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Plutonium From diving for cover dilution to dishing on food scene plan stalls ‘New Mexican’ staff writers reflect on most memorable moments of the year

New law bars process until lab certifies it can produce 30 nuclear pits a year

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Those who oppose the federal government’s plans to ship tons of surplus plutonium in and out of Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties as part of a dilute-and-dispose program have more reason to celebrate the new year.

A provision put into the military spending bill recently signed by President Joe Biden bars Los Alamos National Laboratory from expanding its ability to convert plutonium into radioactive powder until the lab certifies it can produce 30 nuclear bomb cores, or pits, per year.

That restriction will delay for years a plan to have the lab take in 34 metric tons of Cold War plutonium pits from the Pantex Plant in Texas, convert them to oxidized powder, then ship it to the Savannah River site in South Carolina, where it would be diluted for eventual disposal at an underground site in southeastern New Mexico.

The plan drew opposition from activists, some state leaders and many residents because the plutonium would be trucked back and forth across a dozen states — with radioactive materials going through Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties twice.

“It’s the best news I’ve heard,” said Santa Fe County Commissioner Anna Hansen, a staunch opponent of the dilute-and-dispose plan.

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Protesters react after the Sept. 28 shooting of a demonstrator against the placement of a statue of conquistador Juan de Oñate at the Rio Arriba County Complex. The victim survived, and the accused is in jail. Reporter Nicholas Gilmore recounts being at the scene.

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eporters open their eyes and ears and turn on their recorders during a year full of news. In the last week of ’23, this is what staff members at The New Mexican remember most:

Chef Ahmed Obo, known for his African-Caribbean cuisine at Jambo Cafe, prepares food March 30 in his new kitchen at Jambo Bobcat Bite. Obo kept news tightly sealed that he was taking over Bobcat Bite and renaming it. Obo was willing to get together with reporter Teya Vitu, but he insisted the story not immediately run. See Vitu’s highlights from covering business in 2023 on Page A-4.

Shooting seared into memory You wouldn’t necessarily know it from reading the front-page story on Sept. 29, but when a single shot rang out during a protest at the Rio Arriba County complex the day before, I was deeply shaken, probably for the first time in my journalism career.

I dived behind an adobe wall for protection, along with dozens of protesters who had been at the site for days hoping to stop the installation of a statue of Juan de Oñate.

I looked back and saw a small group of young children running away from the gunfire and over a hill adjacent to the county administrative building. Several protesters rushed to the building’s front doors, which were locked.

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“We need protection!” a woman screamed.

Peeking over the wall, I saw a young man with long hair running through the parking lot, gun in hand. His white Tesla soon sped off the property.

I have covered many crime stories for this newspaper and others, but the September shooting of Jacob Johns at a protest in

Public has more time to comment on power line plan

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Federal energy officials are giving IF YOU GO the public an additional 30 days to u The U.S. comment about an environmental Energy Departassessment of a planned 14-mile power ment and its nuclear security line that will stretch through forests agency will hold and the Caja del Rio to Los Alamos a public hearing National Laboratory. to give people a The U.S. Energy Department origichance to comnally offered a 30-day comment period ment about the transmission line set to end at 4 p.m. Jan. 11 Jan. 17 but is now adding a second at Santa Fe Com30-day period in response to residents, munity College. activists and congressional delegates calling for more time to peruse the study and weigh in with their concerns.

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Texas arrests fail to stem flow of migrants

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EAGLE PASS, Texas — Before settling in New York City like thousands of other migrants this year, Abdoul, a 32-year-old from

West Africa, took an unexpected detour: Weeks in a remote Texas jail on local trespassing charges after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

“I spent a lot of hours without sleeping, sitting on the floor,” said Abdoul, a political activist who fled Mauritania, fearing persecution. He spoke on the condition that his last name not be published for fear of jeopardizing his request for asylum.

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to arrest migrants who enter the state illegally and give local judges the authority to order them out of the country. The new law comes two years after Texas launched a smaller-scale operation to arrest migrants for trespassing.

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IN BRIEF Federal judge accepts Georgia’s new GOP-favoring election maps ATLANTA — A federal judge on Thursday accepted new Georgia congressional and legislative voting districts that protect Republican partisan advantages, saying the creation of new majority-Black voting districts solved the illegal minority vote dilution that led him to order maps to be redrawn.

U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, in three separate but similarly worded orders, rejected claims the new maps don’t do enough to help Black voters. Jones said he can’t interfere with legislative choices, even if Republicans moved to protect their power. The maps were redrawn in a recent special legislative session after Jones in October ruled that maps drawn in 2021 illegally harmed Black voters.

The maps added Black-majority districts that Jones ordered, including one in Congress, two in the state Senate and five in the state House. But in some Democratic-held districts without Black majorities, Republicans redrew the maps to favor themselves.

Mo. woman who had her abusive mother killed is released on parole A Missouri woman who made national headlines in 2015 after persuading an online boyfriend to kill her abusive mother was released Thursday from prison on parole.

Gypsy Rose Blanchard had served 85% of her sentence when she was released from the Chillicothe Correctional Center, a prison spokesman said.

Blanchard’s case sparked national tabloid interest after reports emerged that Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard had forced her daughter to pretend for years that she was suffering from leukemia, muscular dystrophy and other serious illnesses that required her to use a wheelchair and feeding tube.

It turned out that Gypsy Blanchard, now 32, was perfectly healthy. Her former boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn of Big Bend, Wis., is serving a life sentence in the killing.

First-time unemployment claims are up but still near historic lows Initial applications for U.S. unemployment benefits increased in the week leading up to Christmas while remaining at a level consistent with a resilient labor market.

First-time claims rose by 12,000 to 218,000 in the week ended Dec. 23.

The figures tend to be volatile around the holidays. The four-week moving average, which offers a clearer picture of the trend, was little changed at 212,000 last week, the lowest since late October.

Despite last week’s increase, first-time applications for unemployment benefits remain near historic lows, adding to evidence that companies are reluctant to pare headcounts against a backdrop of steady demand.

Continuing applications, a proxy for the number of people collecting unemployment benefits, rose to 1.88 million last week. Thursday’s claims data precede the government’s monthly jobs report at the end of next week.

Wisconsin university chancellor says he was fired over porn videos MADISON, Wis. — Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow said Thursday the school’s governing board fired him because he and his wife produce and appear in pornographic videos.

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously during a hastily convened closed meeting Wednesday evening to fire Gow. In statements issued after the vote, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman and regents President Karen Walsh said regents had learned of specific conduct

by Gow that subjected the university to “significant reputational harm.” Rothman called Gow’s actions “abhorrent” and Walsh said she was “disgusted.” But neither of them offered any details of the allegations.

In an interview, Gow told The Associated Press the firing was over consensual adult sexuality and violated his free speech rights.

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In this 2021 image taken from Coffee County, Ga., security video, Cathy Latham, center, is seen in the Douglas, Ga., election office along with members of a computer forensics team. Election officials say security challenges keep growing as the 2024 elections grow nearer.

Election security challenges keep growing Turmoil has contributed to a wave of retirements and resignations

By Christina A. Cassidy The Associated Press

ATLANTA or election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election, the list of security challenges just keeps growing.

Many of the concerns from four years ago persist: the potential for cyberattacks targeting voter registration systems or websites that report unofficial results, and equipment problems or human errors being amplified by those seeking to undermine confidence in the outcome.

Add to that the fresh risks that have developed since the 2020 election and the false claims of widespread fraud being spread by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies. Death threats directed at election workers and breaches of voting equipment inside election offices have raised questions about safety and security. Some states have altered their voting and election laws, expanded legislative control of local elections and added penalties for election workers who violate rules.

The turmoil has contributed to a wave of retirements and resignations among election staff, creating a vacuum of institutional knowledge in some local election offices.

With Trump running again and already warning that the 2024 vote is “on its way to being another rigged election,” election workers are bracing for a difficult year that will have no margin for error.

National security experts have warned for years that foreign governments — primarily Russia, China and Iran — want to undermine the U.S. and see elections as a pathway to do it.

In 2016, Russia sought to interfere with a multi-pronged effort that included accessing and releasing Democratic emails and scanning state voter registration systems for vulnerabilities. Four years later, Iranian hackers obtained voter data and used it to send misleading emails.

In 2022, there were multiple instances in which hackers linked to Iran, China and Russia connected to election infrastructure, scanned state government websites and copied voter information, according to a recently declassified report.

While there has been no evidence of any compromises affecting the integrity of U.S. elections, experts say those countries are more motivated than ever given tensions across the globe.

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“Election 2024 may be the first presidential election during which multiple authoritarian actors simultaneously attempt to interfere with and influence an election outcome,” Microsoft warned in a November threat assessment.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, said she believes foreign adversaries have a “greater incentive than ever before” to get involved in the upcoming elections.

“We’re going to do everything we can to be prepared, but we are facing well-funded, serious adversaries, and that requires all of us to be clear-eyed about those challenges — and for voters to also know that there are foreign actors that want to influence their vote to further their own goals and not America’s,” she said.

Many of the conspiracy theories that have persisted since Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Democrat Joe Biden relate to voting technology and claims that equipment was manipulated to steal the vote. There is no evidence of manipulation, and the systems have safeguards to detect problems.

An intensive effort has been underway for several years to build defenses around voting machines and tabulators and develop plans to recover if tampering occurs. Experts are particularly concerned about non-voting systems such as voter registration databases, electronic poll books and websites that report results because they rely on internet connections.

Experts have warned that a well-timed attack, perhaps using ransomware that locks up computers until payments are made or systems are restored from backups, could disrupt election operations.

Many local election offices have been moving their systems off countywide networks to protect them, but not all have. In early September, election officials in Hinds County, Miss., were preparing for statewide elections when everything came to an abrupt halt.

Workers in the election office were unable to access their computers for about three weeks. The breach of the county’s computers caused a slight delay in processing voter registration forms and pushed back training for poll workers.

Local election offices, particularly in rural areas, often struggle to secure enough funding, personnel and cybersecurity expertise. Hinds County Election Commissioner Shirley Varnado said it was a “wonderful idea” to have their election office networks separated from the county but would take money they don’t have.

Nikki Haley walks back remarks on cause of Civil War

By Jonathan Weisman and Jazmine Ulloa The New York Times

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and Republican presidential hopeful, on Thursday walked back her stumbling answer about the cause of the Civil War, telling a New Hampshire interviewer, “Of course the Civil War was about slavery.”

Her retreat came about 12 hours after a town hall meeting in New Hampshire, a state that is central to

her presidential hopes, where she was asked what caused the Civil War. She stumbled through an answer about government overreach and “the freedoms of what people could and couldn’t do,” after jokingly telling the questioner he had posed a tough one.

He then noted she never uttered the word “slavery.”

“What do you want me to say about slavery?” Haley replied. “Next question.”

Speaking on a New Hampshire radio show Thursday morning, Haley, who famously removed the Confederate

battle flag from the grounds of the South Carolina Capitol in Columbia, said: “Yes I know it was about slavery. I am from the South.”

But she also insinuated the question had come not from a Republican voter but from a political detractor, accusing President Joe Biden and Democrats of “sending plants” to her town hall events.

“Why are they hitting me? See this for what it is,” she said, adding, “They want to run against Trump.”

In recent polls, Haley has surged into second place in New Hampshire, edg-

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The world population grew by 75 million people over the past year and on New Year’s Day it will stand at more than 8 billion people, according to figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The worldwide growth rate in the past year was just under 1%. At the start of 2024, 4.3 births and two deaths are expected worldwide every second, according to the Census Bureau figures.

The growth rate for the United States in the past year was 0.53%, about half the worldwide figure. The U.S. added 1.7 million people and will have a population of 335.8 million people on New Year’s Day. More than two-thirds of that growth came from international migration. It marks the second year in a row that immigration powered population gains.

If the current pace continues through the end of the decade, the 2020s could be the slowest-growing decade in U.S. history, yielding a growth rate of less than 4% over the 10-year-period from 2020 to 2030, said William Frey, a demographer at The Brookings Institution.

The slowest-growing decade currently was in the aftermath of the Great Depression in the 1930s, when the growth rate was 7.3%.

“Of course growth may tick up a bit as we leave the pandemic years. But it would still be difficult to get to 7.3%,” Frey said.

At the start of 2024, the United States is expected to experience one birth every 9 seconds and one death every 9.5 seconds. However, immigration will keep the population from dropping.

The number of immigrants to the U.S. jumped to the highest level in two decades this year, driving the nation’s overall population growth, according to Census Bureau estimates.

A decline in the number of deaths since the depths of the coronavirus pandemic also contributed to the U.S. growth rate.

After immigration declined in the latter half of last decade and dropped even lower amid pandemic-era restrictions, the number of immigrants last year bounced back to almost 1 million people. The trend continued this year as the nation added 1.1 million people.

The last time immigration surpassed 1.1 million people was in 2001, according to Census Bureau figures.

It is a sign of things to come. Without immigration, the U.S. population is projected to decline as deaths are forecast to outpace births by the late 2030s.

“The immigration piece is going to be the main source of growth in the future,” Frey said.

The census determines how many U.S. congressional seats each state gets.

If trends continue through the 2030 count, California could lose four U.S. House seats and New York three. Texas could gain four seats and Florida could add three, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice.

While low by historical standards, 2023’s half-percent growth rate was a slight uptick from the 0.4% rate last year and the 0.2% increase in 2021.

There were about 300,000 fewer deaths this year compared with a year earlier. That helped double the natural increase to more than 500,000 people in 2023, contributing to the largest U.S. population gain since 2018, according to estimates that measure change from mid-2022 to mid-2023. The population increased in 42 states, up from last year’s 31 states.

The vast majority of growth, 87%, came from the South, a region the Census Bureau defines as stretching from Texas to Maryland and Delaware.

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Law changes crime process in military WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Thursday opened a new chapter in how it investigates and prosecutes cases of sexual assault and other major crimes, putting independent lawyers in charge of those decisions and sidelining commanders after years of pressure from Congress.

The change, long resisted by Pentagon leaders, was finally forced by frustrated members of Congress who believed too often commanders would fail to take victims’ complaints seriously or would try to protect alleged perpetrators in their units.

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Israel widens air and ground offensive Across Gaza, nonstop explosions Thursday kill dozens more Palestinians wherever they shelter

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza on Thursday, killing dozens of people in a widening air and ground offensive against Hamas that has forced thousands more to flee from homes and shelters in recent days.

The war has already killed over 20,000 Palestinians and driven around 85% of the population of 2.3 million from their homes. Much of northern Gaza has been leveled, and it has been largely depopulated and isolated from the rest of the territory for weeks. Many fear a similar fate awaits the south as Israel expands its offensive to most of the tiny enclave.

An Israeli airstrike on a home in the northern town of Beit Lahiyeh — one of the first targets of the ground invasion that began in October — buried at least 21 people, including women and children, according to a family member.

In central Gaza, Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded the built-up Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps, leveling buildings, residents said.

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A hospital in the nearby town of Deir al-Balah received the bodies of 25 people killed overnight, including five children and seven women, hospital records showed Thursday. Nonstop explosions could be heard throughout the night in the town where hundreds of thousands of people have sought shelter, with many spending cold nights sleeping on sidewalks.

Farther south, in Khan Younis, the Palestinian Red Crescent said a strike near its Al-Amal Hospital killed at least 10 people and wounded another 12. Much of the city’s population has left, but many are sheltering near Al-Amal and another hospital, hoping they will be spared from the bombardment.

A strike Thursday evening destroyed a residential building in the town of Rafah, at the southernmost end of Gaza, killing at least 23 people, according to the media office of the nearby Al-Kuwaiti Hospital said.

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“Here is death and there is death,” he said, “To die in your home is better.”

As Israel has broadened its offensive, fleeing Palestinians have packed into areas along the Egyptian border and the southern Mediterranean coastline, where shelters and tent camps are overflowing. Even in those areas, Israel continues to strike what it says are militant targets.

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Española is the only one I have witnessed in person.

I have an audio recording of the entire incident, but I don’t have to listen to it to recall the screams and panic that erupted when Johns was shot. I’ll never forget it.

Protesters — including many from Native American activist groups — had camped outside the county building for days, expressing their opposition to the reinstallation of the Oñate statue, which had been removed from a spot in nearby Alcalde years ago amid similar protests.

To many, the conquistador represents Nicholas a history of violence Gilmore against Indigenous people in the region, with protesters complaining residents of pueblo land that sits in Rio Arriba County shouldn’t have to walk by a monument in Oñate’s likeness to pay their water bill. A statue in his honor was the scene of a shooting during a protest in Albuquerque in 2020; a Las Cruces high school removed his name the same year.

However, one of Rio Arriba County’s three commissioners saw the statue as a vital symbol of Spanish heritage, pushing through a plan to bring it out of storage.

The commission — along with the county’s sheriff — argued over who was to blame for the violence during a meeting weeks after the shooting.

Ryan Martinez, the young man who faces an attempted murder charge — as well as a hate crime sentencing enhancement — traveled to the protest from a community near Albuquerque, telling reporters he wished to see the statue back up.

Johns, who is Native and from Spokane, Wash., survived the shooting after several surgeries and recently attended a global climate change summit in Dubai.

The incident seemed to display not only the deep wounds that remain from the history of Northern New Mexico, but also how political and cultural tumult can erupt into violence.

The rift and ongoing reckoning can be seen, probably most directly, in disagreements on the Santa Fe Plaza over the future of the Soldiers’ Monument, which was toppled by protesters more than three years ago. A monument to Kit Carson only blocks away in front of the federal courthouse was largely destroyed in 2023, only adding to the uncertainty.

I look forward to documenting a region coming to terms with its past — but with the hope it doesn’t feature another incident as unforgettable as the one in September.

Nicholas Gilmore

Uncovering the truth There’s something inspiring about a writer who was almost famous but never complains about what might have been.

I speak in particular of Dennis McAuliffe. He wrote a groundbreaking nonfiction book, only to see a younger author who pored over similar documents outpoint him in every measurable category.

With talents honed as a newspaperman, McAuliffe crafted an intimate book about mass murder in a profitable patch of Oklahoma. He focused on one of the victims, his maternal Milan grandmother, in Simonich The Deaths of Sybil Bolton: Oil, Greed and Murder on the Osage Reservation.

It was 1995, and true-crime books were everywhere. McAuliffe decided to break from cops-and-criminals storytelling in favor of a personalized whodunit about his grandmother, murdered at age 21 in 1925.

In retrospect, he says he wrote a sidebar, leaving author David Grann to deliver the main story in his 2017 book Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. Grann’s book became the basis for director and producer Martin Scorcese’s 2023 movie that’s also titled Killers of the Flower Moon.

McAuliffe had abandoned a first draft of his book that was similar to Grann’s finished product.

Good reason existed for McAuliffe to become obsessed with his grandmother’s short life.

The newspapers in Oklahoma first called Sybil Bolton’s death a suicide.

Other accounts falsely claimed she died of kidney disease.

Bolton died by gunshot. Hers and at least some 20 other murders on the Osage Nation were fueled by bigotry and greed.

In 1872, the Osage settled on a reservation of 1.5 million acres in northeastern Oklahoma. Bolton and other tribal

LUIS SÁNCHEZ SATURNO/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces the reversal of a temporary ban on carrying firearms in the Albuquerque area during a news conference in September at the Bernalillo County Commission chambers. The judge who issued the initial restraining order against the law — since downgraded to just parks and playgrounds — extended a temporary block. Reporter Daniel Chacón found a memorable scene in the courtroom as one woman faced 12 men.

members each received 657 acres.

White society could not have cared less about the reservation until learning the tribe’s land was rich in oil.

Murder became a means to seize control of mineral rights from Bolton and others.

McAuliffe is retiring Monday as a copy editor at The Washington Post.

He spent 30 years in two tours at the newspaper before accepting a buyout in a staff reduction.

He lives part-time on the Osage Nation. The house he now owns was featured in Scorsese’s movie.

It wasn’t exactly McAuliffe’s story retold, but he liked what he saw. He should have. He helped discover the truth about an American tragedy.

Milan Simonich

Highs and lows of education It’s easy to identify the best part of my job as The New Mexican’s education reporter: I get to watch learning happen.

In February and March, I followed along as four young women, thenseniors at Albuquerque Academy, successfully lobbied for passage of a bill providing free menstrual products at all New Mexico public schools. They learned the legislative process from the inside as the measure moved forward.

Margaret In September, O’Hara I got to pull up a child-sized chair as first graders Audrey Tapia and Naveena Salas practiced sums and described their favorite parts about attending E.J. Martinez Elementary School, despite its significant infrastructure issues.

And in October, I got to sit crosslegged in a local literacy nonprofit’s wooden play structure and witness 11-year-old Wahida Akakhill, who arrived in Santa Fe less than two years ago after fleeing her home country of Afghanistan, learning new words in English — skunk, splat, slink, thump.

In these stories, I see something commendable: Children and young adults willing to speak with me about the things they face, good and bad. Take it from an education reporter, the kids are not all right — they’re struggling academically and emotionally in ways other generations don’t understand — but they’re willing to advocate for themselves and their peers, even when that means sharing their stories with a stranger.

And I am very grateful for it.

So much of my job shows me why it’s difficult — maybe more difficult than ever — to be a school-age kid in New Mexico.

This year, the state retained its infamous positions at the bottom of U.S. education and child well-being rankings.

Educators warned me of never-before-seen academic and behavioral issues wrought by pandemic-era isolation and trauma — and explained the many different ways they’re trying to

manage these changes.

For the first time, I covered a possible school shooting. Then another one a month later.

Luckily, neither came to fruition, but both offered a taste of what it’s like to be a student these days and a stark reminder why I pass through security checkpoints anytime I visit local campuses.

Despite the challenges they face, students across Northern New Mexico have continued to impress me with thoughtful answers to my questions and a willingness to let me observe as they learn, whether I’m seeking a fifth grader’s perspective on statewide policy changes or talking to students at St. John’s College about their student loans.

After all, it can be scary to talk to unfamiliar adults. I know that because, even after years of practice, I still get nervous talking to unfamiliar adults.

So to every Northern New Mexico student I pestered with questions this year, thank you for sharing your perspective, for sharing a piece of yourself with me.

Margaret O’Hara

Shocked by ‘Guns in America’ My only regret about my favorite story I wrote in 2023 is that I didn’t give it attention sooner.

