November 19, 2014

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November 19, 2014

VOL I, Issue 16, November 19, 2014
The Hidden
Threat
to ABQ’s
Drinking
Water
Still FREE After All These Months
More New
Mexicans
Seeking
Food Aid
PAGE 9
PAGE 5
Rating the
Best Apps
For Online
Privacy
Joe Monahan:
What the GOP
Win Means to
Your Wallet
PAGE 10
Shop Local this Holiday Season Page 16
PAGE 7
NEWS
PAGE 2 • November 19, 2014 • ABQ FREE PRESS
ABQ Free Press Pulp News
compiled By abq free press staff
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Turnout in Texas was down for the
Nov. 4 midterm election, and critics of
a new and more strict Texas voter ID
law say the law is to blame. Despite
having more registered voters this
year, turnout fell from 38 percent in
2010 to 33 percent this time. Only
specific state-issued IDs were accepted. The number of provisional
ballots cast this election was double
the number cast in 2010, Salon.com
reported. Under state law, however,
the votes weren’t counted unless
voters produced the required ID at
their county’s election headquarters
within six days of the election.
Can’t Go?
A group advocating for people with
shy bladders wants DIRECTV to
stop airing a commercial featuring
Rob Lowe unable to urinate in a
men’s room in front of other people.
DIRECTV said it will not stop airing
the ad, despite a request from the
International Paruresis Association.
“In this particular case, the portrayal
is making it look ridiculous, that this
guy is a loser for having a problem,”
said the group’s CEO. Seven percent
of Americans suffer from shy bladder
syndrome.
Pippa TV
Pippa Middleton, sister of Duchess
of Cambridge Kate Middleton, is on
the verge of signing a deal with NBC,
the New York Post reported. Ratings
for Matt Lauer’s interview of Pippa
Middleton sent “Today” ratings
through the roof in June. She will
make $600,000 a year to do special
lifestyle and health features. She will
not report on British royalty, an NBC
source told the newspaper.
InstaBreast
Coming to a doctor’s office near
you: InstaBreast, a $2,500 temporary
breast enlargement procedure for
women who want to better fill out
their bikinis while on vacation. The
20-minute procedure involves saline
injections that can add a cup to a cup
and a half of bra size for 24 hours,
long enough for a special occasion.
The New York City doctor who
developed InstaBreast is working on
a formula that could last two to three
weeks, the website medicaldaily.com
reported. “It could be used for more
than breasts,” the doctor told the
website. “Men might want to use it for
pec[toral] or calf implants.”
Solve for X
Why should your kid learn algebra
when an app on his or her smartphone can solve algebraic equations
just by seeing them through a phone’s
camera? Actually, there’s more to
free app PhotoMath, which uses
OCR technology to read printed, not
handwritten, text. The app can walk
students step by step through equation solutions, which could help those
without access to a tutor. PhotoMath
works only on phones running
Apple’s IOS operating system.
Smart bulbs
A new light bulb has sensors to
“learn” how you use your lights
when you’re home, so they can mimic
that pattern when you’re gone. The
BeON Home screw-in LED bulbs also
can sense a doorbell ring and turn
themselves on in the same sequence
you would turn the lights on when
answering the door. Each bulb has its
own battery in the event of a power
failure. The product, funded through
a Kickstarter campaign last year, costs
$395 for a pack of six, according to the
company.
Hispanic voters
Exit polls during the Nov. 4 election
showed that nationwide, 62 percent
of Hispanics voted Democrat. Fortynine percent of those polled said the
top issue is the economy, while only
16 percent said it was immigration,
according to the Pew Research Center.
Cleanliness
Antibacterial soaps are no better at
killing germs than regular bar soap,
the Food and Drug Administration
says. An ingredient in antibacterial
soaps, Triclosan, has been found to
disrupt hormone levels in lab animals.
The FDA ordered manufacturers back
in 1972 to produce evidence of their
products’ safety and effectiveness, but
the agency only now is getting serious
about it and has given makers until
December 2016 to do so.
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Still FREE After All These Months
VOL I, Issue 16, November 19, 2014
In This Issue
NEWS
ABQ Free Press Pulp News..............................................................................................................Page 2
COVER STORY: The pollution that threatens ABQ’s drinking water................................................ Page 5
N.M. food aid applications are surging..............................................................................................Page 9
Innovate ABQ: Birth of a new neighborhood................................................................................. Page 11
What else is happening?................................................................................................................Page 11
City starts banking river water underground...................................................................................Page 13
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Design
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Photography
Mark Bralley, Mark Holm, Juan Antonio
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ProPublica: Rating the online privacy apps................................................................................... Page 10
Why we’re always amending the N.M. Constitution.......................................................................Page 15
OPINION
From the editor: APD’s transparency.................................................................................................Page 4
Letters to the Editor...........................................................................................................................Page 6
Joe Brancatelli: We’re exhausted 13 years after 9/11.......................................................................Page 8
COLUMNS
Joe Monahan: What the GOP’s win means to your bottom line........................................................Page 7
Jeffry Gardner: Why incumbents fight so hard to stay in office.........................................................Page 7
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & MORE
Calling All Pets..................................................................................................................................Page 6
Where Route 66 crosses Route 66................................................................................................Page 13
Shop local: Be a small-business Santa..........................................................................................Page 16
Artspree: Art galleries filled with great gifts...................................................................................Page 17
New books: Design, fashion and photography...............................................................................Page 18
Film: Blast off with “Interstellar”......................................................................................................Page 19
Theater: ‘The Man Who’ works his wiles........................................................................................Page 19
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On the cover: The slow but steady underground flow of aviation fuel pollution from Kirtland Air Force Base threatens the
aquifer and some of Albuquerque’s cleanest and best-producing water wells in the Southeast Heights. (Photo Andrea Danti)
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NEWS
NEWS
ABQ FREE PRESS • November 19, 2014 • PAGE 5
APD: A Tale of Two Depositions
Years Later, Still No Long-term Cleanup Plan for Kirtland Spill
By Dan Vukelich
BY BILL DIVEN
Dan Vukelich is the editor of ABQ Free
Press. Reach him at editor@freeabq.com
Long-term exposure to ethylene
dibromide in drinking water
leads to damage to the liver,
stomach, reproductive system,
or kidneys – EPA
Wells such as the five at Ridgecrest and 11 in
adjoining fields do double duty by blending with
water from other wells to dilute naturally occurring
arsenic enough to meet federal standards. Lose the
blending wells and you lose the other wells, too,
warns Dwight Patterson, an environmental engineer.
“The bulk of the wells that are still running and
that are low arsenic are in the path of the EDB
plume,” said Patterson, whose résumé includes
26 years of cleaning up
CENTRAL
fuel spills in the United
ZUNI
States and abroad.
EDB is ethylene
Ridgecrest 5
dibromide, an antiknock
Ridgecrest 3
North
agent in aviation gas. If
Burton 5
there’s any consensus
KAFB 3
in the wrangling since
Kirtland revealed the spill
to the public in 1999, it’s
that EDB heads the cast of
KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE
GIBSON
bad actors. It is a known
carcinogen. Long-term
VA HOSPITAL
exposure to EDB in drinkVA Hospital
ing water leads to damage
to the liver, stomach,
BULLHEAD PARK
KAFB 16
reproductive system, or
KAFB 15
RANDOLPH
WATER SUPPLY WELL
kidneys, according to
the U.S. Environmental
EDB PLUME EXTENT
Protection Agency.
HARDIN
Years of meetings
Source: U.S. Air Force, New Mexico Environment Department
and proposals have yet
There are three players in the EDB story: the U.S.
to produce a final remedy or anything beyond
Air Force, on the hook for the fuels disappearing
estimates of seven to 12 years to clean up the spill.
into the dirt; the New Mexico Environment DepartPatterson contends the process has dragged on so
ment, designated enforcer of federal environmental
long that little time remains to protect Ridgecrest
law; and the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water
and nearby wells, a priority regardless of whatever
Utility Authority, provider and dispenser of drinkplan emerges for the long-term cleanup.
ing water for more than 600,000 metro residents,
“You gotta have a Plan B,” he said.
WYOMING
PENNSYLVANIA
hile the country panics over a few cases of
Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a silent menace
continues its decades-long creep toward metro
Albuquerque’s water supply.
Unseen beneath hundreds of feet of sand and gravel
spreads a toxic lagoon of perhaps 24 million gallons
of leaked aviation and jet fuels tainting the soil and
groundwater. Heavy pumping in the Ridgecrest well
field, the city’s cleanest and most productive source of
water, draws the pollution plume ever closer from its
source, Kirtland Air Force Base.
LOUISIANA
W
SAN PEDRO
Here’s an excerpt:
Q. By Mr. [Colin] Hunter: Okay. Who
makes those calls when a member of
the public requests a document that’s
in the possession of the Albuquerque
Police Department?
A. I normally would myself, and/or legal.
Q. Who do you, typically, consult with
on whether or not to deny a request?
A. Normally [I] do not consult with
anyone. Again, I’ve been doing it close
to four years. I’m fairly certain when
I have to do a denial, and if I do, I’ll
usually seek counsel from our legal
department.
That’s Reynaldo Chavez’s story. He
stuck to it for 61 pages of deposition.
In another deposition, however,
this one conducted by an attorney for
KRQE-TV Channel 13, Chavez told a
different story about how APD decides
whether another form of public record,
lapel-camera videos, are released to the
public or news media.
Here’s an excerpt:
Q. [By attorney Martin Esquivel]: So
even though you’re the records custodian, you really don’t have the final say
on producing records; is that accurate?
Mr. [Gregory] Wheeler: Object to the
foundation. You can answer that if you can.
A. Restate the question.
Q. Even though you are the records
custodian, you didn’t really have final
say in this particular case with Ms. [Kim]
Holland’s request –
A. Correct.
Q. To – let me finish – to produce the
requested records?
A. Correct.
Q. Ultimately, the [public information
officer] and the deputy chief and the chief
were the ones who made that call, correct?
A. Yes.
Two depositions. Two wildly different
answers.
The message we got from examining
page after page of Chavez’s depositions
is that APD, when it wants to release
a record to the news media, releases
it; and when it doesn’t, it doesn’t, then
comes up with a justification later.
In the case of the lapel-camera video
sought by KRQE’s Kim Holland, former
Chief Ray Schultz reviewed it. Twenty-three
days after Holland asked for it, Schultz
released it to multiple media outlets.
In our case, ABQ Free Press and the
rest of Albuquerque are still waiting to
learn what else might be missing from
APD’s military weapons inventory.
Maybe we should check Craigslist.
SAN MATEO
he custodian
of records at
the Albuquerque
Police Department said in a
deposition taken
by lawyers for this
newspaper that he
is the sole arbiter
of what records
are released to
the public and to the news media.
At least, that’s what he told us.
We’re suing APD under provisions of
the New Mexico Inspection of Public
Records Act because APD denied our
request for an inventory of the department’s military equipment – armored
vehicles, automatic weapons, flash-bang
grenades, tear gas launchers and such.
We aren’t the only news organization
that’s asked for such an inventory. Several TV stations have. Ours was made
on Jan. 21 of this year, a month and two
days before we published our first issue.
Two other police agencies – the
Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and
the New Mexico State Police – provided
us their weapons inventories, as we
requested. It’s the usual: shotguns,
handguns, an armored car or two, mineresistant vehicles, tear gas launchers, a
few machine guns. The stuff you’d expect
well-armed police agencies to have.
But not APD. They didn’t want to
release an inventory that they are
required to keep under a Department of
Defense equipment loan program. In a
separate deposition, we learned there is
such an inventory.
Since our case was filed, independent
journalist Peter St. Cyr uncovered
one possible reason why they haven’t
complied: They’ve lost, or had stolen,
one of their military-style weapons, an
M16A1 infantry weapon that, APD says,
had been converted from fully automatic
operation to semi-automatic operation.
Like I said, it’s only one possible
reason they don’t want to produce an
inventory of the stuff we see on just
about any night’s TV newscast. There
may be more missing or stolen guns or
equipment. We just don’t know, and they
aren’t saying.
In denying our request, APD said that
making the inventory public could aid
terrorists. APD cited an exception in the
law for “tactical response plans” and
“tactical emergency procedures that
could be used to facilitate the planning
or execution of a terrorist attack.”
In his deposition, Reynaldo Chavez,
the APD records custodian, said he made
that call himself, without consulting anyone else at APD. He alone decides which
records get turned over to the public and
to the news media, he testified.
TRUMAN
T
cont. on page 12
TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor
In reading the letter to the editor
by Sherrie Lynn Sanderson, which
was in response to the September 24,
2014, article entitled “Susana, Dianna
Believe Less is More,” we wonder how
Ms. Sanderson shifted to the subject
of welfare because the original article
discusses issues such as having to work
to receive SNAP benefits; questioning
the identification of voters; shooting
lesser prairie chickens vs. drilling
oil; and we mustn’t forget about the
Mexican gray wolves and how they are
hurting New Mexico ranchers….
We are under the impression that
Ms. Sanderson has perhaps enjoyed
a comfortable life and has never been
in a position of having to request
assistance. This impression comes from
reading some of her comments, such as
“uneducated [people], having welfare
mentalities … and not wanting to do
more than keep having babies … leech
state… [and] blood suckers.” Until one
has walked in the shoes of a lowincome person or family who received
these benefits, there appears to be a
lack of understanding of what it is like
to have to depend on this assistance.
Ms. Sanderson hit on many “myths”
of welfare recipients, rejecting the
reality and the facts…. According to
“American Welfare Policy: A Pluralistic
Approach,” the facts are that the average size of families who received
welfare benefits, such as TANF benefits
during 2009, was three people per
household, representing a 0.08 percent
decrease from 2005. As for who
receives benefits, in 2009, the white
population consisted of 31.2 percent;
black population, 33.3 percent; and
Hispanics, 28.8 percent. So it is quite
a mix of recipients. In talking about
welfare recipients never having worked
in their lives, we have found, in fact,
that in 2008 only 27 percent of welfare
recipients were not in the workforce.
And according to the website usgovernmentspending.com, in 2014, New
Mexico’s expenditure for welfare was
approximately 0.81 percent, whereas
Maine is at 2.11 percent. Many other
states have a much higher percentage
of [their budgets] spent for welfare
recipients. — Alex Padilla, Emilee Flores, Rosemarie Saundry
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CALLING ALL PETS
Robert Steinberg sent us this photo of
Pearl, an adopted 3-year-old Siamese
cross who accompanies him to his bead
shop, the Stone Mountain Bead Gallery,
“where she is the official greeter and
gets lots of praise and affection
from customers,” he says.
Send it to
petphotos@freeabq.com
Include your name, phone number, and your pet’s name,
and we’ll try to reserve their spot in the pet parade.
COLUMNS
What the GOP Election Wins
Mean to You and Your Wallet
Washington Works Just Fine
If You’re on the Inside
By JOE MONAHAN
BY JEFFRY GARDNER
S
o what does
Election ‘14 mean
to you? Well, even
the most lackluster
and low-turnout
elections – of which
this was one – have
consequences. Here
are some:
If you work for the federal government,
keep your ear to the ground because
for the first time since the 1970s, New
Mexico’s two U.S. senators are members
of the minority party. Democrats Udall and
Heinrich are going to have to play nice
with some Republicans if New Mexico
is to keep its share of D.C. dollars – and
ensure that your federal paycheck is
delivered promptly to your bank account.
