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The Zapata County Sher-iff ’s Office seized a marijua-na load Sunday, according toreports.

Authorities said theyseized 576.2 pounds of potvalued at approximately$460,960. No arrest was made,Sheriff ’s Officials saidWednesday.

Deputies monitoring traf-fic along Texas 16 observed ablack Chevrolet pickup trav-eling east. When deputies fol-lowed the vehicle, the Chev-rolet allegedly acceleratedand turned into the JRJ oil-field yard.

Reports state the suspectvehicle parked in betweentwo semi-pickup trucks.

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The Zapata County Sheriff’s Office seized a marijuana load Sunday. Au-thorities said they seized 576.2 pounds of pot.

Courtesy photo

Sheriff’s officeseizes load of

marijuanaBy CÉSAR G. RODRIGUEZLAREDO MORNING TIMES

See LOAD PAGE 10A

Early voting for the March 1primary election begins Tuesday.

There are seven contestedraces in Zapata County in theDemocratic primary.

They are:

SheriffSigifredo “Sigi” Gonzalez Jr. Alonso Lopez

Precinct 1 countycommissioner

Paco MendozaJuan Carlos (Charle) SolisMario Alvarez

Precinct 3 county

commissionerBenito ReyesCynthia Garza-HerreraEddie Martinez

Precinct 1 county constableMario H. Garcia Jr. Gregory “Greg” Gutierrez

Precinct 2 county constableJimmy MendozaDaniel “Danny” ArriagaJulian J. “Jay” Gutierrez

Precinct 3 county constableRamiro “Ram” HernandezEloy “Jay” Martinez

Precinct 4 countyconstable

Manuel “Manny” Medina IIIBaldemar “Balde” MontesManuel Mario Flores Jr.Daniel “Danny” Perez Sr.

Three of the local races are un-contested.

They are: Zapata County Democratic

Party Chair: Doroteo “Teo” GarzaCounty attorney: Saíd Alfon-

so “Poncho” FigueroaCounty tax assessor-collec-

tor: Luis Lauro GonzalezAccording to the Zapata Coun-

ty website, those who want tocast an early ballot can do so atthe Zapata County Courthouse,200 E. 7th Ave., Building B. Earlyvoting ends Feb. 26.

The following are election day

DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION

Early votingstarts TuesdayCounty will have seven contested races

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See ELECTION PAGE 10A

WASHINGTON, D.C. —With early voting in Texasjust four days away, for-mer Secretary of StateHillary Clinton’s cam-paign announced she’dpicked up a handful of en-dorsements in the stateahead of its March 1 Dem-ocratic presidential pri-mary.

The campaign listedabout 50 Texas Democrat-ic officials who are nowbacking her campaign.Many of those likely willbe able to help her turnout the vote in their ownbackyards.

But three of those en-

dorsers are specificallycrucial: Democratic Na-tional Committee mem-bers Betty Ritchie, DennisSpeight and Lenora Soro-la-Pohlman. As membersof the DNC, they are whatis known among Demo-crats as superdelegateswho have outsized say inthe party’s nominationfight between Clinton andU.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders,I-Vermont.

The Texas Tribune pre-viously reported Speightand Sorola-Pohlman wereClinton backers. Ritchie’sendorsement was not pub-licly known prior to Fri-day’s announcement.

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets the crowdafter speaking during a town hall meeting.

Photo by Jacquelyn Martin | AP

Hillary Clintongets state

superdelegates

See CLINTON PAGE 10A

50 Texas Democratic officials alsosupport the former Secretary of State

By ABBY LIVINGSTONTEXAS TRIBUNE

MONTERREY, Mexico— A brawl between rivaldrug gangs at an over-crowded penitentiary innorthern Mexico turnedinto a riot Thursday, leav-ing 49 inmates dead and12 injured in the coun-

try’s deadliest prison me-lee in years.

No escapes were re-ported in the clash at theTopo Chico prison inMonterrey, said NuevoLeon state Gov. Jaime Ro-driguez. The riot tookplace on the eve of PopeFrancis’ arrival in Mexi-co, a visit that is sched-uled to include a trip next

week to another prison inthe border city of CiudadJuarez.

Rodriguez said in themorning that 52 peoplehad died, but he loweredthat by three in the lateafternoon. The reason forthe changed death tollwas not clear.

At a news conferencethe governor read a list of

40 names of confirmedvictims, saying five of theremaining bodies hadbeen charred by fire andfour were yet to be posi-tively identified. One ofthe injured was in gravecondition.

Terrified relatives gath-ered at the prison

MONTERREY, MEXICO

49 INMATES DEAD INMASSIVE PRISON RIOT

Inmates stand on the rooftop of the Topo Chico prison as police stand guard on the perimeters, after a riot broke out around midnight,in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday. Dozens of inmates were killed and several injured in a brutal fight between two rival factions.

Photo by Emilio Vazquez | AP

Two gangs clash at crowded penitentiaryBy PORFIRIO IBARRA

AND MARK STEVENSONASSOCIATED PRESS

See INMATES PAGE 10A

A Zin brief SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Saturday, February 13Operation Feed the Homeless

hosted by the Laredo Free Thinkers willbe from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Jarvis Pla-za. Please volunteer your time to servefood or pass out clothing. Or donatemuch needed food, toiletry or clothingitems. For more information visit theLaredo Free Thinker’s Facebook page orcall 744-5674.

Enjoy an evening of romance un-der the stars at the TAMIU Lamar Bru-ni Vergara Planetarium, 5201 UniversityBlvd. There will be music, food andlegends of our stars. There will be twoshowings, one at 5 p.m. and one at 7p.m. $25 per person or $45 per cou-ple. Includes beer and/or wine, choco-lates, light hors d’oeuvres and one roseper couple. For tickets call 956-326-2463.\

The movie “ 13 Hours: the se-cret soldiers of Benghazi” will be freeof charge at Regal Cinema( by theLEA) at 1 pm. Ticket pickup will befrom 12:15 pm to 12:55 pm. Adults on-ly. For more information please call726-1266.

Tuesday, February 16Join the MOS Library Knitting

Circle at McKendrick Ochoa SalinasBranch Library, 1920 Palo Blanco St.,from 1-3 p.m. Please bring yarn andknitting needles. For more information,contact Analiza Perez-Gomez at [email protected] or 795-2400x2403.

Crochet for Kids at McKendrickOchoa Salinas Branch Library, 1920 Pa-lo Blanco St., from 4-5 p.m. Pleasebring yarn and a crochet needle. Formore information, contact Analiza Pe-rez-Gomez at [email protected] 795-2400 x2403.

Thursday, February 18Shayne Murphy paintings exhibit

reception at TAMIU’s CFPA Art Galleryfrom 6–7:30 p.m. The exhibit is openthrough April 7.

Preschool Read & Play at McKen-drick Ochoa Salinas Branch Library,1920 Palo Blanco St., from 11 a.m.–12p.m. Story time and crafts for pre-schoolers. For more information, con-tact Priscilla Garcia at [email protected] or 795-2400 x2403.

Family Story Time & Crafts atMcKendrick Ochoa Salinas Branch Li-brary, 1920 Palo Blanco St., from 4-5p.m. For more information, contactPriscilla Garcia at [email protected] or 795-2400 x2403.

Friday, February 19A Fresh Start to a Healthier You.

Learn practical cooking and shoppingtips and recipes for success in thekitchen at McKendrick Ochoa SalinasBranch Library, 1920 Palo Blanco St.,from 4:30-5:30 p.m. For more informa-tion, contact Angie Sifuentes, WebbCounty Texas A&M AgriLife ExtensionService, 956-523-5290, [email protected].

Saturday, February 20The first of the Laredo Free

Thinkers Lecture series with ProfessorShawn Miller will be held at the Hold-ing Institute at 5:30 p.m. This lecture’stheme will be economics and budget-ing. It is free and open to the public.

Tuesday, February 23Join the MOS Library Knitting

Circle at McKendrick Ochoa SalinasBranch Library, 1920 Palo Blanco St.,from 1-3 p.m. Please bring yarn andknitting needles. For more information,contact Analiza Perez-Gomez at [email protected] or 795-2400x2403.

Crochet for Kids at McKendrickOchoa Salinas Branch Library, 1920 Pa-lo Blanco St., from 4-5 p.m. Pleasebring yarn and a crochet needle. Formore information, contact Analiza Pe-rez-Gomez at [email protected] 795-2400 x2403.

Thursday, February 25Spanish Book Club from 6 p.m.

to 9 p.m. at City of Laredo Public Li-brary – Calton. For more info, call Syl-via Reash at 763-1810.

STEM Professional Developmentand Internship Fair from 1–4 p.m. atthe Student Center Rotunda. Providesopportunities to those interested in thescience, technology, engineering andmathematics sectors for TAMIU stu-dents, alumni and the Laredo commu-nity. Employers will also host corporatepresentations throughout the day.

Spanish Book Club from 6-9 p.m.at City of Laredo Public Library – Cal-ton. For more info, call Sylvia Reash at956-763-1810

CALENDARASSOCIATED PRESS

Today is Saturday, Feb. 13,the 44th day of 2016. There are322 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in His-tory:

On Feb. 13, 1861, AbrahamLincoln was officially declaredwinner of the 1860 presidentialelection as electors cast theirballots.

On this date:In 1920, the League of Na-

tions recognized the perpetualneutrality of Switzerland.

In 1935, a jury in Fleming-ton, New Jersey, found BrunoRichard Hauptmann guilty offirst-degree murder in the kid-nap-slaying of Charles A. Lind-bergh Jr., the son of Charlesand Anne Lindbergh. (Haupt-mann was later executed.)

In 1945, during World WarII, Allied planes began bomb-ing the German city of Dres-den. The Soviets captured Bu-dapest, Hungary, from the Ger-mans.

In 1960, France exploded itsfirst atomic bomb in the Sah-ara Desert.

In 1975, a late-night arsonfire set by a disgruntled custo-dian broke out on the 11thfloor of the north tower ofNew York’s World Trade Cen-ter; the blaze spread to sixfloors, but caused no direct ca-sualties.

In 1980, the 13th WinterOlympics opened in Lake Pla-cid, New York.

In 1988, the 15th WinterOlympics opened in Calgary,Alberta, Canada.

In 1991, during OperationDesert Storm, allied war-planes destroyed an under-ground shelter in Baghdadthat had been identified as amilitary command center; Ira-qi officials said 500 civilianswere killed.

In 1996, the rock musical“Rent,” by Jonathan Larson,opened off-Broadway.

Ten years ago: Auditorsreported that millions of dol-lars in Hurricane Katrina di-saster aid had been squan-dered, paying for such itemsas a $450 tattoo and $375-dol-lar-a-day beachfront condos.

Five years ago: Egypt’smilitary leaders dissolved par-liament, suspended the consti-tution and promised electionsin moves cautiously welcomedby protesters who’d helpedtopple President Hosni Mubar-ak.

One year ago: Calling cy-berspace the new “Wild West,”President Barack Obama toldthe private sector during aWhite House cybersecuritysummit at Stanford Universitythat it needed to do more tostop cyberattacks aimed at theU.S. every day.

Today’s Birthdays: ActorGeorge Segal is 82. Talk showhost Jerry Springer is 72.Singer Peter Gabriel is 66. Ac-tor David Naughton is 65.Rock musician Peter Hook is60. Actor Matt Salinger is 56.Singer Henry Rollins is 55. Ac-tor Neal McDonough is 50.Singer Freedom Williams is50. Actress Kelly Hu is 48.Rock singer Matt Berninger(The National) is 45. Rock mu-sician Todd Harrell (3 DoorsDown) is 44. Singer RobbieWilliams is 42. Singer-song-writer Feist is 40. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stew-art is 37. Actress Mena Suvariis 37. Rock musician DashHutton (Haim (hym)) is 31. Ac-tress Katie Volding is 27. Mi-chael Joseph Jackson Jr. (alsoknown as Prince MichaelJackson I) is 19.

Thought for Today: “Anexplanation of cause is not ajustification by reason.” —C.S. Lewis, English author(1898-1963).

TODAY IN HISTORY

BAYONNE, N.J. — The Coast Guard onFriday inspected a cruise ship that was bat-tered and damaged by an intense winterstorm to determine if it will be able to setsail as scheduled on a weekend voyage.

Royal Caribbean was forced to cancel An-them of the Seas’ seven-day cruise to the Ba-hamas, and the ship returned to Bayonne onWednesday night after a storm packing hur-ricane-force winds and waves as high as 30feet damaged part of its propulsion systemand left 4,500 passengers hunkered down intheir cabins.

The 1,141-foot ship’s left azipod was ren-dered inoperable during the storm, CoastGuard spokesman Charles Rowe said. Anazipod is a propeller that is mounted to asteerable pod that contains an electric motor.

The azipod was replaced, Rowe said, andCoast Guard officials were examining italong with the ship’s lifeboats and othersafety equipment to see if they meet stan-dards. The ship can safely maneuver withone azipod, Rowe said.

In addition to the partial loss of propul-sion, Rowe said, the ship had largely cosmet-ic damage, including broken glass, china andbalcony doors. Four passengers had minorinjuries.

Royal Caribbean said it expects the shipwill sail as scheduled Saturday on an eight-day cruise to the Bahamas.

Many passengers criticized the cruise linefor allowing the ship to sail from New Jerseylast Saturday as the storm moved up thecoast. Royal Caribbean said the storm identi-fied gaps in its planning system and thecompany was “strengthening” its policy.

AROUND THE NATION

Passengers from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, await transportation after arriving at Cape Libertycruise port, Wednesday, in Bayonne, N.J. Carrying 4,500 passengers and 1,600 crew members, the ship returned early froma seven-day cruise to the Bahamas after it was battered by a major storm in the Atlantic Ocean.