Step Up Gallery manager Diane Stoffel contacted me more than once about the show Guns in America, featuring work by photographer Jeff Corwin. It opened at her gallery, housed at Mesa Public Library in Los Alamos, on Aug. 24 — in the midst of the busiest month for Pasatiempo reporters. In her second entreaty, she stressed the importance of the show’s message, and I gave her library’s website what I’d expected to be a quick glance.

Even when viewed on a computer screen, the sample images jumped into my brain and took it on a scary drive into unfamiliar terrain.

I’m not what anyone would call proguns — I had a European upbringing that stressed violence, not nudity, is perverted — so I wasn’t offended. But I was shocked.

One of the featured images shows a marionette holding a miniature handgun, an upside-down U.S. flag behind it. Another depicts a figure wrapped in a U.S. flag, its face obscured, seemingly working on a personal sewing project. It takes a second for the viewer to realize the object beneath the figure’s hands is a gun — pointed directly at the viewer.

The most provocative image shows blood splattered on a classroom wall, with a handgun sitting on a school desk in the foreground. An American flag rests nearby, inert.

Corwin pulls no punches in his messaging that the U.S. has too many guns, and they’re too available.

He shared the following in an interview: “I think a great majority of the country understands this issue. Even gun owners understand this issue, and they don’t think that an 18-year-old should be able to walk into a gun store and buy a

JIM WEBER/NEW MEXICAN FILE PHOTO

E.J. Martinez Principal Angelique Armijo Ortiz gives a happy birthday hug in September to sixth grader Azelia Duran in teacher Alex Van Camp’s sixth grade class. Reporter Margaret O’Hara recounts several highlights in 2023.

military weapon. The fact that this makes so much sense and yet it doesn’t change is just mind-boggling to me.”

Reached in mid-December, Corwin said he had Brian created at least one Sandford additional image to be featured in future exhibitions. It’s called Guns in America #34”and shows a gravestone engraved with, “R.I.P. America.” A handgun rests on a pile of rocks, pointed at the gravestone.

All images in the exhibition are untitled, to ensure viewers’ interpretations are not affected.

Corwin is working on two other images for the series, which next will be featured in May at the International Art Museum of America in San Francisco.

I’m fond of working at coffee shops in Los Alamos; I consider the drive from Santa Fe one of the most beautiful in the nation. When the film Oppenheimer was a phenomenon over the summer, I noticed more visitors, and some were abuzz about seeing the city featured in the film. I wondered if any of them had made it over to Step Up Gallery.

An ancillary benefit of giving the exhibition attention was discovering Step Up Gallery, which I’d not visited before. It’s reached via a spiral staircase that ascends from the library floor.

The gallery’s layout includes partial walls throughout the main room, allowing for a large number of pieces to be featured.

A viewer can’t look at all four main walls at the same time and instead is forced to focus on pieces individually, heightening their impact.

I mentioned my personal beliefs to acknowledge that, yes, reporters have opinions. But I don’t want anyone to think I chose to write about the exhibition in the first place, or to highlight it as my favorite story of 2023, because I want to change people’s minds.

That’s the job of an editorial writer, not a reporter. One of the litmus tests I use when I consider whether to write about something is, “How many people does this affect?” In the case of Guns in America, the obvious answer is: “It affects everyone.”

Brian Sandford

Taking on 12 male lawyers A cadre of men in stylish suits outnumbered Holly Agajanian 12-1.

Agajanian, who is Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s chief general counsel and one of her highest-ranking female staffers, stood alone on one side of an Albuquerque courtroom in October as she defended a revised public health order that had thrust New Mexico — and her boss — into the national spotlight over guns.

The initial order suspended the right to carry open or concealed firearms in all public places in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, unleashing a tsunami of criticism from proDaniel Chacón gun advocates who accused the governor of violating their Second Amendment rights.

Although later revised to prohibit firearms only in parks, playgrounds and other public places where children play, the order ignited national debate, particularly after Lujan Grisham said no constitutional right, including her oath, is intended to be absolute.

The order drew immediate legal opposition, putting Agajanian in the center of the debate as the governor’s top lawyer.

In federal court that day, Agajanian stood alone.

But she stood her ground.

On the other side of the courtroom was a table overflowing with a dozen attorneys — all men — representing such groups as the National Association for Gun Rights and We The Patriots USA.

The image of Agajanian squaring off against a dozen lawyers was among my most memorable of 2023 — and it serves as a preview of the rocky road ahead as the governor and other Democrats plan to pursue gun-control measures during the 30-day legislative session beginning in January.

That day in the courtroom was one of Agajanian’s most memorable of the year, too.

“After 20-plus years of being a litigator, I don’t find myself feeling intimidated in the courtroom anymore. That day was no exception,” she wrote in an email. “However, you’re right, that the moment was not lost on me: 12 men on one side and me, alone, on the other.”

Agajanian noted the argument in court was focused on limiting firearms in so-called sensitive places, such as parks and playgrounds.

U.S. District Judge David Urias allowed the firearms ban in parks and playgrounds to remain in effect while lawsuits filed by pro-gun rights groups continue to be litigated.

“In the end, Governor Lujan Grisham’s continuing advocacy to keep New Mexican’s safe carried the day,” Agajanian wrote. “And that is not just my most memorable moment of 2023, but my proudest one, as well.”

Since cameras and other recording devices are prohibited in U.S. District Court, few people got to see Agajanian taking on a small army of attorneys.

But state Sen. Daniel Ivey-Soto, an Albuquerque Democrat who attended the court hearing, remembers it vividly.

“It was striking to see that,” he said. “It was also striking to see what, frankly, the governor was up against in terms of the crusade that she was and continues to be on in terms of gun violence.”

Daniel J. Chacón

Eateries become big news Restaurant news is a high-profile segment of the business beat, but breaking a story on restaurants is a challenge because information typically leaks like a sieve.

In five years at The New Mexican, I have interviewed people affiliated with 181 restaurants in Santa Fe. Dining establishments didn’t become a focal point for me until the pandemic struck and the restaurant sector went topsy-turvy amid frequent revisions of health-related mandates.

By September 2020, I figured I must have interviewed 20 to 30 restaurant Teya Vitu owners or operators.

I went through the restaurant guide and realized the actual number was 80. Ever since, I’ve kept a running list.

Chit-chat between diners and servers, managers or even owners quickly become Facebook posts.

Often enough, restaurateurs post their news themselves, and then there are competing media outlets clamoring for a scoop.

But Jambo Cafe, Market Steer and Harry’s Roadhouse, three high-profile outlets, steered clear of the rumor mills and social media circus, and their stories were the most memorable for me this year.

Jambo Cafe owner Ahmed Obo kept news tightly sealed that he was taking over Bobcat Bite and renaming it Jambo Bobcat Bite.

Obo was willing to get together Jan. 5, but he insisted the story not immediately run. I agreed, knowing he was not uttering a peep to anyone about his plans.

The news got out anyway. Some enterprising person used Santa Fe County assessor tax parcel records to suss it out and posted the news Jan. 21 on Santa Fe Foodies’ Facebook page.

“I have to publish,” I told Obo. The Harry’s Roadhouse sale was a yearlong wait.

I created a file for the story Sept. 14, 2022. Owner Harry Shapiro told me a sale was not a done deal.

I called Shapiro every few months.

Nothing yet. Nothing yet. Then a sale collapsed.

It wasn’t exactly a secret that Shapiro and wife, Peyton Young, were selling, and regulars at Harry’s were well aware longtime manager Kathleen O’Brien and chef Mario Reyes were destined to be the new owners, but it wasn’t plastered all over Facebook, either.

Harry called mid-afternoon Aug. 4.

“We just finished the deal,” Shapiro said. “When do you want to get together?”

“I can be over there in 20 minutes,” I responded.

That story got the most Facebook likes of anything I have ever posted.

Market Steer came to me after I walked by the former El Mesón building. One of those large, city building permit placards was posted in the window. KGC Hospitality was listed as the owner.

I googled KGC Hospitality, and Kristina Goode’s and Kathleen Crook’s names popped up. Well, hello, that’s the Market Steer team. Interesting, very interesting.

That got my wheels turning. What are they up to? Another concept? A second location?

“We are moving,” they said when I met with them the next day.

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Lavern McGath, mother of Jacob Johns, reacts in October at the Rio Arriba County Courthouse after the judge decided Ryan Martinez will go to trial for attempted murder in the shooting of her son and will remain behind bars while he awaits the proceeding.

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The results raise questions about the impact arrests have on deterring immigration as Texas readies to give police even broader powers to apprehend migrants on charges of illegal entry. Civil rights organizations have already sued to stop the law signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, calling it an unconstitutional overreach that encroaches on the U.S. government’s immigration authority.

On Thursday, the Justice Department told Abbott it will also bring a lawsuit unless Texas reverses course on the new law by next week, according to a letter first obtained by Hearst Newspapers.

Since 2021, Texas authorities have arrested nearly 10,000 migrants on misdemeanor trespassing charges under what Abbott has called an “arrest and jail” operation: Border landowners enter agreements with the state authorizing trespassing arrests, clearing the way for law enforcement to apprehend migrants who enter the U.S. through those properties.

The arrests have drawn constitutional challenges in courts, including claims of due process violations.

More recently, one landowner asked officials to stop the trespassing arrests on their property, claiming authorities never had permission in the first place.

Abbott had predicted the trespassing arrests would produce swift results.

“When people start learning about this, they’re going to stop coming across the Texas border,” he told Fox News in July 2021, when Texas-Mexico border crossings reached 1.2 million that fiscal year.

That number has ticked up even higher over the past fiscal year, topping 1.5 million.

“They’re still coming through here,” said Sheriff Tom Schmerber of Maverick County, where Abdoul crossed the border and was quickly arrested in July.

Abbott suggested this month Texas may soon phase out the trespassing arrests as it moves forward with illegal entry charges that can be enforced most anywhere in the state, including hundreds of miles from the border.

The trespassing arrests have been a cornerstone of Abbott’s nearly $10 billion border mission known as Operation Lone Star that has tested the federal government’s authority over immigration.

Abbott has also sent an estimated 80,000 migrants on buses to Democratic-led cities, strung up razor wire on the border and installed buoy barriers on the Rio Grande. Last week, Abbott sent a flight of 120 migrants to Chicago in an escalation of his busing

operation.

The mission is visible in Maverick County, where many of the arrests have taken place. Patrol cars are parked every few miles along the two-lane roads leading to the border city of Eagle Pass.

Along the Rio Grande, state troopers from Florida, one of several GOP-led states that have sent National Guard members and law enforcement to the border, work in tandem with Texas officials.

Abdoul was arrested in the city’s Shelby Park, a small piece of greenery touching the river with a ramp for boaters. It was the Fourth of July when Abdoul set foot on American soil for the first time. Officers standing nearby asked him a few questions and quickly took him into custody.

He said he was given small food portions in jail and was so miserable he would say anything to get out. He pleaded guilty to trespassing, a charge that carries

a maximum sentence of a year in jail.

It’s unknown how many of those arrested on the border for trespassing remain in the U.S., were deported, were allowed to stay to seek asylum, or had their cases dismissed. But Kristen Etter, an attorney who said her legal organization has represented more than 3,000 migrants on the trespassing charges, said the majority of their clients were allowed to stay and seek asylum.

She said many migrants seek out law enforcement at the border because they want to surrender.

“If anything, rather than being a deterrent, it is attracting more people,” she said.

group. These statistics aren’t unrelated.

When I asked Raúl Torrez during his successful 2022 campaign for state attorney general what was the biggest driver of violent crime in the state he replied: “The extraordinarily high rate of adverse experiences in childhood.”

While diversion and enforcement can have short-term effects on the crime rate, he also noted “the long term solution to the public safety challenge lies in a heavy, heavy investment in traumatized children and destabilized families.”

Here’s hoping state officials and the people of New Mexico do what’s possible to improve conditions for families. Only then can we stem the tide of our mothers’ tears.

Phaedra Haywood

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released the 412-page plan a year ago, describing the need to “downblend” the plutonium leftover from the Cold War so the radioactivity would be low enough to be accepted at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad.

WIPP opened a quarter-century ago with the aim of taking transuranic waste, made up mostly of irradiated gloves, clothing, equipment, soil and other items.

The plan called for expanding the lab’s ARIES operation (the acronym stands for Advanced Recovery and Integrated Extraction System), which now oxidizes plutonium on a small scale. Boosting the quantity would require installing more glove boxes — the sealed compartments that allow workers to handle radioactive materials — and other equipment to the plutonium facility. The additions would expand the facility to 6,800 feet from 5,200 feet.

The new law is putting those proposed changes on hold until the lab can certify its ability to make 30 bowling ball-sized pits a year. Current estimates for reaching that production volume is between 2028 and 2030.

National Nuclear Security Administration officials said Thursday they needed more time to answer questions about the new law and when the lab might achieve the required certification.

According to the law: “Until the date on which the [NNSA] Administrator certifies to the congressional defense committees that the base capability to produce not less than 30 war reserve plutonium pits per year has been established at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Administrator may not ... carry out a project to expand the pit disassembly and processing capability of the spaces occupied

by ARIES or ... otherwise expand such spaces.”

Critics have expressed concerns about a steady stream of plutonium coming into the region and have bashed federal agencies’ efforts to sidestep WIPP’s restrictions, saying even diluted plutonium shouldn’t be allowed there.

Cindy Weehler, who co-chairs the watchdog group 285 ALL,

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Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos. The lab has been restricted from a plan to dilute old plutonium until it can certify it can produced 30 new nuclear bomb pits a year.

said she had mixed feelings about the dilute-and-dispose plans being delayed, arguing it’s “kicking it down the road.”

“What we’re thinking is, of course this is good,” Weehler said. “But as we talk to them and listen to them in meetings — DOE and WIPP officials — they still talk about excavating 19 [storage] panels ... and operating WIPP through 2083. Those two things tell me that they are fully on board for all of this waste, just not yet.”

A panel is a chamber for embedding containers of nuclear waste in salt caverns roughly 2,150 feet underground. New state regulations require disposal of legacy waste to take priority over new waste generated by pit operations.

Weehler said she’s glad the state imposed conditions on WIPP’s hazardous waste permit to require more emphasis on cleaning up Los Alamos’ waste from the Cold War. That’s espe-

u A provision that’s part of a military spending bill signed by President Joe Biden bars Los Alamos National Laboratory from expanding its ability to convert plutonium into radioactive powder until the lab certifies it can produce 30 nuclear bomb cores per year. u That restriction will delay the plan to have the lab take in 34 metric tons of Cold War plutonium pits from the Pantex Plant in Texas, convert them to oxidized powder and ship the powder to the Savannah River Site in South Carolina to finish diluting. From there, it would be disposed of at an underground site in Southern New Mexico. u The new law is good news for opponents of the dilute-and-dispose plan. They’ve expressed concerns about the plutonium being trucked through a dozen states and twice through Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties.

scrapped the project in 2018 and decided to go with diluting and disposing of the waste. cially needed for the stuff still The lab is now the only site stored in open areas on the site, with an ARIES program, though she added. the law doesn’t prevent a similar But there’s nothing to permaoperation from being established nently stop the old plutonium elsewhere, said Don Hancock, pits at Pantex from being turned into oxidized powder at the lab in director of nuclear waste safety the future and hauled through the for the nonprofit Southwest Santa Fe area, Weehler said.

Research and Information CenThe idea of doing away with ter. surplus plutonium began after In any case, it will take at least the Cold War. In 2000, the U.S. several years for the federal and Russia agreed to each elimigovernment to reliably certify nate 34 metric tons of plutonium the 30-pit-per-year capability, so it could no longer be used in giving residents who live along nuclear weapons. the trucking routes a reprieve Russia reportedly later withfrom the dilute-and-dispose plan, drew from the pact, but the U.S. Hancock said. decided to stick to its commit“That’s good news for people ment. ... who oppose that dangerous The Energy Department activity,” Hancock said. originally sought to build a Savannah River facility that could turn Cold War plutonium into a mixed oxide fuel for commercial nuclear plants.

But after billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of delays, the Trump administration

Public has more time to comment on line plan the high-voltage power line, first announced in 2021, might have on the landscape, wildlife, ecosystems, Indigenous cultural sites and recreation areas.

It was required for the U.S. Energy Department to obtain a special-use permit to install the 20,000-volt line on public land.

The power line will have transmission towers and a 100-foot-wide swath along its path from the lab through White Rock Canyon, south across the Caja del Rio area and then east through the Santa Fe National Forest to a substation.

Lab officials say the transmission line is needed because the two lines that now power the lab are becoming strained and will reach their capacity by 2027.

The third line also would provide the lab a redundant or backup power source, which is especially important for its supercomputers, officials say.

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agency also will hold a public hearing on the transmission line Jan. 11 at Santa Fe Community College.

Conservationists, Indigenous advocates, residents and four New Mexico congressional delegates were among those who complained the agencies were giving people too little time to comment during the holiday season when they’re busy with festivities and traveling.

Their criticisms swayed the department.

“The cooperating agencies determined a second 30-day comment period is warranted based on multiple factors, including community concerns recently raised about the timing of the current comment period,” the agency said in a news release.

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ABOVE: Chugging its way through a golden landscape, the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway rounds a bend in La Cumbre Pass on Oct. 12 en route from Antonito, Colo., to Chama.

LEFT: Phoenix guard Julian Bernardino celebrates with enthusiastic fans after beating the Wolverines in Academy for Technology and the Classics’ 2A semifinal game against Texico at the Pit on March 10. ATC won the semifinal 44-42 then lost 52-49 to Pecos in the title game.

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Jaguars football players sprint across the field while being timed on the Jag Run, one of the team’s annual conditioning tests, during a workout July 27 at Capital High School. As soaring temperatures coincided with preseason prep football practice this summer, some area programs tried to dodge the heat with lighter early morning workouts and more time in the weight room.

ABOVE: Lady Horsemen forward Sophia Miera, right, collides on a header with Sundevils defender Kaylin Rodriguez during St. Michael’s loss to Sandia Prep in their state semifinal matchup in Albuquerque on Nov. 7.

ABOVE: Patrick Gallegos gets a welcoming hug from his wife, Doris Gallegos, after finishing the walk from Santa Fe to El Santuario de Chimayó on April 7 along with thousands of faithful in the annual Good Friday pilgrimage.

LEFT: Luna Valles, 3, tosses her hair in the wind as she cruises by the lowriders on display along the Calle de las Españolas on July 22 during the Lowrider Day de Española at Española Plaza.

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Santa Fe City naming fire station for former chief gets ready DiLuzio, who also served as city manager, died in 2021 to welcome new year

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Piñon bonfires, free hot chocolate, singing and fireworks will likely draw a crowd of several thousand to the Santa Fe Plaza on Sunday night to ring in the new year.

The city of Santa Fe’s ninth annual New Year’s Eve celebration, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe, will begin with live music on the bandstand at 9 p.m. as space heaters and luminarias warm the Plaza.

The Kiwanis Club will also provide free hot chocolate and biscochitos while supplies last.

Shortly before midnight, Mayor Alan Webber will kick off a program of songs including the national anthem; “Auld Lang Syne,” a Scottish song that reflects on times past; and, at midnight, the Mexican traditional song “Las Mañanitas,” which greets the new day.

At the stroke of midnight, a handcrafted zia symbol will rise in front of La Fonda on the Plaza against a backdrop of fireworks.

Whereas “everybody else drops something” on New Year’s Eve, event chairman Ray Sandoval proposed raising a sun symbol, with permission from Zia Pueblo, because “we’re the City Different, and we needed to do something different,” he said.

The streets around the Plaza will close at 7 a.m. Sunday and reopen after the event.

Old Santa Fe Trail will close from Water Street to the Plaza from 10 a.m. to noon and again from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

The celebration has grown in popularity over the past nine years and reached a crowd of about 6,700 people last year, according to cellphone data of people on the Plaza, Sandoval said.

“What I like so much about it is it brings Santa Feans together,” city tourism director Randy Randall said. “Prior to the nine years ago when we started this, we didn’t have a community celebration for New Year’s Eve.” Former Mayor Javier Gonzales kickstarted the tradition in an initiative to bring people downtown, and the Kiwanis Club took it on as a “civic duty,” Sandoval said.

The organization charges the city $2,000 to organize the event — compared with the $30,000 to $40,000 in fees proposed by others in a bidding process — and raises roughly $10,000 to contribute to the night’s $60,000 budget, he said.

The first year of the celebration, 2,000 people showed up despite temperatures of around minus-14 degrees.

“I was like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ I was so excited,” Sandoval said. “We’ve been growing ever since. … This is a beautiful event.”

“Come out and celebrate with your community,” he added, and “definitely carpool.”

As part of Santa Fe County’s program to prevent DWI, people can use the Uber code SFNYE23 to receive a $10 discount on two Uber rides through Tuesday. Alcohol consumption is not permitted on the Plaza.

IF YOU GO What: 9th annual New Year’s Eve celebration on the Santa Fe Plaza with free music, treats and fireworks.

When: 9 p.m. until after midnight.

Where: Santa Fe Plaza, 63 Lincoln Ave. More info: Visit www.santafe.org/nye/

The city of Santa Fe’s Fire Station No. 7 will be named for former fire Chief and City Manager Frank DiLuzio — an appropriate tribute for the man who helped secure funding for the station when he led the department, supporters say.

“It’s just fitting that it be named after him,” said outgoing City Councilor Chris Rivera, a retired fire chief.

The city sought to name the station after someone who made “significant contributions to the community,” a qualification DiLuzio had in spades.

DiLuzio, who died from a rare form of cancer in 2021 at age 66, served in the Santa Fe Fire Department for 21 years, the last six as fire chief. He then spent about 18 months as city manager before retiring from the city.

DiLuzio later worked for United Way for several years and as an operations adviser for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Office of Cerro Grande Fire Claims, helping people

who had lost their homes in his birthplace of Los Alamos.

He was also active as a volunteer, said his widow, Janet DiLuzio, serving at Kitchen Angels and spending eight years Frank on the board of what DiLuzio was then known as St. Vincent Hospital.

He lobbied to get legislation passed in New Mexico that would include firefighters in presumptive disability laws and ensure their treatment would be covered by workers’ compensation.

The law passed in 2009, and he became one of the first firefighters in the state to benefit from its protections when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2012.

Janet DiLuzio said the family is grateful he is being recognized as the fire station’s namesake, and she is especially happy for his two adult daughters.

“We’re all honored,” she said.

