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Week 2 of Legislature, focus on natural gas JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
IOWA LOTTERY MYSTERY JACKPOT
January 24, 2011
Record low natural gas prices have caused concern on the part of the Legislature to evaluate its task, and Constitutional duty, of balancing the state’s budget. As the second week of the regular legislative session commenced so too did the worry about the effect of natural gas prices on the
state’s projected revenues for 2013. Earlier in the month, the Legislative Finance Committee proposed a budget that would increase spending in the state by $250 million next year. The estimated projection of revenue coming into the state during the next fiscal year has been increased, hence the proposal to increase spending. This $250 million prediction of new money, that the
Dexter man convicted of child porn possession
state could have to spend during the 2013 fiscal year, were based on natural gas price projections of $5.60 per million British thermal units. This rate includes market prices for “dry” gas and a premium for more valuable liquid gas products like propane, according to the Albuquerque Journal. On the national level, natural gas was valued at $2.58 per 1,000 cubic feet, on Monday, according to
‘Hoo? Me?’
Senate President Pro Tem Tim Jennings, D-Roswell. Jennings said the price increased by 20 percent, in comparison to last week, due to Chesapeake Energy Corp., the nation’s second largest natural gas producer, cutting its natural gas supply by eight percent on Monday. “That just tells you how volatile the whole thing is. If Chesapeake cut See LEGIS, Page A3
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SANTA FE (AP) — Republican Gov. Susana Martinez’s plans for improving public schools are running into trouble early in the Legislature as a House committee endorsed an education budget Monday that provided no money for several administration initiaSee BILL, Page A3
JESSICA PALMER RECORD STAFF WRITER Dexter man Nor man Allen, 49, entered a guilty plea in a federal court in Albuquerque to possession of a visual depiction of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Allen will be sentenced to twelve years imprisonment to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Allen will have to pay $500 in restitution to the victim in a child pornography image that was found on his computer. He will also be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his sentence. Allen pleaded guilty to one of three counts charging him with one count of distribution of child pornography and two counts of possession of child pornography. The indictment states that Allen committed the distribution See CONVICTED, Page A3
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This barn owl came into the care of a local wildlife rehabilitator after he flew into a window. He has been under observation for 72 hours to make sure he did not have a concussion. He has eaten well and is being returned to his home where it is believed he has a mate waiting for him.
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A 73-year -old man went missing from Ruidoso on Friday. Kenneth Paul Payne suffers from Alzheimer’s and likes to hitch hike. According to family members he was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on foot at the Ruidoso Walmart parking lot. They believe he may be headed to Texas via Roswell. “We want to cover all bases. He used to do crop dusting in Texas and we think he may be heading back there,” said Kenna Payne. Sgt. Dale Harrison of the Ruidoso Police Department confir med that Payne is missing. “We have had men out looking for him since Friday, and he has been entered in the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) database as a missing and endangered person.” His wife reported that he had only $4.50 in his
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Kenneth Paul Payne, 73, went missing in Ruidoso on Friday. The family believes he may have headed for Roswell. Anyone who may have information on Payne should contact the Ruidoso Police Department 258-7365. pocket at the time of his disappearance. The Ruidoso police are asking for the assistance of the public in locating Payne. He is described as 5-feet, 8-inches tall, weight 160 pounds, with
short white hair and blue eyes. At the time he was last seen, Payne was wearing wire-rimmed glasses, a white cowboy hat, a blue sweater, blue jeans and brown walking shoes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare defeat for law enforcement, the Supreme Court unanimously agreed on Monday to bar police from installing GPS technology to track suspects without first getting a judge’s approval. The justices made clear it wouldn’t be their final word on increasingly advanced high-tech surveillance of Americans. Indicating they will be monitoring the growing use of such technology, five justices said they could see constitutional and privacy problems with police using many kinds of electronic surveillance for long-term tracking of citizens’ movements without warrants. While the justices differed on legal rationales, their unanimous outcome was an unusual setback for gover nment and police agencies grown accustomed to being given leeway in
investigations in post-Sept. 11 America, including by the Supreme Court. The views of at least the five justices raised the possibility of new hurdles down the road for police who want to use high-tech surveillance of suspects, including various types of GPS technology. “The Supreme Court’s decision is an important one because it sends a message that technological advances cannot outpace the American Constitution,” said Donald Tibbs, a professor at the Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University. “The people will retain certain rights even when technology changes how the police are able to conduct their investigations.” A GPS device installed by police on Washington, D.C., nightclub owner Antoine See TRACKING, Page A3
Wood, tax consultant, running for Ward II seat JULIA BERGMAN RECORD STAFF WRITER
Billy Wood, who has operated his own tax consulting office for 17 years, 13 of which have been in Roswell, says he is running for the Ward II City Council seat during the municipal election in March. Councilor Steve Henderson currently represents the ward. A U.S. Navy Veteran from North Carolina, Wilson has 13 years of law enforcement experience. Wood has also served as a volunteer firefighter for three years, and as a volunteer disaster team member for ten.
“I’ve made this decision to run for city council because I think the people of Roswell want and need an unbiased voice on the council dais that will listen to them and do what they want. It’s time for the citizens to be represented. I have no hidden agendas and I am willing to be that conduit for the people,” Wood said. Believing that Roswell should have a City Charter and a Code of Ethics, Wood said these items would ensure the city’s elected of ficials could be held accountable for their actions regarding the citizens of Roswell. Wood said
he is also in favor of term limits, with eight years as the limit for councilors. “Roswell belongs to the citizens not the elected officials. Government should be by the people, of the people and for the people. It’s time for Roswell to return to those values. Arrogance within the City Council should not be tolerated by any citizen of Roswell, nor should blind disregard for common sense solutions to bringing quality of life to all who live here,” Wood said. The city definitely has a crime problem and crime is one of Wood’s focal points, if he is elected. He suggested evaluating the compen-
sation offered to officers in the Roswell Police Department, in comparison to other cities comparable to this size. “The city must have a well paid, well trained and fully staffed police department, to deal with this out of control and unacceptable rising crime.” Wood said he opposes the idea of a tax increase other than those needed to operate the city in a proactive way. He said he believes in the prioritizing the spending of tax money, prioritizing the needs of the city and funding those needs before the “wants.” “I have See WOOD, Page A3
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