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The New Mexico Department of Transportation District One office will invest approximately $1M in two rest areas, the Lordsburg Welcome Center and Rest Area and the Las Cruces Scenic View Rest Area. …
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6/4/24
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Twenty-nine candidates running for local office woke up Tuesday morning as winners. The rest— fewer than average — must spend the day sweating it out.
According to an analysis …
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Justin Garcia Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/4/24
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The City of Las Cruces unanimously approved a ban on some fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July during a meeting on June 3.
The ban is meant to reduce the chance of fire sparking in and around …
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Justin Garcia Las Cruces Bulletin
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6/3/24
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A New Mexico State University researcher has co-authored a new book that examines wild carnivores of New Mexico. Jennifer K. Frey, a professor of mammalian ecology in the Department of Fish, Wildlife …
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Carlos Andres López
New Mexico State University
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6/3/24
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In the early 1900s, attorney and publisher Carl Magee moved to New Mexico with his wife in the hopes of alleviating her consumption. While here, he bought one newspaper from Senator A. B. Fall. …
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By Elva K. Österreich
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6/1/24
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When Charles Manson showed up in Lordsburg in a stolen convertible Triumph in December 1959, he wasn’t the bearded cult leader the world later knew.
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By Jason K. Watkins
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5/31/24
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Applications are open for the 53rd Annual Renaissance Arts Faire, set to take place on Nov. 2-3 at Young Park in Las Cruces.
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By Elva K. Österreich
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5/31/24
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Desert Exposure would like to include your special events, from any southern New Mexico community. Please submit your event title, time, location and contact information to editor@desertexposure.com; Desert Exposure, 506 S. Main, Suite 250, Las Cruces, NM 88005; or call Elva at 575-443-4408.
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5/31/24
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Hiking 101: Beginning Adventure
Las Cruces Public Libraries invites residents to join to a presentation from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8 about hiking safety and preparedness at Thomas Branigan …
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Bulletin report
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5/30/24
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Fire and Fiber show opens at the Tombaugh Art Gallery
The 2024 Fire and Fiber Show at the Tombaugh Art Gallery features artisans and more than 30 artworks. Works vary from elaborate pottery and …
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Elva K. Österreich Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/30/24
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The U.S. Supreme Court has just stripped away the final protections against gerrymandering.
With a series of rulings in the 1960s, the court established that the 14th Amendment required …
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Walt Rubel Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/30/24
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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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Dear editor,
Most people have never seen the inside of a jail cell. I’ve worked as a psychiatric nurse in a prison ward “for the criminally insane” to large county jails …
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5/30/24
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Dear editor,
My name is Ruben Smith, former state Representative of District 35 for 10 years, followed by becoming the first elected mayor of Las Cruces (in 1991) and serving 12 years. I’m …
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5/30/24
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To close its 2023-24 season, Las Cruces Community Theatre opens a three-weekend run of the musical comedy “Sister Act: A Divine Comedy” on Friday night.
With book by Cheri and Bill …
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Bulletin report
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5/30/24
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Congressman Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat representing southern New Mexico and a former Las Cruces City Council member, recently confronted long overdue fees stemming from traffic citations he received in …
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Algernon D'Ammassa Las Cruces Bulletin
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5/30/24
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The Western New Mexico University signature cultural event, ¡Fiesta Latina!, returns to the Silver City campus June 6-9.
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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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A city of Las Cruces spokesperson confirmed that police shot a dog on May 28, but did not provide substantive information about the shooting.
Mandy Guss, a spokesperson for the city, confirmed …
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Bulletin report
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5/29/24
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