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LOCAL & REGION
THE NEW MEXICAN Monday, August 18, 2014
Martinez holds comfortable lead over King in new poll The Associated Press
Gov. Susana Martinez has a sizeable lead over Democrat Gary King in her re-election campaign, according to a new Albuquerque Journal poll released Sunday. Poll results show that about 50 percent of voters say they plan to vote for the Republican governor. About 41 percent say they would vote for Attorney General King. Nine percent remain undecided. “It’s a comfortable lead, especially when you take into
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consideration the tremendous financial advantage the governor has,” said Brian Sanderoff, president of Research & Polling
Inc., which conducted the poll. Overall, the governor leads King in most regions of the state. The only area where King outshone Martinez was in northcentral New Mexico. That area includes Democratic-leaning Santa Fe, Española and Taos and Hispanic-heavy counties such as Rio Arriba. There, King leads Martinez 59 percent to 30 percent. The nation’s first female Hispanic governor trails among Hispanic voters with 36 percent supporting her and 56 percent supporting King.
Martinez also has backing from 20 percent of Democrats polled while 12 percent said they were still undecided. Sanderoff said Hispanic Democrats who opted to throw support behind Martinez contributed a key role in her 2010 victory. The Republican has a broad base of support in a state where Democrats have a 1.5-to-1 advantage in voter registration. The governor is also ahead among voters who aren’t affiliated with any political party. The poll states she has 55 per-
Santa Fe resident wore many hats, loved people By Robert Nott The New Mexican
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The New Mexico School for the Deaf’s Kenneth E. Brasel Centennial Museum is expected to open later this year. The museum features a chronological history of the school’s superintendents; original documents, letters and photos detailing the people and history of the school; and a display of hearing-aid devices, classroom furniture and learning tools. It will be housed in the school’s new library.
The New Mexico School for the Deaf celebrated the opening of its new library Sunday. PHOTOS BY LUKE E. MONTAVON/THE NEW MEXICAN
wife, Belle, in 1887. The pair originally held classes in residences on both Manhattan Avenue and Dunlap Street before the school set up shop at its current locale on Cerrillos Road. About 135 students will start classes Monday at the New Mexico
School for the Deaf, and Stern said he expects more to enroll over the course of the year. The school serves students from birth to age 21. Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021 or rnott@sfnewmexican.com.
Ebola: Hospital taking precautions tion has approved no vaccine or drug to combat Ebola, and the U.S. Ebola. According to the CDC website, Department of Agriculture recently Sierra Leone has had 810 suspected warned that online offers to provide or confirmed cases, with 733 of those such drugs are fraudulent. being lab confirmed, and 348 deaths as Bailey said doctors can only treat a result of Ebola. the symptoms of Ebola, monitorA hemorrhagic fever virus, Ebola’s symptoms include severe headaches, ing body fluids, reducing the fever fever, muscle pain, vomiting and diar- and making sure patients do not get dehydrated. rhea. Symptoms generally show up Bailey said potentially contamibetween two and 21 days after victims nated items at the Albuquerque hoscontract the disease. pital would be removed and disposed Ebola can be transmitted by blood, of through a set of “well-worked-out bodily fluids or by coming into conprecautions.” Hospital staff follow tact with an object contaminated precautionary CDC guidelines for with the infection. infection control in treating such “It’s infectious through direct patients: “The staff gown up with contact of bodily fluids of an Ebola nonpenetrable gowns, gloves, eye patient.” Bailey said. “It’s not transshields, face shields, disposable foot mitted through the air.” guards and masks.” The Food and Drug Administra-
Such precautions are not unique to dealing with Ebola, Bailey added. “The issue of a patient returning from overseas travel and then spiking a fever is a fairly common issue. Dealing with patients who may have infections spread by droplets or bodily fluids is something we do almost every day,” he said. Two Americans — Kent Brantly and Nancy Writebol — are still undergoing treatment for Ebola at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital after returning from Liberia, where they became infected while performing missionary work. Vigil said the Bernalillo woman had not traveled to Santa Fe since her return to New Mexico.
