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Democrats sworn into office Attorney General Hector Balderas says, “It’s time to put the politics behind us,” as he and other new officials take oaths. LOCAL NEWS, C-1

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The New Mexico that Monique Jacobson has inhabited the last four years, and much of her life, has been one of blood-orange sunsets, stunning mountain views and romantic, candle-lit adobe

lodges. She grew up comfortably in one of the most beautiful pockets of the state.

And as the state’s secretary of tourism, she was the golden child of Gov. Susana Martinez’s often beleaguered Cabinet, a rare tale of success in a state government wracked by failures.

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WASHINGTON — The FBI is subjecting hundreds of its employees who were born overseas or have relatives or friends there to an aggressive internal surveillance program that started after Sept. 11, 2001, to prevent foreign spies from coercing newly hired linguists but that has been greatly expanded since then.

The program has drawn criticism from FBI linguists, agents and other personnel with foreign language and cultural skills, and with ties abroad. They complain they are being discriminated against by a secretive “risk-management” plan that the agency uses to guard against espionage. This limits their assignments and stalls their careers, according to several employees and their lawyers.

Employees in the program — called the Post-Adjudication Risk Management plan, or PARM — face more frequent security interviews, polygraph tests, scrutiny of personal travel and in particular, reviews of electronic communications and files downloaded from databases.

Some of these employees, including Middle Eastern and Asian personnel who have been hired to fill crucial intelligence and counterterrorism needs, say they are being penalized for possessing the very skills and background that got them hired. They are notified about their inclusion in the program and the extra security requirements, but are not told precisely why they have been placed in it and apparently have no appeal or way out short of severing all ties with family and friends abroad.

The authorities say those connections can pose potential national security risks, but insist placement in the program does not hurt an employee’s career.

The FBI developed the program shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks to monitor newly hired linguists with access to classified information, fearing they could fall prey to foreign spy services or terrorists. Since then, the program has more than doubled in size and now sweeps in nearly 1,000 FBI personnel who have access to classified information.

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Crows roost at the site of the former Landover Mall in Hyattsville, Md., in December. Highend shopping malls are thriving across the country, but as mid-tier retailers like Sears and J.C. Penney flounder, they are also dragging down their malls. MATT ROTH/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dying malls More than two dozen centers have been closed in U.S.; 60 are on brink

By Nelson D. Schwartz The New York Times

OWINGS MILLS, Md. nside the gleaming mall here on the Sunday before Christmas, just one thing was missing: shoppers.

The upbeat music of “Jingle Bell Rock” bounced off the tiles and the smell of teriyaki chicken drifted from the food court, but only a handful of stores were open at the sprawling enclosed shopping center. A few visitors walked down the long hallways and peered through locked metal gates into vacant spaces once home to retailers like H&M, Wet Seal and Kay Jewelers.

“It’s depressing,” Jill Kalata, 46, said as she tried on a few of the last sneakers for sale at the Athlete’s Foot, scheduled to close in a few weeks.

“This place used to be packed. And Christmas, the lines were out the door. Now I’m surprised anything is still open.”

The Owings Mills Mall is poised to join a growing number of what real estate professionals, architects, urban planners and Internet enthusiasts term “dead malls.” Since 2010, more than two dozen enclosed shopping malls have been closed, and an additional 60 are on the brink, according to Green Street Advisors, which tracks the mall industry.

Premature obituaries for the shopping mall have been appearing since the late 1990s, but the reality today is more nuanced, reflecting broader trends remaking the U.S. economy. With income inequality continuing to widen, high-end malls are thriving, even as stolid retail chains like Sears, Kmart and J.C. Penney falter, taking the middle- and working-class malls they anchored with them.

“It is very much a haves and have-nots situation,” said D.J. Busch, a senior analyst at Green Street. Affluent Americans “will keep going to Short Hills Mall in New Jersey or other properties aimed at the top 5 or 10 percent of consumers. But there’s been very little income growth in the belly of the economy.”

At Owings Mills, J.C. Penney and Macy’s are hanging on, but other midtier emporiums like Sears, Lord & Taylor and the regional department store chain Boscov’s have all come and gone as

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Having opened in 1986 with a renovation in 1998, Owings Mills is young for a dying mall.

And while its locale may have contributed to its demise, other forces played a crucial role, too, like changing shopping habits and demographics, experts say.

“I have no doubt some malls will survive, but major segments of our society have gotten sick of them,” said Mark Hinshaw, a Seattle architect, urban planner and author.

One factor many shoppers blame for the decline of malls — online shopping — is having only a small effect, experts say. Less than 10 percent of retail sales take place online, and those sales tend to hit big-box stores harder, rather than the fashion chains and other specialty retailers in enclosed malls.

Instead, the fundamental problem for malls is a glut of stores in many parts of the country, the result of a long boom in building retail space of all kinds.

“We are extremely over-retailed,” said Christopher Zahas, a real estate economist and urban planner in Portland, Ore. “Filling a million square feet is a tall order.”

Like beached whales, dead malls draw fascination as well as dismay. There is a popular website devoted to the phenomenon — deadmalls.com — and it has also become something of a cultural meme, with one particularly spooky scene in the movie Gone Girl set in a dead mall.

“Everybody has memories from childhood of going to the mall,” said Jack Thomas, 26, one of three partners who run the site in their spare time.

“Nobody ever thinks a mall is going to up and die.”

Well aware of the cultural dimensions, as well as the economic stakes, the industry is trying to turn around public perception of these monuments to America’s favorite pastime: shopping.

In August, the International Council of Shopping Centers, a trade group for mall owners that is based in New York, hired the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller “to put the real story out there and stop the negativity around the idea that the mall isn’t going to exist in the next few years,” said Jesse Tron, communications director for the trade group.

Denying a defense plea for a delay and a change of venue, a federal appeals court ruled 2-1 Saturday that it would not intervene in the scheduled trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is accused in the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon. The trial will go ahead as planned in Boston on Monday. The defense team said Tsarnaev, 21, who faces the death penalty, could not get a fair trial in Boston, where, it said, pretrial publicity has been overwhelmingly prejudicial. He has pleaded not guilty to 30 counts, including setting bombs that killed three people and wounded more than 260.

Cargo ship sinks off Vietnam with two known dead A Norwegian cargo ship with 19 Filipino crew members sank off the coast of southern Vietnam with only one man known to have survived, officials said Sunday.

Two bodies have been recovered since the Bulk Jupiter sank Friday en route from Malaysia to China, and Vietnamese rescuers aided by commercial ships passing through the area continued to search for the others, according to Vietnamese authorities and the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.

The ship owner, Bergen-based Gearbulk, said the vessel was 155 nautical miles off Vietnam with a cargo of bauxite when it sent a distress signal that was picked up by the Japanese coast guard.

British Ebola patient’s condition worsens A British health worker who is being treated for Ebola in a London hospital is now in critical condition, her doctors said Saturday.

The patient, Pauline Cafferkey, a nurse from Scotland who had volunteered with the charity Save the Children to care for Ebola victims in Sierra Leone, returned to Glasgow, Scotland, last Sunday. She was hospitalized with a fever and given an Ebola diagnosis Monday, then transferred to an isolation unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London. The hospital said in a statement released Saturday that it was “sorry to announce that the condition of Pauline Cafferkey has gradually deteriorated over the past two days.”

India, Pakistan trade fire over Kashmir, killing two Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged fire along the disputed northern border in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving at least two people dead and at least one other wounded, officials said Saturday. Each side accused the other of breaking a ceasefire. A Pakistani military official said a 13-year-old girl had been killed by “unprovoked firing” from Indian border posts near the city of Sialkot. An 8-year-old was wounded in another district, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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Heat, slow-burning fire thwart Greek ferry searchers BRINDISI, Italy — For a second day, fierce heat from a slow-burning blaze kept firefighters and other investigators on Saturday from searching the hold and vehicle decks of a Greek ferry for more bodies.

At least 11 people perished in the pre-dawn blaze on Dec. 28 aboard the Norman Atlantic, on a voyage between Greece and Italy. Authorities fear more bodies might be inside the vehicle deck where the fire began.

The ferry was towed into the Italian port of Brindisi on Friday morning. Port Capt. Mario Valente said Saturday that temperatures were “very high” inside the deck. Smoke still poured from the wreck.

In early evening, Bari Prosecutor Ettore Cardinali told journalists that no bodies were found during a search of some of the passenger cabins and some deck areas.

“There is still the danger of fire,” Cardinali said.

“Therefore, we still enter very carefully, little by little.

It is still an initial search.”

Girl, 7, survives Ky. plane crash that kills her family KUTTAWA, Ky. — Bleeding and alone, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler had just survived a plane crash that killed her family.

She walked through about a mile of woods and thick briar patches, wearing only a shortsleeve shirt, shorts and no shoes in near-freezing temperatures when she saw a light in the distance.

The beacon led her to Larry Wilkins’ home, police said, and she knocked on the door.

Wilkins answered to find a thin, black-haired girl, whimpering and trembling.

“I come to the door and there’s a little girl, 7 years old, bloody nose, bloody arms, bloody legs, one sock, no shoes, crying,” Wilkins, 71, told The Associated Press on Saturday.

“She told me that her mom and dad were dead, and she had been in a plane crash, and the plane was upside down.”

Federal Aviation Administration officials arrived at the crash scene Saturday to try to determine why the small Piper PA-34 crashed on Friday evening, killing four people, including the girl’s parents, Marty Gutzler, 48, and his wife, Kimberly Gutzler, 46, authorities said.

Also killed were Sailor’s sister Piper Gutzler, 9; and cousin Sierra Wilder, 14. All were from Nashville, Illinois. The bodies have been sent to Louisville for autopsies.

The plane reported engine trouble and lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly before the 5:55 p.m. CST crash, authorities said.

Controllers tried to direct the pilot to an airport 5 to 7 miles from the crash scene, authorities said.

About 40 minutes later, 911 dispatchers received a call from Wilkins, who reported that a girl who had been involved in a plane crash had walked to his home.

Wilkins told the AP he brought the girl inside, got a washcloth and “washed her little face off and her legs.”

“Brave little girl, outstanding little girl,” he said. “I feel real bad for her.”

The girl had a broken wrist, but was coherent and calm when interviewed by authorities, Kentucky State Police Sgt. Brent White said.

White and Wilkins both described the terrain she walked through as heavily wooded with thick brush.

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GOP eager to reshape policy Democrats while holding together their own ranks, who have clashed repeatedly over issues such as spending and immigration. Many GOP leaders hope that their differences can be set aside in favor of legislative wins.

By Ed O’Keefe and Paul Kane The House and Senate forThe Washington Post mally reconvene on Tuesday.

New members will be sworn in WASHINGTON — A top priority for Republicans as they and top leaders and committee chairmen formally installed on take full control of Congress this week will be to repair their a day steeped in tradition and ceremony. reputation as a divided party Boehner and McConnell hobbled by infighting and will be backed by larger GOP permanent confrontation with majorities: 246 Republicans in President Barack Obama. the House, the party’s largest The overarching ambition majority since just after World is to try to reshape policy in War II; and 54 GOP senators, ways that prove to average an impressive gain but short of Americans that Republicans can govern, especially with the the 60 votes required to overcome most procedural hurdles 2016 presidential campaign in Democrats will have at their its early stages.

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In the Senate, the rebranding licans] recognize that we have effort will begin with energy to govern responsibly,” said Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who policy. will become chairman of the McConnell plans to begin his Armed Services Committee. tenure as Senate majority leader “We have to show that we can with a “full-throated” debate on be a productive party, and that, national energy policy, ranging I think, will have a direct effect from a new oil pipeline to addion whether we’re able to elect tional oil exploration. He has a Republican as president in also promised consideration of 2016.” liberal alternatives.

Incoming committee chairMcConnell wants to use men such as McCain are prethe controversial proposal to paring fresh oversight of federal authorize construction of the agencies while rank-and-file Keystone XL pipeline as the members will be encouraged to genesis for a free-wheeling use a new budget plan and gov- Senate debate about America’s ernment spending bills to chal- energy future, in which both lenge the president by trying to sides will have the opportunity roll back Obama’s new environ- to offer and debate more expanmental regulations, health-care sive energy issues than just the reforms and his outreach to narrow pipeline proposal.

Cuba and Iran.

“We can treat this like a But with public disgust at serious and significant energy Washington at an all-time high, debate,” McConnell said in an Republicans are even more interview before Christmas in eager to demonstrate that his Capitol office. they can be productive and Obama has resisted GOP have some level of bipartisan efforts to authorize the pipeline, cooperation with the president. but dozens of moderate conThough, no one has bipartisan- gressional Democrats support ship as the top agenda item. the bill and a broader energy “On the things where we debate. agree, the goal will be to make a law, not just put something on his desk,” incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said in an interview, adding later: “I want to make it clear: Desire for a signature is not going to dictate everything that we do.”

Securing final passage of bills will require McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, to compromise with

Republicans will have control of Congress, want to strike deals

Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington last year.

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Obama aims to start this year on own terms Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., said the House would start right HONOLULU — President away with jobs bills that have Barack Obama is aiming to set won the support of both parties the agenda for the new year on before but never advanced in his terms despite emboldened the Senate.

Republicans who feel their vic“If the president is willing to tory in November’s elections work with us, we’ll have a real given them a mandate to rein chance to address our nation’s him in. most pressing challenges,” he Obama, who returns to the said in the weekly Republican White House this weekend after address. closing out 2014 with a HawaiAfter the election, Obama ian vacation, was energized by and Republicans identified a a series of high-profile end-offew modest areas for potential the-year moves, most notably cooperation, including trade, on immigration and Cuba. Foltaxes and public works. The lowing deep Democratic losses question is whether Obama will on Election Day, those actions try to reach out to find ground suggested he retained some for compromise or come out relevance, and he wants to carry swinging for a progressive that momentum into 2015. agenda, as he has in years past.

But barely 48 hours after Obama’s clearest opportuObama’s arrival in Washington, nity to set the tone for 2015 will Republicans will take power in come Jan. 20, when he delivers the new Congress, ready to ful- the State of the Union address. fill their pledge to confront the It will be his seventh since takpresident from both the House ing office, but his first before a and Senate.

Congress entirely under RepubWithout a Democratic major- lican control. ity in the Senate to stop them, A year ago, the president GOP lawmakers convening urged Congress, without sucTuesday intend to start chipcess, to increase the minimum ping away on health care, immi- wage and act on climate change. gration and the environment, The year before he promoted flashing their power as Obama liberal priorities such as gun enters his final two years in control and universal preschool, office. and both proved nonstarters.

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passed will get swifter Senate consideration.

Up first is a veterans employment bill that passed last year with bipartisan support, according to senior leadership aides. There’s also a bill to loosen work requirements set by the Affordable Care Act and a similar bill to authorize the Keystone pipeline.

The second week of January will be devoted to a new spending plan for the Department of Homeland Security.

The spending bill only funds DHS until the end of February, a move designed to give Republicans more time to craft a legislative response to Obama’s decision to change immigration policy through executive actions. But no specific proposals have yet emerged, the aides said.

Then there’s the ongoing investigations into alleged wrongdoing at agencies including the Internal Revenue Service, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.

“There are issues that haven’t been resolved,” said Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

Before the work begins, Boehner is expected to face another leadership challenge.

After surviving a close call two years ago, conservative blogs and radio shows are actively supporting another effort to unseat him.

Presuming that the 434 currently-seated House members show up to vote on Tuesday and that all Democrats vote against him, at least 28 of the 246 Republicans also would need to vote against Boehner to deny him the gavel. (The 435th House seat was held by Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., who plans to resign Monday after recently pleading guilty to tax evasion charges.)

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Brooke, first black U.S. senator, dies BOSTON — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black person in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95.

Brooke died of natural causes at his Coral Gables, Fla., home, said Ralph Neas, Brooke’s former chief counsel.

Brooke was surrounded by his family.

Brooke was Edward elected to the Brooke Senate in 1966, becoming the first black person to sit in that branch from any state since Reconstruction and one of nine black senators in U.S. history — including Barack Obama.

After Obama’s presidential election in 2008, Brooke told The Associated Press he was “thankful to God” that he had lived to witness the historic accomplishment. But it was the president who remembered Brooke with praise Saturday.

“Senator Brooke led an extraordinary life of public service,” Obama said in a statement. “As the first AfricanAmerican elected as a state’s Attorney General and first

Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., a lead author of the Keystone bill, said that Republicans plan to consider proposals allowing the export of liquefied natural gas; to give state governments greater power to oversee hydraulic fracturing, or fracking; and to restrict the federal government’s role in constructing cross-border gas pipelines.

“I don’t think we have an energy bill that doesn’t have a Democratic cosponsor on it,” he said. “Because at the end of the day you’ve got to get at least 60 votes” in order to clear procedural hurdles.

The open process is part of McConnell’s effort to live up to his pledge to restore the Senate’s grand tradition of free and full debate, while also advancing conservative causes. A skilled practitioner in the use of the Senate’s arcane procedural rules to move or block legislation, McConnell has pledged to use those rules to score some conservative wins. He has been coaching GOP senators that their most likely path to wins will come on the annual spending bills for the federal government — which Republicans have routinely opposed on the grounds that they spend too much taxpayer money.

But now, with control of the House and Senate, Republicans have more leeway to attach policy riders in the spending bills that will restrict federal agencies in their oversight of environmental, labor and other regulations. These still may draw presidential vetoes, but McConnell said he believes Republicans will have leverage to get some restrictions included, just as the mammoth spending measure approved last month included language sought by Wall Street firms making risky trades.

In the House, most of the early weeks will seem like a do-over of the past two years — except that many of the bills

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, January 4, 2015

CYFD: Says she respects concerns of critics who care about kids Continued from Page A-1 state’s unseemly side happen in silence, hidden from view.

When Jacobson, 36, takes the reins as Martinez’s newly appointed secretary-designate of the Children, Youth and Families Department on Monday, she will leave her role spotlighting all that’s good with the state to delve into its darkest corners where some of the most unsettling and hard-to-solve problems involving endangered children reside.

Already, some critics, looking at Jacobson’s lack of experience in child welfare, are questioning the governor’s choice to run the agency responsible for protecting children, even while praising the job Jacobson did heading the New Mexico Tourism Department the last four years. For her part, Jacobson said she is ready for the daunting, sometimes heartbreaking task.

“There’s no more important goal than taking care of these children and improving the quality of life for these children,” Jacobson said in a telephone interview. “My true belief in that desire is going to get me through those tough times.”

Jacobson said she will prioritize preventing repeat abuse of children whose families are already involved with CYFD. She said communication between police and CYFD caseworkers must improve, as evidenced by a high-profile child abuse death in Albuquerque just over a year ago. Jacobson said she will push for legislation or policy changes that assure police and her department do a better job of sharing information about endangered children.

Adding and retaining staff are central parts of Jacobson’s vision for turning around the troubled department. She’s asking the Legislature for an additional $10 million this year to increase pay and bring in more than 90 new employees to reduce caseloads.

Jacobson’s background lacks the social work and child welfare experience that some state officials would like to see from a CYFD chief. But she said her experience in the corporate world and running the Tourism Department, along with guidance from seasoned CYFD staff, will help her to navigate challenges in her new position.

“My background in large corporations and here at the Tourism Department has largely been about problem-solving to meet established goals,” Jacobson said. “The end goals have always been different. Right now, that end goal is to improve the quality of life for children. It’s primarily about leadership and teamwork.

Those are going to be the key areas that make me qualified for this position.”

In making the move, Jacobson is trading the rosy results of her time heading Tourism for a steep slope of challenges at CYFD. Jacobson championed the “New Mexico True” marketing campaign that the Martinez administration has credited for bringing 5,000 leisure and hospitality jobs to New Mexico at a time when the state’s economy otherwise generally slumbered.

In Santa Fe County, for instance, tourism drove employment growth in the hospitality sector while employment declined in every other area except construction for the 12-month period ending in September, according to the state Department of Workforce Solutions. And revenue estimates during Jacobson’s tenure at the Tourism Department show visitors to the state spent an increasing amount each year during her watch, topping out around $6 billion annually.

In contrast, at CYFD Jacobson inherits dismal statistics, each with a human toll. Legislative Finance Committee staff gave the department failing grades in nine out of 20 categories on its most recent quarterly performance

Department. At PepsiCo, she aside, one senator with personal experience in the child protechelped promote products such as Gatorade and Quaker Oatmeal tion system has questioned and later directed the company’s Jacobson’s fitness to head CYFD. Sen. Michael Padilla, D-Bernaaccessible health and wellness lillo, grew up in the state’s foster program, which “focused on care system. He called Martibuilding sustainable new businez’s appointment of Jacobson ness models to address nutri“reckless.” ent poverty,” according to her “The governor’s pick to lead résumé.

CYFD has no experience in Jacobson was born and raised for much of her early life in Taos, this critical area,” Padilla said. according to an autobiographical “CYFD demands a leader that has specific training in social article she wrote for The Taos work, early education and assistNews. Her father, Jean Mayer, is ing families in crisis.” a French immigrant well known Padilla’s doubts about Jacobfor his years as a competitive son’s credentials aren’t necesskier. He founded the famous sarily the consensus in the Hotel St. Bernard in the Taos Democratically controlled SenSki Valley. In the article, Jacobate, where Jacobson is expected State Tourism Department Secretary Monique Jacobson will take the reins at the Children, son described her mother, Sally to face confirmation hearings in Youth and Families Department on Monday. COURTESY PHOTO Mayer, as “a Dallas debutante” the upcoming session. Sen. Jacob who was swept off her feet by Candelaria, D-Albuquerque, has report card, covering the months Jacobson as Deines’ replaceshe announced the appointment Jean on the ski slopes of Taos. been vocal about his confidence After graduating from high of July, August and September. days before Christmas. ment is equally mysterious. The in Jacobson’s capabilities, and the school at Albuquerque’s SanThe department performed “Secretary Jacobson is the Governor’s Office has not said Governor’s Office pointed out especially poorly in the areas right person to lead the Children, dia Preparatory School, where whether Martinez or Jacobson that at least three more Senate today annual tuition tops of protective services, failing in initiated the conversation, or how Youth, and Families DepartDemocrats lauded the choice four out of eight categories, and ment,” Martinez said in a written $20,000, Jacobson earned a extensive the search for a new when it was announced. bachelor’s degree in economin behavioral health, where the CYFD secretary was. Even when statement. “Her strong intellect Jacobson isn’t defensive ics with a minor in legal studies department failed in the only two pressed about the topic, Jacobson and impeccable management when conversation turns to from the Wharton School of standards measured. skills will serve the agency well, revealed little about the back her critics.

CYFD fell short of its goals for story of her journey from tourthe University of Pennsylvaand she is a leader who is well “I respect their concerns, stopping repeat instances nia. Jacobson interned for the known for producing results.” ism chief to the head of CYFD, assuming that they’re coming of substantiated child abuse. The except that she and the governor Philadelphia Eagles and acted Jacobson’s path to the top of from that really good place, department also received poor as the social development chair- which is caring for our chilCYFD couldn’t have been more had several conversations about marks in its goal of reuniting woman for the Delta Delta Delta dren,” she said. “That’s the same different than that of Deines. the CYFD job before Martinez foster children with their natural appointed Jacobson.

According to Jacobson’s résumé, sorority in college, according place that my desire to do this families within a year, and the to her résumé. She is married beginning in 2000, she worked “Knowing where my heart job comes from.” number of children in foster care was, she saw fit to make this par- in marketing, promoting Quaker to Andrew Jacobson, who is who are shuttled between two employed in the governor’s bud- Contact Patrick Malone Oats granola and snack bars at ticular appointment,” Jacobson or more foster homes a year is Frito Lay then worked at PepsiCo get office. They have three sons at 986-3017 or pmalone@ said. higher than it should be. ages 2, 7 and 9. sfnewmexican.com. Follow until early 2011 before headMartinez expressed great The department also struggled confidence in Jacobson when him on Twitter @pmalonenm.

Her Ivy League pedigree ing the New Mexico Tourism to find adoptive parents for children within two years of their arrival in the foster care system.

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Albuquerque police had investigated abuse complaints at the home prior to the death. CYFD officials have since said that at least one police visit was never reported to them.

Since then, Omaree has become the face of New Mexico’s child protection gap. The case also is an example of how a tragedy can turn an unflattering spotlight on whoever is in charge of CYFD — something Jacobson never faced at Tourism.

In early 2014, haunting images of a frightened Omaree, captured on a police officer’s lapel camera during a visit to the home, dominated the nightly news in New Mexico. At the same time, lawmakers peppered Jacobson’s predecessor as CYFD secretary, Yolanda Deines, during last year’s legislative session, asking how this could happen and questioning what the state could do to stop other children from meeting tragic fates like Omaree’s.

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PNM: Utility says plan is cost-effective, reliable option

FBI: Some say program is hurdle to advancement Continued from Page A-1

Continued from Page A-1 and a sliver of solar. It also would increase output from one of the remaining two coal-fired units at San Juan.

Renewable energy groups argue PNM should be including a lot more solar and wind, and a whole lot less coal and nuclear, in its plan. Even with the company’s plan to reduce coal power from San Juan, coal would still account for almost half of PNM’s electricity production for what critics believe could be another 20 years.

But PNM owns 46 percent of the generating station, and suddenly abandoning it, the company says, could mean lost jobs and a spike in the cost to produce electricity.

PNM’s plan for replacing coal-fired power is ultimately tied to a separate rate case the company recently filed with state regulators.

PNM is asking for more money from customers to pay for new generating facilities and to pay for more than $200 million in lingering depreciation costs from the two San Juan power units it plans to shut down.

Shane Woolbright, a former Oklahoma utility trade association director, says PNM hasn’t picked the best mix of power sources to replace what it forgoes at San Juan. “I’m speaking purely from my perspective as a consultant to the utility industry,” said Woolbright, who owns PNM stock and is a member of the Sierra Club. “I think PNM will make money no matter what with this plan. But I think they will make more money by combining wind with natural gas than with their proposal.”

Deep ties to coal When the coal-fired San Juan Generating Station began pumping out electricity in the late 1970s, it helped spark an economic boom across the state from Farmington to Albuquerque and north to Santa Fe. Nearby, the Four Corners Power Plant, another coal-fired facility, also provided electricity to PNM and to Arizona.

Both power plants have been supplied by nearby coal mines, helping keep the cost of power low. Both have provided hundreds of high-paying jobs, many of them to Navajos, in a low-income area desperate for jobs. Both have provided millions in revenue to the Navajo Nation.

But the coal and the electricity that spurred growth in cities miles away came at a heavy environmental price.

For decades, a dark haze belched from the power plants’ stacks and mixed with dust to stretch across the plateaus and mesas. It became a part of the landscape, a symbol of man’s influence for better and worse.

Environmental groups like the Sierra Club fought the company repeatedly to clean up tons of mercury, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxides and other contaminants emitted by the San Juan Generating Station’s stacks, all of which are potential contributors to health problems in the region. PNM has spent millions over the years installing scrubbers and other measures to reduce the pollutants, passing those costs down to customers.

Until recently, nine power companies shared ownership of the San Juan station, which was operated by PNM, the majority owner.

In order to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 mandate to reduce haze, PNM and the state worked out a deal to shut down Units 2 and 3 at the San Juan plant by 2017. The company also will add new pollution controls to the remaining coal units. If the plan is approved, PNM would replace the 836 megawatts of electricity generated by the two units it plans to retire by adding: u 177 megawatts of power from natural gas. u 134 megawatts of nuclear power generated at the Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant outside Phoenix, of which PNM has owned a portion for years. u 132 additional megawatts of coal power capacity on Unit 4 of the San Juan Generating Station. u 40 megawatts of solar power at a new facility PNM plans to build.

Under the new plan, coal would account for 46 percent of PNM’s electricity generation in 2018, down from 62 percent now.

PNM officials say it is the right power mix, helping the environment without hurting customers. “Our plan is the most cost-effective option for customers out of thousands we analyzed for cost, risk and reliability,” said Susan Sponar, PNM spokeswoman. “Closing the

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Duel Brewing owner Trent Edwards stands by tanks where he makes his Belgianstyle beer. The electricity used by the brewery and thousands of other Public Service Company of New Mexico customers in Santa Fe comes primarily from coal at PNM’s San Juan Generating Station. The utility’s plan for replacing some of the coal power needs more solar and wind, renewable energy advocates say. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

entire plant would be more expensive. While many customers tell us they want to see more renewable energy, they are also concerned about their bills.”

The company also cites the economic importance of the mine and the power-generating station to the region as another reason to keep both going. The company already is investing money in a job training program to offset any losses in mine or power plant jobs.

It also is considering purchasing the mine.

Environmental groups, renewable energy advocates and some people familiar with utility numbers think PNM is wrong about the mix. They think it is great that PNM plans to significantly reduce its use of coal power from San Juan. But they say the resulting portfolio of energy sources is still too dependent on coal, not reliant enough on natural gas and renewables, and would charge customers too much for nuclear power. The plan, these people say, would also tie customers for at least 20 more years to an aging facility even as other partners in the plant get out.

Already, four of the nine partners in the plant — including the Southern California Public Power Authority, which provides power to at least four cities — have indicated they will no longer draw power from it after 2017.

Another partner, Tucson Electric Power, also is considering leaving and replacing coal power with natural gas and renewables.

Mariel Nanasi, an attorney and executive director of New Energy Economy, a Santa Fe-based nonprofit advocating for renewable energy, says PNM should be following suit.

“PNM’s plan is not the lowest-cost solution,” Nanasi said. “It is not the best plan for the health and welfare of New Mexicans or the environment. It is not the best jobs outcome. It locks in nuclear and coal energy, precluding any significant increase in the deployment of renewable energy for the next 20 years.”

Debating the power-replacement mix On Monday, PNM will make its case before a state hearing examiner for replacing power generated at San Juan. The public, large commercial power users, renewable energy companies and environmentalists are expected to testify during the 10-day hearing, digging into complex numbers that make up a case former PRC member Doug Howe called one of the most important decisions state regulators will make for years to come.

At its core, the San Juan case will set the stage for the source of electricity that powers Edwards’ brewery, every Santa Fe home and business and PNM’s other customers for decades to come. And the San Juan case ultimately will impact the rate case that regulators will hear later this year, which will determine how much every PNM customer will pay for his or her power, whether it comes from coal, solar or nuclear.

Woolbright said he has read PNM’s entire 700-plus-page plan for replacing the coal power at San Juan from other sources, and he’s crunched some numbers based on his experience with other utilities. He believes the company would be wiser to keep the San Juan power plant operating but transform it into a natural gas-fired facility, powered by the plentiful gas supplies nearby in the San Juan Basin.

Combine the natural gas power with new wind facilities in the New Mexico’s windy southeast, and PNM could provide power from New Mexico resources while continuing to provide jobs. He said Oklahoma and other states have been making similar conversions of coal plants to natural gas.

The San Juan Generating Station near Farmington. CLYDE MUELLER/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

“Put $5 on every customer’s bill for the next three years, and that’s enough to pay for the upgrade,” Woolbright said.

Companies in 10 states including Wyoming, New York and Oklahoma have converted coal plants to natural gas. More such conversions are planned in the next decade.

Woolbright said PNM also wants to charge its New Mexico customers too much for nuclear power under the San Juan powerreplacement plan. “Right now, PNM has a nuclear plant on their books that is a liability,” Woolbright said. “They’ve been selling the power for 3.7 cents per kilowatt-hour [on the open market]. They are not covering all their cost of ownership at Palo Verde. They want to shift those costs to New Mexico customers and charge them 6 cents per kilowatt-hour for the same power.”

Nanasi of New Energy Economy said there are other reasons to move San Juan completely off coal. She said additional costs and environmental problems for coal haven’t been taken into account yet, like coal ash, a byproduct of the mine and power plant operations that can pollute surface and groundwater. The EPA recently released a new regulation for power plant coal ash, though it’s not yet clear what that would mean for PNM. Besides coal ash, the San Juan and Four Corners coal mines are believed to be the most likely cause of the nation’s largest methane emission hot spot that scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory recently discovered hovering over the region. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas contributing to climate change. But the potential environmental and financial impacts of climate change are not yet something utilities like PNM know how to roll into their costs, according to industry experts.

And PNM must consider costs to its customers — the company is limited by state law in how much it can charge for adding renewable power — while remaining attractive to its investors, who front the money for the utility to install new facilities. Investment rating services upgraded PNM’s rating to positive this year, although Moody’s noted that the timely recovery of San Juan costs “is a risk to monitor.”

What customers want As it prepares for the hearing, the PRC has received dozens of comments opposing the details of PNM’s plan for replacing San Juan power, including from the city and county of Santa Fe. Not all of them oppose nuclear, but all of them do think the company needs to make a stronger effort to get off coal.

“We are disappointed with PNM’s lack of foresight in its proposed solution,” said the League of Women Voters of New Mexico in a Dec. 18 letter to PRC Commissioner Karen Montoya. “The market for renewables is growing as costs drop. New Mexico is in a prime position to benefit from this trend — a combination of solar, wind and [natural] gas is a cheaper replacement power package than coal and nuclear.”

Back at Duel Brewing, Edwards said he agreed, even if it means he has to pay a little more for his electricity. “I don’t want my bill to go up dramatically, but I’m not into coal.

I think if there are alternative ways to get energy, we should do it,” said Edwards, whose monthly electricity bill runs about $1,300.

“Coal is dirty. If it does a lot of harm, and I believe that it does, it is not good over the long term.”

“We have more natural energy [solar and wind] than almost anywhere,” Edwards said.

“I say move it that way right now.”

Contact Staci Matlock at 986-3055 or smatlock@sfnewmexican.com.

Details of the little-known security plan are emerging from some angry FBI employees while the nation’s spy agencies are developing new programs and standards to help detect so-called insider threats. These efforts came after the shootings at the Washington Navy Yard in 2013 by a former Navy reservist that left him and 12 other people dead, and the damaging disclosures of highly classified information by Edward J. Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor.

All FBI personnel with access to classified information are subject to periodic polygraph tests and other internal security measures, but some PARM participants say they face unfair scrutiny.

“This program was good for the new hires after 9/11, but for it to be used against current employees, some with 10 or 15 years’ experience and who have proved themselves, is unacceptable,” said Gamal Abdel-Hafiz, an Egyptian-born agent in Dallas who joined the FBI in 1994 as a linguist and was put in the program without warning in 2012. He said he no longer received all the top-secret information he needed to carry out his job. Others in the program said it was harder to get choice undercover or overseas assignments.

“If you’re in this program, it affects you from moving up,” said Bobby Devadoss, a Dallas lawyer who represents Abdel-Hafiz and some West Coast FBI agents in the program. “You could be a superstar agent, but if you’re in this box, you’re in the box.”

Critics say inclusion in the program is not based on performance or behavior, but on shifting, ill-defined security risks. They say they have little legal recourse as the few challenges to the program brought in federal court have been denied on national security grounds.

“It would appear that agents have no idea what they do to get on the program, what they should do while on the program and what they should do to get off the program,” said Jonathan C. Moore, a New York lawyer who once represented an FBI agent in the program. “Inclusion seems to be wholly discretionary, which means it could be caused by the whims of a supervisor who for whatever reason doesn’t think so highly of the agent.”

The FBI began the program in 2002 to help screen scores of contract linguists for security clearances. The authorities feared that the new employees could be manipulated or coerced to help a foreign spy agency or a terrorist group. For example, a friend or relative overseas could be threatened with harm unless the FBI employee provided secret information or otherwise cooperated with the spies or terrorists.

As of April 2008, 314 contract linguists were in the program, according to a Justice Department inspector general’s office report in October 2009, the only publicly available figure. From fiscal years 2005 to 2008, the FBI said, six contract linguists were either suspended or lost their top-secret clearance as a result of the program’s review, according to the report.

FBI officials declined to say why those linguists had been suspended or to provide updated statistics except to say that since the program was expanded in November 2005 to include all FBI personnel, its ranks had grown to nearly 1,000 people. That is out of a total FBI work force of 36,000 employees and thousands of contractors.

Senior FBI officials insist that inclusion in the program is neither discriminatory nor a hurdle in career advancement, and that the enhanced scrutiny protects the agents or analysts as well as safeguards state secrets.

“I want to assure you that being under a PARM plan is neither an adverse action against you nor an indicator that you are a threat to the national security interests of the United States,” J. Mark Batts, who, as acting section chief in the FBI security division, wrote one employee.

“It merely means that persons in your situation may be vulnerable to pressures or outside influences brought on by association with foreign nationals, and the FBI is taking prudent steps to minimize any and all risks,” Batts said in the two-page letter.

Michael P. Kortan, the FBI’s chief spokesman, said in an email that “the FBI seeks to protect sensitive and classified national information while taking into account any impact on an employee. Inclusion in the program does not affect career advancement opportunities, and factors contributing to the risk assessment are periodically reviewed.”

Abdel-Hafiz and others in the program disagree.

Abdel-Hafiz, who was born in Cairo, became a U.S. citizen in 1990. Four years later, the FBI hired him as an Arabic linguist, and he helped translate the video and audiotapes of Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, the Egyptian-born militant convicted after the 1993 World Trade Center attack of plotting to bomb several New York landmarks.

After becoming an agent, Abdel-Hafiz was assigned to the FBI’s office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and helped investigate al-Qaida’s attack in 2000 against the guided-missile destroyer Cole in Aden, Yemen. But Abdel-Hafiz has also clashed with colleagues and superiors. He filed a religious-discrimination complaint in 1999 against another agent who accused him of placing his Muslim faith before his loyalty to the FBI, impeding counterterrorism inquiries, a charge he strongly denied.

Abdel-Hafiz said he was placed in the PARM program in early 2012. He believes the action was retaliation for his testifying in support of a fellow agent’s grievance, and then filing a formal complaint of his own when, he said, FBI lawyers pressured him not to get involved in the matter. Officials declined to discuss specific cases.

“The security officer said it was because of my foreign travel, foreign contacts with family members in Egypt, but it’s been 5½ years since I was in Egypt,” said Abdel-Hafiz, who is 56 and plans to retire later this year.

When James B. Comey, the FBI director, held an agents-only meeting in Dallas in August, Abdel-Hafiz confronted him about the program, which Comey said he was unaware of, two law enforcement officials said. Kortan, the FBI spokesman, said a response to Abdel-Hafiz’s questions was in the works.

“I can’t tell you how many calls I get from other agents of Middle Eastern background about this,” Abdel-Hafiz said in a telephone interview, adding that employees should stay focused. “I tell them: Follow the mission.”

Another employee said he had been placed in the program within a few years of joining the agency despite a sterling record handling sensitive national security cases.

The employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of jeopardizing his job, has continued to visit family members in a Middle Eastern country regularly.

The employee said being placed in the PARM program had hurt his chances for advancement.

“I can’t change where I come from,” the employee said.

“I’ve done what they’ve asked of me. I’ve been a patriot.

