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The wonders of our Organ Mountains – by Jay Sharp

July 7, 2020History, Instagram

“The Organ Mountains, one of the most picturesque and rugged mountain ranges in the Southwest, form the skyline approximately10 mi east of Las Cruces, New Mexico…, in southern Doña Ana County….,” said William R. Seager in his report Geology of Organ Mountains and southern San Andres Mountains, New Mexico, 1981.

Las Cruces / Mesilla: A Mecca for the Adventurous – by Jay Sharp

July 6, 2020History, Instagram, Visit Las Cruces

Unlike stratified neighboring mountain ranges, which had origins in ancient and placid seas, the Organs – purportedly named by the Spanish for their resemblance to the pipes of the great organs in the cathedrals of their home country – emerged from the molten interior of the earth in a complex sequence of violent magmatic eruptions, lava flows, structural warping and fracturing and relentless erosion.

June 2020 Survey Results: How do you feel about Las Cruces, NM?

June 24, 2020Instagram, Survey2 Comments

We asked over 200 citizens of Las Cruces, NM in June 2020 in an online survey, how they feel about Las Cruces, NM. Here are the results:

Mayor of Las Cruces addresses current issues in an exclusive interview

June 23, 2020Instagram, Las Cruces Covid-19 Pandemic, Local Politics, News, Video1 Comment

Mayor Ken Miyagishima of Las Cruces, NM had this to say in a recent interview on the topic. “The challenge is having to deal with people feeling like their rights are being taken away. I can understand that, but when they are venturing out into the public where do their rights stop and then begin?”

The Necessary Migration of Stuff – by Teague Hartford

June 23, 2020Instagram, Society2 Comments

An elderly woman was admitted to the ICU in her 90s and she was in horrible health all around. They cleaned her and tucked her in to die in peace, but the odor emanating from her demanded that they investigate further. Her fists were both clenched tightly. They finally pried them open. Evidently the woman had grabbed some bread at some point long ago and held on for dear life, as though it would infuse life into her through some sort of osmosis perhaps. Ironically, it of course came to life itself with maggots who were munching away at her flesh.