, Plymouth St. 67 Sage 76, Hartwick 56 Saint Elizabeth 80, Rosemont 72 Scranton 78, Lycoming 70 St. Bonaventure 99, Rhode Island 64 St. Vincent 86, Thiel 74 Stockton 109, Rowan 99 Suffolk 75, Hartford 67 Susquehanna 85, Juniata 74 Swarthmore 91, Haverford 66 Tcnj Lions 71, Rutgers-Camden 65 UConn 62, Creighton 48 W. New England 85, Gordon 59 W. Virginia St. 85, Davis & Elkins 78 Waynesburg 74, Westminster (Pa.) 71 West Chester 87, Kutztown 76 West Liberty 91, Concord 79 Widener 91, Messiah 53 Wilkes 77, Moravian 66 Wilmington (DC) 80, Georgian Court 69 Worcester St. 80, Salem St. 69 York (Pa.) 65, Albright 53

SOUTH

Appalachian St. 76, Georgia St. 68 Auburn 80, Vanderbilt 65 Barry 116, Florida Southern 112, OT Bridgewater (Va.) 88, E. Mennonite 71 Catawba 114, Bluefield 70 Chattanooga 74, Mercer 60 Chowan 88, Mount Olive 84 Christopher Newport 59, Mary Washington 57 Claflin 90, Livingstone 78 Columbus St. 69, Clayton St. 66 Converse 107, Coker 102 Fayetteville St. 81, Shaw 53 Flagler 75, Augusta 62 Florida St. 84, Miami 75 Furman 100, VMI 60 Gardner-Webb 74, Radford 68 Greensboro 67, Brevard 63 Guilford 77, Va. Wesleyan 44 Hampden-Sydney 77, Randolph 63 High Point 86, Presbyterian 83 Kentucky 90, Mississippi St. 77 LSU 89, Mississippi 80 Lander 78, North Georgia 60 Lees-Mcrae 88, Belmont Abbey 54 Limestone 92, Newberry 72 Lincoln Memorial 97, Mars Hill 75 Lynchburg 78, Averett 73, OT Mary Baldwin 60, S. Virginia 47 Montevallo 77, West Alabama 65 N. Iowa 83, Belmont 72 North Carolina 86, Louisville 70 North Texas 60, East Carolina 59 Nova Southeastern 88, Eckerd 84 Palm Beach Atlantic 76, Lynn 59 Randolph Macon 86, Shenandoah 46 Roanoke 80, Washington & Lee 65 SC-Aiken 93, Georgia Southwestern 69 SC-Upstate 73, Longwood 71 Southern Miss. 69, Arkansas St. 66 Tampa 57, Florida Tech 56 Transylvania 74, Mount St. Joseph 70 UAB 83, Tulane 69

PREP SCHEDULE Subject to change. Check with schools regarding tickets and game times and dates. Send changes to sports@sfnewmexican.com.

Thursday Boys basketball — Abq. Hope Christian Invitational: first round, Hot Springs vs. Taos, 1:30 p.m.

West Las Vegas vs. Abq. St. Pius X, 7:30 p.m.

Lion Classic at Santa Rosa: first round, Tularosa vs. Mora, 5 p.m.

Española Valley at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Capital at Grants, 5:30 p.m.

St. Michael’s at Abq. High, 7 p.m.

Jemez Valley at Tierra Encantada (Christian Life), 6:30 p.m.

Cuba at Peñasco, 6 p.m.

Abq. Evangel Christian at Mesa Vista, 5:30 p.m.

Girls basketball — Abq. Hope Christian Invitational: first round, Taos vs.

Bloomfield, noon; West Las Vegas vs.

Abq. St. Pius X, 6 p.m.

Rio Rancho at Capital, 7 p.m.

Grants at Pojoaque Valley, 7 p.m.

Santa Fe Indian School at Los Alamos, 6:30 p.m.

Miyamura at Española Valley, 7 p.m.

Jemez Valley at Tierra Encantada (Christian Life), 5 p.m.

Friday Boys basketball — Abq. Hope Christian Invitational, semifinals/ consolation: Taos vs. Hope Christian/Shiprock, 7:30 p.m.(semifinal)/10:30 a.m.(consolation); West Las Vegas vs. Artesia/Bloomfield, 4:30 p.m.(semifinal/1:30 p.m.(consolation) Lion Classic at Santa Rosa, semifinal/ consolation: Mora vs. Estancia/Fort Sumner, 5 p.m.(semifinal)/2 p.m.(consolation) St. Michael’s at Grants, 7 p.m.

Los Alamos at Aztec, 7 p.m.

Dulce at Escalante, 7 p.m.

Pecos at Abq. Del Norte, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball — Abq. Hope Christian Invitational, semifinal/consolation: Taos vs. Hot Springs/Hope Christian, 6 p.m.(semifinal)/9 a.m.(consolation); West Las Vegas vs. Los Lunas/Artesia, 3 p.m.(semifinal)/ noon(consolation) Dulce at Santa Fe Indian School, 7 p.m.

UNC-Greensboro 73, The Citadel 67 UNC-Pembroke 82, Barton 67 Uscb Sand Sharks 97, Georgia College 83 Virginia 65, Virginia Tech 57 William Peace 82, Methodist 62 Wingate 76, Anderson (SC) 75 Wofford 75, ETSU 73 Young Harris 77, North Greenville 74, OT

MIDWEST

Alma 81, Albion 75, OT Anderson (Ind.) 102, Defiance 55 Augsburg 101, St. Scholastica 63 Beloit 87, Lake Forest 66 Benedictine (Ill.) 78, Rockford 72, OT Bradley 70, S. Illinois 69 Calvin 69, Hope 61 Capital 76, Muskingum 72, OT Carleton 78, Gustavus Adolphus 66 Carthage 69, Carroll (Wis.) 57 Cedarville 98, Wilberforce 70 Central College 80, Luther 68 Coe 82, Wartburg 50 Concordia (Ill.) 84, Illinois Tech 71 DePauw 65, Denison 61 Dominican 68, Marian 58 Drake 77, Illinois St. 56 Earlham 86, Bluffton 62 Edgewood 79, Lakeland 66 Elmhurst 80, Augustana (Ill.) 59 Emporia St. 70, Pittsburg St. 61 Evansville 78, Valparaiso 75 Fontbonne 86, Blackburn 61 Franklin 72, Hanover 67 Greenville 116, Eureka 109 Hamline 74, Bethel (Minn.) 61 Heidelberg 92, Baldwin Wallace 70 IUPUI 85, Fort Wayne 79 Illinois Wesleyan 78, Wheaton College (IL) 77 John Carroll 89, Otterbein 69 Kalamazoo 78, Olivet 75 Knox 75, Cornell (Iowa) 67 Loras 76, Dubuque 65 Loyola Chicago 79, UMass 78 Monmouth (Ill.) 104, Grinnell 91 Mount Union 92, Marietta 84 Murray St. 73, Ill.-Chicago 58 Nebraska Wesleyan 84, Buena Vista 73 North Central College 62, Millikin 60 Northwestern 72, Maryland 69 Oakland 70, Youngstown St. 67 Ohio Wesleyan 61, Kenyon 42 Providence 100, DePaul 62 Ripon 75, Lawrence 52 Rose-Hulman 73, Manchester 70 St. John’s (Minn.) 84, St. Mary’s (Minn.) 59 St. Norbert 84, Concordia (Wis.) 52 St. Olaf 73, Macalester 61 Trine 77, Adrian 57 Washburn 70, Missouri Southern 65 Wilmington (Ohio) 80, Ohio Northern 76 Wis. Lutheran 94, Aurora 78 Wis.-La Crosse 85, Wis.-Oshkosh 75 Wis.-Platteville 77, Wis.-Whitewater 73 Wis.-River Falls 72, Wis.-Stevens Pt. 56 Wis.-Stout 83, Wis.-Eau Claire 74 Wittenberg 80, Hiram 51 Wooster 72, Oberlin 62

SOUTHWEST

Embry-Riddle (AZ) 105, St. Leo 75 Houston 77, Texas Tech 54 Louisiana-Lafayette 86, Texas St. 68 Oklahoma 77, West Virginia 63 Tulsa 107, UTSA 78 UCF 77, Texas 71

FAR WEST

Arizona 82, Southern Cal 67 Cal Lutheran 95, Whittier 68 Claremont Mudd 70, La Verne 55 Pomona Pitzer 72, Occidental 67 Redlands 114, Caltech 61 UCLA 68, Arizona St. 66

New Mexico ski area conditions as of Wednesday: Angel Fire — 31-inch base; 70 of 81 trails, 86% open; 7 of 7 lifts; Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Pajarito — 30-inch base; 45 of 53 trails, 85% open; 3 of 6 lifts; Thu/Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Red River — 30-36-inch base; 41 of 64 trails, 64% open; 7 of 7 lifts; Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Saturday Boys basketball — Taos, West Las Vegas at Abq. Hope Christian Invitational: TBA Mora at Lion Classic at Santa Rosa: TBA Capital at Pojoaque Valley, 7 p.m.

Santa Fe Prep at Socorro, 5:30 p.m.

Academy for Technology and the Classics at Texico, 5 p.m.

New Mexico School for the Deaf at Colorado School for the Deaf and Bind, 6:30 p.m.

Los Alamos at Miyamura, 4 p.m.

McCurdy at East Mountain, 2 p.m.

Jemez Valley at Mesa Vista, 7 p.m.

Shiprock Northwest at Coronado, 5:30 p.m.

Questa at Clayton, 4:30 p.m.

Las Vegas Robertson at Abq. Sandia Prep, 2 p.m.

Girls basketball — Taos, West Las Vegas at Abq. Hope Christian Invitational: TBA Rio Rancho Cleveland at Santa Fe High, 5 p.m.

Academy for Technology and the Classics at Texico, 3:30 p.m.

New Mexico School for the Deaf at Colorado School for the Deaf and Bind, 5 p.m.

McCurdy at East Mountain, 12:30 p.m.

Shiprock Northwest at Coronado, 4 p.m.

Questa at Clayton, 2:30 p.m.

Pecos at Native American Community Academy, 3 p.m.

Swimming and diving — Santa Fe High, St. Michael’s, Santa Fe Prep, Taos at Abq. Academy Invitational, TBA Wrestling — Santa Fe High, Capital at Joe Vivian Classic: TBA St. Michael’s, Pojoaque Valley, Los Alamos, Española Valley at Sartan Scuffle at Abq. St. Pius X, 9 a.m.

Tierra Encantada, Pecos, Las Vegas Robertson at Spencer Cole Invitational at West Las Vegas: TBA

Sipapu — 30-34-inch base; 44 of 44 trails, 100% open; 6 of 6 lifts, Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Ski Apache — 30-inch base; 32 of 55 trails, 58% open; 5 of 11 lifts; Thu/Fri:9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Ski Santa Fe — 52-inch base; 86 of 86 trails, 100% open, 7 of 7 lifts; Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Taos — 39-42-inch base; 103 of 110 trails, 94% open, 12 of 13 lifts; Mon-Fri: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat/Sun: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

SOURCES: ONTHESNOW.COM; THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SPORTS BETTING LINE NFL SATURDAY FAVORITE

at BALTIMORE at SAN FRANCISCO

OPEN

TODAY

OPEN

TODAY

8½ 9½

SUNDAY

FAVORITE

at DETROIT at BUFFALO

9½ 9½

6 2½

6½ 2½

O/U

UNDERDOG

O/U

UNDERDOG

(43½) (50½)

Houston Green Bay

(48½) (45½)

Tampa Bay Kansas City

NBA THURSDAY FAVORITE

LINE

Chicago at NEW YORK Oklahoma City at SACRAMENTO at MINNESOTA

O/U

1½ 10½ 3 7½ 12

UNDERDOG

(224½) (236½) (246½) (246) (216½)

at TORONTO Washington at UTAH Indiana Memphis

COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY FAVORITE

Next: vs. No. 9 UConn, Tuesday.

No. 23 North Carolina (12-5) did not play. Next: at Georgia Tech, Thursday.

No. 24 Iowa St. (12-4) lost to Texas Tech 71-63.

Next: vs. TCU, Saturday.

No. 25 UNLV (14-1) beat San Diego St. 67-60.

Next: vs. New Mexico, Saturday.

