Las Cruces Sun-News (Las Cruces, NM) back issues from August 2007:
Organization donates school supplies.
Aug 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jose L. Medina Aug. 10--LAS CRUCES -- Six-year-old Jonathan Romero and his 10-year-old brother smiled Thursday as they were given their school supplies to begin the school year at Alameda Elementary School. For the second day in a row, a local organization has ...
County ahead of national trend.
Aug 10, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Aug. 10--LAS CRUCES -- Dona Ana County is among a growing number of counties across the nation with large Hispanic populations, according to Census Bureau figures announced Thursday. Nearly one in 10 of the country's 3,141 counties is made up of ...
Mob of meteors expected.
Aug 10, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Aug. 10--LAS CRUCES -- Plenty of New Mexicans will turn their eyes to the sky this weekend to view one of the most well-known meteor showers of the year: the Perseids. As many as 100 meteors -- commonly called shooting stars -- per hour could ...
Stores, galleries help create a 'cultural corridor'.
Aug 13, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Aug. 13--LAS CRUCES -- Jim Turrentine had a decision to make earlier this summer. The Las Cruces businessman knew that the lease for his store, Big Picture Studio, was up and he had to decide if he would change locations or stay put. ...
Downtown plaza work a year away.
Aug 13, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Ramirez Aug. 13--LAS CRUCES -- Construction of the next phase of Downtown Revitalization is probably still a year away, but a civic plaza and the reopening of additional portions of Main Street are coming. The construction of a civic plaza should not ...
Milk prices at record highs.
Aug 17, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Aug. 17--LAS CRUCES -- Got milk? If so, you likely paid more for it than you had in the past. While a lot of attention has been given to the price of gasoline and the increase in electric bills, another product that most people use has gone ...
Waste energy story a non-starter.
Aug 17, 2007 ... Byline: Cyndy Cole Aug. 17--Flagstaff's Water Commission on Thursday turned down a $1.3 million proposal to turn human waste into vehicle fuel after a company involved declined to answer questions. The company that had bid to build the device -- essentially a machine ...
Lights out -- but at a price.
Aug 18, 2007 ... Byline: J. Ferguson Aug. 18--Pam Mann had no clue it would eventually cost $11,000 to replace more than two dozen mercury vapor lights at the mid-town apartment complex she manages in Flagstaff. "Our jaws dropped when we found out how much it would cost," Mann said. ...
Fewer building permits issued in Las Cruces so far in '07.
Aug 20, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Aug. 20--LAS CRUCES -- Southern New Mexico has been on a hot streak the past several years. New houses and businesses have gone up all around Las Cruces and the population continued to grow. Recently, though, the news from the rest of the ...
Smell of chile in the air.
Aug 20, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Aug. 20--LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Las Crucen Gloria Lopez knows exactly how she likes her green chile. "I like it when it's hot ... ," she said. "If it's not hot, you might as well not eat any." Lopez, 74, described a favorite dish; she uses onion, ...
Cost of textbooks adds to college students' load.
Aug 20, 2007 ... Byline: Jenn Kistler Aug. 20--LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- The beginning of the fall semester can be stressful for college students and parents as they seem to continuously turn over money for tuition, fees, room and board, and one sore spot for many -- textbooks. Many ...
List shows delinquent taxes owed in Las Cruces, N.M.
Aug 24, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Aug. 24--LAS CRUCES -- A list of top delinquent tax accounts released this week by the state includes a Las Cruces bankruptcy attorney, four construction companies and several other Dona Ana County businesses and individuals. Attorney Oralia B ....
Utility presents case in Santa Fe.
Aug 24, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Ramirez Aug. 24--LAS CRUCES -- El Paso Electric Co. officials met for about two hours Thursday, in Santa Fe, with the new Mexico Public Regulation Commission to further explain and clarify increases in recent monthly electric bills for approximately 80,000 new ...
Want to start a business? You need a business plan.
Aug 27, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Aug. 27--LAS CRUCES -- Want to start your own business? How much should you pay your employees? How much product should you keep on hand? Do you have enough money to operate without a profit for the first year? Should you advertise? If so, ...
U.S. housing slump clips Cruces.
Aug 27, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Aug. 27--LAS CRUCES -- Fewer homes sold in July than a year ago in Las Cruces. With all the talk about the mortgage crisis in the United States, many have wondered what the effect would be on southern New Mexico. So far the evidence appears to be mixed ....
Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M., Brook Stockberger column.(Column)
Aug 27, 2007 ... Byline: Brook Stockberger Aug. 27--NEW RESTAURANT SET TO OPEN IN OLD JOHNNY CARINO'S: As many of you have already seen, workers have been renovating the building near the Mesilla Valley Mall that used to house Johnny Carino's restaurant. The news is that it will be ...
Restaurant settles harassment suit.
Aug 28, 2007 ... Byline: Jose L. Medina Aug. 28--LAS CRUCES -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit brought against the Las Cruces Cracker Barrel restaurant. The suit was first filed in federal district court in Las Cruces last September ...
Affordable housing complex opens.
Aug 29, 2007 ... Byline: Steve Ramirez Aug. 29--LAS CRUCES -- Richard Vasquez is back in the same neighborhood where he grew up, and he loves it. "My parents' house is just two blocks from here," Vasquez said Tuesday. "My apartment is big. It's a handicapped unit and it's helped me a ...
Tax Increment Development District rules get county approval.
Aug 29, 2007 ... Byline: Diana M. Alba Aug. 29--LAS CRUCES -- The County Commission OK'd an ordinance Tuesday that sets up rules for developers who seek to fund public infrastructure with sales taxes or property taxes. County staff said the new ordinance doesn't authorize the Tax ...