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Prioritize positive law-enforcement interactions in our schools
When I was in the 5 th grade at Highland Elementary, I went through the D.A.R.E. program. The program, taught by a commissioned LCPD officer, was about much more than what kind of drugs you can take, …

Changing our political culture
The best leaders are usually those who never sought out the role. Service without seeking fame. Action without craving attention. Unfortunately, our political system is such that most new politicians …

More from Road Less Traveled

The system is still broken
In 2012 a federal district court jury awarded $22 million to Stephen Sleven for his mistreatment and neglect during the 22 months he was held in the Doña Ana County jail pending trial for …

Support reliable local news sources
I still have a vivid recollection of the exact moment I knew for certain that the industry I had toiled in since college was in trouble. It was a TV commercial during the NCAA Basketball …

More The View From Here

Why most golfers should be using hybrid clubs
A “hybrid” is the type of golf club with a design that borrows from both irons and woods while differing from both.  If you are a golfer who is not using a hybrid golf club …

Golfers beware: the blistering summer is dangerous
The average daytime high temperature for the weekend was reported to be in the 90s. Standing in direct sunlight, it will feel hotter. A closed automobile can reach over 130 degrees inside in a …

More from the Golf Doctor

Guest Columns
The current imbalance of power among the three branches of our federal government is a clear and present threat to our democracy.  Thus, we, the people, are obliged to speak out against …
The current imbalance of power among the three branches of our federal government is a clear and present threat to our democracy.  Thus, we, the people, are obliged to speak out against …
As the philosopher George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s true that we humans easily forget the past, and we seem to repeat our …
Every day, as I drive through my district heading to work, I come across a sight that is all too familiar in New Mexico: a burned out, abandoned building. These delinquent properties dot the …

additional columns

The right to petition is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, N.M. State Constitution, and Las Cruces City Charter.  As part of the Bill of Rights, petitioning is one of the most basic …
New Mexico’s kids - not billionaires - should be the beneficiaries of the natural resources that belong to us all. Yet, under Congressional Republicans' current budget proposal, oil companies …
New Mexico just accelerated our path forward to build a cleaner, more sustainable future for everyone. With the passage of the Community Benefit Fund (Senate Bill 48) and the Innovation in State …
New Mexico just accelerated our path forward to build a cleaner, more sustainable future for everyone. With the passage of the Community Benefit Fund (Senate Bill 48) and the Innovation in State …

Additional Opinion

Letters to the Editor
    • Defining who we need as pollical leaders

      In her 27 June guest column, Shawna Pfeiffer writes about the kind of people whom we need as political leaders. We need people in our …

    • Don’t raise my taxes

      For ten years, my wife and I have voted in favor of every GO (general obligation) bond on the local ballot. But the proposed Doña Ana county GO …

    • Presidential corruption and cruelty

      Corruption and Cruelty have been the hallmarks of kings and tyrants throughout the ages. American Presidents, until Trump, were the exception. …

    • Trump’s birthday parade

      It is a farce to claim that the June 14th parade has anything to do with the United States Army, other than the fact that the date …

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