Top Stories for Friday, November 20th, 2009:
Dress the child
BYTODD G. DICKSONThe Las Cruces Bulletin
New Mexico State University’s new president is Barbara Couture – the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis in the institution’s 121-yearhistory. Couture, who is currently the senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and English professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will begin her new life at NMSU Jan. 1, 2010...
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BYTODD G. DICKSONThe Las Cruces Bulletin
A popular Christmas gift this year in Las Cruces could very well be devices for hands-free cell phone calls – especially while driving.
On Dec. 7, the new City Council could approve a new ordinance that would ban not only texting while driving, but also talking on a cell phone if it’s not on a hands-free device or system.
The new ordinance was one of the first new action agenda items to come before the council after two new...
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ByMarvin Tessneer
The Las Cruces Bulletin
Many researchers have good ideas, but they have to be developed to make them work, and that is what Sapphire Energy is doing, developing “green crude” with algae, said Bryn Davis, operations manager Sapphire is developing a 22-acre laboratory in the West Mesa Industrial Park on Advancement Avenue, which the energy company believes will help solve the country’s transportation fuel problem. The research plant went into production on...
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BYJENNA FROSCH
The Las Cruces Bulletin
In the beginning of his life, Abraham Lincoln “feared of achieving nothing that would make men remember him,” but as his life unfolded, he became the 16th president of the United States and one of the most influential Americans in history.
Now, during the bicentennial year of his birth, the Branigan Cultural Center will host the traveling exhibit “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America,” which will visit only 40 institutions on its...
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BYBETH SITZLER
The Las Cruces Bulletin
Located in the Summit Chase Subdivision in the Las Alturas area is a palatial resident like none other. The approximately 6,360-square foot home encompasses 2 acres and sits atop a hill that features views of the Organ Mountains and the city.
Built in 1999 by Kathy and Denny Rogers, owner of The Rogers Group and developer of the subdivision, the couple knew they had chosen the perfect lot to construct their family abode.
“The...
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