The city opened nominations for the name of the station at 2391 Richards Ave. in July and received 38 submissions — including for the pope — Fire Chief Brian Moya said.

The Public Safety Committee selected three finalists from the names that met the criteria and presented DiLuzio as its top choice to the City Council. The council unanimously approved a resolution to name the station in his honor at its Dec. 13 meeting.

Rivera said DiLuzio “easily rose to the top.” (His Holiness did not qualify because he was never a resident of Santa Fe County.)

The other two finalists were former battalion Chief Clyde Carter and Wendy Wagner, the department’s first female paramedic, who was killed in a 1997 carjacking.

DiLuzio was nominated by William Purtymun, a former Santa Fe firefighter and retired emergency manager at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

In his application, Purtymun said he and DiLuzio were hired by the department the same year, and DiLuzio inspired him to go to paramedic school, as he inspired many others to pursue their passions.

“I believe that Frank DiLuzio encouraged many people to achieve their best and inspired them to serve their communities,” he wrote.

Rivera, who served the fire department for 23 years, said DiLuzio laid a lot

of the groundwork for the paramedics and emergency medical technicians.

He was the fire department’s first paramedic after it took over emergency management services from a private company, and as an EMS instructor taught many first responders throughout his career, including Rivera.

“He just did so many things and was impactful in so many lives,” Rivera said.

Janet DiLuzio said her husband’s work was driven by the desire to make a difference.

“I think he knew that working with people as a paramedic, you’re making a difference in their lives,” she said.

He was also deeply committed to the fire department and did a lot of work to help professionalize it, she said, adding about half the firefighters were volunteers when he was hired in 1979.

“It was so important to him to do what he felt would always grow the department and make it better,” she said.

The department will form an internal committee to determine how DiLuzio’s name will be displayed at the station and hopes to have a ceremony in the spring, Moya said.

Final chapter for great bookstore giveaway

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n this season of good cheer, let’s salute a taskmaster for her generosity.

Peggy Frank displayed the best of the human spirit. Following one messy attempt, she at last gave away the Santa Fe bookstore she operated for 43 years.

Frank, 83, wouldn’t take a penny from the new owner, Nathan Center.

She created an institution with Book Mountain, a store with 30,000 paperback volumes and untold numbers of satisfied customers.

Frank says her reward in the transaction is Center keeping the business alive as her health declines.

Doctors told Frank she needs surgery to replace an aortic valve. Burdened by other ailments, she doesn’t want to undergo an operation and spend time in a hospital.

“They think I’m going to die pretty soon,” Frank said Thursday. “Enough’s enough. I’m not in pain. I’m here.”

Her mobility is limited, though.

Frank rarely leaves her couch.

One reason is age. Another is because of grievous injuries she received 45 years ago when a drunken driver swerved his pickup into the wrong lane of traffic and crashed into Frank’s car near Cuba, N.M. Frank rebuilt her body and her life with Book Mountain, a business she launched with then-partner Tom Juster.

Now operating at 1302 Osage Ave. Unit A, Book Mountain is in the hands of 47-year-old Center.

“I just kinda fell into this,” he said.

Frank contacted me a year ago to say she intended to part with her store not by selling it but by handing it over to a capable proprietor.

A married couple Frank handpicked were to be the recipients. But the relationship soured as Frank’s brusque tutelage drove a wedge between her and the intended recipients.

After I wrote a column about the

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breakup, Frank’s business only grew hotter. “I probably had 300 phone calls from people interested in having it,” she said.

The prospect of acquiring a bookstore without the pain of debt, lining up investors or obtaining a loan appealed to individuals and groups from near and far.

Center distinguished himself from the pack by offering a helping hand.

“He walked in and asked, ‘What can I do for you?’ ” Frank said.

She liked his style and thought he and another man would make good owners. The second fellow dropped out when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, Frank said.

Center trained with Frank from midJuly until the first week in November.

“The business is almost entirely turned over now,” Center said.

Only a few tasks remain, such as conversion of the building’s lease to his name and updating the store’s internet site.

A native of Santa Fe, Center attended Capital and St. Michael’s high schools but did not graduate. He obtained the equivalent of a high school diploma.

Center went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of New Mexico, but he wasn’t a customer of Book Mountain. Having grown up in Cerrillos, he had closer destinations for books.

He has a few ideas for changes at the business he’s inherited from a woman who once was a stranger.

Book Mountain is a cash-only operation, but Center is considering accept-

State police announce Jan. gun buyback events New Mexico State Police announced a second round of gun buyback events to be held across the state in January.

The events are scheduled to take

place concurrently from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Jan. 6 in Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces and Española, the agency announced in a news release.

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Peggy Frank, owner of Book Mountain, stands among the packed bookshelves in her shop on Osage Avenue in 2022. Frank, who has operated Book Mountain since 1980, is turning the business over to Nathan Center.

ing credit cards. That option could be available in January.

Another possibility is to digitize the inventory. Frank alphabetized the store’s many sections, which include the classics, poetry, romance, politics and children’s books.

Frank says she’s happy to have found a successor. She’s also grateful for a long run in the business world after the wreck that almost killed her.

She brings up the subject of dying, saying she is not daunted by the inevitable.

“I’ve got my house. I’ve got everything paid for. I’ve got a trust set up for my kids,” she said of her two daughters.

And books are always nearby. She devours works on all subjects. Instead of avoiding politics in favor of happier

Anyone can turn in functional or nonfunctional firearms at the events in exchange for Visa gift cards, with “no questions asked” about the guns, the news release says.

State police held an initial round of

discussions, Frank speaks her mind.

“It’s just a puzzlement to me how anyone can be a Trumper,” she says.

She didn’t make it in business all those years by being shy about the way her city and country were run. She’s just as outspoken about the life she’s living.

“My chin stays up. It’s my heart that’s giving me trouble,” Frank said.

Aside from her poor health, she has reason to cheer.

Book Mountain lives on. That’s a triumph for the outgoing owner and a win for a city full of readers.

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events in November in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Española. The program aims to prevent unwanted or unneeded guns from causing harm or being used to commit violence.

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Garbage collector files whistleblower suit after co-worker’s death Complaint claims retaliation, negligence by North Central Solid Waste Authority staff

By Phaedra Haywood

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A former driver for the North Central Solid Waste Authority has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired from his job for cooperating with an investigation into a co-worker’s death last year.

Peter Velarde’s lawsuit says the authority drew up his termination letter while he was meeting with an inspector from the state Occupational Health and Safety Bureau, a move that prevented him from showing the official the truck he’d been driving the day of Alfred Trujillo’s death.

The state District Court lawsuit and other public documents provide new details about investigations into the Nov. 22, 2022, incident in Dixon, which prompted the state to fine the North Central Solid Waste Authority more than $18,000.

The Rio Arriba County Sheriff’s Office had charged Velarde with tampering with evidence in connection with the incident, but the District Attorney’s Office dismissed the charges

earlier this year, citing a need for further investigation.

Velarde’s complaint accuses the waste authority of negligence and retaliation and seeks a jury trial, legal fees and damages including lost wages and special damages for stress and anxiety.

Representatives of the waste authority could not be reached for comment.

A voicemail message said its administrative offices are closed through Jan. 2, and the authority did not respond to an email or online form submission requesting comment.

The day of the deadly incident began with a safety meeting in which Trujillo, 47, appeared to be falling asleep, according to Velarde’s complaint. An operations director with the authority who observed this directed Velarde to drive the trash collection truck.

Before heading out on the route, Velarde inspected the truck and noted a broken metal step on the back, which he had reported previously, the lawsuit says. Often, it says, a worker would ride on the step between collection sites.

Trujillo was riding on the back of the truck as the pair collected trash in Dixon, a small community north of Española. He banged on the truck to signal to Velarde to drive up a hill to the next stop, the lawsuit says.

When Velarde got to the top of the

hill, he didn’t see Trujillo at first. Then he saw his co-worker lying on the road, “far behind the truck,” the suit says.

He ran to Trujillo, who was conscious and talking but not moving, and “had a visibly injured leg, which was bleeding.”

Velarde, who thought Trujillo had been run over by a vehicle, placed a tourniquet on his leg. He later told a deputy he had noticed tire marks on Trujillo’s leg, according to a sheriff’s office report. It remains unclear how Trujillo sustained the injuries that resulted in his death.

Velarde’s cellphone had no signal, so he asked a passerby to call 911, his lawsuit says, and after an ambulance arrived, he used his phone to take a short video and pictures of Trujillo’s injuries and the surrounding scene.

Deputy Ernesto Giron wrote in his report Velarde had “bloodshot-watery eyes and a white sticky substance coming from the corners of his lips,” and that Velarde had admitted to smoking marijuana the night before.

When supervisors from the waste authority arrived, Velarde’s lawsuit says, then Operations Director Marty Sanders told him he’d need to take a drug test and drove him to Española, where the test was conducted. The test administrator told him there were no drugs in his system, he says in his complaint, but

Sanders still placed him on paid leave until the “formal results” came back.

A few days later, Velarde received a text message from a co-worker telling him the damaged step on the truck had been cut off, according to the complaint.

Soon after, he was asked to attend a meeting with a state Occupational Health and Safety Bureau inspector.

Waste authority General Manager Janet Saucedo and Sanders, who have both since resigned, also were at the meeting. Velarde told the inspector about the loose step and showed her the pictures and video he’d taken at the scene and photos he’d received showing the step being removed, his lawsuit says.

He agreed to join her for an examination of the truck after the meeting.

However, the suit says, before that happened, Sanders presented him with a termination letter informing him he was no longer allowed on the authority’s property. The OHSB inspector was “shocked” by the letter, told him he could not accompany her to the truck and advised him to look into the New Mexico Whistleblower Protection Act, his lawsuit says. “I’ve never seen a whistleblower retaliation case this obvious,” Velarde’s attorney, Sheri Raphaelson, said in an interview.

The Occupational Health and Safety Bureau cited the North Central Solid

Waste Authority for three “serious” violations and fined it $18,462 in May. The citation says the authority failed to provide a place of employment free from hazards likely to cause death or serious physical harm — specifically the “damaged rear step platform” on the truck Velarde and Trujillo had used that day.

The investigation also found the waste authority had removed a platform from the truck after the incident and that a rear-facing camera was not operable at the time, a spokesman confirmed in response to questions from The New Mexican.

The authority paid the fee June 1, according to a copy of the check provided by the state Environment Department, but it did not provide proof of corrective actions that were due to be completed by June 12.

“The North Central Solid Waste Authority (NCSWA) has not provided adequate documentation showing they have abated risks associated with the citation to date,” an Environment Department spokesman wrote in an email Thursday. “NCSWA will be subject to significant additional penalties if the Bureau determines they have not corrected the violations.”

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xtending the comment period to gather feedback on a proposed 14-mile power line for Los Alamos National Laboratory was the least federal agencies could do.

Announcing the power line will be built — despite opposition from area tribes and environmentalists — just before Christmas and allowing only 30 days for public comment was no way to proceed. Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation joined critics of the proposed power line to ask for public comment to be extended through March 17.

Their pleas appeared to make a difference, and the community will get another 30 days to weigh in.

The line would provide power for work at the lab, which officials say is essential because other sources will be tapped out

soon. The two power lines leading to Los Alamos are becoming strained and are expected to reach capacity by 2027. To move ahead with any line — it would travel through culturally and environmentally sensitive areas and tribal lands — the U.S. Department of Energy had to conduct an environmental assessment of the proposed path.

The 115,000-volt line would include transmission towers and be 100 feet wide along a path through White Rock Canyon, south across Caja del Rio and then east through Santa Fe National Forest until it reaches a substation. It was first announced in 2021 by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration.

The original comment period was insufficient. Throughout the Christmas season, pueblo residents are participating in winter

dances and other religious activities. Many pueblos also announce new tribal officials on New Year’s Day; those officers need to get settled before they offer public comment. Extending comment into March allows the new governments time to decide what to say.

Just reading the study carefully will take time, given it is 207 pages. In addition to tribes, others in the area need to assess what impact the line could have on the land, water and wildlife in the area. Caja del Rio has been particularly stressed because of overuse — a power line could be one more burden for what is critical wilderness and culturally important land. Its supporters want greater protection because of its historic, cultural and environmental importance.

A longer comment period offers the

opportunity to discuss other ways for the lab to obtain power as well as consider the impact of constructing a power line. Renewable energy needs to be in the mix on a much grander scale.

The lab has 20,000-plus acres to expand its renewable footprint. Those options should be considered before a third power line is installed.

With the extra time, more members of the public can weigh in, and it also allows for area tribes to consult with transmission line planners.

They can measure not just what laboratory officials want or need, but what is best for all of Northern New Mexico.

Building another transmission line may be what the lab wants to power its operations.

It’s not clear that’s what the rest of Northern New Mexico needs.

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s an outdoor-oriented Santa Fe resident and Santa Fe New Mexican subscriber, I’m grateful for Matt Dahlseid’s well-researched and well-written Outdoors column.

I was delighted to discover it when it first appeared five years ago. Since then, I’ve come to appreciate Matt’s original and excellent suggestions about destinations, many of which I was previously unaware.

A good local paper strives to serve its community with high-quality, relevant journalism.

Matt’s column does exactly that.

election set aside the age issue as a detriment and consider which one of these men is making decisions that will keep our democracy strong for years to come. Becoming a dictator to benefit only half the country is not the way a respected elder acts, but Trump has told us that he intends to go that direction if elected.

Staying at home on election day, Democrats and independents, because you want a younger president, will give you Trump. Is that what you want?

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Not too old In the past, and still in many cultures, it is the elders who are the leaders and are greatly respected for the knowledge they have collected and the commonsense advice they are able to pass on to younger people. Yet today, polls show the advanced age of the two men who will probably be the candidates for president of the United States is a problem for voters. It is worse for Joe Biden, who is only three years older than Donald Trump. Why is that? I hope voters in the next presidential

THE PAST 100 YEARS From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Dec. 29, 1923: Normal University’s Huge Deficit of $108,000 Charged To Lavish Expenditures Institution’s Payments Averaged More Than $4,000 a Month in Excess of the Revenues.

Slipshod business methods and lavish expenditures, which aver-

Lou Finley

Gun death reality The discussions about the governor’s proposal for a semi-automatic gun ban (“Gov.: Heinrich’s assault weapons ban bill will be basis for state’s,” Dec. 12) comprise gun supporters’ tired old gun technology claims. But what do we mean, exactly, by saying a semi-automatic gun death? The civilian-targeted, semi-auto long gun has a minor alteration to require multiple pulls of the trigger, but still can fire well over 100 bullets per minute. There is no true civilian use for these semi-automatic weapons, which, as in their former military use,

aged $4,023.73 a month in excess of the institution’s income and in a period of a little more than two years grew into a monumental deficit of $108,000, are the chief indictments contained in a report on the Normal University, Las Vegas, by A.N. Cornell, director of audits of the state comptroller’s office, and Coke Johnson, his assistant in the examination of that school.

The Normal’s condition is declared to be chargeable to politics, “or incompetence and indifference on the part of a certain state official,” whose name is not given. No specific

are good only for killing a lot of people quickly.

The semi-auto long gun effects are seldom seen by civilian gun owners, save for paramedics.

As a certified paramedic in two states and rescue operations supervisor with police in California, I personally have attended 50 shootings. The projectiles from semi-automatic rifles are high-velocity and low mass, but tissue damage is proportionate to the square of velocity. The bullet causes an entry wound but often no exit wound, and it remains in the chest or abdomen, traversing the central organs, causing long cavitation lesions, excruciating pain, incapacitation and death from vital organ damage and internal bleeding.

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instance of the injectment of politics into the school’s affairs is cited. As to the removal of Frank H.H. Roberts and appointment of Jonathan H. Wagner as president, the auditors state categorically that they raise no question as to the right or wisdom of the board of regents then in power in making the change.

Dec. 29, 1948: WASHINGTON, D.C. 29 — A Hoover commission “task force” proposed today that the government let the nation’s 400,000 Indians have a bigger share in running their affairs.

As one step in lifting the Indian

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out of his status of a government “ward,” the group urged the transfer of tribal property to Indian-owned corporations. The government now holds legal title to tribal land, buildings and other installations.

Dec. 29, 1998: He’s a bit grayer, a bit more confident, a bit wiser in the ways of governing. But Gary Johnson has not lost his edge.

On the eve of a second, four-year term as governor — unprecedented in New Mexico — Johnson is fired up. He reels off a list of lofty goals and insists he’s in a better position than ever to reach them.

t came to Zeus’ attention there were two warring parties in the North that needed direction and so he called representatives of each side to his chambers.

The first representative told of the history of his people being evicted from their homes and their land, of their means of livelihood being destroyed and of them being herded like cattle into neighboring countries and into outdoor prisons.

He described the most recent invasion where his people were intentionally deprived of food and water, of housing and transportation, of health care and any place of safety.

He claimed they were being targeted for genocide and loudly proclaimed that they would not be destroyed.

The second representative described his past treatment of his accuser’s people with respect.

He had granted them equality comparable to that of his own people. He supported their economic development.

He then described past clashes, none of which he had initiated, including the most recent incursion into his territory where women and children were killed or abducted, houses and cars burned and prized possessions stolen.

He stated his people were being targeted for extermination and vowed they would never be destroyed.

Zeus realized the adversarial relationship between these two could not be

improved quickly through appeal to commonly shared values.

Each justified the use of violence as a means of combating perceived persecution, and each act of violence was followed by an act of revenge. He summoned Themis, his judicial expert.

Themis and her newly appointed assessor of truth, Alethia, explained the rules.

First, a comprehensive list of possibly illegal actions will be established.

Then each violation of codified law will be identified.

The harm caused by each violation will be identified.

Finally, as a penalty for each violation, each guilty party will be commanded to compensate those harmed in a manner that removes the motivation of those wronged to do seek revenge.

The trial began with each representative accusing the other of vile acts.

Themis’ penetrating questions, and the refutation by Alethia of lies and exaggerations offered in response, soon established a list of substantive violations and their consequences. Illegal gains were eliminated and future transgressions prohibited.

This outcome was presented to Zeus, who found it fair and equitable. As was his practice, he threw a lightning bolt in front of each representative as a reminder of the consequence of noncompliance.

Thus was peace restored in the North.

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mmm. What a scheme. I guess Manifest Destiny is still being upheld.”

Patrick Brockwell

Views from the web

New Mexico ranchers to receive $3 million to protect against predators like Mexican wolves, Dec. 26 I have read that having donkeys mixed in your herd are great protection.

And what about Anatolian sheep dogs? No killing should be necessary.”

Diane Trelenberg What has happened to the magic of the marketplace? Shouldn’t supply and demand determine the feasibility of ranching on marginal grazing lands? Taxpayers (some of whom do not eat meat) are having to pay ranchers so that wolves can exist.

Or are we paying them so cattle can exist? Hm-

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Richard Perkins is a peaceful resident of Santa Fe.

Taxpayers also have “ to pay to have artificial

predator sinks placed on the ground on their food production operations, even if they don’t want to. If these lands were in fact marginal for grazing, there would not be habitat for wolves at all.

There wouldn’t be elk or deer available for wolves to eat if the lands were marginal. The problem is the over-regulation from government boondoggles that render ranching more expensive to do.”

Laura Schneberger

I’m ready to quit my “ job and become a range

rider. Where do I sign up?”

Elizabeth Jones SANTAFENEWMEXICAN.COM

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Midnight through 6 p.m. Thursday

Santa Fe Airport Precipitation .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" ....

Month . . . . . . to . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.92" .... . . . . . . . month Normal . . . . . .to . . date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.71" .... . . . . .to . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.46" ....

Year Normal . . . . . . . year . . . . to . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13.44" ..... .Last . . . year . . . . .to. .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.10" .....

Santa Fe Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" ....

Month . . . . . . to . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.65" .... . . . . .to Year . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11.97" .....

AREA RAINFALL

Albuquerque Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" .... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.34" ....

Tonight

Today

Santa Fe Airport Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45°/20° ......

High/low . . . . . . . high/low Normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43°/18° ...... . . . . . . .high Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55° . . . in . . 1955 .... . . . . . . .low Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1° . . in . . 2018 ....

Sunny.

45

Mostly Cloudy.

24

POLLEN COUNTS Santa Fe Severity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1, . . . .Low ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juniper ......

Allergens Albuquerque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1, Severity . . . .Low ...

Allergens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juniper ......

Source: https://pollen.com

TODAY'S UV INDEX Extreme

High Moderate Low

The UV index forecasts the ultraviolet radiation coming from the sun. The higher the number the more risk of sun damage to your skin.

Mostly Cloudy.

Wednesday

Mostly Cloudy.

41 / 25

Mostly Cloudy.

40 / 21

Humidity (Noon)

Thursday

Mostly Cloudy.

38 / 20

Humidity (Noon)

39 / 19

Humidity (Noon)

Humidity (Noon)

48%

37%

43%

56%

59%

60%

56%

Wind: N 15 mph

Wind: SSW 15 mph

Wind: WNW 10 mph

Wind: SW 10 mph

Wind: W 10 mph

Wind: SW 10 mph

Wind: SW 15 mph

NATIONAL WEATHER

NEW MEXICO WEATHER Shown is today's weather. Temperatures are today's highs and tonight's lows.

Taos 47 / 14

Farmington 44 / 19

Raton 51 / 21

~ ola Espan 48 / 20

Gallup G 4 / 18 48

Ruidoso 51 / 27 Truth or Consequences 53 / 27

San Francisco 64/53

Clovis 58 / 28

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Atlanta 45/33

Dallas 55/32

New Orleans 51/39

La Paz 74/64

Mérida 76/67

Guadalajara 73/48

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Carlsbad 57 / 24

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61° in Animas -5° in Jemez Pueblo

110s

Thunderstorms

Snow

Ice

Jet Stream

Warm

Cold

Stationary

The Northeast will see partly cloudy skies with isolated rain, highest temperature of 49 in Baltimore, Md. The Southeast will experience partly cloudy skies with the highest temperature of 70 in Miami Beach, Fla. In the Northwest there will be mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with the highest temperature of 58 in Coos Bay, Ore. The Southwest will see partly cloudy skies with isolated showers, highest temperature of 72 in Palm Springs, Calif.

