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‘Occupy’ movement growing in NM towns

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — It isn’t as big as in other states, but the “Occupy Wall Street” movement is growing in New Mexico.

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Since Occupy Wall Street protests began Sept. 17 in front of the New York Stock Exchange, activists in Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos and Las Cruces have held regular protests aimed at attacking corporate greed and Wall Street.

Protests have varied from a few dozen to hundreds.

In Albuquerque, police said two protesters were given warning citations for jaywalking Saturday. Sgt. Patrick Ficke said some protesters blocked traffic and were told not to do so for their safety due to heavy traffic.

There were no immediate reports of any arrests at the other protest sites Saturday around New Mexico.

The New Mexico activists were connecting through social media and posting

updates about quickly planned protests in plazas, outside of banks and at universities. They also posted photos and videos from similar rallies in Denver, Washington state and Oregon.

“I’m here because I’m tired of a corporate-run government,” said Rhadona Stark, 33, of Albuquerque, who has been participating in the Occupy Albuquerque protests for days. “They buy the politicians and

they buy the laws.”

Activists in each area have created “Occupy” Facebook pages — sometimes two.

But some advocates have changed the name of the Occupy Albuquerque, or Occupy Burque, protests to “Liberate Albuquerque” over concerns that some of the city’s Native Americans might be offended.

Last week, New Mexico State University students also took part in a national

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Captain Dina Orozco is the only woman to achieve the rank of captain in the New Mexico State Police.

She has had 16 years with the State Police and her background is law.

Originally from Santa Fe, Orozco received two associates degrees, the first as a paralegal. After working in civil law, she decided that she wanted to work in criminal law, but found jobs hard to find without a background in criminal justice. Therefore, she returned to Santa Fe Community College to get another degree.

“The community college was smaller then, so the students were sent to New Mexico’s Academy,” Orozco said. When she was there, she had the opportunity to get hands-on

Erica Estes, 23, of Albuquerque, said she got interested in the movement while in Michigan after an all-night conversation filled with “love, conversation and passion.” Upon her return to Albuquerque, her bus from the airport passed the “Occupy Albuquerque”

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Orozco, the only woman to achieve Capt. rank

“Occupy College” protest that drew around 120 students from the Las Cruces area.

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BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Iraq past a year -end withdrawal deadline, The Associated Press has learned. The decision to pull out fully by January will effectively end more than eight years of U.S. involvement in the Iraq war, despite ongoing concerns about its security forces and the potential for instability.

The decision ends months of handwringing by U.S. officials over whether to stick to a Dec. 31 withdrawal deadline that was set in 2008 or negotiate a new security agreement to ensure that gains made and more than 4,400 American military lives lost since March 2003 do not go to waste.

In recent months, Washington has been discussing with Iraqi leaders the possibility of several thousand American troops remaining to continue training Iraqi security forces. A Pentagon spokesman said Saturday that no final decision has been reached about the U.S. training relationship with the Iraqi government.

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Buddy Walk raises Down Syndrome awareness

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Capt. Dina Orozco is the only woman to attain the rank of captain in the New Mexico State Police.

experience in such things as crime scene investigation.

One of the professors recruited her for the State Police.

As an officer, Orozco has See OROZCO, Page A3

A special kind of spirit was alive in bright orange at the Buddy Walk sponsored by the local Down Syndrome Foundation on Saturday. Orange T shirts were everywhere as groups clumped together to start the festivities.

According to Missy Holman, executive director, nearly 400 people had registered to support the charitable event. Mayor Del Jurney spoke briefly Mark Wilson Photo applauding the city’s participation and caring. Hundreds of participants in the 7th annual Buddy Walk for “Roswell is a good place the National Down Syndrome Society begin their stroll Satto be, a good place to urday at the Spring River Park and Zoo. come to and today is a lenges we might have,” he The day began with celebration of inclusion. affirmed from the podi- Addie, 5, Megan, 6, and All people are special um. regardless of the chal-

Gun Club hosts Appleseed event

VANESSA KAHIN RECORD STAFF WRITER History, heritage and marksmanship met at a crossroads during a Project Appleseed event at the Roswell Gun Club shooting range, Saturday.

Project Appleseed is a nationwide initiative that involves marksmanship lessons intertwined with discussion about some well-known, and not so well-known, facts about life in colonial America.

Roswell’s Project Appleseed event began Saturday and will continue Mark Wilson Photo Sunday.

O.L. Adcock, member of Rifle enthusiasts work on their marksmanship skills Saturday morning at the Roswell Gun Club during the RevolutionSee GUN CLUB, Page A2 ary War Veterans Association Appleseed Project which commemorates American heritage.

Youth ChalleNGe to receive funds

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Gov. Susana Martinez’s signing of the $86 million capital outlay bill, which passed during the special session, on Tuesday, has a direct impact on the Roswell community. Under the bill, the New Mexico Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Roswell will receive $2 million for new barracks.

“The bill focuses funding on projects of regional and statewide importance, a key reform that Gov. MarSee FUNDS, Page A2

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Chaves County Extension discuss drought concerns

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Chaves County Extension agents discussed their concerns about the massive, extreme drought which has hit the Southwest this year with the Daily Record on Thursday.

“This is the worst it’s been in over 50 years. This past summer it was like a convection oven,” said Sandra K. Barraza, program

director.

“The stress level to such crops such as alfalfa and pecan trees has been bad,” Barraza added, concerned with the nearly 580 ranches and far ms in Chaves County encompassing 3 million acres.

Beef and dairy cattle have had to suffer through temperatures hovering over 100 degrees many days and with owners only able to use a certain amount of water, it’s been a traumatic

situation. Drought insurance has been available but many ranchers have not received adequate assistance. “Ranchers are fighting a loss,” Barraza said.

The drought combined with the nationwide recession and lack of money generally has worsened conditions. Many people are now growing their own gardens on small plots of land, such as backyards rather than relying on large grocery stores which vary

in price according to the weather.

County Extension held a horticulture class where area residents or new residents are taught how to be a successful gardener in a climate of extreme temperatures. The 13-week class was well attended and will be held again the second week of January.

An important ingredient to gardening is the proper use of pesticides. A specific class addressing this issue

will be held for a one-day seminar on Wednesday, Nov. 2.

Wrestling with the difficult economy is also being pinpointed for the up-coming holidays by the 4-H Club which Shannon Wooton, home economist, is tackling. In a two-day event leadership committees from 4-H will hold craft seminars on creating homemade gifts, decor, sewing and such unique ideas as gifts from the

kitchen. Door prizes and refreshments will be included in the event Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 7 and 8.

ROME (AP) — Italian riot police fired tear gas and water cannons in Rome on Saturday as violent protesters hijacked a peaceful demonstration against corporate greed, smashing bank windows, torching cars and hurling bottles.

Elsewhere, hundreds of thousands nicknamed “the indignant” marched without incident in cities across Europe, as the “Occupy Wall Street” protests linked up with long-running demonstrations against European gover nments’ austerity measures.

Heavy smoke billowed in downtown Rome as a small group broke away and wreaked havoc in streets close to the Colosseum and elsewhere in the city.

Clad in black with their

faces covered, protesters threw rocks, bottles and incendiary devices at banks and Rome police in riot gear. With clubs and hammers, they destroyed bank ATMs, set trash bins on fire and assaulted at least two news crews from Sky Italia.

Riot police charged the protesters repeatedly, firing water cannons and tear gas. Around 70 people were injured, according to news reports, including one man who tried to stop the protesters from throwing bottles.

TV footage showed one young woman with blood covering her face, while the ANSA news agency said a man had lost two fingers when a firecracker exploded.

In the city’s St. John in

Lateran square, police vans came under attack, with protesters hurling rocks and cobblestones and smashing the vehicles.

Fleeing the violence, peaceful protesters stormed up the steps outside the Basilica.

Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno blamed the violence on “a few thousand thugs from all over Italy, and possibly from all over Europe, who infiltrated the demonstration.” Some Rome museums were forced to close down and at least one theater canceled a show.

Protesters also set fire to a building, causing the roof to collapse, reports said.

The Defense Ministry denied reports it was one of its offices.

Premier Silvio Berlusconi

called the violence a “worrying signal,” and added that the perpetrators “must be found and punished.”

Berlusconi barely survived a confidence vote Friday, with many questioning his leadership. Italy’s debt burden is second only to Greece in the 17-nation eurozone and the country is rapidly becoming a focus of concern in Europe’s debt crisis.

ANSA said four people from an anarchist group were arrested Saturday with helmets, anti-gas masks, clubs and hundreds of bottles in their car.

Elsewhere, bright autumn sunshine and a social media campaign brought out thousands across Europe.

In Spain, the Indignant

Movement that began around-the-clock “occupation” protest camps in May which lasted for weeks held evening marches Saturday that converged on Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza.

Other Spanish cities including Barcelona, Seville, Valencia and Malaga hosted similarly wellattended gatherings.”

Portuguese protesters angry at their government’s handling of the economic crisis pushed against police lines in Lisbon, but officers stopped them from storming parliament. Portugal is one of three European nations — along with Greece and Ireland — that has had to accept an international bailout.

In Frankfurt, continental Europe’s financial hub,

5,000 people protested at the European Central Bank, with some setting up a tent camp in front of the ECB building.

beginner as well as to the advanced rifleman, Adcock said.

“We hope people (attend) and walk away better than when they arrived,” Adcock said.

Instructors from throughout New Mexico and Texas came to Roswell to evaluate eager marksmanship students, teach them new skills and evaluate them again toward the end of the event to see how much they had improved.

Jimi Genzling from Lakewood, N.M., gave pointers Saturday morning on how to position oneself with the rifle when one is on the ground. He

said a person’s cheek must touch the rifle in the same spot every time a person takes aim.

“Once you find that place, put a little piece of tape (on it),” Genzling said.

“After a while, you won’t need that tape, it’ll come automatically. … The secret to consistency is consistency.”

Genzling and Adcock demonstrated a trick to accurately move one’s natural point of aim — the spot where a shooter naturally positions his or her aim — without moving one’s hands or the rifle.

The trick is so effective the shooter does not have to be looking at the target to

praised the people of Roswell who, he said, have really rallied around this program and made it their own. He again expressed appreciation for elected officials who, “heard that voice from the community.”

Rep. Dennis Kintigh, RRoswell, a large advocate for the program during the special session, said he was pleased to see the renovations included in the bill. “I think it’s great news. I believe in the program, salvaging and rescuing lives is hugely important. So I’m pleased to see the $2 million went through on that.”

Herrera said, “I hope that the parents and the kids who are going to partake in

this program in the future recognize it’s been made a priority by the state govern-

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the RGC, said Project Appleseed was started in 2005 by members of the Revolutionary War Veterans Association. He said they started the project because they noticed “two things are happening in our country.

“We’re losing our history,” he said. “And, we’re losing our tradition as riflemen.”

Because of this, Project Appleseed seeks to teach history with special attention given to the story of the nation’s birth and the

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tinez has instituted to ensure that capital dollars are focused on statewide projects that will have a broad impact, as opposed to local pork projects,“ according to a press release about the signing of the bill.

“We think it’s amazing that the governor has given the support of the state government for this, and entrusted us with these young people’s futures, and enabled us to keep this going,” Lt. Col. Jamison Herrera, spokesperson for the New Mexico Ar my National Guard, said,

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importance of April 19, 1775 — the day American colonists began an armed battle against the Kingdom of Great Britain. The historical date is also the day of the “shot heard ‘round the world,” as coined by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

“They had two choices, to fight or live as slaves to the king,” Adcock said. He added the colonists “gave us a third choice with their blood, the right to vote and participate in gover ning ourselves so we'd never again have to pick up a rifle.”

The marksmanship lessons during Project Appleseed are beneficial to the adding, “We are very honored to be in a position to continue this program in the city of Roswell.”

The current living dormitories for the program are World War II-style barracks, constructed in the fifties, from the old air base, according to Herrera.

He said the funding will go a long way in helping to renovate the facilities.

Expressing his gratitude for the governor, local legislators and Mayor Del Jurney, Herrera said, “We want to praise the governor and all elected officials from Southeastern New Mexico, especially Mayor Jurney, for really sticking this out and making sure it got attention and went through.” Herrera also

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“This concept is so unique, it’s scary,” Genzling said. Adcock got on the ground with a mock rifle that had a laser point.

Genzling blindfolded him and had another instructor hold up a target in front of Adcock.

Adcock positioned his natural point of aim and kept the mock rifle and his upper body in place. By only moving his belt buckle, he was able to position the laser point on the target with Genzling guiding him as to where to move his waist.

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange spoke to protesters outside St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, calling the international banking system a “recipient of corrupt money.”

Protesters also accused NATO, which has its headquarters in Brussels, of wasting taxpayer money on the wars in Libya and Afghanistan, saying that one European soldier deployed to Afghanistan costs the equivalent of 11 high school teachers. to establish a natural point of aim at first, but eventually they will have what he called “the light bulb moment.”

“You’re going to feel everything’s perfect,” he said. “It’s just going to click.”

Adcock said the RGC tries to host four Project Appleseed events each year. There will be another Project Appleseed event in Roswell, December 10-11.

It is not too late to register for this event, and it too is scheduled to feature discussion on American history and lessons in marksmanship.

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“It’s been amazing.

Everyone is coming together,” Estes said. “I’ve just been feeling for a long time that our needs weren’t being met and this is a movement I want to be part of.”

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protest at a makeshift overnight campsite at the University of New Mexico.

She said she got off the bus and put in her two-week notice at her Santa Fe art

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out it. Iraq’s leadership has been split on whether it wanted American forces to stay. Some argued the further training and U.S. help was vital, particularly to protect Iraq’s airspace and gather security intelligence. But others have deeply opposed any American troop presence, including Shiite militiamen who have threatened attacks on any American forces who remain.

Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki has told U.S. military officials that he does not have the votes in parliament to provide immunity to the American trainers, the U.S. military official said.

A wester n diplomatic official in Iraq said al-Maliki told international diplomats he will not bring the immunity issue to parliament because lawmakers

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cial in Washington confirmed Saturday that all American troops will leave Iraq except for about 160 active-duty soldiers attached to the U.S. Embassy.

A senior U.S. military of ficial confir med the departure and said the withdrawal could allow future but limited U.S. military training missions in Iraq if requested.

Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

Throughout the discussions, Iraqi leaders have adamantly refused to give U.S. troops immunity from prosecution in Iraqi courts, and the Americans have refused to stay with-

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just 13 pounds. “Many countries put these children in a locked dark room in a bare crib,” she explained. “They have no toys and get minimal nurturing and caring including the basics such as food and diapers. These children are desperately in need of adoption but it is expensive to make the trip and then adopt. Reece’s Rainbow website is: www.reecesrainbow.org where more information can be found for anyone wishing to adopt or make a contribution.

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McKenzie, 5, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The three girls were decked out in their own small orange tee’s with bright multi-colored ribbons in their hair. Following the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, a young local lifeguard, Grant Speer, 16, was awarded a plaque for saving the life of Keagan Burkhart, 15, when he was choking on some food in school.

Grant who humbly accepted the award said, “Keagan is a cool guy.”

Also manning a booth were members of Reece’s Rainbow which is a Down Syndrome Adoption Ministry. It was started by Andrea Roberts from Gaithersburg, Md., who recognized that there are many children internationally who are suffering due to the lack of knowledge and awareness. A local Roswell woman named Autumn has adopted a child from the Ukraine who is now 4 years old and weighs

Cheerleaders from both Goddard and Roswell high school performed some impressive gymnastics to support the day’s events and walk which, according to Missy Holman, was more of a “leisurely walk through the zoo.” She said last year they raised $28,000 and hoped it would be more this year.

All monies raised stay locally, she explained to the crowd. Ms. Holman can be reached at 575622-1099.

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lived all over the state. Her first post was in Tucumcari where she stayed for three years. Then she was moved to Clovis where she worked as recruiter. Later she started as a criminal agent over a territory which covered nearly all of southeast New Mexico. “I worked cases in Chaves County, Roswell and Hobbs,” she said.

Since Orozco joined the State Police in 1995, she received a series of promotions. “I tested for sergeant, passed and went to Santa Rosa,” Orozco said.

She then tested for lieutenant, after which she was sent to Espanola for twoand-a-half years. “In June I was promoted to captain and then I came here.”

Orozco says that she likes the area. One of her goals for both her and her officers is to become more involved in Roswell. “I would like to be more active in the community.”

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To that end, she and other members of New Mexico State Police attended the Roswell Refuge Purple Ribbon Dinner this past week.

She took the time to explain the duties and jurisdictions of the State Police. “New Mexico is divided into 12 districts.

This district, the third, covers Eddy, Lea and Chaves counties. We are a police organization and not the highway patrol. In many areas of the state, rural areas, we are the primary law enforcement agency.”

Although the men and women of the State Police are assigned to a certain district, they may get sent anywhere they are needed.

“We get requests from all over the state. They (the of ficers) work the fairs, fires and natural disasters.

During the tornado in Clovis in 2006, we assisted with doing searches of buildings that had been damaged or destroyed to look for the injured.”

In the case of fires, the New Mexico State Police

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Like other law enforcement agencies, New Mexico’s 3rd District is short on staf f. “Our numbers are down. We have had a number of retirements.… We have one captain, one lieutenant, and six patrol. In Carlsbad, we have one sergeant and five patrol and in Hobbs, there’s one sergeant and four patrol officers,” said Orozco.

To make up for the shortfall, Orozco keeps a certain number of people on call at all times.

She described the New Mexico State Police as a good place to work and she urges people who are interested in a career with the

increasingly clear that a U.S. troop presence was not a sure thing.

The issue of legal protection for the Americans was the deal-breaker.

Iraqis are still angry over incidents such as the Abu Ghraib prison scandal or Haditha, when U.S. troops killed Iraqi civilians in Anbar province, and want American troops subject to Iraqi law.

American commanders don’t want to risk having their forces end up in an Iraqi courtroom if they’re forced to defend themselves in a still-hostile environment.

With the U.S. military presence in Iraq currently at about 41,000 and heading down to zero, almost all of those forces will be flowing out of Iraq into Kuwait and then home or other locations.

State Police to look up their website under training and recruiting. “We do testing locally, so people can start the process here.”

Orozco complimented her officers. “We have a hard working group here.”

Orozco enjoys her job and hopes that other women might consider the New Mexico State Police as a career choice. “Right now we have 12 women statewide, but I’m the only captain."

She acknowledges that it can be hard work, but she feels in the long run it is rewarding. “Sometimes your greatest accomplishment comes from the greatest sacrifice.”

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“In something like this, leaders do emerge,” Estes said. “But they all do in their own intricate way.”

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Those are standard functions at most American embassies around the world and would be considered part of the regular embassy staff.

When the 2008 agreement requiring all U.S. forces leave Iraq was passed, many U.S. officials assumed it would inevitably be renegotiated so that American forces could stay longer.

The U.S. said repeatedly this year it would entertain an of fer from the Iraqis to have a small force stay behind, and the Iraqis said they would like American military help. But as the year wore on and the number of American troops that Washington was suggesting could stay behind dropped, it became

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Regardless of whether U.S. troops are here or not, there will be a massive American diplomatic presence.

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is the largest in the world, and the State Department will have offices in Basra, Irbil and Kirkuk as well as other locations around the country where contractors will train Iraqi forces on U.S. military equipment they’re purchasing.

About 5,000 security contractors and personnel will be tasked with helping protect American diplomats and facilities around the country, the State Department has said.

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A White House spokesman, Tommy Vietor, said discussions with Iraq about the security relationship between the two countries next year were ongoing.

The Strategic Framework Agreement allows for other for ms of military cooperation besides U.S. troops on the ground.

Signed at the same time as the security accord mandating the departure deadlines, it provides outlines for the U.S.-Iraqi relationship in such areas as economic, cultural and security cooperation.

Iraqi lawmakers excel at last-minute agreements.

But with little wiggle room on the immunity issue and the U.S. military needing to move equipment out as soon as possible, a lastminute change between

In fact, some protesters say some police officers have been supportive.

“I cannot tell you how many times someone in a police cruiser or in a fire truck honks when I’m holding up a sign that says ‘honk if you’re underpaid,”’ Stark said.

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OPINION

Postal Service needs to make some tough decisions U.S. REP. STEVE PEARCE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

The United States Postal Service is about to default on its loan from the U.S. government. Many facilities, especially in rural areas of New Mexico, are faced with closure. Understandably, customers are frustrated and want to know how it got this bad in the first place. They deserve answers and they deserve solutions.

USPS officials and some members of the various postal employee unions recently stated that they believe a piece of legislation, H.R 1351, United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act, is the answer. This bill would bail out the USPS pension program.

After all, we are told, USPS has overpaid into the Civil Service Retirement System by $50-$75 billion since 1974.

But the notion of an “overpayment” is simply false. In 1971,

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the Postal Department, a cabinet agency receiving direct appropriations from Congress, was disbanded, and replaced by USPS, which functions on revenue from stamp sales and other retail endeavors. The for mula that USPS and the government agreed to required the taxpayer to pay the pension costs for employees of the Postal Department, but USPS would pay the pension costs for any employee who remained with USPS after the department’s dissolution.

Since business began to slow a couple of years ago, USPS began calling this for mula “unfair.”

However, in 1973, the General Counsel for USPS wrote a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives, stating that the agreement was “proper” and that “the cost of this liability should properly and equitably be borne by the Postal Service.” Otherwise, taxpayers would have to foot the bill for USPS retirees. The timing of the

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this. Even worse, according to the Wall Street Journal, USPS negotiated a 3.5 percent wage hike earlier this year for the American Postal Employees Union for the next three years, coupled with annual cost of living adjustments and protections against layoffs.

USPS officials stated that this is the best deal they could get with the union because no agreement would have forced the parties to negotiate with a mediator, who likely would have given the union an even sweeter deal. This business structure makes no economic sense, and it never will.

USPS laid out a litany of bad solutions to poor excuses for its fiscal problems. USPS says that competition from the Internet is a main cause for the fiscal mess and failure of its business model.

While the Internet undoubtedly has an impact on its bottom line, USPS decided to target rural post offices for closings, when the people in rural areas generally have

“overpayment” allegation is curious indeed, and shows a trend within most government agencies — the inability and unwillingness to make tough decisions. I did not vote to bail out the big banks, and I will not vote to bail out USPS. USPS also complains about an annual $5.5 billion retiree health care prefunding requirement. The truth is that without this mandate, USPS would be stuck with an unfunded retiree health care liability of $100 billion by the year 2017. This year USPS will run a deficit that is nearly twice their annual health care prefunding requirement, proving that the financial problems run far deeper than the financing of health insurance for the aged.

Despite this dire scenario, labor costs continue to eat up 80 percent of USPS revenue. This is a totally inef fective business model, and collective bargaining agreements are a major cause for

less access to the Internet, and are more reliant on their local post office. The people of San Patricio being forced to drive 53 miles to Tularosa because the post offices in nearby towns do not have enough boxes is just one of the bad ideas that have been floated.

In direct contrast to this, one can look to private entities like UPS and Federal Express. These companies hold down labor costs, employ thousands of Americans, and offer generous benefit packages. They make the tough decisions that sometimes lead to layoffs, but keep the company alive to fight another day. UPS and Federal Express do not come to Uncle Sam looking for a handout — they find new customers to increase revenue.

There are solutions on the table that USPS needs to consider. For example, flexible shipping rates See PEARCE, Page A5

Primary shuffle dividing the GOP

Ronald Reagan famously had an “11th Commandment”: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican. Apparently that does not apply to states.

When Florida announced that it was shifting its GOP presidential primary from March 6, 2012, to Jan. 31, it was like setting off a firecracker in church. The move violated Republican National Committee rules, which stipulate that only four states — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina — can schedule a presidential primary or caucus vote before March 6.

The penalty for violating that rule is that the offender state loses half its delegates to the Republican National Convention — which will be held in Tampa next year.

Indeed, that has happened before. In 2008, Florida moved its primary to Jan. 29 in violation of RNC rules, and the party responded by seating all the state’s delegates at the convention but gave them half a vote.

This time, party leaders indicate they will be even less forgiving.

According to the 2010 Census, Florida is the fourth most populous state (just behind New York), and it picked up two more seats in the House of Representatives — and by extension, two more votes in the Electoral College.

To put it bluntly, Florida wasn’t about to play second fiddle to the likes of Iowa and New Hampshire.

Those states traditionally have been the first to choose from the field of candidates.

While that makes for quaint journalistic vignettes about candidates trudging through deep snow to shake hands with flinty voters, the naked truth is that Iowa and New Hampshire are small, rural states with pretty homogenous populations that are not terribly representative of the American electorate as a whole. Why should they have so much say in thinning the herd?

Florida took a leap that was only a bit longer than others. Whereas the RNC initially set the calendar to allow only Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina to hold their contests between Feb. 6 and March 5, since then Arizona, Missouri and Colorado jumped the line, scheduling their primaries for before March 6; several other states are considering similar moves.

The National Journal declared Florida “the new presidential kingmaker,” quoting anonymously several political insiders from both major parties who predicted that the winner of the Florida primary will be the GOP nominee.

However, we lament how the nominating process has become so front-end-loaded and compressed. What used to be a jog over several months, where the nominee was undecided deep into spring, has now become a sprint. The shorter calendar places a greater emphasis on raising money and name recognition at the beginning, which favors political insiders. Campaigns start a year in advance, even though few voters are paying much attention. And those who are get burned out quickly.

There’s little time for an outsider to build momentum by introducing himself to voters and persuading them. The tortoise has no chance against the hare.

Guest Editorial The Jacksonville Daily News DEAR DOCTOR K: I enjoy an alcoholic beverage from time to time. Now I hear it may actually be good for my heart health. How can I enjoy regular drinking without it becoming a harmful habit?

DEAR READER: What you’ve heard is true. Study after study has shown that moderate alcohol consumption is associated with good health. But — and it’s an important “but” — alcohol is healthful only if you drink moderately and don’t go overboard. A little may be better than none, and also better than more.

In order to be sure you’re drinking moderately, you have to know exactly what

Politics and religion, Version 2012

It was said of Al Smith, a Roman Catholic, that if he won the 1928 presidential election he would take orders from the Vatican and not uphold the Constitution.

John F. Kennedy famously confronted that anti-Catholic prejudice in a 1960 speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association. Kennedy said in part, “I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute; where no Catholic prelate would tell the president — should he be Catholic — how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote ...”

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that means. Moderate drinking means one or two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women.

The limit is higher for men because they are larger than women, on average. Men also metabolize alcohol differently.

One alcoholic drink is usually defined as a beverage that contains 14 grams of alcohol. By that standard, a

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We’ve moved past the Catholic issue thanks largely to that speech. It is the second part of Kennedy’s pronouncement that we are now forced to deal with. A Protestant minister, Dr. Robert Jeffress, said in response to a question from a reporter at last weekend’s Values Voter

12-ounce bottle of beer that’s 5 percent alcohol counts as a single drink. So does a 5ounce glass of wine that’s 12 percent alcohol. Ditto for 1.5 ounces of hard liquor that’s 40 percent alcohol (80 proof).

The health benefits of moderate alcohol intake are strongest for protection against heart attack and stroke. It can also help increase “good” HDL cholesterol. Moderate drinking also seems to lower your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and having gallstones. It also appears to protect you against developing dementia in old age.

Unfortunately, the news isn’t all good: Moderate drinking seems to increase

Summit in Washington that he believes Mormonism, the religion of Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman, is “a cult.” He is entitled to that belief, but he went further. He suggested that evangelical Christians should vote for Texas Gov. Rick Perry and asked the audience, “Do we want a candidate who is a good, moral person — or one who is a bor n-again follower of the Lord Jesus Christ?”

Two points about this, one theological, the other political.

There are at least two other presidential candidates who would qualify as “born-again followers of Jesus Christ.”

the risk of colon and breast cancer. Women may be able to reduce the breast cancer risk some by increasing their intake of folate.

If you’re drinking more than the recommended daily amount of alcohol, its benefits quickly vanish. Not only that, there’s a long list of har mful side ef fects that take their place, including serious liver disease (cancer and cirrhosis), high blood pressure, certain cancers, traf fic accidents and violence.

So what’s considered heavy drinking? The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines it for

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Those would be Rep. Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain.

What are they, chopped liver?

Two candidates are Roman Catholic: Rick Santorum, a lifelong Catholic, and Newt Gingrich, a recent convert to Catholicism. Are they to be excluded from those acceptable to evangelical Christians, even though their positions on issues important to social conservatives are identical with those of most evangelicals?

Now the political point. The 2012 election, in fact every

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Oct. 16, 1986 • Heather Cutrell and Cathy Jean Witt, seniors at Goddard High School, have been selected AAUW Girl and Silverbelle for October at Goddard High School by the American Association of University Women and the Service League of Chaves County. Cutrell, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Cutrell of Roswell, is a senior class vice president, Honor Society secretary and is a member of the Science Club, chorus and Swingers. She received the I Dare You Award, was named Outstanding Student Council Member, Outstanding U.S. History Student, Girls State Alternate and a Project Uplift delegate. Witt, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Witt of Roswell. She is a member of the Honor Society and is student government vice president. She has served as Girls State Delegate, sophomore class secretary, junior class vice president, won an All-State Volleyball honorable mention, RHS Volleyball Tournament All-Tournament Team and All-District Basketball team.

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men as more than four drinks in a single day or more than 14 in a week. For women, it’s defined as more than three drinks in a single day or more than seven in a week.

You may have heard that certain kinds of alcoholic drinks are “healthier” for you than others. In particular, you may have heard that red wine is particularly healthy. This is a controversial area. I think the current evidence does

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are an option that should be considered.

Another option is to allow private companies to contract with USPS to run post offices that are on the chopping block.

Real solutions to these difficult problems are out there as long as we work for them.

Unfortunately, solving long-term prob-

lems requires short-term pain. I hate to see people suffer, and I know these decisions will impact New Mexicans in particular. I take my responsibilities seriously, and do not believe you sent me to Washington to take the easy way out. I am prepared to do what I believe is right, and will not kick the can down the road. In order to move forward, USPS must deal with its structural problems, hold down costs and find new sources of revenue.

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not suggest that red wine is any healthier than other types of alcoholic drink.

There are health benefits from moderate alcohol intake of any type.

If you’re worried that you’re drifting into heavy drinking, keep track of how much you drink. If you decide you need to slow down, try to follow the guidelines above. And if you find you have trouble doing so, talk to your doctor about it.

Dr. K o m a r o ff i s a p h y s i c i a n a n d professor at Harvard Medical School.

Go to his website to send questions a n d g e t a dditional infor mation: www.AskDoctorK.com.

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election ought not to be about if, how, or what a candidate worships, but on his (or her) ability to do the job. If I am in need of surgery, it may be of some interest to me what religion, if any, the surgeon happens to believe in, but I am far more interested in how many of his former patients are still among the living.

America has a rich history of preachers from the left and right speaking from their church and public pulpits about a wide variety of social and moral issues, including slavery, war, civil rights, alcohol abuse and poverty, among others.

Some have even claimed to speak for God, while taking the opposite, unChristian position on an issue.

It is when preachers start endorsing or opposing candidates based on their perception of who is God’s choice that serious problems arise. It suggests, especially to the non-believers in the world, that the Kingdom of God is part of an earthly kingdom. The result is a loss of power for that unseen Kingdom, which is the only one that can transform a life and, thus, a culture.

What makes conservative pastors think their church members are so igno-

Consider the words of the late Sen. Edward Kennedy at Liberty Baptist College in 1983: “We must never judge the fitness of individuals to govern on the basis of where they worship, whether they follow Christ or Moses, whether they are called ‘born again’ or ‘ungodly.’

Where it is right to apply moral values to public life, let all of us avoid the temptation to be self-righteous and absolutely certain of ourselves.”

In his forthcoming book, “Twilight’s Last Gleaming” (for which I have provided an endorsement), Dr. Jeffress makes a strong case that the only way a culture can be transformed is through spiritual regeneration. For him that means a relationship with Jesus. The power of that message is diluted when he says Rick Perry would be the best president based solely on his specific brand of Christian faith.

(Write to Cal Thomas at: Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, N.Y. 14207. Readers may also email Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com.) © 2011 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

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OPINION III

It is a logical decision made out of emotion Our lives consist of a blend of logic and emotion. Some decisions we make are made primarily out of logic while other decisions are made primarily out of emotion. Most decisions we make involve a mixture of both.

Getting a driver’s license is a logical decision. Crying at a funeral is an emotional one. Putting your paycheck into a bank account is a logical decision. Giving a hand gesture to a driver who cuts you off in his car is an emotional one.

While some decisions fall clearly into one category or another, most decisions we make mix the two together. How many people go home from work at the end of the day because there is no work left to be done? We go home for other reasons such as a family waiting for us. Paying taxes owed April 15 is primarily a logical decision, but can also involve a high degree of emotion.

