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GALLUP — The Gallup Police Emergency Response Team was called to a Gallup residence about a possible suicide-by-cop attempt involving a man with a knife, but the suspect turned himself over to law enforcement without incident Friday afternoon, a lieutenant reported. Ryan Howes, 36, of Gallup, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, assault, and two counts of criminal damage to

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Gallup Police arrive in tactical gear from a call about a man threatening

See ERT incident, Page 5 a family member with a knife on Edith Street in Gallup Friday.

meets once a month at GIMC. It includes representatives from several parts of the community, GALLUP — The use of alcohol, tobaccoNATIONAL and TODAY’S FORECAST including the city of Gallup, Gallup-McKinley drugs can be directly, or partially, linked to the top Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. County Schools, the McKinley County DWI Pro10 leading causes of death in New Mexico and Winnipeg 61/41 gram, the Navajo Nation Department of Behavcan also be linked to mental health issues such Seattle 58/47 ioral Health Services, Na’nizhoozhiMontreal Center Inc., as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress 60/42 and Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care disorder, according to state data. Billings Toronto 80/53 43/31 Services. But help and resources are available locally Minneapolis “Really, the58/39 task force was to streamline all as several community agencies continue to work Detroit 53/33 are provided in the Newcommunity, York San Francisco together through a task force headed by the Gallup these services that Chicago 68/48 64/53 51/32 share training opportunities and improve the tranIndian Medical Center. Washington Denversition of care when patients are referred to local “A group of providers here were very con74/44 Kansas City 75/49 66/44 agencies,” Wei said. cerned with how the devastating andLosdeadly Angeles effects of alcohol are affecting our patients and 72/55 SeeAtlanta Mortality, Page 5 our community as a whole,” Dr. Jenny Wei, an 75/47 El Paso 86/62

Bluewater Acres residents, officials discuss lessons from forest fires By Kathy Helms Cibola County Bureau cibola@gallupindependent.com

THOREAU — Bluewater Acres residents, some walking assisted by canes, others with oxygen tanks in tow, showed up at a community meeting wanting answers about the Diener Canyon and Bluewater fires. Fire Department called the April 19 meeting the day after Ciborather than in the affected communities. “The reason we planned it was because there were a lot of questions being asked and we couldn’t answer them,” Campos ed, his response would have been: “I don’t know, I don’t know, and I don’t know,’” not something residents were in the mood to hear. pre-evacuation notices, break-ins, and how to get residents to Marley Shebala/Independent

that in this area.” She was thankful that northwest winds gusting

See Fire lessons, Page 5

Gallup salaries up to nearly $15 million

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Diné Bureau navajo1@gallupindependent.com

T. MICHAELS, Ariz. – The St. Michaels Association for Special Education’s first Earth Day 5K run and walk Sunday attracted 113 participants and generated about $1,820 for extracurricular activities and materials for the special education students. The Earth Day celebration was also a huge success for bringing awareness about special needs individuals, Earth Day, and friendships. Steve King, co-founder of Team Hoyt Arizona of Tucson, traveled with his wife Denise, son Lucas, and daughter Emerson, to St. Michaels for the Earth Day celebration after getting a telephone call from Kyle Rodgers, a volunteer at St. Michaels Association for Special Education. King said Rodgers contacted him a couple months ago and told him that the special education school was going to try and sponsor a 5K run and walk but they didn’t know how to have one of the students, who was in a wheelchair, compete. He said Rodgers asked if Team Hoyt Arizona could help the student compete in the 5K. King said Team Hoyt Arizona has photos on its website of racing wheelchairs and so he and his family transported a racing wheelchair from Tucson to the Navajo reservation. But unfortunately, he said, the “athlete” didn’t like the seating.

Chuck Brown and several members of the community were skeptical of the explanation that the Bluewater Fire started from “I have pictures of smoldering embers from where they had burned up in there Monday and Tuesday. Now couldn’t some of those embers help start this Bluewater Fire?” he asked. One resident said that in her view, “It was a really poor deci-

Funds raised for special ed students on Earth Day

For a complete salary list, see Page 7 By Kyle Chancellor Staff writer city@gallupindependent.com

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so we’ve got some other style chairs and we can try again.” As King talked about Team Hoyt Arizona, which is part of the nationally award-winning Team Hoyt organization, Lucas King began making little noises and

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GALLUP — In 2017, the city of Gallup paid their 401 full- and part-time employees a total of $14,910,423.04. Just like in previous years, the top three highest paid employees were City Manager Maryann Ustick at $109,012.80, year City Attorney Curtis Hayes at $105,000.48. The only other city employee making more than $100,000 annually is Gallup Police Chief Phillip Hart, at $103,001.60 On average, the lowest paid employees are seasonal or part-time individuals. The lowest paid employees in 2017 were Marsha Mike, part-time theater assistant, Brandon Spencer, a part-time recreation coordinator, Malorey Chee, a part-time recreation coordinator and Brooke Bitsui, a part-time laborer, all of which were paid $8,590.40.

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The Independent — Gallup, N.M. — Saturday, April 28, 2018

Back When May 1, 1980 The Navajo tribe as well as the federal government is just now beginning to understand the seriousness of the problem of radioactive homes on the Navajo Reservation. There have been concerns raised in the past about the problem, caused by families using materials from abandoned uranium mines in the building of their homes, but the seriousness of this has hit home with a recent study indicating that thousands of Navajo families may be living in contaminated homes. This week, Navajo Tribal Chairman Peter MacDonald joined with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in setting up a task force to look into the problem and to determine what can be done. There are more than 100 abandoned uranium mine sites on the reservation and although they were supposed to be cleaned up years ago, neither the companies that opened the mines nor the federal government has provided anywhere near the amount of money needed to clean them up. The problem is especially bad in the Tuba City and Shiprock taminated. Almost all of these homes are still being lived in. What MacDonald wants is to have the mines cleaned up — this alone is expected to cost more than a billion dollars — and for the federal government to construct new, contamination-free homes for the families, which will add a couple of hundred more million dollars to the cost. Right now most of the abandoned mine sites are still accessiarea residents to stay away from the areas, there are reports that kids still play in the area and materials are being taken away for home use. One man from Lake Valley spoke at a recent public hearing saying that he had lived in his home for nine years and had no idea his house was contaminated. “I raised six kids in that house,” he said, adding that his family has had numerous health problems stemming from the contamination. — Bill Donovan, correspondent

Drunken man hits girlfriend with tequila bottle GAMERCO — A drunken man who was wearing his shoes on the wrong feet hit his girlfriend in the head with an empty bottle of tequila, according to a McKinley County Sheriff’s report. Alan Lacy, 53, of Gamerco, was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery against a household member April 15 in Gamerco. He allegedly hit Donna Steinbeck, 59, of Gallup,

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class Parade Friday in Acoma.

Pueblo kids end Week of the Young Child with Rock and Recycle Parade By Dana Martinez Cibola County Bureau cibola2@gallupindpendent.com

PUEBLO OF ACOMA — The pueblo’s preschool, the Haak’u Learning Center, celebrated the Week of the Young Child with flair. The entire school participated in their Rock and Recycle Parade from the Acoma Learning Center to the school Friday. The Week of the Young Child is a national event that celebrates early learning, young children, their teachers and families. The purpose of the week is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. The annual celebration is sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The national week was actually held April 16-20 but Haak’u Learning Center Education Manager, Joseph Martin, said the school prefers to decide their own schedule. The pueblo ofinto every activity. Each day of the week had a different activity planned. On Music Monday the students donned their traditional clothing and performed a corn dance. Taco Tuesday was also pajama day. Activities included an afternoon movie and a parent night. The curriculum also focused on recycling. At parent night, the students worked on instruments made from recyclable materials such as cereal boxes, tissue boxes, rubber bands, plastic, and other materials. On Wednesday, the students went on a ers. Artsy Thursday had students recycle an old shirt by tie-dying them into their class colors. The activities culminated into Friday’s

over their kids. When asked what he hit her with, Lacy reportedly pointed at an empLacy ty bottle of Jose Cuervo. Sgt. Salina Brown reported Lacy was obviously intoxicated because his speech was slurred and he was wearing his shoes on the wrong feet. Steinbeck, who was bleeding from her head, was taken to Gallup Indian Medical Center, but she reportedly left without being treated before she could be interviewed. Lacy had a bump and dry blood on his forehead and was treated for his injury before being booked into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center. — Richard Reyes, staff writer

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in Acoma. from the community library to the school. The street was packed with community members because almost all of the located between the school and library. A majority of department staff viewed the parade. Also near the preschool is Sky City Community School, a few classes of older students also came to support the young children. The kids wore their new tie-dyed shirts and carried the instruments they previously made with their parents. Each class chose a rock band name. After the parade families piled into the school multi-purpose room to watch a Battle of the Bands, kids danced along to songs and pretended to play their instruments. Perhaps the most thoughtful song of the day was chosen by Kaweeshtima classroom, their

class color is purple so naturally they chose to dance to Prince’s “Purple Rain.” “It was cute. And it’s educational for them, they learn to get along and respect one another,” said family member, Nina Garcia of the parade and performance. Martin was especially happy with the turnout, “This week was a collaboration between teachers and parents. It’s important for the community to show their support for education, especially early childhood education. It shows the kids that people are invested in their education.” The school has a long history with the national week. School Director LouAnn Tenequer said that the school has participated in Week of the Young Child for many years, even before the new school was built.

New Mexico regulators order utility to explain silo failure SANTA FE — New Mexico regulators have given the operator of a coal-fired power plant nearly two weeks to explain the cause of the structural failure of a coal silo last month. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission issued the order Wednesday to the Public Service Co. of New Mexico after the failure at its San Juan Generating Station near and some damage. The order requires the utility to explain what repairs it intends to make and to provide a timeline for them. Utility spokesman Dan Ware says the utility will comply with the order. He says the unit is expected to be operational by mid-June. The utility has plans to close the plant in northwest New Mexico within the next few years. — Associated Press

Nogales police officer shot by carjacking suspect dies NOGALES, Ariz. — A police officer in the border city of Nogales was killed Friday after trying to stop a fleeing carjacker. The Nogales Police Department announced on its Jesus Cordova succumbed to his injuries after being airlifted to a hospital. According to police, ports of an armed carjacker around 2:40 p.m. Cordova spotted the suspect vehicle driving away from the scene. Authorities say stop. The suspect got out Cordova. The suspect, meanwhile, carjacked two more law enforcement on foot before being apprehended in a trailer park. He was taken into custody without incident. — Associated Press

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Tséhootsooí Twin Warrior Society FORT DEFIANCE, Ariz. — The Tséhootsooí Twin Warrior Society Veterans Organization will have a meeting at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at the Fort Defiance Chapter House.

Ganado Veterans meeting GANADO, Ariz. — The Ganado Veterans Association will have a meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at the Ganado Veterans Building. All veterans are welcome to attend. Information: 928-429-6334

Annual birdhouse auction GALLUP — The Ups & Downs Team will sponsor the 11th annual Relay for Life Birdhouse Auction at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Sammy C’s Rock N’ Sports Pub & Grille. Bid in person or bid via e-mail at adnil.notlehs@gmail.com Information: 505-722-2175

Walking Together for Healthier Nations OJO ENCINO — The Walking Together for Healthier Nations walk will begin at 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, at Cedar Hills Church in Ojo Encino. The 25-mile walk will end at the Apache Nugget Casino. Registration will be at 6:30 a.m. Information: 505-786-6321; 575-759-3522

May Day Celebration EL MORRO — The Old School Gallery will have their annual May Day Celebration from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at New Mexico Highway 53 mile marker 46. Artists and craft vendors will have booths and will demonstrate the process of their creations. There will be the dancing of the Maypole, a barbecue, a raffle, local bands and a Kentucky Derby hat contest. Information: 505-369-4710

McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council GALLUP — The McKinley Citizens’ Recycling Council will have a monthly meeting at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Red Mesa Center. The public is encouraged to attend and learn about recycling opportunities in our region. Information: 505-7225142 or betsywindisch@ yahoo.com

Fastpitch softball tournament GALLUP — The Gallup NAFA Woodbat Fastpitch Softball League will sponsor the 2018 Cinco de Mayo Men’s Woodbat Fastpitch Softball Tournament Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, at the Gallup Sports Complex. The entry fee is $200 per team. Information: 928-245-8775; 505-593-1640

Little league registration WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Registration for 2018 Turquoise Nation Little League will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, and from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Window Rock Federal Credit Union. Information: 928-309-0215

Checkpoints and saturation patrols New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during May.