WEATHER HISTORY

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W City 54/32 pc 50/21 mc 41/2 mc 62/29 pc 62/32 pc 43/13 mc 54/26 mc 58/26 pc 40/25 mc 59/29 pc 47/25 mc 55/26 mc 47/21 mc 47/22 mc 60/26 pc 50/19 mc 51/19 mc 61/34 pc 57/29 mc

Las Vegas Lordsburg Los Alamos Los Lunas Portales Raton Red River Rio Rancho Roswell Ruidoso Santa Rosa Silver City Socorro T or C Taos Tucumcari Univ. Park White Rock Zuni

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W 45/18 s 54/36 pc 41/23 s 47/19 s 52/26 s 45/14 s 37/-3 s 46/14 s 55/27 s 46/27 s 50/23 s 53/26 pc 49/25 pc 50/27 pc 40/6 s 52/21 s 56/27 pc 41/23 s 46/16 pc

54/23 s 55/26 s 43/24 s 47/21 s 59/25 s 51/21 s 43/11 s 48/25 s 57/26 s 51/27 s 57/28 s 49/29 s 50/26 s 53/27 s 47/14 s 55/24 s 55/29 s 45/22 s 53/20 s

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Dec. 29, 1830 - A very heavy snowstorm ushered in the "winter of the deep snow". The storm produced 30 inches of snow at Peoria, Ill. and 36 inches at Kansas City, Mo. The snow continued until the middle of February, causing great suffering among pioneers.

NATIONAL EXTREMES THURSDAY High

76° in Temecula, Calif.

NIGHT SKY

Low

-19° in Grand Lake, Colo.

Sunrise Today Saturday Sunday

Mercury 7:12 a.m.

7:13 a.m.

7:13 a.m.

Rise Set

6:02 a.m.

4:03 p.m.

4:58 p.m.

4:59 p.m.

5:00 p.m.

Rise Set

Mars

4:15 a.m.

2:33 p.m.

Rise Set

6:24 a.m.

4:01 p.m.

Rise Set

1:07 p.m.

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Sunset Today Saturday Sunday Today Saturday Sunday

WIND TRACKER

7:35 p.m.

8:35 p.m.

9:33 p.m.

Moonset Today Saturday Sunday

8 p.m.

2 a.m. Sat.

Last Q. Jan. 3

New Jan. 11

Venus

Jupiter

Moonrise

Weather (w): cl-cloudy, fg-fog, hz-haze, mc-mostly cloudy, pc-partly cloudy, r-rain, rs-rain & snow, s-sunny, sh-showers, sn-snow, ss-snow showers, t-thunderstorms

2 p.m.

100s

Fronts: Rain

NEW MEXICO CITIES

8 a.m. Fri.

Cancún 72/70

Mexico City 66/49

-0s

Miami 72/58

Monterrey 64/50

Hobbs 57 / 30

High Low

53/29 s 49/26 s 44/-1 s 57/22 s 57/24 s 47/12 s 53/21 s 57/27 s 39/21 s 58/28 s 45/22 s 54/25 s 48/20 s 44/19 s 59/25 s 48/18 s 50/18 s 57/30 s 55/28 s

Albuquerque 49/26 Phoenix 71/47

Roswell 57 / 26

Alamogordo 53 / 29

Washington D.C. 51/35

St. Louis 39/31

Hermosillo 77/56

STATE EXTREMES THURSDAY

Alamogordo 54/23 pc Albuquerque 46/21 s Angel Fire 37/-3 s Artesia 54/28 s Carlsbad 54/27 s Chama 46/6 s Cimarron 37/-3 s Clayton 44/25 s Cloudcroft 54/23 pc Clovis 52/26 s Crownpoint 40/18 pc Deming 56/24 pc 41/23 s Espan~ ola Farmington 41/10 s Fort Sumner 52/23 s Gallup 47/10 pc Grants 45/11 pc Hobbs 54/27 s Las Cruces 56/27 pc

Denver 52/25

New York 52/40

Detroit 43/34

Chicago 42/32

Omaha 37/25

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Los Angeles 67/53

Las Cruces 55 / 28

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Boise 44/31

Boston 45/41

Minneapolis 38/28

Billings 44/25

Las Vegas 54 / 23

Albuquerque 49 / 26

Sillver City 49 9 / 29

Seattle 56/46

Santa Fe 45 / 24 Pecos 49 / 24

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Los Alamos 43 / 24

AIR QUALITY INDEX

0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very Unhealthy, 301-500, Hazardous Source: www.airnow.gov

43 / 22

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Tuesday

39%

A partial list of the City of Santa Fe's Comprehensive Water Conservation Requirements currently in effect: No outside watering from 10am to 6pm from May 1 to October 31.

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

Thursday's . . . . . . . . . . rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 .. . . . . . . . .Forecast Today's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 ..

Humidity (Noon)

Monday

Wind: S 15 mph

WATER STATISTICS

The following water statistics of December 27th are provided by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons).

Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 3.997 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 1.946 City Wells: 0.068 Buckman Wells: 0.0 Total production: 6.025 Total consumption: 6.711 Santa Fe reservoir inflow: 1.06 Reservoir storage: 285.93 Estimated reservoir capacity: 22.38%

Sunday

Mostly Sunny.

42 / 23

Humidity (Mid.)

Los Alamos Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" .... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.56" ....

Taos Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" .... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.94" ....

Saturday

Clear.

Humidity (Noon)

Las Vegas Area .Yesterday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.00" .... . . . . . . to Month . . .date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.33" ....

Very High

NATIONAL CITIES

7 DAY FORECAST FOR SANTA FE

ALMANAC

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THE WEATHER

Friday, December 29, 2023

9:30 a.m.

10:02 a.m.

10:29 a.m.

Saturn Uranus

First Q. Jan. 17

Full Jan. 25

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WORLD CITIES City Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Beijing Berlin Bermuda Bogota Cairo Copenhagen Dublin Frankfurt Guatemala City Istanbul Jerusalem Johannesburg Lima London Madrid Mexico City Moscow Nassau New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio Rome Seoul Stockholm Sydney Tel Aviv Tokyo Toronto Vienna

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W Hi/Lo W 53/50 ra 65/51 s 64/54 ra 39/12 s 50/40 mc 72/66 mc 66/49 ra 71/58 ra 48/39 ra 49/44 ra 51/43 mc 79/54 s 57/45 s 63/52 ra 77/53 pc 79/70 ra 54/51 mc 50/34 s 67/36 s 29/11 mc 76/64 ra 73/50 mc 26/15 sn 53/49 cl 87/72 pc 57/45 pc 39/22 s 36/18 sn 83/61 s 70/56 ra 49/42 mc 45/43 ra 49/37 mc

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SECTION B FRiDay, DecemBeR 29, 2023 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN

JAE LE NE BE RG ER HOLIDAY CL A SSIC SANTA FE HIGH 63, RIO R ANCHO 59

Demons hold on to advance to championship

By James Barron

jbarron@sfnewmexican.com

RIO RANCHO — Good teams find a way to win.

Santa Fe High just might have cemented its status as one Thursday night.

The Demons had star guard Lukas Turner on the bench after fouling out, suffered through two shooting droughts and had to rely on four players on the court who didn’t play at all last season. Somehow, they found a way to hold off the host Rio Rancho

SUE OGROCKI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco passes against the New York Jets during the first half of Thursday’s game in Cleveland.

Browns beat Jets, clinch unlikely spot in playoffs

Rams in the semifinals of the Jaelene Berger Holiday Classic.

Behind a team-high 19 points from junior guard Joe Gonzales and a 2-3 zone that was mostly effective at slowing down the Rams duo of Jayden Johnson and Kayden Decker, Santa Fe High toughed out a 63-59 win to reach the tournament finals for the second time in the last three years.

The Demons (7-1) will take on Albuquerque Hope Christian at 7 p.m.

Friday for a chance to win their second tournament title of the rapidly aging 2023-24 season.

And aging quickly was what Santa Fe High head coach Cisco Rivera did over the final 3 minutes, 28 seconds — which was when Turner fouled out of the game. He had just scored eight of his team’s last 13 points to help build a 58-49 lead.

After that, the Demons were in survival mode. They turned over the ball four times as they struggled against the Rams’ desperate fullcourt press. Yet, as the margin dwindled to 60-59 on Jerry Archuleta’s 3-ball with 11.5 seconds left, the only ones who kept their wits about them were the Demons.

“I can’t say the same for myself, but they kept their composure,” Rivera said.

“I’m glad they’re not psycho like me.”

Perhaps the one who exuded the most poise was Gonzales. He hit three of four free throws over the final 9.5 seconds and came up with a crucial steal with 5 seconds left — after he missed the second of two free throws — when he stole Rams guard Jerry Archuleta’s pass and was fouled as the Demons led 61-59. He calmly hit two free throws to seal the win.

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S T U CL ARK T OURNAME NT

‘That Norteño feel’ Tourney traces origins back nearly 70 years; tonight’s championship features rivals West Las Vegas, Robertson

Flacco throws 3 TD passes for Cleveland, which still has shot at winning AFC North

By Tom Withers

The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Joe Flacco has turned a seemingly cursed season into a charmed one.

Cleveland’s quarterback for just over a month, Flacco passed for 309 yards and three touchdowns and the Browns clinched an unlikely playoff berth Browns 37 — just their second Jets 20 since 2002 — despite numerous injuries this season with a 37-20 win over the New York Jets on Thursday night.

The Browns (11-5) are assured of a wild-card spot and still have a chance to win the AFC North and maybe the conference’s No. 1 overall seed, something that seemed unfathomable just weeks ago as major injuries piled up.

But things have changed since Flacco arrived.

The 38-year-old quarterback improved to 4-1 as a starter with the Browns, who plucked the Super Bowl 47 MVP off his couch in New Jersey last month to hopefully rescue their season.

He’s done that and more.

In the final minutes, Browns fans chanted “Flac-co! Flac-co!” to a quarterback they once reviled with Baltimore and now revere.

“You don’t know how many of these moments you’re going to get,” Flacco said. “I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life.”

Flacco threw two TD passes to Jerome Ford in the first half as the Browns built a 20-point lead over the Jets (6-10), who chose not to re-sign the 15-year veteran after he spent three seasons with them — and after Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles tendon in Week 1.

Flacco torched New York for 296 yards in the first half and became the first QB in 34 games to go over 300 yards against the Jets. He’s also the first Cleveland quarterback to pass for more than 300 in four straight.

While Flacco insisted revenge wasn’t on his mind, but Jets receiver Garrett Wilson said the QB was out to prove something.

“He’s wound like that,” Wilson said.

JIM WEBER/THE NEW MEXICAN

Cardinals head coach James Branch, right, cheers on his players as Michael Marr, No. 11, and George Smith put pressure on Eagles guard Jordi Rojo during Robertson’s semifinal matchup against Belen on Thursday at the Stu Clark Tournament at Highland University’s John A. Wilson Complex.

By Will Webber

wwebber@sfnewmexican.com

LAS VEGAS, N.M. f December and January are the time for in-season prep basketball tournaments, one would be hard-pressed to find a better option than the annual Stu Clark Tournament going on this week at New Mexico Highlands’ John A. Wilson Complex.

That’s especially true when the finals matchup pits the two Meadow City teams against each other, as is the case Friday night when unbeaten West Las Vegas (9-0) meets Robertson (7-1). It’s the first time

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SATURDAY ON TV 6:15 p.m. on ESPN, ABC — Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys

the city rivals have reached the championship game in the same year since 2001.

It’s only the fifth time in the tournament’s history that the Dons and Cardinals have made it to the finals together. Thursday’s semifinals drew a big crowd as the entirety of 9th Street outside the arena was packed with parked vehicles extending two blocks in both directions.

“Winning this thing is always a big deal, but it’s really the case if we beat [West Las Vegas] in the last game because it usually means both of us are really good,” said Robertson coach James Branch following his team’s blowout win over Belen in Thursday’s semifinals.

West Las Vegas followed Robertson’s win with a 25-point rout of Portales in Thursday’s late game.

It’s the Dons’ first appearance in the Stu Clark finals since 2016. Neither school has won the tournament since Robertson did so in 2015.

But just what makes this annual event such a big deal around these parts? For starters, its history, said Stu Clark Tournament Committee chairman Gene Mathis.

He explained how the event was put together for the first time in 1954 by the Mora-San Miguel Officials Association. Originally known as the Please see story on Page B-3

COLLEG E FO O TBALL PL AYOFF

Postseason changes have all but ended chances of split championship

By Ralph D. Russo

The Associated Press

The question seemed like a valid one moments after unbeaten ACC champion Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff.

Could the fourth-ranked Seminoles, with a victory against defending national champion and No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl, be voted No. 1 in the final Associated Press Top 25 college football poll?

“As a matter of principle, I’d consider ranking Florida State No. 1 regardless of whether they are in the CFP field,” said ESPN’s Rece Davis, a longtime AP Top 25 voter. “Much like the selection process itself, the exercise is who, in my judgment, is the best team.”

In reality, though, the current state of college football’s postseason all but renders the conversation moot.

Between players transferring or opting out to concentrate on NFL draft

preparations and coaching staffs turned upside down by hirings and firings, the better question these days is how much consideration should poll voters give to postseason games outside the CFP at all?

“This is my 14th time as an AP voter, and I definitely think I will be less likely to vote teams considerably up or down after the bowls than I did in the past,” said Scott Rabalais of The Advocate of Baton Rouge in Louisiana.

On Saturday at the Orange Bowl, Florida State will be a shell of the team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference championship. Quarterback Jordan Travis is still recovering from a broken leg, an injury that essentially kept the Seminoles out of the playoff. Many of FSU’s best players, including defensive end Jared Verse, running back Tre Benson and receiver Keon Coleman, have opted out as they look toward the NFL draft.

Earlier this week, No. 2 quarterback

UP NEXT 3 p.m. Monday on ESPN — Rose Bowl: No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Alabama 6:45 p.m. Monday on ESPN — Sugar Bowl: No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas 5:30 p.m. Monday on ESPN —CFP National Championship Game, Houston

Tate Rodemaker chose to transfer and skip the game.

Some of the Seminoles who will play weren’t shy about saying they should be No. 1 if they finish as the only unbeaten Power Five team.

“It’s only right,” linebacker Kalen DeLoach told reporters at the Orange Bowl. “Nothing else needs to be said if we’re the only undefeated team.”

The Seminoles will face a Georgia team in much better shape. Nineteen Bulldogs hit the transfer portal after Please see story on Page B-4

Sports editor: Will Webber, wwebber@sfnewmexican.com Design and headlines: Eric J. Hedlund, ehedlund@sfnewmexican.com

ERIK VERDUZCO/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

Florida State quarterback Tate Rodemaker warms up for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship against Louisville on Dec. 2 in Charlotte, N.C. SANTAFENEWMEXICAN.COM

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PREP SCHEDULE

Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts. All times local.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 4 p.m. ACCN — North Florida at Miami 5 p.m. BTN — E. Kentucky at Purdue 5 p.m. PEACOCK — Maine at Minnesota 5 p.m. SECN — Illinois St. at Kentucky 6 p.m. ACCN — Charleston Southern at North Carolina 6 p.m. CBSSN — St. Thomas (Minn.) at North Dakota 6 p.m. PEACOCK — Jackson St. at Northwestern 6:30 p.m. PAC-12N — Washington St. at Utah 7 p.m. BTN — Fairleigh Dickinson at Illinois 7 p.m. ESPN2 — San Diego St. at Gonzaga 7 p.m. ESPNU — Washington at Colorado 8:30 p.m. PAC-12N — Arizona at California 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Arizona St. at Stanford COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) 3 p.m. PAC-12N — Stanford at California COLLEGE FOOTBALL 10 a.m. ESPN — The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl: Clemson vs. Kentucky, Jacksonville, Fla. Noon CBS — The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl: Oregon St. vs. Notre Dame, El Paso, Texas 1:30 p.m. ESPN — The AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Memphis vs. Iowa St., Memphis, Tenn.

6 p.m. ESPN — The Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic: Missouri vs.

Ohio St., Arlington, Texas

PREP SCORES BOYS BASKETBALL

Alamo-Navajo 59, Shiprock Northwest 22 Alamogordo 45, Coronado 39 Albuquerque High 51, Auburn Mountainview, Wash. 46 Anthony, Texas 58, Chaparral 55 Atrisco Heritage 94, Deming 44 Bosque School 71, Native American Community Academy 24 Cleveland 79, Artesia 52 Clovis 71, Kirtland Central 32 Des Moines 50, Cimarron 42 Dexter 52, Mescalero Apache 47 EP Jefferson, Texas 39, Chaparral 34 Eldorado 68, Roswell 59 Farmington 53, Centennial 41 Highland 68, Española Valley 63 Hope Christian 75, Navajo Prep 56 Los Alamos 71, Goddard 46 Mayfield 64, Santa Teresa 48 Mora 64, Questa 25 Newcomb 56, Rock Point, Ariz. 36 Organ Mountain 72, Valencia 39 Pecos 51, Taos 32 Pine Hill 53, Kayenta Monument Valley, Ariz. 47 Pine Hill 53, Monument Valley, Utah 47 Ramah 53, Jemez Valley 50 Santa Fe 63, Rio Rancho 59 Santa Fe Indian 69, East Mountain 20 Santa Rosa 68, Cuba 30 St. Michael’s 44, Socorro 42 St. Pius X 73, Sandia Prep 62 Wingate 68, Aztec 58 Zuni 60, Dulce 45

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Alamo-Navajo 34, Hozho 22 Albuquerque Academy 63, Goddard 38 Albuquerque High 60, East Anchorage, Alaska 13 Belen 43, Dexter 18 Chaparral 72, EP Irvin, Texas 24 Cuba 54, Kayenta Monument Valley, Ariz. 50 Deming 53, Atrisco Heritage 47 Dulce 41, Aztec 40 EP Burges, Texas 58, Los Lunas 33 EP El Dorado, Texas 43, Piedra Vista 32 Farmington 67, Tucson Arizona IRHS, Ariz. 15 Hope Christian 40, Taos 30 Jemez Valley 57, Ramah 32 La Cueva 50, Kirtland Central 47 Levelland, Texas 37, Portales 30 Lovington 59, Roswell 50 Mayfield 42, Valencia 39 Mesa Vista 55, Grants 41 Mescalero Apache 42, Tohajilee 38 Newcomb 54, Wingate 48 Organ Mountain 65, Santa Teresa 10 St. Michael’s 28, Española Valley 24 Tucumcari 58, Santa Rosa 26 Volcano Vista 56, Centennial 36

FOOTBALL NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE

EAST

W

L

T

PCT

L

T

PCT

x-Miami Buffalo e-N.Y. Jets e-New England

11 9 6 4

4 6 9 11

Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville e-Tennessee

8 8 8 5

7 7 7 10

x-Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati Pittsburgh

12 10 8 8

3 5 7 7

Kansas City Denver Las Vegas e-L.A. Chargers

9 7 7 5

6 8 8 10

W

L

T

PCT

L

T

PCT

L

T

PCT

SOUTH

NORTH

WEST

W

W

W

L

L

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

T

0 0 0 0

T

0 0 0 0

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

EAST

x-Phila. x-Dallas e-N.Y. Giants e-Washington

11 10 5 4

4 5 10 11

Tampa Bay Atlanta New Orleans e-Carolina

8 7 7 2

7 8 8 13

11 7 7 6

4 8 8 9

SOUTH

NORTH

y-Detroit Green Bay Minnesota Chicago

WEST

W

W

W

L

y-San Francisco 11 4 L.A. Rams 8 7 Seattle 8 7 e-Arizona 3 12 e-Eliminated from playoffs x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

T

0 0 0 0

PA

.733 .600 .400 .267

463 403 231 212

314 276 315 322

.533 .533 .533 .333

328 354 331 274

331 372 343 321

.800 .667 .533 .533

417 345 318 257

244 311 345 291

.600 .467 .467 .333

333 327 285 325

265 377 294 369

PCT

PCT

PF

PF

PF

PF

PA

PA

PA

PA

.733 .667 .333 .267

392 451 214 309

366 286 371 453

.533 .467 .467 .133

326 287 331 236

302 288 297 381

.733 .467 .467 .400

412 333 314 314

355 331 299 345

.733 .533 .533 .200

444 357 320 275

267 332 352 403

PCT

THURSDAY’S GAME Browns 37, N.Y. Jets 20

SATURDAY’S GAME

Detroit at Dallas, 6:15 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Arizona at Phila., 11 a.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.

L.A. Rams at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Las Vegas at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Miami at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

New England at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m.

San Francisco at Washington, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Seattle, 2:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Kansas City, 2:25 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Denver, 2:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 6:20 p.m.

SUNDAY, JAN. 7

PF

Atlanta at New Orleans, TBD Buffalo at Miami, TBD Chicago at Green Bay, TBD Cleveland at Cincinnati, TBD Dallas at Washington, TBD Denver at Las Vegas, TBD Houston at Indianapolis, TBD Jacksonville at Tennessee, TBD Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, TBD L.A. Rams at San Francisco, TBD

PF

PF

PF

PA

PA

PA

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL (BOY’S) 1:30 p.m. NBATV — Hudson Catholic (N.J.) vs. Patrick School National (N.J.)

Subject to change. Check with schools regarding tickets and game times and dates. Send changes to sports@sfnewmexican.com.

HORSE RACING 1 p.m. FS2 — NYRA: America’s Day at the Races

Friday

IIHF HOCKEY (MEN’S) 4 a.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Slovakia vs. Norway, Group B, Gothenburg, Sweden 6:30 a.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Finland vs. Latvia, Group A, Gothenburg, Sweden 9 a.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: U.S. vs. Czech Republic, Group B, Gothenburg, Sweden 11:30 a.m. NHLN — World Junior Championship Group Stage: Sweden vs. Canada, Group A, Gothenburg, Sweden NBA 5:30 p.m. NBATV — Milwaukee at Cleveland 8:30 p.m. NBATV — Memphis at LA Clippers SOCCER (MEN’S) 10:30 a.m. CBSSN — Serie A: Monza at Napoli 10:45 a.m. FS2 — Saudi Pro League: Al-Khaleej at Al-Ahli 12:45 p.m. CBSSN — Serie A: Inter Milan at Genoa

7 20

10 14

0 0

SOUTHWEST

3 3

— —

20 37

First Quarter Cle_J.Ford 7 pass from Flacco (Patterson kick), 11:10.

NYJ_Bre.Hall 21 pass from Siemian (Zuerlein kick), 8:06.

Cle_Hunt 7 run (kick failed), 4:43.

Cle_Hickman 30 interception return (Patterson kick), 2:01.

Second Quarter Cle_Moore 8 pass from Flacco (Patterson kick), 6:15.