Sometimes decisions we make almost exclusively out of emotion are personal decisions that may not make any sense to any others. For example, how many young couples marry because of logic? How many young men

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gather together their closest friends and their parents and sit down with a sheet of paper and work through a list of positives and negatives that their girlfriend provides before proposing to her?

Or flip this, how many young ladies do the same to determine if they should marry the young man they are dating?

I am not sure any of us truly knew our spouse when we walked the aisle with him or her. Our decision to marry is a decision rooted deeply in emotion. When we fall in love, we are generally blinded to things that later come to fruition. Marriages make it not because they were logical decisions, but because of two people’s commitment to one another.

What is interesting here is that when a young couple dates and marries, although they are oper-

Dear Editor: I’ve been reading individuals’ different opinions and decided to write about some of my own. When the president was elected the economy was in shambles, he had a Democratic Congress and could have done some good things for the country, but they tried to work across the aisle with the party of NO and accomplished little, so many of them were defeated in the next election, and in our desperation to do better, we elected some self-centered, extremist congressional members.

In an interview yesterday, one of these congressmen said no way was the president’s “Jobs Bill” going to be introduced in Congress, these are Americans who need these jobs for goodness sake. No president can get much done without Congress passing these bills, yet he gets blamed for our terrible economy. I would like to see all of the “full-time” career politicians terms ended. I would like to see a two four -year term limit on our Congress and then have to sit out one term before they would be able to run again, this might end some of the corruption in Washington.

I would like to see some intelligent, honest middle class men and women run for Congress, but this might be difficult because it seems you have to be wealthy or know people in big corporations to contribute to your campaign in order to be able to afford to run, but if we could have some middle class people in Congress, they have lived the life of the majority of Americans and know what we are going through. These people would know how much the average person needs a job and just might work with the other party in Congress to pass some bills to get our economy improving; getting Americans back to work would help reduce the deficit by getting people off of unemployment.

I watch several news network channels and a couple of weeks ago, one of the hosts read off a list of big corporations that had made millions and millions in profit and, because of the loopholes and deductions they were allowed to take, they all paid zero income taxes. I agree with Warren Buf fet when he said he should pay more income taxes than his secretary, I used to work for a big company and I also paid more income tax than the president of the company because of the loopholes and deductions his accountant could use for him. I think this is a shame and needs to be corrected, but the only way this is going to happen is for our congressmen to have enough common sense and judgement not to be signing

ating mostly out of emotion, the parents of the young couple are typically operating primarily out of logic. Friends outside the relationship may ask the question, “What do the two of them see in each other?” Or some may think, the two of them are so different, if they were to marry, I don’t know how they could make it.

Nevertheless, those outside the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship don’t make the decision for the young couple to marry, the two that are in love do.

Emotion, or love, can make some rather large matters become small. Marriage takes away this blinding aspect of dating. For example, couples who marry with different religious beliefs may not work through ths issue during the courtship or wedding, but after every honeymoon comes a marriage. The couple shouldn’t complain later when this issue causes conflict in their relationship.

Is it more emotion or logic when a person buys a house? Or a new car? What about when a couple decides to have a child?

Or a senior decides to move into a retirement center? Studying a

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pledges, not to ever raise income taxes.

None of these congressmen can see into the future and do not know what tomorrow holds for the country.

I worked for 50 years and the FICA Tax was deducted from my paycheck all year long because I never reached the CAP ceiling and I imagine the majority of Americans are in this category, so why not have the higher salaried people pay longer, they can afford it more than the lower wage people, I’m for everyone to be as successful as they can possibly be, but many people just don’t have high paying jobs.

I read that if Medicare went to a voucher system, which I’m against, that it would add around $6,000 to the annual cost of us seniors. Most of us are on fixed incomes and with the cost of food, utilities and health insurance premiums and everything else on the increase, we can’t afford this extra, and many will quit going to their doctors for little things and will end up with major health problems.

When Hurricane Irene hit the East Coast, I saw an interview with one of the congressmen from back East and he said that he was against giving FEMA any additional money for bridges and etc. unless the funds could further be reduced from the deficit. These people suffered destruction caused by a natural weather situation that we have no control over, so why did we Americans elect such unfeeling congressmen such as these?

Respectfully yours, Sue Chambers Roswell

Cain out of touch

Dear Editor: Dear Mr. Cain, I watched your interview with Candy Crowley on CNN Sunday morning and I must say I think you are completely out of touch with people like me when it comes to your regressive national sales tax. When you told her we low-income people could avoid the tax by purchasing used goods I almost fell out of my chair. It shows how out of touch you are with those who struggle to survive.

As a retiree living on a fixed income combination of a military pension and Social Security, I don’t go out and buy a new car, or even a used one, every year or every two years or every three years. My

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decision over time before making it generally causes the decision to be made more out of logic than emotion. An emotional decision can be made impulsively without a lot of thought.

Decisions made out of emotion can make big things become smaller. When we work out of logic, we often make smaller things bigger. Love, founded on emotion, seems to make large things appear smaller or not appear at all. As our love or passion for a person, a cause, a job, or a thing changes, suddenly our eyes open wide, we have less patience, and big things no longer shrink. Instead, small things (like how our spouse squeezes the tube of toothpaste or random comments by our boss) can become large.

My challenge to you today is to have a healthy balance of emotion and logic in the decisions you make. Emotional decisions may later be questioned after the emotion is gone. Whether it is a marriage, the purchase of a new car, or an impulse charge on a credit card, emotional decisions in time can turn out to be brilliant or terrible. Big decisions made with a high dosage of logic are more likely

concern is everyday items my wife and I need.

Where do I buy a used pair of socks?

Where do I find used clothing? If people like myself have to buy clothes at the Salvation Army or the St. Vincent DePaul society to avoid your 9 percent sales tax they are soon going to run out of inventory.

Or where do we buy used toilet paper, paper towels, garbage bags and everyday necessities of life?

But more importantly where do we buy a used pound of hamburger or a used can of tomatoes or a used loaf of bread?

Perhaps things like that don’t cross the mind of you one-percenters, but they are important to many of we 99-percenters. I want you to explain to me how I will be better off with your instant 9 percent national sales tax, a tax that in reality is an instant, one step, inflation rate of 9 percent.

I am approaching 78 years of age. I am retired. My wife and I have a combined gross annual income that consists of Social Security and a military pension.

That’s all we have; no savings, no investments. It’s hard to save and invest when you have chosen a military career and are trying to raise four kids on an E-5 salary.

I spent 26 of my earning years protecting you so you could become a millionaire. Now that you are rich, and while I think my wife and I are doing OK on our combined annual income in our golden years, we’re not complaining, you want to quadruple my income tax.

Last year I paid a little less than a $1,000 in federal income tax on my military retirement annuity and that portion of our Social Security that was taxable.

Your 9-9-9 plan would quadruple that to more than $3,000. Why should I vote for you against my own self interest while you are pulling out all the stops to protect the wealthiest in our society?

Or have I misinterpreted your plan? If I have, tell me. Tell me how I gain. And don’t say the offset will be a payroll tax cut because being retired I don’t pay payroll tax.

Noel Sivertson Roswell

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Dear Editor: I was raised in Roswell, went to school here, but I left in 1957 and returned just

to turn out well because we go into them after spending time and research. Logical decisions avoid impulse and are more thought through.

Now, having said this, I recognize that God made us as emotional beings. He didn’t create mechanical robots. So I want to encourage you to factor your emotions into even logic based decisions. In the decisions you make, weigh heavily on the passions that you have, but don’t lose logic from the equation.

As you work through significant decisions in your life, recognize whether you are making an emotional decision, a logical decision, or what the blend is between the two. It is my hope and prayer that your mix of these two elements results in your making the best decision for each important decision ahead for you.

Just a thought ...

Rick Kraft is a local attorney and the executive director of the Leadership Roswell Program. To submit comments, contributions, or ideas, e-mail to rkraft@kraftandhunter.com or write to P.O. Box 850, Roswell, NM, 88202-0850.

six years ago. One of the most disgusting statements I have ever heard in my almost 80 years on TV or in the paper is: New Mexico and Nevada are the two worst rated school systems in the U.S., and if all facts were known they probably vie for last place.

Why could that be? Well I can come very close to explaining that to all who would care to hear it. It is because the state Legislature wants it to be that way!

They are the ones who have made it that way, and they are the only ones who can change it, but they won’t The Legislature is controlled, and has been for many years, by the democRat party. They keep our schools that way because they want them that way, because they do not want anyone to be educated. A portion of the cause is the corrupted unions. There are many school teachers who are totally dedicated to the children in the class they teach. Most are probably as much or even more concerned about their students than even their own children.

Others are only concerned about a paycheck, and lavish retirement benefits, and know they can’t be fired for not producing educated children. It appears the Legislature kisses up to the unions for two reasons: 1. donations from the unions for elections! 2. and because the money they pay out of line costs are agreed to, because they do not pay it! You do, it’s your tax dollars.

It appears quite clear, the main reason the democRat controlled Legislature does not want to correct the problems is simply because they do not want anyone to be educated, because if anyone gets a fair education, they would never vote for a democRat in an election.

It doesn’t appear to matter to them that your children and grandchildren do not have a chance to learn what they need to succeed in life. Their only concerns seem to be keep control, as shown very recently, in redistricting of the voting districts.

They pulled every dirty trick they could think of. So crookedly done, it now has to go to court to be corrected.

Please remember your children and grandchildren the next time you go to vote! Vote only for folks who will correct our school system. Not one presently in the House or Senate.

Bob Craig Roswell

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October is also Home Safety Month, tips for a safer home

October is a busy month. Last week we talked about awareness of breast cancer, and I have now learned that it is also Home Safety Month. It is also an awareness month for some fifteen other concerns we have as a nation.

So in the interest of home safety, here are some tips.

The list is greater than my space in this column, so I’ll pick a few.

•Make sure fur naces, fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, space heaters, and gas appliances are vented properly and inspected annually.

•Use safety gates to block stairways (and other danger areas), safety plugs to cover electrical outlets,

and safety latches for drawers and cabinets.

•To prevent falls, keep hallways and stairways well lit and use non-slip backing for area rugs.

•Keep cleaning solutions, pesticides, and other potentially dangerous substances out of the reach of children.

•Test homes built before 1978 for lead paint.

•If you have guns or rifles in your home, store the firearms and ammunition in separate containers and locked up.

•Lear n First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

•Keep an updated list of emergency telephone numbers next to the phone.

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•Make sure your family knows what to do during a natural disaster. Have handy supplies of food, flashlights, and water.

•Use a metal fireplace screen. Have the chimney checked and cleaned regularly.

•Allow air space around the TV and stereo to pre-

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vent overheating. If the TV doesn't work right, it can be a fire danger. Have it checked out.

•Check electrical outlets for loose fitting plugs or broken and missing wall plates. Make sure electrical cords are in good condition, and not placed under carpets or rugs.

Extension cords must not be overloaded and should only be used on a temporary basis; they are not intended as per manent household wiring.

•Make sure your plugs fit your outlets. Never remove the ground pin (the third prong) to make a three-prong fit a two-conductor outlet. Plugs should fit securely into outlets.

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Avoid overloading outlets.

•Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) can help prevent electrocution and should be installed in any area where water and electricity may come into contact.

•Circuit breakers and fuses should be the correct size current rating for their circuit. If you do not know the correct size, have an electrician identify and label the size to be used.

Always replace a fuse with the same size fuse.

•Don't place plugged-in appliances where they might fall in contact with water. If a plugged-in appliance falls into water.

NEVER reach in to pull it out - even if it's turned off.

•Space heaters are meant to supply supplemental heat. Keep space heaters at least 3 ft. away from any combustible materials. Don't use in rooms where children are unsupervised. Turn them off and unplug when not being used.

Call Steve or Richard at 622-SAFE (7233) for information about Neighborhood Watch. And don’t forget, the number for Chaves County Crime Stoppers is 1-888-594-TIPS (8477).

Check out the website at chavescountycrimestoppers.com.

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The first class of students has begun the new Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program at ENMURoswell. The Campus is partnering with the Center for Transportation Safety to offer the CDL Training. For more information or to enroll in the training program, call 6247376.

Dance in Eddy County; J.O.Y. meeting in Hagerman

CARLSBAD-Dance under the stars to the music of the fiddle, banjo and guitar-playing Clay Mac Band Saturday, Oct. 22, at the Eddy County Sherif f’s Posse Arena in Carlsbad.

Dance begins at 7 p.m. Proceeds go to the Shannon Shaw Memorial Fund benefiting the UNM Cancer Research Center. For more information call Lisa Adair575-302-3963 HAGERMAN- The J.O.Y. Hagerman Dexter caregiver support group will meet

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Oct. 19, at 10:45 a.m. at the Hager man/Dexter J.O.Y. Center located at 505 E. Argyle in Hagerman.

Iris Chavez, constituent service representative from Sen. Bingaman’s office will be the guest speaker. For more information call 6234866.

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This is Happy and she is a 1-year old female Jack Russell Terrier cross. She is available for adoption at the Roswell Humane Society. For more information call 622-8950.

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WEATHER

Roswell Seven-day forecast Today

Tonight

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Sunny to partly cloudy

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Tuesday

Sizzling sunshine

Wednesday

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Sunny, breezy and Nice with sunshine cooler

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Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Temperatures High/low ........................... 85°/53° Normal high/low ............... 76°/47° Record high ............... 90° in 1999 Record low ................. 36° in 1997 Humidity at noon ................... 26%

Farmington 77/45

Clayton 83/49

Raton 84/40

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Month to date ....................... 0.20�

Normal month to date .......... 0.66�

Year to date ......................... 3.24�

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Santa Fe 78/46

Gallup 78/37

Tucumcari 88/52

Albuquerque 80/55

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Clovis 88/53

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Ruidoso 78/58

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Think before you make a quick retort. A partYOUR HOROSCOPE ner or associate could be overly serious and somewhat closed down. You wonder if others listen to themselves. Be smart — say little. Tonight: Chat up a storm at home.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Be aware of how much you give. Money isn’t the only form of exchange.

You offer a lot. Others appreciate what you give. Extremes punctuate different areas of your life. Listen to someone you look up to who is very imaginative. Tonight: Only what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Never underestimate your brightness and willingness to find new ideas and solutions. Extremes don’t serve you well when dealing with others. Yet you can help them through an intellectual process. Reveal more. Tonight: As you like it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Take your time with problems. Do all the brainstorming and thinking you need

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Detroit 60/43

Chicago 62/41

Denver 74/50

New York 66/54

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to, but make your decision this evening or afterward. Use the daylight hours for processing and research. Listen to all suggestions. Tonight: You’re coming into your own.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Use the daylight hours for what is close to your heart. Curb a tendency to scatter yourself. Wherever you apply your focus is more than likely to be a sure-bet winner. Tap into an inspirational idea.

Tonight: Play it low-key.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Others listen to your suggestions; although the concepts more than the details ring true for them. Your ability to translate your ideas into a practical plan comes forward. Schedule a doctor’s or dentist’s appointment. Take care of yourself, too. Tonight: Whatever makes you happy, as long as you aren’t alone.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Keep reaching out for others and more information — hop on the Internet. Information, not bias, is critical to making good choices. The more research you do and the more knowledge you gain, the better off you will be. An associate or loved one always has your concerns in mind. Tonight: Until the wee hours.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Remain receptive to a partner or friend. This person can come up with one idea after the other. In a discussion, you often tighten up a project or discover another way of handling an issue.

Others are more than willing to help or support you.

Tonight: Imagine staying close to home.

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your liability when dealing with a neighbor who often confuses your meaning. You might need to clarify. Return calls and schedule meetings. Let your people skills come out. Zero in on what you want. Tonight: Share with a friend or loved one.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Pace yourself during the day. You only have so much energy. Your attention often goes to a loved one or child who keeps popping into your day. Don’t commit to a financial offer too quickly. If possible, sit on it for a day or so. Tonight: Return a call.

Call a friend. Then decide.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your mind defines your existence, but today your imagination designs quite a set of possibilities. Please don’t wonder why others don’t see what you see. You have such a unique thought process that even when you clearly explain an idea to others, they still have difficulty understanding. Tonight: Work out stress through a favorite pastime.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might feel that you cannot make headway where it counts. You could let frustration build or simply diversify, going where you can be effective right now. Your communication skills excel.

Tonight: Let your imagination choose!

BORN TODAY Pope John Paul I (1912), playwright Arthur Miller (1915), writer Jimmy Breslin (1930)

Sunday, October 16, 2011 Phone: 575-622-7710, ext. 28

LOCAL SCHEDULE SUNDAY OCTOBER 16

• No games Scheduled

MONDAY OCTOBER 17 H.S. VOLLEYBALL 6 p.m.

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SP OR TS SHORTS LPGA GIRLS GOLF CLINIC IS OCT. 22 AT NMMI

NMMI Golf Course professional Crae Fields and assistant professional Brady Crump will host two LPGA Girls Golf Clinics on Oct. 22 at NMMI Golf Course.

The intermediate and advanced clinic will be held from 9:30-10:45 a.m. and the beginner clinic will be held from 10:45 a.m. to noon.

The cost is $15.

To reserve a spot, call 6234444 by Oct. 20.

NA T I O N A L BRIEFS RANGERS EARN BERTH IN WORLD SERIES

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nelson Cruz and the Texas Rangers are headed to their second straight World Series, finishing off the Detroit Tigers to become the American League’s first repeat champion in a decade.

Cruz set a postseason record with his sixth home run of the series, Michael Young hit a pair of two-run doubles in a nine-run third inning, and the Rangers romped to a 15-5 win Saturday night that won the AL pennant in six games.

They’ll open the World Series on Wednesday night at St. Louis or Milwaukee, seeking the first title in the history of a franchise that started play in 1961.

Cruz had 13 RBIs in the series, another postseason record, and was selected MVP. Young, who also homered, had five RBIs in the finale, and the longesttenured player on the Rangers helped make sure the World Series will again be deep in the heart of Texas.

With former President George W. Bush seated in the front row alongside Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, part of the ownership group that took over the team last year, Rangers manager Ron Washington was at the edge of the dugout wildly waving his arms and shouting encouragement to his players as the big inning unfolded.

All Tigers manager Jim Leyland could do was take off his cap and scratch his head.

A franchise that started as the expansion Washington Senators and moved to Texas in 1972 had failed to reach the World Series in its first 49 seasons.

SPOTLIGHT ON SPORTS 1932 — After a 0-0 tie earlier in the season, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears 2-0.

1976 — Tony Franklin of Texas A&M kicks two field goals over 60 yards for an NCAA record. The kicks of 65 and 64 yards come in the Aggies 24-0 victory over Baylor.

ON THIS DAY IN...

1977 — The Denver Broncos intercept seven passes off Ken Stabler of the Oakland Raiders in a 30-7 victory.

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Broncos never say die in 46-42 win Roswell Daily Record

KEVIN J. KELLER RECORD SPORTS EDITOR

The late Jim Valvano once famously said, “Don’t give up, don’t ever give up.”

He wasn’t necessarily talking about not giving up on the field of play during a game, but it applies nonetheless.

The New Mexico Military Institute Bronco football team never gave up during Saturday’s Western States Football League against visiting Eastern Arizona at Colt Field.

And that “never say die” attitude resulted in one of the biggest comebacks in school history and a 46-42 victory over the Gila Monsters.

“There’s one guy I want to mention. His name is Kaulana Waalani-Arroyo.

We were walking in (to the locker room for halftime), and he said, ‘Coach, we’re fixing to win this ballgame,’” said Bronco coach Josh L ynn. “I just said ‘OK’ and then (David) Vega jumps in and he says, ‘Coach, we’re fixing to win

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this ballgame.’

“That was a good testament to those guys. ...

They just took over.

Momentum shifted and we started rocking and rolling.”

Waalani-Arroyo said that despite facing a 42-17 deficit, there was never a letdown in the team’s confidence.

“It never left,” he said.

“We split the team into offense and defense and we talked with each other.

And it wasn’t the coaches who talked to us, it was the players.

“Every single one of us in the defense room was talking and providing useful infor mation. At that point, we started to bond.

And when we bond, we can’t get separated.”

That bond among the See NMMI, Page B2

Steve Notz Photo

RIGHT: NMMI’s E.J. PerkinsLoving (5) runs downfield while Eastern Arizona’s Quinton Brown, on ground, and Eric Walker look on during their game, Saturday.

Coyote boys rebound with 1-0 win over GHS LAWRENCE FOSTER RECORD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

In close games the outcome is usually determined on one or two plays.

During the game between the Roswell and Goddard

boys’ soccer teams on Saturday it was the Coyotes who made the extra play in a 1-0 victory over the Rockets at Cielo Grande.

Roswell, notorious for slow starts, got out of the gates quickly and had the ball on

Goddard’s half of the pitch for the first few minutes of the game.

In the ninth minute, the Coyotes’ Fernando Sanchez had a free kick from the edge of the Rockets’ box and his shot sailed inches high of the

Lawrence Foster Photo

Goddard’s Jose Briseno fires a shot during the Rockets’ game against Roswell, Saturday.

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Goddard’s Jake Maxey, left, attempts to clear the ball while Roswell’s Fernando Sanchez gives chase during their game, Saturday at Cielo Grande.

goal.

Roswell had a few more chances in the 14th minute when Steven Martinez and Sanchez had shots on goal, but Goddard’s goalkeeper Raul Alvidrez saved both shots.

Alvidrez came through with two more big saves in the 28th minute on shots from within 15 feet.

Alvidrez’s play in goal was even more noteworthy because of an injury he played through.

“He is one of the (players) who probably shouldn’t have been playing today,” Rocket assistant coach Tim Lucas said regarding his goalkeep-

Roswell girls win in overtime to stay unbeaten in district LAWRENCE FOSTER RECORD ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

When it comes to rivalry games, records can be thrown out the window because both teams will bring their “A” game.

That was the case in the District 4-4A showdown between the Roswell and Goddard girls’ soccer teams on Saturday at Cielo Grande.

The Coyotes entered the game with a 2-0 district record, while the Rockets hadn’t notched a “W” all season.

None of that mattered, however, as the teams needed overtime to determine a winner and in the end it was Roswell who got the decisive overtime goal in a 1-0 win.

At the start of the game the Rockets were the team that seemed to have the

unblemished district record as they tallied three shots in the first minute and dominated possession early.

Rocket coach Betty Elizondo said that her team played like it didn’t have anything to lose.

“Basically, the girls knew what they had to do,” she said. “We went out hard. It is just like basically, we didn’t have anything to lose. We just told them to go out and play hard and that’s what they did.”

In the 14th minute Roswell had a chance to take See GIRLS, Page B2

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RIGHT: Goddard goalkeeper Bianca Banda, left, scoops the ball up in front of Roswell’s Alyssa Cox, during their game, Saturday.

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defensive players was the biggest key to the Broncos’ 29 unanswered secondhalf points that won them the game.

A unit that, in the first half, looked like it had no answers for EAC’s tripleoption of fense suddenly turned into a brick wall in the second half.

“I walked in (at halftime) with the defensive coaches and I said, ‘Let’s just keep (Eastern Arizona) between the hashes,’ L ynn said about what changed with

the defense at break. “(Defensive coordinator) Joe (Fortchner) said ‘OK.’ He made some kind of adjustment and I’m not really sure what it was.

“But, I know that we wanted to keep them inside the hashes. We were getting our contain broke.

(The defensive coaches) made some kind of adjustment and, whatever the adjustment was, the defense came out and gave us every opportunity to win the ballgame.”

And the Broncos (6-1, 31 WSFL) took advantage of those opportunities with their offense.

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NMMI’s Lamiquell Roberts, left, goes up for a pass while Eastern Arizona’s Kenny Spain defends during their game, Saturday.

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er. “He has at the very least a hip-pointer, if not something more serious. He got hurt in the first half. Unfortunately, our backup keeper was suspended today and our other keeper was also playing in the field.

“He said he wanted to keep going and he is a senior and I wasn’t going to tell him no.”

The Coyotes, who dominated possession in the first half, finally punched one through in the 32nd minute.

“It was a great little play,” Roswell coach James Vernon said about what turned out to be his team’s only goal. “Fernando had the ball and he dribbled up.

Once the guys committed, he passed the ball to the middle. (The Goddard) defender missed it and Martin (Aguirre) ran to it.

(Alvidrez) came out and Martin hit the shot. (He) got lucky because it bounced up and had topspin right into the net.”

At halftime, the Rockets changed their formation to a 4-3-3 because they knew that if they wanted to win the district, they would have to beat Roswell by at

least two goals to have a chance. “(We) changed our formation to a 4-3-3,” Lucas said.

“We knew if we were going to have a chance at district we had to beat Roswell, No. 1. To have a really solid chance, we had to beat them by two goals. So there wasn’t any point in being defensive in the second half. We knew we had to come out and get some shots on goal. We did, but we just couldn’t put it away.”

Not putting good looks into the back of the net was a problem both teams faced in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Goddard’s Levi Morales had a clear look at goal from about 18-feet out, but his shot flew harmlessly over the goal.

Sanchez had two more chances in the 53rd minute, but had the first shot saved by Alvidrez and his second shot went wide.

While Roswell dominated the ball in the first half, Goddard’s halftime adjustment to a more aggressive formation threw off Roswell.

“Coming out that second half, I told our guys we had to stay aggressive and we didn’t,” Vernon said. “They changed their formation

SPORTS

It started on the team’s first drive of the second half when Vega and Greg Ramirez led the Broncos deep into Gila Monster territory.

Ramirez gashed EAC for a 26-yard run on the first play of the drive and then hauled in a 23-yard catch from Vega on the next play to put the ball at the Monster 6.

Three plays later, Vega hit Evan Tooley for an 8yard touchdown.

That TD sparked a fire in the NMMI sideline that was missing in the first half. The Bronco defense then stoked that fire by forcing a three-and-out on EAC’s ensuing drive.

Vega — who finished with 168 yards and three TDs on 14-of-30 passing — hit Dexter alumnus Sonny Duran for a 36-yard gain on NMMI’s first play after the Monster punt. A personal foul penalty against EAC (6-2, 3-2) at the end of that play put NMMI at the Monster 14.

After another Monster penalty gave the Broncos a free first down on a third down, Vega found Corinthean Sanchez for a 10-yard TD with 9:40 left in the third.

Graham Ball added the PAT and NMMI was within 11 at 42-31.

L ynn said that’s when he started realizing what was happening.

“After that second touchdown, our running game was established and they were going to have to do some things to go in there and stop that,” the first-year coach said.

“Once they started doing that, we started countering with David throwing the ball. and ran a 4-3-3 on us. We should have had the possession at midfield, but we didn’t. We were just trying to hit everything long and go and beat them on speed, when we should have just possessed the ball and passed.

“We kind of left our gameplan that second half, but we still had chances.

We had the chances and we didn’t put them in.”

The Rockets’ best chance to tie the game late came in the 64th minute when Jake Maxey hit a shot from the left side of the Roswell box, but his shot flew inches wide of the post and a diving Rafael Vigil.

Lucas said the loss was another tough one in a season of them.

“Very tight contest as so many of our games have been this year,” he said.

“This is our 10th game that we have lost either by one goal, penalty kicks or (in) overtime, which is obviously dispiriting for the kids after they put forth such a great effort. I had four kids who probably shouldn’t have played today if they were honest with me about their condition. The fact that we had so many kids step up today and play so well is a real credit to the team.”

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NMMI’s Corinthean Sanchez, with ball, looks downfield while teammate Ryan French, second from left, makes a block on Eastern Arizona’s Langston Stallworth during their game, Saturday.

“Our kids just kept going.”

Less than two minutes into the fourth, Vega led the offense back onto the field after another Monster punt.

The Broncos thought they had the big play they needed when Vega hit Lamiquell Roberts at the EAC 33. Roberts was called for pass interference on the play, though, and NMMI found itself facing a first-and-25.

Vega scrambled for 18 yards on the next play and, after a Monster timeout, E.J. Perkins-Loving sprung free on a give from Vega for a 57-yard TD run.

The Broncos made it 4239 when Vega hit Duran on a two-point conversion pass.

Roswell also had to deal with a number of injuries and Vernon said players stepped up when they had to as a result of the injuries.

“We had six starters that are out right now that are injured,” he said. “It is really hard to get a job without the regular crew. We had a lot of freshmen step up today. We played a lot of freshmen and they did a good job. Guys that don’t play usually did a great job today.”

Vernon also said that while Roswell could have used more goals, he is happy with the outcome.

“We had so many chances (to score) today,” he said. “It is disheartening knowing that we should be able to finish stuff like that.

We are in on the keeper 1on-1 and we are not putting it away. Like I said all year long, it has been the same thing.

“As long as we won, that is a good thing. We needed to win by a huge amount of margin today and we didn’t do it. But you know, a win is a win in district and that’s what we need right now ... Winning 1-0, I’ll take it any day as long as we win. That is the ultimate goal of it all isn’t it?” l.foster@roswell-record.com

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Goddard’s Levi Morales, left, looks to pass the ball while Jake Maxey, right, and Roswell’s Gustavo Sierra look on during their game, Saturday.

A missed 46-yard field goal by Ball was sandwiched between a pair of defensive stands by the Bronco defense, giving the Bronco of fense another shot with about five minutes left.

And NMMI took advantage once again.

The Broncos converted a pair of third downs and a critical fourth down on a Vega to Duran pass during the drive and, with 36 seconds left, Vega hit Sanchez in the right flats.

Sanchez swung out wide of the defensive back and powered his way into the end zone for an 11-yard TD. “I knew what route I had and I noticed that, when we were in that formation, the safety was checking

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the lead. The Coyotes’ Alyssa Cox was able get a breakaway, but Goddard goalkeeper Bianca Banda was able to make the save.

Elizondo said that Banda saved the Rockets a lot of goals.

“She did a really good job,” she said. “She did an excellent job today. She is a freshman and I am glad.

Keeping her three more years, I am excited about that. She saves goals for us.”

Heading into halftime tied at zero, Coyote coach Samantha Lawrence used the break to inspire her team.

“You know I told them coming off a 2-0 lead in district, it is hard to win a third one, especially with your cross-town rival,” she said. “We had a sluggish first half and came out hard in the second half.

That was the team that everyone was waiting to see, the team that we played in the second half.

I reminded them (at halftime) about the game against Artesia.

“We played a full 100

the corner,” said Sanchez, whose only two catches were second-half TDs. “I’m supposed to just shoot out as quick as possible, but, instead, I took a couple of steps upfield to get the safety to backpedal.

“Then I shot out as fast as I could, Vega found me and I just turned it up the field. My plan was to lower my shoulder, but I knew we had to score, so I just danced and avoided him as much as I could to get into the end zone.”

And, with that, the comeback was complete.

“It says that we might come out flat,”WaalaniArroyo said, “But we won’t finish (that way) and we won’t stop.” kjkeller@roswell-record.com

minutes in Artesia; we never gave up. That is the team they should play all year long. They should never give up. I reminded them how good it felt to win that game in Artesia and that kind of brought their spirits up a little bit.”

Neither team could find the back of the net and in overtime, the Coyotes struck early.

In the 82nd minute, Tara Pogan and Melissa Arreola hooked up for the winning goal.

“Tara had a breakaway,” Lawrence said regarding the game-winning goal. “Tara got the last winning goal in Artesia, so I think she wanted to share with Melissa a little bit. So (Tara) slowed it down a bit, passed it to Melissa and Melissa slid it back in (for the goal).”

Elizondo said the loss was tough for her team.

“It is probably the toughest (loss) we have ever had,” she said. “It just seems like every game we play, we’ve played hard and gone hard. Like I said, we just aren’t getting the breaks. The girls have worked hard and played hard. You can’t ask them to do any more than they did today.”

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Saturday’s Scores

By The Associated Press PREP FOOTBALL St. Michael’s 50, Pojoaque 0 Valley 40, Albuquerque High 0

Local

Anna Olesinski places second

Roswell’s Anna RIO RANCHO — Olesinski finished second at the Rio Rancho Jamboree on Saturday with a time of 18 minutes and 55 seconds.

At the same race last year, Olesinski ran a 21:00.

For the Roswell boys, Gustavo Sierra medaled with a time of 17:12, which was good enough for ninth.

Mason Thomas places 26th

RIO RANCHO — Goddard’s Mason Thomas had the best finish for the Rocket boys’ cross country team at the Rio Rancho Jamboree on Saturday.

Thomas finished 26th with a time of 16 minutes and 45.23 seconds. Other top finishers for the Rockets were Peter Zelkowski (105th place; 18:11.28), Nicholas Fox (138th; 19:08.10), Alex Chamberlain (143rd; 19:17.41), Carter Latimer (148th; 19:34.21), Joseph Ogas (154th; 19:48.28) and Jeremy Leaton (187th; 23:06.24).

On the girls’ side, Goddard’s top finisher was Haley Griffin who finished 133th with a time of 24;18.34.