During stabbing, man takes a burrito break stand up, but Martinez was reportedly argumentative, saying other family members were almost there. “I kept giving him commands to stand and show me his

By Richard Reyes Staff writer cops@gallupindependent.com

GALLUP — A Cochiti Pueblo man took a burrito break in between stabbing another

then threw his burrito on the ta-

and rushing at a deputy, according to a McKinley County Sheriff’s report. Lucas Martinez, 31, of Cochiti, was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon April 20 in Gallup. He allegedly stabbed Vernon Tso, 37, of Gallup, with a kitchen knife after they got into

Salazar then told Martinez to face away from him and walk backward. “He kicked a toy chair out of the way (and) was acting very aggressivezar said. “When he was about 10 feet away from me, I told him to stop. He did not listen Martinez and continued to the doorway where I was giving him commands from. He was facing away from me and when he got to the doorway he

When Deputy Brandon Salazar arrived at the residence on Bishop Drive in the White Cliffs area, Tso had a bandage on his left hand, which was bleeding. He pointed toward the kitchen table when asked who stabbed him. Salazar entered the trailer with his gun drawn and found Martinez wearing a grey shirt and eating a burrito at the table. A child then peaked out of a back bedroom but ran back in. Salazar told Martinez to show him his hands and to

Salazar then holstered his weapon and grabbed Martinez’s hands to take him down and restrain him, but Martinez was reportedly pulled away, so Sala-

zar took him down on the front stairs of the trailer. He then handcuffed Martinez and placed him in his vehicle with the help of other deputies, but Martinez reportedly started kicking the cage in the back of the unit. Martinez was then restrained with shackles and a hog tie to prevent him from kicking. Medical personnel then treated Tso at the scene. He had cuts on his right hands, but was not transported to the hospital.

Blood spatter Salazar said he then found the stabbing weapon, a kitchen knife with a black handle similar to a steak knife. He said there was heavy blood spatter near the entryway and on the back of the living room couches. Tso told Salazar that he and Martinez started drinking after other family members went to play bingo at the casino. He and Martinez then got into an arguMr. Martinez grabbed a knife -

with a revolver-style pistol while allegedly staring at one of the victims in a confrontational manner. The victim took Martine’s actions as threatening and called 911. During the call, Martine allegedly approached the victim’s table. The victim was unsure of Martine’s intentions so she pushed the child behind her to protect the child. The victims reportedly yelled for Martine to

By Kathy Helms Cibola County Bureau cibola@gallupindependent.com

GRANTS — Susie Martine, 54, of Ramah, was arrested Monday by Grants Police Riverwalk Park near the larger pond. near the park’s gazebo, and during a patin her jacket pocket. The revolver was determined to be a toy gun, but had the appearance of a real revolver, police stated in a news release. dent and learned that three victims, one of which was a child, were enjoying a picnic in the park when Martine sat down at a nearby

gathered their belongings and attempted to Martine leave the area. Martine allegedly followed them and being away from the victims and was immedi-

Larry ‘C.O.’ Spencer

zar reported. “He was stabbed

Spencer, 67, will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Anselm Amadi will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Viewing will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Spencer died April 24, 2018, in Chandler, Arizona. He was born Aug. 8, 1950, in Red Rock into the Black Streak Wood People Clan born for the Towering House Clan. Spencer graduated from Wingate Larry High School. He worked for Navajo Spencer Fish & Wildlife Law Enforcement for more than 30 years. Spencer was a member of the Red Rock Chapter Veterans Organi-

went at Mr. Martinez again and was struck in the hand one more Vernon Tso’s mother Rosie Tso was also at the residence, but she said she did not hear them arguing or witness the peaked out earlier told Salazar that the two men were arguing. When he went out of his room to see what was happening, Vernon Tso was bleeding, so the child ran to his grandmother’s room to hide. Vernon Tso was taken to Na’nizhoozhi Center Inc. Detox because he was intoxicated and because he was not wanted at the residence. Martinez was booked into the McKinley County Adult Detention Center. A spit mask was placed on him because he kept spitting all over the back of Salazar’s vehicle while being transported. “He was very combative while at the detention center making obscene remarks and continuously pounding on the door to the cell (he) was put in

Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with 1 Campaign Star, Navy Achievement Medal, Vietnam Combat Medal with Device and Combat Action Ribbon. Spencer was an avid sportsman and hunter. Survivors include his wife Bernadette Spencer; son Lyle M. Spencer; daughters Lindsay Spencer and Perphelia Wilborn; mother Helen Plummer; brother Frank Spencer; sisters Sadie Spencer, Nellie Todd, Lucielle Hayel, Irene Franklin, Priscilla Plummer, Evelyn Plummer, Marcella Plummer and Cornelia Plummer; and six grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Nelson Spencer, stepfather Alfred Plummer and brothers Ricky Plummer and Christopher Benally. Pallbearers will be Lyle Spencer, Harold Wilborn II, Eric Martinez, Tony Demond; Jeff Cole, Calum Plummer, Enoka M. Tunupopo, Ty Ortiz and David Todd. The family will receive relatives and friends at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Wowie’s Event Center.

Darin J. Medina SAN RAFAEL — A celebration of life for Darin J. Medina, 49, will be held in private for family and friends. Medina died April 21, 2018, in Albuquerque. He was born June 28, 1968, in Leadville, Colorado. Survivors include his wife Danielle Medina; sons Darin Medina Jr. and Ayden Medina; daughter Shiann Medina; brothers Fred, Arturo and Patrick; and sisters Beverly, Cindy, Ida, Roxanne and Josephine. Darin J. He was preceded in death by his Medina parents Mable and Eloy Medina and brother Ronnie Medina. Compassion Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

ately detained and taken into police custody without further incident. Martine, who is no stranger to Grants Police and has an extensive record related to public nuisance, was charged with: three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a fourth-degree felony; abuse of a child, a third-degree felony; and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Although, it was later determined the revolver was a toy, its appearance led victims in immediate danger, which warranted the felony charges, police said. With the summer months approaching, the Grants Police Department will continue to be vigilant in city parks to ensure a safe environment. Anyone seeing any type of suspicious activity while in the parks is asked to contact the Grants Police Department at 505-287-5144.

Richard Charley CHINLE, Ariz. — Funeral services for Richard Charley, 32, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at The Potter’s House Chinle Christian Center. Burial will be in Chinle, Arizona. Charley died April 23, 2018, in Chinle. He was born April 28, 1985, in Chinle, into the Big Water Clan born for the Bitter Water Clan. Survivors include his mother Rosita Jones. Pallbearers will be Manuel Brown, Gene Bryant Clark Jr., Calvin Thomas, Nathaniel Gorman, Antonio Carroll and Robertson Clark. The family will receive relatives and friends after services in Del Muerto, Arizona. Silver Creek Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Area schools get better internet service By Shaquana Desiderio Staff writer education@gallupindependent.com

GALLUP — More than 20 schools in the Gallup-McKinley County Schools district will benefit from a new fiber-optic network from Sacred Wind Communications said Superintendent Mike Hyatt Friday. “Faster internet speeds will greatly help GMCS open more opportunities for teachers and students to use media and re-

hance our curriculum and in-

On Friday, Sacred Wind Communications – a privately owned company in New Mex-

Hyatt stated that partnership with this company will be ben-

network at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Kennedy Middle School. In a news release dated April 27, the company stated that a total of 23 schools will effort to “improve connectivity and increase educational oppor“Currently, only in town (Gallup) schools and Thoreau

Hyatt. “This will further en-

said the cost of partnering with Sacred Wind Communications is less than what the district was originally paying with “lower The cost of the bandwidth WAN has been reduced from $114,000 a month to $50,000 a month. E-Rate, he said, will pay 90 percent of the monthly costs and the district will pay the remaining 10 percent. E-Rate pro-

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Tuba City 81/46 Window Rock Flagstaff 73/39 Gallup 68/36 73/36 Holbrook Zuni 80/47 74/41

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Durango 71/40 Shiprock 76/47 Crownpoint 70/44 Grants 71/38 Albuquerque 78/52

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Mesa 96/67

Salida 71/44

Roswell 85/54

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Tucson 93/61 Nogales 88/53

Ciudad Juárez 86/64

Heroica Nogales 87/51

El Paso 86/62

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Guest column

Amber Alert law is needed on Navajo Nation

he Amber Alert in Indian Country Act — created in honor of slain 11-year-old Ashlynne Mike — be-

Navajo Nation to get information out to the public about children who may be in danger. As Navajo Nation Council Delegate Amber Crotty said, the new law gives tribes access to federal funds and gives them the ability to send out alerts to protect Native American children. The bill also reauthorizes a grant program that assists state and local governments in developing and implementing Amber Alert communication plans that are used alerts to the public. The tribe had previously faced criticism because an Amber Alert was not activated by Navajo Nation Police immediately after Ashlynne was reported missing. Ashlynne and her 9-year-old brother Ian Mike were abducted after they were dropped off by a school bus near their home, about three miles from the San Juan Chapter House, May 2, 2016. The abductor, Tom Begaye Jr., 27, lured Ashlynne and her brother into a van by offering them a ride home. Begaye drove them to an isolated area in the Shiprock desert where he raped Ashlynne and hit her with a tire iron on the head and face when she started crying. Begaye was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. We’re glad to see that this new law has paved the way for an Amber Alert to go into effect on the Navajo Nation, where communication capabilities are limited. Such an alert could potentially save a child’s life if they run into a similar situation or other dangerous scenario in the future.