Photo by Julie Jacobson | AP

Cruise ship inspectedASSOCIATED PRESS

California heat and dryspell stoke drought worry

SONOMA, Calif. — Where didEl Nino go? Ten days with recordheat and no rain have Califor-nians worrying about thedrought again.

The strong El Nino hadbrought the state near-normalrain and snow this winter, rais-ing hopes that four years of re-cord dry conditions were over.

But highs surging to 95 de-grees in Southern Californiahave surfers and golfers out inFebruary.

Climate researcher Sam Iaco-bellis with Scripps Institution ofOceanography in San Diego saysthis El Nino so far hasn’tbrought the strong rain and oth-er weather patterns that meteo-rologists expect with big El Ni-nos.

Forecasters with the NationalWeather Service say it’s normalto have some long dry spells evenduring strong El Ninos.

Forecasters expect some rainnext week.

Shooter’s mother thinksof victims daily

DENVER — The mother ofColumbine High School shooterDylan Klebold says she didn’tknow anything was wrong withher son before the 1999 attack,and that she thinks about thevictims and their families everyday.

In an interview set to air on“20/20” on Friday night, Sue Kle-bold tells ABC News’ Diane Saw-yer that before the attack sheconsidered herself a parent whowould have known somethingwas wrong, but “I didn’t know,and it’s very hard to live withthat.”

Dylan Klebold and Eric Harrisopened fire at the suburban Den-ver school on April 20, 1999, kill-ing 12 students and a teacher be-fore killing themselves.

Sue Klebold’s interview coinci-des with the release of her mem-oir, “A Mother’s Reckoning: Liv-ing in the Aftermath of Tragedy.”

Boy severely burned inmeth lab explosion

ERIE, Pa. — Police in Pennsyl-vania say a 3-year-old boy suf-fered serious burns when a one-pot methamphetamine lab ex-ploded.

Erie police say 34-year-old Ste-phen Godfrey was cooking thedrugs when they exploded, burn-ing the boy Feb. 4. The boy wastaken to a hospital for treatmentof severe burns to his face,hands, legs and abdomen.

Fire inspectors initiallythought the boy’s blanket got tooclose to a wall-mounted heater,causing a small explosion andfire.

Online court records don’t listan attorney for Godfrey, whofaces a preliminary hearing Feb.18 on charges of felony drugmanufacturing, endangering achild and other crimes.

Police say Godfrey removedthe drug-making materials be-fore firefighters arrived.

— Compiled from AP reports

Prosecutors face toughroad in priest cold caseHOUSTON — Prosecutors face

a tough road in their caseagainst a former priest accusedthis week in the killing of ayoung Texas teacher and beautyqueen nearly 56 years ago, ac-cording to legal experts.

John Bernard Feit, 83, re-mained in custody Friday inPhoenix following his indictmentin South Texas’ Hidalgo Countyfor the murder of 25-year-oldIrene Garza.

Feit had been considered asuspect in the past, and two fel-low priests told authorities heconfessed to them. But like manycold cases, this one will pose spe-cial difficulties stemming fromdecades-old evidence, a lack ofDNA and the long delay in bring-ing charges.

“These are challenges that arenot unsurmountable, but theyare going to be looked at verycarefully by the defense,” said

Philip Hilder, a Houston crimi-nal defense attorney and formerfederal prosecutor.

Authorities allege the then-27-year-old Feit killed Garza onApril 16, 1960, after hearing herconfession at Sacred Heart Cath-olic Church in McAllen, where

he was a priest.Her body was found days later.

An autopsy determined Garza,who was named Miss All SouthTexas Sweetheart 1958, had beenraped while unconscious andwas beaten and suffocated.

— Compiled from AP reports

AROUND TEXAS

Family photos of Irene Garza as a teen and beauty queen are displayed at thehome of her aunt in Edinburg, Texas. A former priest was arrested Tuesday, in Ari-zona in the 1960 slaying of the 25-year-old schoolteacher and beauty queen.

Photo by Delcia Lopez/The San Antonio Express-News | AP

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U.S. Border Patrol saidWednesday that agentsfrom the Laredo Sector ar-rested four previously de-ported convicted sex offend-ers over a recent three-dayperiod.

Jose Guadalupe Grimal-do-Requena, a 30-year-oldfrom Mexico, was appre-hended by Border Patrolagents assigned to the Zapa-ta Station. During process-ing, agents discovered thathe had been convicted ofsexual assault of a child in2008 in a Dallas County Dis-trict Court in Texas andsentenced to eight yearsconfinement.

He is a registered sex of-fender and was on paroleuntil June 19, 2016.

Daniel Perez-Lopez, a 32-year-old from El Salvador,was apprehended by LaredoSouth agents. During pro-cessing, agents discoveredthat in 2005, Perez-Lopezwas convicted of assaultand rape in 2005 in PrinceWilliam County, Virginia

and sentenced to nine yearsconfinement.

Benito Montiel-Ramiez, a32-year-old from Mexico,was also apprehended byLaredo South agents. Dur-ing processing, agents dis-covered that he had beenconvicted of aggravated sex-ual assault on a child in2011 in Laredo and was sen-tenced to 10 years confine-ment.

Carlos Guzman-Zavala, a37-year-old from Mexico,was apprehended by BorderPatrol agents assigned tothe Hebbronville Station.During processing, agentsdiscovered that he had beenconvicted of aggravated sex-ual assault with a weaponin 2008 in the Cook CountyCircuit Court in Illinoisand sentenced to four yearsconfinement. He is a regis-tered sexual offender.

“This is indicative of theefforts the men and womenof the Laredo Sector BorderPatrol make in keeping ourcommunity safe,” saidChief Patrol Agent MarioMartinez.

4 sex offendersdeported

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COLLEGE STATION,Texas — Texas A&M Uni-versity is still trying to de-termine which studentsmay have shouted a racialslur and referenced theConfederate flag to a groupof black and Latino highschool students touring thecampus.

About 60 students froma southwest Dallas charterschool reported they weretaunted by students oncampus during a visitTuesday.

Two black high schoolstudents said they were ap-proached by a white A&M

student wearing Confeder-ate flag earrings, stateSen. Royce West saidThursday. Others in thetour group said they heardwhite A&M students tell-ing them to “Go backwhere you came from,”and using an anti-blackslur, said West, who saidhe was contacted by uni-versity officials.

The Dallas Democratcalled for the possible ex-pulsion of any students in-volved in the incident, andsaid he wanted to see ac-tion from the university’sleadership next week. Tex-as A&M’s leaders “havepolitical capital with me,”

said West, the vice chair-man of the Texas Senate’shigher education commit-tee.

“If you’re not going totolerate this type of behav-ior, then you’ve got tomake a statement,” Westsaid. “This gang of stu-dents that participated inthis should be disciplinedaccordingly.”

No video or audio of theincident has emerged yet,complicating efforts tofind out who said what,University President Mi-chael K. Young said Fri-day. A counselor from thetour group appears to havecalled the police, and a

campus officer did investi-gate at the scene, he said.

Young said Friday thatracism needed to be ad-dressed broadly at TexasA&M, where the studentbody is 3.4 percent black,and elsewhere. One ele-ment of that discussion, hesaid, was addressing themeaning of the Confeder-ate flag for white studentswho might not get the con-nections it has for manypeople to slavery and dis-crimination.

“If this event serves asan occasion to kind of gal-vanize the communityeven more to expand anddeepen their efforts on

that, I’m absolutely de-lighted to do that, becausethat’s what has to hap-pen,” Young said.

Joshua Lewis, a TexasA&M student who serveson the university’s BlackStudent Alliance Council,said he’s never had racialslurs directed at him,though other studentshave told him they havehad them. Subtler forms ofracial insensitivity aremore common, he said,like other students assum-ing he is a scholarship ath-lete because he’s black.

Lewis said he was en-couraged by strong state-

ments this week fromYoung and campus leaders,but wanted to do more toimprove campus dialogueand awareness of race.

“No one’s going to havea reset button to changethese ideologies,” Lewissaid. “But we have to startthinking of creative waysto not only get studentsfrom diverse backgroundswho want to come to theschool, but be at the schooland then stay at theschool.”

Texas A&M is one of thestate’s biggest and mostprestigious universitiesand is about 90 miles out-side of Houston.

A&M president decries harassment reportsASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN, Texas — Tex-as became the first stateFriday to call for banningbite mark analysis incriminal cases, dealing amajor credibility blow toa technique that criticsrebuke as junk scienceand will now likely en-counter greater skepti-cism in courtroomsacross the U.S.

Although the Texas Fo-rensic Science Commis-sion doesn’t have thepower to enforce an out-right ban, its recommen-dation for a moratoriumon bite mark evidence isexpected to weigh heavilyon the minds of judgesstatewide and beyond.There is no scientificproof that teeth can be de-finitively matched to hu-man skin.

At least two dozen menconvicted or charged withmurder or rape based onbite marks have been ex-onerated nationwide

since 2000. Critics say it islong overdue that thepractice joins other dis-credited evidence such asbullet-lead analysis andmicroscopic hair analysis.

“For far too long courtshave permitted this in-credibly persuasive evi-dence that is cloaked inscience, when in fact therehas been no scientific re-search to substantiate thepractitioners’ claims thatit is possible to identify

someone from a bitemark,” said Chris Fabri-cant, an attorney for theNew York-based Inno-cence Project.

The commission, astate agency whose mem-bers are appointed bystate Republican leaders,didn’t shut the door onsupporting bite mark evi-dence under strict crite-ria in the future. Butcommissioners said theburden is now on a small

and mostly ungovernedgroup of forensic dentistswho defend the techniqueto come back with betterresearch.

Supporters of bitemark evidence, who ar-gue the practice hashelped convict child kill-ers and serial killer TedBundy, told the commis-sion this week that thosestudies are in the works.

“This should have beengoing on for years. Hope-fully we’ll go along a lotfaster than we shouldhave been,” forensic den-tist Frank Wright said.

Putting new scrutinyon bite marks has thrustthe obscure Texas Foren-sic Science Commissioninto the national spotlightfor the second time in re-cent years. In 2009, then-Gov. Rick Perry abruptlyremoved three peoplefrom the state board just48 hours before commis-sioners were to considera report that a faulty in-vestigation led to a Texasman’s execution.

State to recommend courtban on bite mark evidence

By PAUL J. WEBERASSOCIATED PRESS

Lynn Garcia uses a projector as she takes part in a Texas ForensicScience Commission meeting.

Photo by Eric Gay | AP

A Zopinion SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

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It’s striking that in apresidential season withtwo viable Latino conten-ders, discussion of Hispanicvoters has been negligible.

This will change as theprimaries move to stateswith larger Latino popula-tions, Nevada being first up.In those states, Sens. TedCruz and Marco Rubio willcome under questioning forethnic loyalty.

This scrutiny will dothem no favors. While somemay imagine that Cruz orRubio would get a boost inthe general election frombeing the first Hispanicpresidential nominee, ei-ther one would only help tohand the White House tothe Democrats. The reasonis simple: They continue tospurn other Hispanics.

Here we have two chil-dren of immigrants tryingto get elected by demoniz-ing immigrants. Indeed, Ru-bio and Cruz embody areality that they and theirparty deny: Latinos becomeAmericanized very quickly.

Both men are very closeto their immigrant roots,one generation away. Yetboth men are highly assi-milated. Rubio’s love of rapmusic and respect for Pit-bull, N.W.A., Tupac andNicki Minaj, is often cited.Cruz, raised in Texas andthe son of an evangelicalpreacher, has a penchantfor Western attire and after9/11 switched his prefer-ence from classic rock tocountry music.

This is not exceptionalfor Latino families, whetherthey are legally in the Unit-ed States or not. Assimila-tion happens; it’s an un-stoppable force of our socie-ty.

Neither man speaks withan accent; only Rubio is bi-lingual. Latino immigrantfamilies shift from Spanish,becoming monolingual inEnglish by the third gener-ation. They follow the samepattern, the same fluid rateof language acquisition, asprevious immigrantgroups, be they Europeanor Asian. In fact, somestudies suggest that lan-guage shifts are now occur-ring faster for Latinos, dueto technology.

But to appeal to a GOPbase that is positioned asanti-immigrant, these twohave taken to casting otherLatino immigrants as theoutsiders, as resistant to be-coming Americanized, asunworthy of opportunitiesto right their immigrationstatus, whether that be bylegislation or executive or-der.

On the campaign trailthis year, only one messageis permissible to Republi-can candidates: Latinos areto be feared and deported.Build the wall! Secure theborders! End birthright citi-zenship!

Never mind that migra-tion from Mexico has dra-matically slowed and that

illegal migration peakednearly a decade ago.

Some ascribe Rubio’sand Cruz’ lack of sympathyto being of Cuban descent.Cubans enjoy a huge ad-vantage over other immi-grants. If they can reachU.S. soil, they have an easypath to permanent legalstatus within a year. It’s aleftover policy from theCold War, when many werefleeing the persecution ofcommunist repression, al-though that wasn’t the casewith either of the senators’families.

Increasingly, that con-nection to yesteryear isfraying. Cuban-Americansare moving away fromtheir once steadfast ties tothe GOP.

Interestingly, Rubioprobably got a taste of thenon-Cuban immigrant ex-periences. He spent a por-tion of his teen-age years inLas Vegas, where his fatherfound work as a bartender.The young Rubio was oftenassumed to be Mexican-American and countedmany Mexican-Americanschoolmates as his closestfriends. It reasonable to as-sume that he knew kidswho had parents or otherfamily members who werein this country without le-gal status.

Perhaps that experienceis what led Rubio to jointhe Gang of Eight, a groupof senators who authoredthe last sane proposal forimmigration reform, in2013.

Now he tries to scrubthat fact from his record.