Other top finishers for the girls were Jasmine Deanda (134th; 24:18.75), Cheyenne Hewett (135th; 24:19.12), Rynthia Torrez (139th; 24:51.25), Jordan Hickerson (145th; 25:42.31), Faith Simitz (151st; 26:41.29) and Jesully Minjares (155th; 27:51.15).

Basketball

Jerry West reveals lifelong depression

Jerry West says he has battled depression since childhood, when his father would beat the future Hall of Famer, causing low self-esteem that has plagued him despite a successful career as one of the NBA’s biggest influences.

West says his West Virginia childhood was devoid of love and filled with anger as a result of his abusive father, who left him feeling tormented and worthless.

“I would go to bed feeling like I didn’t even want to live,” West says in a segment airing Tuesday on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”

“I’ve been so low sometimes and when everyone else would be so high because I didn’t like myself.”

West’s memoir, “West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life,” is in stores Wednesday. It’s a book his wife, Karen, his five sons and his four siblings didn’t want him to write.

In the HBO interview, West describes his father beating him with a belt, saying, “It was brutal.”

He says he never knew what would set his father off. It wasn’t until his father hit his sister that West found the courage to stand up to the man that had abused him. At 12, West kept a shotgun under his bed and threatened to use it on his father if the abuse didn’t end.

When West’s father died of a heart attack, he attended the funeral. He cries in the interview as he talks about wondering whether his father would be proud of him and his achievements.

West says his depression never bothered him as a player during 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers because he was so driven by a fear of failure. However, once the season ended, he would dwell on the defeats, including the Lakers’ six NBA finals losses to the Boston Celtics.

“He wouldn’t speak for days at a time ...

It worried me,” Karen West says, adding that “Jerry doesn’t say ‘I love you.’... Maybe once a year.”

West tells HBO he tried therapy, but gave it up, preferring to take Prozac and work through his depression by himself. He says his condition has eased in the 10 years since he served as Lakers general manager.

He now works as an adviser to the Golden State Warriors.

“I’m the luckiest person in the world,” he says.

Rose blames owners for NBA lockout

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose says blame for the NBA's current labor impasse rests squarely with team owners, not players.

"It's very sad, but everybody knows it's not our fault," the Chicago Bulls point guard and reigning NBA most valuable player said Saturday. "If it was up to us we'd be out there playing. I think that is wrong and I know they could easily take care of it."

The 23-year-old Bulls star talked about the lockout and his training regimen during downtown appearances introducing a new Adidas shoe line.

Rose said the NBA lockout, which has wiped out training camp, exhibition games and the early port of the regular 2011-12 season, has been frustrating.

"They (the owners) aren't thinking about anything that we're saying," he said.

"They're not taking into consideration (anything) that we're trying to give them. We're just going to have to see how it goes."

Rose said a partial regular season seemed a likely scenario.

"It is," he said. "(But) I can't say nothing about it."

NBA commissioner David Stern wiped out the season's first two weeks and has threatened to also cancel the league's showcase Christmas Day games.

Rose said he continues to work out despite the lack of organized practices that training camp would provide.

"I'm working on my post game, sharpening my shooting, dribbling and all that stuff," he said. "I'm just trying to get better as a player, get smarter. I definitely want my basketball IQ to get better."

Rose led Chicago to an NBA best 62 regular season victories last season. The Bulls were eliminated by Miami in five games in the Eastern Conference finals. He averaged 25 points per game on the way to league MVP honors.

"We had a great year last year and for us not to have a season this year or taking so long to come up with a deal I think that is wrong," he said.

Rose is not only endorsing, the new adidas adiZero Rose2 line, he's using the footwear.

TV SPORTSWATCH

TV SportsWatch

By The Associated Press All times Mountain Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts.

Sunday, Oct. 16 AUTO RACING Noon SPEED — ARCA, Toledo 200, at Toledo, Ohio 1:30 p.m.

ABC — IRL, IndyCar, World Championships, at Las Vegas 5 p.m.

ESPN2 — NHRA, Arizona Nationals, at Chandler, Ariz. (same-day tape) EXTREME SPORTS 2:30 p.m.

NBC — Dew Tour Championships, at Las Vegas GOLF 7 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Portu-

"I work out in these every day," he said.

"I will be playing in them."

He made Saturday appearances at a Michigan Ave. shoe store, then greeted several hundred fans at a State St. Footlocker outlet where some fans reportedly camped out overnight to meet the Chicago native.

Rose was later scheduled to play some basketball with selected youths at the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club on the city's West Side.

SCOREBOARD

Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson one-upped Andrew Luck, padding his Heisman resume with a touchdown catch and No. 1 LSU crushed another SEC rival playing with a backup quarterback.

Wilson led No. 4 Wisconsin to a routine 59-7 victory Saturday against Indiana, catching a 25-yard touchdown pass from Montee Ball in the process.

A couple weeks ago, Stanford used Luck as a receiver and the star quarterback made a spectacular one-handed catch near the sideline. But it wasn’t a touchdown like Wilson’s in Madison.

In Knoxville, Tenn., LSU remained unbeaten with its seventh straight doubledigit victory.

LSU beat Tennessee 38-7 with backup quarterback Matt Simms playing for injured Vols starter Tyler Bray.

Last week LSU romped Florida 41-11 with the Gators using a freshman backup for the injured John Brantley.

No. 2 Alabama was playing later at Mississippi and No. 3 Oklahoma was at Kansas.

The BCS standings debut Sunday and LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma figured to be in the top three spots if they all won Saturday.

No. 1 LSU 38, Tennessee 7 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jarrett Lee threw two touchdown passes, and Spencer Ware caught one and ran for another score for LSU. Morris Claiborne’s 89-yard interception return set up Lee’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Rueben Randle for a 7-0 lead with 14:56 in the second quarter. The Tigers (7-0, 4-0) started their next drive on the Vols 36, and Ware took a screen pass from Lee 13 yards for another score.

Lee finished 10 of 14 for 115 yards, Jordan Jefferson had 73 yards rushing and a touchdown on 14 carries.

Making his first start of the season for the injured Tyler Bray, Matt Simms was 6 of 20 for 128 yards and two interceptions for Tennessee (3-3, 0-3).

No. 4 Wisconsin 59, Indiana 7 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 166 yards and a touchdown with 42 yards rushing and Montee Ball rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns.

James White added 87 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Badgers (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten).

Wisconsin was playing without top wide receiver Nick Toon, who sat out with a left foot injury.

Stephen Houston had a 67-yard touchdown run for the struggling Hoosiers (1-6, 03).

No. 7 Stanford 44, Washington State 14 PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes, all in the second half, as Stanford extended the nation’s longest winning streak to a school-record 14 games.

Stanford (6-0, 4-0 Pac-12) struggled against the Cougars defense before blowing the game open in the second half.

Luck completed 23 of 36 passes for 336 yards with one interception.

Washington State (3-3, 1-2) hoped to get a boost from the return of quarterback Jeff Tuel. But they had little success against a Stanford defense that is allowing just 10 points per game.

Tuel, who fractured his collarbone on his first series of the season, finally was cleared to play and started the game in place of reserve Marshall Lobbestael. He completed 17 of 30 passes for 145 yards.

No. 8. Clemson 56, Maryland 45 COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Tajh Boyd threw four touchdown passes, freshman Sammy Watkins scored three touchdowns and Clemson rallied from an 18-point deficit.

The Tigers (7-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) trailed 28-10 late in the first half and 35-17 in the third quarter before storming back behind Boyd, who went 26 for 38 for 270 yards.

Watkins scored on an 89-yard kickoff return that put Clemson up 49-45 with 7:24 left. Watkins returned an earlier kickoff 70 yards, and his 345 all-purpose yards set a school record.

Andre Ellington rushed for a career-high 212 yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers, who have scored at least 35 points in all but one game this season.

Maryland (2-4, 1-2) provided Clemson with an enormous scare behind sophomore quarterback C.J. Brown, who ran for 162 yards and a touchdown and threw three scoring passes in his first college start.

Virginia 24, No. 12 Georgia Tech 21 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Perry Jones ran for 149 of Virginia’s 272 yards on the ground and the Cavaliers beat Georgia Tech at its own game.

The Cavaliers (4-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) sealed the victory by holding onto the ball for the final 6 minutes, making five first downs to get inside the Yellow Jackets’ 5.

Georgia Tech (6-1, 3-1), off to its best start since 1966, came in with one of the nation’s top offenses, but it was held to just two pass completions and a season-low 296 yards by a Virginia defense that made the most of an extra week to prepare for the tricky triple option.

No. 15 S. Carolina 14, Mississippi St. 12 STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Alshon Jeffrey caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Connor Shaw with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter for the Gamecocks.

In his third career start, Shaw struggled for South Carolina (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference).

Shaw completed 21 of 31 passes for 160 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore came into the game averaging an SEC-best 129.8 rushing yards per game, but only managed 39 against the hard-hitting Bulldogs. He left the game in the fourth quarter with an leg injury. Coach Steve Spurrier said it was a sprained knee, though a full evaluation hadn’t been done.

Mississippi State (3-4, 0-4) was driving late in the game, but Tyler Russell’s pass was intercepted by D.J. Swearinger with 1:45 remaining.

Ohio State 17, No. 16 Illinois 7 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Daniel Herron, who hadn’t played since the Sugar Bowl in January because of NCAA suspensions, ran for 114 yards and a touchdown in his return to Ohio State.

With true freshman Braxton Miller at quarterback, the struggling offense of Ohio State (4-3, 2-1 Big Ten) counted on Herron against Illinois (6-1, 2-1). The Buckeyes didn’t complete a pass until Miller hit Jake Stoneburner for a fourth-quarter touchdown and a 17-0 lead.

The Buckeyes’ defense forced three turnovers and turned two of them into their only touchdowns. Herron’s 12-yard touchdown run followed an interception by Bradley Roby and put Ohio State up 10-0 in the third quarter.

Nathan Scheelhaase was 20 of 34 for 169 yards, two interceptions and a late TD pass.

No. 17 Kansas State 41, Texas Tech 34 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Collin Klein ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as Kansas State came from behind to stay unbeaten.

Klein ran for 110 yards on 23 carries, scoring on three short runs and hitting Chris Harper for a 3-yard TD pass on the Wildcats (6-0, 3-0) first drive of the third quarter.

Tyler Lockett returned a kickoff 100 yards early in the second quarter for the Wildcats, who are undefeated after six games for the first time since 2000.

Texas Tech (4-2, 1-2) was held to two field goals in the second half.

Tech’s Seth Doege had 461 yards and a touchdown on 43-of-63 passing, but had three of his four turnovers in consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter. He also ran for a score.

gal Masters, final round, at Vilamoura, Portugal Noon TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, final round, at St. Simon Island, Ga. 3 p.m.

TGC — Nationwide Tour, Miccosukee Championship, final round, at Miami (same-day tape) 5:30 p.m.

TGC — Champions Tour, AT&T Championship, final round, at San Antonio (same-day tape) 7:30 p.m.

TGC — LPGA Malaysia, final round, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (sameday tape) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2 p.m.

TBS — Playoffs, National League Championship Series, Game 6, St. Louis at Milwaukee ( 6 p.m. if ALCS

completed) 6 p.m.

FOX — Playoffs, American League Championship Series, game 7, Detroit at Texas (if necessary) MOTORSPORTS 2 p.m.

SPEED — MotoGP World Championship, Australian Grand Prix, at Phillip Island, Australia (same-day tape) 3 p.m.

SPEED — FIM World Superbike, at Portimao, Portugal (same-day tape) NFL FOOTBALL 11 a.m.

CBS — Regional coverage FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader 2 p.m.

CBS — Regional coverage 2:15 p.m.

FOX — Regional coverage, double-

Football

National Football League At A Glance

By The Associated Press All Times Mountain AMERICAN CONFERENCE East . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct Buffalo . . . . . . . . .4 1 0 .800 New England . . .4 1 0 .800 N.Y. Jets . . . . . . .2 3 0 .400 Miami . . . . . . . . .0 4 0 .000 South . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct Houston . . . . . . .3 2 0 .600 Tennessee . . . . .3 2 0 .600 Jacksonville . . . .1 4 0 .200 Indianapolis . . . . .0 5 0 .000 North . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct Baltimore . . . . . . .3 1 0 .750 Cincinnati . . . . . .3 2 0 .600 Pittsburgh . . . . . .3 2 0 .600 Cleveland . . . . . .2 2 0 .500 West . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct San Diego . . . . . .4 1 0 .800 Oakland . . . . . . .3 2 0 .600 Kansas City . . . .2 3 0 .400 Denver . . . . . . . .1 4 0 .200

PF 164 165 121 69

PA 120 119 125 104

PF 127 105 59 87

PA 95 94 115 136

PF 120 136 77 105

PA 109 133 150 140

PF 119 110 102 74

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF Washington . . . . .3 1 0 .750 83 N.Y. Giants . . . . .3 2 0 .600 127 Dallas . . . . . . . . .2 2 0 .500 99 Philadelphia . . . .1 4 0 .200 125 South . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF New Orleans . . . .4 1 0 .800 157 Tampa Bay . . . . .3 2 0 .600 87 Atlanta . . . . . . . . .2 3 0 .400 104 Carolina . . . . . . .1 4 0 .200 116 North . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF Detroit . . . . . . . . .5 0 0 1.000 159 Green Bay . . . . .5 0 0 1.000 173 Chicago . . . . . . . .2 3 0 .400 107 Minnesota . . . . . .1 4 0 .200 111 West . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W L T Pct PF San Francisco . . .4 1 0 .800 142 Seattle . . . . . . . . .2 3 0 .400 94 Arizona . . . . . . . .1 4 0 .200 96 St. Louis . . . . . . .0 4 0 .000 46

PA 57 94 89 93

PA 63 123 101 132

PA 125 125 130 132

PA 89 111 122 106 PA 78 122 121 113

Sunday, Oct. 16 St. Louis at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at New England, 4:15 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Denver, Kansas City, San Diego, Seattle, Tennessee Monday, Oct. 17 Miami at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23 Houston at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Washington at Carolina, 11 a.m.

San Diego at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Denver at Miami, 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Chicago vs. Tampa Bay at London, 11 a.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Arizona, 2:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 2:15 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 2:15 p.m.

Indianapolis at New Orleans, 6:20 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, N.Y. Giants, New England, Philadelphia, San Francisco Monday, Oct. 24 Baltimore at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.

Bills LB Merriman out for Giants game

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills starting outside linebacker Shawne Merriman won't play in Sunday's game at the New York Giants because of an Achilles tendon injury.

Merriman's Achilles flared up during Thursday's practice, and he was held out of Friday's practice altogether.

Merriman said Friday he didn't think the injury was significant. The Bills will have their bye next week, giving him an additional week to heal.

Merriman finished last season on injured reserve because of a nagging injury to his right tendon.

With both Merriman and Chris Kelsay (calf) out, the Bills will be down to two healthy outside linebackers — Danny Batten and Arthur Moats. Defensive lineman Spencer Johnson will also be available to fill in after working with the outside linebackers on Friday.

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Wisconsin’s Wilson catches on, LSU wins big again

No. 23 Michigan State 28, No. 11 Michigan 14 EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Keshawn Martin scored twice in the third quarter on similar lunges to the end zone, and Michigan State beat Michigan for the fourth straight year.

The Spartans (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) equaled their longest winning streak over their instate rivals.

Michigan (6-1, 2-1) lost for the first time under coach Brady Hoke. The Wolverines had a chance to tie it, but Denard Robinson was sacked on fourth-and-1 from the Michigan State 9-yard line with 6:16 to play.

Robinson later threw an interception, and Isaiah Lewis returned it 39 yards for a touchdown with 4:31 left to make it 28-14.

Edwin Baker ran for 167 yards and a touchdown for the Spartans.

Robinson ran for a first-quarter touchdown but was mostly ineffective through the air, going 9 for 24 for 123 yards and a touchdown on a windy day in East Lansing. No. 24 Auburn 17, Florida 6 AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Onterio McCalebb opened the fourth quarter with a 14-yard touchdown run, Ikeem Means recovered a muffed punt late and Auburn beat Florida in a game that had seven players take snaps at quarterback.

Two teams that have combined to win three of the last five national titles with creative offenses, turned to backup QBs in the second half in search of some offensive life.

The Tigers (5-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) got a spark from No. 2 quarterback Clint Moseley but also got plenty of help from Florida (4-2, 2-3), which committed three turnovers and muffed two punts.

Florida started Jacoby Brissett (5 of 10 passes for 45 yards) for the second straight game, but he also was replaced in the second half. He and Jeff Driskel (9 of 18 for 75 yards), two of the top-rated quarterback prospects in this year’s class, both completed half of their passes.

Thomas leads Va Tech past Wake, 38-17

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Logan Thomas rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two more to lead No. 19 Virginia Tech past Wake Forest 38-17 Saturday night.

Thomas finished 17 of 32 for 280 yards with scoring passes of 20 yards to Jarrett Boykin and 30 yards to Marcus Davis, and added scoring runs of 1 and 3 yards for the Hokies (6-1, 2-1 ACC). They shook off an early 10-point deficit and took command by reeling off four touchdowns in an 11-minute, 7-second span.

Boykin caught seven passes for 149 yards to help Virginia Tech win its second straight overall and its fifth in a row in the series, and snap Wake Forest’s four-game winning streak.

Tanner Price was 19 of 33 for 254 yards with touchdowns of 79 yards to Chris Givens and 4 yards to Cameron Ford for the Demon Deacons (4-2, 3-1). They were denied the first consecutive wins over Top 25 teams in school history.

David Wilson finished with 136 yards rushing and a 7-yard touchdown for the Hokies, who couldn’t get anything going against an inspired Wake Forest defense until midway through the second quarter.

Once they finally started scoring, they didn’t stop until they had a comfortable lead.

Thomas found Boykin down the left sideline for 39 yards to the Wake Forest 1, and that set up the quarterback’s scoring sneak that made it 10-7 with 8:43 left in the half.

One possession later, Wilson’s 43-yard sideline run set up Thomas’ touchdown pass to Boykin that gave Virginia Tech the lead for good.

Tariq Edwards then intercepted a tipped pass by Price, giving the Hokies the ball at the Wake Forest 26 with 30 seconds left in the half. Four plays later, Thomas faked a handoff to Wilson and rumbled in from 3 yards out to make it 21-10 with four seconds left.

Wilson then made it 28-10 with 12:36 left in the third with his touchdown run. After Price’s TD toss to Ford pulled Wake Forest within 11 late in that quarter, Thomas answered by moving the Hokies 96 yards in 14 plays and throwing his scoring pass to Davis to push the lead to 35-17 with 10:49 to play.

After a punchless performance two weeks ago against Clemson, Thomas bounced back by accounting for nine touchdowns — four rushing, five passing — in two games. He threw for three TDs and ran for two more in last week’s win over Miami.

The Demon Deacons — coming off an upset of then-No. 23 Florida State — were humiliated in last year’s 52-21 loss in Blacksburg. They had plenty of early reasons to believe in the upset this time, needing a little over eight minutes to jump out to a 10-0 lead after their longest play of the year.

Givens slipped past Jayron Hosley while going deep down the middle, Price hit him in stride and he outran the Tech cornerback to the end zone for Wake Forest’s fourth scoring play of at least 40 yards this season. At that point, the Demon Deacons outgained Virginia Tech 122-2.

Givens finished with seven catches for 140 yards.

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Saturday's Sports Transactions The Associated Press FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Announced the retirement of senior vice president of sales and marketing Tom Zupancic.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed DB Sterling Moore from the practice squad.

Released DT Marcus Harrison.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DT Dwayne Hendricks from the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled G Keith Kinkaid from Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Activated LW Trevor Gillies from injured reserve.

Texas A&M beats Baylor, 55-28 B4 Sunday, October 16, 2011

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M hasn’t been able to throw the ball deep all season.

On Saturday the Aggies finally discovered that aspect of their game and it propelled an already potent offense to its best performance of the year.

Ryan Tannehill threw for 415 yards and a career high six touchdown passes and R yan Swope caught four of them, also a careerbest, to lead No. 21 Texas A&M to a 55-28 win over No. 20 Baylor.

The Bears got within six points after a touchdown run by Terrance Ganaway in third quarter, but the Aggies scored 21 straight to take a 55-28 lead with about six minutes remaining in the game.

Swope’s fourth touchdown — his second 68yard reception of the game — was the first in that span. He finished with 206 yards receiving and also had a 68-yard TD reception in the second quarter. He also scored on receptions of 8 and 5 yards.

Texas A&M finished with a season-high 681 yards of offense.

Swope said getting the downfield passing game going was key in the win.

“That gave us so much energy,” he said. “We’ve been waiting all season. We practice it and we finally did it today.”

Texas A&M coach Mike Sher man raved about Swope.

“He just keeps getting better and better,” Sherman said. “He’s a fierce competitor. He will do whatever he can to win the football game.”

Baylor star quarterback Robert Griffin III threw for

a school-record 430 yards and three touchdowns, but the Bears had trouble running the ball and were outgained 266-50 on the ground. Griffin is the third quarterback this season to set a school record against the Aggies’ worst-in-thenation pass defense.

He seemed to imply that a game like this could cause a wedge between the offense and defense.

“There’s no dissent within the team, but you can’t sit on the sideline and be a critic,” he said. “It’s not your job as an of fensive player. It’s our job to try to help the defense out as much as we can and when we get on the field to score points.”

Texas A&M (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), has won three in a row over the Bears and the loss leaves Baylor (4-2, 1-2) without a win against its longtime rival at Kyle Field since 1984. The Bears may not get another chance for some time with the Aggies leaving for the Southeastern Conference in July.

Tannehill found a wideopen Uzoma Nwachukwu on a 47-yard TD reception after Swope's fourth touchdown and Christine Michael got his second on a 4-yard run later in the fourth quarter. He finished with 105 yards rushing.

Michael’s score came after Griffin was intercepted for only the second time this season.

Trailing 41-28, the Bears got down to the Texas A&M 9 on a 50-yard reception

by Tevin Reese on the last play of the third quarter.

Baylor’s of fense stalled after that, though, and A&M got the ball back when Grif fin threw an incomplete pass as he was

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jeremy Smith ran for 140 yards and scored on two long touchdown runs and No. 6 Oklahoma State beat No. 22 Texas 38-26 on Saturday.

Smith went 30 and 74 yards for scores and Justin Gilbert returned the third quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Gilbert tied the Oklahoma State (60, 3-0 Big 12) school record for career kickof f TD returns with four.

Fozzy Whittaker had a 100-yard touchdown return on the ensuing kickoff for Texas, but the Longhorns (4-2, 1-2) never led and lost for the sixth time in their last 10 home games.

Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden passed for 218 yards with a touchdown to Justin Blackmon.

Texas freshman quarterback David Ash got his first career start and took every snap in the loss after rotating with sophomore Case McCoy the previous three weeks.

Ash was 22 of 39 passing for 139 yards with no touchdowns and two tur novers. The second came on a fumble with 4:34 to play that killed Texas’ last chance to rally.

Malcolm Brown ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns for the Longhorns.

Smith’s touchdowns were surprising for how easy they were.

The first came in the second quarter on fourth-andinches when he ran off left tackle. There was no defender to meet him at the line of scrimmage and he coasted to the end zone.

The second came in the third quarter and put the Cowboys ahead 38-24.

Smith ran straight up the middle and Texas linebackers Keenan Robinson and Jordan Hicks got washed out of the play, leaving no defender within 10 yards with a chance to tackle him.

Oklahoma State, which

had lost 12 in a row to the Longhorns, now have consecutive wins in Austin. A scheduling quirk in the Big 12 put the Cowboys on the road against Texas two years in a row.

Weeden, the second-leading passer in the nation, struggled to find his rhythm for most of the game, but clicked with Blackmon in the second quarter.

Blackmon had a 16-yard catch on fourth down to keep a drive alive, then grabbed a 15-yard TD on the next play when he caught the ball at the 3 and carried Texas cornerback Carrington Byndom into the end zone.

Smith’s first touchdown put OSU up 21-10 and the Cowboys seemed primed to put the game away at the start of the third.

Gilbert took the kickoff five yards deep in the end zone, zipped through a seam near the 30 and raced past the defense for a 28-10 lead. Gilbert tied the school record set by Perrish Cox for career kick return TDs. The Cowboys had only a few seconds to get comfortable with the lead. Whittaker, who returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown the previous week against Oklahoma, matched Gilbert’s TD to keep Texas in the game at 28-17.

Texas was building momentum when Brown scored his second touchdown to cut the lead to 2824.

Texas ran the so-called “Statue of Liberty” play where Ash took the snap and faked a throw to his right while tucking the ball low behind his back. Brown grabbed it, scampered to his left and tiptoed on the sideline for the touchdown.

The play call by first-year offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin was similar to the one used by Boise State to beat Oklahoma in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.

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Texas A&M's Cyrus Gray (32) runs the ball against Baylor defender Nick Johnson (76) during the first half of their game, Saturday.

being hit on fourth down.

“We didn’t do a good job of maintaining momentum,” Baylor coach Art Briles said. “We didn’t get off the field when we needed to on the defensive side.”

Down 31-14 early in the third quarter, Baylor got a 49-yard kickof f retur n from Antwan Goodley and Grif fin hit a wide open Reese for a 43-yard touchdown pass two plays later to cut A&M’s lead to 31-21.

Reese drew an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for mocking A&M’s hand gesture by holding his thumb down to the crowd after the score.

Randy Bullock’s 47-yard field goal stretched the A&M lead to 34-21 a couple of minutes later.

Baylor ran a 17-play drive that spanned through the first and second quarters, but came up empty when Griffin was sacked on third-down from A&M’s 8-yard-line before a 30yard field goal attempt by Aaron Jones sailed wide right.

The Aggies took their first lead of the game when Swope got in front of Sam Holl for a 68-yard touchdown catch to make it 10-7 in the second quarter.

“So far this year we have really been limited in our

deep passing because of the coverages teams are playing,” Tannehill said.

“But we knew coming into this game we’d get a couple of looks and guys were able to capitalize on that.”

Texas A&M wouldn’t stay on top for long after Griffin hit Terrance Williams on a 77-yard touchdown pass on the first play of Baylor’s next drive to make it 1410. Williams wriggled out of an arm tackle by Coryell Judie with a spin move and dashed to the end zone.

Michael scored on a 7yard reception from Tannehill to give A&M a 17-14 lead in the second quarter

on a drive that was helped by 30 yards of penalties by Baylor.

The Aggies extended their lead to 24-14 when Swope caught his second touchdown pass, this one for 8 yards, less than a minute before halftime.

Tevin Elliott intercepted a pass by Tannehill that was deflected on Texas A&M’s first drive. The Bears converted that tur nover when Grif fin found Wright on a 6-yard touchdown pass to give them a 7-0 lead.

Texas A&M cut the lead to 7-3 with a 35-yard field goal by Bullock later in the first quarter.

Smith runs Oklahoma State over Texas 38-26

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Oklahoma State’s Justin Blackmon, front, dives into the end zone for a touchdown as Texas cornerback Carrington Byndom, back, defends during the second quarter of their game, Saturday.

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Cowboys, Patriots meet for first time in 4 years Roswell Daily Record

Sunday, October 16, 2011

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — The Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots have watched plenty of film of each other. They’ve pored over their own playbooks, probing for ways to gain an advantage.

That’s fine, but there’s nothing like facing each other on the field to get a real feel for their strengths and weaknesses.

And that hasn’t happened in four years.

“We’ve got a crash course going here on the Cowboys,” Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. “I think this would be a lot easier team to prepare for if you were playing them twice a year.”

Instead, they’ve met 10 times in 51 years since 1960 when Dallas entered the NFL as an expansion franchise and New England started as a charter member of the AFL. Sunday’s game will be the first between the teams since 2007 when both were 5-0 before the Patriots, behind Tom Brady’s five touchdown passes, won 48-27 en route to an undefeated regular season. They finally lost in the Super Bowl to the New York Giants.

Both teams are much different now. The Patriots (4-1) have six active players who were on the 2007 team. Jason Garrett is in his first full season as coach of the Cowboys (2-2).

“We don’t know each other that much, but we’re kind of going into the game the same way. We both have the same kind of look at each other. Certainly, they’ve been a marquee franchise in this league for the last decade,” Garrett said. “They’re a team that everyone in this league has studied over the last 10 years, so even though we haven’t played them, we’ve watched them. ... Hopeful-

ly, we can gain some advantage that way.”

They may need it to control Wes Welker, who leads the NFL with 45 catches and 740 yards receiving.

And running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis is coming off a career-high 136yard rushing performance in last Sunday’s 30-21 win over the New York Jets.

But the Cowboys have the stingiest run defense in the league and will be rested after a bye week. They are 16-6 after having a weekend off and have won their last five road games following a bye.

The Patriots have their bye after Sunday’s game and don’t want to go into the break with a loss.

“You never want to lose one,” guard Logan Mankins said, “but that would make it tough.”

The Cowboys will have cornerback Orlando Scandrick back from a high ankle sprain that sidelined him for all but the opener.

He generally covers the slot receiver, Welker’s position.

“It’s the fastest team we’ve played this year,” Belichick said. “You look at plays and you stop the film and you say, ‘Looks like this is going to be a good play,’ and then it just collapses. ... They haven’t given up very many plays, period, run or pass.”

They did in their last game, a 34-30 loss to the Detroit Lions in which they

squandered a 24-point, third-quarter lead and Romo threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns.

“You never want that to happen,” said Romo, who may have better luck Sunday against the NFL’s lowest-ranked defense. “You have to minimize turnovers in key situations. We did that for two of the games and two of the games we didn’t.”

Brady had a dif ferent problem against the Jets.

He was sacked four times and the pressure is likely to continue against DeMarcus Ware, one of the best pass rushers in the NFL, and a defense tied for eighth in the league with

13 sacks.

“He doesn’t let the pressure rattle him. His composure is not like any other quarterback,” Ware said.

“You’ve got to do some things on defense to take them off kilter.”

Brady has thrown six interceptions, but four came in a 34-31 loss at Buffalo. The Patriots have one fumble all season, but recovered it.

“They are always doing everything right,” Ware said.

Not quite, but they have won 19 straight regular season games at home and scored at least 30 points in the last 13 regular-season games, one less than the record set by the St. Louis

Rams in 1999-2000.

The last team to hold New England below that total was Cleveland in a 34-14 win last Nov. 7. Rob R yan was the Browns’ defensive coordinator, a position he holds now with the Cowboys.

That gives them some extra insight into the Patriots, although R yan is coaching different players.

“If you have an experience where you played against a team before, you certainly go back and watch that game to see if there is anything that continues to relate to what that offense or defense is doing,” Garrett said. “I think we get more focus on what’s happening in 2011.”

The Patriots’ knowledge of the Cowboys could get a boost from defensive end Andre Carter, who faced them 10 times in the past five years as a member of the Washington Redskins.

“I have made a few pointers,” Carter said, “but I just think as regards to our study, we’ve been just dead on, constantly learning what they’re trying to do.”

Both teams did plenty of preparation for each other long before this past week.

“It wasn’t like we walked in here (last) Monday mor ning and were like, ‘Who are we playing this week? Let’s go to work on them,’ “ Belichick said.

But once the game starts, both teams must adjust to what the unfamiliar players on the other side of the line of scrimmage are doing.

“They change their scheme based on who they’re playing,” Belichick said. “What we get and what they did last (game) are probably two different things.”

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions are determined to let the good times roll in the Motor City.

The Lions (5-0) are off to their best start since 1956, the year before they won the NFL title, and they’re coming off quite a comingout party.

Detroit beat the Chicago Bears in its first Monday night game since 2001 and fired-up fans at Ford Field were so loud the visitors had nine false starts, ratcheting up the buzz from coast to coast about the league’s former laughingstock. Today, the Lions and NFC North rival Green Bay stand alone as the NFL’s only unbeaten teams.

“We’re kind of the darlings a little bit, we’re that good story,” Lions receiver Nate Burleson said. “But we haven’t accomplished anything. We have to continue to prove to people we’re a good team.

“Everyone is going to have their opinion about who we’ve beat, so this is a great opportunity to play a club people respect.”

Detroit hosts San Francisco (4-1) on Sunday.

The NFC West-leading 49ers have perhaps been more surprising than the no-longer-lowly Lions this season and are coming off a 45-point win over Tampa Bay. It’s their most-lop-

sided victory since routing Denver by the same margin in the 1990 Super Bowl.

First-year coach Jim Harbaugh has quickly changed the culture within a once-proud franchise, hoping to have its first winning season and playof f appearance since 2002.

The for mer Michigan quarterback, who was mentioned as a candidate when Rich Rodriguez was fired and Brady Hoke was hired in January, is winning with a lot of the same players who opened last year with five losses and finished with a 6-10 record. Harbaugh motivates and relates and his obsession with the game is rubbing off on his players.