WEDNESDAY’S SCORES EAST

Army 52, Colgate 49 Bucknell 61, Boston U. 52 Duquesne 76, St. Bonaventure 67 Georgetown 73, Providence 71 Holy Cross 80, Lafayette 57 Lehigh 81, Navy 65 Loyola (Md.) 59, American 55 Loyola Chicago 79, UMass 66 Ohio St. 84, Maryland 76 Rhode Island 55, Fordham 44 St. John’s 60, Butler 42 UConn 83, Seton Hall 59 Villanova 66, Marquette 63 West Virginia 80, Houston 39

SOUTH

Arkansas St. 78, South Alabama 69 Charlotte 66, Tulane 64 George Mason 91, Saint Louis 61 High Point 76, Presbyterian 55 Longwood 66, SC-Upstate 58 N. Kentucky 83, Robert Morris 51 Radford 80, Gardner-Webb 71 Rice 80, East Carolina 67 Richmond 59, Davidson 54 Winthrop 70, UNC-Asheville 64, OT

MIDWEST

Ball St. 79, Cent. Michigan 47 Bowling Green 70, Akron 59 Buffalo 65, N. Illinois 58 Cleveland St. 72, Wright St. 61 Dayton 71, George Washington 53 E. Michigan 53, Miami (Ohio) 48 Illinois 96, Rutgers 68 Indiana 85, Minnesota 62 Michigan St. 91, Northwestern 72 Nebraska 62, Michigan 43 Toledo 87, Kent St. 76 W. Michigan 73, Ohio 55 Wichita St. 71, Memphis 66

LINE

Vermont at MICHIGAN STATE at NORTHERN KENTUCKY New Hampshire at FLORIDA ATLANTIC at MEMPHIS at WINTHROP UMass-Lowell at CHARLESTON (SC) at DREXEL at WILLIAM & MARY at LIBERTY at HOFSTRA Northeastern at DELAWARE UNC Wilmington at WRIGHT STATE at GEORGIA SOUTHERN at OLD DOMINION Kennesaw State at JACKSONVILLE Maine at MOREHEAD STATE at SFA at NORTH DAKOTA STATE at NORTHERN COLORADO Oral Roberts at AUSTIN PEAY Troy St. Thomas at JAMES MADISON at LIPSCOMB at UT ARLINGTON at SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at TARLETON STATE Portland State at SOUTHERN UTAH SIU-Edwardsville at TENNESSEE STATE Little Rock Illinois at GRAND CANYON at NEW MEXICO STATE at IDAHO STATE at WEBER STATE at UTEP at CAL at UTAH UC Davis Gonzaga at UC IRVINE at CSU NORTHRIDGE UC Riverside Santa Clara at LONG BEACH STATE at PORTLAND at COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO at STANFORD

UNDERDOG

6 11½ 2½ 3½ 14½ 12½ 3½ 1½ 10½ 9½ 4½ 12½ 18 7 7½ 8 9½ 2½ 1 1½ 1½ 3½ 9½ 5 2½ 8½ 1½ 3 1½ 6½ 20 15 10½ 9½ 4½ 4½ 4 4 6½ 3½ 2½ 13½ 1½ 5½ 5½ 5½ 1½ 15½ 1½ 11½ 4½ 1½ 1½ 11½ 2 4½ 6½ 10½ 2½

at BINGHAMTON Minnesota Milwaukee at NJIT Wichita State South Florida UNC Asheville at ALBANY (NY) Towson Monmouth Campbell Florida International Hampton at N.C. A&T Stony Brook at ELON Green Bay Coastal Carolina Marshall at NORTH FLORIDA Queens at UMBC UT Martin Seattle U Denver Sacramento State at NORTH DAKOTA North Alabama at SOUTH ALABAMA at SOUTH DAKOTA UL Monroe Central Arkansas UT Rio Grande Valley Omaha Abilene Christian at NORTHERN ARIZONA Utah Tech at LINDENWOOD Tennessee Tech at SOUTHERN INDIANA at MICHIGAN Utah Valley Western Kentucky Idaho Eastern Washington Middle Tennessee Washington Oregon State at CSU FULLERTON at PEPPERDINE UCSD UCSB at CSU BAKERSFIELD at PACIFIC Hawaii San Diego Oregon Loyola Marymount Washington State

NHL THURSDAY FAVORITE

LINE

at BOSTON at OTTAWA Dallas at TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON Toronto at EDMONTON New York at VANCOUVER at LOS ANGELES

SOUTHWEST

Kansas St. 2, TCU 0 North Texas 76, SMU 61 Oklahoma St. 82, BYU 50 Texas Tech 71, Iowa St. 63

UNDERDOG

-140 -184 -146 -142 -120 -125 -245 -126 -188 -166

Colorado Montreal at PHILADELPHIA Minnesota St. Louis at CALGARY Seattle at VEGAS Arizona Nashville

LINE

+116 +152 +122 +118 +100 +104 +198 +105 +155 +138

FAR WEST

Boise St. 68, San Jose St. 64 Colorado St. 81, Air Force 67 Nevada 89, Utah St. 44 New Mexico 68, Wyoming 61 UNLV 67, San Diego St. 60

Indiana at Portland, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC

W

L

Boston Phila.

New York Brooklyn Toronto

32 26 24 16 16

9 13 17 23 25

Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington

24 22 17 8 7

17 19 23 30 32

Milwaukee Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit

28 24 23 19 4

13 15 17 23 37

SOUTHEAST

CENTRAL

W

W

L

L

WOMEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL

WESTERN CONFERENCE New Orleans Dallas Houston Memphis San Antonio

25 24 19 15 7

17 18 21 25 33

Minnesota Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland

29 27 28 22 10

11 13 14 20 29

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

26 23 22 21 18

14 17 18 21 22

SOUTHWEST

NORTHWEST

PACIFIC

W

W

W

TUESDAY’S GAMES

L

L

L

PCT .780 .667 .585 .410 .390

PCT

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 124, Detroit 117 Boston 117, San Antonio 98 Toronto 121, Miami 97 Cleveland 135, Milwaukee 95 Atlanta 106, Orlando 104 New York 109, Houston 94 New Orleans 132, Charlotte 112 L.A. Lakers 127, Dallas 110 Golden State at Utah, ppd Brooklyn at Portland, late

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Utah, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phila. at Orlando, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 8 p.m.

GB — 5 8 15 16

GB

.585 .537 .425 .211 .179

— 2 6½ 14½ 16

.683 .615 .575 .452 .098

— 3 4½ 9½ 24

PCT

PCT

.595 .571 .475 .375 .175

PCT

GB

GB

— 1 5 9 17

GB

.725 .675 .667 .524 .256

— 2 2 8 18½

.650 .575 .550 .500 .450

— 3 4 6 8

PCT

Phila. 126, Denver 121 Phoenix 119, Sacramento 117 L.A. Clippers 128, Oklahoma City 117

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at Boston, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 5 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Vegas, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

AP TOP 25 WEDNESDAY

No. 1 South Carolina (16-0) did not play. Next: at Texas A&M, Sunday.

No. 2 Iowa (18-1) did not play. Next: at No. 18 Ohio St., Sunday.

No. 3 Colorado (15-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 5 UCLA, Friday.

No. 4 NC State (15-1) did not play. Next: at Miami, Thursday.

No. 5 UCLA (14-1) did not play. Next: at No. 3 Colorado, Friday.

No. 6 Southern Cal (13-1) did not play. Next: at No. 20 Utah, Friday.

No. 7 Kansas St. (17-1) beat TCU 2-0. Next: vs.

Kansas, Saturday.

No. 8 Stanford (15-2) did not play. Next: vs. Oregon, Friday.

No. 9 UConn (14-3) beat Seton Hall 83-59. Next: vs. DePaul, Saturday.

No. 10 LSU (16-2) did not play. Next: at Alabama, Thursday.

No. 11 Texas (17-2) did not play. Next: at Oklahoma St., Saturday.

No. 12 Baylor (14-2) did not play. Next: vs. UCF, Saturday.

No. 13 Louisville (15-2) did not play. Next: at Clemson, Thursday.

No. 14 Virginia Tech (13-3) did not play. Next: at Duke, Thursday.

No. 15 Florida St. (14-4) did not play. Next: at Syracuse, Thursday.

No. 16 Indiana (14-2) beat Minnesota 85-62. Next: at Purdue, Sunday.

No. 17 Gonzaga (16-2) did not play. Next: at Loyola Marymount, Thursday.

No. 18 Ohio St. (13-3) beat Maryland 84-76. Next: vs. No. 2 Iowa, Sunday.

No. 19 Notre Dame (12-3) did not play. Next: at Virginia, Thursday.

No. 20 Utah (12-5) did not play. Next: vs. No. 6 Southern Cal, Friday.

No. 21 Creighton (13-3) did not play. Next: at Villanova, Sunday.

No. 22 Marquette (15-2) lost to Villanova 66-63.

ON THE SLOPES

Santa Fe Prep at Abq. Evangel Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Native American Community Academy at Mora, 5 p.m.

Las Vegas Robertson at Tucumcari, 6:30 p.m.

Swimming and diving — Santa Fe High, St. Michael’s, Santa Fe Prep, Taos at Abq. Academy Invitational, TBA Wrestling — Santa Fe High, Capital at Joe Vivian Classic: TBA St. Michael’s, Pojoaque Valley, Los Alamos, Española Valley at Sartan Scuffle at Abq. St. Pius X, 3 p.m.

GB

Milwaukee at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Phila. at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Memphis at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Utah at Houston, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC

GP W L OT PTS GF GA

Boston Florida Detroit Toronto Tampa Bay Montreal Buffalo Ottawa

43 26 8 44 27 13 44 23 16 42 21 13 44 22 17 44 19 18 44 19 21 39 15 24

9 4 5 8 5 7 4 0

61 144 114 58 138 114 51 158 146 50 150 138 49 146 149 45 123 150 42 130 143 30 131 147

43 28 13 2 44 24 14 6 43 24 14 5 42 21 15 6 42 21 15 6 44 19 15 10 42 22 17 3 44 14 21 9

58 143 123 54 130 120 53 148 132 48 129 113 48 101 125 48 130 150 47 144 147 37 134 165

METROPOLITAN GP W L OT PTS GF GA

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

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL

Winnipeg Colorado Dallas Nashville Arizona St. Louis Minnesota Chicago

PACIFIC

GP W 43 45 43 44 42 42 43 44

29 29 26 24 21 21 18 13

GP W

L OT PTS

10 13 12 19 18 19 20 29

4 3 5 1 3 2 5 2

62 61 57 49 45 44 41 28

L OT PTS

GF GA

143 170 160 139 128 120 126 99

99 141 130 138 126 135 144 159

GF GA

Vancouver 44 29 11 4 62 168 114 Vegas 44 25 14 5 55 140 120 Los Angeles 41 21 12 8 50 135 109 Edmonton 40 24 15 1 49 142 119 Calgary 44 21 18 5 47 139 139 Seattle 44 19 16 9 47 124 130 Anaheim 44 15 28 1 31 111 150 San Jose 45 10 31 4 24 89 183 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers 5, Seattle 2 Washington 2, Anaheim 0 Colorado 7, Ottawa 4 Dallas 5, Los Angeles 1 Winnipeg 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Chicago 2, San Jose 1, SO Edmonton 4, Toronto 2 Calgary 3, Arizona 2, OT

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Montreal 3, New Jersey 2 Detroit 3, Florida 2, OT Chicago at Buffalo, ppd

THURSDAY’S GAMES Chicago at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Florida, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Columbus, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

TENNIS AUSTRALIAN OPEN THURSDAY

At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: AUD38,923,200 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — Results Thursday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses):

MEN’S SINGLES SECOND ROUND

Alex Michelsen, United States, def. Jiri Lehecka (32), Czech Republic, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Casper Ruud (11), Norway, def. Max Purcell, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7).

Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, def. Lukas Klein, Slovakia, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7).

WOMEN’S SINGLES SECOND ROUND

Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, def. Arantxa Rus, Netherlands, 6-1, 7-5.

Linda Noskova, Czech Republic, def. McCartney Kessler, United States, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4.

Iga Swiatek (1), Poland, def. Danielle Collins, United States, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

Oceane Dodin, France, def. Martina Trevisan, Italy, 6-4, 6-4.

MEN’S DOUBLES FIRST ROUND

John Millman and Edward Winter, Australia, def.

Marcelo Demoliner, Brazil, and Marcus Daniell, New Zealand, 6-7 (3), 6-2, 7-6 (12).

Nikola Mektic, Croatia, and Wesley Koolhof (14), Netherlands, def. Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia, France, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3.

Francisco Cabral, Portugal, and Henry Patten, Britain, def. Adam Walton and Tristan Schoolkate, Australia, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4).

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FIRST ROUND

Alexandra Panova, Russia, and Cristina Bucsa, Spain, def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, and Marie Bouzkova (12), Czech Republic, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Zhu Lin, China, and Fang-Hsien Wu, Taiwan, def.

Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, and Ellen Perez (7), Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Caroline Dolehide and Peyton Stearns, United States, def. Anna Danilina, Kazakhstan, and Viktoria Hruncakova, Slovakia, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.

Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Giuliana Olmos (10), Mexico, def. Asia Muhammad and Sofia Kenin, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-5.

SPORTS

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Siakam being traded to Pacers from Raptors

By Tim Reynolds

The Associated Press

Pascal Siakam is being traded to the Indiana Pacers, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday, ending a run of nearly eight years with the Toronto Raptors during which he was a two-time All-NBA selection, two-time All-Star and part of the team that won the 2019 NBA title.

