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There’s something a politician could do that would not only surprise me, it would instill respect in me for that politician.
It’s a simple thing, one you’d think would be commonplace.
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By Richard Coltharp
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9/30/22
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Every two years, those running for office tell us this will be the most important election of our lives, and I always roll my eyes and mumble, maybe for you.
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By Walt Rubel
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9/30/22
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This month is National Recovery Month. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), it is a national observance to promote and support new evidence-based substance use disorder and mental health treatment.
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By Dr. Ned Rubin, Chair
Unified Prevention Coalition
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9/30/22
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In our Page 3 article from Monday’s City of Las Cruces Council meeting, we quote the city’s economist, Monica Torres, who announced sales of cannabis in Las Cruces reached $3.3 million in August. A little over half of that was recreational, the rest was sold for medicinal purposes.
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By Richard Coltharp
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9/15/22
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The 14th Amendment, passed in 1868, was one of three changes made to the Constitution during the Reconstruction Era designed to ensure southern states didn’t slip back into their old ways.
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By Walt Rubel
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9/15/22
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With the fall election season upon us, voters will want to be aware there are several issues on the ballot beyond the list of candidates vying for office. Included among these are three proposed amendments to the New Mexico Constitution.
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By Kathy Brook and Eileen VanWie
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9/15/22
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Successful cities invest in themselves by building infrastructure that benefits people, quality of life, and the economy. That is what the city’s general obligation bond program is designed to …
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9/15/22
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The state Supreme Court has come out against proposed reform to the bail system, setting up a potential clash with Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham if she is re-elected in November.
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By Walt Rubel
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9/8/22
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If you were alive and old enough to comprehend the horrific events of Sept. 11, 2001, there’s a good chance you saw the images.
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By Richard Coltharp
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9/8/22
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In the trilogy of American summer holidays, Labor Day tends to get short shrift.
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/31/22
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My parents started a college fund for me when I was still in my mother’s womb.
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By Walt Rubel
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8/31/22
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The abandoned seed barn off West Amador Avenue has stood for decades as a giant monument to lost industry.
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By Walt Rubel
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8/25/22
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A note to all my fellow green chile aficionados out there. Basically, this means everyone in Las Cruces except for Mandy Guss, Communications Director for the City of Las Cruces who, sadly, was born without the green chile appreciation gene.
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/25/22
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New Mexico has fallen back into last place in the annual ranking of childhood wellbeing, and there is one clear reason why, education.
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By Walt Rubel
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8/19/22
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In the aftermath of the killings at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and other mass shootings, Congress passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA).
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By Kathy Brook and Eileen VanWie
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8/19/22
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Back in 2018, a state district judge issued an historic decision identifying the long-time shortcomings and faults of New Mexico’s Public Education System.
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By State Rep. Rebecca Dow
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8/19/22
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Over the weekend, New Mexico State University’s campus was buzzing, as students unloaded vehicles and moved into dormitories. With friends and families helping out, people were everywhere.
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/19/22
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Democrats in the state Legislature went to a lot of trouble to gerrymander the Second Congressional District, and now their colleagues in Washington, D.C. are squandering it.
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By Walt Rubel
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8/11/22
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New Mexico State University football is just three weeks from the debut of the Jerry Kill Era for the Aggies. Saturday, Aug. 27, NMSU will host Nevada in its season opener.
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/4/22
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Our nation’s efforts to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from Russian prison demonstrate how conflicted we are on the enforcement of cannabis laws.
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By Walt Rubel
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8/4/22
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