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In 2021, two employees of the state’s Children Youth and Families Department revealed the department was using a secure text messaging app that automatically deleted all of their messages, in …
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By Walt Rubel
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10/26/23
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Yvette Herrell is a skilled and tireless campaigner with a keen understanding of the Second Congressional District. But how is she going to convince voters next year that we have been well served by …
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By Walt Rubel
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10/19/23
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When you hear the painful words, everything else you’ve heard, seen or done in the recent past feels pointless and trivial in comparison: A loved one committed suicide.
It doesn’t …
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By Richard Coltharp
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9/19/23
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Sept.15-17 in Alamogordo, you have the opportunity to attend a manageable and, to my way of thinking, a beautiful balloon fest. It’s the White Sands Balloon Invitational and this year marks the 30th anniversary of the event.
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By Richard Coltharp
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9/7/23
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Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson died Friday night, Sept. 1, at his summer home in Chatham, Massachusetts at age 75. No cause of death given.
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9/5/23
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I’ve been reading about surrendering lately. It’s something that’s hard to do. Thinking about it makes us feel like failures, like we are not in control. Maybe that’s the …
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By Abe Villarreal
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9/1/23
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When my granddaughter was four-years-old we were driving back from a road trip and she was asleep in her car seat. She looked like an angel, her hair a delicate tangle of curls. She was …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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9/1/23
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Since people heard about the today’s closing of Day’s Hamburgers everyone, it seems, has a story about the restaurant that’s been a fixture in Las Cruces since 1932. …
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By Richard Coltharp
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8/31/23
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On a recent trip to California, I had the chance to spend time with a couple that had been riding buddies in the early days of my horse journey who later became students as my skills and knowledge …
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By Scott Thomson
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7/31/23
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I had an 8 o’clock appointment.
It was on the other side of town, so I left early to avoid rush hour traffic. Too early, as it turned out, because I got there with a lot of time to kill. A …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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7/31/23
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Three guys just met each other in the middle of an uneven and old historic street. They are musicians, or at least want to be musicians. I was sitting a few feet above them. The street is not really …
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By Abe Villarreal
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7/31/23
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My father was one strict old coot. My brothers and I had it tough growing up, but our sisters had it worse.
When my older sister was going on her first date, my father waCeFour Ssn't about to …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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7/21/23
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I forgot to tell people that I wanted a real birthday cake on my birthday. An honest-to-goodness real birthday cake. I had carrot cake and other kinds of cake. They were good, but they didn’t …
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By Abe Villarreal
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7/21/23
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Boy, it sure is hot lately.
How hot is it?
It’s so hot I bought a loaf of bread and by the time I got home it was toast. It’s so hot my grandfather’s chicken laid an …
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By Walt Rubel
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7/18/23
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As I write this, on Monday, July 10, the accumulated rainfall total for the calendar-year 2023 is 1.4 inches. I don’t have to tell you that’s not a lot of rain. We live in the …
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By Richard Coltharp
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7/13/23
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In June 2021, the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act went into effect authorizing medical aid in dying (MAID) in New Mexico. On this second anniversary it seems timely to provide a brief …
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Barak Wolff, Chair, End of Life Options New Mexico
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7/6/23
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I slept all day today. The entire past week was spent keeping our sanctuary horses safe from the fireworks that culminated in last night’s Fourth of July “Celebration.” It felt like …
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Katharine Chrisley-Schreiber, CEO, Dharmahorse Equine Sanctuary
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7/6/23
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For a few minutes, I thought I was going to receive my inheritance, but before I tell you THAT story let me tell you this one:
When my beloved mother was still alive she and my father were …
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By Jim and Henry Duchene
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6/1/23
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A group of 3 identity theft thieves are stealing mail from mailboxes. They rent storage lockers around Las Cruces. Then the mail is opened and savings, checking, and retirement account numbers are …
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5/30/23
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I doubt there are many people over the age of 50 who grew up in this country and have not experienced some form of hazing, including the governor. I still remember sprinting home following the …
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By Walt Rubel
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5/4/23
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