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Deadly end to car chase on Capitol Hill
Long road to glory
A woman with child who led authorities on a car chase near the Capitol dies after being shot by cops. PAge A-3
Despite offensive slump, Capital High Jaguars remain upbeat before visiting undefeated St. Michael’s on Saturday. SPOrTS, B-1
Tunnels unearthed Crews uncover tunnels tied to old territorial prison. PAge C-3
Balloon Fiesta to boost Santa Fe More than 700,000 visitors are expected to attend the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta — which kicks off Saturday with the Dawn Patrol Show — and local officials say Santa Fe will get an economic boost from the event. LOCAL NewS, C-1
Coming chill could cut time to view aspens’ stunning autumn colors
State may feel more pinch this shutdown Experts warn impact on New Mexico could be worse than 1995 budget impasse By Daniel J. Chacón
The New Mexican
Aspens are in full color Wednesday at the Big Tesuque Trail. The October foliage change is already attracting many hikers to the trails in the Santa Fe National Forest. Ski Santa Fe will run a daily chairlift for viewing beginning Saturday. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
GLimPSe oF GoLd
By Chris Quintana The New Mexican
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spen trees rooted in the slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains above Santa Fe are shedding their golden leaves right on schedule, but coming cold weather may cut the viewing season short. Tree expert Rich Atkinson said the aspen leaves usually start to lose their green color and begin falling in early October, but he warned that freezing temperatures may hasten the process. Forecasters with Accu-
Weather predicted that Friday night temperatures in Santa Fe could drop to 29 degrees, and Saturday’s low could dip to 33 degrees. “It’s nature’s way of telling the trees it’s time to close up shop,” Atkinson said. He predicted the viewing season may last until around Oct. 21, although trees at lower altitudes might still be shedding their leaves. But there are plenty of places where you can enjoy the autumn colors while they last. For those looking to sit and relax, aspens are plentiful near the ski runs at Ski Santa
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By Russell Contreras The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE — The lone Republican of New Mexico’s congressional delegation faces an aggressive campaign from advocates who want him to support an immigration reform bill that grants citizenship. Rep. Steve Pearce, who represents the state’s border region and most Hispanic congressional district, has been bombarded in recent weeks by advocates who have camped outside his New Mexico offices and crowded his town-hall gatherings. They also have met with him one-on-one in an attempt to get
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Classifieds D-2
Comics B-8
him to endorse a measure that would provide a path to citizenship for immigrants in the country illegally. On Sunday, activists plan to bus in even more advocates from as far as Farmington for a rally in Pearce’s hometown of Hobbs, a southeastern New Mexico city that rarely Rep. Steve sees immigrant marches. Pearce Similar rallies are being planned this weekend outside key GOP House members’ offices around the country. In Illinois, for example, activists have scheduled a 30-mile march from Decatur to Taylorville on Friday to urge Republican U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis to support reforms. The actions come amid predictions that Pearce’s southern district will be one of the fastest growing
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Lotteries A-2
Opinions A-5
Police notes C-3
Editor: Ray Rivera, 986-3033, rrivera@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Carlos A. López, clopez@sfnewmexican.com
Boehner urges deal to avoid default
The aspens in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains offer stunning views.
Activists to push for immigration reform in Pearce’s hometown Sunday rally in Hobbs expected to draw large crowd; similar events to take place throughout U.S.
Hundreds of government employees in Santa Fe were on furlough. Federal agencies closed their doors. National parks and monuments turned away visitors. Funding for the state’s unemployment insurance program dried up. New Mexico’s congressmen gave up their paychecks in solidarity with workers. No, this isn’t the scenario playing out right now as New Mexico and Jeff Bingaman the rest of the country enter the fourth day of a partial federal government shutdown. Rather, it happened 17 years ago during a budget impasse that lasted 21 days. While there are similarities between the shutdown that started in December 1995, after an impasse between thenPresident Bill Clinton and a Republicancontrolled Congress, and the current showdown over the federal heath care law, there also are key differences that could leave a deeper impact on the state.
GOP moves away from demands to end health law The Washington Post
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WASHINGTON — With the government shuttered and a deadline for raising the debt limit just two weeks off, anxious Republicans began steering the party away from a dead-end debate about the health care law and toward discussion of a broader deal to reduce the nation’s debt. In meetings with small groups of rankand-file lawmakers, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has emphasized that he will not permit the country to default for the first time on its debt. Given that a bloc of hard-line conservatives is unlikely to vote to increase the limit under any circumstances, Boehner has told fellow Republicans that they must craft an agreement that can attract significant Democratic support. “This needs to be a big bipartisan deal,” Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., a close Boehner ally, said as he emerged from a luncheon meeting in the speaker’s office Thursday. “This is much more about the debt ceil-
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Obituaries Bonifacio Leonides Anglada, 73, Santa Fe, Sept. 30 Lorraine (Lori) Joyce Ertel, 83, Santa Fe, Sept. 26 Nicholas Frost, 46, Santa Fe,
Sept. 25 Pasqualita V. Gerlach, 84, Santa Fe, Sept. 29 Vicente R. Ojinaga, 95, Santa Fe, Sept. 30 PAge C-2
High school bullying S.F. students say problem escalates when educators fail to recognize severity of situation. geN NexT, D-1
Sports B-1
Time Out B-7
By Lori Montgomery and Ed O’Keefe
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Generation Next D-1
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