NYJ_Johnson 37 interception return (Zuerlein kick), 2:02.

Cle_J.Ford 50 pass from Flacco (Patterson kick), 1:25.

NYJ_FG Zuerlein 46, :00.

Fourth Quarter NYJ_FG Zuerlein 44, 8:50.

Cle_FG Patterson 33, 2:54.

A_67,919.

NYJ

CLE

First downs 17 20 Total Net Yards 360 428 Rushes-yards 21-107 28-127 Passing 253 301 Punt Returns 2-30 0-0 Kickoff Returns 4-94 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 1-37 1-30 Comp-Att-Int 32-45-1 19-29-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-8 1-8 Punts 5-42.6 3-51.667 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties-Yards 12-74 4-26 Time of Possession 31:51 28:09 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_N.Y. Jets, Bre.Hall 13-84, Siemian 4-13, Gipson 1-8, Abanikanda 2-3, G.Wilson 1-(minus 1). Cleveland, J.Ford 12-64, Hunt 10-31, Strong 4-29, Flacco 2-3.

PASSING_N.Y. Jets, Siemian 32-45-1-261. Cleveland, Flacco 19-29-1-309.

RECEIVING_N.Y. Jets, Bre.Hall 9-42, G.Wilson 5-50, Conklin 5-45, Gipson 4-33, Abanikanda 4-27, Brownlee 2-28, Yeboah 2-28, Bawden 1-8. Cleveland, Njoku 6-134, Moore 5-61, J.Ford 2-57, Bryant 2-14, Da.Bell 2-7, Akins 1-28, Tillman 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_N.Y. Jets, Zuerlein 31.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCORES, SCHEDULE THURSDAY, DEC. 28

12 12 18 22 25

Milwaukee Cleveland

23 18

8 13

CENTRAL

W

W

L.A. Clippers Sacramento L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State

18 17 17 15 15

12 12 15 15 16

PACIFIC

W

PCT

GB

L

PCT

GB

.767 .697 .690 .406 .267

.600 .586 .531 .500 .484

— 1½ 2½ 11 15

— ½ 2 3 3½

Toronto 132, Washington 102 Phila. 112, Orlando 92 Milwaukee 144, Brooklyn 122 Phoenix 129, Houston 113 Oklahoma City 129, New York 120 Cleveland 113, Dallas 110

PCT .800 .700 .567 .484 .400

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Boston 128, Detroit 122, OT New Orleans 112, Utah 105 Indiana 120, Chicago 104 Minnesota 118, Dallas 110 Denver 142, Memphis 105 San Antonio 118, Portland 105 Miami 114, Golden State 102 L.A. Lakers 133, Charlotte 112

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Brooklyn at Washington, 5 p.m.

New York at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Phila. at Houston, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 7 p.m. () Oklahoma City at Denver, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 8 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

DePaul 77, Alcorn St. 39

FAR WEST

CS Bakersfield 52, UC San Diego 48 Cal Poly 68, CS Northridge 43 Cal St.-Fullerton 67, Long Beach St. 61 Columbia 74, San Francisco 67 E. Washington 68, Portland St. 58 Idaho 88, Sacramento St. 51 Oregon St. 80, Morgan St. 51 UC Irvine 67, UC Riverside 52 UC Santa Barbara 60, UC Davis 49

HOCKEY NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Rangers Philadelphia

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL

GP W

PACIFIC

GP W

Colorado Winnipeg Dallas Arizona Nashville St. Louis Minnesota Chicago Vancouver Vegas Los Angeles Seattle Calgary Edmonton Anaheim San Jose

4 9 5 2 4 7

42 121 115 41 104 115 39 78 91 38 113 118 36 100 90 29 111 132

L OT PTS

GF GA

35 33 33 34 35 34 33 34

21 20 20 18 19 18 16 11

11 9 9 14 16 15 13 22

3 4 4 2 0 1 4 1

45 44 44 38 38 37 36 23

129 110 115 108 109 102 106 82

109 84 102 99 109 112 106 124

36 37 32 36 35 31 34 35

23 22 20 13 14 15 13 9

10 10 8 14 16 15 21 23

3 5 4 9 5 1 0 3

49 49 44 35 33 31 26 21

136 128 114 97 103 109 91 74

93 103 78 113 117 106 113 146

L OT PTS

GF GA

TRANSACTIONS

MIDWEST

— 5

36 19 13 34 16 9 32 17 10 33 18 13 33 16 13 36 11 18

Winnipeg at Minnesota, noon Boston at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Calgary, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Albany (NY) 86, LIU 69 Case Western 87, Oswego St. 74 Christopher Newport 102, Old Westbury 56 Hobart 70, Immaculata 58 Hood 91, Goucher 58 Hope 87, Yeshiva 79 Husson 96, La Verne 75 Maryland 75, Coppin St. 53 Staten Island 77, St. Rose 67 Stevenson 76, NJ City 63 Trinity (FL) 84, Clark 83

ATLANTIC

Carolina N.Y. Islanders Washington New Jersey Pittsburgh Columbus

SUNDAY’S GAMES

SOUTH

GB

at DALLAS

Minnesota at Winnipeg, noon Columbus at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Carolina at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Washington, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Boston, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY’S SCORES EAST

.742 .581

PCT

FAVORITE

SATURDAY’S GAMES

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Washington, 1 p.m.

Boston at San Antonio, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Memphis, 6 p.m.

— ½ 6½ 11 13½

L

NFL SATURDAY

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Duke 68, Coppin St. 34 Florida Gulf Coast 106, Webber International 42 Georgetown 57, Kennesaw St. 55 Miami 81, Alabama St. 36 Norfolk St. 96, UNC-Wilmington 55 UALR 59, Tennessee Tech 57 UT Martin 75, Tennessee St. 69

GB

SPORTS BETTING LINE

N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Detroit, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Miami at Utah, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Detroit, 4 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 5 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Phila. at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 6:30 p.m.

.613 .600 .400 .241 .167

PCT

The New Mexican

Carolina 5, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 4, Vancouver 1 Vegas 3, Los Angeles 2 Edmonton at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Boston Florida Toronto Tampa Bay Detroit Montreal Buffalo Ottawa

L

Boys basketball — Senai Eagle Tournament at University of New Mexico (Johnson Gym): championship, 8 p.m.

(Johnson); third place, 7:30 p.m.

(South Gym A); fifth place, 7:30 p.m.

(South Gym C); seventh place, 7:30 p.m. (Auxiliary Gym) Dual Cities Tournament at Santa Rosa: championship, 6:30 p.m.; third place, 5 p.m.; fifth place, 3:30 p.m.; seventh place, 2 p.m.

Girls basketball — Senai Eagle Tournament at University of New Mexico (Johnson Gym): championship, 6 p.m.

(Johnson Gym); third place, 6 p.m.

(South Gym A); fifth place, 5:30 p.m.

(South Gym C); seventh place, 5:30 p.m. (Auxiliary Gym).

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 56, Le Moyne 39 Rhode Island 59, Harvard 56

— 3 7 9½ 12

24

N.Y. Rangers 5, Washington 1 Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2 New Jersey 4, Columbus 3, OT Ottawa 4, Toronto 2 Boston 4, Buffalo 1 Pittsburgh 7, N.Y. Islanders 0 Minnesota 6, Detroit 3 St. Louis 2, Dallas 1 Carolina 5, Nashville 2 Chicago 2, Winnipeg 1, OT Arizona 5, Colorado 4, OT Seattle 2, Calgary 1 Anaheim 5, Vegas 2 Los Angeles 5, San Jose 1

Tcnj Lions 82, Western Connecticut Wolves 77

GB

28

Saturday

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY’S SCORES EAST

BASKETBALL

19 18 12 7 5

7 10 9 19 22

L

OTHER

CFP National Championship Houston Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.

SOUTHEAST

23 23 20 13 8

W

— — 1½ 7 12

CS Northridge 83, Cal Poly 73 Cal Lutheran 70, Tufts 66 Chapman 83, Pacific Lutheran 72 Claremont Mudd 74, Emmanuel 60 E. Washington 91, Portland St. 57 Elmhurst 102, Whitman 92 Idaho 61, Sacramento St. 58 Long Beach St. 81, Cal St.-Fullerton 71 Montana St. 74, Idaho St. 66 Oregon 82, Southern Cal 74 Pacific (Ore.) 119, Northwest Indian 71 Redlands 98, UC Santa Cruz 82 UC Davis 76, UC Santa Barbara 62 UC Irvine 73, UC Riverside 66 UC San Diego 76, CS Bakersfield 64 UCLA 69, Oregon St. 62 Weber St. 93, Montana 63

MONDAY, JAN. 8

Miami Orlando Atlanta Charlotte Washington

Minnesota Denver Oklahoma City Utah Portland

NORTHWEST

.563 .563 .517 .333 .167

FAR WEST

ReliaQuest Bowl Tampa, Fla. No. 13 LSU vs. Wisconsin, 10 a.m.

Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. No. 20 Iowa vs. No. 25 Tennessee, 11 a.m.

Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz.

No. 8 Oregon vs. No. 18 Liberty, 11 a.m.

Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal Pasadena, Calif.

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 5 Alabama, 3 p.m.

Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal New Orleans No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas, 6:45 p.m.

6 9 13 16 18

GB

14 14 14 20 25

Oklahoma 88, Cent. Arkansas 72 Texas Southern 108, CBS Ambassadors 72 Texas Tech 96, Sam Houston St. 60 UTSA 103, Prairie View 89

MONDAY, JAN. 1

L

PCT

18 18 15 10 5

SOUTHWEST

Peach Bowl Atlanta No. 10 Penn St. vs. No. 11 Mississippi, 10 a.m.

Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn.

Maryland vs. Auburn, noon Orange Bowl Miami No. 4 Florida St. vs. No. 6 Georgia, 2 p.m.

Arizona Bowl Tucson, Ariz.

Toledo vs. Wyoming, 2:30 p.m.

W

L

W

Dallas New Orleans Houston Memphis San Antonio

Ashland 103, Miami (OH) Middletown Thunderhawks 58 Bradley 69, Truman St. 47 Cleveland St. 75, Oakland 67 Lakeland 97, Benedictine (Ill.) 85 Milwaukee Engineering 69, Wis.-Stevens Pt. 67 Ramapo 65, St. Scholastica 63

SATURDAY, DEC. 30

24 21 17 15 12

6½ 10 21

MIDWEST

Gator Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Clemson vs. Kentucky, 10 a.m.

Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas No. 15 Notre Dame vs. No. 21 Oregon St., noon Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn.

Memphis vs. Iowa St., 1:30 p.m.

Cotton Bowl Arlington, Texas No. 7 Ohio St. vs. No. 9 Missouri, 6 p.m.

ATLANTIC

.533 .424 .065

SOUTH

FRIDAY, DEC. 29

Boston Phila.

New York Brooklyn Toronto

14 19 29

Jacksonville St. 93, Fort Valley St. 57 Rhodes 84, Whittier 79 UALR 81, Tennessee Tech 75 UT Martin 91, Tennessee St. 75 Wilkes 56, Centre 53

Fenway Bowl Boston Boston College 23, No. 17 SMU 14 Pinstripe Bowl New York Rutgers 31, Miami 24 Pop-Tarts Bowl Orlando, Fla. Kansas St. 28, No. 19 NC State 19 Alamo Bowl San Antonio, Texas No. 14 Arizona 38, No. 12 Oklahoma 24

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE

16 14 2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

CLEVELAND 37, N.Y. JETS 20

What happened: The Lady Horsemen scored the last five points of the game to hold off the Lady Sundevils on Thursday in the semifinals of the Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament in Perez-Shelley Gymnasium. Española overcome a six-point first half to score 12 in the third and take an 18-17 lead into the final quarter. Down 24-23, Jada Lujan gave St. Michael’s a 25-24 lead with a shot off the glass with 27 seconds left, ESPAÑOLA then she hit three of fourth free throws in the VALLEY final 15 seconds to seal the win.

Top players: Lujan finished with 14 points to lead the Lady Horsemen, while Ceciliana Ruiz added six.

What’s next: St. Michael’s (8-3) takes on Albuquerque Hope Christian, 40-30 winners over Taos in the other semifinal, at 6 p.m. Friday. The Lady Sundevils (7-7) play Taos for third place at 4:30 p.m.

ST. MICHAEL’S

OPEN

GP W L OT PTS GF GA 33 20 7 34 20 12 32 17 9 36 17 14 35 16 15 34 15 14 36 14 18 30 13 17

6 2 6 5 4 5 4 0

46 104 86 42 99 89 40 117 109 39 120 123 36 124 119 35 98 117 32 107 125 26 104 105

33 24 8 34 19 11

1 4

49 113 42 105

METROPOLITAN GP W L OT PTS GF GA

90 93

BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX —Agreed to terms with LHP Tim Hill on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Declan Cronin for assignment.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with C Mitch Garver on a two-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with OF Kevin Kiermaier on a one-year contract.

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Designated OF Bubba Thompson for assignment. Agreed to terms with RHP Buck Farmer on a one-year contract.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated LHP Bryan Hudson for assignment.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Brandon Williams to a two-way contract. Waived G Dexter Dennis.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Reinstated DE Kameron Cline from the practice squad injured reserve. Released CB Herb Miller from the practice squad. Waived OL Germain Ifedi.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed G Ilm Manning from the San Francisco practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Elevated P Matt Haack and K Riley Patterson from the practice squad to the active roster.

DETROIT LIONS — Designated OLB James Houston to return from injured reserve to practice.

Waived DB Chase Lucas. Reinstated RB Jason Cabinda from injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Austin Ajiake to the practice squad.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Claimed CB Marco Wilson off waivers from Arizona.

NEW YORK JETS — Elevated FB Nick Bawden and DL Bruce Hector from the practice squad to the active roster.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Griffin Hebert to the practice squad. Placed WR Devon Allen on the practice squad injured reserve.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed WR Willie Snead and OT Sebastian Gutierrez to the practice squad. Designated WR Danny Gray to return from injured reserve to practice.

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Placed RB Chris Rodriquez on injured reserve. Reinstated LB De’Jon Harris from injured reserve.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Reassigned G Kyle Keyser from Providence (AHL) to Maine (ECHL).

BUFFALO SABRES — Placed C Tyson Jost on waivers.

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned G Yaniv Perets to Norfolk (ECHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Reassigned F Alex Doucet from Toledo (ECHL) to Grand Rapids (AHL).

Activated G Alex Lyon from injured reserve.

Placed G Michael Hutchinson on waivers. Reassigned D Simon Edvinsson to Grand Rapids.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned D Evan Nause from Charlotte (AHL) to Florida (ECHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Returned D Jacob Moverare to Ontario (AHL).

MINNESOTA WILD — Returned D Daemon Hunt to Iowa (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Returned LW Emil Heineman to Laval (AHL). Activated D Jordan Harris from injured reserve.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned G Akira Schmid to Utica (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled G Ken Appleby from Bridgeport (AHL). Returned D Grant Hutton to Bridgeport.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Adam Edstrom from Hartford (AHL).

TODAY

4½

FAVORITE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Minnesota at Detroit, TBD N.Y. Jets at New England, TBD Phila. at N.Y. Giants, TBD Pittsburgh at Baltimore, TBD Seattle at Arizona, TBD Tampa Bay at Carolina, TBD

Girls basketball

SUNDAY

Indiana Chicago Detroit

TENNIS 4:30 p.m. TENNIS — United Cup Group Stage 4 a.m. Saturday TENNIS — United Cup Group Stage

N.Y. JETS CLEVELAND

Boys basketball — Jaelene Berger Holiday Hoops Classic at Rio Rancho: championship, 7 p.m.; third place, 5 p.m.; fifth place, 3 p.m.; seventh place, 1 p.m.

Stu Clark Tournament at New Mexico Highlands University: championship, 7:30 p.m.; third place, 6 p.m.; fifth place, 2:30 p.m.; seventh place, 1 p.m.

Senai Eagle Tournament at University of New Mexico (Johnson Gym): semifinal/consolation, Santa Fe Indian School vs. Mescalero Apache/Dexter, 8 p.m. (semifinal, Johnson Gym; consolation, Johnson South Gym A) ATC at Rumble In The Jungle Tournament at Aztec: TBA Los Alamos at Poe Corn Invitational: TBA Dual Cities Tournament at Santa Rosa: semifinal/consolation, Mora/ Questa vs. Cimarron/Des Moines, 5 p.m. (semifinal)/2 p.m. (consolation); Peñasco/Monte del Sol vs.

Cuba/Santa Rosa, 6:30 p.m. (semifinal)/3 p.m. (consolation)

PREP ROUNDUP

Escalante at Navajo Pine, 6 p.m.

Girls basketball — Los Alamos, Española Valley, Peñasco, Taos, Pecos at Lady Horsemen Christmas Tournament at St. Michael’s: TBA Senai Eagle Tournament at University of New Mexico (Johnson Gym): semifinal/consolation, Santa Fe Indian School vs. Mescalero Apache/ To’hajiilee, 6:30 p.m. (semifinal, Johnson Gym)/8 p.m. (consolation, South Gym C) ATC, Mesa Vista at Rumble In The Jungle Tournament at Aztec: TBA Santa Fe High at Clovis, 2:30 p.m.

Coronado at Questa, 5 p.m.

Escalante at Navajo Pine, 4 p.m.

Abq. Highland at West Las Vegas, 4 p.m.

OPEN

at CHICAGO at TAMPA BAY San Francisco at BUFFALO at BALTIMORE at HOUSTON at INDIANAPOLIS at JACKSONVILLE L.A. Rams at PHILADELPHIA at SEATTLE at DENVER at KANSAS CITY at MINNESOTA

2½ 1½ 13½ 12 3 4½ 3½ 8 6 8½ 4 6 3½ 1½

4½

(52½)

O/U

UNDERDOG

TODAY

O/U

UNDERDOG

3 2½ 12½ 13½ 3½ 4½ 3½ 6 5½ 11½ 3½ 3½ 7 1½

Detroit

(37½) (42½) (49½) (40½) (46½) (43½) (42½) (37½) (43½) (48) (41½) (36½) (43½) (43½)

Atlanta New Orleans at WASHINGTON New England Miami Tennessee Las Vegas Carolina at N.Y. GIANTS Arizona Pittsburgh L.A. Chargers Cincinnati Green Bay

O/U

UNDERDOG

COLLEGE FOOTBALL FRIDAY GATOR BOWL JACKSONVILLE, FLA. FAVORITE Clemson

OPEN

TODAY

OPEN

TODAY

OPEN

TODAY

7

SUN BOWL EL PASO, TEXAS FAVORITE

Notre Dame

LIBERTY BOWL MEMPHIS, FLA. FAVORITE Iowa State

10½

Ohio State

SATURDAY PEACH BOWL ATLANTA FAVORITE

Penn State

MUSIC CITY BOWL NASHVILLE, TENN. FAVORITE Auburn

Georgia

ARIZONA BOWL TUCSON, ARIZ. FAVORITE Wyoming

OPEN

TODAY

OPEN

TODAY

OPEN

TODAY

6½

2½

OPEN

TODAY

OPEN

TODAY

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FAVORITE LSU

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SPORTS

Friday, December 29, 2023

NFL

By Dave Skretta

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs are accustomed to playing each other for a spot in the Super Bowl when the snow begins to fly.

On Sunday, they are merely playing to get into the playoffs.

The Bengals (8-7) have won three of their last four games to keep their AFC wild-card hopes alive, but they desperately need to beat Kansas City (9-6) to give themselves a good shot at making the postseason field.

And the Chiefs have lost three of their last four and still need a win, or some help from Las Vegas and Denver, to clinch their eighth straight AFC West title.

“It’s so unpredictable year to year what teams are going to rise up,” said Bengals coach Zac Taylor, who has managed to keep his team in the hunt for a third straight playoff appearance despite losing Joe Burrow just 10 games into the season.

“You look around the AFC, across the board and the teams still in it,” Taylor continued, “it’s just going to come down to who can figure out how to win and keep the momentum going a little bit.”

The Bengals’ momentum was stanched last week in Pittsburgh, where they allowed the Steelers to race to a 24-0 halftime lead in a 34-11 defeat. Jake Browning, who has played well in Burrow’s place, threw three interceptions in the game.

“Obviously it’s been a different quarterback,” Browning said, “but we’ve gone on runs before, and had to play before where it’s like, ‘Hey, let’s focus on one game at a time.’ So we just

have to focus on playing the Chiefs and whatever happens, happens.”

While the Bengals believe momentum is still on their side, they Chiefs are as devoid of it since Andy Reid took over as coach.

Unless it’s momentum in the wrong direction.

Perhaps the worst performance in Reid’s decade in Kansas City was their latest, when they did not allow an offensive TD — or a completion after the first quarter, for that matter — yet still lost to the Raiders on Christmas. Las Vegas returned a fumble for a touchdown and got a pick-6 thrown by Patrick Mahomes on consecutive plays in the 20-14 win.

Now, the defending Super Bowl champions no longer have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the AFC with two games to go.

“We’re still in first place in the AFC West. We have one more game to win the division,” Mahomes said. “We understand it’s not going to be easy. But if we continue to work, we win this game and go to the playoffs, we know we can do what we set out to do at the beginning of this season, and that’s get to the Super Bowl.”

Banged-up Bengals The Bengals could be without Ja’Marr Chase, their Pro Bowl wide receiver, who missed practice earlier in the week to rehab his ailing shoulder. Chase has shredded the Chiefs over the years, including a game in January 2022 in which he caught 11 passes for a franchise-record 266 yards and three touchdowns.

Cincinnati was also waiting to see how top cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt fared in practice this

Celtics send Pistons to record-tying 28th straight loss, winning in OT

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning is sacked by Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt, bottom, as Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Montravius Adams moves in during the first half of Saturday’s game in Pittsburgh.

SUNDAY ON TV

Banking on big plays

4:25 p.m. on CBS — Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs’ offense has been known for its big plays over the years, but Mahomes is averaging just 6.6 yards through the air per attempt this season, the sixthworst mark in the AFC. And thanks in part to the fact Kansas City’s wide receivers have more dropped passes than any other team, his average completed air yards is better only than Bears backup Tyson Bagent.

But the Bengals could offer a chance for Mahomes, who already has thrown a careerworst 14 interceptions, to open it up. They allowed the Steelers’ George Pickens to have TD catches of 66 and 86 yards last week.

week. He was cleared to return from an ankle injury that landed him on injured reserve, opening a 21-day window to active him or end his season.

