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Game Commission leader resigns ahead of charges in cougar’s death

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Former chairman says he was present during incident on family’s ranch illegally kill a cougar on his family’s ranch near Tucumcari, resigned over the weekend.

Bidegain, who represented District 4 in northeastern New Mexico, was charged Monday with a misdemeanor in Quay County

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State Game Commission chairman Scott Bidegain, who state conservation officers a week ago accused of helping four other men

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Magistrate Court. The state Department of Game and Fish said the complaint alleged Bidegain was an accessory to killing the cougar.

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Skandera retains education post without confirmation

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office says a lucky snapshot helped lead to the arrest of a man accused of smashing vehicle windows and stealing personal belongings at popular trailheads near Santa Fe. Richard Salazar, 26, 1239 Senda del Valle, who records show has a history of property crime, faces three counts of motor vehicle burglary and three counts of criminal damage to property in connection with vehicle break-ins in the area of the Richard Chamisa trailhead near Salazar Hyde Park Road on Feb. 9.

Deputies booked Salazar into jail Friday, and he is being held in lieu of $50,000 cash bond.

Detective David Jaramillo wrote that on Feb. 8 county deputies responded to a reported break-in of a 2006 Ford Explorer at the Shidoni art foundry and sculpture garden, 1508 Bishops Lodge Road. A bystander told investigators he heard a loud bang and saw a “thin build” man standing next to a Ford Explorer and then jumping into a white Toyota sedan.

The Ford Explorer’s owner told county deputies that she and a friend were taking cellphone pictures of each other at the time of the break-in. Deputies who examined the photos were able to spot a white Toyota sedan in the background.

After deputies shared the image with other law enforcement agencies, a detective at the

Hanna Skandera, education secretary-designate, speaks to the media Monday after three motions to send her nomination to the full 42-member Senate all failed in the Senate Rules Committee. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

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Visiting writers event Gina Frangello and T Cooper read from and sign copies of their respective books, A Life in Men and Real Man Adventures, 7 p.m., O’Shaughnessy Performance Space, Santa Fe University of Art and Design, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, 473-6200.

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anna Skandera, New Mexico’s controversial secretary-designate of public education, will remain in office for a full four-year term without ever being confirmed by the state Senate.

Skandera’s confirmation bogged down Monday in the Senate Rules Committee because of a largely partisan divide. Three motions to send her nomination to the full 42-member Senate all failed.

The bottleneck in committee means that Skandera, though not confirmed by the Senate, maintains her full powers and her $125,000-a-year salary.

Skandera said she was disappointed that she was not confirmed because the “circus” surrounding her employment has become a topic in national circles of school administrators.

Skandera, 40, is the public face of Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s education initiatives, and she has been a magnet for criticism from thousands of teachers and by teachers’ unions.

After the hearing, Skandera said it appeared to her that Democrats on the Rules Committee had caucused ahead of time and devised a plan to stop her nomination from moving forward.

Democrats, though, said there was no organized attempt to keep Skandera’s nomination bottled up.

“I was trying to bring it to the floor. I’m a pretty independent person,” said Sen. Clemente Sanchez, D-Grants.

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Sanchez said he still did not know if he would have backed Skandera or opposed her in a floor vote.

Democrats control the Rules Committee, 6-4, and they stuck together to defeat a motion by Republicans to advance Skandera’s nomination to the full Senate with a positive recommendation.

Then Sanchez moved that Skandera be rejected as education secretary. Nobody seconded the

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Panel blocks early childhood education initiative Tabling effectively kills proposal to use land-grant funds

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The proposed constitutional amendment to tap New Mexico’s $13.1 billion land-grant endowment to help fund early childhood education appears dead.

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A mix of Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee stopped the initiative Monday night on an 8-2 vote.

Sen. Carlos Cisneros, D-Questa, said the bill was “temporarily tabled,” but even the measure’s die-hard advocates concede that the odds of it passing now are minuscule.

“It doesn’t seem like much of a possibility. Still, I’m in the business of believing in miracles,” said Allen

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Sanchez, who led the campaign for the initiative on behalf of the state’s three Catholic bishops and St. Joseph Community Health.

Less than three days are left in the legislative session, and none of the 50 Republicans in the 112-member Legislature has ever voted to dip into the endowment to help pay for early childhood programs. Sanchez said the measure probably could not clear the Legislature and make the Novem-

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ber ballot without support from at least some Republicans.

During Monday’s two-hour hearing, proponents of early childhood education said the program could turn around New Mexico’s economy by creating more success stories. Infants and preschoolers who receive a quality education would be much more likely to become wage earners

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Iran’s supreme leader doubts nuclear talks will succeed TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s top leader said Monday that he doubts talks aimed at sealing a final deal between Tehran and Western powers over the Islamic Republic’s disputed nuclear program will succeed, a day before the negotiations begin.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he had accepted the talks at the behest of some Iranian leaders, but blamed what he saw as their likely failure on the United States, saying Washington is using the issue as an excuse to pressure the country.

U.N. warns Kim Jong Un to stop crimes against humanity GENEVA — A U.N. panel warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Monday that he might be held accountable for orchestrating widespread crimes against civilians in the secretive Asian nation, ranging from systematic executions to torture, rape and mass starvation.

In a letter accompanying a yearlong investigative report, the chairman of a three-member U.N. commission of inquiry, retired Australian judge Michael Kirby, directly warned Kim that international prosecution is needed “to render accountable all those, including possibly yourself, who may be responsible for crimes against humanity.”

He urged Kim to take “all necessary and reasonable measures” to stop crimes against humanity. Kirby said there was no indication the North Korea would do so.

Co-pilot arrested in Geneva after hijacking own jet The Drunkometer was a test developed in 1950 to determine the amount of alcohol in a person’s blood. Scientists have long studied the effects of alcohol on drivers but have been slow to provide answers to questions about driving while stoned. Today’s Breathalyzer can reliably test blood-alcohol content levels, but not levels of THC, the active ingredient in pot. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

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f you are pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving, the police officer is likely to ask you to complete three tasks: Follow a pen with your eyes while the officer moves it back and forth; get out of the car and walk nine steps, heel to toe, turn on one foot and go back; and stand on one leg for 30 seconds.

Score well on all three of these Olympic events, and there’s a very good chance that you are not drunk. This so-called standard field sobriety test has been shown to catch 88 percent of drivers under the influence of alcohol.

But it is nowhere near as good at spotting a stoned driver.

In a 2012 study published in the journal Psychopharmacology, only 30 percent of people under the influence of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, failed the field test. And its ability to identify a stoned driver seems to depend heavily on whether the driver is accustomed to being stoned.

As more states legalize medical and recreational marijuana, distinctions like these will grow more and more important. But science’s answers to crucial questions about driving while stoned — how dangerous it is, how to test for impairment, and how the risks compare to driving drunk — have been slow to reach the general public.

“Our goal is to put out the science and have it used for evidence-based drug policy,” said Marilyn Huestis, a senior investigator at the

National Institute on Drug Abuse. “But I think it’s a mishmash.”

A 2007 study found that 12 percent of the drivers randomly stopped on U.S. highways on Friday and Saturday nights had been drinking. Six percent of the drivers tested positive for marijuana — a number that is likely to go up with increased availability. Some experts and officials are concerned that the campaign against drunken driving has not gotten through to marijuana smokers.

Evidence suggests that we might not have as much to fear from stoned driving as from drunken driving. Some researchers say that limited resources are better applied to continuing to reduce drunken driving. Stoned driving, they say, is simply less dangerous.

Still, it is clear that marijuana use causes deficits that affect driving ability, Huestis said.

She noted that several researchers, working independently of one another, have come up with the same estimate: a twofold increase in the risk of an accident if there is any measurable amount of THC in the bloodstream.

The estimate is low, however, compared with the dangers of drunken driving. A recent study of federal crash data found that 20-yearold drivers with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent - the legal limit for driving — had an almost twentyfold increase in the risk of a fatal accident compared with sober drivers.

For older adults, up to age 34, the increase was ninefold.

The study’s lead author, Eduardo Romano, a senior research scientist at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, said that once he adjusted for demographics and the presence of alcohol, marijuana did not statistically increase the risk of a crash.

“Despite our results, I still think that marijuana contributes to crash risk,” he said, “only

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Florida artist smashes vase worth $1 million at museum MIAMI — A South Florida artist is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed a $1 million vase at Miami’s new art museum to protest what he called its favoritism for international rather than local art.

Maximo Caminero, 51, was charged with criminal mischief after Sunday’s incident at the Perez Art Museum Miami. According to a Miami Police Department arrest affidavit, a security guard told officers that Caminero picked up a colored vase by Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei. When told to put it down, the security guard said Caminero smashed it on the floor.

Study: Arctic getting darker, Earth getting warmer WASHINGTON — The Arctic isn’t as bright and white as it used to be because of more ice melting, and that’s a global problem, a new study says.

With more dark, open water in the summer, less of the sun’s heat is reflected back into space, according to a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

“Basically, it means more warming,” said the study’s lead author, Ian Eisenman, a climate scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California.

Co-founder of outdoor outfitter, Richard Cabela, dies SIDNEY, Neb. — One of the co-founders of outdoor outfitter Cabela’s has died at the age of 77. Cabela’s says Richard Cabela died Monday at his home in Sidney.

The company that sells outdoor gear and sporting goods got its start humbly in 1961 when Richard Cabela bought $45 of fishing flies in Chicago.

When the flies didn’t sell at the family’s furniture store, Cabela started selling them through the mail, which led to the development of the firm with $3.6 billion revenue.

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that its contribution is not as important as it was expected.”

The difference in risk between marijuana and alcohol can probably be explained by two things, Huestis and Romano both say. First, stoned drivers drive differently from drunken ones, and they have different deficits. Drunken drivers tend to drive faster than normal and to overestimate their skills, studies have shown; the opposite is true for stoned drivers.

“The joke with that is Cheech and Chong being arrested for doing 20 on the freeway,” said Mark A.R. Kleiman, a professor of public policy at the UCLA School of Public Affairs.

Another factor is location. A lot of drinking is done in bars and clubs, away from home, with patrons driving to get there and then leaving by car. By contrast, marijuana smokers tend to get high at home.

There is debate about how best to prove that drivers under the influence of THC are too intoxicated to drive. Blood-alcohol content can be reliably tested on the side of the road with a Breathalyzer, and ample data link rising levels of blood alcohol to decreases in driving skills.

The same is not true for marijuana.

THC levels must be measured from blood or urine samples, which are typically taken hours after an arrest. Urine tests, which look for a metabolite of THC rather than the drug itself, return a positive result days or weeks after someone has actually smoked. Yet most states have laws that equate any detectable level of THC metabolite in urine with detectable levels of actual THC in blood, and criminalize both.

These facts lead experts like Romano and Kleiman to believe that resources are better spent fighting drunken driving. Stoned driving, they say, is best dealt with by discouraging people from mixing marijuana and alcohol.

GENEVA — An Ethiopian Airlines aircraft flying to Rome was hijacked by the co-pilot and made a forced landing in Geneva, where police arrested the man Monday before freeing passengers and the crew.

The Boeing 767 wide-body jet was carrying 202 passengers. The unarmed co-pilot had taken charge of the cockpit while the captain was in the bathroom, and the Ethiopian native sought asylum in Switzerland.

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GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM READERS’ CLUB: From 6 to 7:30 p.m., the discussion series continues with Patrica Jennings and Maria Ausherman’s Georgia O’Keeffe’s Hawaii and Theresa Papanikolas and Anne Hammond’s Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: The Hawaii Pictures, 123 Grant Ave. SANTA FE UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN VISITING WRITERS EVENT: At 7 p.m. at O’Shaughnessy Performance Space, SFUAD, Gina Frangello and T Cooper read from and sign copies of their respective books A Life in Men and Real Man Adventures, call 473-6200 for information, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive.

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Poll: NSA uniting Pope opens critical week for reform meetings tea party, liberals Vatican to focus on changing views of sex, divorce

groups say the government should WASHINGTON — Hoyt put protecting Sparks says he has no use for citizens’ rights liberal Democrats and their and freedoms “socialistic, Marxist, commuahead of pronist” ways. tecting them Toni Lewis suspects tea party from terrorists.

Edward Republicans are “a bunch of Nearly 6 in Snowden people who probably need 10 Republicans some mental health treatment.” support the tea Politically speaking, the tea party movement. Nearly 4 in 10 party supporter in rural North Democrats call themselves libCarolina and the Massachusetts erals. Combined, they are buoyliberal live a world apart. ing a coalition of conservative Who or what could get them and liberal lawmakers pushing thinking the same? to rein in the NSA, while party Edward Snowden and the leaders balk at anything that National Security Agency. might weaken the agency’s abilBy exposing the NSA’s vast ity to foil terrorists. surveillance web, Snowden creWhy does the NSA unite the ated a link between tea party right and left ends of the politisupporters and liberals — two cal spectrum? tribes camped on opposite sides “More extreme political of the nation’s political chasm. views lead to more distrust These people to the right and of government,” said George left of mainstream America Mason University law professound a lot alike now. sor Ilya Somin, who’s studied Sparks, a federal retiree in the the tea party’s focus on the U.S. Blue Ridge mountain town of Constitution. People at the far Sparta and a political indepenends of the political spectrum dent, condemns the NSA proare less likely than middle-ofgrams as “a breach of privacy the-road voters to feel governwhich violates the Constitution.” ment is responsive to them.

Lifetime Democrat Lewis, On the flip side, Somin said, a social worker in the city of moderates generally don’t folBrockton, near Boston, says, low politics as closely as people “When we’re violating the at the extremes, so they may be rights of U.S. citizens, I think less aware of the scope of the that’s a dangerous line to be NSA’s activities. walking.”

“The whole thing is wrong,” Whether they are Republicans, says Virginia Greenfield, a tea Democrats or independents, party supporter in Cortland, N.Y. almost half of Americans say But, she says, “most people don’t they support the tea party move- want to believe that the government or call themselves liberal. ment would do what it’s doing.”

Compared with their more Liberals, who tend to trust moderate Republican or Demo- government to handle many cratic peers, tea party supportmatters, also tend to be suspiers and liberals are significantly cious of intrusions into privacy more likely to oppose the color civil liberties. That aligns lection of millions of ordinary them on some issues with citizens’ telephone and Internet libertarians, the champions of data, an Associated Press-GfK individual rights who make up poll shows. a substantial portion of the tea By a 2-to-1 margin, these two party movement.

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VATICAN CITY — Meetings this week between Pope Francis and his cardinals will deal with some of the thorniest issues facing the church, including the rejection by most Catholics of some of its core teaching on premarital sex, contraception, gays and divorce.

German Cardinal Walter Kasper, who has called for “changes and openings” in the church’s treatment of divorced and remarried Catholics, will give the keynote speech Thursday to the pope and cardinals attending a preparatory meeting for an October summit on family issues.

The cardinals will be in town for Saturday’s ceremony to formally install 19 new “princes of the church,” the first batch named by Francis to join the group of churchmen who will elect his successor. Saturday’s ceremony is the high point of an intensive week of meetings presided over by Francis that include the first proposals to put the Vatican’s financial house in order.

Ahead of Saturday’s consistory, cardinals will meet for two days behind closed doors to begin preparations for the October summit on family issues.

Francis scheduled the summit last year and took the unusual step of sending bishops around the world a questionnaire for ordinary Catholics to fill out about how they understand and practice church teaching on marriage, sex and other issues related to the family.

The results, at least those reported by bishops in Europe and the United States, have been eye-opening. Bishops themselves reported that the church’s core teachings on sexual morals, birth control, homosexuality, marriage and divorce

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are rejected as unrealistic and outdated by the vast majority of Catholics, who nevertheless said they were active in parish life and considered their faith vitally important.

“On the matter of artificial contraception the responses might be characterized by the saying, ‘That train left the station long ago,’ ” Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., recently wrote on his blog, summarizing his survey’s findings. “Catholics have made up their minds and the sensus fidelium [sense of the faithful] suggests the rejection of church teaching on this subject.”

German and Swiss bishops released similar survey results earlier this month. German bishops reported this: “The church’s statements on premarital sexual relations, on homosexuality, on those divorced and remarried and on birth control … are virtually never accepted, or are expressly rejected in the vast majority of cases.”

The Swiss bishops went fur-

Train crashes fuel worries about oil transport Accidents and spills involving tanker cars hauling crude on rise

best-maintained and safest track often runs directly through communities that were built around the railroad.

Trains sometimes have no option but to roll deep into

By Matthew Brown populated areas. That’s the case The Associated Press in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Albany, N.Y., and Tacoma, Wash.

BILLINGS, Mont. — At least Experts say the explosive 10 times since 2008, freight nature of Bakken oil derailtrains hauling oil across North ments caught everyone off America have derailed and guard — from regulators to the spilled significant quantities of railroads themselves. crude, with most of the acci“I don’t think people underdents touching off fires or cataWorkers comb through debris last July after an oil train stood the potential for a probstrophic explosions. derailed and exploded in the town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, lem if there were a derailment,” The derailments released killing 47 people. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO said Jason Kuehn, a former almost 3 million gallons of oil, railroad executive and now vice nearly twice as much as the largpresident for the industry conest pipeline spill in the U.S. since That includes the accident at Since 2008, the number of sulting firm Oliver Wyman. at least 1986. And the deadliest Lac-Megantic, which spilled an tanker cars hauling oil has A major accident was narwreck killed 47 people in the increased 40-fold, and fedestimated 1.6 million gallons rowly avoided last month in town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec. and set off a blast that leveled a eral records show that’s been Philadelphia, where six tanker Those findings, from an accompanied by a dramatic large section of the town. cars carrying oil derailed near Associated Press review of U.S. After recent fiery derailments spike in accidental crude the heart of the city on a bridge and Canadian accident records, releases from tank cars. Over in Quebec, Alabama, North over the Schuylkill River. The underscore a lesser-known danthe next decade, rail-based Dakota and New Brunswick, CSX freight train had picked ger of America’s oil boom, which companies and regulators in the oil shipments are forecast to up North Dakota oil in Chicago is changing the global energy U.S. and Canada are pursuing an increase from 1 million barrels and was headed for a refinery balance and raising urgent safety array of potential changes such a day to more than 4.5 million questions closer to home. barrels a day, according to trans- in South Philadelphia. Nothing as slowing or rerouting trains, Experts say recent efforts to was spilled, but the accident portation officials. upgrading rupture-prone tank improve the safety of oil shiprattled nerves.

By rail, it’s roughly 2,000 cars and bolstering fire departments belie an unsettling fact: miles from the heart of the oil ments. Company executives With increasing volumes of boom on the Northern Plains were expected to offer a set of crude now moving by rail, it’s to some of the East Coast refinvoluntary safety measures in You deserve to Service become impossible to send oil- the coming days at the request Authorized Rolex eries that turn the crude into Have Ball Buying fineatimepieces hauling trains to refineries with- of U.S. Transportation Secretary gasoline. Trains pulling several or a Rolex, Patek, Omega ... out passing major population million gallons apiece must pass Anthony Foxx.

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The Vatican’s chief doctrinal czar immediately shot down the initiative, insisting there is no way around the rule. Cardinal-elect Gerhard Mueller, like Kasper a German theologian, cited documents from popes past and his own office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in rejecting arguments that mercy should prevail over church rules or that people should follow their own consciences to decide if their first marriage was valid or not.

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Kasper, who retired in 2010 after a decade as the Vatican’s chief ecumenical officer, has for years held out hope that the Vatican might accommodate these remarried Catholics who are forbidden from participating fully in the church’s sacraments unless they get an annulment.

“What is possible with God — namely forgiveness — we should be able to succeed within the church, too,” he told Germany’s Die Zeit in December.

Church teaching holds that unless that first marriage is annulled, or declared null and void by a church tribunal, Catholics who remarry cannot receive Communion because they are essentially living in sin and committing adultery. Such annulments are often impossible to get or can take years to process, a problem that has left generations of Catholics feeling shunned from their church.

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Boomers emerge as early winners under new health care law

By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press

CHICAGO — For many older Americans who lost jobs during the recession, the quest for health care has been one obstacle after another. They’re unwanted by employers, rejected by insurers, struggling to cover rising medical costs and praying to reach Medicare age before a health crisis.

These luckless people, most in their 50s and 60s, have emerged this month as early winners under the nation’s new health insurance system.

Along with their peers who are self-employed or whose jobs do not offer insurance, they have been signing up for coverage in large numbers, submitting new-patient forms at doctor’s offices and filling prescriptions at pharmacies.

“I just cried I was so relieved,” said Maureen Grey, a 58-year-old Chicagoan who finally saw a doctor this month after a fall in September left her in constant pain.

Laid off twice from full-time jobs in the past five years, she saw her income drop from $60,000 to $17,800 a year. Now doing temp work, she was uninsured for 18 months before she chose a marketplace plan for $68 a month.

Americans ages 55 to 64 make up 31 percent of new enrollees in the new health insurance marketplaces, the largest segment by age group, according to the federal government’s latest figures. They represent a glimmer of success for President Barack Obama’s beleaguered law.

The Great Recession hit them hard and for some its impact has lingered.

Aging boomers are more likely to be in debt as they enter retirement than were previous generations, with many having purchased more expensive homes with smaller down payments, said economist Olivia Mitchell of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. One in five has unpaid medical bills and 17 percent are underwater with their home values. Fourteen percent are uninsured.

As of December, 46 percent of older jobseekers were among the long-term unemployed compared with less than 25 percent before the recession.

And those financial setbacks happened just as their health care needs became more acute.

Americans in their mid-50s to mid-60s are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than other age groups, younger or older, accounting for 3 in 10 of the adult diabetes diagnoses in the United States each year. And every year after age 50, the rate of cancer diagnosis climbs.

The affordable coverage is “an answer to a prayer really,” said Laura Ingle, a 57-year-old Houston attorney who had been denied coverage repeatedly because she has sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease. She recently had back surgery for a painful condition that’s been bothering her for months.

One night in September, 64-year-old Glenn Nishimura woke up with wrenching pain that sent him to the emergency room. It was his gallbladder. A doctor recommended surgery.

Instead, Nishimura went home. A consultant to nonprofit groups, he was self-employed and uninsured.

“I checked myself out because I had no idea what this was going to cost,” the Little Rock, Ark., man said. “They didn’t want me to go, but they didn’t stop me.”

Nishimura lost his coverage after leaving a full-time position with benefits in 2007, thinking he could land another good job.

The recession ruined that plan.

After COBRA coverage expired, he was denied coverage because of high blood pressure and other conditions.

He made it until September without a major illness.

A second night of gallbladder pain and a chat with a doctor persuaded him to have the surgery. After getting the bills, he negotiated the fees down to $12,000, which he considered “a big hit, but it could have been worse.” The average cost of a gallbladder removal in Arkansas was listed at three times that.

Nishimura dipped into his savings to cover the bill.

In December, he chose a bronze plan on the new insurance marketplace that costs him $285 a month after a tax credit.

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Chicago resident Maureen Grey, 58, finally saw a doctor this month after a fall in September left her in pain. Laid off from two full-time jobs in the past five years, she saw her annual income drop from $60,000 to $17,800. Now doing temp work, she was uninsured for 18 months before she chose a marketplace plan for $68 a month. M. SPENCER GREEN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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patients in this age group at his family practice in Miami. Lots of them have untreated chronic conditions that have progressed to an advanced stage.

“Many have delayed necessary treatments due to costs and expect a total and quick workup on their first visit,” he said, adding they want referrals to specialists and tests including colonoscopies and mammograms.

The abundance of older patients signing up is no surprise to the Obama administration, which conducted internal research last year that showed the “sick, active and worried” would be the most responsive to messages urging them to seek coverage.

Signing up younger, healthier enrollees is seen as more difficult, but crucial to keeping future insurance rates from increasing. The administration said those age groups may put

off enrolling until closer to the March 31 deadline.

“We have always anticipated that those with more health needs would sign up early on, and that young and healthy people would wait until the end,” administration spokeswoman Joanne Peters said.

Some of the aging boomers were determined to get coverage in the marketplace, despite repeated problems and frustration with the federal website.

The hours spent online and over the phone paid off for real estate agent Greg Burke and his beautician wife, Pat. The emptynesters qualified for a tax credit that will lower their monthly health insurance premiums by nearly half.

The Burkes, from Akron, Ohio, are among the 38 percent of marketplace enrollees in the state between 55 and 64 years old. He’s 61 and had a knee replaced six years ago.

They will now spend $250 a month for health insurance, “a huge savings,” Greg Burke said.

Their deductibles also dropped from $2,500 each to $750 each, meaning they will pay less out of pocket.

In Miami, licensed practical nurse Marie Cadet, who is 54, often works double shifts to make ends meet for herself and her 12-year-old daughter.

She had been paying more than $150 a month for health insurance, with a $3,000 deductible.

In effect, she paid most medical costs out of her own pocket, including about $80 a month for blood pressure medicine.

After choosing a plan from the marketplace, Cadet’s monthly payment dropped to $86 a month, with the government kicking in $300. Her deductible fell to a more affordable $900.

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Game and Fish did not provide a copy Bidegain was with at least four other of the charges filed against the men men Feb. 9 on his family’s T4 Cattle and the Quay Magistrate Court said Company ranch when they allegedly the documents would not be available let loose dogs to chase and tree a couuntil Tuesday. gar, according to citations issued by In his resignation letter, Bidegain Game and Fish Department officers. stated: “I am honored to have served Bidegain’s citation said he “aided in the on the commission and as its chair. unlawful killing of a cougar by releasUnfortunately, I was present during ing his dogs to pursue a cougar prior to a hunting incident earlier this month the hunter being present.” that will result in charges being filed New Mexico has a year-round coushortly. I believe that it is in the best gar hunting season from April 1 to interest of the Commission and the March 31, but a hunter must have a Department that I step down at this valid state license and must be present time. I think you should be proud to when a cougar is killed. The harvest know that throughout this incident, the

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officers at the Department acted honorably and professionally.”