I’ve served my country. And now I feel diminished. I have this cloud over my head.”

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Divers sent to examine wreckage after a week of searching, only 30 bodies have been found floating in the choppy waters.

The plane crashed Dec. 28, halfway into a twohour flight from Surabaya, Indonesia’s secondlargest city, to Singapore. Minutes before losing contact, the pilot told air traffic control that he The Associated Press was approaching threatening clouds, but was denied permission to climb to a higher altitude PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia — With the because of heavy air traffic. weather improving, divers prepared Sunday to It remains unclear what caused the plane to examine wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 in hopes plunge into the sea. Bad weather appears to of retrieving the rest of the bodies and finding clues to what caused the plane to crash in stormy have been a factor, according to a 14-page report released by Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatolweather a week ago. ogy and Geophysics Agency.

The breakthrough in the hunt for the Airbus While the plane’s black boxes — the flight data A320 came after sonar equipment aboard search and cockpit voice recorders — have yet to be ships detected four massive objects on the ocean located, the discovery of the wreckage, especially if floor in the Java Sea, and Indonesian officials said it is largely intact, would greatly benefit the investhey were confident they belong to the plane. tigation.

The biggest piece, measuring 59 feet long The objects on the seafloor were discovered and 18 feet wide, appeared to be part of the jet’s Friday and Saturday, and an Indonesian Geological body, said Henry Bambang Soelistyo, chief of the Survey vessel was used to assess their dimensions.

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In addition to what appeared to be a significant Strong currents and big waves that had prepart of the plane’s body, chunks of debris found in vented divers from entering waters eased on Sun- the target search area measured up to 39 feet long. day. About 90 divers from Indonesia and Russia Other suspected plane parts were seen scattered were being deployed to recover more bodies that on beaches during an aerial survey. officials believe are still strapped in their seats, Generally, aviation experts say the more passaid National Searh and Rescue deputy chief sengers, luggage and parts of the aircraft that Tatang Zainudin. remain intact, the more likely the plane hit the “We hope lower waves will give us a better water in one piece. That would signal problems result today,” Zainudin said. “We are racing with like a mechanical error or a stall instead of a time and weather in running this mission.” midair breakup due to an explosion or sudden There were 162 people aboard the plane, but depressurization.

Search ships detect four objects that officials believe is the body of the crashed airliner

This 2012 photo provided by NASA shows the inflatable structure of a Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator, background, made up of high-tech fabric rings, similar to those seen in the foreground, at NASA Langley research center in Hampton, Va. KATHY BARNSTORFF/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASA explores inflatable spacecraft technology mushroom.

“We try to not use propulsion if we don’t have to,” said Neil Cheatwood, the senior engineer at Langley for

By Brock Vergakis advanced entry, descent and The Associated Press landing systems. “We make use of that atmosphere as much as NORFOLK, Va. — Devising a we can, because it means we way to one day land astronauts don’t have to carry all that fuel on Mars is a complex problem with us.” and NASA scientists think NASA’s leaders acknowledge something as simple as a child’s that getting humans safely to toy design may help solve the and from Mars as early as the problem. Safely landing a large 2030s will poses extreme chalspacecraft on the Red planet is lenges. The agency’s scientists just one of many engineering acknowledge they also must challenges the agency faces as it design new in-space propuleyes an ambitious goal of sendsion systems, advanced spaceing humans into deep space suits, long-term living habitats later this century. aboard spacecraft — even comAt NASA’s Langley Research munication systems for deep Center in Hampton, engineers space. Work is proceeding, have been working to develop sometimes fitfully. an inflatable heat shield that When an unmanned private looks a lot like a super-sized rocket destined for the Internaversion of a stacking ring of tional Space Station exploded doughnuts that infants play in October soon after liftoff with. The engineers believe from Wallops Island, Virginia, a lightweight, inflatable heat numerous scientific experishield could be deployed to ments went up in flames with slow the craft to enter a Marit. But one NASA experiment tian atmosphere much thinner that Orbital Sciences Corp. than Earth’s. originally invited aboard — for Such an inflatable heat a second-generation inflatable shield could help a spacecraft spacecraft — never made it for reach the high-altitude southlack of time to get it together, ern plains of Mars and other NASA officials say. areas that would otherwise That experiment calls for be inaccessible under existtesting how second-generation ing technology. The experts inflatable spacecraft technolnote that rockets alone can’t ogy performs upon re-entry in be used to land a large craft Earth’s atmosphere. The test on Mars as can be done on the is important because NASA atmosphereless moon. Paraofficials believe an inflatable chutes also won’t work for a heat shield could be what helps large spacecraft needed to send them land astronauts on Mars humans to Mars, they add. and return larger loads of supHence the inflatable rings. plies from the International The rings would be filled Space Station. The experiment with nitrogen and covered is now scheduled to go up on with a thermal blanket. Once the next Antares rocket in 2016. deployed for landing, the rings New technology is needed would sit atop the spacecraft, to get astronauts to Mars somewhat resembling a giant because the type of spacecraft

Engineers work to develop a heat shield

Al-Qaida suspect facing trial dies in New York City A suspected operative for al-Qaida who was captured by U.S. commandos in Libya in 2013 and brought to New York to face trial died in government custody Friday night after complications from longstanding medical problems, prosecutors said.

The man, Nazih AbdulHamed al-Ruqai, 50, who had liver cancer, was taken to a hospital Wednesday from the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he was being held pending a trial that was to begin in Manhattan a week from Monday.

Al-Ruqai had faced trial on charges of conspiring with Osama bin Laden in al-Qaida’s nearly simultaneous 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa, which killed 224 people, as well as in plots to attack U.S. forces in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Somalia.

But he was perhaps best known for the extraordinary piece of evidence — a terrorism manual — that was found at his residence in Manchester, England, by the authorities investigating the embassy attacks. The manual, a detailed treatise of how to carry out terrorist missions and what to do if caught — has been introduced by prosecutors against terrorist defendants in trial after trial.

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that would land humans would be much larger than anything that’s landed on the planet previously. Current heat shield technology weighs too much to be on larger spacecraft, which means scientists can’t land anything much larger than the rovers that have been sent there previously. NASA has relied on parachute-based deceleration on Mars since the Viking program in the 1970s.

Engineers at Langley have been working on the inflatable technology for about a decade, and believe it is close to being ready for operational use. “If I had the budget and we had the funding to do it, I think we could get as large a scale as needed for humans in five to ten years,” Cheatwood said.

He said the same inflatable technology could also be used for spacecraft to explore other planets or objects with atmospheres, such as Venus, Titan and Jupiter.

Because the inflatables are made of lightweight material and filled with Nitrogen, more room is left aboard a spacecraft for science experiments and other things astronauts will need.

The inflatable is covered by a thermal blanket of layers of heat-resistant materials.

“The idea is that you would have something that could be packed up, put in a very small volume and then deployed into a very large size,” Anthony Calomino, principal investigator for materials and structures for hypersonic re-entry at Langley.

He said in a statement in April: “Think airbag, something we could pack into compressed volume that will fit the size limits of a launch shroud, but allow for a much larger aeroshell.”

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Ferguson faces a challenging road forward spoke about efforts to curb bias, excessive force and racial profiling within the ranks. Dotson declared that most police officers believe in the “noble cause,” and that it is a few bad actors who “taint the pool for all of us.”

“What happened in Ferguson in August is writing a narrative,” he said. “We want that narrative to be a positive one that moves

Disaffection and anger still are palpable across the St. Louis suburb The Associated Press

FERGUSON, Mo. — It’s doubtful they were aware, but the rioters who torched Juanita Morris’ dress shop had strayed a couple of blocks beyond the Ferguson city limits and into the town of Dellwood. Such is the indiscriminate nature of rage.

But walking amid the ashes of 28 years of work, Juanita Morris was thinking about something else: Her plans to rebuild.

“When you’ve been beaten to the ground, you can’t do nothing but come up,” she said, standing outside the charred shell of her West Florissant Avenue store, Juanita’s Fashions R Boutique, on a recent frigid morning.

“One brick at a time, one dress at a time … I will rise.”

Officials in and around this St. Louis suburb are trying to rebuild as well in the wake of the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black man, by a white police officer and the fiery riots that followed a grand jury’s decision in November not to indict.

But they are finding that trust can prove more difficult to restore than buildings. uuu

The saying goes that the first step toward recovery is acknowledging there’s a problem. But for many of the volunteers at the I Love Ferguson store across from police headquarters, the violence following Brown’s shooting and the Nov. 24 announcement that Officer Darren Wilson would not be charged seemed to come out of nowhere.

During his two terms as mayor, Brian Fletcher — who helped launch the I Love Ferguson Committee this summer — says he received plenty of complaints about potholes and barking dogs. But nothing of a racial nature. “So the part about how some people said this has been brewing for decades was surprising a little bit,” says Fletcher, who is white.

“It has truly been ironic that Ferguson became the forum to fight the large battle of diversity

Ken ‘Kennyboy’ Boyd speaks to a reporter in December at the spot where Michael Brown’s body lay for four hours in the August sun in Ferguson, Mo. JEFF ROBERTSON/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

when, in fact, Ferguson is a very diverse city,” Ruffina Farrokh Anklesaria, an ethnic Indian from Trinidad and Tobago, said as she folded T-shirts for shipment.

But across town at the Canfield Green Apartments, the disaffection and anger are palpable.

Rotting flowers and Teddy bears in St. Louis Cardinals caps line the center line of Canfield Drive, where Michael Brown’s body lay for four hours in the August sun.

Standing nearby, Ken “Kennyboy” Boyd repeats a rumor that at least one of the fires that destroyed a dozen businesses during the Nov. 24 unrest was actually set by a National Guard flash grenade.

“I don’t know if the power got the message,” says Boyd. “They want to sacrifice a whole country for one man.”

The population of Ferguson is nearly 70 percent black. But at the time of Brown’s death, only three of the city’s 53 police officers were African American.

Like many in the black community, Anthony Cage is convinced that police and firefighters allowed “the hood” parts of Ferguson to burn so they could justify bringing in the National Guard, “occupying us.”

The 48-year-old house painter says some whites may be in denial, but police oppression of blacks “does happen.

We’re not just out here saying this because we ain’t got nothing better to do.”

nomic conditions” that led to the unrest, and to “help chart a new path toward healing and positive change.”

But if the first meetings of his Ferguson Commission are any indication, that path forward is a bumpy one.

At a meeting in St. Louis’ Shaw neighborhood, St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson

our region forward.”

Several minutes into his address, the meeting dissolved into chaos.

Some complained about the panel’s makeup. The only commission member with a direct Ferguson connection is a white man who owns a business in town, but no longer lives there.

Ferguson veterinarian Dan Wentz says that’s no excuse.

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But of the hundreds of people in attendance, he recognized only a few Ferguson faces. He says residents need to take ownership of the process.

“The only way change is going to happen,” he says, “is for people to be involved.”

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Hundreds of officers pay respects to fallen comrade Bratton had urged rank-and-file officers to refrain from making political statements at Liu’s NEW YORK — Hundreds of wake and funeral. police officers from across the “A hero’s funeral is about country streamed into the wake grieving, not grievance,” Bratof a slain New York City officer ton said in a memo read to all on Saturday, and Gov. Andrew commands at roll calls Friday Cuomo said his late father and Saturday. “I issue no manwould have wanted him there dates, and I make no threats of after “really pointless” killings. discipline, but I remind you that The uniformed police officers when you don the uniform of showed respect rather than this department, you are bound disdain for Mayor Bill de Blasio by the tradition, honor and when he arrived with Police decency that go with it.”

Commissioner William Bratton, Police union officials, who with some saluting as the men are negotiating a contract with entered at the start of the daythe city, had accused de Blasio long event for Officer Wenjian of helping foster an anti-police Liu. atmosphere by supporting “This is a really tragic story,” demonstrations following the said Cuomo, who attended the chokehold death of an unarmed wake two days after the death of black man on Staten Island who his father — former New York resisted arrest.

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“She’s now a widow,” he said.

Liu and Ramos were “This is really pointless. It had ambushed in their patrol car on nothing to do with them. They a Brooklyn street by Ismaaiyl did nothing wrong. It wasn’t Brinsley. Brinsley had made about them. It was pure and references online to the killings random hatred.” of unarmed black men at the Cuomo also expressed his hands of white police officers, own sorrow. vowing to put “wings on pigs.”

“Today is not the day for my Investigators say Brinsley was dad, but I can say I miss him an emotionally disturbed loner already. There’s a hole in my who started off his rampage by heart,” he said. shooting and wounding an exLiu was shot to death in his girlfriend in Baltimore. patrol car two weeks ago along Liu’s funeral was scheduled with Officer Rafael Ramos, for Sunday with a Chinese cerwhose funeral was last week. emony led by Buddhist monks Their killer committed suicide to be followed by a traditional soon after the shooting. police ceremony with eulogies For de Blasio, the gesture of led by a chaplain. Burial will folrespect during the wake conlow at Cypress Hills Cemetery. trasted with the back-turning The 32-year-old officer had insults hundreds of officers dis- been on the police force for played last week toward video seven years and had gotten marscreens showing the mayor ried two months before he was speaking at Ramos’ funeral. killed.

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MY VIEW: CELESTE WORL

We must create our energy future I

’m proud to be an active and engaged Santa Fean. What I love most about our city is that we aren’t content with a status quo that doesn’t realize our true potential, that doesn’t reflect the Santa Fe we want to be — creative, sustainable, diverse, just.

So we keep striving.

When Public Service Company of New Mexico announced plants to close half a coal plant, I was hopeful that we would now seize the opportunity to replace dirty coal, which has plagued our people, and replace it with the clean and affordable wind and solar that is so abundant here in New Mexico.

But instead of renewable energy that reduces carbon emissions, saves water and creates goodpaying local jobs, PNM is proposing to replace that lost energy with nuclear power and more coal. If it sounds absurd, that’s because it is.

Like most Santa Feans, I want more clean energy, and I hate the

idea that any of the money I pay to PNM each month is used to subsidize coal and nuclear power. It’s a conundrum because I use energy, but this same energy is devastating our people and the Earth, the only place we call home. I realize this means a personal responsibility of using less, but it also means that we must collectively demand that the utility monopoly, PNM, wean off dirty, expensive, risky energy — the kind that causes climate change, negative local health consequences and 16 percent rate hikes! PNM is not going to provide us with the clean power we need unless we make that demand.

Here’s what I’m doing: u Supporting the city’s Climate Action Task Force. I’m encouraged by the level of public engagement I’ve already observed. u Making art for Monday’s 9 a.m. demonstration against PNM’s plan for more coal and more nuclear at the PERA Building, across from the

Roundhouse. u Supporting Santa Fe Public Power, a municipal energy utility proposed by Councilor Peter Ives.

Frankly, I’m excited about the potential for a city utility to put us in the driver’s seat of creating the energy future we want.

Contrary to some of the scare tactics you might hear, a city power company would not displace PNM and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars (it has no cost because all it would do, at first, is establish authority), but it would allow us to compete on an equal footing when new developments come online.

With our own municipal utility, we could become a model, ensuring that all people have access to energy efficiency and solar, and that new growth is powered by affordable, clean energy. It’s not perfect, but our water utility is the envy of cities nationwide. The city of Santa Fe has made people water conscious, and we are more water secure then when

PNM owned it. What if we applied the same principles and values to our own Santa Fe Public Power energy utility? Exciting thought.

Despite PNM’s claims, there is no risk of millions of dollars. It’s not about eminent domain. It’s about taking care of our own. It’s about fostering energy democracy so we can pursue the priorities that are most important to our community.

It is long past time that we get serious about reducing our carbon emissions, replacing dirty energy with wind and solar, and taking care of the place, people and animals we love.

Celeste Worl was born and raised in southeastern Alaska. She is Tlingit (Alaska Native) and has lived in Santa Fe for more than 20 years.

The 2-D artist graduated from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2000. She works as a disc jockey (Party with a Purpose) and is on the board of Santa Fe Art Institute. Worl Studio is at the Artyard/Railyard.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

More homes will require more water wo recent headlines caught my attention (“Homebuilder plans major project at Las Soleras,” Dec. 26) and (“Water table drops as drought forces more pumping,” Dec. 26). This seems to me to be an oxymoron. Am I just not remembering why more homes are not a problem on an already stressed water source?

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Kimberly MacLoud

Santa Fe

Trail time Santa Fe has good neighbors, and one of them is The Nature Conservancy. Bob Findling, director of land protection and stewardship at the Santa Fe chapter, assisted volunteers in completing a brand-new section of the Dale Ball Trail going uphill from the green gate on Upper Canyon Road. The new trail winds its way through trees and over the acequia to lead hikers and bikers up through the conservancy’s Santa Fe Canyon Preserve toward Picacho Peak.

With a crew leader, Tim Rogers, from the Santa Fe Conservation Trust and volunteers from the trust, the Trails Alliance of Santa Fe, and the Santa Fe Fat Tire Society, a dozen or so workers wrangled rocks and dirt into a sustainable trail.

Many thanks to Findling and The Nature Conservancy for enabling this new trail segment and to the volunteers for building it.

Margaret Alexander

Santa Fe

Great initiative Kudos to the city’s Public Safety Committee (“Paramedics proposal brings care to people,” Dec. 4) for supporting the Santa Fe Fire Department’s development of a business plan for the Community Protection Initiative to address the

high call volume by individuals utilizing the 911 and EMT system. This innovative approach to community paramedicine by trusted, highly trained and medically supervised paramedics is a breath of fresh air.

The pilot project already has demonstrated that it improves health conditions, assesses for personal safety, links individuals to community health providers, provides emergency transportation, reconciles medication issues, links uninsured individuals to health insurance or Medicaid and reduces unnecessary high-cost services. As the former deputy secretary of Health and Income Support Division, I fully support this community health model that makes effective use of public dollars, helps the city sustain municipal services and improves the health, safety and welfare of its residents. Now this is a win-win for everybody! Please attend Monday’s Finance Committee meeting.

Fred Sandoval, MPA

Cochiti Lake

Speak up They say all politics is local, yet that seldom rings true. We often feel left in the cold while decisions are made. Now we have an opportunity to influence decisions regarding moving forward with sustainable energy sources rather than relying on fossil fuels. To the author of the recent column, (“There’s a moral case for fossil fuels,” Looking in, Dec. 30) you overlook the obvious: Many measures — bleeding patients with leeches, for example — preceded the development of less-harmful practices.

New Mexico is ideally suited to generate solar/ wind power. Declining to transition to those energy sources is unwise and irresponsible.

Where some jobs are eliminated, many new career opportunities will emerge, and our local colleges already offer training for these careers. It is time to place public/environmental welfare first.

I urge citizens to participate in the public hearing at 9 a.m. Monday at the PERA Building.

We must demand responsible energy choices.

Judith G. Wright

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Pseudo science Alex Epstein (“There’s a moral case for fossil fuels,” Looking In, Dec. 30) uses pseudo science and pseudo history to make pseudo sense.

Epstein is correct that industrialization was driven by fossil fuels, but he doesn’t even mention the impact of fossil fuels on climate change.

He naively asserts that science and technology will save us from fossil fuel gluttony without a hint of how this will occur. He then inaccurately dismisses the most obvious technological innovations — renewable fuels — as more expensive than fossil fuels. He also falsely correlates human well-being with fossil fuel use.

Epstein’s analysis reads like the fiction routinely purveyed on Fox News by fossil fuel industry pseudo scientists. Indeed, the home page of Epstein’s Center for Industrial Progress states, “For the last 40 years, so-called environmentalists have held back industrial progress around the world. That’s why we’re helping industry fight for its freedom.” While the site doesn’t list its “donors,” I am guessing there might be just a few oil companies and coal promoters like Public Service Company of New Mexico on the list.

Paul Gibson

Santa Fe

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eople who attended the public swearing-in ceremony for Gov. Susana Martinez last week not only got to hear the governor’s inauguration speech, they also caught an advance glimpse of the incoming speaker of the House in action.

Rep. Don Tripp, R-Socorro, served as master of ceremonies for the event, which took place in the House Chambers, playing the role that U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce did four years ago.

Tripp has been nominated by his party caucus to replace Kenny Martinez as the next speaker. And because the Republicans will now hold the majority of seats in the House (for the first time in more than 60 years) Democrats don’t have the votes to stop him.

I believe the inauguration was the first time Tripp has spoken from the speaker’s perch in the House chamber, at least since he got that nomination a few days after the November election.

And I liked what I Steve Terrell saw.

Roundhouse Tripp, 68, is a softRoundup spoken man with a friendly demeanor. He’s a businessman who lists his occupation as jeweler on his Legislature Web page. I’ve been covering the Legislature since a couple of years after he got there (his first session was in 1999), and I’ve never heard anyone, Democrat or Republican, say anything unkind about him.

But he’s not the first legislator you think of in terms of public speaking. As a House member, he’s never been a grandstander or microphone hog. And because Republicans haven’t been in the majority during Tripp’s time in office, he’s never chaired a committee. Still, he seemed natural up there Thursday morning. Tripp was pleasant and respectful to everyone without gushing over anyone. He was funny without being obnoxious. In fact, he even got a chance to show self-effacing humor during a minor screw-up.

At one point early in the proceedings, he apparently received some wrong information that the officials who were to take their oaths of office were ready to come into the chambers. So Tripp announced the arrival of state Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn Jr. and his wife, Robin.

Everyone applauded. But it quickly became obvious that the Dunns weren’t there.

“That was my first snafu of the day,” Tripp laughed.

The New Mexico National Guard 44th Army Band played a couple of songs to fill some time. When Dunn and the other officials finally were ready to enter the chambers, Tripp jokingly referred to his first introduction of Dunn as “that dress rehearsal.”

Granted, the legislative session will be a lot rougher than an inauguration. Nobody there on New Year’s Day was vying to get recognition from the speaker. Nobody was challenging any rulings of the chair, or asking for a call of the House. And the clock wasn’t ticking past midnight as debate over some contentious bill went into its second hour. Tripp didn’t have to bang his gavel to get his members to quiet down.

But if he can keep his cool and even laugh at himself every now and then as he did Thursday, he’ll do OK during the session.

All about the children: In her inauguration speech, Martinez made it clear who she really wants to represent.

True, she actually said “all New Mexicans” at least once. But she used the word children 13 times (a couple of those were grandchildren) and the word kids five times.

Is she the governor, or is she Captain Kangaroo?

And just for the record, even though Martinez doesn’t want to be known as a “politician,” she actually kissed a baby, one who was sitting with a family in one of the front rows, when entering the House Chambers that morning.

But if children were the heroes of this speech, who were the villains? Liberals?

Democrats? Illegal immigrants? The evildoers? Reporters?

Nope? She didn’t mention any of those — except the Democrats, with whom she repeatedly said she wants to work.

The only group to raise Martinez’s ire were the “naysayers,” those people who criticized the state’s economy — or, more likely, those who criticized her handling of it. “We’re proving them wrong,” Martinez said.

Nobody in the audience said a single “nay.”

Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@sfnew mexican.com. Read his political blog at www.santafenewmexican.com/news/ blogs/politics.

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his Monday, the Public Regulation Commission will begin the long-awaited hearing on New Mexico’s energy future.

There is much to like in Public Service Company of New Mexico’s plans to retire two units at the San Juan Generating Station, part of a proposal to help the station meet emission requirements under the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Regional Haze Rule. A collaborative effort of PNM, the state Environment Department and the Navajo Nation, the plan does shut down two pollution-heavy units. That’s a step forward, but it does not go far enough. (The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. Monday in the PERA Building in Santa Fe.) The haze that hangs over the Four Corners — caused in large part by the burning of coal at the plant — is both a visual and health blight. The move from burning coal to create energy to other fuels, whether renewables or natural gas, is long overdue. The people who live near the San Juan Generating Station, in the Farmington area, deserve clean air to breathe, just as the customers in the rest of New Mexico do.

The hearing will help determine how PNM goes forward to secure New Mexico’s energy future. The mix proposed by the company includes natural gas, but to secure a supply of coal, PNM is considering buying a nearby mine.

That would tie New Mexico’s energy future not just with coal, but with the costs of abating pollution at a coal mine.

More nuclear energy also is in the mix, from an aging Arizona plant that other utilities don’t want. Those investments could prove expensive both for the utility company and consumers.

Commissioners must ask hard questions of the utility company officials. Why so much emphasis on coal, especially when the long-term costs of controlling emissions are uncertain? Is the Arizona nuclear plant so old that consumers will be stuck with the costs to decommission? Why not more renewables in this mix of options?

PNM has to balance short-term costs to consumers with the long-term health of its company. The PRC has other concerns. In addition to protecting consumer pocketbooks, it is important to consider the side effects of continuing to rely on fossil fuels as the mainstay of the electricity New Mexico needs. A transition to other types of energy, including renewables, needs to move faster than PNM has been willing to do.

That’s where the PRC can come in, requiring a different mix for the state’s energy, and emphasizing air quality, healthy lungs and long-term sustainability in ways the utility company has not. Consumers deserve no less.

A second term

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ov. Susana Martinez was inaugurated for her second term last week. Wisely, the inauguration planners stayed indoors instead of braving the cold as they did four years ago in an outdoor ceremony on the Santa Fe Plaza. We are disappointed, of course, that the governor’s team chose to hold the inaugural balls in Albuquerque, rather than in the state capital.

Santa Fe has been hosting big parties for centuries. We could have handled this one as well.

More important than the dances, though, is the vision the governor laid forth in her inaugural speech. Words are meaningless without action, but we like hearing an emphasis on getting along with the other party and focusing on the needs of children. As for that other party, we trust that Democrats can work with the governor while not abandoning their principles. The fine line is one worth walking. It does seem churlish that few Democratic leaders turned out to watch the governor be sworn in.

The government is divided, yes, but the governor works for all citizens of New Mexico. Surely, her opponents could spend a few hours on the first day of her second term to wish her well.

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COMMENTARY: LLEWELLYN KING

What not to like in this new year T he new year demands predictions.

As those demands must be satisfied, here are mine: u President Barack Obama will be blamed for everything, from pet obesity to sunspots. u Jim DeMint, president of The Heritage Foundation, will continue to solicit me for money and will write me ingratiating letters as one conservative to supposedly another. Things are terrible because of Obama, he will say. But if I send him five bucks, the day can be saved for America. u Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., will ask me for money, five bucks, to save America from the likes of DeMint. u Amtrak — whose high-speed train between Washington, D.C., and Boston, Acela Express, is so expensive only rich business people can afford to ride it — will seek a larger federal subsidy.

At present, it stands at $1.3 billion. Ordinary people, who Congress had in mind as riders, can’t afford the Acela’s astronomical and predatory fares. So it has become a service for business executives and corporate lawyers — you can tell from the overheard cellphone conversations. A billable hour is a terrible thing to waste. u The airlines will find new ways to discomfort you; watch out for toilets that big and tall people can’t sit on, seats that

recline a 16th of an inch and bad food that you’ll buy only if you’re off your medicine. Don’t change your ticket, bring a suitcase or seek a seat with legroom.

There are fees for that kind of convenience and comfort. Don’t ask for logic in routing: How about Providence to Washington, D.C., with two stops and travel time of 10 hours and 20 minutes? An air travel website tried to tempt me with that “super-saver” fare. I reckon you could hitchhike it in about the same time. u If you thought it was difficult to reach any large company in 2014, it will be much worse in 2015. There are consultants out and about America, teaching corporations how to avoid their customers. Gone are the days when you could expect customer service of some sort, albeit from Rajiv in Bangladesh. Amazon, always a pioneer, has produced the consumer go-have-sex-with-yourself masterpiece. If you have a question about your Kindle, you have to give them your credit card if you want it answered. It’s the nopay-no-help line. u Talking of the perils of being a customer, Bank of America refused to give me the phone number of the local branch where I have an account. When I finally got through to the manager, she said they didn’t give out the number because “the phone would be ringing off the hook.” I didn’t know people called the bank just to

chat. No thought that those callers might be customers. u Just remember the new mantra of big business: “The customer is always wrong, a nuisance and fitted for nothing better than hanging an hour on the phone with a simple inquiry.” u The save-a-buck Congress will eventually decimate the Postal Service.

That’s sad because it’s the one place that still works, where you can get a question answered promptly. That will not do. The Social Security Administration is efficient and polite, too. So Congress has its hatchet out. u Now that the Republicans have control of government, they’ll be out to prove that government doesn’t work. I’m sure they will pull it off. The Democrats will be complaining — having snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in the midterms. u How can you lose an election when the economy is turning around? Ask Sen. Al Franken when you send him your five bucks. Bet he won’t tell you. So I will. You turn your back on your president. That makes you look really bad, and looking really bad is a bad election strategy.

Happy New Year!

Llewellyn King is executive producer and host of White House Chronicle on PBS. His email is lking@kingpublishing.com.

COMMENTARY: CHRIS MOONEY

Pope Francis is a pro-science pontiff

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n the last decade or so, there has been a resurgence of the idea that science and religion are in fundamental conflict with each other. The argument is often associated with prominent thinkers, like neuroscientist and author Sam Harris, who has argued that “there is a conflict between science and religion, and it is zero-sum” — but it also gains strength from the political context in which we live.

After all, we see science-religion conflicts all the time: Creationists try to disrupt the sole teaching of evolution.

Religiously driven anti-abortionists come up with dubious scientific arguments for why the procedure is dangerous. Seeing these science and religion conflicts inclines us to believe that science and religion … conflict.

There’s a difference, though, between the idea of a necessary conflict between science and religion, and the notion that conflicts merely happen at some times, for some individuals or religious groups.

The latter is obvious and irrefutable — but the former is seemingly contradicted whenever we see a prominent religious believer who also strongly embraces scientific realities. And it looks like we might be seeing, right now, the most prominent one of those in a long time: Pope Francis.

In October, the new pope spoke at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and appeared to endorse two major scientific concepts that have often given religious believers big trouble: the Big Bang and evolution.

On the Big Bang, he remarked that it is “considered to be the origin of the world” and “does not contradict the creative intervention of God.” And then there’s evolution. “God is not … a magician, but the creator who brought everything to life,” said Francis on the occasion. “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.”

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In other words, the pope appears to be embracing an idea that had great currency in the Enlightenment — the notion of a God who created a universe that follows laws that can be scientifically discerned. That’s an idea that certainly would have appealed to deeply religious scientists like Galileo, who argued in his famous “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina” that the insights of Copernicus could be made compatible with the Bible.

More recently, meanwhile, the Guardian reported recently that the pope is planning to issue “a rare encyclical on climate change and human ecology” next year. Certainly, Pope Francis has been quite active on the subject of taking care of the environment, arguing back in May that Catholics must “safeguard creation.

Because if we destroy creation, creation will destroy us! Never forget this!” The pope also declared during the climate change conference last month in Lima, Peru, that the “time to find global solutions is running out.”

Indeed, there has been much environment and climate-related activity coming out of the Vatican. Earlier this year, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences (along with the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences) convened a workshop titled “Sustainable Humanity, Sustainable Nature: Our Responsibility,” bringing together a number of scientists and experts who then released a statement declaring that “If current trends continue, this century will witness unprecedented climate changes and ecosystem destruction that will severely impact us all.”

Thus, while creationists may reject science out of religious belief, other religious believers accept and embrace what science tells us — and frequently also do so out of religious motivations.

In fact, the idea that Pope Francis wants the world to do something about climate change, and that he apparently sees this as a matter of taking care of the

creation, hardly makes him unique. James West of Mother Jones points to polling data suggesting that large numbers of U.S. Catholics also support climate action, including a very strong majority among Hispanic Catholics.

But it’s not just Catholics. While Evangelicals often get a bad rap for not wanting to do anything about climate change, the fact is that a substantial minority of them actually do. While a majority of white Evangelical Protestants are “somewhat or very unconcerned” about the issue, some 35 percent are either “somewhat or very concerned,” according to recent polling by the Public Religion Research Institute.

The biblically based stewardship or “Creation Care” message — which went very, very mainstream earlier this year in the blockbuster film Noah — may not have won out with a majority of these believers. But it appears to have made substantial inroads. And Evangelical leaders like the climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe are working every day to convince more believers, by making theologically (and politically) resonant arguments for why they need to take climate science seriously.

In sum: The relationship between science and religion is complex, and generalizations are dangerous. There’s no doubt that many religious people around the world cling to their beliefs (or, to what they think their beliefs require) in the face of evidence, and history shows science-religion conflicts popping up at regular intervals. But it also shows something else: believers who find a way to reconcile faith and science.

If Pope Francis continues on his current course, he has the power to make this latter group a whole lot more prominent than it already is.

Chris Mooney writes about science and the environment for The Washington Post.

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OPINIONS MY VIEW: CECILIA L. WEBB

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MY VIEW: GLENN WIKLE

THE DRAWING BOARD THE WEEK IN CARTOONS

This Jan. 5, remember contributions of Carver

Shutter PNM’s factory of death

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an. 5 is a day to recognize George Washington Carver, a distinguished scientist and agriculturist, a humanitarian and a guiding light for illuminating racial understanding.

He was no stranger to well-deserved honors and accolades. He was believed to have been born in 1864; his exact date of birth is unknown because he was born into slavery to a farmer named Moses Carver in Diamond, Mo. When George was very small, the Confederates raided the farm, kidnapping his mother and two sisters.

He and his brother, James, were raised by the Carvers, who also taught them how to read. He was called “plant doctor” by Cecilia the neighbors because he was L. Webb so good at telling them how to care for their plants. He eventually left the farm to attend high school and college in Kansas.

At Iowa State in 1894, George was the first African American student to earn a Bachelor of Science. George received a letter from the Tuskegee Institute in 1896, one of the first African American colleges in the United States. His professors were impressed by his work on fungal infections to soybean plants, and he remained as part of the faculty to work on his master’s degree, which he received in 1896.

George was appointed to direct the Agricultural Experiment Station at Tuskegee University, authorized by the Alabama Legislature of 1896. George Washington Carver was the recipient of the Roosevelt Medal for his outstanding contributions to Southern agriculture, and he was accepted as an honorary member of the American Inventors Society. He committed his life to helping and teaching all mankind, regardless of color, race or creed. He was the inventor of more than 300 products derived from peanuts, including soap and ink; more than 118 products from potatoes, including flour and candy; and more than 75 products from pecans.

George passed away Jan. 5, 1943. In addition to his inventions, he was also known for his many quotes. One of my favorites is “Ninety percent of the failures come from the people who have the habit of making excuses!” Think of George Washington Carver the next time you begin to make an excuse, and instead, make this new year action positive.

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erhaps you think it is outrageous that I call a coal power plant a factory of death. However, if you do your research, as I have, you will find the toxic record of coal power disturbing. The cocktail of chemical poisons (mercury, arsenic, heavy metals and radioactive ash) released by burning coal kills thousands of people in the U.S. every year.

And, as the Glenn worst producer Wikle of greenhouse gasses, coal plants are culpable in the historic extinction of a dozen species and thousands more to come over the next 100 years: only a miracle could reverse this eventuality. Furthermore, greenhouse warming has rendered millions of acres of agricultural land unusable in Australia and West Africa.

Coal burning is the primary offender behind this assault on our planet’s living systems. And I haven’t even touched on the damage caused by mining coal. It is no wonder that all Public Service Company of New Mexico’s partners in the New Mexico San Juan coal plant have fled. There is no future in coal. The plant and its coal mine are a toxic legal liability, not an asset.

Even Wall Street gets it: Market analysts are downgrading utilities because of their reliance on coal.

Any other commercially viable way of generating electricity is considerably less toxic.

PNM uses 19th-century technology to generate our power. It also seems it used 19th-century thinking to prepare its future plans.

PNM sees return to its shareholders, rather than the health and life of our grandchildren, as its primary mission. It reminds me of tobacco company executives in the 1950s: The research that demonstrates how its product kills people is clear, but there is still profit to be made with business as usual.

PNM’s plan does not factor in the true cost of continued coal burning in New Mexico. It does not factor in the continued loss of life and health and the requirement that coal has to go in order to ensure the habitability of our planet. A responsive, ethical Public Regulation Commission must send PNM back to the drawing board and ask the company to shut down its death factory sooner.

It might seem like a tough decision, but it is the right decision. Our grandchildren deserve it. Investing in renewables with natural gas to augment would demonstrate courageous leadership. It’s also what New Mexicans want. New Mexico can lead with clean energy and boost its struggling economy.

Cecilia L. Webb serves as president of the Albuquerque National Council of Negro Women Inc., and sits on the National Headquarters Board for NCNW. A native of Roswell, she is a weekly radio host of KUNM’s Train to Glory gospel music program. Webb was the first black female hired in the Governor’s Office (under the David F. Cargo administration) while attending the College of Santa Fe.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Jan. 4, 1915: The U.S. State Department advises today the only tunnel on the railroad across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and several important bridges on the road, as well as railroad bridges in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, have been blown up. The legation at Guatemala City reported the arrival of many Mexican refugees, but no Americans.

Jan. 4, 1990: Albuquerque — The Alliance for Education, saying New Mexico’s schools are in a state of crisis, plans to ask the Legislature to increase a state tax by a penny to build a permanent investment fund for public schools. The alliance will ask for an increase in the gross receipts tax, which is similar to a tax on sales and services. Alliance chairman Mike Kakuska, who represents the New Mexico Association of Secondary Principals, said the so-called super fund would generate enough interest money over time to provide the money necessary to properly educate New Mexico students.

Glenn Wikle is an electrical engineer and computer scientist who represents District 2 on the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education. He has lived in Santa Fe County for 18 years.

MY VIEW: KHALIL J. SPENCER

Really, a moral case for fossil fuels? Look at the long term

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lex Epstein (“There’s a moral case for fossil fuels,” Looking In, Dec. 30) of the Center for Industrial Progress tells us there is “a moral case for fossil fuels,” saying that cheap and abundant fossil energy has improved the human condition in the Industrial Age. Such talk is simplistic in the 21st century and beyond.

We must look at the totality of the human endeavor and how it changes through time, and constantly evaluate the costs and benefits of our energy choices.

At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, there were a billion humans on the planet. Industrialization directly impacted only a few, starting in England and expanding to Europe, the U.S. and Japan. There are now

over 7 billion humans rapidly industrializing to obtain the goods and services we in developed nations have long taken for Khalil granted. If 7 J. Spencer billion use fossil fuels, the impacts will be far greater than they were a century or two ago. Thus, one has to look beyond the price at the pump or meter to see what is a good and sustainable idea in the long term.

One only has to look at pictures of the air in urban China to see the downside of reliance on fossil fuels; one is not supposed to be able to

see air. Burning coal releases radionuclides, mercury, and a variety of toxic and acidic combustion aerosols. The latter is responsible for cardiovascular disease and for fresh water acidification, such as we have seen in the Eastern U.S. An October 2014 Consumer Reports article noted a dramatic rise in mercury concentration in some North Pacific fish. The increase is directly attributable to the rapid industrialization of the Far East and its reliance on coal plants. We should note that the dirty side of coal burning is convincing the Chinese to invest in cleaner power sources, such as nuclear.