San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith said Harbaugh has “everything” to do with the team’s turnaround.

“The great thing around here is that it seems like it is all football, all the time,” Smith said. “I mean that in the greatest way.”

No one has described the Lions or 49ers as great in a long time.

Detroit hasn’t been an NFL powerhouse since the pre-Super Bowl era of the 1950s when it won three titles in a six-season span.

The Lions have one playoff victory since their last championship and had the

NFL’s first 0-16 season three years ago, sinking to rock bottom in what was the worst string of futility in the league since World War II. San Francisco has a richer and more recent history of success, winning five Super Bowls from the 1981 to 1994 seasons and missing the playoffs only four times over a two-plus decade reign. Since 2002, though, the 49ers are 29 games under .500 with four double-digit losing seasons.

But as a handful of teams do each year in the NFL, Detroit and San Francisco are enjoying quick turnarounds.

The Lions and 49ers are a combined 9-1 a year after they were 1-9 at the same time.

“That is the great thing about the NFL,” Smith said.

“One year to the next anything is possible.”

Detroit’s opponents this season have found receiver Calvin Johnson nearly impossible to stop.

Johnson is the first NFL player to catch nine touchdown passes in his first five games and he’s coming off the first game in which he was held to one score.

Burleson said teams are trying to slow him down with “The Randy Moss Defense,” with a cornerback trying to press him at

the line with a safety providing deep help — even if there’s not a tight end or slot receiver on the same side of the field.

“It’s like a box and one,” Burleson said. “You kind of have to pick your poison.”

With so many eyes on Johnson, running back Jahvid Best took advantage of some holes to run for 163 yards — more than doubling his previous career high — and his 88yard sprint against Chicago was the second-longest run in Lions history. Best, a former California Bear and native of Vallejo, Calif., is extra motivated to put together another strong performance.

“I grew up a Raider fan,” Best said. “So, definitely my eyes are set on San Francisco this week because it’s a team I grew up hating.”

49ers linebacker Patrick Willis may make Best hate that he said that. Willis had

18 tackles, his most since 2008, against the Buccaneers and was named the NFC’s defensive player of the week. Harbaugh compared the do-it-all Willis to Baltimore Ravens star linebacker Ray Lewis.

“He’s got a chance, yes, like Ray, to be one of the all-time greats,” Harbaugh said.

On Detroit’s defense, Ndamukong Suh is developing into one of the best in the game. The reigning defensive player of the year and All-Pro defensive tackle leads a deep and talented front four that is consistently harassing quarterbacks and allowing an improving linebacking corps to make plays.

Suh and Co. are about to be put to a test.

Frank Gore ranks second in the league since 2006 with 8,424 yards from scrimmage and he’s had at least 125 yards rushing the past two games.

“He’s not the fastest running back, but he consistently gains yards because he’s powerful and agile,” Detroit defensive end Cliff Avril said.

The 49ers have leaned on Gore a lot, asking Smith to manage the of fense and avoid mistakes in a formula that has worked.

Detroit is doing it a different way on offense, letting Matthew Staf ford throw early and often, and history would suggest the franchise is headed to the playoffs for the first time this century.

Since the NFL began using a 16-game schedule in 1978, more than 90 percent of teams that started 5-0 finished the season in the playof fs. The leery Lions, though, know that the Denver Broncos and New York Giants got off to the same start two years ago and flopped to 8-8 records and failed to make it to the postseason.

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OBITUARIES/NATION/RECORDS current throughout her recent retirement. Dolores has always been an “academic” nurse on a mission. A staunch advocate for patient care, she was for many years until her retirement a “California Nurses Association” (CNA) Representative. Throughout Dolores’ nursing career, she received many awards, the most recent being the prestigious “Gloria McNerny Award” presented to her at the state capital, Sacramento, in 2009 and the “Daisy Award” in 2010.

Dolores was the firstborn of twelve children to Savina and Eloy Torrez in Hondo. Dolores was preceded in death by her sister, Maria Cecilia, at the age of 5 months in 1946 and her mother Savina at the age of 100 years in 2009. Dolores had a wonder ful childhood being raised in “The Hondo House” along-side the Rio Hondo (now re-named the Ruidoso River). Well water, fresh cows milk, goat milk and homegrown fruits and vegetables were the fare of the day. The Torrez family had their own apple orchard; it was at their roadside fruit stand where the little girl Dolores got her first taste of the business world. Selling homegrown, hand picked apples.

Thanks to her parent’s persistence and good teachers like Mrs. Ruby Douglas, Dolores got a good education leading up to both a bachelor and master’s degree. Back in the day, women had few real job opportunities. Typically a young woman became a waitress, secretary, teacher or nurse. Being of a caring and loving nature, nursing was a natural choice for Dolores. Getting her training in both Texas and California, she gained experience at several hospitals in those early days. Once settled in California, Dolores worked at Stanford Hospital and one or two other hospitals before settling permanently at Kaiser Hospital in Hayward for the next 32 years. Dolores worked as a registered nurse for 46 years, even doing continued education classes keeping her license

It was in 1988 that Dolores met her future husband to be, Raymond Davies. Two years later they were married. It was a match made in heaven.

During the next twenty years, the two of them travelled extensively throughout the world. They did many sea cruises across the Atlantic and Pacific ocean as far south as New Zealand. Dolores was on the maiden voyage of the Queen Mary 2. This voyage was probably the most memorable. There were parades, bands and fireworks at almost every port the ship berthed. Dolores went to Europe and England many times to visit Raymond’s home country.

Adventure was in Dolores’ blood. Having travelled in the South, Central and North America, she was able to use her Spanish language to her advantage.

This too was helpful in western Europe particularly in Spain. However, the continent that left an indelible impression was Africa. Dolores did two trans-Africa camping safaris visiting many countries in both 2008 and 2009. It was quite an experience sleeping under canvas with lions roaring close by in the night! Dolores went canoeing and camping in Botswanas Okovango Delta and came face to face with the enormous hippos.

She climbed the giant sand dunes in Namibia and crossed the Kalahari Desert.

She roamed amongst the wild elephant herds in Zimbabwe visiting the famous Victoria Falls in Dr. Livingstone Country.

Dolores enjoyed meeting the native people and learning about their culture. She got the opportunity to dance with Masai T ribesman in Tanzania.

She loved life so much.

While in Africa, Dolores was able to visit two local hospitals; what she saw left her saddened.

Dolores loved “all things aviation.” Raymond, being a pilot, took her all over California. They dined out in the wildest of places. She took a flight up with him to watch him skydive, wearing a parachute herself.

Dolores enjoyed gliding in a sail plane, hot air ballooning in Palm Springs and over Kenyas Masai Mara Game Reserve.

More recently she flew around the San Francisco Bay in one of only three Zeplins in the world. Dolores took one of the last flights on Concorde going from New York to London in 3 1⁄4 hrs travelling at more than twice the speed of sound reaching 1,400 mph. The last big aerospace event was her flight to Cape Canaveral, Fla., to witness the space shuttle Atlantis defy gravity and go to the International Space Station.

Over the years, Dolores made sound investments in real estate and she and Raymond enjoyed living on an island with just fortyfive other families in Newark, Calif. Thanks to her teacher, Mrs. Ruby Douglas, one of Dolores’ favorite pastimes was reading, another favorite was cooking “New Mexico style of course.”

Sadly Dolores developed breast cancer, but took this horrible disease in her stride. She fought a courageous battle never complaining and continued to enjoy her adventurous funfilled, exciting life right to the end.

Dolores passed away peacefully in her husband Raymond’s ar ms in her island home. She died with dignity and lots and lots of love. Casper, her cuddly cat, remained by her side until the very end.

With all the success Dolores had, she never forgot where she came from and returned to New Mexico frequently to visit with her family, her relatives and her many longtime friends. Dolores will be terribly missed by her ever loving husband, Raymond, her father, Eloy Torrez, her siblings, Virginia, Manuelita, Juanita, Monica, Eloy, Cecilia Rebecca, Maria, Presiliano, Martha and her

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney’s early success in the Republican presidential race is challenging the tea party’s clout. Will it continue to pull the GOP sharply right?

Will it slowly fade? Or merge with mainstream Republican elements in a nod to pragmatism, something it’s hardly known for?

On the sur face, Romney’s strength seems at odds with the tea party’s fiery success in ousting Republicans seen as compromisers, and in making the House GOP caucus more ideological, even when its leaders plead for flexibility.

Romney defends the gover nment’s 2008 bank bailouts, plus the mandated health insurance he initiated as Massachusetts governor. He says he can work with “good Democrats.” Although he later changed, Romney once supported abortion rights, gun control and gay rights.

These positions run counter to the beliefs and goals of many tea party activists scattered throughout the country. Yet Romney is faring better in polls, fundraising and debates than are contenders with stronger tea party credentials, including Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum and Rick Perry.

Several Republican strategists, and even some tea party leaders, say they aren’t surprised or

alarmed. Their overarching goal is to defeat President Barack Obama next year, they say, and if Romney is best-positioned to do that, they’ll endure his shortcomings.

A CBS-New York Times poll found that tea partyers are more satisfied with the GOP presidential field than are Republicans in general.

Cain was the top choice among tea party activists, with Romney second.

Some campaign veterans see bigger problems ahead for Romney.

Polls of Republicans show Romney holding steady at about 25 percent, while Bachmann, Perry and Cain take tur ns making surges. “That tells me that 75 percent of the primary voters would really rather have someone else,” said GOP lobbyist and consultant Mike McKenna.

Many tea party activists have little or no loyalty to the Republican Party, and McKenna predicts big problems next year if they feel their conservative values were sacrificed for political expediency. “Romney would cause enormous numbers of tea party-type voters to simply not show on game day,” he said.

The chief question, he said, “is whether one candidate will be able to aggregate the anti-Romney Republicans before it is too late.” Perry seems the likeliest choice, McKenna said, “but the clock is ticking.”

Jenny Beth Martin of Atlanta, who is active with Tea Party Patriots, said several groups are having infor mal talks about whether they should try to coalesce behind an alternative to Romney. Tea partyers cherish their independence, she said, and “over the next eight to 10 weeks, it’ll be interesting to see how it all shapes up.”

For now, Romney seems willing to run some risks, hoping to attract independent voters who will be crucial in the 2012 general election.

In last week’s debate in New Hampshire, Romney defended President George W. Bush’s 2008 decision to spend billions to rescue banks teetering on collapse, partly because of disastrous home loans. The action was meant not just to save banks, Romney said, “but to keep the entire currency of the country worth something and to keep all the banks from closing and to make sure we didn’t all lose our jobs.”

Many conservatives despise the bailout, known as TARP, for Troubled Asset Relief Program. In one of their first political victories, tea party activists in Utah chanted “TARP, TARP” at then-Sen. Robert Bennett as they bounced him from the GOP ticket at a 2010 party convention. Bennett, a three-term senator with solid conservative credentials, had voted for the pro-

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Roswell Daily Record Military honors will be conducted by the Roswell Veterans Honor Guard. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, NM Chapter, 404 ½ N. Kentucky, Roswell, NM 88201.

Condolences may be left online at lagronefuneralchapels.com Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

Philip Archie Peed, 89, lifelong resident of Roswell, passed away Saturday morning in his sleep. Philip was the son of Dread and Willie Dee Peed, and was preceded in death by his brothers Lawrence, John, and Howard, and his sisters Alma and Sybil.

Philip was born Nov. 8, 1921, in Roswell, and graduated from Roswell High School where he was a standout in football, and an All-State basketball player. After high school, he worked for local clothiers The Model and Ball and Ray. In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps where he trained as a pilot; however, he was unable to complete his pilot training and was certified as a bombardier on B-17 aircraft.

Sent to Germany as part of the 8th Air Force/303rd Bombardment Wing, Philip flew six missions against the Nazi regime until his plane was shot down on ‘Black Thursday’ – Oct. 14, 1943, in the infamous raid on the ball bearing factories of Schweinfurt. He was captured by the Germans and spent 18 months

as a POW until liberated by forces under the command of Gen. George Patton.

During his inter nment, Philip took classes taught by fellow inmates in accounting and bookkeeping, which became his vocation for the rest of his life.

After the war, Philip returned to Roswell, where he married Leola Smith. He worked in Roswell as general manager and bookkeeper for Bill Deane Tire Company, moved to Farmington for a few years where he was general manager for Beeco Tire Company until becoming a fulltime accountant and retur ning to Roswell to work for Deason, Crocker, Singleton and Peters.

Though Philip never went to college, he gained so much practical accounting experience that he became registered public a accountant, and then went on to be a CPA – the equivalent of earning a master’s degree. When Philip’s father-in-law Harold Smith passed away and left a working cattle ranch to his wife Claribel, Philip took over as manager, overseeing the operation, keeping the books, and working the cattle on the weekends while he continued his accounting work. He was selected as Outstanding Rancher in 1992 by the Border Soil and Water Conservation District; however, the drought necessitated the sale of the ranch in 1993. He retired from accounting in 1993 and spent his retirement playing golf (where he was known as Fairway Phil) gardening, woodworking, and being caretaker for his mother-in-law and his two sisters as they neared the ends of their lives.

Philip was well-loved by many in the Roswell community, had a magnetic, loving personality, a servant’s heart, and never met a stranger. He is survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Leola Smith Peed, daughter Sharon O’Bryant of Ruidoso, son John Peed of Suwanee, Ga., his brothers Harold and Robert, seven grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren.

He will be missed.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at LaGrone Funeral Chapel.

gram.

Nonetheless, there was little commentary about Romney’s TARP comments after Tuesday’s debate, which focused largely on Cain’s tax overhaul plan.

It may take hard-hitting TV ads to drive a bigger wedge between Romney and tea partyers, something the well-financed Perry might try soon. Such ads could go into detail, with heavy repetition, about Romney’s Massachusetts health care plan, which was a partial model for Obama’s 2010 federal overhaul.

Virginia-based Republican strategist Chris LaCivita says the tea party’s deliberately decentralized nature makes it ill-suited to play a big role in presidential politics.

“The tea party’s strength was always a state-driven or congressional districtdriven level,” he said. It can continue to influence tar-

geted contests that draw comparatively small turnouts, such as the Utah GOP convention that drummed Bennett out of the party.

Moreover, LaCivita said, the tea party might choke on its own success. If it appears more like the Republican mainstream, he said, it’s because tea partyers have shifted that mainstream to the right.

Largely because of their clout in the 2010 elections, LaCivita said, these activists have “changed the conversation, not only among Republicans, but everybody in Washington.

Who’d have thought the Democrats would be leading with spending cuts” in deficit-reduction talks?

Those ongoing negotiations, however, could renew tensions between tea partyaffiliated House Republicans and the party’s more established leaders, including Speaker John Boehner.

If presidential candidates are pressed for their views, Romney might find it difficult to keep appealing to independents without antagonizing tea partyers.

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many aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces. Also Dolores will be sadly missed by all the people whose lives she has touched. Dolores loved Casper dearly and he loved her too; he misses his best friend. Dolores’ remains shall be returned “Home” and placed in the Columbarium at Assumption Catholic Church, 2808 N. Kentucky Ave. A rosary service shall be held at the church on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, at 7 p.m.

A Mass of the Resurrection shall be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at 9:30 a.m.

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TULSA, Okla-Pamela Sue Crumpacker, 56, of Claremore, Okla., died Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, after a long battle with cancer. She was bor n Oct. 14, 1954, in Estancia, to Robert Vernon Whitaker and Margaret (Pace) Whitaker. She worked as a bookkeeper.

Her husband, James Crumpacker preceded her in death. Pam is survived by sons, Steve Snow and his wife, Cindy, and Cody Connell; a sister; 2 granddaughters; and 1 greatgranddaughter. Her ashes were laid to rest at the Connell Far m in Claremore, Okla., on Saturday, Oct. 15. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to St John Hospice, 4720 S Harvard, Tulsa, OK 74135 or Hope Hospice, 8291 N Owasso Expressway, Owasso, OK 74055.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting garykelleyfunerals.com Add'Vantage Funeral Service, Tulsa, Okla.

Peggy Jean Jones

Services are pending at Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory for Peggy Jean Jones who passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, in Roswell.

A further announcement will be made once arrangements have been finalized.

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The Republican Party “still hasn’t resolved all of its ideological internal conflicts,” said John Feehery, a top aide to then-Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. “But they have agreed that they don’t like Obama,” he said.

Their level of intensity may deter mine whether Romney can keep prospering against rivals who boast stronger tea party ties.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Conrad Murray’s attorney says he knew months before the physician’s trial that a theory that Michael Jackson drank a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol would have to be abandoned.

Defense attorney J. Michael Flanagan made the statement Friday without the jury present.

Murray, who was not in court for the hearing, has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the June 2009 death of the superstar from an overdose of propofol.

The idea of Jackson orally giving himself the fatal dose was long touted by defense attorneys as a centerpiece of their case. Documents had been filed and arguments heard about studies on the issue.

The attorneys have even referred to a fruit juice jar found on Jackson’s bedside table, suggesting he had taken the drug with juice.

Flanagan initially dropped the bombshell Wednesday that the defense was abandoning the strategy.

“We are not going to assert at any point in this trial that Michael Jackson at any time orally ingested propofol,” said Flanagan, who revealed he had commissioned a study that concluded propofol would not be absorbed into the body when ingested.

But he did not say when the study had been done.

Prosecutors and the judge

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In this Oct. 3 photo, Dr. Conrad Murray listens to testimony seated near his attorney Nareg Gourjian, right, during Murray's trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles.

appeared stunned at the announcement At Friday’s hearing, on a day when testimony was not heard, Deputy District Attorney David Walgren told the judge, “We are dealing with an ever -changing defense. It was just a couple of days ago they abandoned oral propofol.”

“Oh, your honor, that is not cor-

Iranian, Filipino claim top Asian film awards BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — An Iranian film and a Philippine one have shared the top awards for Asian productions at the region’s largest film event.

Organizers of the Busan Inter national Film Festival said Friday in a statement that the $30,000 New Currents Awards each went to Iranian director Morteza Farshbaf’s “Mourning” and Philippine director Loy Arcenas’s “Nino.”

“Mourning” is about a deaf couple and their orphaned nephew while “Nino” is about a family gripped by greed.

While describing Farshbaf’s film as a “confident attempt to create a new film language that is disturbing at times and heartwar ming,” organizers said that Arcenas has shown “a new rise of moder n day values” through his work.

In the Flash Forward section — which awards non-Asian directors — Italy’s Guido Lombardi claimed the top honor with “LA-BAS-A Criminal Education,” which the organizers have described as “a multilayered, simply told story of the contemporary issue of migration.”

Lombardi also took away $30,000.

The nine-day film festival began last Thursday with a South Korean romance. On Friday it closed with veteran Japanese director Masato Harada’s “Chronicle of My Mother,” a story about a mother who slowly loses her memory and her repentant son.

This year marked the first time that the festival has been conducted

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without the leadership of its charismatic founder Kim Dong-ho, who stepped down last year amid health worries. The 16th edition also opened a new era for the event by being held in a lavish multiplex that cost $156 million to build.

Having opened recently, the showpiece Busan Cinema Center revealed structural problems on the last day of the event when rainwater leaked through at least a dozen cracks — worrying movie fans and prompting organizers to express regret and convene an emergency meeting.

South Korean movie fans Lee Yong-beom and Cho Ho-yeon expressed anxiety after they saw water profusely leaking from a steel corridor that hangs above the ground in the western section of the complex. Journalists also reported cracks widening at a press center in the building’s southern section.

The leaks did not stop the organizers from going ahead with a closing ceremony in the evening. Earlier Friday, organizers and construction workers scrambled to stop the leaks.

Festival director Lee Yong-kwan blamed Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. for the cracks. The South Korean company, which built the theater, declined to comment, saying it had to investigate the holes first.

The Busan film festival, held in the South Korean port city, has featured 307 movies from 70 countries, organizers said. Nearly 200,000 people came to the festival at the new multiplex, they said.

rect,” Flanagan said.

“No?” Walgren asked incredulously.

“We abandoned oral propofol months ago,” said Flanagan, saying they were swayed by a report from the leading expert on the drug, who is expected to testify for the prosecution next week.

He said Dr. Steven Shafer had questioned “the bioavailability of

oral propofol,” meaning whether it would be absorbed into the body if swallowed.

Flanagan said the defense decided to have its own study conducted and, “We determined back in May that bioavailability of oral propofol was not feasible.”

Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said he had never been advised in advance that the theory

would be dropped. He said he would not be dealing with Walgren’s claims of an ever-changing defense.

“I don’t have to go there,” he said. “It is what it is right now.”

Flanagan’s disclosure offered a backstage look at possible defense gamesmanship in leading prosecutors to prepare to answer a defense theory that would never be presented.

A defense attorney not involved in the case said it is not an ethical or legal obligation of the defense to keep the prosecution posted on its strategies.

“I don’t personally see a violation,” said attorney Thomas Mesereau Jr. “You’re supposed to operate in good faith, but you don’t have to tell them every little strategy you intend to employ ... .

Maybe this defense team was debating whether to use the issue up to the end.”

In opening statements, defense attorney Edward Chernoff told the jury he would allege that Jackson self-administered drugs but did not specifically mention oral ingestion of propofol.

In other developments, the prosecution said its last witness will be Shafer and his testimony could take a day. The defense said it would call 15 witnesses including police officers, experts and some character witnesses. Attorney Nareg Gourjian estimated that would consume the rest of next week.

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MARTHA D. URQUIDES-STAAB VISTAS EDITOR PHOTOS COURTESY OF R.S.O. The Roswell Symphony Orchestra is one of Roswell timeless pieces that make this city unique and it continues to thrive with each passing year bringing classical music to life in its resident home of the Pearson Auditorium.

This year the R.S.O. is proud to announce that Oct. 22, Randy Travis will be performing at the newly renovated Pearson Auditorium and the R.S.O. opening concert season will soon begin Nov. 5.

The R.S.O. has worked extremely hard to bring the city a variety of events this season.

This is the R.S.O.’s 51st season and the musicians come from all major cities within a 200 mile radius of Roswell: Lubbock, Amarillo, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, El Paso, Portales, Alamogordo, and Roswell.

The R.S.O. began in the basement of the First Methodist Church on July 28, 1959. That first group included lawyers, accountants, teachers, florists, housewives and geologists.

Although not professional musicians, they were determined to give Roswell and southeast New Mexico a professional sounding orchestra. Maestro John Farrer became the director of the R.S.O. for the 1972 season. He followed William Kirschke, Thomas Lewis, and Glenn Cunningham, the first director of the RSO. Under the leadership of Maestro Farrer, the R.S.O. has earned a reputation for musical excellence by sharing with the under served target audience of southeast New Mexico the talents of professional musicians, many of whom have performed renowned symphonies across the United States as well as in Canada and Europe. The first concert season in 1960-1961 featured three concerts held in New Mexico Military Institute’s Pearson Auditorium. Since then the season has grown to include a Subscription Concert Series of five classical concerts in Pearson Auditorium featuring world renowned guest artists, a three concert Chamber Music Series held at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, four Children's Educational Concerts for nearly 5,000 second, third, fourth and fifth graders in Roswell, Dexter and Hagerman, and a free Labor Day Pops Concert at Spring River Park and Zoo. For over 50 years the Roswell Symphony Orchestra has earned a reputation for musical excellence by sharing with Roswell and Southeastern New Mexico the talents of New Mexico's professional musicians. The R.S.O. is under the direction of John Farrer,

recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence and Achievement and nominated by Senators Pete Domenici and Jeff Bingaman as a Trustee of the National Symphony Orchestra. Farrer has been the Maestro for 39 years. While he adds working with the R.S.O. he has also worked with the Santa Maria Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony London Philharmonic, Royal Philhar monic, Bournemouth Symphony and the London Mozart Players.

The other musicians in the R.S.O. travel a distance to come and play for the R.S.O. there is a select few that are local musicians. One local musician, Mary Hale has been performing for the R.S.O. for 35 years. Hale got interested in music at the age of 11 when she was growing up in Lovington. Her love for music continued on into her adult life and went to college at Eastern New Mexico University and received both her bachelor of music education and flute performance. She continued her education at received her Master of Arts degree. When Hale moved to Roswell she taught at Mountain View middle school. Hale also was the musical director at Christ’s Church for 19 years and is now the music director at Grace Community Church. She has created several programs at Grace Community Church, Fabulous February Follies and Grace Fine Arts Camp. Her time with the R.S.O. has been a rewarding one.

“We are a family and we learn from each other. Being under Farrer’s leadership is amazing, he is an expert in what he does. ” Hale is excited to start the new series that will begin this November.

“I always look forward to the concerts and performing with my friends. The important things in my life are God, my family, and my musical family.”

Alfredo Lopez has been playing the clarinet for the R.S.O. for 40 years is from Cedar Crest and has been traveling to various locations throughout the state to share his musical talents to various symphonies. He was introduced to music in the 7th grade when he and his siblings were told by their parents at that age they were to get into music classes and study an instrument. He had already shown interest in piano but when the 7th grade came around, his parents gave him his sister’s clarinet. In the end it was a great match for him. His experience with the R.S.O has been a unique one, he has been there longer then the current Maestro, by one year.

“John is a wonderful Maestro he makes the piece should like the composer intended it to

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sound.” Lopez says that the maestro has trust in him and has been assigned a solo for this seasons concert series.

“Classical music is a wonderful because it lets you portray those emotions through music,” said Lopez. Lopez has also lent his talents to the El Paso Symphony and several others in New Mexico.

Ray Jenkins is one of the R.S.O.’s longest standing members; he has been with the R.S.O. since its birth. He was 13-years old and living in Hagerman when he first got involved with the R.S.O. Jenkins is excited to start the new season in the brand new, remodeled Pearson Auditorium.

“I credit the Roswell Symphony for my training, counting, rhythm and learning how to play with a big section and style and I cant wait to perform at Pearson,” said Jenkins.

Tom Weber, who has been the concertmaster for the R.S.O. for the past 12 years, says he has had such a wonderful experience and has made many friendships.

He is one of the few musicians who perform strictly in Roswell considering he lives in Los Alamos. He says the R.S.O. is a welloiled machine.

“I hope that the Symphony can continue to show the city what an asset it is privilege to have it in the city. Especially now that we will be per for ming in the new Pearson, the quality of sound is beyond belief.”

With the regular series about to kick of f, the per for mance of Randy Travis is one of the highlights the city is anxiously awaiting. Randy Travis is slated to perform Oct. 22. Later on in the 2012 series Michael Martin Murphey is scheduled to perform. The R.S.O. could not be possible without the help of the many sponsors helping with donations to bring big artists to the area. Without those sponsors help many big names don’t come through the city. The future goals of the R.S.O. are to bring more big named artists to Pearson Auditorium. The RSO has set up the R.S.O. Foundation and the purpose of the foundation is to ensure there will always be a R.S.O. The goals of the foundation are to increase our funds to supplement the musicians' housing, travel and salaries and to assist with the cost of guest artists.

Encourage growth of funds through additional donations from individuals and businesses in our community. Continue to invest new and existing funds wisely and prudently.

For more infor mation on the R.S.O. or ticket prices, call 6235882 or visit roswellsymphony.org. vistas@roswell-record.com

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All of the following concerts will be held at the Pearson Auditorium

RSO presents An Evening With Randy Travis Saturday, October 22, 2011 – 7:00pm Ticket prices: $50, $60, and $80 RSO Opening Concert Special Guest Artist: Kirill Gliadkovsky Saturday, November 5, 2011 – 7:30pm

RSO presents El Paso Brass Christmas Concert Sunday, December 18, 2011 – 2:30pm RSO Concert Saturday, February 4, 2012 – 7:30pm RSO presents Michael Martin Murphey Saturday, March 10, 2012 – 7:00pm

RSO Concert Saturday, March 31, 2012 – 7:30pm RSO Concert Saturday, May 5, 2012 – 7:30pm

Call 623.5882 or 800.300.9822 for information and to purchase tickets.

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Dave Sorenson Larry’s Gun Shop Sam Petit Shirley Childress J&G Electric Barry Stone State Farm Insurance, Michael McKee Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fischer

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Kids need stability during ‘earthquake’ of divorce

Q: As a grandparent, is there anything I can do to help our grandchildren cope with the divorce of their parents? It has been devastating to them.

Juli: As much as you may feel like you’re on the sidelines in this situation, you can actually make a very big difference in your grandchildren’s lives.

One of the strongest predictors of how children cope through divorce is stability. Divorce is like an earthquake to children. The one thing in life that should be immovable is no longer stable. Along with Mom and Dad splitting, they are carted between homes, they often lose relationships with family friends and extended family, and sometimes they even change school districts. You can be a source of stability when everything else seems to be shifting.

Parents going through the divorce process are typ-

ically so anxious and overwhelmed by their own trauma that they lack the resources to invest in their kids. As a consequence, the children can feel rejected by one or both parents.

Stereotypically, it is Dad who loses touch with his kids through divorce, but it can also be Mom. In either case, children of divorce need an adult who invests in them, believes in them and models healthy masculinity or femininity. Practically speaking, go to their games and concerts. Have them over and ask about their friends, hobbies and schoolwork.

Try to be the one adult who doesn’t take sides. You probably have strong opinions and feelings about who is responsible for the divorce. Keep those beliefs to yourself. In the wake of divorce, children are often being pitted against the adults in their lives. As difficult as it may be, encour-

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JIM DALY

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age your grandchildren’s love for both their mom and their dad.

Q: I have two boys, ages 5 and 7, and they’re constantly fighting over toys, over which DVD to watch and so on. How do I diffuse this behavior? They’re really sweet when they’re not trying to get the upper hand on one another.

Jim: Every parent with more than one child at home has to confront the specter of sibling rivalry at some point. My wife and I have certainly had to address it with our own boys! Thankfully, though, there are some steps you

can take to keep competition and animosity in check.

Author Grace Stopani has developed a list of five steps to address sibling rivalry. Here they are: 1) Teach your kids mutual respect. Don’t allow them to insult one another. Mean words and actions coming from a brother or sister can hurt deeply.

2) Don’t play favorites.

All children are created equal, but not all are the same. Recognize each child’s individual skills and strengths without implying that one is somehow better than the other.

Andrea Schewe is a pattern designer with Simplicity Pattern Co. in New York City, and she is going to share some tips on sewing small doll clothes.

She'll talk about the fabric choices, seams, and pressing tips for making doll clothes.

Since more parents involve their kids in cooking on a regular basis, Ber nard Schnacke will show some baking sets designed to make it fun and easy for kids to learn to cook. He represents Frieling USA and lives in Charlotte, N.C. Rita Fuentes, senior regional vice president for PartyLite Gifts, Inc. in Plymouth, Mass., will share ideas for bringing fun and

festivity to a dinner party, focusing on centerpieces, place settings, and buffet tables — and they all feature candles.

Red, White and Green Frittata 2 Honeysuckle White Sweet or Hot Italian Turkey Sausage Links (about 8 oz.)

1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 1⁄2 cups frozen broccoli cuts, thawed 1 ⁄2 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and cut into 1/2-inch pieces 6 large eggs 1 ⁄2 tsp. dried Italian herbs 1 ⁄2 tsp. salt 1 ⁄4 tsp. black pepper 2 oz. reduced-fat feta cheese crumbles In a 10-inch non-stick

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Halloween’s coming up and with a little DIY ingenuity, you can turn your dog or cat into a bee, bear or badger. Whether you are planning for a parade, party, photo session, contest or trick-or-treating, a homemade costume for your pet can make it more fun for both of you.

You can start from scratch or go half-scratch, adding bling, attitude or accessories to human hand-me-downs or garage sale or thrift store finds.

The McCall Patter n Co. even sells several patterns for pets.

Lisa Woodruff of Huntington Beach, Calif., builds whole floats around costume concepts so her pugs, stepsisters Olive and Mochi, can take part in the Haute Dog Howl’oween Parade and Costume Contest in Long Beach, Calif.

They’ve attended the event, held annually on the last Sunday in October, for seven years.

The pugs have been geisha girls, fish, sushi, sur fers, flowers, “pupcakes” and amateur movers. “The costumes have to be comfortable and dog friendly,” said Woodruff. “They can’t be completely indestructible, but they are dogs so they (the costumes) have to be durable.”

She shops on Craigslist and carves a lot of Styrofoam. The year Olive and Mochi were pupcakes, she started with inverted, pleated lampshades and painted them. There was a slight hitch, though: Both dogs couldn’t fit in their pupcake wagon sitting down, so her husband had to carry one down the parade route.

“We had technical difficulties. But that’s what homemade is all about,”

she said.

AmyJo Casner, of Harrisville, Pa., dresses her ferrets up for Halloween.

“Ferrets don’t really have shoulders,” so the hardest part of designing clothes for them is making sure they can’t slip out of them, she said.