You belong to a labor union? If the
New Mexico Legislature – with newfound
Republican strength through the party’s
takeover of the state House – passes
a right-to-work law, union membership
could shrink further, and your union dues
could go up as a result. Will it pass after
lying dormant for decades? It will breeze
through the House and get a serious
hearing in the Senate. If it passes, Gov.
Martinez’s signature is a no-brainer.
If you were looking forward to New
Mexico making a big statement on its
ranking as 49th in child well-being, you
can look away. The proposal to tap the
state’s $14 billion Land Grant Permanent
Fund for very early childhood programs
just hit the skids. It was passed by the
House when the Dems were in charge
and then died in the Senate. Now with
the Rs in control, it’s DOA in the House.
If Dems take back the House in 2016, it
will be back on track, but not until then.
If you or your family members live
outside of the Albuquerque Metro area
and are earning the state minimum wage
of $7.50 an hour, you may or may not get
a pay raise.
Republicans were dead set against a
statewide minimum of $8.50 proposed
by the Dems, but when it went down to
defeat, Gov. Martinez said she would
have accepted an increase to $8. Will
Martinez stick with that? She should if
she wants to put a less severe face on
the GOP. Meantime, Albuquerque and
Santa Fe residents – soon to be joined
by those in Las Cruces – already enjoy a
minimum wage of $8.50 or more.
When you vote in an Albuquerque municipal election, you are required to show
a photo ID before you cast your ballot.
The results of this election will step up
the drive in the Legislature to make that
a requirement in state elections as well.
Chances of passage? Maybe not great
but better than they were, so keep your
driver’s license handy.
Speaking of driver’s licenses (and they
do an awful lot of that in Santa Fe), back
on the table for the umpteenth time will
be the governor’s proposal to repeal the
law allowing undocumented immigrants to
obtain New Mexico driver’s licenses. The
repeal is politically popular, but the Dems
have been able to roadblock it each and
every time. How about this time?
An outright repeal seems unlikely,
but could the licenses be revised so
they are only permits and can’t be used
for identification? That’s what we’ll be
watching for when the 60-day legislative
session begins Jan. 20.
The proposal to tap the
state’s $14 billion Land
Grant Permanent Fund
for very early childhood
programs just hit the skids
Are you a state employee wondering
when you are going to get a substantial
pay raise after years of little or no raises
because of the Great Recession? You
will likely need a lot more patience.
Parsimonious Republicans in the House
will make sure of that. It’s not all bad
news. Raises of 2 percent or 3 percent –
enough to keep up with inflation – should
come your way depending on the state’s
financial outlook. Unfortunately, that
outlook has suddenly gotten cloudy.
The deep slide in oil prices – revealed
in ABQ Free Press more than a week
before the Journal put it on its front page
– could mean a reduction in the royalties the state receives from the drilling,
translating into very little growth in the
budgets for a wide array of services the
state provides to all of us. For each $1
drop in the price of a barrel of oil, the
state’s general fund takes a $6 million hit.
On the plus side, the price drop is giving
us an early Christmas at the gas pumps.
With the noise of the often nonsensical
negative campaign ads playing nonstop
in the election background, not a few
New Mexico voters turned off the sound
and walked away, resulting in one of
the lowest turnouts ever for a mid-term
election. But that doesn’t mean voters
get a free pass on its impact. As they
say, elections have consequences.
Joe Monahan is a veteran of New Mexico
politics whose daily blog can be found at
joemonahan.com
W
hen I’m not writing
porn for the elderly,
I’m on the lookout for
get-rich schemes. I’m
very excited about the
one I’ve discovered,
and I want to share it
with you.
Few things offer more
opportunity for growing personal wealth
than “serving” the public. Surely you’ve had
your suspicions about the public service
racket? Yes, and don’t call you Shirley.
Perhaps you recall reading the USA
Today article a few years back that noted
how much better off public sector workers
are than those of us laboring in the
private sector. Laboring, in fact, to pay the
salaries – via our tax dollars, of course –
of those public sector employees.
Now, just a couple of weeks past
Election Day, let’s take a moment to recall
all we heard and saw. Political ads. Wave
after wave of ads – approximately $4 billion worth of ads nationwide. New Mexico
candidates spent around $13 million on
television ads alone.
To raise that kind of money required
machinery the likes of which most folks cannot
imagine. Fundraisers, direct mail, telemarketing, emails – few stones were left unturned.
It’s taxing work getting elected to jobs writing
tax laws, paid for by taxes. Clever, oui?
What lies at the end of this rainbow?
Why on earth would men and women
fight tooth-and-nail to serve you and your
family? Altruism?
For most of the folks in Congress,
I would bet that in the beginning they
watched “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”
and were overcome with the desire to
make the nation a better place for us all.
And then they take office. From the
outside looking in we see Right vs. Left,
conservatives pitted against liberals.
Reaganism or FDR, er, ism.
It doesn’t take long for the newly elected
bright lights to realize their positions grant
them certain advantages not enjoyed
by the regular riff raff. Soon they’ll do
whatever it takes to hold onto that office.
This is where true bipartisanship rears
its ugly head, and serving in Congress
becomes a wealth engine. And as we’ve
learned recently, thanks to one of the architects of Obamacare, a lack of transparency combined with voter, uh, innocence,
let’s say, has aided in the creation of a
Washington elite. A Congress chock full
of members completely out of touch with
the people they’re serving. We’re being
served, all right. Trust me.
The Washington Post reported that
Americans’ median net worth has shrunk
nearly 40 percent since 2007. But if you
are serving the people in Congress,
you’ve seen your median net worth
increase by as much as 14 percent.
The 2010 study revealed that the average representative’s median net worth
came in at nearly $750,000. The Senate
is where the real money is, though. Their
median net worth was $2.6 million. Can
you say “ KA CHING?”
And while the Post’s numbers didn’t
include members’ property assets, the
2010 U.S. Census Bureau report on regular Americans’ median worth, $69,000,
did include our homes.
That alone has some of you putting
together a campaign team, eh? But wait.
There’s more.
There’s free airfare to and from Washington. You get memberships in private
gyms, tennis courts, golf courses – sweet
deal upon sweet deal.
Reluctantly, you gave up your generous
congressional healthcare plan and now
have to enroll in Obamacare with the rest
of us. But even if your premiums jump
up 20 to 30 percent, you know, like us
regular saps, you and your staff have the
taxpayers subsidizing your costs.
Your retirement benefits are, as you
might expect, a tad better than the serfs.
Still hesitant to announce your candidacy? Consider this;
During the 2012 campaign it came to
light that our elected “servants” could
receive investment tips before they went
public. If a stock was going to fall, odds
were our congressional delegation knew
it. If good news was on the horizon, they
knew that, too. That’s insider trading, and
it’s against the law for you and me.
Voters were rightly angry. So with great
fanfare, Congress repealed their insider
trading perk, and President Obama signed
it into law in a White House packed with
reporters. That was in April 2012.
The November election came and
went. Obama was returned to office, as
were an overwhelming number of incumbent Senators and Representatives.
Here’s the punchline: In April 2013, with
voters pacified, Congress very quietly
repealed their insider trading ban. And, absent the lights, cameras, and microphones
of the press, Obama signed the bill.
There is, of course, nothing amusing
about any of this. We’re led to believe that
“Washington is broken” or “It doesn’t work.”
Guess what? For 100 senators and
435 representatives, Washington is
working just fine.
Jeffry Gardner is a Republican political
consultant.
By next season,
every major league team
in baseball must be
equipped with airport-like
magnetometers or handheld metal detectors
Been through a major rail terminal
lately and seen National Guardsmen
toting weapons? Back in the day, I
used to arrive at international airports
or overseas train terminals and shake
my head in disbelief because there
was a conspicuous military presence.
Now I see it whenever I pass through
Grand Central Terminal, in my own
hometown of New York City, and
never think twice about it.
Been to a ballgame lately? America’s
national pastime quivers in fear at the
thought that anyone with a gun and a
grievance can take us down. “Clear,”
the original program meant to quickly
process low-risk business travelers
through airports, now offers biometric
fast-lane entry to San Francisco
Giants games. By next season, every
major league team in baseball must
be equipped with airport-like magnetometers or hand-held metal
detectors.
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years and terrorism has always been
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A judge found that stricter proposed state rules on who
qualifies for SNAP benefits were improperly developed,
and the state Human Services Department agreed to
draft new rules.
A work requirement for eligibility for the food-assistance
program had been lifted in 2009 because of the recession,
and the Martinez administration had planned to reimpose
it. Unless they found or looked for work, as many as
80,000 people could have become ineligible for food
assistance had the new rules gone into effect on Nov. 1.
“To me, food stamps have always been the most
sensitive to the state of the economy because the
Human Services Department does not have a motivation for keeping people off food stamps, Bradley
said. That’s because the program is fully paid for by
the federal government, he said.
Jim Peach, an economics professor at New Mexico
State University, said he wasn’t surprised by the
increase in the number of food stamp cases.
“It’s not surprising at all. Between 20 and 25
percent of the people in New Mexico are on food
stamps, and the reason for that is the economy is not
doing well,” Peach said. “We are still down 30,000
jobs from when the recession started in December
2007.
“We are recovering, if you can call it that, very,
very slowly. No state has recovered as slowly as we
have. The reason has a lot to do with the fact that we
depended on federal government expenditures at
the labs and military bases, and that is not a growth
industry anymore.”
For Beverlee McClure, president and CEO of the
Association of Commerce & Industry, the reason
for the increased number of food stamp cases is
simple. “Poverty is on the rise
Where the jobs will and won’t be.
because job growth is simply
Projected jobs growth in NM through 2022.
not there,” she said.
Source: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
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What the high percentage
of New Mexicans on food
stamps shows is that large
numbers of state residents
don’t make a lot of money, which translates into an
Need a Better-paying Job? Leave N.M.
economy that is heavy on low-paying jobs and light
One way for New Mexicans to get high-paying jobs
on high-paying ones.
in the coming years might just be to leave the state –
To qualify for food stamps, an individual can’t
because the jobs outlook for New Mexico in the next
have an annual income of more than $19,256,
several years is dismal.
Most of the forecasted jobs growth will come from lowaccording to the USHHS. For a household of four, it
paying jobs, according to two new economic forecasts for
can’t be more than $39,353.
the state.
“People are working but not making enough” to
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
buy food, said Sonya Warwick, spokeswoman for
projected the state’s nonfarm payroll jobs will grow by
Roadrunner Food Bank in Albuquerque.
101,610 over the next 10 years. That’s a 12 percent total
Roadrunner now serves 70,000 people a week
growth rate, or 1.2 percent a year.
in New Mexico, up from 40,000 four years ago,
The University of New Mexico’s Bureau of Business
and Economic Research is expecting the job base to
Warwick said. Some 57 percent of those are already
grow by 1 percent to 1.5 percent annually in the next two
receiving food stamps. Fifty-three percent of the
years, said BBER Director Jeff Mitchell.
head of households who use Roadrunner said there
“These are really crap numbers,” said Gerry Bradley,
is at least one person employed in their home, she
senior researcher and policy analyst at New Mexico
said. “That tells us that people’s dollars are not
Voices for Children. “The kinds of jobs that are going to
going as far,” Warwick said.
come are the eating and drinking places – accommoda HSD spokesman Matt Kennicott said the departtion and food services – and health care employment.”
Accommodation and food service jobs, which are some
ment’s economists aren’t sure why the number of
of the lowest paying in the state’s economy, are projected
New Mexicans receiving food stamps has surged in
to grow by 19.7 percent through 2022, according to
the past several months. One possible reason is the
Workforce Solutions. The U.S. Census Bureau reported
huge increase in Medicaid enrollees.
that those jobs paid an average annual wage of $15,376
Since the first of the year, nearly 170,000 New
in 2012.
Mexicans have signed up for the joint federal/state
Health care and social assistance jobs are expected
health care program for low-income children and
to grow by 24.6 percent. They paid an average annual
salary of $39,987 in 2012, the Census Bureau said.
adults. Currently, more than 730,000 New Mexicans
Some of the highest paying jobs in the state are in
are on Medicaid.
the professional, scientific and technical services sector.
“Part of it could be all those people signing up for
They paid an average salary of $64,335 in 2012. Through
Medicaid,” Kennicott said. “A lot of those people are
2022, those kinds of jobs are expected to grow by 4,620
cross-eligible for food stamps. But at this point, it’s
positions, or 8.8 percent.
hard to tell.”
Manufacturing jobs are expected to shrink by 4 percent
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Press. Reach him at dennis@freeabq.com
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ne economist calls it a potential “canary in the
coal mine” for New Mexico’s battered and
stagnant economy, while others don’t know what to
make of it.
It’s the number of New Mexicans on food stamps.
After peaking in 2013 and then declining most of
this year, the number of food stamp cases handled
by the New Mexico Human Services Department
has climbed dramatically since June.
At the end of September, the caseload of the food
stamp program, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was 8
percent higher than in September 2013, according to
HSD statistics. It means that 470,131 state residents,
or 22.5 percent of the population, were on food
stamps at September’s end.
Nationally, 14.7 percent of U.S. residents received
food stamps in September, according to the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Taken with the state’s almost nonexistent job
growth through most of 2014 and forecasts that
show anemic job growth in the next several years,
the surge in food stamp recipients is a bad sign,
economists said.
“That is probably the canary in the coal mine
in terms of numbers of where things are going,”
said Gerry Bradley, senior researcher and policy
analyst at New Mexico Voices for Children, an
Albuquerque-based nonprofit advocacy group.
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a part of it. I used to write about
how smart companies sent their
international travelers on Swissair
because no one hated the Swiss. Now,
every flight every day everywhere in
the world is a target. Even if you make
it to your destination without being
blown up, you might be kidnapped
and held for ransom or beheaded. Or
maybe someone will bomb your hotel.
Or attack the street market where you
want to stroll.
I am not ignorant of history. Terrorism is an age-old tool. Puerto Rican
nationalists shot up the House of
Representatives in the 1950s and tried
to assassinate President Truman. The
Nazis used terrorism. Zionists fighting
for the modern state of Israel used it.
The history of Ireland, both north and
south, is replete with terrorism. There
was terrorism against the Russian
czars and Ottoman Empire. John
Brown used terror tactics in his fight
against slavery, and the cross-burning
Ku Klux Klan was founded after we
cast off slavery.
I honestly thought we’d have done
better by now, been smarter, acted
more wisely. Yet people still give a
platform to former Vice President
Dick Cheney so he can conflate the
9/11 attacks with the invasion of
Iraq. Former New York mayor Rudy
Giuliani is still called a terrorism
expert even though he built New York
City’s emergency-response center in
the World Trade Center complex after
the very same building was bombed
in 1993. Bush Administration apologists still insist that elections in some
far-off lands we once occupied equal
democracy. As recently as January,
President Obama dismissed ISIS as a
“jayvee team.” Now he calls them an
existential threat to the American way
of life.