A record 27.3 million La-tinos will be eligible to votethis election cycle. Nearlyhalf, 44 percent, will be mil-lennials, according to PewResearch Center. Datacrunchers believe that theeventual winner of the 2016presidential election willneed to draw at least 40percent of Hispanic votes.

Immigration obviouslyisn’t the only issue of inter-est to Latinos; it isn’t eventhe most important. Jobs,the economy, educationrank very high too.

However, it is a kind ofgut-level test about atti-tudes. Rubio, especially,with his shifting to attractright-wing votes, has jiltedLatino voters who wouldlike to like him.

Given their current pos-turing on immigration, nei-ther Rubio nor Cruz has achance.

The backlash is coming.A group of high-profile La-tino celebrities, includingBenjamin Bratt, AmericaFerrera, George Lopez andZoe Saldana, organized tocall on the GOP presiden-tial candidates to end theiranti-immigrant fear-mon-gering.

Guitarist Carlos Santa-na, in a statement, under-lined the plea this way: "It’snever too late to graduatefrom the university offear!" Sadly, it may be ifyou are seeking the Repub-lican nomination.

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Latino’s notloving Cruzand Rubio

By MARY SANCHEZTHE KANSAS CITY STAR

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Debating Thursday nightin Milwaukee, Hillary Clin-ton felt the fierce urgencyof now. So did Bernie Sand-ers.

With the Democratic pri-mary campaign movingfrom Iowa and New Hamp-shire to Nevada and SouthCarolina later this month,and a bonanza of states inMarch, both candidates arefighting for support fromblack and Hispanic voters— and will continue to doso as long as the contestlasts. Neither can win theDemocratic nominationwithout these votes.

"The stakes in this elec-tion couldn’t be higher,"Clinton said campaigningThursday. "African-Ameri-cans can’t wait for solu-tions. They need resultsnow."

Clinton says "PresidentObama" as often as possi-ble, and toward the debate’send accused Sanders of in-sufficient loyalty to him.The Sanders campaign im-plies over and over thatObama couldn’t muster therevolution we need and thatClinton’s failure would beeven greater. She seizes thatinvitation to defend the re-cord and ethics of the na-

tion’s first black president— including his campaigncontributions from the fi-nancial sector, thereby im-plicitly defending her own.

"I’m running for presi-dent to knock down all thebarriers that are holdingAmericans back," Clintonsaid in the debate, citing alitany of black Americanslimited by discrimination(black votes, check), immi-grants living in fear (His-panic votes, check) andwomen working for lowerpay (women’s votes, check).

Earlier in the day Clin-ton had received the en-dorsement of the black es-tablishment in the form ofthe Congressional BlackCaucus PAC. For good mea-sure, Rep. John Lewis, theliving symbol of the civilrights movement, took ahard whack at Sanders’spersonal biography - just asSanders is casting himselfas a long-time fighter for ra-cial justice, who even at-tended the 1963 March onWashington.

"I never saw him. I nevermet him," Lewis said. "But Imet Hillary Clinton."

This is the way you winDemocratic primaries. Orat least it has been. Obamadefeated Clinton in 2008 ona number of fronts. But oneof the most important was

black voters. He beat her 55percent to 27 percent inSouth Carolina, wheremore than half the primaryelectorate was black. Oba-ma won black voters 78 to19 in the state. Clinton nev-er recovered from the blow.

Now Clinton is hoping todo to Sanders what Obamadid to her - run him off thefield in every state with alarge black population. Shewants Sanders to be viewedas a dreamy grandpa with-out a clue.

Sanders’s best coursemay be to use his enor-mous advantage amongwhite youth as a bridge toblack youth - ceding theCongressional Black Cau-cus to Clinton while win-ning their kids and grand-kids. He’s done pretty wellso far without the "estab-lishment."

At the debate, Sanderscompared the onerous crim-inal penalties for blackyouth smoking pot to thenonexistent penalties paidby financial executiveswhose companies brokelaws. He spoke of minorityyouth unemployment, a"broken criminal justicesystem" and the "over-polic-ing" of black communities.And he sought to best Clin-ton on compassion for un-documented immigrants

fleeing violence in CentralAmerica.

He’s not ceding anything.When Sanders reaches outto voters who are "tired ofestablishment politics, tiredof establishment econom-ics," as he said at the de-bate, he can just as easilyconjure a black face or aHispanic surname as awhite one. He even saidrace relations would im-prove during his presidency.

Debate moderators GwenIfill and Judy Woodruffknew the score too. Theyasked several questions spe-cifically about race - thesort rarely if ever raised inthe less colorful alter-worldof Republican debates.

Metropolitan Milwaukeeis reputed to be the most ra-cially polarized metro areain the U.S. It could hardlybe more polarized than thetwo national parties. As thepolitical calendar turns tostates with large black orHispanic populations, theDemocratic discussion willturn more acutely towardminority issues. The twocandidates are comfortableusing phrases like "institu-tional racism." It may notseem possible, but the vastdistance between the twoparties and what they talkabout is about to grow evenwider.

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Black votes matter By FRANCIS WILKINSON

BLOOMBERG VIEW

Here’s one thing maybewe all can agree on aboutthe Thursday Democraticpresidential debate on PBS:Impressive energy and en-durance for a couple of se-nior citizens seeking SecretService-assisted living.

Good flow. Good interac-tion. Very PBSish, thoughduring lulls I thought itmight be fun to bring ChrisChristie on stage for a sur-prise, drive-by attack seg-ment.

Former U.S. Sen. Secreta-ry of State Hillary Clintonand U.S. Sen. socialist Ber-nie Sanders both made pro-gress toward what theyhave to do to win their par-ty’s nomination.

And regardless of wheth-er you agree with their pro-posals, you heard both offerspecifics, a nice contrastfrom the trust-me-I’ll-make-America-great-again rantsfrom a certain leading can-didate of a certain othermajor American politicalparty.

Each of the Democratic

contenders has specific de-mographic targets in mindas they work toward theirnext battles, the Feb. 20 Ne-vada caucuses and the Feb.27 South Carolina primary,two contests with more di-verse electorates than Iowa(where Clinton barely won)and New Hampshire (whereSanders won huge).

Clinton acknowledgedher need to do betteramong women -- particular-ly young women -- a demo-graphic we and she thoughtwould be in her camp. But Ithought she gave a great an-

swer when that questioncame up, an answer thatwent beyond any sense ofentitlement to the votes ofthose in her gender.

Clinton said she is pro-choice on women’s votes.

“I have spent my entireadult life working towardmaking sure that womenare empowered to maketheir own choices, even ifthat choice is not to vote forme. I believe that it’s mostimportant that we unleashthe full potential of womenand girls in our society,”she said.

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A good debate for both DemsBy KEN HERMAN

COX NEWSPAPERS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016 State THE ZAPATA TIMES 5A

AMARILLO, Texas — Itwas more than 80 yearsago, but Mary Lou Robin-son still remembers one ofthe events that set her on apath to becoming a lawyer.

A young girl she went toschool with was not al-lowed to attend classes aftershe refused to recite thePledge of Allegiance out ofreligious reservations.

An outraged Robinsonwished that somethingwould be done to help thegirl.

“It seemed to me thatwhen things were reallywrong in the world, thatlaw was what changed itand that lawyers were theones that motivated thechanges,” she said.

Robinson, now 89, is inthe twilight of a six-decadecareer as an Amarillo judgethat has been capped offwith a more than 35-yearrun as U.S. district judgefor the Northern District ofTexas.

On Wednesday, Robinsonassumed senior status, aform of semi-retirementwhere judges may work alighter caseload while stilldrawing salary.

“After 60 years as ajudge, you’re willing to do alittle less,” she told theAmarillo Globe-News(http://bit.ly/1PB2j3Q), “butI’m still working.”

Robinson was born in1926 in Dodge City, Kan.Her family moved to Ama-rillo when she was 6 andjust beginning gradeschool.

Encouraged by her moth-er, post office supervisorFrances Aynn Strueber,Robinson’s goal was to bethe first person in her fam-ily to earn a college degree.

She graduated fromAmarillo High School in1944 and Amarillo Collegetwo years later, where sheis recognized as a distin-guished alumna.

After that, Robinsonearned an economics de-gree in 1948 from the Uni-versity of Texas and a lawdegree from the Universityof Texas School of Law in1950.

She was one of six wom-en in her graduating classat law school. Today, womenmake up nearly half of theschool’s graduating class inany given year.

She married A.J. Robin-son, who died in 1992, whilestill enrolled in school, andtogether they started apractice in Austin calledRobinson and Robinson.

After graduating fromlaw school, she and her hus-band moved to Amarilloand continued their prac-tice.

Doors started opening upin front of her after that,she said.

The first opened in 1955,when Potter County Com-missioners’ Court namedher judge of the newly cre-ated Potter County Court atLaw. Robinson, 28 at thetime, became the first wom-an to serve as a judge of acourt higher than a justiceof the peace court in Ama-rillo’s history.

“When I was first ajudge, women couldn’tserve on juries,” she said,

recalling the many barriersthat women faced.

Robinson, one of just twofemale lawyers in Amarillo,was keenly aware of her re-sponsibility as a pioneeringfemale judge.

“If I really fouled up, itwasn’t Mary Lou thatfouled up,” she said. “It was

women who couldn’t do thejob.”

Robinson also had to jug-gle the needs of a familywith her duty to the courts.She gave birth to daughterRebecca in 1954 while work-ing in private practice andDiana in 1957 while she wasjudge of the county court at

law. A son, Matthew, fol-lowed three years later.

“She came home fromwork every night andcooked dinner for the fam-ily and was there to helpdrill us on multiplicationtables and spelling,” saidDiana Robinson, 58.

“It probably wasn’t untilI was grown and had a fam-ily of my own that I couldappreciate how much ener-gy the woman had becauseshe made it all look easy.”

In 1960, another dooropened for Robinson. Shewas elected judge of the108th District Court inAmarillo, and in 1973 shewas appointed justice of theSeventh Court of Appeals inAmarillo, making her thefirst female appellate judgein Texas.

She was appointed chiefjustice of that court in 1977and continued to serve inthat capacity until 1979when President Jimmy Car-ter nominated her to thefederal bench, where shehas remained ever since.

She became the second

woman to serve as a U.S.district judge in Texas.

Sarah T. Hughes, who ad-ministered the U.S. presi-dential oath of office to Lyn-don Johnson aboard AirForce One hours after Pres-ident John F. Kennedy wasassassinated Nov. 22, 1963,in Dallas, was the first. Ken-nedy appointed her in 1961.

Robinson’s appointment18 years later was seen as amilestone for many.

“She is one of the womenwho really has paved theway for many, many othersto see the potential to enterthe legal profession,” saidDarby Dickerson, dean ofthe Texas Tech UniversitySchool of Law.

“Her success in the dif-ferent roles that she hastaken on helped people un-derstand that women werevery capable of holdingthese positions.”

Come to court unpre-pared, speak out of turn orattempt to showboat for thejury and you can expect aswift reprimand from Rob-inson.

Judge defines her lifetime of service

This photo shows Judge Mary Lou Robinson who has taken seniorstatus after more than 35 years as a U.S. District Judge..

Photo by Michael Schumacher/The Amarillo Globe News | AP

By ROBERT STEINAMARILLO GLOBE-NEWS

6A THE ZAPATA TIMES National SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Twostudents were shot and killedFriday at a high school in aPhoenix suburb but the dangerat the campus was over, policesaid, as hundreds of worriedparents crowded outside near-by stores to await word ontheir children.

Two 15-year-old girls wereshot once at IndependenceHigh School, but it was notclear what led up to theirdeaths, Glendale Officer Tra-cey Breeden told reporters. Au-thorities were not looking foranyone else, and a gun wasfound near the bodies, she said.

The circumstances suggest-ed the possibility of a murder-suicide or double-suicide, butBreeden said no determinationhad been made. She had no in-formation on the relationshipbetween the girls, who died atthe scene and were found nearan administration building.

Police arrived within twominutes of being called, andthe school of more than 2,000students went on lockdown,Breeden said.

Hundreds of worried par-ents soon began arriving atnearby discount and conve-nience stores. Breeden told par-ents awaiting word on theirkids that “your children aresafe.”

Cheryl Rice said she went toa store after a friend calledabout the shooting and askedafter Rice’s 15-year-old daugh-ter. But the girl called as Ricearrived at the store.

“She said, ‘I’m OK,’ so I ofcourse started crying,” Ricesaid.

She said it was horriblewaiting for word about herchild.

“You don’t know if it’s yourdaughter or not. You don’tknow who’s being bullied. Youdon’t know who is being pickedon. You don’t know anything. Itcould be anybody,” Rice said.

School district officials saidparents will be bused to theschool to be reunited with theirchildren. Other students whogot permission from their par-ents left campus on their own.

Glendale Union High SchoolDistrict alerted parents to theshooting through emails andautomatic phone calls and re-leased information on socialmedia, Superintendent BrianCapistran said.

Students typically are not al-lowed to use their cellphonesduring lockdowns, but as callsfrom parents flooded the dis-trict, officials asked teachers tohave students call family, Ca-pistran said.

Social workers and counsel-ors will be available to studentsand staff when school resumesTuesday, the superintendentsaid.

A Phoenix police officer, left, tries to give instructions to parents waiting toreunite with their children, Friday, in Glendale, Ariz.

Photo by Matt York | AP

Two studentskilled inshooting

By JACQUES BILLEAD AND PAUL DAVENPORT

ASSOCIATED PRESS

GLENDALE, Colo. — Colorado’snewest pot shop has some wonder-ing whether strippers and weedare too closely aligned on a busyhighway just east of downtownDenver.

The Smokin Gun Apothecaryopened on a site formerly occu-pied by the Denver area’s bestknown strip club, Shotgun Wil-lie’s. The strip club hasn’t goneaway — it’s moved just across theparking lot, testing ethical and po-tentially legal issues about thestate’s growing legal recreationalpot industry.

