The Santa Fe New Mexican from Santa Fe, New Mexico • 1

RELATOS DE NUEVO MEXICO taros Fans Aunque urns historias en un libro nuevo suenanfantasticas son verdaderas El Nuevo Mexicano WORLD SERIES Yankees Shut Down Braves David Cone keeps Atlanta humble allowing a single hit in 7 innings for 7-2 win Sports THE SANTA FE 5 MONDAY OCTOBER 25 1999 FIFTY CENTS YEARS 1M9-1999 march for The Associated Press Government and guerrilla negotiators convened in Uribe a ranching town to launch formal peace negotiations that have stumbled since January lin and Call have awakened from the nightmare of apathy and Francisco Santos a key organizer and newspaper editor from one of the most influential families thundered to a gathering in Simon Bolivar park Santos claimed at least 52 million people marched nationwide in this country of 40 million Police said two million protested in the capital Meanwhile government and guerrilla negotiators convened in Uribe a ranching town to launch formal peace negotiations that have stumbled since their ceremonious January inauguration Please see COLOMBIA Page A-4 A woman cries during a peace protest In Call Colombia on Sunday At least 52 million marched nationwide said one organizer Police said 2 million people demonstrated in the capital city of Bogota The Associated Press BOGOTA Colombia Millions of Colombians marched Sunday in the largest anti-war protest in nearly four decades of civil strife as long-awaited peace negotiations began in a rebel-held town Claiming inspiration from such nonviolent crusaders as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr marchers in 15 major cities and dozens of towns turned out to demand a cease-fire swift progress in peace talks and an end to violence against civilians the principal victims of a war that has claimed at least 30000 lives Tacking peace ribbons to their lapels painting their faces in the green-and-white colors of the budding peace movement and waving small paper flags bearing the simple slogan no more humanity filled main avenues in Bogota Medel Working like a dog 2 contenders poised to join Reform Party The Associated Press Photos by Roey YohaiThe New Mexican Cap a 2-year-old border collie chases down three sheep in a herding-instinct test Sunday at the Running Dog Ranch near Galisteo The New Mexico Herding Dog Association Is also holding herding tests next weekend and any dog is invited to check its herding instincts on sheep cattle ducks and geese WASHINGTON Republican Pat Buchanan said he will seek the Reform Party nomination the Washington elite of the GOP has left New York developer Donald Trump also said he will make the switch in a possible prelude to his own candidacy Buchanan planned to announce his decision today during a speech in Virginia but the television commentator told potential supporters he needed a forum to distinguish himself from the leading major party nominees which I believe are of profound importance to our future among them trade immigration right to life our national sovereignty and foreign interventionism will not be seriously debated in 2000 between the probable establishment Buchanan wrote in a letter seeking money for his new campaign a copy of which was obtained Sunday by The Associated Press none of these issues not one is there any real disagreement between the leading Democratic and GOP Buchanan asserted A source close to Buchanan speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that the Please see REFORM Page A-4 Falwell sermon reaches out to gay Christians The Associated Press Some Dogs are Born to Herd Group will offer canines tests this week to determine who has the right stuff By KRISTEN DAVENPORT The New Mexican controlling livestock So got a dog that likes to herd the house cat into corners? Maybe instinctively keeps the kids in line with a few nips to the heels? Bring the dog out this Halloween weekend to Bobby 12-acre Santa Fe ranch and let it try to chase a few sheep or ducks or geese If nothing else you might understand a little more what your dog is doing when it walks in front of you and trips you on the hiking trail what they were made said Jerry Rowe a Coloradan who has been training herding dogs for Please see DOGS Page A-2 Cap is petted by his owner herding judge Jerry Rowe after completing his trial It was the first time herding sheep but instinct proved invaluable and Cap was nearly perfect This might be what your dog was born to do There many open-range cattle ranches to keep herding dogs busy these days but thousands of dogs are bred precisely for that chasing and Inside Today Home schooling going mainstream San Jose Mercury News JV Jerry Falwell The West's Oldest Newspaper Sunshine high clouds cooler High 71 Low 33 Weather Page B-2 LYNCHBURG Va The Rev Jerry Falwell the Moral Majority founder long known for his strong condemnation of homosexuality on Sunday brought a message of love to 200 gay Christians invited into his church sermon was the culmination of a weekend forum designed to reduce violence against gays and Christians It was led by Falwell and gay minister Mel White an author from California who ghost-wrote autobiography before revealing his homosexuality Please see FALWELL Page A-4 political spectrum Though accurate numbers are difficult to pin down advocates say nearly 150000 students are taught by parents like Crescenti in California a third of them in Northern California Many of these parents cite concerns about campus safety and cash-starved classrooms as influencing their decision to home-school Crescenti pulled her children out of the public schools last year after teach- Please see SCHOOLING Page A 2 SAN JOSE Calif Home schooling is going mainstream And Rebecca Crescenti understands why Once largely the province of the radical left and the religious right home schooling is growing stronger in part because of the Internet home-school parents represent the latest wave: tech-savvy upper-income families who span a broad Moral Majority founder reiterated his belief that homosexuality is a sin endures taunts from protesters led by ultraconservative Topeka Kan minister Two sections 24 pagds 150th year Issue No 298 Publication No 596-440 Late paper: 984-0363 Classified ads: 982-4451 Community Info-Line: 820-6060 On the World Wide Web: www sfnewmexican com.