And is it all about radical Islam?
Try selling that to the families of
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, shot down
over Eastern Ukraine by terrorists
supported and armed by the Russian
government. Try using the “it’s about
the Muslims” line to the families of
the people killed by Basque separatists. Or why not visit the Oklahoma
City National Memorial & Museum
and reflect on the 168 people who died
in 1995 when a couple of Americans,
angry with the federal government,
demolished a federal building.
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hirteen years after the 9/11 attacks
downed four passenger aircraft
and slaughtered nearly 3,000 people,
it is hard not to conclude that the
terrorists have won.
We’ve lost because we’ve allowed
the terrorists to change how we live
our lives. The goal of a terrorist is
to make us fear living our everyday
lives. And live in fear we do. If not
fear of the terrorists themselves,
then fear of the things we do to fight
against those who commit atrocities
on innocents.
When was the last time you went
to an airport not dreading the time
you would spend at a security
checkpoint? The kabuki is ridiculous
at best, almost always demeaning and
sometimes criminal. It’s especially
absurd when you realize that an ISIS
fighter killed in Syria in August once
had security clearance to work at
Minneapolis-St. Paul International
Airport.
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through 2022. Federal government jobs, which have
fueled the state’s economy for the past 60 years, are
forecast to decline by 11.7 percent. – Dennis Domrzalski
ANALYSIS
Rating Online Privacy Protection
Innovate ABQ – the New, Cool Place to Live, Work
BY JULIA ANGWIN
PRO PUBLICA
E
ver since former National Security Agency consultant Edward
Snowden revealed mass governmental surveillance, my inbox has
been barraged with announcements about new encryption tools
to keep people’s communications
safe from snooping.
This is a ranking of encrypted
messaging programs based on
criteria aimed to assess whether
they are well designed to make the
content of the messages unreadable
to anybody other than the sender
and recipient. But even messages
that are securely encrypted often
do not obscure the identities of the
sender and recipient.
But it’s not easy to sort out
which secret messaging tools
offer true security and which ones
might be snake oil. So I turned to
two experts – Joseph Bonneau at
Princeton and Peter Eckersley at
the Electronic Frontier Foundation
– for advice about what to look
for in encryption tools. Working
together, we chose seven technical criteria on which
to rank encryption tools.
The criteria aim to assess whether the tool is designed to combat threats such as backdoors secretly
built into the software, Internet eavesdroppers, or
tricksters who steal the secret “keys” that users must
safeguard to keep their communications secure.
Check out the results of ProPublica’s review at
freeabq.com.
Keep in mind, even an unbreakable encryption
tool can be circumvented by hackers or spies that
secretly install software on a computer or phone that
hijacks communications before it is encrypted.
And even the best encryption tools still don’t do
enough. All the tools require both people communicating to install software. And few tools provide
much anonymity – so even if your messages are
unreadable by anyone but you, your contact list
could still be exposed. And many of the tools are run
by rag-tag teams of volunteers, which could mean
that they won’t last.
Still, some tools scored highly enough that users
can feel confident that they take encryption seriously. “It’s important to realize we’re mostly grading
for effort here and not execution,” said Bonneau.
“We’re still a long way from being able to state with
confidence how much security apps are actually
delivering.”
One program that scored well was Cryptocat, a
free chat program that can be installed in any Web
browser and was famously used by journalist Glenn
Greenwald while he was in Hong Kong meeting
with Snowden. Nadim Kobeissi created Cryptocat
in 2010 as an experiment when he was a 21-year-old
student at Concordia University in Montreal. “It
wasn’t anything serious,” Kobeissi told me.
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But his tool won attention after it won a prize in
a New York hackathon in 2012. Since then, he has
raised about $150,000 in grants to help pay developers to work on improvements to the software. He
funds his Web hosting bills through donations, and
he pays himself by working as a software consultant
and selling Cryptocat stickers and t-shirts. “It’s been
an uphill battle,” he says. Being recognized as a
secure tool, “is a huge deal.”
A lineup of three cellphone apps from San
Francisco-based Open Whisper Systems also
received perfect scores: Signal, for making secure
phone calls on iPhone; RedPhone for secure phone
calls on Android; and TextSecure, for sending secure
texts on Android. All the apps are free and relatively
simple to use.
The company’s Signal app also tries to give users
some anonymity by using a sophisticated system
called a “bloom filter,” that allows users to find each
other without sharing their address books. “The
contacts from your device are never transmitted
anywhere,” says Open Whisper Systems security
expert Moxie Marlinspike.
A pricier option is available from a pair of highly
ranked encryption apps for Android and iPhone,
Silent Text and Silent Phone. The apps are free to
install but users must sign up for a $9.95 monthly
subscription service.
Mike Janke, CEO of Silent Circle, says that the
only way to offer real privacy is to charge users. “It
takes a lot of money to have a robust, always-on and
high-quality service,” he said. “Most free apps don’t
or cannot support this,” without selling ads or user
data.
“Our architecture, network and technology is built
to not have any user data,” he says. “You pay us for
a service and a product with money, not with your
data or through ad dollars.”
Surprisingly, some popular
encryption programs didn’t fare
well in the rankings. Gnu Privacy
Guard, an often used email encryption program, fell short of the
top score because it has not been
audited and past communications
can be compromised if the user’s
secret key is stolen (by theft of a
laptop, for instance). Similarly,
Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime
encrypted texting and video calling
programs lost points because
its software code is not open for
public review.
Also, some tools that
are popular in the press didn’t
fare well. Wickr, a cellphone
encryption app that was recently
profiled on CNBC, lost points for
not disclosing its underlying code
or its underlying cryptographic
protocols, and for not having a
way for users to verify each others’
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identity. Wickr said it is working
toward publicly releasing a white
paper that will disclose its protocols and is testing a
new identity verification feature that it will release
soon.
Similarly, Virtru, which was recently profiled in
the New York Times, received low rankings because
it stores user’s “secret keys” at its own computers
rather than on user’s computers – requiring users
to trust Virtru with access to their secret messages.
Virtru says it is working on a way to allow users to
store their keys on their own computer if they prefer.
And some programs that sound like they might be
secret—such as Snapchat and Google’s off the record
chats – are only encrypted in transit, but can still be
read by the provider.
One problem that remains thorny for many
encryption apps is giving users a way to verify
that they are sending secret messages to the correct
person.
That was an issue when one of Edward Snowden’s
lawyers, Jesslyn Radack, sent an encrypted email to
journalist Glenn Greenwald earlier this year asking
if Snowden was going to appear at the Polk Awards.
By mistake, she sent the email to the public key of
someone masquerading as Greenwald, who then
decrypted the message and made it public.
Radack could have avoided her mishap by
comparing the ‘fingerprint’ of the fake Greenwald
key with the ‘fingerprint’ of the key that Greenwald
publishes on The Intercept’s website, firstlook.org/
theintercept.
Eckersley said he hopes that the next generation of encryption apps can tackle the key verification
problem. “It’s like we have extremely trustworthy
couriers to deliver our secret packages, but we don’t
always have a safe way to know what address to
send them to,” he said.
W
hen it comes to an economic development
strategy for the City of Albuquerque, Innovate
ABQ is pretty much the first thing that city and
business leaders want to talk about.
But few people have a good idea of what the
project, spearheaded by the University of New
Mexico, actually is.
On Nov. 13, David Green, principal of Perkins +
Will, the consulting firm UNM hired to develop the
master plan for Innovate ABQ, provided the most
thorough explanation so far of what the effort will
be and what it is supposed to accomplish.
Where will it be? Innovate ABQ is a seven-acre
site at Broadway and Central in Downtown Albuquerque that will be the epicenter of a 2,000-acre
innovation district that stretches east down Central
and its surrounding neighborhoods to UNM.
And what is an innovation district?
Basically it’s a cool place where bright, energetic
and entrepreneurial people want to live, work and
play. It’s filled with business incubators, offices,
homes and stores, and is a place where people can
easily walk to their destinations. The idea is that
bright and ambitious people who live and work in
close proximity to each other will feed each other’s
ideas and ambitions and create new products,
services, businesses and jobs.
“It attracts people and makes them want to live
there,” Green said during his presentation at the
UNM Science & Technology Park. “This is not a
novel idea, but no one has absolutely solved the
problem.”
The idea is that bright, smart
and ambitious people who live
and work in close proximity to
each other will feed each other’s
ideas and ambitions
Innovation districts have popped up in many
cities, including Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia and St.
Louis. Most are closely linked to universities, Green
said.
Albuquerque’s proposed innovation district
would cover 3.2 square miles – enough space for
400 companies with anywhere from one to 2,000
employees, Green said. It also encompasses five
distinct neighborhoods or areas: Downtown, East
Downtown, University, University Crossing and
Rail Trail.
The key to making it all work is a new complex to
be built on the seven-acre site of the old First Baptist
Church at Broadway and Central, which UNM
recently bought for $6.5 million.
Innovate ABQ is expected to have incubator space,
student dorms, offices, restaurants, retail and an
innovation academy where students can learn about
entrepreneurship, UNM President Bob Frank said.
“The innovation academy will introduce students
to the concept of entrepreneurship and innovation,
and if it works out they would leave here with a
business plan to start a business,” Frank said.
“It’s an ecosystem of a whole economy where
people are bumping into each other and creating
knowledge.”
Green said his firm will have the master plan for
Innovate ABQ completed in February. After that, it’s
up to city leaders to follow through and get the idea
going. But that won’t be easy, Green added.
“This is a difficult thing to do, you need clarity
and focus. The single most important thing is
working together on clarity and making it easy for
people to come in and do things,” Green said. “If it
isn’t done right, it would set a very bad precedent.”
Dennis Domrzalski is an associate editor of
ABQ Free Press. Reach him at dennis@freeabq.com
ABQ Free Press Local Briefs
Going Downtown
Albuquerque’s Downtown area got a
big boost when Mayor Richard Berry
announced that Molina Healthcare
of New Mexico is moving its
650-person workforce from the far
north side of town to Downtown.
The move will consolidate Molina’s
employees into a building across
from City Hall. Molina is mostly a
Medicaid provider. In 2013, it bought
Lovelace Health Plan’s Medicaid
book of business, which included
80,000 members, for $53.5 million.
Earlier this year, Molina Healthcare
of New Mexico CEO Patty Kehoe
said the firm had been looking at the
former Qwest building across from
Civic Plaza.
Bad news
New Mexico got some more bad
economic news earlier this month.
For the second consecutive year,
Forbes magazine said the state had
one of the worst business climates
in the nation. New Mexico placed
47th on Forbes’ list this year. Several
factors contributed to the low ranking,
including negative job growth, weak
job forecasts, a net out-migration of
people and a decline in household
income.
Museum expands
The New Mexico Museum of Natural
History and Science near Old Town
is expanding its education center.
The expansion will allow a separate
entrance and orientation center for
visiting school groups. The work is
expected to be done before the end of
2015, the museum said.
New park
The West Side is getting a new park.
The 6.8-acre Sierra Sunset Park west of
98th Street and Gibson Boulevard S.W.
will have 4.8 acres of grass, 280 trees
and a playground that uses trees and
shrubs to provide natural shade. The
park should open by next summer,
city officials said.
Sandia lobbying
Sandia National Laboratories improperly used federal contract funds to
lobby for an extension of its
$2.4 billion contract to operate the
sprawling nuclear weapons facility in
Albuquerque, the Inspector General
of the U.S. Department of Energy said.
It is illegal to use federal funds for lobbying. Some of the improperly used
money went to former Republican
Congresswoman Heather Wilson, who
at one time was under contract with
Sandia, the IG report said. Between
2009 and 2011, the lab worked on a
strategy to lobby Congress and the
DOE to renew its operating contract
without going out to bid, the report
said.
Luminaria Tour
Tickets for ABQ RIDE’s 50th Annual
Luminaria Tour – a Christmas Eve
tradition for five decades – go on sale
at 12 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, via
the website www.luminariatour.com
– also accessible by going to www.
myabqride.com. Tickets also can be
purchased that Friday at the Hold My
Ticket box office at 112 Second Street
S.W. in the Sunshine Building. The
box office is open Monday through
Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on
Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
Pop N’ Taco
A bank branch of First National
Rio Grande will replace the
long-vacant Pop N’ Taco at 501
Central Ave. N.E. The mixed-use two
story structure also will house a café
and offices. First National Rio
Grande, an arm of the First National
Bank of Santa Fe, stepped in when
financing for a planned drive-through
Subway shop fell through. The
bank’s opening is expected in October
2015.
Walk on in
The New Mexico Health Insurance
Exchange is opening a walk-in center
in Albuquerque where people can get
help with buying health insurance
in the upcoming open enrollment
period. The office at 2301 San Pedro
Blvd. N.E. will be open six days a
week, and residents can walk in
without an appointment, the NMHIX
said.
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businesses and anyone visiting here.
Only the water authority has displayed anything
approaching hair-on-fire insistence for action. Two
years ago, it passed resolutions pushing the Air
Force for a draft cleanup plan by the end of 2013 and
a backup treatment plan should contamination reach
city wells. Neither happened.
“NMED and KAFB have bandied this whole thing
back and forth with studies and requests for new
projects,” said Albuquerque City Councilor Rey
Garduño, a member of the water authority board.
“They’ve characterized this thing to death and still
don’t have, I think, any sense they’re going to move
forward with any urgency.
‘NMED and KAFB have bandied
this whole thing back and forth
with studies and requests
for new projects’
– Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño
“I know they know it’s urgent,” he said.
Ryan Flynn, secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department, professes urgency. During a water
authority meeting in September he took calm offense
at critics and an Albuquerque Journal editorial.
“To suggest that we have not had a plan is not only
misguided, it’s flat-out wrong,” said Flynn, a captain
in the Air Force Reserve. “And we will continue to
work with you, we will continue to work with the Air
Force, and we will get this situation resolved.”
Flynn also cited the removal of 500,000 gallons of
spillage as tangible progress and said momentum is
increasing. Those gallons, however, took 11 years to
remove, according to the Air Force, and come from
a vapor-extraction system that cleans contaminated
soils, not groundwater.
“Despite claims made by some members of the
public, there is no public health emergency, and
there certainly is no cause for panic,” the environment department said recently in an email response
to questions from ABQ Free Press.
The environment department says it is trying
to expedite the cleanup. Some delays have been
unavoidable, such as the recent discovery on the
base of mortar shells in the soil, which stalled work
at a water-treatment site. Work won’t resume until a
search for more unexploded ordnance is completed,
an environment department spokesman said.
Also, in September the Air Force unveiled a
Pentagon-level plan rebooting past planning. It set
a target of August 2016 for collecting enough data
to develop a final EDB-removal remedy. The new
interim plan adds more monitoring wells to better
define the problem – those in addition to the 403
wells installed since 2000 – and brings online seven
extraction wells in September 2015 and August 2016
to pump and treat EDB-laden water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sets
zero EDB as its content goal for drinking water but
accepts 0.05 parts per billion as safe. Concentrations
of 10.0 ppb have been detected near the leading edge
of the Kirtland plume and as high as 374 ppb at its
heart on and near the base.