Over-reliance on fossil fuels promises at least a couple of things. One, we will ride the

Hubbert curves of resource supply and demand as we are currently with hydraulic fracturing. Secondly, emissions will have both short- and long-term negative environmental and health impact. Mercury in fish is a short-term impact. Climate change is a longer-range, slower-acting one.

Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, and such gases help make the Earth an inhabitable place. The chemical bonds in carbon dioxide absorb infrared energy that would otherwise escape back to space, thus impacting climate. Climate changes naturally due to processes including variations in solar output, wobbles in the Earth’s orbit, and surface interactions such as ocean cur-

rents and their relation to the positions of continents. Greatly increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide above preindustrial levels can add to this dynamic.

Effects can include melting continental glaciers, raising sea levels enough to drown coastal cities (or island nations), speeding up the water cycle and moving agricultural belts.

All of these impact human activities built on the implicit assumption, at least in the short term, of relative climate stasis.

Thus, cheap and abundant energy is not without consequence. The real cost vs. benefit of the energy we use today is measured not just in the meter reading, but in how we will manage the present and future environmental impacts our

choices impose on us. We must factor in the costs of managing climate change, perhaps through geoengineering or carbon sequestration. We should balance the health benefits of cheap energy with the costs of pollution. We must quantify these effects if we want to know how cheap, or conversely, how expensive, our fossil energy sources really are, and how they compare to alternatives.

Khalil J. Spencer of Los Alamos is a working scientist with a master’s degree and Ph.D. in geochemistry. He grew up in Western New York and came to New Mexico via Long Island (graduate school) and Honolulu (his first job was at the geology department of the University of Hawaii).

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, January 4, 2015

MY VIEW: ADELE E. ZIMMERMAN

President challenges GOP with changes to policy

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en. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), in advance of President Barack Obama’s address to the nation on immigration policy, warned that it could spawn acts of civil disobedience, anarchy and violence. He said it could create “white violence” situations similar to the demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo. In order to turn his fantasies into Adele E. reality, conserZimmerman vative media began hysterically screaming that the president’s intention was to grant blanket amnesty to millions of undocumented immigrants. They implied that those eligible for relief under the president’s policy would be automatically granted citizenship, allowing them to “jump the line” ahead of documented immigrants. They hysterically warned that this would lead to a veritable flood of illegal immigrants seeking instant amnesty and free government services as soon as they cross the border.

The definition of amnesty is: “an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses.”

Point 1: Those immigrants will not be granted pardons; they have never been tried for “political offenses” or any other crime, let alone convicted.

Point 2: They will not be granted citizenship, or even guaranteed a path to citizenship; they will simply be granted relief from deportation for three years, presumably while Congress finally manages to create laws to untangle our immigration mess.

Point 3: Relief will be granted only to those who can prove residency for five years prior to the institution of the policy and who have children born in the United States, and they must pay taxes on their income. (Immigrants who are living illegally in the United States have been contributing billions of dollars each year through state and local taxes, yet they have been unable to apply for benefits.)

Point 4: The argument that immigrants who entered the country illegally make so little money that they would pay no taxes is moot, as employers would no longer be able to hold the specter of deportation over their heads in order to pay them slave wages.

The president has challenged Republican lawmakers, who have consistently blocked legislation designed to deal with the problem of millions of undocumented immigrants in our country, to work with their colleagues to develop laws that would fairly and humanely treat people who simply are working hard to give their families a better life (an ethic Congress should consider adopting).

Instead, the reaction is their usual, typical of a group of 2-year-olds having a reactionary tantrum: throwing themselves on the floor, drumming their heels and screaming “NO, NO, NO!” Adele E. Zimmerman of Embudo is a happily retired computer programmer and loves living in a rural village. She is deeply concerned over the future of a country that seems to be determined to self-destruct.

Censorship boils down to one’s point of view

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he recent as individuals we fiasco of all have a particular Sony Pictures definition of what is not releasing The objectionable. What I Interview and then find objectionable may backtracking and be totally distinct to releasing it made let’s say a number of me think about the my readers. Recently, issue of censorship. there have been a Orlando A recent comment number of examples Romero in the news was that that illustrate my comCommentary “Americans don’t ments. like to be told what For example, this they can read, see paper published a or think.” But is there a time picture of a painting of a “scantwhen censorship is approily” clad Nuestra Señora de priate? Another question is: Guadalupe on the front page on When we react to censorship, the same day as her feast day. do we have all the facts?

Considered by Catholics as the As a writer, I personally hate Mother of the Americas, people censorship. It is quite true that wrote in, protesting the image. at almost 30 years a columThe paper wrote a correction nist I have been offended by saying the image was not suitable some forms of “art,” “literary” for a family-oriented newspaper. descriptions, political and The truth of the matter was that satirical productions. Yet while Catholics were not only offended I might comment on these by the nudity but also by the issues, in this country you have overlay on her manta the symthe right to express yourself. bols of other religions.

You most likely will have to A contingency of Navajo offipay the consequences if you cials traveled to Paris recently offend someone’s religion, to purchase at auction Navajo culture, ethnicity or political and Pueblo Indian objects they sensitivities. deemed to be religious, and they So do we need some forms successfully bid on them to get of censorship, or do we call them back. What was interesting it editing? When we request was the fact that The Associated a government document and Press censored itself and refused almost all of it is redacted, is to publish the images of the relithat censorship? Are there gious objects. The question is: times when we are not allowed Are some religious objects more to know everything, as in a religious than other objects or pending court case? And is it images? And is this censorship? truly justifiable? Keeping the There also was a question truth about torture in Guanrecently whether this paper tánamo from the American should have published a cartoon people and the world — was of President Barack Obama urithat justifiable? nating on the Constitution. Some Webster’s says a censor is readers wrote in to say it was “an official who examines disrespectful of the presidency. books, plays, news reports, Under Webster’s definition, motion pictures, radio proshould it have been “suppressed” grams, etc., for the purpose on “political grounds?” When is of suppressing parts deemed something objectionable or just objectionable on moral, politi- plain tacky, crude or rude? And cal, military or other grounds.” do Americans rejoice in their It’s very obvious to me that form of expression that allows us

to be as uncivilized as possible?

But I want to get back to Sony and The Interview. Did Sony know something the rest of us didn’t know to take such a radical stance as banning it from the screen? Do we ever know what’s behind censorship?

The most interesting thing

Orlando Romero is a writer and historian.

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GERÓNIMA CRUZ MONTOYA, 1915-2015

Ohkay Owingeh artist inspired hundreds

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

Gerónima Cruz Montoya, an artist, educator and cultural leader from Ohkay Owingeh, died Friday in a hospital in Albuquerque. She was 99.

In recent years, Montoya was best known for her selection as the poster artist for the 2010 Santa Fe Indian Market. That year, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts also honored her with its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Her eldest son, Robert Montoya, said

in a news release that his mother had spent the last few weeks in three different hospitals in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. She was recovering from surgery for a broken hip and wrist after a fall at her home in Santa Fe last month, he said.

“She was surrounded by family and friends,” Robert Montoya said. “We knew this day would come. We are happy to have had her in our lives for so long, but we know she is in a better place now.”

Gerónima Montoya was born in 1915,

the eldest of five daughters of Pablo and Crucita Cruz of Ohkay Owingeh, then called San Juan Pueblo. Her her Tewa name was P’Otsúnú, which means White Shell.

“Our father was a farmer, so we grew up eating fresh vegetables, plenty of red and green chile, corn and whole-wheat flour,” Gerónima Montoya told The New Mexican in a 2009 interview. “My mother used to wash the wheat and then take it to be ground at a mill in Alcalde.

Every morning, she would boil milk and

make tortillas for us, and then we would help her husk the corn. When people ask me how I’m able to keep so active, I tell them it was because of our healthy diet from our youth.”

Gerónima Montoya was educated at the Santa Fe Indian School, where she studied art under Dorothy Dunn, who inspired her to become a painter. Speaking of Dunn, Montoya told The New Mexican in 2010, “She was a wonderful person, and a wonderful teacher. She

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The Southwestern Association for Indian Arts asked painter Gerónima Cruz Montoya of Ohkay Owingeh to be the 2010 Santa Fe Indian Market poster artist. CLYDE MUELLER/ NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

Cuban refugee now new pastor at S.F. church Westminster Presbyterian hopes to attract Latinos to congregation

By Uriel J. Garcia The New Mexican

Judge Edward L. Chavez swears in state Attorney General Hector Balderas during the inauguration ceremony Saturday at the St. Francis Auditorium. Balderas’ wife, Denise, holds the Bible as he takes the oath. PHOTOS BY JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

Dems hold ‘counter-inauguration’ New AG Balderas: It’s time to put the politics behind us

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

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ew Mexico Democrats didn’t have much to celebrate after losing the governor’s race, the state House of Representatives and other state offices in November’s election.

But on Saturday, a standing-room-only crowd of Democrats filled St. Francis Auditorium in downtown Santa Fe to cheer on three of their candidates who did win statewide offices: Attorney General Hector Balderas, State Treasurer Tim Eichenberg and State Auditor Tim Keller.

All three officials actually had taken their oaths of office Jan. 1, as is called for in the state constitution.

Gov. Susana Martinez, as well as Lt. Gov. John Sanchez, Secretary of State Dianna Duran and State Land Commissioner Aubrey Dunn, Jr. — all Republicans — had their own public swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on Jan. 1.

Although Saturday’s event might be seen as a “counter-inauguration,” there was virtually no red-meat political rhetoric for the Democratic faithful.

“Campaign season is over, and it’s time to

Judge Edward L. Chavez hugs State Treasurer Tim Eichenberg after swearing him in on Saturday.

put the politics behind us,” Balderas said in his speech after taking the oath. “Now is the time to govern and to enforce the rule of law.”

But there were a couple of subtle jabs at the Martinez administration.

Keller got applause when he mentioned outsourcing state mental health provider contracts to Arizona providers, as the state Human Services Department did in 2013.

This occurred after 15 New Mexico providers became subjects of a criminal investigation and lost their Medicaid funding due to possible fraud. Martinez has defended the hiring of the Arizona companies, saying they were chosen because they have done similar

work before. “They’ve been able to pick up services when there have been problems in other states, where there have been other allegations of fraud or misuse or mismanagement,” she told The New Mexican in 2013.

And in his speech, Balderas said he’ll work to make New Mexico “a place where the system won’t fail a 9-year old boy, leaving him in the hands of his abusers.”

That was an apparent reference to Omaree Varela, who allegedly was kicked to death by his mother in 2013. The child had been placed in foster care, but on the authority of the state Children, Youth and Families Department, he was returned to his mother in 2011. This caused a firestorm of criticism of the department. Martinez last year announced a plan to better recruit and retain caseworkers and approved pay raises for child welfare caseworkers.

One political undercurrent at Saturday’s event was the talk — which has been going on for years — of Balderas running for governor.

Balderas’ speech Saturday, similar to some of his campaign ads, frequently referred to his humble beginnings, how he was the first person from his hometown to graduate from law school. “Thank you for believing in a kid from Wagon Mound,” he said at the speech’s conclusion.

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Galisteo artist inspired by writer’s works Novelist Eudora Welty’s writings influence painter’s imagination

By Milan Simonich The New Mexican

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Eudora Welty appreciated a striking image as much as a finely crafted story.

“A good snapshot keeps a moment from running away,” Welty said.

Painter Carole Pigott instinctively knew this was true. As it turned out, Pigott found her greatest inspiration as

an artist through Welty and her writings.

Twenty-seven of Pigott’s paintings are based on Welty’s works, all with the late, legendary author’s blessing.

“Eudora Welty, always generous in sharing her talent with others, gave permission early in my career to paint my visual images from her words, then graciously supported the resulting shows,” Pigott wrote in Volume 2 of her collection based on the author’s stories.

Pigott’s studio is in Galisteo, but, like Welty, she was raised in Mississippi. More than 30 years ago,

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Artist Carole Pigott of Galisteo, who doubles as an expert on the late Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Eudora Welty, is shown with one of her paintings at First Mortgage Co. on Dec 23. Pigott and Welty both hail from Mississippi. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

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Living in Miami’s Little Havana as a Cuban political refugee who had fled the island nation as a teen in the 1960s, the Rev. Antonio “Tony” Aja was the only member of his family to leave the Catholic Church.

He joined the Presbyterian Church, he said, because of its progressive views on issues such as LGBT rights and immigrant rights.

Aja, 62, among many Latin American immigrants in the U.S. who are turning to Protestant religions, will be leading his first service Sunday, Jan. 4, as the new pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe. “This is the kind of church that I’ve been wanting to pastor,” he said in a recent interview as he took a break from unpacking boxes in his new Rev. Antonio Santa Fe home. He sought out the ‘Tony’ Aja Santa Fe church because of its progressive views on immigration and other social issues, Aja said, and as its new pastor, he plans to continue to push that agenda.

Westminster Presbyterian, 841 W. Manhattan Ave., is hoping to become a bilingual church and attract some of Santa Fe’s Hispanic immigrants to its congre-

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IF YOU GO What: A service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Santa Fe to introduce the new pastor, the Rev. Tony Aja Where: 841 W. Manhattan Ave. When: 11 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4

In brief Albuquerque police officer shot during traffic stop Albuquerque police say an officer who pulled over a suspected drunken driver was shot during the overnight traffic stop, and a search is underway for the gunman.

Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden told reporters the officer was shot around 2:30 a.m. Saturday after the motorist got out of the vehicle and began shooting.

Police spokesman Tanner Tixier says the officer was shot twice but was able to return fire. It’s unknown if the gunman was struck. Tixier says the gunman fled on foot.

Another police spokesman, Simon Drobik, says the officer underwent surgery Saturday afternoon and was recovering.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has offered a $7,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.

Police say the officer is a 30-year veteran of the force.

Abiquiú Lake hosts midwinter bald eagle watch in cold temps ABIQUIÚ — Volunteers in Northern New Mexico braved frigid temperatures Saturday to help with a national effort to gather more data about bald eagles.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted its annual midwinter bald eagle watch at Abiquiú Lake.

National Wildlife Federation officials had asked participants in each state to count eagles along standard routes to provide data trends.

The goal is to index the total wintering bald eagle population in the lower 48 states to determine their distribution and to identify areas of important winter habitat.

Unlike nesting surveys, officials say the winter survey provides information on both breeding and nonbreeding segments of the population.

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FUNERAL SERVICES & MEMORIALS PATRICIA A. LOGUE

In memory of Ernest J. Gonzales, beloved Husband, Dad and Grandpa. On January 4, 2014 you went home to Heaven. Your life left such a legacy and we honor your memory each and every day.

Love The Gonzales and Baca Family

LORINDA J. GARDUÑO

Lorinda J. Garduño, 79, passed away on December 22 in Santa Fe, NM. She was born on April 3, 1935.

Lorinda was preceded in death by her father Federico Garduño, and mother Sinforosa Garduño. Lorinda is survived by her daughter, Elaine Fattah-Herrera, son, Karim Fattah, sister, Estefanita L Garduño, brothers; Gilbert Garduño and Rey Garduño, and grandsons, Lucas Herrera, Adam Herrera, and Joshua Herrera.

A rosary will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 7 pm at St. Anne’s Parish. A funeral mass is scheduled for Wednesday, January 7th, 10:00 am at St. Anne’s Parish, and internment at Rosario Cemetery, following the mass. The reception will be at the parish hall at St. Anne’s following the internment. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Lorinda’s life. In lieu of flowers, you may donate to your favorite charity in Lorinda’s name.

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SAMMY GARDUNO Sammy Garduno, age 70, a resident of Chimayo, New Mexico passed away on December 30, 2014. He was born in San Jose, California to Mary and Ernesto Garduno, on October of 1944.

He is preceded in death by his twin brother; Jimmy Garduno, parents; Mary and Ernesto Garduno, and brother; Ernie Garduno.

He is survived by his wife Marcella Garduno of Chimayo, NM, son; Chris Garduno (Patricia) of Espanola, NM, daughter; Lori Conticelli (Andrew) of Albuquerque, NM, grandsons; James and Joshua Garduno, Andrew, Dominic Conticelli, granddaughters; Kaylee Garduno and Ava Conticelli. Brothers; Eddie Garduno (Gloria), Leonard Garduno (Roberta), Bobby Garduno (Danielle), Donald Garduno (DeAnn). sisters; Jeannie Guerceca, Cathy Garduno, Linda Gonzales (partner Nate), Bernice Chavez (Manuel), Marcella Armijo (Fidel), Maryann Whitkowski (Roy), and many nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.

Serving the family as Pallbearers will be; Eddie, Leonard, Bobby, Donald, Andrew Sr. and Andrew Jr. Honorary Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.

A rosary will be recited on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 9:00 am, Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 am, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Chimayo. Interment will take place at 2:15 pm at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.

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305 Calle Salazar, Espanola, NM 87532 To share a memory, please visit our website at www.riverafuneralhome.com GEORGE PATRICK BOWKER JR. George Patrick Bowker Jr. passed away suddenly on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was 79 years old. Bowker was preceded in death by his mother and father, Mr. & Mrs. George Patrick Bowker Sr. Bowker was also preceded in death by his son Bobby Bowker and his daughter Shirley Bowker-Piccandra.

George is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Lida Bowker. He is also survived by his daughters Pamela and Loretta, Chantal and Brittney; sons Mike, Pat (Merlene), Joey (Kabrina). George had 8 grandchildren, Ginger, Jennifer, Mickey, Patrick, Ashleigh, Paula, Steven and Alayah. Bowker had three great-grandchildren, Savannah, James and Anthony Lee. Bowker was an avid and devoted Catholic and never missed church. Bowker was a loving father. All of his kids will miss him deeply.

George had too many friends to list but one that must be mentioned is his buddy, Guti, whom he had known since their third grade at St. Michaels High School. Bowker is going to be missed greatly by all who knew him.

Services will be on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at St. John’s Catholic Church starting with a rosary at 8:00 am and Mass to follow at 9:00 am Bowker’s remains will be laid to rest at Rosario Cemetery directly following the 9:00 am mass.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Buddy Duran, Paul Gesner, Rick Gutierrez, Lorenzo (Guti) Gutierrez, Ron Jacobs and Frank "Gato" Trujillo.

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Mark was called home to our Lord; he will be forever missed but never forgotten.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Rosina Wray. He is survived by his beloved wife, Elizabeth Wray, her parents, James and Erneda Salazar, his children, Erica, Mark Jr (Jessica) and Elisha, along with his dear grandchildren, Joey, Kaylee, Albert James and Dominic. A rosary will be held Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church at 7:30 PM and mass on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church at 11:00 AM, Burial will follow at Santa Fe Memorial Gardens Cemetery and reception to follow burial at St. Anne’s Parish. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Capt. Mark Wray Memorial Fund at State Employees Credit Union.

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CAROLYN ANN EDWARDS Carolyn Ann Edwards died peacefully surrounded by family and friends after a lengthy illness on December 31st, 2014 in Santa Fe, NM at the age of 72.

She was born on November 2nd 1942 in Collbran, CO. Later her family moved to Grand Junction, CO where she attended high school. After living in San Francisco for a few years, she traveled to New Mexico where the beauty of the people and the landscape captivated her heart.

She was a longtime resident of Pojoaque, NM for the past 26 years; she moved her family there to be closer to the Los Alamos National Laboratory where she worked as a Budget Analyst.

Her pride and joy in life were her children, grandchildren, and great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Gerald and Evelyn McNew of Santa Fe, NM. She is survived by her brother Byron McNew (Tina) of Montrose, CO, her brother Roger McNew (Jane) of Albuquerque, NM, her children; David Edwards (Annie) of Santa Fe, NM, Kareem Edwards (Mary Jo) of Santa Fe, NM, Sabra Edwards of Albuquerque, NM, and Yussef Edwards (Angela Martinez) of Espanola, NM, her grandchildren; Brendon, Bradley, Samantha, Savannah, Tazmin, Mina, Sierra, Hannah, Kareem Jr., Simone, Corey, Dylan, Benjamin, Gabriel, Jaden, Mikayla, and Andrew, her great grandson; Lorenzo, and her niece; Sabrina, along with many other family and friends.

Carolyn enjoyed water coloring and most of all reading. She amassed a wealth of knowledge that she shared with those she came in contact with. It is her smile, her caring nature, her knowledge, and her unconditional love that will be missed the most.

Serving the family as pallbearers, Gary Talachy, Bobby Burnette, Brendon Edwards, Bradley Edwards, Kareem Jr. Edwards, and Tazmin Edwards. Honorary pallbearers, Gabriel Edwards and Lorenzo Lujan de la Fuente.

A public viewing will be held on Thursday, January 8th, 2014, 1011am at Berardinelli Funeral Home. Following the viewing, a funeral mass will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Fe located at 208 Grant Ave. at 12pm, the burial will immediately follow at the Rosario Cemetery.

Patricia A. Logue, 54, of Albuquerque, NM passed away Monday morning, December 29th at 9:13 am. She was born in Boston, MA on June 21st, 1960 to Felicia Del Frate and James Logue.

Patti went to Harrington JR High and attended Santa Fe High before transferring to Sandia High School. Patricia ’Patti’ oversaw the music ministry at her brother’s church Pastor Joe Romero of Philadelphia Ministries for many years and has been singing praises for Jesus since childhood. She loved music, her Lord, her family, and helping others. She is survived by her daughters Rebecca Garcia, Margeaux Stohl, grandchildren Kendal and Talan Stohl who will continue to shine her light to the world. Mother Felicia Del Frate, step father Richard ’Papo’ Del Frate, brothers Dr. William Logue and Bernie Logue y Perea. Sisters Susan Griego and Rose Dixon and many nieces and nephews whom adored her dearly. Her life and spirit will be celebrated on Monday, January 5th at Calvary Chapel on Osuna NE in Albuquerque.

Services will start at 2:30pm. Attendees are asked to wear colorful clothing and/or white. Patti did not want her services to be a mourning rather a beautiful celebration of her returning home to Jesus.

HENRY MONTOYA Henry Montoya, 90, a resident of Cuyamungue, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, December 29, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Henry was born August 11, 1924 in Cuyamungue. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ramon Montoya and Catalina Montoya; brother, Esquipula, and sister, Veva. Worked for Zia Corporation and Los Alamos National Laboratory and retired with 31 years of service. His family has fond memories of him and his and his devotion to them. He is survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Bertha Montoya and their children, Henry Montoya Jr., and wife Maxine, Moises Montoya, daughter, Cathy Borrego and husband John; grandchildren, Nicodemas Montoya and wife Monica, Carl Montoya and wife Yvette, and Jason and Jonathan Borrego; 3 greatgrandchildren; brothers, Joe Montoya, Baudino Montoya and wife Avelina, and numerous nephews and nieces. Public visitation will begin on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Pojoaque, with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Pojoaque, with a burial to follow at the Pojoaque Catholic Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers Jason Borrego, Johnathan Borrego, Nicodemas Montoya, Carl Montoya, Donald Montoya, and Leroy Montoya. The family of Henry Montoya has entrusted the care of their loved one to the DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Espanola Valley.

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Mildred Annabelle Herrera passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015. She is preceded in death by her parents, Liberato and Rebecca Vigil, son Ronald J. Herrera. She is survived by her husband, Margarito J. Herrera, children, Dewana (Billy) Vigil, Roxanne (Vivian) Archuleta, grandchildren: William F. Vigil Jr. (Ashley), Vincent Vigil (Paula), Matthew Martinez, Nikko Ruiz, greatgrandchildren: Nikko, Taylor, Isaiah , Ava, Noah, Emiliano, and Auburn, siblings, Orlando (Dolores) Vigil, Dolores (Frank) Roybal, Stanley (MaryLou) Vigil, Joseph L. Vigil (Sylvia), Emily (Benito) Garcia, and Charlene (Pete) Mora.

A Rosary will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 10 AM at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church followed by a Funeral Mass at 11 AM. Burial to follow at the Pecos Cemetery.

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Lucia Tixier Lovato, 81, of Santa Fe, NM passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 surrounded by her loving family due to a lengthy illness.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Dan J. Lovato, mother, Dominga Benavidez, father, Mariano Tixier, sisters, Ernestina Clockey and Christina Havens.

She is survived by her sons: Daniel J. Lobato (Kathy) of Rio Rancho, NM, Joseph A. Lovato (Dollie), Pat G. Lovato, Donnie G. Lovato, Rick Lovato (Mary), daughter, Vanessa Trujillo (Pat) all of Santa Fe, NM, grandchildren: Danny Jr., Joseph Jr., Jenny, Angelo, Gwen, Marcos, Holly, Emily, Brittney, Jody, Joey, Rico, Christopher, siblings, Mariano Tixier (Henrietta) of Pojoaque, NM, Julian Benavidez (Barbara) of Tempe, AZ, Dominguita Gutierrez (Al) of Albuquerque, NM, Judy Benavidez of Santa Fe, NM, nephews, and nieces.

A Rosary will be held on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 7:15 p.m. at San Isidro Catholic Church. Services will be held at a later date.

John Andrew Hasted passed early Christmas Eve morning at Christus St. Vincent Hospital surrounded by his parents, family, friends and the staff who kept vigil during his sudden illness. Born May 27, 1965 in Homewood, Illinois, John was raised in Santa Fe where he attended Santa Fe Public Schools and the College of Santa Fe. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Santa Fe Animal Shelters, Trout Unlimited or a charity of one’s choice.

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Donald Gene "Bullfighter" Kennedy passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 24, 2014.

Born in Roy, NM, Donald was a long-time Santa Fe resident.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Leo and Thelma; siblings, John Leo Jr. and Dorothy Torres; and daughter, Donna Jean. He is survived by siblings: Patricia, Richard, and Shirley; children: Ramona, Ronald, Rebecca, Cinda, and their families.

Donald will be missed by all who knew him. A committal service will be held Friday, January 16, at 1:30 pm, at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.

Cremation is under the care of the Neptune Society.

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Two-Month Anniversary ~ José Modesto Madrid After he retired from a 33-year career at Gates Rubber Co., he moved his family back to Canjilón, where he worked his father’s land. He died Nov. 1 in Canjilón. At his burial in Cebolla this November, clouds formed a cross in the sky. His friend Pedro Nolasco Romero wrote: “Modesto was a get-it-done kind of man. I know in my heart that he was so proud of his family and friends, that he wanted all of us to have a cross to remember him by.”

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Police notes The Santa Fe Police Department took the following reports: u The Secret Service told Santa Fe police on Friday that a local person had made “terroristic threats” against President Barack Obama and the White House on Facebook. u A burglar on Friday broke a window of a 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser in the 1400 block of Cerrillos Road and stole a silver Apple MacBook Pro. u Someone broke a window of a 2010 Hyundai in the 700 block of Camino Lejo on Friday and stole a purse. u Jackie B. Trujillo, 46, of Santa Fe was arrested Friday on charges of driving with a revoked license after being involved in a car crash.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office took the following report: u Two unidentified attackers — believed to be in their late teens or early 20s — attacked a man and a woman Friday in the 1300 block of Calle Inez. During a scuffle, one of the attackers stole the woman’s purse from her 2014 Dodge Durango. The man was able to get the woman’s purse back from the attackers. He later was treated by medics at the scene for injuries that were not life-threatening. The woman wasn’t injured.

DWI arrest u Deputies arrested Dominic Casiquito, 36, of Jemez Pueblo early Saturday morning on charges of aggravated drunken driving. Deputies say Casiquito was involved in an accident on the West Frontage Road of U.S. 84/285 near Cuyamungue. He submitted to a breath test, and the results were 0.20 and 0.21, which are more than twice the legal limit.

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 Solace Crisis Treatment Center: 986-9111, 800-721-7273 or TTY 471-1624

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Two ounces of prevention Taos County mulls ban on ‘shooters’

By Andrew Oxford The Taos News

Miniature liquor bottles may soon get the boot in Taos County.

County officials have shown interest in banning the sale of alcohol in single-serving 50 milliliter containers known colloquially as “shooters” or “minis.”

The policy is not intended purely as an effort at roadside beautification.

Public health advocates have called for such an ordinance as a means of curbing drunken driving as well as alcohol abuse, and the notion seems to have support from some members of the Taos County Board of Commissioners.

“It is something I personally would like to see created, drafted and presented to the new commission sometime next year,” Chairman Gabriel

Romero said during a presentation by the drug and alcohol group Taos Alive on Dec. 23.

Romero and Tom Blankenhorn are the only sitting person of the five-person board who will serve in 2015.

Blankenhorn said a ban seems like a good idea, but he would like to see additional evidence about the potential efficacy of such an ordinance before reaching a final decision.

If a ban could be effective in addressing alcohol abuse, Blankenhorn, said the county’s Board of Commissioners has an obligation to consider it.

If incoming commissioners Jim Fambro, Mark Gallegos and Candyce O’Donnell are receptive, the move would represent a more hands-on, regulatory approach to alcohol abuse than that taken by the outgoing commission.

Other county officials have indicated such a ban is a policy whose time has come.

Taos County DWI Program Coordinator Herbert Valdez

told The Taos News he believes banning the sale of miniature liquor bottles could help curb drunken driving.

The move also would cut access to a cheap source of liquor that public health advocates say is popular with local youth.

“They’re cheap, they’re easy to steal,” Julie Martinez of Taos Alive told commissioners during a Dec. 2 meeting, noting a survey of local youths in 2013 found 47.6 percent of Taos High School youths who drink alcohol said liquor was their beverage of choice. That compared with 16.9 percent who said beer and 14.6 percent who said flavored malt.

The results suggest more attention should be paid to reducing access to hard liquor, Martinez argued.

It is unclear whether retailers and distributors would swallow such a measure.

A spokesperson for Western Refining, which operates Giant gas stations, did not take a position on a ban but said it would

Liquor bottles sit on shelves in a market in Baltimore in 2013.

Taos County officials have shown interest in banning the sale of alcohol in single-serving 50 milliliter containers.

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put the company in a “difficult position.”

“We want to be a good neighbor and be part of the community,” Gary Hanson said recently.

“Part of that is meeting the demands of our customer base.”

State law allows for banning miniature liquor bottles, according to a spokesperson for the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Division, the agency responsible for liquor licenses.

For now, there is no reason for drinkers to stock up.

While County Manager Stephen Archuleta said this week commissioners are likely to consider a ban in the new year, County Attorney Bob Malone confirmed an ordinance has not yet been drafted.

This story first appeared in The Taos News, a sister publication of The Santa Fe The New Mexican.

Artist: Was named a Santa Fe Living Treasure in 2004 In 2004, she was named a Santa Fe Living Treasure. was very understanding about The 2010 Indian Market Indian people.” poster was a 1938 painting by Montoya graduated in 1935 as Montoya titled Pueblo Crafts. It school valedictorian. She was depicts young women in tradihired as Dunn’s assistant, then tional clothing making pottery, two years later succeeded her weaving, embroidering and mentor as head of the art promaking moccasins. Montoya, gram at Santa Fe Indian School. talking about the poster in 2010, She worked there from said, “Doing the old things 1937 to 1961, teaching hundreds brings back memories from of contemporary American years ago, the things that just Indian artists. Some who were aren’t done much any more.” inspired by her were Narciso The original Pueblo Crafts Abeyta, Harrison Begay, Ben hangs in the Museum of Indian Quintana and Joe Herrera.

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She also headed the art proMontoya kept working on gram at the former St. Catherine Povi Montoya greets her grandmother Gerónima Cruz Montoya, following the announcement that Montoya would be the her art, selling at Indian Market Indian School in Santa Fe. 2010 poster artist. CLYDE MUELLER/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO and, even in recent years, under Later, Montoya took a job the portal of the Palace of the as an adult educator at Ohkay Montoya served as a board Art and Cultural Achievement Governors. She was active in Owingeh. Beginning with just Award in 1994, she inspired a St. John the Baptist Church at five students, her program soon member of the Wheelwright Museum of the American book about her life and art, The Ohkay Owingeh, where she had more than 60. In 1968, she Indian, SWAIA, the Museum Worlds of P’Otsunu: Geronima sang in the Tewa choir. founded the Oke Owengee of Indian Arts & Culture and Cruz Montoya of San Juan Montoya was married for Crafts Co-Op to market her the All Indian Pueblo Cultural Pueblo by Jeanne Shutes and more than 40 years to Juan students’ works, which was Center.

Jill Mellick (University of New the first such American Indian Montoya of Sandia Pueblo. He co-op.

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She is survived by her sister and fellow artist — Ramoncita Sandoval; three sons — Robert, Paul and Eugene; a grandson; two granddaughters; one greatgranddaughter and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins from Sandia and Cochiti Pueblos.

She was preceded in death by her husband, three sisters — Piedad Antoine, Adelaide Cruz and Reycita Jiron — and a granddaughter.

Reciting of the rosary for Montoya is planned for 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4, at the family home in Ohkay Owingeh, with a wake to follow. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m Monday Jan. 5, at St. John the Baptist Church, 185 Popaye Ave., with burial to follow at the cemetery at Ohkay Owingeh.

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Funeral services and memorials ROBERT JENNE STAMM A life well-lived has come to an end. Robert Jenne Stamm died December 14, 2014, at age 93. Bob was a life-long resident of Albuquerque, where he spent his adult life working to enrich his city and state. He was born November 17, 1921 to Roy Allen Stamm and Elizabeth Baldridge Stamm, whose families moved to New Mexico in the early 1880s. His older brothers, Allen Stamm and William Stamm, predeceased him.

Bob was interested in everything and everyone. He relished all good deeds, fair play, and achievements. Bob was a man of few words, but of tireless action and service. He was amazingly calm, yet he loved competition, whether it was playing tennis, skiing, poker, or bidding a job. It should be noted, however, that there was no win unless it was "fair and square." He played golf, but mostly because it was outside and he could bet on it.

From the age of 10, Bob had a tennis racket in his hand. In high school, he never lost a singles match and was a four-time State champion. At UNM, he was on the tennis and track teams, and on the first UNM Ski Team. UNM has lost its most devoted fan. He was still attending Lobo games. He went in a wheelchair to his last Lobo basketball game on December 3, 2014.

Bob earned his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from UNM in 1942. After college, he joined the Navy and attended the Naval Academy Graduate Architectural School. He served four years in WWII, including 22 months on a ship in the South Pacific. He continued in the Naval Reserves and retired with the rank of Commander USN in 1968.

In 1943, he married his childhood sweetheart, Florence Bradbury. After the war, he went to work for her father, OG Bradbury, in his construction company. Bob began as a laborer, and then was a timekeeper, an estimator, and eventually President of Bradbury Stamm Construction Co. He has been Chairman Emeritus since 1999. Bob was immensely proud of the many major buildings BSC built over the years. New Mexico Private 100 awarded BSC "Most Admired Company" seven times. Bob was a builder to his core. He loved seeing buildings and communities grow. He was a believer that people working together can do great things. He served on more than 30 professional and civic organizations throughout his career, which include, most notably: Albuquerque Community Foundation - Lifetime Trustee, Albuquerque Business Education Compact - Founding Chairman, UNM Development Fund - Chairman, Greater Albuquerque Community Educational Alliance - Founding Chairman, and on the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education, where he served 11 years by appointment of four Governors.

Bob was honored with more than 25 awards for service in the fields of education, business, arts, and civic development, which include, most notably: "UNM Regents Recognition Medal", "UNM Engineer of the Year," by the Albuquerque Chapter of the New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers, the State of NM "Lifetime Achievement, Distinguished Public Service Award", the "Centennial Alumnus for UNM," by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, State of New Mexico’s "Outstanding Leader in Philanthropy", UNM Engineering’s Distinguished Alumnus Award", UNM’s "Zimmerman Award", State of New Mexico’s "Ethics in Business, Individual Award", United Way of Central New Mexico’s "Lifetime Achievement Award", and Leadership New Mexico’s "Distinguished Leadership Award". In 2009, Bob received an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from UNM. He was blessed with a wonderful marriage to Florrie for 63 years until her death in 2006. He was blessed again when he married Mary Culver Herring in 2009, to the delight of his children and friends. Mary was by his side until his death.

Bob’s family who survive him are: son, Dr. R. Brad Stamm and wife, Victoria Stamm; daughter, Susan Stamm Evans and husband, Dick Evans - all of Santa Fe; his wife, Mary Herring, and her children and their families: Denny and Tonya Herring, Bill and Cheri Herring, Nancy Herring and Matthew Segura, and John and Debra Herring - all of Albuquerque; his grandchildren, Monique and Mark Rochester of Nambe, Karen Evans and Lisa Marchese of Albuquerque, and Kate and Eric Schwarz of Scottsdale, AZ; great grandchildren: Chase Rochester, Zoe and Sasha Evans, and Sarah Schwarz.

Bob was a total family man. Whether it was his children, their spouses, their children, nieces, nephews, stepchildren, or their children, he took a personal interest in each of them and was interested in their interests.

The family would like to thank Bob’s devoted caregivers from TakeCare. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to his professorships in advanced design and construction practices at UNM, care of Robert J. Stamm Professorships, University of New Mexico Foundation, Inc., Two Woodward Center, 700 Lomas Blvd. NE, Ste. 108, Albuquerque, NM 87102-9916, or consider a gift to the Albuquerque Community Foundation, www.albuquerquefoundation.org. There will be a Memorial Service on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the UNM Continuing Education Building, 1634 University Blvd. NE. Please visit our online guestbook for Bob at www.FrenchFunerals.com.

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EVARISTO "ABIE" TRUJILLO Evaristo "Abie" Trujillo was born September 6, 1940 and died December 31, 2014 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Abie was born and raised in Pojoaque, NM, and moved to Santa Fe in 1965 where he met his beloved wife, Rosemarie of 49 years. He retired from the MVD in 1987 after 28 years of service. Abie was a devoted family man and always put his family first. He enjoyed traveling, fishing, gardening, and was an avid Cowboy’s fan.

Abie was preceded in death by his parents, Luis & Andalecia Trujillo; in laws, Billy and Celia Santistevan; siblings: David, Jerry, and Billy Trujillo, nephew, David Trujillo, sisters - in -law: Yolanda Sisneros, Norma Trujillo, and Christine Trujillo.

Abie is survived by his loving family: wife, Rosemarie; son William (Katie), daughter, Renee Montoya (Pancho); grandchildren: Amanda (Nano), Vance, Sophia, and Gabe; brothers: Clemente (Kathy), Jimmy (Vicky), Luciano, Arsenio, Alex (Martha), Charlie, George, Ramon (Sandy); sisters: Geraldine Mannix (Danny), Clara DeMaria (Mike); sisters - in -law, Maureen and Dolores Trujillo, and Angie Shoats; numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

A Visitation will be held on Monday, January 5, 2015 at 6 p.m. with a Rosary to follow at 7 p.m. at St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church 1301 Osage Ave. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi at 11:00 a.m. Burial to follow at Rosario Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to St. Vincent de Paul St. John’s the Baptist Catholic Church, or to Santa Fe Dialysis.