Chiefs concerns Injuries are also a concern in Kansas City, where five starters were missing from practice early in the week: CBs L’Jarius Sneed (calf) and Jaylen Watson (illness), RB Isiah Pacheco (concussion), LT Donovan Smith (neck) and WR Kadarius Toney.

The Chiefs could get WR Mecole Hardman back this week. He has been practicing, but has not been activated off IR.

Baby on board Bengals left tackle Orlando Brown Jr., who spent two Pro Bowl seasons in Kansas City, celebrated the birth of his son, Sonny, moments after stepping off the field in Pittsburgh last week. Brown watched the birth over FaceTime from the locker room.

“For me, football is kind of everything right now. You don’t really get this opportunity back.

You don’t get the opportunity to see a birth, either,” he said. “For me, it was important to be there with the guys in Pittsburgh and to be out there with them.”

Cameras are watching Several times this season TV cameras have caught Chiefs players in moments of frustration. It was Mahomes charging after an official after an offside penalty on Kadarius Toney in a loss to Buffalo, and it was Travis Kelce last week, when their star tight end chucked his helmet at the bench and Reid refused to give it back to him.

“When you’ve won a lot of games,” Reid said, “your tolerance level for not doing as well as you should goes down. Things happen. That’s the great part about it: This is emotional. The game of football is an emotional game.”

Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller has disputed the allegations that he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend, calling them “100% false” and “blown out of proportion.”

Miller addressed the media Thursday for the first time since turning himself into police in suburban Dallas on Nov. 30.

Miller indicated something happened between him and his girlfriend, but stressed it did not approach what he is alleged of doing.

The 34-year-old Miller has been charged by police with third-degree assault of a pregnant woman. However, the chief magistrate judge in Dallas County says prosecutors have yet to file charges against Miller.

Dominican baseball player Franco fails to appear at prosecutor’s office SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco failed to show up for a meeting with a prosecutor who is investigating him for an alleged relationship with a minor.

Prosecutor Olga Diná Llaverías says the investigation will continue regardless of Franco’s no-show.

She waited for the All-Star player and his lawyers at her office, but they didn’t appear.

Dominican prosecutors and police showed up Tuesday at a Franco property in Baní, his hometown about 37 miles southwest of Santo Domingo. They did not find the 22-year-old player to request he appeared for testimony.

Illinois suspends star basketball player following rape charge Illinois has suspended basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. after he was charged with rape for an alleged incident that happened when the football team played at Kansas in September.

The school suspended Shannon from “all team activities, effective immediately,” a day after the Douglas County District Attorney issued a warrant for his arrest. Chicago-area attorney Mark Sutter says Shannon is “innocent.”

Prosecutors in Douglas County charged Shannon on Dec. 5 with rape or an alternative count of sexual battery. The complaint says the accuser was born in 2005.

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The Robertson Cardinals huddle up before Thursday’s semifinal matchup against Belen at the Stu Clark Tournament at Highland University’s John A. Wilson Complex.

His senior year, the Dons were beaten by Robertson on a buzzer-beating layup. Exactly 30 years later, West got revenge when Geno Mathis hit a buzzer-beating shot to beat the Cardinals in 2001 — the Dons’ most recent championship.

Having served as the Stu Clark chairman for two decades, Gene Mathis said the tournament’s financial impact has been profound. His committee has paid out over $120,000 to the athletic departments from Robertson and West Las Vegas.

Visiting teams who choose to stay overnight have their hotel rooms paid for by the committee. On Thursday, Mathis said

he paid a $5,600 hotel bill to accommodate the five teams (Portales, Taos, Belen, St. Michael’s and Socorro) who remained in Las Vegas for the first two days.

“The Stu Clark just gives you that Norteño feel, the Norteño love for basketball,” Branch said. “That’s what makes this thing so special.”

NOTES Friday’s championship game will tip off at 7:30 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early as seats and parking are limited. … St. Mike’s held on to beat Socorro in Thursday’s consolation bracket, winning 56-54. The Horsemen will face Pecos, a 51-32 winner over Taos.

Demons hold on to advance to championship “It’s all about moving on after you miss a shot,” Gonzales said.

“You can’t do anything about it. So, I just went out there and played for my teammates.”

Rivera said Gonzales has become a dependable guard who makes his impact in a number of ways.

“The state doesn’t really know about Joe Gonzales,” Rivera said.

“Joe Gonzales is our do-everything. He’s our best defender, he’s so calm with the ball, he’s one of our best shooters. I think everybody is going to know about Joe after tonight.”

It was Gonzales who ended an 8-minute, 5-second field-goal drought with a floater in the lane

Bills’ Von Miller calls domestic abuse allegations against him ‘100% false’

Browns beat Jets, clinch unlikely spot in playoffs

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BOSTON — Hoping to avoid a 28th straight loss that would match the longest losing streak in NBA history, the Detroit Pistons forced overtime against the league-best Celtics before Boston recovered to win 128-122.

Despite making it to overtime for the first time in the skid, Detroit matched the “Trust the Process” Philadelphia 76ers with 28 consecutive losses.

The Pistons need a win at home against Toronto on Saturday night to avoid breaking the record.

Kristaps Porzingis had 35 points for Boston and Jayson Tatum finished with 31 points and 10 assists.

Boston won its fourth straight and ninth in 10 games.

Cade Cunningham led Detroit with 31 points and nine assists.

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‘That Norteño feel’ District Two Tourney, its purpose was to cobble together the top teams from the northeastern part of the state to determine who had bragging rights in an event held in mid-December.

Its launch was a few years before the Las Vegas school district branched off to form Robertson. Since then the tournament has included teams from across the state as well as Colorado, Arizona, Texas and even Mexico.

The tournament was named after Stu Clark in 1955 after the former New Mexico Highlands football, basketball and track coach who went on to be inducted into the school’s hall of fame. The event’s earliest days were often held in the old Stu Clark Gym, which is now the school’s student activities building immediately south of the football stadium.

The tournament had been the state’s longest continuously running prep basketball event until skipping 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“It has become a tradition for the city to have this every year between Christmas and New Year’s,” Mathis said. “People love their basketball here and it’s been a success, especially if both [city] teams do what they’re doing now.”

Mathis knows all about success. He was a star player during his West Las Vegas days, as was his son Geno. The pair have their names in the tournament’s record books for career scoring.

The elder Mathis said his fondest memory of the tournament spanned three decades.

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Bengals visit Chiefs in AFC title game rematch as both fight for playoffs The Associated Press

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with 2:06 left in the first half that gave Santa Fe High a 25-24 lead.

The bucket also kick-started a closing 10-0 run that turned a 24-20 Rio Rancho lead into a 30-24 Demons advantage at the half.

He also hit a pair of 3s during a 14-3 scoring spurt that turned a 36-34 deficit into a 48-39 lead on Gonzales’ 3 from the left with 6:40 left in the game. The run came on the heels of a 5-minute scoreless drought that saw a 32-26 Demons lead evaporate as the Rams (5-3) reeled off 10 straight points.

The Johnson/Decker connection was front-and-center for that run, scoring eight as the Demons struggled to slow down the two forwards. Johnson fin-

ished with a team-best 15 points, while Decker added seven, with five coming in the third quarter.

They forced Rivera to go to a defense his team had barely started practicing during a 12-day break prior to the tournament — the 2-3 zone.

The idea was to clutter the paint and make it harder for the Rams to get to the rim. They managed just one bucket over an almost-4-minute span before Johnson broke the zone spell with a shot off the glass to cut the margin to 45-39.

“We just had to listen to our coaches,” senior wing Juan Ortiz said. “We really bought into what they were saying. We paid attention and we know [how to

play the defense] from previous years. We just brought it back from memory and play it the best we could.”

The ability to adapt to a variety of challenges was the best sign yet the Demons are more than capable of playing with any team in the state.

ABQ. HIGHLAND 68, ESPAÑOLA VALLEY 63 Hornets 6-foot guard Lucas Licon, fresh off a 49-point performance in an 81-72 loss to Navajo Prep in Wednesday’s first-round action, followed it with a 25-point effort to help Highland reach the fifth-place game against Albuquerque St. Pius.

The Sundevils (2-9) will take on Albuquerque Sandia Prep in the seventh place game at 1 p.m. Friday.

“He told me at the end of last season, he wasn’t going to be a backup. He was going to play and he held to that. Joe’s a great guy. The type of teammate you want. He deserves everything.”

The atmosphere was electric from the start inside Cleveland Browns Stadium as fans who have felt mostly heartbreak for decades got a chance to celebrate.

“It was special,” Flacco said.

“This is obviously a unique situation for me, so I’ve got a lot of different emotions running through my head.”

The Jets were forced to start Trevor Siemian for the second week in a row with Zach Wilson sidelined by a concussion.

Siemian had some nice moments, but an overthrow late in first quarter was returned 30 yards for a TD by safety Ronnie Hickman to put the Browns up 20-7.

New York allowed a season-high in points and yards (428). Although the Jets gave up just 61 yards in the second half, they dug themselves too big a hole.

Jets linebacker Jermaine Johnson had a pick-6 in the second quarter when he beautifully deflected Flacco’s pass to himself and returned it 37 yards.

Nothing has been easy this season for the Browns, who have continued to win despite being overrun by injuries since the opener. Flacco is their fourth starting quarterback, they’re missing both first-team offensive tackles and 12 players — including QB Deshaun Watson and running back Nick Chubb — are on injured reserve.

So, it was fitting they went into their biggest game this season missing their starting kicker, punter and wide receiver Amari Cooper, who was coming off a franchise record-setting 265-yard performance on Sunday in Houston.

New guys The Browns got their first

looks at kicker Riley Patterson and punter Matt Haack, both signed earlier this week.

Patterson, filling in for an injured Dustin Hopkins, went 4 of 5 on extra points and made a 33-yard field goal with 2:54 left.

Haack averaged 51.7 yards on three punts.

Garrett and Garrett Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett ended a five-game streak without a sack by taking down Siemian in the first half.

Wilson went over 1,000 yards receiving for the second straight season. He also did it as a rookie in 2022 and is one of 10 active players with two 1,000-yard seasons to start their career.

Scary moment Browns wide receiver Elijah Moore suffered a head injury in the second quarter.

After catching a 22-yard pass from Flacco, Moore’s helmet was driven into the turf as he went down. He rolled onto his back and appeared to twitch as teammates quickly called for medical personnel.

Moore, who spent the past two seasons with the Jets, was helped off the field and escorted to Cleveland’s locker room.

INJURIES Jets: WR Allen Lazard (illness) was among the team’s inactives. ... RG Jacob Hanson suffered a concussion and was replaced by Xavier Newman, who was helped off the fourth quarter with an unspecified injury.

Browns: Cooper came in listed questionable, but was expected to play. However, after he tested a heel injury during an on-field workout, the Browns opted to have him sit rather than risk more damage. ... CB Mike Ford Jr. (calf) got hurt covering a kick in the first quarter.

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SPORTS

Friday, December 29, 2023

Postseason changes

COLLEG E FO O TBALL PL AYOFF

Meme no more

Texas is back and playing for a national championship with Huskies on deck in semi

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was another 5-7 disappointment.

Athletic director Chris Del Conte, school President Jay Hartzell and Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife stuck with Sarkisian.

Year two was an 8-5 finish.

Then came the spark that lit

By Jim Vertuno national title talk: a 34-24 win The Associated Press at Alabama in September.

The Longhorns were the first AUSTIN, Texas non-conference opponent to win exas is back, and not at Alabama since 2007. just as a punchline.

If Texas beats Washington and Fourteen years Alabama (12-1) beats Michigan after last playing for a (13-0) in the Rose Bowl, the national championship, Texas Longhorns and Crimson Tide (12-1) is in the College Football would meet again for the national Playoff as Big 12 champion and championship. one win away from another title Sarkisian appears to have laid shot. Since the end of that 2009 the foundation to keep Texas season when the future looked so “back” once the program moves bright, there had been five losing to the SEC. Texas signed another seasons and, until this year, zero top 10 recruiting class and is conference titles. finding top players in the transfer For nearly a decade, the “Texas MATTHEW PUTNEY/ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO portal. is back” catchphrase has been an Texas coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates the team’s win over Iowa Texas also has been one of the State on Nov. 18 in Ames, Iowa. Texas is back — 14 years after ongoing source of angst for the most aggressive programs in the last playing for a national championship, Texas (12-1) is in the Longhorns. It is an easy way for new era of name, image and likerivals to mock the ‘Horns, includ- College Football Playoff as the Big 12 champion. ness financial deals for college ing with social media memes players. poking fun at a program that did Two seasons later, Longhorns MONDAY ON TV “There became at point at so little with so much. quarterback Sam Ehlinger Alabama when, ”Alright, I’m 6:45 p.m. on ESPN — Sugar Bowl: Only these Longhorns are no pumped it up again with his gonna be a head coach again and No. 2 Washington vs. No. 3 Texas joke. An explosive offense led by exuberant “We’re baaaack!” after I want to go somewhere I have a quarterback Quinn Ewers and Texas thumped Georgia in the legitimate chance to win champia defense led by All-American believes it belongs every year.

2019 Sugar Bowl. onships,” Sarkisian said. “When defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat, “We have a chance to be legTexas safety Michael Taaffe this opportunity came, to me have Texas as one of the last four ends,” Gbenda said. “So why not was at that game. He ate it up at this was the no-brainer because teams standing. Texas (12-1) plays go be great?” the time.

I know what this place can be ...

Continued excellence was Washington (13-0) on Monday “He [Ehlinger] always talked I wasn’t naive to think I just get expected for a program that had night in the Sugar Bowl in a CFP about that. It wasn’t to jinx it,” to be a head coach and ho-hum semifinal. The winner goes on to a run of 10-win seasons from Taffe said. “I thought it was awewin eight games and everything’s the Jan. 8 title game against either 2001-2009. That run included a some. I thought it was funny.” going to be great.” national championship in 2005 Alabama or Michigan.

So did Texas rivals.

Senior linebacker Jaylan Ford “We didn’t come this far just to and ended with a title game loss Another five-loss season folremembers the 5-7 showing of to Alabama after the 2009 season. lowed, and coach Tom Herman come this far,” senior linebacker 2021 all too well. And he thinks A 5-7 slide in 2010 and a run David Gbenda said. “We want to was fired after the pandemic-inonly Sarkisian could have turned go all the way ... We have one goal, of mediocrity followed. National terrupted 2020 season. Texas Texas around so quickly. and that’s the championship ring.” championship-winning coach then handed the program to “I personally don’t think we The coach leading them out of Mack Brown was fired. His Sarkisian, who had spent that would have done it if Sark didn’t replacement Charlie Strong had the wilderness, Steve Sarkisian, season as offensive coordinator come here and change the culthree consecutive losing seasons. for Alabama’s national champion- ture,” Ford said. spent his own time wandering The “Texas is back!” meme through personal struggles before ship run.

Ford is so ready to shed the has hung like a yoke on the Bevo finding his way back to the top.

Sarkisian had earned the dubi- “Texas is back” memes, jokes and steer mascot since 2016. It came How long will it last? Hard to ous nickname “Seven-win-Sark” sneers. from ESPN’s Joe Tessitore and his during five seasons as head coach tell. Texas leaves the Big 12 for “I’ve been here so long, you get the cauldron of the Southeastern excited call of the game-winning at Washington, and was then used to blocking out the naysaytouchdown in a season-opening Conference next season along fired midway through his second ers,” Ford said. “We’ve proved a overtime thriller against Notre with bitter rival Oklahoma. But season at Southern California lot ... If we are lucky enough to Dame. Texas looked ready to for one more week, maybe two, before going into alcohol rehabil- hoist that trophy at the end of the launch before Strong’s final season itation treatment. it’s all about the present and season, there’s not much more to Sarkisian’s first season at Texas say after that.” spiraled into another 5-7 finish. being “back” to where Texas

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the season, though most were backup players. It does look as if All-America tight end Brock Bowers and highly regarded tackle Amarius Mims will miss the game after seasons interrupted by injuries.

“If Florida State handles Georgia easily and the three CFP games are duds, then I’d gladly vote the Seminoles No. 1, but it’s not going to happen,” said AP Top 25 voter Robert Cessna of the Bryan-College Station Eagle in Texas.

No. 1 Michigan (13-0) faces fourth-seeded Alabama (12-1) in the Rose Bowl semifinal and No. 2 Washington (13-0) plays No. 3 Texas (12-1) in Sugar Bowl semifinal on Monday. The final AP Top 25 is released a few hours after the Jan. 8 national championship game.

Rabalais covers No. 13 LSU, which will play Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa on Monday without Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, who has opted out.

“The lack of a player of Daniels’ caliber has to be taken into consideration were LSU to lose and I was deciding where to put them on my final ballot,” he said.

In some cases, the teams playing in the bowls barely resemble the ones that earned those postseason trips and rankings.

Take the Sun Bowl, with No. 15 Notre Dame (9-3) facing No. 21 Oregon State (8-4) in El Paso, Texas, on Friday.

Neither team will have its starting quarterback after Notre Dame’s Sam Hartman (NFL draft) and Oregon State’s DJ Uiagalelei (transfer) opted out.

The Irish are missing most of their starting offense, including All-America offensive tackle Joe Alt and running back Audric Estime, a second-team All-American. Offensive coordinator Gerad Parker recently took the head coaching job at Troy.

Beavers coach Jonathan Smith leaves for Michigan State after the regular-season finale. Now they are down to a third-string quarterback, though one with starting experience in Ben Gulbranson, and have had several key players transfer out. Leading rusher Damien Martinez is

serving a suspension.

“The stats count. It counts in the win-loss column. When people look at Notre Dame and Oregon State’s record in the future it’s going to include the results of this game. In that regard, well, I’ll factor it in,” Matt Brown from the The Athletic said on the AP Top 25 College Football Podcast. “On the other hand, if Notre Dame and Oregon State had these rosters for most of the year? The teams that take the field will really not be top-20 teams.”

The Peach Bowl with No. 10 Penn State facing No. 11 Mississippi is shaping up to have fairly good representation from each team, though Nittany Lions All-American offensive lineman Olu Fashanu has said only that he will be with the team, not that he will play.

Teammate and standout defensive end Chop Robinson isn’t going to play.

“It’s almost like we’re going back in time to how bowl games are perceived,” Brown said.

For a big chunk of the 20th century, bowl games were few and not taken into account in the final AP poll. Not until 1968 did the AP begin releasing a final poll after bowls were played.

As late as 1973, Alabama and Notre Dame shared the national title because the coaches’ poll didn’t take into account bowl games.

The Fighting Irish beat the Crimson Tide in the Sugar Bowl and finished No. 1 in the AP poll, but the coaches had already declared Alabama No. 1.

The last time there was a split national title was 2003, when Southern California was voted No. 1 by AP after being left of the BCS title game, won by LSU over Oklahoma.

The four-team playoff has all but ensured it will never happen again.

The Florida State snub provide at least a chance to consider the possibility, but with a 12-team playoff coming next season, shared national championships will — like the wishbone and tear-away jerseys — be part of college football’s past.

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Kansas St. upsets NC St. in Pop-Tarts Bowl The Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — Avery Johnson threw for two touchdowns and ran for one, DJ Giddens rushed for 151 yards and scored twice, and Kansas State 28 Kansas 19 NC State 19 State beat No. 19 North Carolina State 28-19 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday night.

Johnson, a freshman making his first start after Will Howard entered the transfer portal, threw for 178 yards, rushed for 71 and directed a 15-play, 72-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter that put the game away and closed out a solid season for coach Chris Klieman’s Wildcats (9-4).

“We knew we needed to finish the drive strong and put the game away,” Johnson said. “Credit to those guys up front. Fifteen plays isn’t easy. They dominated and we ultimately got into the end zone.”

Quarterback Brennan Armstrong rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown and threw for 164 yards in his final game for the Wolfpack (9-4), who fell short of winning 10 games for the second time in program history.

“I look back to what could I have done differently because we didn’t get the job done,” Armstrong said. “I felt like I did what I had to do to be ready and prepared. We just didn’t get the job done.”

Giddens had a 37-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter, his only catch of the game, and ran for a 4-yard TD early in the second that made it 14-0.

Kansas State led 21-7 late in the second quarter and 21-10 at halftime, but N.C. State rallied in the third quarter, thanks in part to some trickery. Trent Pennix ran for a 60-yard touchdown on a fake punt with 1:50 left in the period. But the 2-point try failed, allowing the Wildcats to maintain a 21-19 lead.

Johnson and Giddens took over from there. Giddens had six rushes for 25 yards on a drive that took 7:24 off the clock and concluded with Johnson’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Jayce Brown with 2:48 remaining.

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“Some of those times a young player may force a throw when he is scrambling and he doesn’t see anybody open,” Klieman said. “He threw the ball away and avoided a number of sacks for a loss of yards. He’s 1-0 as a quarterback. He made big-time play after big-time play.”

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ALAMO BOWL NO. 14 ARIZONA 38, NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 24 In San Antonio, Texas, Gunner Maldonado returned a fumble 87 yards for a touchdown and also had an interception as No. 14 Arizona forced six turnovers in a comeback victory over No. 12 Oklahoma.

Noah Fifita threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona (10-3).

The Wildcats closed with seven straight victories as they depart the Pac-12 to join the Big 12 next season. Leaving the Big 12 to join the Southeastern Conference, Oklahoma also finished 10-3.

Tetairoa McMillan had 10 receptions for 160 yards for Arizona.

Oklahoma freshman Jackson Arnold threw for 361 yards and two touchdowns, but also had three interceptions in his first career start. Arnold started in place of Dillon Gabriel, who is transferring to Oregon after throwing for 3,660 yards and 30 touchdowns this season.

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Castellanos rushed for 156 yards and completed 11 of 18 passes for 102 yards. Ky Robichaux also had a scoring run for the Eagles (7-6), whose main campus is less than five miles away from Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox. Kevin Jennings went 24 of 48 for 191 yards and a TD for SMU (11-3), which finished with its most victories since the 1982 squad also posted 11.

With the Mustangs moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference next season in a sweeping list of realignments that have overtaken college football, it was a matchup of two teams that’ll see each other again next season in Dallas during league play.

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Robert Kennedy Jr., left, stands at a February 2019 rally in opposition to a proposed bill that would remove parents’ ability to claim a philosophical exemption to opt their school-age children out of the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, outside the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Kennedy has been on the defensive over his comments about vaccines and COVID-19.

