09/01/2005

News (Las Cruces Sun-News). At least five members of the Mesilla Valley Search and Rescue Team are on their way to the Gulf Coast to aid in the efforts to save the lives of thousands who are stranded after Hurricane Katrina devastated the area Monday. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Mesilla Valley"] 8:04:13 AM    comment []

Masten Space Systems Announces XPrize Cup Sponsorship. Santa Clara, California - 8/23/05 Masten Space Systems announced today that it has become an Official Partner of the 2005 Countdown to the XPRIZE CUP, which will be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico from October 6th through the 9th. "We share the XPRIZE CUP's vision of making space a place ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:03:18 AM    comment []

New Mexico Charts Future of Spaceport. By Leonard David, Senior Space Writer, Space.com The first official meeting of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority met in Las Cruces last week to begin work establishing the Southwest Regional Spaceport in New Mexico as a major departure site for commercial space launches, including proposed passenger-carrying rockets offering suborbital and orbital ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:02:55 AM    comment []

Starchaser Prepares for X-Prize Cup. By Wednesday 31 August all the preparation was complete and the exhibits packed into containers. The containers were then collected, and the exhibits started on their journey to the X-Prize Cup event in Las Cruces New Mexico. The event, the first ever such occasion, is being held 6 to 9 October. For ... [X PRIZE Space Race News!] 8:02:07 AM    comment []

Local builder urges Ruidoso to annex Alto Lakes; meets opposition (Ruidoso News). A local builder urged Ruidoso village officials to annex Alto Lakes along with other areas of Lincoln County while pursuing an aggressive annexation program in line with a proposed comprehensive plan. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Ruidoso] 8:00:59 AM    comment []

ENMU-Ruidoso looking towards expansion, new funding (Ruidoso News). Although Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso may have only a short history behind it, its future holds unlimited possibilities, says Dr. Michael E. Elrod, provost of the branch community college. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Ruidoso] 8:00:43 AM    comment []

Richardson unveils first light rail car. New Mexico has taken delivery of the first of 10 "Rail Runner" train cars, Gov. Bill Richardson's office announced Tuesday. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 7:59:37 AM    comment []

PNM set to reduce its electric rates again. At a time when energy prices are rising to all-time highs across the country, New Mexico's largest utility provider will lower its electric rates by 2.6 percent starting on Thursday. [Latest news from New Mexico Business Weekly] 7:59:19 AM    comment []

Working to get order on the border. Congressman Steve Pearce, R-N.M., a member of the Homeland Security Committee, is drafting legislation to implement a guest-worker program for immigrants. [New Mexico - Topix.net] 7:57:17 AM    comment []

Group debunks bunker buster (Los Alamos Monitor). SANTA FE - Whether the nuclear weapon project known as the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator (RNEP) lives or dies may depend on how hard Sen. Pete Domenici fights for it. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Taos] 7:55:33 AM    comment []

News (Las Cruces Sun-News). Las Crucens have packed gas stations during the past few days in anticipation that fuel prices will continue to climb. 'That's why I came here" said 19-year-old Charlotte Atencio of Las Cruces as she fueled her vehicle at a station on Lohman Avenue. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for Ruidoso] 7:54:30 AM    comment []

'05 chile yield is hot Minor shortage fails to affect sales (El Paso Times). The sweet smell of roasting chiles is wafting over most of the supermarkets and fruit stands in El Paso and Southern New Mexico this month, despite earlier predictions of a disastrous crop. [Yahoo! News - Search Results for "Southern New Mexico"] 7:52:56 AM    comment []