Siakam is going to Indiana in exchange for three future firstround draft picks and a pair of players with NBA championship rings — guard Bruce Brown and forward Jordan Nwora — said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade was still pending league approval.

“Pascal is just a pure basketball junkie,” Toronto coach Darko

Rajakovic said Wednesday night before his team played the Miami Heat. “He is the first one to show up in the gym, the last one to leave. He was always coachable, always professional since Day 1. ...

I can only be thankful and grateful for all of his contributions to our team this season.”

ESPN, which first reported the full terms of the trade, also said the New Orleans Pelicans were involved and would send Kira Lewis to Toronto as part of the deal. That move would put the Pelicans in position to get below the luxury tax threshold.

The deal is a huge move for Indiana, the NBA’s highest-scoring team this season. The Pacers entered Wednesday at No. 6 in the Eastern Conference and soon will get to pair Siakam alongside All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton, who currently is out with a hamstring issue.

Siakam, 29, is in the final year of his contract, which pays him nearly $38 million this season, and becomes eligible this summer to sign a five-year deal that

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish, left, defends against Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam during a Jan. 9 game in Los Angeles. Siakam is reportedly being traded to the Pacers.

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could be worth as much as $247 million. The Pacers are expected to at least consider giving Siakam such a deal.

Siakam was averaging 22.2 points this season, and he has averaged 17.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in his career. He was an All-Star in 2020 and 2023 and was the last starter from Toronto’s title team still with the franchise.

Brown will be joining his fifth different team once he arrives in Toronto, after stints with Detroit, Brooklyn, Denver and the Pacers. He was averaging a careerbest 12.1 points this season, his sixth in the NBA. Nwora averaged 5.2 points with the Pacers this season.

Lewis appeared in 118 games — all in a reserve role — over parts of four seasons with the Pelicans and was averaging 2.9 points this season.

Later Wednesday, the Pacers waived veteran forward James Johnson. He had appeared in five games with Indiana since getting signed in mid-December.

COLLEG E FO O TBALL

ACC accuses Florida St. of breaching contract, disclosing ‘trade secrets’ in amended lawsuit The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference accused Florida State of breach of contract Wednesday, saying the Seminoles broke promises when they legally challenged an agreement that binds the school to the league for the next dozen years.

The ACC initially sued the Florida State Board of Trustees in North Carolina in late December, asking a court to uphold the grant of rights as a valid and enforceable contract.

The league insisted FSU cannot challenge the binding document that the Seminoles signed and that all related issues should be decided in the state where the conference is located.

The league formally amended its complaint Wednesday, alleging FSU violated the signed agreement when it chose to challenge the exclusive grant of rights. The conference also accused the school of releasing confidential information — “trade secrets” between the league and television partner ESPN — in its legal filing in the Sunshine State.

The ACC, in its 55-page filing, is seeking

a trial and damages it “reasonably believes will be substantial.” The league also asked the court for a permanent injunction barring FSU from participating in the management of league affairs while it “has a direct and material conflict of interest” with the ACC’s purposes and objective. It also asked for a permanent injunction barring the Seminoles from disclosing confidential information about the TV agreement.

Both sides have agreed to respond to the complaints by mid-February. It could result in more motions filed.

No one expects a merger of the two complaints because they involve two separate state courts. One court could defer to the other or both could proceed independently.

Both sides have requested a trial.

After months of threats and warnings, Florida State sued the league in Leon County Circuit Court and claimed the ACC mismanaged its members’ media rights and imposed “draconian” exit fees. Breaking the grant-ofrights agreement and leaving the ACC would cost Florida State $572 million, according to the lawsuit.

Florida State is looking for a way out of a

Steady as she goes Continued from Page B-1

the last 20 points posted by St. Michael’s. Their play was crucial when the Lady Horsemen found themselves down 50-45 in the first overtime and 56-52 with 2 minutes left in the second OT. The Ruiz sisters scored all five points in the opening overtime, capped by Ceciliana Ruiz’s 3-pointer from the wing that tied the score at 50 with 1:34 left in the first extra period. Mariella Ruiz scored four straight points during a closing 8-0 run in the second OT that sealed the win.

She scored on a driving layup with 1:23 left to cut the Santa Fe High (5-10) lead to 56-55, then hit a pair of free throws with 1:02 for a 57-56 lead that the Lady Horsemen never surrendered.

The sisters also combined for the last four points for St. Michael’s that were crucial in extending the game beyond regulation as the Demons battled back from a 38-32 deficit to force a 45-all tie at the buzzer.

St. Michael’s head coach and mother Sonyz Ruiz said it’s not easy to be the coach’s kid on the floor.

“When you’re a coach’s kid, you have no choice but to have a high IQ for the game,” coach Ruiz said. “Sometimes, it goes your way, and sometimes it doesn’t. And the leadership comes naturally for them.”

Perhaps, it was why Ceciliana Ruiz, who is affectionately nicknamed “Bugs,” made the halftime statement. Both teams played out of control for much of the first half, but the Lady Horsemen rushed shots and played out of their comfort zone as they connected on just four of their first 24 shots.

Their ability to get to the freethrow line allowed them to stay within 19-15, as they made seven of 13 free throws by the break.

“We like to run the floor and get our shots up quick, but that just wasn’t working,” Mariella Ruiz said. “We just had to slow things down, move the ball

conference it has been a member of since 1992. During its time in the ACC, Florida State won three football national championships, the most recent in 2013, and made the first College Football Playoff in 2014.

The Seminoles were left out of this season’s playoff despite an unbeaten record.

Florida State President Richard McCullough said the playoff snub did not prompt the lawsuit.

However, the first sentence of Florida State’s claim states: “The stunning exclusion of the ACC’s undefeated football champion from the 2023-2024 College Football Playoff in deference to two one-loss teams from two competing Power Four conferences crystalized the years of failures by the ACC to fulfill its most fundamental commitments to FLORIDA STATE and its members.”

Florida State leaders believe the ACC locked its members into an undervalued and unusually lengthy contract with ESPN that leaves the Seminoles’ athletic programs at a massive disadvantage against schools in the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, which have TV deals that pay more over a shorter period of time.

around a little bit more and find our drives and find our posts.”

By doing that, St. Michael’s found an offensive rhythm that overcame the sloppy ball-handling. By driving and kicking the ball out, the Lady Horsemen found open perimeter shots and they hit five triples after the break. It culminated in a 9-0 run that started in the third quarter and didn’t end until Mia Duran’s free throw with 6:13 left in regulation gave St. Michael’s a 38-32 lead.

Santa Fe High, meanwhile, was plagued by its own turnover issues. The Demons committed 34 for the game, and that bogged down their offense at times.

“All of those turnovers were unforced,” Demons head coach Nate Morris said. “They were trying to dribble through a double-team or see something they thought might be there but wasn’t. Making those kinds of passes against a taller team is going to hurt you.”

When Santa Fe High cleaned up the turnovers, it made its run behind junior guard Isabella Lovato. She scored six

of the Demons’ last 13 points in regulation and her jumper with 21 seconds left tied the score at 45-all. She finished with a teamhigh 15 points.

Morris said the loss was disappointing, but the Demons seem to have right their ship after a 3-7 start. They almost came away with the ninth-place trophy of the APS Metro Tournament before Albuquerque High finished the game on a 16-6 run to win 44-39.

With the Bulldogs coming into town next week to start District 5-5A play, Morris feels his team is in a good spot/ “Nothing against the other teams in out district, but I think it’s a three-team race between us, Albuquerque High and Los Lunas,” Morris said.

Meanwhile, the Lady Horsemen have a chance to make an even bigger statement next week when they play Santa Fe Indian School, the two-time reigning 3A runner-up.

“This is a good starting point for us to build back up and maybe start a winning streak again,” Ceciliana Ruiz said.

Djokovic challenges a heckler in testy win Continued from Page B-1

it upsets me. I’m frustrated. I don’t want to be experiencing that, but I have to accept it as it is.

“Sometimes I don’t tolerate when somebody crosses the line. That’s it.”

Djokovic has been dealing with a sore wrist and said after his opening match — a four-hour, four-set win over 18-year-old qualifier Dino Prizmic — that he hasn’t been well. He was struggling against Popyrin, who is ranked 43rd.

So, was it the kind of spark that he needed?

“Look, I don’t want to be in those types of situations. Yeah, I was flat, I

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Two-time All-Star, who played at New Mexico State, was part of 2019 NBA title-winning team

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guess, emotionally. Game-wise I was quite flat,” he said. “Maybe that was needed for me to be shaken up a bit and start to find the kind of intensity that I needed to have all match.”

Last year’s losing finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas, also had a tough time against an Aussie with the crowd behind him on an adjacent court.

Tsitsipas wasted match points in the 10th game of the fourth set and then had to save four set points to force a tiebreaker, which he clinched for a 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4) win over Jordan Thompson.

Women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka and U.S. Open winner Coco Gauff

avoided the early Day 4 upsets in their draw to advance to the third round, along with 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva.

Three-time major finalist Ons Jabeur lost 6-0, 6-2 in 54 minutes to Andreeva on Rod Laver, and then 2018 champion Caroline Wozniacki also lost to a young Russian on the No. 3 show court.

Two other 16-year-old players lost on center court to highly-ranked players: No. 10 Beatriz Haddad Maia accounted for Alina Korneeva 6-1, 6-2 and Sabalenka overpowered Brenda Fruhvirtova 6-3, 6-2.

Gauff, still a teenager herself, extended her winning streak to nine matches at Grand Slams with a 7-6 (2),

What happened: The Elks got off to a sluggish start, but a strong defensive effort helped break a 28-all tie at the half. Pojoaque head coach Ryan Cordova said his team was working on some things in the first half that allowed Aztec to stick around, but that changed in the second half. “It was a great team effort, and we stepped up our defense in the second half,” Cordova said.

Top players: Serafin Mendez led the Elks with 22 points and he grabbed 10 rebounds. Deondro Lopez had 12 points and Joziah Salazar added 11.

What’s next: Pojoaque (9-7) plays Capital at home Saturday.

Girls basketball

What happened: It wasn’t pretty, but the Blue Griffins squeezed out their second win of the season by overcoming an eight point first half.

Turnovers were a huge problem, but Prep corrected that in the second half. The Blue Griffins tied the score at 17-all entering the fourth, then outscored the Lady Dragons, 8-7, in the fourth quarter. “Getting a win is always a positive,” said Prep head coach Anika Amon. “The game MONTE down to the wire and we got lucky enough to DEL SOL get the last basket.”

Top players: Senior Bella Caldwell led Prep with seven points, while Cassi Serna added six.

Juline Tafoya paced Monte del Sol with 11 points.

What’s next: Prep (2-1) plays the Albuquerque co-op team of Evangel Christian/Oak Grove Academy on Friday. The Lady Dragons (0-15) open District 2-2A play Tuesday at Albuquerque Menaul.

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once worked with a young Jokic before the now-Denver Nuggets star came to the United States — along with Montenegro, plus had been an assistant coach for the Serbian national team alongside current Atlanta assistant Igor Koskoskov.

“The NBA mourns the sudden passing of Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, a beloved colleague and dear friend to so many in the global basketball community,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.

Milojevic worked closely with Jokic, Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, Orlando center Goga Bitadze and Houston center Boban Marjanovic, among others, during his time as a coach in Europe. With the Warriors, he worked primarily with the big men like Kevon Looney, who raved about Milojevic’s attention to detail.

“Rest in peace, Deki,” Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic wrote on social media.

Kerr said he originally learned of Milojevic from Kent Lacob, the son of Golden State owner Joe Lacob. And when the Warriors went through some staffing changes in 2021, Kerr decided to pursue Milojevic. It took some convincing, but Milojevic finally agreed to take the offer. Kerr was thrilled.

“I immediately saw what Kent was talking about,” Kerr said in a video produced by the Warriors last year. “He was so great to be around. At the same time, he had this amazing basketball background both as a player and a coach. It made so much sense for us to bring Deki in.”

Milojevic won three consecutive MVP awards in the Adriatic League, taking those trophies in 2004, 2005 and 2006 when the 6-foot-7, 240-pound power forward was at the peak of his playing career. Jokic was MVP of that league in 2015, a

year after current Golden State forward Dario Saric was MVP. His potential in the game came early: Shortly after he began playing, Milojevic scored 141 points in a game as a 14-year-old in 1991.

“I teach all my players that basketball is not a job, but that they should enjoy the game,” Milojevic told Bosnian radio-television outlet RTV in a 2018 interview. “Because if you want to do something for the next 20 years, then you have to love it a lot. It’s not easy to endure all these efforts if you don’t like something. Only those who have a sincere love for the game can handle everything with great success.”

Before joining the Warriors, Milojevic had NBA experience through Summer League assistant coach stints with Atlanta, San Antonio and Houston.

Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic said he had known Milojevic since he was a teenager.

“He was a role model as a player, as a man, as a husband, as a coach — somebody that I really admired and have a lot of respect for,” Rajakovic said.