“The second hardest part is sewing the smallest seams on the hats. I am still improving each design and will do so until I have come up with one I can’t improve on,” she said.

Her pets, Manny, a 2year-old therapy ferret, and Marcuz, a year-old deaf ferret, dress when they go out.

They have matching red silky shirts, commando shirts and PJs. A few months ago, they won first place in the pet pocket category at the local Fourth of July parade.

Casner also sells her designs on Etsy.com, an online homemade marketplace.

“All closures are sewed on with Velcro strips that have been cut in half and the items are machine sewn. I don’t put anything on my ferret clothing that might get easily chewed off either. Hats are held on by elastic that is triplestitched to the brims,” she said.

The McCall Pattern Co. has several pet patterns to choose from, and they’re not just for Halloween. The busy season for pet pattern sales lasts from October to December, said Carolyne Cafaro, director of merchandising at McCall’s headquarters in New York City.

One of the most popular patterns is Santa Claus, she said, which many buyers build their Christmas cards around. Other hot sellers include a holiday

3) Teach your kids conflict management. Don’t deny their feelings, but help them learn to express their emotions in the proper way. It’s not wrong for your sons to become frustrated with one another from time to time. But there are good ways and bad ways for them to deal with it.

4) Don’t ignore good behavior. Of course you need to intervene when they’re behaving badly, but you should also reward them with praise when they’re getting along. Be sure each child receives a healthy dose of your time and interest.

5) Show appreciation for who your children are, not what they do. If a child feels valued merely for his performance, he’ll feel the need to prove his worth.

Foster your boys’ selfesteem by praising their God-given traits, such as compassion or a tender

heart.

It won’t always be easy, but remembering these guidelines can help restore a measure of peace. God bless you in this important calling!

Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two.

Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, cohost of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three.

Submit your questions to: ask@FocusOnTheFamily.co m.

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Fabric postcards, holiday entertaining and outdoor quilts Information on making fabric postcards, traditional holiday entertaining, and making outdoor quilts will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 9:30 p.m. and on Thursday, Oct. 20, at noon.

Franki Kohler has written a book about fabric postcards, which she refers to as “art in the mail!” She’ll demonstrate step-by-step techniques for creating your own postcard which can actually be mailed. She lives in Oakland, Calif.

Christine Palumbo, Honeysuckle White and Shadybrook Far ms, is going to demonstrate some recipes that can add a new twist to traditional holiday

entertaining— or for anytime you want to spice up your mealtime. Palumbo is from Naperville, Ill. Designer and digitizer, Laura Waterfield, owner of Laura’s Sewing Studio in Tomball, Texas has been making outdoor quilts for many years. Now, she uses machine embroidery designs, and there is no batting or backing fabric to trap moisture, mold or mildew.

Information on sewing small doll clothes, encouraging kids to lear n to cook, and using candles for decorating will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at noon and on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m.

ENGAGEMENT

Hoekstra/Crow

Mr. and Mrs. David Hoekstra of Roswell announce the engagement of their daughter Candise Nicole to B.J. Crow, son of Bob and Rozan Crow, also of Roswell. Ms. Hoekstra attended Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, Calif., and graduated from Eastern New Mexico UniversityRoswell School of Nursing. She is a registered nurse with Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.

Mr. Crow graduated from New Mexico State University and University of New Mexico School of Law. He is a partner with Bowles and Crow, Attor neys at Law in Albuquerque.

A December wedding

Candise Hoekstra and B.J. Crow is planned.

ENGAGEMENT Steel/Taylor

Jack D. Taylor and Bridget M. Steel are proud to announce their engagement. The couple is planning a double ring wedding ceremony in Nassau, Bahamas December 10, 2011, at sunset. After returning from their wedding and honeymoon, the couple plans to reside in Roswell.

Bridget Steel and Jack Taylor

skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add sausages and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Cover and cook over low heat until internal temperature reaches 170 degrees F., about 5 minutes. Remove sausages and cut into 1⁄2inch slices.

Retur n sausage slices to skillet along with broccoli and tomatoes. In a bowl, beat eggs with herbs, salt and pepper until combined.

Add eggs to skillet and cook over medium heat until eggs begin to set.

With a rubber spatula, lift edges of frittata and tilt pan so that uncooked eggs run underneath. Continue to cook, lifting eggs and tilting pan until frittata is mostly set, with just a

small amount of moist eggs on top, about 10 minutes. Heat broiler. Sprinkle top of frittata with feta cheese; place under broiler until edges are puffed and browned and eggs on top are set, 3-4 minutes.

Carefully slide frittata from skillet onto serving platter and cut into 6 wedges. Serve warm or cold. Serves 6.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.

Try a homemade Halloween costume for your pet apron, a doggie bathrobe and a tuxedo collar that can be used for Halloween, Christmas, weddings or any formal occasion, she said. Some buyers make costumes for their own animals; others make them as gifts for friends’ pets.

During the winter months, pet patterns will move up into the top 50 of the 600 patterns McCall sells, Cafaro said.

McCall’s packages its pet designs with a costume plus accessories. For example, the Santa pattern comes with a collar, leg warmers, bow tie, a couple of coats, a blanket or sleeping bag and pajamas.

“Pets are so popular,” she said. “We try to come up with something new every year.”

The company also watches social media sites for comments. After a lot of requests, McCall’s designed a coat for very large dogs, she said.

Cat patterns have never been as popular as dog patterns, she said, although patterns for some items — like coats, hats, collars, leg warmers and bandannas — will work for both cats and small dogs.

McCall’s, which sells patterns under McCall, Vogue and Butterick brands, has six canine mannequins in varying sizes in its design lab, Cafaro said. And every pattern prototype is tested on a real dog before it gets final approval. “You can’t obscure their vision and they don’t like their ears flattened, they want to be able to hear,” she said.

Photographer Karen Nichols of Castro Valley, near San Francisco, sews and builds “scenes” for her three cats so she can take pictures of them and use them on greeting cards.

Over the last 10 years,

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she’s turned her cats into nurses, CEOs, super heroes, Christmas trees, elves, pumpkins, divas, bikers, a chicken, Sandy from “Grease” and many other things.

Most of the time, Skeezix, a 7-year-old Oriental shorthair is her main model, though his attention span is short, Nichols said. Mal, a 15-year -old Siamese, likes to pose sometimes.

Tripper, a 22-pound brown tabby, used to be a feral cat so is a bit scratchy, but he is very photogenic.

Most of her ideas come as she is drifting of f to sleep, Nichols said. Then she’ll shop at fabric and craft stores for material and props like shoes and eyeglasses, felt and pipe cleaners. She gets synthetic hair at her local pharmacy and turns it into a wig.

Most cats don’t like people fussing with their face or ears. “If you are doing a headpiece, hat or wig, you have to use some kind of Velcro to hold it on,” said Nichols, who writes a blog and publishes an online lifestyle magazine called “Mousebreath.”

If a cat or dog is going out in the costume, they have to be able to walk in it, so all feet have to be free, she said. But “if they are just posing for a card or photo, think of a movie set where things are not always as they appear. It only needs to look good enough for the photo. Use a stapler or safety pin to take in a dress. Do whatever you need as long as it’s OK for the photo,” she said.

She added: “You don’t want to do anything they will hate too much. You want to make it fun so they enjoy the one-on-one time and attention.”

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Xcel Energy Foundation awards arts grants Roswell Daily Record

The Xcel Energy Foundation has announced grants totaling $41,500 to 13 nonprofit groups promoting the arts in eastern and southeastern New Mexico.

The grants were made through the Arts & Culture focus area of the Xcel Energy Foundation, which grants money to nonprofit groups working in towns and cities served by Xcel Energy.

“The arts do more than enrich the lives of our customers, they also contribute to the quality of

life that is so important in drawing more business and investment to this region,” said Riley Hill, president and CEO of Southwester n Public Service Company, an Xcel Energy company. “Our investment in the arts community is also an investment in our future.”

The Foundation’s Arts & Culture focus area is one of four annual grant cycles in which area nonprofits can participate.

The other cycles are Education,

PSM Holdings Inc. to acquire LoanLeaders of America, Inc.

Environment and Economic Sustainability. The foundation also matches United Way contributions dollar for dollar and matches employee gifts to nonprofit agencies dollar for dollar, Hill said.

Area groups that are receiving Arts & Culture funding are: Clovis Community College Roswell Fine Arts League/New Mexico Miniature Arts Society Roswell Museum and Art Center Foundation

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Quay County Community Foundation Roswell Community Little Theatre Artesia Main Street Pecos Valley Jazz & Arts Festival, Inc. Southwest Symphony, Inc. Roswell Symphony Orchestra Roswell Artist-in-Residence Foundation, Inc. Hobbs Hispano Chamber of Commerce Foundation Lea County Commission for the Arts ENMU Roswell Foundation

PSM Holdings, Inc. has announced it has entered into a Letter of Intent to purchase LoanLeaders of America, Inc. LoanLeaders is a very successful national mortgage banking firm with its headquarters located in Santa Ana, Calif.

LoanLeaders is a designated, “Full-Eagle,” mortgage banking company currently licensed in 17 states with pending licenses in 10 additional states.

According to the terms of the LOI, LoanLeaders of America, Inc., will be acquired by UCMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc., and its parent company, PSMH. At the closing of the transaction, LoanLeaders two principal owners, Martin and Steven Foigelman, will receive 1,714,286 common shares of PSMH. The closing of the transaction is subject to further negotiations and the execution of a definitive agreement between the parties. The closing is scheduled to be completed before the end of calendar year 2011.

Ron Hanna, president and CEO of PSMH, stated, “We are so fortunate to have indentified another great company like LoanLeaders. Martin and Steven founded their company in 1998. Over the years, they have built a truly remarkable company that has continued to grow each year. The acquisition of LoanLeaders will add dramatically to our national retail footprint and bring substantial value to our shareholders.”

For more information, visit http://www.psmholdings.com.

BUSINESS BRIEFS

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In this Sept. 29 file photo, a woman with a child loads purchases from a Target store into her car in Culver City, Calif. U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy.

Tax deadline on Monday

Monday, Oct. 17, is the due date for individual taxpayers who requested an extension to file their 2010 income tax returns. It is also the last day 2010 tax returns can be submitted electronically.

The IRS expects to receive approximately 10.7 million tax returns from taxpayers who used Form 4868 to request a six-month extension to file. Some taxpayers can wait until after Oct. 17 to file, including those serving in Iraq, Afghanistan or other combat zone localities and people affected by recent natural disasters. Locally, an estimated 73,500 New Mexicans requested the extension to file for this year.

At midnight Oct.17, electronic filing ends for the 2010 individual income tax returns. After this time, taxpayers can only submit a paper tax return for 2010. Here in New Mexico, a projected 690,400 will file electronically out of an expected 913,400 tax returns for 2010. Electronically filed tax returns are almost error free due to software programming and these returns save the government money due to lower processing costs. Taxpayers with refunds should consider direct deposit.

This eliminates a refund check from being lost or stolen in the mail.

New Mexico taxpayers still have time to file on time and can do so for free, online, by using IRS Free File. Free File is a fast, easy and free way to prepare and electronically file federal taxes online. IRS Free File can be reached by going to IRS.gov and clicking on the Free File icon and is available for use by all New Mexico taxpayers.

BLM oil and gas lease sale

Xcel Energy (NYSE: XEL) is a major U.S. electricity and natural gas company with regulated operations in eight Western and Midwestern states. Xcel Energy provides a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity customers and 1.9 million natural gas customers through its regulated operating companies.

C o m p a n y h e a d q u a r t e r s a re located in Minneapolis. More i n f o r m a t i o n is available at www.xcelenergy.com.

The Bureau of Land Management is offering oil and gas leasing mineral rights on 21 parcels totaling 6,455.67 acres located on federal lands in the states of New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The oral auction will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the BLM New Mexico State Office, 301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The BLM representatives will be available in the lobby at 8 a.m. to allow each interested party time to obtain a bidding number. The sale will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Only oral bids offered at the sale will be accepted. Parcels will be awarded to qualified bidders offering the highest acceptable bid. The minimum acceptable bid is $2 per acre.

The breakdown by state is as follows: • 11 parcels totaling 5,799.65 acres in New Mexico; • 8 parcels totaling 532.63 acres in Oklahoma; and • 2 parcels totaling 123.39 acres in Texas.

The lease sale notice can be found at: http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/energy/oil_and_gas /lease_sale_notices.html.

Leases are awarded for a period of 10 years and as long thereafter as there is production in paying quantities. The federal government receives 12.5 percent royalties on production from those leases. Fifty-two percent of the revenues from federal lease sales is returned to the U.S. government and 48 percent goes to the state where the mineral lease occurs.

Since 2005, New Mexico has received more than $2.7 billion from BLM-managed federal leases.

Retail sales rose strongly in September WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers stepped up their spending on retail goods in September, a hopeful sign for the sluggish economy.

They spent more on autos, clothing and furniture last month to boost retail sales 1.1 percent, the Commerce Department said Friday. It was the largest gain in seven months.

Auto sales rose 3.6 percent to drive the overall September increase. Still, excluding that category, sales increased a solid 0.6 percent.

The government also revised the August figures up to show a 0.3 percent increase after initially reporting no gain.

Stocks rose after the release of the report, which is the government’s first look at consumer spending each month. The Dow Jones industrial average increased more than 120 points, or 1 percent. Broader indexes also rose more than 1 percent.

A separate Commerce report showed businesses added to their stockpiles for a 20th consecutive month in August while sales rose for a third straight month. The increase suggests businesses were confident enough in the economy to keep stocking their shelves.

Stronger consumer spending could help tamp down concerns that the economy is at risk of a recession.

Consumer spending is closely watched because it accounts for 70 percent of economic activity.

The increase “shows that households are not completely down and out,” said Paul Dales, senior U.S. economists for Capital Economics.

Dales said the data correspond with an annual growth rate of 2 percent for consumer spending growth in the July-September quarter.

Dales cautioned that weak hiring will likely prevent consumers from spending at this rate on a month-tomonth basis.

“Sales growth is unlikely to remain this strong,” he said. “So although a

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Mannequins are fashionably dressed in a Bloomingdale’s store window, Thursday, in New York.

recession has become less likely, households still can’t be relied on to drag the U.S. economy out of its continued malaise.”

The September gains were broadbased: — Department stores sales increased 1.1 percent, a big turnaround from August when sales had fallen 0.5 percent. The drop was blamed in part on Hurricane Irene disrupting shopping along the East Coast.

— A larger category of general merchandise stores, which includes bigchain retailers including Wal-Mart and Target, showed a 0.7 percent rise last month after no gain in August.

— Specialty clothing stores sales rose 1.3 percent, after a 0.4 percent August drop.

— Sales were up 1.1 percent at furniture stores but edged down a slight 0.1 percent at hardware stores. That surprised economists, who expected more traffic from people seeking to repair damage from the hurricane.

— Gas station sales rose 1.2 percent.

The overall economy grew at an annual rate of 0.9 percent in the first six months of the year. That was the weakest growth since the recession ended in June 2009.

High unemployment and steep gasoline prices forced many consumers to cut back on spending this spring. Without more jobs or higher pay increases, they are likely to keep spending cautiously.

In September, the economy generated 103,000 net jobs. That’s enough to calm recession fears, but it is far from what is needed to lower the unemployment rate, which stayed at 9.1 percent for the third straight month.

Employers have added an average of only 72,000 jobs in the past five months. That’s far below the 125,000 per month needed to keep up with population growth. And it’s down from an average of 180,000 in the first four months of this year.

LEACO earns 4,620 minutes of talk time for soldiers Soldiers overseas will receive 4,620 free minutes of talk time with their families thanks to LEACO Rural Telephone Cooperative’s donation of used cell phones to the Cell Phones for Soldiers program.

LEACO has so far donated 77 of the devices collected from employees and community members. About 100 more will be shipped in November.

Anyone can contribute to the cause — participants do not have to be a customer of LEACO or its high-speed wireless network, NMobile. To donate, bring your old phone to any LEACO or NMobile location between now and Nov. 15.

Cell Phones for Soldiers is dedicated to providing deployed and returning troops cost-free methods to communicate with

family while serving in the U.S. military.

The non-profit organization was founded in 2004 by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. The idea is to provide cost-free communication methods to soldiers through recycling used mobile phones and collecting cash donations.

Phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone — enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad.

Participating in Cell Phones for Soldiers is a perfect fit for LEACO and NMobile, CEO Laura Angell said.

“We couldn’t think of a better way to honor our servicemen and women than to recycle used cell phones so they can talk

to their families more frequently,” Angell said. “This program goes to the heart of what we do as a company — providing multiple ways for friends and family to communicate every day.”

Cell Phones for Soldiers has to-date raised more than $7 million and provided more than 114 million minutes of free talk time. More than 8.3 million cell phones have been recycled since 2004 through this program, thus reducing the impact on landfills.

“Cell Phones for Soldiers started as a small way to show our family’s appreciation for the men and women who have sacrificed the day-to-day contact with their own families to serve in the U.S. armed forces,” said the teens’ father and Cell

Phones for Soldiers president Bob Bergquist. “Over the past few years, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of others.”

For more information about Cell Phones for Soldiers, visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

For more information about LEACO and NMobile, or to find store locations, visit www.leaco.net or www.nmobilenow.com.

LEACO, headquartered in Hobbs, has been southeastern New Mexico’s leading provider of wired and wireless telecommunications and high-speed Internet services since 1954. The cooperative now serves a population of nearly 175,000 people in the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Dexter, Eunice, Hobbs, Roswell and Tatum.

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front of her own mother. Am I being silly? Or should I let this go?

HIS ONLY MOM

DEAR ABBY

DEAR ONLY MOM: Let it go. Your son was probably calling Taylor’s mother “Mom” because he had been asked to do so. (“‘Sonny,’ we’re family now. Please call me ‘Mom.’”) It would not, however, be confrontational to tell your son that hearing him do it was hard to swallow. #####

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DEAR ABBY: I was out to lunch with my son, his new wife, “Taylor,” and her family. My son asked, “Mom, do you want something else to eat?” Naturally, I thought he was speaking to me, so I answered. I was crushed when he said, “No, I was talking to ‘Sally’” (Taylor’s mother)!

I feel it’s wrong for my son to call someone else Mom, and furthermore, Sally should have said something, but she didn’t. Taylor and I are close, but she would never call me Mom, especially in

DEAR ABBY: My son, “Beau,” married “Patsy” four years ago. She left him after two years and moved out of state. There are no legal separation papers, no child support, and my grandson lives with his daddy.

Beau has a mistress now and tells people they’re “engaged.”

“Luci’s” family refers to my son as her fiance and she’s consid-

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ered Mommy to my grandson.

When I corrected those titles at a recent family function, it caused friction.

In my opinion, they can’t be engaged until Beau is first divorced. To me, marriage is important; it matters. I am disturbed by my son’s refusal to end his marriage. I feel it is unfair to Luci, who just had his second child. Beau claims Patsy left him, so she should file for the divorce.

Please understand that Luci and I have become close. She’s thoughtful, intelligent, well-spoken, and a wonderful mother to both my grandchildren. I just feel Beau should finish his first marriage. This is not the type of man I meant to raise, and that this is the person he has become shames me to my soul.

Am I out of step with society?

Am I the only one who finds this setup unfair to Luci and insulting to me, the mother who tried to raise him to be a better man

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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than this? I have talked to a counselor, Abby, and it’s killing me.

DISRESPECTED MOTHER IN TEXAS

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DEAR MOM: You’re not out of step, and you are correct that the current arrangement is unfair to Luci. If your son should die tomorrow (heaven forbid), Patsy would be a merry widow with all his assets, and Luci would be left with fond memories and a baby to raise by herself. Period.

Not knowing Beau, I can’t know his reasons for not divorcing the woman who left him and ensuring that Luci and the children are taken care of. But I am sure of this: His reasons are NOT solely that he thinks his wife should be the one to file.

Raising a child well does not guarantee he (or she) will turn out to be a carbon copy of his or her parent. So for your own sake, please stop personalizing this.

HINTS

Beetle Bailey

FROM HELOISE

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Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) PRONE IMPALA ABATED Jumbles: KAZOO Answer: The librarian was very clear about how she felt because she was — AN OPEN BOOK

Today’s Crossword Puzzle

Dear Readers: A recent column about extending the LIFE OF SWIMSUITS struck a chord, and you responded with many of your own favorite hints. Here are just a few: * Jane L. of Harrisonburg, Va., says, “Always step in the shower with your suit on BEFORE getting into the pool (saturating the fibers before exposing them to the higher chlorine count helps).” * R.G.S. of Toronto, Ohio, says, “I rinse (the swimsuit) in cold water when I am showering after class.” * Elizabeth Baber, via email, says, “I add four to five drops of chlorine remover to the water in my bathroom sink and allow the suit to soak for a while before hanging it to dry.” (Heloise here: You can purchase these products in pet stores in the aquarium section.) * And Pat of Parsippany, N.J., shared this story about going to purchase a product for removing chlorine from a pet store: “Once, when I asked a pet-store owner for this product, she asked, ‘How big is your tank?’ She was very impressed when I said, ‘Olympic size.’”

Blondie

Dilbert

For Better or For Worse

Thanks for sharing so many hints!

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Dear Readers: Do you have newspaper articles or entire newspapers that you would like to save? Here are some ways to preserve the items: * Laminate (the paper still may yellow slightly). * Scan into a computer. * Make a copy on archivalquality paper. * Vacuum-seal it (stabilize with a piece of cardboard). * Store in a photo-type album with acid-free paper.

Heloise #####

Dear Heloise: I always ask for tours of various boarding businesses where my pet may stay prior to need.

Usually, my dog stays at the veterinary clinic or hospital for the immediate attention needed due to chronic diseases like diabetes, or separation anxiety or an unforeseen condition. My dog is familiar with the sights, sounds and smell of the regular veterinary facility and doctors.

But one time, I went to a boarding facility and was shocked that my beloved large dog was CRAMPED in a cage for a smaller dog. The facility was later closed. Investigate carefully where your pets will stay.

Margarette in Texas

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Yes, it is vital to inspect the back of a place as well as the front!

Ask for a “complete” tour before boarding your pet!

Heloise

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Tougher DWI laws needed

Dear Editor: How many states reserve the right to revoke drunk driving defendants’ licenses before they are brought to trial? DWI (driving while intoxicated) causes many accidents and deaths.

People say America’s drunk driving laws are too strict. But other people say America’s drunk driving laws need to be stricter. The laws should be stricter to prevent accidents and deaths.

America’s drunk driving laws are not strict.

In other countries they have more strict laws.

For example, in Japan the standard is .03 percent blood alcohol, but zero tolerance, the driver can be arrested and charged with DWI, after having a few sips of alcohol. In Japan officers can stop vehicles even though they may not have been drinking.

Americas’ drinking and driving laws give too many warnings. For example, all drunk driving offenders should lose their car. There are people in the world that think it is safe to drive when they have been drinking. These people put themselves and innocent people in danger. I think stricter laws will decrease accidents and deaths.

Drunk driving is a serious pr oblem in America. In 2002 the Los Angeles Time examined accident data and estimated that in the previous year there were about 18,000 alcohol related fatalities.

There are 41 states that now reserve the right to revoke drunken driving defendants’ licenses before they are ever brought to trial.

Also, 37 states now impose harsher penalties for people who refuse to take roadside sobriety than those who fail the test and start driving again will be required to pass a breath test to start the car, then again every 10 minutes while driving!

This is why we should have stricter laws in America to prevent fatalities and accidents.

Always remember: you drink, you drive, you lose.

Sincerely, Banelly Dominguez Dexter

Illegal immigration

Dear Editor: Do you like seeing innocent people die?

What if it was one of your family members?

Are Mexican illegal immigrants truly bad for this country? I don’t like seeing innocent people die, especially not if it was one of my family members. I don’t think Mexican illegals are bad for this country; they help out on the economy, decrease crimes, and work for lowwage pay.

But then again, I realize that there are many people who want Mexican illegals deported.

Deporting all illegal immigrants is one proposal that has been obviously thought of.

There are several concerns about making this possible. The two main concerns are the prevention of illegal immigrants from entering the country and determining what to do with the ones alr eady living her e. Roger D. McGrath is a proponent to the possibility of deporting all illegal immigrants. He argues that it is absolutely possible if the government and people improve their political will.

Since World War II, when some 2 million Mexicans entered the U.S. illegally, there have been many complaints. U.S. citizens complain that Mexican illegals undercut the workingman’s wages, commit crimes, cause a general downfall of the communities they live in, give birth to children at county expense and crowd classrooms.

In 1954, President Eisenhower appointed Lt. Gen. Joseph Swing as the new commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Swing started “Operation Wetback,” which was a mass deportation of illegal aliens. By the end of the “operation,” Swing and his agents had sent more than 1.3 million illegal aliens back to Mexico. Donald Coppock, who was with the Border Patrol during “Operation Wetback,” said that if Eisenhower were president and Swing were commissioner today, they’d seal the border and deport all illegals “in a minute.”

I don’t agree with all of the above at all.

First of all, deporting all illegal immigrants would cost the government more than $200 billion, plus $17 billion a year for five years.

Does the government really want to pay that much money? There are four different costs that the government would have to pay for a full deportation process. They are the costs of apprehension, costs of detention, costs of legal processing and costs of transportation, which is the most important.

Undocumented immigrants who have been appr ehended, detained and then legally processed must be moved out of the U.S. to complete the deporting process. Also, studies show that since immigration has increased, crimes have decr eased. Immigrants ar e already criminals for crossing the border, and they will continue to be until they are allowed to be in this country and be granted legal status. The U.S. has also not complied with the human rights of people. They allow Border Patrol to shoot Mexican migrants. Many families come to this country to better themselves due to the economic conditions of their country. They face life-threatening situations crossing the border, because the U.S. has expanded fencing and other components.

Every year the deaths of illegal crossers have gone up. And there should be a stop to it.

Mexican immigrants should be treated like humans, not “aliens.” Everyone must always have the same amount of human rights and be treated equally. Illegal immigrants aren’t bad for this country. They cross the U.S.-Mexican border, or attempt to by risking their lives, to try to start a new and better life. They take low-paying jobs to support their families.

They aren’t taking jobs away from U.S. citizens. They simply get up early, look for a job, get a job and work very hard.

Mexican illegals go through many life-

Editor's Note: The letters which appear on C5 and C6 were submitted by Dexter students as part of a lesson on persuasive writing.

threatening situations and are discriminated every day. I don’t think that’s fair at all. Illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay and live in the United States, they help out the economy, decrease crimes and work low-paying jobs.

Sincerely, Sonia Sanchez Dexter

College athletes should be paid

Dear Editor: Should college athletes be paid like NBA athletes? College athletes should be paid.

They should receive a salary or a salary cap.

College athletes should also get paid instead of coaches giving them money or prizes, which is illegal in the NCAA. However, the main problem with paying athletes is that it is not the college’s primary function. The primary function is to educate, and not to hire students.

Athletes also need to take control of their education instead of playing sports. The major argument is that if athletes get paid, they will remain in school and complete their education. College athletes should be paid because full scholarships do not always cover necessities for a student athlete; athletes produce tons of revenue for their school, team and companies, and some schools neglect the athletes’ academic interests.

While sports events make millions of dollars for each school, the workers are not paid. The NCAA and the universities claim that the athletes in big-time sports are amateurs compared to the NBA. Athletes are producing revenue for their school, shoe companies and television networks. Coaches also receive huge deals from shoe and apparel companies. The athletes are also limited to wearing that corporation’s shoes and apparel.

Another question asked is “Don’t athletes receive scholarships?” A full scholarship does not always cover necessities. “The NCAA also admits that a full scholarship does not cover basic necessities for a student athlete.” Scholarships also don’t entirely cover tuition and cost of living. However these athletes can also get loans.

College athletes should be paid because some schools neglect their academic interests.

Colleges do not always look for the best in their athletes academically and they fall through the cracks. For example, football players at the University of Texas have a low graduation rate. Another problem is college basketball players will be going to school just to play basketball rather than getting an education. Romance Taylor is an example of this; he played and was the star for the University of Texas. In early March, before the spring practices, coaches told him he had academic problems that he needed to work on.

Therefore college athletes need to get paid instead of being paid illegally. The obvious starting point for changing the system is to pay the athletes the revenue they have generated. Dick Vitale suggests a modest plan to make the system somewhat fairer, he says that the NCAA should invest $1,000,000 out of the $6,200,000,000 it will receive to broadcast the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and pay athletes $250 a month. They are the only workers that are getting paid for their performance, which needs to change.

Sincerely, Alex Zambrano Dexter

Welfare encourages poverty

Dear Editor: The article “Welfare Should Be Eliminated” said “Our welfare system is unfair to everyone: to taxpayers, who must pick up the bill for failed programs; to society, whose mediating institutions of community, church, and family are increasingly pushed aside; and most of all to the poor themselves, who are trapped in a system that destroys opportunity for them and hope for their children.”

Welfare is not a fair system because the recipients of welfare become highly dependent on it. The ones not on welfare shouldn’t have to pay for their laziness. There should be a seven-month time limit on welfare because the ones relying on it become dependent and lazy on it over the long-run, it’s not their money, and has increased the number of people living in poverty in the United States.

Recipients of welfare find it very difficult to get off the program, mainly women. More than 65 percent stay on the system for more than eight years or more. The reason for that is mainly because welfare seems to be reasonably easy compared to work. The tax-free value of welfare is roughly equal to the earned income of many low-paying jobs. Studies show that the welfare benefits are increasing, so a lot of women quit their jobs and join welfare programs. The number of hours worked by single mothers reduced 25 percent. There was a 43 percent decrease in numbers of hours worked of young single males and a 32 percent decrease in males who got married later.

The United States has spent trillions of dollars since the 1960s. About 21 percent of everybody’s tax dollars goes to the welfare systems, to the welfare recipients. For example, if you made $50,000 and 12 percent ($6,225) of your earnings are your tax dollars for the federal government and $465 goes to the welfare programs.

Since 1965, the United States has spent about $3.5 trillion to decrease the number of the poor. Welfare may put off people from moving out of poverty. For comparison, 18.3

percent of people using the welfare benefits moved out of poverty and 45 percent of the people not using welfare benefits moved out of poverty. Programs such as public housing, food stamps and Medicaid continue to reward being without a job and shun marriage. If welfare could be turned around to encourage work and marriage, the poverty rate in the United States would drop dramatically.

The welfare programs need to include time limits because it is not fair to the citizens of the U.S. and the welfare recipients for three main reasons: the welfare recipients are spending other people’s money, it makes them lazy and it is increasing the poverty in the US. Some people think the welfare reform is a success, but others disagree. Do you want the lazy recipients of welfare to spend your hardearned money?

Sincerely, Rileigh Jordan Dexter

Teen suicide

Dear Editor: She couldn’t take it, she ran the blade over her wrist several times, r educing it to a bloody mess. At the age of 13 she was planning her own death, and no one knew. Her family and friends didn’t recognize the warning signs of a suicidal teen. Would you? Teen suicide is a major issue that is often ignored; more should be done to prevent it.

Suicide is the third leading causing of death in 10-19 year olds. This accounted for 1,921 deaths for the U.S. in 2002. Many of these deaths could have been prevented. Suicide is an escape, as some adolescents believe, from their own suffering. This may be abuse at home, school or just the overall hate of life. Many children who are abused at home cut themselves or attempt suicide, and many children that are bullied at school fall into depression. Remember, abuse doesn’t only have to come from home, and bullies can be anyone from teachers to fellow peers.

The teen years are hard; physical changes, mental changes, growing up, thinking about the future. The hardest part for many is actually the emotional changes, due to the fact that they are feeling strong and new emotions. Anything can really throw someone off in these hard years. Examples may include loss of a friend, break-up with a boyfriend or girlfriend, or the divorce of parents. Any change, major or minor, can have extreme emotional effects.

There are screening programs within some high schools to search for mental illness in teens. Many of these students get the help they need if they need it. Common issues found in screening include substance abuse, anxiety disorders and, of course, depression.

There are several treatments used, from therapy to medication, to even hospitalization in extreme cases. Many teens don’t want to ask for help themselves, so it’s up to the people

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who notice something wrong to help them.

There are several warning signs for suicide, and more people are at risk than you may think. At the same time you shouldn’t accuse everyone you meet of being suicidal or depressed. After all, bad days exist and bad things do happen. If you think someone needs help, please don’t hesitate to talk to them.

Too many people are in denial of having a depressed teen, and even more just can’t tell if anything is really wrong. More should be done to prevent teen suicide, and if we don’t, who will?