Beyond banning the sale of potand alcohol in the same shop, Col-orado has no regulation regardingmarijuana and other adult busi-nesses. Zoning rules require shopsto be away from schools or any-where children congregate.

Colorado’s rules about usingpot are hazier. The state bans pub-lic marijuana consumption. Butthe state allows local governmentsto decide whether to allow privatepot clubs. Smokin’ Gun is prepar-ing a rooftop lounge area in antici-pation of a local ordinance to al-low shoppers to toke up.

Both businesses have the sameowner, who envisions pot shoppersgetting discounted drinks at thestrip club. Deborah Dunafon plansto sell mugs at the pot shop thatcustomers can use for a free beerat the strip club. Colorado lawbans the sale of both marijuanaand alcohol at the same place, sothere won’t be any alcohol flowingwhere weed is sold, she said.

Dunafon says there’s no reasonto fear the strip club will breakstate law and allow her pot-shoppatrons to get high next door inher strip club.

“It’s a wild, rowdy place, and ifyou smoke a bowl, you’re not ex-actly rowdy,” Dunafon said with alaugh.

She’s the only person in thecountry who owns both a legalweed shop and a strip club. It’s notexactly a first, though: a man inSan Clemente, California, had torelinquish his stake in two nudeclubs after pleading guilty in 2013to running at least nine illegal dis-pensaries in southern California.

The Smokin Gun scandals don’tstop at the common ownershipwith a strip club, though.

Deborah Dunafon’s husband,Mike Dunafon, is mayor of this ti-ny enclave of 4,500 surrounded onall sides by Denver.

The mayor last year cast the de-ciding vote on the Glendale CityCouncil to approve the SmokinGun’s site plan — a vote thatprompted an ethics complaint by

nonpartisan watchdog group Col-orado Ethics Watch.

Mike Dunafon had recused him-self from the vote initially becauseof the potential for a perceivedconflict of interest. However, whenthe vote was tied at 3-3, a citymanager said the mayor was ableto break the tie under Coloradostatute, according to minutes fromthe meeting.

“This is a clear conflict of inter-est,” said Luis Toro, head of Col-orado Ethics Watch. The com-plaint goes to the Glendale CityCouncil, which could decide toreprimand the mayor. No date hasbeen set for a vote.

Mike Dunafon insists the com-plaint is frivolous and points outthat he wasn’t married to the stripclub owner at the time.

“They were rookie council-peo-ple who just happened to say, ‘Idon’t like marijuana,”’ Mike Du-nafon said. “I said, ‘You don’t getto not like marijuana. It’s a legalbusiness.’ "

City council members later vot-ed again on the proposal withoutMike Dunafon, and two opposingcouncil members changed theirvotes to yes for the Smokin Gun.The council members declined re-quests by The Associated Press toexplain why they changed theirminds.

Toro said his group isn’t taking

issue with the pot shop, just themayor’s participation in the vote.Even though the Dunafons weren’tyet married at the time, the mayorwas living with the strip-club own-er and should not have been mak-ing decisions about her shop, Toroargued.

“The concern isn’t about theshop opening. It’s about him vot-ing” on a question that affects hisgirlfriend or wife, Toro argued.

A lawyer for the city of Glen-dale insisted that the Dunafons’ fi-nances are separate and that themayor did not violate ethics.

“He had no stake or financialinterest in the Smokin Gun, andhe was not married to anyonewho had a financial interest in theSmokin Gun,” Jeffrey Springersaid. “The allegation that he some-how shouldn’t have voted is ridic-ulous.”

Even if the council reprimandsDunafon, the pot shop is openingthis week to some anticipationeven in a city dotted with hun-dreds of pot shops.

The front door is flanked by twopillars shaped to resemble mari-juana joints, complete with smokeeffects.

Inside, shoppers can step insidethe preserved interior of a bankthat dates to 1870, a nod to the dec-ade when the nation’s first anti-drug laws passed.

Pot shop tied to club, mayor

A large roadside sign marks the entrance of longtime strip club Shotgun Willie’s,and Smoking Gun Apothecary, the new marijuana dispensary in Glendale.

Photo by Brennan Linsley | AP

By KRISTEN WYATTASSOCIATED PRESS

LAS VEGAS — Rightfight; wrong strategy.

That’s what manyranchers and sympathiz-ers opposing federal con-trol of public lands in theWest concluded after thearmed occupation of a na-tional wildlife refuge inOregon.

For some, the week-slong standoff that endedThursday with the surren-der of the final occupiershas only strengthenedtheir resolve to fight thegovernment’s control ofvast expanses of Westernland. But not all condonethe tactics of the armedgroup that drew the na-tion’s gaze to the snowylandscapes of eastern.

“We’re not backing off,”said Greg Whalen, a mili-tary veteran from Las Ve-gas who supports the Bun-dy ranching family thatled the occupation. “We’reactually going to fightharder — peacefully.”

Whalen and others sayprotests must remain akey part of the strategy —but they must be civil toavoid giving a reason forarrests.

Others suggest the bat-tle should shift to thecourts to pry authorityover open space from thefederal government. Statelawmakers, notably inUtah, are considering a le-gal way to take control ofU.S. lands that account fora majority of the West, in-cluding most of Nevada;about two-thirds of Utah,Idaho and Alaska; andhalf of Oregon.

Federal officials sayU.S. control ensures theland is used in the inter-est of the environment,

outdoor enthusiasts andindustries, such as ranch-ing, mining, and oil andgas.

Utah Gov. Gary Herbertdenounced the tactics inthe standoff but called it“a wakeup call for all ofus that there (are) legiti-mate issues out there thatare causing frustration.”

Supporters say sympa-thy from prominent West-ern politicians shows thattheir mantra — that localscan do a better job manag-ing federal lands than out-of-touch bureaucrats inWashington, D.C. — hasbeen embraced by morethan gun-toting protes-ters.

“We’re not just cowboyswith hats who are hicksand don’t know what’s go-ing on,” said LisaMarie

Johnson, who stood withCliven Bundy at his Neva-da ranch in a 2014 armedstandoff with federalagents. Bundy is the fa-ther of the Oregon occupa-tion’s leaders.

“People in New YorkCity don’t understandwhat’s going on out here,”the Nevada resident said.

The dispute predatesstatehood in some places.But calls for action havegotten louder as federalagencies designate pro-tected areas for endan-gered species and setaside tracts for mining,wind farms and naturalgas exploration. The latestwave has roots in the Sa-gebrush Rebellion, whichbegan more than 40 yearsago over grazing rights inNevada.

Occupiers that seizedthe Malheur NationalWildlife Refuge in Oregonon Jan. 2 demanded theU.S. turn over the land tolocals and release tworanchers imprisoned forsetting fires.

Tom Haynie, a 58-year-old Las Vegas residentwho’s also passionateabout solar energy, medi-cal marijuana and waterin the West, subscribes toa common belief in themovement.

“The government wantsto control everything,”Haynie said. “But it’s thepeople’s land, not the fed-eral government’s land.”

Brett Tolman, a formerU.S. attorney in Utah, saidit appears the federal gov-ernment is trying to senda message: You will face

legal consequences if youcross the line from peace-ful protest.

Cliven Bundy was ar-rested Wednesday in Port-land for his actions nearlytwo years ago in the Neva-da standoff. A total of 25people have been chargedwith the Oregon occupa-tion.

Four people were prose-cuted in Utah for ridingATVs on an off-limits trailin 2014, including a well-known county commis-sioner who was convictedand became a cause ce-lebre in the movement.

Therein lies the dangerin the federal strategy:The intended messagemay be misinterpreted,Tolman said.

“I think people are go-ing to be more hardened

and more upset, and insome ways, you makemartyrs out of those whohave chosen this route,”Tolman said.

Many are giving thatstatus to Arizona rancherRobert “LaVoy” Finicum,who was killed by policein a Jan. 26 traffic stopthat also led to the arrestsof Cliven Bundy’s sons,Ammon and Ryan Bundy.

Finicum, an Oregonstandoff spokesman, wasmemorialized at his funer-al last week near theUtah-Arizona border as afreedom fighter murderedin the name of liberty. Au-thorities say he wasreaching for a gun.

Some worry that ClivenBundy and his sons willgarner similar sympathyas they remain in jail. Butothers say they don’t con-sider them leaders of amovement that has moremoderate voices workingthrough the courts.

“How can you go upthere and take over gov-ernment property and ex-pect to accomplish any-thing from it?” said De-mar Dahl, an Elko Countycommissioner in Nevadaand advocate for state con-trol of lands. “Whateverwe do, we’ve got to dowithin the law.”

Jerry DeLemus traveledtwice from his home inNew Hampshire to playpeacemaker — once dur-ing the Nevada standoffand once during the Ore-gon occupation.

“I love the Bundys,” De-Lemus said this week.“But they made a tacticalmistake going out to thatrefuge. They were por-trayed as armed anti-gov-ernment protesters takingover government build-ings. There was a lot offear.”

Right fight, wrong tactics in Oregon standoff

A man waves the American flag from atop a car at the Narrows roadblock, Thursday, near Burns, Ore. The last four occupiers of a MalheurNational Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon surrendered Thursday.

Photo by Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian | AP

By BRADY MCCOMBS AND KEN RITTER

ASSOCIATED PRESS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016 Zentertainment PAGE 7A

NEW YORK — Disneyhas announced that Denverwill be the place where ittests its upcoming “Frozen”musical.

Disney Theatrical Pro-ductions said it will mountthe show at the Buell Theat-re in the Denver Center forthe Performing Arts in Au-gust 2017. It is expected toland on Broadway in 2018alongside its hits “Aladdin”and “The Lion King.”

The show will be directedby Alex Timbers, a two-timeTony Award nominee whodirected “Peter and theStarcatcher,” ‘’BloodyBloody Andrew Jackson,”‘’The Pee-Wee HermanShow” and “Rocky” on

Broadway. It had been previously re-

vealed that the husband-and-wife songwriting teamof Robert Lopez and Kristen

Anderson-Lopez are return-ing to work on the showand Jennifer Lee, co-direc-tor and screenwriter of thefilm, is writing the story.

Stage version of ‘Frozen’to kick off next year

Disney Theatrical Productions announced Tuesday, on Twitter thatAlex Timbers, pictured, will helm the musical, "Frozen."

Photo by Greg Allen/Invision | AP file

By MARK KENNEDYASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — ArturoO’Farrill’s Grammy-nomi-nated “Cuba: The Conversa-tion Continues” just hap-pened to be made in Havanaby American and Cubanmusicians at a dramaticturning point in relationsbetween the two countries.

The pianist and compos-er had brought his NewYork-based Afro Latin JazzOrchestra to record for thefirst time in Cuba in De-cember 2014 when during arehearsal they heard Presi-dents Barack Obama andRaul Castro announce plansto normalize relations.

“We were just stunned,none of us expected this,”

said O’Farrill, interviewedby telephone from hisBrooklyn home. “Every mu-sician in the room was elec-trified by their presence insuch an historic momentand moved emotionally. Ithink there were a lot of in-spired performances.”

The 55-year-old O’Farrillreturned to Havana in De-cember, arriving just daysafter his double-album re-ceived two Grammy nomi-nations.

O’Farrill’s orchestra hadpreviously won two Gram-mys for Best Latin Jazz Al-bum, but he felt particularlygratified to see his orches-tra nominated for BestLarge Jazz Ensemble Al-bum at Monday’s awardsceremony in Los Angeles.

His nomination for BestInstrumental Composition— for “The Afro Latin JazzSuite” — has a more per-

sonal meaning.He calls the album’s cen-

terpiece “a loving tribute”to his father, Chico O’Far-

rill, a bandleader, composerand arranger who played akey role in the emergence ofLatin Jazz in New York inthe late 1940s and early1950s. His masterpiece, “TheAfro-Cuban Jazz Suite” wasrecorded in 1950 by Machi-to’s orchestra with beboppioneer Charlie “Bird”Parker on alto sax.

O’Farrill says his compo-sition, commissioned byHarlem’s Apollo Theater,was inspired by his father’ssuite, sharing its experi-mental spirit.

Chico O’Farrill left Cubafor New York in 1948. AfterFidel Castro took power in1959, he never returned tohis homeland “which wasvery heartbreaking forhim” and died in 2001,

O’Farrill said.O’Farrill began traveling

to Cuba in 2002 to perform,sometimes bringing his twosons, Adam, a trumpeter,and Zack, a drummer, whoboth play on the new CD.

O’Farrill believes thatnormalizing relations offershope of a better life for ordi-nary Cubans. He wants theU.S. to lift its economic em-bargo imposed in 1962, call-ing it “one of the great in-justices in the world” be-cause it has “only hurt thelittle people” while the com-munist government re-mains in place.

But a saxophonist-clarin-etist Paquito D’Rivera, saysthe normalization onlyserves to legitimize “a failedand cruel regime.”

Nominated album expands US-Cuba dialogue

Arturo O’Farrill arrives at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in LosAngeles. O’Farrill is nominated for two Grammys.

Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision | AP file

By CHARLES J. GANSASSOCIATED PRESS

ISheri! Alonso M. Lopezwould like to make thepublic aware and all the

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* #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce has assisted the Countyby donating many vehicles to use to save money in a time ofbudgeting issues.* #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce donated a VACCUMTRUCK TRACTOR which was seized for transporting illegaldrugs to #e Zapata County Waste Water Department. #isVACCUM TRUCK TRACTOR has been utilized by them indaily drainage and sewage issues to provide assistance to Za-pata County and its citizens which has saved #e County ofZapata money.