“Unfortunately, last night, his heart stopped working and he left his wife and two kids behind and a big, big legacy.”

Added former Golden State assistant and current Sacramento head coach Mike Brown: “Not only was he an extremely talented coach, he was an even better person.”

A rescheduled date for the Warriors-Jazz game was not immediately announced. The Jazz said tickets for Wednesday night would be honored at the rescheduled game. Golden State is next scheduled to play at home Friday against Dallas.

Milojevic is survived by his wife, Natasa, and their children, Nikola and Masa.

“Their loss is unfathomable,” Kerr said.

He was a role model as a player, “ as a man, as a husband, as a coach.”

Toronto coach Darko Rajakovic

6-2 win over fellow American Caroline Dolehide.

She’ll next play Alycia Parks, who beat 2021 U.S. Open runner-up Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 6-4.

Sixth-seeded Jabeur went out in 54 minutes against the up-and-coming Andreeva.

“I was really nervous before the match because I’m really inspired by Ons and the way she plays,” said Andreeva, who lost in the junior final here last year. “Before I started on the WTA Tour, I always watched her matches and was always so inspired.”

Wozniacki, who had two children before returning to the tour late last year after 3 1-2 years away, led by a set and a break before losing 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 to 20-year-old Maria Timofeeva.

Amanda Anisimova, coming back from a seven-month mental health

break, beat Nadia Podoroska to move onto a match against Paula Badosa.

No. 8 Maria Sakkari, No. 16 Caroline Garcia and No. 25 Elise Mertens didn’t make it past the second round.

On the men’s side, No. 4 Jannick Sinner, No. 5 Andrey Rublev and No. 10 Alex de Minaur — Australia’s highest-ranked player — advanced in straight sets and progressed along with No. 12 Taylor Fritz, No. 15 Karen Khachanov and U.S. Open semifinalist Ben Shelton, the No. 16 seed, who had a 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) over local hope Chris O’Connell.

A quarterfinalist on debut here last year, Shelton said he enjoyed the atmosphere and the support that the home crowd gave O’Connell and said he could still hear “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi” in his sleep.

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Unrivaled rivalry Packers-49ers playoff duels have produced many memorable moments

lost a fumble and dropped a potential TD pass early before delivering late.

With 8 seconds left and the Niners trailing by four, Young stumbled, dropping back from center and then threaded a 25-yard pass between a phalanx of Packers to Owens, who somehow managed to hold onto it despite being hit by two defenders, for a 30-27 win.

“I don’t know where I would be if it weren’t for that play, to be honest,” Owens said years later.

“If you take that one catch, that one touchdown away from me, I don’t know where I would be. It was a play that really catapulted my career.”

Favre won his final playoff meeting against the Niners three years later, and the rivalry then took a hiatus.

By Josh Dubow

The Associated Press

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson looks to pass as he scrambles against the Miami Dolphins during a Dec. 31 game in Baltimore. The Ravens face the Texans on Saturday.

Ravens, Bills, 49ers, Lions will advance to conference championships

By Rob Maaddi

The Associated Press

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ight teams remain. Four games to determine the NFL’s Final Four. Plenty of story lines.

Josh Allen and the Bills have a third chance to get their first playoff win over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers hit the road to get respect from C.J. Gardner-Johnson and the Detroit Lions.

Lamar Jackson and the No. 1 seed Ravens aim to change their playoff narrative when they host C.J. Stroud and the Houston Texans.

The No. 1 seed 49ers and the Green Bay Packers renew their playoff rivalry with two new quarterbacks leading the way this time around.

After a winning regular season, Pro Picks aims to rebound from a losing start in the wildcard round.

Houston at Baltimore Line: Ravens -91/2 Stroud had a spectacular playoff debut for the Texans (11-7) in a 45-14 rout over Cleveland. First-year coach DeMeco Ryans quickly turned the franchise around with Stroud’s help but now they’re the huge underdogs, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.

Jackson had an All-Pro season leading Baltimore (134) to 10 wins over teams that finished with winning records.

The Ravens won eight of those games by at least 14 points, including a 25-9 victory against Houston in Week 1.

These aren’t the same Texans four months later. Baltimore hopes it’s not the same playoff failure for Jackson, who is just 1-3 in the postseason.

Stroud had one of the best seasons for a rookie quarterback and handled the league’s top-ranked defense last week.

But he’s facing another stout unit led by All-Pros Roquan Smith and Kyle Hamilton.

RAVENS, 30-20

Green Bay at San Francisco Line: 49ers -91/2 This will be a record 10th playoff meeting between the two teams with San Francisco riding a four-game winning streak behind two wins apiece

by Colin Kaepernick and Jimmy Garoppolo. Now, it’s Brock Purdy’s turn for the 49ers and Jordan Love at QB instead of Aaron Rodgers for the Packers (10-8).

Love also had a sensational playoff debut in a 48-32 rout over Dallas. The Cowboys

entered with the fifth-ranked defense and had zero answers for coach Matt LaFleur’s game plan. Love, Aaron Jones and Romeo Doubs were unstoppable.

The 49ers (12-5) have a dynamic offense led by AllPros Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle, Kyle Juszczyk and Purdy, Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk. They also have a star-studded defense led by All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner and Nick Bosa and Charvarius Ward.

BEST BET: 49ERS, 34-19

Tampa Bay at Detroit Line: Lions -61/2 Mayfield followed up his best season with an excellent performance in a 32-9 victory over Philadelphia. But Gardner-Johnson, a Lions cornerback, wasn’t all that impressed.

He praised the Buccaneers’ wide receivers this week and added they’d be even better with a good quarterback. Mayfield responded by questioning whether Gardner-Johnson has watched any film because he mentioned Bucs receiver Russell Gage as one of the dangerous playmakers even though he’s been injured all season.

The trash talk on the field should be fun.

Jared Goff led the Lions (135) to a 24-23 win over the Rams last week after Detroit’s offense opened with three straight touchdown drives.

Tampa Bay’s defense shut down Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia but now faces a tougher challenge. The Lions cruised to a 20-6 road win over the Buccaneers (10-8) in Week 6.

LIONS, 23-20

Kansas City at Buffalo Line: Bills -21/2 Finally, the Bills get the Chiefs at home in January.

Mahomes’ first road playoff game of his career comes after two victories over the Bills at home in consecutive postseasons in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The teams didn’t face off last year in the playoffs when the Chiefs (12-6) went on to win the Super Bowl.

The Bills (12-6) were 6-6 before a 20-17 victory at Kansas City ignited a five-game winning streak to close out the regular season. They’re playing on shorter rest after a snowstorm forced them to play Pittsburgh on Monday. The Chiefs had two extra days’ rest after beating Miami last Saturday night.

BILLS, 24-23 Last week: Straight up: 2-4.

Against spread: 2-4 Regular season: Straight up: 168-104. Against spread: 144-118-10.

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yle Juszczyk remembers the different feel when he took the field for the first time in the playoff rivalry between his San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers.

Two storied franchises with rich traditions that produced big stars facing off against each other on the playoff stage.

The teams are set to meet for the third time in the past five postseasons on Saturday night when the Packers (10-8) visit the 49ers (12-5) in the divisional round.

“It’s always fun,” Juszczyk said. “Green Bay’s just such a storied franchise. That rivalry of San Francisco and Green Bay is always a big one. Honestly, one of my best memories as a Niner was that NFC championship game here against the Packers and just in warmups, just feeling that energy. It was nothing I had ever felt here before. It was just such an exciting time, and hopefully we feel that again this week.”

The Niners won that 2020 matchup 37-20 to go to the Super Bowl and then repeated that two years later when they upset the Packers in Green Bay 13-10.

Few franchises have been as intertwined over the last three decades as the Packers and 49ers, with coaches getting groomed in one spot and ending up in the other, eight previous playoff meetings and the draft decision that sent Aaron Rodgers packing for Green Bay instead of staying close to home and reviving the 49ers.

The teams that have combined for nine Super Bowl titles will meet with a spot in NFC championship game on the line.

This will be the record-setting 10th playoff meeting between the franchises. All of those games have come in the past 29 seasons, with no other teams meeting more than five times in the postseason in that span.

Here’s a look back at the rivalry:

Changing of the guard The Niners had been the NFL’s dominant franchise, with five Super Bowl titles in 14 seasons, when they ran into the Packers in the divisional round of the 1995 playoffs.

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens pulls in a 25yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steve Young as Green Bay Packers’ safeties Pat Terrell and Darren Sharper defend during a 1999 NFC wild-card game in San Francisco. Owens’ catch with 3 seconds left led the 49ers to a 30-27 win.

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Coach Mike Holmgren had left his job as offensive coordinator in San Francisco to take over the Packers in 1992. The man who tutored Steve Young in both college and the pros set out to groom the untested Brett Favre, who was acquired in a trade from Atlanta that same year.

With Favre and Holmgren at the helm, along with free agent acquisition Reggie White, the Packers surpassed the Niners in that meeting at Candlestick Park on Jan. 6, 1996.

Adam Walker fumbled on San Francisco’s first play from scrimmage and Craig Newsome returned it for a TD. Favre followed with two quick touchdown passes as Green Bay rolled to a 27-17 win. The Packers lost the following week against Dallas but soon established themselves as the NFC’s dominant team.

The teams met again the following year when Desmond Howard returned a punt 71 yards for a TD after San Francisco’s opening possession. Young was knocked out later in the first

quarter with an injury and the Packers won 35-14 on the way to a Super Bowl title.

“There was a time that you could just say, ‘Hey, no matter, the 49ers are a better team than Green Bay,’” Packers defensive end Sean Jones said after that game. “There was a time where they could make mistakes, and still not play their best and you knew and they knew they were going to win. Well, those days are over.”

The Packers’ dominance of the series led to George Seifert resigning as coach and former Packers assistant Steve Mariucci taking over.

Green Bay won the first playoff matchup 23-10 against Mariucci the following year as the frustration mounted in San Francisco.

“It’s getting pretty obvious,” Young said at the time. “We have to find a way to beat the Packers.

They are the team standing in the way of all our progress.”

The Catch II The Niners finally had a breakthrough the following year thanks to one of the most memorable plays of the series in San Francisco’s only playoff win over Favre.

On Jan. 3, 1999, Terrell Owens

and that relegated Kansas City to the No. 3 seed.

It might not be such a bad thing that Mahomes is going on the road, though.

He has a higher completion percentage, throws for more yards per game and has a significantly better quarterback rating during road games in his career.

He’s even taken eight fewer sacks away from home, despite playing in two more games.

Asked to explain that one, Mahomes replied: “It’s just Coach [Andy] Reid preaches communication.”

“You have to have nonverbal com-

Shanahan vs. LaFleur There has been a familiarity again during the recent editions of the rivalry, with Niners coach Kyle Shanahan and Packers coach Matt LaFleur having a history together.

Shanahan has had the upper hand, winning the 2019 NFC title game behind Raheem Mostert’s 220 yards rushing and four TDs to go to the Super Bowl.

San Francisco then braved the 15-degree cold in Green Bay two years later to upset the top-seeded Packers 13-10 on a blocked punt touchdown that tied the game and a final play 45-yard field goal by Robbie Gould.

“Just going back to that game, it was it was a grind for sure,” 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel said. “It was freezing cold.”

McCarthy will return as Cowboys coach

By Schuyler Dixon

The Associated Press

Mike McCarthy will get another chance to end a nearly three-decade stretch without a deep playoff run for the Dallas Cowboys, a decision that ends three days of intense speculation over the coach’s future.

Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Wednesday night that McCarthy will be back for a fifth season after a stunning 48-32 wild-card loss to Green Bay. The Cowboys were the first No. 2 seed to lose to the last team to get in since the 14-team format was adopted in 2020. Dallas surged to the NFC East title in the final two weeks and had a chance to host at least two playoff games.

Instead, McCarthy’s team is the first not to reach a conference title game after three consecutive 12-win playoff seasons.

“There is great benefit to continuing the team’s progress under Mike’s leadership as our head coach,” Jones said in a statement with several references to the disappointment of the playoff loss. “Mike has the highest regular-season winning percentage of any head coach in

Cowboys history, and we will dedicate ourselves, in partnership with him, to translating that into reaching our postseason goals.”

McCarthy was hired to get Dallas past the divisional round for the first time since the 1995 Mike season, the last of the stoMcCarthy ried franchise’s five Super Bowl titles.

The 60-year-old coach won a Super Bowl with Green Bay 13 years ago and reached the NFC championship game three other times in 12-plus seasons leading the Packers.

McCarthy was fired midway through a second consecutive losing season in Green Bay in 2018. He was out of football in 2019 before Jones hired him. He is 167-102-2 overall and 42-25 with Dallas.

McCarthy has one year remaining on his contract. Jones’ statement made no mention of an extension.

Quarterback Dak Prescott, who also has one year left on his $160 million, four-year deal, played poorly in the first half as Dallas

fell behind 27-0. A top-five defensive unit never did slow the Packers in quarterback Jordan Love’s playoff debut.