Sincerely, Katarina Munson Dexter

Child labor abuses

Dear Editor: Would you want to be forced to work in factories as a child? Children around the world wake up early and get to work, preventing the participation and attendance in school, failing to get an education. They have to work all day in sweatshops that are unventilated and with chemicals polluting the air. Some kids as young as 6 years old are exposed to these toxic materials. They work 12 to 16 hours per day, six days a week, breaking the laws of child labor. These sweatshops violate many laws of human rights around the world and should be dealt with by government authorities because young children can become ill, die from handling dangerous machinery without safety protection, and are abused physically by their bosses.

Children in sweatshops result in damage to their physical and mental development.

Health and safety risks in their working environment and the nature of the work itself are unsafe for young children. The case is often of harmful effects of chemical, physical, biological and psychological risks are increasing.

Results have shown that the health of children is far more serious than the health of adults. Children and adults differ when it comes to hard-working labor. Children are more sensitive to radiation and chemical products, are less resistant to illness, and cannot handle working long hours of exhausting work. Children’s bodies tire before adults’ do, which causes children to suffer more accidents when working. The Department of Labor isn’t very effective in enforcing laws to protect children. Countries around the world give off poor enforcement, not making this a priority.

Inside sweatshops there are administrators who are very abusive toward the employees.

They are often beaten because they attempt to escape and occasionally refuse to work. Child laborers face verbal, physical and even sexual abuse without any easy way of protecting themselves. Common abuses include low pay

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that fails to meet the basic costs of living, sexual harassment and unsafe conditions in the environment. Some workers are arrested or fined because they do not fulfill their obligated duties. They have no choice but to continue to work because sweatshop managers threaten and punish them for disobedience.

Some children can become ill and sometimes die from handling machinery without the proper safety equipment. Parents got tired of their children being used as slaves and having their loved ones die and as a result, workers’ organizations had begun protesting for laws to limit hours worked and to protect child workers. Organizations that confronted the problem put on boycotts that were ineffective at helping. Boycotts were unsuccessful at improving working conditions and caused sweatshops to close and fire altogether. Not knowing what constitutes success is a problem because boycotts are more often successful when a definite goal is easily defined.

Even though boycotts sometimes produce positive results, they aren’t the solution for sweatshops. Workers need to be paid a living wage to enable them to have a stable future and need an opportunity to achieve an education for themselves and their children. I understand the opposing viewpoint of other people that might say “sometimes it’s good for young people to work because they can learn and grow,” but only if they work in jobs that are in healthy environments and less risky. The National Consumers League supports the notion of youngsters working, but only as long as they are placed in jobs that aren’t hazardous or dangerous. Therefore, supporting this idea of young people developing a good mind by working isn’t bad, but it’s better without the human violations and breaking laws. We can’t let ourselves be satisfied with empty gestures that make us feel better about ourselves without producing any actual change.

Sincerely, Mercedes Chavez Dexter

Teen sex

Dear Editor: Is teenage sexual behavior wrong or incorrect? Does it come with consequences? The answer to both of those questions is yes. Although some people might think sex is “fun” or “pleasuring,” acting sexually at a young age will ruin many things in your life.

Teenagers run the risk of getting pregnant or getting an STD. If you get pregnant it ruins your education because you’ll probably end up leaving school. Dropping out of school will ruin your life. You will never be able to get a job! If you get an STD you can die. That is why teenagers should not have sex until they are older and have found the right person.

Did you know that sexually active teens are more likely to commit suicide? Sexually active teenage girls are three times as likely to commit suicide and sexually active boys are eight times as likely to commit suicide. In 1997, 48 percent of American high school age teens were or had been sexually active. Some 25.3 percent of teenage girls who are sexually active report that they are depressed all, most, or a lot of the time. Some 8.3 percent of sexually active boys report that they are depressed. Some 14.3 percent of girls who are sexually active have attempted suicide and 6 percent of sexually active boys have attempted suicide. Two-thirds of teens who have engaged in sexual intercourse wish they would have waited longer before becoming sexually active. Concerns and regrets about sexual activity are strongest among teenage girls.

One of the risks of having sex is STDs. Every day 8,000 teens in the United States become infected with an STD. One fourth of the nation’s sexually active teens have been infected with an STD. Using a condom is the most effective way to prevent STDs, but condoms don’t work all the time. Anal intercourse presents the greatest risk of HIV transmission; 60 percent of new HIV infections are among 12-24 year olds, with twice as much infections in women. STD treatment for adolescents is often inadequate for several reasons, including the fact that many adolescents do not know about available services.

Even though condoms are the most common use of protection, they do not provide adequate protection from STDs. In a study done with heterosexual couples, one partner was HIV positive and one was negative at the beginning of the study.

These couples used condoms consistently, yet close to 2 percent transferred the virus to the uninfected partner. Another problem that all sexually active couples are exposed to is unexpected pregnancy. The failure rate for condoms is at least 10 percent. And then there are venereal diseases. Detected venereal diseases number in the millions each year; 33,000 each day in the U.S. alone. Four out of every 1,000 condoms are permitted by the FDA to have water leaks. The water leak test will allow detection of holes in the condom of five microns.

Five microns is 48 times bigger than the AIDS virus and 119 times bigger than the Hepatitis B virus. Eighteen out of 70 popular brands of condoms leaked the AIDS virus.

These are only some of the reasons of why teenage sexual behavior is wrong. If you act sexually, you do not just put yourself at risk but others as well. You have the chance of getting an STD and transferring it to your partner. If you become pregnant you will probably end up leaving school. If you get someone pregnant you have a family to support. Also you might become suicidal just because you couldn’t wait a few years to have sex. And if you think nothing will happen to you because you’re wearing a condom you might want to think again. Condoms have a failure rate of 10 percent. So instead of having sex now, just wait a few more years when you aren’t so vulnerable to STDs or when getting pregnant won’t affect you negatively.

Sincerely, Judith Caro Dexter

The dangers of alcohol

Dear Editor: Alcoholism is deadly and addicting. It can ruin the individual’s life. It can affect the body, the mind and the future. Individuals who drink usually are thrown in jail or in trouble with the law.

Many people say alcoholism is a disease. Research says it is just a choice, not a disease or infection. Many alcoholics take alcohol as a benefit because it makes them feel good. They think it benefits them because it gets them drunk and they depend on it so much it is a habit. If the alcoholic does not drink they usually get mad or ask for money to get the alcohol. Once it is in their system they feel fine because their dependence and craving for alcohol is now gone.

Youth drinking often leads to alcoholism in the future.

Youths who drink often think it is cool and makes them feel good. All youths are wrong, they later on get addicted. Most youths usually get caught and mess up their record, which makes it harder for them to get a good job and a better future for themselves. Alcoholism also affects their body, which can cause health problems later on in life.

Alcoholism usually leads to violence because the person who is intoxicated loses almost all self-control and ends up in jail or dead for messing with the wrong people. Alcoholism usually leads to child abuse also. It also leads to sexual violence because loss of self-control; 40-58 percent of rape victims have reported that the rapist had consumed alcohol.

Thirty-two percent of child abuse cases were fatal. That 32 percent also says that 32 percent of the abusers consumed alcohol.

LETTERS Alcoholism is a disease. The alcoholic drinking usually does not want to be helped. They sooner or later might try to stop, but alcohol is a depressant so they will not have the will to quit, mentally or physically. The alcoholic gets cravings, loss of control, tolerance to drink more, and a physical and mental dependence on alcohol. The craving an alcoholic gets for alcohol can be as strong as a craving for food and water. The alcoholic will carry on drinking even despite serious family problems, health problems and legal problems.

Research says alcoholism can ruin a family, the individual and the future. The genes a person inherits mostly explain this pattern, but lifestyle is also a factor. Your friends, all the stress in life and how readily alcohol is available are also factors that can increase your risk of alcoholism. Alcoholism is deadly to all people and should be avoided. It can make anybody’s life better without alcohol.

Sincerely, Zachary Lopez Dexter

Performance-enhancing drugs

Dear Editor: Athletes in every sport have gotten into using performance-enhancing drugs. Some of the world’s greatest athletes have used steroids. Some of baseball’s greatest hitters have been caught for using these drugs such as Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez. People have been using these drugs from as early as high school; all the way until they retire from their sports career. There should be a no-tolerance policy for the reasons of: health, suicide issues and reaching excellence.

Do you think that using steroids and other performanceenhancing drugs is unfair? Well other athletes think that this is unfair. When you use these performance-enhancing drugs, you are focusing on reaching your highest level of excellence instead of teaching teamwork and playing the game right. Athletes use these to falsely improve race times or maybe just increase the distance you can hit a baseball.

Kids as young as high school use these drugs so they can bulk up muscle. The pressure coming from their coaches and parents make them want to use these drugs. Athletes and other fans of sports think that using performance-enhancing drugs is the wrong way to reach excellence.

Most athletes do not realize the health risks they take when they use these drugs. The risks can be as serious as cancer, high blood pressure and liver tumors. These risks aren’t worth what you can get out of using these drugs. It is very important for sports programs to test their athletes for these drugs. The health risk is very high and is why these drugs are a bad thing to do to an athlete’s body.

Besides all of the health hazards of using performanceenhancing drugs, another effect of using these drugs is the problem of people committing suicide. There have been many cases of athletes committing suicide that have been using these drugs. When coaches and other players push their athletes to getting better, they start using steroids. Then the side effects are too powerful for them to handle. Steroids can do a lot more to you than just hurt you. They can take the life of some athletes.

The way that every athlete needs to reach excellence is to push themself on a court or a field and work hard. Such as when two of baseball’s greatest hitters, Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire, admitted to using steroids. Using performance enhancing drugs is a way of cheating to reach this excellence.

There are many risks and side effects that can happen from using these drugs. People from pro superstars to high school athletes use these drugs knowing what the penalties are for using the drugs. Health, suicide issues and reaching excel-

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lence are reasons that there needs to be a no-tolerance policy for athletes using performance enhancing drugs.

Sincerely, Carlos Bejarano Dexter

Child abuse

Dear Editor: How do you feel about child abuse? Would you still feel the same if you were a victim? A study on child abuse has been carried on since 1990. That is when the biggest outbreak of child abuse occurred. The amount of reported child abuse cases has gone down, but that does not mean that it doesn’t go on behind closed doors. Many children are victims of different kinds of child abuse, but the problems go unknown. I believe child abuse is wrong and most people do not know the effects, danger and damage of child abuse.

There are four different types of child abuse: neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse. Physical abuse and extreme neglect are easier to identify than emotional abuse and sexual abuse. There are two terms used when talking about child abuse, they are prevalence and incidence.

Prevalence is the number of children that suffer a specific type of abuse at least once. Incidence is the number of a specific type reported in a time period. In 2006, prominent child abuse agencies found that the highest number of abuse victims, 41.1 percent to be exact, died of neglect. Another 31.4 percent died of a combination of forms of abuse, 22.4 percent more died of physical abuse methods, and the final .3 percent died of sexual abuse.

Some people believe that you can never be too careful when it comes to child abuse and they push a more aggressive child protection system. Abuse can happen to anybody at any age.

In 2006 the protective agenecies did a toll on the number of deaths in certain age groups. They found that children of the ages 1 and below have the highest death rate at 24.4 million.

Children between the ages of 16-17 have the lowest death rates at 6.3 million. Approximately three children die per day in the U.S because of child abuse. Some of the things that can put a child at risk is what kind of state the family or parents are in, such as if the parents are young, if one or both parents are an alcoholic, if the parents are divorced or separated, and also if the child has a health issue, or birth defect. Child abuse has long-term and short-term effects, such as suicide, antisocial personality and victims are more likely to commit violent crimes or depend on alcohol or drugs.

Schools and media play an important role in reporting child abuse, and putting it out into the open. Media has negative and positive effects; it can bring attention to child abuse and also make people more aware. It can also increase the problems for some victims, such as if the “abuser” sees on TV or reads in the paper about more people trying to stop abuse, he or she may become even more angry and take it out on the child.

Although the effects are bad, some people still believe child abuse is exaggerated; they believe that most allegations come from the vivid imaginations of children. Those same people believe that the allegations are encouraged by parents and teachers, and that protection systems should be limited. They believe that too many children get taken out of homes for no reason.

So how do you feel about child abuse, is it over rated or is it time for it to come to a stop? What if you were the victim of such cruel hatred? I believe that child abuse is wrong and that there are major effects, damages and dangers. I also believe that if more people look and pay attention they will find that neglect and abuse is more common than most believe, and we can help.

Sincerely, Brooke Bell Dexter

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ENTERTAINMENT

‘50/50’ the perfect blend of humor and drama “50/50” is an appropriate title for this film in more than one way.

Based on the story, “50/50” represents the odds that Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old stricken with cancer will survive.

The title also represented the odds that it could blend Seth Rogen’s brand of humor with the seriousness of Adam’s disease.

Luckily, director Jonathan Levine crafts a film that balances the laughs with Adam’s life or death battle with cancer. In fact, the argument can be made that “50/50” is the best film of the year.

“50/50” is a film inspired by the true story of Will Reiser, who penned the script.

At the beginning of the film the audience sees the type of man Adam is: the proverbial nice guy. When running, he stops at crosswalks even though no cars are coming.

He organizes and cleans up for his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) and he worries about getting to work on time and panics when he is just a few minutes late.

The film wastes little time, however, with diagnosing our protagonist with cancer and after using the always handy-dandy Webmd.com, Adam finds out that his chances of survival are, you guessed it, 50 percent.

Adam, of course, tells Rachael and in his nice-guy way offers her an out, right from the get-go. After breaking the news to his unworthy (you’ll see why) girlfriend, he then takes to telling his best friend Kyle (Rogen). Rogen’s response is pretty funny and he points out to Adam that if he were a casino game, he’d have the best odds.

That would be the only drawback of this film, the brand of humor that Rogen is known for. Personally I wasn’t bothered at all by it, but his trademark vulgarity is there and the way he uses his friend’s illness to get women into bed, may turn some people off to the movie,

especially if Adam’s struggle with cancer strikes close to home for some.

The final person Adam tells about his illness is his parents Diane (Anjelica Huston) and Alzheimer’s-ridden father Richard (Serge Houde). Diane is the type of mother who worries about everything and her response to the news is both humorous and emotional, and that is not uncommon in this film.

The one thing I was afraid of with this film was that it would turn into a raunch-fest. Instead of that, I was pleasantly surprised at how Levine and Reiser crafted a movie that can at one point make you cry, because you are laughing so hard and two seconds later turn those “happy” tears into sad ones because of something that happens to Adam. That is why “50/50” is in the running for film of the year. It offers something for everyone: It has plenty of gut-busting moments, features a buddingromance that feels natural and tells a story of a man struggling with a disease that speaks to everyone who has either gone through it personally or with a loved one.

The rest of the film features Adam’s continued struggle with cancer and facing his own mortality. Along the way he befriends some fellow cancer patients, Mitch (Matt Frewer) and Alan (Philip Baker Hall).

The most pleasing relationship he develops (both for himself and for the audience) is the one with his therapist-in-training Katherine (Anna Kendrick). The relationship develops from traditional doctor-patient into friendship and eventually romance, and what could have been a forced relationship is anything but. Watching them fall for each other is one of the best aspects of the film.

“50/50” is a movie that should be watched by everyone. If you can look past the vulgarity, which isn’t nearly as bad as in Rogen’s past films, you will find a movie that has you laughing and crying equally.

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Foster’s rating — 5 out of 5 UFOs

Gospel stardom a bumpy road for Le’Andria Johnson ATLANTA (AP) — When Le’Andria Johnson won BET’s “Sundays Best” two years ago, the gospel singer wasn’t quite ready to live the gospel life.

She earned a recording contract after her victory, performed on the network’s “Celebration of Gospel” and was on her way to gospel stardom, but Johnson still didn’t want to swear off worldly habits such as going out to the nightclub, drinking alcohol or smoking. At one point, she felt like she couldn’t live up to the standards expected for an inspirational singer.

“I didn’t want to be disrespectful to God,” Johnson said. “I wanted to cool out for the moment and do me, go out or do anything. But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t do it.

Going out to the club — I couldn’t. Drinking — I just couldn’t do it.”

She found that the party lifestyle wasn’t for her anymore, but she didn’t give up everything from the secular world. She learned how to enjoy herself at functions with others who might be drinking alcohol, and still be true to her faith at the same time: “It’s hard trying to please people, but not anymore.”

So far, her approach has worked.

Johnson’s debut album, “The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson,” which was released in midSeptember, has topped Billboard’s top Gospel Album chart for the fourth time in the last five weeks. She co-wrote most of the songs on her album, which also debuted at No. 1 on the Top

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In this undated image released by Music World Gospel, gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson is shown. Johnson’s debut album is titled, " The Awakening of Le’Andria Johnson."

Christian/Gospel album chart.

“When you see that mic in my hand, I’m giving you what happened to me last week or last month,” Johnson said. “Good or bad, I’m giving you my story. My music is my reality show.”

Most of Johnson’s “reality show” has been a rough ride. The 29-year -old single mother of three has been divorced twice

and struggled to financially stay afloat. She fell so behind on home payments that she lost her house to foreclosure a few days before the final “Sunday Best” audition.

Initially, Johnson did not want to make the 10-hour drive from her residence in Orlando, Fla., to New Orleans for auditions, but her family and friends persuaded

her to compete. She made the drive and showed up just before her audition, wearing flip-flops and gym socks.

Johnson remembered the stares from some of the contestants, and hearing others criticize her appearance. But her vocal ability overshadowed her clothing at an audition where mostly everyone else wore semi-formal

attire.

“The whole time, some were like ‘Oh, what does she have on?

Or why does she dress like that?” she recalled. “I got those looks. I dealt with all that. I almost left.

But it was a little voice in me to that told me to stand (still). From there, I’ve watched God change my life one episode at a time.”

Once Johnson advanced to “Sundays Best,” she inspired judges and many of the two million-plus viewers of the gospel talent show with her vibrant stage presence and power ful vocals.

Mathew Knowles, who signed Johnson to his label Music World Gospel in a joint venture with BET and the “Sunday Best” brand, said Johnson’s soulful voice and honest lyrics remind him of Mary J. Blige.

“That’s why fans are buying her music, because of her honesty,” said Knowles, the father and former longtime manager of Beyonce. “I call her the Mary J. Blige of gospel music. She’s just a real person. She’s extremely raw sometimes.”

Johnson says the experience over the past two years has given her confidence moving forward.

In late November, she will release her first holiday album, “Christmas Best,” which will include “Sundays Best” season four winner Amber Bullock.

“There’s life in a dead situation,” she said. “God can use whomever he wants to use. When I don’t give myself too much credit, I know God is taking care of the situation. It’s not me. I’m just glad to be a willing vessel.”

Review: One dull ‘Don Giovanni’ replaces another

NEW YORK (AP) — It has been more than a half-century since the Metropolitan Opera debuted a successful staging of Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.” The wait continues.

A disappointing, dull production by Michael Grandage opened Thursday night, replacing an equally sluggish staging by Marthe Keller that premiered in 2004. Keller’s followed a pillar -filled Franco Zeffirelli production from 1990 that overwhelmed the cast.

While there was much fine singing Thursday night and a pulsating performance in the pit from new Met principal conductor Fabio Luisi, the evening was hobbled by Grandage’s unfocused direction and Christopher Oram’s set, which on first view already appears to be decrepit and ripe for replacement. It’s not too soon for the Met to say it needs another new “Don Giovanni.”

Grandage won a T ony Award for “Red” and directed a thrilling “King

Two key people were missing, changing the original plans. Met music director James Levine withdrew last month following a fall that required another back operation, and Mariusz Kwiecien, who was to sing the title role, injured his back during Monday’s dress rehearsal and had surgery to repair a herniated disk.

Lear” for London’s Donmar Warehouse that appeared at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this year. But here he misfires, in only his third opera after “Billy Budd” at Glyndebour ne and “Madama Butterfly” in Houston.

He opens the action in what appears to be a tenement housing the Commendatore’s family. With peeling paint and faded greens, pinks and browns in a “Hollywood Squares” array of balcony doors, the single set breaks apart and opens to form Don Giovanni’s palace, with only the addition of chandeliers and candelabra. That nobility would live in such a rat trap is laughable.

Worse, for much of the night he confines the action to a small area in front of the ugly backdrop, and Oram’s dull-toned period costumes blend into

the set. The change of the Commendatore from a dark-faced statue to a white-faced ghostlike character is inexplicable. The best moment is when flames burst up from the stage and Don Giovanni sinks to hell.

Two key people were missing, changing the original plans. Met music director James Levine withdrew last month following a fall that required another back operation, and Mariusz Kwiecien, who was to sing the title role, injured his back during Monday’s dress rehearsal and had surgery to repair a herniated disk.

Levine will be sidelined until at least January, leading to the enhanced role for Luisi, and Kwiecien was replaced in the first three performances by Peter Mattei.

Mattei, who will sing this

role on the opening night of La Scala’s season in December, is tall and dashing in manner and elegant and power ful in voice. But there was little sense of why Donna Elvira and Zerlina were attracted to him. During “La ci darem la mano,” Giovanni starts the duet seated at a picnic table, while the peasant girl Zerlina is at the front of the stage, back to him, facing the audience. Giovanni moves to her, and she reaches out a hand as he approaches, giving in, with there seeming to be little motivation.

Given the lack of rehearsal time for Mattei, the absence of definition for Giovanni is understandable.

But the absence of spark extended through much of the perfor mance and to all the characters.

T enor Ramon Vargas, known for heavier roles in a Met career that began 19 years ago, provided the highlights with an outstanding Don Ottavio, Donna Anna’s fiance. His “Il mio tesoro,” with nuanced intonation, out-

standing breath control and lovely legato, had unusual power and beauty, and it earned him the biggest applause.

Soprano Mojca Erdmann made her Met debut as a sweet-toned Zerlina, at times managing to break through the general tedium on stage. She was paired with Joshua Bloom, who sang earnestly as her new husband Masetto.

Soprano Marina Rebeka also made her Met debut, as Donna Anna, and sang with bright tone. Barbara Frittoli had some nice ornamentation as Donna Elvira.

Luca Pisaroni gave another strong performance as Leporello, Don Giovanni’s servant. As he sang an invigorating Catalogue aria, visions of the Don’s conquests appeared on the balconies. Stefan Kocan was the Commendatore, with distracting overamplification used when the statue appeared in the cemetery scene.

Appointed the Met’s principal guest conductor in April 2010, Luisi was given his expanded posi-

tion on Sept. 6, after Levine fell while in Vermont recuperating from back surgery and damaged one of his vertebrae. Conducting “Don Giovanni” for the first time and playing the recitatives from the harpsichord in the manner of Mozart’s era, Luisi led a brisk and musically satisfying per for mance that included many fine details.

Keller’s production was seen at the Met in just 36 performances over three seasons, an unusually brief appearance for a core opera. Herbert Graf’s 1957 staging at the old Met, with sets by Eugene Berman, lasted until 1984.

Since then, the Met has struggled with one of Mozart’s masterpieces.

The Oct. 29 matinee will be televised live to movie theaters around the world, and perhaps the production will be more effective with cameras limiting the background and focusing the viewer. At the Met, there are 16 more performances through March 17, with various conductors and singers.

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Amtrak hits record 30 million passengers

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amtrak trains carried more than 30 million passengers in the past 12 months, the most in one year since the passenger railroad was created four decades ago, railroad officials said Thursday.

Ridership during the budget year ending on Sept. 30 was 30.2 million passengers, up 5 percent over the previous year.

Ticket revenue was up by more than 8 percent despite significant weatherrelated disruptions in

much of the country.

Amtrak has set ridership records eight out of the last nine years. A decade ago, it carried 21 million passengers a year.

“Amtrak is fulfilling its national mission and is part of the solution to meet America’s growing transportation and energy needs,” Joseph Boardman, Amtrak’s president and chief executive officer, said in a statement.

Despite its success in attracting riders, Amtrak’s critics in Congress are

squeezing the railroad’s federal subsidies and trying to take away its most valuable routes in the rail corridor that links Washington, Philadelphia, New York and Boston.

The House Appropriations Committee’s transportation subcommittee last month approved a budget that sharply reduces Amtrak subsidies.

In June, House T ransportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica, R-Fla., proposed soliciting bids from

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other railroads for the right to service the 456-mile Northeast Corridor, which is the heart of Amtrak’s operations. He said it was taking the railroad too long to achieve consistently high-speed service equivalent to trains in Europe and Asia.

Amtrak has proposed its own plan to upgrade its Northeast Corridor track and trains and to eliminate bottlenecks so that trains can travel up to 220 mph.

Trip time between Washington and New York would

be reduced to 96 minutes and between New York and Boston to 93 minutes. But the plan would be phased in over 30 years and cost $117 billion to implement.

The railroad is seeking private investment to pay for some of the cost.

“Americans are returning to the rails in record numbers, yet Republicans are pulling out all of the stops in their rush to auction off Amtrak’s assets to the highest bidder on Wall Street,” Rep. Nick Rahall of West Virginia, top Democ-

rat on the transportation committee, said. “It makes no sense to tear apart a railroad and its workforce while they are succeeding at their jobs.”

Amtrak was created by Congress in 1971 after passenger railroads failed in the face of competition from airlines and interstate highway travel. With the U.S. population expected to exceed 400 million people by 2050, nightmarish congestion is forecast for the nation’s already crowded highways and airports.

Jackson’s dermatologist says Murray fallout hurts BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Dr. Arnold Klein hovers over a 50-year -old woman, a syringe filled with the promise of youth in hand and a look of concentration on his face. At this moment he appears a contented man.

“Put me next to a patient, give me a needle and I’m really happy,” he says. But all is not perfection for the dermatologist to the stars.

Klein and Conrad Murray were Michael Jackson’s key physicians during the pop star’s final weeks in June 2009. Murray is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in Jackson’s drug-related death, while Klein, who treated Jackson for more than 25 years and called him “my best friend,” was cleared of any wrongdoing by authorities.

Murray’s defense team, however, is making Klein a part of the trial, claiming he fostered the singer’s addiction to a medication, Demerol, and that it played a part in his death. No Demerol was found in Jackson’s body.

The allegations, denied by Klein’s attorney, reverberate painfully for the 66-year-old doctor whose patient list has boasted Elizabeth Taylor, Dolly Parton, Carrie Fisher and many more celebrities.

“I see stuff on the Internet and it hurts, because I don’t like to be called a bad doctor,” Klein said, referring to online news and chatter about the trial that enters its fourth week Monday.

“All I’m trying to do is be the best doctor I can,” added the intense Klein, whose words spill out hurriedly and who often ends sentences with the entreaties “You understand?” or “You have to understand that.”

Murray, who has pleaded innocent, is accused of failing to monitor Jackson as the singer received a fatal dose of propofol (Diprivan is the drug’s commercial name) combined with a variety of other drugs including diazepam (Valium) and lorazepam (Ativan).

Jackson, on the brink of a comeback at age 50, had complained repeatedly of insomnia and his need for drugs to help him sleep as he got ready for a strenuous London concert schedule. Despite Klein’s anxiety over damage to his reputation, he says the fallout has been minimal. Media that sometimes camp outside his office have kept away certain high-profile patients, including “royal families from around the world, political dignitaries, people who don’t want to deal with the paparazzi,” Klein said.

But Hollywood’s crowned heads, the actors and others who helped Klein build his practice and his fame, aren’t so fainthearted. Whether patients or friends, they are speaking up for him.

Carrie Fisher is both. The actress (”Star Wars”) and writer (”Wishful Drinking,” “Postcards From the Edge”), replied with a firm “no” when asked if she was uneasy hearing Klein’s name invoked in the Murray case.

“Michael and Arnie had a really good relationship. ... It was a shame there was any focus brought (in the trial), because that became what everyone knew about” Klein, she said.

David Geffen, the prominent music and film executive who has long worked with Klein in the fight against AIDS, weighed in with a letter addressed “Dear Arnie” and written to be shared.

“In light of all that is being said about you in the press I was compelled to add my truths. I have never known a doctor who tries to know and learn everything as completely as you do, a doctor who has always been there for me,” Geffen wrote.

Fisher contends that her own past prescription drug abuse, about which she has spoken and

written, prove Klein’s ethics. He never supplied her and, to the contrary, encouraged her to kick her habit, she said.

“If anyone would know, it would have been me,” Fisher said with a rueful laugh. “He’s not one of the doctors you would hit up for (drugs).”

Garo Ghazarian, Klein’s lawyer, has called the defense claim that Klein contributed to Jackson’s death “preposterous” and denied that Jackson was addicted to the Demerol used for pain relief “during medical procedures.” (He did not detail them, and Klein declined to discuss issues directly related to the trial or whether it was affecting his private life.)

But lead defense attorney Ed Chernoff invoked Klein’s name seven times during his opening statement and has referred to the dermatologist repeatedly throughout the trial. The defense, which is expected to begin presenting its side next week, sought to call Klein as a witness but was blocked by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who ruled Klein’s testimony was not relevant to the case.

Klein’s medical specialty is the use of injectable drugs such as Botox and Restylane to ease wrinkles and sagging skin. It is a skill he pioneered and one that has made him a favorite in Hollywood, where youth and beauty are the currency of the land.

Fisher credits Klein with smoothing her face and restoring her confidence after weight loss took a toll. “He cares about what he does and he loves making people look better,” she said. “It’s like he’s a painter, but the brush is the needle.”

He doesn’t limit his practice to the well-heeled or well-known.

The middle-aged patient who was at the end of his needle recently was a woman who wanted, and got, a younger look for dating and business.

Klein has an international reputation, with patients from the Middle East and Europe trekking to California to see him. In a 2008 issue of Italian men’s Vogue, L’uomo Vogue, an article on design leaders featured a dapper, ascot-wearing Klein as an architect of the face, alongside more traditional architecture masters including Frank Gehry.

Often dressed in black, Klein is fond of such eye-catching jewelry as his Rolex watch decorated with diamond-and-ruby lips, a gift he received from Cher. He looks ready to be cast in a movie about a flamboyant doctor’s adventures among the stars.

Although he’s long balanced the roles of medical heavyweight and prominent physician-abouttown, he’s now in difficult — but not unprecedented — territory. In 2004, he was sued by a Hollywood socialite who blamed Botox injections for disabling headaches. A jury found for him and the drug manufacturer.

Earlier this year, Klein sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and alleged in court papers that he lost at least $10 million to theft and fraud, blaming a former employee and others. A countersuit from the ex-employee denied the allegations and claimed, among other issues, that he had endured difficult working conditions.

Klein minimized the impact of the stated financial losses, saying the bankruptcy filing was based on “bad advice” and that he expects resolution soon. It appears to be the Murray trial, above all, that aggrieves him.

During the 2009 investigation into Jackson’s death, federal drug agents checked into who was prescribing medications to the singer and examined the entertainer’s interactions with at least seven doctors, including Klein. Federal drug agents raided a pharmacy in the Beverly Hills

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This image provided by Dr. Arnold Klein shows Michael Jackson, Dr. Arnold Klein and Carrie Fisher, right, posing on Christmas Eve in 2008 at Jackson’s Bel Air, Calif., rental home.

building where Klein previously practiced before clearing him in Jackson’s death.

Klein clearly is in far different circumstances than Murray, who could end up behind bars and lose his medical license if convicted.

By contrast, Klein just moved into new offices around the corner from Rodeo Drive and above a posh restaurant, Villa Blanca, which is a haunt for “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” circle.

His professional credentials remain intact. He is a professor of medicine and dermatology at the University of California, Los Angeles, which is home to the Arnold Klein chair in dermatology endowed by supporters in 2004.

And he’s a charity stalwart. Klein teamed with other physicians, Taylor and Geffen to form the respected American Foundation for AIDS Research, AmFAR, and he has supported other fundraising efforts targeting breast cancer and eye disease.

Dazzling mementoes and gifts are scattered around his hilltop Beverly Hills home, set in an exclusive neighborhood protected by gates and guards. There’s a photo of Klein with Taylor and Jackson; Jackson-signed lithographs of five of the singer’s album covers; and sculptures given to Klein by the King of Pop and his children.

A copy of the book “Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry” is inscribed with a mash note from the late actress: “My beloved Arnie, I love you more than I can tell. I feel you have saved my fading life. I love and thank you forever. Yours, Elizabeth.”

The connection between Klein and Jackson went especially deep. Their friendship developed when Klein treated the singer for ailments including vitiligo — a patchy loss of skin pigmentation, which Klein said forced Jackson to lighten his complexion overall — and facial gauntness caused by weight loss, which can be filled out with Restalyne and other so-called injectables.

Debbie Rowe, who worked as Klein’s nurse, married Jackson and bore two of his three offspring, Prince and Paris, before the couple divorced. Media reports alleging Klein to be the children’s father through a sperm donation have been dismissed by the doctor, although sometimes coyly.

Jackson lived in one of Klein’s homes for a time, and the pair partied with the likes of Taylor.