!e Zapata County Regional Jail:

* #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce has made many changesto #e Zapata County Regional Jail. A quarter of the RegionalJail had been closed for some time. #at section with the Za-pata County Sheri! ’s O"ce, #e Zapata County Judges O"ce,#e Zapata County Commissioners Court and #e ZapataCounty Attorney’s O"ce all working together for the better-ment of Zapata County were able to reopen that section of theregional jail.* Primarily the opening of that section of the Regional Jail re-sulted in #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce changing of theper-diem rate per inmate and generating more jobs for thepeople of Zapata County.* #e Zapata Regional Jail had been operating under a per-diem rate of $34.42 for Federal inmates since the 1990’s.* With the assistance of my Sta! and my administration inproviding me with numbers and information we were able tohave our Federal Inmate per-diem rate go up to $50.00 a dayper inmate.* Because of this increase in our per-diem rate per inmate, ourDetention O"cers overtime rate took an impressive increasefrom $11.75 an hour to $16.00 an hour.

Zapata County Regional Jail Control Room:

* Upgraded and added new security cameras for added secu-rity of #e Regional Jail Facility.* Replaced the extremely outdated and malfunctioning con-

trol panel with a new, state of the art touchscreen panel, whichallows quicker access and enhanced security measures.

Medical Division:

* #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce provided up to date col-lege training, certifying my Medical O"cers as Certi$ed Med-ical Assistants on #e National Registry.* Purchased an EKG machine that helps expand the capabili-ties of the in$rmary.

Communications Division:

* Obtained funding from the State through the regional 911program to fully furnish and remodel the Telecommunica-tions Dispatch area,* And adding an extension multipurpose video conference of-$ce and Emergency Management hub.

Patrol Division:

* Have equipped my patrol division with (2) K-9’s to assist myDeputy Sheri! ’s when needing assistance in their duties.* Have equipped provided High Impact / Dynamic Entry Gearfor the entry team.

Community of Zapata:

* Developed and passed an Ordinance with the help of theZapata County Judge’s o"ce, the Zapata County Attorney’sO"ce, #e Zapata County Commissioners Court and #e Za-pata County Sheri! ’s O"ce to regulate and later shut downthe Smoke Shoppes from this County that sale K2, Kush, bathsalts, and other synthetic drugs that are extremely harmful tothe youth and citizens of Zapata County.* Have initiated and established #e Teddy Bear Program.* Re-established THE ZAPATA CRIME STOPPERS PRO-GRAM.* #e New and Improved ZAPATA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OF-FICE WEB PAGE.* Have ESTABLISHED A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK.* #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce E-News Facebook Page,

#e Zapata Crime Stoppers Facebook Page.

Administration:

* #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce has Up-graded our JailManagement System and Our Records Management System.Both of these systems had been outdated for some time.* Have provided and Upgraded to New Computers through-out #e Zapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce, #e Zapata CountyRegional Jail, and #e Zapata County Jail.

#ese are just some of the highlights of what I have been dili-gently working on with my sta! and my Administration forthe betterment of the children, senior citizens, and local citi-zens of Zapata. I encourage each and every one of you to at-tend my upcoming campaign events or functions, to where Iwill gladly answer any questions or concerns.

I would like to take a minute to recognize my entire sta!,dispatchers, deputies, investigators, detention sta! / o"cersand administration for their hard work and dedication to #eZapata County Sheri! ’s O"ce. #ese outstanding men andwomen put their lives on the line every-day to ensure that wecontinue to provide the best service, safety, and security pos-sible to our great Community and Citizens of Zapata County.

YOU THE YOUTH AND CITIZENS OF ZAPATA COUNTYARE MY #1 PRIORITY GUARNTEED FROM YOUR FULL-TIME SHERIFF ALONSO M. LOPEZ. GOD BLESS ANDTHANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

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8A THE ZAPATA TIMES International SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

HAVANA — Pope Fran-cis met Friday with Patri-arch Kirill in the first-everpapal meeting with thehead of the Russian Ortho-dox Church, an historic de-velopment in the 1,000-yearschism that divided Chris-tianity that may, however, bemore about Russia assertingitself than any new ecumen-ical progress.

“Finally!” Francis ex-claimed as he embraced Ki-rill in the small, wood-panel-ed VIP room of Havana’sairport, where the three-hour encounter was takingplace. “We are brothers.”

They kissed one anotherthree times on the cheek,and Kirill told the popethrough an interpreter:“Now things are easier.”

Francis was having thebrief talks in Cuba beforeheading off on a five-day vis-it to Mexico, where the pon-tiff will bring a message ofsolidarity with the victimsof drug violence, humantrafficking and discrimina-tion to some of that coun-try’s most violent and pov-erty-stricken regions.

The meeting and signingof a joint declaration wasdecades in the making andcemented Francis’ reputa-tion as a risk-taking states-man who values dialogue,bridge-building and rap-prochement at almost anycost.

Indeed, while the meetingwith Kirill has been hailedby many as an importantecumenical breakthrough,Francis has also come un-der criticism for essentiallyallowing himself to be usedby a Russia eager to assertitself among OrthodoxChristians and on the worldstage at a time when thecountry is increasingly iso-lated from the West.

The joint declaration isexpected to touch on thesingle most important issue

of shared concern betweenthe Catholic and Orthodoxchurches today: the plight ofChristians in Iraq and Syriawho are being killed anddriven from their homes bythe Islamic State group.

It is being signed in theuniquely ideal location ofCuba: far removed from theCatholic-Orthodox turf bat-tles in Europe, a countrythat is Catholic and familiarto Latin America’s firstpope, but equally familiar tothe Russian church given itsanti-American and Sovietlegacy.

The Vatican is hoping themeeting will improve rela-tions with other Orthodoxchurches and spur progressin dialogue over theologicaldifferences that have divid-ed East from West eversince the Great Schism of1054 split Christianity.

But Orthodox observerssay Kirill’s willingness to fi-nally meet with a pope hasless to do with any new ec-umenical impulse thangrandstanding within theWest and the OrthodoxChurch at a time when Rus-sia is increasingly underfire from the West over itsmilitary actions in Syriaand Ukraine. Kirill, a spiri-tual adviser to Russian

President Vladimir Putin,leads the most powerful ofthe 14 independent Ortho-dox churches that will meetthis summer in Greece inthe first such pan-Orthodoxsynod in centuries.

The Russian church haslong sought greater influen-ce over the Ecumenical Pa-triarch in Istanbul.

“This isn’t benevolence.It’s not a newfound desirefor Christian unity,” saidGeorge Demacopoulos, theGreek-Orthodox chairmanof Orthodox Christian stud-ies at Fordham Universityin New York. “It is almostentirely about (Kirill) pos-turing and trying to presenthimself as the leader of Or-thodoxy.”

Popes as far back as PaulVI have met with the ecu-menical patriarch, who isthe “first among equals” inthe 250 million-strong Or-thodox Church and the onlypatriarch who can speak forglobal Orthodoxy. But theRussian Church is the big-gest, wealthiest and mostpowerful in Orthodoxy, andhas always kept its distancefrom Rome.

Catholic and Orthodoxsplit in the Great Schism of1054 and have remained es-tranged.

Pope meets RussianOrthodox leader

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill, left, andPope Francis talk during their meeting at the Jose Marti airport.

Photo by Adalberto Roque | AP

By NICOLE WINFIELDASSOCIATED PRESS

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016 THE ZAPATA TIMES 9A

NEW YORK — What areFacebook’s rules for postingnude images?

The question is at the fore-front again after a Frenchcourt ruled Friday that aFrench art teacher can sue thesocial media service after itsuspended his Facebook ac-count. Although Facebookhasn’t given a reason, the ac-count suspension came after heposted an image of a classicalpainting featuring a femalenude.

Facebook’s rules on nudityhave evolved over time. The lat-est community-standards poli-cy, from March 2015, says Face-book restricts photos of geni-tals or fully exposed buttocks,as well as some images ofbreasts if they include the nip-ple. But Facebook says it allowsphotos of women actively en-gaged in breastfeeding or show-ing breasts with post-mastecto-my scarring.

“We restrict the display ofnudity because some audienceswithin our global communitymay be sensitive to this type ofcontent — particularly becauseof their cultural background orage,” the policy states.

Here’s what that means inpractice:

BREASTFEEDINGBreastfeeding pictures were

the subject of controversy foryears. Breastfeeding moms pro-tested when images werepulled. In 2009, 11,000 peoplestaged a virtual “nurse-in,” re-placing their profile photoswith nursing ones. It’s not clearwhen Facebook’s policychanged internally, but abouttwo years ago the policy word-ing changed to specifically al-

low photos of nursing mothers.

MASTECTOMY PHOTOSIn 2013, more than 20,000

people signed an online pet-ition, led by photographer Da-vid Jay and breast-cancer sur-vivor Ann Marie Giannino-Otis, urging Facebook not toban mastectomy images. Face-book responded with an offi-cial policy that permits the

vast majority of mastectomyphotos. Giannino-Otis said Fri-day that while the policychange helped, many mastecto-my photos are still flagged byother users and removed byFacebook. Facebook didn’t re-spond to requests for commentFriday.

BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHYIn 2011, Facebook apologized

for disabling the account of anIowa photographer who postedshots of a friend and her new-born moments after birth; theimages partially showed herfriend’s breasts, but not hernipples. Laura Eckert’s photog-raphy business, New CreationPhotography & Design, special-izes in pictures of pregnantwomen and the first momentsof a baby’s life. Facebookemailed Eckert to apologizeand say that disabling the ac-count had been in error.

ARTWORKFacebook’s policy allows

“photographs of paintings,sculptures, and other art thatdepicts nude figures.” Yetmany users have run into trou-ble after posting art containingnudity. Frederic Durand-Bais-sas, the teacher whose accountwas suspended, had postedGustave Courbet’s 1866 nudepainting “The Origin of theWorld.” Artist Jerry Saltz saidin a column for New York mag-azine’s Vulture blog that helost his account after postinggraphic images from medievalart. And in January a Face-book account for the Chris-topher Stout gallery in NewYork was suspended after post-ing an image of an artist sit-ting topless on a toilet.

What Facebook’s new policy on nudity means

Visitors look at Gustave Courbet’s 1866 "The Origin of the World," painting which depicts female genitalia at Orsay museum,in Paris, France, Friday. Facebook lost a crucial legal battle Friday.

Francois Mori / Associated Press

By MAE ANDERSONASSOCIATED PRESS

U.S. stocks ended adown week on a high noteFriday, snapping a five-daylosing streak on thestrength of energy and fi-nancial companies.

A sharp rebound in oilprices and an encouragingreport on retail saleshelped lift the stock mar-ket to its first gain sincelate last week.

Despite the rally, themajor U.S. stocks indexesended the week downabout 1 percent and theyremain down more than 8percent for the year.

“It’s a relief to see afterseveral very ugly days in arow, but I wouldn’t hangmy hat on it and say theworst is over,” said RobEschweiler, global invest-ment specialist at J.P. Mor-gan.

The Dow Jones industri-al average rose 313.66points, or 2 percent, to15,973.84. The Standard &Poor’s 500 gained 35.70points, or 2 percent, to1,864.78. The Nasdaq com-posite added 70.67 points,or 1.7 percent, to 4,337.51.

Global stocks have beenin a slump since the begin-ning of the year on con-cerns that growth in Chi-na, which has been the en-gine of the global economyin recent years, is slowingfar faster than expected.

Plunging oil prices andlow inflation have added tothe market’s jitters thatthe global economy is sput-tering.

Those worries alsohelped drive the stock mar-ket lower in recent days,and continued to batterstocks in Asia. Japan’smain stock index lost near-ly 5 percent Friday. But thedownbeat trend in the U.S.snapped as investors wereencouraged by retail salesand a rally in Europeanstocks.

A surge in oil priceshelped put investors in abuying mood early on. Aday after sinking to itslowest level since May2003, benchmark U.S.crude climbed $3.23, or 12.3percent, to close at $29.44 abarrel in New York. Brentcrude, a benchmark for in-ternational oils, gained$3.30, or 11 percent, to$33.36 a barrel in London.

The oil rebound sent theS&P 500’s energy compa-nies 2.6 percent higher.Marathon Oil was the bestperformer in the sector,rising 48 cents, or 6.8 per-cent, to $7.49.

“Oil, which has beenone of the most fickle,most volatile series thateverybody’s watching, ishaving a nice day,” saidTim Dreiling, regional in-vestment director for ThePrivate Client Reserve ofU.S. Bank. “Europe is con-

tinuing to look good. Andit looked like (the market)was oversold.”

Financial shares led themarket’s advance. The sec-tor is the worst perform-ing part of the market thisyear because investors ex-pect that low interest ratesaround the world will sapbank profits, but it rallied4 percent Friday.

JP Morgan Chaseclimbed $4.42, or 8.3 per-cent, to $57.49, while Citi-group added $2.56, or 7.3percent, to $37.54. Bank ofAmerica rose 79 cents, or7.1 percent, to $11.95.Meanwhile, DeutscheBank AG surged 12.1 per-cent after the bank offeredto buy back more than $5billion in bonds in a dis-play of financial strength.The stock gained $1.87 to

$17.38.Traders also welcomed

a report from the Com-merce Department indicat-ing a modest gain in retailsales last month. The data,which came in ahead of ex-pectations, suggested thatconsumers kept shoppingdespite sharp drops instock prices.

The positive sales reportand recent jobs data show-ing a pickup in wagegrowth suggest the econo-my is holding up betterthan Wall Street thinks,Eschweiler said.

“It solidifies our viewthat the markets are pric-ing in a significantly high-er probability of recessionthan what we think thefundamentals currentlydictate,” he said.

Encouraging quarterly

results from some compa-nies also helped lift themarket.

Wynn Resorts surged15.8 percent after the casi-no operator reported bet-ter-than-expected quarterlyresults Thursday. Thestock gained $9.45 to$69.14.