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Kennedy again made waves with his decision to pull out of the Democratic Party’s primary and continue his presidential campaign as an independent candidate.

With the 2024 presidential election looming, Kennedy’s influence on the election could be great, as the independent candidate could gain plenty of votes that could change the outcome of what is typically a Democratic-Republican fight into a Democratic-Republican-Kennedy battle.

Additionally, Kennedy’s influence and familiar name have shifted more attention to the third parties and independent candidates, demonstrating there could be a break from the bipartisan status quo.

Kennedy’s campaign as a Democrat faced an uphill battle with President Joe Biden seeking reelection. His sudden switch to an independent candidate brought a new set of challenges, including attacks from both sides.

In announcing his presidential campaign party switch in early October, he embraced the attacks.

“The Democrats are frightened that I’m gonna spoil the election for President Biden. The Republicans are frightened that I’m gonna spoil it for President [Donald] Trump. The truth is they’re both right; my intention is to spoil it for both of them,” Kennedy said during one campaign event, according to ABC News.

While some shrugged off this threat of “spoiling” the election for both parties, the threat started to become real after some polls were released by Politico in November.

Quinnipiac University’s survey showed Kennedy would take approximately 22% of the vote, Biden would take 39%, and former President Donald Trump (who is likely the Republican nominee) would take 36% according to Politico.

This striking number is good news for

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Kennedy speaks during an event for his presidential campaign Nov. 14 in Columbia, S.C. The 2024 presidential election is drawing a robust field of independent, third party and long-shot candidates. Kennedy ended his Democratic primary challenge to President Joe Biden, opting to run as an independent instead.

Kennedy, as his presidential campaign could initiate the first tight three-way presidential election in America, making him a threat to both political parties.

While the environmental lawyer has gained young people’s support as another option outside the established Democratic or Republican parties, he is also turning people away with his radical ideas on the environment and vaccines — paired with allegations of antisemitism. In a campaign video posted on social media, Kennedy turns his attention toward the environment, seemingly supporting conservative views surrounding it.

“This crisis is being used as a pretext for clamping down totalitarian controls the same way the COVID crisis was, and it’s the same people. It’s the intelligence agencies.

It’s the World Economic Forum; it’s the billionaire boys’ club at Davos,” he said in a campaign video released this summer.

Additionally, his opinion on vaccines has turned some voters to look at other options, causing him to defend himself to CNN in a recent interview. Prior to his independent part switch, he claimed there is no vaccine that is “you know, safe and effective.” In an interview with CNN, Kennedy argued that his comments were meant to advocate

0.6% between 2006 and 2010.

This represents the biggest jump in usage compared to all other contraceptive methods.

The uptick “probably contributed to a decline in teen pregnancies and births that we’ve seen,” said Joyce Abma, a social scientist with the National Center for Health Statistics and co-author of the latest CDC report. The report notes teenage pregnancies and births have reached “historic lows.”

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greater research of vaccines while conceding that his previous remark was “a bad use of words.”

Finally, Kennedy faced accusations of being antisemitic after he made comments saying COVID-19 was “ethnically targeted” to spare Ashkenazi Jews, a group that includes 5.8 million people in the United States, according to the Pew Research Center. He defended these claims while simultaneously denying the allegations to his supporters, stating he believed these statements “certainly weren’t antisemitic.”

With all of these actions as a whole, it is possible that Kennedy would have stained the Democratic Party and turned away voters had he stayed, making his shift to an independent candidate a good thing for the Democratic Party. Kennedy’s fight against the two-party system is making a difference in current polls — but will it hold up until the 2024 election?

It is hard to tell with the U.S.’ two-party system that barely allows for a breakthrough from a third-party or independent candidate.

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skin in the upper arm and releases progestin, a synthetic hormone that mimics progesterone, into the bloodstream. This is designed to suppress ovulation, though it might not always do so for everyone. The progestin also thickens the mucus of the cervix in order to prevent sperm from reaching an egg, if ovulation does occur. The implant is considered over 99% effective at preventing pregnancies.

The needle used to insert the implant is “a little bit bigger than a typical needle used to draw

blood,” said Dr. Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, chair of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists clinical consensus committee for gynecology, which develops clinical guidance. “You tent the skin so that you don’t go deep into the muscle or blood vessels or nerves, and then you basically put the needle in, remove the needle, and the implant stays in place.”

Doctors will provide a local anesthetic at the needle site.

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udiences watching Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki’s new film The Boy and the Heron in theaters were preliminarily accosted by trailers meant for a much younger demographic; those young enough to enjoy a teaser for an animated film romanticizing duck migration (2023’s Migration starring Awkwafina and Danny DeVito) were largely not present in the theater.

For those in attendance, all that was teased was a major lack of appeal in any way shape or form. However the appearance of a sky-blue screen and the Studio Ghibli logo, an etching of beloved character Totoro, signaled the start of what was anticipated — a new movie by the incredibly imaginative and respected director Miyazaki.

The Boy and the Heron, while slightly more vague and representational than most of Miyazaki’s films, is nothing short of beautiful and hypnotizing: The audience is left charmed by the creativity. However, this semi-autobiographical movie calls on themes of processing death and grief, and is darker than most of Miyazaki’s films.

Taking place at the end of World War II, the opening scene introduces 12-year-old protagonist, Mahito, as he rushes through dark crowds of shadowed and smeared figures in search of his mother, who dies in the firebombing of a hospital where she’s being treated. After the tragedy, he and his father move out to the countryside to live with his aunt, Natsuko (his late mother’s sister), for whom his father has developed an affection.

Mahito then becomes ensnared in a fantasy world as he searches for pregnant Natsuko when she disappears; a humanoid gray heron guides his way. Eventually, after much excitement and a meeting with a young version of his mother, Mahito’s great-grand-uncle — who created the fantasy realm — offers Mahito a chance to succeed him in curating his own world of fantasy. Turning down this offer, Mahito returns to his own world, preferring the faults of reality over a kind of falsified paradise.

Nods to Miyazaki’s own life include the death of Mahito’s mother. Miyazaki’s own mother passed when he was older, but suffered from tuberculosis during his childhood, according to The Ringer. Mahito’s father is also largely based on Miyazaki’s father, who, like the fictional character, ran wartime factories producing airplane parts. These are just a few examples of how personally intertwined this film was for the director.

Throughout the film, Mahito’s journey of working through his mother’s death is impressed in a very personal manner.

This, combined with the beautiful animation — gorgeously realistic backgrounds paired with the Ghibli-style characters — as well as the wondrously strange elements (think very large carnivorous parakeets), makes for an incredible film.

The Boy and the Heron is not a movie you can watch just once. To catch all the details and put together all the pieces requires a second viewing at the very least. While it could be argued that the slight confusion left with the audience after an initial watch signifies the film is too symbolic or vague, “thought-provoking” is a more fitting descriptor. The movie, like all of Miyazaki’s creations, is magical in a way that simply can’t be recreated; the extra layer of metaphor just adds even more depth and beauty.

Though 82-year-old Miyazaki has a history of threatening retirement, the director can’t quite make it stick. After the release of Princess Mononoke in 1997, Miyazaki claimed plans of retiring, however, he subsequently went on to make Spirited Away (2001), The Wind Rises (2013), and now 10 years later, The Boy and the Heron, according to The Verge.

In addition, Miyazaki doesn’t plan on stopping. Studio Ghibli executive Junichi Nishioka told CBC News that Miyazaki is actively working on plans for another film. For the many international fans of his work, it’s safe to say that’s an exciting prospect.

Cora Thompson is a junior at The MASTERS Program. Contact them at corat.9675@gmail.com.

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Bid Express website. nm.us/. If a Bidder apB-8 THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN Friday, December 29, 2023 Fee schedules are pears on the DWS list available through the of willful violators of Bid Express website. the Public Works MiniThe 2019 Edition of the mum Wage Act (NMSA NMDOT Standard 13-4-14), the NMDOT Specifications and shall reject the Bid and Standard Drawings for shall continue to reject Highway and Bridge from that Bidder LEGAL #92049 Construction shall Bids for three years after govern construction of the date of publication Project.

TheASSUMPTIONS, 2019 of the list.

NOTICE OF DETERMINATION NOT TO UPDATEthis LAND USE Standard SpecificaLEGAL #92016 tions and Standard CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN OR IMPACT FEES The Bidder’s Bid GuarDrawings are available anty shall be five perADVERTISEMENT NEW MEXICO for no cost to the Bid- cent (5%) of the der days through the Bidder’s Totala Bid DEPARTMENT C. If:OF within sixty after publication of this Notice, A. On October 10,2023, at a regular meeting of the Santa NMDOT shall be TRANSPORTATION person makes a writtenwebsite request toattheAmount Board ofand County Fe County Board of County Commissioners, the Board (NMDOT) BID SOLICI- http://dot.state.nm.us submitted before Bid of Santa Fe County c/o Jacob Black, Fire eiof County Commissioners of Santa Fe County adopted Opening through TATION FORCommissioners January /content/nmdot/en/st Chief at P.O.andards.html.

Box 276, Santa: Fe, Newther Mexico, 87504Resolution 2023-105 and determined that no change to 19, 2024 Surety 2000 or Tinubu Surety.capital FE, requesting that the land use assumptions, the land use assumptions, capital improvements plan orSANTA0276, In the case of disrupNEW MEXICO improvements plan or impact fees be updated, the Board impact fees was necessary. tion of national com- For state funded ProjCounty may’ or reject munications or lossaccept of ects proof such of the BidThe NMDOT of will only Commissioners receive Bids through services by Bid Exder’s valid license request by following the requirements of NMSA 1978, §§ in B. The impact fees shall continue to apply in the unincorpress morning Fees of the form of its wallet the Express web- 35 20 through (the the Development Act). porated boundaries of the County, as depicted on theBid map the Bid Opening, the card from the Consite at attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.

Industries https://www.bidx.com NMDOT may delay the struction / before 11:00 EXHIBIT A A.M. deadline for Bids. In- Division (CID) shall be local prevailing time structions will be com- submitted with the Bid through per the Construction National Institute of municated Standards and Tech- the Bid Express web- Industries Licensing Act NMSA (1978), Secnology, atomic clock, site. tions 60-13-1 to -57 on January 19, 2024.

Bids received after this As a condition to sub- (1967, as amended time will not be ac- mitting a Bid all Bid- through 1989). The Bidbidding as der’s valid license cepted. Tutorials on ders electronic bidding are Contractors are re- shall cover the Projavailable through Bid quired to be prequali- ect’s type of Work Express website at fied with the NMDOT’s specified in this Adverhttps://www.bidx.com Office of Inspector tisement. The Bidder /site/trainingcenter. In General seven (7) Days shall submit in the order to receive Ad- before Bid Opening form of a zip file to the denda and notifica- per 18.27.5 NMAC. All “file attachment uptions all Bidders shall Subcontractors are re- load” tab in the Project log into Bid Express quired to be prequali- Bids.EBSX file through and select the pro- fied before performing Bid Express the CID posal and letting activ- any Work and prior to wallet card. ity message and supplying goods or e-mail boxes in the services to the Project. If a Bidder is seeking, manage messages The Contractor Pre- for state funded ProjRule, ects, a resident busiand notifications tab. qualification 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre- ness preference the The NMDOT will open qualifi- cation Packet Bidder shall submit a located at copy of its resident and publicly read the are Total Bid Amount for http://dot.state.nm.us business certification Bids in the presence of /content/nmdot/en/pr in the form of a zip file one or more witnesses equalification.html. to the “file attachment at the NMDOT’s Gen- The Bidder’s prequali- upload” tab in the eral Office (Room 223), fication factor rolling Project Bids .EBSX file 1120 Cerrillos Road average will be ap- through Bid Express Santa Fe, NM 87505. In- plied to any Project before Bid Opening dividuals with disabili- with an engineer’s es- per NMSA 1978, § 13-4(1984, amended ties who desire to timate greater than $5 2 2012). attend or participate million. in this Bid Opening shall contact the All Bidders submitting If a Bidder is seeking, NMDOT Title VI Liaison Bids valued over sixty for state funded Projdollars ects, a resident veta minimum of ten Days thousand contractor before the date of Bid ($60,000.00) shall be eran Opening at (505) 490- registered with the De- preference the Bidder partment of Workforce shall submit a copy of 2620.

So- lutions (DWS), its resident veteran The Advertisement, Labor Relations before contractor certificaBid Form, Bid Guar- Bidding. The Bidder’s tion and its applicaanty, Supplemental registration number tion for the resident contractor Specifications, Special shall be included on veteran Provisions, Addenda, the Bid Form. The Bid- certification, not inNotice to Contractors der’s DWS registration cluding the attachfor the and Plans are avail- number can be ob- ments able for a membership tained through the application, in the fee and for examina- w e b s i t e form of a zip file to the tion only through the http://www.dws.state. “file attachment upBid Express website. nm.us/. If a Bidder ap- load” tab in the Project Fee schedules are pears on the DWS list Bids .EBSX file through available through the of willful violators of Bid Express before Bid Bid Express website. the Public Works Mini- Opening per NMSA The 2019 Edition of the mum Wage Act (NMSA 1978, § 13-4-2 (1984, NMDOT Standard 13-4-14), the NMDOT amended 2012).

Specifications and shall reject the Bid and Standard Drawings for shall continue to reject For federally funded Highway and Bridge Bids from that Bidder Projects, the Bidder is Construction shall for three years after not required to have a govern construction of the date of publication license from the CID for the Project’s Work this Project. The 2019 of the list. in order to submit a LEGAL #92016 Standard Specifications and Standard The Bidder’s Bid Guar- Bid. However, upon beADVERTISEMENT Drawings are available anty shall be five per- coming the apparent NEW MEXICO for no cost to the Bid- cent (5%) of the successful Bidder, the Total Bid Bidder must obtain a DEPARTMENT OF der through the Bidder’s TRANSPORTATION NMDOT website at Amount and shall be valid license with the (NMDOT) BID SOLICI- http://dot.state.nm.us submitted before Bid proper classification TATION FOR January /content/nmdot/en/st Opening through ei- for the Project’s Work ther Surety 2000 or Tin- within 30 Days of the 19, 2024 andards.html. ubu Surety. date on the notice of SANTA FE, Preliminary Award letNEW MEXICO In the case of disruption of national com- For state funded Proj- ter.

The NMDOT will only munications or loss of ects proof of the Bidand State receive Bids through Pub: services Ex- der’s valid license in Federal Decby 29,Bid 20023 the Bid Express web- press the morning of the form of its wallet Wage Rates are indisite at the Bid Opening, the card from the Con- cated for each Project.

Industries For federally funded https://www.bidx.com NMDOT may delay the struction (CID) shall be Projects, the Bidder / before 11:00 A.M. deadline for Bids. In- DivisionLEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS LEGALS local prevailing time structions will be com- submitted with the Bid shall obtain the fedNational Institute of municated through per the Construction eral wage rate (ConAUDIOVISUAL EQUIP- Standards and Tech- the Bid Express web- Industries Licensing struction Type: MENT SALE Act NMSA (1978), Sec- Highway) through the nology, atomic clock, site.

Tuesday, January 2, on January 19, 2024. tions 60-13-1 to -57 US Department of 2023 Bids received after this As a condition to sub- (1967, as amended Labor (DOL) website at 8AM-12PM time will not be ac- mitting a Bid all Bid- through 1989). The Bid- https://sam.gov/con1812 Second Street cepted. Tutorials on ders bidding as der’s valid license tent/home. In addiSanta Fe, NM electronic bidding are Contractors are re- shall cover the Proj- tion, the Bidder shall Cases, Tripods, Wiring, available through Bid quired to be prequali- ect’s type of Work obtain the State wage Lighting and Record- Express website at fied with the NMDOT’s specified in this Adver- rate (Street, Highway, ing Devices, https://www.bidx.com Office of Inspector tisement. The Bidder Utility or Light EngiCamera and editing /site/trainingcenter. In General seven (7) Days shall submit in the neering Construction) equipment order to receive Ad- before Bid Opening form of a zip file to the through the DWS webat denda and notifica- per 18.27.5 NMAC. All “file attachment up- site PUB: Dec. 29, 2023 tions all Bidders shall Subcontractors are re- load” tab in the Project https://www.dws.stat log into Bid Express quired to be prequali- Bids.EBSX file through e.nm.us/Labor-RelaLEGAL #92006 and select the pro- fied before performing Bid Express the CID tions/Labor-Information/Public-Works. The posal and letting activ- any Work and prior to wallet card.

Extra Space Storage ity higher wage rate shall message and supplying goods or will hold a public auc- e-mail boxes in the services to the Project. If a Bidder is seeking, govern in the event of tion to sell personal manage messages The Contractor Pre- for state funded Proj- a dis- crepancy beproperty described and notifications tab. qualification Rule, ects, a resident busi- tween the minimum below belonging to 18.27.5 NMAC, and Pre- ness preference the wage rates in the those individuals The NMDOT will open qualifi- cation Packet Bidder shall submit a DOL/DWS Wage Decilisted below at the lo- and publicly read the are located at copy of its resident sion applicable to the cation indicated: 1911 Total Bid Amount for http://dot.state.nm.us business certification Contract.

Ladera Dr NW Albu- Bids in the presence of /content/nmdot/en/pr in the form of a zip file querque, NM 87120; one or more witnesses equalification.html. to the “file attachment For federally funded Auction Date: 01/18/24 at the NMDOT’s Gen- The Bidder’s prequali- upload” tab in the Projects, a Bidder shall at 11:30 p.m. eral Office (Room 223), fication factor rolling Project Bids .EBSX file submit in the form of a 1120 Cerrillos Road average will be ap- through Bid Express zip file to the “file atPeter Sullivan, 904 Santa Fe, NM 87505. In- plied to any Project before Bid Opening tachment upload” tab Alarid St, Santa Fe, NM dividuals with disabili- with an engineer’s es- per NMSA 1978, § 13-4- in the Project Bids 87505, and Home ties who desire to timate greater than $5 2 (1984, amended .EBSX file through Bid goods attend or participate million.

2012).

Express the Affidavit in this Bid Opening of Bidder before Bid Jeremy Lydon, 1504 shall contact the All Bidders submitting If a Bidder is seeking, Opening.

Calle Preciosa, Santa NMDOT Title VI Liaison Bids valued over sixty for state funded ProjFe, NM 87505, house a minimum of ten Days thousand dollars ects, a resident vet- For federally funded hold goods before the date of Bid ($60,000.00) shall be eran contractor and state funded ProjOpening at (505) 490- registered with the De- preference the Bidder ects, a Bidder shall Losa Condon, 518 Old 2620. partment of Workforce shall submit a copy of submit in the form of a Santa Fe Trl, 407, Santa So- lutions (DWS), its resident veteran zip file to the “file atFe, NM 87505, Personal The Advertisement, Labor Relations before contractor certifica- tachment upload” tab items paper work Bid Form, Bid Guar- Bidding. The Bidder’s tion and its applica- in the Project Bids anty, Supplemental registration number tion for the resident .EBSX file through Bid The auction will be Specifications, Special shall be included on veteran contractor Express any doculisted and advertised Provisions, Addenda, the Bid Form. The Bid- certification, not in- ments before Bid on www.storagetrea- Notice to Contractors der’s DWS registration cluding the attach- Opening required by a sures.com. Purchases and Plans are avail- number can be ob- ments for the Notice to Contractors. must be made with able for a membership tained through the application, in the cash only and paid at fee and for examina- w e b s i t e form of a zip file to the Failure of the Bidder to the above referenced tion only through the http://www.dws.state. “file attachment up- comply with this Adfacility in order to Bid Express website. nm.us/. If a Bidder ap- load” tab in the Project vertisement shall rencomplete the transac- Fee schedules are pears on the DWS list Bids .EBSX file through der the Bid tion. Extra Space Stor- available through the of willful violators of Bid Express before Bid non-responsive and age may refuse any Bid Express website. the Public Works Mini- Opening per NMSA the Bid shall be rebid and may rescind The 2019 Edition of the mum Wage Act (NMSA 1978, § 13-4-2 (1984, jected. any purchase up until NMDOT Standard 13-4-14), the NMDOT amended 2012). the winning bidder Specifications and shall reject the Bid and (1) takes possession of Standard Drawings for shall continue to reject For federally funded CN 1101841 the personal property. Highway and Bridge Bids from that Bidder Projects, the Bidder is Construction shall for three years after not required to have a TERMINI: US 180, Pub: Dec 29, 2023, Jan govern construction of the date of publication license from the CID MP 123.136 to MP 5, 2024 this Project. The 2019 of the list. for the Project’s Work 128.261 for 5.126 miles in order to submit a COUNTY: G r a n t Standard SpecificaLEGAL #92016 tions and Standard The Bidder’s Bid Guar- Bid. However, upon be- (District 1) Drawings are available anty shall be five per- coming the apparent TYPE OF WORK: ADVERTISEMENT for no cost to the Bid- cent (5%) of the successful Bidder, the Roadway ReconstrucNEW MEXICO der through the Bidder’s Total Bid Bidder must obtain a tion and RehabilitaDEPARTMENT OF Signalization, NMDOT website at Amount and shall be valid license with the tion, TRANSPORTATION http://dot.state.nm.us submitted before Bid proper classification Lighting, ITS (NMDOT) BID SOLICITATION FOR January /content/nmdot/en/st Opening through ei- for the Project’s Work CONTRACT TIME: andards.html. ther Surety 2000 or Tin- within 30 Days of the 400 Working Days 19, 2024 date on the notice of DBE GOAL: At this ubu Surety.

SANTA FE, Preliminary Award let- time NMDOT will meet In the case of disrupNEW MEXICO tion of national com- For state funded Proj- ter. the State DBE on Federally assisted projThe NMDOT will only munications or loss of ects proof of the Bidand State ects through a receive Bids through services by Bid Ex- der’s valid license in Federal the Bid Express web- press the morning of the form of its wallet Wage Rates are indi- combination of racethe Bid Opening, the card from the Con- cated for each Project. neutral and race-consite at Industries For federally funded scious measures. This https://www.bidx.com NMDOT may delay the struction / before 11:00 A.M. deadline for Bids. In- Division (CID) shall be Projects, the Bidder project is subject to local prevailing time structions will be com- submitted with the Bid shall obtain the fed- race-conscious measthrough per the Construction eral wage rate (Con- ures. The established National Institute of municated Type: DBE goal for this projStandards and Tech- the Bid Express web- Industries Licensing struction site. through the ect isContinued...