Local who attended last year’s board meeting recounts the conversation By Pat Sheely

I would like to respond to a recent article in the Independent titled “Misunderstanding or disconnect?” that ran on March 29. Over a year ago, McKinley County residents asked the McKinley County Commission to support a three-year moratorium on uranium mining. I was at that meeting and I have reviewed the audio tape of the meeting. Our plan was that this “pause” on recently proposed mining would allow us time to a healthy community if uranium mining is to return to our area. Uranium mining remains a threat to our community. The new proposals for in situ mining are just as bad as the past and are a very real threat to our aquifers. We wanted to bring together families who live near the many abandoned mine sites that already missioners, and health and safety tions for the issues that we continue to face from previous mining as well as to discuss what the resumption of uranium mining would mean to Gallup and McKinley County. I support the many Navajo community members who have been trying to get the radioactive waste

that continues to cause harm in their communities cleaned up. This has been going on since the mines closed in the 1980’s. The organization I volunteer with, Conservation Fund, has been supporting a coalition of citizens and community groups to bring these issues to the forefront and get the county commission involved. As our elected decision-makers, we knew we needed them to be an equal partner in this process with us. In today’s political climate, it is not appropriate to think that the federal government will “take care of things.” Action needs to begin at the grassroots level. That is where CVNM Education Fund and other community partners are coming from. Unfortunately, the county commission didn’t support the proposed moratorium. While we disagree with their assessment about legal challenges, my fellow volunteers and I were elated when, at a public commission meeting on March 14 last year, Commissioner Bill Lee suggested a formal blue ribbon task force on the issue without a moratorium. “I would like to see some kind of blue ribbon task force worked on through this committee that can actually begin to apply pressure to make things happen the way they need to make them happen. That is

where we are today. I would encourage us to maybe formalize some meetings and make this happen,” said Commissioner Lee during the March 14, 2017, meeting. The community members who given nearly two hours of public testimony in support of the moratorium burst into applause. I left the meeting thinking that the Commissioners would put together a task force. In line with the Open Meetings Act, the commission could only vote on what was already on the agenda: a previous ordinance calling for the moratorium and an alternate weakened resolution the commission had proposed and passed without enough public notice at a Jan. 3 commission meeting. the commission’s support for our coalition work and offered their help to connect us with state and federal decision-making agencies. pressed support for our work, but we already engaged our state and federal agencies. We were intentional in our request for a formal process with our own local county commission. intentions and even had a conversation at that meeting about how we could move forward to formalize a

task force. After Commissioner Lee directed us to work with County Attorney Doug Decker on an additional resolution, Mr. Decker spoke up. “It probably should be a memorandum of understanding forming the blue ribbon task force,” Mr. Decker said. An MOU would give the task force the full backing of the county commission, lending it legitimacy in requests for information and ensuring the public meetings are part of the permanent public record. The McKinley County Commission made a verbal commitment at the March 14, 2017, meeting to create a formal blue ribbon task force on uranium mining. Before that happened, they backed away from their promise and are now claiming they made no such promise. Double talk and back door dealing such as this does the county as a whole a disservice and disrespects those whose lives are impacted daily by legacy uranium waste and would be directly impacted by proposed new mining. You can listen to the full audio of that meeting and the commission’s commitments online at https:// cvnm.link/314McKinleyCoMeet Pat Sheely has lived in Gallup for 25 years and is a member of Conservation Voters New Mexico Education Fund’s McKinley Environmental Justice Action Team.

A foundation for a future healthy lifestyle

he young cadets in the Gallup High School Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Bengal Battalion are receiving more than a preview of what is to come should they choose to enlist in the military following graduation. During their time in the Bengal Battalion, the cadets learn about community service and develop leadership skills, which is essential whether or not one enlists or joins the workforce after high school.

However, as Sgt. 1st Class James Stosh, station commander of the Recruiting Station in Gallup, said, the JROTC is a great way for students to develop good habits before they enlist and for life in general. The JROTC, which is offered to all students as an elective, sets a great foundation. Cadets learn all of the basics of the military: rank structure, leadership, the proper wear and appearance of a military uniform, customs and courtesies, service, and the curriculum, possible laying yet another foundation for a future healthy lifestyle. In addition, the program teaches the students about responsibility, and fortunately, it has been offered at Gallup High School for 18 years. This year, 98 cadets make up the Bengal Battalion, and according to Assistant Principal Alberta Nozie, for the most part, a lot of them go on to enlist in the military. This program gives students a good head start if they choose a career in the military, and it is a good introduction to the military lifestyle. We are proud of our young cadets in the Bengal Battalion for being a positive force in our community and for taking the time to teach younger students special skills. We hope dents and will provide a solid foundation on which they can In this space only does the opinion of the Gallup Independent Editorial Board appear

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A showcase of the vilest and noblest manifestations of humanity

s the museum of human nature, aka the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, marks its 25th anniversary, it continues to receive artifacts, such as a letter handwritten on a yellow scrap of paper. It was donated to the museum by Frank Grunwald, 85, who lives in Indianapolis. He was the younger of two Czechoslovakian boys who sit smiling on their mother’s lap in a photograph the museum has. It was taken before this Jewish family was swept into the Nazi murder machinery. Frank, then 11 and known as Misa, is alive because unlike his brother John, then 16, Frank did not limp. In July 1944, their father was segregated with male prisoners who were working in an Auschwitz factory. The boys were with their mother in the Czech family section of the camp when a Nazi noticed John’s limp and selected him for gassing. Unwilling to have John face death alone, on July 11, Vilma went with him, leaving behind this letter to her husband: “You, my only one, dearest, in isolation we are waiting for darkness. We considered the possibility of hiding but decided not to do it since we felt it would be hopeless. The famous trucks are already here and we are waiting for it to begin. I am completely calm. You

– my only and dearest one, do not This is why the Holocaust is blame yourself for what happened, the dark sun into which this deit was our destiny. We did what we mocracy should peer. Calling the could. Stay healthy and remember Holocaust unfathomable is a moral my words that time will heal – if not completely – then – at least scholarship, which the musepartially. Take care of the little golden boy and don’t spoil him too more than 900 video interviews much with your love. Both of you with witnesses and collaborators. – stay healthy, my dear ones. I will And perpetrators, such as Juozas be thinking of you and Aleksynas, a member Misa. Have a fabulous of a Lithuanian police life, we must board the battalion that committed trucks. genocide in Belarus in Into eternity, Vilma.” 1941: So, the museum “We were issued presents human nature’s Russian guns and bullets noblest as well as vilest manifestations. It has bullets. ... A person’s received 43 million visiskull opens up so fast. ... tors, 90 percent non-JewThey would carry chilish, many of whom have dren – the little ones – George had opportunities to talk they’d take the others by Will to survivors, such as the hand. They lie down, Fanny Aizenberg, who in her 102nd year still comes most them. ... First you shoot the father. Sundays. ... How would the father feel if the Located just off the Mall, child was shot by his side?” one of the world’s most pleasant An album found long ago in an urban spaces and the epicenter of abandoned SS barracks contains American politics, the museum photos of Auschwitz guards and administrators at leisure – singing, knowing: Nothing – nothing – is picnicking. It includes some of unthinkable, and political instithe few pictures of a short, darktutions by themselves provide no haired man – Dr. Josef Mengele, permanent safety from barbarism, who escaped prosecution for his which permanently lurks beneath civilization’s thin, brittle crust. in 1979 while swimming in Brazil.

In his mind-opening 2017 book Peter Hayes says the subject “continues to resist comprehension.” Resist, but not defy. His many conclusions include the awesome – for better or worse – power of individual agency: No Hitler, no Holocaust. But Hitler began tentatively, with small measures. Hayes concludes his book with a German proverb: Wehret den Anfangen – beware the beginnings. Today, there is an essentially fascist government in Hungary. Anti-Semitism is coming out of the closet: The Labour Party, government, is riddled with it, from the top down. Blood-and-soil tribalism – degenerate successor to throne-and-altar conservatism – is fermenting across Europe. And there is a name for what is happening to the Rohingya in Myanmar: genocide. The museum of human nature remains what it would prefer not to be: pertinent to understanding not only the past but the present. How do those who work at the museum, immersed in the task of making us remember the unspeakable, maintain their emotional equilibrium? By also remembering Vilma. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com.

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Continued from Page 1 property in connection with the incident. Lt. Erin Toadlena-Pablo said that at about 2:10 p.m. Friday,

In addition to focusing on alcohol use, Wei said related to drug use as well as suicide. In particular, GIMC has specialized care clinics dedicated to dealing

dispatched to 1515 Monterey Drive. “The father says that his son has a knife and advised that he would try to do a suicide-by-cop and was still in the residence,” Toadlena-Pablo said. Howes was on the phone with his father, who was outside the residence. Toadlena-Pablo said Howes’ father was trying to talk him into coming out of the house, but he wouldn’t.

areas. Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment program who are able to talk to patients dealing with substance abuse and refer them to therapy and/or treatment services in Gallup or across the state. “It’s important because many of those who struggle with alcohol and drugs also struggle with depression and anxiety and PTSD,” Wei said. The 10 leading causes of death in New Mexico are heart disease; malignant neoplasms (cancer); unintentional injuries (accidents); chronic lower respiratory diseases; cerebrovascular diseases (stroke); diabetes mellitus; Alzheimer’s disease; chronic liver disease and and pneumonia.

Alcohol-related deaths Wei said that alcohol use disorders and their complications are common causes of emergency room visits and admissions at GIMC. They can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, seizures and death. McKinley County had the highest rate of alcohol-reMarley Shebala/Independent

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Steven King, who is one of the founders of Team Hoyt Arizona of Tucson, transported an all-terrain racing wheelchair, which his 11-year-old son, Lucas is sitting in, for one of the students attending the St. Michaels Association for Special Education School

McKinley — second only to Bernalillo County, whose population is nearly nine times greater. Statistics from the McKinley County Metropolitan cant factor in calls for service. calls. Of that amount, 18,872 calls related to drunken persons, which made up 20.5 percent of all calls and was the most frequent type of call. Other similar or possibly related calls included 5,501 According to state data, McKinley County had the fourth highest rate of alcohol-related motor vehicle crash deaths — behind Catron, Harding and Mora percent of the state total. However, McKinley still had the second highest number of alcohol-related crash deaths — again second only to Bernalillo County, which had a total of 87. The leading cause of alcohol-related deaths, though, is chronic liver disease, which stems from chronic per day for men and more than one drink per day for women. McKinley County had the second highest number of alcohol-related chronic disease deaths at a total of 285 in New Mexico. Also noteworthy is the fact that Native American men and woman face the highest risk of alcohol-related cans died of alcohol-related issues, which translated to the highest rate of death for any race/ethnicity. lion Preventing Alcohol Related Deaths grant that is helping to expand and improve transportation services between the hospital and NCI while also helping to improve coordination to get patients to their appointments.

Drug-related deaths While drug use is less prevalent than alcohol use in the area, Wei said, GIMC is seeing an increased rate of issues relating to methamphetamines and opioids, including prescription drugs such as hydrocodone and illicit narcotics such as heroin. “Unfortunately, our hospital has not been immune to the opioid epidemic in the country,” she said. McKinley County ranked low among other counties in the state for drug overdose deaths.

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to the community,” Steven King explained. “It also just contributes to the overall commu-

moving around. Steven King, who was holding a small container of food, looked at his son, who had the biggest smile on his face, and apologized to his son for interrupting his feeding time. His dad estimated that Lucas King, 11, has probably been in about hundred races, two triathlons, three half-marathons a whole slew of 5Ks and 10Ks from Boston, Massachusetts, to Carlsbad, New Mexico, to California and a couple of places in between. He looked at his son, smiled and said that when his wife was pregnant at week 30 with Lucas King, his wife was feeling movement from their son and then lost movement. The umbilical cord had wrapped around Steven King recalled. He said his wife had an emergency Cesarean delivery. “Now he has cerebral palsy,” he said. “He has a brain shunt for hydrocephalus, a feeding tube. He does eat. We use the feeding tube for hydration. He’s a bionic little guy.” Steven King added that his son is generally a little bit cranky but being non-verbal, the feedback I get from him when we’re racing is he’s smiling, laughing.” He said everyone needs to get out in the outdoors and you can’t sideline somebody because of a disability.

Inclusion “Our big thing is inclusion,” he emphasized. “I can speak for my son that he wouldn’t have the opportunity to do endurance events if these running organizers wouldn’t allow us to be in the events with our apparatus. “And most of them, quite frankly, invite us back because I think it brings some awareness

of thing.” He smiled again as he looked at his son, who was also smiling, making verbal sounds and moving around, and said, “So it puts into perspective and priority on all of our days when you see an athlete like this.” cial education student Kara Sue and Rodgers, who pushed the wheelchair that Kara Sue sat in around the running and walking route, which was dirt and rock. Rodgers, whose face had beads of perspiration running down it, was smiling and trying to catch his breath as he congratulated Kara Sue. Kara Sue’s smile went from ear to ear. And it was obvious from the little noises that she was making that she was overjoyed at making Rodgers, who is with the 2017-18 volunteer with the Mercy Volunteer Organization said Kara Sue participated in the 5K as a non-ambulatory contestant. He said he asked Team Hoyt Arizona if the school could borrow an all-terrain racing wheelchair which they transported to the race, but Kara Sue didn’t like it. As Rodgers started pushing the wheelchair with Kara Sue in it, he smiled and said they had to get Kara Sue ready for the awards ceremony, where she would help present awards.