The history of the spill dates to 1953 and the
opening of Kirtland’s Bulk Fuel Facility, which was
built to offload and store aircraft fuels delivered
by truck and rail. When the leaks began is not
known. EDB was used only in aviation gas used by
propeller-driven aircraft, not the JP4 and later JP8
fuels used by jets. Those fuels present their own
cleanup issues.
“In 1975, they stopped using Avgas, so it’s been a
minimum of 35 years hanging around.” said David
McCoy, executive director of Citizen Action New
Mexico. “Given how large the spill is, how soon the
plume will reach municipal wells is anyone’s guess.”
“One thing is certain,” McCoy said. “The quantity
of EDB contamination is billions and billions of
gallons in the aquifer.”
Pressure testing of the fuel facility pipes revealed
the spill in 1999, and later testing showed it had
reached the aquifer. McCoy said records that Citizen
Action New Mexico obtained through the Freedom
of Information Act show the leakage first was
documented in 1992, when soil near the fuel facility’s pump house was found to be contaminated.
Testing of the pipeline might have revealed the
leakage as early as 1985, but Kirtland got waivers
from the required yearly and five-year testing from
Air Force higher-ups.
The resulting leakage is twice the volume of the
1989 Exxon Valdez spill that coated Alaska’s Prince
William Sound and its shoreline with crude oil. The
Kirtland spill has been called the largest on-land fuel
spill in U.S. history.
The EDB plume is about 1,500 feet wide and
6,000 feet long. It is being sucked by the hydraulics
of groundwater pumping from Kirtland toward
the Ridgecrest wells along Zuni Road Southeast
between Louisiana and Wyoming boulevards. Those
five wells pumped about 20 million gallons of the 82
million gallons of groundwater and river water that
the Albuquerque Metropolitan Area consumed on
average each day last year.
“Given how large the spill is, how soon it will
reach municipal wells is anyone’s guess,” McCoy
said.
When the water authority passed its resolutions
two years ago, it took to heart the conservative
estimate of EDB reaching the first Ridgecrest well
in five years. To provide early warning, the water
authority sank two sentinel wells last year about
halfway between the presumed leading edge of the
plume and the nearest wells about 4,000 feet away.
“It just whacks the time frame in half for us to do
anything,” Patterson said.
Patterson uses his three minutes of publiccomment time at water authority board meetings to
press for action, regular staff progress reports, and
most recently and urgently a treatment facility at
Ridgecrest Well No. 1, likely to be the first fouled.
Two years have elapsed since the board adopted the
five-year timeline, which leaves little time to design,
bid and build a treatment system, he said.
Vacant land sits just across the KAFB fence from
Well No. 1. The water authority’s piping system
would allow other contaminated wells to route
through the treatment facility, Patterson said. “I’m
one of the only people that understands the problem
and isn’t part of it,” Patterson said. “I don’t want to
see Albuquerque go through water hell.”
The New Mexico Environment Department
recently gave the Air Force the go-ahead for a pilot
extraction well and related plumbing south of
Gibson Boulevard to treat the water and pump it
back into the aquifer elsewhere on base property.
The system was still in the design phase in August
when the Air Force submitted its work plan to the
state.
‘Given how large the spill is,
how soon the plume will reach
municipal wells is anyone’s guess’
– David McCoy, executive director of
Citizen Action New Mexico
Not surprisingly, New Mexico politics intrude on
a technical, scientific and governmental discussion
that is this complex and expensive.
“It is instructive to see a sea difference from the
last day of one situation with [former Gov. Bill]
Richardson and the next day with [Gov. Susana]
Martinez,” said Garduño, whose council district
abuts Kirtland and includes the EDB plume.
In 2010, the last year of Richardson’s administration, the New Mexico Environment Department
sent demand letters to the Air Force calling the spill
“a significant threat to human health” and citing
federal environmental law containing penalties
topping out at criminal prosecution.
The next year, Martinez wrote to the Air Force,
applauding its response to the spill as the environment department shuffled staffers working on it to
other duties.
With Martinez challenging multiple Richardson
initiatives, environmental activists protested when
Martinez promoted Flynn to head the department.
They complained his dual roles of enforcer and Air
Force officer presented a conflict of interest.
“I’m not going to say that he can’t see the difference,” Garduño said. “He may sympathize where
the rest of us don’t. I’m not sympathetic to the Air
Force because of the terrible, terrible situation in the
southeast part of the city.”
For his part, Flynn said he asked for and received
from the Air Force an out-of-state assignment when
he first went to work for the environment department as its lead attorney nearly four years ago. His
duties as a reserve officer neither conflict with his
state job nor affect his performance, he said.
In early November, the Westside Coalition of
Neighborhood Associations hosted environment
department and Kirtland staffers at a meeting miles
from the base and on the opposite side of the Rio
Grande. While the Air Force contends the spill
doesn’t threaten Albuquerque’s West Mesa, the
coalition leaders said water is a citywide issue.
It will be more than that, Garduño, Patterson,
McCoy and others argue, if EBD damages the water
supply of New Mexico’s largest city and its commercial center. “I want to emphasize as strongly as I can
this is a regional issue,” Garduño said. “For anybody
to say or think it can be isolated to one part of the
city is fooling themselves.”
Bill Diven is an independent journalist who lives in
Placitas.
NEWS
ABQ Starts Banking River Water Underground
I
t took the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water
Utility Authority eight years and $1.6 million to get
permission to take water from the Rio Grande and
store it underground for later use.
But now that the years of rule writing by the State
Engineer’s Office are over and the Bear Canyon
Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project is up and
running, it will be easier and take less time for the
water authority and other agencies around the state
to do similar projects, water officials said.
Although there are more than 150 aquifer storage
and recovery projects in the western United States,
the Bear Canyon effort, which became operational on
Nov. 6, was the first of its kind in New Mexico.
The idea behind Bear Canyon is simple: pipe lightly
chlorinated Rio Grande water to a 2 million gallon
storage tank in the Northeast Heights, open the tank’s
faucet, and let the water seep through the sandy bed
of a half-mile-long arroyo, where it percolates 500 feet
into the aquifer beneath the city.
Stomp said the Bear Canyon project would not affect
the fuel plume threatening city wells in the Southeast
Heights or move it in any way, nor would the plume
threaten the stored water. “The Bear Canyon project is
10 to 20 miles away. It’s the same aquifer, but they are
not connected in any way,” he said.
The water to be stored comes from the city’s allotment of water from the decades-old San Juan-Chama
Diversion project – a set of tunnels through a mountain at the New Mexico-Colorado border that collects
water that would have flowed into the Colorado
River and diverts it into the Rio Grande.
The state spent years writing rules and guidelines
for the Bear Canyon project, and the city spent more
than two years making sure that a pilot project actually worked, said John Stomp, the water authority’s
water resources manager.
Underground storage projects are
prized by water managers because
water stored in aquifers doesn’t
evaporate like it does in
above-ground reservoirs
Now, the city is looking to do a much bigger aquifer injection effort near its drinking water treatment
plant, as well as smaller arroyo projects on the north
and south sides of town. Rio Rancho also is looking at
two aquifer storage and recovery projects.
Underground storage projects are prized by water
managers because water stored in aquifers doesn’t
evaporate as it does in above-ground reservoirs.
For the water authority, the Bear Canyon and future
projects will be important in years when the authority doesn’t use its full allotment of 96,000 acre feet of
San Juan-Chama water for drinking purposes.
Instead of flowing downriver toward Texas, it
will go into the natural, underground storage areas
and will be pumped back up to the surface when
needed.
The Bear Canyon project will be able to store 3,000
acre-feet a year, Stomp said. An acre-foot of water
equals 325,851 gallons. The facility near the treatment
plant is expected to be permitted for 10,000 acre-feet
a year. The water authority will apply for a permit for
that project by the first of the year, he said.
The planned storage effort near the treatment plant
will differ from Bear Canyon in that one portion of
it will directly inject fully treated river water into an
existing well instead of letting it seep into the aquifer,
said Amy Ewing, a hydrologist with Daniel B. Stephens & Associates Inc., which worked on the Bear
Canyon project. That speeds up the process because
at Bear Canyon it takes 50 days for the released water
to reach the water table, Ewing said.
A second part of the treatment plant storage
project will involve injecting water about halfway
down to the aquifer and letting it percolate down
from there, Ewing added.
That method is “used extensively, especially
in Arizona. That form of water injection is less
expensive,” Ewing said. “If it works well, you put in
a bunch, and maybe for less money.”
Fourth and Central: Where Route 66 meets Route 66
BY NEALA SCHWARTZBERG
W
hen Route 66 wound its way across the U.S.
from Chicago to Los Angeles, it became
America’s Main Street, its dirt and asphalt linking
our towns and cities. The road brought prosperity
wherever it went – travelers and their need for
gasoline, lodging, food and the insatiable urge to
stop and see the roadside attractions that sprang up
along the way.
Although Route 66 was officially decommissioned in 1985, travelers never lost their love of this
uniquely American road. No sooner had the road
“closed” than Route 66 road associations started
springing up, with New Mexico adding its name to
the list in 1990.
Route 66 still produces prosperity, according to a
2011 report by Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey in collaboration with several other groups.
Even today, its towns draw thousands of visitors,
with some spots getting almost six-figure visitation.
While there are restored service stations and old
roadside attractions everywhere along the route, it
turns out that one of the true oddities of Route 66 is
right here in Albuquerque.
You see, Route 66 wasn’t really stationary. It was
largely created by the use of Route 66 signs planted
along already existing roads. “Moving” Route 66
Dan Vukelich
was as easy as moving the signs. Although most of
the realignments (as those road changes were called)
were minor, some were quite significant, drastically
changing the route. And perhaps the biggest of all
happened in New Mexico.
In 1926, Route 66 entered New Mexico coming off
the Texas panhandle and then, just past Santa Rosa,
it turned north. According to the U.S. National Park
Service documents, it then met up with U.S. 85 just
south of Las Vegas, followed that road along the
corridor of the old Santa Fe Trail, climbed Glorieta
Pass, then descended the narrow gorge, finally veering toward Santa Fe before it wandered back south
to Albuquerque along what is now Fourth Street,
bestowing its economic blessings on the Barelas
neighborhood. The old route even went as far south
as Los Lunas before straightening west.
Towns along the way, including Albuquerque,
were more interested in the east-west part of the
road than the north-south Santa Fe portion. They
began to agitate for a more direct and paved road. In
1937 planners and engineers decided to straighten
the road, shaving off more than 100 miles, and
Central Avenue became Route 66 in Albuquerque.
But Fourth Street didn’t stop existing because
someone moved the Route 66 signs. It still flowed
south to Central Avenue. Old Route 66 met the new
Route 66 at the corner of Fourth Street and Central
– there’s a structure honoring that place where old
and new Route 66 meet. Stand there, take a photo
and enjoy the only place in the country where Route
66 crosses itself.
Neala Schwartzberg is an Albuquerque travel writer.
NEWS
TERRORISM, Page 8
Thirteen years after the 9/11 attacks
and we’re still nowhere on terrorism.
Transportation Security Administration agents strut around airports with
phony badges – they are not lawenforcement agents – and paw at our
carry-on bags. We have secret courts.
Government agencies feel empowered
to snoop on any of us for any reason,
and they think nothing of using secret
subpoenas to wring information from
the purveyors of search engines or
journalists.
How many countries has U.S. Sen.
John McCain of Arizona advocated
that we attack lately? So many that
my friend, the writer Mark Evanier,
could jokingly tweet that “NBC
announces new format for Meet the
Press: No host ... just John McCain
each week announcing a new country
we have to bomb.”
Or how about this? In a remarkable
display of democracy, more than 80
percent of the registered voters in
Scotland went to the polls earlier this
year and decided that they didn’t
want to secede from the United
Kingdom. Among the reasons some
people voted no? An independent
Scotland would have needed to be
part of the European Union, but
countries such as Spain, Romania or
even Belgium might have blocked its
entry. Why? Because they feared an
independent Scotland would energize
their home-grown separatist movements and those separatists might
have turned to terrorism.
It’s been 13 years since the 9/11
terrorism attacks and New York’s
World Trade Center, the fulcrum of it
all, has largely been rebuilt. There’s
a museum and a memorial, towering
new office buildings and a gleaming
transportation hub.
I used to write about how
smart companies sent
their international travelers on Swissair because
no one hated the Swiss
But we’re going nowhere. Thirteen
years since the 9/11 terrorism attacks
and Americans are, physically and
emotionally, exhausted. We have
no answers, no ideas, no intelligent
discussion and, it seems, no hope.
We’re afraid of our own shadows and
afraid of the government we hire to
protect us.
And that means the terrorists have
won. They wanted to disrupt our lives
and make us afraid. They succeeded
beyond their wildest, most violent
and most twisted dreams.
Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of
JoeSentMe.com, a website for business
travelers launched after the 9/11 terrorism
attacks. This piece was adapted from
his Seat 2B column that appears at
BizJournals.com
NEWS
Recent Trend toward Amending N.M.
Constitution has Roots in Politics
BY DEDE FELDMAN
N
ew Mexico’s piecemeal system of
amending its 1912 constitution
results in a long ballot every election
year. As many as 13 amendments
have been put to voters in a single
year – which happened twice – in
1994 and 1961.
In the just-finished election, there
were five amendments on the ballot,
four of which were approved. The
failed amendment – a bid to move
school elections to the same day as
other elections won a simple majority
but required approval by 75 percent of
all voters.
One of the four amendments that
both got through the Legislature
and was approved by the voters was
Constitutional Amendment 5 to allow
the interest from the Land Grant
Permanent fund to be invested in
foreign companies.
The others involved the regents at
Northern New Mexico Community
College, the date for declaring a judicial candidacy, and allowing Valencia
and Curry counties to be “home rule”
counties, which will give them more
autonomy.
Every year, dozens of proposed
amendments never get to the voters
because they die in either one house
of the Legislature or the other.
The growing number of proposals
to amend the constitution is alarming to some, who argue there are
drawbacks to altering a document that
serves as a basic, general framework
for government.
Even though he introduced a
constitutional amendment himself
this year, Rep. Larry Larrañaga,
an Albuquerque Republican, said,
“There’s a feeling that it has to be
something pretty serious.
“I may be biased but I think you’re
seeing more [amendment proposals] because they don’t require the
governor’s signature,” Larrañaga
said. “The Democrats are using it as a
measure to bypass the governor and
go directly to the voters.”
Under the state Constitution, there
is no other mechanism by which to
put issues before New Mexico voters.
Sen. Tim Keller, an Albuquerque
Democrat who was elected as state
auditor on Nov. 4, introduced 10
proposed constitutional amendments
this past session. He acknowledges
the political reality behind the trend.
“When the governor won’t give
you a message to have your bill even
heard during a short session, it’s a
way to get the issue on the agenda,”
he said.
Keller was the sponsor of Amendment 5, which he said can increase
returns by $100 million each year. He
believes that increase in income to
the fund would strengthen the case
earmarking more money from the
fund for early childhood programs
sometime in the future.
Since 1951, the Legislature has
passed an average of only about 14
percent of all amendment proposals.