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US Department of LICENSES: (GA-1 or tions 60-13-1 to -57 on January 19, 2024.

Bids received after this As a condition to sub- (1967, as amended Labor (DOL) website at GA-98) and (GF-2 or GFtime will not be ac- mitting a Bid all Bid- through 1989). The Bid- https://sam.gov/con- 98) and (EE-98) bidding as der’s valid license tent/home. In addi- FUNDING TYPE: cepted. Tutorials on ders electronic bidding are Contractors are re- shall cover the Proj- tion, the Bidder shall Federal-aid quired to be prequali- ect’s type of Work obtain the State wage LISTING THRESHOLD:

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tion, Signalization, Lighting, ITS CONTRACT TIME: 400 Working Days DBE GOAL: At this time NMDOT will meet the State DBE on Federally assisted projects through a combination of raceneutral and race-conscious measures. This projectLEGALS is subject to race-conscious measures. The established DBE goal for this project is 0.00%.

LICENSES: (GA-1 or GA-98) and (GF-2 or GF98) and (EE-98) FUNDING TYPE: Federal-aid LISTING THRESHOLD: $8,000 (Subcontractors Fair Practices Act Compliance) WAGE RATE (FEDERAL): NM20240036 WAGE RATE (STATE): Type “A” (2024)

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(2) CN 5101400 TERMINI: NM 567, MP 5.271 to MP 5.351 for 0.080 miles COUNTY: Taos (District 5) TYPE OF WORK: Roadway Reconstruction CONTRACT TIME: 30 Working Days LICENSES: (GA-1 or GA-98) FUNDING TYPE: State LISTING THRESHOLD: None WAGE RATE (STATE): Type “A” (2024) (3) CN LC00290R TERMINI: NM 101, MP 0.000 to MP 1.419 for 1.419 miles COUNTY: Dona Ana (District 1) TYPE OF WORK: Roadway Reconstruction, Signalization, Lighting CONTRACT TIME: 460 Working Days DBE GOAL: At this time NMDOT will meet the State DBE on Federally assisted projects through a combination of raceneutral and race-conscious measures. This project is subject to race-conscious measures. The established DBE goal for this project is 0.00%.

LICENSES: (GA-1 or GA-98) and (EE-98) FUNDING TYPE: Federal-aid LISTING THRESHOLD: $7,000 (Subcontractors Fair Practices Act Compliance) WAGE RATE (FEDERAL): NM20240035 WAGE RATE (STATE): Type “A” (2024)

LEGALS

LEGALS

LEGAL #92044

LEGAL #92066

New Mexico Department of Transportation Engineering Consultant Services

Temple Beth Shalom ADVERTISEMENT (TBS) Invitation to Bid IFB-02-2023 STATE OF NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF Surveillance Cameras TAXATION AND & Blue Point Rapid REVENUE Emergency Response AND THE REVENUE System PROCESSING DIVISION RFP No. 2024-333-4001Sealed Bids in one (1) 00060 clearly labeled un- FOR SECURITIES PORTbound original and FOLIO MANAGEMENT two (2) bound paper STOCK CUSTODIAN copies (if submitting FOR UNCLAIMED in paper form will be PROPERTIES received at the Administration Office - 205 E. New Mexico Taxation Barcelona Rd., Santa and Revenue DepartFe, NM 87505, until ment is soliciting pro4:00PM Mountain posals to provide Standard Time, Tues- Services for a Securiday, January 16, 2024 ties Portfolio Manager for this solicitation. Stock Custodian for Bids may also be sub- Unclaimed Properties. mitted electronically The purpose of the Reby email in pdf format. quest for Proposal Subject line of the (RFP) is to solicit email must contain sealed proposals to the following informa- establish a contract tion: RESPONSE IFB- through competitive 02-2023.

Bid negotiations for the Documents may be procurement of Secuobtained from Frank rities Management Romero at TBS, 205 E. Custodial Services of Barcelona Rd., Santa Abandoned Property.

Fe, NM 87505 or by All qualified vendors email request to cam- are invited to submit a pus@sftbs.org. Office proposal. vendors rehours are 9:30AM- sponding to this RFP 4:30PM, Monday-Fri- must be able to day. No bid may be demonstrate a capacwithdrawn after the ity to meet the scheduled closing Agency’s requiretime for receipt. All ments as stated in the forms of bribes, gratu- Scope of Procurement. ities, and kickbacks are prohibited by state All proposals submitlaw ted shall be valid for ninety (90) days subEQUAL OPPORTUNITY ject to action by the EMPLOYMENT: All Agency. Taxation and qualified bidders will Revenue Department receive consideration reserves the right to of contract(s) without reject any and all proregard to race, color, posals in part or in religion, sex, national whole. A completed origin, ancestry, age, proposal shall be subphysical and mental mitted in a sealed conhandicap, serious tainer indicating the mental condition, dis- proposal title and ability, spousal affilia- number along with the tion, sexual Offeror’s name and orientation, or gender address clearly identity. Information marked on the outside regarding the Bid is of the container. All available by contact- proposals must be reing Frank Romero, ceived by 3:00 pm on Temple Beth Shalom, Thursday, January 25, by telephone at (505) 2024, at the Joseph 982-1376 or by email at Montoya Building, campus@sftbs.org 1100 S. St. Francis Drive, Third Floor, This Project is funded Room 3102, Santa Fe, in whole or in part by a NM 87501. grant from the State of New Mexico Depart- Request for proposals ment of Homeland Se- will be available by curity & Emergency contacting Karen Management and is Emery, Tax and Revsubject to require- enue CPO, by e- mail at ments of the United Karen.Emery@tax.nm.

States Department of gov by telephone at Homeland Security (505) 490-3612. and the funding agency.

ANY PROPOSAL RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE TBS reserves the right OF THE PROCUREMENT to reject any and all MANAGER AFTER THE bids and/or cancel this TIME AND DATE SPECIIFB in its entirety FIED SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED. All questions about the contents of the Pub: Dec 26, 29, 2023 procurement document shall be submitted in writing to To place a Legal Notice campus@sftbs.org.

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The New Mexico Department of Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n (NMDOT or Department) is requesting proposals from qualified firms or Offerors for the purpose of hiring a Contractor for Engineering Consultant Services for the following projects: RFP No. 24-12 CN: A300342 Study of NM 556 Signal Upgrade and Intersection Improvements RFP No. 24-13 CN: 4101960 Phase IA/B Grand Avenue (BL 15) Study RFP No. 24-14 CN: 9901211 Phase ID & Phase II US 550 Wildlife Crossings MP 64.9 – 80.6 Proposals shall be valid for one hundred twenty (120) days subject to all action by the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT or Department). NMDOT reserves the right to reject any or all proposals in part or in whole. Proposals shall be submitted to the NMDOT electronically.

Proposals submitted by hard copy or facsimile will not be accepted.

Electronic proposals must be submitted through Bid Express, which may be accessed at the following website: www.bidexpress.com.

Offerors must register prior to the submission deadline and create an account and a digital id with Bid Express in order to submit proposals electronically.

Electronic proposals must be in a PDF format in order to submit through Bid Express no later 2:00 P.M. (Mountain Standard Pub.: Dec. 22, 29, 2023 Time) on January 30, 2024.

Jan. 5, 12, 2024 LEGAL #92018

LEGALS

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT: All FIRST JUDICIAL qualified Offerors will DISTRICT COURT receive consideration COUNTY OF SANTA FE of contract(s) without STATE OF NEW MEXICO regard to race, color, religion, sex or naNo. tional origin. PropoD-101-PB-2023-00261 nents of this work shall be required to IN THE MATTER OF THE comply with the PresiESTATE OF ARTHUR dent’s Executive Order EDWARD RABNEY, No. 11246 as amended.

DECEASED. Request for Proposals NOTICE OF HEARING will be available by

BY PUBLICATION contacting the Procurement Manager THE STATE OF NEW listed below for each MEXICO: RFP: TO: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ARTHUR ED- RFP No. 24-12: Juanita WARD RABNEY, DE- Sanchez by telephone CEASED, AND ALL at (505) 629-8790, or by UNKNOWN PERSONS email at WHO HAVE OR CLAIM juanita.sanchez@dot.

ANY INTEREST IN THE nm.gov or by accessESTATE OF ARTHUR ED- ing NMDOT’s website WARD RABNEY, DE- a t : CEASED, OR IN THE http://dot.state.nm.us MATTER BEING LITI- /content/nmdot/en/RF GATED IN THE HERE- P_Listings.html.

INAFTER MENTIONED HEARING. RFP No. 24-13: Paul Gruber by telephone Hearing on the peti- at (505) 469-0374, or by tion filed in the above email at paul.grucause by the under- ber1@dot.nm.gov or signed Petitioners, by accessing NMDOT’s which petition pro- website at: vides for the formal http://dot.state.nm.us probate of the Last /content/nmdot/en/RF Will and Testament of P_Listings.html.

ARTHUR EDWARD RABNEY, and the appoint- RFP No. 24-14: Juanita ment of MICHAEL Sanchez by telephone RYAN MALONEY and at (505) 629-8790, or by JACOB MALONEY as email at co-personal represen- juanita.sanchez@dot. tatives of the estate of nm.gov or by accessARTHUR EDWARD RAB- ing NMDOT’s website NEY, will be held at the a t : First Judicial District http://dot.state.nm.us Court, 225 Montezuma /content/nmdot/en/RF Avenue, Santa Fe, New P_Listings.html.

Mexico, on February 2, 2024 at 4:15 p.m., be- ANY PROPOSAL SUBfore the Honorable MITTED AFTER THE Mathew Justin Wilson, DATE AND TIME SPECIDistrict Judge, via FIED ABOVE WILL BE video at DEEMED NON-RESPONmeet.google.com/bbu SIVE AND WILL NOT BE -aujx-qfx or by calling ACCEPTED. 1-336-949-8079 and entering pin number Pub: Dec 29, 2023 862702640#.

Pursuant to NMSA LEGAL #92038 1978, § 45-1-401, notice of the time and place NOTICE OF REQUEST of hearing on said pe- FOR PROPOSALS, CONtition is hereby given STRUCTION PROJECT you by publication, MANAGEMENT once each week, for Taos Pueblo is rethree consecutive questing sealed preweeks. q u a l i f i c a t i o n proposals for profesWitness our hand and sional Construction the seal of this Court. Project Management & DATED: December 8, Q u a l i t y 2023.

A s s u r a n c e /Q u a l i t y Control Services for KATHLEEN VIGIL the Taos Pueblo Hotel CLERK OF THE and Heritage Center DISTRICT COURT project. Experienced firms are invited to By: /s/Tamara Snee submit prequalificaDEPUTY tion proposals for the Taos Pueblo Hotel & /s/Michael Ryan Heritage Center ProjMaloney, Petitioner ect. We are seeking a construction partner /s/Jacob Maloney, with a proven track Petitioner record in project management, quality asJONES, SNEAD, s u r a n c e /q u a l i t y WERTHEIM control, and subconand CLIFFORD, P.A. tractor management Attorneys for to ensure the successPetitioners ful execution of this prestigious project.

CAROL A. CLIFFORD Proposals are due at 5 Post Office Box 2228 pm on January 5, 2024.

Santa Fe, NM To request a copy of 87504-2228 the RFP send email to: (505) 982-0011 oncallengineer@taosp ueblo.com.

Pub: Dec 15, 22, 29, 2023 Pub: Dec 22, 29, 2023

LEGAL #92048

PUB: Dec. 29, 2023

To place a Legal Notice Call 986-3000 LEGAL #92069 Extra Space Storage will hold a public auction to sell personal property described below belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 7612 Baca Lane Santa Fe, NM 87507 1/4/2023 @ 12:00pm Ashraf Eseed 6928 Walnut Creek Rd Ne Albuquerque, NM 87109 personal items, 1 bedroom, living room, boxes Emiliano Vasquez 5804 Painted Pony Dr Nw Albuquerque, NM 87120 2 bdrm apt

LEGAL #92053 TBS Invitation to Bid IFB-01-2023 Access Control System Sealed Bids in one (1) clearly labeled unbound original and two (2) bound paper copies (if submitting in paper form) will be received at the Administrative Building - 205 E. Barcelona Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87505, until 4:00PM Mountain Standard Time, January 16, 2024 for this solicitation. Bids may also be submitted electronically by email in pdf format. Subject line of the email must contain the following information: RESPONSE IFB-01-2023.

Bid Documents may be obtained from Frank Romero at Temple Beth Shalom, 205 E. Barcelona Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87505 or by email request to campus@sftbs.org. Office hours are 9:30AM4:30PM, Monday-Friday. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt. All forms of bribes, gratuities, and kickbacks are prohibited by state law

The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures.com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT: All PUB: Dec. 29, 2023 qualified bidders will LEGAL #92054 receive consideration of contract(s) without Extra Space Storage regard to race, color, will hold a public auc- religion, sex, national tion to sell personal origin, ancestry, age, property described physical and mental below belonging to handicap, serious those individuals mental condition, dislisted below at the lo- ability, spousal affiliacation indicated: tion, sexual orientation, or gender 1522 Pacheco St. Santa identity. Information Fe NM, 87505 January regarding the Bid is 18, 2024 at 10:30 AM available by contacting Frank Romero, Debra Ann Walantas Temple Beth Shalom, 344 W Zia Rd Santa Fe, by telephone at (505) NM 87505 Bed, mat- 982-1376, by email at tress. Banking boxes. campus@sftbs.org Clothes This Project is funded The auction will be in whole or in part by a listed and advertised grant from the State of on www.storagetrea- New Mexico Departsures.com. Purchases ment of Homeland Semust be made with curity & Emergency cash only and paid at Management and is the above referenced subject to requirefacility in order to ments of the United complete the transac- States Department of tion. Extra Space Stor- Homeland Security age may refuse any and the funding bid and may rescind agency. any purchase up until the winning bidder TBS reserves the right takes possession of to reject the any or all the personal property. bids and/or cancel this IFB in its entirety.

PUB: Dec. 29, 2023 Jan. 5, 2024 PUB: Dec. 29, 2023

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ACROSS 1 Lottery game originally played using Chinese characters 5 “___ Indahouse” (2002 comedy) 9 Bad lighting?

14 ___ Sea 15 Word before and after “a” 16 Back in 17 Hackathons and “Star Trek” conventions, say 19 Had in mind 20 Trial that might involve a monologue 22 Love, they say 23 When some people meet for lunch 24 Fuel-efficient option 26 Kind of housing aimed at lowincome residents, in brief 27 Sydney’s home, for short 28 Locale for a lowing herd in Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 30 Part that may be contracted 32 Actor Mortensen 34 Double-texted, say

35 “Actually, this is what we’re doing now …”

38 Present-day vehicle?

39 Half-human/halfbird creature of myth 40 Some “bearded” dogs 42 Campsite org.

43 Bygone ___ 46 Drill sound 47 Color akin to “driftwood” 49 Class or order 51 “___ of Dogs” (hit 2018 animated film) 53 Kids acting out?

55 Omega alternative 57 What might cover a lid 58 Like Mufasa, but not Nala, in “The Lion King” 59 What a kid drinks from 60 Apportion 61 Fuzzy finish 62 Brand of cooler 63 Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive one DOWN 1 Dwight Eisenhower, for one

No. 1124

13 “Uh-oh” 18 Vibing with something 21 Go into the majors, say 25 Facial hair also known as a “mouche” 29 Ivory tower sort 31 Celebration over the end of W.W. II, informally 32 Colorado ski mecca 33 “Whoa!”

35 Fictional detective first seen in a 1964 film 36 A counselor may be at the end of one

2 Puts up 3 Come to a point?

4 Like days long past 5 “Couldn’t agree more!”

6 Where a whodunit may reveal “who done it” 7 Bury 8 Spill it!

9 Spot for a shot 10 Easily swayed person, metaphorically 11 Something a birthdate determines 12 Workers who must maintain a sterile environment, in brief

37 Option for a vegetarian 38 Splits 41 Feeling of conviction 43 Gave off 44 “Mr. ___” (1983 Styx hit) 45 Something “Jeopardy!” gives you 48 Part of a check list?

50 Budget alternative 52 Just made, with “out” 54 Province in Piedmont 56 “Intimations of Immortality,” for one

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HOROSCOPE The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Dec. 29, 2023: You are confident, and although you appear laid-back, you are a hard-worker with high standards. In 2024, it will be the time to work, take charge of your health and stay grounded.

MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Leo. ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH It’s easy to overdo things, especially if you’re

socializing and having a good time today. You might eat too much, drink too much or spend too much. Tonight: Play!

be careful when it comes to spending money, because you’ll be tempted to go overboard.

Tonight: Protect your assets.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH It’s so easy to be a couch potato today, watching daytime TV, eating your favorite salty snacks. Relax. Tell yourself that you’re taking a mental-health day. Tonight: Entertain.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Today the Moon is in your sign dancing with lucky Jupiter, which makes you want to kick back and relax. You want to have fun! Note: Be careful.

Your financial judgment might be off today. Tonight: Enjoy!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Because relations with others are warm and friendly, this is a lovely day for you to socialize, especially with friends and partners from your past.

Tonight: Schmooze.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH This is a good day to finish projects related to your job, your health or a pet. However,

CRYPTOQUIP

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Today you prefer to keep a low profile. However, you might want to do something to make where you live look more attractive. Perhaps some redecorating ideas. Tonight: Privacy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You’ll enjoy hanging out with others today. How-

TODAY IN HISTORY

ever, remember not to agree to anything important or promise more than you can deliver, because it’s easy to go overboard. Tonight: Enjoy friends.

shared property today. The reason for this caution is you might agree to something that you will later regret. Tonight: Check your finances.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Today people know personal details about your private life. Be aware of this in case you have to do some damage control. Be moderate when talking to authority figures. Tonight: You’re high-viz.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Today the Moon is opposite your sign, which happens for two and a half days every month. This means you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. Don’t be demanding. Tonight: Listen.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You want a change today. Travel is perfect. Or you could be a tourist in your own town and explore the neighborhood. Tonight: Seek adventure.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Be careful discussing loans, debt, inheritances or

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You might have to perform a service for someone today or work for the benefit of someone. If so, you will probably try to get out of it. This is because you don’t want to work today. You want to be somewhere else having a pleasant time. Tonight: Get organized.

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Teen daughter won’t take no for an answer Dear Annie: My 16-year-old daughter is relentless in begging me to have a sleepover with her boyfriend. She insists they are not sexually active and that she simply wants to hang out with him, watch movies and sleep next to him. For some reason, nothing I say to explain why my answer is no seems to make any sense to her.

Annie, can you offer any suggestions to shut this down? I hate to say “Because I said so,” but I’m at a loss.

— Exhausted Parent Dear Exhausted: Tell your daughter she is more than welcome to invite her boyfriend over to hang out and watch movies, but that’s all. Having a sleepover with a boy at her age, even one sans sex, is not appropriate, and so long as she is living under your roof, she must abide by your rules.

At the end of the day, the exact reason — and there are many — doesn’t really matter.

If you’re uncomfortable with it, the answer is no. She may not agree with you or be happy about it, but she has to respect that boundary.

And remember, she will thank you later.

Dear Annie: Before approaching HR or their supervisor concerning their dishonest, underperforming co-worker as you advised, I recommend that “Honest Worker” update their résumé and research open positions at other companies in case things go badly. HR departments are consumed by management directives such as hiring qualified employees, benefit and salary administration, managing intern programs, and communication of policy changes; they are unlikely to devote resources to discipline the difficult co-worker. If they do, it will likely make her more difficult to work with.

Similarly, “Honest Worker’s” supervisor is likely well aware of the co-worker’s actions and has chosen not to address it. Pointing out this failure could end badly for “Honest Worker.” Furthermore, anonymity is never a certainty in an office, and difficult co-worker may learn of “Honest Worker’s” conversations with HR and/or their supervisor and inflict the wrath that “Honest Worker” wants to avoid.

A better approach is to continue to work hard, develop working relationships with colleagues, and seek a promotion or lateral transfer in a different department. In the meantime, pray for the difficult co-worker’s healthy early retirement.

— Been There Dear Been There: Thank you for offering your perspective — and I’m sorry that you had to learn the hard way! I agree that, based on the letter from “Honest Worker,” it is quite possible the problem will not be remedied by a conversation with HR or a supervisor. It’s always smart to hope for the best and prepare for the worst, so your suggestion of researching a plan B before “Honest Worker” embarks on their next attempt for office harmony, is eminently sensible. Thanks again.

SUPER QUIZ Take this Super Quiz to a Ph.D. Score 1 point for each correct answer on the Freshman Level, 2 points on the Graduate Level and 3 points on the Ph.D. Level.

Subject: HANDS (e.g., What common

Answer________ 5. What idiom uses

device has a long

both“hand”and“fist”to

hand and a short

mean “at a tremendous

hand? Answer: Clock

rate”?

(watch).)

Answer________ 6. Who played the

FRESHMAN LEVEL

Today is Thursday, Dec. 29, the 363rd day of 2022. There are two days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Dec. 29, 1845, Texas was admitted as the 28th state.

1. What animal’s height is measured in

titleroleinthefilm“Cool Hand Luke”?

Answer________

“hands”?

Answer________

PH.D. LEVEL

2. How many hands

7. From what

are dealt in a game of

sport do we get the

bridge?

expression “to win

Answer________

hands down”?

3. What is the “hand

Answer________

term”forsomethingthat

8. Complete the

is not brand new?

Answer________

poem title: “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Is the Hand That ...”

KENKEN Rules • Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 6 without repeating.

• The numbers within the heavily outlines boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

• Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

GRADUATE LEVEL

Answer________

4. What phrasal

9. In what song does

verb with “hand”

BarbraStreisandsing,“I

is used to mean

never get a single thing

“bequeath to one’s

that’s new”?

heirs”?

Answer________

ANSWERS: 1. Horse. 2. Four. 3. Secondhand. 4. Hand down. 5. Hand over fist. 6. Paul Newman. 7. Horse racing (jockey lets the reins go loose). 8. Rules the World. 9. “Second Hand Rose.”

SCORING: 18 points — congratulations, doctor; 15 to 17 points — honors graduate; 10 to 14 points — you’re plenty smart, but no grind; 4 to 9 points — you really should hit the books harder; 1 point to 3 points — enroll in remedial courses immediately; 0 points — who reads the questions to you? (c) 2023 Ken Fisher

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