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STOCKHOLM (AP) — A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday. Even experienced stargazers were stunned by the intensity of the aurora borealis that swept across the night sky in northern ... - PAGE A2
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
Obama: American dream in peril
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President Barack Obama gestures while delivering his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill, Tuesday.
Souper Bowl on its way
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring the American dream under siege, President Barack Obama called Tuesday night for a flurry of help for a hurting middle class and higher taxes on millionaires, delivering a State of the Union address packed with re-election themes. Restoring a fair shot for all, Obama said, is “the defining issue of our time.” Obama outlined a vastly different vision for fixing the country than the one pressed by the Republicans challenging him in Con-
gress and fighting to take his job in the November election. He pleaded for an active gover nment that ensures economic fairness for everyone, just as his opponents demand that the government back off and let the free market rule. Obama offered steps to help students afford college, a plan for more struggling homeowners to refinance their homes and tax cuts for manufacturers. He threw in politically appealing references to accountability, including warning universities they will lose
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Kay Allison shows off her ceramic soup bowls at the Roswell Museum and Art Center that will be used during the upcoming Lend-A-Hand of Roswell’s annual Souper Bowl of Caring.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL is trying to avoid another super snafu. One year after hundreds of ticketed fans were left without seats at Cowboys Stadium, organizers have added only 254 temporary seats to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the Feb. 5 game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. League spokesman Brian McCarthy said officials decided in March the capacity for a stadium that normally seats about 63,000 for football games ... - PAGE B1
TODAY’S OBITUARIES
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The Roswell Police Deparment is 25 officers down from the nor mal complement of 96. With 20 people in management positions, either sergeant or above, and a further 18 who work in other departments, this leaves 33 officers to answer service calls. “We were 16 of ficers down when I first started. We got up to strength, and now we are back down again,” Chief Alfonso Solis said. Solis notified the Roswell Independent School District, Tuesday, that he is pulling the resource officer, Helen Cheromiah, from the
Activists rally on Job Corps gives American driver’s licenses Legion hall needed facelift
SANTA FE (AP) — Hundreds of immigrant advocates arrived at the Capitol on Tuesday to protest Gov. Susana Martinez’s attempts to repeal a state law that allows illegal immigrants to get New Mexico driver’s licenses. A coalition of immigrant groups, religious organizations and student activists from across the state gathered at the Roundhouse then marched around the Capitol building in what has become a regular scene since Martinez took office last year. They chanted slogans protesting Martinez and held signs that said “New Mexico is not Arizona” as
advocates pressed the governor and state lawmakers to uphold law. Others held paper plates with an image of Martinez taped on the front and a question mark in the back to highlight that state officials won’t be able to keep track of some drivers on the road if the law is repealed, according to the activists. Meanwhile, some children of immigrants brought to the rally wore shirts with the words “My mother is an immigrant.” After the rally, immigrant advocates and their allies went to lobby lawmakers. See LICENSES, Page A3
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RPD down 25 cops
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JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
For The Past 24 Hours
STADIUM ADDS 254 SEATS FOR SUPER BOWL
federal aid if they don’t stop tuition from soaring. Standing in front of a divided Congress, with bleak hope this election year for much of his legislative agenda, Obama spoke with voters in mind. “We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by,” Obama said. “Or we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot, everyone does their
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An accident between a Roswell Independent School District bus and a gray Lexus occurred around 12 p.m., Tuesday at the corner of Grand Avenue and Country Club Road. Kathleenmarie Parker, 53, an RISD bus driver, will be issued a citation for failure to stop at a stop sign, according to Roswell Police Department Public Information Officer Travis Holley. Minor injuries to the driver of the Lexus were reported. The driver was taken to the hospital by a friend for treatment. Holley said no students were injured.
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VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Paintbrushes and tools in hand, Roswell Job Corps Center students are giving the American Legion Post 28 hall a facelift this week — and getting invaluable experience in return. Students from three out of the center’s seven trades — painting and remodeling, facility maintenance, and electrical wiring — are working on Mark Wilson Photo the American Legion hall, Adrian Rosales and fellow students enrolled in the Home which has gone without a Builders Institute at the Roswell Job Corps give the Veter- facelift for about 20 years. ans Memorial Hall of American Legion Post No. 28 a major facelift Tuesday.
Sanchez seeks Ward IV seat See JOB CORPS, Page A3
JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Savino Sanchez Jr., associate pastor of Roswell’s Church on the Move, says he is running for the Ward IV City Council seat during the municipal election in March. Councilor Amarante Fresquez currently represents the ward. Although this will be Sanchez’s first time running for City Council, he said, “It’s been in my heart a long time.” Each time a city election arose, Sanchez contemplated getting involved. This year he made a final decision to run because, “I want to get involved with the future of Roswell. I’d like to
see Roswell continue to grow. I was born and raised here. Our children were born and raised here. Now some of my grandchildren are in school here. I’d like for them, if they wanted to stay here, to have something that they can provide for their families, just like Roswell has provided for me.” If elected, Sanchez said his focal point would be Roswell families. ”If we can get the families back to where they need to be it helps everybody.” As for the future of Roswell, Sanchez said he currently doesn’t see much that can really provide for families. Sanchez said he would like to see more businesses come to Roswell in order to
Savino Sanchez Jr.
hire its citizens so they are able to provide for their families and live comfortably. A full-time associate pasSee SANCHEZ, Page A3