Serving as Pallbearers: His siblings and grandsons.

Honorary Pallbearers will be: his granddaughters, Jerry Manzagol, Robert Garcia, and Lee Martinez

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Heavyweight companies respond to local fracking bans Oil and gas industry takes towns to court

By Jack Healy The New York Times

LONGMONT, Colo. — This northern Colorado city vaulted onto the front lines of the battle over oil and gas drilling two years ago, when residents voted to ban hydraulic fracturing from their grassy open spaces and a snow-fed reservoir where anglers catch smallmouth bass.

But these days, Longmont has become a cautionary tale of what can happen when cities decide to confront the oil and gas industry. In an aggressive response to a wave of citizenled drilling bans, state officials, energy companies and industry groups are taking Longmont and other municipalities to court, forcing local governments into what critics say are expensive, long-shot efforts to defend the measures.

While the details vary — some municipalities have voted for outright bans, and others for multiyear suspensions of fracking — energy companies in city after city argue that they have a right to extract underground minerals and that the drilling bans amount to voter-approved theft. They also say state agencies, not individual communities, are the ones with the power to set oil and gas rules.

Because the cases are being fought one by one at the state level, they are not expected to set any immediate nationwide standard on whether homeowners and local leaders have the power to keep drilling rigs out of their towns.

But they are being watched as legal litmus tests as more governments plunge into the acrimonious debate over fracking, the process of pumping huge amounts of water, sand and chemicals underground to release oil and gas buried in shale rock.

New York state’s move to ban fracking last month, for example, was foreshadowed by a ruling in June by the state’s highest court that towns could use their zoning laws to outlaw the practice. In the wake of New York’s announcement, anti-fracking activists in California, Maryland and Pennsylvania, among other states, renewed their calls for bans.

Citizens groups and environmental organizations say residents have the right to live on suburban streets and walk their children to school without worrying about methane leaks from wellheads, or traffic and noise from the drilling rigs and tractor-trailers that haul machinery and water to fracking sites.

Other property owners and residents, of course, embrace fracking as an economic powerhouse that has provided thousands of jobs, enriched local governments and opened new economic opportunities in rural communities.

In Colorado, the energy industry, which argues that cities lack the authority to outlaw fracking, has already won rulings overturning three fracking

Kaye Fissinger, who led a campaign that successfully won a municipal ban on hydraulic fracturing, later overturned by a state judge, stands by an active drilling site in Longmont, Colo., last month. MATTHEW STAVER/THE NEW YORK TIMES

A farm along County Line Road in Longmont, Colo., which has enacted a ban on hydraulic fracturing, in October. Longmont has already spent about $136,000 fighting a state judge’s ruling that the municipal ban was illegal — a cautionary tale of what can happen when cities decide to confront the oil and gas industry. LUKE SHARRETT/THE NEW YORK TIMES

prohibitions.

“You have to take a hard line on this,” said Tisha Schuller, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, which is leading the charge to strike down the regulations here. “A ban does not address our underlying energy needs. It clarifies the agenda of activists, which is, ‘We don’t want any oil and gas development, although we as a community will continue to consume oil and gas.’ ”

City officials and energy companies estimated that Longmont was floating atop as much as $500 million of oil and gas.

to court to defend a five-year fracking moratorium. In Broadview Heights, Ohio, energy companies are suing the town — and residents are suing the energy companies in return — over a bill of rights that outlawed fracking and the disposal of its byproducts.

In Denton, Texas, one day after voters passed the state’s first ban on fracking in November, the measure was met with lawsuits from the Texas General Land Office and the Texas Oil and Gas Association. An official on the commission that regulates oil and gas in Texas told The Dallas Morning News that she would still issue permits to companies hoping to drill in Denton, even while the ban remained on the books.

In Longmont, energy companies and fracking opponents had skirmished before over plans to drill near new subdivisions and a golf course. But in 2011, opposition grew widespread after residents learned of a proposal to drill near Union Reservoir, a glassy lake that reflects the mountains. In

Schuller added, however, that her group’s “overwhelming priority” was working with communities, not suing them. To that end, she said, it has helped forge more than 20 agreements between energy companies and communities across the state that seek to balance concerns about noise, traffic and other side effects of drilling with the right of property owners to tap their mineral resources.

Longmont, which sits near the juncture of rolling plains and jagged mountains, has spent about $136,000 fighting — unsuccessfully so far — to defend a 2012 measure that outlawed fracking. In July, a district court judge tossed out the ban, and the city is appealing.

A judge also overturned a fracking ban last year in Fort Collins and denied pleas from the city to keep the ban in place while local officials went

November 2012, a campaign by environmental groups led to a ban not only on fracking, but also on the storage or disposal of any fracking waste.

“People thought it was quixotic,” said Kaye Fissinger, a retired Longmont resident who managed the campaign. The industry spent about $500,000 on commercials and brochures that year, more than 10 times what the activists raised to pass the ban. But, Fissinger said, “ ‘Impossible Dream’ has always been one of my favorite songs.”

Much more than $500,000 was at stake. City officials and energy companies estimated that Longmont was floating atop as much as $500 million of oil and gas — resources that were locked away. While the ban did not explicitly outlaw drilling, industry officials said the prohibition on fracking removed a crucial step needed to tap the oil and gas.

“There’s absolutely no question that what the city did is illegal,” said Dale Bruns, a consultant for TOP Operating Co., the main oil and gas operator in

Longmont, which is suing the city. “Longmont just repeatedly shoots itself in the foot. You’ve got a bunch of people who are just adamant that fossil fuel is bad, and it’s terrible for Longmont. This minority group has fired up the public with false claims.”

Bryan Baum, a former mayor who opposed the ban, predicted that it would fall at every level of appeal, including at the Colorado Supreme Court, because only the state can regulate drilling. Now, as the case heads to higher courts, Baum said he believed many in town were developing buyer’s remorse about the ban.

“If we took that same vote, I think it would come out differently,” he said. “It’s cost the city a lot. It’s not just the money that it costs to defend these — it’s the opportunities and the industries it could’ve brought to our community.” While the Longmont City Council voted unanimously in August to defend the fracking ban, other

towns have decided it is just too costly a fight. After Lafayette lost an initial legal judgment on its voter-approved restrictions on oil and gas development, the council voted 4-3 to give up and drop further appeals.

There are only about 12 active wells in Lafayette, leftovers from the 1980s, but the community sits on the fringe of Colorado’s oil boom and wanted to make sure the drilling did not encroach. Even though the ban was largely symbolic, it drew a quick challenge from the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and was overturned. After that battle, which cost $62,000, the council members had had enough.

“It’s a scare tactic,” said the mayor, Christine Berg, who voted to continue the legal case.

“We’re a small community.

We’re 25,000 people, and we’re fighting this battle. We’re stuck between these legal threats and what our constituents want, which is a say in the future of their communities.”

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AG: Inherits investigation in behavioral health shake-up Continued from Page C-1 Asked whether this might be seen as the unofficial launch of a “Balderas for governor” campaign, he told The New Mexican, “No, no, we’re 100 percent focused on a very important but tough job, and that’s making sure the Attorney General’s Office is the most aggressive in the country.”

Balderas recently received criticism for firing 40 exempt employees from the attorney general’s staff — including some with medical problems — shortly before Christmas. In his speech, Balderas alluded to that, saying, “Transitions are never easy, but I have never been afraid to make the tough choices for reform and do what’s in the best interest of the public. And that’s why we are

recruiting the top prosecutors and investigators from around the state.”

Asked whether those terminations could have been handled better, he said, “You know, it’s always difficult, but I was elected to make sure we make the most swift and right choices for the public benefit.

And there was no better time to do what we had to do in terms of making tough decisions. But my priority was to have the best staff in place by January to make sure we could take on the most tough and difficult cases going forward. So, while it wasn’t easy, we believe we made the right choices and we’ll continue making the right choices going forward.”

One investigation that Balderas is inheriting is the behavioral health shake-up, which

State Auditor Tim Keller takes a minute from his inauguration speech Saturday to acknowledge daughter Maya after he was administered the oath by Judge Barbara J. Vigil at the St. Francis Auditorium. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

been cleared by Balderas’ prehas been dragging on since the summer of 2013. Only two of the decessor, Gary King.

Asked whether there was any 15 New Mexico providers have

end in sight, Balderas made no promises. He said he’s asked his staff to give him an immediate update on the criminal investigation.

He said he and his staff are also looking at whether they can release the outside audit report that the Martinez administration relied on to defund the New Mexico providers. Both Martinez and King have fought releasing the entire report until the investigation is finished.

“So we should have some type of information hopefully in the coming months,” Balderas said. “But we’re already aggressively trying to work on those issues to better communicate to the public, legislators and members of the press corps.”

Contact Steve Terrell at sterrell@sfnewmexican.com.

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Inmates charged in attack at San Juan County jail FARMINGTON — Four inmates accused of attacking guards who were trying to break up a fight at a San Juan County jailhouse have been charged with multiple felonies.

The Daily Times reports that Arrison Parrish, Aaron Thomas, Alvin Martin and Rinalldo Chee appeared in court on Wednesday.

The charges for each include aggravated battery upon an officer, assisting in the assault of an officer and disarming an officer.

San Juan County Adult Detention Center administrator Tom Havel said Friday that officials are reviewing the incident.

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Pastor: Works: Inspired Pigott to move to Mississippi Delta Moved from Spain to Miami a gracious overview of a pub, populated by men and women they shared a neighborhood visible only in profile or from in the capital city of Jackson, the back. a spot that Pigott describes as Her inspiration was Welty’s “a lovely art colony.” story The Purple Hat, which Welty impressed Pigott begins with these sentences: “It with her talent, her commitwas in a bar, a quiet little hole in ment to writing fiction that the wall. It was four o’clock in the delivered truths about life in afternoon. Beyond the open door the South, and her indepenthe rain fell, the heavy color of dence. the sea, in air where the sunlight “I saw a woman who did was still suspended. Its watery something out of the ordinary reflection lighted the room, in a time and a place where it as a room might have lighted was unheard of,” Pigott said in a mousehole. It was in New an interview.

Orleans.”

She forged a friendship Pigott’s favorite among Welty’s with Welty, who by then was works is Delta Wedding, a novel being sought out by artists of published in 1946. Its descripevery sort because she had tions led her to paint fiery fields won the Pulitzer Prize for fic- and skies, and a bayou landscape. tion in 1973 for her novel The To heighten her understanding Optimist’s Daughter. of Welty’s novel, and to add to Welty said it was fine with the authenticity of her paintings, her if Pigott wanted to create Pigott lived and worked for more paintings based on her stories than six years in the Mississippi and novels. Always aware of Delta. She was 45 miles from the importance of individual the nearest grocery store, drinkstyle, Welty offered one cauing in the world that Welty had tionary note. She told Pigott described. not to feel constrained by the “Living in the Delta was like a stories. step back in time,” Pigott said in Anything but boxed in, Pig- her sonorous Southern drawl. ott found that her connection Pigott was a teenager in Misto Welty opened a wide path sissippi when the civil rights for her. movement gained steam in the “She’s guided my life unin- 1960s. The state exploded with tentionally,” said Pigott, now violence with the desegregation 66 and in her second tour as of Ole Miss, the assassination of Medgar Evers, who was a field an artist in the Santa Fe area. organizer for the NAACP, and Pigott’s paintings include

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A Pew Research Center study published early last year says that while most Latinos in the U.S. are Catholic, many are converting to other religions. In 2010, the study says, 67 percent of the 19.6 million Latino adults in the country were Catholic, but in the last four years, that number has declined to about 55 percent, and about 22 percent identify as Protestants.

Aja, who describes himself on Twitter as a “Presbyterian pastor, liberal Democrat, immigrant and irrational pacifist,” understands the immigrant experience. In 1967, eight years after Fidel Castro led a guerrilla army into Havana, Aja and his father left their comfortable life in the country. Aja said his mother stayed behind to take care of his ailing grandmother.

Aja and his father first settled in Spain, he said, but after a year in Madrid, where they had lived in a hostel with 11 other families, the two moved again, this time to Miami.

“It was traumatic experience going from close-knit family, well-sheltered, the only child and surrounded with love and basically spoiled, to being a refugee in Spain,” he recalled.

Aja earned a Doctor of Ministry at McCormick Theological Seminary and went on to develop new ministries with refugees and immigrants in Florida and Kentucky. His most recent position was as coordinator of the Mid-Kentucky Presbytery’s Hispanic/Latino immigrant ministries. During his time in Kentucky, he was active in the community, he said, serving on the boards of many organizations, something he said he hopes to do in Santa Fe as well.

Aja also was active in Kentucky’s pro-immigrant movement. This past summer, more than 400 unaccompanied minors, who crossed the U.S.Mexico border, were sheltered in Kentucky, and his church provided resources to local organizations that sponsored the young people. Some lawmakers in the state, including Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, spoke against the organizations providing refuge for the immigrants, but Aja spoke in support of them.

Aja moved to Santa Fe with his wife, Loyda Puig Aja, who was director of Ecclesial Ministry for the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Louisville. She is also a Cuban immigrant.

Aja and his wife have three grown children, three grandchildren and two border collies.

“I need to be a pastor to everyone,” Aja said. “My job as a pastor is the job of reconciliation and bringing people together.”

Contact Uriel J. Garcia at 986-3062 or ugarcia@ sfnewmexican.com. Follow him on Twitter @ujohnng.

Aja and his wife have three grown children, three grandchildren.

the murders of three young men who had been working to register voters in wards populated by black people.

Her memories of that history are muted, something that she says happened by design. Integration, she said, was a taboo topic in newspapers published by most Mississippians.

“It just wasn’t written about. It just wasn’t spoken about,” Pigott said.

In contrast, she identified with Welty, a single woman in the South, charting her own course through her art.

Carole Pigott and the late Pulitzer Prize-winning author Welty died in 2001 at age 92.

Eudora Welty speak in the early 1980s. COURTESY PHOTO Pigott keeps her spirit and her words alive every day. Some of Others are in the works in her coffee, walk the dogs, paint. It’s her finished paintings are on disnot an avocation. It’s my life,” she studio. play at First Mortgage Co., 1048 Paseo de Peralta. said.

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For current, detailed weather conditions in downtown Santa Fe, visit our online weather stations at www.santafenewmexican.com/weather/

Linda J. Tanner of Santa Fe went on a tour in Southern Ethiopia where she met these Bena (also spelled Bana, Banna, Benna) tribal men who were tending to their family cattle.

The wooden item the man on the far left holds is a headrest, which is sometimes used to protect elaborate hairdos.

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The following water statistics of December 31 are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons).

Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 2.097 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 4.377 City Wells: 0.000 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 6.474 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.089 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 12.5 percent of capacity; daily inflow 0.90 million gallons.

A partial list of the City of Santa Fe’s Comprehensive Water Conservation Requirements currently in effect: • Irrigation water leaving the intended area is not permitted. Wasting water is not allowed.

• Using water to clean hard surfaces with a hose or power washer is prohibited.

• Hoses used in manual car washing MUST be equipped with a positive shut-off nozzle.

• Swimming pools and spas must be covered when not in use.

For a complete list of requirements call: 955-4225 http://www.santafenm.gov/waterconservation

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tion with Henry (Tim Daly) as the series resumes with the new episode “Standoff.” Thinking she had taken care of the extradition of a Mexican drug kingpin who killed a Texas state trooper, she’s summoned back to Washington when political problems arise with the deal. Jason (Evan Roe) is hurt while being watched by Blake (Erich Bergen).

8 p.m. on NBC The Celebrity Apprentice The boardroom reopens as Donald Trump puts a new group of 16 famous faces through paces in the competition’s seventh round, which opens with “May the Gods of Good Pies Be With Us.” Among those vying to win for his or her chosen charity: actors Lorenzo Lamas, Vivica A. Fox, Ian Ziering and Keshia Knight Pulliam; NFL veteran Terrell Owens; singer Kevin Jonas; comic Gilbert Gottfried; and reality-show stars Kate Gosselin and Sig Hansen (Deadliest Catch).

8 p.m. on PBS Masterpiece Classic One of the most popular series around the world currently, Downton Abbey begins its fifth season. The newest episodes already have aired in England, but no major spoilers will be given here.

Suffice it to say Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) gets a new personal interest early on, as others are upset by the installation of a new government. Returning cast members also include Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern and Joanne Froggatt.

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by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (Aladdin) and lyricist Glenn Slater (Tangled), the saga follows the quest of hero Galavant (Joshua Sasse) to even the score with King Richard (Psych alum Timothy Omundson, pictured), who stole his true love (Mallory Jansen). Vinnie Jones also stars in the pilot. Another episode follows.

7 p.m. on CBS Madam Secretary Elizabeth’s (Tea Leoni) job gets in the way of her anniversary celebra-

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NEW YORK — Madonna is defending herself against criticism after she posted Instagram photos of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that were altered to look like her own image on her new album.

Madonna’s cover for the album Rebel Heart is a closeup of her face with black string on it.

Her social media posts show the faces of King and Mandela doctored to make it appear as though they have similar string on their faces.

Some consider the posts offensive.

The New York Times

AURORA, Colo. t was a day out at the spa for Paige Ehresman and her closest friends. Manicures. Hairdos. Makeup.

And some gossip — about second grade.

The spa industry has begun to target children in a big way, going way beyond motherdaughter manicures. Adult spas are adding separate menus of services for girls, usually ages 4 to 14. In most major cities, there are now dedicated day spas for children, offering a range of massages, facials and other treatments for girls (and sometimes boys) too young to have had their first pimple.

“I feel like the best princess in the world,” said Paige, who celebrated her 7th birthday at Sweet and Sassy, a national chain of spas that boasts that its cosmetologists are specially trained to work with children.

After the beauty treatments, Paige and her guests walked down a red carpet and disappeared into a hot pink limousine, which took the squealing children on a spin around the parking lot. One 6-year-old guest documented the revelry in a series of selfies.

These sanctuaries of luxury proudly pamper their charges, wrapping them in custom-size robes, suggesting oil rubs for heels worn rough by barefoot play, and lifting clients onto massage tables when they are too small to do it themselves.

On the high end, the “kids’ treatments” menu at the Beverly Wilshire spa in Beverly Hills, Calif., charges $50 for a 15-minute “princess facial,” which includes “a facial cleanse and massage.” For the mass market, there is the $30 Orbeez Luxury Spa at Toys R Us, a toy that looks like a pedicure station in which girls can immerse their feet in tiny gel-filled balls.

At the party here in Aurora last month, Paige’s mother, Kari Ehresman, 33, said she was thrilled to be able to treat the girls to a day of playful pampering.

“They do deserve something special,” said Ehresman, who paid about $400 for the party.

Paige and her 8-year-old sister, Makayla, had begged for beauty treatments, but Ehresman had found her own adult spa to be inappropriate for them.

“I don’t want them to feel that my saying ‘no’ means that I don’t love them,” she said.

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The International Spa Association, which tracks industry trends, said that 25 percent of the country’s approximately 20,000 spas now offer services specifically for the under-13 set — up from 15 percent just four years ago. And half of all spas offer services for teenagers, up from a third over the same time period.

Some are new businesses focused exclusively on children, while others are existing endeavors that have expanded into the child market, offering kid-friendly music, bananascented facials and an ageappropriate vocabulary — customers are “princesses” and toes are “pigglies.”

The spa association’s president, Lynne McNees, said it was good for girls to learn that beauty treatments can reduce stress and promote health. “It’s very similar to taking little kids to the dentist,” McNees said.

“Let’s get them early and get those really good habits.”

Most of the child-oriented spas make their money on birthday party packages, billing the events as sophisticated alternatives to a day of pizza and Skee-Ball at the local Chuck E. Cheese. At one New York-area chain, Seriously Spoiled Salon and Spa, parties cost $500 to $3,000, and options include a “bath-bakery” experience, with lotions that smell like edible treats.

(Tag line: “Where the main ingredient is you.”)

“Oh my God,” said Christine Carter, a sociologist and the author of Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.

“What are we coming to? Spas for our children?” She cautioned parents against sending their offspring to places where they are told, “We’re going to treat you like a Kardashian.”

At Sweet and Sassy in Aurora, though, parents and daughters had plenty of praise for the experience.

“I feel reeeeeeeally relaxed,” said Peyton Ruddell, who had just turned 10. She sat on a soft couch with soapy water bubbling at her heels.

Peyton’s mother, Love Ruddell, 37, is a mechanic at the Denver Zoo who wears steeltoed boots and gloves to work, but also wears her fingernails long, manicured and painted a saucy red. She said she tried to teach her daughter that “you can be beautiful and tough.”

“This is honoring the feminine,” Ruddell added.

Promoters: Bill Cosby’s Canadian shows still on

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TORONTO — The promoters of Bill Cosby’s three shows in Canada this week say the comedian’s representatives informed them he has “every intent” to do them and they are legally obligated to put them on.

Chicago-based Innovation Arts & Entertainment said in a statement Friday that they understand the decision is unpopular but that both they and the venues are legally obligated to proceed and that “we would face crippling legal obstacles for violation.”

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Joslyn Walker, 9, left, and Destiny Joseph, 10, receive pedicures Dec. 6 at Sweet and Sassy, a national chain of spas that boasts that its cosmetologists are specially trained to work with children in Aurora, Colo. ERIN HULL/THE NEW YORK TIMES

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POETRY OF NATURE AND SPIRIT: AN EVENING WITH TIMOTHY P. MCLAUGHLIN: Institute of American Indian Arts hogan, 83 Avan Nu Po Road.

Poetry readings, accompanied by vocalist Madi Sato, multi-instrumentalist Robby Rothschild and dancer Munay Halfon, 5 p.m., $10 suggested donation.

IAIA WRITERS FESTIVAL: IAIA Auditorium, Library and Technology Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, 424-2356. Readings held at no charge, 6 p.m.; authors: Santee Frazier, Pam Houston and Elissa Washuta.

Monday, Jan. 5 NATURE PLAYTIMES: Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to the Pajarito Environmental Education Center in Los Alamos to explore the natural world from 10 to 11 a.m. Each Playtime features a craft, story and outside activity; no charge; 3540 Orange St.; call 662-0460.

FAMILY STORY TIME: Families hear stories and participate in hands-on activities from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 955-4860.

IAIA WRITERS FESTIVAL: IAIA Auditorium, Library and Technology Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, 424-2356. Readings held at no charge; 6 p.m.; authors: Jon Davis, Derek Palacio and Ismet Prcic; followed by Screentakes Jennine Lanouette’s story analysis in e-book form.

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Patrick McAnaney and Morgan Gress, from the company 1776, volunteer in the clothing room at Bread for the City with a group of co-workers in Washington. Measured against their parents as young adults back in the 1980s, those under 30 today are more likely to say that citizens have a very important obligation to give their time, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds. CAROLYN KASTER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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have peaked in their 30s and 40s, when many parents give their time to schools, youth groups or community improvements.

“We’re on the crux of something big, because these Millennials are going to take this spirit of giving and wanting to change communities and they’re going to become parents soon,” said Wendy Spencer, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service. “I am very encouraged by what we’re seeing.”

The vast majority of Americans believe citizenship comes with an array of responsibilities. But the strength of that conviction has weakened since the General Social Survey asked about obligations of citizenship in 1984.

Seventy-seven percent say reporting a crime you witness is very important, down from 90 percent three decades ago in the survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago. Threequarters call voting in elections very important, about the same as in the 1984 survey, though only about 36 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in November’s midterms.

The biggest decline among the six obligations tested? Keeping fully informed about news and public issues. A majority — 56 percent — of Americans considered that very important in 1984; now only 37 percent think so.

Young adults are even less interested in keeping up. Despite unprecedented access to news and information, 28 percent feel no obligation to stay informed.

A similar number say there’s no obligation to volunteer, but the trends are moving in opposite directions.

The share who call volunteering very important has climbed 10 percentage points, while staying informed dropped 13 points. The importance of voting, jury duty, reporting a crime and speaking English as obligations of citizenship also declined among young adults.

Peter Levine, associate dean for research at Tufts University’s college of citizenship, said while the nation was building up its institutional support for volunteering, many of the organizations that promote political and civic involvement, including labor unions, churches and newspapers, were shrinking.

Could experience gained while volunteering lead more young people to other civic roles, such as banding together to solve local problems, following national issues or joining

political parties?

There are some positive signs.

Kaleigh Gordon, a junior at the University of Southern Mississippi, has a history of volunteering but says she hasn’t followed politics much because “there’s so much negativity.”

Now, a trip to Washington to help care for homeless people has her thinking about how to solve some of their underlying problems, such as untreated mental illness.

“This is different from anything I’ve done before. It’s been very shocking,” Gordon, 21, said before serving lunch at So Others Might Eat. “The government should do more — we need more funds — and people in the community need to be stepping up to do more, too.”

But Rutgers University Professor Cliff Zukin, who studies civic engagement, sees little prospect that volunteering will lead to a strong return to political participation and other civic virtues that were in decline well before today’s young adults came of age.

“They’re starting at a very, very low point,” he said. “And each generation seems to have peaked at less than the previous generation.”

The AP-GfK Poll of 1,044 adults was conducted online July 24-28, 2014, using a sample drawn from GfK’s probability-based KnowledgePanel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population.

The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

Respondents were first selected randomly using phone or mail survey methods and later interviewed online. People selected for KnowledgePanel who didn’t otherwise have access to the Internet were provided access at no cost to them.

How to talk to your kids about sexual assault

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A new generation of volunteers

WASHINGTON ired of hearing people grouse about a tuned-out, apathetic younger generation?

Well, here’s a comeback: Today’s young Americans are more serious about giving back than their parents were.

In fact, those under age 30 now are more likely to say citizens have a “very important obligation” to volunteer, an Associated Press-GfK poll finds.

The embrace of volunteering is striking because young people’s commitment to other civic duties — such as voting, serving on a jury and staying informed — has dropped sharply from their parents’ generation and is lower than that of Americans overall.

Among six civic activities in the AP-GfK poll, volunteering is the only one that adults under 30 rated as highly as older people did.

“I want to make my city where I live a better place,” Morgan Gress, 24, of Washington said after sorting and hanging donated clothes with coworkers who chose to volunteer in lieu of an office holiday party. After you volunteer, she said, “You never walk away feeling you didn’t have a great time, or help someone out, or learn something new.”

Today’s young adults grew up amid nudges from a volunteering infrastructure that has grown exponentially since their parents’ day, when the message typically came through churches or scouting.

Gress doesn’t find it unusual that her employer, a hub for tech startups called 1776, encouraged workers to sort clothes at Bread for the City during office hours. Most of her friends work at companies with some sort of volunteer program, she says. Community service was required at her private high school in Buffalo, N.Y., like many other schools across the country. Volunteer opportunities were plentiful as a student at American University.

In the decades since President George H.W. Bush championed America’s volunteer groups as “a thousand points of light” at his 1989 inaugural, the number of nonprofits has skyrocketed. The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and Sept. 11 have become days of service. Individuals launch community projects through social media, instead of hanging posters and making phone calls.

Twenty percent of adults under 30 volunteered in 2013, up from 14 percent in 1989, according to census data analyzed by the Corporation for National and Community Service. It seems likely that the Millennials’ volunteering rate will climb higher, because past generations

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ost days, my 13-year-old daughter walks to middle school in a passel of other girls, throwing their heads back to laugh about some lunch-table joke. Most days, I marvel at how fast the girls I’ve known since kindergarten have grown.

These days, I count. Of the five girls in my daughter’s walking group, odds are that one of them will be sexually assaulted on a college campus in just a few short years.

Fully 86 colleges are being investigated by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights for their handling — or mishandling — of sexual assault cases.

As a parent, this terrifies me. So how do I protect my daughter? What do I tell my son? I sought out experts and best practices. Here’s what I found: Schools that report more instances of sexual assault may not be more dangerous, just more honest, contends S. Daniel Carter, director of the Virginia Tech Victims Family Outreach Foundation’s 32 Campus Safety Initiative, who works with the survivors of sexual assault as a victim advocate.

“Some schools have robust programs for survivors, and they may feel more comfortable reporting an assault. So those schools look like they have larger numbers,” he said.

And low numbers may not indicate safety, Carter said, but rather a culture of silence. And most reporting is so uneven that statistics are unreliable.

Instead, parents need to look for three keys that make for a healthy campus culture: systems that treat victims fairly, systems that treat the accused fairly and systems that engage the entire community in positive culture change.

“Get to know whether the college has a sexual violence prevention education program, find out how many individuals responsible for sexual assault have been expelled or suspended. Those are the questions for parents to ask,” Carter said. “Don’t just look at statistics.”

Researchers have found that, without strong adult leadership, these all-male subcultures can come to think of sexual assault as no big deal. And though the best study on campus sexual assaults found that a very small percentage of men are perpetrating as many as 90 percent of the assaults, such cultures allow these “serial rapists” to operate with impunity.

What to do? Teach both our sons and daughters about healthy relationships and how to recognize predatory behavior. And give them strategies to change the culture of their social circles — to ostracize serial rapists — and not stand idly by.

The Bringing in the Bystander program, an intensive, in-person training, and Know Your Power, a social media campaign, have been shown to give students tools to combat campus rape, said Sharyn Potter, a sociologist at the University of New Hampshire and co-director of Prevention Innovations, a sexual assault prevention research center that developed both programs.

“With bystander education, we’re moving away from just telling girls to be careful and telling boys

not to perpetrate, and saying, ‘This is a community problem that involves all of us. We need to watch out for each other,’ ” Potter said.

Some ways to do that: Turn on the lights or shut off the music at a party when things get out of hand. Text 911. Create a scene. Make noise.

Students also learn how to respond if a friend comes to them and says they’ve been assaulted.

The first weeks of freshman year are often the most dangerous time for young women, experts said, when serial rapists can target them before they know any better.

So the more that parents can talk to their children about what they may confront and how to handle it, the better, Armstrong said. “We found that the parents who were having extended conversations with their daughters about all these issues, that their daughters were safer in college,” she said.

“With the boys, it was, ‘You’ve got to understand: If she’s drunk, that’s illegal. If she’s incapacitated, it could ruin lives.’ ” Some familiar precautions young women heard from their parents: u Always have a “battle buddy” when going out, and make sure both of you get home safely. u Some colleges will say: Don’t drink. But given campus drinking culture, the more realistic advice is to drink responsibly. u Before entering into a sexual situation, both parties should be clear about how far they’re willing to go, and that consent is mutual. u Don’t leave your drink alone, and don’t drink something you didn’t open or pour yourself.

IAIA WRITERS FESTIVAL: IAIA Auditorium, Library and Technology Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, 424-2356. Readings held at no charge, 6 p.m.; authors: MarieHelene Bertino, Matt Donovan and James Thomas Stevens; freshman students read at 7:30 p.m.

BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; Main Library, 145 Washington Ave.; call 955-6783.

Wednesday, Jan. 7 “HANSEL AND GRETEL” FAMILY PREVIEW: Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta. Humperdinck’s opera based on the classic fairy tale performed by Performance Santa Fe Orchestra, conducted

by Joseph Illick, 6 p.m., no charge, tickets required, call 984-8759 for reservations.

BOOKS AND BABIES: Children can come and enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:30 to 11 a.m.; Oliver La Farge Branch Library, 1730 Llano St.; 955-4860.

IAIA WRITERS FESTIVAL: IAIA Auditorium, Library and Technology Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, 424-2356. Readings held at no charge; 6 p.m.; authors: Melissa Febos, Manuel Gonzales, and Joan Kane; followed by a 7:30 p.m. screening of This May Be the Last Time, Sterlin Harjo’s documentary, and a Q&A session with the director.

Thursday, Jan. 8 IAIA WRITERS FESTIVAL: IAIA Auditorium, Library and Technology Center, 83 Avan Nu Po Road, 424-2356. Readings held at no charge; 6 p.m.; authors: Joy Harjo and Linda Hogan; sophomore students read at 7:30 p.m.

BOOKS AND BABIES: Children ages 6 months to 2 years can enjoy books, songs and finger games from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at the Southside Branch Library, 6599 Jaguar Drive; 955-4863.

CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR: Readings from picture books for children up to age 5; 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. at Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St.; no charge, call 988-4226.

TRY IT THURSDAYS: Children 16 and under are free on Thursdays after 4 p.m. at the Santa Fe Children’s Museum, 1050 Old Pecos Trail; call 989-8359.

Friday, Jan. 9 GARDEN SPROUTS: Stories and handson activities for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver from 9 to 10 a.m., weather permitting; sponsored by the Santa Fe Botanical Garden and Railyard Stewards.

Meet at the Santa Fe Botanical Garden on Museum Hill, 725 Camino Lejo. $5 suggested donation; free to members and children under 12.

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: Free screening of a PG-rated film for families at the Vista Grande Public Library, 7 p.m., 7 Avenida Vista Grande in Eldorado.

“HANSEL AND GRETEL”: Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta. Humperdinck’s opera based on the classic fairy tale performed by Performance Santa Fe Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Illick, 7 p.m., no charge, tickets required, call 984-8759 for reservations.

Saturday, Jan. 10 “HANSEL AND GRETEL”: Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta. Humperdinck’s opera based on the classic fairy tale performed by Performance Santa Fe Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Illick, 2 p.m., no charge, tickets required, call 984-8759 for reservations.

Sunday, Jan. 11 “HANSEL AND GRETEL”: Scottish Rite Center, 463 Paseo de Peralta. Humperdinck’s opera based on the classic fairy tale performed by Performance Santa Fe Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Illick, 2 p.m., no charge, tickets required, call 984-8759 for reservations.

Ongoing groups MOMS OFFERING MOMS SUPPORT: Local chapter of international MOMS Club offers support and activities for stay-at-home mothers. Call 984-1635.

FIRST-TIME MOMS OVER 40: Support group to explore the complex issues that come with raising children as mature women. Eight weeks. Call 471-0928.

MANY MOTHERS: Provide in-home support to new mothers who are adjusting to the many changes a new baby brings.

Call Julie Peet, 670-1106.

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Tot’s potty problems rooted in power struggle Question: My 31-month-old has been out they want a child to do something. “How about of diapers for at least 8 months during the day. let’s pick up these toys now, OK?” actually She has been very good with toilet training means “I want you to pick up these toys now.” If until recently. Now she goes for a that’s what the parent actually means, while without accidents and then a then that is what the parent should period of a week or so with at least say. The question, because it implies one accident a day. I can see she needs that the child has a choice in the matto go, but when I ask her she says no. ter, is likely to result in pushback.

At this point, if I try to get her to go, Why would a child say he wants to she begins screaming and crying and pick up his toys if he has a say in the resisting. If I’m able to get her to the matter? bathroom, she wets herself as I’m takThe same is true of “Do you have to ing off her pants. I can’t help but get use the potty?” What you actually mean John angry with her because I have tried to is “It’s time for you to use the potty.”

Rosemond prevent the accident. She seems to be Therefore, that is what you should say.

Living With going backward with toileting. How Or you can simply walk over to her, Children do you suggest I deal with this? take her hand, say, “Come with me” and take her to the potty. Or — and this is Answer: There are three obvious my preferred recommendation — you problems here: First, you are asking simply say, “You need to use the potty” and walk her if she needs to use the toilet when she obviaway. This approach would begin to defuse the ously needs to use the toilet. That question is power struggle you’ve created concerning this provoking a negative response and things begin issue. to cascade from there. Many of today’s parents, I notice, have a habit of asking a question when The second problem is that you have to

Kid’s take on movies ‘Into the Woods’

By Willie Jones KidsFirst critic, age 15

I confess that I binge-listened to the soundtrack before seeing Into the Woods and was thoroughly impressed with the vocals. It got me excited going to the screening. I also admit that I am a fan of the Broadway musical. I’ve seen the play this film is based on starring Bernadette Peters, Vanessa Williams and Phylicia Rashad. All three have played the witch. I have watched Johanna Gleeson light up the stage with energy, charm and humor. I noticed every change, subtraction and addition in the cinematic adaptation and I must say, this film is a triumph. It has wit, humor, emotion, magic and music — all the makings of a great musical.

The first 15 minutes, the prologue is edited with such vivacity and rhythm that you are immediately engulfed in the stories and the action. Then director Rob Mar-

shall slowly starts to focus on the rhythms and details of each individual story — from the baker and his wife to Little Red Riding Hood to Jack to the witch to Cinderella. All their stories are told with the same passion and intent, each with an individual flair. Yet somehow Marshall is able to have each story fit perfectly into the grand puzzle that is Into the Woods.

I could rave on and on about Sondheim’s score. It’s as if Sondheim knows something we don’t know when he composes. There is an obvious humor and wit in Sondheim’s score of Into the Woods, but it is the lyrics that tell the story. James Lapine, who wrote the screenplay and the libretto for the Broadway musical, makes some interesting changes for the film version. Fans of the musical will recognize the changes immediately, and they may or may not like them.

I personally liked them. For those who’ve never seen or even heard the Broadway version, this film will entertain and even touch them.

Meryl Streep is the best witch I’ve seen. The finest actress of alltime gives the witch a portrayal big enough to fit Marshall’s theatrical style but subtle enough for us to understand her. Her solo “Stay With Me” is one of the best scenes in the whole movie and one of the best acted scenes this year. But it is the show-stopping number of “Last Midnight” that will leave a lasting

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remove her clothing for her. A child who is having accidents (more accurately called “onpurposes”) during the day should be wearing clothes she can remove without your help, and the fewer articles of clothing your daughter has to remove or pull down, the better. Make this as simple as possible for her.

The third problem is your anger, which is fueling the power struggle and contributing to the downward spiral that you and your daughter are caught up in. You need some anger management, so here goes: When she has an “accident,” tell her that her doctor says she has to remain in the bathroom until she uses the potty correctly. Give her a cup full of water to hasten the process. Assigning the authority in the situation to a third party whose authority is already accepted by the child is a very strategic way of defusing a parent-child power struggle and getting things back on track.

Celebrity Helen Hunt and her family were spotting skating at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center last week.

Hunt starred in the long-running TV sitcom Mad About You and won an Academy Award for her performance in the 1997 drama As Good as it Gets.

El Mitotero isn’t sure if Hunt was in town filming or just here for leisure, but keep your eyes peeled. uuu

Visit family psychologist John Rosemond’s website at www.johnrosemond.com.

impression on you. I haven’t been able to stop listening to it since I saw it. I was in jaw-dropping awe in the theater watching that number.

It’s because Streep doesn’t just sing a song — she acts it. She feels each word and doesn’t waste any.

She’s able to find the subtext in every song, every line of dialogue, every lyric. She will definitely be a presence this awards season and rightfully so.

Speaking of showstoppers, I must mention the funniest duet in any musical from any time, “Agony.” Sung by Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen, who play Cinderella and Rapunzel’s princes, respectively, the number is beautifully staged and timed hilariously.

