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For safety reasons, they were battery-powered candles, placed into clear plastic cups. Physically, it was not the same as, say, a live candle in a crafted tin holder in St. Patrick’s …
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By Richard Coltharp
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6/1/23
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Is war inevitable? So far, in human history, the answer is yes. Almost always, the people who die in war are not the ones who decided to go to war. While political leaders make their …
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By Richard Coltharp
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5/25/23
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Now that New Mexico has an official state aroma, I’m already having second thoughts about its accuracy. The state legislature passed the measure in its 2023 session naming the smell of …
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By Richard Coltharp
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5/19/23
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Back in the 1990s, I was fortunate enough to be assigned not one, but two weeklong business trips to Hawaii. And another to Lake Tahoe. There was plenty of work to do, but time for activities …
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By Richard Coltharp
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5/11/23
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Cancer is hell. We’ve all lost loved ones to this dreaded disease. Making a small donation to organizations fighting cancer and its collateral damage can’t possibly help. Or can …
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By Richard Coltharp
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5/4/23
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Bulletin reporter Mike Cook has a small, intriguing story in the Business section this week about some collectible Hummel figurines for sale at the Emporium store downtown. The photo of some of …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/27/23
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It dawned on me Thursday night, April 13, in the lobby of Allen Theatres’ Cineport 10, during the Las Cruces international Film Festival. I had just come from the J. Paul Taylor Symposium at …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/20/23
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New Mexico’s Congressional District 2 is, geographically, one of the biggest districts in the country. These days, the district looms very large in the minds of the country’s …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/13/23
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Inspired by Las Cruces firefighter Mat Hall, and a program called St. Baldrick’s, I shaved my head to raise funds for children’s cancer research. I did this four years in a row from …
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By Richard Coltharp
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4/6/23
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Maybe it’s time to party like it’s 1969. When Jason Hooten was introduced as New Mexico State University’s new men’s basketball coach at the Pan American’s Center …
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By Richard Coltharp
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3/30/23
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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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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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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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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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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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It all came crashing down Nov. 19, 2022, when we learned New Mexico State University basketball player Mike Peake shot and killed a University of New Mexico student and was also injured by gunfire on …
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By Richard Coltharp
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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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The Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce wrapped another edition of Las Cruces Days in Santa Fe, the usually annual event that was interrupted the last two years by the pandemic.
But …
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By Richard Coltharp
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2/2/23
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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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Imagine going with some friends to a local restaurant. You’ve checked in and are waiting for your table. Another group walks up to put their name on the list, and the host says to them …
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By Richard Coltharp
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1/19/23
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