Bidegain did not respond to a message left at his home seeking comment.

Vice Chairman Thomas “Dickie” Salopek will lead the commission until a new chairman is named. Bidegain’s departure is the second major shakeup in the department since October, when department director Jim Lane suddenly resigned with little explanation.

Crenshaw said it has long been a part of the department’s culture and history to enforce hunting and fishing regulations regardless of who is busted for an infraction. “I’m proud to see our game officers continue to have that kind of courage and integrity,” he said.

Crenshaw said it isn’t easy to issue citations to someone in power, whether that’s the Game Commission chairman or the director of the department. In 2008, the Game Commission revoked the hunting license of Bruce Thompson, then director of the Department of Game and Fish, for ille-

gally killing a deer on a private ranch.

Thompson said at the time he thought he was on public land but inadvertently killed the deer on private land.

Bidegain helps manage his family’s T4 Cattle Company in Tucumcari. He is a member of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association.

Bidegain ran afoul of environmental groups earlier this year over his participation with another State Game commissioner in coyote-killing contests. Nine conservation organizations asked Gov. Susana Martinez to remove Bidegain and Robert Espinosa from the commission on Feb. 5. The groups alleged that Bidegain had competed in a coyote-killing contest in Nevada in December and won $1,300 in cash.

They wanted Espinosa removed for helping organize coyote-shooting contests in New Mexico as executive director of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife — New Mexico Chapter. Espinosa remains on the commission.

Crenshaw said the New Mexico Wildlife Federation has yet to take a stand on the coyote-killing contests.

But he called Bidegain’s participation while serving as chairman of the State Game Commission “poor judgment.

Certainly it was legal under Nevada’s laws, but a guy in his position should know he is under a microscope when it comes to wildlife.”

Crenshaw said he would like to see Martinez appoint someone with broad experience as a sportsman to replace Bidegain. “Bidegain would have been better suited with his rancher and cattle grower connections, and transferable antelope licenses, to represent agriculture,” he said. “He is the opposite end of the spectrum from a lot of public hunters. He didn’t really represent the blue collar hunter in the northeast.”

New Mexico is home to thousands of hunters and anglers. Their license fees and taxes on equipment are the primary revenue source for wildlife conservation in the state.

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Jaramillo also wrote that a motorist who was driving along Hyde Park Road on Feb. 9 around the time break-ins occurred there told deputies he saw a slim man with black hair “pulling on door handles” and that the man “pretended” to look through car windows parked near the Chamisa trailhead.

But the witness told deputies that “he knew instantly that the male individual was breaking into vehicles.” The witness also said he saw a white Toyota sedan in the area, but he didn’t stop to get the license plate number because his children were in the car and he was concerned for their safety. Instead, the eyewitness told Jaramillo, he called 911.

Jaramillo wrote that the eyewitness on Wednesday was to able identify Salazar in a photo lineup “without hesitation.”

Lt. William Pacheco, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said Salazar was arrested at his southwest Santa Fe residence on Friday.

Pacheco said county detectives are working closely with Santa Fe Police Department detectives to see if Salazar might be linked to any other cases. On Feb. 8, someone also broke into two vehicles parked off Hyde Park Road at the Dale Ball Trails.

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Alan Ball, an agent with Keller Williams Santa Fe who keeps monthly sales data, reports residential sales hit 1,641 last year — up 23 percent from 2011. But as we’ve reported here all year, that does not mean all is well with the sellers. Due to distressed short sales and foreclosures, the average sales prices dropped 6 percent in 2012 to $421,577.

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ami Nordby doesn’t sell beer — he just sells all the materials a person needs to make it at Santa Fe Homebrew Supply.

Nordby stocks wine-making, beercrafting and cheese-curdling materials, though the majority of his business comes from brewers. To that end, he stocks supplies for extract brewing, which he said can be easier but costs more on the ingredients end, and for all-grain-brewing, a more time-intensive process. He said that in the past, beermakers made up 85 percent of his total sales, though he said the recent crop of fruit in the state has sent more winemakers his way.

And while he doesn’t have a product he’d call his best-seller, he said he does sell a lot of brewing starter kits and recipe packs that include every ingredient needed for a single batch. To that end, he can also help brewers come up with new recipes or order speciality items.

“There are so many directions people can go,” Nordby said at his shop on Thursday. “Imagination is the only limit.”

Nordby’s shop is split roughly into two sections: equipment in the storefront and ingredients in the back. In the front, giant glass containers rest on shelves alongside powdered chemicals. Smaller items such as spigots, beer caps and yeast line the smaller shelves.

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more like a brewery. Three-foot-tall plastic containers house both local and international grain for all-grain brewing, and a couple of freezers hold several varieties of green and earthy-smelling hops, another common ingredient in beer making.

Nordby can tell which grain will create a chocolate porter or which hops will make a beer more bitter with an ease that comes from years of familiarity with his craft. But it wasn’t always that way for him.

The shop was a gamble, Nordby said, especially given that he didn’t have a lot of brewing experience when he began the venture. Nordby said that he had a passion for the craft, but he did it on a small level

— he used to brew in his apartment.

But about five years ago, he said, he noticed Santa Fe didn’t have a local brew supply store, so he and a couple of friends financed the store.

“We just didn’t know any better,” he said.

Part of his success came from an advertising campaign that consumed about 25 percent of his initial budget. From there, people started talking about the shop, which he said kept him in business. His wife also had another child during that five-year period, so he hired some part-time help to keep the doors open during times when he was away. But because the store earnings went to employees, Nordby said, his

inventory declined.

He is back at work full time now, and Nordby said he’s working on replenishing his once-expansive stock.

In the five years since he started, Nordby said that he’s learned a lot from customers who were experienced brewers, and now he can offer that accumulated knowledge to newbies. John Rowley said he is one of the customers who has benefited from Nordby’s knowledge.

“He was a great resource for sure,” Rowley said. “He knows a lot, and he wants to help.”

Rowely also is president of the Sangre de Cristo Craft Brewers, a group that Rowley said frequents Homebrew. And though it’s located on the south side of town, Santa Fe Homebrew Supply is still the closet supply store for small brewers in Santa Fe, Rowley said. Before Nordby set up shop in 2007, Santa Fe brewers drove to Albuquerque or farther for supplies.

Rowley said that while stores in Albuquerque might have more esoteric supplies, he prefers to avoid the trip and support local business.

Rowley also said he recommends Nordby’s store to new brewers.

“We got a great thing going here; it’s a really supportive shop,” Rowley said. “I wouldn’t go to Albuquerque unless you absolutely have to.

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The restoration project at La Fonda is well under way, and one of the challenges for Jennifer Kimball and her managers is to phase the project so it doesn’t impact visitors. To accomplish that, contractors try to start work at 9 a.m. on the first 100 rooms now under construction. As those rooms come back on line in April or May, the renovation moves to the next 80 rooms with the goal of having all the rooms completely modernized and ungraded by Indian Market weekend.

Kimball is also proud that all of the 220 workers will remain employed during the nine-month project and that vacancy rates have not been impacted. Because of the lower supply of rooms, occupancy is close to 100 percent — of course, the $89 a night special La Fonda is offering during the remodeling doesn’t hurt with bargainconscious travelers.

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The significantly positive results have a lot to do with homeowner security, remodelers say. “Remodelers are indicating major growth in the future, with many saying that clients are feeling more stable in their financial future and their employment situations; therefore, they are spending more freely on remodeling needs,” says Tom O’Grady, association chairman and a builder in Drexel Hill, Pa. Growth indicators in the last quarter of 2012 are as follows: u Current business conditions up 2.1 percent since last quarter u Number of inquiries up 3.9 percent since last quarter u Requests for bids up 3.7 percent since last quarter u Conversion of bids to jobs up 3.5 percent since last quarter u Value of jobs sold is up 4.3 percent since last quarter Still, according to the data, expectations for 2013 are even brighter. Two-thirds of remodelers forecasted the next three months positively, and the rating jumped 13.1 percent from last quarter.

Drivers of this positive outlook continue to be postponement of projects (81 percent reporting) and the improvement of home prices (51 percent reporting).

“Now that the election is over, consumer confidence is starting to grow and so has remodelers’ confidence,” O’Grady says.

“NARI members are looking forward to having a well-deserved, productive year

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Oil and gas revenue would help New Mexico pay its share to keep Amtrak’s Southwest Chief running through the northeast portion of the state under a bill passed Monday by the House, but with just three days remaining in the legislative session, action to preserve the train’s historic route remains uncertain.

House Bill 241, passed on a 47-12 vote and moves now to the Senate. It would authorize the issuance of severance tax

bonds to raise up to $40 million between 2016 and 2025. That would cover New Mexico’s portion of a proposed multistate agreement to keep the Southwest Chief on its present route through Raton, Las Vegas and Lamy.

Colorado and Kansas also are exploring ways to preserve the route in partnership with Amtrak and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, which owns the tracks on the Southwest Chief line. In 2016, BNSF will cease maintenance on its tracks, and if no agreement is reached to fund that

work, Amtrak could reroute the Southwest Chief to bypass Northern New Mexico, Colorado and southwest Kansas.

Bill sponsor Rep. Roberto “Bobby” Gonzales, D-Taos, put contingencies into the legislation that the other states must be willing to participate in order for New Mexico to follow through with its share of the funding.

“Someone has to start, and I think that once they see the seriousness of a commitment from the state of New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas will follow,” Gonzales said.

Other measures that would authorize New Mexico to participate in the deal are pending in both the House and the Senate, but only HB 241 speaks to the funding source.

Gonzales said that was necessary. There are no provisions for the project in the state budget, which has no wiggle room to fund it.

Rep. James White, R-Albuquerque, said he supports sustaining the Southwest Chief, but questioned the prudence of leveraging severance tax for bonds to pay for it. He said the bonding capacity on mineral-

extraction revenues in the state is nearing its limit.

The legislative efforts this year to assure the Southwest Chief’s future in Northern New Mexico have encountered other hurdles. Gov. Susana Martinez has been reluctant to support any specific legislation, and the state’s transportation chief, Tom Church, has said he would prefer to wait a year to study the economic returns on any investment. Questions about the legality of committing public funds to a private enterprise such as BNSF also are being reviewed.

Legislative roundup Days remaining in session: 21/2 Webcast fail: Although webcasting has been touted as a way for people to watch legislative meetings without having to come to the Capitol, many people who wanted to watch Monday’s Senate Rules Committee hearing on confirmation of Public Education Secretary-designate Hanna Skandera found the webcast useless.

The webcast on the Legislature’s website would transmit a few moments of testimony and then shut down for several minutes before coming back on. By the time senators began voting, the webcast completely shut down for some viewers.

The same type of problems occurred last week during the Rules Committee’s hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana.

No, it wasn’t your computer’s fault. John Yaeger, deputy director of the Legislative Council Service, confirmed that the large number of viewers — or wouldbe viewers — was responsible.

“We have a 100 [megabits per second] line and we’ve brushed right up against limit today and several days recently,” Yaeger said Monday. “By comparison, we generally topped out at 60 Mbps last session.”

It’s doubtful that there will be a solution to the problem in the near future. So far there has been no proposed appropriation to upgrade the webcast system.

DWI prevention: House Bill 10a, which would further tighten drunken driving laws, passed the House Monday on a 51-5 vote and now goes to the Senate.

The bill was unexpectedly tabled on Feb. 6 in the House Transportation and Public Works Committee, but later got a dopass recommendation after committee members agreed to reconsider the bill the following week.

The bipartisan bill, sponsored

by Elizabeth “Liz” Thomson, D-Albuquerque, Stephanie Garcia Richard, D-Los Alamos, and Tim Lewis, R-Rio Rancho, is similar to one which passed the House last year but died in the Senate.

Backers say it closes loopholes in the state’s DWI laws by including felony DWI under the state’s Habitual Offender Enhancement statute, increasing requirements for removal of an ignition interlock device and mandating home Breathalyzers for offenders sentenced to house arrest.

Reading remediation: A gentler version of a bill that originally was designed to retain third-grade students who are having trouble reading passed Monday in the House.

House Bill 93, which was amended to emphasize remedial instruction for struggling readers, passed on a 34-29 vote with Democrats generally favoring it and Republicans opposed. It now moves to the Senate.

Parents would have a say in whether their children are held back a grade, much like current law, except in cases of chronic truancy. Republican Gov. Susana Martinez championed retaining poor-reading third-graders, citing research that linked ability to read at grade-level during that stage to the likelihood of graduating from high school.

Easley remembered: The House paid respects Monday to deceased Rep. Stephen Easley, a Democrat from Eldorado who was 60 when he died in August.

Gov. Susana Martinez last year appointed Rep. Vickie Perea, R-Belen, to replace him.

House Speaker Ken Martinez, D-Grants, called Easley “an everyday hero” because of the concern he showed for New Mexico’s most vulnerable populations.

Easley served just one session in the House, but he left a lasting impression on fellow lawmakers.

“My nickname for him was ‘Big Brain,’ ” said Rep. Nate Gentry, R-Albuquerque.

“There have been times this session when I’ve said, ‘Wow, Stephen. I miss you man,’ ” said Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces.

Adios, Kiki: Tears and laughter colored a sendoff Monday in the House to Rep. Henry “Kiki” Saavedra, D-Albuquerque, who plans to retire after 37 years — half of his life — in the Legislature.

Several representatives said they don’t need a formal study to convince them that losing the Southwest Chief would hurt economies in rural Northern New Mexico.

“So many times we overlook the needs of the smaller communities,” said Rep. Don Tripp, R-Socorro. “And this is an issue where we’re dealing with the lifeblood of a community – actually a region.”

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House greenlights measure that would regulate troubled N.M. youth ranch

By Patrick Malone The New Mexican

VETERANS HONORED

Navajo Code Talker Thomas H. Begay was honored as one of the state’s older veterans Monday, which was Military and Veterans’ Day at the Capitol. JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN

In addition to his legislative work on the justice system and his chairmanship of the House Appropriations and Finance Committee, less tangible examples of Saavedra’s tenure in the House shone through in the memorial.

The House spent about two hours sharing memories of his warmth, fairness, welcoming tutelage to members of both parties, the legislative action in 1988 that dubbed him the official “House jester now and forever” and his lively language. Scarcely a member spoke of Saavedra without using the term “gentleman.”

“Kiki takes the attitude that ‘I don’t have to look down on anyone, I don’t have to look up to anyone,’ ” Rep. Larry Larrañaga, R-Albuquerque, said.

By inviting speakers testifying before his committee to “bump your gums” and giving freshfaced lawmakers private counsel, Saavedra left an indelible impression on the other representatives.

“You’ll always be the chairman to me,” said Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas, D-Albuquerque.

Saavedra deflected attention from himself by thanking his wife for her patience and cheering the budgetary prowess of Rep. Luciano “Lucky” Varela, D-Santa

Fe. He concluded his message by imploring the House members to treat one another respectfully, regardless of their differences.

Government cheese: Lawmakers in both chambers on Monday found samples from Clovis’ Southwest Cheese on their desks.

The cheese plant was touted for its productivity of 11/2 tractor loads of cheese per hour. The only complaint from lawmakers about their samples was that they wished they were larger.

Looking ahead: The Senate Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the nomination of Environment Secretary-Designate Ryan Flynn at 10 a.m. Tuesday. On Monday, several environmental groups, including Amigos Bravos, Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter, Environment New Mexico, New Mexico Environmental Law Center and Conservation Voters New Mexico declared opposition to Flynn’s nomination. u The House is scheduled to hear the proposed new Navajo Nation gambling compact on Tuesday, House Speaker Ken Martinez, D-Grants, said. The House is scheduled to convene at noon Tuesday.

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A Southern New Mexico program for troubled youth that already faces abuse allegations and lawsuits would be subject to state oversight under a bill passed Monday by the House.

Debate over whether House Bill 342 would assure the safety of children or foster government overreach preceded the bill’s passage on a 40-24 vote. It now moves to the Senate.

“Programs of this type have historically operated above the law in the state of New Mexico,” said bill sponsor Rep. Rudy Martinez, D-Bayard.

He acknowledged the legislation targets one specific program — Tierra Blanca Ranch High Country Youth Program in Sierra County. The program is billed as a way to turn around troubled and at-risk youth through rugged work and responsibility. Currently, just one resident is in its care.

The parents of 18-year-old Bruce Staeger, who died in a truck crash on the ranch in September, filed a lawsuit last week against Tierra Blanca and its owners, alleging negligence and claiming the teen had been abused at the ranch. No criminal charges have been filed.

The Children, Youth and Families Department reports allegations of abuse at the ranch date back to 2006, when another lawsuit brought by the parents of a former resident claims he was subjected to abuse.

In a statement provided to lawmakers in January, the ranch’s owners defended practices there and expressed mistrust in the competence of CYFD. Rep. Dennis Roch, R-Logan, spoke up for Tierra Blanca on the House floor Monday. He said parents of a teen who spent a year there shared favorable stories with him. Roch questioned whether granting CYFD oversight authority might be a premature rush to impose a “nanny state” in response to the fatal crash and subsequent headlines.

“I want to make sure that we don’t overreact, expand the size of government’s oversight and use this one hiccup as an excuse for doing so,” he said.

The bill’s sponsor said it would give CYFD the tools to intervene before another tragedy takes place, rather than reacting after one has already happened.

“The crux of the bill is to provide a safe and healthy environment for those children that are admitted to this type of program,” Rep. Martinez said.

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Skandera: With budget unresolved, little appetite for daylong fight Continued from Page A-1 idea, an indication that the Democratic majority realized it might not have had enough votes on the Senate floor to fire Skandera.

A third motion to send Skandera’s nomination to the full Senate without any recommendation ended in 5-5 tie.

Sanchez voted with the four Republican members to advance her nomination on a neutral basis. The rest of Democrats opposed that proposal.

Sen. Linda Lopez, a candidate for governor and the chairwoman of the Rules Committee, announced that all options to forward Skandera’s nomination to the full Senate had been exhausted. With that, Lopez said Skan-

dera’s hearing was over.

It marked the first time this session that the Rules Committee voted on a candidate for a cabinet seat or highlevel commission without sending the nominee to the full Senate for consideration.

Skandera and a cadre of her supporters left the committee room, many of them puzzled by what had happened. But Republicans on the Rules Committee mostly were satisfied with the outcome.

“This is a victory,” said Sen. Mark Moores, R-Albuquerque. “She’s still in office, carrying out the governor’s reforms.”

Moores said a floor debate on

Skandera probably would have taken many hours because most senators would have wanted to speak on her strengths, weaknesses and fitness to oversee the state’s 830 public schools.

“People in my district think she’s been persecuted enough already,” Moores said.

The opposite view came from Democratic Sen. Michael Sanchez, the majority leader from Belen and a Rules Committee member.

“My position is no secret. The secretary-designate is not qualified under the constitution,” Michael Sanchez said.

Never a classroom teacher or a school principal, Skandera does not

meet the minimum standard to oversee public education in New Mexico, he said.

Sen. Howie Morales said he would have voted to reject Skandera as education secretary had the committee given him the opportunity.

Morales, D-Silver City, a candidate for governor, said he soured on Skandera when she unilaterally implemented a teacher evaluation system tied to students’ scores on standardized tests. The Legislature did not approve a law giving Skandera the teacher evaluation program she wanted, but she ignored that fact and proceeded on her own,” Morales said.

Skandera said she acted without

the Legislature’s support because “we can’t wait” to implement reforms.

Sen. Sander Rue, R-Albuquerque, is a supporter of Skandera who wanted her nomination to be heard by the full Senate.

“I think it would have been a great debate to have on the floor. The full body should be engaged in confirmations,” Rue said.

But, he said, there was little appetite for a daylong floor fight on Skandera, given that the $6.2 billion state budget remains unresolved.

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Early: Panel rejects amended measure before blocking whole thing Continued from Page A-1 than dropouts, they said.

Miguel Gomez, also of St. Joseph Community Health, said New Mexico’s ranking of 50th among the states for child well-being makes it critical to fund the program.

All 10 senators on the finance committee agreed that early childhood education is a means to producing more high school and college graduates while cutting prison populations and welfare rolls.

Most committee members, though, said they were not persuaded that the state’s Land Grant Permanent Fund should be the funding source for early childhood programs.

The constitutional amendment, sponsored by Sen. Michael Sanchez, the Democrats’ majority leader from Belen, calls for 7 percent to be taken from the endowment annually. A total of 5.5 percent would continue going to public schools and the other 1.5 percent to early childhood education.

Michael Sanchez actually tried to amend the bill downward, to reduce the total taken from the fund to 6 percent a year, with 1 percent or about $110 million annually going to early childhood education. The finance committee rejected that amendment before blocking the bill altogether.

Sen. John Arthur Smith, the commit-

tee chairman, said he was wary of using the endowment for another program.

The fund now pours about $600 million a year into public programs, mostly K-12 schools. Taking more money from the fund for another project, no matter how well-intentioned, could erode the endowment and weaken the state budget, said Smith, D-Deming.

Smith had come under heavy public pressure to give the bill a hearing in his committee. He declined to do so last year, killing it unilaterally.

The counterpoint to Smith’s arguments came from Sen. Sanchez. With an economist at his side, Michael Sanchez said the fund would continue

to grow at a rate of perhaps 3 percent or 4 percent a year, even if an extra $110 million a year were spent on early childhood programs. The early childhood program would sunset in 10 years.

Michael Sanchez said he did not want to surrender on his bill, even though the legislative clock is ticking.

“It needs resuscitating,” he said of his proposal.

Sen. Nancy Rodriguez, D-Santa Fe, suggested that the constitutional amendment should be heard by the full 42-member Senate, not buried in a committee. She was one of the two senators who voted to keep the initia-

tive alive. The other was Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City.

Morales said the amendment probably cannot clear the Legislature and make the ballot. But, he said, the message he took from the rest of the finance committee is that early childhood programs should be funded by a general revenue stream from the state budget.

Morales said finding the money for early childhood programs in the state budget should become the Legislature’s priority.

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LOCAL NEWS Property crime continues to drop Police attribute decline to a shift in resources, effort to target repeat offenders

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

Property crime rates continue to drop in the city of Santa Fe, according to data released Monday by the city police department.

Although home and auto burglary, along with other property crime, remain the most prevalent type of crime in Santa Fe, spokeswoman Celina Westervelt said the department attributes the decline to a shuffling of resources and continued law-enforcement pressure on repeat offenders.

The 325 property crime incidents reported during a three-month period that ended Jan. 31 represented a 36 percent slide since the same period a year earlier. These numbers come on the heels of a recent record annual low of 1,603 reported property crimes for 2013.

Police Chief Ray Rael and others in law

Dogs blamed for goat, alpaca killings

enforcement repeatedly have stated that property crime in the city is often linked to drug addiction.

Westervelt said the department’s investigations unit recently has been handing off arrest warrants to the street crimes division to serve. This practice, she said, allows detectives to spend more time investigating new cases while other officers are able to pull property crime offenders off the streets.

Additionally, police have placed added pressure on repeat offenders such as 20-yearold Dariush Esfandi. On Jan. 6, detectives received video from a resident who recorded Esfandi fiddling with a window at her home in what appeared to be an attempted breakin. Westervelt said that prompted investigators to place extra attention on Esfandi. Santa Fe police arrested him Jan. 30 and charged him with a break-in at another location.

Westervelt said detectives have paid extra attention to the whereabouts of the city’s top 135 offenders. She said they track who is in jail and who has active warrants. Additionally, the department continues to use bur-

325 1,603

Number of property crime incidents reported during a three-month period that ended Jan. 31, representing a 36 percent decline from the same period last year.

Number of property crime incidents reported last year — a record annual low for the city of Santa Fe.

glary patrols — two-officer units that patrol areas hit hardest by property crime.

And while property crime as a whole is down, commercial burglary rates were up slightly in the latest data. Between November 2013 and January 2014, 63 incidents of commercial burglary were reported in the city, up by 36 percent from the 46 incidents reported between November 2012 and January 2013.

Westervelt attributed that increase to more shoplifters being banned from stores.

That means if they return to a store where they were banned and steal again, they are charged with commercial burglary, a felony, instead of shoplifting, a misdemeanor.

WATER WORLD

Owner shoots, kills pit bull after attack

By Chris Quintana The New Mexican

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office reported that dogs running at large killed eight alpacas and two goats in the La Puebla area on Saturday.

Sheriff Robert Garcia said the alpacas’ owner, who lives on Wickersham Lane in the community about a half-hour north of Santa Fe, reported seeing two dogs attacking the alpacas in their pen about 4 a.m. The owner shot and killed one of the dogs, a tan pit bull, but a tan mixedbreed dog escaped, Garcia said.

Earlier that morning, about 3 a.m., dogs also killed two goats at a residence on West Arroyo Alamo, in the same area, the sheriff said.

Garcia said that Santa Fe County Animal Control was able to scan the dead dog’s body for a microchip and identify its owner. The sheriff said there’s reason to believe both dogs that attacked the alpacas are owned by the same person. Garcia also said a citation or a criminal complaint is pending.

Garcia said the owners of the alpacas didn’t want to speak to reporters, but Angelina González-Aller organized a campaign on gofundme.com to raise money from the public to fortify the corral, buy a sheepdog to protect the animals and start a fund to buy new alpacas.

Since Saturday, the Wickersham Alpaca Fund has raised about $1,500 toward a $4,000 goal.

Alpacas are usually raised for their fleece. Females generally cost more than males, but the cost can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, depending on fleece weight and bloodline.

In a similar but unrelated case in Santa Fe in May, 2013 several dogs owned by Dominic Vigil escaped an electric fence system and fatally mauled a pony and a goat. Vigil, 33, pleaded guilty to three counts involving the killing of livestock by his dogs, three counts of failure to restrain his animals and another three counts of allowing his dogs to run at large.

