Paul Laughlin exits the Gallup Municipal Building on Tuesday afternoon after applying for a job with the city. The City of Gallup is working on bringing all city facilities up to ADA standards to avoid being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice. Local disability advocates disapprove of the city's use of "handicapped" signs, which they find derogatory. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent] Full Story

Rodeo Ready: Greg Vanderwagen gets lined up in the chutes at his house on N.M. 602 Wednesday evening. Vanderwagen was helping his son John practice chute dogging. John is currently six points behind first place for steer wrestling in the New Mexico High School Rodeo standings. The Gallup High rodeo team competes in Moriarty, N.M., this weekend. The New Mexico state rodeo finals will be at Red Rock Park this year. [Photo by John Bowersmith/IIndependent]

Zipping Along: Fourth graders from Ms. Banteah's class at the Dowa Yalanne school in Zuni, from right, Lorribeth Tsethlikai, Jamie Eustace and Kyla Cheama watch while Leah Tuscon flies by on a zip line at the Zuni Ropes Course Wednesday afternoon. The students had to climb a 35-foot pole and walk across a beam before riding down the zip line to the end of the course. [Photo by John Bowersmith/Independent]