Groupon vaulted 29 per-cent after the online dailydeal service’s latest quar-terly profit and revenuetopped Wall Street esti-mates. The stock added 65cents to $2.89.

Some companies didn’tfare as well, however.

Activision Blizzard slid7.9 percent after the videogame company’ reportedweaker-than-anticipatedquarterly revenue Thurs-day. The stock was one ofthe biggest decliners in theS&P 500 index, losing $2.40to $28.12.

Pandora Media slumped12 percent after the Inter-net radio company’sfourth-quarter profit fellshort of estimates and thecompany didn’t commenton rumors that it’s lookingto sell itself. The stock lost$1.09 to $8.

In Europe, Germany’sDAX was up 2.5 percent,while France’s CAC 40 wasup 2.5 percent. Britain’sFTSE 100 rose 3.1 percent.

In Asia, Japan’s mainstock index fell sharply,leading other Asian mar-kets lower. Tokyo’s Nikkei

225 plunged 4.8 percent af-ter earlier sinking asmuch as 5.3 percent. HongKong’s Hang Seng fell 1.2percent. South Korea’sKospi gave up 1.4 percentand Australia’s S&P/ASX200 fell 1.2 percent. Sharesin New Zealand and South-east Asia also fell. Marketsin China and Taiwan wereclosed all week for LunarNew Year holidays andwill reopen on Monday.

A day after surging 4.5percent, gold fell $8.40, or0.7 percent, to $1,239.40 anounce. Silver was flat at$15.79 an ounce. Copper, anindustrial metal that willoften rise and fall alongwith investor’s optimismabout the global economy,rose 2 cents, or 1.1 percent,to $2.03 a pound.

In other energy tradingin New York, wholesalegasoline jumped 10 cents,or 10.8 percent, to close at$1.04 a gallon, while homeheating oil climbed 9cents, or 9.2 percent, toclose at $1.07 a gallon. Nat-ural gas fell 3 cents, or 1.4percent, to $1.97 per 1,000cubic feet.

Bond prices fell. Theyield on the 10-year Trea-sury rose to 1.74 percentfrom 1.66 percent lateThursday.

In currency markets,the dollar rose to 113.26yen from 112.27, while theeuro fell to $1.1255 from$1.1330.

US stocks end a down week on an up note

European stocks rose Friday, shrugging off a bad day in Asia, as thesell-off in banking shares abated and oil prices rebounded.

Photo by Mark Lennihan | AP

By ALEX VEIGAASSOCIATED PRESS

10A THE ZAPATA TIMES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2016

gates, where officials post-ed the names of the deadas they became known.

“Ayyy, my son is on thelist!” 63-year-old MariaGuadalupe Ramirezscreamed when she sawthe name of her son, JoseGuadalupe Ramirez Quin-tero, 26, before collapsinginto the arms of a daugh-ter and human rightsworkers.

Ramirez’s grief echoedthe concerns of otherswhose loved ones weretossed into Topo Chicoalong with some of Mexi-co’s most hardened crimi-nals, despite being sen-tenced for minor offensesor even while they werestill on trial.

“He had already gottenout. They picked him upagain just for drinking. ...There is injustice in thisprison,” she said, shakingher fists and sobbing.

The fighting beganaround midnight with

prisoners setting fire to astorage area, sendingflames and smoke billow-ing into the sky. Rescueworkers were seen carry-ing injured inmates —some with burns — fromthe facility.

Rodriguez said the clashwas between two factionsled by a member of the in-famous Zetas drug cartel,Juan Pedro Zaldivar Fa-rias, also known as “Z-27,”and Jorge Ivan Hernan-dez Cantu, who has beenidentified by Mexicanmedia as a Gulf cartel fig-ure.

A turf war between thegangs bloodied Nuevo Le-on state and neighboringTamaulipas between 2010and 2012. The Zetas oncenearly controlled the areaaround Monterrey.

Zaldivar Farias was asuspect in the 2010 killingof American David Har-tley on Falcon Lake,which makes up part of

the border between Mexi-co and Texas. Hartley wasreportedly gunned downwhile touring the reser-voir with his wife on jetskis.

In the morning, a crowdof people bundled againstthe cold gathered at theprison gates, demandingto be let in to learn thefate of their relatives.Some threw rocks, kickedand shook the gates asriot police with plasticshields kept the crowdout. Prison officials laterbegan letting people enterin small numbers.

Mario Martinez wasstill awaiting word on hisfather-in-law, who was be-ing held at the prisonpending trial. He said thedanger of violence insidewas well-known long be-fore the riot.

“This (place) was a timebomb,” Martinez said.“The authorities shouldnot ignore what the peo-

ple inside are saying.” Authorities were rein-

forcing security at otherprisons and had trans-ferred some inmates outof Topo Chico, Rodrigueztold Milenio. After initial-ly saying the fightingdidn’t involve gunfire, buthe later reported that atleast one of the victimswas shot to death.

The deadliest prisonriot in recent memory al-so occurred in Nuevo Le-on, in February 2012,when Zetas gangsterskilled 44 Gulf cartel mem-bers at the overcrowdedApodaca federal lockup.

A month earlier, 31 diedin a Tamaulipas prisonwhere inmates set uponeach other with makeshiftknives, clubs and stones.

According to a 2014 re-port by the National Hu-man Rights Commission,Topo Chico was designedto house 3,635 prisonersbut actually held about

4,585 that year. Inmatesthere used violence as away of exerting control inthe prison, it added.

Another report by thecommission in 2013 high-lighted violence and in-mate control in many ofMexico’s prisons, symp-toms of corruption andlack of resources.

The report, based onvisits and interviews at101 of the most populatedfacilities, found that 65 ofthem were run by in-mates, not authorities.

Leslie Solis, a securityand justice researcher atthe public-policy thinktank Mexico Evalua, saidthe commission’s most re-cent rating of Topo Chicoindicated that “we had itcoming” and “all the con-ditions were in place forthis” — too few guards,poor training and the en-try of illicit objects andsubstances.

Constitutional reforms

in 2008 and 2011 tried toreorient Mexico’s prisonsystem toward respect forhuman rights and prepar-ing convicts to reintegrateinto society, but in most ofthe country that has notoccurred, Solis added.Some parts are so underthe thumb of organizedcrime that authorities donot have the resources toconfront it.

Potential solutions in-clude more judicious useof prison sentences fornonviolent crimes, andlocking up fewer peoplewho are still waiting forMexico’s plodding judicialsystem to handle theircases. At Topo Chico, forexample, 26 percent ofprisoners were still await-ing a sentence.

“This clash ... has toserve as an alarm or acall to authorities to takeresponsibility and notpermit this to happenagain,” Solis said.

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The public release of these backers comesas the Texas primary is taking on increas-ing importance in the race for the Demo-cratic nomination. Sanders mightily wound-ed Clinton Tuesday night with a strong vic-tory in the first-in-the-nation NewHampshire primary.

But her allies argue that Texas, a backwa-ter in Democratic politics, is nonethelessloaded with Clinton-friendly party dele-gates, including these superdelegates.

The Democratic Party created the desig-nation in the 1980s to wrest control from theparty’s activist class, just the type of peoplesupporting Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sand-ers.

Clinton has now publicly secured the sup-port of at least 15 Texas superdelegates,mostly consisting of sitting members ofCongress.

State Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, isthe lone member of the Legislature publiclybacking Sanders, but she is not a superdele-gate. Sanders aides say they are confidentthat a favorable turnout will help him makethe case to superdelegates after voters casttheir ballots March 1.

Superdelegate John Patrick, the Texaspresident of the AFL-CIO, recently told theTribune that the Sanders camp reached outto him after the Iowa caucuses to seek hissupport. Patrick says he remains undecided.

CLINTONContinued from Page 1A

The driver abandoned the vehicleand could not be located in the sur-rounding area. Deputies then noticeda strong odor of marijuana emanat-ing from the pickup, according to re-ports.

That’s when authorities discoveredseveral black bundles hidden in thebed of the pickup covered by a tunneltruck cover, records state. Deputiessaid the bundles contained marijua-na.

An investigation is underway.If anyone has information on the

case, they are asked to call the Sher-iff ’s Office at 956-765-9960 or the Zapa-ta County Crime Stoppers at 765-TIPS(8477).

(César G. Rodriguez may bereached at 728-2568 or [email protected])

Authorities discovered several black bundles hidden in the bed of a pickup covered by a tunneltruck cover. The driver had abandoned the vehicle and could not be located in the area.

Courtesy photo

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voting sites:Pct. 1, Zapata County

Courthouse, 200 E. 7th Ave.,Building B

Pct. 1A, Falcon Commu-

Pct. 2, Zapata County Pa-vilion, 23rd Ave. & Glenn St.

Pct. 2A, Guadalupe & Li-lia Martinez Public BranchLibrary, 1103 N. U.S. 83, San

Ygnacio, Texas Pct. 3, New Community

Center, 605 N. U.S. 83Pct. 4, Precinct No. 4 An-

nex Bldg., 1701 17th Ave.

nity Center, 3rd & Ramireño,Falcon, Texas

Pct. 1B, Lopeño Commu-nity Center, 4th St. & "A"Avenue, Lopeño, Texas

ELECTION Continued from Page 1A

FERIA DEL CONDADO DEZAPATA

La Feria del Condadode Zapata elegirá a sus re-presentantes de belleza a fi-nales de este mes. El Con-curso para Reinas de la Fe-ria del Condado de Zapatase celebrará el 28 de febre-ro a las 2 p.m. en el Audito-rio de Zapata High School.

INVITAN A CAMINARSe conmina a escue-

las, organizaciones, empre-sas y familias a participaren el evento ‘Walk AcrossTexas!” hoy sábado 13 defebrero a partir de las 9a.m. en el Parque RomeoFlores. Pida informes lla-mando al (956) 765-9967

DÍA PARA AGRADECERWinter Texan and Citi-

zen Appreciation Day se rea-lizará el jueves 25 de febre-ro en el Zapata CommunityCenter, 605 N. U.S. Hwy 83,de las 12 p.m. a las 5 p.m.

La música en vivo estaráa cargo de Terry Porter Ro-we & Jeanette Silva. Asis-tentes podrán participar enla “Mesa Mejor Decorada”,donde habrá premios para elprimer, segundo y tercer lu-gar.

Durante el evento habrárevisiones de salud, comi-das, refrigerios, rifas de re-galos, módulos de informa-ción, entretenimiento y unaserie de actividades.

Informes llamando al Za-pata County Chamber ofCommerce en el (956) 765-4871.

SOCIEDAD GENEALÓGICALa Sociedad Genealó-

gica Nuevo Santander sereunirá el sábado 5 de mar-zo, a las 2 p.m. en ZapataCounty Museum of History.

MATAMOROS, MÉXICOEl Instituto Tamauli-

peco para la Cultura y lasArtes (ITCA) ofrecerá un ta-ller de de ilustración Cosas3-D en el Museo de ArteContemporáneo de Tamauli-pas (MACT) en Matamoros.

El taller se realizará del22 al 26 de febrero, y seráimpartido por Aarón Martí-nez.

El objetivo del taller esaprender las bases de mo-delado en tercera dimensióncon las cuales el alumnopodrá desarrollar ilustracio-nes, gráficos de en movi-miento, visualización de pro-ductos, juguetes de arte ymucho más.

Se busca que los asis-tentes comprendan el proce-so de creación en el siste-ma operativo Cinema 4D asícomo la exportación de tra-zos del programa Ilustrador.

El curso está dirigido alpúblico de 16 años en ade-lante y es recomendado es-pecíficamente para diseña-dores, animadores e ilustra-dores que quieranprofundizar en Cinema 4D ya todas las personas entu-siastas del 3D.

El taller se realizará de 4p.m. a 8 p.m. De maneragratuita.

Para mayores informesllame a los números (868)8131499 y (868) 8137730.

DESFILELa Feria del Condado

de Zapata invita a los resi-dentes, organismos y gruposde la comunidad a inscribir-se en el Desfile de la Feriade Zapata.

La fecha límite para en-tregar su solicitud de entra-da es el miércoles 9 demarzo. El desfile tendrá lu-gar a las 9 a.m. del sábado12 de marzo.

La alineación del desfileserá de 7 a.m. a 8:30 a.m.,en U.S. Hwy 83 y 3rd Ave.

Habrá trofeos para dife-rentes categorías. Los gana-dores serán anunciados a la1:30 p.m. en Zapata CountyFairgrounds.

Agendaen Breve

La Oficina del Alguacil delCondado de Webb decomisó uncargamento de marihuana eldomingo, de acuerdo con repor-tes.

Autoridades dijeron que de-comisaron 576.2 libras de mari-huana valuadas en aproxima-damente 460.960 dólares. No serealizaron arrestos, dijeron ofi-ciales del alguacil el miércoles.

Oficiales monitoreaban eltráfico sobre Texas 16, cuandoobservaron una camioneta

Chevrolet, estilo pick up, colornegra. Cuando los oficiales si-guieron el vehículo, la Chevro-let presuntamente aceleró y diovuelta en el campo de petróleoJRJ.

Registros indican que el ve-hículo sospechoso se estacionóentre dos camionetas.

El conductor abandonó el ve-hículo y no pudo ser localizadoen el área circunvecina. Enton-ces los oficiales notaron unfuerte olor a marihuana queemanaba de la camioneta, deacuerdo con reportes.

Entonces, cuando las autori-

dades descubrieron varios pa-quetes negros escondidos en lacaja de la camioneta, cubiertos,indican registros. Oficiales di-jeron que los paquetes conte-nían marihuana.

Una investigación está enproceso.

Si hay alguna persona queposea información en el caso,se les pide llamar a la Oficinadel Alguacil al (956) 765-9960 o aAlto al Crimen del Condado deZapata al 765-TIPS (8477).