Earth Day Jeffery Tsosie, 10, of Window Rock, came Tsosie said the Earth Day 5K was his second race and he decided to participate “to get some exercise, not stay home all the time and

get some muscles and be strong.” He added, for him, Earth Day is about protecting it, by keeping it clean, and picking up trash. Tsosie said Earth Day is important because it’s also about global warming which causes all kinds of terrible storms. “In my neighborhood, people dump things and burn trash,” he said. “I smell it and it smells weird.” His friend, Justin Becenti, 10, of Fort Day celebration because he wanted him to be “fast” like him. Becenti said their physical education Becenti said picking up trash and recycling helps keep “bad stuff” from happening to the earth. As Tsosie and Becenti walked away to get some fruit and water, Tsosie said, “Put in there that I’m not a girl. I’m a boy. People call me a girl.” Tsosie’s hair was in a long thick single braid. He said him mom encouraged him not to cut his hair and he believed her that “if I cut my hair I’ll not be that smart. Smartness is in my hair.” The winners of the 5K run in the women’s division were: utes. minutes. Third place, Candice Gayle, 20:08 minutes. In the men’s division, the winners were: minutes.

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away from their homes the next day. McKinley also ranked low for opioid overdose

Evacuate, don’t evacuate?

In an effort to prevent drug- and alcohol-related complications and deaths, GIMC focuses on a multi-disciplinary approach, which involves not only the patient but their entire family. The hospital also offers medication-assisted treatment to help people with cravings and withdrawals. GIMC has been training patients and family members on the use of naloxone, a medication taken through a person’s nose to prevent opioid overdose. Law enforcement personnel are also training on how to use naloxone. “It’s an evidence-based medication that’s proven to save lives,” Wei said. “That’s what we’re in the business of doing.”

Suicide Suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in the

ularly white and Native American men, according to the New Mexico Selected Health Statistics Annual Report. state total. McKinley was ranked as having the ninth highest suicide rate in the state. GIMC received the Zero Suicide Grant in December an effort to offer care to patients at their most vulnerable times, Wei said. “Suicide is not just one individual’s or department’s responsibility, but really the responsibility of the whole system,” she said. “This program is meant to promote improvements within our health care system to decrease those at risk for suicide in a cultural appropriate way, of course.” Also, the Indian Health Service hospitals in Chinle

in 2017.

noticed movement at the front door and gave commands for Howes to come out. He was then arrested without incident. Howes reportedly caused some damage inside the home and broke the handcuffs that were placed on him — hence the two property damage charges. Toadlena-Pablo said Howes’ hands were cuffed behind him, but he slipped them under him and to the front and allegedly kicked and banged them against the back of the police vehicle. After Howes was taken into custody, the Emergency Response Team went inside the residence with full tactical gear and assault weapons to make sure it was safe for the residents to go back in. The incident was over by about 3:30 p.m. Court records indicate that Howes has been charged with battery and battery against a household member on two separate occasions in February and December, but both cases were dismissed. In the December incident, Howes’ girlfriend Amanda Martinez accused him of hitting her, pulling her hair and throwing one of her shoes out of the window of the vehicle they were in. She said Howes also tried to push her out of the moving vehicle. He allegedly wouldn’t let her out of the garage of her residence too, resulting in an additional charge of false imprisonment. The case was dismissed because Martinez did not appear in court. In the February incident, Howes’ sister Deborah Turner reported that Howes pulled her hair and punched her in the face inside a vehicle before an appointment at Native American Behavioral Health, 511 E. Nizhoni Blvd. The case was dismissed because of a lack of prosecution, according to court records. Howes has an open case in Sandoval County appealing a drunken driving conviction in a commercial motor vehicle.

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ranked fourth from last, and fell below the state and national average rates.

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at once. Dustin Middleton, Cibola County emergency manager, said he and his crew were at the Bonito Canyon Fire when the La Mosca Tank Fire started in Lobo Canyon. He immediately headed to that location. While there, Middleton said he could Forest Service and I asked him, ‘Do you need assistance?’ He said yes. I removed ed down to the incident command post. At ready started running away and the Bluewater Fire had engaged,” he said. Based on information incident command was getting from the ground, Middleton said, “The direction it was heading was so rapid, so fast, we made a split-second decision to go ahead and evacuate Bluewater Acres.” He called McKinley County, which sent out the evacuation order on its master alert system. line and took off in an easterly pattern, running toward Bluewater Village, we rescinded that because that danger was no longer there. But we still wanted you guys to be aware, to be ready for it,” Middleton said.

‘Ready, Set, Go’ Bluewater Acres residents were then placed under a “pre-evacuation” order. “I know it confused the hell out of everybody, and we’re sorry for that,” Middleton said. “Something we’re looking at possibly going to now is called ‘Ready, Set, Go.’ We should always be ready, no matter what. We

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danger around us all the time, so everybody should be ‘Ready.’ When you hear the word ‘Set,’ that’s when you start gathering up your important documentation, your medication, make your list, get your pets ready. When you hear the word ‘Go,’ it’s time to go.” chief, said part of the confusion resulted because residents of the Bluewater Acres community live in Cibola County, but are within “This was a good learning experience. Fortunately, there’s no loss of property or lives today, so, I mean, it’s a good one, right? So now our takeaway is, we need you guys to be a little proactive and sign up for Code it wouldn’t hurt if you’d come over to the McKinley County side and sign up for our Code Red as well,” Carlisle said. The Code Red system will be used to natural hazards, he said. “You don’t get a lot of tornadoes here, but you do have some natural disasters we might need a few mass

both sides of the county.”

Vultures in our midst While residents in Bluewater Village, a small community like Bluewater Acres, were debating whether to make a run for it, others were plotting to prey on their misfortune. “Some residents in Bluewater Village dewas coming over the top of the mesa,” Cibola County Sheriff Tony Mace said. “And then some little turd decides to go break into somebody’s house and steal their truck while all of our resources are blocking roads trying where to go and doing different things.” “We did catch the individual, we did get the truck back, we did arrest him, we did charge him with a crime,” the sheriff added. straints, Mace said he had deputies

and volunteering to come to Bluewater Acres and stay overnight until the next shift came on, “because we learned from what happened in Bluewater Village.” Deputies built a security wall around the community. “We made sure everybody that was coming in lives here, and everybody going out feels safe as well,” Mace said. Resident Chuck Brown attested to the wall. “I was out here Thursday night, in and out, checking on my place. I got stopped by Cibola County Sheriff (deputies) three different times – one sheriff stopped me twice. I said, ‘Could you please let the rest of these guys know who I am? I’m not out here robbing.’” Kathy Spitz and several others from the community expressed concerns about the number of abandoned buildings and overgrown properties. “It wouldn’t take much Acres. What is the county doing about that?” they asked. The county recognizes the problem and has adopted an ordinance to deal with it, Mace said. “The problem is the commissioners adopted this ordinance with no real plan on how to enforce it. A lot of these properties we’re looking at, they belong to people who don’t even live in this community. A lot of them live in Albuquerque and different places like that. We give them a ticket, and it basically becomes toilet paper at that point,” he said. If the county were to clean up the property, there would be a cost associated with the cleanup, but Mace said the ordinance falls short of having a process to recoup that expense. “You could write tickets all day long, but there’s no teeth to it,” he added. Mace and Middleton are working to place the authority with the emergency manager to take those cases to court, with help from the who aren’t taking care of their property, the sheriff said. Information:

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County workers cleanup illegal dumpsite By Christina Tsosie Staff writer county@gallupindependent.com

About day to volunteer and cleanup an illegal dumpsite located on Two Wells Road in the

For your information

Want to know what Facebook has on you? Download it By Kyle Chancellor Staff writer city@gallupindependent.com

Beautiful Day” was a first of

ty Roads Superintendent Jeff Irving said that he hopes to make this an annual event. “There are so many illegal dumpsites that have been around for years, and it’s a shame,” Irving said. “It’s amazing how long these discarded items can last, today alone, we pulled out couches that no longer resemble couches, and mattresses too.” According to Irving, much of the discarded items in the recently thrown away, an indication that locals were still using the site. As a dump truck was Irving said it was the seventh dump truck on its way to

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Discarded items such as a mattress, pieces of wood, old toys and other waste collected from an arroyo on Two Wells Road in Chichiltah can be seen in this Thursday photo.

of discarded tires sat nearby takes the tires separately. “We’ve broken up our volunteers in three-person groups, and since this morning beginning at 7:30 a.m., we cleaned up about three-quarters of a mile down the wash,” Irving said.

knew locations of illegal dumpsites. “These dumpsites are extreme hazards, especially those in arroyos and washes,” Irving said. “During heavy rains, the trash can block culroadways and bridges.”

key player in getting this

Manager Anthony Dimas

projects planned,” Irving stated in a news release.

servant who represented what -

this year in February, had ty Roads for 18 years. like no one else and he also

all heartbroken to have lost be able to honor him by doing this clean-up in his honor.” According to Irving, -

sioner Genevieve Jackson to remind the commissioners of

the site but the rest was less surprising; mostly stuff I had entered about myself including work history, places I have lived, and relatives on the site. Earlier this year, stories broke about the

and Beautiful Day,” none of the commissioners showed up. did not return calls seeking comment Friday. Irving said he hopes to annual event. “However, next year, there’s a little uncertainty there due to funding and also we’re going to have a new administration and two new commissioners, but I am hopeful,” he said. The event was made possible through a $2,200 grant from the New Mexico Department of Tourism through their funded by motor vehicle registration fees. The program also provided T-shirts, trash bags, and gloves.

GALLUP — Data privacy and data collection has never been at the forefront of conversations all across the globe like it is today. The fact that pretty much every site we visit collects information from us has been made painfully clear. While there is not much we can do to stop sites from scraping our public and private information, except to stop using these services, we can download archives of the data some sites collect, and see the real extent of it the issue. Now, I have to admit, I am not the biggest user of Facebook. Even with that caveat, I have been a member of the site since maybe 2008 and have made thousands of posts and comments, sent thousands of messages and amassed 1,183 friends in that time. Facebook truly is a juggernaut in even my limited social media use, so I decided to download my data and was a bit surprised with what they had on me. They had: Every single message I had ever sent using the platform, going all the way back to 2008. Locations of every post I ever made from my phone, also the location and IP address of everywhere I have signed into the site. My Facebook estimated political leanings and religious views, despite almost never posting about either of those topics. All of my searches I’ve made on the site, names of all of the pages I have followed or liked, as well as facial recognition for me and my friends.

and their improper use of Facebook user data. Not only did they collect the personal data from users who took the quiz, but also every single Kyle one of their friends’ information as well. Chancellor tion from tens of millions of Facebook users to target voters during the 2016 election. That’s why things like the political leanings Facebook has assigned for users is useful for announcing they have tightened their data collection policies and rolled back of their ad-targeting tools used by sometimes nefarious

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Bags of trash collected from an arroyo on Two Wells Road in Chichiltah can be seen in this Thursday photo. County employees volunteered to cleanup an illegal dumpsite during the “Charles Kendall Clean and Beautiful Day.”

llege wants NHA, Síhasin money for dorms, faculty housing Vida Volkert Staff writer eastnavajo@gallupindependent.com

matching funds from the Navajo Housing Authority to build student and faculty housing at the campus in Tsaile. ing April 19. Roberts said the college is trying to obtain funds from the Síhasin Fund to develop its master plan for the Shiprock and Tsaile sites. As have to show they are also looking for matching funds. That’s why they inquired with NHA. Roberts did not say how much money the college has requested.

spond to a request for comment and information about the college’s request Monday. Roberts noted that two to three years ago NHA Shiprock that were recaptured “because the plans fell through.” “They don’t have solid plans for a proposal yet, but they do want dorms and faculty housing ities are hopeful because NHA funded Navajo Technical University in 2017. approved $14.3 million from the Síhasin Fund to help NTU build new dormitories to house approximately 270 more students at the campus in and the Navajo Housing Authority committed $9.3 million.