Vigil received a 120-day suspended sentence, and he will be on unsupervised probation for the next year minus a day. He also owes the court about $600 in fees in addition to $2,500 in restitution that he agreed pay to Santa Fe County in $500 monthly installments.

Atalaya Elementary School fifth-grader William Kratky, 11, plays in the swimming pool Monday at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center during the Presidents Day camp. The Chavez Center will hold a spring break camp from April 7-11. The camp costs $135 per child, and parents are encouraged to register their children at least two weeks in advance. For more information, visit www.chavezcenter.com. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, speaks to a group of students Thursday in the Rotunda at the state Capitol. CLYDE MUELLER/THE NEW MEXICAN

GOVERNOR’S RACE

Democratic rival challenges Morales’ petition signatures for June primary

By Steve Terrell The New Mexican

Could New Mexico Democrats be losing one of their five contenders to run against incumbent Republican Susana Martinez for governor?

The campaign of candidate Lawrence Rael claims that one of his Democratic primary election rivals, Sen. Howie Morales, D-Silver City, didn’t file enough valid petition signatures earlier this month to qualify for the June ballot.

Rael, a former chief administrative officer for the city of Albuquerque, has filed a complaint against Morales in state District Court, which will determine whether there are enough valid signatures for Morales to remain on the ballot.

To qualify for the Democratic primary ballot, a gubernatorial candiLawrence date needs 2,186 signatures. Morales Rael filed 2,904 signatures, but Rael’s complaint says at least 887 of those do not qualify as valid signatures. That would mean that Morales had only 2,017 valid signatures, 169 short of the required amount.

Morales on Monday said that he was notified about Rael’s challenge on Feb. 14, the day the challenge was filed in court.

“I’m not concerned at all,” Morales said Monday.

“The amount of work my volunteers did, they made sure the signatures were valid. My goal is to go forward and focus on the general election in November.”

The Morales campaign has said that campaign volunteers — not professional petition gatherers — were used to gather signatures.

Morales’s campaign manager, Jon Lipshutz, issued a statement Monday saying, “Well, now we know for certain that Lawrence Rael is scared of having to face Howie Morales at the pre-primary nominating convention. This lawsuit is a blatant attempt to silence the voices of the 2,904 New Mexicans who signed Howie’s petitions. … If Rael were true to the democratic process, he would stop these political games and apologize to the hardworking New Mexicans he’s trying to silence.”

Rael said in a statement Monday, “Last week I personally spoke with Sen. Morales and shared with him that, while I have the utmost respect for his contributions to our state, it is important we field the strongest possible campaign against Gov. Martinez.

Unfortunately, Sen. Morales did not gather the necessary number of signatures required of all primary candidates.”

Rael said he believes that primaries can “strengthen our campaigns.” He said, “Voters have an opportunity to evaluate each candidate, both on issues and on their ability to build an effective campaign organization, and decide who is the most qualified and ready to win in the general election.”

Rael’s complaint alleges that 329 of Morales’ signatures show addresses at which no voter is registered.

Another 290 names on the petitions, the complaint says, do not appear on state voter rolls. According to the complaint, 174 of Morales’ signatures were from people who were not registered Democrats.

The complaint charges that 37 signatures are illegible, while another 37 signers listed addresses that don’t match the signer’s registration address. According to the complaint, 20 signatures were “clearly fraudulent in that they were signed by a spouse or family member for multiple persons, and therefore should not be counted.”

Rael asks that the court order the secretary of state not to place Morales on the June primary ballot. In the past, judges have thrown some candidates off the

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Broker in pay-to-play scandal pleads no contest to tax evasion Correra pays $329,000 to state; avoids jail time

By Barry Massey The Associated Press

A politically connected financial broker at the heart of a state investment scandal paid nearly $329,000 to New Mexico on Monday to resolve a state tax-evasion case.

Broker Marc Correra pleaded no contest to one count of tax evasion.

Correra was a key figure in allegations that New Mexico investments were steered to political supporters of former Gov. Bill Richardson. No charges involving the investment deals have been filed, however, despite a

federal investigation. Correra and others have maintained there was no wrongdoing.

During a hearing in state District Court in Santa Fe, Correra was placed on unsupervised probation for three months. He avoids jail time, which could have been up to five years had he been convicted.

Correra earned $5.5 million in 2009, but he paid no state personal income taxes, according to the Taxation and Revenue Department.

State records indicate that Correra shared in more than $20 million in fees for helping money-management firms win investment business with the State Investment Council and a state educational pension from 2003 to 2008.

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The precise amount Correra received remains unclear because the agencies say they do not know in some instances how fees were split among Correra and other brokers.

The Investment Council, which manages state endowment funds valued around $18 billion, has sued its former top manager, a financial advisory firm, Correra, his father, Anthony Correra, and others seeking damages for what the agency contended was a pay-to-play scheme that improperly influenced investment decisions.

Anthony Correra was a friend and political supporter of Richardson, a Democrat who was governor from 2003 to 2010.

At the court hearing, the state received a cashier’s check from Cor-

rera for $267,916 in taxes for 2009, $26,791 in penalties and $34,190 in interest.

Correra initially maintained he owed no taxes because he didn’t live in New Mexico long enough that year to be subject to taxation, according to prosecutors.

But prosecutors found an affidavit in a Texas divorce case that indicated Correra had lived in New Mexico until September 2009, when he moved to Paris. People are subject to New Mexico taxes if they reside in the state for at least 185 days during a year.

Under the plea agreement, Correra will receive a “conditional discharge” that wipes out the felony tax charge if he completes his probation with no problems.

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LOCAL & REGION

THE NEW MEXICAN Tuesday, February 18, 2014

In brief

reported missing on Feb. 1.

Officers found Gulissa Venzor sometime during the weekend in the city, said department spokeswoman Celina Westervelt. The 15-yearold Santa Fe High School student was safe, and she was returned to her parents’ custody.

Although reported missing on Feb. 1, Venzor had been attending classes until Feb. 10. She Mayoral candidate Javier Gonzales and union failed to show up for classes on Feb. 11, and that is when detectives issued a news release seeking leader Jon Hendry have five days to respond to an ethics complaint filed by a local attorney who the public’s help in locating the teen.

The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office on Frisupports City Councilor Patti Bushee in the race day had located another teen who was reported for mayor. missing. April Vigil, 16, had been reported missThe city’s Ethics and Campaign Review ing since Jan. 31.

Board decided Monday to give Gonzales and Hendry until Feb. 24 to file a formal response to the complaint. At that time, the board will set a hearing to determine the “legal sufficiency” of the complaint.

City rules give the target of a complaint 10 Archbishop of Santa Fe Michael J. Sheehan days to respond. But the board has the authority said Sunday he will resign later this year, citing to shorten the timeline. church rules that will require him to submit his Board members said the five-day deadline resignation on his 75th birthday. struck a balance between giving Gonzales and In a recorded message played to parishioners, Hendry enough time to respond and trying to Sheehan said he will write the letter on his bring some resolution to the matter before the birthday in July.

March 4 municipal election.

“At that time I must submit my resignation letThe complaint, filed by Fred Rowe, the ter to the Holy See,” he said. “It may take a while board’s former chairman, alleges coordination between Gonzales and outside groups support- for my successor to be appointed.”

It will up to Pope Francis on when to accept ing his candidacy. The complaint offers no proof the resignation and when to appoint a successor, but asks the board to launch an investigation archdiocese officials said. and use its subpoena power.

Sheehan, who is celebrating the 50th anni“A subpoena would amplify existing cirversary in the priesthood this summer, said he cumstantial proof of concerted actions, dispel hoped that the new archbishop would be in conclusory affidavits and blanket denials, and enable the board to avert a tainted mayoral elec- place by 2015.

Sheehan became Archbishop of Santa Fe in tion,” Rowe wrote in the complaint.

1993, a few months after then-Archbishop RobGonzales and Bushee are competing with ert Sanchez resigned amid allegations of sexual City Councilor Bill Dimas to succeed outgoing Mayor David Coss. relations with women. He led abuse investigations, removed priests and oversaw the financial consequences of lawsuits.

Lawsuits mounted against the archdiocese in the early years of the sex abuse scandal that would rock the Roman Catholic Church, nationA former state Taxation and Revenue Depart- ally and internationally. ment lawyer has filed a complaint accusing the Sheehan said in 2002 that the archdiocese agency of failing to comply with a federal law dealt with 187 lawsuits during the 1990s and that protects the jobs of workers who serve in removed more than 20 priests accused of sexual the military. misconduct. The archdiocese has not provided a Raymond Kalilliano Chung worked as an attor- complete estimate of lawsuit costs, but in a 1993 ney for Taxation and Revenue from 2004 until his letter to parishes, it estimated that it had paid firing in 2012. His state District Court complaint more than $50 million to settle lawsuits. says he had exemplary performance reviews for The Archdiocese of Santa Fe includes more the first three years, but after enlisting in the New than 300,000 Catholics in Central and Northern Mexico Army National Guard and subsequently New Mexico. applying for, and being accepted in Officer Candidate School, began to have conflicts with supervisors at the department.

Chung claims that when he returned from his first military-related absences his supervisor “began evidencing a hostile attitude toward SHIPROCK — A Navajo panel on human plaintiff’s military service.” rights is inviting tribal members to testify about He alleges that management at the departgender discrimination experienced by women, ment created a hostile workplace and violated gays and lesbians in the community. the Uniform Services Employment and ReemThe Farmington Daily Times reports the ployment Rights Act and the Whistleblower Navajo Nation Human Rights Commission Protection Act by firing him for minor or will hold a public hearing Wednesday at the trumped up infractions and retaliating against Shiprock Chapter House. him for reporting that the department lacked Leonard Gorman, executive director of the proper administrative procedures for accommo- Human Rights Commission office, says the comdating military service. mission has received reports from international Chung, who was paid $31 an hour, seeks dam- human rights groups that indigenous women ages for lost salary, distress and legal fees. are experiencing a rise in acts of violence.

Taxation and Revenue Department spokesGorman says the hearing also wants to man S.U. Mahesh said the agency doesn’t comaddress discrimination against bisexual, transment on pending litigation. gender and queer members.

Gorman says the commission will also take written testimony.

The hearing will runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It’s the last in a series of public hearings. There were two others in Arizona.

The Santa Fe Police Department said Monday that it located a 15-year-old girl who was Staff and wire reports

Ethics board gives Gonzales 5 days to address complaint

Archbishop of Santa Fe says he will resign

Suit claims military service led to hostility at agency

Navajo panel to hold hearing on discrimination

15-year-old girl reported missing found safe

Sen. Howie Morales speaks Monday on the Senate floor at the Capitol.

Gubernatorial candidate Lawrence Rael claims that Morales didn’t file enough valid petition signatures earlier this month to qualify for the primary ballot in June.

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Petition: No hearing date set Linda Lopez, D-Albuquerque, who filed 4,196 signatures. Rael ballot for insufficient signafiled 4,333 signatures. tures.

Martinez, who has no RepubDistrict Judge Sylvia LaMar lican primary opposition, filed has been assigned the case.

The other Democratic candi- more than 6,700 signatures, her dates for governor are Attorney campaign has said.

Gathering petition signatures General Gary King, who filed is only the first hurdle candimore than 10,000 signatures; dates for any state office must Santa Fe businessman Alan clear. Early next month, DemoWebber, who filed more than 7,000 names; and state Sen. crats and Republicans will have

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pre-primary conventions. Candidates who win less than 20 percent of the vote will have to gather more petition signatures to remain on the ballot.

No hearing date has been set for Rael’s complaint.

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Crash kills 2 highway patrol officers in Calif.

The Associated Press

KINGSBURG, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol was mourning the loss of two officers Monday after their squad car flipped over while responding to a multi-vehicle crash.

Officers Brian Law, 34, of Clovis, and Juan Gonzalez, 33, of Fresno, were heading to the crash on state Route 99 near the Central Valley town of Kingsburg when they swerved to avoid a person in the road and lost control of the vehicle, the highway patrol said.

California Gov. Jerry Brown and first lady Anne Gust Brown sent their regards Monday to the fallen officers and their loved ones. Flags will be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol in Sacramento.

“Anne and I extend our deepest condolences and sympathies to the families, friends and colleagues of Officers Law and Gonzalez as they mourn the tragic loss of these dedicated public servants,” Brown said in a written statement. “We join all Californians in honoring these officers for their courage, commitment and service.”

Law and Gonzales were traveling southbound to get to the crash, California Highway Patrol Capt. Dave Paris said.

The original predawn collision about 25 miles southeast of Fresno was initially reported on the northbound side of the divided highway, Paris said.

The officers soon realized, however, that the crash scene was actually in the southbound lanes, and one the drivers involved was on the road, Paris said.

The officer who was driving swerved out of the way, and the squad car hit a guardrail and struck the pylon of a freeway exit sign, said Officer Axel Reyes, a California Highway Patrol spokesman.

The original crash apparently occurred when a pickup truck driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into the center divider, the California Highway Patrol said. It came to rest in the wrong direction with its lights off, setting off a chain-reaction collision.

“Prior to our arrival, it appears another vehicle may have hit the truck” and came to rest a short distance away, California Highway Patrol Commissioner Joe Farrow told reporters in a briefing at the crash site.

“We’re not sure if the officers … thought the crash was further down the road,” Farrow said. “[But] as they approached the scene, they lost control of their

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The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the following reports: u Armando Chavez, 31, was The Santa Fe Police Departarrested on a charge of driving ment is investigating the folwith a revoked license on N.M. lowing reports: u A man reported that some- 14 following a Sunday traffic stop. one punched him in the face u Deputies arrested Sean several times in what a officer Cantu, 26, of Santa Fe sometime called “a road rage incident” near Interstate 25 and St. FranSunday on a charge of battery cis Drive at 7:50 a.m. Thursday. against a household member u Juan Perez, 20, of Abiquiú after deputies responded to was arrested on an active arrest a domestic dispute on West warrant after officers stopped Alameda Street and Vista de him for swerving and driving Cristo. The victim had dirt on with his headlamps off near Cer- his clothes, and deputies found rillos Road and Calle la Resolana Cantu to be “highly intoxicated.” about 5:05 p.m. Saturday. u Snow shoes and swimDWI arrest ming gear were stolen from an u County deputies stopped unlocked car in the 100 block Gavin Cata, 20, of Española of Lugar de Oro Street between after they spotted him speeding 9:30 a.m. Saturday and on U.S. 84/285 near N.M. 106.

9:30 a.m. Sunday.

vehicle. They hit the guardrail and ultimately hit the sign.”

It is standard procedure for the two officers to be in the same car because they were working the graveyard shift, said officer Axel Reyes, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. Both Law and Gonzales were wearing their seat belts, said Paris, the California Highway Patrol captain.

The two officers graduated from the patrol academy in 2008. They are the first officers from the Fresno patrol office to die in the line of duty since Jerry E. Turre was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while laying flares at an accident scene in 1962, according to patrol records.

Farrow said Law and Gonzalez were good friends and partners who trained together. Now, their colleagues from across the state have to deal with their loss.

“It’s draining — a lot of the officers are drained,” Reyes said.

“Officers are having a tough time — some more than others.”

Law started his career in Oakland before transferring to Fresno about a year ago to be closer to his wife and three kids, said Officer Sean Wilkenfeld, a highway patrol spokesman who worked with Law in Oakland.

Deputies reported Cata smelled of alcohol and that he failed sobriety tests.

Speed SUVs u Mobile speed-enforcement vehicles are not in use as the city renegotiates its contract with Redflex Traffic Systems.

Help lines Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families hotline: 800-473-5220 St. Elizabeth Shelter for men, women and children: 982-6611 Interfaith Community Shelter: 795-7494 New Mexico suicide prevention hotline: 866-435-7166 Solace Crisis Treatment Center: 986-9111, 800-721-7273 or TTY 471-1624 Youth Emergency Shelter/ Youth Shelters: 438-0502

Funeral services and memorials IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM ZECKENDORF JR.

As the Board of Directors at the Lensic Performing Arts Center convenes today for its first meeting of 2014, we will pay tribute to our beloved founder, William Zeckendorf Jr., who passed away on February 12. Along with his wife, Nancy, Bill was one of the driving forces behind transforming Santa Fe’s historic theater into the nonprofit performing arts center that serves the community today. He generously supported The Lensic through its first 13 years, providing leadership and vision right up until the day he left us. Bill’s spirit will live on through the great contributions he made to The Lensic, as well as to many other organizations in Santa Fe. Our hearts continue to be with Nancy and the extended Zeckendorf family at this difficult time. A memorial service will be held at The Lensic on March 29, 2014, with details forthcoming.

Robert Martin, Executive/ Artistic Director, & the Board & Staff of the Lensic Performing Arts Center

MICHAEL VAN DAMME Michael Van Damme, age 56, passed away in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Mike was a lifelong resident of New Mexico, graduating from Valley High School in 1975 and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the College of Santa Fe. Mike had a great love for basketball. He played basketball for the Valley High School Vikings, and also played basketball for the College of Santa Fe. He loved to go fishing and was loved by many. Mike will be remembered for his kindness, humility, and his sense of humor.

For the last 15 years he was a school teacher, most recently at Al Calde and Chimayo elementary schools, where he loved and was loved by his students.

Michael was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Van Damme and younger brother Anthony Van Damme. He is survived by his father Tony Van Damme, his son Ernest, his sisters, Rose Bell and husband Jim, Gina Cordova, Becky Pelletier and husband Paul, nephews, Michael and Mark Garcia and Tristan Cordova, and niece, Lauren Cordova. Pallbearers will be Michael Garcia, Mark Garcia, Tristan Cordova, Henry Saavedra, Sam Calderon, and Ron Estrada. Honorary Pallbearers will be Tucker Spalding and Art Sanchez. Mike will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Jonathan Sandmel is the owner of Dotfoil Computer Sales & Service, which has been an Apple service provider since 2007. COURTESY PHOTO

By Bruce Krasnow The New Mexican

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hen the Baillio’s store closed, many in Santa Fe saw it as the latest demise for a longtime family retail store.

Jonathan Sandmel, the owner of Dotfoil Computer Sales & Service, saw it as an opportunity.

Dotfoil and Baillio’s have been Apple authorized retail and repair outlets in Santa Fe, and now Sandmel hopes to get the word out that he and his staff can handle any and all Apple computer and laptop repairs — as well as sales and warranty work.

Many Apple loyalists knew about Baillio’s through its Albuquerque store and its television advertising.

Not many know that Dotfoil and its seven employees have been an Apple service provider since 2007 — and in fact, he was doing many of the repairs for Baillio’s when they had an overflow of service requests.

“I’ve been an Apple guy forever,” Sandmel said. “My brother works for Apple; that was always a dream of his.”

Sandmel has gone through the Apple training and customer service certifications — and both he

and his repair staff understand the standards of the products and can honor Apple warranties.

In fact, one of Apple’s requirements was a site visit to Dotfoil, which resulted in a cleaner, more polished look for the store, much like the products it represents.

Now Sandmel just has to get out the word that his 3,500-square-foot store and its seven employees at the Candyman Center, 851 St. Michael’s Drive, are Apple ready. “I’m sure there are people from Los Alamos who drive right past us to go to the Apple store in Albuquerque because they don’t know we’re here,” Sandmel said.

Originally from St. Louis, Sandmel started working on Macintosh desktop computers while a graphic and design student at the University of Missouri, where he graduated with a degree in journalism. The Dotfoil name comes from the letter equivalents of an old telephone number.

He moved to Santa Fe and opened a small repair shop off San Mateo Road in 2003, which eventually grew too large for the space. He moved to the current location in late 2009.

He said Baillio’s sold Apple computers first, and he pur-

What: Dotfoil Computer Sales & Service Where: 851 St. Michael’s Drive Contact: 954-9955, www.dotfoil.com Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday to Friday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays

chased his original Apple products there. “In the early days before we were Apple resellers ourselves, I bought all of my Mac hardware from them. We’ve always had a good relationship with Baillio’s.”

That relationship was formalized when Baillio’s had a backlog of Apple work. Instead of driving the hardware to Albuquerque, Baillio’s technicians would Bubble Wrap it and bring it to Dotfoil for repair. Eventually, the Santa Fe Baillio’s had a stack of Dotfoil business cards and just steered repair customers to Sandmel.

Today, Dotfoil has a mailing list of 6,000 and sells four desktops and five Mac laptops as well as iPads. It handles software and hard-drive upgrades, and has classes and help lines for those

FINANCE NEW MEXICO

Agreement reduces separation anxiety when a worker leaves

By Jocelyn Barrett

For The New Mexican

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here are many circumstances under which an employee and employer part ways. An employee can choose to leave a job, or the company may make a unilateral decision to end the employment relationship. Whatever the case, the separation should be documented in writing to protect both parties.

For the employee’s benefit, a separation agreement should detail in writing what the employer intends to provide at the parting. These might include the final paycheck, severance pay, pay out of unused vacation or sick time and/or any continuation of coverage under the company’s health care plan.

For the employer, an agreement can help protect against some potential lawsuits and clarify what the employee agreed to provide the company when hired. These might include an agreement stating that the employee would not compete directly against the company for a

predetermined period, agreements not to disclose proprietary or confidential information and promises to return company property, such as a company-provided laptop or car.

A separation agreement should identify the company and the exiting worker, and it should give the reasons for the departure. While this is especially important when the employee is fired for cause, it’s just as critical when the employee initiates the separation.

The agreement should state the terms of the separation and what benefits or payments the exiting employee can expect to receive, including those required by law, such as temporary health benefits mandated by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

Jocelyn Barrett in an attorney with Montgomery & Andrews, P.A. Finance New Mexico is a public service initiative to assist individuals and businesses with obtaining skills and funding resources for their business or idea. To learn more, go to www.FinanceNewMexico.org.

Dotfoil sees opportunity for growth as outlet for Apple users after Baillio’s closes its Santa Fe store

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who need assistance by telephone, often without charge.

He also is expanding the companion business to Dotfoil.

With its seven employees, Steady Networks provides IT support to some 40 small-business customers in Santa Fe, Española and Albuquerque. It handles mostly PC work and provides remote access to servers as well as backup and anti-virus work, “everything that would come with an in-house IT department,” said Sandmel, including 24-hour support, which is especially important as businesses increasingly depend on cloud computing sites for more services.

Dotfoil once did all that work as well, but it became difficult to manage both business and consumer sites under one umbrella.

So Sandmel is relocating Steady Networks from an upstairs loft at Dotfoil to a 1,500-square-foot space next door and will spend $15,000 on renovations. He will do it using company cash flow.

“I’ve never wanted to take out a business loan and so far I’ve never had to. Organic growth has always been what Dotfoil is about.”

Contact Bruce Krasnow at brucek@sfnewmexican.com.

In brief

Craft brewing film to be screened in Los Alamos A new documentary titled Crafting a Nation examines how American craft brewers are rebuilding the economy by creating jobs, tax revenue and instilling a renewed sense of entrepreneurship in America. Crafting a Nation will be shown 7 p.m. Thursday at the Reel Deal Theater in Los Alamos.

The event will feature beer from Santa Fe Brewing Co. as well as a drawing for door prizes and an opportunity to meet with members of the Los Alamos Beer Cooperative’s board of directors. The LABC will explain their role in boosting the economy of Los Alamos and North Central New Mexico by opening the city’s first ever craft brewery, which would also be the first cooperative brewery in New Mexico.

“We at the LABC believe that the craft brewery approach complements Los Alamos’ science culture and the city’s slogan, ‘Where discoveries are made,’ ” said Micheline Devaurs, LABC board member. “Opening a brewery ‘taps’ into the underlying goal of a scientific community to meet with and share thoughts among colleagues and friends, while aligning with both a

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eter Doniger is at it again — more than 2,800 taxpayers helped so far with their federal returns, yielding $5.3 million in refunds. And it’s only February.

The service is offered for free every year by AARP as Doniger trains volunteers to help taxpayers with simple IRS forms. He has 85 volunteers this year working at two locations — the Santa Fe Community College fitness center and the Pasatiempo Senior Center, 664 Alta Vista St. The SFCC site is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, though it is closed the week of March 16, when the college has spring break. The Pasatiempo site is open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. MondayBruce Friday until April 15.

The help is available first-come, Krasnow first-served, and Doniger said the Business Matters best time for less waiting is midweek and early morning. Persons seeking assistance should bring their relevant income, pension and Social Security statements as well as information to support deductions or credits.

The AARP help is for individuals, not businesses, trusts or estates.

Additionally, the IRS has a bevy of information it is sending to help people with their tax filing — and many taxpayers with simple deductions and credits might be able to handle their preparation work, which might be good since the IRS itself has cut back on the assistance it provides.

“Taxpayers who have visited IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers in prior years for free tax preparation should be aware that, beginning this year, these offices are no longer offering this service,” the IRS said in a press release.

But here is what the IRS says about various tax forms.

You can generally use the 1040EZ if: u Your taxable income is below $100,000; u Your filing status is single or married filing jointly; u You are not claiming any dependents; and u Your interest income is $1,500 or less.

The 1040A may be best for you if: u Your taxable income is below $100,000; u You have capital gain distributions; u You claim certain tax credits; and u You claim adjustments to income for IRA contributions and student loan interest.

However, reasons you must use the 1040 include: u Your taxable income is $100,000 or more; u You claim itemized deductions; u You are reporting self-employment income; or u You are reporting income from sale of a property.

The quickest way to get tax forms and instructions is to visit IRS.gov and click on the “Forms & Pubs” tab. uuu

January home sales were flat in Santa Fe County, according to Alan Ball, who publishes a blog on Santa Fe real estate sales. The 105 total residential sales for the first month of 2014 were just two down from a year earlier. But the thing to remember is that 2013 was the best year for total sales since 2007 — so the housing-sale recovery is still holding here.

