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outside of the area either for work or personal business, our resources pages have information on AA and NA meetings in the surrounding areas. The towns and cities in close proximity to Las Cruces where meetings can be found include Alamogordo (NA), El Paso, TX, Ruidoso Downs (NA), Truth or Consequences, NM (NA), and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico, also known as the “City of Crosses,” is the hub of the Mesilla Valley in southern New Mexico. Bordering the Doña Ana Mountains to…

The world dictionary describes the word hobby as "An activity done regularly in one 's leisure time for pleasure." To some a hobby might be creating a masterpiece out of puzzle pieces, to others it could be building model cars, and to some their hobby could consist of smoking the devil 's lettuce. What sets these hobbies apart? The first two can be done freely and in the open, but the last one has to be done exclusively in a secluded area because it is often frowned upon by society. The reason…

On Border Security: America’s Approach to National Security and Economic Opportunity The current state of immigration policy in this country requires change. Many advocate for stronger and more enforced borders, but some call into question the effectiveness and economic soundness of this approach. Those, that oppose building up our borders, call for reforming worker visa programs and making legality easier to attain for those that will cross illegally into the United States anyways. Most desire…

constitution. The origins of border patrol go back to 1904 where these men were called “Mounted Guards,” they were called upon to patrol border in effort to prevent illegal crossings. They were used in the El Paso, Texas area as well as far west of California. The “first patrolman” was Jeff Milton in 1879 (CITE http://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/history). U.S. Border Patrol was first established in 1924 a few years after Prohibition was put…

In this recent case involving abortion rights, the Supreme Court ruled 5 – 3 that mere state interest alone does not satisfy the undue-burden test nor supersede it. The laws in question were Texas state statutes that requires abortion clinics to meet the same regulatory requirements as surgical centers, and that providing physicians also have admitting-privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the facility. Upon and even shortly before the laws’ implementation, the state would see its number…

The journey to find true identity can take a lifetime, and I have certainly changed over the years. Being only 20 years old, I am sure I will continue to change as I age, but I genuinely like the person I am today. I am intelligent, aware, funny, professional, and loving. These characteristics summarize who I am, and although I do not categorize them by gender, the traditional thinking of a patriarchal society does. I do think that intelligence has become slightly more gender-neutral, but has…

My internship experience was experiential, very educational, and stressful at times. I will never be able to thank you enough, Dr. Wigley, because of you, I was given the opportunity to ask about Allied’s internship program when they were our guest speaker in our Intro to PR course of fall semester 2015. Summer of 2016 I was interested in attaining experience in the real world of PR, so I had originally conversed with former Senior Publicist, Kelsey of Allied’s Hispanic division because I was…

It is perhaps no great surprise that over history, those who presented new visuals have been seen as a threat to the establishment. The information we hear will analyze the use of stigmatization to persecute various immigrant ethnic groups. Americans would associate disease with a certain ethnic group they felt was inferior. Despite the negativity of associating stigmas with social groups, nativist attitudes proved instrumental in improving public health for the better. The apprehension felt…

hardships of the working poor through his writings (Britannca.com). He himself faced many obstacles in life, one being alcoholism. Although this was a hard thing to conquer, he was able to move on and soon began teaching at the University of Texas at El Paso where he continued to share his personal life stories. In the short story there are several characters. There is the author, Robert, who is blind and the narrator who is the husband of Roberts’s best friend. At the beginning of the text the…

Inside of Pikes Peak Community College Pikes Peak Community College is recognized throughout Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas, and with this influence there are many elements involved in effectively operating the College. The College has gone through a variety of changes both internally and externally that has influenced the school to function in particular ways. The College’s administration has a standard for every department official who officiate certain key functions within the…