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As I wade into the high-risk group for grumpy old man syndrome, I aspire at least to be studious about it, for my own peace and to be less insufferable. The gates to seniordom open to me and what I …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/30/24
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It’s hard to believe that it has been a decade since we celebrated President Obama’s
historic designation of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument.
I first got to …
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U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
Guest columnist
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5/30/24
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It was a dark and stormy night. Actually, it was raining in the pre-dawn hours of Friday, May 17, when traffic became snarled heading near the entrance to Valhalla Golf Club on the outskirts of …
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Charlie Blanchard Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/30/24
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My eight-year-old granddaughter and I were on the west side of town picking up her new glasses. We live on the far east side of town. Why we had to drive all this way, you'll have to ask …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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5/24/24
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We all know people who describe something in a way that means not to offend. Such as when a realtor says that the house is charming or an older person is defined as being in their advanced years. We …
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By Abe Villarreal
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5/24/24
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The problem with presidential debates is they don’t have a scoreboard.
We treat them as if they were a football game, with clear winners and losers. President Joe Biden sent out a taunting …
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Walt Rubel Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/23/24
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On May 15, New Mexico State Police and campus officers at the University of New Mexico tore down an encampment that had been established by protesters calling for a cease-fire in Israel’s …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/23/24
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Every time I drive past the construction project on the corner of Farney and El Paseo, just down from my house, I feel a little bit better about our city’s future.
When completed, the …
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Walt Rubel Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/16/24
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Recreational-use cannabis was legalized in New Mexico two years ago. Since then, New Mexicans have been enjoying safe and clean cannabis products from legitimate retailers across the state.
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Matt Chadwick
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5/15/24
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An open letter to Las Cruces Mayor Eric Enriquez and the city:
It is with dismay and frustration that many of us have been made aware of the pending demolition of three …
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5/7/24
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The release of Salman Rushdie’s new memoir , “Knife: Meditations after an attempted murder,” is a message in itself: The assassination attempt that sought to silence him has instead …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/3/24
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When President Joe Biden signed the proclamation marking the first Thursday of May as our national day of prayer, know that it was not for tradition and had nothing to do with his own Catholic faith: …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/2/24
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Although the Federal Trade Commission voted to ban non-compete agreements nationwide this week, the argument is far from over.
The commissioners voted 3-2 Tuesday to strike down most …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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4/26/24
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Enjoy your youth.
Because when you get older it’s gonna hurt.
Case in point, I've just had a full knee replacement. When I first started having knee issues my doctor suggested I …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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4/26/24
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Back pain. If you’ve ever experienced it, you know how debilitating it can be. It can affect everything you do, even the smallest movements, and can appear without warning or with no obvious …
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By Scott Thomson
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4/26/24
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While mental illness isn’t a crime, it’s also not a permission slip to excuse crimes.
Yet that’s what happens in New Mexico once a defendant has been found by the court to be …
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Walt Rubel Las Cruces Bulletin
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4/25/24
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Imagine being hired by a city to serve as a business liaison, someone charged with providing information to business owners about regulations, laws, programs and services available to them, city …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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4/24/24
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New Mexico State University provides a wide range of opportunities for students to enhance their disciplinary knowledge and transferable skills in graduate education through graduate certificates, …
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Ranjit T. Koodali
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4/19/24
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On my first day working at a psychiatric hospital, the head doctor compulsively laid this cutie on me: “Do you know how many California shrinks it takes to change a light bulb?” …
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By Charlie Blanchard
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4/18/24
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During the Las Cruces International Film Festival, I missed out on shaking Ron Perlman’s hand because I was carried away in conversation.
It is rare to encounter a capable …
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By Algernon D'Ammassa
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4/15/24
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