“Things continue to slowly improve, although January is kind of flat from the same month one year ago.

Inventory is at the low end of our historical range, which befits the season. Watch those numbers climb over the next 5 months,” Ball writes.

More volume is certainly helping move out those foreclosed and distressed homes, and that will eventually help all sellers. But overall prices last year throughout the state were flat. According to figures released by New Mexico State University, the overall housing price increase for the 12 months ending December 2013 was just 0.6 percent in New Mexico, versus 4.5 percent nationwide.

Contact Bruce Krasnow at brucek@sfnewmexican.com.

city and state desire to boost our local economy.”

The LABC hopes to open the brewery in the fall, though the opening date is dependent upon the amount of capital raised.

Crafting a Nation was filmed around the United States featuring more than 40 breweries ranging from several start-up companies to the largest craft breweries. Tickets are $12 advance or $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the Reel Deal box office anytime during open hours. Call 505-662-1580 for hours of operation or visit reeldealtheater.com.

The event will mark the second in a series of informational sessions about the LABC’s Member Loan Program — an alternative means of fundraising that allows member-owners of the organization to invest in the business and help bring the brewery and taproom from concept to reality.

Chamber discussion to focus on e-newsletters The next brown bag lunch discussion at the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce will feature Jamie Aranda, “How to Produce an E-Newsletter and Get it Noticed.”

Aranda will present ideas of how to get your email news opened and clicked through with timing, attention-grabbing subject lines, pictures and content using Constant Contact and related platforms.

The event is 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Feb. 26 at the chamber, 1644 St. Michael’s Drive.

There is no charge for members. The cost for non-members is $10. Register online at www.santafechamber.com/ events. Please bring a lunch and be ready to start at noon. The chamber will provide beverages.

Price of gas rises in N.M. The cost of filling up a tank of gas will cost drivers more this week.

According to the AAA New Mexico Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide average in New Mexico is now $3.16.

That price is 4 cents more than last week but 11 cents less than a year ago.

Of the major metropolitan areas surveyed in New Mexico, drivers in Santa Fe are now paying the most at $3.17, and drivers in Albuquerque are paying the least at $3.07. The average in New Mexico is 17 cents less than the national average of $3.33.

In a departure from recent years, gas prices have been largely flat to begin 2014.

As refineries begin seasonal maintenance, the switchover to summerblend gasoline production takes place and the demand for fuel increases with warmer weather, historically pump prices have increased. AAA analysts expect gas prices to rise this spring due to those seasonal factors.

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e-Voices Our Web readers speak out: Solitary former Marine gains community in death, Feb. 10

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I, too, feel that this is a heartbreaking story, but I am so proud of our community and all those who have made sure that he will be laid to rest like the honorable person he was, someone who served us and our country. Both my father (now deceased) and my brother were Marines, and I share that proud tradition. About 2:30 this afternoon, I was buying groceries and could not get through the intersection at St. Francis and Cerrillos because the police had it blocked for some reason.

As I sat there, waiting, I saw the motorcade of police vehicles and many, many motorcyclists escorting him. I had read the story and realized that’s what it was. I got choked up but am thankful that he had this honor. Only wish we could have helped him sooner.” B.H. This is the most heartbreaking story I have read “ in years. God bless Eloy Timothy Tafoya and may his death be a wake-up call to our community.” R.R.

LOOKING IN: TIM KELLER

Billions sit while critical ideas lack funding

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s the legislative session winds down and the final budget is crafted, I can’t help but reflect on one of the great tragedies of current state government. With every tax break, education program, special interest and critical line item being accounted for, it is easy to forget that our state government is awash in cash.

There are hundreds of millions of unused tax dollars — excess bonding capacity and thousands of unfilled jobs — tucked away throughout state government.

Meanwhile, critical government services, water projects, “big idea” education and economic development investment proposals fall to the wayside. We have the resources to move New Mexico forward but they remain unused.

This past year, $65 million was reverted back to the general fund from state agency budgets. A large portion of what was appropriated for the Children, Youth and Families Department for positions was unused, and many positions remain

unfilled. In addition, $45 million for new jobs was transferred to other parts of the budget to be used for contractors, vehicles and equipment. Another $8 million for textbooks remains unspent. All of this is even before considering the nearly $40 million shipped out of state to for-profit standardized testing and evaluation and to the new Arizona behavioral health providers.

Beyond last year’s spending are the current balances of unspent funds: $119 million for water projects, $170 million in tobacco funds, $20 million in the Attorney General Settlement Fund and $600 million in unspent capital outlay. Together we have at least $900 million in monies collecting dust in various state accounts, even before counting another $600 million in reserves. Additionally, the New Mexico Finance Authority, charged with financing roads, schools and water projects for the state, is working at half tilt, with excess bonding capacity despite our state’s deteriorating infrastructure.

New Mexicans deserve state agencies

that will allocate tax dollars efficiently and wisely. At the end of the day, these totals speak to poorly run government, alternative priorities or both. Instead of knowingly sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars that could make an immediate impact, let’s get this money off the proverbial bench. Let’s fill positions in state government and put more New Mexicans back to work. Let’s make the necessary upgrades and repairs to our aging schools, roads and water infrastructure with the money we’ve already put aside to do so.

Public officials must put their partisan ideologies aside and tackle the issues that our state faces with courage and admit this is not a money debate. This is the time to take responsibility and use our resources in the best interest of our neighbors, our loved ones and our future generations.

Democratic Sen. Tim Keller is the Senate Majority Whip and a candidate for New Mexico state auditor.

Mayor’s race faceoff heats up over water project, PACs, Feb. 11 All I can say is that none of these candidates are “ worth a darn. I would never consider voting for [Javier]

Gonzales — he is just another corrupt politician that the state Democratic machine churned out. A carbon copy of the Bill Richardson and David Coss administration tucked neatly in Gerald Peters’ back pocket. … Then there is Patti [Bushee]. She is a nice lady and means well, but she has been there too darn long and I have serious reservations about her leadership and management abilities. [Bill] Dimas on the other hand, is probably the only candidate who actually knows what the duties and function of a mayor are. But he is his own worst enemy. By not attending any of these forums, he has shot himself in the foot. As a result, his message is not getting out, thus taking him out of serious contention. So we are left with the lesser of [three] evils — but evil is still evil — it doesn’t matter who wins this election because the citizens of Santa Fe are going to be the losers. Buckle up and hold on tight everyone — it’s going to be a long four years.” A.L.

District eyes tech plan that would provide devices for all, Feb. 17 Why not have means testing, so that parents “ above a certain income threshold buy their own kids

iPads? Those below that threshold get a varying amount of financial assistance based on income.

I object to paying for computers for kids so their parents can buy a bigger flat-screen TV for the living room. This will be a permanent tax increase, and every time a new gizmo hits the market, the schools will want to buy it for the students.” P.N.

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I would rather invest the $55 million of Santa Fe County property taxpayers monies into rebuilding the Santa Fe Vocational Technical School Initiative, including putting additional funds for supporting the career academy that is working for the kids who need another boost to graduate from high school, too.

Yeah, I agree that every kid should get on board with a laptop computer and keep up with the Internet and virtual world, but is this school district ready to keep up with the finance picture in upgrading this type of technology? I don’t think so.” F.C.

Our View: 21st-century schools take time, Feb. 15 So, homeowners foot the bill. Not taxpayers who “ rent or lease? Or the big-box stores who take up acres upon acres of space? Or everyone who uses a particular utility in Santa Fe County? Just the homeowners.

Without a vote.” J.B.

These big-ticket purchases make a few people a lot “ of money. The vendors and salesmen of the compa-

nies that push the products [with] nice fat kickbacks to the local officials who have the power and incentive to approve them. Follow the money, people. Despite the woeful cry of ‘for the children,’ it’s not rocket science to spot an overrated, bloated scam. Look how often they’re throwing these property-tax increases our way. That hardware will drop to half its value within a year or two at the most. How many of you folks over 40 feel like you would be better in reading, writing and math skills if there had been computers in your day?

Quite peripheral to being a good student if the intent is there within the family unit.” P.S.

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LOOKING IN: NICK ESTES

An outdated economic doctrine F rench President Francois Hollande has announced that he is going to cut taxes on business, which will encourage them to produce more. He explained that “supply will create its own demand.”

He means that when businesses pay their workers, the workers will turn around and buy the production from the businesses and everybody will be happy.

He probably didn’t know it, but Hollande was quoting Say’s Law, a 19th-century doctrine that was largely discredited in the 1930s.

“Classical” economists prior to the Great Depression fervently believed that recessions and depressions were impossible (or would quickly end if the government just stayed out of the way). If inventories start to build up too high, businesses will just reduce prices until all the workers can start buying everything again. There is no reason for goods to just pile up while workers go idle.

The problem is, that’s not the way a modern economy works. Workers, when they get paid, save some of their money; they don’t spend it all on the consumer items that they are making. This would mean that businesses wouldn’t recover in sales what they were paying their employees, except, during normal times, businesses borrow those savings and invest them. So normally everything is pretty well-balanced and the economy hums along.

But what if people suddenly start saving a lot more than normal? And spending a lot less? And what if businesses stop investing as much as normal in response to

declining sales? Then the economy can get into a vicious downward spiral: Inventories start piling up and businesses start laying off workers, which obviously makes the problem worse.

In a modern economy, Nick Estes it is possible for people to cut back expenditures quite a bit when they get worried. They put off buying things like cars or refrigerators, they stop going out to dinner, etc.

When businesses see consumption drop they postpone investments and make the old equipment last longer.

What could cause a collapse in demand like this? The stock market suddenly plunging will do it. A housing bubble suddenly bursting will do it. Fortunately, we went 80 years between these two events.

The 19th-century economists said that these downturns would quickly be eliminated because businesses would just slash their prices to move their inventory and workers would just accept much lower wages to keep their jobs. The goods market and the labor market would “clear,” and we’d be back to full employment, except at a lower overall price level.

Yet when the Depression came, it went on and on, just like the current recession.

A British economist named John Maynard Keynes figured out why. He noticed that wages and prices didn’t fall fast enough when demand dramatically falls off, as it

did in 1929-33. Maybe in the long run, these adjustments will eventually happen, he said, but “in the long run we are all dead.”

Businesses will cut back production and lay workers off before they will reduce prices and the wages of the workers who remain.

Eventually, machines wear out and demand slowly comes back. But it can take a very long time. In the meantime, millions of families are suffering and kids are growing up in homes where the parents are out of work, and we lose all the roads and bridges and schools that could have been produced. The U.S. is losing about $1 trillion per year in lost production. At the current rate, we might get back to full employment in eight to nine more years.

It does no good to offer French businesses tax breaks. If no one is around to buy their stuff, they will not produce more stuff. They will not add workers. The only thing that can speed up recovery in France or America is for governments to borrow those excess savings and spend them in the economy — to make up for the absent private demand. That is the opposite of “austerity” being pursued in Europe and the U.S. We have known this since 1936. It is sad that people in power still subscribe to a doctrine that economics students around the world can tell you was discredited 78 years ago.

Nick Estes is a retired lawyer (former UNM counsel) who resides in Albuquerque.

LOOKING IN: HOWARD DASH

Mountains surrounding Las Cruces deserve protection

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hen I wake up every morning in Las Cruces, I am treated to seeing the majesty of the Organ Mountains. As travelers approach Las Cruces from every direction, the first thing they see is the grandeur of the Organ Mountains. I often think of the Organ Mountains as the Tetons of the desert.

However, the mountains surrounding Las Cruces are so much more. Whether standing on Picacho Peak or exploring Native American petroglyphs, it is important to remember that the mountains south and west of town have played such an important part of our culture and history. Our American astronauts trained at Kilbourne Hole, World War II pilots and gunners trained at the Deming Bombing Targets, and the Apaches traversed these vast lands leaving evidence of their history behind.

On Jan. 24, Sens. Martin Heinrich and

Tom Udall as well as Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell had the opportunity to see for themselves the land that we enjoy every day. I wanted to thank them for taking the time to listen to what these lands mean to Las Howard Cruces and to fellow New Dash Mexicans.

Recently, Heinrich and Udall introduced the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Conservation Act to create a National Monument. The senators went to great lengths to address many concerns in their bill. To the ranchers, the monument will protect all existing grazing rights. To those concerned about border protection, the monument will allow unprecedented access to law enforcement. To those concerned

about a federal land grab, the monument will provide permanent protection to already owned federal lands. The monument will not include any private lands.

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said, “And while we’re at it, I’ll use my authority to protect more of our pristine federal lands for future generations.” The senators have expressed a preference to create a National Monument through legislation. Unfortunately, it was prevented in the past by a divided Congress when previous versions of the bill were before Congress. Let’s urge President Obama to make Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks the first National Monument to be approved after his State of the Union address.

Howard Dash resides in Las Cruces and is a member of the Action Team of the Southern Group, Rio Grande Chapter Sierra Club.

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

OPINIONS

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The West’s oldest newspaper, founded 1849 Robin M. Martin Owner

Playing with the high cost of an ego trip

Robert M. McKinney Owner, 1949-2001 Inez Russell Gomez Editorial Page Editor

Ray Rivera Editor

OUR VIEW

Police training needs a rethink

Dana Milbank

The Washington Post

V

ery few Americans know how close the country came to catastrophe last week.

The final tally shows that the Senate voted by a wide margin Wednesday, 67-31, to break Sen. Ted Cruz’s filibuster of an increase in the debt limit, thus avoiding a default on America’s full faith and credit.

But 15 minutes after the voting should have ended, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell had apparently secured only two of the five Republican votes he needed to join with all 55 members of the Democratic caucus to pass the measure. He raised three fingers in the air and worked his way among his members, but was met with folded arms and shakes of the head. Looking queasy, he patted his thigh nervously and drummed his fingers. In the hubbub, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., knocked a full glass of water and coaster from McConnell’s desk to the floor.

Democrats, watching the spectacle, took the extraordinary step of ordering the Senate clerk not to read aloud the ongoing vote tally to avoid setting off a market panic; because the House had already left on a two-week recess, a failure of this vote would have left little chance of avoiding default on Feb. 27, when the Treasury runs out of funds.

Watching the chaos from the side of the chamber was the man who caused it: Cruz, his hands in his pants pockets and a satisfied grin on his face. The Texas Republican strolled to the clerk’s table to

I check on the vote count and was met with a look of disgust from Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.

And the feeling was widespread: Moments after Cruz walked into the Republican cloakroom, four Republican senators emerged from it and changed their votes to “aye.”

Cruz re-emerged from the cloakroom, chewing gum, his hands again in his pockets.

He smirked as his colleagues finally overcame his filibuster after a 59-minute struggle.

Cruz’s ego trip had come at a high cost. He had forced McConnell, Sen. John Cornyn of Texas and other Republicans to cast votes that could hurt them in primaries to weaker general-election candidates, and he had risked getting his party blamed for a default.

The Wall Street Journal’s conservative editorial page dubbed Cruz “the Minority Maker” for making his GOP colleagues “walk the plank” on a “meaningless debt ceiling vote.”

But Cruz doesn’t care about all that. Leaving the chamber, he told reporters McConnell’s fate would be “ultimately a decision … for the voters in Kentucky.”

His actions suggest Cruz has put himself before his party and even the nation’s solvency. And in this sense, his actions are typical of the 2016 GOP presidential field.

Cruz, Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Rand Paul are mucking up the gears of government in ways that will earn them favorable attention in the primaries.

Rubio, of Florida, is pushing legislation that would undo Obamacare in such a way that would cause chaos in the insurance market and likely leave tens of millions without health coverage and cost the government billions.

Vying with Cruz to be the most reckless of the 2016 aspirants is Paul, of Kentucky, who in recent days has injected the 1990s Monica Lewinsky scandal into the national debate as a means of discrediting Hillary Clinton. He also claimed her failure to send “reinforcements” to diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, before they were attacked “should limit Hillary Clinton from ever holding high office.” Multiple investigations have confirmed that secretaries of state do not make decisions about security at each diplomatic post.

Now, Paul has politicized his court challenge to the NSA surveillance program. It would have been an important legal case, but Paul pushed aside the constitutional lawyer who had drafted the legislation and abandoned efforts to get a Democratic senator to be a co-plaintiff; instead, he added President Barack Obama’s name to the list of defendants, brought in the tea party group FreedomWorks as a plaintiff, and hired failed Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli, another tea party politician, to be his lead lawyer.

To nobody’s surprise, Paul and Rubio sided with Cruz in Wednesday’s debt ceiling filibuster. Had they prevailed, and had 12 of their GOP colleagues not been more responsible, the likely default would have added far more to the national debt than the legislation did. It also would have caused markets to crash, the economy to swoon and American standing to decline.

But for Messrs. Paul, Rubio and Cruz, those aren’t the top considerations.

Follow Dana Milbank on Twitter @milbank.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

‘Lego Movie’ more violence than entertainment

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came from seeing The Lego Movie because I heard it was funny and thought it would be a good break from work. I sat there, appalled, until I went reeling out of the movie theater.

It was an unmitigated piece of violent crud. Almost every frame of every scene involved shooting, falling, hurting, killing, explosions, crashes, bashing and fighting.

This is what parents are taking kids to see? And then people are shocked when kids take guns to school? This is the No. 1 movie in America? Shame on us for allowing this mindless violence to permeate every aspect of our lives and expose our children to worthless, senseless, brutal entertainment.

A vigorous debate Our readers are smart and civic-minded. We can tell by the amount of time and energy they spend writing letters to the editor, especially during election season.

Whether people are writing in support of their favorite City Council candidate, charter amendment or their choice for mayor, we are receiving letters almost faster than we can print them.

Election season is winding down — early voting has started and Election Day is March 4. Next Sunday, Feb. 23 will be the last Sunday we will publish My Views with an opinion about the election or candidates. Those will be due by noon Thursday of this week; as always, we can’t guarantee publication. We will run election-related letters up until Feb. 28, the Friday before the election. Send letters as soon as possible, because we have a waiting list already. The last day we will accept election letters is Tuesday, Feb. 25. All letters and My Views go to letters@ sfnewmexican.com.

Thank you for such a spirited conversation on the issues and the candidates.

Judith Fein

Santa Fe

Respect for guns Last year at a pro-gun rally at the Roundhouse, I asked the state police officer at the entrance if I could check in my gun somewhere so I could go inside. I was really surprised when he said I could bring it in, just keep it in the holster.

Wow! I was being treated like a lawabiding citizen, not a criminal or a terrorist. I felt a renewed respect for those officers (New Mexico’s finest) and a government that trusted me.

That old saying, “the pen is mightier than the sword,” could refer to the laws

that are passed (or not passed) in the Roundhouse being more dangerous than the guns that pass through its doors.

Rae N. Ridlon

Los Alamos

Outstanding qualifications As a resident of Santa Fe for more than 50 years, I have encountered many politicians at every level. Patti Bushee has been my City Council representative for more than 20 years, and she has been simply the best.

She has always been responsive, caring and effective in addressing my issues and

MAllARD FillMORE

Section editor: Inez Russell Gomez, 986-3053, igomez@sfnewmexican.com, Twitter @inezrussell

concerns. Every time she has addressed an issue, I can see where she has tried to find the best solution, not just for me, but for the entire city. I have learned to anticipate and appreciate that quality in all her endeavors. What better qualification can one have as mayor?

Others have already sung her praises — her experience, her integrity, her independence. I would like to reiterate her passion and concern for all of Santa Fe and its many and diverse citizens. And I ask all of those Santa Feans to strongly consider Patti Bushee as our next mayor.

Margaret VeneKlasen

Santa Fe

t is unsettling, to put it mildly, to find out that the training for New Mexico police officers is in the hands of one man.

In September, the state Law Enforcement Academy Board, appointed by the governor and chaired by the attorney general, voted unanimously to put a retired Army colonel and 10-year state police veteran, Jack Jones, in charge of what recruits learn to prepare for becoming police officers. The academy trains officers from departments across the state (Albuquerque and the state police have their own training programs, but the basic courses are established at the academy).

Since then, Jones has shortened cadet training from 22 weeks to 16, instituted a physical-fitness entrance exam that is gender- and age-neutral and added more training exercises. That latter move sounds promising — more live, in-the-moment practice is a good thing, although we think that officers don’t necessarily need more practice shooting into cars. They seem to be doing enough of that already.

And that’s the problem. New Mexico’s police — both local and state — increasingly are on edge. Too many officers seem to view every civilian as a criminal, not a citizen.

Incidents have piled up of questionable police confrontations. Sending raw recruits through an academy where the leader flatly states his job is to prepare them to battle “evil” hardly seems the best way to produce officers who are measured and thoughtful in their responses.

Do not misunderstand. The job of a police officer is to protect the good people from those many bad forces who seek to do harm. Officers face danger from all sides. But we are not in an actual war. To send officers out with the mindset that the world outside of their select fraternity is evil puts them perpetually at odds with the people they serve. Jones told reporter Uriel J. Garcia that he must get officers prepared because “Evil has come to the state of New Mexico.”

That’s exactly the wrong mindset in which to meet the public.

Beyond those concerns, it is bad policy to have one person in charge of curriculum. Law enforcement experts outside New Mexico told the newspaper that New Mexico’s new setup is the exception, not the rule, to good policing. Before the change, the public could be involved. We think having input from outside the closed world of law enforcement is a good check (Jones won’t even turn over the curriculum to the newspaper through an open records request; he said he would burn it first).

Attorney General Gary King, as chairman of this board, should demand a reconsideration. More broadly, he and the Legislature — in its oversight role — should ask serious questions about the direction, length and content of training. Teaching recruits that they have more leeway to use force is not what we need in New Mexico, especially since that decision was made by one man.

Rather than curriculum by decree, we prefer training developed through consensus, with public input and feedback. The police, after all, are not a military force fighting on a foreign battlefield, shooting at enemies seen and unseen. The streets of New Mexico — thankfully — have not descended into a state of an armed war zone. With police trained to shoot first and ask questions later, we could all become less safe.

The past 100 years From The Santa Fe New Mexican: Feb. 18, 1964: Velarde — The search for the body of a 45-yearold Chamisal man missing in the Rio Grande entered its 11th day today. Weary state police officers, sheriff’s posse men and volunteers continued the dragging of deep holes with grappling hooks.

Missing is Manuel A. Cordova, a janitor at St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, whose badly damaged pickup was found in the river. He is believed to have ridden his out-of-control pickup down a cliff and into the river. Numerous stories concerning the disappearance have arisen; each one checked by officers and found to be without foundation. The assumption, Capt. Vigil said, can only be that Cordova’s body is in the water.

Feb. 18, 1989: A Boulder, Colo., man pleaded guilty in Santa Fe District Court to conspiracy to commit fraud with a bogus gold-mine scheme. $800,000 is unaccounted for and none of the investors has been paid anything. William Dean and his company, Mine Management, solicited investors for a phony gold mine called the Desert Gold Fields. About 15 Colorado investors put up $800,000 for the mine, which never opened. Dean was indicted along with a California geologist and a Roswell chemist. Dean could face up to three years in prison and could be ordered to repay the investors.

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The weather

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Almanac

Santa Fe Airport through 6 p.m. Monday Santa Fe Airport Temperatures High/low ......................................... 61°/28° Normal high/low ............................ 50°/23° Record high ............................... 61° in 2014 Record low ................................. -3° in 1908 Santa Fe Airport Precipitation 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. ............ 0.00” Month/year to date .................. 0.09”/0.09” Normal month/year to date ..... 0.28”/0.89” Santa Fe Farmers Market 24 hours through 6 p.m. yest. ............ 0.00” Month/year to date .................. 0.07”/0.07”

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The following water statistics of February 13 are the most recent supplied by the City Water Division (in millions of gallons).

Total water produced from: Canyon Water Treatment Plant: 1.287 Buckman Water Treatment Plant: 4.090 City Wells: 1.308 Buckman Wells: 0.000 Total water produced by water system: 6.685 Amount delivered to Las Campanas: Golf course: 0.000, domestic: 0.083 Santa Fe Canyon reservoir storage: 63.3 percent of capacity; daily inflow 0.90 million gallons.

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

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

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

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

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

Santa Fe 60/33 Pecos 59/33

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Mon. High: 74 ............................... Carlsbad Mon. Low 13 ..................................... Gallup

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Sunrise today ............................... 6:48 a.m.

Sunset tonight .............................. 5:49 p.m.

Moonrise today ............................ 9:36 p.m.

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(For the 48 contiguous states) Mon. High: 90 .............................. Alice, TX Mon. Low: -29 .................... Watertown, NY

Severe thunderstorms roared across northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio late in the day on Feb. 18, 1992. The storm produced hail and funnel clouds.

Weather trivia™

How thick should pond ice be for safe Q: skating?

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Weather history

Newsmakers Rowling pens 2nd thriller under alter ego Galbraith J.K. Rowling

Betty Carter

LONDON — J.K. Rowling is back with a novel involving a writer whose acid-tipped pen may have led to murder.

Publisher Little, Brown said Monday that it is publishing a second book by Robert Galbraith, the Harry Potter author’s thrillerwriting pseudonym.

The Silkworm sees the return of detective Cormoran Strike, the ex-soldier hero introduced in The Cuckoo’s Calling. In the new book, Strike investigates the disappearance of a novelist who has written a book that features scathing descriptions of real people.

The Silkworm will be published June 19 in Britain and June 24 in the U.S.

Elvin Jones

2014 Jazz Hall of Fame inductees announced

Andrew College

NEW YORK — Singer Betty Carter, guitarist Wes Montgomery, drummer Elvin Jones and bandleader Fletcher Henderson have been voted into Jazz at the Lincoln Center’s Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame.

The 2014 inductees were announced Monday after votes were tallied from jazz fans worldwide.