Everyone in my theater roared with laughter, and I was apart of it. That may actually be the best musical number in the whole movie.

The musical film Into the Woods is playing now at Santa Fe’s Regal Stadium 14 on Zafarano Drive.

I’d also like to point out James Corden, who really surprised me. I knew he’d do the comedic portrayal of the baker well, but it is the dramatic parts that had me apprehensive. He killed them. His chemistry with Emily Blunt is very believable.

They work well together and they both have fantastic voices, as well.

I think Blunt is one of the most underrated actresses today, and I’m confident this film will put her on the map. She is a grand talent.

The million-dollar question fans of the musical may have: “Does she live up to Johanna Gleeson?”

My answer is, I don’t know. They approach the baker’s wife differently, and therefore they cannot be compared.

The last standout I want to mention is young Lilla Crawford, who some may know as Annie in the 2012 Broadway revival. She has impeccable timing and a great voice. It is a great feature film debut for the young star.

The ensemble overall is fantastic and work extremely well together.

Of course, the costume and production design are top notch, but I don’t think anyone expected anything less. Marshall and company have made the best American movie musical in over 10 years.

Ironically enough, Marshall’s Into the Woods is the best musical since his Chicago. I give it 4½ out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18.

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Now that 2015 is here, it’s a good time for an update on film productions shot in New Mexico that should be hitting theaters later this year.

Based-on-a-true-story Spare Parts, featuring Mexican American comedian George Lopez, hits theaters Jan. 16, according to IMDb. The movie follows the story of four Mexican American students in Phoenix as they enter a national robotics competition against giants such as MIT. The flick also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Marisa Tomei and local actor Steven Michael Quezada, of Breaking Bad fame.

The oft-maligned Jane Got a Gun starring Natalie Portman has had its release date shifted several times during the past year. It looks like a final sticking date is set for September. The Western also stars Ewan McGregor and Joel Edgerton.

The Ti West-directed Western In a Valley of Violence is set to hit theaters Dec. 4, 2015, according to IMDb. The flick stars Karen Gillan, of Doctor Who fame, Taissa Farmiga, John Travolta and Ethan Hawke.

The suspense flick Blood Father starring Mel Gibson doesn’t have a solid release date but is slated for a 2015 release. The flick also stars Erin Moriarty and William H. Macy.

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Each row of squares below have the letters of a word that can be found on this page.

Read today’s Kid Scoop page, then try to unscramble them all.

SCORE YOURSELF: 1-3: Hiker 4-7: Tree Lover 8-10: Tree Specialist

ach year, a tree grows a new layer of wood under its bark. By counting these layers, called rings, you can discover the age of a tree.

This year, after you take the decorations off your Christmas tree, count its rings! One ring equals one year. (The bark is not a ring.) Can you find out the age of your tree?

Standards Link: Visual discrimination.

My name is Dr. Cypress Sapling.

I’m a dendrochronologist.

What’s that? Well, a dendrochronologist is a scientist who studies the rings of trees.

he rings of a tree can also show what the climate of the forest was during different years.

Look at the tree trunk pictured above. Some of the rings are wide and some of them are thin. A wide ring tells us that this was a good year for growing.

There was the right amount of water and sunlight. Drought causes slower growth and narrow rings. Dark spots tell us that the tree survived a fire that year.

By reading the rings of trees, dendrochronologists can read the story of our planet, stories that reside in living trees and in logs used to build ancient buildings. Tree rings have told of weather patterns that lead to severe fires. They have revealed century-long droughts, insect plagues and times of volcanic eruptions.

Standards Link: Life Science: When the environment changes, plant growth and survival are affected.

GROWING TREES RINGS WOOD BARK COUNTING TRUNK FIRE CORE CABIN AGE SAMPLES PREDICT WEATHER

My Christmas tree survived a fire one year. What year was that? In what year was my tree planted? Is my tree older than you? Find the ring that grew in 2011. Was this a good growing year for the tree?

Standards Link: Math: Students use strategies, skills and concepts in finding solutions.

I found an old log cabin while hiking last week.

I took a core sample from the logs to find the age of the cabin.

Core sample from Christmas tree Make a list of 18 words from the newspaper that have double vowels.

Compare the core samples to see where the patterns of the Circle the vowels. rings match. The last ring of the living tree grew in the year Underline the vowel 2014. Count backwards from the bark to find out the age of whose sound you each tree. Cutting out the strips makes comparing easier. hear when you say the word.

Use the core samples to complete the chart below.

HEAT BOAT EIGHT Core sample from log cabin

Standards Link: Math: Use a table to sort information and compute results.

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1. Use a strip of paper 60" long to make the timeline.

2. Divide the strip into enough equal segments to show the number of weeks left in the school year.

3. Find a newspaper article that interests you. Write the headline, lead sentence and date of the article in the first segment.

4. Follow the newspaper for more stories about this news item and add each story or commentary to the timeline.

Core sample from living tree

I don’t have to cut down trees to read their rings. Using a special tool called an increment borer, I can take a core sample from a living tree. A core cample is about the size of a soda straw, and the rings look like lines.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

Standards Link: Decoding: Recognize vowel digraphs.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions.

The Life of a Tree Imagine you could talk to a tree that has lived for many, many years. What would the tree tell you about its life? … always staying on the trail when hiking through the forest.

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NFC WILD-CARD WEEKEND LIONS AT COWBOYS

Romo pursuing his legacy QB who came into league with Super Bowl expectations has rough history in playoffs

New Mexico’s Sam Logwood scores against Colorado State Saturday at The Pit. Logwood scored a team high 15 points.

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Lobos upset Colo.

State

By Will Webber The New Mexican

ALBUQUERQUE — The team with the banged-up roster keeps inching its way back to health.

On Saturday night before a pumped-up crowd in The UNM 66 Pit, the band 24 Colo. St. 53 of walking wounded known as the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team just got a major shot of adrenaline.

Facing a nationally ranked opponent for the first time this season, the Lobos (10-4 overall, 2-0 Mountain West) pulled off one of their best performances of the season with a 66-53 upset of previously undefeated No. 24 Colorado State before a nearcapacity crowd at WisePies Arena.

Statistically speaking, it seemed UNM pulled off with smoke and mirrors. Seniors Deshawn Delaney and Hugh Greenwood combined for just seven points as Greenwood was 1-for-10 from the field while Delaney attempted just two shots and had three points in 20 minutes.

“That’s what’s disappointing,” said Colorado State coach Larry Eustachy.

“And we still got our ass kicked.”

New Mexico led by as many as 20 points in the second half, using an

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NORTHERN RIO GRANDE TOURNAMENT

Escalante beats Pecos to win title

By James Barron The New Mexican

JACONA — The Escalante Lobos drew a line in the sand, and dared the Pecos Panthers to cross.

Well, the line was already drawn on the basketball court of Pojoaque Valley’s Ben Lújan Gymnasium in the form of the Escalante 59 3-point line, but the Lobos made it Pecos 51 clear where Pecos was welcome.

Escalante dominated everything inside of the line with its 2-3 zone defense, and let the Panthers own the perimeter. The trade-off worked to the tune of a 59-51 win in the finals of the 67th Northern Rio Grande Tournament on Saturday night. It

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Dallas takes on Detroit, which also has poor showing in postseason

Road warrior Flacco stands tall

By Tom Spousta The New York Times

IRVING, Texas t 34, Tony Romo stands at a crossroads of his career and his legacy. There is only one criterion by which to judge what Romo has accomplished as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowl appearances.

Appearances? Make that victories, which is what Cowboys fans in the 1990s began to view as their birthright after the team won three titles in four years.

TODAY But the Cowboys have ON TV not been back to the Super 11:05 a.m. on Bowl since beating the CBS — CincinSteelers to end the 1995 seanati at Pittsson. They had not been in burgh the playoffs since the 2009 2:40 p.m. on season.

FOX — Detroit So the scrutiny again at Dallas will be on Romo whatever unfolds Sunday against the Detroit Lions or beyond in these NFL playoffs.

As it was for his predecessors Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. He understands the harsh reality that Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh won’t be the only one putting pressure on him.

“It’s all about winning,” Romo said. “That’s the only reason you play the game. You’re judged as quarterback and coaches on that. That’s what the game is all about. That’s why you have to

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PITTSBURGH — Joe Flacco and the NFL’s playoff road warriors are heading to New England with their swagger — and their pass rush — fully intact.

The rarely flustered Flacco tossed two second-half touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers 30-17 on Saturday night in the AFC wild-card game.

Flacco hit Torrey Smith for an 11-yard score in the third quarter and found Crockett Gillmore with a 21-yard pass in the fourth one play after Terrell Suggs picked off Ben Roethlisberger.

The Ravens won in Pittsburgh for the first time in the postseason.

Baltimore (11-6) sacked Roethlisberger five times and kept the NFL’s second-ranked offense offbalance. Roethlisberger passed for 334 yards, but the Steelers (11-6) settled for field goals while the Ravens kept scoring touch-

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Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco’s seven road playoff wins are the most by a quarterback since the 1970 merger.

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downs against their AFC North rival.

Baltimore heads to top-seeded New England next Saturday.

“The big thing is we have a good team and we didn’t hurt ourselves tonight,” Flacco said.

“We didn’t have a lot of possessions early. We made the most of them by getting some kind of points.

“We played a clean football game and kept at it.”

The Ravens won their third wild-card game as the sixth seed.

It provided another twist in a season that began with running back Ray Rice’s suspension and eventual release following a domestic dispute with his fiancee (now his wife). When the chaos died down, the Ravens

emerged galvanized.

And two years after leading the Ravens to the franchise’s second Super Bowl title — with wins at Denver and New England along the way — Flacco did what he always seems to do when the calendar flips to January.

Flacco’s seven road playoff wins are the most by a quarterback since the 1970 merger. He completed 18 of 29 passes for 259 yards and the two scores.

The Ravens gained a measure of revenge after the Steelers knocked them out of the postseason in 2008 and 2010 at Heinz Field.

Yet Flacco has come of age in the interim. And while Pitts-

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University in Las Vegas.

In the life of a certain sports u Monday, desk duty in the office hack, it was one for and a quick trip to St. the memoirs.

Michael’s for a sampling of Having Christmas and the hospitality room at its New Year’s Day on a girls basketball tournament.

Thursday has a tendency u Tuesday afternoon, a to do that. Not sure who nine-hour round trip to the makes such decisions Four Corners for a feature (sportswriters aren’t qualion the outdoors page. fied to know), but it should u Wednesday night, sitbe noted that doing so ting courtside in The Pit Will Webber on New Year’s Eve for the makes for a quirky schedCommentary ule over the holidays.

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round of the Northern Rio Grande Tournament, a 14-hour extravaganza that ran through the weekend.

Five days. Five different cities. Lots of ordering dinner out the open window of the family roadster.

Bonus points for locking the keys in the car during the trip to Las Vegas. It’s always fun to step outside into 18 degree cold and see your keys waiting for you on the front seat of a car that’s all by its lonesome in the spooky parking lot.

Good times.

Despite with we all learned from Ray Barone in Everybody Loves Raymond, the life of a newspaper sports-

writer isn’t all flannel shirts and cushy two-story houses.

If only.

Sometimes we’re forced to deal with weeks where it feels as if The Twilight Zone had a head-on with a punchline, although it should be noted that flannel shirts and untucked button-downs are pretty much par for the course in this industry. Fairly certain it’s written into the union contract.

The one thing that doesn’t come easily is remembering which day it is.

For the record, still not sure.

But one thing is absolutely certain,

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BASKETBALL NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic Toronto Brooklyn Boston New York Philadelphia Southeast Atlanta Washington Miami Orlando Charlotte Central Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana Detroit

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L 9 16 20 30 28 L 8 11 20 24 24 L 10 14 17 21 23

Pct .727 .500 .355 .143 .125 Pct .758 .667 .412 .351 .314 Pct .706 .576 .500 .382 .281

GB — 7½ 12 20 19½ GB — 3 11½ 14 15 GB — 4½ 7 11 14

Western Conference Southwest W L Pct GB Memphis 24 9 .727 — Dallas 24 10 .706 ½ Houston 23 10 .697 1 San Antonio 21 14 .600 4 New Orleans 17 16 .515 7 Northwest W L Pct GB Portland 26 8 .765 — Oklahoma City 17 17 .500 9 Denver 14 20 .412 12 Utah 12 22 .353 14 Minnesota 5 27 .156 20 Pacific W L Pct GB Golden State 26 5 .839 — L.A. Clippers 23 11 .676 4½ Phoenix 19 16 .543 9 Sacramento 14 19 .424 13 L.A. Lakers 10 23 .303 17 Saturday’s Games Charlotte 98, Orlando 90 Chicago 109, Boston 104, OT Houston 115, Miami 79 Utah 101, Minnesota 89 San Antonio 101, Washington 92 Denver 114, Memphis 85 Atlanta 115, Portland 107 L.A. Clippers 127, Philadelphia 91 Friday’s Games Brooklyn 100, Orlando 98 Cleveland 91, Charlotte 87 Dallas 119, Boston 101 Detroit 97, New York 81 New Orleans 111, Houston 83 Oklahoma City 109, Washington 102 Indiana 94, Milwaukee 91 Phoenix 112, Philadelphia 96 Atlanta 98, Utah 92 Golden State 126, Toronto 105 Memphis 109, L.A. Lakers 106 Sunday’s Games Dallas at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 4 p.m.

Sacramento at Detroit, 4 p.m.

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

Toronto at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

NBA BOXSCORES Hornets 98, Magic 90 CHARLOTTE (98) Kidd-Gilchrist 7-13 3-6 17, Zeller 3-5 6-8 12, Biyombo 0-0 0-0 0, Walker 10-21 6-7 30, Henderson 4-12 1-2 9, Williams 4-8 1-1 9, Maxiell 1-3 1-2 3, Neal 5-11 6-6 16, Roberts 1-4 0-0 2, Hairston 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 24-32 98.

ORLANDO (90) Harris 8-15 2-3 18, O’Quinn 1-6 0-0 3, Vucevic 8-16 4-4 20, Payton 3-9 1-1 7, Oladipo 6-14 8-8 21, Frye 0-2 0-0 0, Ridnour 1-5 2-2 4, Fournier 4-15 0-0 9, B.Gordon 1-3 2-2 5, Marble 0-0 0-0 0, Dedmon 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 33-87 20-21 90.

Charlotte 22 30 18 28—98 Orlando 20 9 25 36—90 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 4-16 (Walker 4-8, Roberts 0-1, Hairston 0-1, Henderson 0-1, Williams 0-2, Neal 0-3), Orlando 4-19 (O’Quinn 1-1, B.Gordon 1-2, Oladipo 1-4, Fournier 1-7, Ridnour 0-1, Frye 0-2, Harris 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 59 (Kidd-Gilchrist 12), Orlando 47 (Harris 11). Assists—Charlotte 16 (Walker 6), Orlando 18 (Payton 7). Total Fouls— Charlotte 15, Orlando 24. Technicals— Orlando defensive three second.

A—15,274 (18,500).

Jazz 101, Timberwolves 89 UTAH (101) Hayward 4-13 0-0 9, Favors 5-9 5-7 15, Gobert 5-7 3-6 13, Burke 10-16 4-6 28, Ingles 3-7 0-0 7, Exum 1-7 0-0 3, Booker 4-7 0-0 8, Clark 3-4 0-0 9, Evans 3-4 2-2 9, Murry 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-75 14-21 101.

MINNESOTA (89) Muhammad 3-9 2-2 8, Young 3-8 1-2 7, Dieng 2-7 6-6 10, LaVine 3-6 2-2 8, Wiggins 8-15 3-3 20, Williams 8-16 1-3 20, Daniels 0-8 0-0 0, Bennett 3-7 0-0 7, Adrien 1-5 0-0 2, Hummel 2-4 0-0 5, Robinson III 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-86 15-18 89.

Utah 20 27 30 24—101 Minnesota 21 20 20 28—89 3-Point Goals—Utah 11-20 (Burke 4-6, Clark 3-3, Evans 1-1, Ingles 1-2, Hayward 1-3, Exum 1-5), Minnesota 6-19 (Williams 3-5, Hummel 1-1, Bennett 1-1, Wiggins 1-3, Young 0-1, Muhammad 0-3, Daniels 0-5).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Utah 55 (Booker 15), Minnesota 44 (Adrien 8). Assists—Utah 23 (Burke, Booker 6), Minnesota 17 (Williams 3).

Total Fouls—Utah 16, Minnesota 15.

A—13,702 (19,356).

Bulls 109, Celtics 104 BOSTON (104) Green 4-18 3-3 11, Sullinger 8-17 0-0 16, Zeller 4-5 2-2 10, Bradley 8-15 1-2 17, Turner 12-22 1-2 29, Wright 1-3 0-0 2, Smart 2-3 0-0 4, Olynyk 0-2 0-0 0, Pressey 2-7 0-0 5, Crowder 4-7 2-2 10, Bass 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-100 9-11 104.

CHICAGO (109) Mirotic 2-10 5-7 10, Gasol 9-16 10-11 29, Noah 3-10 2-4 8, Rose 5-18 1-2 12, Hinrich 4-10 0-0 8, Gibson 4-10 4-5 12, Moore 3-7 2-4 8, Brooks 6-15 4-5 19, Snell 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 37-100 29-40 109.

Boston 23 17 29 30 5—104 Chicago 17 29 23 30 10—109 3-Point Goals—Boston 5-17 (Turner 4-5, Pressey 1-2, Crowder 0-1, Bradley 0-1, Olynyk 0-2, Green 0-3, Sullinger 0-3), Chicago 6-28 (Brooks 3-8, Gasol 1-1, Rose 1-4, Mirotic 1-6, Moore 0-1, Snell 0-2, Hinrich 0-6). Fouled Out—Zeller. Rebounds—Boston 60 (Sullinger 16), Chicago 71 (Gasol 16).

Assists—Boston 26 (Turner 6), Chicago 19 (Noah 6). Total Fouls—Boston 28, Chicago 14. A—21,820 (20,917).

Rockets 115, Heat 79 MIAMI (79) Deng 5-8 0-0 10, Andersen 2-2 0-2 4, Bosh 4-12 6-8 15, Chalmers 1-2 0-0 3, Wade 5-11 5-5 15, Granger 1-6 2-2 5, Ennis 3-6 0-2 7, Cole 3-7 0-0 6, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Whiteside 6-8 2-6 14, Dawkins 0-3 0-0 0, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 30-68 15-25 79.

HOUSTON (115) Ariza 1-5 0-0 2, Motiejunas 5-10 2-3 12, Howard 9-13 5-9 23, Beverley 3-5 2-2 11, Harden 9-17 7-7 28, Terry 2-5 0-0 6, Smith 6-9 0-2 12, Brewer 3-7 2-2 11, Papanikolaou 1-6 0-0 2, Canaan 2-4 2-3 8, Dorsey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 4182 20-28 115.

Miami 27 22 11 19—79 Houston 23 38 33 21—115 3-Point Goals—Miami 4-17 (Chalmers 1-1, Granger 1-3, Ennis 1-3, Bosh 1-4, Dawkins 0-3, Williams 0-3), Houston 13-30 (Beverley 3-4, Harden 3-6, Brewer 3-7, Canaan 2-3, Terry 2-4, Smith 0-1, Papanikolaou 0-1, Motiejunas 0-1, Ariza 0-3). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Miami 40 (Deng, Whiteside 6), Houston 57 (Howard 13). Assists—Miami 20 (Chalmers 5), Houston 21 (Ariza 4). Total Fouls— Miami 18, Houston 18. Technicals— Motiejunas. A—18,338 (18,023).

Spurs 101, Wizards 92 WASHINGTON (92) Pierce 1-4 2-2 5, Nene 5-9 2-2 12, Gortat 6-10 0-2 12, Wall 7-13 1-2 15, Beal 6-12 1-2 15, Butler 1-7 0-0 3, Humphries 5-8 0-0 10, Porter 5-8 1-2 11, Seraphin 4-8 1-1 9, Miller 0-3 0-0 0.

Totals 40-82 8-13 92.

SAN ANTONIO (101) Belinelli 4-11 4-4 12, Duncan 2-8 0-2 4, Splitter 7-8 2-2 16, Joseph 8-10 3-4 19, Green 4-9 1-4 10, Diaw 7-8 0-0 14, Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, Mills 6-8 0-0 15, Ginobili 2-8 1-2 5, Baynes 2-5 0-0 4, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-78 11-18 101.

Washington 35 23 19 15—92 San Antonio 31 27 20 23—101 3-Point Goals—Washington 4-14 (Beal 2-3, Pierce 1-3, Butler 1-3, Gortat 0-1, Porter 0-2, Wall 0-2), San Antonio 4-16 (Mills 3-5, Green 1-4, Belinelli 0-3, Ginobili 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 40 (Humphries 8), San Antonio 49 (Duncan 9). Assists—Washington 23 (Wall 8), San Antonio 27 (Ginobili 5). Total Fouls—Washington 18, San Antonio 16. A—18,581 (18,797).

Nuggets 114, Grizzlies 85 MEMPHIS (85) Allen 3-6 0-1 6, Leuer 5-8 0-0 10, Gasol 7-15 4-4 18, Conley 4-11 0-0 8, Lee 3-5 0-0 7, Koufos 3-4 0-0 6, Pondexter 0-2 0-0 0, Prince 1-7 0-0 2, Carter 2-8 1-1 5, Calathes 2-9 0-0 4, Stokes 2-5 3-5 7, Adams 5-6 1-2 12. Totals 37-86 9-13 85.

DENVER (114) Chandler 4-12 5-5 15, Faried 5-10 3-4 13, Mozgov 1-5 2-2 4, Lawson 10-14 2-3 25, Afflalo 8-12 5-5 23, Hickson 4-6 3-4 11, Nurkic 4-9 3-4 11, Arthur 2-3 0-0 4, Robinson 1-2 0-2 2, Gee 0-0 2-2 2, Green 1-4 0-0 2, Harris 1-2 0-0 2.

Totals 41-79 25-31 114.

Memphis 22 16 22 25—85 Denver 32 17 34 31—114 3-Point Goals—Memphis 2-14 (Adams 1-1, Lee 1-2, Conley 0-1, Calathes 0-1, Leuer 0-1, Pondexter 0-2, Prince 0-2, Carter 0-4), Denver 7-15 (Lawson 3-4, Afflalo 2-3, Chandler 2-4, Green 0-1, Arthur 0-1, Faried 0-1, Robinson 0-1). Fouled Out—Stokes. Rebounds— Memphis 42 (Koufos 9), Denver 55 (Faried 13). Assists—Memphis 20 (Conley, Calathes 5), Denver 21 (Lawson 11). Total Fouls—Memphis 20, Denver 14. Technicals—Calathes, Gasol, Memphis Coach Joerger 2, Nurkic, Denver defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls—Carter. A—16,350 (19,155).

Hawks 115, Trail Blazers 107 ATLANTA (115) Carroll 4-8 3-6 11, Millsap 11-17 5-7 27, Horford 6-12 1-4 13, Teague 8-16 6-6 22, Korver 5-11 0-0 14, Antic 4-8 1-1 10, Sefolosha 3-4 6-6 13, Schroder 2-5 1-1 5, Scott 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 43-84 23-31 115.

PORTLAND (107) Batum 7-13 0-0 16, Aldridge 14-25 2-2 30, Freeland 1-3 2-2 4, Lillard 7-18 0-1 16, Matthews 5-15 5-5 19, Kaman 1-4 0-0 2, Blake 2-4 0-0 5, Crabbe 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 3-5 1-2 10, McCollum 2-5 0-0 5, Robinson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-93 10-12 107.

Atlanta 29 23 31 32—115 Portland 20 29 26 32—107 3-Point Goals—Atlanta 6-17 (Korver 4-9, Sefolosha 1-1, Antic 1-3, Millsap 0-1, Carroll 0-1, Teague 0-2), Portland 13-33 (Matthews 4-11, Wright 3-4, Lillard 2-6, Batum 2-7, Blake 1-2, McCollum 1-3). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Atlanta 52 (Sefolosha 12), Portland 50 (Aldridge 12). Assists— Atlanta 17 (Teague 6), Portland 24 (Lillard 7). Total Fouls—Atlanta 15, Portland 23. A—19,829 (19,980).

NCAA BASKETBALL Men’s Top 25 Saturday’s Games No. 2 Duke 85, Boston College 62 No. 3 Virginia 89, Miami 80, 2OT Seton Hall 66, No. 6 Villanova 61, OT No. 7 Gonzaga at Portland S. Carolina 64, No. 9 Iowa State 60 No. 11 Texas 70, Texas Tech 61 No. 12 Maryland 70, Minnesota 58 No. 14 Notre Dame 83, Georgia Tech 76 Butler 73, No. 15 St. John’s 69 No. 17 West Virginia 78, TCU 67 No. 18 Oklahoma 73, No. 22 Baylor 63 No. 19 North Carolina 74, Clemson 50 No. 20 Ohio State 77, Illinois 61 New Mexico 66, No. 24 Colorado St 53 No. 25 Georgetown 76, Creighton 61 Sunday’s Games No. 4 Wisconsin at Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.

No. 5 Louisville at Wake Forest, 6 p.m.

No. 8 Arizona vs. Arizona State, 5 p.m.

No. 10 Utah vs. UCLA, 2 p.m.

No. 13 Kansas vs. UNLV, 11:30 a.m.

No. 16 Wichita State vs. Illinois St., 3:30 p.m.

No. 21 Washington at Stanford, 8 p.m.

No. 23 Northern Iowa vs. Loyola of Chicago, 1:30 p.m.

Men’s Division I Saturday’s Games Southwest Arkansas 79, Utah Valley 46 Oklahoma St. 61, Kansas St. 47 Texas 70, Texas Tech 61 South Auburn 82, North Alabama 61 Coastal Carolina 83, Charleston Southern 74 Georgia 63, Norfolk St. 50 Georgia St. 82, UALR 69 High Point 90, Winthrop 87, 2OT Hofstra 68, UNC Wilmington 56 Kennesaw St. 92, Thomas (Ga.) 66 Maryland 70, Minnesota 58 Mississippi 92, Austin Peay 63 NC State 68, Pittsburgh 50 Stetson 65, Florida A&M 60 Syracuse 68, Virginia Tech 66 UConn 63, Florida 59 UNC Asheville 80, Gardner-Webb 55 Vanderbilt 79, Yale 74, 2OT W. Carolina 78, The Citadel 70 William & Mary 75, Coll. of Charleston 45 East American U. 53, Holy Cross 49 Army 77, Loyola (Md.) 53 Boston U. 75, Lehigh 56 Colgate 68, Bucknell 62 George Washington 64, Saint Joseph’s 60 Navy 69, Lafayette 65 Northeastern 72, Delaware 53 Seton Hall 66, Villanova 61, OT Stony Brook 71, New Hampshire 61 Midwest Ball St. 51, Bethune-Cookman 48 Cincinnati 56, SMU 50 Dayton 81, Duquesne 55 DePaul 71, Xavier 68 Marquette 75, Providence 66 Notre Dame 83, Georgia Tech 76, 2OT Purdue 64, Michigan 51

Women’s Top 25

Saturday’s Games No. 3 Texas 60, Kansas 46 No. 6 Baylor 61, No. 18 Oklahoma St. 45 No. 14 Maryland 75, No. 12 Nebraska 47 No. 13 Oregon State 65, UCLA 47 No. 15 Stanford vs. Colorado No. 22 Arizona State 62, Washington 48 Sunday’s Games No. 1 South Carolina at LSU, 1 p.m.

No. 2 UConn vs. St. John’s at Madison Square Garden, 11 a.m.

No. 4 Notre Dame at No. 21 Syracuse, 11 a.m.

No. 5 Texas A&M at Arkansas, 11:30 a.m.

No. 7 Louisville at Pittsburgh, 12 p.m.

No. 9 North Carolina vs. N.C. State, 1 p.m.

No. 10 Duke vs. Wake Forest, 12 p.m.

No. 11 Kentucky vs. Mississippi, 12 p.m.

No. 16 Rutgers vs. No. 20 Iowa, 10 a.m.

No. 17 Mississippi St. at Missouri, 1 p.m.

No. 19 Georgia vs. Alabama, 11 a.m.

No. 24 Michigan State at Michigan, 12 p.m.

No. 25 DePaul at Georgetown, 3 p.m.

Clippers 127, 76ers 91

Women’s Division I

PHILADELPHIA (91) Mbah a Moute 4-7 4-4 14, Covington 9-15 1-2 23, Noel 3-12 1-2 7, Wroten 8-21 9-10 27, McDaniels 2-10 0-2 4, Grant 0-1 1-2 1, Sampson 4-7 1-2 10, Sims 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Aldemir 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 32-79 18-26 91.

L.A. CLIPPERS (127) Barnes 3-8 0-2 7, Griffin 7-13 1-1 15, Jordan 3-5 1-4 7, Paul 7-11 7-7 24, Redick 7-12 0-0 17, Hawes 3-9 0-0 7, Crawford 3-9 5-5 12, Bullock 3-4 1-2 10, Davis 2-2 4-4 8, Farmar 5-8 1-1 13, Udoh 2-2 0-0 4, Cunningham 1-2 0-0 3.

Totals 46-85 20-26 127.

Philadelphia 21 32 21 17—91 L.A. Clippers 34 28 26 39—127 3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 9-25 (Covington 4-7, Mbah a Moute 2-4, Wroten 2-8, Sampson 1-3, Thomas 0-1, McDaniels 0-2), L.A. Clippers 15-37 (Bullock 3-4, Paul 3-5, Redick 3-7, Farmar 2-5, Cunningham 1-1, Hawes 1-4, Crawford 1-5, Barnes 1-5, Griffin 0-1). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Philadelphia 50 (Noel 12), L.A. Clippers 50 (Jordan 10).

Assists—Philadelphia 17 (Wroten 7), L.A. Clippers 33 (Paul 12). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 19, L.A. Clippers 19. A—19,060 (19,060).

Saturday’s Games Southwest Baylor 61, Oklahoma St. 45 Houston 63, SMU 45 Sam Houston St. 59, Incarnate Word 55 South Bethune-Cookman 63, W. Carolina 53 Bluefield St. 66, NC Central 63 Campbell 65, Longwood 58 Gardner-Webb 82, Coastal Carolina 74 Presbyterian 69, UNC Asheville 57 SC-Upstate 70, Norfolk St. 58 UCF 76, Tulsa 70 Wright St. 72, N. Kentucky 60 East Albany (NY) 49, Maine 43 American U. 74, Holy Cross 63 Army 55, Loyola (Md.) 44 Binghamton 65, Mass.-Lowell 64 Bryant 79, LIU Brooklyn 66 Bucknell 77, Colgate 75, OT Hartford 62, Vermont 46 Lehigh 85, Boston U. 64 New Hampshire 60, Stony Brook 52 Ohio 61, Buffalo 50 Rhode Island 62, Duquesne 61 Robert Morris 66, Mount St. Mary’s 44 St. Bonaventure 65, UMass 53 Midwest E. Illinois 66, Jacksonville St. 63 Green Bay 53, Davenport 40 Iowa St. 60, Kansas St. 55 N. Illinois 54, E. Michigan 48, OT North Dakota 59, Montana 52 SIU-Edwardsville 83, Tennessee Tech 69 Stetson 73, Valparaiso 62 Temple 81, Cincinnati 64 Toledo 63, Miami (Ohio) 53 W. Michigan 67, Akron 61

Leaders Through Jan. 2 Scoring G FG FT PTS Harden, HOU 32 265 260 869 James, CLE 29 256 171 731 Anthony, NYK 30 270 135 717 Bryant, LAL 30 241 185 713 32 296 168 760 Davis, NOR Wade, MIA 25 227 111 580 Curry, GOL 31 254 115 716 Aldridge, POR 29 263 122 663 Griffin, LAC 33 288 163 746 Lillard, POR 33 244 144 723 Butler, CHI 31 219 210 678 Bosh, MIA 25 195 108 534 Thompson, GOL 30 227 90 631 Irving, CLE 31 232 134 648 Gay, SAC 31 228 156 644 Lowry, TOR 33 236 153 683 Ellis, DAL 34 276 112 703 Gasol, MEM 32 235 170 642 Hayward, UTA 33 210 154 632 Nowitzki, DAL 32 214 129 596 Assists G AST Wall, WAS 32 332 Lawson, DEN 32 325 Rondo, DAL 29 289 Paul, LAC 33 310 Curry, GOL 31 242 Lowry, TOR 33 253 James, CLE 29 221 Carter-Williams, PHL24 174 Holiday, NOR 33 238 Teague, ATL 29 204

AVG 27.2 25.2 23.9 23.8 23.8 23.2 23.1 22.9 22.6 21.9 21.9 21.4 21.0 20.9 20.8 20.7 20.7 20.1 19.2 18.6 AVG 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.4 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.0

Mountain West Conference Conference W L Pct. Colorado St. 1 0 1.000 Wyoming 1 0 1.000 San Diego St. 1 0 1.000 New Mexico 1 0 1.000 Utah St. 1 0 1.000 Nevada 0 0 .000 Boise St. 0 1 .000 UNLV 0 1 .000 Air Force 0 1 .000 Fresno St. 0 1 .000 San Jose St. 0 1 .000

AllGames W L Pct. 14 0 1.000 12 2 .857 11 3 .786 9 4 .692 8 5 .615 4 8 .333 10 4 .714 9 4 .692 7 5 .583 5 9 .357 2 11 .154

Western Athletic Conference Conference W L Pct. Seattle 0 0 .000 Grand Canyon 0 0 .000 New Mexico St. 0 0 .000 Utah Valley 0 0 .000 Texas-Pan Am. 0 0 .000 UMKC 0 0 .000 CS Bakersfield 0 0 .000 Chicago St. 0 0 .000

AllGames W L Pct. 7 6 .538 8 8 .500 6 9 .400 5 8 .385 5 9 .357 5 10 .333 4 10 .286 4 12 .250

FOOTBALL

NHL Eastern Conference GP W Montreal 39 26 N.Y. Islanders 38 26 Pittsburgh 39 24 Tampa Bay 40 24 Detroit 39 20 N.Y. Rangers 36 21 Washington 37 19 Toronto 40 21 Florida 36 17 Boston 39 19 Ottawa 37 16 Columbus 36 16 Philadelphia 39 14 New Jersey 41 14 Buffalo 40 14 Carolina 38 11

L 11 11 10 12 10 11 11 16 10 15 14 17 18 20 23 23

NFL PLAYOFFS Wild-card Playoffs

OL Pts GFGA 2 54 108 89 1 53 119 104 5 53 118 94 4 52 130 106 9 49 109 99 4 46 113 90 7 45 108 96 3 45 130 122 9 43 84 93 5 43 103 106 7 39 100 101 3 35 92 116 7 35 106 120 7 35 90 117 3 31 77 136 4 26 75 101

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 2:35 p.m.

(NBC) Detroit or Carolina at Seattle, 6:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas or Carolina at Green Bay, 11:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis or Cincinnat at Denver, 2:40 p.m. (CBS)

Conference Championships

Western Conference GP W L OL Pts GFGA Anaheim 40 25 9 6 56 111 107 Nashville 37 25 9 3 53 113 84 Chicago 38 25 11 2 52 119 81 Vancouver 37 22 12 3 47 109 98 St. Louis 39 23 13 3 49 118 99 Los Angeles 40 19 12 9 47 112 103 Winnipeg 39 20 12 7 47 101 93 San Jose 39 20 14 5 45 106 103 Calgary 40 21 16 3 45 115 105 Dallas 37 18 14 5 41 115 119 Minnesota 37 18 15 4 40 104 106 Colorado 38 15 15 8 38 98 113 Arizona 38 15 19 4 34 92 124 Edmonton 39 8 22 9 25 83 133 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss.

Saturday’s Games Ottawa 3, Boston 2, OT Nashville 7, Los Angeles 6, OT New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 2 N.Y. Rangers 6, Buffalo 1 Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1 Winnipeg 5, Toronto 1 Dallas 7, Minnesota 1 Arizona 6, Columbus 3 Vancouver 4, Detroit 1 St. Louis 7, San Jose 2 Friday’s Games Colorado 2, Edmonton 1, SO Florida 2, Buffalo 0 Montreal 4, New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 6, Tampa Bay 3 Carolina 2, Philadelphia 1 Minnesota 3, Toronto 1 N.Y. Islanders 2, Calgary 1 Anaheim 4, St. Louis 3 Sunday’s Games Boston at Carolina, 11 a.m.

Florida at Washington, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Leaders Through Friday, January 2, 2015 Goal Scoring GP Tyler Seguin, DAL 36 Rick Nash, NYR 35 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 38 Steven Stamkos, TB 40 Joe Pavelski, SJ 38 Patrick Kane, CHI 38 Phil Kessel, TOR 39 Alex Ovechkin, WSH 37 Nick Foligno, CLB 34 Nikita Kucherov, TB 40 Evgeni Malkin, PIT 38 John Tavares, NYI 38 James van Riemsdyk, TOR 39 Matt Beleskey, ANA 40 Gustav Nyquist, DET 38 Max Pacioretty, MTL 38 Wayne Simmonds, PHI 38 Tomas Tatar, DET 38 Jakub Voracek, PHI 38 Radim Vrbata, VAN 34 Nick Bjugstad, FLA 36 Logan Couture, SJ 38 Filip Forsberg, NAS 36 Andrew Ladd, WPG 38 Bryan Little, WPG 38 Brock Nelson, NYI 38 Nino Niederreiter, MIN 36 Zach Parise, MIN 31 Corey Perry, ANA 25 Assists GP Jakub Voracek, PHI 38 Sidney Crosby, PIT 35 Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 39 Claude Giroux, PHI 38 Tyler Johnson, TB 39 Nicklas Backstrom, WSH 37 Evgeni Malkin, PIT 38 Kyle Okposo, NYI 38 Mark Giordano, CGY 40 Jiri Hudler, CGY 39 Henrik Sedin, VAN 36 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 38 Daniel Sedin, VAN 36 Joe Thornton, SJ 38 Henrik Zetterberg, DET 38 John Carlson, WSH 37 Patrick Kane, CHI 38 Phil Kessel, TOR 39 Ryan Johansen, CLB 35 Jamie Benn, DAL 36 Filip Forsberg, NAS 36 Mike Ribeiro, NAS 36 Mark Streit, PHI 38 Ryan Strome, NYI 38 Ryan Suter, MIN 34 Shots GP Alex Ovechkin, WSH 37 Tyler Seguin, DAL 36 Claude Giroux, PHI 38 Erik Karlsson, OTT 36 Joe Pavelski, SJ 38 Max Pacioretty, MTL 38 Steven Stamkos, TB 40 Rick Nash, NYR 35 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 38 Kyle Okposo, NYI 38 James van Riemsdyk, TOR 39 Logan Couture, SJ 38 Patrick Kane, CHI 38 Phil Kessel, TOR 39 Jason Pominville, MIN 36 Plus/Minus GP Tyler Johnson, TB 39 Nikita Kucherov, TB 40 Filip Forsberg, NAS 36 Ondrej Palat, TB 36 T.J. Brodie, CGY 40 Max Pacioretty, MTL 38 Vladimir Tarasenko, STL 38 Mark Giordano, CGY 40 Christian Ehrhoff, PIT 33 Rick Nash, NYR 35 Anton Stralman, TB 40 Tyler Toffoli, LA 39 Matt Beleskey, ANA 40 Mike Hoffman, OTT 33 Tanner Pearson, LA 39 Kevin Shattenkirk, STL 38

Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 11:05 a.m.