If you want to see the data Facebook has collected on you, you can download it for yourself just like I did. Log on to the site using a computer, and click on the settings section; the little drop down arrow next to the question mark in the top right hand corner. Then navigate to the “General Account Settings” page and right near the top click on the link that reads “download my data.” Facebook will collect your request, and when the data is

Text messages and phone call records based and very small in size, will open in a web browser, showing you exactly what Facebook has on you. If you are an Android phone user and have the Facebook app, you may also learn that Facebook has stored all of your contacts, as well as all messages and phone call records. This was a huge shock for many users who have downloaded their data. You can also see see which advertisers have targeted you and have your personal information, but you don’t need to download anything for this. Again, go to the settings section in Facebook and click on the “Ads” section in the top left menu. Here, unlike the other data collected by the social media giant, you can delete some of the assumptions the site has created for you. A little further down on the page, you can see what advertisers have your info. For me, Hydro Flask, a metal water bottle company, as well as AirBnB, Fitbit, and for some reason, Disney on Ice, all have my contact info. In this section you can also turn off some add permissions, including one that allows Facebook to create ads for you based on other websites and services you use. There may not yet be a way to delete the data Facebook has collected on you, but at least there is a way to know exactly what they have, and maybe limit the way they use it as we move forward.

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Man who stabbed women gets 7.25 years Vida Volkert Staff writer eastnavajo@gallupindependent.com

CROWNPOINT — A 24-year-old Crownpoint man who stabbed two women multiple times and caused one of the victims to have her arm amputated has been sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque to 87 months in prison for his conviction on assault charges. Shayliss Ellsworth, 25, was arrested on June 21 on a criminal complaint charging him with stabbing two Navajo women with a knife at a residence in Borrego Pass June 17, according to the criminal investigator with the Navajo Police. Ellsworth had been drinking alcohol with two women ages (Jane Doe 1) and T.J. (Jane Doe 2), respectively. He fell asleep while the women watched TV, and when he woke up, he “came at Jane Doe 2 with a knife that he retrieved from the kitchen and cut her on the neck and stabbed her right arm,” according to the complaint. He Ellsworth then went after Jane Doe 1 and stabbed her several times while she called for her father who was next door and Johnson. Jane Doe 1 sustained multiple wounds including a laceration across her face and mouth, a laceration on her left arm, a stab wound which cut her artery causing her to bleed profusely, and two stab wounds to her right breast. While Johnson held Ellsworth, the women escaped, holding their wounds to stop the bleeding, according to the complaint. Another family member transported them to the Crownpoint Indian Health Facility, where they were treated. Both victims were stabilized and had to be airlifted to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, where Jane Doe 1 went through surgery and her left arm had to be amputated, the complaint states. Ellsworth was subsequently arrested and charged in a fourcount indictment, with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, a knife, and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He entered a plea agreement in federal court on Nov. 27 and admitted he stabbed the women multiple times causing serious bodily injury. Ellsworth was sentenced Wednesday. He will be on supervised release for three years after completing his prison sentence.

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Nation/World in brief 10-year-old Missouri boy dies after falling under school bus POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 10-year-old Missouri boy died after tripping and falling under a school bus. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the boy missed the bus Friday in Poplar Bluff and was running to catch up when he tripped and fell under the wheels. Butler County Coroner boy as Zjequalin Cody, who died of blunt force trauma. School district Superintendent Scott Dill said in a statement the bus driver was unaware that Cody, a fourth grader, was chasing the bus. Other students were on the bus at the time.

Pro-Hitler message appears on electronic road sign QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. (AP) — Drivers in an Arizona town were taken by surprise by an electronic road sign that appeared to be praising Adolf Hitler. The Pinal County Sherreceiving calls around 2:30 a.m. Friday about a sign along a highway in the town of Queen Creek that was displaying the message “Hail Hitler.” unable to reach the private company that owns the sign and Pinal County’s public works department. Crews later covered up the sign and the message has since been removed. Owners of the sign have not returned a message seeking comment.

Congo: Thousands of women protest rebel killings BENI, Congo (AP) — Thousands of women are demonstrating in the eastern Congo city of Beni, calling on the army and United Nations peacekeepers to stop deadly rebel attacks in the region. Col. Richard Kazingufu, commander of Beni’s police, says about 10,000 women marched peacefully Friday, a larger crowd than the day before. The president of Beni’s women’s league, Zawadi Masika, says the demonstrations show the discontent over recent massacres in Beni. She says too many lives have been lost, with 1,500 people killed over four years. The women say they want Congo’s army and U.N. peacekeepers to hunt down and stop Allied Democratic Forces rebels who are staging the attacks.

Pakistan sentences man in first conviction over child porn LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court in the eastern city of Sargodha has sentenced a man to seven years in prison for working for a child pornography network, the first such conviction in this Islamic nation. District police chief Suhail Chaudhry says the court’s ruling against Sadat Amin was announced Thursday. He says Amin was arrested earlier this month by the Federal Investigation Agency. The police chief says the investigation proved Amin produced and sold porn videos of children to a Norway-based network. During the trial, prosecutors said Amin confessed to luring children to produce porn videos. Authorities now have power to crack down on the porn industry.

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Cosby confined to his home as team decries ‘public lynching’ chance at overturning the verdict,” said Christopher Adams, a defense attorney whose clients have included former NBA star Jayson Williams. He said the judge’s decision to allow the “prior bad acts” testimony could have tainted the jury. “It’s one thing if they looked at one or two,

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s team blasted his sexual-assault trial as a “public lynching” Friday and began looking ahead to an appeal as the judge ordered house arrest for the 80-yearold comedian and said he would be outfitted with a GPS ankle monitoring device. Cosby’s appeal seems certain to focus on the judge’s decision to let a parade of women testify that they, too, were abused by the former TV star. Defense allegations of a biased juror and the admission of Cosby’s explosive testimony about drugs and sex are among other possible avenues of appeal as he tries to avoid a sentence that could keep him in prison for the rest of his days.

assaulter,” Adams said. Former federal prosecutor David Axelrod, now in private practice in Philadelphia, also said Cosby’s team has a shot at convincing an appeals court that the judge went too far. Generally, testimony about a defendant’s past misconduct is admissible only under certain circumstances — for example, if it shows motive or intent.

Up to 10 years Only one other accuser was permitted to tes-

Out on bail Cosby remains free on $1 million bail while he awaits sentencing, probably within three months. Judge Steven O’Neill said Cosby would be the meantime. The judge’s order, issued Friday afternoon, said the comic may leave his house to meet with his lawyers or to get medical treatCosby kept out of sight and was spending time with his wife of 54 years, Camille, in the wake of his conviction Thursday on charges he drugged and molested Temple University women’s basketball administrator Andrea Constand at his home outside Philadelphia in 2004. Constand, meanwhile, took to Twitter to thank “Truth prevails,” she wrote. Cosby’s publicists likened the “Cosby Show” star to Emmett Till, the black teenager who was kidnapped and murdered after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955. Constand is white. “He maintains his innocence, and he is going to walk around as a man who’s innocent because he didn’t do anything wrong,” Cosby spokesman

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Actor and comedian Bill Cosby departs the courthouse after he was found guilty in his sexual assault retrial Thursday at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Andrew Wyatt said on ABC’s “Good Morning connected him with Constand. The defense is likely to focus its appeal on the America.”

60 women accuse Cosby The conviction triggered more fallout for Cosby, whose career and reputation were already wrecked by a barrage of accusations from more than 60 women who said he drugged and molested them over a span of 50 years. Temple University, the Philadelphia school that counted Cosby as its most famous alum, revoked his honorary degree. Cosby maintained close ties with Temple, serving as its public face and often turning out to support its basketball teams — an interest that

to testify. That ruling was a victory for prosecutors eager to move the case beyond a he-said, shesaid. One of those women called Cosby a “serial rapist.” Another choked back tears as she asked, “You remember, don’t you, Mr. Cosby?” A third declared: “I was raped.” The women’s testimony introduced a “huge amount of prejudice and bias,” Cosby spokeswoman Ebonee Benson said on ABC. Lawyers not connected with the case said the defense has a strong argument. “I think that his lawyers have a very real

jury last year. The Cosby camp also complained about a juror who allegedly said before the trial that he thought the comedian was guilty. Cosby’s lawyers tried unsuccessfully to have the man removed. The defense is also expected to raise on appeal O’Neill’s ruling that allowed jurors to hear portions of a deposition Cosby gave over a decade ago as part of Constand’s lawsuit against him. In the deposition, the TV star acknowledged obtaining quaaludes in the 1970s to give to women he wanted to have sex with. How the jury arrived at its verdict remained a mystery. The judge did not immediately make en, prompting The Associated Press and other news organizations to go to court Friday in a bid to get them released. The three counts of aggravated indecent assault carry up to 10 years in prison each, but the charges are likely to be merged into one for sentencing purposes. The AP does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they grant permission, as Constand has done.

Navajos say Utah county wants native candidate off ballot His lawyers counter that they’ve provided multiple documents, including satellite images of the remote Utah home where he’s lived for 20 years while holding local leadership positered to vote in San Juan County since he was 18. Many homes in the rural area don’t have utility hookups and the lack of a local post of-

By Lindsay Whitehurst Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY — Navajo Nation leaders say a Utah county is trying to keep a native candidate off the ballot during the first election since a federal judge ruled voting districts were drawn based on race. Navajo Nation vice president, Jonathan Nez, said in statement the threat of possible criminal charges is an “example of the county’s badfaith attempt to undermine Navajo candidates and disenfranchise voters.” San Juan County, though, maintained Friday the investigation into whether a county commission candidate, Democrat Willie Grayeyes, lives on the Utah side of the nearby Arizona border is aimed at ensuring fair elections and isn’t related to politics or race. The dust-up comes as the largely Republivoting districts that they say unfairly carve up San Juan County’s largest city of Blanding, about 300 miles south of Salt Lake City. A federal judge ordered the districts be reof Navajo residents who make up half the county’s voters. They tend to lean Democratic, and the newly drawn districts could give local candidates like Grayeyes a better shot at winning races during the upcoming election that will be

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as he is recognized during a news conference, in Salt Lake City. ly improve conditions in populations with huge disparities in health, education and economics. County investigators looking into Grayeyes’ An investigation into Grayeyes candidacy in Utah want to see proof of resiThe voting-rights lawsuit came amid similar legal clashes over early voting access in Neva- dency like a utility bill, said San Juan Counda, native language assistance in Alaska and ty spokeswoman Natalie Callahan. “They’re voter ID laws in North Dakota. Advocates hope really looking for anything that would qualify greater access to the ballot box could ultimate- where he lived,” she said.

from nearby Arizona. Grayeyes did not immediately respond to a request for comment. He lives on the Navajo Nation, which overlaps with San Juan County and stretches into Arizona and New Mexico. The county says it opened the investigation after a citizen complaint questioned whether Grayeyes lives in Utah. Callahan said they’ve also found other evidence supporting the claim, though she didn’t specify, citing the ongoing investigation. Grayeyes also serves on the board of Utah Diné Bikéyah, a group that supported the creation of the Bears Ears National Monument to protect land that tribes consider sacred and is home to ancient cliff dwellings and petroglyphs. posed by largely Republican leaders in San Juan County and statewide. President Donald Trump ordered the monument downsized last year.