Dallas allowed the most points in the franchise’s postseason history while dropping to 1-3 in the playoffs under McCarthy. Prescott is 2-5 in the playoffs.

“We will start our process of review and decision-making regarding everything that impacts our team and roster,” Jones said.

“While we’re not going to address specific players and extensions or free agents at this point, it deserves our deepest review and consideration, and it will get it.”

Two of the Cowboys’ three playoff losses under McCarthy have been playoff openers at home, where Dallas won 16 consecutive regular-season games before the loss to Green Bay. Both times, Dallas was the only team to lose at home on wild-card weekend. San Francisco won at AT&T Stadium to end the Cowboys’ 2021 season.

One factor working in McCarthy’s favor was he had just finished his first season as the play-caller for Prescott, who led the NFL with 36 touchdown passes and completed a career-best 69.5% of his passes.

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The teams didn’t meet again in the postseason until the 2012 season when Rodgers got a shot against the Niners team that famously passed him up for Alex Smith in the 2005 draft.

Colin Kaepernick had replaced Smith as starter late that season and established himself as a phenomenon when he ran for a quarterback-record 181 yards and two scores and threw for 263 yards and two TDs in a 45-31 San Francisco win.

“I didn’t know how fast he was,” Green Bay defensive back Charles Woodson said after the game. “Coming in I really never paid attention to it. But he is fast.”

Kaepernick braved the cold of Green Bay the following year and played without long sleeves or gloves. He led a late winning drive that knocked the Packers out again.

munication when you’re on the road.

We preach that,” Mahomes continued, “and then not letting anything be too negative or too positive, just going about your business the right way.

“On the road,” he said, “one big plays seems to be magnified more, and one bad play is magnified more, too.”

All of that bodes well for the Chiefs.

So does this: Mahomes is better in the divisional round than any other round, going 5-0 with 11 touchdowns, no interceptions and a completion rate of 70% that is well above his career average.

“I know he looks forward to playing.

He gets fired up for every game,” Reid

said. “That’s a great venue up there [in Buffalo]. If you can’t get fired up for that, it’s hard to get fired up. But he’s always ready and excited.”

Mahomes has certainly been a problem for the Bills, but mostly in the postseason. He won that pandemic game at Highmark Stadium, but is winless in three tries against Josh Allen and Co. in regular-season games at Arrowhead Stadium.

The playoffs are another story. He has ended Buffalo’s season in two of the past three years.

The first time came during the AFC championship game in the 2020 season,

when he went 29 of 38 for 325 yards with three touchdowns and no picks in a 38-24 romp. The second came one year later, when he needed a mere 13 seconds to drive Kansas City within range of a tying field goal to end regulation, then hit Kelce for the winning touchdown in overtime in the divisional round.

In those two games, Mahomes completed 76% of his throws for 703 yards with six TD passes, no picks and a touchdown run.

“The Bills are a great challenge. I think everybody understands that,” he said. “They’ve gotten my number a number of times. They beat us earlier

this year. We know we’ll have to play great football to win the game. It’s not about ending their season for us. It’s about advancing. Finding a way to get to the next round.”

NOTES DT Derrick Nnadi (elbow) did not practice Wednesday. LT Wanya Morris (concussion) and WRs Justyn Ross (hamstring) and Kadarius Toney (hip and ankle) did practice after missing last week’s game against Miami. ... WR Skyy Moore (knee) returned to practice, beginning a 21-day window to return to the active roster.

Moore has been on injured reserve since mid-December, and the Chiefs would have to make room on the 53-man roster for him to play against Buffalo. ... LB Cam Jones (chest) was put on IR and LB Cole Christiansen promoted from the practice squad to take his place.

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Making a resolution to be a better pet owner

W

e are now in the third week of 2024. How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? After reading an article that was forwarded to me last week, I decided I needed to make a New Year’s resolution to be a more responsible pet owner.

The article, “States with the most responsible dog owners, ranked” was published online by Forbes Advisor.

Highlights from the article include results showing which states have the most and the least attentive pet parents.

Forbes Advisor conducted a survey of 200 dog owners in each state.

Being an attentive and responsible dog owner isn’t limited to vaccinations and spaying/neutering. It also means keeping Fido happy, healthy and safe.

Our dogs are our No. 1 cheerleaders.

In their eyes, we can do no wrong.

Oftentimes, I get home after a long day at work, and Spotty greets me at the door with his tail wagging in circles. He has no idea of the errors I made at work or the road rage I had coming home. He is just happy to see me.

I could kid myself and say he is happy because he knows his dinner will be made shortly. But I am his human, and he deserves for me to be just as happy to see him. I don’t get upset at my dogs for using the bathroom inside of the house. I work 30 minutes from home, and nine hours a day is just too long not to expect accidents to happen. Nevertheless, first order of business is to let Spotty outside for a few minutes. He is happy to go out in the yard and say hello to any other animals that are out. My other dog, Taz, is 18 years old and is way too old to go outside in the cold.

My boys are then ready for dinner.

We have a 7-7 Rule. Seven in the morning is breakfast and 7 at night is dinner.

About two years ago, I realized it wasn’t any cheaper to feed them canned dog food than it was to feed them real, home-cooked meals. You can find chicken, beef and vegetables fairly inexpensive, and it’s healthy.

On Sundays, I do meal prep for my boys. A scoop of chicken or beef with a little warm broth mixed with their kibble always seems to make their tummies happy for the night. I once made the mistake of treating them to a bone from some ribs.

They were beef ribs and I thought that would be OK. It was not. Rib bones are not healthy for dogs.

Being healthy also includes exercise.

Now that the weather is colder and Taz can’t really walk anymore, Spotty doesn’t get to go on walks like he used to. I miss the exercise probably just as much as he does. Plus it’s cold. On my way home, I see so many dog owners walking their dog.

“Now that’s a good dog owner,” I say to myself. There should be no reason I

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can’t take Spotty for more walks around the block, especially once the nights start staying light longer.

My boys do get to go in the backyard whenever they want. It is a safe and secure yard. Neither dog has ever wanted to dig under the fence or try to squeeze out. Oh, they like to dig plenty, but I have told them, “If you leave, I’m not looking for you (lie), and you are on your own.” They know that I keep them as safe as they do me.

Just this weekend, I was on the road to meet a friend for lunch when I noticed a beagle running up the middle of the road. This dog is not safe, and he was going to get hit.

He was running quickly, and when I saw a truck behind me follow him into a driveway, I thought he had been rescued and was safe.

Four hours later, I found out on social media Frankie the beagle was still on the loose. Everyone was out looking for him.

That is what I love about Santa Fe. We are pet people, and when we have an animal that is lost, everyone tries to find him and make sure he is safe.

Frankie spent the night on the run, and the next day, a kind woman saw him in her yard, coaxed him inside her warm home and called his owner. Frankie had just been adopted two days earlier.

If we can always, always try to remember the 3-3-3 Rule when adopting a pet; it helps the dog to be acclimated and remain safe.

It is always important to look at your yard and make sure it is safe and secure.

Dogs are outside. They hear an unfamiliar noise, sirens and fireworks or even see a rabbit, and they want to escape.

Please, if you know that there will be fireworks or you hear sirens, bring your dog inside. If your dog does happen to get loose, make sure they have a collar and an up-to-date tag.

We wanted to make our boys comfortable one night and took their collars off to give them scratches on their necks. We have never put them back on.

Not a responsible pet owner.

How did New Mexico do in the Forbes survey? We came in fifth in the states with the least responsible dog owners. That’s 45th in the states with the most responsible dog owners.

We can do better people. I can do better. There is still time to add being a more responsible pet owner to our New Year’s resolutions.

Spotty

Taz

Huckleberry and Snagglepuss

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Tinman and The Wizard

Tracks Dew Paws Rescue: Fritzi is an 18-month-old to 2-year-old male Pomeranian mix who is ready for a warm home to call his own. He is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped. Fritzi is a small, active and friendly dog who plays well with other dogs. Call 505-412-9096 or email infodewpaws@gmail.com for more information.

Española Humane: Zia just graduated from eight weeks of training in the Penitentiary of New Mexico through the shelter’s Paws in the Pen program.

She is house trained and leash and crate trained and she responds to a lot of cues.

Zia is a ray of light and she has the fanciest prance. In her pre-shelter life, she adored kids and her best friend was a duck. Zia is a 53-pound, 1-year-old Aussie mix with unique markings and a huge raccoon tail — she’s ready to make her family smile.

Zia is spayed, vaccinated, micro-

chipped and comes with six months of free heartworm prevention. The shelter is also offering four free training sessions to ensure a smooth transition.

Email pawsinthepen@espanolahumane. org or visit espanolahumane.org.

Leah is a gorgeous young Russian blue kitty. She likes to be petted but only when she wants to be. She has boundaries and expects respect. Leah is 3 years old, weighs 7 pounds and is spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.

The shelter is open to walk-in adopters from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Felines & Friends: Ten-month-old tabby Tinman thinks he is a pouncing playful tiger. He is also affectionate and will cuddle up, purr and likes to be petted. His tuxedo brother, The Wizard, is intelligent, full of energy and likes to play. He especially likes to roughhouse with other kittens.

Eight-month-old Huckleberry is an affectionate black cat who likes to sit in laps when not playing with his brother

Snagglepuss, who likes to be cuddled and explore.

The bonded boys would love to be adopted together.

Meet these playful fostered kittens and more Leah in the Felines & Friends adoption center at Petco. Advisers are present for meet and greet and to help with adoptions from 1 to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Cats can also be visited daily during kitty playtime in the midafternoon.

To learn more and apply to adopt, visit FandFnm.org.

The Horse Shelter: Lorretta is a 9-year-old thoroughbred-type sorrel mare. She is a beautiful, big and powerful girl. Loretta is learning softness in her mouth and flexibility through her body and will be going out on trails. The mare will need an experienced rider.

Visit thehorseshelter.org or call 505577-4041 for more information.

The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society: Squirrel is a beautiful 2-year-old domestic shorthair tortoiseshell cat who is an 8-pound-bundle of joy. She is quite sweet and likes to purr while curled up in a person’s lap.

Squirrel is an indoor cat. Call 505-9834309, ext. 1610, for more information.

Are fancy, ‘human-grade’ dog foods healthier? A closer look

By Kelly Conaboy

Special to The Washington Post

My dog’s food does not look delicious. By human standards, it barely even looks like food — dry, brown triangles mixed with softer dry, brown chunks, a bowl of Unlucky Charms. The package tells me the contents are lamb and rice, but it looks curiously similar to my other dog’s food, which is labeled “salmon.” Scooping kibble into their bowls every day tends to leave me feeling guilty. Do they like their sad dog cereal? Is it even good for them?

An industry has grown around these anxieties.

Consumers can choose from high-end dog food brands that advertise “real” food, which often resembles the food we feed ourselves: chunks of carrots, cubes of chicken, leaves from green vegetables.

You can choose from flash-frozen raw food, dehydrated meat and whole grains, and supplemented vegetarian diets. Several brands will ship “customized” diets right to your home. The food is typically labeled “human-grade,” often refrigerated, advertised as not including “fillers,” and almost

always at a higher price point than the more common midrange brands.

“The most important thing for the health of the pet is that the food is providing all of the necessary nutrients, all of the vitamins, all the minerals, the right amount of protein and fat, and so on, that they need to be healthy,” says Jonathan Stockman, assistant professor at Long Island University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. These metrics are set by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and are met by most commercial dog food available in the United States. “That is not really something that is provided in any better way through these more humanlike diets,” Stockman says.

Carly Fox, senior veterinarian at Schwarzman Animal Medical Center NYC, agrees. “The nutritional content of high-end dog food brands does not differ significantly from typical grocery store brands,” she said via email.

If you’re buying a quality grocery store brand, Fox isn’t even particularly concerned about fillers.

“Most ‘fillers’ in dog food are

different types of carbohydrates (i.e. grains, potatoes, legumes, etc.),” she says. They provide fiber, antioxidants and essential fatty acids, and they tend to make up a large percentage of dogs’ caloric intake. A brand like the Farmer’s Dog, a company that ships pre-portioned fresh food to your door, has a carbohydrate-to-protein ratio of about 1:1, Fox says; the same ratio is found in most midrange brands, such as Blue Buffalo.

(A value brand, Kibbles ’n Bits, fares a bit worse, with a ratio closer to 2:1.)

Similarly, that “humangrade” designation might not mean what you think it does.

According to AAFCO, humangrade ingredients are “stored, handled, processed, and transported in a manner that is consistent and compliant” with human food, meaning the factory or kitchen is licensed to produce food for both humans and animals. “Although the standards for human foods are different in some ways than for pet foods,” Fox says, “this does not translate to improved health benefits, or mean that the ingredients are actually better for your pet.”

P ET P I C WO N D E R F U L WINTER W EAT H E R Anthony Paceoni’s dog Bocce is loving the snow.

