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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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I like driving to Albuquerque. It’s an easy route, a straight shot, and plenty of opportunities for good stops on the way. And by good stops, I mean great green chile cheeseburgers like the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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1/18/23
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I grew up in Oklahoma not liking pecans. After moving to New Mexico, I had the chance to eat fresh pecans. By fresh, I mean they had been on a tree the day before. And I actually liked them. It …
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By Richard Coltharp
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1/18/23
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At the end of the Quick Lane Bowl on ESPN Dec. 26 in Detroit, New Mexico State University head football coach Jerry Kill was on the turf of Ford Field accepting congratulations from fans and …
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By Richard Coltharp
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1/18/23
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: In this edition of the Bulletin, I continue a tradition carried by one of my mentors, the late Tom Reeves, who published newspapers in California, Colorado and Alamogordo, …
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By Richard Coltharp
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1/18/23
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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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