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4:30 pm
Wed April 17, 2013

Pearce Introduces Bill To Change Monument Process

From the Office of Rep. Steve Pearce:

 

Today, U.S. Congressman Steve Pearce announced his introduction of H.R. 1512, a bill to change the monument designation process by requiring that all future designations are approved by Congress, through the legislative process, with input from Americans.

 

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2:46 pm
Mon April 15, 2013

We Stand On Common Ground

An Earth Day message from Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz.

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3:16 pm
Thu March 7, 2013

Green Chamber Of Commerce Objects To Pearce Bill

Statement from the Las Cruces Green Chamber of Commerce

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2:46 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

Watch Hatchlings Spread Their Wings

  Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz with this month's edition of the Age Spot.

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2:44 pm
Wed February 27, 2013

The Life And Times of Arturo Flores

  Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz with this month's edition of the Age Spot.

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11:39 am
Fri February 22, 2013

Local Dismay Over Defeat Of NM Marriage Equality Bill

Las Cruces and Gallup – New Mexico GLBTQ Centers responded today to the defeat in the New Mexico House Voters and Elections Committee of HJR3, the marriage equality amendment.

 

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Local Viewpoints
8:23 am
Tue January 22, 2013

Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall

Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall
Commentary by David Stocum, Executive Director, New Mexico GLBTQ Centers

Today as millions of us routinely went about our lives, quietly honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the beginning of the second term of the first African–American President, the earth moved.

“We, the people, declare today that the most evident of truths –- that all of us are created equal –- is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall...”

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10:48 am
Tue December 4, 2012

The View From Someone Else's Window

In this month's edition of "The Age Spot," Las Cruces Sun News columnist Claudette Ortiz presents "The View From Someone Else's Window."

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