(CBS) Detroit at Dallas, 2:40 p.m. (FOX)

G 25 23 22 20 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 A 32 31 30 30 28 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 S 183 147 145 138 134 133 133 127 127 124 124 123 123 123 122 +/26 25 22 22 18 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15

Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 - At Glendale, Ariz.

Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 6 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 - At Glendale, Ariz.

AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 4:30 p.m. (NBC)

Panthers 27, Cardinals 16 Arizona 0 14 0 2—16 Carolina 10 3 14 0—27 First Quarter Car—FG Gano 47, 11:27.

Car—Stewart 13 run (Gano kick), 5:21.

Second Quarter Ari—Fells 1 pass from Lindley (Catanzaro kick), 14:56.

Ari—Grice 1 run (Catanzaro kick), 2:50.

Car—FG Gano 39, :15.

Third Quarter Car—Whittaker 39 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 5:36.

Car—Tolbert 1 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 4:04.

Fourth Quarter Ari—Bethel safety, :03.

A—71,849.

Ari Car First downs 8 25 Total Net Yards 78 386 Rushes-yards 15-27 41-188 Passing 51 198 Punt Returns 0-0 1-0 Kickoff Returns 2-59 1-20 Interceptions Ret. 1-50 2-12 Comp-Att-Int 16-28-2 18-32-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-31 1-0 Punts 9-34.8 4-37.3 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 7-38 8-80 Time of Possession 22:54 37:06 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Arizona, K.Williams 10-23, Taylor 3-3, Grice 1-1, Hughes 1-0.

Carolina, Stewart 24-123, Newton 7-35, D.Williams 4-16, Tolbert 2-7, Cotchery 1-5, Whittaker 1-4, Nortman 2-(minus 2).

PASSING—Arizona, Lindley 16-28-2-82.

Carolina, Newton 18-32-1-198.

RECEIVING—Arizona, Jo.Brown 4-34, Fitzgerald 3-31, Carlson 3-25, K.Williams 3-0, Hughes 1-6, Fells 1-1, Floyd 1-(minus 12), Taylor 0-2, Sendlein 0-(minus 5). Carolina, Benjamin 4-33, Brown 3-37, Olsen 3-37, Cotchery 3-14, Whittaker 1-39, Dickson 1-34, Bersin 1-6, Tolbert 1-1, Stewart 1-(minus 3).

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Carolina, Gano 43 (WL).

Ravens 30, Steelers 17 Baltimore 0 10 10 10—30 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 8—17 First Quarter Pit—FG Suisham 45, 1:29.

Second Quarter Bal—Pierce 5 run (Tucker kick), 12:28.

Pit—FG Suisham 22, 5:40.

Bal—FG Tucker 28, 2:41.

Pit—FG Suisham 47, :37.

Third Quarter Bal—FG Tucker 45, 10:06.

Bal—T.Smith 11 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 4:13.

Fourth Quarter Pit—Bryant 6 pass from Roethlisberger (pass failed), 11:01.

Bal—FG Tucker 52, 8:47.

Bal—Gillmore 21 pass from Flacco (Tucker kick), 7:56.

Pit—S.Thomas safety, 1:56.

A—62,780.

Bal Pit First downs 19 22 Total Net Yards 295 387 Rushes-yards 25-49 19-68 Passing 246 319 Punt Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 5-117 4-78 Interceptions Ret. 2-3 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-29-0 33-48-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-13 5-37 Punts 2-24.5 3-38.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 2-14 8-114 Time of Possession 24:43 35:17 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Baltimore, Forsett 16-36, Flacco 8-8, Pierce 1-5. Pittsburgh, Harris 9-25, Tate 5-19, Roethlisberger 2-16, Bryant 1-6, Johnson 1-3, Archer 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Baltimore, Flacco 18-29-0259. Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 31-452-334, Gradkowski 2-3-0-22.

RECEIVING—Baltimore, Smith Sr. 5-101, Daniels 4-70, T.Smith 2-28, Juszczyk 2-16, Gillmore 1-21, M.Brown 1-9, Forsett 1-7, Aiken 1-4, Jones 1-3.

Pittsburgh, Brown 9-117, Miller 6-76, Wheaton 5-66, Bryant 5-61, Archer 3-15, Tate 2-9, Harris 2-6, HeywardBey 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Today’s NFL Injury Report The updated National Football League injury report, as provided by the league: CINCINNATI BENGALS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS BENGALS: OUT: WR James Wright (knee). DOUBTFUL: WR A.J. Green (concussion). QUESTIONABLE: TE Jermaine Gresham (back), RB Cedric Peerman (concussion, shoulder).

COLTS: OUT: G Hugh Thornton (shoulder). DOUBTFUL: C A.Q. Shipley (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: RB Trent Richardson (illness). PROBABLE: TE Dwayne Allen (knee), WR Josh Cribbs (not injury related), LB Jerrell Freeman (hamstring), G Joe Reitz (ankle), LB Erik Walden (knee), WR Reggie Wayne (groin), LB Bjoern Werner (shoulder).

DETROIT LIONS at DALLAS COWBOYS LIONS: OUT: G Larry Warford (knee).

DOUBTFUL: DT Nick Fairley (knee).

PROBABLE: DE Ezekiel Ansah (toe), WR Calvin Johnson (ankle), DE Darryl Tapp (not injury related). COWBOYS: DOUBTFUL: T Doug Free (ankle).

QUESTIONABLE: DE Tyrone Crawford (illness), LB Anthony Hitchens (ankle). PROBABLE: DT Josh Brent (calf), LB Bruce Carter (knee), DT Nick Hayden (shoulder), S Jeff Heath (thumb), G Zack Martin (ankle), LB Rolando McClain (knee, illness), RB DeMarco Murray (hand), QB Tony Romo (back), S C.J. Spillman (groin), LB Dekoda Watson (hamstring).

NCAA FOOTBALL FBS Bowls Friday, Jan. 2 Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl - At Ft. Worth, Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 TaxSlayer Bowl - At Jacksonville, Fla. Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 Alamo Bowl - At San Antonio UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 Cactus Bowl - At Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State vs. Washington Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl - At Mobile, Ala. Toledo (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (7-5), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl - At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National,12:30 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State vs. Oregon (13-1), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 2 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl - At Calif.

National vs. American, 2 p.m. (ESPN2) Previous Results Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl - At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT Cotton Bowl Classic - At Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 Citrus Bowl - At Orlando, Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 Rose Bowl - At Pasadena, Calif.

Playoff semifinal Oregon 59, Florida State 20 Sugar Bowl - At New Orleans Playoff semifinal Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl - At Atlanta TCU 42, Mississippi 3 Fiesta Bowl - At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State 38, Arizona 30 Orange Bowl - At Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl - At Nashville, Tenn.

Notre Dame 31, LSU 28 Belk Bowl - At Charlotte, N.C. Georgia 37, Louisville 14 Fosters Farm Bowl - At Santa Clara, Calif.

Stanford 45, Maryland 21 Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl - At Memphis, Tenn.

Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37 Russell Athletic Bowl - At Fla. Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6 Texas Bowl - At Houston Arkansas 31, Texas 7 Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl - At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17 Sun Bowl - At El Paso, Texas Arizona State 36, Duke 31 Independence Bowl - At Shreveport, La. South Carolina 24, Miami 21 Pinstripe Bowl - At Bronx, N.Y. Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT Holiday Bowl - At San Diego Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 42 Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18 Quick Lane Bowl - At Detroit Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl N.C. State 34, UCF 27 Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl - At Nassau Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48 Hawaii Bowl - At Honolulu Rice 30, Fresno State 6 Tuesday, Dec. 23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23 Poinsettia Bowl - At San Diego Navy 17, San Diego State 16 Monday, Dec. 22 Miami Beach Bowl Memphis 55, BYU 48, 2OT Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3 New Mexico Bowl - At Albuquerque Utah State 21, UTEP 6 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 45, Colorado State 10 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - At Boise Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 Camelia Bowl - At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28

Bowl Summaries Saturday FLORIDA 28, E. CAROLINA 20 East Carolina 7 0 10 3—20 Florida 7 14 7 0—28 First Quarter ECU—Hardy 3 pass from Carden (Harvey kick), 7:06.

Fla—Poole 29 interception return (Hardin kick), 3:09.

Second Quarter Fla—Lane 2 run (Hardin kick), 14:56.

Fla—B.Powell 13 pass from T.Harris (Hardin kick), 6:23.

Third Quarter ECU—Worthy 4 pass from Carden (Harvey kick), 12:51.

Fla—Fulwood 86 pass from T.Harris (Hardin kick), 11:20.

ECU—FG Harvey 24, 6:10.

Fourth Quarter ECU—FG Harvey 24, 11:55.

A—30,083.

ECU Fla First downs 32 15 Rushes-yards 33-109 43-168 Passing 427 171 Comp-Att-Int 34-68-2 13-28-1 Return Yards 18 30 Punts-Avg. 6-44.5 8-42.9 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 5-35 6-40 Time of Possession 32:23 27:37 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—East Carolina, Hairston 1773, A.Scott 5-44, Benkert 2-6, Carden 9-(minus 14). Florida, Lane 16-109, T.Harris 10-41, M.Brown 8-21, Driskel 3-7, K.Taylor 4-0, Team 2-(minus 10).

PASSING—East Carolina, Carden 34-66-2-427, Hardy 0-1-0-0, Jones 0-10-0. Florida, Driskel 8-17-0-48, T.Harris 5-11-1-123.

RECEIVING—East Carolina, Hardy 11-160, Worthy 8-130, Jones 6-64, Ji.Williams 3-24, D.Grayson 2-36, Johnson 1-5, Bry.Williams 1-5, Baggett 1-2, A.Scott 1-1. Florida, Robinson 6-36, B.Powell 3-20, Fulwood 1-86, Burton 1-18, Dunbar 1-6, Thompson 1-5.

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NORTHERN RIO GRANDE TOURNAMENT

Pecos girls defeat McCurdy

By Edmundo Carrillo The New Mexican

JACONA — The win the Pecos Lady Panthers earned on Saturday night was made much sweeter when it got a nice piece of news in the locker room afterward.

With a lopsided 48-31 victory over McCurdy in Pecos 48 Ben Lujan McCurdy 31 Gymnasium, the Lady Panthers did what they couldn’t last year and won the 20th Northern Rio Grande Tournament girls basketball championship.

Pecos missed the opportunity last season when it lost to Mora in the title game, and head coach Ron Drake added to the excitement when he told his players that this was the first time the Lady Panthers won this tournament.

“It was a shocker to us,” Pecos senior KeeAnna Trujillo said. “It feels amazing.”

Drake, who won the tournament on the same court where he previously coached the Pojoaque Valley girls basketball team for two years before taking the job at Pecos in April, never paid much mind to this tournament before. His previous stints were at much larger schools, but he is now making small-school history in just a short amount of time.

“I never followed the NRGs, but I’m proud of them for winning this for the first time, especially in my first year here,” he said.

The Lady Panthers (8-3) never let the Lady Bobcats (4-4) come close, as they kept them to just one point in the second quarter for a 23-5 halftime lead.

McCurdy is very young, as five of its 11 players are freshman and six of those players have no previous varsity experience. This group has never been in a game this big, and it may have been too much to handle in the first half.

“It might have been the pressure,” McCurdy head coach Flavio Martinez said. “This is a relatively new group, so this is as big as it gets for them. Hopefully this will help us down the road. I’m hoping that all this is a positive experience for them.”

McCurdy did much better in the second half and even out-

The Lady Panthers did what they couldn’t last year and won the 20th Northern Rio Grande Tournament girls basketball championship. scored the Lady Panthers 10-4 in the fourth quarter, but the game was all but decided by halftime.

But with the youth the Lady Bobcats have this year, a loss in a game this big can only help.

“They realize that you have to come to play,” Martinez said. “Once you go up in every tournament bracket, every team is going to get tougher and tougher, and you have to be ready to play. If they can get that out of this tournament, I think we’ll do well the rest of the year.”

The stout defense the Lady Panthers played in the first half suddenly gave way late in the second half, but Pecos still maintained a double-digit lead.

“I know we were a little drained because that first half took a lot out of us,” Drake said. “They outscored us in the fourth quarter, and I didn’t like that too much, but overall I think they did a really good job.”

Pecos believes that the win wasn’t the prettiest, and the win over Mora on Friday was even uglier as the Lady Panthers went 15-for-60 from the field. Yet Pecos still won both those games by a combined 24 points, and winning isn’t always about being perfect on the stat sheet.

“I think we just have the confidence and the heart to just get it done,” Trujillo said. “We just play through the adversity.”

Those factors are starting to do wonders for the Lady Panthers. By winning eight games this season, Pecos already matched its win total from last year, and Drake is the biggest reason for the turnaround.

“I think the difference is the coach,” Trujillo said. “We’re playing a lot smarter now.

There’s less attitude and less talking back and things like that. He’s more focused on doing what we need to do.”

But Drake wouldn’t be able to turn the team around if the players buy in to what he was

doing, and he and his players already have great chemistry in just one season.

“I think they’re believing in the system and believing in me, and I believe in them and I think we’re working well together,” Drake said. “We have some good seniors and we have some good young players, so we’re a good mix.”

If Drake and his players keep working well together, this might be the first of many NRG championships for the Lady Panthers.

THIRD PLACE MORA 65, DULCE 35 Last year’s champion was able to get a consolation prize by crushing the Lady Hawks with 29 points in the fourth quarter.

Maria Garcia had 19 points to lead Mora (4-5), Brianna Pacheco added 17 points and Monika Pacheco 12 points. Dezirae Harrison scored eight points to lead Dulce.

“Absolutely not,” Russom said. “Good teams find a way was the first NRG title for the to win. When you have the program since the 1990s, but it athletes, the caliber that we was a measure of payback after do, they just make plays. Take Peñasco knocked off the Lobos nothing away from Pecos, they (8-1) in the tourney semifinals played a hell of a game and in 2014. they rattled us, but we bounced “At the end of the day, this back.” is an illustrious tournament,” Hurd stood head-and-shoulEscalante head coach Bill Rusder above the rest, although his som said. “I was telling the kids 6-foot-2 frame does with every in the locker room the last time Lobo not named Edwards. He the Lobos won the NRG title had 17 points and 17 rebounds, … Was a while. Last year left and seven of those points came a sour taste in our mouth, but during a tug-of-war fourth. at the same time, tonight was After falling behind 41-34 enterEscalante-Pecos. Now, we have ing the final 8 minutes, Pecos to get ready for the rest of the again made a furious charge, season.” getting within 43-41 on 3s from Preparation for the last two Archuleta and Vigil, following months was at the forefront

by Vigil’s two free throws at the against the Panthers (6-5). After 6:02 mark. playing strictly man-to-man Archuleta hit four 3s and had against Pecos in an opening18 points, while Vigil drained six round win in the Tri-Cities 3s and led all scorers with 24.

Invitational last week, the Lobos It was a resiliency the Panthrew a curveball for the thers didn’t show in a 79-59 loss rematch with the zone defense, to the Lobos on Dec. 26. with 6-foot-7 post Adam “Last week, we just folded,” Edwards starring in the middle Pecos head coach Ira Harge of it. He had seven blocks to go said. “They jumped on us and with 13 rebounds and 11 points. we stopped. We quit. They hit a “We’re kinda working on 3 and a bucket just before halfthings right now,” Escalante time, and we folded. This time, junior forward Joseph Hurd we are learning to battle.” said. “This is for the future.”

But the Lobos battled, too.

It was a good glimpse, as Dominic Montaño had a chance Pecos survived from the for a three-point play off a drive outside, hitting 11 3-pointers from the wing, but Hurd folcompared to just six baskets lowed up his teammates’ miss inside the line. The Lobos lived with a putback. After a Pecos through the good, like an 0-for- miss, Hurd raced down and 13 Panthers slump in the second made good on his three-point quarter that helped build a 29-15 chance off a baseline drive for a lead before Mario Archuleta hit 50-41 lead. a 3 before the halftime buzzer.

Hurd said his performance They lived through the bad, demonstrated how multisuch as the Panthers hitting dimensional the Lobos are. three triples during a 15-1 run “It’s hard for any teams to that brought them within 34-33 guard us because we have so on Joe Vigil’s 3 with 1:56 left in many options with our offense,” the third.

Hurd said. “All of us can shoot.

Either way, Escalante was not It’s hard for any team to stop about to abandon its plan. us.”

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PREP ROUNDUP

Santa Fe Prep boys defeat Tularosa, 52-20

FIFTH PLACE The New Mexican ESCALANTE 61, MESA VISTA 39 The Lady Lobos ended the tournament with a big win after leading the Lady Trojans just 26-20 at halftime.

Briana Mestas led Escalante (6-2) in the winning effort with 17 points while Tori Salazar added 15. Danielle Martinez was the high scorer for Mesa Vista (3-10) with eight points.

SEVENTH PLACE QUESTA 49, PEÑASCO 36 The Lady Wildcats inched a little closer to .500 by scoring 35 points in the second half after trailing 16-14 at halftime.

Delena Trujillo paced Questa (3-5) with 18 points while Jordan Mascarenas scored 11.

Megan Martinez scored 10 points to be the only player from Peñasco (2-8) in double figures.

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And the Lobos’ size inside makes it easier for them to stop their opponents from doing what they want.

Just ask Pecos.

THIRD PLACE DULCE 75, QUESTA 41 The Hawks jumped out to a 22-5 lead after a quarter and cruised to third place in the tournament. Anthony Redwine led Dulce with 18 points, as four players reached double figures.

Tyrese Morgan and Afernee Callado each hit three 3s and finished with 15 points apiece, while Sean Valdez added 13.

Kevin Ortega led Questa (8-3) with nine points, while T.J. Madrid, Julian Gomez and Zack Gallegos each had eight.

FIFTH PLACE MORA 69, MESA VISTA 48 The Rangers’ Casimiro Fresquez exploded for nine of his 23 points in the opening quarter to help his team to a 23-5 lead and the consolation championship. Fresquez scored all of is points in the first and third quarter, as Mora (7-5) forged a 56-31 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Emmerick Martinez added 13 points for Mora, while Isaac Baldonado led the Trojans (4-8) with 22 points.

SEVENTH PLACE MCCURDY 61, PEÑASCO 41 The Bobcats started off strongly, taking a 17-9 lead after a quarter, then held the Panthers to just 15 second-half points to take seventh place.

Jordan Sanchez led the way for McCurdy (3-8) with 15 points, while Jayson Bustos added 13. Peñasco (2-6) had Wanonce Rakestraw score 13 points.

An almost three-week layoff can add some rust to any team.

But good ones get rid of it quickly. It took the Santa Fe Prep boys basketball team just a half to get its rhythm back, and the Blue Griffins dismantled Tularosa 52-20 in a nondistrict road game on Saturday afternoon.

While Prep was sluggish in some aspects of its game, it still fashioned a 24-10 halftime lead.

Then came the third quarter, as the Blue Griffins (8-4) outscored the Wildcats 20-4 to put the game out of reach.

Tularosa’s plan was to gang up on Prep’s 6-foot-6 post Ian Andersson and let the rest of the team beat it. Andersson had just nine points and eight rebounds, but made his presence felt with 10 blocks. Benefiting from Andersson’s ability to pass out of double and triple

While Prep was sluggish in some aspects of its game, it still fashioned a 24-10 halftime lead. teams were Francis Castillo y Mulert (16 points), Wyeth Carpenter (13) and Ben Perillo (13).

Prep takes another week off before facing Tucumcari on Jan. 10.

WEST LAS VEGAS 69, MIYAMURA 29 The Dons (10-1) are practiced at the art of putting teams away in the opening quarter, and they did it again against the Patriots in Gillie Lopez

Memorial Gymnasium. West Las Vegas opened a 25-6 lead after the first 8 minutes and allowed the Patriots to score in double figures in just the second quarter.

D.J. Bustos had nine of his team-high 22 points in the opening quarter, while Andres Gallegos added 20. Ernesto Giron led Miyamura with eight.

West Las Vegas heads to a pair of tournaments over the next two weeks. It travels to Portales Shootout on Jan. 9 for a two-day round-robin event, then comes the biggest tournament of the season: the Albuquerque Hope Christian Invitational. The host Huskies are the top-ranked team in Class AAAA, and the Dons are No. 2 in the nmotsc.com coaches poll.

The bracket is set up for the two teams to face off in the championship game on Jan. 17 — provided both teams win the first two games of the tournament.

Webber: Job takes from family Continued from Page D-1 and that’s that sports really doesn’t take a day off. Not even for the holidays. Somewhere along the line someone figured out that spending too much time with the family is not necessarily a good thing. Thus, on the eighth day, sports was created.

With it means road trips trying to make sense of it all.

Trying to keep the days straight and maintain a sense of direction despite the fact that it’s literally different venue every night for a week or more at a time.

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, January 4, 2015

NFC WILD CARD WEEKEND PANTHERS 27, CARDINALS 16

Defense lifts Cam to win over Arizona Cardinals season falls apart, held to fewest postseason yards

By Steve Reed The Associated Press

The Panthers Cam Newton celebrates Saturday with fans after beating the Cardinals in an NFC wild-card game in Charlotte, N.C. MIKE MCCARN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton finally has his first playoff victory — with a big assist from his defense.

The fourth-year quarterback threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns, Carolina’s defense set an NFL record for fewest yards allowed in a postseason game, and the Panthers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 on Saturday.

It was Carolina’s first playoff win in nine years and Newton’s first playoff victory since entering the

league as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft.

Jonathan Stewart ran for 123 yards and a touchdown on a rain-soaked afternoon.

The Panthers held Arizona to 77 yards, intercepted Ryan Lindley twice and sacked him four times.

Carolina had 386 yards.

The Panthers (8-8-1) will play at top-seeded Seattle next weekend if Dallas beats Detroit on Sunday. If the Lions win, the Panthers play at Green Bay. After a 9-1 start, Arizona’s once promising season was undone by a rash of injuries, including to quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton.

The New York Giants held the previous NFL record for fewest yards in a postseason game, holding

Cleveland to 86 yards on Dec. 21, 1958.

It appeared the Panthers wouldn’t get the record, but Arizona began lateraling the ball around the field on the final play and lost 20 yards.

It was a fitting end to Arizona’s offensive struggles. The Cardinals managed 12 yards in the second half and had eight first downs for the game.

Trailing by one at halftime the Panthers scored two touchdowns in a span of 1 minute, 32 seconds late in the third quarter to take control.

Rookie running back Fozzy Whittaker caught a pass in the flat from Newton, reversed fields and got a key block from Kelvin Benjamin to spring him for a 39-yard touchdown.

On the ensuing kickoff, Melvin White stripped returner Ted Ginn

AFC WILD CARD WEEKEND

Colts, Bengals QBs seek signature win

By Michael Marot The Associated Press

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INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck and Andy Dalton have similar achievements listed on their résumés — and similar glaring holes.

Each made the Pro Bowl as a rookie.

Each has three straight seasons with double-digit wins.

Neither has missed the playoffs, and both understand their legacies will be determined by postseason successes and failures.

On Sunday, the two young quarterbacks get another chance to fill in some of those gaps when the Colts and Bengals meet in a wild-card round game.

“I don’t think just getting to the playoffs has ever been good enough in this building,” Luck said this week.

The Colts’ franchise quarterback learned his lesson the hard way. After directing one of the greatest one-season

11:05 a.m. on CBS — Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

Andrew Luck and Andy Dalton have similar achievements listed on their résumés — and similar glaring holes.

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turnarounds in NFL history in 2012, Luck came up short against eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore in the first round of the playoffs.

Last year, after engineering the second-biggest comeback in postseason history, Luck spent the offseason pondering how to reduce turnovers. He blamed himself for throwing three interceptions that helped put Indy in a 28-point deficit against Kansas City, and then

NFL matchups

By Benjamin Hoffman The New York Times

Bengals (10-5-1) at Colts (11-5) Time: 11:05 a.m.

In Week 7, Indianapolis embarrassed Cincinnati, 27-0, a loss that was one of the lowest points in the Andy Dalton era. The Bengals were outclassed on both sides of the ball, and they looked like a team that would not figure into the playoff race. In the game, Jeremy Hill, a rookie running back, carried the ball four times for 15 yards in relief of Giovani Bernard.

Two games later, Hill was given the keys to the Bengals’ offense, and he responded

threw four more picks the next week in a 43-22 loss at New England.

Now Luck is eager to prove two-time AFC South champion Indianapolis (11-5) is ready to take another big step.

Dalton’s postseason problems are just as obvious.

In three playoff games, all losses, he’s thrown one touchdown pass, six interceptions and accumulated a passer rating of 56.2. Another defeat

with 154 yards on 24 carries with two touchdowns. Much of Cincinnati’s success since has been a result of Hill’s outstanding play. Hill, 22, rushed for 1,124 yards despite starting only eight games and took some of the pressure off Dalton, who at times this season seemed lost, especially when A.J. Green was not on the field.

Unfortunately for the Bengals, Green is doubtful for this matchup after suffering a concussion in Week 17.

Line: Colts by 3.

Pick: Colts.

Lions (11-5) at Cowboys (12-4) Time: 2:40 p.m.

Tony Romo has been mentioned in the most valuable player discussion along with Aaron Rodgers and J.J. Watt, but one could argue he has not even been the most

would put Dalton in a tie with Warren Moon for most consecutive opening-round playoff losses by a quarterback.

Other things to watch: Life without A.J.: The Bengals announced Saturday that receiver A.J. Green won’t play because of a concussion. How much of an impact could Green’s absence have?

When the four-time Pro Bowler missed the first Colts game with an injured right big toe, the offense went nowhere in a 27-0 loss.

Line dance: Indy’s offensive line isn’t even close to full strength. Right tackle Gosder Cherilus went on injured reserve earlier this week with groin, hip and shoulder injuries.

Right guard Hugh Thornton (shoulder) has been ruled out.

A.Q. Shipley, who started at left guard in Week 17, is doubtful with an ankle injury, too.

valuable player of the Dallas offense. The Cowboys seemed to thrive on a combination of dominant play by the offensive line and game-changing running by DeMarco Murray.

In his fourth year, Murray finally put together a season promised by his occasional breakout games in the past. He rushed for 100 yards or more 12 times and broke Emmitt Smith’s franchise record for rushing yards, leading the NFL with 1,845 on 392 carries. Once written off as too fragile, Murray was a workhorse who kept pushing forward every time doubters thought he might be running out of gas.

Now Murray and the stellar Dallas offensive line will get a true test by going against Detroit’s brick wall of a front seven led by Ndamukong Suh. Line: Cowboys by 7.

Pick: Lions.

Cowboys: Dallas 1-3 in playoffs with Romo everybody in the organization, including Tony, paid a price for that. You’ve got to get A victory over the Lions at AT&T Stathem. When it comes up and you’ve got a dium would send the Cowboys to Green chance to get them, you’ve just got to take Bay and further fuel expectations. Should advantage of them.” the Lions win, they would advance to play The Cowboys finally broke through at Seattle, and a fresh set of demons would with a wild-card victory over the Philadescend on the owner Jerry Jones and the delphia Eagles the next season, before franchise he has owned a month short of being trounced in the divisional round by 26 years. the Minnesota Vikings. A four-year run of Speaking of Romo, Jones said: “Frankly, I mediocrity, including three consecutive 8-8 don’t know how you could have any more seasons, followed. appreciation, and I say that in a positive “As players, we all want to be playing in way, for what he is as a quarterback withthat game and holding that trophy at the out having actually played in and comend of the year,” Romo said. “Just hoist it peted within a Super Bowl. up and know that you accomplished your The credit that he really should receive goal that you set. I know that’s my goal. I will have to be at the point when he’s play- mean everything else is just peanuts coming in a big game, the big game: the Super pared to it.”

Bowl.”

Romo said there was some truth to the The Cowboys are 1-3 in the playoffs with notion that earlier in his career he took for Romo as the starting quarterback. His first granted that playoff opportunities would loss came on a soggy night in Seattle when, be commonplace. as the holder on field goal attempts, he “More than anything, you just know that mishandled the snap on a potential gameevery season is a different season,” Romo winning kick in the final minutes. His said. “I was around football enough to second loss was after the week in 2008 in know, three or four seasons before then, which he and his girlfriend at the time, the how tough it can be.” actress and singer Jessica Simpson, along Romo has reached a statistical level in with tight end Jason Witten, took a trip to which he should be exempt from criticism.

Mexico, prompting criticism that Romo He put together perhaps his finest season, was not taking his job seriously enough. throwing for 3,705 yards and 34 touchDallas was beaten by the New York Giants, downs, with nine interceptions, while who went on to win the Super Bowl. completing a career-high 69.9 percent of “We missed big-time opportunities his passes. He became the team’s career there with Tony Romo,” Jones said. “We passing leader in the season’s penultimate know that, and that’s as it is. Consequently, game against the Indianapolis Colts. It was

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finally a December to remember, too, as he and the Cowboys shrugged off recent late collapses and went 4-0 to finish 12-4 and capture the NFC East title (Romo: 12 touchdown passes, one interception for the month).

Romo led the NFL with a 113.2 rating this season, and the five players ranked behind him — in order, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Drew Brees — attest to his elite status.

Romo is the only one on that list without a Super Bowl ring.

“The reason Jerry Jones pays anyone in this locker room the amount of money that he pays them is not so they can win division titles,” Aikman said Friday. “It wasn’t why he paid me. There’s more to it to that.

Whatever that ultimately means is not for me to decide. But for quarterbacks and coaches, our legacies are defined by what we’ve done in the postseason.”

Indeed, these Cowboys would be energized by the chance to face the Packers at Lambeau Field. Dallas was 8-0 on the road this season, an improbable run made even more remarkable by the fact that the Cowboys were not expected to do much better than the 8-8 records they posted the last three seasons.

“This team goes in with as much confidence and hitting their stride more than any team he’s been on,” Aikman said. “I think they’re playing as well as anybody not only in the NFC but as anybody in football.”

Jr., a former Panther, at the Arizona 3 and Kevin Reddick recovered for Carolina. A pass interference penalty on Tony Jefferson on third down gave Carolina a new set of downs, and Newton took advantage.

He found wide-open fullback Mike Tolbert in the left flat for a 1-yard touchdown and a 27-14 lead.

The Cardinals (11-6) had one last chance to get in the game when Newton was hit from behind and Rashad Johnson recovered the ball and returned it to the Carolina 8.

But All-Pro Luke Kuechly ruined any chance of an Arizona comeback when he stepped in front Larry Fitzgerald and intercepted Lindley’s pass at the 5.

Carolina outgained Arizona 208-65 in the first half, but entered the locker room trailing 14-13.

Broncos are better balanced this time

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press

DENVER — Instead of revving their high-octane offense like they did a year ago, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos pumped the brakes heading into the playoffs.

They’re no longer the air-it-out team that piled up 606 points last season.

Now, they’re built as much on a dominant, star-studded defense and good ground game as they are on Manning’s mind and passing prowess.

While taking on a new identity, the Broncos still managed to tie for the league’s best record for the third consecutive season under Manning.

And their 30.1-point scoring average trailed only Green Bay’s 30.4.

Still, Manning’s stretch run — three touchdowns, six interceptions in December — is cause for concern among many an uneasy Broncos fan.

C.J. Anderson, the first undrafted running back to score seven touchdowns in a month since Priest Holmes a decade ago, laughs at the notion.

He offered this observation as the Broncos (12-4)

Broncos running back C.J. Anderson proved as adept at picking up the blitz as well as the first down.

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got some much-needed R&R with a first-round bye: “I’ll just ask the fans this: Do you want Peyton to throw 70 million touchdowns and break 80 million records or do you all want a parade downtown?”

Anderson’s emergence since midseason has given the Broncos the kind of balance they had back in the late 1990s.

Anderson began the season buried on the depth chart, and only got his chance because of injuries to Montee Ball and Ronnie Hillman. He quickly proved as adept at picking up the blitz as the first down, a prerequisite to joining Manning in the Broncos backfield.

Ravens: Face New England next week Continued from Page D-1 burgh’s bounce-back season included its first AFC North title in four years, the Steelers’ revamped roster could do little when it mattered.

Pittsburgh played without All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell, out with a hyperextended right knee. Fill-ins Ben Tate, Josh Harris and Dri Archer managed just 43 yards on 15 carries as the Steelers’ four-game winning streak came to an abrupt and decisive end.

Pittsburgh fell to 9-1 when facing a team for the third time in the same season, and it was not close. Baltimore’s 13-point victory was the fourth-biggest win by a road team in Steelers postseason history.

Flacco escaped pressure from James Harrison to find Smith in the back of the end zone to make it 20-9 in the third quarter. Pittsburgh drew within 20-15 on a 6-yard pass from Roethlisberger to Martavis Bryant with 11:01 to go. But there would be no 2.0-version of the Steelers’ rally from 14 points down to Baltimore in the divisional round four years ago.

Justin Tucker drilled a 52-yard field goal to push the lead to 23-15 and Suggs made a juggling interception from his knees on Pittsburgh’s ensuing possession. The Ravens did not hesitate to put the Steelers away. Flacco rolled right and flipped to

Gillmore. The tight end outraced two defenders to the end zone.

In the end it was Ravens coach John Harbaugh enjoying a rare celebratory moment in a place that has long been a stumbling block.

No more. With his brother Jim — the newly minted head coach at Michigan — watching in a Wolverines winter jacket, the elder sibling sprinted off the turf and on to New England.

The teams split a pair of 20-point blowouts during the regular season, each winning at home. Roethlisberger peppered Baltimore’s scattershot secondary for six touchdowns in a 43-23 masterpiece on Nov. 2. Without the threat of Bell, the Ravens simply sent their front seven after Roethlisberger.

Baltimore got there with alarming frequency. Twice the Steelers’ momentum in the first half was stopped when Roethlisberger took a sack, including one by Haloti Ngata in his return from a four-game suspension for violating the performance enhancing drugs policy.

The Ravens were not nearly as dynamic but considerably more efficient.

Forsett churned through the Steelers for 32 yards on an 80-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard sprint to the end zone by Bernard Pierce.

Tucker added a field goal and Baltimore took a 10-9 lead into the half.

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CLIPPERS 127, 76ERS 91 In Los Angeles, Chris Paul had 24 points and 12 assists, J.J. Redick added 17 points and the Clippers earned their third consecutive victory.

Blake Griffin scored 15 points and DeAndre Jordan had 10 rebounds to help send the NBA-worst 76ers to their sixth straight loss against the Clippers.

They ended 2014 with a 21-point win over the lowly Knicks and built an early 19-point lead against the even worse 76ers.

It didn’t entirely hold up, with the Sixers cutting their deficit to four in the third.

SAN ANTONIO — Cory Joseph had 19 points and San Antonio overcame Washington’s fast start to beat the Wizards for the 17th straight time.

San Antonio has Spurs 101 won 14 straight home games Wizards 92 against Washington, but this was among the more unexpected.

With Tony Parker and Kawhi Leonard injured and Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili struggling, the Spurs turned to the role players that helped them win a championship last season.

Tiago Splitter scored 16 points and Patty Mills had 15 for San Antonio.

Bradley Beal and John Wall led the Wizards with 15 points each.

ROCKETS 115, HEAT 79 In Houston, James Harden scored 28 points, Dwight Howard added 23 and the Houston Rockets rolled to a 115-79 win over the Miami Heat on Saturday night, rebounding quite nicely from

their most lopsided loss of the season.

Coach Kevin McHale said his team was “terrible” in a 111-83 loss at New Orleans on Friday night. But the Rockets used a 19-point second quarter from Howard to build a double-digit lead against Miami, and then put together a big run in the third before coasting to their biggest win of the season.

NUGGETS 114, GRIZZLIES 85 In Denver, Ty Lawson scored 25 points, rookie Jusuf Nurkic provided a lift inside by blocking a career-best five shots, and Denver snapped a three-game losing streak.

Arron Afflalo added 23 points and Kenneth Faried had 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Nuggets kept up their mastery of Memphis at home, improving to 32-5 all-time. Lawson also had 11 assists.

JAZZ 101, TIMBERWOLVES 89 In Minneapolis, Trey Burke bounced back from a horrendous shooting night to score a season-high 28 points, and the Jazz handed the Timberwolves their 11th straight loss.

After going 2 for 19, including 0 for 11 from 3-point range, against Atlanta on Friday, Burke hit 10 of 16 shots and 4 of 6 3-pointers. Rudy Gobert added 13 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks to help the Jazz roll on the second night of a back-to-back. The Jazz (12-22) have won six of their last nine games.

BULLS 109, CELTICS 104 (OT) In Chicago, Pau Gasol had 29 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots, leading Chicago to the win.

Aaron Brooks added 19 points for the Bulls, who won for the ninth time in 10 games. Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose had 12 points apiece.

Evan Turner scored 24 of his 29 points after halftime, but Boston dropped to 2-6 since trading Rajon Rondo to Dallas on Dec. 18. Avery Bradley had 17 points for the Celtics.

HORNETS 98, MAGIC 90 In Orlando, Fla., Kemba Walker scored 30 points, and the Hornets stopped a five-game losing streak.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, which dropped each of its first two games this season against Orlando. Gary Neal added 16 points, and Cody Zeller finished with 12.

HAWKS 115, TRAIL BLAZERS 107 In Portland, Ore., Paul Millsap had 27 points, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 115-107 on Saturday night for their fourth straight win.

Jeff Teague added 22 points and the Hawks improved to 11-5 on the road.

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No. 2 Duke defeats Boston College

Fresno State escapes San Diego, 59-57

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DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman Jahlil Okafor scored a career-high 28 points for Duke.

Quinn Cook added 15 points to help the Blue Devils (13-0, 1-0) win their Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

Duke 85 They shot Boston College 62 47 percent and used runs of 17-2 and 14-0 to pull away for their 41st straight win at Cameron Indoor Stadium — the longest active streak in the nation.

NO. 6 VILLANOVA, SETON HALL 61 In Newark, N.J., Freshman Khadeen Carrington hit a go-ahead layup with 1:38 to play in overtime and Seton Hall knocked off its second ranked foe this week, defeating No. 6 Villanova 66-61 on Saturday.

