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 Alibi V.23 No.2 • Jan 9-15, 2014 
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Crib Notes

Crib Notes: Jan. 9, 2013

By August March

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Lightsaber cutaway
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1) At the behest of Mayor Berry, the City Council passed an ordinance this week banning the sale of _________ to those under the age of 18.

a) Lightsabers

b) Electronic cigarettes

c) Certain species of insects

d) Datura

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2) On Tuesday, the Department of Justice hosted a closed-door meeting with local community activists. What was the subject of this meeting?

a) Police misconduct in Burque

b) Same-sex marriage in the Duke City

c) Multiplication rules for integers

d) Hipsters taking over Downtown

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John Drake and company, “Secret Agent Man”
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3) Which former Weekly Alibi columnist plans to propose a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana in the state of New Mexico?

a) Michael Henningsen

b) Tim McGivern

c) John Drake

d) Jerry Ortiz y Pino

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T. and Richie Aprile, “The Sopranos”
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4) Who did Johnny Tapia’s widow marry last week?

a) Dennis Rodman

b) The Amazing Spider-Man

c) Tapia’s half-brother, Jeffrey Padilla

d) Richie Aprile

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5) As of the new year, what is the minimum wage in Burque?

a) $5.50 an hour and all the bananas you can eat

b) $8.60 an hour

c) $10.65 an hour, just like Santa Fe

d) There is no “minimum” wage in Burque

Answers:

1) B. On Jan. 6, 2014, the Council voted to ban the sale of electronic cigarettes to those under the age of 18.

2) A. The DOJ held an invite-only meeting with activists, ostensibly to discuss a federal investigation of ABQ Police tactics.

3) D. Former Alibi columnist and State Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino was quoted last week as saying he intends to propose a constitutional amendment making recreational weed use legal in Nuevo Mexico.

4) C. Teresa Tapia married Johnny’s half-brother.

5) B. The new, federally approved minimum wage in our burg is $8.60 per hour.