Las Cruces Bulletin

Welcome to our new web site!

To give our readers a chance to experience all that our new website has to offer, we have made all content freely avaiable, through October 1, 2018.

During this time, print and digital subscribers will not need to log in to view our stories or e-editions.

What our response to someone else's mistake says about us

What happens when one of the state's most dynamic and talented three-sport athletes has his most difficult sports moment go viral on YouTube? When that athlete is Spanish Fork's Jason Money, it reveals the character within him. That's how I began...

The muddy parking lot on Saturday morning at High Noon soccer fields.

Some suggestions on youth soccer

I crossed the street alongside a grandfather who just wanted to watch his 6- or 7-year-old grandchild play soccer on a Saturday morning. The game was at the High Noon soccer facility near Mayfield High School and the Field of Dreams. We arrived...

Stepping outside the echo chamber

One of the most difficult things about running a community newspaper is accepting the stories we can’t cover. With a limited staff and a weekly publication schedule, we make choices every day between being a mile wide and an inch deep or taking...

Fending off confirmation bias

One of the most disturbing things about modern life is how easy it has become to surround ourselves with opinions that reinforce what we already believe. The technology we use has a tendency to lock us into a world in which we not only don't...

Learning how to lose with class

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...

Straying from your lane

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...

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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...

more Speaking Kurtly

Opinions & Columns

The hope of Election Day

Today (as I write this) is Election Day. Regardless of your political leanings, I can’t help but view today as a day of hope for New Mexico and our country. Today is a day of change, at least in part. Today, we turn over a new leaf. At least...

The success of failure

I just returned from an elk hunt without an elk. It is my first big-game draw tag to go unfilled. At first blush, tag soup doesn’t taste very good. I am a firm believer in paying dues to get an animal. You scout, you drive, you walk, you glass....

Congress must respond to voters’ demand for ethics reform

I typically write my column on Sunday and send it first thing Monday morning. There are times when the lag between when I write it and you read it can cause a problem. If Democrats didn’t win the House or Senate on Tuesday, this column won’t make...

NM senator wants state to cut financial ties to Musk

We can live with Elon Musk wasting a fortune on Ken Paxton and other losers as he puts $440 million worth of his thumb on the midterm elections; but can we live with him making military decisions that cut off critical aid to an ally during...

More The View From Here

The essence of mental toughness for everyday golfers

If you have been reading this column regularly, you’ve probably noticed that, over the past seven months, I have focused a number of my topics on the critical mental aspects of playing your best golf all the time. Specifically, I have covered the...

Strength of character, a sacred golf value

The date was Aug. 28, 1963, that Dr. Martin Luther King gave his famous “I have a dream” speech before a gathering of more than a million people lining the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day...

Guest Columns

Honoring veterans

Serving our country in the armed forces is one of the greatest acts of community service there is in America. Men and women give so much in order to keep our country safe. They serve in various capacities including Reserve forces, active duty, and...

Why Las Cruces’ union workers want Project Jupiter

The New Mexico Supreme Court just rejected efforts from activist groups that would have halted Project Jupiter in its tracks. The data center now has a green light, and the unions in our state will be the first to benefit. Those of us...

New Mexico slashes poverty despite soaring inflation

You might not know it from scanning the headlines, but New Mexico has reduced poverty at triple the national rate while bucking a national affordability crisis and federal program cuts that make life more difficult for working families. New U.S....

Thank you for Falling Into Community

There is something special about a community that comes together with a shared purpose. It is found in the generosity of neighbors, the dedication of local organizations, and the willingness of people to show up for one another. At the Community...

additional columns

Five questions to ask before choosing a health plan

Millions of Americans review their health plan options during open enrollment each fall, often the only time they can choose or change coverage. Choosing a health plan can feel overwhelming. With so much health information available, it can be...

If legislators want to represent us, they should live like us

Every day, New Mexicans make choices based on what they can afford. We notice when the grocery bill goes up. We feel it when filling the gas tank costs more than it did last month. We know what happens to a family budget when rent...

Stop the flooding

When I ran for mayor of Hatch, my top priority for the Village of Hatch and our surrounding colonias was simple and unyielding: Stop the flooding. Stop living in a state -of-emergency. That platform was forged in the aftermath of the devastating...

Get the information you need to vote on judges standing for retention

A 2024 survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that about 35 percent of adults report they or someone in their household have been part of a legal case in a local or state court. That means more than six out of every 10 adults voting in the...

Additional Opinion

Letters to the Editor

- To the editor Nov. 6, 2026
  
  New Mexicans gather to protect election New Mexicans will gather in front of federal buildings in Santa Fe and Las Cruces to demand that …
- To the editor
  
  The impact of public pressure It seems like every day there is some new proposal by Oracle that the company claims will reduce the …

- To the editor Oct. 23, 2026
  
  Can Project Jupiter keep up? The problem with all the shifting ground beneath the Jupiter Project in Dona Ana County is that, when it is …
- To the editor
  
  Paid legislature Beyond the races for various public offices, voters have an opportunity to address a number of ballot issues. One of …

More Letters to the Editor