Jackson’s last Christmas, in 2008, was spent with his chil-

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In this Sept. 22 photo, dermatologist Arnold Klein poses for a portrait in his office in Beverly Hills, Calif. Klein, a celebrity dermatologist who counted Michael Jackson among his patients and called him his “best friend,” said he’s been hurt by fallout from the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray for Jackson’s death.

dren, Klein, Fisher and a few others, Klein recalls.

The doctor is writing a book about the King of Pop. What Klein says he came to know about him: Jackson wasn’t a drug addict but indulged in wine (he called it “Jesus juice”); was a prude and an innocent who wanted to live his childhood forever; and “wasn’t adult enough to be sexual,” contrary to the child molestation allegations Jackson faced.

Klein said he’s been hurt both by the defense’s portrayal of Jackson as a frail addict who contributed to his own death and by the allegation that Klein himself shares blame.

“Once you’re famous or popular at any level, they’ll attack you,” he said. It’s unsurprising that Klein finds himself caught on the jagged edge of celebrity, a risk with prominent patients, observers said.

“You become part of that celebrity’s tragedy or gossip.

Their dirty laundry is aired and you’re part of it, directly or indirectly,” said Dr. Rahul K. Parikh, a San Francisco-area physician and writer who, in a 2009 Salon.com piece, criticized Klein

for publicly discussing the late Jackson’s medical history with then-CNN host Larry King. .

Mixing fame and medicine also is counterproductive, contends Dr. Mark Goulston, a psychiatrist and author (”Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone”).

“The seduction of fame to a doctor can be tough to resist,” said Goulston. “I also think it distracts the doctor from what he should be doing, which is to focus totally on the well-being of the patient.”

But Klein said his patients and the quest for perfection, nothing else, are his obsession.

“I do this because of my level of doing it, you understand? The monetary thing is nice but it’s really secondary to what I do,” he said.

Could he have done something to save Jackson, his friend and patient?

“I don’t know. How do you save a person?” Klein mused. “This tragedy is an example of how the rich and famous can get terrible medical care. It repeats itself and repeats itself. When people get famous, they get all the ‘yes people’ around them.”

D4 Sunday, October 16, 2011 GARAGE SALES

006. Southwest

002. Northeast

025. Lost and Found

1004 S. Wyoming Ave. Sun. 10-16, 8am Jewelry, clothing, household items.

3009 CHIQUITA Ln, Sat-Sun, 7a-2p. Antiques and vintage items.

004. Southeast

709 W. Tilden, Sat-Sun, 7a-? Baby stuff, household items & other misc.

1014 S. Mulberry Sat. & Sun. 8-2 Furniture, dishes, books, toys, etc.

1213 YALE Dr, Sat-Sun, 8a-? Power washer, lawn equip, BBQ grill, tools, DVD player, Mac computer, dishes, baby clothes, baby needs, home decor, lots more!

403 S. Atkinson, Sat-Sun, 8am. Winter clothes, baby stuff & a lot of other things.

Tamales for sale.

For Results You Can Measure

2305 Palomar Sat. 7-3 & Sun. 7-12 Estate Sale

ANNOUNCEMENTS 015. Personals Special Notice

HEAVY METAL Show at Ginsberg Music. October 22, 2011 starts at 6pm $4 at the door. Headlining Kingdoms Fall, Soulcode, and BOE from Albuquerque! Be prepared for a rude awakening!

575-910-8178 DID YOU USE THE OSTEOPOROSIS DRUG FOSAMAX (Alendronate)?

If you experienced femur fracture (upper leg), you may be entitled to compensation. Contact Attorney Charles Johnson 1-800-535-5727

025. Lost and Found

Try The Classifieds!

FOUND DOG on Union & McGaffey, brown & white, fluffy, Pomeranian mix, wearing blue collar.

575-802-3813 or 575-680-6689 FOUND MEDIUM size brown male dog. Looks like wire hair terrier/poodle mix, very scared. Call 623-7690.

FOUND KITTENS 702-601-7233

LOST LONG hair black cat w/white chest & white paws/hands, clipped ear, 14yrs old. 624-8849 FOUND ON W. McGaffey & Union @ Security Self Storage, 10/11/11. Male dog, chocolate colored, large size w/short legs.

623-1507 Missing- Female Miniature Doberman old and sick.

Please call 575-420-1516

INSTRUCTION

030. Education & Instructions

ALLIED HEALTH career training- Attend college 100% online . Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified.

Call 800-481-9409 www.CenturaOnline.com

EMPLOYMENT

045.

Employment Opportunities CITY OF ROSWELL Police Recruit

The City of Roswell announces the application processing for Police Recruits. Applicants must be 20 years of age at time of hire and 21 years of age when completing the Law Enforcement Academy.

Applicants must be a U.S. Citizen, high school graduate or the equivalent, in good health and physical condition, free from any felony or crime of moral turpitude conviction and have a satisfactory driving record. Physical Agility and

CLASSIFIEDS

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written test will be given to those applicants meeting the minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis during the posting. Entry level salary $15.7589 per hour ($32,778.51 per year) with excellent benefits.

Complete required application and information package is available from the Human Resources Office, 425 N. Richardson, (575) 624-6700, Ext. 268 or on-line at www.roswell-nm.gov.

Deadline to submit required application package is December 30, 2011. EOE

Avon, Buy/Sell. Christmas around the corner. $10 to start Sandy 317-5079 ISR

CITY OF ROSWELL Transit System Vehicle Operator Regular Part-Time

Part-time position transporting passengers for the Pecos Trails Transit System. Hours will vary to include weekdays, evenings, weekends and holidays. Must possess Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with a “P” endorsement. If selected the applicant will be required to successfully pass a post-offer pre-employment drug screen and physical/DOT examination as a condition of employment. Salary range $9.4686 to $13.6716 per hour. Complete job description and required application form available from Human Resources Office, 425 N. Richardson, 624-6700, Ext. 268 or on-line at www.roswell-nm.gov (application and waiver forms must be submitted).

Deadline is 5:00 pm on December 30, 2011. EOE COMFORT KEEPERS

Are you a compassionate, caring person? Do you have experience in personal care? Being a Comfort Keeper may be the opportunity for you!

To learn what becoming a Comfort Keeper is all about, call us at: 575-624-9999. Apply in person at: 1410 South Main Street, Roswell, NM.

DRIVERS Coastal Transport is hiring Drivers at our Satellite Terminal in Roswell with Class (A) CDL. (X) Endorsement Must be 23 yrs Old with 1 Yr Tractor Trailer experience. Home every day! Scheduled Days Off, $2000 sign on bonus. For more Information call 1-877-297-7300 2408 N. Industrial Artesia, NM. DEPUTY SHERIFF The Chaves County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for the position of Deputy Sheriff. Entry Salary Range: $15.20 to $17.09/hr DOQ. Current top out rate is $22.13.

Benefits include: 20 year retirement @ 70% , medical and dental insurance, uniforms, weapons and take home vehicle. Applicants must be 21 yoa, a US Citizen, HS Graduate or GED, in good physical and mental condition. Must be a New Mexico State certified Peace Officer or become one within one year. Valid NM driver’s license, good driving record and no felony convictions. Applicants will be subject to criminal history and background checks, written exam and oral interview, pre-employment drug screen, physical and psychological testing.

Qualified applicants will be notified of test dates. Required application forms are available at the County’s Job Posting Board located in the west wing of the County Administrative Center or by accessing the web site at www.co.chaves.nm.us.

Applications may be returned to the County Manager’s Suite #180, Chaves County Administrative Center, #1 St. Mary’s PL, Roswell, NM 88203 or mailed by closing date to Human Resources, PO Box 1817, Roswell, NM 88202-1817. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 PM. Monday, October 31, 2011. EOE.

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish October 9, 16, 2011 ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSAL

Cooperative Educational Services, 4216 Balloon Park Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, will receive sealed proposals until 1:30 p.m. local time, Friday, November 18, 2011, for:

3 LINES OR LESS . . . ONLY $ 68 9 NO REFUNDS • Published 6 Consecutive Days

• Ads posted online at no extra cost

(includes tax)

MAIL AD WITH PAYMENT OR FAX WITH CREDIT CARD NUMBER Call (575) 622-7710 #45 --- 625-0421 Fax 2301 N. Main TO BUY-SELL-RENT-TRADE ANY AND EVERYTHING

CLASSIFICATION

PUBLISH THIS AD STARTING DATE ENDING DATE

Category 1: Purchase and Installation of Food Service Equipment; Design and/or Remodeling of Food Service Areas Category 2: Removal and Disposal of Hazardous and/or Contaminated Goods and Materials Lot One (1) – Assessing, Removing and Disposing of Hazardous Materials Lot Two (2) – Assessing, Abating and Disposing of Asbestos Containing Materials Category 3: Asbestos Re-inspection Category 4: Grounds Equipment Category 5: Janitorial Services

There will be a Non-Required Pre-Proposal Conference on Friday, October 21, 2011, from 9:00AM to 12:00 Noon MST at the Cooperative Educational Services offices, 4216 Balloon Park Road NE, Albuquerque, NM. For bidders who cannot attend, but would like to participate in the Pre-Proposal Conference by phone, contact CES’ Procurement office by at (505) 344-5470 or e-mail at phone bids@nmedu.org to register and receive the conference call information.

All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “SEALED PROPOSAL – RFP 2012-014” on the front of the envelope. A list of qualifications and specifications, instructions to bidders and bid forms can be obtained upon request by fax (505-344-9343), mail, e-mail (bids@nmedu.org) or by telephone (505-344-5470) from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, except holidays.

Cooperative Educational Services reserves the express right to accept or reject any or all bids.

/s/ David Chavez, Executive Director

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish October 16, 2011

SEND TO: Roswell Daily Record, Classified Department, P.O. Box 1897, Roswell, N.M. 88202 WE ACCEPT:

EXPIRES ________

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WORD AD DEADLINE To Place or Cancel an Ad

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Personal Advertising totaling less than $20 will not be billed on an open account, unless the advertiser already has a history of good credit with us. Visa, Master Card & Discover are accepted as prepayment. There will be no refunds or credit on prepaid cancellations. All individuals who are not in our retail trade zone must prepay their advertising.

All new commercial accounts must have a standard application for credit on file. If we do not have an approved credit application on file, the advertising must be charged on a credit card until credit is approved.

CORRECTING AN ERROR — You are responsible for checking your ad the first day it appears in the paper. In the event of an error, call the Classified Department immediately for correction. THE ROSWELL DAILY RECORD WILL ONLY ALLOW ONE ADDITIONAL DAY FOR INCORRECT INSERTIONS.

CLASS DISPLAY AND STYLE ADS

NOON - Two Days Prior To Publication.

OPEN RATE $10.18 PCI NATIONAL RATE $11.26 PCI. _________________________________________ Contract Rates Available _________________________________________

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ROSWELL-CHAVES COUNTY EXTRATERRITORIAL ZONING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:

That a public hearing will be held by the Extraterritorial Zoning Commission on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 5:30 P.M. in the Commissioner’s Chambers of the Chaves County Administrative Center-Joseph R. Skeen Building, #1 St. Mary’s Place to offer the public an opportunity to comment on the items below:

Case # ETZ 2001-09: Request to renew a Special Use Permit to allow a cellular telecommunications tower located at 4509 W. Summit St.

Case # ETZ 2011-10: Request for a Variance to the 5 acre minimum lot size on the E2NW4NE4, the NW4NE4NE4 and the W2S2NE4NE4 of Section 28, Township 12S, Range 24E (Pierre Road).

Case # ETZ 2011-11: Request for a Special Use Permit to allow a billboard/off-premise sign be added to the current Industrial/Commercial Use on Lots 21 and 22 in Block 7 of the Wheeler Subdivision #1, also known as 5701 N. Main St.

Members of the public having protest and/or comments to offer must submit such protest and/or comments in writing at least one (1) day prior to the public hearing day of the Extraterritorial Zoning Commission meeting to the Chaves County Planning & Zoning Office, P.O. Box 1817, Roswell, NM 88202. Providing comment at least (8) days before the first hearing allows your input to be included.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Planning & Zoning Administrator at 624-6606 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Planning & Zoning Director at 624-6606 if a summary or other type accessible format is needed.

Roswell Daily Record

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Employment Opportunities

Dennis the Menace

BUSY OFFICE seeking full time receptionist with computer skills. Must be reliable, friendly, able to multi-task and work with the public. Please send resume to PO Box 1897, Unit 280, Roswell, NM 88202.

DRIVERS needed in Hobbs, Artesia, and Carlsbad - CDL with Tanker Endorsement and good driving record required. Competitive salary and benefits.

EEO. Apply at Standard Energy Services: • HOBBS - 816 W. County Road, Hobbs, NM; 575-393-8352 • CARLSBAD - 1708 E. Green, Carlsbad, NM; 575-234-2872 • ARTESIA - Call Brad @ 575-631-5927 City of Roswell Firefighter Recruit

The City of Roswell, NM announces the annual processing of applications for persons interested in becoming a Firefighter Recruit. Applicants meeting minimum qualifications will be notified of dates for physical ability and written tests. Eligibility list will be established. Salary for non-EMT Certified Firefighter Recruit is $9.7201 per hour ($28,362.69 per year) and for EMT Certified Firefighter Recruit is $10.2061 per hour ($29,801.83 per year) with excellent benefits. Also, a certified EMT-I (Intermediate) will receive monthly incentive pay of $100.00 and a certified EMT-P (Paramedic) will receive monthly incentive pay of $250.00.

Required application and supplemental package is available from the City of Roswell, Human Resources Office, 425 N. Richardson, P.O. Drawer 1838, Roswell, NM 88202-1838, (575) 624-6700, ext. 268 or on-line at <www.roswell-nm.gov>.

Deadline to submit required application package is October 28, 2011. EOE RN, LPN, EMT or Paramedic for correctional facility in Carrizozo, NM. FT/PT and PRN shifts available.

Contact Toni Garrett @ 575-648-6510 Email cdavis@emeraldcompanies.com<mailto:cdavis@e meraldcompanies.com> or apply online at www.emeraldcompanies.com<http://w

ww.emeraldcompanies.com/>

Southeast NM Community Action Corporation Roswell Head Start Program

is accepting appllications for:

Family Services Assistant ~ $9.74 Teacher ~ $14.03 - $20.64 (DOQ) Teacher Assistant ~ $9.74 Substitutes (Teacher Asst. & Cook Asst.) ~ $8.82 !!! 4 DAY WORK WEEK (Mon-Thurs)!!!

WORK SCHEDULE PER HEAD START CALENDAR REVIEW DEADLINE ~ OCTOBER 17, 2011 POSITION WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Review job description & work schedule at the Department of Workforce Solutions at 2110 S. Main, Roswell, NM SNMCAC is an EEOE

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Employment Opportunities

Don’t be fooled by out of state schools.

Artesia Training Academy Class A & B CDL training.

Call ATA for more information 1-888-586-0144 artesiatraining@pvtn.net HEARTLAND CARE of Artesia is looking for CNAs and PRN nurses who would like to make a difference in the lives of our residents and have a strong feeling of affinity with our older citizens. If you are interested in joining an “outstanding team” of nurses and CNAs who provide excellent care to our residents, please come by 1402 Gillchrist and fill out an application or talk to Nancy Trice, RN, Director of Nursing, (575) 746-6906.

Opening for Office Assistant. Microsoft Office Program a must. Other duties will include ten key, filing, answering phones & other misc. duties. Email resumes to rskippermjg@ qwestoffice.net or Fax to 575-623-3075 BEE HIVE Homes Roswell accepting applications for Caregivers & weekend Chef. We provide the best in-home assisted living care to seniors. Bring background check to 2903 N. Washington Ave. and ask for Jennifer. Join a dynamic team in providing SE New Mexico with home health care at its very best.

TEQUILA SALES newly licensed spirits distributor is introducing new brand of premium Tequila in New Mexico, seeks part time sales rep in Roswell. This is intended to be part time at present. Must be mature, responsible, not heavy drinker. Adults 21 or over presently attending school would be good fit. Please respond by email with resume and phone contact information to jsquires@roadrunner beverages.com RNs, COME join our team!

RN needed for part-time position in the Roswell and Dexter areas to provide supervisory visits, admission and assessments for our VA, PCA clients. Flexible schedules and competitive salary opportunities available. You can e-mail your resume to rachel.peralta@ chomecare.com or bring it by at Community Homecare, 906 W. Alameda, Roswell, NM.

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-----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish October 16, 2011 RFP # 2011/12-02

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Request for Proposals will be received until 3:00 pm, 28 October 2011, at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico for the following: Lecture Hall Seating Restoration

Invitation to Bid may be secured free of charge at the NMMI website at http://www.nmmi.edu/personnel/rfps/index.asp or at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 101 West College Blvd., Roswell, NM 88201. The Board of Regents reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive all technicalities or informalities in the bidding.

ATTEST: /s/

Board of Regents New Mexico Military Institute By: /s/ John Henderson III

William Himes Secretary/Treasurer -----------------------------------------------------------------------Publish October 16, 2011 NMMI # 2011/12-03

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Sealed Proposals in triplicate will be received until 2PM on 28 October 2011, at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, New Mexico for the following: International Recruitment and Admissions Services

Invitation to Proposal may be secured free of charge at the NMMI, Office of the Chief Officer, 101 West College Blvd., Roswell, NM 88201 and are available on the NMMI website at www.nmmi.edu. The Board of Regents reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive all technicalities or informalities in the proposal.

Board of Regents New Mexico Military Institute By: /s/ John Henderson

ATTEST: /s/ J. William Himes Secretary/Treasurer

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Employment Opportunities

FULL TIME experienced Receptionist position available at progressive Veterinary Practice, responsible multi-tasker with good communication skills.

Deadline to submit resumes is October 25, 2011. Send or bring by resume: 1607 Fowler Road, Roswell, NM 88201 J&J HOME Care, Inc. has an immediate opening for a DD Waiver Case Manager in our Roswell Office.

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Criminal Justice, Human Services, or a related field. Preferably bilingual, competitive wages and benefits.

Please fax resume to J&J Case Management Roswell Office at 575-623-1542 or mail resume to 105 W. 3rd Street, Suite 333, Roswell, NM 88210, Attention Angela.

THE PEPSI Beverages Company of Roswell, NM has IMMEDIATE openings for: Driver - Relief Schedule Full-time Day Shift Please review the detailed job descriptions, requirements, and apply online at www.pepsibeveragesjobs.com PBC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

HIGH DESERT Family Services desires to contract with a RN to provide healthcare coordination, health assessments and health - related training to people with developmental disabilities and their staff living in the community.

Competitive salary.

Email your resume to bsandusky@ highdesertfs.com or fax to 505-797-3956. www.highdesertfs.com.

TADPOLES DAYCARE is now hiring warm, energetic caregivers. Full time shifts only. HS diploma/GED, clean background, drug test mandatory. Please apply at 2205 N. Atkinson.

ROSWELL JOB CORPS CENTER Roswell, New Mexico

The Roswell Job Corps Center will be operating under new leadership as of November 1, 2011. Career opportunities may be immediately available in the following areas: Management: Vocational Education Manager, Career Services Manager (Academics), Administration Director, Finance Manager, Social Development Director (Residential/ Recreation/Safety/Security/Facilities Maintenance), Wellness Manager • Academic Instructors (GED, Math, Reading, Drivers Ed) • Career Technical Instructors (Vocational) Health Occupations, Automotive, Culinary Arts, Security • Administrative Staff (Admin Assistant, Secretary, Medical Records Clerk), Student Records, Warehouse/Property Staff, Facilities Maintenance, Purchasing, IT Administrator, Finance, Human Resources, Residential Advisors (ILA’s), Recreation Staff, Security, Drivers, RN, LPN, Career Counselors, Certified Drug/Alcohol Counselor, Food Service (Manager, Cooks, Aides), Behavior Management Officer, Most opportunities are full time positions with a comprehensive salary and benefits package. If you are interested in devoting your career to assisting in ensuring the success of 16-24 year old youth by providing education, training and social skills toward lifelong employment, we are interested in speaking with you.

To apply: Positions will be available starting November 1, 2011. Resumes should be faxed or postmarked no later than Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Please fax resume to COI/DJI HR (575-347-7483) or mail to: COI/DJI Roswell JCC Transition, P.O. Box 5813, Roswell, NM 88202-5813 Attention: Transition Team Human Resources We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Charlie’s Restaurant now hiring for cooks, preps and servers. Apply in person.

Interviews given Mon-Fri, 9am-11am and 3pm-6pm.

No phone calls please.

5500 N. Main THE ROSWELL Daily Record is now accepting applications for the position of: OUTSIDE SALES The ideal candidate must possess excellent customer service skills, superior organizational skills and a strong work ethic.

Experience or background in advertising also helpful.

Must be computer literate.

This is a full time position.

Interested Applicants please send resume & references to: ROSWELL DAILY RECORD Attn: Kim Gordon, 2301 N. Main, Roswell, NM 88201 or e-mail to: kim.gordon@ roswell-record.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE! EXP. CLEANING person needed for mornings for Government offices. Must have clean background.

Call 1-800-400-5383.

DENTAL ASSISTANT Part Time

Corizon, provider of health services for the New Mexico Department of Corrections, has an excellent part time opportunity at Roswell Correctional Center in Hagerman for an experienced Dental Assistant or recent graduate of dental assisting program.

Dental Assistant opportunity is 8 hours per week on Friday. Corizon offers competitive compensation.

Please Call: Ms. Whitney, RN Admin.

575-625-3150 or Apply online @ www.corizonhealth.com EOE/AAP/DTR

EASTERN NEW Mexico University: Feed Analysis Technician, Assistant Professor Anthropology, FT English Instructor, Assistant Professor English: Writing.

575-562-2115; www.agency. governmentjobs.com/enmu AA/EO/Title IX Employer CLERICAL/MEDICAL RECORDS

Corizon, provider of health services for New Mexico Department of Corrections, has an excellent opportunity at Roswell Correctional Center in Hagerman, NM. Requires minimum two years experience in clerical role, proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel, understanding of medical terminology preferred, excellent general clerical skills.

Corizon offers competitive compensation and excellent benefits.

Contact: Ms. Whitney, RN Admin.

575-625-3150 fax: 575-625-313 or Apply online @ www.corizonhealth.com EOE/AAP/DTR

ROSWELL LUMBER Do-It Center is seeking a receptionist, and a CDL Truck Driver. Receptionist responsibilities include answering phones, filing invoices, assisting with customers and managing general office functions, and other duties as assigned. A High School Diploma or GED is required, along with general knowledge of computers including MS Office. Truck Driver position requires a Class B or better CDL license, and a High School Diploma or GED. Please bring copy of driving record when applying. Drivers are responsible for servicing customers at jobsites, and in our yard, delivering a wide variety of products, loading and unloading trucks, and stocking materials in and on projects. No overnight hauls. Experience operating truck mounted forklift, or articulated boom is highly valued. Bilingual is a major plus for either position. Please apply with Danny Cordova between 1-4PM, M-F, no phone inquiries please. Roswell Lumber Do-It Center is proud to offer a drug free workplace.

NOW HIRING IN (Location) Roswell Schwan’s Home Service, Inc.

Route Sales Representative s #OMPETITIvE #OMPENSATION Package with Base Wage, #OMMISSION AND )NCENTIves s 0RE ESTAblished and Growing #USTOMER "ASE /PTIONS s 3ALES AND -ANAGEMENT Training s Paid Vacation s 2ETIREMENT 3avings Program s %MPLoyEE $ISCOUNT ON #OMPAnY 0RODUCTS

For immediate consideration apply online at www.schwansjobs.com EOE © 2011 Schwan’s Home Service, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

SERVICES

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Alterations

Light sewing & alteration.

By appointment only 623-0525.

100. Babysitting WANDA WILL babysit kids for $50, M-F. 4 places only. 625-9572

105. Childcare

NEED CHILD care? Find the widest range of available childcare for your children and their needs.

1-800-691-9067 or www.newmexic okids.org.

You may also call us; Family Resource & Referral 622-9000 and we can help you navigate the system.

State certified 13 yrs exp. all ages, reasonable rates state & private 626-1093 2 OPENINGS avail. in NE home. Registered provider, reasonable rates, free meals & snacks. 627-6570

140. Cleaning

JD CLEANING Service, Licensed and bonded.

References. 623-4252 MAID 4 Cleaning - Hourly * Daily * Wkly * Mthly.

Residential, offices, commercial, 1-800-353-8244.

Serving Roswell and surrounding areas.

Visit us on the web www.wix.com/maid4cleaning/ maid4cleaning

The Holiday’s are coming.

Need help w/your house cleaning? Call me, Connie, 627-0416. 10/hrly, 24/7.

150. Concrete

ALL TYPES of concrete work. Patios, driveways, sidewalks, etc. 624-7734

185. Electrical

BIG HORN Electric Professional work, affordable price. 575-317-8345 NM Lic#367662.

195. Elderly Care

COMFORT KEEPERS provides in-home care for you or a loved one. Our caregivers are carefully screened, bonded and insured. We take care of all payroll taxes and workers compensation. For more information call @ 624-9999. Serving Chavez County for 10 years.

200. Fencing

M.G. HORIZONS free estimates for installation.

Chainlink, wood, metal & block. 575-623-1991 ALL TYPES of fencing.

Wood, chainlinks, metal, block, etc. 624-7734 Rodriguez Construction FOR WOOD, metal, block, stucco fencing, Since 1974.

Lic. 22689. 420-0100

210.

Firewood/Coal

Cordova Chimney Sweep.

623-5255 or 910-7552 FIREWOOD FOR sale.

Juniper or Pinon.

575-444-7763 after 5pm

220. Furniture Repair

REPAIR & Refinish furniture & build furniture.

Southwest Woods. 1727 SE Main. 623-0729 or 626-8466 Hrs 7-3pm. Call before you come in case he’s out running errands. www.southwestwoods furniture.com.

Firewood available.

CLASSIFIEDS

316. Pet Services

Accepting new clients!

Full groom starting $30.

Bring in this ad & get $5 off your visit. Located at The Ritz, ask for Amber. We do nail trims $3. 623-4124

330. Plumbing

225. General Construction

Plumber Needs Work.

Steve’s Plumbing & Heating. 28 yrs exp. 622-9326

230. General Repair

BERRONES CONSTRUCTION. Remodeling, painting, ceramic tile, sheds, additions, fencing. Licensed, Bonded. Ray: 625-9924 / 626-4153.

HARVEST BUILDERS All types of construction.

Lic/Bonded 575-910-3000

CARPENTRY, DRY wall, painting & concrete. We guarantee. 626-2050

232. Chimney Sweep

CHIMNEY SWEEP Have your woodstove or fireplace inspected and cleaned. Dust free Guarantee. 36 years Experience, Licensed, Insured. Bulldog Janitorial Services 575-308-9988

235. Hauling

PROPERTY CLEANUPS Tear down old bldgs, barns, haul trash, old farm equip. 347-0142/317-7738

270.

Landscape/ Lawnwork

Basic Lawn mowing, yard clean-up, weedeating small tree trimming. 317-2242 WEEKEND WARRIOR Lawn Service mowing, property cleanup, residential rain gutter cleaning, and much more 575-626-6121 Gardening & much more.

Best prices. Call 623-3709 910-3787

345.

Remodeling

NO JOB too small, repair, remodeling, etc. Reasonable rates, quality work. Licensed and bonded. 5-C Const., Inc. 626-4079 or 622-2552.

350. Roofing

RWC SHINGLE Roofings.

Insurance. Hector (575)910-8397 www.rancheroswelding.com

Having trouble w/your roof? Flat, shingle roofs, painting. Lic. Contract work guaranteed insurance claims welcome 623-0010 Guaranteed Shingle Roof jobs. Locally owned. Licensed and bonded. 5-C Const. 626-4079 or 622-2552.

395. Stucco Plastering

Stucco, Lath, synthetic, guaranteed work. Memo 575-637-1217 RWC Lath and Stucco.

Insurance. Hector (575)910-8397

www.rancheroswelding.com

LAWN SERVICE & much more work at low price.

914-0803.

NEW STUCCO & repairs, color, coating, etc.

624-7734

Greenscapes Sprinkler Systems Lawn mowing, field mowing, gravel, sod-hydro seed, pruning, tilling, For dependable & reliable service call 622-2633 or 910-0150.

For stucco traditional or synthetic, also block, brick & stone work. Rodriguez Const. 420-0100

285.

Miscellaneous Services

HOUSE CLEANING, meal preparation, run errands.

Call me 914-2067.

310. Painting/ Decorating

Quality Painting! Interior, Exterior at prices you can afford. Mike 910-7012 TIME TO PAINT? Quality int./ext. painting at affordable prices. Call 637-9108.

Paint Contractor Int. & Ext., remodels or new construction. Nathan 914-0083 Lic. Bonded & Insured.

312. Patio Covers

M.G. HORIZONS Patio covers, concrete, decks & awnings Lic. 623-1991.

PATIOS, CARPORTS, decks, etc. 624-7734

316. Pet Services

TOO POOPED to scoop?

Call CCS at 420-4669 with 15% senior discount.

Nurse

405. TractorWork

RWC Bobcat and Dump Works. Insurance. Hector (575)910-8397. www.rancheroswelding.com

410. Tree Service

STUMP GRINDING. Big Stumps & back yard stumps. Tree and shrub work. Free estimates.

623-4185 Collins Tree Service Professional Tree Trimming, Removal & Stump grinding. Fully insured. Certified Line Clearance Arborist. Call 575-308-1902

Sunday, October 16, 2011

490. Homes For Sale 3 BR 1 ba at the base $42,500 owner financing with $5k down 420-1352

809 Trailing Heart 3br, 2 ba. 2 car garage. $145,600 3001 Onate 4 br 2 ba. 3 car garage, 1 carport $350,000 1517 N. Ohio all redone $74,500 2807 E. Brasher, 3 bdrm, 2 ba, 2 car garage, RV parking, plus a guest house $129,900 #8 La Paz, 4br, 2ba, 2 car garage, approx. 2068 sf, $238,000 3105 W. 8th, 3br, 2.5ba, 2 car garage, approx.

2308 sf, RV/carport $265,000 1604 E. Alameda, 3br, lot size 63x512, $75,000.

1204 DeBremond Dr., 3br, 2ba, 2 car garage, $182,500. #3 Jardin, 3br, 2ba, double garage, $162,000.

205 S. Kansas, 4 or 5br, 3ba, shop, $90,000 114 W. Mathews, 2br, 1ba, shop, $51,500 906 Hall, 3br, 2ba, pretty backyard, $165,000 Joyce Ansley 910-3732.

Century 21 Home Planning 622-0021 3BR, 1 ba $55k inside remodeled. Please call 575-405-9075 TOWNHOUSE, 1400 sqft, 2br/2ba, laundry room/ study, new roof, cedar fence, stucco, porch, tile & carpet. Refinished kitchen, bath cabinets & new paint throughout, w/d. Large corner lot. Call 575-491-4235 $265,000 1912 W 4th St. 2600 sf home built 2005 3 br 2 full ba. Close to Spring River Golf Course For appointment call 622-7046 $145,000 FIRM. 3 units for sale, separate elec. & gas, 1600 sqft + main house, 2000 sqft + 2 units, near Cahoon Park.

505-369-4638 401 AVE. A, west of town.

2 bedroom, large fenced lot, new items:heatpump, septic tank, laundry room, plumbing, roof, storm windows, storm doors. $35,000.00 208-8020 AFFORDABLE 3bdrm/ 1 bath under $100,000 with many old style features; single garage; basement; 2 fireplaces and much more, call for appt and ask about financing. Lynn at Sun Country Realty 575-623-4646 or 575-626-7506.

WINTER COMFORT with a cozy fire; 3 bdrm; 2&3/4 bath home featuring enclosed patio, inground pool, sauna, extra lot and more.

Call Lynn at 575-626-7506 or Sun Country Realty 575-623-4646.

495. Acreages/ Farms/ Ranches/Sale

515. Mobile Homes - Sale

2002 16X74 Fleetwood 12x12 workshop 12x20 storage building. Lg. 2 car carport. In excellent cond.

Spring River Estates, 1000 E. College #38 622-7703

5 ACRES, $25K as is, septic system, 3809 Zinnia, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 20-AC. RANCH FORECLOSURES Near Growing El Paso, Texas.

Was $16,900 Now $12,900 $0-Down, take over $99/mo. Beautiful views, owner financing FREE Color Brochure.

1-800-755-8953 www.sunsetranches.com LENDER SALE. 40 Acres -$39,900. Spellbinding views of snow capped mountains! Adjacent to National Forest. Maintained all weather roads w/electric. Close to Ruidoso.

Financing available. Call NMRS 888-676-6979.

WAKE UP on 5 acres with view of El Capitan and often antelope grazing nearby. Priced to sell at only $27,500 and owner financing available.

Sun Country Realty 575-623-4646.

MORE FOR YOUR DOLLAR; lovely view; elect close; good road; ready for your home. 6.7 acre site in Buena Vida for only $31,000. Sun Country Realty 575-623-4646.