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PET CALENDAR Friday

‘Pet Chat’ hosting psychic who ‘talks’ to pets alive, dead This week on Pet Chat with Murad & Bobbi, psychic, medium, animal communicator and soul intuitive Maire Hann connects with animals alive and dead to see what they have to say. Hann will try to communicate with Murad Kirdar’s dog,

Hannah, who died last year. Pet Chat, hosted

by Kirdar, community engagement director at Española Humane, and Bobbi Heller, executive director of Feline & Friends, airs 9 a.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday on KTRC 1260 AM and 103.7 FM. The show also streams at SantaFe.com.

Email the hosts at petchat@santafe.com.

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ADOPTIONS AT PETCO Noon-3 p.m., 2006 Cerrillos Road Presented by Española Humane.

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ADOPTION DAY IN ELDORADO 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Hardware Building La Tienda, Eldorado Presented by Dew Paws Rescue.

Email infodewpaws@gmail.com.

ADOPTIONS AT PETCO Noon-3 p.m., 2006 Cerrillos Road Presented by Española Humane.

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Sunday CAT ADOPTIONS AT PETCO 1-4 p.m., 2006 Cerrillos Road Presented by Felines & Friends NM. Visit FandFnm.org.

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WANTED: FULLFULL-TIME DELIVERY DELIVER Y DRIVER The Santa Fe New Mexican seeks a dependable person with a valid driver’s license and spotless driving record to help us get the news out to the community we serve. As Single Copy Delivery Driver, you’ll be responsible for making sure The New Mexican is available everywhere it’s sold. Duties include stocking vending racks, supplying street vendors, monitoring inventory, and safely operating a company vehicle in every weather condition Northern New Mexico has to offer.

Hours are 4:30am12:30pm, Thursday-Monday—your workday is done when most folks are just getting to lunch!

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located at 308 Lower San Pedro Road, Espanola, NM 87532 to Rio Rancho Landfill located at 33rd Street North East and Northern Blvd North East, Rio Rancho, NM and Cerro Colorado Landfill, located at 18000 Cerro Colorado South West Albuquerque, NM. Bids are required LEGALS to specify both locations

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Section 9-27-6 NMSA acres 1978 and Paragraph C Sealed bids must be of Section 63-9K-4 Sandoval County, New submitted to the State NMSA 1978, proposes Land Office, 310 Old to Mexico amend 1.12.21 Santa Fe Trail, Santa NMAC, GRANT PROThe Commissioner of Fe, NM, 87501 (courier GRAM RULES Public Lands (“Com- service or personal demissioner”) gives no- livery) or P.O. Box 1148, PURPOSE OF THE PROtice of a sealed bid Santa Fe, NM 87504- POSED NEW RULE IS: auction pursuant to 1148 (USPS postal The purpose of these Attention: amendments to the the New Mexico En- mail), abling Act (36 Stat. Christopher Wolf, Spe- rules is to ensure that 557) and NMSA 1978, cial Projects Analyst. sponsoring bodies Sections 19-7-1 and 19- BIDS MUST BE RE- comply with the State NO LATER Tribal 7-2 to sell 44.5267 CEIVED Collaboration (plus/minus) acres of THAN 12:00 P.M. on Act in the developstate trust lands (the February 29, 2024. ment or administra“Land”) located in tion of programs Sandoval County, New Sealed bids will be subject to the rules Mexico, more particu- opened on March 1, that directly affect larly described as fol- 2024 at 9:30 a.m. at the American Indians. To New Mexico State add electric cooperalows: Land Office (Morgan tives and telephone Tract 17 of Unit 17 as Hall), 310 Old Santa Fe cooperatives to the the same is shown and Trail, Santa Fe, New definition of grantee designated on the plat Mexico 87501. or subrecipient for entitled “Paseo Gatepurposes of assisway Parcel A, Tracts 1 The Commissioner re- tance grants. thru 9, 10A, 10B, 10C, 11 serves the right to rethru 18, A and B-1A, a ject all bids and STATUTORY AUTHORReplat of Portions of withdraw the Land ITY: Paragraphs A and Tract C in the Town of from sale or to reiniti- B of Section 9-27-6 Alameda Grant Unit ate the process of of- NMSA 1978; Paragraph Seventeen etc.,” filed fering the Land for C of Section 63-9K-4 in the office of the sale or exchange on NMSA 1978.

County Clerk, San- the same or different doval County, New terms at a future date. Copies of the Notice of Mexico on November The Commissioner’s Proposed Rulemaking 14, 2008 as Instrument selection of a bid shall and proposed rule are not constitute or be available by electronic No. 2008033908; evidence of a contract download from the Being and intended to between the Commis- DoIT website be part of Lot 3 sioner and the se- https://www.doit.nm.

(34.9360 acres), part of lected bidder. The gov/category/latestwill news/ or the New Lot 4 (1.1106 acres), Commissioner and part of Lot 2 have no obligation to Mexico Sunshine Por(8.4801 acres), Section any bidder unless and tal.

32, Township 13 North, until the CommisRange 3 East, N.M.P.M. sioner and that bidder DoIT will hold a public execute a written in-person/virtual hearThe Land is located in agreement for con- ing on the proposed the Paseo Gateway veyance of the Land. amendments on master plan area, Closing shall occur no Thursday, February 29, within the municipal later than 90 days 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at boundaries of the City after the selection of the New Mexico State of Rio Rancho in San- the winning bid.

Capitol, 490 Old Santa doval County, west of Upon satisfaction of Fe Trail, Room #311, V. Sue Cleveland High all of the conditions Santa Fe, NM 87501.

School, north of Paseo for completing the Oral comments will be del Volcan and east of sale, the Commis- accepted at the in-perLoma Colorado Boule- sioner will convey the son/virtual hearing Land subject to all from members of the vard. valid easements and public and any interThe Land is offered other encumbrances ested parties.

“AS IS”; the Commis- shown in the records sioner does not make of the State Land Of- Interested Parties may any representations or fice and the Sandoval submit written comprovide any war- County Clerk’s Office. ments by mail or via ranties regarding title Bidders are responsi- the DoIT website. Writto the Land or its con- ble for verifying en- ten comments and dition or fitness for cumbrances and their proposals will be acany purpose.

The effect on the Land. The cepted until 5:00 pm Land is offered for a Commissioner will fur- on February 15, 2024. cash sale (i.e., full pay- ther reserve to the Comments may be ment in cash due at State all minerals of submitted online at closing) as a single whatsoever kind, ge- https://www.doit.nm. tract; bids for less othermal resources, gov/category/latestthan the entire tract and certain water news/ or by sending will not be considered. rights, together with original copies to: rights of access and Details regarding the surface use necessary Renee Narvaiz, Departauction, potential sale, for or incident to ex- ment of Information applicable rules, bid- ploration for and ex- Technology ding instructions and traction and removal 715 Alta Vista St., forms are set forth in of such minerals, geot- Santa Fe, NM 87505 the bid packet, which hermal resources, and can be obtained by water rights. Bidders Written comments writing the State Land may request that the suggesting changes or Office, P.O. Box 1148, Commissioner enter alternatives to the proSanta Fe, NM 87504, At- into a surface non-dis- posed amendments tention: Christopher turbance agreement should provide justifia separately cation for each sugWolf, Special Project for Analyst, by telephone agreed upon fee. gested change or at 505-827-5095, or by alternative and ine-mail to Disabled individuals clude all suggested cwolf@slo.state.nm.us requiring aid to bid rule language neces. The bid packet also is may call (505) 827- sary to effectuate the posted on the State 5095; FAX 827-6157 or suggested change or Land Office website, TTY (800) 659-8331. alternative. Suggested www.nmstatelands.or Upon request, this no- changes should be g. The bid packet is in- tice may be available provided in a redline corporated in this no- in other formats. format showing protice by reference and posed deletions and should be reviewed in Pub: Dec 21, 28, 2023, additions. detail before submit- Jan 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024 ting a bid.

Written comments must be received no The Minimum Bid to later than 5 p.m. (MDT) purchase the Land is To place a Legal Notice on February 15, 2024.

Call 986-3000 $3,921,000.00 (three DoIT encourages the million nine hundred early submission of twenty-one thousand LEGAL #92116 written comments. dollars). Bids offering less than the minimum STATE OF NEW MEXICO SPECIAL NEEDS: Any will not be considered. FIRST JUDICIAL person with a disabilBidders are encour- DISTRICT COUNTY OF ity who is in need of a aged to offer amounts SANTA FE reader, amplifier, qualgreater than the Miniified sign language inmum Bid, with addi- No. terpreter, or other tional amounts in D-101-PB-2023-00332 auxiliary aid or service increments of to attend or partici$10,000.00.

IN THE MATTER OF THE pate in the hearing should contact Renee ESTATE OF Sealed bids must be LOIS K. MANDROS, Narvaiz at 505-827accompanied by a DECEASED. 2416 at least ten (10) $3,000.00 non-refundbusiness days prior to able sale application NOTICE TO CREDITORS the hearing. fee and deposits in the amounts set forth NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Council and DoIT below. Deposits must NOTICE IS HEREBY will consider all oral be in the form speci- GIVEN by Lesley comments and will refied in the Bid Informa- Mandros Bell and view all timely submittion Sheet (Exhibit “1” Steven Mandros Bell, ted written comments of the bid packet). Co-Personal Represen- and responses.

Failure to include the tatives, who have been sale application fee appointed Co-Personal Pub: Jan 16, 17, 18, 19, and required deposits Representatives of the 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, will result in disqualifi- estate of the dece- 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Feb 1, cation. In addition to dent. A probate has 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, making the required been opened in the 12, 13, 14, 15, 2024 transaction cost de- First Judicial posit, the successful District Court at 225 LEGAL #92077 bidder will be required Montezuma Ave., in to pay all costs associ- Santa Fe, NM, 87501. Notice is hereby given that the City of Esated with the auction All persons having and sale. The deposits claims against the es- pañola, New Mexico calls for Sealed Bids of unsuccessful bid- tate of the decedent for: ders will be refunded. are required to presSee the bid packet for ent their claims within ITB 2024-001 additional information four (4) months after and requirements re- the date of the first Commercial Commer cial Hauler garding the required publication of any for Bio-Solids deposits. published notice to creditors or sixty (60) Transaction Cost De- days after the date of The City of Española is requesting bids for the posit: mailing or other delivAdvertising public ery of this notice, transport and hauling of Bio-Solids from City auction (estimated) whichever is later, or of Espanola Waste $5,005.60 the claims will be for- Water Treatment Plant Advertising Section 19- ever barred. Claims located at 308 Lower 7-9.1 public meeting must be presented to San Pedro Road, Es$996.23 the attorney of the Tract 17 appraisal and Co-Personal Represen- panola, NM 87532 to Rio Rancho Landfill loappraisal review tatives at the address cated at 33rd Street $6,634.32 listed below: North East and NorthTract 17 survey ern Blvd North East, $3,689.33 Respectfully submit- Rio Rancho, NM and Total Transaction Cost ted, Cerro Colorado LandDeposit $16,325.48 By, Slate Stern fill, located at 18000 1701 Old Pecos Trail Cerro Colorado South The sealed bid must Santa Fe, NM 87505 West Albuquerque, be accompanied by Tel.: (505) 814-1517 NM. Bids are required both a $16,325.48 Fax: (866) 848-8240 transaction cost de- slate@slatestern.com to specify both locations posit and a perform- www.slatestern.com anceContinued... deposit in the parties may Continued... amount of $392,100.00, Pub: Jan 11, 18, 25, 2024 Interested secure a copy of the representing 10% of Invitation to Bid from the Minimum Bid. Anna J. Hall, Procurement Officer at the Bids must conform City of Española, 405 strictly to the require-

LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Estate of Mona R Schermerhorn, deceased.

Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of December, 2023, letters testamentary (or of LEGALS administration as the case may be) in respect of the estate of Mona R Schermerhorn, who died September, 23, 2023 in Albuquerque, NM, were issued to the undersigned, Kenneth D Parker, by the STATE OF NEW MEXICO IN THE PROBATE COURT SANTA FE COUNTY located at 100 Catron Street Santa Fe, NM 87501. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court or the undersigned representative at 341 Creek Rd Boone NC 28607 on or before the dates prescribed in (1) or (2) otherwise their claims will be forever barred: (1) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting of this notice) (2) Sixty (60) days after the mailed receipt of this notice.

a hearing should be held. A hearing will be held if NMED determines that there is substantial public interest. After the administrative record for a permitting action is complete and all required information is available, NMED will approve, approve with conditions, or disapLEGALS prove the Permit based on the administrative record. NMED maintains a Public Involvement Plan (PIP) for each permitting action to plan for providing public participation opportunities and information that may be needed for the community to participate in a permitting process. PIPs may be viewed on-line at https://www.env.nm.g ov/public-notices/, at the NMED field office nearest to the proposed permitted activity, or by contacting the NMED Permit Contact identified below.

