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King of the hardwood
Skateboarders and BMX riders agree that improvements to the newly reopened De Vargas Park make it a great spot for flips and tricks. LOCAL NEWS, C-1
St. Michael’s High School coach Ron Geyer is one of eight finalists for the boys basketball national coach of the year award presented by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. SPORTS, D-1
Daddy’s girl
HEALTH INSURANCE
Critics: Changes could impede exchange By Bryant Furlow
New Mexico In Depth
Days ahead of an application deadline for $20 million in federal funds for the state’s health insurance exchange, the New Mexico Human Services Department seized control of the funding request from the Insurance Division and made wording changes that advocates fear will hinder the enrollment process. The Insurance Division, led by Superintendent John Franchini, had drafted the original grant request, including sections describing oversight of the virtual marketplace and streamlining the enrollment process. But in the final application that went to Gov. Susana Martinez for approval, those sections were absent. According to interviews and a comparison of the drafts, the sections were removed by Human Services. The governor signed the revised grant application May 14 and sent it on to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services early May 15, the application deadline. If Washington approves the grant, the $20 million will help New Mexico reach out to and enroll residents who are eligible to use the marketplace. New Mexico has one of the highest rates in the country of residents without health coverage. The last-minute edits offer a glimpse into behind-the-scenes, interagency tensions over how New Mexico should go about setting up its health insurance exchange. The changes, which included the replacement of the word enrollment with marketing in some cases, have
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Proud father delights in daughter’s growth from newborn to college student
In a photo that was published on the front page of the Sunday New Mexican on Father’s Day in 1992, Joe Ayala kisses his newborn daughter, Kate. NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO
Please see EXCHANGE, Page A-4 Joe Ayala and his daughter Kate, now 21, are shown June 8 at their home in Santa Fe. LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN
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‘Miss Jairus: A Mystery in Four Tableaux’ Theaterwork presents a play by Belgian dramatist Michel de Ghelderode, 2 p.m., James A. Little Theatre, New Mexico School for the Deaf, 1060 Cerrillos Road, $15, discounts available, 471-1799, ThursdaysSundays, through June 23. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo
Obituaries Juan Jacobo Gallegos, 91, June 11 Samara Davina Prada, 33, June 3
The New Mexican
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oe Ayala appeared on the front page of The New Mexican on Father’s Day in 1992 as a new dad, kissing the foot of his infant daughter, Kate, and gazing at her little face. Kate is 11 days old in the June 1992 photograph. Today, Kate is 21. She will be a senior at The University of New Mexico this fall. Her father says he’s proud of the person she has become — she’s his only child — and he advises new dads to “stay involved with your children. Good or bad, you have to be involved. Be accepting of who they are and what they want.” In the June 21, 1992, Father’s Day story, “Wisdom from Dad,” which included interviews with four local men about advice they received from their own fathers, Joe Ayala says, “Fatherhood is like
putting on another coat of responsibility,” something he echoes today. Recently, he said he remembers that becoming a parent was “very exciting and humbling, and scary, too. In a way, it’s too big of a responsibility — I knew that I was going to be doing way more. It’s not like, if I don’t feed the dog this afternoon, I can do it later.” Joe Ayala was a very involved dad — perhaps more so than many others were two decades ago. When Kate was small, he took care of her in the afternoons and evenings because his wife, Trish Ayala, an emergency room nurse, worked a shift from 4 to 11 p.m. Joe Ayala owns a food distribution business and had a more flexible schedule. “I’d bathe her, feed her, and we’d hang out together,” he said. “I’d dress her in a Cowboys outfit for Cowboys games.” Trish Ayala sometimes came home to find the two of them asleep on the couch.
Emilio E. Medina, 92, Santa Fe, June 12 Ernest A. Vigil, 83, June 9
Climate discussions shift from curbing emissions to adapting
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The Associated Press
Today Mostly sunny during the day. High 88, low 57. PAGE C-8
Index
By Adele Oliveira
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WASHINGTON — Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise. The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It’s increasingly about how to save ourselves from the warming planet’s wild weather.
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Opinions B-1
It was Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement last week of an ambitious plan to stave off New York City’s rising seas with flood gates, levees and more that brought this transition into full focus. After years of losing the fight against rising global emissions of heat-trapping
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“They have a similar sense of humor,” Trish Ayala said of her husband and daughter. “Kate would laugh at things even when she was a baby. They’re both social and have a good time talking to anybody about anything.” The Ayalas aren’t sure why Joe and Kate were featured in the Father’s Day story 21 years ago, but “we have a theory,” said Trish Ayala. “We had a new baby, and they were looking for someone to interview for Father’s Day. Our name begins with A, and so we think the paper called the hospital looking for a brand-new father, and we were the first family contacted. We said, ‘Sure.’ ” Other fathers featured in the story include Jim Bagby, then general manager of the Inn at Loretto and president of the Santa Fe Big Brothers Big Sisters program; longtime Española Valley High School
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On the heels of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to protect the city from storms and the effects of global warming, more than three dozen other municipal officials are expected go public with an effort to make their cities more resilient to natural disasters and the effects of climate change. RICHARD DREW/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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