Roswell Daily Record (Newspaper) - May 2, 2006, Roswell, New Mexico LOCAL A2 SPORI MAVERICKS WIN PLAYOFF SERIES LOCAL A2 STORE NAMES TEACHER OF YEAR VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY ailp meco Immigrants rights rally day Day without workers for businesses nationwide LOS ANGELES AP Far from the bois terous streets where more than 1 million illegal immigrants and their supporters marched many of the restau factories and construction sites they boycotted stood Kitchens that normally serve food were plants came to a Fields were barren of Truck ers avoided the nations largest shipping and tens of thousands of students skipped Despite divisions over whether the Day Without Immigrants sent the right mes sage to lawmakers mulling reforms to fed eral the impact of the economic boy cott was though hardly at workplaces We are the backbone of what America legal or it doesnt said Melanie who with her husband and their daughter esti mated rallying in We but ter each others They need us as much as we need In police departments contacted by The Associated Press in more than two dozen cities gave crowd estimates that totaled about million The mood was jubilant in Los Daily Record Andrew Poertner Demonstrators wave flags and shout support for immigrants rights during a demonstration in front of the Chaves County Courthouse on Illegal immigrants and their allies gathered for prayers and demonstrations during a national day of economic protest and boycotts of school and shopping to show their importance to the Small local crowd states case See Page A3 Albuquerque rally draws thousands ALBUQUERQUE AP Thousands of people gathered Monday at Civic Plaza in the heart of downtown in support of a nationwide Day Without while crowds showed up for rallies and picnics in other parts of the The boycott is the only way they are going to feel the pinch of what were all said Jose de Jesus Cervantes of Spanish education facili tator for Bernalillo Public If they let us it can be business as he If we can do drastic things like The government needs to listen to The nationwide aimed at raising awareness of the economic power of immi was organized by activists angered by proposed federal legislation that would See Page A3 Dally Record Andrew Poertner About 50 people gathered along Main Street near Pioneer Plaza on Monday as part of a national immigrants rights CHRISTOPHER RECORD STAFF WRITER Chanting We can do it in Spanish and waving Mexican and United States about 50 people gathered along Main Street near Pioneer Plaza on Monday as part of a national immi grants rights The protests have been organized amidst national debate on illegal immi including the proposal in Con gress of a law that would make illegal immigration a We just want immigrants to have their rights just like anybody Laura de la Hoya said as she held a I want to show that were all unit Sayda Dominguez The proposed law would affect not just illegal immigrants but their legal Dominguez For exam she if her mother were than she could be My kids are not going to have their grandma close she Dominguez said some immigrants have come just to take advantage of the but most of us just come for a betler Linda a Chaves County farm also the Man charged after lewd gesture DUANE BARBATI RECORD STAFF WRITER A Roswell man faces and misdemeanor charges after he was subdued by police with a laser during the immigrant rights rally downtown Fernando was arrested shortly after 11 He was accused of indecent exposure before demonstrators in front of Chaves County said Officer Robert a Roswell See Page A3 She said white people dont want to work in the farm The Hispanic people are very hard she And theyre part of our She added that illegal immigrants See Page A3 Experts urge seniors to act before benefit deadline CHRISTOPHER CUNNINGHAM RECORD STAFF WRITER During a live radio and tele vision broadcast from First Baptist Church on Monday elder law attorney Tom Dunlap and local pharmacist Charles Shannon urged people who have monthly prescription drug bills of around or more to sign up for Medicare Part D before May May 15 is the deadline to sign up for the new tion drug which begins June Those who miss the dead INSIDE line will have to wait until November to sign and they not only will incur a monthly penalty but their coverage will not start until Shannon said million people who are eligible for Medicare Part D have not signed And thats a lot of folks out there that have not signed Shannon Dunlap warned that fraud artists would be preying upon senior citizens before the May 15 and he urged sen iors to consult trusted phar or call one of four com munity resources for help in signing up for Medicare Parl D The Roswell JOY Center La Casa Family Health Center Steve Roswell office or The Community Pharmacy Dunlap recommended mak ing an appointment with one of the offices first and then bring ing prescription bottles to the Shannon said 18 companies provide Medicare Part D cover age in New Ten are national companies and eight are regional or state compa Shannon urged those who traveled a great deal to consid er a national which could provide coverage around the Listeners and viewers of Monday nights Senior Forum which was on 1230 AM and on Cable One Channel had the to call in with One man said he currently was not on medication and asked whether he should sign Shannon said a hearl survivor could pay aboul per month in pre drug and he said the man might look at get ling a Medicare Parl D plan in case hap laler The average person enrolled In Part D will pay a monthly premium and the first of his or her annual drug For expenses between and the person will pay 25 percent of the For expenses greater than but less than the person will pay 100 percent of the if a persons drug costs are in one that person will pay But for the costs beyond Medicare will pay 95 Shannon said a cancer patient could spend about per month on pre scription making Part D even more of a Shannon also urged people to obtain credible coverage let ters from their current insur ance providers if they did not already have For those who missed Ihc Monday the show will air again Thursday at and May 11 at on Cable One Channel SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICOS LARGEST NEWSPAPER M M Dow JONES NASDAQ