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I used to have a podcast titled The Good in Sports. My premise was to find and tell stories about the positive impact athletics has on society. I’m not sure I’m as high on the availability of content for that podcast today.
For weeks, the...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/23/26
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In southern New Mexico, air quality, water, energy reliability and economic opportunity all matter. They matter to families, workers, businesses and the long-term future of Doña Ana County. And they matter to us.
Project Jupiter’s updated power...
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Josh Pitcocksenior vice president, Oracle and Natalie Sunderlandchief marketing officer, Bloom Energy
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7/23/26
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On July 20, the Las Cruces City Council unanimously voted to let the community decide if we want to expand Branigan Library without raising taxes. This fall it will be our turn to make that choice by voting on a ballot measure to authorize $26...
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Lynda St. ClairPresident, Friends of Thomas Branigan Memorial Library
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7/23/26
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The recent passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham has once again raised an important question: How long is too long to serve in Congress?
Today, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is 92 years old and serves as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, fourth in the...
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Siah Correa HemphillNew Mexico State Chair, U.S. Term Limits
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7/23/26
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A newly established program to serve the youth of Las Cruces will commence operation in October. Announcing “Swing for Your Future” a program aimed at helping a certain group of teenagers to build a brighter future through the game of...
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Charlie Blanchard
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/23/26
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I don’t know how long it would have taken me to learn the alphabet if not for the song, but even today if I need to conjure it up for some reason, I do so melodically. As an aside, I’ve always felt bad for the letters “l” “m” “n” “o” and “p.” They...
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Walt Rubel
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/16/26
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In the 1980s and ‘90s Juli Inkster, Karrie Webb, Laura Davies and Annika Sorenstam were some of the most recognizable names playing the LPGA Tour tournaments. Then, in 1998 women’s professional golf changed abruptly when an unheralded golf phenom...
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Charlie Blanchard
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/16/26
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It might just be me, but politics and sports rarely mix well. Sports are the toy store of life. Government is supposed to deal with the real world, where decisions affect livelihoods, national security and, sometimes, lives themselves.
Yet here...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/9/26
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As of this writing, 31 states have opted into (or signaled their intent to opt into) the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit.
The tax credit would generate an estimated $24 billion dollars in funding for K-12 students nationally by...
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Paul Runko and Sarah Smith
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7/9/26
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First, it isn’t what you might think. The title is rather misleading. The Department of Justice has announced a new public safety grant in the amount of $300 million to “support crime reduction and community safety efforts” in up to four cities...
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Shawna Pfeiffer For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/9/26
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The state’s Department of Finance and Administration has ordered additional oversight of Doña Ana County’s spending of state money according to a recent story in the Albuquerque Journal because of “systemic, pervasive, and long-standing failures...
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Rep. Sarah Silva
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7/9/26
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After two years of single-party rule in Washington, D.C., most voters understand the importance of this year’s election at the national level. But for voters in Dona Ana County, the local elections are just as important.
County government is a...
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Walt Rubel
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/9/26
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Do you have a passion for your community and want to make a lasting impact? Donor Advised Funds are one of the most flexible and impactful ways to support the causes you care about, today and for generations to come. A Donor Advised Fund is...
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Dr. Terra V. Winter
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7/2/26
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When most people think about New Mexico’s energy future, they picture solar panels stretching across the desert or wind turbines turning against a bright blue sky. And they should. New Mexico has become a national leader, with abundant solar,...
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Bridget CondonSouthwest Director for Consumer Energy Alliance
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7/2/26
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Residents in Doña Ana County have asked valid questions about Project Jupiter’s energy plan: What kind of power will the data center use? What does that mean for local air quality? How much water will the data center systems need in the desert?...
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Julia RobinHead of Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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7/2/26
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On June 21, 2026 (Father’s Day) Wyndham Clark won his second U.S. Open Championship at the extraordinarily difficult Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in “The Hamptons” on Long Island. After graduating from Valor Christian school in Highlands Ranch,...
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Charlie Blanchard
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/2/26
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“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall,” Proverbs 16:18.
With our nation’s 250th anniversary celebration this year, there’s been a lot of discussion about national pride, and how it’s not the same this time as when we...
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Walt Rubel
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/2/26
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You can’t fix a problem if you don’t understand it and you can’t understand it if you aren’t willing to talk about it.
The city’s new public health director, Dr. Anthony Turner, scheduled community-wide listening sessions throughout the month of...
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Shawna Pfeiffer For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/2/26
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They are documents that carry lofty expectations, loftier even than the lives of the men who wrote them. As we celebrate 250 years since the founding of the United States of America, how are we doing at living up to the spirit of these two...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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7/1/26
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For too long, New Mexico’s students, especially Native American, Hispanic and low-income kids, were denied foundational literacy skills that open doors to lifelong opportunity. A sustained, science-based investment is starting to change...
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David P. Hurford, Ph.D.
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6/26/26
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