Both suffered substantial injuries. The woman’s 8-year-old child received a minor wound. Police say the children were playing in the sprinklers Saturday when one of the dogs attacked the 2-year-old and the second dog joined in. Officers found the mother lying over the toddler in an attempt to shield him.
in a fatal shooting of a suspect can return to active duty. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reports that Sgt. Edward Duarte and Officer David DeSantiago were cleared by their department. Police say 24-year-old Troy Kirkpatrick was in custody at the Eddy County Detention Center on June 9 when he allegedly assaulted a detention officer at a doctor’s office and then stole a vehicle. Kirkpatrick was shot multiple times by police after he crashed the vehicle, and he died at a hospital.
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In brief Dogs injure woman, kids in Rio Rancho
State Dianna Duran announced Friday that King would be able to retain nearly $11,000 in campaign contributions. Duran had previously said those contributions exceeded campaign finance limits. His campaign funds as of last month only amounted to a little over $100,000, compared to $4.3 million for Martinez. According to Research & Polling, the poll was conducted over a three-day period last week. It comprised a sampling of 606 voters. The margin of error was plus or minus 4 percentage points.
TOM KNOBLAUCH, 1952-2014
Library: Facility to help with emphasis on literacy it is important for the school to have an updated, well-lit library with an expanded collection of books because the school places a strong emphasis on literacy. The library and museum building, coupled with a renovation of Dillon Hall, cost about $5.8 million. The museum, named after the school’s fifth superintendent, has been housed on the second floor above the school’s cafeteria since it opened for the school’s 100th birthday, in 1987. It features a chronological history of the school’s superintendents; original documents, letters and photos detailing the people and history of the school; and a display of hearing-aid devices, classroom furniture and learning tools. The walls are filled with photos of all the school’s graduates dating back to the 1880s. But the museum will not open in its new location until the beginning of December, Stern said, as volunteers are still packing up, labeling and moving all the material. Stern told those who gathered for Sunday’s event that the museum is “one of the best pertaining to deaf education in the country, but it’s not accessible” both because of its location above the cafeteria and because it has been manned by a few volunteers who are not there every day. The new museum will have computers to allow visitors to access historical information on students and practices at the school. The school itself was founded by deaf pioneer Lars Larson and his
cent support among independents versus King’s 35 percent. King likely faces an uphill battle trying to win undecided voters and Martinez supporters, Sanderoff said. “There’s some ammunition out there for Gary King,” Sanderoff said, referring to the state’s sluggish economy and employment levels. “But, as of yet, he’s been unsuccessful in tying those things to the governor.” King has been trying to keep up with his opponent in fundraising. New Mexico Secretary of
RIO RANCHO — Police say a mother and her young son remain hospitalized a day after being mauled by two dogs in a Rio Rancho backyard. Rio Rancho police said Sunday that the 2-year-old boy remains in serious CARLSBAD — Authorities say condition and his mother is listed as satisfactory. two Carlsbad police officers involved
Officers who fatally shot suspect cleared
Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021 or rnott@sfnewmexican.com.