(Localice a César G. Rodri-guez en 728-2568 o en [email protected])

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Bill Clinton tiene programado visitarLaredo este mes para asistir a una re-caudación de fondos privada y dar undiscurso público en Texas A&M Interna-tional University, dijo el RepresentanteHenry Cuellar.

El evento compensará la visita ini-cialmente prevista para el 4 de diciem-bre, que fue pospuesta debido a la muer-te del amigo cercano de Clinton, y exasesor de seguridad nacional Sandy Ber-ger, dijeron autoridades.

Cuellar, D-Laredo, dijo que el eventode recaudación de fondos se realizará el22 de febrero en apoyo a la campañapresidencial 2016 de Hillary Clinton, enla casa de Cuellar en Laredo.

Esa tarde, Bill Clinton se dirigirá aestudiantes y al público en TAMIU, paraabordar temas que desafían al país, dijoCuellar.

“Creo que será la primera vez quetengamos a un presidenteo ex presidente en TexasA&M International”, dijoCuellar. “Estoy contentode que estará aquí y con-tento de que venga a La-redo”.

Las oficinas del ex Pre-sidente Bill Clinton y deHillary Clinton no pudie-ron ser contactadas paraconfirmar el evento.

Autoridades de TAMIUno pudieron ser contacta-das para realizar comen-tarios el jueves.

A principios de esta se-mana, el portavoz de TA-MIU, Steve Harmon, dijo

a Laredo Morning Times que no podíaconformar si el ex Presidente Bill Clin-ton se presentaría en Texas A&M Inter-national University este mes.

“Desde luego, la universidad estaríafeliz de dar la bienvenida al ex presiden-te, si su agenda lo permite”, dijo Har-mon en un correo electrónico.

Cuellar no dio detalles sobre cuantaspersonas podrán asistir a la recauda-ción, pero los asistentes serán del Con-dado de Webb y condados aledaños, dijopreviamente.

Cuellar dijo que espera que Clintonhable de temas sobre cómo asegurarque la educación sea accesible; cómomantener la tasa actual de crecimientolaboral y comercio a nivel nacional, en-tre otros asuntos.

“Algunos de los mayores (rangos) decrecimiento laboral ocurrieron durantesu (mandato)”, dijo Cuellar. “Tambiénteníamos un presupuesto balanceado yNAFTA, que ha sido bueno para el áreafronteriza”.

Cuellar dijo previamente que por lar-go tiempo ha apoyado tanto a Bill comoa Hillary Clinton. Dijo que fue el primercongresista en avalar a Hillary Clinton,y trabajó para la campaña de Bill Clin-ton en 1992 en el Condado de Webb.

Dijo que los Clinton han visitado La-redo en alrededor de tres ocasiones—dos de estas visitas fueron en 2008, dijo.

Cuellar dijo que espera que HillaryClinton visite Laredo más adelante, esteaño.

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Tras la caída la dictadu-ra porfiriana, los mexica-nos ansían sacudirse elvetusto orden e insertarseen una democracia repre-sentativa. Tamaulipas pro-cede de manera estreme-cedora, a tal manera queirregularidades sacudenel primer gobierno del pe-riodo. Ni las presuncionesde crimen político estánausentes.

Porfirio Díaz abandonael poder en mayo de 1911 yparte al exilio. Medianteel sufragio ciudadano, quele concede ventaja sobrelos demás aspirantes,Francisco I. Madero al-canza la presidencia de laRepública. Asume el cargoa principios de noviembrede 1912.

Lo anterior ocurre deacuerdo con los tratadossuscritos en Ciudad Juá-rez, Chihuahua, México.

Estos ponen fin a las hos-tilidades de la revoluciónmaderista. Lo convenidotambién contempla que enlas entidades federativasrenuncien los gobernado-res, piezas claves del viejorégimen, dando pie a laselecciones libres.

Al frente de la comuni-dad tamaulipeca estabaJuan B. Castelló, antes fueintegrante de la cámarabaja. Los vínculos que loencumbran, ofreciéndolehalagüeñas perspectivas,terminan lastrándolo sinremedio. Efectivamente,es familiar de Carmen Ro-mero Rubio y Castelló, es-posa del caduco dictador.

El aludido pariente soli-cita el 31 de mayo de 1911permiso temporal para de-jar el poder ejecutivo delestado. Por escrito pretex-ta que el “arreglo deasuntos de interés públi-co” le reclama ir a la me-trópoli capitalina. En se-sión extraordinaria y bre-

vísimo trámite, laasamblea legislativa elmismo día le concede li-cencia, sin fijarle o insi-nuarle siquiera término.Juan B. Castelló no vuel-ve a asumir las funcio-nes.

Cubre la vacante en ca-lidad de interino Espiri-dión Lara. Cubre el pues-to 6 meses debido a pro-blemas de salud. Le supleMatías Guerra. Con ante-cedentes en análogos me-nesteres, por cuenta dereconocida filia porfiris-ta, Matías Guerra enton-ces compone el SupremoTribunal de Justicia, delque mientras tanto lepermiten separarse.

Corre en paralelo elproceso orientado al nom-bramiento popular delnuevo mandatario tamau-lipeco. Se prevé verificarlos comicios relativos el 5de febrero de 1912, aniver-sario de la carta magna.

Aunque varios compi-

ten, sólo dos puntean enlas preferencias respecti-vas. El Partido Constitu-cional Progresista lanza aJosé Gracia Medrano. Porel Partido Liberal descue-lla Fermín Legorreta.

Fermín Legorreta en-ferma y fallece el 31 deenero previo a las votacio-nes. Median circunstan-cias que generan suspica-cias, contraídas a una de-liberada negligenciamédica. Según Ciro R. dela Garza Treviño, “mu-chos hechos […] parecendemostrarlo, y su familia[…] está bajo esta impre-sión […] Todo hace supo-ner que […] fue sacrifica-do por intereses políti-cos”.

Desentendiéndonos in-cluso de las apreciacionestranscritas, el cuadro vade mal en peor. A escasashoras de instalarse las ca-sillas, decretan el 4 de fe-brero los diputados: “Seadmite al […] Lic. Matías

Guerra la renuncia” como“gobernador interino”. Elreferido personaje reem-plaza a Fermín Legorretay con indebidas ventajasparticipa en la contienda.

Mayoritario el PartidoLiberal en la entrante le-gislatura, su candidatoemergente obtiene inape-lable triunfo. Las arbitra-riedades repuntan aúnmás: al salir del interina-to gubernamental MatíasGuerra, le corresponde in-tegrarse desde luego a lasactividades jurisdicciona-les, por ser magistrado.Pero de plano desdeña es-te importante compromi-so y privilegia las mielesdel puesto electivo, sinfincársele responsabilida-des. Incursiona así Ta-maulipas en la democra-cia surgida tras el porfi-riato.

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AUSTIN — “Havoc” is fi-nally taking hold at Texas,where first-year coach Sha-ka Smart and the No. 24Longhorns have shaken offa slow start to join the huntfor the Big 12 title.

Texas (16-8, 7-4 Big 12) sitsfirmly among the fourteams in a second-place log-jam just one game out offirst heading into Saturdaynight’s big road matchup atNo. 14 Iowa State (17-7, 6-5).

And though it took awhile, Smart’s “havoc” styleof aggressive defense andup-tempo offense has takenroot in the last few weeks.

Beat Iowa State and Tex-as knows that a leaguecrown the Longhornshaven’t worn since 2008could be there for the tak-ing.

“We know we’re going tohave a great chance of win-ning” the league, guard

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Texas in the hunt

Kendal Yancy and Texas have climbed back into the Big 12 title race and are in a four-way tie for secondplace.

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‘Hornsclimb Big12 ranks

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NEW YORK — Mets re-liever Jenrry Mejia be-came the first player to re-ceive a lifetime ban underMajor League Baseball’sdrug agreement after test-ing positive for a perform-ance-enhancing substancefor the third time.

The commissioner’s of-fice said Friday that Mejiatested positive for the ana-

bolic steroid Boldenone,which athletes have usedto increase muscle massand once was popular foruse in horse racing.

The 26-year-old right-hander was the Mets’ clos-er in 2014, then was sus-pended for 80 games lastApril 11 following a posi-tive test for Stanozolol, adrug popular among body-builders. At the time,

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Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia received a lifetime ban from theMLB on Friday.

Photo by Tony Gutierrez | AP

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MILWAUKEE — TheMilwaukee Brewers havetraded power-hitting out-fielder Khris Davis tothe Oakland Athleticsfor a pair of prospects.

Milwaukee acquiredcatcher Jacob Notting-ham and right-handedpitcher Bubby Derby inthe deal Friday. The A’sand Brewers each wononly 68 games last year.

The 28-year-old Davishit 27 home runs lastseason, 10th-most in theNational League, and hebatted .247 with 66 RBIsin 121 games. Davis isnot eligible for free agen-cy until after the 2019season.

Davis has played ex-clusively in left field dur-ing his three seasons inthe majors.

The A’s have usedswitch-hitting veteranCoco Crisp and slick-fielding Sam Fuld in left.

The Brewers have ac-quired several youngplayers since hiring gen-

eral manager DavidStearns last September.Shortstop Jean Seguraand reliever FranciscoRodriguez are among theveterans Milwaukee hastraded.

Nottingham, whoturns 21 in April, hit .316with 17 home runs and82 RBIs in Class A lastyear. He was acquired bythe A’s in midseason forthe deal that sent ScottKazmir to Houston —where new Brewers gen-eral manager had beenassistant GM.

Derby, who turns 22later this month, was 1-1with a 1.21 ERA in 14 to-tal games at the rookieand Class A levels.

The A’s also designat-ed left-hander Sean No-lin for assignment.

Closer Aroldis Chapmanagrees with Yankees at

$11,325,000NEW YORK — Closer

Aroldis Chapman andthe New York Yankeesagreed Friday to a one-

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Milwaukee acquired a pair of prospects from the Athletics onFriday in exchange for outfielder Khris Davis.

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AthleticsacquireDavis

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TORONTO — KobeBryant answered questionsin Spanish and Italian,raved about Canadian hos-pitality, showed off knowl-edge of both Greek basket-ball and English soccer. Heannounced plans to go tothe Philippines and Tai-wan, thanked fans from Ja-pan and even asked a re-porter how to say a phrasein Mandarin.

It all made perfect sense.The basketball world be-

longs to Bryant, at least forone more weekend.

About 750 million peoplearound the globe are ex-pected to follow Sunday’sNBA All-Star Game in oneform or another, and it’s asafe guess most will do soto keep a keen eye onBryant’s final appearancein the league’s midseasonshowcase. His farewell sea-son now officially startingto wind down, the Los An-geles Lakers’ star was thecenter of attraction atmedia day Friday — andseemed most appreciative.

“I just feel very blessedto be able to play so manyyears, man,” Bryant said.“Twenty years is a longtime, so I feel very goodabout it.”

Bryant was the leadingvote-getter in the fan ballot-ing that chose the startinglineup for Sunday’s game, alifetime achievement awardmore than anything relatedto his play this season. At37 years old, he’s obviouslynot the same player he was

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Kobe Bryant was selected to the All-Star roster for the 18th time this season.

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when he was helping theLakers win five champion-ships, though during theseason he’s shown flashesof what made him one ofthe game’s all-time elite.

Bryant said he’d be fineplaying 10 minutes Sun-day.

Oklahoma City’s KevinDurant isn’t buying thatone.

“We definitely want tosend him off on a goodnote,” Durant said. “Weknow he’s going to be su-per competitive.”

It is a festive sendoff, forcertain.

Dozens of media mem-bers staked out spacearound Bryant’s podiumlong before he startedspeaking Friday, thoughsome just wanted to takeselfies with him in thebackground. Bryant was afeatured panelist at theNBA’s technology summitearlier in the morning toshare ideas with league ex-ecutives and others, andhas his wife and their twodaughters in Toronto sothe whole family can baskin the celebrations.

“This is pretty cool,”Bryant said. “I’m lookingaround the room and I’mseeing guys that I’m play-ing with that are tearingthe league up that were

like 4 for my first All-StarGame. ... How many play-ers can say they played 20years and actually haveseen the game go throughthree, four generations?It’s not sad at all. I’m real-ly happy and honored tobe here and see this.”

So were his All-Starpeers.

Cleveland’s LeBronJames still might be thebest player in the world,Miami’s Dwyane Wade hasmore championship ringsthan any other All-Starthis year besides Bryant,Toronto’s Kyle Lowry andDeMar DeRozan are get-ting the hometown sup-port and Golden State’sStephen Curry is thereigning MVP for a teamthat won last year’s title.

But they all know thespotlight is going to be onNo. 24.

“I think it’s going to bespecial,” said James, whogot Bryant’s sneakers au-tographed after the Lakersvisited Cleveland earlierthis week for his own tro-phy case. “Not only formyself, but for the fanshere and for all of Kobe’sfans.”

And Bryant’s career-best81-point game against theRaptors might be a soresubject in Toronto, but it

still stands out to Curry asthe quintessential Kobemoment.

“I’ve been hot beforeand made every shot Ithrew up there and got ona little streak in a game,”said Curry, the game’s pre-mier sharpshooter. “But toscore 81 points, so manythings have to go right andthe situation has to be justperfect for it and you haveto have a special talent lev-el like Kobe to do it.

“Just watching thegame, it still doesn’t makesense. How did he do it?”

Bryant made the deci-sion early this season thathe would retire, then an-nounced it weeks ago notbecause he wanted a fare-well tour — he originallywasn’t keen on that idea,though has been moved bythe tributes that havecome as he’s visited NBAcities as an opponent forthe last time — but be-cause he wanted to startthe process of moving onfor both himself and theLakers.

As far as All-Star selec-tions, only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has more thanBryant’s 18.

