Columnists
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Daily Press staff writer says farewell, thank you
By: Staci Guy — They say to always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them! Well, I wish I had heeded that advice many years ago when my dad, with whom I have always been close, would offer up his own fatherly advice. You see, for as long as ... more »
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Las Cruces deserves a field hearing on the wilderness bill
By: Steve Pearce — Guest Columnist — I just met with Dudley and Rose Williams. They own a ranch on the West Potrillos, an area designated to become wilderness in the new bill presented by both US Senators from New Mexico, SB 1689. You are told the bill will be good for the country and good for ... more »
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Rise in gas and electricity prices has generated new interest in firewood
By: WOODS HOUGHTON — Eddy county Extension Notes — Wood was man’s first fuel source. Its popularity waned as more convenient sources were developed. However, recent price rises in gas, L.P. fuels and electricity have generated a renewed interest in wood as an energy source in home heating. Wood has historically been sold by a unit known as a cord. ... more »
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Nutritious value of citrus fruit will be discussed
By: SHERYL BORDEN — Creative Living — PORTALES — PORTALES — Information on kid-friendly citrus recipes, talking with teenagers and needles and threads for sewing and quilting will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, and at noon Thursday, Nov. 19,
Kymberly Meade is the marketing coordinator with TexaSweet Citrus Marketing Inc. in Mission, ... more »
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Damage control is not leadership
By: Steve Fox — Guest Columnist — Those who love football as well as civil society, like me, face a chilling ambivalence about a sport that has become not only a stand-in for war (although we still have the real thing going on), but also a huge business that commands, in the corporate world of college education, ... more »
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Safer to delay pruning than to prune too early
By: DR. CURTIS SMITH — Yard and Garden — Q. I was told that I should not prune my roses in the fall. They have gotten large and block my sidewalk. They need to be pruned. Why is it recommended that they not be pruned now? — A.A., Albuquerque
A. The roses most commonly grown in New Mexico (and elsewhere) ... more »
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Compost: ‘Black Gold’ of gardening that helps save landfill space
By: WOODS HOUGHTON — Eddy County Extension Notes — Compost is the stuff that makes gardens work. Compost is decayed organic matter, such as leaves, grass clippings, animal manure, sawdust, shredded twigs and branches, vegetables, fruits and other plant parts. When mixed into the soil, compost greatly improves the soil’s ability to grow plants by loosening hard, compacted soil, ... more »
RICK LANNING said:
I have read many stories over the years written by people who are retiring. And while I ... more » 
Ron Leiman said:
I have recently become a docent at the El Paso Museum of History and am working on ... more » 
Kate Ediger said:
I agree completely! Throwing bad legislation at bad science is not going to help anyone. ... more » 
J. waters said:
Don't know about this statement but as for uncertainty of what is and is not leaving the ... more » 
MAC DUNLAP said:
it is fine to assume obligations to help those we love and value for valid reasons, such ... more »