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You don’t often see a bill pass unanimously, but it happened a few times in the 2023 New Mexico Legislative Session, which wrapped up last week. Notable was the House of …
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By Richard Coltharp
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3/23/23
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I’m not at all comfortable with my new position to the right of Republican leaders on foreign policy. As a child who grew up watching the Vietnam War on the nightly news and fearing it would …
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By Walt Rubel
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3/23/23
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These days, as with so many other topics, it seems no one is neutral when it comes to the police. On one extreme, the view is “All Cops Are Bad,” or “Defund the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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3/16/23
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New Mexico’s unpaid, part-time Legislature has 15 members who are attorneys, including both the speaker of the House and the majority leader of the Senate. There are only two medical doctors, …
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By Walt Rubel
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3/16/23
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Back in the 1990s, when I drove a 1966 Mustang, it was fun tooling around in that nice-looking Ford. But if I was traveling more than 30 miles, I felt a lot better driving my 1978 Buick LeSabre. The …
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By Richard Coltharp
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3/9/23
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Of the four general obligation bonds approved by Las Cruces voters in the November 2022 election, two addressed critical needs (affordable housing and a new fire station) and two addressed wants …
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By Walt Rubel
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3/9/23
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We have a column this week from a medical doctor, Rebecca Coalson, that confirms some of the recent fears I’ve had regarding the medical community in New Mexico. For years, we’ve known …
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By Richard Coltharp
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3/2/23
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When I bought my home in 2002 there were two big selling points - an addition on the back that was large enough to accommodate the pool table I would buy a few weeks later, and the fact it was in a …
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By Walt Rubel
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3/2/23
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A specific line jumped out: “The sun is the same in a relative way, but you’re older, shorter of breath and one day closer to death.” The line is literally true. Whether …
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By Richard Coltharp
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2/23/23
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Change at the New Mexico Legislature usually comes in small steps taken over a long period of time. That’s especially true with gun laws. The last significant changes came in 2019 with a …
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By Walt Rubel
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2/23/23
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During the 2013 session of the New Mexico Legislature, Rep. Mary Helen Garcia introduced House Memorial 79, “celebrating the adventurous life of former State Representative J. Paul …
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By Walt Rubel
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2/16/23
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He was a Tuskegee Airman, the U.S. Army’s first African-American air fighting corps, formed during World War II, when the military was still segregated. Las Crucen Clayton Flowers …
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By Richard Coltharp
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2/9/23
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Term limits can be incredibly liberating, as former Republican Gov. Gary Johnson demonstrated when he professed his love for marijuana shortly after winning re-election in 1998. Gov. Michelle …
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By Walt Rubel
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2/9/23
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The city has had an extensive, detailed plan to revive the El Paseo corridor ever since 2009. That was the year Las Cruces was one of a handful of cities selected by the federal government for a …
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By Walt Rubel
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2/2/23
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Here, New Mexico desert light strikes wonder in the heart, provides brilliant backdrops and translates to film. No winding here, just straight forward goldness at dawn, at sunset, …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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1/31/23
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Three years ago, none of the committees in the New Mexico House of Representatives were chaired by a member from Las Cruces. This year, our representatives lead three committees, including the one …
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By Walt Rubel
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1/26/23
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At its best, sports can provide lessons to help us in life. At the New Mexico State University football celebration Jan. 21 Downtown at Plaza de Las Cruces, Aggie Coach Jerry Kill called his team …
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By Richard Coltharp
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1/26/23
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Did they ever pry that gun away from Charleton Heston, or did they just bury him with it? Inspired by Heston, U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, made a similar vow last week, though it will be …
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By Walt Rubel
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1/19/23
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It’s a variety of things, but most of us would agree the roasting of green chile is the first indicator of autumn in the Mesilla Valley. Usually, it’s still very hot during chile season, …
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11/22/22
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Voters are savvy enough to know there is no free lunch, but the fact city general obligation bonds on the ballot every four years replace retiring bonds does allow supporters to honestly state that passage will not increase taxes. And so, they usually pass.
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By Walt Rubel
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11/3/22
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