The Pirates ended the Wildcats’ schoolrecord-tying 13-game winning streak to start the season.

NO. 3 VIRGINIA 89, MIAMI 80 (2 OT) In Coral Gables, Fla., No. 3 Virginia squandered a 19-point first-half lead and then came from behind in both extra periods to remain unbeaten.

Virginia never led in the first OT, but the Cavaliers’ Justin Anderson made three free throws with 20 seconds left. He sank a game-tying 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining to force the second extra period.

NO. 7 GONZAGA 87, PORTLAND 75 In Portland, Ore., Kevin Pangos and Prezemek Karnowski scored 21 points each to lead Gonzaga past Portland.

Gary Bell Jr. added 12 points to help the Bulldogs (14-1, 3-0 West Coast) win their seventh straight.

SOUTH CAROLINA 64 NO. 9 IOWA STATE 60 In New York, Duane Notice scored 15 points and South Carolina picked up its first win over a top-10 team in nearly five years by nearly holding Iowa State without a 3-pointer for the first time in over seven years in a victory at Barclays Center.

NO. 10 OKLAHOMA 73, NO. 22 BAYLOR 63 In Norman, Okla., TaShawn Thomas scored 24 points to help Oklahoma beat Baylor.

NO. 11 TEXAS 70, TEXAS TECH 61 In Lubbock, Texas, Javan Felix scored 15

points and Jonathan Holmes added 14 to lead Texas over Texas Tech in each team’s Big 12 opener.

Felix was 3 of 6 from 3-point range.

Holmes became the 34th player in Texas history to score 1,000 points.

NO. 12 MARYLAND 70, MINNESOTA 58 In College Park, Md., Melo Trimble scored 20 points, and Maryland used a strong defensive performance to beat Minnesota in the Terrapins’ inaugural Big Ten home game.

NO. 14 NOTRE DAME 83, GEORGIA TECH 76 (2 OT) In South Bend, Ind., Jerian Grant scored 24 points to lead Notre Dame to a comeback win in double overtime over Georgia Tech.

Pat Connaughton knocked down a 3-pointer just over a minute into the second overtime and added a right-handed scoop 40 seconds later for the Irish. Battling foul trouble most of the game, Zach Auguste’s low post bucket with two minutes left put the Irish up by seven.

BUTLER 73, NO. 15 ST. JOHN’S 69 In New York, Kellen Dunham scored a season-high 28 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer with just more than 2 minutes left that helped Butler hold off St. John’s.

Alex Barlow added 15 points and Roosevelt Jones had 14 to help the Bulldogs (11-4, 1-1 Big East) split their tough road trip to begin conference play. Dunham, the team’s top scorer, was held to 10 points Wednesday in a loss at No. 6 Villanova.

NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 78, TCU 67 In Fort Worth, Texas, Gary Browne sparked West Virginia with 16 points while leading scorer Juwan Staten watched from the bench with an illness as the Mountaineers opened Big 12 Conference-play with a win over TCU. West Virginia’s all-around aggressiveness helped it shake off a pesky and previously-unbeaten Horned Frogs team.

NO. 19 N. CAROLINA 74, CLEMSON 50 In Clemson, S.C., Justin Jackson scored 13 points, Kennedy Meeks had 12 points and 12 rebounds and North Carolina opened Atlantic Coast Conference play with a victory over Clemson.

NO. 20 OHIO STATE 77, ILLINOIS 61 In Columbus, Ohio, D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points, including eight during a decisive 15-0 second-half run, to lead Ohio State past Illinois.

Sam Thompson and Marc Loving each added 13 points for the Buckeyes (12-3,

1-1 Big Ten), which bounced back from a conference-opening, 71-65 loss at home to Iowa on Tuesday.

NO. 25 GEORGETOWN 76, CREIGHTON 61 In Washington, freshmen L.J. Peak, Tre Campbell and Paul White combined for 37 points for No. 25 Georgetown.

With a pair of starting seniors, Joshua Smith and Jabril Trawick, on the sideline because of foul trouble, Georgetown (9-4, 1-1) relied heavily on its first-year players, who provided 25 of 29 points during one span.

WOMEN NO. 3 TEXAS 60, KANSAS 46 In Austin, Texas, Nneka Enemkpali had 12 points and 14 rebounds to help No. 3 Texas beat Kansas 60-46 on Saturday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

Enemkpali, a 6-foot-1 senior, produced her sixth straight double-double for the Longhorns (12-0), who are off to their best start since 1985-86 when they went 34-0 and became the first undefeated NCAA women’s champion.

NO. 6 BAYLOR 61, NO. 18 OKLAHOMA STATE 45 In Waco, Texas, Nina Davis had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead Baylor to a win over Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener or both teams.

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FRESNO, Calif. — Marvelle Harris had 25 points, seven rebounds and four steals Saturday night, and Fresno State held off San Diego State for its first conference win.

Harris gave Fresno State (6-9, 1-1 Mountain West) a 55-44 lead on a layup with 1:38 left. The Aztecs (11-4, 1-1) rallied within two on Aqeel Quinn’s 3-pointer and sent Harris to the line with 1.7 seconds. Harris missed both and San Diego State was unable to get off a final shot.

The Bulldogs opened the game on a 19-3 run and led by double digits until San Diego State scored 17 straight in the second half to tie the game at 40. Julien Lewis halted the run with a pair of free throws for Fresno State and the Bulldogs pulled away again with a 9-1 run.

NO. 13 OREGON STATE 65, UCLA 47 In Los Angeles, Jamie Weisner scored 17 points and Sydney Wiese added 16 to help Oregon State defeat UCLA. Oregon State (11-1, 1-0 Pac-12) is off to its best start in school history. The Beavers are aiming for a rare sweep in L.A., taking on USC on Monday. The last sweep came during the 2000-2001 season.

WYOMING 64, SAN JOSE STATE 59 In San Jose, Calif., Larry Nance Jr. had 18 points and a seasonhigh 13 rebounds, Josh Adams had a season-high 20 points and Wyoming beat San Jose State.

Riley Grabau made all six of his free throws in the final two minutes to help Wyoming (13-2, 2-0 Mountain West) hold off the Spartans (2-12, 0-2).

The Cowboys fell behind in the early minutes and trailed until Nance made a pair of free throws with 6:25 left. Charles Hankerson Jr. added a layup to cap a 10-0 run with Wyoming up 50-46. Hankerson finished with 12 points and Grabau scored 10, all on free throws.

San Jose State never regained the lead but pulled within 56-55 on Darryl Gaynor II’s 3-pointer with 2:13 left.

NO. 15 STANFORD 62, COLORADO 55 In Palo Alto, Calif., Amber Orrange scored a career-high 26, and Lili Thompson added 17 points to lead Stanford past Colorado in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.

Orrange made a career-high 10 field goals on 16 attempts.

NEVADA 78, AIR FORCE 62 In Reno, Nev., Marqueze Coleman had 18 points, AJ West added 16 points and 13 rebounds and Nevada beat Air Force.

D.J. Fenner scored 17 points for Nevada (5-8, 1-0 Mountain West), which never trailed in the

NO. 14 MARYLAND 75, NO. 12 NEBRASKA 47 In Lincoln, Neb., Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 24, Laurin Mincy added 22 and Maryland used a big second half to beat Nebraska.

Maryland (11-2, 2-0 Big Ten) had more points in the second half (48) than the Cornhuskers (10-3, 0-2) scored in the game.

game.

Marek Olesinski had 19 points to lead Air Force (7-6, 0-2). Justin Hammonds had all of his 14 points in the second half and Max Yon added 13 points for the Falcons.

UTAH STATE 62, BOISE STATE 61 In Boise, Idaho, David Collette buried a 3-pointer as time expired to help Utah State sneak past Boise State.

Collette, who had made only 1 of 4 from behind the arc this season, got the chance for the win after Boise State guard Derrick Marks missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 9 seconds left.

Utah State (9-5, 2-0 Mountain West) put four players in double figures and won despite scoring only five points in the final 7 minutes. Chris Smith led the way with 15 points, while Collette 13, Darius Perkins 12 and Jalen Moore’s 10 contributed.

Marks led Boise State (10-5, 0-2) with 31 points.

WAC NMSU 70, IRVINE 67 In Las Cruces, Ian Baker drilled a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left to lift New Mexico State over UC Irvine 70-67 on Saturday.

As a tightly contested second half wore down, Will Davis II made 1 of 2 free throws at 4:25 to put UC Irvine up 64-62, but New Mexico State (7-9) scored the next five points — all free throws — to lead by three with 43 seconds left. Travis Souza’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining tied it at 67, which only served to set up Baker’s heroics moments later.

Remy Barry scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half to help the Aggies (7-9) lead 36-33 at the break. Baker finished with 10 points and Pascal Siakam added 14 points and eight rebounds.

Davis led UC Irvine (7-7) with 20 points and eight rebounds.

Souza finished with 14 points and Aaron Wright chipped in with 11.

Lobos: Logwood leads UNM with 15 points, has best game so far Continued from Page D-1 18-4 run after halftime to blow open what was once a scant 37-33 advantage.

It had the crowd of 15,225 on its feet for a good portion of the final 20 minutes.

“You beat a top ranked team in the country with Hugh Greenwood and Deshawn Delaney not doing much, that says a lot about what you’re doing with your younger guys, how much they’ve improved and how much they’ve bought into the program,” said Lobos head coach Craig Neal.

Part of the recovery process began before the game when it was announced that UNM would welcome back another key member of its backcourt. Junior Arthur Edwards saw action for the first in nearly six weeks, making it two straight games that the Lobos had gotten a top guard back from the injury list. It came on the heels of freshman Sam Logwood’s return earlier in the week.

Logwood proceeded to have the best game of his short UNM career, dropping in 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting while hitting all four of his free throws.

Edwards also hit both of his shot attempts to finish with four points and four rebounds.

“I feel like everything happens for a

New Mexico’s Devon Williams reacts after hitting a 3-point shot just before the halftime buzzer against Colorado State on Saturday at The Pit. ERIC DRAPER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

reason,” Logwood said of a shoulder injury that forced him to miss three games. “I’m just thankful that wasn’t as bad — or it could have been worse.”

The news wasn’t all good, however.

After the game, Neal declared his son’s season is officially over. Sophomore point guard Cullen Neal, the team’s

leading scorer before he injured his right ankle in the third game of the season, will apply to the NCAA for a medical hardship to gain a redshirt season.

If he gets it, and UNM expects he will, he’ll return next season as a sophomore.

His absence leaves UNM’s final roster one man down, but considering the patchwork lineup the team had to deal with – at one point fielding just nine healthy players – it’s a sign that things are heading in the right direction.

The added depth showed up time and again against Colorado State. All 11 healthy players saw action and all but one cracked the scoring column.

“We just got beat by a well-coached team with good players,” Eustachy said.

New Mexico’s fortunes took a significant turn for the better early in Saturday’s game. The lead changed hands nine times in the first nine minutes before a Devon Williams dunk off a feed from Tim Jacobs put the Lobos up 13-12. They never trailed again.

They closed the first half on a 10-1 run punctuated by a clumsy 3-pointer at the buzzer by Williams. He stutterstepped on the wing and took an awkward dribble before letting the ball go as the horn sounded. It made it 35-26 at the break.

“I wouldn’t call it a travel,” he said. “I would just say it’s unorthodox.”

Williams was the only other Lobo in double figures with 13 points. Jacobs added nine off the bench while Jordan Goodman chipped in with eight.

The Rams (14-1, 1-1) did manage

to trim UNM’s 20-point cushion in half with with an 11-1 run capped by a J.J. Avila bucket in the low post with 2:17 remaining. They had a chance to get even closer, but a pair of plays — one an airballed 3-pointer by Gian Clavell and another when Greenwood appeared to travel before safely passing the ball to Jacobs for a back-breaking 3 as the shot clock expired — conspired to end any hope of a CSU comeback.

“What was it?” Eustachy said of Greewood’s magical assist. “I don’t know. I just got mad. I was mad all night. I don’t know. It didn’t look like you can do that.”

Notes: CSU was held 20 points below its season average. Its starters combined for just 37 points. … The Lobos’ bench produced 38 points and 12 rebounds with eight assists. … Not surprisingly, Eustachy said The Pit was the toughest environment his team has played in all season. Before Saturday, the Rams were 3-0 in true road games with a combined margin of just four points. They also won three games at the Great Alaska Shootout. … The Lobos travel to preseason MWC favorite San Diego State on Tuesday night.

The team will leave Albuquerque on Monday at 6 a.m.

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Big plays drive Johnson looks to be Hall shoo-in Unit’ had best Gators to victory ‘Big moment with D-backs in Game 7 of 2001 World Series

By John Zenor The Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Florida Gators got big plays from star cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, quarterback Treon Harris and two of their lesser known teammates.

Harris threw an 86-yard scoring pass to mostly unheralded receiver Ahmad Fulwood, and Hargreaves intercepted a pass in the end zone late to preserve Florida’s 28-20 victory over East Carolina on Saturday in the Birmingham Bowl.

The big plays helped the Gators (7-5) finish a disappointing season with a winning record while new coach Jim McElwain was among the spectators. Brian Poole also scored on a 29-yard interception return and Florida’s defense repeatedly turned East Carolina’s highpowered offense away from the end zone.

“Words can’t describe how I feel about these guys as a team,” interim head coach D.J. Durkin said. “I’m so happy for our players to go get that win.”

Redshirt freshman running back Adam Lane was chosen the game’s MVP after rushing 16 times for 109 yards and a touchdown with Matt Jones sidelined with a shoulder injury. He had only eight carries coming into the game, all in two lopsided wins.

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By Bob Baum The Associated Press

Florida running back Adam Lane celebrates a touchdown against East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl on Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. MARK ALMOND/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

for 427 yards for the Pirates (8-5), but Hargreaves’ pick with 1:20 left ended his day. It was a school record for passing attempts and the most thrown against Florida.

Harris left late in the third quarter with what Durkin described as an elbow injury and was replaced by former starter Jeff Driskel.

Driskel ran for a first down on a third-down play on the final drive to allow Florida to run out the clock.

Durkin took over for the bowl game after Will Muschamp’s firing.

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PHOENIX — At 6-foot-10, Randy Johnson stood on the mound and looked down on batters, an intimidating presence before he even threw the ball.

And when he let it fly, his talent matched his imposing stature.

With a menacing fastball and devastating slider, The Big Unit had a career that rivaled any other left-handed pitcher who played the game.

There is a long list of statistics to back that up, and he seems a shoo-in as a first-ballot selection when the new Hall of Fame class is announced Tuesday.

His best seasons came with the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he won four consecutive Cy Young awards — he had a total of five — and his only World Series championship.

Every start was a display of searing intensity.

“We knew that every fifth day we were going to get one of the most competitive efforts in the history of the game,” said Bob Brenly, his manager for most of his time in Arizona.

“He pitched every game like it was the most important of his life.”

Since his retirement in 2009, Johnson has mostly detached himself from baseball, concentrating on his love of photography, traveling the world, shooting pictures of his many rock musician friends, meeting with soldiers on USO tours to Kuwait, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay. Johnson pitched 22 seasons with Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona, the New York Yankees and San Francisco, compiling a 303-166 career record.

He led his league in strikeouts nine times, third-most in

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Randy Johnson throws in 2001 against the New York Yankees in Game 6 of the World Series in Phoenix. With a menacing fastball and devastating slider, ‘The Big Unit’ had a career that rivaled any other left-handed pitcher who played the game. MATT YORK/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

baseball history behind Walter Johnson and Nolan Ryan. His average of 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings ranks first among all pitchers.

Johnson had six seasons of at least 300 strikeouts, tied with Ryan for the most ever.

A hard-throwing but extremely wild pitcher as a youngster at USC and in his early professional years, Johnson worked with Ryan and pitching coach Tom House in 1992 to fix his mechanics. And he developed remarkable control.

“He’s out of the mold physically when it comes to a major league pitcher,” Brenly said.

“For him to go from where he was at the beginning of his career in Montreal when he was just a wild, hard thrower to where he finished his career — this guy would regularly strike out 300 more guys than he walked in a season.”

That’s a slight exaggeration, although Johnson did accomplish it once. In 2001, he fanned a career-high 372 and walked 71. It was the greatest season in Johnson’s career, largely because of the way it ended.

Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma fondly remembers one of his first trips to Madison Square Garden when he was an assistant at Saint Joseph’s. KARL B DEBLAKER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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NEW YORK — Geno Auriemma fondly remembers one of his first trips to Madison Square Garden when he was an assistant at Saint Joseph’s.

He was given $20 to take the train to New York from Philadelphia and scout Immaculata and Queens College. The two schools were the powers in women’s basketball at the time.

Only a few years earlier, those two schools played in the first women’s game at MSG in 1975 in front of nearly 12,000 fans.

That game was part of a men’s-women’s doubleheader on Feb. 22. Most of the fans had left the building by the half of the men’s game between Fairfield and UMass having seen the thrilling 65-61 win by Immaculata.

Auriemma plans to get to MSG early Sunday to watch the first game of the ninth annual Maggie Dixon Classic when Immaculata and Queens will play a rematch of their historic game 40 years earlier.

“I can’t wait to see them play,” Auriemma said on Saturday. “I hope the people who are playing in that game understand the significance of it. Immaculata and Queens, that’s going back in time. Two heavyweights. Now to see where they are now and how much the game’s changed, it’s kind of nostalgic. I’m glad Jamie [Dixon] put this together.

You’re honoring Maggie’s memory and the game.”

Auriemma’s second-ranked UConn Huskies will face St. John’s in the second game of the annual doubleheader that honors the former Army coach Maggie Dixon, who died of heart arrhythmia in 2006 at age 28. Dixon’s arrhythmia was likely caused by an enlarged

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THE SANTA FE RAILYARD COMMUNITY CORPORATION will have its

Immaculata coach Cathy Rush looks on against Queens in 1975 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

monthly Board of Directors’ Meeting on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the downtown Santa Fe Public Library on 145 Washington Ave. The public, neighbors, tenants, and all interested persons are encouraged to attend. Agenda will be available 24 hours in advance of the meeting at the office at 332 Read Street (9823373) and posted at www.sfrailyardcc.org.

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heart. Her death came three weeks after her first season as a head coach, when she led Army to its first NCAA berth.

UConn has never lost in its three appearances in the Maggie Dixon Classic and beat Ohio State in 2010 to tie the vaunted UCLA men’s basketball record 88-game winning streak. The Huskies went on to break it and win 90 consecutive contests.

Before the two former Big East rivals face off, Immaculata and Queens will play. Former WNBA President Donna Orender was a freshman for Queens College in that historic game.

“It was a defining moment for women’s basketball and for women in general,” she said when the game was first announced. “I can still hear Helen Reddy singing ‘I am woman hear me roar’ the crowd was screaming and tears rolled down my cheeks on the layup line. I was a freshman and so proud matching up against the more pre-eminent guard in the country — Marianne Crawford Stanley. It is so important we celebrate our heritage and history.”

into a game with a 1-0 lead because of the psychological advantage he gave to the team,” teammate Luis Gonzalez said. “… He thrived on intimidating other teams.”

Johnson talked about his approach to baseball in an interview with reporters when he appeared at Chase Field last May for the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of his perfect game.

“I did what worked for me,” he said. “Doesn’t mean it was the right way — it just worked for me. Whether it was working out the way I worked out, my regimen, my offseason training, my demeanor on game day, my demeanor working up to game day, it worked for me.”

In 2001, he became the third pitcher to strike out 20 in nine innings in a 4-3, 11-inning victory over Cincinnati. In 2002 he won the pitching version of the triple crown, leading the National League in wins, strikeouts and ERA. And in 2004, at the age of 40, he became the oldest person to throw a perfect game, a performance against Atlanta that still can be viewed on YouTube.

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Dixon Classic honors women’s game at MSG

By Doug Feinberg

In the seventh game of a World Series considered by many to be the best ever played, with the New York Yankees leading 2-1, Johnson jogged down to the bullpen to thunderous cheers from the home crowd. When he emerged from the bullpen to pitch with two outs in the eighth inning, the reaction was even louder.

“For all the great moments there were in that World Series,” Brenly said, “people continuously tell me that when Randy ran down to the bullpen, then when the door opened and he came out of it, that was the seminal moment in that World Series.”

Johnson retired all four batters he faced, then Arizona scored twice off Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth to win it all in just the franchise’s fourth season.

Johnson was 3-0 in the series and earned co-MVP with Curt Schilling.

A lot of left-handed hitters on opposing teams took the day off when Johnson pitched. The rest of the lineup knew they were in for a challenge.

“It’s almost like you’re going

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Lia’s presentation will discuss how Homeopathic remedies can be used by caregiving families for themselves, and palliatively, for loved one’s to reduce the need for drugs for End of Life needs like insomnia, restlessness, anxiety, fear, grief, nausea etc. Lia is a certified homeopathic family nurse practitioner, in private practice for 40 years and is the foremost American homeopathic nurse educator.

Her website www.learnhomeopathy.org is an archive of homeopathic knowledge. Ponce de Leon Retirement Center 640 Alta Vista. All welcome. Brown Bag Lunch. 505-474-8383.

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Feathery features

By Kim Cook The Associated Press

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hen you think of a feather, what comes to mind? Peacock plumage in flamboyant, iridescent blues? Or maybe a leafy glade full of forest creatures and woodsy hues?

The natural beauty and extraordinary variety of bird feathers have made them a décor trend. The motif really took flight last fall in both fashion and home, and feathers are now emerging in spring décor collections, too.

Christina McCombs, an interior designer in Lake Mary, Fla., says she’s seeing all sorts of feathers in everything from tabletop accessories to fabrics and wall coverings.

“In recent years, we’ve seen a big resurgence of nature influencing design, feathers definitely being part of it,” she says. “Feathers symbolize new beginnings and lightness, making them a perfect addition to décor for the New Year.”

A look at some places where feathers have come home to roost: At Anthropologie, there’s a chandelier crafted out of welded brass feathers and a shower curtain with a falling feather quill pattern. (www.anthro pologie.com) Michael Aram’s limited-edition feather sculptures, inspired by his fantasy of finding a large feather during a forest walk, are rendered in nickelplated bronze. (www.michaelaram. com) Jayson Home’s evocative series of Instagram-y feather photographs printed on handmade paper are quiet, rustic, modern wall art. Speaking more loudly at the other end of the style spectrum is a colorful tray with decoupaged feathers on a gold metallic background. Pillows encrusted with actual rooster feathers, in gold or ebony, are playfully exuberant. (www. jaysonhome.com) Feathers are printed in soft blues and greens on birch wood, creating a forest of sorts, at West Elm. Watercolored feather medallions look like dream catchers on an organic cotton duvet cover and sham. (www.westelm.com) “I’ve seen a huge feather influence in fabrics and wall coverings,” McCombs

says, citing Mary McDonald’s new collection for Schumacher, in particular.

McDonald’s Firenze design is based on a Florentine marbled paper.

“While it’s not blatantly a feather motif, the inspiration is subtle and timeless,” McCombs says. “I’d love to make a bold statement with this and put it on some fabulous window treatments.” (www.fschumacher. com) French wall-coverings firm Elitis has an ethereal collection of feathery prints, including Euraquilo and Tramontane. (www. elitis.fr) John Nolan’s peacock window curtain has featherly flair, with a large, color-saturated print. (www.houzz.com) And designer Thomas Paul uses birds and feathers as frequent inspiration, in groovy ’70s-style designs, chic damask, and toile-like patterns for pillows and napkins. His Feather rug features an oversize frond-like feather motif on tufted wool, in cream on a deep eggplant background. (www.jossandmain.com) Tempaper’s Feathers removable wallpaper features a feather print on either a silver or golden “Twilight” background.

Archival Décor has black-andwhite striped feather elements photoprinted on pillows or offered as framed décor. (www.archivaldecor. com) And at Pottery Barn, feather silhouettes become bold graphic art on white paper, framed in inky black. (www.pottery barn.com) Is your own creativity ready to take wing?

McCombs says, “One of my favorite uses for the feather motif, and probably the easiest, is wall art. I love doing a photo collage of matted and framed feathers. This is a simple DIY project that anyone can incorporate into their home and make a chic statement.”

Add plumage to home décor to create a natural and extraordinary look

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LEFT: Anthropologie offers a chandelier crafted from brass feathers that makes a striking statement.

ANTHROPOLOGIE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RIGHT: Michael Aram designed a nickel-plated feather sculpture.

MICHAEL ARAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEFT: Jayson Home features rooster feathers that are dyed a deep ebony hue, then affixed to a linen-backed pouf to create a striking work of art. There’s a rectangular version too, featuring gold feathers, backed in velvet.

JAYSON HOME/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ON THE WEB u For a simple how-to — using see-through frames from a crafts store and feathers either found or purchased — go to www.chapterfriday.com.

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get a jump-start on the designing and planting process. Yet as much as you may read about gardening in the American Southwest, some of us are unsure where to begin or even what to plant.

Luckily, there is a program right here in Santa Fe that will explain just what to do to have a successful,

Woman’s dream leads to garden blooming with biodiversity

By Anne Raver

SANTA FE IN BLOOM: CAROLE LANGRALL

anuary is a time for new beginnings and dreams of warmer days filled with color. Although the winter season can often seem depressing, the downtime offers a great opportunity to plan the year ahead, which includes our gardens.

This is the season to start envisioning what you would like your flower beds to look like or make changes to last year’s blooming disappointments. Mapping out space, ordering seeds, and organizing a schedule for planting also is easier to do when your landscape and garden are dormant.

While the holiday season’s retailers may be getting a rest from December’s shopping frenzy, bulb and seed companies are gearing up for the 2015 spring and summer growing season. Publications like Sunset Magazine and the Whole Seed Catalog are filling up newsstands with beautiful images of lush, bountiful gardens and artistic seed spirals, making it hard not to think about gardening while you are shoveling snow.

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high-desert garden, including how to maintain it without losing plants.

Through the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service, the Santa Fe Master Gardeners Association is starting its 2015 course.

This column runs regularly in Home, Santa Fe Real Estate Guide.

Look for Home inside The New Mexican every first Sunday of the month and at www.santaf enewmexican. com/life/home.

WYNCOTE, Pa. — Mary E. Myers, a landscape architect and associate professor at Temple University, had more than absorbing stormwater in mind when she created a 200-square-foot rain garden beside her sloping lawn in this shady suburb north of downtown Philadelphia.

“I wanted to increase biodiversity, but I wanted it to be aesthetically appealing, so that people would accept it and want to do it,” said Myers, 62, standing by the sweep of blue mistflowers rolling down to the sidewalk. “People walk by and say, ‘What’s that? It’s beautiful.’ ” She often gives them some seeds or self-seeded native plants. And when someone from down the street longs for those blue mistflowers, she says, “Don’t worry, the wind will bring them to you.”

With the shapes, colors and textures of more than 50 native species here — the elegant branching of the young black gum tree, the dogwood and shadbush turning deep red, the handsome seed heads of hibiscus, the figlike fruits of the bottlebrush buckeye — this dynamic landscape is nothing like the scruffy patches of weeds too often referred to as rain gardens.

As Myers said, “It looks intentional and maintained.”

When she and her husband, Daryl Carrington, an architect who teaches sustainable design at Temple, moved here in 2005 with their two college-age sons, they had mixed feelings about the neighborhood.

They liked the diversity of architectural styles, dating from the 1930s, and the walkable streets shaded by native beech, oak, hickory and tulip trees.

“I really appreciate the feeling of being lost in these trees,” Myers said one afternoon a couple of weeks ago, gesturing toward the beech trees that tower over their two-story stone house. “They’re part of a shared grove, which is very nice.”

But their oddly shaped lot was only a third of an acre, with no backyard and a north-facing front lawn with a 12-foot drop to the sidewalk. And they were right on the corner. “I lamented for a long time how exposed we were to the public,” she said. “But there’s a really interesting social aspect to all this.”

Myers, who earned her master’s degree at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, is the former chair of Temple University’s department of landscape architecture and horticulture, where she helped create a master’s program in landscape architecture focusing on ecological restoration.

As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, she studied with Darrel Morrison, who took his students into the prairie to study the principles of restorative landscapes. And her mother was an ecologist who led her five children through the forests and swamps of Pennsylvania, Maryland and the lake country of Wisconsin.

But here she was, living in a neighborhood of manicured lawns. It slowly dawned on her, though, that transforming this corner lot was a teaching opportunity.

The first few years, she contented herself with pulling out the exotic plants: the European privet and false cypress against the side of the house, the clipped yews and Chinese forsythia, the Japanese azaleas.

“If you see any still here,” she said, “it’s because my husband has chained himself to them: ‘Don’t touch the red azalea!’ ” She counted 23 species when they moved in, 16 of them non-native. Now the count is up to 127, most of them native.

She has planted little trees rather than big ones, not only because they are less expensive, but also because they adapt more quickly to the site. A young alternate-leaf dogwood grows near an old Florida dogwood, to replace it when it dies; a young black oak will shade the corner when the old Kwanzan cherry goes.

When her husband replaced the buckled stone walkway to the front door with native bluestone, she gave it a wide herbaceous border of native perennials like sneezeweed, blazing star, golden rod and blackeyed Susan, as well as heirloom vegetables. And she proved that native plants could be woven into a design: a rangy pokeweed, loaded with purple berries, has been pruned into a horizontal form, with coneflowers and mistflowers poking up between its stems.

It wasn’t until the late spring of 2012 that she began work on the rain garden, which stretches 60 feet along the base of a retaining wall at the foot of the yard. “We dug it out with a backhoe, but you could

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Looking Forward to 2015 . . .

May All Your Dreams Come True in the New Year!

Villa de Piedra

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Penasco Circle, Las Campanas - Incomparable Setting, Exquisite Craftsmanship, and World Class Amenities Offered at $4,850,000

Hacienda Rincon, Las Campanas - Extraordinary Opportunity Overlooking the 5th Hole of Jack Nicklaus’ Sunset Golf Course Offered at $2,995,000

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Broken Sherd Trail, Monte Sereno - Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Exemplified in the Prototypical Home of Tomorrow Offered at $1,950,000

Miller Street, Eastside - Private Quintessential Adobe Enclave Within Walled Gardens in the Heart of Town Offered at $1,567,000

Though the Santa Fe real estate market remains diminished from previous highs, 2014 produced more homes sold at over $1 Million than any year since 2008 - up roughly 7% over last year, and 22% over 2012. I am proud to have participated in several notable sales during the past 12 months, once again continuing a tradition of professional brokerage representation and production begun in 1976. My association with Sotheby’s International Realty for 30+ years is a distinct honor.

Together, we continue to represent Santa Fe’s most renowned properties and their owners, and post results that show achievement of many of the most important, often record setting, residential, estate, ranch, and commercial sales in the Santa Fe market. In 2015, I look forward once again to helping both buyers and sellers realize and fulfill their dreams. - Chris Webster

NOTABLE 2014 SALES

Hacienda de Las Hermanas

Casa Carolina

Tesuque Ridge Ranch, Northside Classic Mexican Style Hacienda SOLD $4,450,000

Circle Drive, Northside Contemporary Masterpiece by Satzinger Design SOLD $2,270,000

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301 EAST PALACE AVENUE $1,299,000 Sharing the intersection of Palace and Paseo de Peralta with Peyton-Wright Gallery, La Posada, and Drury Plaza, this stately Territorial masterpiece offers 3,539 sq. ft. of beautifully remodeled commercial space.

AbigailDavidson&CharlesWeber505.954.5520#201405684

318 GRANT AVENUE $1,995,000 Historic Santa Fe landmark office building or residence in prime downtown location with exceptional visibility and parking. Fully renovated and quintessential, with 22 parking spaces.

K.C. Martin 505.690.7192 #201405557

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74 ENTRADA TRANQUILAS $1,250,000 Hacienda with expansive views of the Galisteo Basin.

This exceptional home, sited on 60-plus acres, offers plenty of room for gracious living inside and out. Main home features custom wood doors and cabinetry.

Laurie Hilton, ABR, CRS 505.780.3237 #201405656

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356 HILLSIDE $1,495,000 This masterfully remodeled historic Territorial-style adobe sits on a large lot—.375 acre—on a quiet, old Eastside street. The 2,400-square-foot home is filled with good natural light. 2BR, 2BA, plus office/study.

Jane Reid 505.984.5112 #201405571

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7 SHORTHORN $1,175,000 Sparkling city lights, 360-degree views of Jemez, Santa Clara, Sangre de Cristo, Ortiz, and Sandia mountain ranges. Swim by day, gather by night at the stunning pool. Amazing 10+ acre lot is private.

Maureen Mestas 505.984.5130 #201403398

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586 CAMINO DEL MONTE SOL $1,425,000 This quintessential Eastside adobe compound, built

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Stedman/Kehoe/Hirsch 505.501.8002 #201401071

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473 ARROYO TENORIO $1,095,000 Tranquility and privacy are the hallmarks of this spacious, well designed home located in the heart of the historic Eastside. So close to it all—Canyon Road, the Plaza, Downtown Subscription.

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Rush/Van Camp/Rigatti 505.984.5141 #201403724

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147 GONZALES ROAD, UNIT 18 $688,000 This multilevel Northside home has wonderful views of the eastern mountains. In a quiet area, it offers well-separated master and guest bedrooms, a study or den, and sophisticated Southwestern style.

David Dodge 505.984.5152 #201304321

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25 CAMINO LARGO $575,000 Artist/Craftsman compound. Contemporary 2BR, 2BA plus large studios bordering vast BLM landscape.

One acre, radiant floor heat, high-end kitchen, well, efficient metal construction, minutes from Santa Fe. Stan Jones, CRS 505.954.5524 #201405635

830 EAST ZIA ROAD $650,000 An inviting home that has been tastefully updated with an elegant and modern style. The generously sized, open floor plan of the living area features beautiful wood floors, beamed ceilings, and gourmet kitchen.

Emily Garcia 505.955.7963 #201405663

46 TESUQUE VILLAGE ROAD $595,000 Directly off of Tesuque Village Road on a private fiveacre lot, this wonderful 2,784-square-foot home is nicely finished and has an ideal layout that includes a studio or guesthouse above the garage.

Tierra Team 505.780.1157 #201403745

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8 CALLE AMISTOSA $545,000 Soft contemporary EJ Jennings-built home with classic fine finishes: plaster walls, concrete flooring throughout, stone countertops, birch cabinetry and many high quality built-ins. 3BR, 2BA. Evelyn Spiker, CRS, RSPS, 505.954.5556 #201405017

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38-M LODGE TRAIL $489,000 Awesome location just minutes to downtown. Wonderful design with high ceilings and vigas. Open floor plan with lots of light. Two master en-suite bedrooms with kivas.

This property has a successful short-term rental history.

Ricky Allen 505.946.2855 #201405668

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43 CIBOLA CIRCLE $469,000 A lovely country home plus attached guest house on two-plus tree-covered acres. Views and privacy.

Recently remodeled kitchen and other improvements. Spacious floor plan with nice flow.

PamWickiser&BobDunn505.438.6763#201302603

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662-1/2 CANYON ROAD $399,000 Prime, unbeatable location: Studio/residence in the heart of Santa Fe’s historic Eastside. Galleries and restaurants just seconds away. Great outdoor areas.

Lots of natural light from windows and skylights.

Susan Shields 505.954.5510 #201404733

1 ENSENADA DRIVE $348,500 Light and airy home on a large corner lot in Eldorado.

Features include a sensible floor plan, handcrafted doors, artful finishes, high ceilings, updated kitchen and baths, a sunroom, and gorgeous views.

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1250 AVENIDA MORELIA #102 $220,000 Like-new, single-level unit with sunset views. Open floor plan with a soft contemporary feel. Concrete floors, radiant heat and refrigerated air, this unit is turnkey and ready. Minutes from downtown Santa Fe. Jill Benjamin-Blankenship 505.954.0729 #201405636

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Condo! Fantastic La Vereda compound unit on Palace! The new owners have done an incredible job redesigning this unit. Finest of finishes including custom cabinetry, granite countertops, wide plank hand-hewn wood floors… the works. Close to Canyon Road, the River, Patrick Smith Park and downtown. 3 br, 3 ba, 2,500 sq.ft. $799,000 MLS# 201404746

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U.S. pending home sales climb slightly in November

By Tomoko A. Hosaka The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose modestly in November as a strengthening economy helped nudge some would-be homebuyers.

The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index climbed 0.8 percent the past month to 104.8 from a revised 104 in October.

The index remains slightly below its 2013 average but is 4.1 percent higher than last November.

Pending sales are a barometer of future purchases. A one- to two-month lag usually exists between a contract and a completed sale. The number of contract signings increased in the Northeast, South and West last month, while declining in the Midwest.

“Home sales activity will likely continue to be uninspiring in the months ahead,” Laura Rosner, an economist at

BNP Paribas, said in a research note to clients.

Housing has struggled to fully rebound since the recession ended more than five years ago. Many potential buyers lack the savings and strong credit history needed to afford a home, causing them to rent or remain in their existing houses instead of upgrading. Higher home prices and relatively stagnant incomes have also curtailed buying.

Separate NAR data last week showed that sales of existing homes fell 6.1 percent in November to the slowest pace in six months, The Commerce Department said last week that new home sales slid 1.6 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 438,000.

That remains significantly below the annual rate of 700,000 seen during the 1990s.

The recent decline in mortgage rates has yet to significantly spur more buyers into the market. At the same time,

there are fewer distressed properties and bargains coming onto the market that attract investors as buyers.

NAR estimates that 2014 sales will end up below 2013 levels.

The trade group forecasts that 4.94 million existing homes will be sold this year, down 3 percent from 5.09 million in 2013. Analysts say sales of roughly 5.5 million existing homes are common in a healthy real estate market.

Hopes are higher for the new year.

In 2015, the group expects sales of existing homes to jump to 5.3 million.

The U.S. economy has generated 2.65 million new jobs so far this year, and the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.8 percent from 6.7 percent at the start of 2014. Buying could also be helped by average 30-year mortgage rates staying close to a 19-month low. Rates nationwide averaged 3.87 percent this week, according to the mortgage company Freddie Mac.

A house for sale in Los Angeles in November 2014. The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose modestly in November as a strengthening economy helped nudge some would-be homebuyers.

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Garden: Rain: Garden flourishes with non-native, native plants Chapter in S.F. is one of the largest Continued from Page E-1

Continued from Page E-1 Santa Fe has one of the largest Master Gardener chapters, and it typically fills up by the end of December. It offers two program options: a certification track and a noncertification track.

For certification, students must take a 16-week course in which they will learn about locally relevant gardening techniques that focus on the Southwest’s growing zones.

Weekly classes meet Monday evening or Tuesday morning, and are taught by NMSU educators and local experts in the fields of horticulture, soil and pest management.

Interns must complete all the coursework and pass the tests following each class.