Once a measure makes it onto the
ballot, however, chances are better
that it will pass. Since 1912, voters
have ratified only 54.6 percent of all
constitutional amendments.
Like the school-elections amendment that failed, parts of the
constitution likely will never be
amended because of the extraordinary
majority three-fourths majority required. Among them are the sections
on rights of Spanish-speaking
people – the right to a bilingual
education, for example – which
are enumerated in the document.
Those sections once had to meet an
even higher burden for passage – 75
percent of the statewide vote, plus
two-thirds of the vote in each and
every one of the 33 counties – but the
two-thirds threshold was struck down
as unconstitutional under the U.S.
Constitution.
In 1969, there was an attempt to
revamp the entire state constitution
in a convention, but it failed to pass
the voters by a small margin. What’s
left is what scholars call “a piecemeal”
amendment process.
“The piecemeal process is working,”
said Michael Browde, a retired law
professor and an expert on the New
Mexico Constitution. “The Legislature
provides a good check and prevents
misuse of the process.”
Browde warned against a more
direct initiative process, such as the
one used in California, where special
interests spend millions in advertising
to influence either side of a proposition. “On balance, I’m happy with the
present system,” Browde said.
Dede Feldman is a former Democratic
state senator from Albuquerque
and author of “Inside the New Mexico
Senate: Boots, Suits, and Citizens.”
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SCENARIO
Be a Small-Business Santa: Shop Local for the Holidays
By Stephanie Hainsfurther
Y
ou don’t have to
be a shop-local
advocate to keep
your money here
this season. After
all, 89 percent of
U.S. consumers
already know that
shopping in their
hometowns helps the local economies,
according to Independent We Stand
(independentwestand.org), a national
organization of independent business
owners.
It’s a cakewalk: shop at the stores
your neighbors own and they’ll create
new jobs and thrive. Your purchase
salts the local stone soup. It feels
good, too.
“Commerce is not just business, it’s
community,” said Clifton Chadwick,
executive director of Keep It Querque
(keepitquerque.com). “We know that
when people shop at locally owned
stores and spend just 10 percent [of
their allocated budget], a dime on
every dollar, it keeps $179 million in
our local economy.”
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local business per month
with their presence – and at
least $20 apiece.
“We spent as much as
$3,000 in two hours on one
Saturday at a local business,” Chadwick said.
Even if you’re merely
obsessed with fulfilling
your holiday gift list,
ponder this: Albuquerque
has everything you need.
Fashionistas (and -istos)
prize Nob Hill as the buylocal hub for women’s and
men’s clothing, accessories,
artwork and home décor,
not to mention the restaurants beckoning revelers
to refuel. Old Town’s got
All photos taken in Nob Hill by Riley Stevens.
plenty of the more traditional Southwest merchanOnline shoppers can
dise for out-of-town relatives who
save
their soles with
love Albuquerque during Balloon
local-goods
compaFiesta. The Northeast Heights, North
nies
who
take
orders
and South Valleys and other pockets
for their products and
of town have their own flavors of
fulfill them through
merchandise, including baked goods
their websites. Many
and gift certificates, to keep area
New Mexico artisans
residents in the ‘hood for the holidays.
and other micro-busiDowntown is an art mecca; galleries
nesses have “stores”
and gift shops bid for your attention
on Etsy.com, which
at opening events and exhibits within
functions like a major
a few blocks of each other.
catalog company.
Not just the variety and singularity
Cyber Monday (December 1), a day
of gift items but the customer service
dedicated to online shopping, is a
and convenience that local businesses
good time to try out local Etsy sites
offer can far outweigh big-box parking.
like Whispirit (clothing woven from
“In a small town you have to have
Alpaca wool), Yarn Barn (handexcellent customer service; it’ll make
crocheted items) and Oma Linda’s
you or break you,” said Erica Shelton,
Boondoggle Emporium (vintage and
marketing director for Shelton Jewelcraft items).
ers and a member of the board of
Keep It Querque. Shelton helped set
up an application at keepitquerque.
com where shoppers can find locally
owned stores by searching for the
items they want to buy.
Shelton Jewelers has been in business for 29 years. To keep from losing
business to larger, national chains like
Jared’s, the store has developed a few
pleasing strategies. They can appraise
certain merchandise purchased there
at no cost, and their diamonds are
responsibly sourced. Shelton’s is also
designing their own line of jewelry
by Elliott Shelton and Marcs Gillihan,
and they can create custom designs.
“We have [three] custom designers
who live here,” said Shelton. The
store also employs sales people and
vendors.
art
artspree
November 29 is Small Business Saturday, and there is no better place to shop
for holiday gifts than a locally owned
art gallery. Albuquerque’s galleries
showcase world-renowned and regional
artists, and offer many small items like
jewelry and home décor, made by local
artisans, perfect for presents. Dig into all
of the art this city has to offer and go on
a shop-local spree this year.
DECEMBER 5-31
CLOSING NOVEMBER 29
Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy,
Denver, Colorado
Precious objects, the history of the company
and its rise to prominence.
With museum admission, (720) 865-5000,
denverartmuseum.org
SOUTHWEST SPLENDOR
Purple Sage Galeria,
201 San Felipe NW, Old Town
Free, call for hours, 450-4059,
purplesagegaleria.com
ARTWARD BOUND: Denver
THROUGH MARCH 15
BRILLIANT: CARTIER IN THE
20th CENTURY
ALIGNED WITH NATURE PAINTINGS
Matrix Fine Art, 3812 Central Ave. SE
David Welch and Cynthia Wister create luscious
format oil paintings of landscape and still life.
Free, 268-8952, matrixfineart.com
VITAL SPARK
Tortuga Gallery, 901 Edith Blvd SE
Three local women artists form a
unique exhibition.
7-10 pm, 506-0820, tortugagallery.org
CLOSING NOVEMBER 30
23rd ANNUAL NATIONAL PASTEL
PAINTING EXHIBITION
Expo New Mexico, 300 San Pedro Dr NE
For more information: pastelsnm.org
YOUR BEST SHOT
Albuquerque Photographers’ Gallery, Plaza Don
Luis, 303 Romero St NW, Old Town
Juried exhibit of members’ works.
Free, Open 10-5 pm, 244-9195,
abqphotographersgallery.com
TWO VIEWS: SONDRA SCHLOTTERBACK
and GWEN WILEMON
PAINT THE BALLET
A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
NOVEMBER 21-DECEMBER 31
THROUGH DECEMBER 12
Framing Concepts Gallery,
5809 Juan Tabo Blvd NE
David Schwindt, landscape artist;
Reception November 21, 5-8 pm
Free, 294-3246, davidschwindtartist.com
Purple Sage Galeria,
201 San Felipe NW, Old Town
Free, call for hours, 450-4059,
purplesagegaleria.com
Here’s another consideration: a
local marketplace is the original social
networking site. November 29 is
Small Business Saturday, so pull on
your Santa pants and go make some
new friends.
Stephanie Hainsfurther is an associate editor
with ABQ Free Press.
On the Air
Watch our arts segment on The Morning Brew with Larry Ahrens,
Tuesday mornings at 7:32 on Public Access Channel 27 and later on YouTube.
THROUGH DECEMBER 27
Satellite Coffee, 3513 Central Ave NE, Nob Hill
New works by Jana Fothergill.
Free, 256-0345
SECOND HAND PLANTS
Inpost Artspace, Outpost Performance Space,
210 Yale SE
The work of Christa Dalien.
Free, 268-0044, outpostspace.org
THROUGH DECEMBER 13
SWAY. SHIFT. VERSION 4.0
SCA Contemporary, 524 Haines Ave NW
(1 block S of I-40 between 5th & 6th)
Presented by Geomorphic Tank.
Free, 228-3749, scacontemporary.com
New Mexico Art League, 3407 Juan Tabo Blvd NE
A cooperative arts project with 36 painters.
Sales benefit the artists and New Mexico
Ballet Company.
Free, 293-5034, newmexicoartleague.org
ROAD TRIP 2014
DECEMBER 1-31
BILL TONDREAU PANORAMIC ALBUQUERQUE PHOTOGRAPHS
Sumner & Dene, 517 Central Ave NW, Downtown
Free, Weekdays 10-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4,
842-1400, sumnerdene.com
WINTER SALON and JOHN PAUL
GUTIERREZ
THROUGH DECEMBER 20
Stranger Factory, 109 Carlisle Blvd NE
Annual group show plus solo exhibit.
Free, 508-3049, strangerfactory.com
CARTE BLANCHE and MANDALA
DECEMBER 4-27
Central Features, 109 5th St NW
30+ artists and their collages; photography and
video from Hillerbrand+Magsamen.
Free, 243-3389, centralfeatures.com
THROUGH DECEMBER 28
REFLECT: AN EXHIBITION OF THE LUNA
PROJECT
Open Space Visitor Center, 6500 Coors Blvd NW
(Midway between Montaño & Paseo del Norte
at the end of Bosque Meadows Rd)
A women’s collective shows their work on
self reflection.
Free, 897-8831, cabq.gov/openspace
FEMALE GAZE/MALE FIGURE
Matrix Fine Art, 3812 Central Ave SE, Nob Hill
How do women view men? Is it through the lens
of desire or objectivity? What does it mean to
reverse the roles and examine how women look
at men?
Wed-Sun 10-6 pm, Tues 10-4, Free, 268-8952,
matrixfineart.com
2014 INTERNATIONAL JURIED PRINT
EXHIBITION
New Grounds Printmaking Lab,
3812 Central Ave SE, Nob Hill
Reception: December 4, 5-8 pm
Free, 268-8952, newgroundsprintshop.com
IAIA BLOOD QUANTUM DRIVE: MAKING
RELATIVES
Axle Contemporary, mobile gallery
Institute of American Indian Arts students built
an environment to create awareness about
controversial Indigenous issues. Check website
daily for locations, (505) 670-5854, axleart.com
THROUGH MARCH 22
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: GHOST RANCH
VIEWS
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, 217 Johnson St,
Santa Fe
Paintings of the rough landscape and beautiful
colors of Ghost Ranch.
With museum admission, (505) 946-1000,
okeeffemuseum.org
NOVEMBER 22-MARCH 1
CARPE DIEM
THROUGH DECEMBER 30
Jewish Community Center,
5520 Wyoming Blvd NE
Mark M. Feldman Stone Sculpture Showcase
Free, jccabq.org for open hours,
markmfeldmansculptor.wix.com
THROUGH DECEMBER 4
TAOS
Diane Alire’s “Horned Angel” (two-plate gravure, 12.5 x
10.5”) is part of FEMALE GAZE/MALE FIGURE showing December 4-27 at Matrix Fine Art, 3812 Central
Ave SE, Nob Hill; Free, Wed-Sun 10-6 pm, Tues 10-4,
268-8952, matrixfineart.com.
LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED
SANTA FE
Also at the DENVER ART MUSEUM:
THROUGH FEBRUARY 8, MATISSE and
FRIENDS
THROUGH FEBRURARY 15, DRAWINGS:
CARROLL DUNHAM
DECEMBER 15- JANUARY 18, DRAWN TO
ACTION: POSTERS FROM THE AIGDA
DESIGN ARCHIVES
David Anthony Fine Art,
132 Kit Carson Road, Taos
Select artwork by Tina Mion; her themes focus
on death, with humor.
Free, (575) 758-7113, davidanthonyfineart.com
DECEMBER 6-31
WILLIAM DAVIS: A SOUTHWEST
EXPLORATION IN GLASS
Act I Gallery, 218 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos
Free, (575) 758-7831, actonegallery.com
New Books: Design Icons, Photography and Fashion
ABQ FREE PRESS
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‘Interstellar’ is an Audacious Space Epic
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BOOKS
Nuts for the Nickelodeon Photo Blaster
“Camera Crazy” discusses the
marketing of photography and how it
has become a collector’s culture.
The book displays a wide variety of
unusual equipment, from retro analog
to novelty cameras, in high-contrast
images. This book is for photography
enthusiasts and people who want to
learn more about photography, in
a very visual way. “Camera Crazy”
by Christopher D. Salyers and Buzz
Poole (Prestel, 2014)
Teetering through
Time
Toy cameras inspired people to
pick them up and use them. As
photography became a popular
hobby, the amount and types of
cameras increased. This book explains
how the toy camera rose out of the
novelty market and developed its
own niche in the photography world,
continuing its popularity in the digital
age. Through interviews with camera
designers and influential photography
mavens like Christopher Bonanos,
Paul Kwiatkowski, and J. K. Putnam,
Both fashion and fetish, the high heel
has become a symbol of power, sex
and selfhood. With over 160 different
shoe designs, “Killer Heels” displays
shoes in a wide variety of styles. The
book shows how artists and designers
have played with the cultural and
artistic capabilities of the high-fashion
shoe. From the 16th century onward,
they pushed the limits of functionality
and beauty, while using inventive and
surprising materials.
“Killer Heels” presents images of
A new senior lifestyle is coming to Rio Rancho
with apartment styles and amenities not offered
in other area communities.
The Neighborhood is scheduled to open in 2015, giving you time to consider
how beautiful your future can be. But you must act now.
A new information center is now open at 4500 Arrowhead Ridge Drive SE in Rio
Rancho (one block west of the intersection of Highway 528 on Ridgecrest Drive SE).
shoes from well-known designers to
up-and-comers, and explains how
design concepts use archetypal figures
in order to create a well-balanced
shoe. High heels are their own art
form. “Killer Heels: The Art of the
High-Heeled Shoe” edited by Lisa
Small, photography by Jay Zukerkorn
(Brooklyn Museum, 2014)
Strike a ‘Pose’
A super model and a photographer
walk into a studio, and bring you
the photos in “Study of Pose: 1,000
Poses by Coca Rocha.” The “Queen
of Pose” and Photographer Steven
Sebring collaborated on these images
of the human body, its flexibility and
classicism. Fascinating movements
on nonintrusive backgrounds make
this the perfect present for a budding
artist, actor or dancer. “Study of Pose:
1,000 Poses by Coca Rocha” by Coca
Rocha and Steven Sebring (Harper
Design, 2014)
Beautiful Users,
Designing for People
Through essays, action-based
photographs, drawings and blueprints, “Beautiful Users: Designing
for People” illustrates the relationship
between humans and design: studying human behavior and anatomy is a
necessary step in designing outstanding everyday products. User-centered
designs have developed over time
with more complicated services and
systems, in order to meet the needs of
different people.
The book displays and explains
basic human anatomy as well as
how different products are used in a
variety of ways, from aiding mobility
to simple usefulness. The last chapter,
“Revenge of the User,” shows how
we like to pull apart designs and
reconfigure them to better suit us, or
come up with our own. “Beautiful
Users: Designing for People” by Ellen
Lupton et al. (Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, 2014)
Haunted Morviks
Reservations are now being taken for when the
apartments become available for occupancy.
To arrange for your visit, please call
Ashley Trujillo at (505) 994-2296.
goings-on, a store manager wants to
investigate. To save the “Horrorstör,”
he persuades a few volunteers to
work night shifts and witness the
strange events. They soon come across
unbelievable terrors; the author is
a film critic and mines his movie
knowledge for ultimate frighteners.
ORSK is a popular Scandinavian
furniture superstore in Cleveland.
