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Bill Richardson was the most ambitious person I’ve ever met. Our first meeting was when I was a moderator for a 2002 gubernatorial debate against Republican John Sanchez and David Bacon of …
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By Walt Rubel
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9/7/23
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What is the demographic enrollment cliff? It refers to the significant drop in the college-age population that will begin in the 2026-27 academic year, and it represents a prolonged period of time …
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By Alan Shoho
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9/7/23
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Sept.15-17 in Alamogordo, you have the opportunity to attend a manageable and, to my way of thinking, a beautiful balloon fest. It’s the White Sands Balloon Invitational and this year marks the 30th anniversary of the event.
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By Richard Coltharp
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9/7/23
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Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson died Friday night, Sept. 1, at his summer home in Chatham, Massachusetts at age 75. No cause of death given.
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9/5/23
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Since people heard about the today’s closing of Day’s Hamburgers everyone, it seems, has a story about the restaurant that’s been a fixture in Las Cruces since 1932. …
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/31/23
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A parent’s worst fear is their child becoming ill. For me this fear became a reality for my daughter when she faced health issues as a young child. She had trouble gaining weight and I was …
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8/28/23
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Some of you may be too young to remember Sam Donaldson, the longtime ABC TV newsman with the wandering eyebrows.
Some of you may be too young to remember ABC TV news.
Some years back, …
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/17/23
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My last paying gig was covering the state Legislature for its 2021 session, which was conducted entirely over Zoom to protect lawmakers and staff from the Covid-19 virus. It didn’t go well.
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By Walt Rubel
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8/15/23
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I’ve always viewed polls and rankings with a bit of skepticism. You have to consider who’s setting up the polls, who’s paying for it, how the questions were asked, what’s the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/3/23
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The movie “Oppenheimer” draws attention to the events at Trinity Site in New Mexico on July 16, 1945, and in the days leading up to the detonation of the world’s first atomic bomb. …
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By Walt Rubel
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8/3/23
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Most New Mexicans know Trinity Site, in the northern, Stallion Gate area of White Sands Missile Range, is Ground Zero for the first atomic bomb detonation in August 1945. With the release of the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/2/23
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The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a “speedy and public trial.” The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 passed by Congress interprets that to mean an indictment within 30 days of arrest and …
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By Walt Rubel
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8/2/23
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Most New Mexicans know Trinity Site, in the northern, Stallion Gate area of White Sands Missile Range, is Ground Zero for the first atomic bomb detonation in August 1945.
With the release of the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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7/25/23
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Earlier this summer, an alert reader contacted me inquiring about the Bulletin’s golf columnist, Dr. Charlie Blanchard. “In recent months,” the reader wrote, “I found …
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By Richard Coltharp
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7/20/23
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Boy, it sure is hot lately.
How hot is it?
It’s so hot I bought a loaf of bread and by the time I got home it was toast. It’s so hot my grandfather’s chicken laid an …
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By Walt Rubel
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7/18/23
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District Judge Fred Van Soelen of Clovis has until Oct. 1 to decide if the redistricting map that allowed Democrats to wrest control of the Second Congressional District will still be in place for …
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By Walt Rubel
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7/14/23
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As I write this, on Monday, July 10, the accumulated rainfall total for the calendar-year 2023 is 1.4 inches. I don’t have to tell you that’s not a lot of rain. We live in the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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7/13/23
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More than nine years after its designation as a national monument, the federal government has started the process to develop a resource management plan for the Organ Mountains/Desert Peaks National …
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By Walt Rubel
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7/6/23
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As chairperson of the Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County, I want to offer the Coalition’s congratulations to the Las Cruces City Council for their vote to keep a distance of …
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Dr. Ned Rubin, Chair, Unified Prevention Coalition of Doña Ana County
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7/6/23
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In June 2021, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act went into effect authorizing medical aid in dying (MAID) in New Mexico. On this second anniversary it seems timely to provide a brief …
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Barak Wolff, Chair, End of Life Options New Mexico
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7/6/23
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