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Tom Knoblauch lived a lot of lives, friends say. His daughter described him as an artist, activist and anarchist. He worked in politics, the Green movement, a restaurant and a film festival, and he was a graphic artist. The 62-year-old Knoblauch was found dead last week at his apartment on Luisa Street. Although the cause of death is still being investigated, friends believe he died in his sleep as he had not shown up for work for several days. “He was just this really big beautiful bear of a human being,” said friend ChrisTina Maestas-Simek, who discovered Knoblauch’s body. “He seemed like a Renaissance person,” said friend Laurie Mitchell. Knoblauch was born in Kansas City, Mo., on July 1, 1952. Friends said that while he could spin amazing stories about past experiences and people he knew, he rarely talked about his past, though he spoke with pride about his children, Cooper Knoblauch and Johanna Smith. He was raised in Glens Falls, N.Y., and attended several colleges, according to Johanna Smith. He was married twice. “He was incredibly gregarious,” Smith said of her father. “He never met a stranger. That used to drive me crazy when I was young because it would take an hour to get out of the coffee shop when I thought we were just running in. He loved people — all people.” Knoblauch was active in the state’s Green Party and was one of several leaders who tried to ensure the party stayed on the ballot in general elections. Michael Mudd, former party chairman, said Knoblauch played many roles in the party over the years. She considered him the unofficial historian of the group. “At meetings, you could ask, ‘When did this happen?’ or ‘Who was involved in that?’ and he knew everything,” she said. Mudd said Knoblauch recently resigned as secretary because of he
Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u A male suspect allegedly entered his grandparents’ home on Calle Delfino on Aug. 10, took a 40-piece sterling silver service set and told his little brother not to report the incident. It is unclear whether the suspect was arrested or charged. u A female resident in the 1200 block of Sena Lane said someone kicked open her front door and moved and damaged her refrigerator between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday. u A Realtor preparing to show a house in the 1100 block of San Felipe Avenue discovered that someone had entered through an underground crawl space and stolen some items, including copper piping, sometime between noon and 2 p.m. Saturday. u An investigator from the Office of the Medical Investigator pronounced a female resident of Calle Princessa Juana dead at about 12:35 p.m. Saturday. u Police responded to a domestic disturbance at about 5:50 p.m. Saturday in the 7500 block of Airport Road. No arrests were made. u A Santa Fe man said someone used his father’s checks at a Santa Fe WalMart. His father lives in Montana. u Autumn Schellstede, 32, of Santa Fe was arrested and charged with battery upon a household member at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the 3000 block of Governor Lindsey Road. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office took the following report: u Deputies responding to a report of
Tom Knoblauch. COURTESY BILL MITCHELL
planned to relocate to Colorado. According to Mitchell and her husband, Bill, Knoblauch wanted to start a progressive newspaper there. He had lived in Santa Fe for more than 10 years. Jon Bowman, who said he knew Knoblauch for years, said that while the latter was very opinionated about politics and art, “He seemed to get along with people regardless of whether they held his beliefs or not, which is rare.” Friend Brian Brigham said Knoblauch would stay up late and post items on his Facebook page. He was writing both a book and an opera — “maybe a rock opera” — through the night, Brigham said. One of Knoblauch’s many business cards advertised his services as a general specialist. He was known to hand out “Get Out of Hell Free” Monopoly-type cards to friends and acquaintances around town. Though Knoblauch didn’t exactly live off the grid, Bill Mitchell said his friend, “Lived job to job and house-sat for people and watched kids and animals. He was always struggling, but he never showed it. He wasn’t financially well off. But friend-wise, he was rich.” Knoblauch is also survived by three siblings: brothers Charles and Edward Knoblauch and sister Johanna Steper, as well as two grandchildren. A Santa Fe memorial is planned; details will be announced soon. Contact Robert Nott at 986-3021 or rnott@sfnewmexican.com. an unconscious 82-year-old female resident of Clematis Circle found her dead. There were no signs of foul play, and the victim had suffered from multiple longterm respiratory diseases, the report noted.
DWI arrests u Police arrested Merced Orozco-Arellando, 33, of Santa Fe at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday on Cerrillos Road and charged him with aggravated drunken driving and careless driving. u Police arrested Jose Perez-Luz, 40, of Santa Fe at 10:55 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Cerrillos and Siler roads and charged him with aggravated drunken driving and careless driving. u Police arrested Estevan Trujillo, 52, of Santa Fe at 11:22 p.m. Saturday at Siringo Road and Ridgeview Circle and charged him with driving while intoxicated. u Deputies arrested Juan Gonzales, 43, of Santa Fe and charged him with driving while intoxicated and possession of cocaine after he failed to stop at a red light near the intersection of Agua Fría Street and South Meadows Road.
Help lines Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494 Youth Emergency Shelter/Youth Shelters: 438-0502 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-435-7166
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