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) Lightsabersb) Electronic cigarettesc) Certain species of insectsd) Datura 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 Burqueb) Same-sex marriage in the Duke Cityc) Multiplication rules for integersd) Hipsters taking over Downtown 3) Which former Weekly Alibi columnist plans to propose a constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana in the state of New Mexico?a) Michael Henningsenb) Tim McGivernc) John Draked) Jerry Ortiz y Pino 4) Who did Johnny Tapia’s widow marry last week?a) Dennis Rodmanb) The Amazing Spider-Manc) Tapia’s half-brother, Jeffrey Padillad) Richie Aprile 5) As of the new year, what is the minimum wage in Burque?a) $5.50 an hour and all the bananas you can eatb) $8.60 an hourc) $10.65 an hour, just like Santa Fed) There is no “minimum” wage in BurqueAnswers: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.
Crib Notes: Jan. 9, 2013
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