Summit starts with handshake, after year of tension Central American asylum seekers get legal aid near US insults with U.S. President Donald Trump. It was the second big North-South handshake in as many months — coming after Moon and Kim’s younger sister, Kim Yo Jong, who accompanied him on Friday, shook hands at the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in the South in February. That seemingly impromptu moment came as a joint North-South team marched into the Olympic Stadium, part of an effort to use the Games to try to improve relations. Moon, elated at the sight, turned and shook the hand of Kim’s sister, who was seated right behind him in the

By Eric Talmadge Associated Press

GOYANG, South Korea — After a year of tensions, the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade began Friday with a handshake. Surrounded by bodyguards and other members of his delegation, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un emerged right on cue from a large building on the northern side of the border in the truce village of Panmunjom, walked ward South Korean President Moon Jae-in to begin the historic meeting. Smiling broadly and exchanging greetings, the two shook hands for a long time, exchanging greetings and looking from outward appearances like old friends. Moon had awaited Kim’s arrival at “Freedom House,” a building on the southern side of the Demilitarized Zone. As soon as he saw Kim come out, he walked to meet him at the border so that their handshake would be at the most symbolic of locations, each leader standing on his side of the military demarcation line that separates North from South. Their hands still clasped, Moon invited the North Korean leader into the South for

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with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Friday. step over a line marked by an shake and all the atmospherankle-high strip of concrete. ics around it were carefully After he did, Kim, in re- orchestrated and agreed upon turn, gestured for Moon to in advance. North and South step into the North. They both did, and then returned to the three days of on-site rehearsSouth together, hands held. als to map out virtually every Kim was then met by move of the leaders’ initial South Korean children bear- encounter. Even so, the moment was a honor guard before he headed striking contrast to the rising into the summit hall to sign a guestbook, visibly out of ed relations just one year ago, breath. when Kim was test-launching Like everything about long-range missiles at a reFriday’s summit, the hand- cord pace and trading crude

the South ever by a member of the North’s ruling family. The image of the two beaming with pride stood out all the more because U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, representing the White House, sat stone-faced nearby. Photos of that handshake were top news the next day in both Koreas. The Koreas have a host of intractable obstacles ahead of them, but no matter the outcome of the summit, they seemed acutely aware that the photos of Kim and Moon’s handshake will be bound for the history books.

By Elliot Spagat Associated Press

TIJUANA, Mexico — About 20 volunteer U.S. lawyers gave legal workshops Friday just across the border in Mexico to Central American asylum seekers who traveled in a “caravan” that has been harshly criticized by President Donald Trump. Journalists were not allowed inside the sessions for about 300 migrants that took at Tijuana’s largest migrant shelter and at an art gallery in a building that once housed a cross-border tunnel used to smuggle drugs into San Diego. The lawyers gave information about the U.S. asylum process while the children of the mostly female migrants played. The migrants were warned they could face long periods of separation from their children and lengthy detention if they are allowed to stay in the U.S. The migrants plan to head to the border on Sunday, setting up a showdown with the Trump administration — which has warned that some could face detention, prose-

cution and deportation. Most Central American migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. cite the threat of gang violence in their homelands. The lawyers and advocates met one-on-one with some of the migrants but did not coach them on what to say and what not to say when they meet with U.S. immigration Mensing, an organizer of the effort with the Pueblos Sin Fronteras group. Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen warned this week that any person trying to cross into the U.S. who makes false claims to immigration authorities will subject to criminal prosecution. She said prosecution was also possible for any people who might assist or coach immigrants to make false claims in bids to enter the U.S. Nielsen’s threat is consistent with the administration’s narrative of widespread asylum fraud and claims that asylum-seekers are coached on what to tell U.S. authorities. “We always emphasize you have to tell the truth,” Mensing said.

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classes about all things solar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 113 E. Logan. Information: 505-728-9246

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Library will be showing “Superman” at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. Popcorn will be provided.

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What have you not seen recycled into an art form? Everything from T-shirts to trash finds new life, as artists and crafters scramble to create something new out of something old. Here’s a look at two couples who have found interesting ways to turn recycling into art, and enjoy doing it together.

Free computer classes Skills” will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, and “Introduction to the Internet” will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at is not required. Class size is limited to 10 participants per session.

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to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at Rio West Mall. There will be free glucose testing, blood pressure checks, live entertainment and speaker presentations. Information: 505-863-7325

Free Comic Book Day Hero Twins comic book, will do a demonat noon Saturday, May 5, at El Morro Event give away 75 free copies of the Hero Twins comic book.

be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Octavia Archivist Tammi Moe will guide an exploration of food histories and traditions based on -

tions.

Tech Time: Open Source Training Library will offer help using the open source software LibreOffice at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. No registration is required.

May the Fourth Be with You tion will begin with a movie marathon at 10 Library. There will be a photo booth, Star Wars crafts and trivia. Dress as your favorite Star Wars character or wear your favorite Star Wars T-shirt. Community Calendar runs twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday. Send all calendar events to community@gallupindependent.com, fax 505722-5750 or call 505-863-6811 ext. 212

Horoscopes by Holiday For Monday, April 30, 2018 By Holiday Mathis

Honest Moon Seeing as self-deception is so intrinsic to the human experience, how does a person even know when he’s lying to himself? How can someone keep from deceiving herself? The honest Scorpio moon will be quick to point out that strong emotional reactions often cloud the way of truth. Stories are often spun out of the need to protect tender feelings. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Even though or she really is, you still get the strange feeling that you are someone other than the person enacting your behavior. The truth in this will be food for thought today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). In machinery operation and in life, if you grip the controls harder than is necessary, it will limit your range of motion and lengthen your response GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Patterns establish themselves whether we want them to or not. It’s why some things are better not to start up at all. Steer clear from the actions that typically lead down a bad path. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Spatial balance is a key to beauty in many art forms, including relationships. Too much closeness is distance leaves nothing to grab on to. Seek the LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Many people are willing to be sold on an idea; it’s fun to be seduced. Whether it’s a seduction to get you to buy a product, join a group or be personally enticed, you’re no easy mark. You want the truth more than the seduction. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). All natures not all intentions are pure. Many only want the highest good for all when it’s also what their ego wants. Not you. Your intent is pure, and so

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is your nature. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It will be challenging to assign the proper scale for the matters that affect our lives. Emotions could cause you to improperly or unhelpfully magnify or minimize the impact of things. The perspective of outsiders will be valuable. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Ask yourself why you’re holding on to something. Is it because you’re afraid of what would change if you let go? If fear is the only thing holding you back, remind yourself that change is the only inevitable constant of life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Being attached to the appearance of things will hold you back from knowing the real essence of

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Scour antique stores and record swaps Jennifer Wozniak and Mark Serwinowski of Denver scour antique stores and record swaps for vinyl records and album covers, which they turn into purses in their garage. Wozniak had been developing ideas for making a beautiful purse that was sturdy and could hold a lot of stuff. “It’s

ured out how to cut the vinyl, that’s when this really got going.” Serwinowski uses a small Dremel saw with a diamond blade. Toward the end of the project, he drills the holes through which Wozniak hammers decorative rivets that help hold the purses together. Wozniak recycles leather belts picked up at thrift stores into the purse handles, and uses album liner notes to line the insides. She recently started making mini purses with smaller 45’s, or record sin-

gles, and she opened an Etsy online store, ShesARainbowCO . Otherwise, she sells her vinyl record purses in boutique shops and at summertime art markets. Avid recyclers who work in parallel and Serwinowski is a sustainability conwaste as possible. “I have been passionate about recycling before recycling was the cool thing to do,” said Wozniak. “It makes me sad that a lot of people have this throw-away mentality, and it’s not a sustainable practice for our environment.” Wozniak often pieces the vinyl record purses alone in her heated garage, but she welcomes when Serwinowski is right there beside her. “There are a lot he’s using the saw . and if we’re cutting a Bruce Springsteen record, we listen to Bruce Springsteen,” she said. “Music is such an important part of the fabric of our lives and a song can take you back to a memory, like a smell can,” Wozniak said. “It’s very powerful.”

Found inspiration with felt pieces

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re happy to be the witness, not the judge. You may be asked to give a verdict anyway, but think twice before you do. Even seemingly innocuous opinions could have an unintended

Brad and Sundie Ruppert of Des Moines, Iowa, are longtime graphic designers who spent 15 years making folksy

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be

ing to force or even touch anything to affect it, moving and changing everything about life on earth by simply obeying its own nature. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re mild-mannered when that’s what’s appropriate, which is what will be appropriate for most of the day. But there will be brief moments when intense emotions will help you go at your purpose harder. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 30). You’re so excellent at giving your focused attention, respect and love to those around you. You’ll

art pieces together before taking a turn

tion when, while installing a hand-crafted sign at the Greeley Hat Works shop in Greeley, Colorado, they stumbled on piles of thin felt strips trimmed from hand-built cowboy hats. The felt “wasn’t much to work with . literally, it was the outline of a circle 1-inch wide,” said Sundie Ruppert. They took a pile of felt strips home, and Brad played with them in his workshop. He created a crow, then a feather, followed by a rooster. After the third sample, the couple knew they’d hit upon their own art form, and now they create a menagerie of mostly furry and feathered animals: birds of all colors and sizes, farm animals, and wild creatures like foxes and bears. “Why do we do animals? I think it’s because the material itself is fur-like,” Sundie Ruppert said. They sell their work at art fairs and on their website, Vintage Sculpture. Sundie Ruppert designs the pieces for example, generally fashioned from bases and builds up layers of colored felt to fashion the bird or beast. The limitations of the material sometimes prove liberating. “The tiny pieces of felt force us to with almost nothing?’” Sundie Ruppert said. “We don’t have a big sheet of something to cut a shape out of, which would be the easier and faster way to accomplish a piece of art. That drives our art.” The Rupperts work closely together on a project, but not side by side. They have separate workspaces, but consult with one another. “The fact that it goes back and forth between the two of us . (a project) doesn’t seem to get stuck as often,” Sundie said.

plan, you’ll arrive in October at a place many work for years to get to. Gemini and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 49, 5, 22, 13 and 45. Write Holiday Mathis at HolidayMathis@ gmail.com.

Host and author Alton Brown recently appeared on “Hot Ones.” During the segment Brown was asked about regional dishes. He said food can suffer from local ideas and added that don’t go to Buffalo if you want great Buffalo wings.

Brown joked that he wouldn’t be invited back to Buffalo. Drew Cerza, founder of the tweeted that he was disappointed to hear such harsh words from the host. Cerza invited Brown to the Queen City for a personal tour of the Buffalo Wing Trail. The Buffalo wing was invented in 1964 at Anchor Bar in Buffalo. Twitter users from Buffalo caught wind of the culinary controversy and piled on.

Here we go again: ABBA records first new songs in 35 years Mia! The members of ABBA have recorded new material for the first time in 35 years. The Swedish pop supergroup said it had recorded two

new songs, including one titled The news was announced in an Instagram statement from Benny Andersson, Bjorn UlABBA won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with “Waterloo” and had a sequin-spangled string of hits including “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance on Me” before splitting up in 1982. The band’s statement said the members reunited to plan a virtual tour featuring digital avatars, and decided to go back into the studio. ABBA said “it was like time had stood still and that we had only been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyous experience!” is due to be performed by the group’s holograms in a December TV special broadcast by the

“Waterloo. “ BBC and NBC. There was no word on when the second track will be released. Ulvaeus revealed earlier this month that digitally created -

a television show in 2018, followed by a tour in 2019 or 2020. The band members have performed together just once since the 1980s, at a private party in 2016, and have long said they will never tour live together again.

