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The views and opinions expressed do not represent those of the Regents of New Mexico State University.
In recent weeks, the nomination of Steve Pearce to serve as Director of the Bureau of Land Management has sparked considerable discussion here...
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Jerry G. SchickedanzChair, Linebery Policy Center, NMSU
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3/21/26
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It was a big bipartisan win for New Mexicans when the legislature and governor enacted Senate Bill 1 to bring New Mexico into the interstate licensure compact for doctors. According to the New Mexico Medical Board, joining this compact will result...
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Fred NathanExecutive Director, Think New Mexico
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3/21/26
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More than any other part of the game of golf, putting seems to be an enigma. An “enigma” is defined as something mysterious and hard to understand – a riddle.
I see more instruction books and online pieces on putting, and I see more gadgets to...
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Charlie Blanchard
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/21/26
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We've seen this movie before.
In 2004, broadband internet was nearly universal among large American companies. But only 48% of small businesses had high-speed access, and 27% had no broadband at all. The communities that got connected early built...
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Jerry Prochazka
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3/21/26
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On March 2, the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark per curiam decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta that schools are not allowed to hide gender transitioning from parents.
This case was filed by California parents whose children were secretly...
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Sarah SmithNew Mexico Freedoms Alliance
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3/13/26
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When the Gross Receipts Tax increase was put on the ballot and subsequently approved by voters in 2024, the description on what it would fund was (purposefully) vague:
Shall the City of Las Cruces impose a municipal gross receipts tax in the...
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Shawna Pfeiffer For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/13/26
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John from Elephant Butte has a “risky” question: “The golf commentators on television often talk about a “risk-reward” on certain holes. Even guys I play with use that jargon on one hole in particular which I don’t play very well. I guess...
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Charlie Blanchard
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/13/26
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Carroll Leavell was a Republican who served in the New Mexico Senate from 1997 to 2018. Which meant he was on the losing end of a lot of votes in a chamber where Democrats have always been firmly in control.
But there was one issue where Leavell...
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Walt Rubel
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/13/26
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Las Cruces has always been a place of makers.
We see it in the people selling salsa, spices, baked goods, beauty products, crafts, apparel, and specialty foods at farmers markets, pop-ups, festivals, and small storefronts across the region. These...
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Joseph SapienCo-Organizer, Las Cruces Consumer Product Summit
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3/13/26
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Sometimes I watch the way people choose to deal with problems, and it makes me take a second and third look at my own approach to such things. Perhaps, for that reason, it’s a good thing we have examples of “interesting” approaches to...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/12/26
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Now that the PGA Tour 2026 season is well under way, the Tour’s first TV spot promoting The Players Championship ends with “March is going to be major.” The Players is March 12-15.
That not-too-subtle ad line has rekindled a controversy and...
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Charlie Blanchard
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/6/26
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The Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument is a local treasure, providing both recreational opportunities and a boost to the economy.
A 2023 story in the Las Cruces Bulletin reported that the monument had produced $35 million in economic...
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Walt Rubel
For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/6/26
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Spring is the official start of the festival season in Las Cruces. The winter blues have been pushed away by our vibrant sunshine and warm climate, and everyone is ready to get outside!
The Las Cruces International Film Festival is the largest...
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Rochelle Miller-HernandezFor the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/6/26
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March is Women’s History Month and the theme for the 2026 celebration is “Leading the Change.” As we prepare to publish our special section honoring great women of all eras later this month, I reached out to a number of people for suggestions on...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/5/26
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When I first started writing regularly for the Bulletin about a year and a half ago, the paper was fairly thin. Just a couple of standing columnists in the opinion section and the occasional letter to the editor.
I am pleased to see that the...
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Shawna Pfeiffer For the Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/5/26
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I’m always intrigued by Olympic sports that are scored objectively. It’s one thing to skate around an Olympic oval, ski down a mountain, or count how many times each team puts the puck in the back of the net. In those cases, it’s obvious, even to...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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3/2/26
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Each year, the New Mexico Public Education Department releases district report cards as part of its federal reporting responsibility. As Secretary of Education Mariana Padilla recently wrote, these reports are not intended to label schools, but to...
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Ignacio RuizSuperintendent, Las Cruces Public Schools
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2/19/26
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Damon Ely’s Op-ed in the Feb. 6 edition of the Bulletin mischaracterizes legislation currently being considered to reform New Mexico’s medical malpractice reform – and fails to disclose the role he played in shaping the current malpractice...
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Joanne E. Turnbull, PhD
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2/17/26
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Wow, Las Cruces—you really showed up.
You turned a 5K race into a Valentine’s event that was a sweeter experience than even the chocolates that followed.
I know the race organizers at Community Options, Inc. were grateful for your turnout. Every...
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Paula Johnson
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2/17/26
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I saw an announcement the other day that my high school soccer coach, Pablo Gutierrez, is retiring. I grew up and played prep soccer in Northern California, at Roseville High School, so this isn’t exactly breaking news in Las Cruces.
It is,...
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Kurt Johnson
Las Cruces Bulletin
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2/9/26
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