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It’s another one of those Pit games that requires no hype, no grasping for flowery adjectives, nothing more than a simple statement — the Lobos will play the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Saturday in The Pit. You roll out the ball for this one and you get out of the way. You have arguably the best team in the Mountain West (Lobos) playing arguably the most talented team in the Mountain West (UNLV) and Saturday’s tilt should settle a few arguments. - PAGE B1
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THREATENED BUTTERFLY VANISHES
February 18, 2012
Roswell experienced another spate of vandalism this week, with city property being hit particularly hard. The cost to repair the damage is expected to cost thousands of dollars. Civic Center and Visitors’ Bureau director Ruben Sanchez said that both the Roswell Convention and Civic Center and the Roswell Museum and Mark Wilson Photo Art Center were hit. The Windows at the Roswell Museum and Art Center were shattered museum was the first to this week in a drive-by shooting. sustain damage starting
Fast vote on tax cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress swiftly approved legislation Friday renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million American workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barack Obama’s jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship. The Senate approved the $143 billion measure on a 60-36 vote minutes after the House approved it by a sweeping 293-132 vote. Obama is expected to sign it shortly after returning from a West Coast fundraising swing. On Friday in an appearance at a Boeing factory in Everett, Wash., Obama gave lawmakers a verbal fist bump. “It is amazing what happens when Congress focuses on doing the right thing instead of just playing politics,” Obama said. “This See TAX, Page A9
See VANDALS, Page A9
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Just ducky weather for fowl banding JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER
Friday began rainy and wet; great weather for ducks. Fortuitous for Bitter Lake National Wildlife
Refuge, where biologist Jef f Sanchez, biotechs and volunteers held a duck banding demonstration for the public.
The demonstration located at the Joseph R.
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completed yet. Rufe estimated that replacement costs will run $1,000. The Roswell Adult and Senior Center had the glass shot out of the front doors around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday. In several locations BBs were found. The Roswell Parks Department was hit Thursday night, with windows shot out on four vehicles in Cahoon Park and windows shot out of the handicap van at the Adult Center. Jerry Janow, assistant at
A green winged teal duck and a cinnamon teal duck await banding at Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge during a banding demonstration, before being released back into the wild, Friday morning.
Craig Varjabedian photographs exhibit at RMAC thru April 29 His eye is on the landscape while his camera lens is on the details, and the result is visual proof that this award-winning photographer’s heart is in New Mexico. With his current exhibit, “Ghost Ranch and the Faraway Nearby,” which opened at the Roswell Museum and Art Center Friday evening, photogra-
on Valentine’s Day. The Civic Center was hit by taggers Wednesday and its front doors were shot out. The glass doors had already been replaced when the vandals came back on Thursday for a repeat performance, shooting holes in two windows in a side entrance and a window to the right of the main doors. The Roswell Museum and Art Center was hit on Tuesday and Wednesday. “They shot out two windows and the front door, and we were also tagged,” said director Laurie Rufe. The repairs have not been
Mark Wilson Photo
Santa Fe photographer Craig Varjabedian poses with his work at the Roswell Museum and Art Center, Friday.
Skeen Visitor Center allowed visitors to get some hands-on experience. Young and old alike got a chance to help release the newly braceleted fowl back into their
environment. Observers were treated to an explanation of the process from trapping to weighing and data gatherSee DUCKY, Page A9
Clearinghouse ready to evict Iranian banks
BRUSSELS (AP) — A financial clearinghouse used by virtually every country and major corporation in the world agreed Friday to shut out Iran from its respected network, an unprecedented escalation of global economic pressure to halt Iran’s suspected drive for nuclear weapons.
Quicker than a succession of slow-acting economic sanctions, expelling Iran from the banking hub could put a sudden choke hold on its oil-dependent economy. The move was made under strong pres-
sure from the United States and the European Union, which are looking for ways to derail Iran’s nuclear program quickly without a military strike.
The European Union is expected to act within weeks to effectively cut off major Iranian banks from participation in The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, known as SWIFT. It’s a move of last resort, with risks ranging from huge inflation and financial hardship for ordinary IraniSee IRAN, Page A9
Angel Salazar: From nothing, to co-owner of 4 successful businesses JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
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Angel Salazar
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Angel Salazar’s transition from humble beginnings as a worker in the Grants mining industry to coowner of four successful businesses, with a combined total of nearly 180 employees, reflects that of a modern-day entrepreneur. The fifth child of 13, Salazar was born in Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, and was raised in Puerto Palomas, Mexico. He attended grade school in Columbus then high school in Deming. Despite his family not having a lot of money while he was grow-
ing up, “we always had a (plate) to eat and a lot of love at home,” he said.
Salazar fondly remembers playing basketball and baseball as a child and running around freely. He said drugs weren’t prevalent during those times as they are now. “When we were kids, we used to play until two o’clock, three o’clock in the mor ning. Nobody bothered us.” While Salazar said he
didn’t have the opportunity to receive a good education, “we always had leadership in front of us.” His grandfather was a general during the Mexican Revolution, and his father was involved in Mexican politics.
Salazar said he is very similar to his father, who would often lecture him and his siblings when they were younger. While the See SPOTLIGHT, Page A9