One day employees come to work,
only to find vandalized goods. The
security cameras don’t pick up anything at all. As ORSK’s sales continue
to decline due to increasingly ghostly
This book is scary but somewhat
irreverent, a haunted-house story
transferred to a furniture store. It
is formatted to look like an ORSK/
IKEA catalog, including product
illustrations with silly Swedish names.
“Horrorstör” by Grady Hendrix
(Quirk Books, 2014)
Spirituality Trumps
Super Models
Tyron Barrington writes about his
journey of being a Christian and also
working as a top model agent in
the fashion industry for some of the
world’s most famous super models.
Growing up in Jamaica with big
dreams, Barrington needed many
years of relationship building, work
and faith in God to finally achieve his
job with Vogue magazine. Readers
get to see the good, the bad and the
ugly sides of the fashion industry, as
Barrington travels all over the world,
including fashion centers Paris, Milan,
London and New York, all while he
keeps his faith in the Lord as his personal agent. It’s also a good handbook
for anyone in the workaday world
as the author finds himself striving
alongside some dramatically difficult
personalities. “The Lord is My Agent
and He Only Takes 10%” by Tyron
Barrington (Barrington Group, 2014)
Most of the books noted above are more
suited to print than to e-books. Think of
Albuquerque’s homegrown bookstores
when shopping for good reads and
holiday gifts.
T
here is a four-square farmhouse
where a cornfield ripples out
in front. A father attends a parentteacher conference. He learns his
daughter’s old textbook was revised
to lie about the moon landing in
order to tamp down possibility and
hope. The father takes his child out
of school. The family lives in fear of
catastrophic dust storms.
Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar”
opens with distant echoes of the
Great Depression. Blight has wiped
out most crops, and climate change
has decimated the human population. This sober, affecting, visually
audacious film taps into our gloomy
zeitgeist as it transforms the sci-fi
epic into a tale of familial love, grief
and longing. Think of “Grapes
of Wrath,” with the Joads seeking habitat not in
California but another galaxy.
Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former NASA
pilot and widower, lives with his two children and
his crusty father-in-law (John Lithgow). Not content
to be part of a “caretaker” generation
on a failing planet, Cooper dreams
big. Through encrypted messages,
he detects the coordinates of a secret
NASA base where Dr. Brand (Michael Caine) and his daughter (Anne
Hathaway) recruit Cooper to pilot
the Lazarus Mission. Humankind
must discover another planet that
can support human life. Cooper’s
daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy) is
inconsolable about his departure.
In an era of limits, “Interstellar”
opts for Cooper’s grand risk, and
it’s a thrilling 2-hour-and-49-minute
ride. McConaughey’s cowboy face
is sunburned, lined, graven. Dylan
Thomas’s poem, “Do Not Go Gentle
Into That Good Night,” originally
an injunction to the poet’s father,
becomes a plea for species survival: “rage against
the dying of the light.” It perfectly suits the film’s
grave vision.
I haven’t always cared for Christopher Nolan’s
work. “Memento” turned on the gimmick of a
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backwards narrative, while “The Dark Knight”
struck me as comic-book Dostoevsky. But “Interstellar’s” dystopian sci-fi gives this skilled filmmaker free reign to explore human emotion, bleak
planetary vistas and a trippy ride to a new galaxy
through a wormhole near Saturn’s rings.
“Interstellar” plays for all the marbles. Braided
into the film is the anguished bond between Cooper
and Murph. There’s sacrifice, betrayal and loss along
the way.
Two reservations: The pseudo-documentary
talking heads early in the film are merely intrusive,
and Hans Zimmer’s score has needlessly bombastic
moments.
A wall of books is central to the film, much like the
black monolith in Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space
Odyssey.” My guess is that Christopher Nolan and his
brother Jonathan, who wrote the script, view books
as a portal to another dimension — of imagination.
We are meant to ponder the mystery of time itself and
what could be irretrievably lost in this 70-mm fable of
starry exploration, migration and home.
Richard Oyama’s forthcoming novel is
“A Riot Goin’ On.”
‘The Man Who’ Works His Wiles on Unwilling Hosts
BY BARRY GAINES
T
to the fun.
he Vortex Theatre is presenting a delightful and
The cast of 19 deserves accolades, and I wish that I
richly appointed “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”
could mention them all.
This classic American comedy was written by the
Jeremy Gwin is wonderful in his brief appearance as
Pulitzer Prize-winning duo of George S. Kaufman and
Beverly Carlton, a vital-to-the-plot character inspired
Moss Hart and first performed in 1939. The play’s neat
by Noël Coward. Arlette Morgan is fine as the vixen
plotting, large cast of characters and general zaniness
villainess with a heart of gold digger.
still entertain.
Jeremy Joint is Jimmy Stewart-esque as Bert
Everything in the play revolves around the raconteur,
Jefferson — the all-American, aw-shucks guy. Joint
radio personality and curmudgeonly critic Sheridan
effectively portrays the man Maggie deserves.
Whiteside — the “Man Who” of the play’s title. It is
Michelle Boehler does her best work that I have seen
Christmas season in the 1930s as demonstrated by
as Maggie Cutler. Maggie is a character type often
Mary Rossman’s tasteful set and Carolyn Hogan’s peseen in 1930s movies — the tough Girl Friday who is
riod costumes. Invited to dinner at the home of factory
able to trade quips and insults with the boss and does
owner Ernest Stanley and his family, Whiteside slipped
not believe in romance until she falls
and injured his hip on a patch of ice.
hard for a man. Boehler’s Maggie has
Confined to a wheelchair, he takes over
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30
the confidence to go toe-to-toe with
the Stanley home — claiming the living
THE MAN WHO CAME
Whiteside.
room, library and telephone for himself
TO DINNER
Not for the first time, this play belongs
and imperiously ordering the family and
to Charles Fisher. Dapper in the
household staff to do his bidding.
The Vortex Theatre, 2900
signature beard and moustache worn
His loyal secretary Maggie Cutler
Carlisle Blvd. NE
by Monty Woolley, the actor who first
is accustomed to his unreasonable
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm,
played the role, Fisher is commanding
demands and withering insults. Lo$22, 247-8600, vortexabq.org
as Sheridan Whiteside. He conveys
cal newspaper editor Bert Jefferson
the sheer meanness of his character,
visits the famous invalid for a story and
yet can also be understanding and even kind. Fisher’s
catches Maggie’s eye. Whiteside, anxious to nip the
energy is volcanic and he is a joy to watch.
budding romance and keep Maggie as his indentured
assistant, invites the notorious femme fatale Lorraine
Barry Gaines has covered Albuquerque theater for the past
Sheldon to work her womanly wiles and woo Bert away
13 years. He is a Professor Emeritus at UNM and
from Maggie. The masterful machinations and counterAdministrator of the American Theater Critics Association.
moves that follow make up the plot. This bare-bones
summary omits a plethora of other characters that add
Charles Fisher as Sheridan Whiteside. Photo courtesy of
The Vortex Theatre.
EVENTS
CALENDAr
HOLIDAYS
THROUGH DECEMBER 24
SANTA CLAUS AT COTTONWOOD MALL
Cottonwood Mall, 10000 Coors Bypass NW
Free, but photo prices vary; Cottonwoodmall.com
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19
HOLIDAY MARKET EXTRAVAGANZA
St. James Tearoom, 320 Osuna NE, Suite D
(SW corner Edith and Osuna)
4-8:15 pm (three sessions, must reserve), $5,
242-3752, stjamestearoom.com
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
SANTA FE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA &
CHORUS: HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Lensic Performing Arts Center,
211 W. San Francisco St, Santa Fe
4 pm, $20-80, ticketssantafe.org, 988-1234
LOCOMOFO’S 3rd ANNUAL
THANKSGIVING BASH
Sneakerz Sports Bar & Grille,
4100 San Mateo Blvd NE
9 pm, 837-1708, sneakerzsportsbar.com
NOVEMBER 28-30
RIO GRANDE ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL:
HOLIDAY SHOW
Expo New Mexico, 300 San Pedro Dr NE
Fri-Sun 10 am- 5 pm, $7, 292-7457,
riograndefestivals.com
7th ANNUAL CORRALES HOLIDAY
ART FEST
Corrales Rd Soccer Field, Corrales
Free, corralesartists.org
YULETIDE IN TAOS CELEBRATION
A magical holiday tradition beginning with the annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot on Nov. 22 and
culminating with Taos Pueblo Christmas traditions
through Dec. 25. Check taos.org for events & times. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29
QUINTESSENCE: 5th ANNUAL MESSIAH
SING
Immanuel Presbyterian Church,
114 Carlisle Blvd SE
3 pm, $12-18, 672-TUNE, quintessence-abq.com
NOVEMBER 29-30
IFAM INAUGURAL HOLIDAY SHOWCASE
Hotel Andaluz, 125 2nd St
Indigenous Fine Art Market artists.
9 am-5 pm, $10-15, 242-9090, indigefam.org
DE PROFUNDIS, CAROLS AND LULLABIES:
CHRISTMAS IN THE SOUTHWEST
St. Therese Catholic Church, 4th & Mildred NW
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle SE
Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 3 pm, $10-15, 266-4240, depro.org
THE NUTCRACKER BALLET
Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus,
203 Cornell Dr. NE
Featuring American Ballet Theatre & New York
City Ballet dancers. New Mexico Ballet
Company will be joined by David Felberg and
the New Mexico Philharmonic.
Nov 29 and Dec 6 at 7 pm; other dates at 2 pm,
$43, unmtickets.com
RIVER OF LIGHTS
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, 2601 Central NW
6-9:30 pm, $6-12, 764-6280, cabq.gov
EVENTS
CALENDAr
DECEMBER 3 and DECEMBER 10
DECEMBER 5-21
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13
DECEMBER 20-21
HOLIDAY NATURE CRAFTS
THE DOLLS: CHRISTMAS AT THE
YUCCA VISTA
MARIACHI CHRISTMAS
ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET:
THE NUTCRACKER
ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden, 2601 Central NW
6-8 pm, Free, cabq.gov
Nob Hill, Central Ave NE
5 pm, Free, 842-8022, rt66central.com
Aux Dog Theatre, 3011 Monte Vista Blvd NE
Pandora Clerk looks around her community
(Yucca Vista trailer park) and sees a cast
tailor-made for a reality show.
Fri-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, $20, 254-7716,
auxdog.com
DECEMBER 4-21
DECEMBER 5-24
DECEMBER 4
NOB HILL SHOP & STROLL
ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY
TWO FRONT TEETH
Duke City Repertory, The Cell Theatre,
700 1st St NW
Thurs-Sat 8 pm, Sun 2 pm, $12-20, 797-7081,
dukecityrep.com
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle Blvd NE
Adapted and directed by David Richard Jones.
Thurs-Fri-Sat, 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm; $22, Thurs
$12, pay-what-you-will Sun, Dec 7; 247-8600,
vortexabq.org
DECEMBER 4-27
HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS SHOW & SALE
New Mexico Art League, 3409 Juan Tabo Blvd NE
Free, 293-5034, newmexicoartleague.org
DECEMBER 4-JANUARY 3
GLOW: WINTER LIGHTS 2014
Santa Fe Botanical Gardens, Museum Hill,
715 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe
$4-8, tickets online only at santafebotanicalgarden.org; Info at (505) 471-9103
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5
HOLIDAY STROLL AT OLD TOWN
Old Town, 303 Romero St. NW
4-9 pm, Free, 243-1410, genuinesouthwest.com
HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Central United Methodist Church,
201 University Blvd NE
Conducted by David Felberg and sung by the
CUMC Chancel Choir.
6 pm, Prices TBA, 323-4343, nmphil.org
DECEMBER 5-6
UNM HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS CONCERT
KiMo Theatre, 423 Central Ave NW
Dec 5, 7:30-9 pm; Dec 6, 3 pm; $5-14,768-3544,
KiMoTickets.com
DECEMBER 5-7
SHIRA GREENBERG’S NUTCRACKER ON
THE ROCKS
National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th St SW
Keshet Dance Company’s award-winning rock
‘n’ roll rendition of the classic holiday tale.
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sat-Sun 2 pm, Sun 6 pm,
$26-34, 724-4771, nhccnm.org
DECEMBER 5-8
THE EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES OF THE
WORLD
IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
Albuquerque Little Theatre,
224 San Pasquale Ave SW
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm, $12-24, 242-4750,
albuquerquelittletheatre.org
1641 Isleta Blvd SW (Arenal & Isleta)
Free, 8 am-3 pm
CHRISTMAS FROM IRELAND WITH
LUNASA & KAREN CASEY
National Hispanic Cultural Center,
1701 4th Street SW, 4 pm, $27-32, 724-4771,
nhccnm.org, ampconcerts.org
NASARIO GARCÍA; GRANDMA LALE’S
TAMALES
TWINKLE LIGHT PARADE
Nob Hill, West on Central Ave from Washington St
5:15 pm, Free, 768-3556, cabq.gov
DECEMBER 5-6
DECEMBER 13-24
UNM HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS CONCERT
BALLET REPERTORY THEATRE:
THE NUTCRACKER
Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 3 pm, $5-14, 768-3544,
kimotickets.com
DECEMBER 6-7
11th ANNUAL NATIVITY DISPLAY
Sandia Presbyterian Church,
10704 Paseo del Norte NE
Free, Sat, Dec 6, 11 am-8 pm; Sun, Dec 7,
8:30 am-12 noon, 856-5040
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
ALBUQUERQUE CONCERT BAND
HOLIDAY CONCERT
3 pm, Free, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com
QUINTESSENCE: IN DULCI JUBILO
St John’s United Methodist Church, 2626
Arizona St NE
3 pm, $12-18, 672-TUNE,
quintessence-abq.com
DECEMBER 8-21
A MUSICAL PIÑATA FOR CHRISTMAS II
Teatro Paraguas Studio, 3205 Calle Marie,
Santa Fe
A festive bilingual Holiday Show featuring live
music, carols, and comedy.
Thurs-Sat 7 pm, Sun 2 pm, $5-20, 424-1601,
teatroparaguas.org
DECEMBER 12-14
NM GAY MEN’S CHORUS: LET’S GO OUT
FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Fri, Dec 12, 7:30 pm, James A. Little Theater,
NM School for the Deaf,
1060 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe
Sat, Dec 13, 7:30 pm; Sun, Dec 14 at 3 pm;
The Hiland, 4800 Central Ave SE
$20, nmgmc.org DECEMBER 12-21
A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS
DECEMBER 5-14
DECEMBER 12-28
Taos Art Museum at Fechin House,
227 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Tue-Sun 10 am-4 pm, free, (575) 758-2690,
Taosartmuseum.org
SOUTH VALLEY CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
Reading: 10:30 am, Los Lunas Library,
460 Main Street NE, Los Lunas
Book signing: 1 pm, The Little Store,
3590 Hwy 47, Peralta
Free, 344-9382, lpdpress.com
St John Vianney Church, 1001 Meteor Ave NE,
Rio Rancho
The Vatican International Exhibition.
Dec 5, 10 am-8 pm; Dec 6-8, 8 am-8 pm.