NMED also maintains facility-specific mailing lists for persons wishing to receive associated notices for a permitting action. To learn more about a Discharge Permit and the permitting process, to be placed on a facility-specific mailing list, or to obtain a copy of a draft permit or PIP, please contact the NMED Permit Contact at the telephone number or address provided below. Draft permits may be viewed on-line at https://www.env.nm.g o v/p u b l i c - n o t i c e s / under the tab for the facility’s county. Comments or a request for hearing regarding a draft permit should be addressed to the GWQB, PO Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 875025469, or emailed to the NMED Permit Contact.

If you are a non-English speaker, do not speak English well, or if you have a disability, you may contact the NMED Permit Contact to request assistance, an interpreter, or an auxiliary aid in order to learn more about a Discharge Permit or the permitting process, or to participate in activities associated with the permitting process. To the extent possible, NMED will arrange for requested interpretation services and accommodations or services for persons with disabilities. Telephone conversation assistance is available through Relay New Mexico at no charge for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have difficulty speaking on the phone, by calling 1-800-659-1779; Spanish: 1-800-327-1857; TTY users: 1-800-659-8331.

Telephone interpretation assistance for persons that are a non-English speaker or do not speak English well is available at no charge when calling NMED. NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972.

If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s nondiscrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact: Kate Cardenas, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, New Mexico Environment Department, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@env.nm.gov . If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above or visit our website at https://www.env.nm.g ov/general/environmental-justice-in-newmexico/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination. DP-1869, The Club at Las Campanas Inc. proposes to modify the Discharge Permit for the discharge of up to 1,400,000 gallons per day of reclaimed domestic wastewater from the City of Santa Fe and from Las Campanas to 135 acres of irrigation area for reuse. The modification includes an increase in volume from 320,000 to 1,400,000 gallons per day and the irrigation area for reuse will be increased to 135 acres.

Potential contaminants from this type of discharge include nitrogen compounds.

The facility is located at 437 Las Campanas Drive, approximately six miles northeast of Santa Fe, in Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, Continued...

Township 17 North, Range 8 East, Santa Fe County. Groundwater most likely to be affected is at a depth of approximately 279 feet

modification includes an increase in volume from 320,000 to 1,400,000 gallons per day and the irrigation area for reuse will be increased to 135 acres.

Potential contaminants from this type of discharge include nitrogen compounds.

The facility is located at 437 LEGALS Las Campanas Drive, approximately six miles northeast of Santa Fe, in Sections 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, Township 17 North, Range 8 East, Santa Fe County. Groundwater most likely to be affected is at a depth of approximately 279 feet and had a pre-discharge total dissolved solids concentration of 200 milligrams per liter. Applicant: Al Antonez, General Manager, The Club at Las Campanas, Inc., 132 Clubhouse Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87506.

NMED Permit Contact: Gerald Knutson, Water Resource Professional, Gerald.Knutson@env.n m.gov or pps.gene ra l @ e n v. n m . g ov, Telephone: 505-6607189 or 505-827-2900.

The Public Involvement Plan may be viewed online at https://www.env.nm.g ov/public-notices/ or at the NMED office in Santa Fe: 540 Camino Edward Ortiz, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

misos de NMED. Si usted no habla inglés, no habla bien inglés, o si tiene una discapacidad, puede comunicarse con el contacto de permisos de NMED para solicitar asistencia, un intérprete o un dispositivo auxiliar con el fin de aprender más sobre un Permiso de Descarga o el proLEGALS ceso de permisos, o para participar en actividades asociadas con el proceso de permisos. En la medida de lo posible, el NMED organizará los servicios de interpretación y las adaptaciones o servicios para personas con discapacidades que hayan sido solicitados. Hay disponible asistencia para conversaciones telefónicas a través de Relay New Mexico de forma gratuita para las personas sordas, con problemas de audición o con dificultades para hablar por teléfono llamando al 1-800-6591779; español: 1-800-327-1857; los usuarios de TTY: 1-800659-8331. Asistencia telefónica de interpretación para personas que no hablan inglés o no hablan bien el inglés está disponible de forma gratuita llamando a NMED. NMED no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, discapacidad, edad o sexo en la administración de sus programas o actividades, según lo exigido por las leyes y los reglamentos correspondientes. NMED es responsable de la coordinación de los esfuerzos de cumplimiento y la recepción de consultas relativas a los requisitos de no discrimin a c i ó n implementados por 40 C.F.R. Partes 5 y 7, incluido el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmendada; Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973; la Ley de Discriminación por Edad de 1975, Título IX de las Enmiendas de Educación de 1972 y la Sección 13 de las Enmiendas a la Ley Federal de Control de Contaminación del Agua de 1972. Si usted tiene preguntas sobre este aviso o sobre cualquier programa, política o procedimiento de no discriminación de NMED, usted puede comunicarse con la Coordinadora de No Discriminación: Kate Cardenas, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, New Mexico Environment Department, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@env.n m.gov. Si usted piensa que ha sido discriminado/a con respecto a un programa o actividad de NMED, usted puede comunicarse con la Coordinadora de No Discriminación antes indicada o visitar nuestro sitio web e n https://www.env.nm.g ov/general/environmental-justice-in-newmexico/ para aprender cómo y dónde presentar una queja de discriminación.

DP-1869, El Club en Las Campanas Inc. propone modificar el Permiso de Descarga para la descarga de hasta 1,400,000 galones por día de aguas residuales domésticas recuperadas de la ciudad de Santa Fe y de Las Campanas a 135 acres de área de riego para su reutilización. La modificación incluye un aumento en el volumen de 320,000 a 1,400,000 galones por día y el área de riego para reutilización se incrementará a 135 acres. Los posibles contaminantes de este tipo de descarga incluyen compuestos de nitrógeno. La instalación está ubicada en 437 Las Campanas Drive, aproximadamente seis millas al noreste de Santa Fe, en las Secciones 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 y 15, Municipio 17 Norte, Rango 8 Este, condado de Santa Fe. Las aguas subterráneas que tienen más probabilidad de ser afectadas se encuentran a una profundidad de aproximadamente 279 pies y tenían una concentración de sólidos disueltos totales antes de la descarga de 200 miligramos por litro.

Solicitante: Al Antonez, Gerente general, El Club en Las Campanas Inc., 132 Clubhouse Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87506.

Contacto para el permiso del NMED: Gerald Knutson, Profesional de Recursos Hídricos, Gerald.Knutson@env.n m.gov o pps.gene ra l @ e n v. n m . g ov, Teléfono: 505-660-7189 o 505-827-2900. El Plan de Participación Pública puede verse en línea en https://www.env.nm.g ov/public-notices/ o en la oficina de NMED en Santa Fe: 540 Camino Edward Ortiz, Santa Fe, NM 87507.

to place legals call: 986-3000 | toll free: 800-873-3362 | email: legals@sfnewmexican.com

Interested parties may secure a copy of the Invitation to Bid from Anna J. Hall, Procurement Officer at the City of Española, 405 Paseo de Oñate, Española, NM 87532 or ahall@espanolanm.go v Sealed Bids must be received by the City of Espanola’s Procurement Officer, Anna J. Hall, at the City of Española, 405 Paseo de Oñate, Española, New Mexico 87532 no later than 2:00 P.M. P.M. Local Local Time, February February 8th 2024.

City of Espanola reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and waive all formalities.

PUB: Jan. 18, 2024 LEGAL #92079 STATE OF NEW MEXICO FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF SANTA FE No. 00321

LEGAL #92093

Bids can be downloaded from our website, www.generalservices.state.nm.us /s t a t e p u r c h a s i n g , Questions? Call (505) 827-0472. Sealed bids will be publicly opened online via Microsoft Teams at 2:00 PM, MST/MDT on dates indicated.

ReLEGALS quest for Proposals are due at time indicated inside RFP and are not opened publ i c l y . https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup -join/19%3ameeting_NDBmNmQzMDUtNzNjYi00YzUyLTky OGEtMTE5ZDZiMGRhOGE2%40thread.v2 /0?context=%7b%22Ti d%22%3a%2204aa6bf4 -d436-426f-bfa404b7a70e60ff%22%2c %22Oid%22%3a%2217 362856-1f15-4445-851cd0a4af6e7161%22%7d

D-101-PB-2023-

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE PARRISH GEBHART, Deceased NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of SUZANNE PARRISH GEBHART, aka SUZANNE PARRISH GEBHART LAWRENCE, Deceased. All persons having claims against this Estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of any published notice to creditors or within sixty (60) days of the date of mailing or other delivery of this notice, whichever is later, or the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be presented to the Personal Representative, SKYLER P. GEBHART, c/o Brannen & Brannen LLC, 3 Caliente Road #5, Santa Fe, NM 87508, or filed with the First Judicial District Court, 225 Montezuma Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501.

Dated: 12/28/2023 /s/Skyler P. Gebhart 43 Friedman Court Oroville, CA 95966 770-722-4485 BRANNEN & BRANNEN LLC By:/s/Daniel E. Brannen Jr. 3 Caliente Rd. #5 Santa Fe, NM 87508 505-466-3830 dbrannen@brannenlawllc.com Attorneys for Personal Representative

Pub: Jan 18, 2024 LEGAL #92114 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT No. D-101-DM 2023-00748

Sarah A. Sanchez and Pub: Jan 4, 11, 18, 2024 Anthony L. Sanchez Petitioner(s) LEGAL #92115 IN THE MATTER OF FIRST JUDICIAL KINSHIP GUARDIANDISTRICT COURT SHIP OF J.M.P (a) COUNTY OF SANTA FE Child(ren) (use initials STATE OF NEW MEXICO only), and concerning Sarai Palomino, ReIN THE MATTER OF THE spondent(s).

ESTATE OF NOTICE OF PENDENCY SANDRA L. SHADWICK, OF ACTION DECEASED State of New Mexico No. to Sarai Palomino, ReD-101-PB-2023-00329 spondent(s) NOTICE TO CREDITORS Greetings: You are hereby notified that Notice is hereby given Sarah A. Sanchez and that Zia Trust, Inc. has Anthony L. Sanchez, been appointed Per- Petitioner(s), filed a sonal Representative Petition to Appoint of the Estate of Sandra Kinship Guardian(s) L. Shadwick, Deceased for Jessica Marie (the “Estate”). All per- Palomino, born May sons having claims 2023 in Espanola, New against the Estate are Mexico to Sarai required to present Palomino and untheir claims within known father, against four months after the you in the above entidate of the first publi- tled court and cause. cation of this notice, or the claims will be for- Unless you enter your ever barred. Claims appearance and writagainst the Estate ten response in this must be presented to cause on or before the Personal Repre- thirty (30) days after sentative of the Estate the last date of publiat the address shown cation, a judgment by below, or filed in the default will be entered above-referenced case against you. in the First Judicial District Court of the Name and address of County of Santa Fe, Petitioner or PetiState of New Mexico, tioner’s attorney: Judge Steve Herrera Sarah A. Sanchez and Judicial Complex, 225 Anthony L. Sanchez Montezuma Avenue 30 Calle Enrique (P.O. Box 2268), Santa Santa Fe, NM 87507 Fe, New Mexico 87504-2268.

Pub: Jan 11, 18, 25, 2024 ZIA TRUST, INC.

By: Teresa DeMenge Vice President & Senior Trust Officer c/o Patrick J. Dolan, Esquire April, Dolan & Koehler, P.C. 460 St. Michael’s Drive, Suite 603 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505 Telephone No.: (505) 988-2900 PUB: Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 1, Facsimile No.: (505) 988-2901 2024 LEGAL #92122

2/8/2024 40-80500-23-17072 NMDOT Asphalt Concrete Hot-Laid InPlace D-2

Pub: Jan 11, 18, 25, 2024

STATE OF NEW MEXICO LEGAL #92099 PROBATE COURT SANTA FE COUNTY STATE OF NEW MEXICO FIRST JUDICIAL No. 2023-0271 DISTRICT COURT SANTA FE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF No. WILLIAM GRANT D-101-PB-2023-00333 SULLIVAN, Deceased.