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People wear Jewish skullcaps, or kippa, as they attend a demonstration against an anti-Semitic attack in Berlin, Wednesday. Germans of various faiths donned Jewish skullcaps and took to the streets Wednesday in several cities to protest an anti-Semitic attack in Berlin and express fears about growing hatred of Jews in the country.

Germans don Jewish skullcaps to protest anti-Semitism By Kirsten Grieshaber Associated Press

BERLIN — Germans of various faiths donned Jewish skullcaps and took to the streets Wednesday in several cities to protest an anti-Semitic attack in Berlin and express fears about growing hatred of Jews in the country. The kippa protest was triggered by the daytime assault last week of two young men wearing skullcaps in an upscale neighborhood in the German capital. The attack, in which a 19-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker is a suspect, drew outrage in Germany and sharp condemnation by Chancellor Angela Merkel. It is the latest of several anti-Semitic incidents that have many Jews wondering about their safety in Germany, which has tried to atone for Nazis’ killing of 6 million European Jews in the Holocaust more than 70 years ago. The rising tensions have come at a time when Germany is grappling with an inmigrants, along with the rise of a nationalist party, the Alternative for Germany, which was elected to Parliament last year. Its leaders are known for their openly anti-Muslim stance, but their anti-Semitism is less apparent.

Anti-Semitism on the rise Across Europe, anti-Semitism has been on the rise in recent years, and thousands of Jews — mostly from France — have moved to Israel. More than 2,000 people — Jews, Christians, Muslims and atheists — put on kippas in a show of solidarity in Berlin. The yarmulkes were of all varieties — silky and knitted, leathery, embroidered and patterned. Holding them so the wind wouldn’t blow them away, both men and women cheered when Berlin Mayor Michael Mueller told them, “Today, we all wear kippa. Today, Berlin is wearing kippa.” Jewish community leaders said it was the biggest such display in public since before World War II. Elard Zuehlke, a 26-year-old non-Jewish Berliner, said he came to the rally in front of the city’s synagogue on Fasanenstrasse because “it cannot be that in Germany there is any kind of anti-Semitism — not in schools, not in public, not at work, not in politics, nowhere.” “This cannot be happening. Germany has to live up to its special responsibility,” he said. Reinhard Borgmann, a 65-year-old Jew who lost several great-uncles in the Holocaust and whose mother only survived because she hid from the Nazis, said he was pleased that dozens of organizations had turned out to support the demonstration. “As Jews, we want to be able to move freely, whether with kippa or without,” Borgmann said. “We want to be able to practice religion in peace and not be discriminated against and not live in fear. And this event tonight is a sign and an important one.” Three people who protested separately against anti-Semitism in the Arab immigrant neighborhood of Neukoelln ended their demonstration earlier after a one person took Beyond that, hundreds of people also rallied in Cologne, Erfurt, Magdeburg and Potsdam. In last week’s attack in Berlin, the 21-year-old victim, an Arab Israeli who said he wore the kippa in a show of solidarity with his Jewish friends, caught the assault on video, which quickly went viral. It showed a young man whipping him violently with a belt while shouting “Yahudi!” — Jew in Arabic. Germany’s main Jewish leader, Josef Schuster, sparked tension within the Jewish community Tuesday when he said he would advise people visiting big cities against wearing Jewish skullcaps. The RIAS group that tracks anti-Sem-

itism said there were 947 anti-Semitic incidents last year in Berlin, including 18 attacks and 23 threats last year.

Many incidents In all of Germany, authorities say there are a high volume of anti-Semitic incidents reported, with the equivalent of nearly four per day in 2017. There were 1,453 anti-Semitic incidents, compared with 1,468 incidents in 2016 and 1,366 in 2015. Schuster’s comments on hiding the skullcap drew sharp criticism from other Jewish leaders, who say Jews should wear a kippa to show they’re not afraid. “Jewish identity is not something we should hide,” said Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal. “We have to be proud of who we are and at the same time For years, many Jewish men in Germany and across Europe who wear the kippa as a symbol of their devotion to God have been hiding their skullcaps under baseball hats when they are in public. Anti-Semitism has existed in Europe for hundreds of years, often fanned by Christian churches who have blamed Jews for the killing of Jesus. In recent decades, however, Muslim immigrants have added a new strain by holding Jews responsible for the Israeli-Palestinian “We also have new phenomena (of anti-Semitism in Germany). We have refugees now, for example, or people of Arab origin who are bringing a different type of anti-Semitism into the country,” Merkel told Israeli TV this week. time appointed a commissioner for Jewish life tism.” The new commissioner, Felix Klein, starts his job in early May.

Bullying of Jewish children The decision followed a recommendation by experts and came amid concerns over the bullying of Jewish children in schools in recent recent pro-Palestinian protest in Berlin. Earlier this month, a rap band that included cynical references about the Auschwitz death camp in its lyrics won the Echo award, Germany’s most important music prize, drawing strong criticism from other artists and governthey would return their awards, the German music industry behind the Echo said Wednesday it would scrap the prize in its current form. Neighboring France also has witnessed virulent anti-Semitism in recent years, notably in two Islamic extremist attacks targeting a Jewish school and a kosher supermarket. More recently, authorities say anti-Semitism was a motive for the stabbing death last month of an 85-year-old Parisian woman, a killing that shocked France. Thousands of French Jews have left for Israel in recent years, but France still has the highest Jewish population in Europe, about half a million. Around 200,000 Jews live in Germany, most of them immigrants from the former Soviet Union. That’s fewer than half of the 500,000 Jews who lived in the country before the Holocaust. Some 3.3 million Jews lived in Poland on the eve of the Holocaust, making it Europe’s largest Jewish community, and the second-largest in the world. There are no exact numbers today because many people with Jewish roots do not register. Estimates are in the thousands. Poland witnessed a startling wave of anti-Semitic comments earlier this year by governnew Polish law. The law criminalizes blaming Poland for Holocaust crimes. The anti-Semitic rhetoric, unprecedented in Poland in 50 years, deeply shook the country’s tiny Jewish community. Despite the rhetoric, Poland is still considered one of the safest countries in Europe for Jews, with violence extremely rare. With no radical Muslim population and no left-wing anti-Semitism, Jews in Poland have to worry only about the extreme right, which is small but growing more emboldened.

he book, “Who Stole My Church,” by Gordon MacDonald, could easily have been named “Who Stole my some of the religious music most loved by the World War II Church, my Non-profit, my Professional Organization.” Many churches, like the other groups, find that their most active group was considered radical when it was written. Of course, members and perhaps even most of their members overall, have the music loved by the younger generations is considered radical by the World War II group. One commonality is that neither grey hair. really understands the music loved by the other. There is a difMacDonald points out that “a church” – and I’d add the othferent beat, the notes are different, and the vocabulary is as well. er organizations as well – “is not meant to be a club organized So along with everything else, there are continuous music for the convenience of insiders.” Like the other organizations, if a church is going to grow, even survive, it has to move forward. wars. It is likely there also are and have been some type of reAnd, of course, moving forward means change or ever they are, these wars occur when people – usually reinvention. the long-time members, aren’t willing to reinvent the When the insider groups, the grey haired generachurch or organization in order to welcome the young tions in this case, are comfortable, younger generapeople. Welcome we must. MacDonald writes, “… tions may not be. When we are doing things the way people simply “X” out anything on their schedule that they’ve always been done, we aren’t keeping up with society and we aren’t inviting new younger people. experience.” (126) And we need to be very inviting to the younger In the case of church, the question of those in the folks. middle generations who will look around in 10-15 As the author writes, quoting something he said The Rev. Linda to his own grey haired people, “… there is a harsh Rounds-Nichols church buildings, may well be, “Who’s going to bury truth facing us. Most of us aren’t going to be here me?” To avoid this, we all need to stop holding on 10 or 15 years from now. We’re either going to be in to only what we love, and be open to the needs and heaven. … or in Florida.” This is accurate for many desires of others, and together do some big reinvention, keeping of the groups I’m in, and I see that unless we want to write a some of the old and opening up to some of the new. death sentence for our beloved church or organization, we have to expand. Our views, expectations and practices need reinvenThe Rev. Linda Rounds-Nichols, is the spiritual director of tion in order to become a more diverse group. Agape Ministries. She provides pastoral care and spiritual After all, we aren’t all the same. The World War II generdirection, performs wedding ceremonies, funerals and other ation has different needs and expectations than does the Baby spiritual rituals, advocates for acceptance of the religions of all Boomer group, and the Baby Boomer group is different from people, and is especially interested in both helping people deal the following adult generations. The World War II group is with their addictions, and in helping women connect with their own special spirituality through an investigation of Womyn’s The Baby Boomers are most interested in quality, excitement, Spirituality. Very ecumenical, Rev. Linda provides worship seradventure, collegial leadership, and feeling valued and needed. vices for the clients at the RMCHCS residential treatment cenThose born between 1965 and 1980 like challenge, equality, ter, can be spotted worshipping at the First United Methodist feedback, independence and freedom. The Millennials seek creChurch, The Church of the Holy Spirit, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and other places of worship around town. She can are followed by another generation that is just now coming of be reached at 505-863-6176, or by email at lindaroundsnichage. ols@yahoo.com. Who Stole My Church, Gordon MacDonald, 2007. Information on generations: gagandeepsinghanand.files. ing! Each organization has their own. In churches, two common wordpress.com/2012/07/workplace-by-generation.jpg

Religion in brief Women in God’s Service

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DILKON, Ariz. — Women in God’s Service will present the Antone sisters at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 5, at Dilkon Bible Church, located east of Dilkon and south of Navajo Route 2. The church interim pastor is Melvin Nez. Music will be by Kathy Antone and the speaker will be Karen Antone. Information: Lorraine Nez, 928-8143370

GALLUP — The National Day of Prayer will be recognized at noon Thursday, May 3, at the McKinley County Courthouse. All are invited to attend.

Meditation workshop ALBUQUERQUE — A meditation workshop, “Clarifying Meditative Work – A Fresh Look,” will be held from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. Saturday, May 5. Those who want to remain longer can stay until 5 p.m. Participants are asked to make a $2 donation. The workshop is offered at the Wat Center, 145 Madison N.E. in Albuquerque. Information: Jay Cutts, 505-2810684

Gary Paul concert GALLUP — Folk singer songwriter Gary Paul will perform his original songs at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Gary Paul has decades of professional experience as an actor and musician playing guitar and bass in a wide variety of musical genres. The Brooklyn born musician moved to Santa Fe in 2010, where his writing took on a deeper perspective, focusing on his experiences on the road and incorporating influences from the American Southwest. Tickets are $10, available from Westminster Presbyterian Church members and at the door. Doors will

open at 6 p.m. The church is located at 151 State Highway 564 (Boardman Drive) near Orleans Manor Apartments. Information: The Rev. Lorelei Kay, wpcgallup@gmail.com

Gallup Interfaith Community meeting GALLUP — The Gallup Interfaith Community will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. A discussion on our local response to the “NM Poor People’s Campaign: A Nation Call for Moral Revival” will continue. This campaign is a coordinated call to action to unite citizens to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, the war economy, ecological devastation and the nation’s distorted morality. Information: The Rev. Lorelei Kay, wpcgallup@gmail.com; Steve Rogers, 505-870-1942

Parent complains after Missouri district hires evangelist BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — A southwest Missouri public school district won’t invite an evangelist back as a motivational speaker after complaints he veered off-topic by talking about faith. The Bolivar School District hired Bob Holmes to speak to students about substance abuse, bullying

and suicide prevention in

News-Leader reported . The district paid $800 to Holmes for the presentation at a Bolivar High School assembly. The evangelist is associated with the Agape Baptist Church of Stockton. A parent alleges Holmes discussed his faith and invited

students to listen to “part two” of his message at a Christian event at a Stockton school. Freedom From Religion Foundation Attorney Colin McNamara sent Bolivar Superintendent Tony Berry a letter last month recounting the parent’s concerns. Holmes proclaimed at the assembly, “Jesus Christ is my

lord and savior and I’m not ashamed to tell you that,” according to the letter. He also told students the story of a troubled teen who became a Christian. The letter asks the district to take steps ensuring future assemblies don’t “contain an underlying proselytizing message.”