The Associated Press

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6 p.m. FAM Pretty Little Liars Spencer (Troian Bellisario) is ready to share her discoveries about Ezra (Ian Harding) with Aria (Lucy Hale), but Emily and Hanna (Shay Mitchell, Ashley Benson) worry about the effect the news will have.

Ezra gets to Aria first, expressing concern about Spencer’s addiction and throwing her credibility into question in the new episode “Free Fall.”

7 p.m. FAM Twisted Danny (Avan Jogia) is determined to come clean but unsure he deserves a chance to start over as he struggles to process the latest development in the search for his father. Charlie (Jack Falahee) takes a growing interest in Lacey’s (Kylie Bunbury) activities. Karen (Denise Richards) reconsiders her decision to let the past back into her life when tension builds with her old friend Jack (Ivan Sergei) in the new episode “Sins of the Father.”

8 p.m. on PBS The Rise and Fall of Penn Station: American Experience Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad to give its trains a way into Manhattan, Penn Station opened in 1910 and was hailed as an engineering marvel and a spectacular piece of architecture.

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Unfortunately, it only stood for 53 years before the cash-strapped railroad sold the airspace above its tunnels and demolished the beautiful building. Its story is told in this new film from Randall MacLowry.

8:30 p.m. on ABC Trophy Wife Kate (Malin Akerman) feels pushed aside when Diane (Marcia Gay Harden) swoops in to deal with a lice infestation in the Harrison household. She and Jackie (Michaela Watkins) join forces to try to make a point to Diane, but things don’t go as planned.

Pete (Bradley Whitford) plays mediator in a squabble between Bert and Warren (Albert Tsai, Ryan Scott Lee) over a teddy bear in “Lice and Beary White.”

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Jimmy Fallon made his debut as host of The Tonight Show on Monday. NBC

9 p.m. on CBS Person of Interest Reese (Jim Caviezel) tries to protect an Internet entrepreneur who makes his living stripping people of their privacy and now finds his own being taken away. Finch (Michael Emerson, pictured) seeks help from Shaw, Carter and Fusco (Sarah Shahi, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Chapman) in finding whoever’s after the man in “Nothing to Hide.”

First night a hit for ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon

By Frazier Moore

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — If Jimmy Fallon had already proven he was a natural hosting NBC’s Late Night, he left no doubt Monday that The Tonight Show now fits him like a glove.

As promised during the much-promoted run-up to his Tonight Show debut, Fallon made no drastic changes to the Late Night formula that had served him for five years.

He remained funny, gracious, bubbly and, above all, comfortable presiding over a show that was different mostly for its earlier time slot, its classier production values and legendary brand name.

“We can book people from the West Coast?!” he joked at his newfound status.

He did pretty well with his bookings on opening night: Will Smith and the rock group U2.

But all that was ahead.

First, his viewers beheld his new set, boasting burnishedwood paneling and panoramic blue curtains.

They had seen his filmed opening — Jimmy as the New York nightcrawler — shot by director Spike Lee. They discovered that his band, the Roots, had grown by two from its already husky eight pieces.

Then out he came, to thunderous applause, and planted himself on his mark (a fourleaf clover) to deliver his first monologue.

“I’m Jimmy Fallon,” he began, and, with a nod to past late-night turbulence that most recently saw his Tonight predecessor, Jay Leno, make an unsought exit, he added, “I’ll be your host — for now.”

He expressed gratitude for his new gig, introduced his parents in the studio audience, and dispensed love in every direction — and made it sound authentic.

He had a few Olympics jokes, one offering sympathy to NBC sportscaster Bob Costas, who was sidelined from several days of Olympics coverage with a blinding bout of pinkeye.

“You could tell he was having trouble when he spent half-an-hour interviewing a mop he thought was Shaun White,” Fallon cracked.

Back at his desk, he voiced what seemed like an aside: “To my buddy who said that I’d never be the host of The

Tonight Show — and you know who you are — you owe me a hundred bucks, buddy.”

With that, Robert De Niro burst through the curtain and plunked a hundred dollars on Fallon’s desk.

But that wasn’t all. In rapid succession, a parade of other celebs circled through right behind him. They included Joe Namath, Rudolph Giuliani, Lindsay Lohan, Lady Gaga, Mike Tyson, Stephen Colbert and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Joan Rivers was also among them, repaying her “debt” and making a bit of history in the bargain: 49 years earlier to the day, the veteran comedian had made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in that very studio, and had not appeared on Tonight since 1987, when she was banned by Carson after jumping to Fox to host her own short-lived show.

A key part of the celebratory spirit for Fallon was the fact that, after more than 40 years in Los Angeles, he and NBC have brought Tonight back to New York and Rockefeller Plaza, where it has reclaimed Studio 6B, once the home of Carson and, before him, Tonight host Jack Paar.

If viewers needed visual evidence of Tonight’s restored New York state of mind, Fallon delivered it with flourish.

From the observation deck atop the G.E Building he occupies, he introduced U2, who, 70 stories aloft, performed a new song, “Invisible,” against a magnificent New York cityscape at a perfect moment of dusk. The backdrop was so beautiful you might have sworn it was computer generated, but it was real, as was the bitter cold that had the musicians, and a legion of fans gathered round, clad in heavy winter wear.

But after a commercial break, Fallon and his musical guests were cozy, back in the studio, where U2, seated on the powder-blue couch, performed an acoustic version of their Oscar-nominated song, “Ordinary Love.”

It was a fine ending to a much-assured hour.

“I just want to do the best I can and take care of this show for a while,” Fallon told viewers. “If you guys let me stick around long enough, maybe I’ll get the hang of it.”

No worries. For five years on Late Night, he was getting the hang of it.

Today’s talk shows 3:00 p.m. KOAT The Ellen DeGeneres Show Harry Connick Jr. (“American Idol”).

KRQE Dr. Phil KTFQ Laura KWBQ The Bill Cunningham Show KLUZ El Gordo y la Flaca KASY Jerry Springer CNN The Situation Room FNC The Five MSNBC The Ed Show 4:00 p.m. KOAT The Dr. Oz Show KTEL Al Rojo Vivo con María Celeste KASY The Steve Wilkos Show FNC Special Report With Bret Baier 5:00 p.m. KASA Steve Harvey KCHF The 700 Club KASY Maury FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren 6:00 p.m. CNN Anderson Cooper 360

FNC The O’Reilly Factor 6:45 p.m. HBO Real Time With Bill Maher Science educator Bill Nye; actress Mayim Bialik; sociologist Eric Klinenberg; Jeremy Scahill.

7:00 p.m. CNN Piers Morgan Live MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 8:00 p.m. CNN Anderson Cooper 360 E! E! News FNC Hannity 9:00 p.m. FNC The O’Reilly Factor TBS Conan 9:30 p.m. KCHF Life Today With James Robison James and Betty Robison.

10:00 p.m. KASA The Arsenio Hall Show CNN Piers Morgan Live MSNBC The Rachel Maddow Show 10:30 p.m. TBS Conan

10:35 p.m. KRQE Late Show With David Letterman 11:00 p.m. KOB The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jerry Seinfeld; Kristen Wiig; Lady Gaga performs.

KNME Charlie Rose KOAT Jimmy Kimmel Live Bill O’Reilly; Kit Harington; Phantogram performs.

CNN Anderson Cooper 360 FNC Hannity 11:30 p.m. KASA Dish Nation 11:37 p.m. KRQE The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Actor Ted Danson; actress Kristen Schaal.

12:00 a.m. CNN AC 360 Later E! Chelsea Lately Chris Franjola; Emily Heller; Ian Karmel; Alex Pettyfer.

FNC On the Record With Greta Van Susteren 12:02 a.m. KOAT Nightline

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SPORTS

NASCAR: Famed No. 3 makes emphatic return at Daytona. Page B-3

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UNM MEN’S BASKETBALL

Lobos’ Williams finalist for national award Up next

By Will Webber The New Mexican

ALBUQUERQUE — President’s Day got off to a great start for Kendall Williams.

The reigning Mountain West Conference player of the year and University of New Mexico senior woke up to the news that he was named as one of 23 finalists for the annual Bob Cousy Award honoring the nation’s top point guard in college basketball.

Later that afternoon he got to take a few minutes to discuss his team’s next game

Wednesday: New Mexico (19-5, 10-2 MWC) at UNLV (17-8, 8-4), 9:05 p.m.

TV: ESPN2 Radio: KVSF-AM 1400; KKOB-AM 770 Live stats: www.lobos.statbroadcast.com

before he and his teammates took to the Pit floor for practice. The Lobos travel to Las Vegas, Nev., to face UNLV on Wednesday night, then return home for a muchanticipated showdown with San Diego State on Saturday.

Essentially, it’s make-or-break time for

UNM as it tries for a fifth MWC title in five years.

For a player like Williams, this is what it’s all about.

“The rest is just complete grind time,” he said. “We’re going to try to earn everything we work for. It’s been a great season so far and this is a pivotal week to keep that going. If we take care of business on Wednesday, it gives us an opportunity on Saturday. It gives us an opportunity to finish the way we’ve been talking about all

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New Mexico’s Kendall Williams dribbles around Wyoming’s Nathan Sobey in the first half of a Feb. 5 game in Albuquerque. The Lobos won in overtime, 66-61.

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2014 WINTER OLYMPICS TWO-MAN BOBSLEDDING

NBA

62-year drought ends LeBron James

Kevin Durant

Next James, Durant duel draws near

By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James won’t assume the eventual date with Indiana that so many others expect.

He definitely has another one with Kevin Durant — in just a few days.

The NBA’s two best players went their separate ways after the East’s 163-155 victory over the West in Sunday’s NBA All-Star game, but only temporarily. They will be back on the same floor Thursday in Oklahoma City, perhaps even joined by Russell Westbrook.

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BASEBALL

Mulder calls Achilles injury freak accident The Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — Mark Mulder described his season-ending — and possibly comeback-ending — left Achilles injury a freak accident.

“Yesterday was a hard day,” Mulder said Sunday. “I worked hard to get to this point. I felt really good about where I was and all the things I was Mark Mulder doing. [For now] you go to bed and you wake up. I’ll get better. There are a lot of people who have it a lot worse.”

Trying to return to the big leagues for the first time since 2008, Mulder was doing routine warmup agility drills while running backward Saturday before what would have been his first bullpen session with the Angels when he heard it.

At first, the two-time All-Star first thought he broke his shoe.

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United States USA-1 pilot Steven Holcomb gets hugged by teammates after his bronze-medal finish during the men’s two-man bobsled competition Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. NATACHA PISARENKO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Holcomb and Langton win 2-man bronze for United States

By Tim Reynolds

The Associated Press

KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia he first thing Steven Holcomb noticed when he crossed the finish line Monday night was that the Russian fans were wildly cheering.

Not a good sign, the USA-1 pilot figured.

The next second felt like forever. Had he medaled? Had he blown it? He had no idea. But as his sled slowed to a stop, friendly, joyous faces — people clad in red, white and blue — came into view.

“I saw the flood of Americans coming up and over the wall,” Holcomb said, “and that’s when I knew.”

Victory was not his. But he’d ended another 62-year drought for U.S. bobsledding, and that was more than enough. Holcomb and Steve Langton won the bronze medal in two-man bobsledding at the Sochi Games, the first Olympic medal by an American sled in the event since 1952.

By now, 62 must be Holcomb’s favorite number.

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socHi HiGHLiGHts And it’s got me moving: Darya Domracheva became the first female to win three gold medals in biathlon at the same Olympics when she won the 12.5-kilometer mass start race, missing only one target.

Between a rock and a hard place: The U.S. women’s team finished the Olympic curling tournament in last place for a second-straight Winter Games. The U.S. men’s team finished next to last at 2-7.

6 p.m., NBC SAME-DAY TAPE: Women’s Alpine Skiing, Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Men’s Freestyle Skiing, Halfpipe Gold Medal Final; Women’s Bobsled, Competition; Women’s Short Track, 3000 Relay Gold Medal Final Complete listings, B-3

The team from the United States USA-1, piloted

by Steven Holcomb and brakeman Steven Langton, takes a turn during the men’s two-man bobsled competition Monday in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. MICHAEL SOHN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

His four-man gold medal at the Vancouver Games also snapped a 62-year U.S. drought in that race.

“If there’s anybody who needs a 62-year drought broken, give me a call and I’ll try to help you out,” Holcomb said.

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Russia’s Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda won the gold in a dominant home-ice show, beating the Swiss team of Beat Hefti and Alex Baumann by 0.66 seconds. Holcomb, of Park City, Utah, and Langton, of Melrose, Mass., were another 0.22 seconds back, finishing just 0.03 seconds ahead of another Russian sled in the race for bronze.

“Man, thank God,” said Holcomb, who raced through a strained left calf that required treatment Sunday and Monday. “There was a lot of pressure on me there.”

Holcomb needed 45 minutes of treatment after racing Sunday night before he could emerge for interviews, and it was clear the team was worried about his leg. Langton said he and Holcomb didn’t even discuss the injury on Monday. Langton just knew Holcomb was going to show up and do his job, one way or another.

“Best driver in the world,” Langton said, pointing across a room toward Holcomb. “The best. That guy.”

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Meryl Davis, United States, ice dancing: Davis and Charlie White won the first Olympic title in ice dancing for the United States. Davis and White started skating together in 1997, and on the biggest day of their career, they were nearly flawless.

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moNday’s WiNTer olympic resUlTs

OLYMPICS olympics

medals Table

Through monday (60 of 98 total events) Nation G Russia 5 7 United states 5 4 Netherlands 5 5 Norway 5 3 Canada 4 7 Germany 8 3 Sweden 2 5 Switzerland 5 2 Austria 2 5 Belarus 5 0 China 3 2 France 2 0 Japan 1 3 Czech Republic 1 3 Slovenia 1 1 Italy 0 2 Poland 4 0 South Korea 1 1 Australia 0 2 Latvia 0 1 Britain 1 0 Finland 0 2 Slovakia 1 0 Croatia 0 1 Kazakhstan 0 0 Ukraine 0 0

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moNday’s U.s. olympiaNs Fared

biaTHloN Women’s 12.5km (Mass Start) (Penalties in parentheses) 12. Susan Dunklee, Barton, Vt., 36:57.9 (3). bobsleiGH men’s Two-man 3. United States 1 (Steven Holcomb, Park City, Utah, Steve Langton, Melrose, Mass.), 3:46.27. — BRONZE 12. United States 2 (Cory Butner, Yucaipa, Calif., Chris Fogt, Alpine, Utah), 3:47.19.

13. United States 3 (Nick Cunningham, Monterey, Calif., Dallas Robinson, Georgetown, Ky.), 3:47.69.

FiGUre sKaTiNG ice dancing Final ranking (short and free programs in parentheses) 1. Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Charlie White, Bloomfield Hills and Mich. (1, 78.89; 1, 116.63), 195.52. — GOLD 8. Madison Chock, Redondo Beach, Calif., and Evan Bates, Ann Arbor, Mich. (8, 65.46; 8, 99.18), 164.64.

9. Maia and Alex Shibutani, Ann Arbor, Mich. (9, 64.47; 10, 90.70), 155.17.

FreesTyle sKiiNG men’s aerials Qualification Jump 1 — 11. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., 104.79.

Jump 2 — 6. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., (11, 104.79; 6, 110.18) 110.18 (q).

Ranking — 12. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., (11, 104.79; 6, 110.18) 110.18 (q).

Final round Jump 1 — 7. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., 105.21 (Q).

Jump 2 — 5. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., 113.72. - did not advance sKi JUmpiNG men’s Team did Not Qualify for Final 10. United States (Peter Frenette, Saranac Lake, N.Y.; Nick Fairall, Andover, N.H.; Anders Johnson, Park City, Utah; Nick Alexander, Lebanon, N.H.), 402.5.

moNday’s medalisTs

biaTHloN Women 12.5km mass start GOLD—Darya Domracheva, Belarus SILVER—Gabriela Soukalova, Czech Republic BRONZE—Tiril Eckhoff, Norway bobsleiGH men Two-man GOLD—Russia 1 (Alexander Zubkov, Alexey Voevoda) SILVER—Switzerland 1 (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann) BRONZE—United states 1 (Steven Holcomb, Park City, Utah, Steve Langton, Melrose, Mass.)

FiGUre sKaTiNG ice dancing GOLD—United states (Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich. and Charlie White, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)

SILVER—Canada (Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir) BRONZE—Russia (Elena Ilinykh, Nikita Katsalapov) FreesTyle sKiiNG men aerials GOLD—Anton Kushnir, Belarus SILVER—David Morris, Australia BRONZE—Jia Zongyang, China sKi JUmpiNG men Team (large hill) GOLD—Germany (Andreas Wank, Marinus Kraus, Andreas Wellinger, Severin Freund) SILVER—Austria (Michael Hayboeck, Thomas Morgenstern, Thomas Diethart, Gregor Schlierenzauer) BRONZE—Japan (Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito, Noriaki Kasai)

TUesday’s scHedUle

alpine skiing Women’s Giant Slalom, second run, 2 a.m. biathlon Men’s 15km Mass start, 3:30 a.m. bobsleigh Women’s Two-Woman (Run 1), 8:15 a.m.

Women’s Two-Woman (Run 2), 9:20 a.m.

Freestyle skiing Men’s Halfpipe Qualification, 6:45 a.m.

Men’s Halfpipe Finals, 10:30 a.m. ice Hockey men Qualification playoff round Slovenia vs. Austria, 1 a.m.

Russia vs. Norway, 5:30 a.m.

Czech Republic vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m.

Switzerland vs. Latvia, 10 a.m.

Women seventh place Germany vs. Japan, 1 a.m.

Fifth place Finland vs. Russia, 5:30 a.m.

Nordic combined Men’s Individual Jump (large hill), 2:30 a.m.

Men’s Individual 10km, 5 a.m. short Track speedskating Women’s 1000 Heats, 2:30 a.m.

Men’s 500 Heats, 3:15 a.m.

Women’s 3000 Relay Final, 3:55 a.m. snowboard Men’s Snowboard Cross Quarterfinals, 2:15 a.m.

Men’s Snowboard Cross Semifinals, 2:30 a.m.

Men’s Snowboard Cross Finals, 2:45 a.m. speedskating Men’s 10000, 6 a.m.

biaTHloN Women’s 12.5km (mass start) (penalties in parentheses) 1. Darya Domracheva, Belarus, 35:25.6 (1).

2. Gabriela Soukalova, Czech Republic, 35:45.8 (1).

3. Tiril Eckhoff, Norway, 35:52.9 (1).

4. Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, Germany, 35:53.9 (0).

5. Teja Gregorin, Slovenia, 36:05.0 (0).

6. Monika Hojnisz, Poland, 36:20.5 (0).

7. Kaisa Makarainen, Finland, 36:27.1 (2).

8. Olena Pidhrushna, Ukraine, 36:37.1 (0).

U.s. Finisher 12. Susan Dunklee, Barton, Vt., 36:57.9 (3). bobsleiGH men’s Two-man Final 1. Russia 1 (Alexander Zubkov, Alexey Voevoda), 3:45.39.

2. Switzerland 1 (Beat Hefti, Alex Baumann), 3:46.05.

3. United States 1 (Steven Holcomb, Park City, Utah, Steve Langton, Melrose, Mass.), 3:46.27.

4. Russia 2 (Alexander Kasjanov, Maxim Belugin), 3:46.30.

5. Latvia 1 (Oskars Melbardis, Daumants Dreiskens), 3:46.48.

6. Canada 3 (Justin Kripps, Bryan Barnett), 3:46.62.

7. Canada 2 (Chris Spring, Jesse Lumsden), 3:46.79.

8. Germany 3 (Francesco Friedrich, Jannis Baecker), 3:46.85.

Other U.S. Finishers 12. United States 2 (Cory Butner, Yucaipa, Calif., Chris Fogt, Alpine, Utah), 3:47.19.

13. United States 3 (Nick Cunningham, Monterey, Calif., Dallas Robinson, Georgetown, Ky.), 3:47.69.

FiGUre sKaTiNG ice dancing Final ranking (short and free programs in parentheses) 1. Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich., and Charlie White, Bloomfield Hills and Mich. (1, 78.89; 1, 116.63), 195.52.

2. Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, Canada (2, 76.33; 2, 114.66), 190.99.

3. Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov, Russia (3, 73.04; 3, 110.44), 183.48.

4. Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat, France (4, 72.78; 4, 104.44), 177.22.

5. Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev, Russia (5, 69.97; 6, 102.95), 172.92.

6. Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte, Italy (6, 67.58; 7, 101.92), 169.50.

7. Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje, Canada (7, 65.93; 5, 103.18), 169.11.

8. Madison Chock, Redondo Beach, Calif., and Evan Bates, Ann Arbor, Mich. (8, 65.46; 8, 99.18), 164.64.

9. Maia and Alex Shibutani, Ann Arbor, Mich. (9, 64.47; 10, 90.70), 155.17.

FreesTyle sKiiNG men’s aerials Final round Jump 1 1. Qi Guangpu, China, 121.24 (Q).

2. Anton Kushnir, Belarus, 119.03 (Q).

3. Oleksandr Abramenko, Ukraine, 119.03 (Q).

4. Jia Zongyang, China, 110.41 (Q).

5. Dmitri Dashinski, Belarus, 108.41 (Q).

6. Travis Gerrits, Canada, 107.29 (Q).

7. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., 105.21 (Q).

8. David Morris, Australia, 101.87 (Q).

9. Denis Osipau, Belarus, 99.36.

10. Pavel Krotov, Russia, 96.46.

11. Wu Chao, China, 82.30.

12. Renato Ulrich, Switzerland, 80.53.

Referees: Helene House (LA); Olivier Grange (LA); Oxana Kushchenko (LA), Italy; William Mcnice (LA); Hana Kaluzikova (LA).

Jump 2 1. Jia Zongyang, China, 117.70 (Q).

2. Qi Guangpu, China, 116.74 (Q).

3. Anton Kushnir, Belarus, 115.84 (Q).

4. David Morris, Australia, 115.05 (Q).

5. Mac Bohonnon, Madison, Conn., 113.72.

6. Oleksandr Abramenko, Ukraine, 113.12.

7. Travis Gerrits, Canada, 111.95.

8. Dmitri Dashinski, Belarus, 100.45.

Referees: Helene House (LA); Olivier Grange (LA); Oxana Kushchenko (LA), Italy; William Mcnice (LA); Hana Kaluzikova (LA).

Final 1. Anton Kushnir, Belarus, 134.50.

2. David Morris, Australia, 110.41.

3. Jia Zongyang, China, 95.06.

4. Qi Guangpu, China, 90.00.

Referees: Helene House (LA); Olivier Grange (LA); Oxana Kushchenko (LA), Italy; William Mcnice (LA); Hana Kaluzikova (LA). sKi JUmpiNG men’s Team Final ranking Two Jumps 1. Germany (Andreas Wank, Marinus Kraus, Andreas Wellinger, Severin Freund), 519.0-522.1, 1041.1.

2. Austria (Michael Hayboeck, Thomas Morgenstern, Thomas Diethart, Gregor Schlierenzauer), 516.5-521.9, 1038.4.

3. Japan (Reruhi Shimizu, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito, Noriaki Kasai), 507.5-517.4, 1024.9.

4. Poland (Maciej Kot, Piotr Zyla, Jan Ziobro, Kamil Stoch), 489.2-522.6, 1011.8.

5. Slovenia (Jurij Tepes, Robert Kranjec, Jernej Damjan, Peter Prevc), 488.2-507.4, 995.6.

6. Norway (Anders Bardal, Anders Fannemel, Anders Jacobsen, Rune Velta), 486.0-504.7, 990.7.

7. Czech Republic (Jakub Janda, Antonin Hajek, Roman Koudelka, Jan Matura), 476.0-491.8, 967.8.

8. Finland (Anssi Koivuranta, Jarkko Maeaettae, Olli Muotka, Janne Ahonen), 461.5-481.3, 942.8. did Not Qualify for Final United States (Peter Frenette, Saranac Lake, N.Y.; Nick Fairall, Andover, N.H.; Anders Johnson, Park City, Utah; Nick Alexander, Lebanon, N.H.), 402.5.

oN THis daTe February 18

1924 — Theresa Weld Blanchard wins her sixth and final U.S. Figure Skating championship. Sherwin Badger wins his fifth straight and final men’s title.

2006 — Shani Davis becomes the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympic history, capturing the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating race. Joey Cheek makes it a 1-2 American finish, adding a silver to his victory in the 500 at the Turin Games.

2010 — Evan Lysacek becomes the first U.S. man to win the Olympic gold medal since Brian Boitano in 1988, shocking everyone with an upset of defending champion Evgeni Plushenko.

NATIONAL SCOREBOARD 2014 WiNTer olympic mUlTi-medalisTs

Through monday meN Two Kamil Stoch, Poland, ski jumping, 2 gold.

Martin Fourcade, France, biathlon, 2 gold.

Felix Loch, Germany, luge, 2 gold.

Maxim Trankov, Russia, figure skating, 2 gold.

Tobias Wendl, Germany, luge, 2 gold.

Tobias Arlt, Germany, luge, 2 gold.

Dario Cologna, Switzerland, crosscountry, 2 gold.

Marcus Hellner, Sweden, cross-country, 1 gold, 1 silver.

Fedor Klimov, Russia, figure skating, 1 gold, 1 silver.

Johan Olsson, Sweden, cross-country, 1 gold, 1 silver.

Kjetil Jansrud, Norway, alpine skiing, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Michel Mulder, Netherlands, speedskating, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Daniel Richardsson, Sweden, crosscountry, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Charlie White, Bloomfield Hills, Mich., figure skating, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Nikita Katsalapov, Russia, figure skating, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Victor An, Russia, short track, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Patrick Chan, Canada, figure skating, 2 silver.

Albert Demchenko, Russia, luge, 2 silver.