“I know it will kind ofbe bittersweet for a lot ofpeople, but it should becelebrated like it will be,”

said Miami’s Chris Bosh,who was slated to play inthe All-Star Game butwithdrew Friday after-noon with a calf injury.“He’s the legal voting agein All-Star years. That’scrazy. His body of work issecond to none. I think it’sgood for him to have somesort of closure and he canmove on.”

Bosh out of NBA All-StarGame due to calf injury

Chris Bosh of the MiamiHeat will miss Sunday’sAll-Star Game with a calfinjury, and has been re-placed on the Eastern Con-ference roster by Atlanta’sAl Horford.

That also means Boshwill not take part in the 3-point contest on Saturday.The Heat made the an-nouncements Friday after-noon.

Bosh’s withdrawal andHorford replacing himwere first reported by Ya-hoo Sports. Bosh’s agent,Henry Thomas, did not re-turn messages seekingcomment.

Bosh did not mentionthe injury during Friday’sAll-Star media day availa-bility session. He said ear-lier Friday that he waslooking forward to playingin Toronto, where he spenthis first 7 NBA seasons.

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he said, “I can honestly say I haveno idea how a banned substanceended up in my system.”

Mejia returned July 12, ap-peared in seven games for NewYork, then was banned for 162games on July 28 after a positivetest for Stanozolol and Boldenone.

“I think not surprisinglythere’s a tremendous amount ofdisappointment, I think to someextent, anger, to some extent,amazement that this could hap-pen so soon after a previous sus-pension was completed,” Metsgeneral manager Sandy Aldersonsaid then. “This is the conse-quence of making bad choices.”

The Mets said Friday they

“were deeply disappointed.” TheMajor League Baseball PlayersAssociation declined comment,and a spokesman for Mejia’sagents said the pitcher had nocomment.

Under pressure from Congressto toughen their drug program,major league players and teamsagreed in November 2005 that athird positive test for PEDs wouldresult in a lifetime ban. His 162-game suspension had matchedthe longest under the big leagueprogram, a year-long ban servedby the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguezin 2014 that originally was 211games before an arbitrator re-duced it.

Mejia may apply one year fromnow to baseball CommissionerRob Manfred for reinstatement,and Manfred at his discretion hasthe power to let Mejia back inbaseball — but no earlier than forthe 2018 season. If an applicationis made and denied, Mejia couldask baseball’s arbitrator to endthe ban, claiming the penalty iswithout “just cause.” The arbitra-tor cannot reduce the ban to lessthan two years.

Outfielder Josh Hamilton, thenin the minor leagues, was sus-pended several times for drugs ofabuse from 2003-05 but was al-lowed to return each time. Dur-ing a time when there was not a

drug agreement, Steve Howe wassuspended for life by Commis-sioner Fay Vincent in 1992 afterthe pitcher’s seventh drug- or al-cohol-related incident. ArbitratorGeorge Nicolau said doctors con-cluded Howe suffered from Atten-tion Deficit Hyperactive Disorderand cut the suspension to timeserved, which was 119 days.

No players have been bannedfor life under the minor leaguedrug program.

A Dominican signed by theMets in 2007, Mejia reached themajor leagues in 2010 and becametheir closer in 2014, when he had28 saves in 31 chances. He is 9-14with a 3.68 ERA in 18 starts and

95 relief appearances.Mejia began last year as the

Mets’ closer, but couldn’t get loosewhile warming up on openingday at Washington and went onthe disabled list with elbow in-flammation.

Because of the suspensions,Mejia received just $496,311 of his$2,595,000 salary last year. He willreceive none of his $2.47 millionsalary this year.

In Mejia’s absence, Jeurys Fam-ilia became New York’s closer,and the Mets went on to reachthe World Series for the first timesince 2000. New York lost theWorld Series to Kansas City infive games.

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Kendal Yancy said. “It justkeeps growing and grow-ing, our belief in each oth-er.”

It certainly didn’t startthat way when Texas was3-3 and Smart described theLonghorns as a mentallyfragile bunch. The Long-horns have clearly shakenoff that label in a leaguelong known for its physicalplay and where intimida-tion is part of the game.

“They’re not going topunk us,” Yancy said.“We’re fighting back ...We’re winning that battleas well.”

Smart has pushed hisplayers in that direction. InMonday night’s 63-60 loss atNo. 3 Oklahoma — a gamethe Sooners won with alast-second 3-pointer — cen-ter Prince Ibeh was caughtup in a jostling incidentthat resulted in officialscalling a double technicalfoul. During the timeout,while game officials sortedout the foul, television mi-crophones picked up Smartcautioning his team not toget caught up in “shenani-gans” but also forcefullytelling them, “We will standup!”

“We’re not a soft group,”Ibeh said. “This team hasan edge.”

Ibeh could find himself ina frontcourt battle Saturdaynight with Cyclones for-ward Jameel McKay.

Iowa State announcedFriday that McKay, who av-erages 12 points and ninerebounds, will return aftera two-game suspension.

Ibeh has had a turn-around senior season underSmart. Under previouscoach Rick Barnes, Ibehspent most of his careercoming off the bench untila broken foot injury forcedout starter Cam Newton

and pushed Ibeh on thecourt as a starter.

Ibeh has blossomed inhis final chance. A defen-sive force who averagesnearly two blocks per game,Ibeh has had his momentson offense, too, with double-doubles against Vanderbiltand TCU, and a solid nine-point effort against Oklaho-ma.

The toughness Smartwants has projected itselfin other ways, particularlywith the trapping defensehe used so well at VCU tothe bursts of up-tempo of-fense fueled by guardIsaiah Taylor and Javan Fe-lix.

None of this started par-ticularly well.

A miserably long trip toChina for the season-openerresulted in a lethargic lossto Washington. A trip backacross the globe to a holi-day tournament in the Ba-hamas produced two morelosses in three games.

Then the pieces slowlystarting fitting into place.Felix hit a buzzer-beater tobeat North Carolina. Thencame key road wins at WestVirginia and Baylor. Texasalso won its first matchupwith Iowa State at home. AtOklahoma, the Longhornsled for nearly the entiregame before Buddy Hield’sbig shot gave the Soonersthe win.

To finish out this season,Texas will play five rankedopponents over its final sev-en games, including homematchups against West Vir-ginia, Oklahoma and Kan-sas.

“We’re pretty good whenwe’re the underdogs,” Yan-cy said.

Win a bunch of those re-maining games and Texaswon’t be underdogs anymore.

TEXAS Continued from Page 1B

year contract worth$11,325,000, avoiding sala-ry arbitration.

Acquired from Cincin-nati in December, Chap-man had asked for $13.1million and had been of-fered $9 million when thesides exchanged figureslast month. The agree-

ment was $275,000 abovethe midpoint.

Chapman threw the 62fastest pitches in the ma-jor leagues last season,ranging from 103.92 to102.36 mph. He was 4-4with a 1.63 ERA and 33saves in 36 chances, strik-ing out 116 and walking

33 in 66 1-3 innings. Hemade $8,075,000.

Major League Baseballis investigating Chapmanunder the sport’s new do-mestic abuse policy fol-lowing a disturbance inFlorida on Oct. 30 involv-ing his girlfriend. Prose-cutors decided not to file

charges.Players have won three

of four cases decided thisyear. Just two players re-main scheduled for arbitra-tion hearings next week:Colorado second basemanDJ LeMahieu and Houstondesignated hitter Evan Gat-tis.

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GENEVA — JeromeValcke, Sepp Blatter’s long-time right-hand man, wasbanned from all soccer-re-lated activity for 12 yearsFriday for misconduct dur-ing his term as FIFA secre-tary general.

Valcke was found guiltyby FIFA’s ethics committeeof wide-ranging offenses,including taking privatejets for personal use, de-stroying evidence and try-ing to force through an un-dervalued sale of 2018 and2022 World Cup televisionrights for the Caribbean.

“Mr. Valcke actedagainst FIFA’s best inter-ests and caused considera-ble financial damage to FI-FA, while his private andpersonal interests detract-ed him from his ability toproperly perform his du-ties,” the ethics committeesaid in a statement.

Valcke’s ban is fouryears longer than theeight-year sanctions hand-ed down to FIFA PresidentBlatter and UEFA Presi-dent Michel Platini in De-cember for a financial con-flict of interest.

The ethics judges saidValcke violated seven sec-tions of FIFA’s code of eth-ics, compared to four eachby Blatter and Platini, and

also fined him 100,000Swiss francs ($102,500).

The ban is likely not theend of Valcke’s legal trou-bles. He is expected to beasked to give evidence toAmerican and Swiss feder-al prosecutors investigat-ing widespread corruptionin international soccer.

His soccer ban comesone month after the 55-year-old Frenchman wasfired by FIFA for a secondtime in a colorful career.The former television pre-senter and marketing exec-utive had been suspendedlast September. The firingwas based on an internalreport about his conduct,including use of expensesand private jets.

FIFA commissioned thatreport last year before a2014 World Cup ticketagent alleged that Valckesought to profit from ablack market deal whichlater fell through. That al-legation, made by ticketagent Benny Alon, prompt-ed Valcke’s suspension andthe ethics case to beopened.

“During the course ofthe investigations, severalother acts of potential mis-conduct arose,” the ethicsjudges said.

“By travelling at FIFA’sexpense purely for sight-seeing reasons as well asrepeatedly choosing pri-

vate flights for his tripsover commercial flightswithout any business ratio-nale for doing so, Mr.Valcke gained an advan-tage for himself and rela-tives,” the statement said.

“It was found that Mr.Valcke attempted to grantthe TV and media rightsfor the 2018 and 2022 FIFAWorld Cups to a third par-ty for a fee far below theiractual market value andhad taken concrete prepar-atory action in this re-gard.’

The ethics panel added:“Mr. Valcke deliberatelytried to obstruct the ongo-ing proceedings againsthim by attempting to de-lete or deleting several filesand folders relevant to theinvestigation.”

Valcke has consistentlydenied wrongdoing, andcan appeal to FIFA and lat-er to the Court of Arbitra-tion for Sport.

“With today’s decision,the FIFA ethics committeehas shown that it is not acredible, independent orobjective decision-makingbody,” Valcke’s U.S.-basedlawyer Barry Berke said ina statement, criticizing an“unjust and politically mo-tivated decision.”

“Mr. Valcke is confidentthat when all the factscome out, it will be clearthat he did absolutely noth-

ing wrong in carrying outhis duties for the good ofFIFA and the sport,” Berkesaid.

Valcke was picked byBlatter as secretary gener-al in 2007, with the maintask of overseeing WorldCup preparations, monthsafter being fired as market-ing director for misconductin sponsorship negotia-tions.

A civil suit brought infederal court in Manhattanby MasterCard — whichwas ousted as a World Cupsponsor when FIFA signedinstead with Visa — costthe scandal-hit soccer body$90 million to settle in 2006.

In Brooklyn, the U.S. At-torney’s office is leadingan investigation of racke-teering linked to senior

soccer officials that has im-plicated Valcke in an al-leged World Cup biddingbribery conspiracy.

In 2008, Valcke wasasked to sign off on pay-ments totaling $10 millionfrom a FIFA account ofmoney which belonged toSouth African organizersof the 2010 World Cup.

South African officialsasked FIFA to transfermoney to the control ofthen-FIFA vice presidentJack Warner of Trinidadand Tobago. Americanprosecutors allege themoney was a bribe to threeFIFA voters to supportSouth Africa’s bid in 2004,and not — as now claimed— to create a legacy fundsupporting the Africandiaspora in the Caribbean.

Switzerland’s attorneygeneral is investigating fi-nancial mismanagement atFIFA, including duringValcke’s tenure, and sus-pected money launderingduring the 2018 and 2022World Cup bidding con-tests.

Criminal proceedingshave been opened againstBlatter over his approval ofa $2 million payment toPlatini in 2011, and the un-dervalued sale of Carib-bean TV rights for the 2010and 2014 World Cup toWarner.

A spokesman for attor-ney general Michael Laub-er said last month that awhistleblower had helpedwith the case, and chargescould be brought againstBlatter within a year.

FIFA bans JeromeValcke for 12 years

By GRAHAM DUNBARASSOCIATED PRESS

FIFA president Sepp Blatter and FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, left, are pictured in a Dec. 19,2014 file photo.Valcke was banned for 12 years Friday by FIFA’s ethics committee.

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SMALL FIRE started inyour kitchen? Right now?Don’t think, act! Is there afire extinguisher that youcan get to? There should be,and it should be the rightkind.

Fire extinguishers areclassified "A," "B" and "C,"meaning they are used fordifferent types of fires.

"A" extinguishers put outfire from paper and wood,etc.

"B" eliminates gas andgrease.

"C" is for electrical. READ the label, and look

at the graphics on your fireextinguisher NOW. It’s a littlelate if you need to grab it anduse it! Remember P.A.S.S.: Pullthe pin out, Aim from 10 feetaway from the fire, Squeezethe lever and Sweep from sideto side until the fire is out.

NOTE: If you can’t put itout, get out! Don’t try again! Afire can turn ugly in only afew seconds. Be safe. -- Heloise

TIDY TINSDear Heloise: I save the ho-

liday-themed popcorn tins forinexpensive decorating. I usethem as wastebaskets in thebathroom and throughout thehouse. They’re great for pottedplants, and for storage, too! --Louise W., Waco, Texas

Louise, the wastebasketnext to my computer where Iam working right now isthemed with Good Housekeep-ing Magazine covers from Feb-ruary 1922, 1934 and 1936! Theprice for the magazine then?Twenty-five cents! It was a gifttin filled with sinfully yummypopcorn many years ago, andI smile when I see it. (Journal-istic disclosure: I’m a contrib-uting editor and columnist forGood Housekeeping maga-zine.) -- Heloise

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