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ALBUQUERQUE — Statistics showing a decline in crime in New Mexico’s largest city spurred questions Wednesday among lawmakers

Analysts for the state’s Legislative Finance Comdicating that crime in almost all categories except mur-

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March compared with a peak in August. Analysts also said a comparison of statistics from March 2017 and last month showed a dip in crime — a welcome change after years of debate over the best approach to stemming a crime wave that has plagued the city. The trend has been attributed to a variety of factors, including a shift toward prioritizing cases involving what Bernalillo County District Attorney Raul Torrez characterized as the 300 worse defendants. The number of robberies and auto thefts, for example, decreased by nearly half com-

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Only the number of murders increased in Albuquerque in that period, with 10 in March versus seven in August. Analysts indicated they were uncertain whether that increase might represent the start of a trend. The last time the city saw an overall decline in crime was February 2015, according to state analysts. Since 2010, crime in Albuquerque has increased by about 60 percent. During that time, the poverty rate, drug overdose death rate and number of families receiving public assistance has increased in Bernalillo County, which includes Albuquerque. Meanwhile, the percent of the population in the labor

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force has declined slightly from 66.4 percent to roughly 63 percent, according to state analysts. “I wonder if we are treating a symptom and not the problem,” Rep. James Townsend, a Republican from Artesia, said. “I think the problem we should really be addressing as legislators is really to put those families to work.” Almost $500 million in taxpayer money is spent each year on the Bernalillo County criminal justice system, which includes police, courts, district Recidivism and preparing convicts for re-entry into society also surfaced as points of concern during Wednesday’s hearing.

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Analyst Jon Courtney noted that hundreds of state inmates who could be readjusting to society on parole remain in prisons as part of what’s known as “in-house parole”— a problem analysts have noted in previous reports. An Associated Press review of Corrections Department data earlier this year found that the driving factor of in-house parole has been a shortage of housing and resources for felons, who must arrange for a place to live as a condition of their release. The cost of incarcerating inmates can cost the state more than $100 a day. “We’re now detaining parolees with no place for them to go,” said Sen. Carlos Cisneros, a Democrat from Quest. “What is the appropriate solution for that dilemma we’re in?”

New Mexico education officials pursue school retention plan SANTA FE (AP) — New proceeding with a proposal that would require public schools to administer improvement and intervention plans and in some cases hold back students who have literacy skills below grade level. Education Secretary-designate Christopher Ruszkowski is proposing the new rules that would apply to students in kindergarten through third grade. Under the measure, schools would be required to hold back students who are struggling on a state assessment. The proposal would allow exemptions in certain circumstances. Parents could also sign a waiver to allow the student to move on to the next grade level, but retention would be mandatory if the student’s reading is end of the following year. “It seeks to codify that which is already found in state statute — which already includes language requiring additional instruction for students who can’t read,” Ruszkowski told the Albuquerque Journal. Members of the Legislative Education Study Committee voiced concerns about the proposal at a meeting Monday, saying it’s similar to legislation that lawmakers have previously rejected. “It seems to be going around the will of the Legislature in a very deliberate manner,” Democratic Sen. William Soules said. The lawmakers sent a letter to the Public Education Department, raising concerns about its authority. Department spokeswoman Lida Alikhani told the Santa Fe New Mexican that there were “a number of inaccurate, incomplete, intellectually inconsistent assertions” at the committee meeting.

Southwest in brief New Mexico governor visits National Guard troops at border SANTA TERESA (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez visited National Guard troops deployed to the U.S-Mexico border, praising their work with the Border Patrol as bolstering security for the state. The Republican governor toured the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station for several hours Thursday, getting a firsthand look at operations in southern New Mexico. Martinez says the 61 National Guard troops deployed to the station near El Paso, Texas, volunteered for the border duty. She says the number could rise to about 150. The troops were deployed earlier this month after President Donald Trump called for up to 4,000 National Guard troops to be deployed along the border. Martinez says the troops will serve in a supporting role to Border Patrol agents but will not be enforcing federal laws.

2 sentenced in scheme to arrange marriages LAS CRUCES (AP) — Two New Mexico residents have been sentenced on convictions stemming from a scheme to arrange fraudulent marriages to provide foreign nationals with obtain legal immigration status. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 44-year-old Yi Lee was sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement and fined $10,000 while 31-yearold Santiago Aveles of Las Cruces was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $2,500. They were sentenced Thursday in federal court in Las Cruces. According to a 2017 indictment, Lee, Aveles and four co-defendants conspired to obtain immigration status for foreign nationals by having U.S. citizens enter into fraudulent marriages with foreign nationals in exchange for money. Lee plead guilty to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud while Aveles pleaded guilty to conspiracy and marriage fraud.

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Edmunds: Muscle cars that pack a punch in less than 10 seconds. Ford and Chevy also have their own top-shelf versions meant for road course performance. The Mustang-based Shelby GT350 has a specially tuned suspension, super-sticky tires and a high-revving V8 that would make a Ferrari jealous. It’s a similar story with the Camaro ZL1 1LE. At Car and Driver magazine’s most recent annual Lightning Lap racetrack test, this 650-horsepower Camaro posted a lap time quicker than just about every other car ever tested, including exotics such as the McLaren 570S.

By Brent Romans Edmunds

The period between the mid-1960s and the early 1970s was a high point for classic muscle-car performance. Fifty years later, the latest batch of American performance cars is taking that reputation to new heights and leaving the rest of the world’s automakers in their dust. That modern cars can outperform their forebears isn’t exactly news. Advances in engine power, tire grip and suspension design have brought streetcar performance to levels unknown 50 years ago. A more interesting comparison is Detroit’s 2018 muscle cars — or pony cars, if you prefer — to other automakers’ performance coupes.

Even base versions of the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang are impressive. The base Mustang cranks out 310 horsepower. Moving up to a Mustang GT with its V8 engine provides a thumping 460 horsepower. It’s a similar story with the Camaro and the Challenger. The V8 versions of these cars all can go from zero to 60 mph in about 4.5 seconds or less. Handling ability, which was rarely a classic muscle-car forte, is now among the best in the business. At Edmunds, for example, we’ve rated the Camaro’s

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Performance steering and handling abilities slightly higher overall than those of the BMW’s high-performance M4 coupe. The Camaro is just as satisfying and engaging to drive along a deserted curvy road, if not more so.

Special editons Not enough raw power for you? No problem. There have always been spe-

cial versions of muscle cars. Topping the list is the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon. This limited-edition variant boasts a maximum 840 horsepower and various acceleration. It’s one of the quickest-accelerating factory production cars ever, going from zero to 60 mph in about 2.3 seconds and clearing the quarter-mile on a dragstrip

While the Europeans have undeniably richer interiors and pedigrees, Detroit’s latest muscle cars aren’t low-tech knuckle draggers. Inside, all feature large infotainment screens that are easy to use and come with smartphone connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. And while the cars are not fuel-economy champs, the base versions of the Camaro and the Mustang come with turbocharged four-cylinder engines that are good for more than 30 mpg on the highway.

Whether you’re looking at an $83,295 Demon or just a basic coupe or convertible, you’re getting value. The Camaro, Challenger and Mustang all start at around $27,000. The V8-powered versions typically cost about $7,000 to $10,000 more. To get similar performance, you’ll have to look to European automakers. Japan has largely gotten out of the rearwheel-drive performance-car market. But these Euro cars cost a lot more. A 354-horsepower Audi S5, which is the brand’s sport-tuned coupe, starts at about $55,000. A basic entry-level 2018 Porsche 911, which has 370 horsepower, costs close to $100,000.

In the short term, this new golden age shows no sign of dimming. For 2019, Ford will debut the latest Bullitt version of the Mustang, paying homage to the fearless chase car from the 1968 Steve McQueen movie. Chevrolet says that the 2019 Camaro will be restyled and updated with new Challenger, but Dodge has a history of keeping it fresh with frequent updates. EDMUNDS SAYS: The latest American muscle cars are the best yet. Whether you’re looking at a base or Challenger, they offer unbeatable performance value.

Should you fix up or break up with your car? By Philip Reed NerdWallet

You’re looking at a $1,200 repair estimate for your ailing car when an ad catches your eye: a brand new set of wheels for a mere $450 a month. might seem like a no-brainer — and you can’t help picturing how good you would look in that new car. But automotive experts say you’ll almost always come out ahead — at least There are, however, other important considerations when deciding whether it’s time to say farewell.

The costs of buying new “Even though the repair cost might hurt, you really have to think about buying a new car as a tremen-

dously more expensive proposition,” says Jim Manelis, head of direct lending for Chase Auto Finance. At the very least, for a reliable used car, expect to spend a minimum of $2,000, plus tax and registration fees, says Mark Holthoff, editor at Klipnik.com, a community website for used car enthusiasts. Depending on the severity of your car’s problems, “You can buy a lot of repairs for that kind of money,” Holthoff says. Of course, there does come a point when it isn’t worth pouring money into a beater.

But where’s the breaking point? “Start with the scale of the repair,” Manelis says. “Is it a $1,200

NerdWallet up the current value of your car using an online pricing guide like Kelley Blue Book. When repair costs start to exceed the vehicle’s value or one year’s worth of monthly payments on a replacement, it’s time to break up with your car, according to automotive site Edmunds and Consumer Reports, the product review site. As an example, say you’ve already spent $1,500 on repairs and now need a new engine for $3,500, and instead you could get a new or more reliable used car for $400 a month ($4,800 a year). Beyond repair costs, Consumer Reports says to factor into your decision the savings from a new cy and the new car’s loss in value over time. Manelis also suggests thinking about your current car after repairs. it be worth and how long will it continue to run reliably? To help answer the quesa new one, do a cost-per-mile comparison with the “Fix-it or Trade-it” calculator created by

the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association. However, Ron Montoya, senior consumer advice editor at Edmunds, says there’s another equally important consideration: peace of mind. “If breakdowns become frequent and you feel unsafe on the road, that’s the time to replace it.”

Deciding what to do To make the best decision for your situation, consider the pros and cons of both options.

Fixing your car • Faster than shopping for and buying a new vehicle. • No change in insurance costs. • The car’s history is known. • You won’t waste time and money advertising and selling your car. • But your repaired car might soon need more repairs.

Buying a newer car • Purchase can include warranties and sometimes maintenance. • Recent cars have advanced safety features. • Younger cars are more reliable. • You’ll stop wasting time schlepping to the repair garage. • But a new car loan is a long-

“It’s imperative to have a mechanic that you trust” before you move forward with any repairs, Holthoff says. For example, the service department at a dealership might be more interested in frightening you with repair bills to get you to buy a new car. Once the car is purring again, Holthoff says to continue driving it long enough to make up for the cost of the repairs. Later, if you decide to sell, you car proves itself reliable again, and repairs.

If you decide to break up Even if you decide to part ways with your car, you’ll have to get it running again or sell it as-is for less money. If you can, make the repairs, then repay yourself after you sell the car. “Honesty is the best policy,” Manelis says about selling a car with issues. Get an estimate for repairs and show that to a prospective buyer, then tell them you’re willing to reduce the price of the car by the

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