…1/4-09: never forfeit your principles

38º in ABQ; 44% humidity at 6A…interstates & roads are becoming snow packed during the AM; $80K Quay CNTY money should be used for infrastructure problems; three shootings in 2009, one Duke City homicide, which took place in NW home; Brad made Waffles & Gravy for breakfast; Ski Santa Fe is one of the highest winter resorts in the country, over 11,250 feet; get ready for a ‘slow snow’; passionate protest in ABQ over the Middle East conflict; minivan that rolled over on I-25 overcompensated when it hit the shoulder; NM Chile crop is down; heated protests in Nob Hill; Winter Weather Advisory for ABQ, lasting until 5A tomorrow morning; wind will also be a factor in determining how much snow will fall on the Duke City; 13 of the New Year’s DUI arrests took place in Gallup; light AM snow in NW NM; police will pull vehicle over for a broken windshield, or headlights are not working; Valencia CNTY cockfighting ring busted, these games can earn $50K, those arrested can also be charged with liquor & gambling charges, and extreme cruelty to animals; barn housed bleachers, caged rings & animals, some ‘juiced’ on steroids: ‘absolute selective breeding’ that had to be euthanized; Bernalillo CNTY officer in the HOSP after his car was struck by another vehicle, when he was investigate an injury on I-40, near Carnuel; one gate to EXPO NM is closed without warning, no one knows why; many people will continue to use the Rail Runner when after the free rides end this weekend; Second Chance still housing 37 inmates; ABQ could see up to four inches on the ground by tomorrow AM; two AM crashes on I-40 near Gallup, and one along US 550 near Cuba; toasted with champagne on New Year’s Day; in NM, $2 million stolen in NM Tech by Internet theft; Richardson has withdrawn as Commerce SECY; gave construction projects to major political contributor…grand jury investigation could take months ‘to clear his name’: PAC money helped firm get lucrative deals on road & rail improvements…no typical business contracts or paperwork can be located, this probe has been ongoing for several months: so, another great challenge for Obama; enjoyed Narnia movie; he can always haunt & taunt my dreams; ‘new’ VCR set to tape; enjoyed PM nap;

Chargers beat the Colts in O/T, 23 – 17; twelve year old AZ boy found guilty of killing his mother; NJ woman drowns trying to retrieve her grandson’s dog; a down payment on our economic future; police found grocery store thief by following a trail of popcorn; Glacier NATL Park losing its namesake; eleven diners were injured when wood panels collapsed on these customers at a S Boston restaurant; Ravens beat Dolphins; Eagles beat the Vikings; SEC failed to detect Madoff scheme;

violence escalates from Middle East; Palestinian residents being crushed by Israeli tanks; Gaza will become a graveyard; suicide bombers killed many during an important holy day religious ceremony at Shiite shrine; AFG quake rocked capital; Indonesian tremors reached Australia, small tsunamis were also reported near S Japan; six die in PAK suicide blast; strength of AFG quake increased to 6.2; Gaza has been cut in two, bunkers have been bombed; ‘teach Hamas a military lesson’;