Scott Moir, Canada, figure skating, 2 silver.

Peter Prevc, Slovenia, ski jumping, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Noriaki Kasai, Japan, ski jumping, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Christof Innerhofer, Italy, alpine skiing, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Denny Morrison, Canada, speedskating, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Andris Sics, Latvia, luge, 2 bronze.

Juris Sics, Latvia, luge, 2 bronze.

WomeN Three Darya Domracheva, Belarus, biathlon, 3 gold.

Charlotte Kalla, Sweden, cross-country, 1 gold, 2 silver.

Ireen Wust, Netherlands, speedskating, 1 gold, 2 silver.

Two Tatiana Volosozhar, Russia, figure skating, 2 gold.

Natalie Geisenberger, Germany, luge, 2 gold.

Maria Hoefl-Riesch, Germany, alpine skiing, 1 gold, 1 silver.

Ksenia Stolbova, Russia, figure skating, 1 gold, 1 silver.

Elena Ilinykh, Russia, figure skating, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Meryl Davis, West Bloomfield, Mich., figure skating, 1 gold, 1 bronze.

Tessa Virtue, Canada, figure skating, 2 silver.

Nicole Hosp, Austria, alpine skiing, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Arianna Fontana, Italy, short track, 1 silver, 1 bronze.

Margot Boer, Netherlands, speedskating, 2 bronze.

HOCKEY HocKey

NHl eastern conference

atlantic Gp Boston 57 Tampa Bay 58 Montreal 59 Toronto 60 Detroit 58 Ottawa 59 Florida 58 Buffalo 57 metro Gp Pittsburgh 58 N.Y. Rangers 59 Philadelphia 59 Columbus 58 Washington 59 Carolina 57 New Jersey 59 N.Y. Islanders 60

W 37 33 32 32 26 26 22 15 W 40 32 30 29 27 26 24 22

l ol pts GF Ga 16 4 78 176 125 20 5 71 168 145 21 6 70 148 142 22 6 70 178 182 20 12 64 151 163 22 11 63 169 191 29 7 51 139 183 34 8 38 110 172 l ol pts GF Ga 15 3 83 186 138 24 3 67 155 146 23 6 66 162 167 24 5 63 170 161 23 9 63 171 175 22 9 61 144 158 22 13 61 135 146 30 8 52 164 200

Western conference

central Gp W l ol pts GF Ga St. Louis 57 39 12 6 84 196 135 Chicago 60 35 11 14 84 207 163 Colorado 58 37 16 5 79 174 153 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 145 147 Dallas 58 27 21 10 64 164 164 Winnipeg 60 28 26 6 62 168 175 Nashville 59 25 24 10 60 146 180 pacific Gp W l ol pts GF Ga Anaheim 60 41 14 5 87 196 147 San Jose 59 37 16 6 80 175 142 Los Angeles 59 31 22 6 68 139 128 Phoenix 58 27 21 10 64 163 169 Vancouver 60 27 24 9 63 146 160 Calgary 58 22 29 7 51 137 179 Edmonton 60 20 33 7 47 153 199 Note: Two points are awarded for a win; one point for an overtime or shootout loss. monday - February 25 No games scheduled.

TENNIS TeNNis

aTp-WTa ToUr rio open

monday at Jockey club brasileiro rio de Janeiro purse: men, $1.99 million (WT500); Women, $250,000 (intl.) surface: clay-outdoor singles men - First round Martin Klizan, Slovakia, def.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (4).

Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, def. Joao Souza, Brazil, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 6-7 (7), 6-3, 4-0, retired.

Women - First round Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, def.

Laura Pigossi, Brazil, 6-0, 6-1.

Nastassja Burnett, Italy, def. MariaTeresa Torro-Flor (6), Spain, 7-5, 6-4.

Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, def.

Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-4, 6-3.

Kiki Bertens, Belgium, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 7-5, 6-0.

WTa ToUr dubai duty Free championships

monday at dubai Tennis stadium dubai, United arab emirates purse: $2 million (premier) surface: Hard-outdoor singles First round Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, def.

Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-3, 7-5.

Carla Suarez Navarro, Spain, def.

Nadia Petrova, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def.

Alisa Kleybanova, Russia, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4.

Venus Williams, United States, def.

Elena Vesnina, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.

Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-4, 6-3.

Usa Today Top 25 poll

BASKETBALL basKeTball

Nba eastern conference

atlantic Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia southeast Miami Atlanta Washington Charlotte Orlando central Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee

W 28 24 20 19 15 W 37 25 25 23 16 W 40 27 22 20 9

l 24 27 32 35 39 l 14 26 27 30 38 l 12 25 30 33 43

pct .538 .471 .385 .352 .278 pct .725 .490 .481 .434 .296 pct .769 .519 .423 .377 .173

Western conference

Gb — 31/2 8 10 14 Gb — 12 121/2 15 221/2 Gb — 13 18 201/2 31

southwest W l pct Gb San Antonio 38 15 .717 — Houston 36 17 .679 2 Dallas 32 22 .593 61/2 Memphis 29 23 .558 81/2 New Orleans 23 29 .442 141/2 Northwest W l pct Gb Oklahoma City 43 12 .782 — Portland 36 17 .679 6 Minnesota 25 28 .472 17 Denver 24 27 .471 17 Utah 19 33 .365 221/2 pacific W l pct Gb L.A. Clippers 37 18 .673 — Phoenix 30 21 .588 5 Golden State 31 22 .585 5 L.A. Lakers 18 35 .340 18 Sacramento 18 35 .340 18 monday’s Games No games scheduled. sunday’s Game East 163, West 155 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

New York at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Miami at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Orlando at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New York at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Boston at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Utah, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Houston at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Ncaa basKeTball men’s Top 25

monday’s Games No games scheduled.

Tuesday’s Games No. 5 Duke at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 6 San Diego State vs. Utah State, 9:05 p.m.

No. 8 Kansas at Texas Tech, 6 p.m.

No. 9 Villanova at Providence, 5 p.m.

No. 11 Louisville vs. South Florida, 5 p.m.

No. 14 Virginia at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m.

No. 15 Iowa at Indiana, 7 p.m.

No. 17 Iowa State vs. No. 19 Texas, 5 p.m.

No. 18 Kentucky at Mississippi, 5 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse vs. Boston College, 5 p.m.

No. 2 Florida vs. Auburn, 5 p.m.

No. 3 Wichita State at Loyola of Chicago, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Arizona at Utah, 8 p.m.

No. 7 Cincinnati at UCF, 5 p.m.

No. 10 Saint Louis at George Mason, 5 p.m.

No. 11 Creighton at Marquette, 6 p.m.

No. 23 UCLA at California, 8:30 p.m.

No. 24 Ohio State vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 5 Duke at North Carolina, 7 p.m.

No. 13 Michigan State at Purdue, 5 p.m.

No. 21 UConn at Temple, 7 p.m.

No. 22 Memphis at Rutgers, 5 p.m.

No. 25 Gonzaga at BYU, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games No games scheduled. saturday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse at No. 5 Duke, 4 p.m.

No. 2 Florida at Mississippi, 10 a.m.

No. 3 Wichita State vs. Drake, 6 p.m.

No. 4 Arizona at Colorado, 7 p.m.

No. 6 San Diego State at New Mexico, 8:05 p.m.

No. 7 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Louisville, 10 a.m.

No. 8 Kansas vs. No. 19 Texas, 5:30 p.m.

No. 9 Villanova vs. St. John’s at Wells Fargo Center, 11:30 a.m.

No. 10 Saint Louis vs. George Washington, 6 p.m.

No. 14 Virginia vs. Notre Dame, noon No. 15 Iowa vs. No. 16 Wisconsin, 10 a.m.

No. 17 Iowa State at TCU, 2 p.m.

No. 18 Kentucky vs. LSU, 2 p.m.

No. 22 Memphis vs. Temple, 7:30 p.m.

No. 23 UCLA at Stanford, 4 p.m.

No. 24 Ohio State vs. Minnesota, 4 p.m.

No. 25 Gonzaga at San Diego, 10 a.m. sunday’s Games No. 11 Creighton vs. Seton Hall, 3:02 p.m.

No. 13 Michigan State at No. 20 Michigan, 10 a.m.

No. 22 UConn vs. SMU, noon

men’s ap Top 25 poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and last week’s ranking: rec pts pvs 1. Syracuse (64) 25-0 1,624 1 2. Florida (1) 23-2 1,543 3 3. Wichita St. 27-0 1,489 4 4. Arizona 23-2 1,427 2 5. Duke 20-5 1,296 8 6. San Diego St. 22-2 1,232 5 7. Cincinnati 23-3 1,157 10 8. Kansas 19-6 1,129 7 9. Villanova 22-3 1,020 6 10. Saint Louis 23-2 1,019 12 11. Creighton 21-4 991 18 11. Louisville 21-4 991 13 13. Michigan St. 21-5 788 9 14. Virginia 21-5 752 17 15. Iowa 19-6 721 16 16. Wisconsin 21-5 609 21 17. Iowa St. 19-5 597 11 18. Kentucky 19-6 579 14 19. Texas 20-5 577 19 20. Michigan 18-7 421 15 21. UConn 20-5 382 24 22. Memphis 19-6 204 20 23. UCLA 20-5 168 — 24. Ohio St. 20-6 133 22 25. Gonzaga 23-4 112 — Others receiving votes: North Carolina 54, Arizona St. 45, Pittsburgh 21, SMU 21, Stephen F. Austin 8, Oklahoma 7, New Mexico 3, VCU 2, Green Bay 1, Kansas St. 1, Louisiana Tech 1.

Women’s division i

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: rec pts pvs 1. Syracuse (32) 25-0 800 1 2. Florida 23-2 752 4 3. Wichita State 27-0 747 2 4. Arizona 23-2 679 3 5. Louisville 21-4 618 8 6. Duke 20-5 611 9 7. San Diego State 22-2 591 5 8. Kansas 19-6 554 7 9. Cincinnati 23-3 526 11 10. Saint Louis 23-2 513 12 11. Villanova 22-3 506 6 12. Creighton 21-4 423 17 13. Virginia 21-5 416 16 14. Michigan State 21-5 406 10 15. Iowa 19-6 375 15 16. Kentucky 19-6 302 13 17. Texas 20-5 278 19 18. Wisconsin 21-5 255 21 19. Iowa State 19-5 227 14 20. Michigan 18-7 159 18 21. UConn 20-5 158 — 22. Gonzaga 23-4 128 24 23. Ohio State 20-6 97 20 24. Memphis 19-6 85 22 25. UCLA 20-5 72 — others receiving votes: Oklahoma 31, North Carolina 22, Kansas State 19, Pittsburgh 17, SMU 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, Arizona State 6, New Mexico 6, Louisiana Tech 2, West Virginia 2, California 1, Nebraska 1, VCU 1.

monday’s Games east Mount St. Mary’s 84, Bryant 78 NJIT 71, Rutgers-Newark 42 Robert Morris 79, LIU Brooklyn 43 Sacred Heart 77, St. Francis (NY) 53 St. Francis (Pa.) 88, CCSU 83 Wagner 67, Fairleigh Dickinson 48 south Chattanooga 64, Wofford 48 Florida A&M 95, Delaware St. 79 Md.-Eastern Shore 91, Morgan St. 46 NC A&T 73, SC State 49 Savannah St. 60, NC Central 53 Appalachian St. 71, Elon 60 Southern U. 70, MVSU 65 Alcorn St. 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 48 Duke 84, Maryland 63 Furman 51, Samford 45 W. Carolina 63, UNC-Greensboro 51 High Point 91, Charleston Southern 90, OT E. Illinois 65, Austin Peay 63 SIU-Edwardsville 73, Murray St. 61 E. Kentucky 74, Tennessee Tech 70 UT-Martin 104, Tennessee St. 65 Morehead St. 45, Jacksonville St. 43 midwest Dayton 90, Saint Louis 74 Notre Dame 87, Georgia Tech 72 Ill.-Chicago 79, Milwaukee 54 southwest Texas Southern 61, Jackson St. 54 Georgia St. 82, Texas St. 69 Prairie View 82, Grambling St. 75, 2OT Far West UCLA 103, Oregon 83 Weber St. 84, Idaho St. 71

monday’s Games east Towson 78, Delaware 63 south North Carolina 81, Florida St. 75 High Point 76, Charleston Southern 70 William & Mary 93, UNC Wilmington 70 Florida A&M 68, Delaware St. 63 Morgan St. 88, Md.-Eastern Shore 72 SC State 75, NC A&T 70, OT Davidson 83, The Citadel 76 Georgia St. 68, Texas St. 41 NC Central 76, Savannah St. 62 Alcorn St. 57, Ark.-Pine Bluff 54 Southern U. 83, MVSU 74 southwest Jackson St. 75, Texas Southern 73 Grambling St. 83, Prairie View 81 Baylor 70, Oklahoma St. 64, OT Far West Idaho St. 78, Weber St. 75, OT

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men’s division i

Women’s ap Top 25

monday’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame 87, Georgia Tech 72 No. 7 Duke 84, No. 8 Maryland 63 Tuesday’s Game No. 22 St. John’s at Georgetown, 6 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 1 UConn vs. UCF, 5 p.m.

No. 3 Louisville vs. Houston, 5 p.m.

No. 6 Baylor vs. Iowa State, 6 p.m.

No. 12 Oklahoma State at No. 13 West Virginia, 5 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame at Wake Forest, 5 p.m.

No. 4 South Carolina at No. 15 Kentucky, 5 p.m.

No. 7 Duke vs. No. 14 N.C. State, 4:30 p.m.

No. 8 Maryland vs. Florida State, 6:30 p.m.

No. 9 Penn State vs. Northwestern, 5 p.m.

No. 11 North Carolina at Virginia, 4:30 p.m.

No. 10 Tennessee vs. Auburn, 5 p.m.

No. 16 Texas A&M at Mississippi, 5 p.m.

No. 17 Nebraska at Ohio State, 5 p.m.

No. 19 LSU at Georgia, 5 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

No. 23 Michigan State at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games No. 5 Stanford at Southern Cal, 7 p.m.

No. 18 California at UCLA, 9 p.m.

No. 20 Arizona State vs. Colorado, 6:30 p.m. saturday’s Games No. 1 UConn at Houston, 3 p.m.

No. 6 Baylor at TCU, 10 a.m.

No. 13 West Virginia at Kansas State, 4 p.m.

No. 24 Gonzaga vs. Portland, 3 p.m. sunday’s Games No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Duke, 11 a.m.

No. 3 Louisville vs. No. 25 Rutgers, 1 p.m.

No. 4 South Carolina vs. Florida, 11 a.m.

No. 5 Stanford at UCLA, 5 p.m.

No. 8 Maryland at Georgia Tech, 2 p.m.

No. 10 Tennessee at Missouri, noon No. 11 North Carolina vs. Virginia Tech, noon No. 12 Oklahoma State at Texas Tech, 1 p.m.

No. 14 N.C. State vs. Virginia, noon No. 15 Kentucky at No. 16 Texas A&M, noon No. 18 California at Southern Cal, 1 p.m.

No. 19 LSU vs. Arkansas, noon No. 20 Arizona State vs. Utah, 1 p.m.

No. 21 Purdue vs. Wisconsin, noon No. 22 St. John’s at Creighton, 1:05 p.m.

Women’s ap Top 25 poll

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: rec pts pv 1. UConn (36) 26-0 900 1 2. Notre Dame 24-0 864 2 3. Louisville 25-2 803 4 4. South Carolina 23-2 764 5 5. Stanford 24-2 761 6 6. Baylor 22-3 733 7 7. Duke 22-3 696 3 8. Maryland 20-4 627 9 9. Penn St. 20-5 563 11 10. Tennessee 20-5 536 8 17 11. North Carolina 20-6 524 12. Oklahoma St. 20-4 495 12 13. West Virginia 22-3 485 13 14. N.C. State 22-4 448 10 15. Kentucky 19-6 426 18 16. Texas A&M 20-6 410 14 17. Nebraska 19-5 277 21 18. California 18-7 238 22 19. LSU 18-7 222 19 20. Arizona St. 20-6 187 15 21. Purdue 18-7 172 23 22. St. John’s 19-5 132 24 23. Michigan St. 17-8 114 25 24. Gonzaga 23-4 87 20 25. Rutgers 20-5 69 — Others receiving votes: Middle Tennessee 53, Wichita St. 23, Vanderbilt 21, Iowa 19, DePaul 17, Chattanooga 9, Bowling Green 8, James Madison 8, Georgia Tech 5, BYU 2, Dayton 1, Florida 1.

GolF GOLF Through Feb. 16

pts 1. Jimmy Walker 1,783 2. Dustin Johnson 1,184 3. Harris English 1,048 4. Chris Kirk 940 5. Bubba Watson 914 6. Webb Simpson 871 7. Zach Johnson 810 8. Ryan Moore 805 9. Kevin Stadler 782 10. Patrick Reed 686 11. Brian Stuard 629 12. Graham DeLaet 598 13. Jordan Spieth 586 14. Scott Stallings 553 15. Charles Howell III542 16. Jason Bohn 491 17. Gary Woodland 482 18. Pat Perez 478 19. Charley Hoffman 457 20. Ryan Palmer 446 21. Ryo Ishikawa 425 22. Kevin Na 417 23. Brendon Todd 406 24. Chris Stroud 402 25. Will MacKenzie 401 26. H. Matsuyama 399 27. Scott Brown 392 28. Matt Every 378 29. Brian Harman 372 30. Vijay Singh 370 31. K.J. Choi 355 32. Bill Haas 349 33. Justin Leonard 348 34. Jeff Overton 345 34. Ian Poulter 345 36. Briny Baird 321 37. Russell Knox 318 38. Tim Clark 316 39. Marc Leishman 313 40. Brendan Steele 311 41. Jerry Kelly 310 42. Brian Gay 309 43. Keegan Bradley 299 44. Robert Garrigus 295 45. Bryce Molder 294 46. G. McDowell 285 47. Billy Horschel 277 48. C. Tringale 276 49. Justin Hicks 276 50. Jason Kokrak 273

money $3,686,680 $2,903,150 $2,170,397 $1,803,270 $2,012,007 $1,871,016 $1,699,450 $1,898,050 $1,569,152 $1,334,152 $1,228,108 $1,374,466 $1,249,255 $1,147,200 $1,053,812 $923,260 $1,070,777 $979,521 $871,110 $818,290 $854,673 $752,352 $592,673 $836,120 $774,074 $721,788 $680,689 $683,026 $727,992 $623,711 $698,698 $568,850 $629,812 $607,610 $880,018 $548,375 $425,178 $563,883 $627,639 $570,848 $577,740 $508,808 $558,441 $364,573 $608,373 $685,700 $519,721 $480,817 $399,811 $452,059

TRANSACTIONS TraNsacTioNs baseball american league

BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Suk-min Yoon on a three-year contract.

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Valdez, LHP Casey Crosby, C Ramon Cabrera, INFs Jordan Lennerton and Eugenio Suarez and OF Daniel Fields on one-year contracts.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Claimed OF Jimmy Paredes off waivers from Baltimore. Designated RHP Maikel Cleto for assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed LHP Joe Savery off waivers from Philadelphia. Placed LHP Eric O’Flaherty to the 60-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Lisalverto Bonilla, Cory Burns, Wilmer Font, Roman Mendez and Tanner Scheppers; INF Luis Sardinas and OFs James Adduci, Engel Beltre and Michael Choice on one-year contracts.

american association

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed LHP Carlos Rivas.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Traded RHP Patrick Mincey to Wichita for INF Abel Nieves.

Frontier league

FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed SS Niko Gallego, RHP Adam Krebs, and LHP Eliot Smith.

basKeTball National basketball association

HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned G Isaiah Canaan to Houston (NBDL).

Nba development league

RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS — Acquired G Maalik Wayns.

FooTball National Football league

BALTIMORE RAVENS — Signed LB Terrell Suggs to a four-year contract extension.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DE Austen Lane to a one-year contract.

HocKey National Hockey league

MINNESOTA WILD — Signed G John Curry to a two-way contract.

southern professional Hockey league

PEORIA RIVERMAN — Traded D Kory Helowka to Fayetteville for C Chris Greene and announced Greene was called up to Quad City (CHL).

colleGe Ncaa

AUSTIN PEAY — Signed baseball coach Gary McClure to a four-year contract extension through the 201718 season.

colleGe

NCAA OF SAINT ROSE — Added women’s golf as an intercollegiate sport, beginning with the 2014-15 academic year.

MANHATTAN — Named Noah LeFevre director of athletics.

sPoRts NASCAR

Famed No. 3 makes emphatic return

By Mark Long

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

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SCOREBOARD Local results and schedules

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Richard Childress pumped his fist above his head, emphatically celebrating his grandson’s latest accomplishment.

It was a rare show of emotion from the usually stoic team owner.

Then again, this moment was far from normal. Austin Dillon took the iconic No. 3 — the number the late Dale Earnhardt drove to 67 wins and six of his seven championships — out of pseudoretirement and put it back atop the scoring tower at Daytona International Speedway.

Dillon might as well have grabbed the largest Earnhardt tribute flag ever made and waved it all around NASCAR’s most famous track.

“The 3 is special to all of us,” Childress said. “The family, the Earnhardt family, to every one of us, but I think it’s special because Austin, our family, is in the car.”

Dillon will be the talk of the Daytona — and of all of racing — for the next six days after winning the pole for Sunday’s seasonopening Daytona 500.

The famed number already was in the spotlight as Childress decided to put it back on track in the Sprint Cup Series for the first time since his driver and friend’s fatal accident in the 2001 Daytona 500. Dillon made its return an emphatic one.

“The legend of Dale has lived on for a long time and is going to continue to live on forever,” Dillon said before his polesitting run. “Dale Earnhardt is not just famous because of the number. He is Dale Earnhardt. He was a hero in everybody’s mind, including myself. … That’s the coolest thing about everything that’s going on.”

Fans still lamenting the loss of Earnhardt may have mixed emotions about seeing another driver in the No. 3.

But those closest to the “Intimidator” welcomed its return.

“I think it’s great for Austin and Richard, grandson and grandfather being able to come together and doing something like that with a number that’s been in their family for so many years,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. “It has a lot of history inside their family. … I’m happy for them.

“Once we get out on the racetrack … you

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

MeN’s CoLLeGe BAsKetBALL 5 p.m. on ESPN — Kentucky at Mississippi 5 p.m. on ESPN2 — Texas at Iowa St. 5 p.m. on ESPNU — NC State at Clemson 5 p.m. on FS1 — Villanova at Providence 5 p.m. on NBCSN — George Washington at Richmond 7 p.m. on ESPN — Iowa at Indiana 7 p.m. on ESPNU — Georgia at Tennessee 7 p.m. on FS1 — Butler at St. John’s 9 p.m. on ESPNU — Utah St. at San Diego St. soCCeR 12:30 p.m. on FS1 — UEFA Champions League, Barcelona at Manchester City

Austin Dillon walks by his car in the garage area Sunday after he won the pole position during qualifying for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. JOHN RAOUX/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

won’t even think about the 3 on the side.

That will sort of become normal. I’m glad that it’s back. It was going to come back. …

It’s a good situation that I can be comfortable with, and I’m happy for that because it could have just as easily been a difficult situation that I wouldn’t have been comfortable with.”

Childress kept the stylized version of the No. 3, but tweaked the color scheme.

He switched it from a white number with red trimming to a red number with black trimming.

That was enough to satisfy Dale Sr.’s mother, Martha, who had been uneasy about seeing it back on the track.

“I know it was Richard’s number when he drove and this is his grandson, and I understand that,” Martha Earnhardt said in an interview with Fox Sports 1. “As long as they don’t make it look like the No. 3. If they painted it a different color, I can sort of deal with it, but I don’t want to see the black No. 3 there just like Dale’s.”

Others just knew it was time.

And NASCAR certainly was onboard

with it. Industry leaders have promoted the return of the No. 3 as one of the biggest story lines heading into the season.

“I think everybody had reservations at one point in time,” former Earnhardt crew member Danny “Chocolate” Myers said.

“Then you think about it and grow into it and realize it’s just time.”

Myers drove from North Carolina to Daytona Beach on Sunday, listening to qualifying on the radio and going through the tear-filled euphoria of Dillon’s 196 mph run to the nervous wait afterward, making sure it held up. It did, and Myers arrived just in time to hug Dillon in Victory Lane.

“I had my moment, I won’t lie to you,” Myers said. “It’s a big deal for me, and the 3’s part of it.

“But this is a kid I got to see grow up. I’m a Dale Jr. fan, not because he’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. and not because he’s Dale Earnhardt’s son. But because he’s a kid I got to see grow up. It’s the same with Austin, and that’s means a lot to it. To do this today, it’s a big, big deal.”