IN THE MATIER OF THE NOTICE TO CREDITORS ESTATE OF JAMES J. MANDROS, DECEASED. Tracy S. Turner has been appointed Per- NOTICE TO CREDITORS sonal Representative of Estate of WILLIAM NOTICE TO CREDITORS GRANT SULLIVAN., de- NOTICE IS HEREBY ceased. All persons GIVEN by Lesley Manhaving claims against dros Bell and Steven this Estate are re- Mandros Bell, Co-Perquired to present their sonal Representatives, claims within four (4) who have been apmonths after the date pointed Co-Personal of the first publication Representatives of the of any published no- estate of the decetice to creditors or dent. A probate has sixty (60) days after been opened in the the date of mailing or First Judicial District other delivery of this Court at 225 Monnotice, whichever is tezuma Ave., in Santa later, or the claims will Fe, NM, 87501. All perbe forever barred. sons having claims Claims must be pre- against the estate of sented to Tracy’s the decedent are reTurner at 6545 Arroyo quired to present their Drive, Vierra, FL 32940, claims within four (4) or to Walk- i n Wills months after the date Carlisle, P.C. (Carlos A. of the first publication Jauregui, Esq.) at 2000 of any published noCarlisle Blvd. NE, Suite tice to creditors or G, Albuquerque, NM sixty (60) days after 87110, and may be the date of mailing or filed with the Probate other delivery of this Court of Santa Fe notice, whichever is County, New Mexico. later, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated: January 8, 2024 Claims must be presented to the attorney Carlos A. Jauregui of the Co-Personal Attorney of Tracy’c Representatives at the Turner, address listed below: Personal Representative Respectfully submitted, Walk-In Wills Carlisle, By: Slate Stern P.C. 1701 Old Pecos Trail By: Carlos A. Jaurequi, Santa Fe, NM 87505 Esq. Tel.: (505) 814-1517 2000 Carlisle Blvd. NE Fax: (866) 848-8240 Suite G slate@slatestern.com Albuquerque, New www.slatestern.com Mexico 87110 (505) 903-7000 Pub: Jan 4, 11, 18, 2024 Attorneys for Personal LEGAL #92096 Representative Pub: Jan 11, 18, 25, 2024 Bids can be downloaded from our website, www.generLEGAL #92093 alservices.state.nm.us NOTICE TO CREDITORS: /s t a t e p u r c h a s i n g , Estate of Mona R Questions? Call (505) Schermerhorn, de- 827-0472. Sealed bids be publicly ceased.

Notice is will hereby given that on opened online via Mithe 12th day of Decem- crosoft Teams at 2:00 MST/MDT on ber, 2023, letters testa- PM, mentary (or of dates indicated. Readministration as the quest for Proposals case may be) in re- are due at time indispect of the estate of cated inside RFP and opened pubMona R Schermerhorn, are not Continued...

Continued... i c l y . who died September, l 23, 2023 in Albu- h t t p s : / / t e a m s . m i querque, NM, were is- crosoft.com/l/meetup sued to the - j o i n / 1 9 % 3 a m e e t undersigned, Kenneth i n g _ N D B m N m Q z M -

LEGAL #92121 State of New Mexico First Judicial District Court of Santa Fe County In the matter of the estate of Vernon Otto Nielsen, Deceased No. D-101-PB-2023-00341 Notice to Creditors Notice is now given that Marilyn J. Nielsen, has been appointed the Personal Representative of the Estate of Vernon Otto Nielsen, deceased.

All persons having claims against this estate are required to present their claims within two (2) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must be filed with the District Court of Santa Fe County P.O. Box 2268 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2268 Pub: Jan 11, 18, 25, 2024 LEGAL #92133 New Mexico Environment Department – Ground Water Quality Bureau The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Ground Water Quality Bureau (GWQB) hereby provides notice that the following Groundwater Discharge Permits have been proposed for approval. NMED will allow 30 days after the date of publication of this notice for submittal of written comments and/or a request for a public hearing for a permitting action. You can add the comment period to your calendar through our Events Calendar located at https://www.env.nm.g ov/events-calendar/.

You can now submit your comments online using the Public Comment Portal located at h t t p s : / /n m e d . c o m mentinput.com/. Requests for public hearing shall be in writing and shall set forth the reasons why a hearing should be held. A hearing will be held if NMED determines that there is substantial public interest. After the administrative record for a permitting action is complete and all required information is available, NMED will approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the Permit based on the administrative record. NMED maintains a Public InContinued... volvement Plan (PIP) for each permitting action to plan for providing public participation opportu-

Pub: Jan 18, 2024 LEGAL #92134 Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México - La Oficina de Calidad de Aguas Subterráneas

Cal 986-30

La Oficina de Calidad de Aguas Subterráneas (GWQB, por sus siglas en inglés) del Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México (NMED, por sus siglas en inglés) notifica por este medio que se han propuesto los siguientes Permisos de Descarga de Agua Subterránea para su aprobación.

NMED permitirá 30 días después de la fecha de publicación de este aviso para la presentación de comentarios por escrito y/o una solicitud de audiencia pública para una acción de permiso.

Puede añadir el periodo de comentarios a su calendario a través de nuestro Calendario de Eventos situado en https://www.env.nm.g ov/events-calendar/.

Ahora puede enviar sus comentarios en línea utilizando el Portal de comentarios públicos ubicado en h t t p s : / /n m e d . c o m mentinput.com/. Las solicitudes de audiencia pública deberán presentarse por escrito y expondrán los motivos por los cuales debe celebrarse una audiencia. Se llevará a cabo una audiencia si NMED determina que existe un interés público considerable.

Después de que el registro administrativo para la acción de permiso esté completo y toda la información requerida esté disponible, NMED aprobará, aprobará con condiciones o denegará el Permiso basado en el registro administrativo. NMED mantiene un Plan de Participación Pública (PIP, por sus siglas en inglés) para cada acción de permiso para planificar la facilitación de oportunidades de participación del público e información que pueda ser necesaria para que la comunidad participe en el proceso de permisos. Los PIP se pueden ver en línea en https://www.env.nm.g ov/public-notices/, en la oficina local de NMED más cercana a la actividad de permiso propuesta, o comunicándose con el contacto de permisos de NMED identificado a continuación. NMED también mantiene listas de correo específicas de las instalaciones para las personas que desean recibir avisos asociados para una acción de permiso.

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ACROSS 1 Semiliquid stuff 5 South Asian 9 Darling 14 Prefix with science 15 The ugly duckling’s mother 16 Site of a W.W. I battle that saved Paris from capture 17 Chili ingredients 19 Pass 20 Drink with foam 21 Only country with a nonrectangular flag 23 Greek letter used to represent magnetic flux 24 Painting by van Gogh during his time in an asylum 26 Three wise men 28 Part of a newborn’s schedule 29 Affirmative vote 31 Giving a hand?

32 A lot 34 “A Man Called ___” (Tom Hanks film) 35 Oft-used phrase during Zoom meetings … or the reason for the mis-

understandings at 17-, 26-, 50- and 60-Across?

39 Laptop brand 41 “The Young and the Restless” and “The Bold and the Beautiful” 42 Vehicle at the center of the Hindu festival Ratha Yatra 46 “The Marvelous ___ Maisel” 47 Health legislation of 2010, in brief 50 Note after la 52 Discolor from age 54 “Groovy!”

55 Snoops around 57 Indian tonal drum 58 Battery terminal 60 Predatory freshwater fish 62 Parking spot at a bar?

63 Hydrox competitor 64 Combo meal choice 65 Carvings named for the first man in Maori mythology 66 Beginning 67 GPS’s guesses

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12 Charm 13 First Disney song to reach the top 5 on Billboard in the 21st century 18 “Bye!” 22 Dating app info 25 Scorch the surface of 27 Features of spoiled milk 30 Ending with Power 32 Peter who was the first actor to play a Bond villain 33 A call for help 35 Collection of senior moments?

36 ___ de plume 37 Notable lamb owner

DOWN 1 Frightening Halloween costume 2 Pro golfer Mark 3 How detectives might start their investigation 4 Ice cream units 5 “Spring forward” hrs.

6 Brother of Logan Roy on “Succession” 7 Setting of “The Crucible” 8 Stamping need 9 Aviator Earhart 10 Grandma, to Brits 11 The lead in pencils, actually

38 Knocks over 39 “Don’t wait!,” in ads 40 Wine from Tuscany 43 Urges to action 44 Necessity for some Venetian transport 45 Yoga position on one’s head and hands 47 Even though 48 Rum cocktail 49 Comes to 51 Actress Knightley 53 Memory glitch 56 Twist 59 “___ want to know?”

61 Long, long time

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HOROSCOPE The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024: You’re a dreamer. This is the final year of a nine-year cycle for you, which means it’s time to let go of people, places and things that have held you back.

up a budget. A discussion with someone older or more experienced could be helpful to you.

Tonight: Profits!

might initiate with a female colleague, either a friend or a member of a group. Tonight: Schmooze.

debt, shared property, inheritances and all that red-tape stuff that we like to avoid.

Tonight: Check your finances.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH This will be a productive day for you because the Moon is in your sign dancing beautifully with Saturn, which in turn is lined up with Mercury.

Tonight: You’re pumped!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH People notice you today.

One of the things they might notice is your practical suggestions that relate to work, your health or a pet. You’re a big spender but practical when you want. Tonight: You’re admired.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Be receptive to suggestions from others, especially partners and close friends, because they might have some practical ideas that will benefit you or your kids. Tonight: Vigorous discussions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You will be productive today because you want to explore new ideas and go beyond your comfort zone or your daily habits. Tonight: Explore!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Your efficiency and effectiveness at work (or in any job that you set for yourself today) will result in solidifying or improving your home base in some way. Tonight: Work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH This is an excellent day for discussions about taxes,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH This is a solid, practical and productive day! Listen to

MOON ALERT: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 12:01 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. PST. After that, the Moon moves from Aries into Taurus.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Any kind of behind-thescenes research will pay off today and ultimately benefit your partner, shared property or discussions about inheritances, insurance issues and taxes.

Tonight: Research.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH This is an excellent day for financial planning or drawing

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Important discussions might take place today. They

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the advice of others. Likewise, share your own wise words about how to do things, how to cut costs, how to save money and how to reduce waste.

Tonight: Play!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Research plus the advice of someone older or more experienced might help you in matters related to real estate or a family situation. It’s possible for you to get richer through real estate or improving your home this year. Tonight: Relax.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Make an effort to share ideas with others, especially someone younger, because the result will be a practical advantage, perhaps in dealing with others. Listen and teach.

Tonight: Conversations!

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Colleague’s stare unnerves woman Dear Annie: I am a 26-year-old woman and recently graduated college with my bachelor’s in May 2023. I searched for a long time before finding a job, and I ended up finding a position in a place I never expected to. Skills from my major do come into use regularly but it’s not what I went to college for. Though I’ve grown to really like what I do and it has been fulfilling up to now, I have a problem. And it isn’t with the job itself.

I’ve found myself the victim of incessant staring, perpetrated by a man who started here not long before I did. I got a weird “vibe,” if you will, the day I came in for my interview. And up to now four months hence, it’s been non-stop. It’s escalated to lack of boundaries where he stands way too close passing off paperwork (a regular thing we have to do to get the job done), alongside the unrelenting staring. He asked me where my house was about a month ago.

I was more annoyed than scared before he said that. Now I find myself checking my surroundings everywhere I go, and I keep “making up” things I’m not sure are real or not, like his car loitering outside my home.

He even requested to move departments and chose to be seated at the desk across from me. I grew so uncomfortable, I had to deal with it myself and create a barrier to make him stop.

I don’t know what to do. He hasn’t really done anything that I can legitimately talk to my boss about. But I dread the days when I see him parked in the lot, because I know that when I come inside to work, it’s going to be a long, uncomfortable day. What am I supposed to do in this situation? I just keep hoping he’ll quit. But it doesn’t seem likely.

What can I do to protect myself beyond what I’ve already tried? I installed ring cameras on my front and back doors, but my management office won’t heed my request to fix my broken window latches and it’s been a source of fear. I can’t start a paper trail without telling management about it. Do you have any advice on how I can help myself?

— Tired of Being Scared at Work and at Home Dear Tired of Being Scared: If your gut is trying to tell you something, you should listen. Better safe than sorry.

Since this co-worker hasn’t actually done anything, the action you can take is limited.

But the more allies you have, the safer you will feel. Tell friends and coworkers about him. If you have a manager or a human resources department that you trust, you should tell them, too. Don’t stay at the office alone with him. If his behavior escalates, it could constitute harassment, making it a legal issue that your company has a responsibility to address. You should also stop by your local police department to see if they have any recommendations for how you can better protect yourself, or guidance on what type of red flags you should look out for.

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

Subject: WORDS

BY THE MONTH Each answer begins

August.

Answer________ 5. To make

letters of the given

somebody believe

month. (e.g., Someone employed to clean Answer: Janitor.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. The legal relationship between a husband and wife: March.

Answer________ 2. Not joined to something else: September.

Answer________ 3. A shape with eight straight sides:

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etc. of something:

with the first three

a building: January.

Today is Thursday, Jan. 18, the 18th day of 2024. There are 348 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Jan. 18, 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the presentday Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands.”

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October.

Answer________

something that is not true: December.

Answer________ 6. Someone who is just beginning to learn a skill or subject: November.

Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 7. Of an appropriate or pertinent nature: April.

Answer________ 8. A very confused situation: May. Answer________ 9. A particular point or stage in an activity

Rules

GRADUATE LEVEL

• Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating.

• The numbers within the heavily outlines boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

• Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

4. To increase the amount, value, size,

or a series of events: June.

Answer________

ANSWERS: 1. Marriage (married). 2. Separate. 3. Octagon.

4. Augment. 5. Deceive. 6. Novice. 7. Apropos.

8. Mayhem. 9. Juncture.

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2024 Ken Fisher

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