WE BUY used mobile homes. Single & Double wides. 575-622-0035.

D01090 2001 OAKWOOD 14x80 3/2 200 Gavalin Canyon Rd #54 Ruidoso, N.Mex. Fixer upper needs repairs & cleaning. Fixed up would raise retail price a bunch.

Selling cheap $12,500 as is Call 575-622-0035 D01090 2007 SOLITAIRE 28x56, 3br/2ba, lge Island kitchen, washer/dryer, 2 covered decks, double carport in lovely Northeast Senior Park, $69,900. 317-1942

520. Lots for Sale

OWNER FINANCING for a limited time. Ready to build 5 acre lots w/ great views & good covenants. Located 9 miles West of Roswell @ the Club House Banquet Facility. Free land maps and at entrance.

575-623-1800. www.BuenaVidaLand.com

D5

520. Lots for Sale

COURT ORDERED Sale!

2704 S. Lea, asking $6k, 5 acres - 30 Townsend Tr. Lot 9, Cielo Vista Subdivision, has well, electric, great view of city, $49,999.

Call Jim 910-7969.

PREMIUM 5 Acre tracts, Owner will finance with 10% down, New Construction only (no mobile homes), Pecan Lands West on Brown Rd. between Country Club & Berrendo Rd. 622-3479, 624-9607, 626-6790, 626-6791, 626-4337 2 locations Y/O Acres (Hobson & YO Rd.) Latimer Subdivision (Hobson & Mary K Lane), Owner financing w/down payment.

575-622-9802 leave message if no answer.

HAGERMAN LOTS for sale. York Avenue, Posey subdivision, 1 block from Hagerman schools, $5000.

Not zoned for mobile home.

420-1352 Mobile Home Lots for sale: Lot size 60x134 $18,000.

Owner financing w/ $4000 down. 50 lots to choose from. On Washington & Brasher. We Take Visa and Mastercard! 420-1352.

SEE ALL THE LIGHTS OF ROSWELL in the evening; deer and antelope in the morning on this homesite.

4.88 acres; well; electricity, pipe fence and drive way ready to use. A bargain at $69,000. Financing possible. Sun Country Realty 623-4646 or Lynn 626-7506.

505.

Investment/ Commercial/ Business Property

Main & Poe, 4550 sf $275k cash/trade for Ruidoso prprty, M-Th 624-1331

New Mexico Military Institute

EXCELLENT COMMERCIAL LOCATION and affordable. Look at 708 E. McGaffey for your business location. Owner financing at $27,500. Sun Country Realty 575-623-4646 or Lynn 575-626-7506

Employment Opportunities

QUALITY COMMERCIAL location on South Main.

168 ft frontage. Realtor owned. Call Sun Country Realty 623-4646 or Lynn 626-7506 HIGH TRAFFIC frontage on East McGaffey over 30,000 sqft zoned light industrial for $35,000.

Ask about terms. GOOD INVESTMENT; Call Sun Country Realty 623-4646

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NMMI NM MMI website: www.nmmi.edu www.nmmi.ed edu NMMI is an EOE.

435. Welding

RWC On site repairs or fabrication. Insurance.

www.rancheroswelding.com

FINANCIAL

REAL ESTATE

4Bd 1Ba, new paint, carpet, doors, fncd yrd, $60k M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

BASIC FUNCTION: Provide direct patient care and assists other occupational and environmental health services as needed to facility and field employees. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: (functions considered essential as defined by ADA). Provide initial assessment and treatment of injuries/illnesses at work using protocols and refer to company or employee’s physician as needed. Assess non-occupational illness at work, determine treatment, immediacy, guide care from primary care provider (PCP). Perform health screens and assist with follow-up, conduct workplace walkthroughs/assessments and exposure follow-up, collect substance abuse specimen for drug testing (urine, hair, and breath). Provide health related counseling within scope of nursing knowledge/practice. Refer to EAP as needed. Conduct all required medical testing for surveillance exams including audiometry, pulmonary functions, electrocardiogram and phlebotomy. Maintain system of health & safety records/reports that conform with company and governmental requirements while maintaining patient confidentiality (i.e. OSHA, Worker Compensation, Audiometric, illness reports, visits to Medical department). Participates in biological survey of employee exposure to Benzene by collecting blood specimens for testing, recording and reviewing results. Refer questionable results to plant physician for further examination. Assist health promotion strategies including group/individual education. Assist case management initiation/follow-up and respond to emergency care and follow-up. Provide initial review of all associate physician examinations. Advocate/motivate employees to optimum levels of health. Assist medical implementation of Attendance Management policy. Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion. EXPERIENCE: 5 years Occupational Health experience is required. EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: A nursing degree and certification in Occupational Nursing is required. PREFERRED EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: New Mexico RN; BLS (AHA), Specimen Collection (DOT), BAT, Audio (CAOHC), Spirometry (NIOSH), Respiratory Protection/Fit Test. REQUIRED SKILLS: Skilled in decision-making, problem-solving, independent nursing judgment and communications. Ability to express ideas clearly verbally and in writing, handle multiple priorities, strong interpersonal skills, strong administrative and organizational skills. Computer confidence including Word and Excel. . Knowledgeable in worker's compensation, case management, government regulations including HIPPA/OSHA/DOT/FMLA/ADA and attendance management. Ability to handle confidential information including Protected Health Information (PHI) and all compliance issues in relation to relevant HIPAA regulations. New Mexico RN; BLS (AHA), Specimen Collection (DOT), BAT, Audio (CAOHC), Spirometry (NIOSH), Respiratory Protection/Fit Test. SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: None. WORK CONDITIONS: Office Based.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Job conditions may require light lifting of up to 25lbs, sitting and bending. Ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential – inability to maintain standard insurance rates is grounds for dismissal. Valid State driver’s license and proof of insurance required.

Please visit us at http://www.hollyfrontier.com/employment-opportunities/ to view and apply for current opportunities with HollyFrontier Corporation. You may also apply in person at the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions located at 704 W Main, Artesia, NM 88210. Application must be submitted by 4:00 pm on Wednesday October 19, 2011 .

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, age, national origin, gender, or disability. HollyFrontier is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer

Now Hiring!

In Artesia

Now Hiring!

In Artesia & Roswell

490. Homes For Sale 3107 Futura, 3 bed 1 3/4 ba. 2 car garage. Ex. cond. w/lots of updates 622-7703

COME JOIN A WINNING TEAM!

COME JOIN A WINNING TEAM!

Hector (575) 910-8397

Food Service Associates Sales Associates

Store Managers Assistant Managers

Full- & Part-time Positions All Shifts Available (4am-8pm) No experience necessary just a friendly attitude willing to learn!

Looking for qualified candidates with one year experience in managing a retail convenience store. High school diploma or equivalent required. Flexible hours.

Great Pay & Benefits

Great Pay & Benefits

Apply at your local Artesia Stripes located at 104 N. First @ Main or online at www.susser.com

Apply at your local Artesia at 104 N. First @ Main, Roswell Stripes or online at www.susser.com Company offers a competitive salary and benefit package including medical, dental, vision and life coverage, 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, career opportunities and an employee referral program.

Drug-Free Workplace - EOE

Company offers a competitive salary and benefit package including medical, dental, vision and life coverage, 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, career opportunities and an employee referral program.

Drug-Free Workplace - EOE

EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY-ROSWELL POSITION

*GearUp Director *EOC Director

Job Announcements

DEPARTMENT

Provost Student Outreach

CLOSING DATE 10/28/11 10/28/11

SALARY

$50,467.51 $38,419.54

*NOTE: This position is funded through an external grant. Continued employment beyond the fiscal year is contingent upon continued funding.

Specific information on the above positions may be obtained by calling (575) 624-7412 or (575) 624-7061 or our website www.roswell.enmu.edu TO APPLY: All applicants must submit an application for each job for which they are applying. A complete application packet consists of a letter of interest, resume, an ENMU-R Application form, and complete transcripts for those positions requiring a degree and/or if claiming college education. Failure to submit a complete application packet and all its requirements will invalidate your application. The ENMU-R application and job announcement(s) for the above position(s) are available in the Human Resources office at ENMURoswell, 61 University Blvd., Roswell, NM 88202 or on our website www.roswell.enmu.edu. Completed applications MUST be in the Human Resources office by 12:00 p.m. on Friday of the closing day, to be considered for this position. HR office hours are Monday – Thursday 7:30 – 6:00 and Friday from 8:00 – 12:00.

Successful applicants will be subjected to a Background Investigation prior to appointment.

Appointment will be conditional upon satisfactory completion of Background Investigation. New Mexico is an open record state. Therefore, it is the policy of the University to reveal to the public the identities of the applicants for whom interviews are scheduled.

ENMU-Roswell reserves the right to cancel, change, or close any advertised position at any time. The decision to do so will be based upon the needs of the University and the final determination will rest with the President.

ENMU-Roswell is an EOE/AA/ADA Employer

D6 Sunday, October 16, 2011 521. Cemetery Lots

CEMETERY LOT 53, Row B, 34 for sale, $750.

Call 623-2602.

RENTALS

535.

Apartments Furnished

1&2Bd, util pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331

540.

Apartments Unfurnished

VALLE ENCANTADA YOUR BEST $ RENTAL VALUE! LARGE 1,2,3 BEDROOMS. FREE UTILITIES. unfurnished, laundry room, playground, pool, ample parking. 2001 South Sunset. 623-3722.

ALL BILLS PAID 1 br $530 2 br $630, 3br/2ba $730 mo., ref air, new carpet, new paint/tile.

502 S. Wyoming. 622-4944 1&2Br, wtr pd, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 1br/1ba, wtr pd, quiet area, HUD ok. $350/mo, $200 dep. 625-9208 after 5pm Very nice condo 2br 1 bath duplex 1 car garage No Hud or smoking, small pets ok, $675 mo. 626-0229 SPACIOUS 2 BR/1BA. Laundry facilities, extra storage. Water, Gas paid. $575. 910-0851, 626-2401.

1114 S. Kentucky PICK UP A LIST OF AVAILABLE RENTALS AT PRUDENTIAL ENCHANTED LANDS, REALTORS, 501 NORTH MAIN. WILSHIRE GARDENS, a 40+ community has 1 & 2 bedrooms available. Resident pays electric & water.

Please call 575-623-3733 or stop by 2727 Wilshire Blvd for application.

2BR, 1Bath Apt, $700, utilities all paid. N. Lea. Also 1br studio, $550/mo, all bills pd. 575-652-9682 THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!!

Become the newest member of our proud community. Income qualify, and your rent could be even lower! Efficiency $365, Small One Bedroom $400, Large One Bedroom $410, One Bedroom w/Study $430, Two Bedroom, one Bath $475, Two Bedroom, two Bath $560. All deposits are $200 Saddlecreek Apartments 1901 S. Sunset 622-3042 Set Aside Units for AHDP. saddlecreek@cableone.net 2/2, $600 mo., $400 dep., wtr pd, no HUD or pets, 2802 W. 4th. 910-1300 HISTORIC DISTRICT 213 N. WASHINGTON. 1BR DUPLEX, HARDWOOD FLOORS, WATER PD, W/D 575-937-2754 or 937-8658

540.

Apartments Unfurnished

1203 W. Hobbs 2 bd 1 bath laundry room all appliances no pets/hud. Call 910-6161 LARGE 1 bedroom apartment. References and background check required. Washer and Dryer hookups. Private parking. 420-0100 EFFICIENCY 2 BR, downtown, clean, water paid.

Stove & frig. No Pets/HUD Call 623-8377 EFFICIENCY 1 br, wtr paid, No pets, laundry fac, stove/ref. Mirador Apts, 700 N. Missouri. 627-8348.

3019 N. Richardson 1BR remodeled stv frg $495 gas water pd no pets 317-1078 2 BR, 1 bath, stove & refrigerator. Call 910-8170.

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished 706 W. 10th, 3br, ref air, stove, refrig, w/d hookups, no pets/HUD, $700/mo, $600/dep. 914-5402

2&3 Bd, 1&2 Ba, pmt hist reqd, No Hud, No pets, appt M-Th 8a-4p 624-1331 SW, 700 S. Heights, 3br + office or 4th bdrm, 1-3/4 bath, lots of storage. New kitchen & appliances washer/dryer, fridge, stove, dishwasher. All flooring new - ceramic tile & carpet. $950 + dep. No smoking or HUD. Call 317-1672 or 622-4077 201 W. Summit, 3br/2ba, carport & storage, completely remodeled, stove, refrig., ref. air, w/d hookup, no pets or HUD, $900/mo, $600/dep, 914-5402 LOOKING FOR a place to rent? Let us help you!!

Prudential Enchanted Lands Realtors, 501 N. Main. (575) 624-2262 Stop by to pick up a list of our available rentals or check them out online at www.roswellforrent.com!

2BR/2BA, GARAGE, townhouse, no HUD or pets, $925/mo, $625/dep.

420-5930 1611 N. Ohio clean 2 br 1 ba, w/d hookups fenced backyard, ref. air carport $675 mo. $675 dd 575-317-6479 45 A St., RIAC, 2 bdr. duplex, appl., w/d hookups.

Background check. No animals, no HUD, wtr pd. $400 mo, $200 dep. 623-4416 NMMI AREA, nice 2br for 1 person, laundry, fenced, no HUD, $425+dep, 1713 N. Lea. 910-7148 2BR/1BA, STOVE, refrig, w/d hookup, no pets or HUD, $550/mo, $300/dep.

626-4020 day, 578-0816 night, 1715 N. Kansas.

1735 N. Delaware, 3br/1ba renovated, new appliances, washer, dryer, $800/mo, $400/dep. 575-626-9139 1005 N. Delaware 2 br, 1 ba. $550 month $300 dep.

You pay all bills good rental history req. 578-9668

550. Houses for RentUnfurnished 3BR, 1 3/4ba, w/garage, $600/dep, $900/mo, no HUD or pets. 420-5930

#15 REYNOLDS Place, 2br/1ba., enclosed garage, fenced, $600 + dep.

623-2607, 914-0685.

2BR 1BA newly remodeled $525 mo. $300 dep. no HUD/pets. 420-5604 2BR/1BA, 1 car garage + detached studio. Includes stove & refrig, w/d hookups, large fenced yard, $650/mo. Drive by 705 N. Kansas if interested.

Call 575-973-1332 or 575-653-4654.

Livestock ready country property doublewide, 3/2/1, includes washer & dryer, 902 S. Aspen, $1000 + deposit & utilities. Michelet Homestead Realty, 623-8440.

CSD Property Mngmt RE/MAX of Roswell sdenio@remax.net www.roswellnmhouses.com

575-637-3716 575-622-7191 805 Adams Dr. 3/2+ office, 1 car carport stove, D/W, F/P $975 Mo, $975 Dep 1105 Saltillo Drive 3/2/2 car gar, D/W, stove, A/C fenced yard, 1700 sf $1250 MO, $1000 Dep 105 N. Lea Ave 2/1 stove, fridge, evap cool, water inc $425 Mo, $425 Dep

TIRED OF Landlord Headaches? We can help! Prudential Enchanted Lands Realtors Property Management 575-624-2262 2/1/1, appl included, $600/$550, 1706 N. Kentucky, 575-937-7491

712 E Third #B, 2BR 1BA, $425 month (HUD ok) 601 W 17th, 2BR 1BA, $475 month 69 Powell, 2BR 1BA, $500 month (HUD ok) 1207 E Alameda, 2BR 1BA, $525 month 714 El Dora, 3BR 2BA, $575 month 1609 S Richardson, 2BR 1BA, $625 month 812 W Summit, 2BR 1BA, $600 month 1516 S Michigan, 3BR 1BA, $675 month Country Property, 1BR 1BA, $750 month (all bills paid) 613 Twin Diamond (avail Nov 1), 3BR 2BA, $1200 month 4803 Old Clovis Hwy, 5BR 3BA, $1500 month (water paid) 3301 Dow (avail Nov 1), 3BR 2BA, $1600 month Century 21 Home Planning, 3117 N Main St, Roswell, 622-4604 710 S. Wyoming Apt. A, 2BR, Appl. $500/m, $400 dep., water paid. Call 625-1952

100 S. Kansas + 26 A. Street + 1305 W. College, 2br/1ba, storage, 626-9530 3BR/1BA, $600/MO, $400/dep, no pets, 900 N. Greenwood. 626-4006

406 E. 3rd, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, water paid, stove & frig. $475/mo, $300/dep.

910-9648

210 B W. Walnut 2br, 1 ba. no pets/smoking alley apartment $450+ utilites, $350 dep. 575-808-3744

CLASSIFIEDS

570. Mobile Home Courts

SOUTH FORK. A 55 & above community w/large quiet and attractive lots for people that care. 624-1742 500 W Brasher Rd.

580. Office or Business Places OFFICE SPACE for Rent.

Prime downtown area, 2,061 sq.ft. Please call 622-8711.

Prime office space, 5000 sq ft. lease all or part, janitorial and on-site maintenance included. Historic building located in quiet, tree shaded, park-like setting. See at 400 E. College 420-9970 or 622-8500

GREAT OFFICE space for rent approx. 2500 sq. ft. on busy intersection, refrig. a/c $800 mo. Call 420-3030 FOR LEASE - Space in Sunwest Centre aka the Bank of America Building.

Various size spaces available. Owner-paid utilities and janitorial. Suite customization available. Call Ed McClelland, Broker or come by Suite 606. Office 623-1652 or mobile 420-2546.

Office space: newly remodeled, 750 sf $800, 350sf $400 all bills paid 622-2564 500 S Sunset, 1500 sq ft. $750 month Century 21 Home Planning, 3117 N Main St, Roswell, 622-4604 TWO BUILDINGS available, approximately 5400 and 4000 square feet.

Combination of offices, warehouses, large fenced areas. 1601 & 1603 W. 2nd. 208-8020

585. Warehouse and Storage WAREHOUSE ONLY 9000 SF partial a/c & heat, security alarmed, 2 garage doors, 2 standard entry doors, $1000 mo. 2001 S. Main behind Family Furniture 575-937-0889 or 575-257-0888

MERCHANDISE

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

NEED FURNITURE? Shop Blair’s Trading Post for the best prices in town for your household items.

We buy & sell furniture, appliances, home decor, collectibles, electronics, saddles, jewelry, tools, fishing & camping items, movies plus everything else from A-Z. Including many hard to find items. Serving Roswell for 40 years.

Open daily 9-5. Accept Visa & MC. 5611 Hummingbird Ln. 627-2033

605.

Miscellaneous for Sale

Moving sale, by appt. only 627-7223 for your personal tour. Quality in every room.

LIKE NEW Craftsman upright compressor 33 gal 150 psi $200. 626-1792 Bows & Britches NOW ACCEPTING new Consigners. Stop by 901 W. 2nd St. for all your childrens clothing and accessory needs.

Newborns to juniors and maternity.

DOG RUN w/dog house $150. Call 505-414-3963 for more info.

1 WESLO treadmill, excellent condition, $125.

347-2514 IBANEZ AF75 Electric Guitar $300; RG 65A Guitar amp $75; Casio 720 keyboard w/stand $90; Cardio Stride Treadmill $60. 626-7092 after 6pm voicemail.

KING SIZE pedestal bed, pillow top mattress, Pier group w/mirrors, dresser, chest of drawers light oak, good condition $1200 obo.

2 nice stone colored couches (1 glider) 6 months old $1100 obo.

Bionaire humidifier $35.

317-1942 TILE 16X16 & 12x12, marble for sale. Call 317-6569.

36” GE refrigerator/freezer $300, works.

575-622-6611 CRAFTSMAN RIDING lawn mower w/haul wagon $600. 626-6996 THE TREASURE Chest, 1204 W. Hobbs. Huge selection: China cabinet, Barbie new & collectible, 25% off all Christmas, Carnival, Vaseline, Depression, glass, furniture thrifts. 914-1855 Sectional Sofa $250, wall oven & table top electric stove $80 for both, baby changing table $35, mens genuine leather black trenchcoat $150, camper shell 5’x8’ shell $150. Call 626-3609 or 626-1787.

615. Coins, Gold, Silver, Buy, Sell, Trade

U.S. & FOREIGN coins and currency, buy, sell or trade, gold and silver coins.

622-7239, 2513 W. 2nd Gold & Silver Cash. Don’t be fooled. Compare prices.

Private collector pays more money for your jewelry.

7 days a week 578-0805

620. Wanted to Buy Miscellaneous WILL BUY your unwanted washing machines.

626-7470

Commercial Leaf Vacuum, like new, Billy Goat Professional Brand. 626-5193

WE BUY junk batteries, automotive & industrial. $4.00 each, 311 S. Virginia. 622-4160

300 lb std wght set- parabody bench LAT mach. leg curl ext. mach. 2 bars 1 set dumbells $400 626-9868

WANT TO buy 3 acres of Senior Artesian water rights. Will negotiate price.

Call 575-626-2182.

Roswell Daily Record 630. Auction Sales

ADVERTISE YOUR AUCTION in 33 New Mexico newspapers for only $100.

Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 288,000 readers. Call this newspaper for more details. Or log onto www.nmpress.org for a list of participating newspapers.

635. Good things to Eat

GRAVES FARM: Green chile and roasting, okra, squash, cucumbers, eggplant, jalapenos, yellow hots, cayenne, zaranos, fresh red chile, ristras, apples, pears, red chile pods & powder, garlic, pinto beans. 622-1889 Mon-Sat 8-5:30, Sun 1-5. Accept EBT, credit cards & debit.

HOBSON GARDEN: Still roasting our famous GREEN CHILE! Fresh tomatoes ocra & eggplant.

New: pumpkins, fall squash, pimentos, fresh ristras & specialty chile’s Hob stock is coming soon.

Mon-Sat 9-5:30, Sun 1-5. 3656 E. Hobson Road 622-7289.

FARM FRESH eggs - free range $2.50 dz, duck eggs $5.00 dz. 624-0898 GREEN CHILE Season is almost Over!!! Dont wait to long. 1st freeze is just around the corner. www.gravesfarmand garden.com

700. Building Materials

STEEL BUILDINGS Reduced Factory Inventory • 30x36 - Reg $12,300 Now $9,970 • 36x58 - Reg $20,300 Now $16,930 • 48x96 - Reg $42,400 Now $36,200 • 81x130 - Reg $104,800 Now $89,940 Source# 0R6, 505-349-0493

720. Livestock & Supplies Breed your heifers solid black Corriente bull, 2 yrs old, $500. 575-361-9500

Saddle, Bob Marrs (oak leaf) 15 1/2”, collective item, $1250 obo. 361-9500

745. Pets for Sale

PUPPY LOVE Grooming Large Dogs Welcome, Cats also - 575-420-6655 Norwegian Elkhounds, 6 wks old 3 males, 1 female.

Call 914-0083.

Chinese Pugs 6 wks old Call 575-914-0357.

CANARIES, ALL colors, male or female, $50 each, 575-637-5155.

PUPPIES READY in 3 wks Yorkies & Yorkie mixes, small, beautiful.

575-420-6655 after 5pm 6’X6’X12’ DOG pen, chain link, $100, in Hagerman.

575-361-9500 FREE TO good home w/large yard, Border Collie.

622-4621

745. Pets for Sale

“BARN CATS” & kittens.

575-910-6052 BOXER PUPPIES for sale $150. Call 575-624-7734 & leave message.

TRANSPORTATION 790. Autos for Sale

2006 CHEVY Cobalt 88k mi. excellent cond. $5250 420-1352

PUPPY K-9 German Shepherds, 6 wks old, 2F, 1st shots, $275 each. For more info 623-3258 after 3:30pm.

2004 BMW X3, 63,400 miles, excellent condition, $13,900 OBO. Call Cheri at 575-622-1127 Ext. 11.

AKC & CKC French Bulldog puppies. Health guaranteed, $1000-$1600 (limited). 575-626-9813

1989 FORD Box Truck Lift Gate, $2500, 1204 W. Hobbs. 914-1855

2 OLDER, healthy Chihuahua’s, need new loving home owner, leaving country. 317-1942

DACHSUND MIX puppies, $25, great personalities, love going by-by, have shots. 623-9730 or 626-5718

RECREATIONAL

760. Hunting & Camping Equipment LAST CHANCE Elk Hunt Tags Unit 37 Ranch Any Legal Weapon, Either sex. Call 505-620-0178

775.

Motorcycles & Scooters

2007 HONDA CRF230F elect start, bought new in ‘07, driven less than 8hrs, includes owners manual, med. adult helmet, goggles & gloves, $2400.

2006 Yamaha TT-R125LEV, elect start, bought new in ‘07, driven less than 7hrs, includes owners manual, large youth helmet, goggles, gloves, elbow pads & shin guards $1100. 420-2318 2009 ETON Matrix 50 motor scooter, 49cc engine, $900, great condition.

208-0795 06 YAMAHA YZF DIRT BIKE EXCELLENT COND. $2800 OBO. CALL 575-626-6692.

IF NO ANSWER LEAVE MESSAGE.

780. RV’s & Campers Hauling

MAIN TRAILER Sales Inc. New & Used Travel Trailers & 5th Wheels. Parts & Service. 2900 W. 2nd St. 575-622-1751.

Mon-Fri, 8-5:30, Sat. 9-2. maintrailersalesinc.com 1988 HITCHHIKER 5th wheel 27 ft very clean $4k.

575-626-8182

2002 SUNDOWNER 2 Horse Trailer VAL Series, fully enclosed, 40” stalls, straight load, 2 AED3 escape doors, 2 windows in horse area, 2 windows in nose, padded aluminum body dividers, floor mats in horse area, $8,500 OBO. Contact Cheri at 575-622-1127 Ext. 11.

1985 SOUTHWIND motorhome $2800. Call 626-3070 or 840-5224 1983 COACHMEN Motorhome Class C, $6500. 623-0536

1995 C-4 Corvette Coupe 139k miles good condition $8,000 Firm 575-627-6275

2002 MERCURY Sable, needs work. After 5pm, 626-0128.

FOR SALE 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT spider convertible. Silver very good condition 74k miles, V6, automatic, PS, PB, AC, CD, $7800.00 575-840-8586 1993 HONDA Accord EX, 2 door Sedan, silver exterior, maroon interior, 2.2L engine, 5 speed manual trans., 166,500 miles, runs great, interior/exterior good clean condition, minor body damage passenger side, $2100. 420-2318 CLASSIC AUTOS, 410 S. Main, 623-9772.

‘06 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo $10,999 ‘04 Chev Tahoe $9895 ‘03 Acura CL $8995 ‘02 Ford Expedition $8995 ‘01 Olds Intrique $4995 ‘07 Honda Pilot Nav. $21,995 2003 BMW 5-Series 525i Sedan M Sport, 4door, Titanium Silver color, automatic, navigation, leather seats, moon roof, keyless entry, 6 disc CD player, blue tooth, new tires, $8300 obo, call 625-9500 or 317-3092.

WE BUY cars, vans, pickups and SUVs. Bring by Classic Auto, 410 S. Main.

MUST SELL ‘03 Buick Century 100k miles perfect cond. $3800 obo. 914-5918 ‘96 TOYOTA Corolla $3000 obo, 2003 Dodge Mini Van $3500. 622-1898

795. Pickups/ Trucks/Vans

2006 FORD F250, excellent cond., ext. cab, $9,950. 626-7488.

2003 F350 dually, 77k miles, V-10 gasoline engine, clean, well taken care of, must see to appreciate, fully loaded & ready for 5th wheel. Call 575-637-8421 or 575-578-0356.

2000 FORD F-150 Lariat, automatic, leather seats, keyless entry, extended cab, tow package, bed liner, chrome rims, 8 cylinder, blue exterior color, tan interior, $3500, call 625-9500 or 317-3092.

‘93 CHEVY pickup V8, runs great, must see. $3900. 910-9648

Engineer IV

BASIC FUNCTION: Manages projects and conducts engineering assignments for the Engineering & Construction Department, working independently and acting as resource and lead position for less experienced personnel. ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: (functions considered essential as defined by ADA). Project Manager/Mechanical Engineer – manages engineering & construction projects from initiation through completion. Defines assigned Projects by determining project objectives, selecting technical strategies and providing technical assistance to the business unit(s). Plans Projects by writing specifications –RFQ’s, SOW’s developing schedules and budgets, and identifying and developing process design of additions and improvement to existing processes. Implements Projects by monitoring performance, taking corrective actions, providing feedback to project team such as generating, monitoring, and updating operating procedures and reporting weekly/monthly, and negotiating for materials, supplies and services. Completes Projects by delivering output, wrapping-up administrative details, evaluating the project in its entirety. A complete and clear understanding of how to read and work with P&ID’s and isometric drawings. Analyzes the economics of each project where appropriate; calculates ROI for proposed projects. Acts as a mentor to other engineers. Tracks performance measures and recommends parameters. Uses past knowledge and experience to ensure safe, environmentally secure, and efficient operations. Provides documentation and operating analysis for management. May be required to do some or all of the following: Support and optimize refinery or pipeline/terminal operations with troubleshooting skills. Design chemical or other plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products. Design pipeline/terminal or other equipment and devise processes for crude and refined product movements via pipeline, terminals and/or tankage. Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes. Design, plan layout, and oversee personnel engaged in constructing, controlling, and improving equipment for carrying out chemical processes on a commercial scale. Provide mechanical, civil, and structural review for all new, existing, and revamped equipment and facilities to ensure consistency with applicable design standards such as API, ASME, NFPA, ANSI, OSHA, etc. Start up assistance for existing as well as new facilities. Perform economic analyses and complete fill ROI and AFE reports for capital upgrades/projects. Determine most effective arrangement of operations, such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, oxidation, hydrogenation, and polymerization. Develop and implement processing methods and controls to meet quality standards in the most cost efficient manner. Investigate and resolve work-inprocess problems. Recommend and implement improvements and/or modification in sequence of operations, equipment utilization, and related matters. Review proposals of outside vendors regarding the purchase of new or modernization of existing processing equipment. Special assignments or tasks assigned to the employee by their supervisor, as determined from time to time in their sole and complete discretion. EXPERIENCE: A minimum of 8 years of progressive work experience in a specific engineering discipline and project management experience is required. Emphasis on power distribution and controls engineering is required of the electrical discipline depending on assignment. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Professional Engineer registration is preferred. Refinery or petrochemical industry experience preferred. Some or all of FCC, CCR, Alky, Sulfur unit, Delayed Coking, Lubes Processing and hydro-treating experience is preferred for Chemical discipline depending on assignment. EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering discipline is required. REQUIRED SKILLS: Technical expert in area of specialty. Advanced ability to stay abreast of new technology developments and processes and apply knowledge analytically. Strong knowledge of Microsoft products and commonly used engineering concepts and experience with engineering software. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Familiarity with standards and practices of the specific discipline. SUPERVISORY/MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES: May be responsible for the supervision of personnel as well as contractors. WORK CONDITIONS: Office and plant based and may require up to 50% travel. Subject to varying weather conditions and required to work in all temperatures, including outdoors. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, lifting or carrying up to 50 lbs, climbing up to 200 ft, perceive color differences, required to wear personal protective equipment as needed and a respirator in emergency situations (beards are not permitted), ability to operate and drive all assigned company vehicles at company standard insurance rates is essential (inability to maintain standard insurance rates is grounds for dismissal), valid State driver’s license and proof of insurance required. Depending on location must satisfactorily complete a comprehensive medical physical examination. Job conditions may require twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces as permitted.

Please visit us at http://www.hollyfrontier.com/employment-opportunities/ to view and apply for current opportunities with HollyFrontier Corporation. Application must be submitted by 4:00 pm on Monday October 17, 2011 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

HollyFrontier Corporation is an EEO / Affirmative Action Employer

Surg Tech/ORT

Full time opportunity for experienced ORT. Must have recent, hands-on experience. Certification preferred.

CNA

Must have current licensure and hands on experience.

RN – Med/Surg and SCU

Multiple positions. Full-time. Must have current RN license.

Experience is required

SWITCHBOARD/ADMISSIONS

Must have excellent interpersonal skills, be a team player and balance competing demands.

RN – CIRCULATOR

Must have recent, hands on experience and current licensure.

RN - PRN

FWell-rounded, experienced RNs needed for PRN shifts. Must have current license and hands-on experience.

DIRECTOR – MATERIALS MANAGEMENT LPN/LVN PHLEBOTOMIST - PRN MATERIALS MGMT CLERK

Bachelors Degree in Logistics or Distribution preferred. 5+ years hands-on managerial level experience in a Hospital setting required.

Full time. MFP Clinic working with excellent team. Must have active license and recent hands on experience.

Must have recent, hands on experience. Must be a team player with positive attitude and excellent customer service skills.

Full time Dist/Receiving Clerk. Must have receiving experience.

Must be able to lift up to 50lbs. Requires great teamwork, excellent communication.

For immediate consideration, email resume to careers@artesiageneral.com