Santa Fe New Mexican, March 19, 2014

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Final city election finance reports filed Paperwork in by deadline shows no last-minute spending surges by outside groups. LOCAL News, B-1

Files detail sweeping NSA phone program Leaked documents show the agency can reach “into the past” to replay conversations. PAge A-5

Jeb Bush plans to visit New Mexico The former Florida governor is coming to campaign for fellow Republican Susana Martinez, but he’ll likely have to field questions about his own goals. PAge B-3

New SFPS calendar keeps short Fridays By Robert Nott

The New Mexican

Although parents have complained that Santa Fe Public Schools’ early release time on Fridays for elementary schools costs students too much instruction time and forces families to find day care, the school board heeded teachers’ pleas to keep the schedule to allow them more time for planning.

Under the 2014-15 and 2015-16 calendars that board members approved Tuesday, students will start a few days later, spring break will come earlier and schools will operate a total of 176 days. The new calendar aligns the district’s semesters and breaks with many other districts in the state, which makes it easier to schedule athletic and artistic competitions and events.

INsIde u Board OKs Florida firm for dropout program. LOCAL News, B-1

The next school year will start Monday, Aug. 18, and run through Thursday, May 21, 2015, with winter break from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2 and spring break from March 30 to April 3. Schools will close on Election Day, Nov. 4.

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Six days to honor and heal The Wall That Heals, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, comes to Santa Fe

Putin, Crimean leaders sign draft treaty quickly rejected by U.S., European nations By RoBeRt Nott

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ome years back, Arturo Canales flew to Washington, D.C., to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. But before he could even approach the rolling blackgranite structure or rub his fingers across the carved names of the more than 58,000 Americans who perished in the war, Canales, a veteran of the conflict himself, was overcome with emotion. He hailed a cab to the airport and flew right back to Santa Fe. Ron Barela, another Vietnam veteran from Santa Fe, understands how Canales feels. The first time Barela went to the Wall he was so riddled with feelings of angst and sadness that he had to stop and sit down.

Company reneged on plan to build facility in Albuquerque in 2007

By Steven Lee Myers, Ellen Barry and Alan Cowell

the New MexicaN

“I’ve since talked to vets who don’t want to see it. They’re afraid of what it will bring back,” he said. Such is the power of the Wall, a sobering tribute to the American servicemen and servicewomen who lost their lives in the conflict and the thousands who came home and were often forgotten. But many New Mexicans who served or lost loved ones in the war have never visited the memorial. They’ll have a chance of sorts next week when The Wall That Heals — a half-size replica of the actual Wall — arrives in Santa Fe for six days. It will be located at Fort Marcy Ballpark.

The New York Times

MOSCOW — A defiant President Vladimir Putin claimed Crimea as a part of Russia on Tuesday, reversing what he described as a historic mistake made by the Soviet Union 60 years ago and brushing aside international condemnation that could leave Russia isolated for years to come. Within minutes of delivering a passionate speech to Russia’s political elite, Putin cemented his pledge by signing a draft treaty with Crimean leaders to make the strategic Black Sea peninsula part of Russia. The events unfolded two days after Crimeans voted in a disputed referendum to break away from Ukraine. While the treaty signed Tuesday still needs parliamentary approval, that is regarded as a formality.

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The women’s memorial

Honoring vets in Angel Fire

New Mexico’s fallen

Transporting the Wall

The struggle to recognize women’s experiences in Vietnam culminates in Santa Fe artist’s statue.

Now a state park, a memorial chapel near the village was the first major memorial to Vietnam veterans.

Photographs of the 398 New Mexicans killed in action during the Vietnam War.

Husband-and-wife team drives The Wall That Heals across the country, sharing emotion along the way.

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By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

Although Gov. Susana Martinez this week raised the possibility of calling a special session to pass new economic incentives to lure Tesla Motors to build a battery plant here, New Mexico already has had one failed courtship with the electric car company. Martinez on Monday was asked by a reporter about the possibility of a special session to consider incentives for the proposed 10 million-squarefoot plant. “If it’s necessary, we are open to whatever we can do that would even include that sort of thing. I’ve had legislators say, ‘If it’s necessary, we’ll come [to a special session],’ ” she told the Albuquerque Journal. Tesla has said New Mexico is one of four states — the others are Texas, Arizona and Nevada — it is considering to house a “Gigafactory” that would produce lithium-ion batteries for the company’s vehicles. The plant would create an estimated 6,500 jobs. But back in late February 2007, there was no talk of New Mexico competing with anyone for Tesla’s planned $35 million auto manufacturing plant. At a news conference with then-Gov. Bill Richardson, Tesla CEO Elon Musk

sPeCIAL seCTION The Wall That Heals travels north on Interstate 25 with a motorcycle escort Tuesday as it makes its way to Santa Fe. A traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., the wall will be on display at Fort Marcy Ballpark through Sunday, with an official welcoming ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday. PHOTOS BY LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/THE NEW MEXICAN

u For more information about The Wall That Heals, see The New Mexican’s special section devoted to the exhibit, available on our website, www.santafenewmexican. com. Printed copies also are available at Fort Marcy Ballpark.

Bob Dobek, half of the husband-andwife team that hauls The Wall That Heals from city to city, sets up displays Tuesday at Fort Marcy Ballpark. Bob and Brenda Dobek will staff the wall for six days, assisting those who want to find a name among the more than 58,000 inscribed on the wall.

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Obituaries

A deceptively easy roasted chicken is good enough to be the centerpiece of any spring feast. TAsTe, C-1

Index

Mostly sunny. High 53, low 26.

Tova Calloway, Santa Fe, March 3 Richard R. Gorman, 60, Santa Fe, March 16 Josie Jaramillo, Santa Fe, March 3 Mina Andrea Romero, 41, Santa Fe, Feb. 12 Mary Frances Meeker Wilson, 100, Santa Fe, March 10

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Russia claims Crimea

THE WALL THAT HEALS ARRIVES IN SANTA FE

To get Tesla plant, N.M. looks past sour deal

The early release time on Fridays for elementary students — at about 1 p.m. — buys educators time to engage in professional development and lesson planning. But David Abbey, the grandfather of an SFPS third-grader, told the board that while he understands the need for professional development time, it

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Health law doesn’t ensure access to top cancer centers By Ricardo Alonso-Saldivar

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Some of America’s best cancer hospitals are off-limits to many of the people signing up for coverage under the nation’s new health care program. Doctors and administrators say they’re concerned. So are some state insurance regulators. An Associated Press survey found examples coast to coast. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is excluded by five out of eight insurers in Washington’s insurance exchange. MD Anderson Cancer Center says it’s in less than half of the plans in the Houston area. Memorial Sloan-Kettering is included by two of nine insurers in New York City and has out-of-network

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The wall That Heals A half-size replica of the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., will remain on view 24 hours a day from 4 p.m. today through Sunday at Fort Marcy Ballpark, 490 Bishops Lodge Road. No charge. Welcoming ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday; call 986-8484 for information.

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