Donations accepted, 892-4449, sjvnm.org
NUTCRACKER MARKET
203 Cornell Dr NE, 8 pm, 925-5858,
unmtickets.com, popejoypresents.com
The Box Performance Space and Improv Theatre,
100 Gold Ave SW
Fri 6 pm, Sat 2 pm and 6 pm, Sun 2 pm; $10,
cardboard-playhouse.org
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Musical Theatre Southwest, African American
Performing Arts Center, 320 San Pedro NE
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 4 pm, $15-$22, 265-9119,
musicaltheatresw.com
KiMo Theater, 421 Central Ave NW
Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 23 at 7 pm; Dec 14, Dec 20,
Dec 21 at 2 pm; 768-3522, $20-27, brtnm.com
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
SANTA FE SYMPHONY: CHRISTMAS
TREASURES
Lensic Performing Arts Center,
211 W. San Francisco St, Santa Fe
4 pm, $20-75, tickets.ticketssantafe.org
THE KINGSTON TRIO CHRISTMAS
203 Cornell Dr NE
3 pm, $34-44, 277-4569, unmtickets.com,
popejoypresents.com
DECEMBER 16-23
SANTA FE DESERT CHORALE:
CAROLS + LULLABIES
The Lensic, 211 W San Francisco St, Santa Fe
Dec 20 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm; Dec. 21 at 1 pm
and 5 pm; $25-72, (505) 988-1234,
ticketssantafe.org, aspensantafeballet.org
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24
OLD TOWN LUMINARIA TOUR
Old Town, 4-9 pm, Free, 243-1410,
cabq.gov/oldtown
NEW YEAR’S EVE WITH THE OPERA
An unforgettable evening of opera’s best-loved music.
7:30 pm, $40-100, 243-0591, operasouthwest.org
CASINOS
ONGOING
SANDIA RESORT & CASINO
30 Rainbow Rd, 796-7500, sandiaresort.com
Tlur Pa Lounge, nightly entertainment, SunThurs 8 pm-12 am, Fri-Sat 9:30 pm-1:30 am,
Sun 11 am-11 pm. Bien Shur Lounge, 9th floor,
weekend entertainment & restaurant.
BUFFALO THUNDER
30 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, (505) 4555555, (877) 455-7775, buffalothunderresort.com
Wine Buff, free wine tastings, bottles 10% off on
Fri-Sat 4-6 pm
Shadeh Nightclub, Fri 9 pm-4 am, Hip Hop
Nights with your favorite local DJs, Sat 9 pm-4 am
Turquoise Trail, Live Music, Fri-Sat 9:30 pm-1:30 am
NOVEMBER 21- JANUARY 10
MICHAEL MCDONALD
LOW SPIRITS,
AN IRISH CHRISTMAS
LEE ANN WOMACK WITH SPECIAL
GUEST BRANDY CLARK
DECEMBER 19-21
ARMY VS. MARINES EXTEME
CAGEFIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS
DECEMBER 19-24
SANTA FE PRO MUSICA: A BAROQUE
CHRISTMAS
Loretta Chapel, 207 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe
6 pm and 8 pm, $20-70, (505) 988-1234,
santafepromusica.com
NM PHILHARMONIC: HOME FOR THE
HOLIDAYS POPS
203 Cornell Dr NE
6 pm, $20-54, unmtickets.com,
popejoypresents.com
SUNSHINE THEATER,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
Route 66 Casino Hotel, Legends Theater, 14500
Central Ave SW Dance concert and competition.
7:30 pm, $45-65, rt66casino.com
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19
Fri 7 pm, Sat-Sun 2pm and 7 pm, $10-48,
296-9465, nhccnm.org
NOVEMBER 20-JANUARY 24
Santa Ana Star Center, 3001 Civic Center Cir
NE, Rio Rancho
This event pits elite soldier against elite soldier
in caged combat.
7 pm, $19-80, (888) 694-4849,
santaanastarcenter.com
LOS 15 GRANDES AWARDS
SHOW AND DANCE
TRACY LAWRENCE AND NEAL MCCOY
FIESTA BALLET ALBUQUERQUE:
THE NUTCRACKER IN THE LAND OF
ENCHANTMENT
November 21, 7 pm, Michael Weaver Live
Jukebox
November 21, 10 pm, Fresh Fridays
w/ DJ Cello & Guests
November 22, 6 pm, Willy J Duo
November 22, 10 pm, ‘Live the High Life’ w/
Birdman strictly vinyl strictly Ghanaian and
Nigerian 70s grooves
November 23, 7 pm, Sexy Sunday w/
Wae Fonkey
November 24, 9 pm, Whiskey Business
Karaoke! Happy Hour Night
November 25, 10 pm, Try vs. Try – Bi-Weekly
Open Mic
November 26, 7 pm, Open mic Night w/ Felix
Peralta
November 27, 10 pm, Fractal frequencies w/
Kate Star Cherry
November 28, 10 pm, “Leftover Soul” w/ DJ
Leftovers
November 30, 8 pm, 10 Drink Minimum Podcast
w/ Chris Burnett, Bill Belmont & guests
December 1, 9 pm, Whiskey Business Karaoke!
Happy Hour Night
December 7, 6 pm, Inkfried Art by Bailey Johnson
December 8, 9 pm, Whiskey Business Karaoke!
Happy Hour Night
December 15, 9 pm, Whiskey Business Karaoke! Happy Hour Night
December 21, 8 pm, 10 Drink Minimum Podcast
w/ Chris Burnett, Bill Belmont & guests
120 Central Ave SW, Info & Tickets:
sunshinetheaterlive.com
November 20, 7 pm, $29.50, People Keep
Talking Tour: Hoodie Allen, Chiddy Bang,
Taylor Bennett
November 23, 6:30 pm, $17, The Ghost Inside,
Every Time I Die, Architects (UK), Hundredth,
Backtrack
November 25, 7 pm, $20, Monster Energy Outbreak Tour presents Attila, Crown The Empire,
Like Moths To Flames, Sworn In
November 28, 7 pm, $35, Nobody’s Smiling
Tour: Common, Jay Electronica, Fly Union
December 9, 6:30 pm, $18, Eternal Enemies
Tour: Emmure, The Acacia Strain, Stray From
The Path, Fit For A King, Kublai Khan
December 14, 8 pm, $18, Toontrack presents
Abstract Reality Tour: Devin Townsend Project
and Animals As Leaders, Monuments
December 15, 7 pm, $28, Hot Topic presents
Black Veil Brides, Falling In Reverse, Set It Off,
Drama Club
December 16, 7:30 pm, $22, Spoon
December 17, 7:30 pm, $25, Cage the Elephant
January 6, 7:30 pm, $20, Pennywise, Anti-Flag,
A Wilhelm Scream
January 17, 8 pm, March Fourth Marching Band
January 24, 8 pm, $20, Zoso A Tribute to Led
Zeppelin
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Dec 16-20 and Dec 23 at Cathedral Basilica,
213 Cathedral Place, Santa Fe
Dec 21 at Immanuel Presbyterian,
114 Carlisle Blvd SE
Dec 22 at Cristo Rey Church,
1120 Canyon Rd, Santa Fe
8 pm, $20-60, desertchorale.org
203 Cornell Dr NE
8 pm, $20-54, unmtickets.com,
popejoypresents.com
Isleta Casino Showroom,
11000 Broadway Blvd SE
Bringing the two stars onto one stage live.
7pm, $25-35, (877) 475-3827, isleta.com,
holdmyticket.com
7 pm, $30-50, isleta.com, holdmyticket.com
7 pm, $40-50, isleta.com, holdmyticket.com
CLUBS & PUBS
BLACKBIRD BUVETTE,
509 Central Ave SW, 243-0878,
blackbirdbuvette.com, Free
November 19, 7 pm, Open Mic Night with
Felix Peralta
2823 2nd St NW, lowspiritslive.com,
prices subject to change
November 21, 9 pm, Lovers and Madmen, Eric
+ Erica
November 24, 9:30 pm, $10, Big Sandy & His
Fly Rite Boys, The Shadowmen
November 25, 9 pm, Poema, Lilah Rose,
Del Puckett
November 29, 9 pm, $5, Let It Grow Grateful
Dead Tribute
December 1, 9 pm, $8, Jerry Joseph
December 9, 9 pm, $8, Jessica Hernandez and
the Deltas
December 26, 9 pm, $10, Eric McFadden
December 31, 8 pm, $15, Ryan McGarvey
January 10, 8 pm, $10, Women of the World
Poetry Slam Benefit Concert! Le Chat Lunatique,
James Whiton, Keith Sanchez, DJ Buddhafunk
NOVEMBER 21-29
SNEAKERZ SPORTS BAR & GRILLE
4100 San Mateo Blvd NE, 837-1708,
sneakerzsportsbar.com
November 21, 6-9 pm, Twisted Mojo; 9 pm-1 am,
Karaoke
November 22, 6 pm, Pacquaio Fight
November 26, 8 pm-closing, Thanksgiving Eve
Party Senor Buckets Reunion with Loco Mofo
and Dirty Modine
November 28, 6-9 pm, Desert Soul; 9 pm-1 am,
Karaoke
November 29, 6 pm, 1st Annual No Shave
November Beard Contest, $5 donation, over
$1,000 in prizes, all proceeds to American
Cancer Society
SISTER THE BAR,
407 Central Ave NW, 242-4900, sisterthebar.com
November 22, 9 pm, $5, Bashment Sessions
November 29, 9 pm, $5, Anthony Leon and The
Chain, Cowboys and Indian
December 3, 9 pm, $10, Pallbearer
NOVEMBER 22-JANUARY 17
LAUNCHPAD,
618 Central Ave SW, 764-8887,
launchpadrocks.com
November 22, 9:30 pm, $5, Baracutanga,
Joseph General
November 23, 8 pm, The Reckoning Tour:
Blood On The Dance Floor, Whitney Peyton,
Sweet Ascent
November 25, 9:30 pm, $8, Captured! By Robots
November 29, 9 pm, $8, Mr. Gnome, Young
Tongue
December 2, 7:30 pm, $10, The Browning: It
Lies Within
December 5, 7:30 pm, $5, NMDM 2nd Annual
Brutal Christmas Drive
December 7, 7:30 pm, $13, Battlecross, Wretched, War of Ages
December 8, 7:30, $13, Voodoo Glow Skulls,
Mustard Plug, Dan Potthast
December 12, 8:30, $20, Swamp Leper Stomp
2014: Death DTA, Torture Victim, Suspended,
Impaled Offering
December 20, 9:30 am, $10, Anti Xmas! World
Salad Reunion, Laughing God, Econarchy,
Largactyl, Communion of Thieves
January 1, 9 pm, $5, Doperunner (CO), Econarchy,
Laughing Dog, Echoes of Fallen, Torture Victim
January 9, 9 pm, $15, Diabolic, Poisen Pen, Ill
Methods, Andromeda Exiles
January 17, 9:30 pm, $10, Om, Wire Nest, William Fowler Collins
ATTILA
Sunshine Theater, 120 Central Ave SW
With Crown the Empire, Like Moths to Flames and
Sworn In. 7 pm, $20+, sunshinetheaterlive.com
ONGOING
ZINC CELLAR BAR
3009 Central Ave NE, 254-9462, zincabq.com/events
Zinc presents live music throughout the week.
Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, enjoy
good music, tasty food and great drinks in the
cellar bar. Live music on Tuesday features blues
duos from 8 pm to 11 pm. On Thursday and
Saturday nights, larger bands perform from 9:30
pm to 12:30 am. During Sunday brunch, enjoy
the live music of solo artists in the main dining
room from 11 am until 2 pm.
MUSIC
CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO
The Lodge at Santa Fe, Maria Benitez Theater,
750 N St Francis Dr, Santa Fe
7:30 pm, $25-29, (800) 838-3006,
brownpapertickets.com
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
MICHAEL ANTHONY QUARTET
Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE
Joining him for this concert will be Paul Gonzales, trumpet; Milo Jaramillo, bass; Andrew
Poling, drums.
7:30 pm, $15-20, 268-0044, outpostspace.org
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21
LA SANTA CECILIA
La Fonda Hotel Ballroom, 100 E San Francisco
St, Santa Fe
2014 Grammy winners for Best Latin Rock,
Urban, or Alternative Album.
8 pm, $22-27, ampconcerts.org
ROUST THE HOUSE TEEN PERFORMANCE NIGHT
Features local teen bands and soloists, from
punk rock to classical piano to Hip Hop,
spoken word, and more.
7:30 pm, $3 at the door, 268-0044,
outpostspace.org
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22
RACHMANINOFF RHAPSODY
New Mexico Philharmonic Classical Series at
Popejoy Hall, UNM Main Campus
Pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk headlines
conducted by Oriol Sans.
6 pm, $20-68, 925-5858, unmtickets.com,
UNM Bookstore, Albertsons supermarkets
NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC POPEJOY
CLASSICAL SERIES
203 Cornell Dr NE
Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of
Paganini
6 pm, 925-5858, unmtickets.com, nmphil.org
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23
CHATTER SUNDAY: JUDITH GORDON,
WIND QUINTET + PIANO
The Kosmos, 1715 5th St NW
Live music, poetry and coffee, in an informal,
acoustically excellent setting.
10:30 am, $15, 463-5824, brownpapertickets.
com, chatterabq.org
BÉBÉ LA LA
Juan Tabo Library, 3407 Juan Tabo Blvd NE
6 pm, Free, 291-2660, ampconcerts.org
NOVEMBER 29-30
NETSKY
El Rey Theatre, 622 Central Ave SW
Band from Europe with a blend of heavy dance
floor bass + beats.
8:30 pm, $15-20, 18+, 510-2582, holdmyticket.
com, elreyabq.com
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30
CHATTER SUNDAY: RAHIM ALHAJ +
QUARTET
Live music, poetry and coffee, in an informal,
acoustically excellent setting.
10:30 am, $15, 463-5824,
brownpapertickets.com, chatterabq.org
EVENTS
CALENDAr
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30
FRED STURM AND FRIENDS
Music of Ibero-America, piano solo and chamber
works, a concert of wide variety of music from a
number of countries.
3 pm, $10-15, 268-0044, outpostspace.org
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1
DAKHABRAKHA
The Dirty Bourbon, 9800 Montgomery Blvd NE
Presented by ¡Globalquerque!, “ethno-chaos” in
Eastern European roots music.
7:30 pm, $17-22, 296-2726, ampconcerts.org
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
LEO KOTTKE
Coffeehouse folk-rock guitarist and singer/songwriter of “Twelve String Blues” and “Mudlark.”
7:30 pm, $25-35, 768-3544, kimotickets.com,
ampconcerts.org, holdmyticket.com
KINKY FRIEDMAN
Jewish Community Center, 5520 Wyoming Blvd NE
7:30, $36, 821-3214, brownpapertickets.com,
jccabq.org
KELLER WILLIAMS
The El Rey Theater, 622 Central Ave SW
Followed by Colorado-based progressive funk
collective The Motet.
8 pm, $20, 510-2582, elreytheater.com
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7
CHATTER SUNDAY: LAURA, DAVID & JAMES
Enjoy a musical and poetic serenade with
complimentary espresso bar.