In addition, they will perform 30 volunteer hours by the end of the year. The internship also includes membership activities, meetings and social events; invitations to free or low-cost continuing education classes and workshops; opportunities to take on leadership roles within Santa Fe Master Gardeners Association, and access to local and NMSU experts for information and problem solving.

The second track (noncertification) allows students to attend all the course lectures, but provides no certification, nor is volunteer service performed. Both tracks require a computer, as all program information and class materials are posted electronically. The cost of both programs is $175.

To check on availability for noncertification courses, contact the County Extension Office at 471-4711.

For more information on the Santa Fe Master Gardener Association program, contact Libby Sternberg, internship director, at brockarla@aol.com. Or visit http://sfmga.org.

Carole Langrall has been in the floriculture industry, from international wholesale and retail sales to event planning, for over 20 years. She has floral studios in Santa Fe and Baltimore, is a Santa Fe Master Gardener, and supports local/ national flower farms and beautification projects. Langrall is available for demonstrations and lectures; contact her at clangrall@gmail.com and visit www.flowerspy.com.

use shovels,” said Myers, who laid out the biomorphic shapes with her garden hoses. “We did it in a day.”

A former student, Brad Scherff, who runs a design-build landscape firm, used his Bobcat to dig the swales: two large ones, a foot deep, and two smaller shallow ones on either side.

She calculated the garden’s dimensions using the Rain Garden Alliance’s free online program, which takes into account the roof surface, the slope of the site, the downspouts and the distance from those downspouts to the rain garden.

Though the calculator called for an 8-inch depth to absorb an inch of rain, Myers made the large swales a foot deep because recent storms had dumped far more than an inch on her neighborhood.

She agrees with scientists who predict that climate change will bring a 20 percent increase in rainfall in the Northeast. “It’s happening already,” she said.

She added two dry wells, basically holes 3 feet deep filled with gravel.

The dry wells hold water during heavy storms and slowly disperse it into the ground. The soil itself has not been amended, except for a little compost mixed in the clay.

She based her choice of native species on a plant community approach, meaning she used the same combination of plants that grow in a nearby wetland.

Much of her information came from sources like the Pennypack Ecological Restoration Trust, which offers details on hydrology, soils and local plant communities. She also consulted Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, in New Hope, which offers lists of species native to Pennsylvania and New Jersey and suited for specific conditions.

To attract native insects and animals, as well as her neighbors, Myers chose herbaceous native species with showy summer blooms, like goldenrod, verbena, milkweed, cardinal flower, mistflower and hibiscus. And she added woody plants like flowering dogwood, witch hazel, spicebush, winter berry, swamp rose and buttonbush, along with trees like redbud and black gum, to create a diverse, dynamic habitat that could absorb and filter water and put on an ever-changing show for the neighborhood.

Like children exploring a jungle, we crawled into the rain garden.

“This is where the pipe from that side of the roof comes out,” Myers said, pointing to the mouth of a white plastic pipe nestled between a few heavy rocks.

“The stones are deflecting the force of the water, but look at that verbena right by the pipe. It’s as happy as can be.”

The 5-foot flower stalk had been loaded with bluish-purple flowers a month ago. Now this Verbena hastata, or blue vervain, leaned against my shoulder, dangling long tassels of seeds that the juncos love to eat. Its leaves had a few bites here and there, where the caterpillars of the verbena moth must have been feeding; buckeye butterflies lay their eggs here, too, and bees and wasps sip nectar from the flowers.

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Mary Myers plays with her dog, Roxie, in the side lot of her home, shaded by tall beech trees and native rhododendrons, in Wyncote, Pa., in October. Myers, a landscape architect and educator, created a rain garden with a mix of native species that optimizes the absorption of storm waters and puts on a show for the neighbors.

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A downspout connects to an underground pipe that directs rain into the rain garden.

system works: The pipes are angled underground from the corners of the house, 25 feet away, where they connect to the downspout. So stormwater drains into the garden, rather than the street A bumble bee lands on a goldenrod and the storm drains that would have in Myers’ rain garden. directed it to Tookany Creek, a quartermile down the hill.

We walked carefully down the channel, “We’re holding the roof runoff from trying not to step on the lady ferns and the Tookany,” Myers said, “which is a tiarellas flourishing in the damp soil, highly eroded, very polluted stream that the dark green leaves of elderberry and feeds to the Delaware River.” Like many viburnums brushing our faces. old cities, Philadelphia has a combined She didn’t paint the pipes to blend sewer system, which means stormwater in with the foliage, she said, because flows into sewer pipes and out to the she wants people to see them and ask, nearest creek or river. “Because of “What are those for?” this enormous volume and velocity of water that we’re sending downstream Then she can explain how the

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to Philadelphia,” she added, “in a way we’re responsible for the sewer outfall.”

So the more suburban homes that hold back their stormwater with rain gardens, the less polluted water will reach rivers and bays. Philadelphia is one of the first cities in the country to use this kind of green infrastructure, which harnesses biological systems to buffer storms, clean water and prevent erosion, rather than the more expensive proposition of replacing decaying pipes and culverts.

“We’re required by the federal government to halt the contamination of the Delaware,” Myers said. And “green streets will have more rain gardens and trees.”

They’ll also have more of the sorts of residents she has begun to see in her own yard. Like the little garden snake that slithered out of her rain garden this summer. And the red- and gray-backed salamanders. And the hummingbirds that can’t resist her cardinal flowers.

And whatever it was that just ate the figlike seed pods on the bottlebrush buckeye. “This garden is one big dinner plate,” she said.

Recently, a few of Myers’ neighbors have begun asking for help designing their own rain gardens.

“But I don’t think it’s a good idea to work for your neighbors,” she said. “I’m always happy to give them seeds and information. But when they want to hire me, I refer them to my students.”

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U-23 12:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 11 Via Optima - Visit Tessera, the newest Homewise Homes community designed to fit your lifestyle from $293,500. Tucked in the northwest hills, enjoy great views, trails and open space only six miles from the Plaza. $418,000. (Take 599 to the Camino La Tierra exit, then take the Frontage Road south to Tessera. Follow the signs to Tessera Model Homes.) Augusta Candelaria (505) 603-5337 Homewise, Inc.

V-24 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. — 7B W Via Plaza Nueva - Light and bright and privately located on one of Aldea’s largest lots. Featuring an open floor plan with Travertine tile, beamed ceilings, granite counters, viewing desks, radiant heat and a/c. $499,000. MLS 201405182. (3 br, 3 ba, 599 to Camino La Tierra exit, left on frontage, right on Avenida Frijoles (2nd entrance), right on W. Via Plaza Nueva. 3rd drive on left, 7B is down the shared drive.)

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2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH. Ra n c h o Siringo Road, fireplace, fenced yard. $729 monthly.

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GORGEOUS 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 2700 SQ.FT. ESTATE- plus art studio that is attached. Light & bright. Saltillo tile, vigas, 3 fireplaces, office, chef kitchen. $3000 monthly. Pond, kiva fireplace, hot tub in private backyard. 5 minute walk to Plaza. Owners NM real estate brokers. Skye’s the Limit Realty LLC. 505-629-9998.

HOUSES UNFURNISHED

APARTMENTS UNFURNISHED

SUNDAY OPEN HOUSE 2-4 3241 LOURAINE STREET NEWLY REMODELED

EUROPEAN STYLE. Quiet upscale neighborhood. Sophisticated furnished 1 bedroom & office. Private courtyards. Meadow, mountain views, 200 acre walking/ horse trails. 10 minutes to town. Dog Friendly. $1500 monthly plus utility. 505-699-6161

CONDOSTOWNHOMES

APARTMENTS FURNISHED

RIVERFRONT PROPERTY in Village of Pecos. FOR SALE BY OWNER 2.840 acres. Breathtaking views, tranquil setting. $350k. Gene 505920-5629

HOUSES UNFURNISHED

SUBLETS NOW AVAILABLE IN DESIRABLE RETAIL LOCALE IN SANTA FE. RESPOND VIA EMAIL OR PHONE. TESOROCONSIGNMENT@YAHOO.COM 505-467-8422

LOTS & ACREAGE

SOTHEBY’S - KATHARINE DUKE; 326 Grant Avenue; 505.429.1523; 505.988.2533; katharine.duke @sothebyshomes.com

GUESTHOUSES

CLASSIFIED DS

Where treasurees are fou und daily Placee an ad Pl To oday!

CALL 986-3 3000

3 BEDROOM 3 BATH HOME in Eldorado. Very high quality home, over 3,000 sq.ft. of living including 3 car garage and lots of outdoor parking. Many amenities including a jetted tub in the master bedroom suite. Extra library room, over 1 acre of land. Easy walk to Eldorado community center, all included. $1950 monthly, deposits and pets negotiable.

Chamisa Management 505-988-5299 IMMACULATE 322 Rancho Viejo, kiva fireplace, tile, new carpets. Walled yard, all appliances. $1580 monthly.

Patrick Thomas Owner, Broker. 505780-0129

MODERN OFFICE BUILDING FOR LEASE $14 PER SQ.FT. ANNUALLY

1441 St. Francis Drive. Take all or part of the building, available up to 3750 square feet. Kitchenettes, private and public baths, and outdoor balcony with views.

Taylor Properties 505-470-0818 Vista Property Corp 505-988-5299 PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

Great location and parking! $500 monthly includes utilities, cleaning, taxes and amenities. Move in incentives!

Please call (505)983-9646.

WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000

business & service Your business in print and online for as little as $89 per month!

ACCOUNTING

CLEANING

CONSTRUCTION

directory« HANDYMAN

CARETAKING

HOUSE SITTING AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR

CAREGIVER NURSE-AID. 20 years experince.

Billingual.

References available. Please call, 505-310-5234.

Leave message.

Clean Houses Inside and out. Windows, carpets. $18 per hour. Sylvia 505-920-4138.

Handyman, Landscaping, Roofing.

FREE estimates, BNS. 505-316-6449.

MENDOZA’S & FLORES’ PROFESSIONAL MAINTENANCE

CASEY’S TOP HAT CHIMNEY SWEEPS is committed to protecting your home. Creosote build-up in a fireplace or lint build-up in a dryer vent reduces efficiency and can pose a fire hazard. Call 505989-5775. Get prepared!

CLEANING A+ Professional Cleaning Service Homes, Office, Move-ins- Move-outs.

Also, House and Pet sitting.

Dependable, Experienced. $18 hourly.

Julia, 505-204-1677.

WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000

ROOFING

PHIL’S HAULING. Dump runs, cleaning, moving, deliveries, tree removal, hassles handled. Up to 6 tons/ load.

Reasonable, reliable, punctual. 505670-6100

REDTAIL ACCOUNTING SERVICES for individuals and companies, all phases of operations, GAAP standards, Quickbooks specialist.

Q p redtailaccounting.com g 505-670-8083

CHIMNEY SWEEPING

HAULING OR YARD WORK

Office and Home Cleaning. Janitorial, Handyman, Home Repairs, Garden, Irrigation, Windows.

Licensed, bonded, insured.

References available. 505-795-9062.

ADDITIONS, GARAGES & Portable Buildings. Starting at $30.00 a square foot. Licensed and insured. Call 505252-0534 or 505-821-3790.

COSMETOLOGY-NAILS HAIR BY CHERYL!! Holiday Season Specials; $10 OFF! Appointment Only at Shear Paradise Salon, 1599 S. St. Francis Dr. 505-577-5559.

FIREWOOD

Housecleaning, garage cleaning, hauling trash.

Cutting Trees, Flagstone Patios, Driveways, Fencing, Yard Work, Stucco, Tile, Roofing. Greg, Nina, 920-0493.

METAL MOBILE HOME & RVs LIQUID RUBBER ROOF COATING, no seams.

10 year guaranteed. Single-wides starting from $900. Licensed & insured. 505-795-0007

REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE; PRO-PANEL & FLAT ROOF REPAIR, PAINTING, FENCING, YARDWORK. MINOR PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL. 25 years experience. Licensed. References.

Free estimates. 505-470-5877

Dry Pinon & Cedar

CONSTRUCTION BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELING EXPERTS

Also new additions, concrete, plastering, walls, flagstone, plumbing, heating, cooling, and electrical. Free estimates. 505-3107552.

Genbuild Corporation Additions, Remodels, New Construction, Foundations, Garages, Roofing, and Block Walls. Licensed, Bonded, Insured. 505-401-1088

Free Kindling, Delivery & Stack.

145.00 pick up load.

Deliver Anytime.

505-983-2872, 505-470-4117 FLOORING RM FLOORING Re-finishing of wood floors. Installation of wood, tile, brick and flagstone flooring. Licensed, Bonded.

Senior Discount 15%.

505-469-6363

TRINO’S AFFORDABLE Construction all phases of construction, home repairs including water damage. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. 505920-7583.

WE GET RESULTS! So can you with a classified ad

WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000

CALL 986-3000

HOUSE & PET SITTING by senior for 24/7 flat rate or hourly. Have 27’ trailer to stay on property. Including horses. 505-795-0007

MOVERS A A R D V A R K DISCOUNT M O V E R S Most moving services; old-fashioned respect and care since 1976. Jo h n , 505-473-4881.

PAINTING ANDY ORTIZ PAINTING

ROOFING- ALL TYPES . Metal, Shingles, Composite torch down, Hot Mop, Stucco, Plaster. Maintenance.

Free Estimates! Call Ismael Lopez at 505-670-0760.

STORAGE A VALLEY U STOR IT Now renting 10x10, 10x20, Outdoor RV Spaces.

Uhaul Trucks, Boxes, Movers. In Pojoaque. FIRST MONTH FREE! 505455-2815.

Professional with over 30 years experience. Licensed, insured, bonded Please call for free estimate, 505-6709867, 505-473-2119.

TREE SERVICE

PLASTERING

DALE’S TREE SERVICE. Fruit Tree & Conifer, Pinon, Chamisa, & ornamental. Pruning, removals, stumps, hauling. Yard work also available. 4734129

40 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Professional Plastering Specialist: Interior & Exterior. Also Re-Stuccos. Patching a specialty. Call Felix, 505-920-3853.

ROOFING ALL-IN-ONE ROOF LEAKING REPAIR & MAINTENANCE. Complete Landscaping. Yard Cleaning, Maintenance.

Foam roof maintenance. Painting.

Torch Down, Stucco. References Available. 505-603-3182.

YARD MAINTENANCE SPECIALIZING IN YARD WORK, TREE TRIMMING. Trash, brush and other hauling available. Yard, gravel work available. Call 505-204-3186. 505-3162936.

YARD CLEAN UP & More! Gravel, trenches, trash hauling. We Move Furniture. Any work you need done I can do! Call George, 505-316-1599.

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To advertise call: 505-986-3000 or email: ads@jobssantafe e.com

Accounts Receivable Specialistt

santafenewmexican.com

New Mexico Compilation Commission

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES EXECUTIVE The Santa Fe New Mexican is seeking a dynamic media sales executive to represent its award winning publications and state of the art digital platforms to existing and future advertising clients.This position manages relationships with clients to grow and develop their business needs. Maintains a thorough understanding of each customer’s business goals, products and services. In addition, is aware of client’s industry and provides appropriate advertising solutions.Will be expected to maintain comprehensive understanding of competitive media and understand how the utilization of other media sources fit with customer’s strategic business objectives. Actively seeks out new business to meet or exceed sales goals.

The ideal candidate for Accounts Receivable Specialist will have:

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Business experience in dealing with the public and customer service

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Experience in invoicin ng, collecting, tracking g inventory, preparing deposit

Qualifications Requires a college degree or equivalent sales experience. Must have a minimum of two years plus consultative sales experience. Must have demonstrated ability to prospect qualified leads. Ability to sell a wide range of products. Must have knowledge of sales process, the ability to establish product value and close a sale in a timely manner. Understands strengths and weaknesses of competitive media. Must have demonstrated team sales experience. Must have strong negotiation and problem-solving skills. Excellent oral and written communication skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Must be driven, proactive and have a strong desire to achieve results and be successful. Must have proof of valid driver’s license, auto insurance and have reliable transportation. Base salary, team bonus and commission plan are offered with an excellent benefits package.

Apply with cover letter and resume to: Wayne Barnard, Classified Advertising Manager The Santa Fe New Mexican, 202 East Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 or e-mail wbarnard@sfnewmexican.com No phone calls, please.

ROOMMATE WANTED

ADMINISTRATIVE

EDUCATION

A well-developed eye to detail

• Internet-based applications Excel, Outlook, and Word d or WordPerfect skills s required •

QuickBooks experience desirable

Annual salary target $40K - $42.

Excellent New Mexico State Government benefits.

Apply at www.nmcourts.gov.

Posting expires January 9, 2015 at 5 p.m.

MEDICAL DENTAL

1 ROOM available in 3 bedroom home. $400 monthly plus utilities.

Call 505-490-3560.

Private rooms, shared bath & kitchen, washer, dryer. $425 and $475.

Clean, safe, quiet. No Pets. Month-toMonth. Deposit. 2 miles North of Plaza. 505-470-5877

WANTED TO RENT MATURE COUPLE with Aust. Mix and English Bulldog need 2 BEDROOM, Apt or Home. ($1,000). In Santa Fe first week of February. Dogs are clean, well-mannered and well-cared for. Please call or leave message on the machine. I will get back to you as soon as I can. 417-777-3511.

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FAMILY SERVICES ASSISTANT Full-time positions in Santa Fe and Pojoaque with Early Head Start program. See website for requirements.

Excellent benefits. Apply on line at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE, AA, M, F, SO, Vet, Disability Follow us on Facebook.

Education Specialist Full-time position with Early Head Start program in Santa Fe. Serves as technical support for staff training and development.

See website for requirements.

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE, AA, M, F, SO, Vet, Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

DOMESTIC JOBS ASSISTANT FULL -TIME HOUSEKEEPER

ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SPECIALIST Los Alamos County Los Alamos $19.68 hr.-$29.52 hr. Requires an Associate’s in Accounting, Business Admin or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; and 2 years accounting, bookkeeping or related experience. County application is required. Application and full job information available at www.losalamosnm.us or by calling 505-662-8040. Deadline is January 16, 2015 at 5 pm.

BOOKKEEPER FOR a small CPA Firm.

Must be knowledgeable in A/P, A/R, P/R, and QuickBooks. Please send resume to: Human Resources; PO Box 5373; Santa Fe, NM 87502-5373.

ADMINISTRATIVE HIRING FULL TIME SCRETARIAL position. Must have experience. Must pass drug test if needed. Please send resume to martinez capitol@aol.com-

Have an empty house or apartment you need to rent?

Read the WANT TO RENT column for prospective tenants.

Full-time position with Head Start and Early Head Start programs in Santa Fe. Requires degree in health, nutrition, or closely related field and experience working with young children and families.

Excellent benefits. Apply online at pmsnm.org. Click on Jobs@PMS. Toll-free hotline 1-866-661-5491. EOE, AA, M, F, SO, Vet, Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

DELCORAZON HOSPICE

Add a pic and sell it quick!

986-3000

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Northern Pueblos Housing Authority

Northern Pueblos Housing Authority seeks an Economic Development Director.

This is a one-year grant-funded position with a primary responsibility to finalize business plans for two identified proprietary Pueblo-owned businesses, arrange financing, and initiate implementation of the business plans.

For further information and application instructions, please e-mail receptionist@nphousing.com.

GUARANTEED $2,500* A MONTH NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Are You Tired of Not Making Money?

Ready to Make $60,000 + a Year?

Please Apply in Person. Ask for Mike. *For the first month. Ask for details.

2704 Cerrillos Rd. • Santa Fe, NM 87507

Add a pic and sell it quick!

986-3000

986-3000

Children’s Services Coordinator Health and Nutrition

MANAGEMENT

505-660-6440

Add a pic and sell it quick!

seeking an experienced and compassionate LSMW or an LISW. This individual will work as a member of an integrated team of professionals directly providing services to hospice clients and their support systems. A Spanish-speaking candidate is preferred.

Please contact our agency at 505-988-2049

WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000

OPTICIAN Santa Fe Optical Eye Associates of New Mexico is the largest ophthalmology and optometry practice in the Southwest.

We currently have the above-listed position open at our Santa Fe Optical Shop. Some positions require travel between our Northern New Mexico locations, please check the listing.

To learn more about these positions and our organization, see the expanded information on www.jobing.com.

Please send resume and cover letter stating the specific POSITION and LOCATION for which you are applying to: Eye Associates of New Mexico, 8801 Horizon Blvd. NE #360, Albuquerque, NM 87113 Attn: Human Resources; fax to (800) 548-5213 or email to employment@eyenm.com.

No phone calls please. Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-FreeWorkplace.

Experienced Credentialing/Operations Coordinator Administration Office – Espanola Full-time/salary exempt position, ($1,160.00/$14.50 per hour to $1,320.00/$16.50 per hour).

Under the supervision of the Chief Operations Officer, coordinates and administers the credentialing process for clinical providers as required for practice in ECFH clinics and/or programs as well as for billing for services to third party insurance payers. Ensures that all credentialing process and procedures are completed in accordance with established regulatory and policy requirements. In addition, provides assistance in day-to-day oversight of ECFH clinic operations. Requirements: High school diploma or GED with three (3) years experience directly related to the credentialing process of clinical providers. College degree with at least 6 months of medical office management to related experience may be substituted for the experience requirement. Knowledge and experience of provider credentialing principles and processing, including knowledge of NM State and insurance company regulations, policies, guidelines and standards, including outpatient facility licensure regulations and requirements is a must. Ability to compose grammatically corrects business letters and other documents, requiring limited review. Skills in the use of personal computers related software applications particularly Microsoft Office applications, (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and skills in the configuration and use of computerized database programs.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. Ability to make administrative and procedural decisions and judgment on sensitive confidential issues.

EOE/M/F/D/V/Drug-free Workplace Deadline: Opened until filled. Please submit resume with cover letter to El Centro Family Health Box 158 Espanola, NM 87532 Attn: Human Resources or email to hr@ecfh.org www.ecfh.org.

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FURNITURE

Resident Service Coordinator

Provides program support for residents through the coordination of community resources. Good sense of humor and great people skills. Should possess communication skills and ability to use Microsoft Publisher, Excel & Word.

Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling desired.

Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Salary commensurate with experience. Submit resume and cover letter with salary history to: nmartinez@housingtrustonline.org.

EOE.

ADOPTION ADOPTION. A loving married couple wishes to adopt 1st baby. Expenses paid. Legal and confidential. 1-866867-0378 Mariana & Anthony.

RETAIL ALPINE SPORTS has immediate opening for part-time sales position in the women’s department.

Must be able to work on Sundays.

Please apply at 121 Sandoval Street.

LOST $100 REWARD! Please help find me. I am a 1994 4x4 Toyota pickup.

Burgandy. Xtra cab with camper shell. I went on test drive, but was never returned to my owner. The person that road tested me prevously worked at Santa Fe Cheverolet & Performance GMC. I miss my owner & want to get back home. Please call, 424-1225 or police.

SALES MARKETING

Competitive Pay with No Door to Door or Cold Calling. Must have Reliable Transportation & a Smart Phone.

NEEDED INVESTOR for an invention with working prototype. Low-risk investment with possible high return.

Patent search completed with promising results. Patent is pending. If interested call 575-375-2030.

Call Justin at 517-574-1415.

PUBLIC NOTICES

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JUMPSTART 2015 Write Your Memoir 6-week classes begin January 6 & 7. Includes literary craft, construction and personal workshop of your creation. For other classes, go to imattered.com 505-316-1521. email hello@imattered.com

MEDICAL DENTAL

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Have a product or service to offer?

Call our small business experts today!

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DOMESTIC

2014 Ford Edge Limited AWD 19K, super nice, new body and loaded...$27,871 Call 505-216-3800.

AUTOS WANTED

LIVESTOCK LEATHER CHAIR with matching ottoman. Dark brown, very comfortable, good condition. $200. Available December 30. 970-739-1902.

CHICKENS FOR SALE. 5 year old for $10 each. 10 months, $15 each. All layers. 505-507-4350

MULTI-PURPOSE CABINET, white, 70" x 48" x 20". Excellent condition. On wheels. $100. 986-1780.

PETS SUPPLIES

MISCELLANEOUS

MINI DOXIES. Reg,shots and health guaranteed. $650. 575-910-1818 POTTY PAD trained. PAYMENT PLAN credit, debit, PAYPAL. Red & sable. txt4pics. cingard1@hotmail.com.

USDA license

COMMERCIAL STEEL Ladder, narrow aisle, stair-step with safety rails and wheels. 6-8 feet. $350. 505-474-9141.

COOKING DISCO, DISCADAS. 17" to 32" diameter. Hundreds available.

Starting at $60. Sold at Aldona’s Restaurant, 3875 Cerrillos Road. 505-4693355.

PARTY POMERANIANS Registered, shots POTTYPAD trained. $800+ PAYMENT PLAN. Credit Cards, PAYPAL. 575-910-1818 txt4more pics. Taking deposits. cingard1@hotmail.com USDA licensed.

Donate used cars, trucks, boats, RV, motorcycles in any condition to help support Santa Fe Habitat.

Call: 1-877-277-4344 or www.carsforhomes.org Local: 505986-5880.

2011 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sahara 4x4, merely 21k miles, local trade, navigation, leather, loaded, clean Carfax, $30,971 505-913-2900

Santa Fe Animal Shelter PET ADOPTION EVENTS Meet Adoptable Animals

PORTABLE D.H. LAWRENCE $5, CUT: THE UNSEEN CINEMA $9, HOLLYWOOD BABYLON $5, NO SHIPPING FEE. 505-474-9020 PRICE REDUCED! FIRST EDITION book collection. Only $5 each. Great holiday gifts. 505-474-9020.

WORLD OF FAIRY TALES FOREMAN $10, ONE DAY IN OUR WORLD $7, ILLUSTRATED ATLAS OF WORLD $7. NO SHIPPING. 505-474-9020

Learn God’s ways of handling money at the Santa Fe Church of Christ, 505-983-8636, 1205 Galisteo Street.

Free Previews: January 11; 3pm & January 12; 6:30pm.

Classes: Wednesdays; February 4 - April 1, 2015 at 6:30pm.

986-3000

Custom made 40" Round Southwest Pine Table, bullet carvings by local craftsman, $250. Matching chairs, $125. Choose finish, upholstery, 505982-3214.

Art Books Plus: Large Selection, with dust covers. GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS! Only $3- $12. Other reasonable books. First editions. 505-474-9020

Seeking Motivated Commissions Sales Reps

PERSONALS

to place your ad, call

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

WASHER, WHITE, good condition, 30day warranty. $140. 505-662-6396.

PIANO STEINWAY, Medium Grand, Model M Ebony. Excellent condition.

Moving Sale, price reduced to $16,000. 505-881-2711

ART SELLING FINE ART AT BELOW WHOLESALE PRICING including many well-known New Mexico artists. 136 Grant Avenue. 505-6810597, Jack.

3561 Zafarano Drive noon-3 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 4 PetSmart

WE WILL BUY YOUR USED CAR REGARDLESS IF YOU BUY A CAR FROM US! COME SEE US TODAY! 505-216-3800

2012 RAM 1500 4X4 BIG HORN, 34000 MILES, BUY OF THE WEEK, $27,995. T1758 CALL 505-473-1234.

SILKY SCHNAUZER x MALTESE pups Reg, shots, guarantee. Potty pad trained. $800. Payment plan. PAYPAL, CREDIT, DEBIT. Non-shedding, Hypoallergenic.

575-910-1818 txt4pics. cingard1@yahoo.com USDA licensed.

SPORTS EQUIPMENT

WE GET RESULTS! CALL 986-3000

CLASSIC CARS 1985 Oldsmobile, Royale Brougham, fully loaded. Nice interior, paint & tires. Runs well, however smokes. $2,500, OBO. 505-660-4079.

DOMESTIC

KARHU CROSS -COUNTRY SKIS, WAXLESS. 198cm. $25. Cross Country boots, size 10.5 mens, $25. 505-9826438

AUCTIONS

Full and part-time positions, including weekends. See website for details.Most positions benefits eligible.

WANTED: Any type farm freight wagon or buggy made by Joseph Murphy of St. Louis. Call Tom, 800959-5782.

Apply on-line at pmsnm.org Click on Jobs@PMS. Tollfree hotline 1-866-661-5491.

EOE/ AA/ M/ F/ SO/ Vet/ Disability. Follow us on Facebook.

CLOTHING LEATHER COACH PURSES: $20. Black, $35. 505-927-5428

Saturday, Jan. 3 PetSmart

Visit sfhumanesociety.org to view adoptable animals or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ sfhumanesociety.

SNOWBLOWER, 24", 5 horsepower, 2 stage. Good condition. $185. 505-6626396

RN

3561 Zafarano Drive 1-3 p.m.

3561 Zafarano Drive 1-4 p.m.

APPLIANCES

Community Home Health Care and The Hospice Center

Friday, Jan. 2 PetSmart

2014 TOYOTA RAV 4 LIKE BRAND NEW, SAVE THOUSANDS, $24,365 .

T1853 CALL 505-473-1234.

Rossignol, 185CM with Tryolia bindings, $60. Nordica Ski Boots, size 27.5/315M (Mens9), $60. 505-479-9141.

SKI RACK for auto, roof gutter mount, old style, $50. 505-474-9141

SMALL DOG Rescue of Santa Fe. 505438-3749 for information on Grover and our other small dogs.

4X4s Brown,

SKIS - Kneissl, 170CM with tyrolia bindings, $60. Formula Blizzard, 160CM with marker M28 bindings, $60. 505-474-9141.

COLLECTIBLES

YORKIES! Full-Blooded Registered, shots and guaranteed.

Hypoallergenic and Non-shedding.

POTTYPAD trained. $500-1800 Credit Cards or PAYPAL PAYMENT plan. 575910-1818 txt4pics cingard1@hotmail.com

2011 CADILLAC SRX AWD 44K, Luxury Collection pkg, auto and loaded, just..$26,981 Call 505-216-3800.

TOOLS MACHINERY 1950s SONG HITS & Hit Parade Magazines. Group of 8, $60 total. Nostalgia! Nostalgia! 505-474-9020

NEW HEALTH CENTER & ASSISTED LIVING ADDITIONS COMPLETED! We have Full-Time Positions

COMPUTERS

RN, LPN, CNA & Activity Director

2011 (EARLY) MACBOOK PRO 13-INCH LAPTOP in excellent condition with 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5, OSX 10.10.1, brand new 1TB hard drive and 16GB Ram $800. Call 505470-4371 after 6 pm.

Open in our clinical areas for all levels of long term care. All shifts available. Experience in geriatric nursing care preferred.

Great medical and retirement benefits, shift differential pay & pleasant working environment.

Email your resume to humanresources@elcnm.com or fax to 505-983-3828.

MISCELLANEOUS JOBS

Place an ad in the ClassiďŹ eds 986-3000

TV RADIO STEREO

Add a pic and sell it quick!

TRINITON SONY TV, 27". $40. Works well. Older model. 505-231-2665

FIREWOOD-FUEL

WANT TO BUY

FIREWOOD Get yours now! Cedar, Pinon, Russian Olive‌Quantity discounts. Full cords available. Call for prices & delivery options. 505-231-3034.

NEW OR used plexiglass, used or broken dressers, coffeetables, end table, wood dining tables, insulated glass windows, stained glass, used, broken. 505-795-0007.

COMMERCIAL STEEL Ladder, narrow aisle, stair-step with safety rails and wheels. 6-8 feet. $350. 505-474-9141.

Sell your car in a hurry!

TABLE SANDER. Rigid brand. $85.

SCROLL SAW, Rigid brand. 16" arm.

Solid metal. No plastic. $125. Fabio, 505-982-3214.

2014 JEEP Cherokee Latitude 4WD 17K, loaded, auto, 1 owner...$25,641 Call 505-216-3800.

2013 DODGE CHARGER, LOW MILES, ALWAYS IN FASHION, SAVE $16,995. P1710 CALL 505473-1234.

GET NOTICED! Add an Attention Getter to make your ad stand out.

Call our helpfull Consultants for details

986-3000

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SEASONED FIREWOOD: P ONDEROSA, $100 PER LOAD. J u niper, $120 per load. CALL: 508444-0087. Delivery FREE TO ALBUQUERQUE & SANTA FE !

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Allison is a sweet and loving dog.

For more information, contact the EspaĂąola Valley Humane Society at 108 Hamm Pkwy, EspaĂąola, or call 505-753-8662.

More animals are available on the website at

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IMPORTS

PICKUP TRUCKS

2010 Toyota FJ cruiser 4wd, pwr seats, backup camera, CD/AM/FM/MP3, etc, super nice and value priced $26,550 Call 505-2163800.

2014 NISSAN Frontier 4WD Crew Cab 14K, auto, SV pkg, loaded and ready to go, 1 owner...$27,871 Call 505-2163800.

RED HOT PRICING! DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS ONE!

2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS, SUV 4WD, VERY CLEAN!

3.6 V6, automatic, alloy wheels.

Runs great. New oil change. 99K miles. Charcoal grey. power driver seat, power windows & locks, roof rack, tow package hitch. New tires.

All maintenace records. Fuel efficient. $9,400 OBO. CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! Eldorado, Santa Fe. 520-906-9399

2013 Lexus GX460 Premium 4wd

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THE NEW MEXICAN Sunday, January 4, 2015

TIME OUT

Tickling the ear

A

s you know, I like to write doggerel and put it in my column. For one thing, it’s easy for me. But I recently discovered there is something even easier for me!

I discovered this when I participated in a poetry reading along with some other practitioners of light verse, and realized that they had all this excellent material I could rip off.

Horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015: This year you are able to see both sides of an argument, yet you won’t always know which one is right. You could be testing out different ideas and approaches. Communication can be difficult, and you often tend to be off in some other mental realm rather than in the present. If you are single, a relationship could be very intense at the beginning. You will learn how to accept others rather than criticize and want to change them. If you are attached, you might have difficulty being more loving and accepting. Cancer cares about security as much as you do.

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might be heading into a conflicting day where you feel pulled in many different directions. As a result, you’re likely to blow off plans and do what you want. You might escape the immediate tension, but once you return, the stress will, too.

Tonight: Go to bed early.

This Week: Unusual and unique energy surrounds meetings and friends.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You might want to communicate your bottom line and have a discussion that you have been putting off. Know that the high emotional frequency that you seem to be on is normal for a Full Moon. Still, you might want to lower the intensity. Tonight: Your choice.

This Week: Someone else you look up to could be acting quite odd.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You seem to be enjoying yourself a little too much! As your mood becomes more somber, you could become a bit excessive and overdo it. Observe a tendency to be somewhat possessive. Chill out rather than cause yourself a problem.

Tonight: Treat a loved one to dinner.

This Week: You might find that your mind is miles away.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might think that you are more in control of a situation than you really are. The Full Moon could wreak havoc where one would never think it could.

Be sensitive, make good choices and enjoy your Sunday. Tonight: A loved one could be challenging.

Last week’s answer

This Week: You easily could overspend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your instincts will guide you through a chaotic and difficult situation. You could decide to back out of a situation or stay mum, rather than cause yourself a problem. Take some time to visit a friend who seems to be pulling away. Tonight: Reassess your plans.

This Week: You tend to bring out others’ feistiness. Be careful.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Bring friends together for a fun happening. A loved one might surprise you with his or her reaction. Just listen carefully to what he or she is saying, and take your time in responding. Friends could push to get your attention. Tonight: Hopefully you can juggle everything!

This Week: You’ll discover that your daily patterns are changing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH No matter which way you turn, you seem to encounter a problem. You might want to maintain your distance yet remain smiling. No matter whom you deal with or what situation you are in, you’ll be able to bypass any tension. Tonight: Choose to be by yourself.

This Week: Romance is high on your list.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might enjoy weathering today’s Full Moon. A hefty

Chess quiz

WHITE HAS A CRUSHER Hint: Knock out the rook.

Solution: 1. Kg4! Ra5 2. c5! (the rook is out of the game), etc.

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amount of messages, calls and emails will need to be sifted through. You will be able to relate to those who want some stability around them. You see much more of what is happening than others do. Tonight: Call it a night.

This Week: Your personal life could point to a change.

SAGITTARIUS(Nov.22-Dec.21) HHHH Use extreme caution with matters pertaining to your finances. You might be overwhelmed by everything that is going on, and you easily could make a mistake. Be wise and don’t make any formal agreements right now. Tonight: Favorite haunt, favorite person.

This Week: Count on some awkwardness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You could be more demanding than you realize. The Full Moon might be taking an emotional toll on you. Those you deal with might be out of step as well. You could head home early or go see a movie, where no one can talk! Tonight: The less said, the better.

This Week: Let go of having to be right.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You could wake up this morning and opt for a whole new set of plans. Some of the high energy of yesterday seems to have dissolved. You might opt to stay closer to home or follow through on a project. Tonight: Have a leisurely dinner.

This Week: Venus and Mercury drop into your sign. Anything can happen now.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH You might be focused on a get-together with friends.

A loved one could be set on spending some time with you now. You will need to juggle all these different demands if you want to keep the peace. Perhaps you have been too elusive as of late. Tonight: So many offers.

This Week: Zero in on your goals.

Scratch pad

Fed Up

By Melissa Balmain Red Riding Hood’s grandma had chest pains galore, cholesterol looming at two-forty-four, and blood-pressure spikes. Though she kept it all quiet, her daughter found out and imposed a strict diet.

Gene No more would she bundle Red off Weingarten with a pail of cookies for Granny; instead she The Washington sent kale Post and casseroles ranging from foul to insipid because she had stripped them of every known lipid.

One day Red arrived to find Granny in bed.

“Come closer, my dumpling,” the dowager said.

Forget the lame cover-up tale that came later: No wolf gobbled Red. It was Granny who ate her.

Tempus Fug It

By Brendan Beary Getting older, I curse at the ways That the calendar tricks and betrays.

It’s completely infernal That weeks seem eternal While the years pass more quickly than days.

Lactose Intolerance

By Claudia Gary Latinate nomenclature sure adds class.

Used to be, I would say, “Milk gives me gas.”

Slime

By Mae Scanlan It’s difficult, coming to terms With knowing that segmented worms Were forebears. And yet, There are people we’ve met Who embody what Darwin confirms.

Non-Drinking Song

By J.D. Smith Farewell to the shot glass and tumbler.

Adieu to the grape and the grain.

Adios to Corona and Cuervo, To gin joint and whiskey-soaked brain.

To sake as well, sayonara.

To draft, can and bottle, goodbye.

Buona notte, vermouth and Campari.

Here’s to something not mud in your eye.

No more waking up next to a stranger.

No more head tight and pounding for days.

No more soaking a liver in insult Or weeks on end lost in a haze.

Now it’s twelve-step and church-basement coffee, A sponsor who’s always on call.

One day at a time till forever And staying clean once and for all, Inviting those still wetly drifting To rest on a clean, sober shore And give thanks to their Higher Power For becoming a scold and a bore.

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