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High court debate on gay marriage to go live Foreseeing crowd, state court allows streaming of hearing today
By Steve Terrell The New Mexican
In a signal of the widespread interest in the contentious issue of gay marriage in New Mexico, the state Supreme Court
is breaking a longtime precedent by allowing a hearing Wednesday on whether such unions are legal to be streamed live on the Internet. The five-member court, which seldom even allows
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AG takes on bullies In the wake of high-profile suicides tied to bullying, King plans Safe School Summit. LOCAL, C-1
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cameras in its hearings, has agreed to allow KOAT-TV to broadcast the hearing in cyberspace. It will be the first time the state’s highest court has allowed a hear-
Moving beyond breakfast, the greasy treat earns a celebration at Balloon Fiesta Park. TASTe, C-6
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Job growth slowing With the economy failing to accelerate, hiring lags in U.S. PAge A-4
STATE OF THE CITY COSS’ FINAL ADDRESS
Anabaena azollae collected from the Gila River.
Strides in equality
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Toxic algae cited as cause of elk die-off
Same-sex marriage: Mayor David Coss cited the city’s involvement this year in the push to legalize gay marriage as one of his greatest accomplishments. Living Wage Ordinance: At $10.51 an hour, the minimum wage is among the highest in the country. Environment: He said he was proud of his contributions, from building solar systems to reducing emissions in city operations to “bringing our river back to life.”
Bloom found in trough on N.M. ranch where 100 animals died By Staci Matlock The New Mexican
For 100 elk, it was just the wrong place, wrong time. Pond scum — the bluish-green algae that blooms naturally in warm, standing water — killed more than 100 elk in late August on a private northeastern New Mexico ranch, according to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Traces of Anabaena, one type of blue-green algae that can produce a deadly but short-lived neurotoxin, anatoxin-a, was found in a water sample from a fiberglass livestock tank near where the elk died. “I think they spent morning feeding,” said Kerry Mower, a wildlife disease specialist with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. “Then, as ungulates will do, they went to rest. They stopped to take a drink on the way. The trough was in a sort of natural corridor that goes to shady trees on a hill.” The trough was one of three fiberglass tanks that contained traces of the blue-green algae, according to water tests conducted later. Earthen water catchment tanks in the area tested negative. A hunter on Aug. 27 found the dead elk scattered across less than a mile on the Buena Vista Ranch, north of Las Vegas, N.M. Mower said the elk death case was the largest animal die-off he’s seen. Game and Fish investigated the case, and department staff, as well as pathologists from veterinary diagnostic labs where tissue samples were tested, ruled out a broad range of other possible causes of the elk deaths: anthrax, epizootic hemorrhagic disease, botulism, lightning strike,
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Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and first lady Carol Rose listen to Coss’ introduction at his final State of the City address Tuesday at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center. Coss will not seek re-election in the March 2014 election. PHOTOS BY JANE PHILLIPS/THE NEW MEXICAN
Fight for gay marriage is an emotional issue for Santa Fe’s outgoing mayor By Daniel Chacón The New Mexican
M Coss thanked city workers, calling them dedicated public servants who have endured freezing temperatures to restore water service, responded to thousands of emergency calls and put on a brave face after dealing with tragedy.
Ahead of the holiday shopping season, Apple unveils a thinner, lighter, “screaming fast” tablet and a slew of new Macs. PAge A-2
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A reason to rest the paddle: Study links spanking to learning troubles
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ayor David Coss choked up Tuesday in his final State of the City address as he talked about the strides New Mexico has made in marriage equality and the role that Santa Fe played. For Coss, the issue is personal. “Last Saturday,” he said, “I attended the wedding of my best friend’s little sister, whom I have known — it’s hard to say it — more than 50 years.” His voice was wobbly with emotion. “She has been with her new wife for more than 10 years,” he said. “She deserved equality. They deserve equality.
We all deserve equality.” Coss included the city’s involvement in the push to legalize same-sex marriage as one of his most memorable accomplishments as mayor. In March, the city issued a legal analysis that same-sex marriage was already legal in New Mexico, one of a series of events that led to the state Supreme Court taking up the issue Wednesday. “I look forward to the news that they have made the right decision and extended marriage equality to all 33 counties of New Mexico,” Coss said, generating loud applause. In a wide-ranging speech that lasted
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Researchers find high rates of aggression among paddled kids, lower vocabulary skills By Deborah Netburn Los Angeles Times
The majority of U.S. children have been spanked at some time in their life, despite a robust body of evidence suggesting that spanking a child leads to problems. The latest evidence of the negative effects of spanking comes from researchers at Columbia University. After analyzing data from more than 1,500 families, they found that children who are spanked in early childhood are not only more likely to be aggressive as
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older children, they are also more likely to do worse on vocabulary tests than their peers who had not been spanked. The study was published this week in the journal Pediatrics. While several studies have found a connection between spanking and aggressive behavior, the finding that spanking could be linked to cognitive ability is somewhat new. “Only a few studies have looked at the cognitive effects of spanking,” said Michael MacKenzie, an associate professor at Columbia University and lead author of the study. “We are still trying to learn if spanking has a direct effect on early brain development, or if families that spank more are less likely to read to their kids and use more complex language.”
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