10 am, $15, 463-5824, chatterabq.org
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8
RYAN ADAMS
Kiva Auditorium, 401 2nd St NW
7:30 pm, $35-61, 886-1251, ampconcerts.org
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11
GREGG DAIGLE BAND
Special Collections Library, 423 Central Ave NE
12 noon, Free, 848-1376, ampconcerts.org
LOS CHAVOS
South Broadway Cultural Center,
1025 Broadway SE
The fusion of New Mexico and Tejano music
creates a unique sound.
7 pm, $15, more info: call 311, cabq.gov/sbcc
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14
CHATTER SUNDAY: GUILLERMO
FIGUEROA AND PAMELA PYLE
Enjoy a musical and poetic serenade with
complimentary espresso bar.
10:30 am, $15, chatterabq.org
MUSIC IN CORRALES: PURA FÉ
Old San Ysidro Church, 966 Old Church Rd,
Corrales
7:30 pm, $22+, brownpapertickets.com,
musicincorrales.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21
CHATTER SUNDAY: AARON COPELAND
AND SPARROWS
Enjoy a musical and poetic serenade with complimentary espresso bar.
10:30 am, $15, chatterabq.org
FILM
THROUGH MARCH 15
PANDAS: THE JOURNEY HOME
Lockheed Martin Dyna Theater, New Mexico
Museum of Natural History, Old Town
11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm; times will change in
December; 841-2800, nmnaturalhistory.org,
ngpandas.com
FILMS AT THE GUILD
The Guild Cinema, 3405 Central Ave NE
$5-10 unless otherwise listed, 255-1848, for
more movies: guildcinema.com
November 19, 7 pm, Behind the Blue Veil
November 19, 9:15 pm, Pulp
November 20, 6:15 pm, Dog Day Afternoon
November 21-26, 4:45 and 8:30 pm, Days and
Nights
November 21-26, 3 and 6:45 pm, Pelican
Dreams
November 21-November 22 10:30 pm, V/H/S
Viral
November 27-28, 5 and 7:30 pm, Alice’s Restaurant
November 28-29, 10:30 pm, Christmas with the
Dead
November 29-30, 4 and 8 pm, Forbidden Planet
December 1-4, 6 pm, Level 5
December 1-4, 8:30 pm, Love (ABQ painter
Beth Moore-Love)
December 7-11, 6 pm, Bird People
December 7, 1 pm, Searching for Bobby Fischer
December 7-11, 4 and 8:45 pm, White Bird in a
Blizzard
December 12-13, 10:30 pm, Dumb and Dumber
December 13-14, 1 pm, Tokyo Story
December 12-15, 4:30 and 7:30 pm, Force
Majeure
December 16-19, 8:30 pm, 20,000 Days on
Earth
December 16-19, 4:30 and 6:30 pm, This Ain’t
No Mouse Music: The Story of Chris Strachwitz
and Arhoolie Records
December 20, time t.b.a, Dark Matters Presents: Horror Bites! An Annual Event of Short
Movies
December 21-23, 3:30 and 8:30 pm, Being
There
December 21-23, 6 pm, Brother from Another
Planet
December 26-30, 4:30 and 8:30 pm, Awake:
The Life of Yogananda
December 26-27, 10:30 pm, Halloween- The
Original 1978 Fright!
December 26-30, 6:30 pm, Strange Little Cat
THE MAGIC FLUTE
7 pm, $5-7, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com
THE HARVEY GIRLS: OPPORTUNITY
BOUND
Pioneering young women who became a fascinating part of New Mexico history.
3-5 pm, Free, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com
LIVE FROM THE MET: BARBIERE DI
SIVIGLIA
Albuquerque Downtown 14, 100 Central SW,
243-9555
Century Rio 24 Plex and HD, 4901 Pan American Fwy NE, 343-9000
Encore: Wednesday, November 26
Call for ticket prices and movie times,
Cinemark.com
LIVING
Deep Dish
BY SAFFRON TOMATO
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24
QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL (1981)
HOCUS POCUS MAGIC SHOW
Century Rio 24 Plex and HD,
4901 Pan American Fwy NE
7 pm, $10.50-12.50, 343-9000, Cinemark.com
DE NIRO DONE RIGHT: THE GOOD
SHEPHERD
Sophisticated magic, comedy, and unusual acts
from around the world. 3 pm and 7:30 pm,
$19-44, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com
SPIRITS OF SUSPICION
Foul Play Café, Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown,
2600 Louisiana Blvd NE
Fun and mystery, with dinner.
Friday-Saturday 7 pm, $56.50, $35 for children,
377-9593, foulplaycafe.com
DE NIRO DONE RIGHT: SILVER LININGS
PLAYBOOK
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
6:30 pm, $5-7, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com
7 pm, $5-7, 768-3544, KiMoTickets.com
FESTIVALS, FIESTAS & FAMILY
NOVEMBER 21-22
AQUARIUM OVERNIGHT
ABQ Bio Park Aquarium, 2601 Central Ave
Pack your pajamas and pillow for the ultimate
sleepover.
6:30 PM, $30, 848-7180, cabq.gov
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30
ANNUAL JEWELRY, CRAFT AND GIFT
SHOW
Sumner & Dene, 517 Central Ave NW,
Downtown
Free, Weekdays 10-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 12-4,
842-1400, sumnerdene.com
MY NAME IS RUMPELSTILTSKIN
North 4th Theater, 4904 4th St NW
6 pm and 7:30 pm, $5, 821-8055,
nmyoungactors.org
CRAFT SHOW IN EDGEWOOD
Edgewood Senior Center, 114 Quail Trail,
Edgewood, NM 87015
9-3:30 pm, 459-9346
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
University Stadium, University Blvd SE &
Avenida Cesar Chavez
It’s Mountain West Conference vs. Conference
USA at this 9th annual New Mexico college football bowl, which will be broadcast on ESPN.
Kickoff: 12:20 pm MT, $25-400+, 925-5999,
unmtickets.com, gildannewmexicobowl.com
THEATER
NOVEMBER 22
ONE ACT SCIENCE: A COMEDIC SHOWCASE
Explora Science Center and Children’s Museum,
1701 Mountain Rd NW
A world premiere of short plays with a twist of
science.
8 pm, $10, 224-8300, explora.us
THROUGH NOVEMBER 23
26 MILES
National Hispanic Cultural Center, 1701 4th
Street SW
A new play by Quiara Alegría Hudes, part of
the Siembra Latin Theatre Festival. Also will be
shown December 4-14 at Teatro Paraguas in
Santa Fe.
Thurs.-Sat. 7:30 pm, Saturday 2 pm, $15-18,
724-4771, nhccnm.org
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30
The Vortex Theatre, 2900 Carlisle NE
A small Ohio household is forced to house a
larger-than-life personality as he recuperates
after an accident.
Fri- Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2 pm, $22, 247-8600,
vortexabq.org
DECEMBER 5-28
FORBIDDEN BROADWAY
The Adobe Theater, 9813 Fourth Street NW
Broadway’s greatest musical legends meet
Broadway’s greatest satirist in this hilarious, loving, and endlessly entertaining tribute to some of
the theatre’s greatest stars and songwriters.
Fri-Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 1:30 pm, $12-15, 8989222, adobetheater.org
COMEDY
EVERY MONDAY
BACK ALLEY OPEN MIC
Back Alley Draft House, 215 Central Ave NW
6:45 pm, 766-8590, nmdarksidebrewcrew.com
EVERY TUESDAY
OPEN MIC AT NEXUS BREWERY
Nexus Brewery, 4730 Pan American Freeway
East NE, Suite D
6:45 pm, 242-4100, nexusbrewery.com
EVERY FRIDAY
THE SHOW
The Box Performance Space, 100 Gold Ave SW
9 PM, $6, 404-1578, theboxabq.com
EVERY SATURDAY
HEADLINERS COMEDY
Cool Water Fusion Restaurant,
2010 Wyoming Blvd NE
9 pm, $5, 21+, albuquerquecomedy.com
COMEDY OPEN MIC
Adieux Café, 420 Central Ave SW
7:40 pm, Free, albuquerquecomedy.com
Crossword Puzzle appears on page 24
Mystery Solved
It looks like The Cellar has gotten
approval to open a tapas restaurant
at 1025 Lomas Blvd. NW, Downtown.
They will be selling wine and beer, but
nothing harder, with their tapas, and
no off-premises liquor sales. Gabriel
Holguin is the owner. Currently no
date for the expected opening but we’ll
be watching for it.
Beer Goes With Fun
and Ugly Sweaters
At Nexus Brewery you can have
two kinds of fun. For the month of
November, their Beer Tour Festival
will be held Saturday, Nov. 22, with
tours at 1 p.m. and at 2 p.m. with your
host, Head Brewer Manuel Mussen. Of
course, we all need more than beer, so
the afternoon includes live music starting at 1 p.m., and special foods. Plus,
you can get $2 off the cost (normally
$12 non-members, $10 members) if
you can find and are willing to wear an
ugly sweater. The Christmas presents
haven’t even shown up yet, but there’s
probably an ugly sweater already
lurking in a bottom drawer. Or perhaps
you can borrow one from Aunt Rose.
The other way to have fun at
Nexus: They have added four pinball
machines to the Community Room.
One of them is Walking Dead-themed.
To celebrate, they are having a Pinball
Party on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m.,
with prizes and giveaways.
(4730 Pan American Freeway East NE,
Suite D, 242-4100, nexusbrewery.com)
T-Day and Counting
Mom slaves to feed her large, happy
family, who are grateful for the meal
and many other blessings. Dad and
the kids clean up. If this is your idea of
the ideal Thanksgiving, then go ahead
and enjoy yourself. I’ll be eating and
drinking at my favorite eating-out
place, then heading home with my
designated driver while someone else
does the dishes. The restaurants of
Albuquerque are ready to serve you
on Nov. 27. All you need to do is make
reservations NOW.
Tucanos Brazilian Grill is offering a
full traditional dinner with filet mignon
and several versions of the holiday
bird. You can have your turkey baked,
roasted, even fried. The traditional
sides come along, and of course their
churrasco-style meats will be served.
Photos by Riley Stevens
Left: Garduños awaits your Thanksgiving reservations at Hotel Albuquerque in Old Town. Right: Wear your ugly holiday sweater to Nexus Brewery on Nov. 22.
Adults are charged $29.95 each.
(110 Central Ave. SW, 246-9900, tucanos.
com/Albuquerque)
Garduños at Old Town Restaurant
& Cantina in the Hotel Albuquerque
has a Thanksgiving buffet from 11
a.m.-4 p.m. The mouth-watering menu
includes soup and salads, carving
stations, entrees and desserts both
traditional and Mexican/New Mexican. The cost is $21.95.
(Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town,
800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, 843-6300,
hotelabq.com/dining-nightlife)
Albuquerque’s atmospheric Hotel
Andaluz is offering Thanksgiving
Brunch with turkey, ham and roasted
beef entrees. You can even try their
Turducken, which turns out to be
a roast dish consisting of a boned
chicken inside a boned duck, which is
then placed inside a partially boned
turkey. It’s $49 for adults, $44 for
seniors, and $19 for children. The hours
are 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
(125 2nd St NW, 242-9090,
hotelandaluz.com)
Elaine’s Nob Hill restaurant has
a $28 Thanksgiving dinner from 11
a.m.-3 p.m. Entrees include spiral ham,
salmon and Turducken (this must
be the newest thing in Thanksgiving
eating) as well as sides and dessert.
(3503 Central Ave NE, 433-4782,
elainesnobhill.com)
St. Clair Winery & Bistro will have
plated dinners of turkey or ham plus
the traditional sides, and either soup or
salad, and a dessert buffet. The cost is
$16.95 for adults and $8.95 for children.
(901 Rio Grande Blvd NW, 243-9916,
stclairwinery.com/Albuquerque)
For a small, intimate Thanksgiving
(no parties over 6 permitted), Le Café
Miche is offering seatings at 11 a.m., 1
p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. for you to enjoy
the traditional turkey and sides or a
New York Strip steak, salmon or a roast
leg of lamb, and pecan or pumpkin
pie. The soup is a Roasted Acorn
Crème Soup and the salad is Fresh
Market Greens tossed in Dijon mustard
vinaigrette with fresh pears, walnuts
and Danish blue cheese. Cost is $41 per
person plus tax and gratuity.
(228 Gold Ave SW @ 3rd St SW,
314-1111, lecafemiche.com)
Prairie Star’s Thanksgiving menu
will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In
addition to appetizers, soup and salad
you can select one of their innovative
entrees of Smoked Salmon Benedict
(think sautéed asparagus, poached egg
and capers Hollandaise), or baconwrapped pheasant, or garlic roasted
petite prime ribs. The cost is $39.
(288 Prairie Star Rd, Santa Ana Pueblo,
867-3327, mynewmexicogolf.com)
Finally, Dave & Buster’s may not be
your first thought for Thanksgiving,
but they will be opening at 4 p.m. until
midnight for folks to (as they like to
say) Eat, Drink, Play, and Watch.
(2100 Louisiana Blvd NE, 348-5157,
daveandbusters.com)
Saffron Tomato has no reaction
to L-Tryptophan.
CROSSWORD
It’s Wet Out Here By Myles Mellor
Across
1. Brewski
5. Orange juice factor
9. Bow
13. Certain surgeon’s “patient”
14. Celebes beast
15. Anoint
16. Romantic setting
17. Dock
18. Carpentry grooves
19. Come down hard
22. Cleaning cabinet 30 Years
w Mexico For Over
Proudly Serving Ne
Specializing in
Custom
Driveshafts
A+ Rating
(505) 247-0736
417 Summer Avenue NW
albuquerquedriveshaft.com
supplies
23. Absorbed, as a cost
24. Yugoslavia, now
28. Plant fuel
32. 86 is a high one
33. Aspersion
35. Not just “a”
36. Pot of gold site?
40. Golf term
41. Quite a stretch (var.)
42. Seize forcibly
(old word)
43. Indiana town
46. Finn’s friend
47. 1969 Peace Prize grp.
48. The Amish, e.g.
50. 1952 musical
58. Convex molding
59. Music genre
60. Annul
61. Locks up
62. Fashion
63. Auction cry
64. Bow
65. Increase, with “up”
66. “Trick” joint
Down
1. Ado
2. “Major” animal
3. Kosher ___
4. Caught in the act
5. Yellow fruit
6. Bind
7. Fertile soil
8. Legal prefix
9. Wreath for the head
10. Completely fix
11. Blockage
12. Pianist, Dame Myra
15. Build on
20. Precipice
21. Lagos currency
24. Hex
25. “It’s a Wonderful
Life” role
26. Isuzu model
27. “You stink!”
28. Make, as a CD
29. Cornered
30. Treat rudely, in a
way
31. Ratty place
33. Abandon
34. “Seinfeld” uncle
37. Claw
38. About to explode
39. “What’s ___?”
44. Pooh’s pal
45. Hodgepodges
46. Drag
48. Condescending
one
49. Chopin piece
50. Hit
51. “Terrible” czar
52. Canceled
53. Doctrines
54. Dry biscuit
55. Soon, to a bard
56. Doing nothing
57. Central point
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