May 29, 2011. Retrieved online June 1. 2011 from AUTHOR, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — Every Memorial Day, I try to find time to take the kids to the cemetery, look at the flags near the headstones and remind them why we have this holiday. Then, I like to retreat to the homestead, twist the top off of a cold beer, fire up the grill and turn on a baseball game. I figure that makes for a tru More »

August 22, 2010. Retrieved online August 23, 2010 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES — Here is the good news: Recent reports by the New York Federal Reserve and Equifax Inc., show that debt is down. The bad news: Some of the reasons debt is down include high unemployment, the drop in housing prices and tight credit. So whither the economy? Savings/recovery/stimulu More »

October 21, 2009. Retrieved online October 21, 2009 from Brook Stockberger, Las Cruces Sun-News LAS CRUCES - Those waiting for a rebound in the housing and building industry will have to continue to be patient. The U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday that applications for home building permits, a gauge of future construction, fell in September by the largest amount in five months. And More »