WINteR oLYMPICs In Sochi, Russia All events taped unless noted as live 1 p.m. on NBC — Men’s Speedskating, 10,000 Gold Medal Final; Men’s Nordic Combined, Individual K-125 Large Hill Gold Medal Final 6 p.m. on NBC — Women’s Alpine Skiing, Giant Slalom Gold Medal Final; Men’s Freestyle Skiing, Halfpipe Gold Medal Final; Women’s Bobsled, Competition; Women’s Short Track, 3000 Relay Gold Medal Final 11 p.m. on NBC — Women’s Short Track, 1000 Competition 5 a.m. on NBCSN — Men’s Hockey, Elimination Round (LIVE) 8 a.m. on NBCSN — Men’s Speedskating, 10,000 Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Men’s Nordic Combined, Individual K-125 Large Hill, Cross-Country 10 a.m. on NBCSN — Men’s Hockey, Elimination Round (LIVE); Women’s Bobsled, Competition 3 p.m. on NBCSN — Game of the Day: Hockey 1 a.m. on NBCSN — Men’s Hockey, Quarterfinal (LIVE) 3:30 a.m. on NBCSN — Men’s and Women’s Snowboarding, Parallel Giant Slalom Gold Medal Finals; Women’s Cross-Country, Team Sprint Gold Medal Final (LIVE) 10 a.m. on MSNBC — Men’s Hockey, Elimination Round (LIVE) 3 p.m. on CNBC — Men’s and Women’s Curling, Tie Breaker 3 a.m. on USA — Women’s Curling, Semifinal (LIVE)

LOCAL TV CHANNELS FOX — Ch. 2 (KASA) NBC — Ch. 4 (KOB) ABC — Ch. 7 (KOAT) CBS — Ch. 13 (KRQE) ESPN — Comcast: Ch. 9 (Digital, Ch. 252); DirecTV: Ch. 206; Dish Network: Ch. 140 ESPN2 — Comcast: Ch. 8 (Digital, Ch. 253); DirecTV: Ch. 209; Dish Network: Ch. 144 ESPNU — Comcast: Ch. 261 (Digital, Ch. 815);

DirecTV: Ch. 208; Dish Network: Ch. 141 FOX Sports 1 — Comcast: Ch. 38 (Digital, Ch. 255); DirecTV: Ch. 219; Dish Network: Ch. 150 NBC Sports — Comcast: Ch. 27 (Digital, Ch. 837): DirecTV: Ch. 220; Dish Network: Ch. 159 CBS Sports — Comcast: Ch. 274; (Digital, Ch. 838); DirecTV: Ch. 221; Dish Network: Ch. 158 ROOT Sports — Comcast: Ch. 276 (Digital, 814); DirecTV: Ch. 683; Dish Network: Ch. 414

PREP SCHEDULE A list of this week’s varsity high school sporting events for all Northern New Mexico teams. For additions or changes, email us at sports@sfnewmexican.com:

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NFL

Suggs signs 4-year extension with Ravens

By David Ginsburg The Associated Press

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As a 20-yearold fresh out of college, Terrell Suggs never intended to spend his entire NFL career with one team.

Now the Pro Bowl linebacker embraces the idea of going the distance as a Baltimore Raven.

Suggs signed a four-year extension Monday that saves the Ravens salary cap room and puts Suggs in position to finish his career in Baltimore.

“That’s the plan,” Suggs said. “Sizzle will be a Raven for life.”

Suggs, 31, signed a six-year deal in 2009 that expired after the 2014 season. Now he’s signed through 2018. He was expected to count $12.4 million against the salary cap. With his new deal, that figure becomes a far more manageable $7.8 million.

“It allows us to have the opportunity to pursue some of our own guys but also be prepared when free agency opens,” general manager Ozzie Newsome said at a news

conference to announce the deal.

Drafted out of Arizona State in 2003, Suggs’ lone objective was to make his mark on the NFL — whether it be with Baltimore some other team.

“At the beginning, I was Terrell Suggs just like, ‘I’m going to go in here and I’m going to take the league over,’ ” the 11-year veteran recalled. “Young, stupid, arrogant. I was quickly humbled. [Now] I don’t want to go anywhere else. This city loves me.”

That’s how it was with Ray Lewis, a sensational linebacker who spent his entire career in Baltimore before retiring after the 2012 season.

“I’ve learned the value of the word ‘legacy,’ and being on one team and in one uniform your whole career,” Suggs said.

“You learn about priorities when you play with a man like that.”

Suggs earned his sixth Pro Bowl invite in 2013. He is the franchise leader with

94½ sacks, ranks second in tackles behind Lewis and is first in forced fumbles.

Not only that, but Suggs showed his prowess as a team player by working out a deal that saves the Ravens plenty of cap space.

“The No. 1 priority for myself, Ozzie and everybody in his building is to win,” he said. “How do we win? This is the business side of it, where we needed to help bring in guys.”

Newsome said the sides began talking about an extension around two weeks earlier, and an agreement was put into place this past weekend. Suggs signed the pact on Monday morning, and by the afternoon he was still bubbling over with excitement.

“I’m really honored that I do get the opportunity to finish my career here where I started it,” Suggs said. “It’s just a really great day for me. I’m honored that I get to be a Raven for life.”

Newsome said he’s already discussed extensions with other players and has started the process of trying to retain some of the team’s younger stars.

Lobos: Regular season title still within reach Continued from Page B-1 year. So, one game at a time. It starts with getting our revenge in Vegas and moving on from there.”

The Runnin’ Rebels built an early 16 point lead, then held on for a 76-73 win in The Pit back on Jan. 15. UNLV guard Bryce Dejean-Jones had 23 points and was 11-for-13 from the free throw line while getting the best of UNM’s guards, namely Williams and Hugh Greenwood.

Williams said the Lobos have an improved mindset when it comes to situational defense against an aggressive team like the Rebels. Learning when to clamp down and how to avoid getting called for fouls has been a focal point in the month between that loss and this week’s preparations.

“I believe how we’re playing right now — bigs inside and our guards picking up the defense on the perimeter — that we should be able to defend them no problem, slow them down and then get what we want on the other side,”

Williams said.

That win helped resurrect UNLV’s season. They entered that mid-January game having lost two of their first three MWC games, both of which came at home. They’ve gone 7-2 since, climbing into sole possession of third place in the standings behind San Diego State (22-2, 11-1) and the Lobos (19-5, 10-2).

Now the Lobos can resurrect their regular season title hopes by using this week as a springboard to the top of the league standings by week’s end.

“Like I told the guys before the Nevada game, we control our own destiny,” said UNM head coach Craig Neal.

With two games left with SDSU, plus three of their next four after the UNLV trip scheduled for The Pit, the opportunity to make a move for the top spot is certainly now.

“I think the timing of it is really good because of how we’re playing,” Williams said.

“Situation-wise, I think we’re ready to hit the scene and have a great week for the program,

for this team. For finishing the season really strong.”

Williams appears to be brimming with confidence. He said he approached Neal and the rest of the coaching staff about the idea of defending DejeanJones on Wednesday night. If he defends the UNLV guard the same way he did Nevada’s Devonte Burton in last weekend’s win, things might go differently this time around.

Burton was held to 12 points, knocking him from the MWC lead in scoring. His average dipped to 20.1 points per game — putting UNM power forward Cameron Bairstow in the lead at 20.3 per outing.

For the record, Williams is fifth with a 17.2 average. A year removed from being named the league’s top player, he’s enjoying a senior campaign in which he leads the MWC in assists and steals, and is in the top-five for scoring.

He said he has worked hard the last two years to become a leader on and off the court.

Aside from the stats, he said he prides himself on having the

right mindset around his teammates whether he’s in a game or in the locker room.

His inclusion on the short list for the Cousy Award comes as no surprise to Neal.

“He’s one of the top guards in the country and this is the third year he’s been on it [the Cousy watch list],” Neal said.

“He’s well deserving of that honor. He’s had an unbelievable year, he’s improved. I know he doesn’t get a lot of credit but I think his unselfishness and playing the way he’s playing have been crucial for the success of a lot of his teammates.”

Notes u San Diego State’s Xavier Thames also has been named a Cousy finalist. He is third in the MWC in scoring (17.7 points) and fourth in steals (1.6). u Speaking of the Aztecs, their loss at Wyoming didn’t hurt much in the national polls.

The slipped just one spot in The Associated Press Top 25 rankings this week, falling to No. 6. They host Utah State on Tuesday before visiting UNM on Saturday.

Boys basketball – Mora at Pecos, 7 p.m.

Evangel Christian at Santa Fe Waldorf, 6:30 p.m. (at Christian Life) Desert Academy at Jemez Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Girls basketball – Bernalillo at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Capital at Los Alamos, 7 p.m.

St. Michael’s at Albuquerque Sandia Preparatory, 7 p.m.

Santa Fe Indian School at Albuquerque Hope Christian, 7 p.m.

Mora at Pecos, 5:30 p.m.

Coronado at McCurdy, 5:30 p.m.

Desert Academy at Jemez Valley, 5 p.m.

Evangel Christian at Santa Fe Waldorf, 5 p.m. (at Christian Life)

Wednesday Boys basketball – Los Alamos at Capital, 7 p.m.

Santa Fe High at Bernalillo, 7 p.m.

St. Michael’s at Albuquerque Sandia Preparatory, 7 p.m.

Santa Fe Indian School at Albuquerque Hope Christian, 7 p.m.

Mesa Vista at Cuba, 7 p.m.

Desert Academy at Foothill, 7 p.m.

Girls Basketball – West Las Vegas at Pojoaque Valley, 7 p.m.

Las Vegas Robertson at Taos, 7 p.m.

Mesa Vista at Cuba, 5:30 p.m.

thursday Boys basketball – Taos at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m.

West Las Vegas at Pojoaque Valley, 7 p.m.

Peñasco at Mora, 7 p.m.

New Mexico School for the Deaf at Santa Fe Waldorf, 6:30 p.m. (at Christian Life) Escalante at Tierra Encantada, 5 p.m.

Girls basketball – Santa Fe Indian School at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m.

Peñasco at Mora, 5:30 p.m.

McCurdy at Escalante, 5:30 p.m.

New Mexico School for the Deaf at Santa Fe Waldorf, 5 p.m. (at Christian Life)

Friday Boys basketball – Santa Fe Indian School at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m.

Pecos at Santa Fe Preparatory, 7 p.m.

Tierra Encantada at McCurdy, 7 p.m.

Desert Academy at Albuquerque Menaul, 5 p.m.

Girls basketball – Santa Fe High at Capital, 7 p.m.

Española Valley at Bernalillo, 7 p.m.

Pojoaque Valley at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m.

Pecos at Santa Fe Preparatory, 5:30 p.m.

Taos at Raton, 5:30 p.m.

Cuba at Mesa Vista, 5 p.m.

Wrestling – State Championships, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho) Swimming – State Championships, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Albuquerque Academy Natatorium)

saturday Boys basketball – Bernalillo at Española Valley, 7 p.m.

Capital at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m.

Pojoaque Valley at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m.

Monte del Sol at Peñasco, 7 p.m.

Taos at Raton, 5:30 p.m.

Escalante at McCurdy, 5 p.m.

Questa at Springer, 4 p.m.

Dulce at Mesa Vista, 1 p.m.

Girls basketball – Artesia at Los Alamos, 2 p.m.

Dulce at Mesa Vista, 2 p.m.

Questa at Springer, 4 p.m.

Monte del Sol at Peñasco, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling – State Championships, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Santa Ana Star Center, Rio Rancho) Swimming – State Championships, 8:15 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Albuquerque Academy Natatorium)

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2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

U.S. pair takes U.S. women coast past Sweden ice dance gold HOCKEY

By Jimmy Golen

The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — The work began before the U.S. women’s hockey team reached the medal round, before it arrived in Sochi, before the roster was even U.S. 6 selected.

Four Sweden 1 years ago, the Americans left the Olympics with a silver medal. And Julie Chu was determined to be back.

“When that buzzer goes off and it erupted in the arena and we fell short of our goal of being the best in the world, that hurts,” the four-time Olympian said after the United States beat Sweden 6-1 on Monday to reach the gold medal game in Sochi.

“The last four years, that’s been our goal.”

Megan Bozek and Brianna Decker each had a goal and two assists, and the Americans outshot Sweden 70-9 to clinch no worse than a silver medal.

The U.S. has medaled in every Winter Games since women’s hockey was added in 1998, and just once — with a loss to Sweden in the 2006 semifinals — failed to reach the Olympic championship game.

Canada, a three-time defending champion that has played in every Olympic final, will have a chance for a fourth gold in a row after a 3-1 victory over Switzerland later Monday. Not since the inaugural tournament in Nagano have the Americans beaten Canada, losing in the championship game in 2002 and 2010 and again in the preliminary round of the Sochi Games on Wednesday.

Lyndsey Fry of the United States celebrates Megan Bozek’s goal as goalkeeper Valentina Wallner of Sweden sits on her knees during the second period of the women’s semifinal Monday at Shayba Arena in Sochi, Russia. BRUCE BENNETT/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

There are 11 players on the U.S. roster who played in the final in Vancouver, but Chu is the only one who was also on the team in Salt Lake City or Turin. She has two silver medals and a bronze.

“We’re going for a different color this time,” she said.

And coach Katey Stone would like to see her get it.

“It’s about time isn’t it? It’s time,” said Stone, who was also Chu’s coach at Harvard. “Julie’s been everything to the program, she’s been a youngster, she’s been a veteran … she’s been a mother to the younger kids. Kids like that don’t come around all the time. She’s a special one. I certainly hope she

gets what she wants.”

In goal, Jesse Vetter needed just eight saves for the victory.

The U.S. scored five times in 47 shots on starting goalie Valentina Wallner before she was replaced in the second period

by Kim Martin Hasson. The backup was the winning goaltender when Sweden upset the Americans in Turin, and she stopped 22 of 23 shots.

“We took Valentina out because she had a busy day at work,” said assistant coach Leif Boork, whose team will face Switzerland for third place.

“We wanted to make a decision for the next game, the bronze medal game.”

Anna Borgqvist scored on

a deflected shot past Vetter with just under seven minutes remaining to spoil the shutout.

Alex Carpenter and Kacey Bellamy scored in a span of 66 seconds in the first period, and Amanda Kessel gave the Americans a 3-0 lead before Sweden got off its first shot.

The U.S. outshot Sweden 29-1 in the first period.

“That was not the start we wanted to have,” Boork said.

“We knew before that it is one of the world’s best teams and they showed that today.

We tried to play for the whole game, even if we were under hard pressure from the beginning. But it’s too big of a challenge for us at the moment.”

Unbeaten men’s teams prepare for big finish

By Greg Beacham

The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — Canada, Sweden and the U.S. men all made it through the first week of the Olympic hockey tournament without a loss. Their reward is an extra day off before the medal chase begins.

Early perfection isn’t always an advantage in this tense tournament, however.

No team that went unbeaten in group play has won an Olympic gold medal since the NHL joined the games in 1998. Every champion was forced to regroup after getting beaten early in the tournament, from the Czech Republic in 1998 to the host Canadians four years ago in Vancouver.

Olympic veterans realize the tone of this 12-day event changes after the openinground games. Although nobody is under as much pressure as the host Russians, every player realizes one mistake in the second week can destroy their nation’s Olympic aspirations.

“Obviously these [elimination] games always have a bit more of a different feel, but you don’t want to have to change the way you play a whole lot,” Canada captain Sidney Crosby said. “I think we’ve been playing the right way here for three games.

I think we’ve gotten better.”

The three unbeaten teams and Finland will get their extra day of preparation Tuesday while the remaining eight teams play a qualification-round game.

But even practice can be a hazard in Sochi. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist, Sweden’s 2006 Olympic star, had a nasty collision with defenseman Erik Karlsson during practice Monday and needed a few minutes to recover. Lundqvist said he’ll be fine.

Here are five things to watch when the Olympic men’s hockey tournament begins

U.S. forward Phil Kessel, right, celebrates a goal with teammate Joe Pavelski during Sunday’s game against Slovenia at Shayba Arena in Sochi, Russia. MATT SLOCUM/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

the games that count: Filthy Phil: T.J. Oshie is getting all the ink, but the leading scorer of the entire Olympics is U.S. forward Phil Kessel, who has four goals and three assists in the Americans’ three victories. Kessel has been superb lately for his Toronto Maple Leafs, and he’s still rolling on the shores of the Black Sea. During his hat trick against Slovenia on Sunday, his jaw-dropping goal on a mid-air pass by Joe Pavelski ranks among the top American highlights from anybody not named Oshie.

Ovi’s time: Alex Ovechkin scored a goal 1:17 into his home Olympics, and the NHL MVP hasn’t found the net since then.

The Washington Capitals star isn’t finding much space to operate on his line with Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Semin. Ovi also wasn’t chosen to participate in either of the Russians’ two shootouts, although that particular skill contest isn’t his specialty. These games are indescribably important to Ovechkin, who is essentially the public worldwide face of the Russian team. Any frustration he might be feeling has been kept in check publicly, but he’s undoubtedly putting pressure on himself

to deliver goals in the elimination games, starting Tuesday against Norway.

Unclearly Canadian: While Canada didn’t lose a game in the preliminary round, it’s tough to tell how well the most loaded roster in Sochi will do when the games really count. Finland might have provided a blueprint on overcoming Canada’s talent during the teams’ meeting Sunday: Push Canada’s forwards to the perimeter of the big international ice, relentlessly knock pucks off Canada’s sticks, and allow Canada’s goalies to grow weary with boredom before striking for a scoring chance.

Canada’s top-end offensive talent hasn’t produced much at the Olympics, although defensemen Drew Doughty and Shea Weber have improbably picked up the goalscoring slack. The Canadians might just be getting started, or they might be in deep water quickly.

Smooth Swedes: Sweden’s finish on top of the table is even more impressive because of its significant injuries. Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Sedin and Johan Franzen are all out of the tournament, leaving a perennial international power without a significant part of its core. True, the Swedes had arguably the easiest group in qualification, and they had to sweat out a 1-0 win over lively Switzerland. But as long as the Swedes have Lundqvist in net, they’re a contender to add another gold medal to their top prize from Turin in 2006. Without a misstep in the quarterfinals, Sweden is likely to meet Russia or Finland on Friday for a spot in the gold-medal game.

Best of the rest: Aside from Russia, which qualification-round team has a chance to make a splash in the quarterfinals? Don’t sleep on Switzerland, which allowed just one goal in three games during preliminary play. Anaheim Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller has posted two Olympic shutouts, and his teammates play a smart, sophisticated defensive scheme in front of him.

Disallowed goal steams up many Russian fans The goal, which would have given Russia to a 3-2 lead with less than five minutes on the MOSCOW — After a heated clock, was disallowed after U.S.-Russia hockey match at officials ruled that the net had the Sochi Olympics on Saturcome loose from the ice before day, many Russian spectators the goal was scored. Russian have decided the Cold War is fans, who had leapt to their feet back — and not just on the ice. in celebration, howled with Demonstrators gathered in rage as the call was announced.

Moscow on Monday to protest The referee supervisor for a referee’s call disallowing a the International Ice Hockey Russian goal in the match that Russia ultimately lost in a pen- Federation, Konstantin Komissarov, confirmed that the ruling alty shootout. made by the referees was corThe protesters, organized rect and that video review had by the Kremlin party’s youth group, donned Russian hockey been properly used to make the call. But that hasn’t mollijerseys and shouted, “Make fied Russian spectators who, in soap out of the ref!” — a common expression among Russian a rare unifying moment, have come together from both ends soccer fans. of the political spectrum to air Wielding a banner with a their grievances — and their photograph of the American conspiracy theories. referee, Brad Meier, the proAs the call was made, comtesters used a cheese grater to mentators on state television grate soap into buckets.

By Laura Mills

The Associated Press

of each color after winning bronze in the new team event in Sochi.

SOCHI, Russia — Meryl “We have grown up in Davis and Charlie White won every sense of the word,” the ice dance gold medal Davis, 27, said of the partnerMonday, the first Olympic ship that took them to Olymtitle in the event for the pic gold.

United States.

Virtue and Moir became Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir the first North American ice of Canada, the 2010 champions, took silver. Russia’s Elena dance gold medalists at their Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov home Olympics in Vancouver.

Their free dance to Russian captured bronze.

Davis and White won silver classical music told the story of their own partnership, in Vancouver, but in the four years since they have overwhich also stretches back to taken the Canadians, their 1997. training partners in Detroit.

In a performance at times The Americans, the reigntender and others triumphant, ing world champs, scored Moir kissed her hand at the 116.63 points in the free dance start and again throughout the to finish with 195.52, 4.53 program. ahead of Virtue and Moir.

“Don’t think anyone will When the music from “Shelove us less for bringing home herazade” ended with White a silver medal to Canada,” on a knee, Davis rested her Virtue said. head on his back in exhausted Ilinykh and Katsalapov elation. The two started skatwere just ninth at last year’s ing together in 1997 in Michiworld championships but are gan, and on the biggest day of now the latest Olympic ice their career, they were nearly dance medalists from Russia, flawless. finishing 7.51 points behind “That in itself justified 17 years of hard work,” White, the Canadians. She’s only 19; 26, said. he’s 22. The home fans started As the music swelled cheering when the first few over the final minute of the notes of “Swan Lake” played program, their feet were in for their free dance, and they nonstop motion yet every were roaring when it ended movement was intricately with Katsalapov collapsed on choreographed. Their lifts his knees and Ilinykh weepwere a blur as White spun ing. across the ice with Davis held France’s Nathalie Pechalat aloft, their movements and and Fabian Bourzat were expressions still fierce despite fourth, 6.26 points out of the draining demands of the bronze. The other U.S. teams, performance.

Madison Chock and Evan As they told the story of the Bates and siblings Maia and Persian king and the woman Alex Shibutani, were eighth who enchants him, White was and ninth. regal in purple velvet, Davis Russia has won 18 of 33 beguiling in a lavender dress medals in ice dance’s Olympic with jewels shimmering on her midriff. history, but now North AmerThey now have one medal icans own two straight golds.

By Rachel Cohen

The Associated Press

at first seemed unable to overcome their shock, shouting “How can this be so?!” They spent much of the rest of the game muttering resignedly about Meier’s nationality.

Komsomolskaya Pravda, one of the country’s most popular newspapers, carried a photograph of the American goalie — a red circle drawn around his hand, which appears to be pushing one goal post backward — beneath the headline: “An American referee and the puppet international federation deprived us of a deserved victory.” One state-owned channel ran an hourlong talk show dedicated to the referee’s call.

“Judges don’t have nationality?!” Alexei Pushkov, a Kremlin-connected member of parliament, fumed on Twitter. “How interesting. And how come they didn’t appoint a referee from

Russia, but an American?”

Even Russia’s liberals joined in the fight. “I agree with everything said about the referee,” wrote corruption blogger and opposition activist Alexei Navalny. One liberal website, Lenta.ru, wrote that the “Jewish masonry” was clearly involved in the call, joking reference to Soviet-era conspiracy theories about the West.

President Vladimir Putin, who was one of the unhappy fans in the Sochi rink on Saturday, told Russian state news agencies on Monday that the game “should have been stopped” if the goal was out of place, but asked for fans to show sportsmanship.

“Even if the judge was wrong, we mustn’t stick labels on anybody,” he said. “We can’t forget that sport takes courage, but also luck.”

Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States compete in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals Monday at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia.

DARRON CUMMINGS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Drought: Germany had worst showing said, referring to one of the least-popular cars ever sold Zubkov had the home-ice in Germany. “It’s definitely an edge. Hefti has long been one equipment issue.” of the best two-man drivers.

That used to be the case for And for quite some time, the Americans. Not anymore.

Holcomb has been fighting Holcomb and Langton to dispel the notion that he’s gave the U.S. its fourth slidonly truly elite when racing on the North American tracks ing medal so far at the Sochi Games, a total that beats the he knows best. three the Americans comHe debunked that theory bined to win in Turin in 2006 Monday. An Olympics, in and Vancouver in 2010. With Russia, in conditions in which women’s bobsled and fourhe’s never trained, facing a man bobsled still to run, and 62-year drought — and he the Americans expected to delivered. vie for golds in both, the U.S. Great U.S. drivers such as has to be thinking their total Brian Shimer and Todd Hays will grow before the Sochi tried in recent years to be the cauldron is extinguished. streak-busters, coming close “What Holcomb has done but never getting over the is unbelievable for the sport,” final hump. So maybe it was USA-3 pilot Nick Cunningfitting that one of the first ham said. “He’s put USA people Holcomb embraced Bobsled on the international when that mob of love map.” reached his sled was Shimer, And on the Olympic medal who simply beamed. stand. Again.

“Holcy’s the man,” USA-2 “It means a lot,” Holcomb pilot Cory Butner said, “and said. “I have an Olympic gold he proved it again.” in four-man, world championGermany, which had won ship in four-man, world chamthe last three gold medals in two-man, had its top sled fin- pionship in two-man. The one elusive medal was this one. ish eighth in the worst showing for the sliding power in We wanted gold, it didn’t hapthe event since 1956. pen … but I’m happy. Gold, silver, bronze, going home “If in 2010 we were sitting Olympic medalists. That was in a Formula One car, then this time we were sitting a tra- our goal. I’m losing my mind bby,” brakeman Kevin Kuske right now. This is amazing.”

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SPORTS

Duel: Durant is league’s top scorer

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

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2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

Continued from Page B-1 Less than two months will remain in the regular season when play resumes Tuesday, with so much still to sort out in the loaded Western Conference.

Things seem so much simpler in the East, where a Miami-Indiana matchup in the Eastern Conference finals has seemed a certainty since the opening weeks of the season — except to James.

“This is more than a two-team race. There’s a lot of good teams in the Eastern Conference,” he said. “It’s been a slow start for us as a whole, but there’s so many good teams, you can’t just count on us and one other team. I respect every team we go against.”

Miami went into the break 2½ games behind Indiana, with thirdplace Toronto having 10 more losses than the Heat. The Pacers lost Game 7 of the East finals in Miami last June, and they want home-court advantage if — when? — the teams meet again this spring.

The Heat are interested in it too, though only to a point.

“What matters more is that we’re healthy. We’re going to compete for first place of course, but we’re not going to make it this huge thing,” Chris Bosh said.

“We’re within striking distance, 2½ back. We like our chances.”

The Thunder finally opened a little cushion atop the West with their strong finish to the first half, winning their final three games to take a fourgame lead over injury-plagued San Antonio, the defending conference champion. Houston, the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland are all six games behind.

Durant is the NBA’s leading scorer and has a good chance to end James’ reign as the league’s MVP. The Thunder could get even stronger when Westbrook returns from knee surgery, perhaps even Thursday in their first game after the break.

Durant scored 38 points in the All-Star game and has been unstoppable even in games where there is defense, averaging 31.5 points. He had 33 in the Thunder’s 112-95 victory in Miami last month, but scoring is only part of what he’s done to help Oklahoma City to a league-best 43-12 record even with only 25 games from Westbrook.

“KD is a great player. He’s a great teammate. He does all the things that we have asked,” Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.

“He doesn’t want to be just a scorer. He wants to be a playmaker, a defender and that’s what he’s done all season for us.”

The trade deadline also is Thursday. The Heat and Pacers have perhaps already made their moves with the signings of centers Greg Oden and Andrew Bynum, but other contenders may seek the opportunity to make a deal they feel could position themselves to end the Heat’s quest for a third straight championship.

The Pacers believe they can do it.

Paul George isn’t far from the JamesDurant level, and a title would help him inch even closer.

“I want to be one of the best players to ever play in this league and be the best player in this league,” George said, “so it’s just taking every day to get better, every year to get better, and you know, I’m going to be at the top at some point.”

So many others have a chance heading into the stretch run. The Clippers (Chris Paul and Blake Griffin), Rockets (Dwight Howard and James Harden) and Trail Blazers (LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard) all have All-Star duos, and don’t forget the Spurs, who were less than a half-minute from finishing off the Heat last June.

“We definitely have the tools, we definitely have the team,” Tony Parker said of his team, which has been playing without Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard.

West Team’s Kevin Durant, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, center, heads to the hoop against Team East during the All-Star game Sunday in New Orleans.

BOB DONNAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Mark Mulder is carted off the field Saturday after hurting his ankle during the Angels’ first spring training practice in Tempe, Ariz.

MATT YORK/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A broadcast staffer stands in thick fog Monday at Laura Biathlon centre in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

The men’s 15-kilometer mass-start biathlon race was delayed due to fog, one day after the event had been called off for the same reason. LEE JIN-MAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thick fog causes delays in Sochi the snowboardcross was also first delayed then postponed. Organizers first canceled the seeding runs KRASNAYA POLYANA, Rusfor the event, then pushed back the sia — Thick fog lingering over the elimination races before calling it a mountains Monday caused the day. The elimination races will now biggest weather disruptions of the start at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, with the Sochi Olympics so far, with a biath- seeding runs scrapped. lon race and a snowboard event The Alpine schedule wasn’t both postponed until Tuesday. affected Monday, but the women’s The fog rolled in over the moun- giant slalom on Tuesday was tains in Krasnaya Polyana on Sunpushed forward by 90 minutes to day night and was still shrouding avoid problems. Rain and snow is some of the Olympic skiing venues forecast to begin falling on Tuesday in a cloudlike mist by late Monday morning and continue through the afternoon. That prompted organiz- afternoon. The first run will now ers to call off the men’s biathlon begin at 9.30 a.m. and the second at mass-start race and men’s snow1 p.m. boardcross almost simultaneously.

Jessica Lindell-Vikarby of SweThe rescheduling didn’t seem to den, one of the favorites in the GS, be a major concern for the athletes, said it would have been impossible though. to have the event on Monday.

“This is standard for snowboard“When it’s this thick you cannot ing and ski events. Mother Nature race,” Lindell-Vikarby said. “It has doesn’t always cooperate,” Amerito be more open, for sure.” can snowboardcross rider Nate The ski jumping venue is at Holland said. a lower altitude and was not The biathlon race had already shrouded in the thick fog. A training been pushed back from Sunday eve- round for Nordic combined athletes ning to Monday morning, and was was held without disruptions, and then postponed to mid-afternoon the ski jump team event was also before being called off for another expected to go ahead as scheduled day. It will now be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday.

Tuesday, organizers said.

The fog is causing a new chal“Well, I am going to sleep again,” lenge for the athletes following double Olympic champion Martin days of sunshine and unseasonably Fourcade tweeted in French after warm weather. At the Laura Cross the race was postponed. “We’ll see Country Ski and Biathlon Center, each other tomorrow!” the high temperatures toward the The fog eventually subsided and end of last week had softened the the women’s mass-start race went snow and led to some cross-counahead at its scheduled 7 p.m. start. try skiers cutting off the sleeves on At the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, their suits.

By Mattias Karen

The Associated Press

In biathlon, fog is an even bigger problem because it limits the visibility on the shooting range.

“You have to be able to hit the targets,” said Jerry Kokesh, the editor of the International Biathlon Union’s official website, adding that the course becomes more dangerous as well. “Uphills are not a problem, but downhills are. … That can be a serious safety concern.”

The first week of the games went by without any major disruptions to the schedule before Sunday’s biathlon race was postponed, despite concerns going into the Olympics about the warm climate in Sochi.

IOC spokesman Mark Adams said every Winter Olympics normally faces some rescheduling because of the weather, and that Sochi has been relatively unaffected.

“In terms of what’s going on there, I think it’s actually quite ironic that the biggest issue we’ve had so far is due to winter fog,” Adams said. “Winter sports is very unpredictable. It’s a very dynamic field of play. At present, the conditions are good and we are continuing. We haven’t had any major complaints up there.”

Certainly not from Holland, the snowboarder, who said it was better to wait another day than to compete in poor conditions.

“It’s the Olympics, we want to have the best rider win and not have anything screwy,” Holland said. “So we’ll be back tomorrow and let her roll from there. It’s time to drop the hammer and the sickle on this course.”

TOP 25 MEN’S BASKETBALL

Upstart Huskers, Creighton fuel state pride

By Eric Olson

The Associated Press

The state of Nebraska is basking in basketball glory.

The Creighton Bluejays (21-4, 11-2) lead the Big East, they’re in line for their highest NCAA Tournament seed, and Doug McDermott is the nation’s leading scorer and a candidate for national player of the year.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (1410, 6-6) upset then-No. 9 Michigan State on the road Sunday for their fifth win in six games. That pushed them to .500 in the Big Ten and has them bidding to make the NCAA field for the first time since 1998.

Alas, the state might have two teams to cheer in the NCAA Tournament for only the second time, and first since 1991.

Conditions are ripe for the hype.

Creighton, in Omaha, left the mid-major Missouri Valley for the reconstituted Big East this season and is fifth nationally in attendance at 17,766 fans a game.

Nebraska, in Lincoln, has capitalized on the opening of the Pinnacle Bank Arena and is 13th in attendance at 15,253.

No one could have imagined such excitement for basketball in a state of 1.8 million that develops little major-college talent. Neither Creighton nor Nebraska roster lists a scholarship player from the state.

College basketball enthusiast Dave Heineman, also the state’s governor, is relishing the moment.

“This is some of the best basketball I’ve seen this state play at the collegiate level,” Heineman said Monday. He pointed out that in addition to the Creighton and Nebraska men’s success, the 17thranked Huskers women’s team also is excelling.

Nebraska players, including Shavon Shields, left, and Tai Webster, center, celebrate their 60-51 win over Michigan State in Sunday’s game in East Lansing, Mich. AL GOLDIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Heineman said he attends about five Nebraska men’s games a season and about the same number of women’s games. He said he also makes the 50-mile drive for Creighton games four or five times a year.

One of those occasions was Sunday, when he swapped his signature red polo for a blue one for the Bluejays’ 101-80 win over then-No. 6 Villanova. That victory moved the Bluejays from No. 18 to a tie for No. 11 in this week’s Top 25 poll.

As Creighton’s game was about to tip off, Nebraska was finishing a 60-51 upset of the Spartans. It was the Huskers’ first road win against a ranked opponent since 2008.

All this has created buzz about the possibility of second-year coach Tim Miles leading the Huskers to the program’s first winning conference record since 1998-99 and an NCAA bid.

Miles’ advice for his players?

“Basically, avoid the noise,” he said. “None of it exists until it exists. What I mean by that, all we can control is winning games. So anything outside of that, looking beyond the finish line … the finish

line is how well we practice today.

The finish line is how we prepare ourselves for Penn State. Nothing more, nothing less.”

Creighton, which leads Villanova by a half-game in the Big East, plays at Marquette on Wednesday and is poised to land its highest NCAA seed, bettering the No. 6 it earned in 2003.

For Nebraska, which was picked last in the Big Ten, just getting into the NCAA tournament would exceed all expectations.

Heineman, who fell in love with college basketball when he was studying at West Point and Bobby Knight was Army’s coach, said he logs onto his computer to check RPI rankings whenever he gets some down time. He was home for Presidents Day on Monday, and he was mulling the possibilities.

“It’s fair to say the way Creighton is playing, they’re going to be a No. 2 or 3 seed. I don’t think there’s any question about that,” Heineman said.

“Nebraska continues to move up.

I have to check their RPI. I think it’s 52. They’re getting close to being on the bubble. They have a real shot — something no one would have dreamed of early in the year.”

There is tension between the fan bases. Nebraska fans sneer at Bluejays’ basketball fans who turn around and root for the Big Red football team in the fall, calling them “Jay-skers.” (Creighton quit fielding a football team in 1942.)

Creighton fans, meanwhile, never pass up an opportunity to remind Nebraska fans about the Bluejays’ recent dominance in their basketball series — Creighton won 82-67 this season — and the Huskers’ 0-6 record in NCAA Tournament games.

Mulder: Pitcher waiting on word from doctor Continued from Page B-1 “It wasn’t anything new,” Mulder said of the drill. “I wasn’t going that hard at all. I was backpedaling and I stopped to plant to go forward and hear a loud pop. I almost fell forward and was confused. I thought my shoe broke. I thought the heel popped out of my shoe. I felt like the ball of my foot wasn’t attached to my foot. I tried to take a step because I couldn’t process at all what was going on. I couldn’t really move.”

Mulder was believed to be one of five Angels starters competing for three rotation spots behind aces Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson.

The way manager Mike Scioscia talked about him, he had a solid shot of making his way in there.

“This guy worked too hard and not only worked hard, but he was legitimately throwing the ball close to where he was in his prime which was really encouraging,” Scioscia said.

“We were really excited about it.”

Mulder was 103-60 record over nine seasons, five with Oakland and four with St. Louis in a career that was cut short by shoulder injuries.

He finished second to Roger Clemens in the 2001 AL Cy Young Award voting after posting a 21-8 record with Oakland.

Mulder is waiting to see what his doctor in Arizona says before he makes any decisions on his future.

“I’m going to meet with the doctor [Monday],” Mulder said. “I’d love to say ‘yes’ [to a comeback] but I don’t know. I’ve got to wait and see what the doctors say.”

Mulder said he was told his recovery could take five to eight months.

On Sunday he sounded so confident of his comeback this season that he hinted that this might be harder for him to take than his exit in 2008.

“If it would have been an elbow or a shoulder, I would have said, ‘See ya.

Thanks, I’m out,’ ” Mulder said. “This makes it doubly as hard. It’s tough to take. It’s not something I was expecting. I was worried about missing a few days with a back or hamstring or whatever. I did everything I could to prepare myself for this not to happen.

This wasn’t something I could ever see happening.”

Scioscia would like to have Mulder back.

“I hope he’s not going to give up, but it’s an incredible setback and it’s tough,” Scioscia said. “He was too close to quit on it and hopefully when he gets his surgery he can start again and make that comeback.

“I think in the big picture that his confidence level is quite high and he feels that he can still do this,” Scioscia said.

NOTeS OF Josh Hamilton made his first appearance at camp and he said his weight was up to 240 pounds from 212 at the end of last season. “I’m used to when I miss balls that I still have a chance [of them going out of the park],” Hamilton said. “Last year, I didn’t feel that was there. … I feel a lot stronger. I’ve never really lifted heavy weights and you’ve got to lift heavy weights and put on a lot of calories in your body [to gain muscular weight].”

Hamilton gained the weight after hitting .250 with 21 homers and 79 RBIs in the first year of a five-year, $125 million contract with Los Angeles.

Mulder said he was told his recovery could take five to eight months.

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PETS SUPPLIES AKC REGISTERED German Shepherd Puppies (Eastern European Bloodline). 5 Females, $500 each.

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BEAUTIFUL COUCH WITH LOVELY ACCENTS. FROM A SMOKE AND PET FREE HOME. $300. PLEASE CALL, 505-238-5711 TO SCHEDULE A VIEWING.

ENGLISH BULLDOG MALE Puppies, AKC Registered. First shots. Take home 2/23/14. $1,800 each. 575-7609961, 575-762-7174, 575-356-6102 for pictures and information.

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TINY POMERANIAN PUPPIES, rare, exotic, registered, first shots $500$800. Tiny Designer PomChi Puppies, first shots, $350. Valentine Ready!!

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MAGNIFICENT STONE Cliff Fragua sculpture, 30" high, rare 2003. $4,950 firm. Must sell. Santa Fe 505-471-4316 Lowered from $6,000. Last chance offer, retails at $10,500.

DOG IGLOO for medium to large size dogs. Good condition. $75. Please call 505-699-0150.

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2008 Hummer H2 SUT - REALLY! ONLY 38k miles, totally loaded with leather, NAV and chrome brush guard, clean CarFax, this one’s HOT $46,731. 505-216-3800.

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2007 PONTIAC G6 2 door Convertible GT. Immaculate condition, inside and out. 90,444 miles. $9,999.

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2011 FORD F150 4X4 STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT, $21,995. Call 505-4731234.

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2004 GMC YUKON DENALI 4 door AWD. Beautiful SUV. $10,000.

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2011 Lexus CT200h - Recent trade!

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2013 TOYOTA COROLLA LE - Really, why buy new? Just 6k miles, showroom condition, clean CarFax. $15,741. Call 505-216-3800.

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LEGALS EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COUNTY OF TAOS STATE OF NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO COUNTY INSURANCE AUTHORITY, administered by New Mexico Association of Counties, and TAOS COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, Plaintiffs, v.

NUBIA ZEPADA and G U I L L E R M I N A DOMINGUEZ, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF NEW MEXICO to the abovenamed Defendants, GREETINGS: You are hereby notified that the abovenamed Plaintiff has filed a civil action against you in the above-entitled Court and cause, the general object thereof being a Complaint for Recovery of Monies Paid and Property Damage.

LEGALS y Joseph L. Romero, Basham & Basham, P.C., 2205 Miguel Chavez Road, Suite A, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, telephone (505) 988-4575.

Legal #96420 Published in the Santa Fe New Mexica n February 18, 25, March 4, 2014 Members of the public are invited to provide comment on hearings for the issuance of or transfers of liquor licenses as outlined below. All hearings will be conducted at the NM Alcohol and Gaming Division Office on the date specified for each Application in the Toney Anaya Bldg. 2550 Cerrillos Road, Santa Fe, NM. The Hearing Officer assigned to this application is Annette Brumley. She can be contacted at 505-4764548.

Application # A902112 License #1363 for the Transfer of Ownership & Location of a Liquor License on February 26, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m. for Alamowing Santa Fe, LLC/DBA: Buffalo Wild Wings located at 3501 Zafarano Dr. Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

That unless you enter your appearance in said cause on or before 30 days after the last date of publication, judgment by default will be entered Legal#96450 against you.

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y p PUBLIC ding on March 12th, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Extra Space StorProcurement Reform age facility located at: Taskforce Meeting February 28, 2014 1522 Pacheco ST 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.

State Capitol Bldg. - Santa Fe NM 87505 505-988-3692 Rm 317 Santa Fe, NM 87503 The personal goods Notice is hereby giv- stored therein by the may inen that the Procure- following ment Reform clude, but are not limited to general houseTaskforce will hold its regular monthly hold, furniture, boxes, meeting to discuss clothes, and applianproposed changes to ces. the Procurement Joseph Jiron Code.

The agenda D120 will be available at 2321 Avenida de Los least twenty-four San Marcos Santa Fe, hours prior to the NM 87505 meeting on the State Purchasing Division Purchases must be website at made with cash only www.generalservices and paid at the time of sale. All goods are .state.nm.us/spd. sold as is and must If you are an individu- be removed at the al with a disability time of purchase. Exwho is in need of spe- tra Space Storage recial accommodations, serves the right to please contact Mr. bid. Sale is subject to Tim Korte, Public In- adjournment. formation Officer at (505) 827-3881 at least Legal# 96417 twenty-four hours Published in the Sanprior to the sched- ta Fe New Mexican February 18, 25, 2014 uled meeting.

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Legal#96457 Published in the Santa Fe New Mexican on: February 18, 2014 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell, to satisfy lien of the owner, at public sale by competitive bid-

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LEGALS y 875 W. San Mateo Rd. Santa Fe NM 87505 505-986-1546

986-3000 LEGALS Santa Fe NM 87505 505-986-9068 The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and appliances.

The personal goods stored therein by the following may include, but are not limited to general household, furniture, boxes, clothes, and applian2014 Chris Quintana ces.

629 Copita Lane SanC53 Joseph Dietz 369 ta Fe, NM 87505 Montezuma #356 2052 Max Hernadez Santa Fe, NM 87501 B05 Greg Lujan 2101 2700 Stain Glass Ct. Yucca St Santa Fe, NM Carrollton,TX 75007 87505 C47 Shawn Hadlock Purchases must be 2708 Avenida del Sol made with cash only and paid at the time Santa Fe, NM 87505 of sale. All goods are Purchases must be sold as is and must made with cash only be removed at the and paid at the time time of purchase. Exof sale. All goods are tra Space Storage resold as is and must serves the right to be removed at the bid. Sale is subject to time of purchase. Ex- adjournment. tra Space Storage reserves the right to Legal #96507 bid. Sale is subject to Published in The Santa Fe New Mexican on adjournment.

February 18 and 25, Legal #96473 Published in The San- 2014. ta Fe New Mexican on February 18, 25 2014 STATE OF NEW MEXICO COUNTY OF SANTA FE NOTICE OF PUBLIC FIRST JUDICIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL DISTRICT SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY PROPERTY Notice is hereby giv- Case No. D-101-CVNotice is hereby giv- en that the under- 2013-01670 en that the under- signed will sell, to signed will sell, to satisfy lien of the LOS ALAMOS NATIONsatisfy lien of the owner, at public sale AL BANK, owner, at public sale by competitive bidby competitive bid- ding on March 12th at Plaintiff, ding on March 12th, 9:45am at the Extra v.

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THE ESTATE OF JOSIE A. AVILA, DECEASED, DONNA A. AVILA, JIMMY A. AVILA, ANTHONY AVILA, ELIZABETH AVILA, DESIREE N. GARCIA, MARY ANN SANCHEZ, ARLENE AVILA AND THE UNKNOWN SURVIVING SPOUSE OF JOSIE S. AVILA, IF ANY, Defendants.

NOTICE OF SUIT STATE OF New Mexico to the above-named Defendants Jimmy A. Avila, Elizabeth Avila, Mary Ann Sanchez, Arlene Avila and The Unknown Spouse of Josie S. Avila, if any.

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February 4, 11 and 18, 2014.

Joseph E. Chato, Personal Representative P.O. Box 15312 STATE OF NEW Santa Fe, New Mexico MEXICO IN THE PROBATE 87592 Telephone (505) 469COURT 9423 SANTA FE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CONNIE LYNN BELL, DECEASED.

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014 THE NEW MEXICAN

ANNIE’S MAILBOX

TIME OUT Horoscope

Crossword

The stars show the kind of day you’ll have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014: This year you often react in a childlike manner when it comes to and relationship matters. Try to think before you speak.

You frequently will find yourself in stressful situations where a decision must be made. Libra loves batting around ideas as much as you do.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your sixth sense will help you sort through a higher-up’s attitude. Clearly, you do not have the whole story. Defer to someone else Tonight: Out and about.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Pace yourself without pressuring someone who has not given a lot of thought to a problem. You could feel as though someone is trying to impress others. Tonight: Make time for a special person.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You will be full of fun as you seek to make a change, but a partner might not feel the same way. A chat might not solve a problem, but it will show your compassion. Tonight: Dinner for two.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Take an overview of your finances. You know your limits with a domestic matter.

If you are not as comfortable as you would like with an investment, say “no.” Tonight: At home.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Your efforts will pay off, given some endurance and follow-through. A family member’s serious attitude might unnerve you. Tonight: Try not to push so hard.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH In the next few weeks, you will get a read on how your year is going. Note what areas of your life might not be running smoothly. Tonight: Go along with a request.

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: FIGURE IT OUT (e.g., What number is midway between 23 and 33? Answer: 28.)

FRESHMAN LEVEL 1. What is 2 percent of 400?

Answer________ 2. Divide 6 by 1/2.

Answer________ 3. Provide an anagram for any two months of the year.

Answer________ GRADUATE LEVEL 4. What four-letter word can mean both “speedy” and “fixed firmly in place”?

Answer________ 5. Two men played six games of tennis. Each man won four games.

How? Answer________

6. Put the same word after “wild” and before “line” to form two new words.

Answer________ PH.D. LEVEL 7. Name two visible body parts spelled with three letters with the last letter of “e.”

Answer________ 8. What invention enabled the ancient Egyptians to see through stone walls?

Answer________ 9. What is the largest number less than 100 that is spelled using only one of the vowels?

Answer________

ANSWERS:

1. Eight. 2. 12. 3. Yam, charm, pilar. 4. Fast. 5. They were partners in a doubles match.

6. Life (wildlife, lifeline). 7. Eye, toe. 8. Windows. 9. Seventeen.

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) 2014 Ken Fisher

B-11

Sister ‘divorces’ her family to keep secret Dear Annie: My sister’s husband sexually assaulted my 18-year-old daughter while she slept on their sofa. We kept this a secret for three years, and then it finally came out.

When my sister heard, she decided to protect her children from the truth about their father by “divorcing” my family so we would not reveal the secret. She claimed her husband was “blacked-out drunk” and therefore not responsible for the assault.

Because there was no intent (presumably), he wasn’t at fault.

That was four years ago. My sister’s sons are the same age as mine, and they used to spend many nights together. To add salt to our wounds, the rest of my family supports her decision. They no longer take my kids to her house or to her children’s birthday parties. They never tell us when my sister is at their home.

They celebrate holidays with her family before visiting us.

My kids and I are completely torn up over all of this and so deeply wounded, not only by the loss of my sister’s family, but also by the lack of support from the rest of them. I don’t understand how my parents and my other siblings could possibly support her decision. Are we wrong to feel betrayed and abandoned? We are about ready to wash our hands of the lot of them, although it isn’t what we want.

My parents and siblings have told me that this is the “new normal” and that my family should be grateful for the times they see us instead of focusing on the times when we aren’t included. It feels as if we are being punished because my daughter’s assault was “not that bad” and she wasn’t willing to shove it under the rug for the rest of her life. — Open for Input Dear Open: We understand that your parents and siblings don’t want to lose contact with your sister by openly supporting you. They know she would cut all of them off. Instead,

Sheinwold’s bridge

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH How you get past an obstacle that seems to keep appearing will be the key to success. You also might gain a dissenter’s support. Tonight: Do your thing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH The unexpected will occur. Your response to a surprise could be more significant than you realize. Tonight: Take some much-needed private time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Rethink a recent decision. The unexpected might occur with a child. Your responses could be different from what you anticipated. Tonight: Go for the moment.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might want to understand what is happening with someone you respect, as this person could be acting out of sorts.

Tonight: In the limelight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Your sense of direction will help you sort out an issue. Problems will surface and they will be minor. Tonight: Opt for the most unique idea.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH In the next few weeks, you will note a positive change in your life. Test out what seems like an incredible offer with several trusted friends. Tonight: Call a friend.

Jacqueline Bigar

Cryptoquip

Chess quiz

The Cryptoquip is a substitution cipher in which one letter stands for another. If you think that X equals O, it will equal O throughout the puzzle. Single letters, short words and words using an apostrophe give you clues to locating vowels. Solution is by trial and error. © 2014 by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

WHITE FORCES MATE Hint: First divert the king.

Solution: 1.Qd5ch! Kf8 (or Kh8) 2. Qd8 mates (in one or two) [Moyeesenko-Durarbayli ’13].

Today in history Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2014. There are 316 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On Feb. 18, 1564, artist Michelangelo Buonarroti died in Rome, just weeks before his 89th birthday.

Hocus Focus

this is the accommodation they have made in order to have a relationship with everyone. The real problem is that your sister and her husband refuse to address the assault, never apologized or tried to make amends, and blamed you and your daughter for bringing it up. We also don’t know whether her husband has ever dealt with his drinking, which is no excuse for attacking another person.

You will not get the support you deserve from your family. Either accept what they offer or don’t. But please make sure your daughter is dealing with this in a healthy way.

Contact RAINN (rainn.org) for information and help.

Dear Annie: My in-laws, whom I adore, do not have soap in their bathrooms. My husband and I take soap when we go to visit, but that doesn’t change the fact that no one else washes their hands after using the restroom. They then proceed to prepare meals that we are supposed to eat. We have tried sending decorative soap dispensers and asking “Where’s the soap?” but nothing changes. — Clean Freak Dear Clean: Everyone should wash with soap and water after using the bathroom and especially before preparing food. It helps prevent the spread of germs, some of which can be quite harmful. Have you asked your in-laws why they don’t wash properly? If nothing changes, send them this letter and tell them that Annie says they need to use soap before someone gets sick, fer cryin’ out loud.

Dear Annie: Kudos to “Tapped Out” for complaining about checkout line panhandling. It’s happening nearly everywhere. Why should I have to deal with solicitors when I just want to buy a hamburger? Management may think it makes their companies look good, but it causes me to go elsewhere until the campaign is over. — Already Give 15 Percent to Charity

Jumble

B-12 THE NEW MEXICAN Tuesday, February WITHOUT RESERVATIONS

18, 2014

THE ARGYLE SWEATER

PEANUTS

LA CUCARACHA

TUNDRA

RETAIL

STONE SOUP

KNIGHT LIFE

DILBERT

LUANN

ZITS

BALDO

GET FUZZY

MUTTS

PICKLES

ROSE IS ROSE

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

PARDON MY PLANET

BABY BLUES

NON SEQUITUR