Opinion & Columns

Letter To The Editor: Response To Mr. Spencer

By RICHARD NEBEL
Los Alamos
 
In response to Mr. Spencer (link):

 

First of all, I don’t get “unnerved” around firearms. I grew up around them. Down at the farm, Grandma had a double-barreled 12 gauge shotgun hanging over the back door. Obviously, that didn’t have a 30 round banana clip hanging off of it. The people who needed that kind of equipment were people who couldn’t hit what they were shooting at. Grandma didn’t have that problem.
 
So, do the police need that kind of equipment in their cruisers? An AR-15 or a mini-14 is easily lethal out to 500 yards. If they are using the military
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Letter To The Editor: Roaming Cats

By KEN HANSON
Los Alamos
 
Teresa Chagrin recently posted a letter (link) about the “Dangers Of Allowing Cats Outside,” outlining the risks to their health.
 
But there is another consequence to roaming cats and that is on the bird population. It has been estimated [www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2380] that roaming cats kill more than a billion birds in the US every year; cats have a disastrous impact on birds!
 
I routinely see cats stalking birds in our neighborhood and have often seen piles of feathers where birds have been killed.
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Morse: Walleye And Bass At Abiquiu Lake

Setting sun shines on Abiquiu Lake. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com​
 
Bode’s General Store in Abiquiu serves green chile cheeseburgers and other items. Photo by George Morse/ladailypost.com
 
By GEORGE MORSE
Outdoors and Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Sunday morning a hunch that I had was confirmed. I’d been noticing that one of our hummingbird feeders that I usually end up refilling every day was not getting drained out as quickly. I suspected that a little rufous hummingbird had staked this feeder out and was chasing all others away.
 
Sure enough, Sunday I spotted
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Letter To The Editor: About The Sheriff’s Office

By KHALIL SPENCER
Los Alamos
 
Reading Richard Nebel’s attack on the idea of a functional sheriff’s office left me wondering two things (link). One, whether discourse in Los Alamos has been reduced to ad hominem attacks and two, whether Mr. Nebel has any sense of history.
 
Apparently the mere appearance of less than innocuous guns on a LEO in Santa Fe rattled Mr. Nebel, because it does not appear these weapons were brought into play. But more importantly, the reason that police forces tossed aside their 38 Specials in favor of heavier firepower (usually high capacity semiautomatics
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Letter To The Editor: A Heart-Felt Thank You

THE HUERTA FAMILY 
Ronnie, Francine & Gabriel
 
We just wanted to thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for all your support and all the donations that was sent for our son, Gabriel for his trip to Australia.
 
That was so very kind! We are so excited and proud of Gabriel for this amazing accomplishment, but all the fundraising does take a toll on us, and we would of never be able to get through this fundraising if it weren’t for all of our wonderful and generous family and friends like YOU! 
 
We really appreciate
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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Atomic Blonde’

By CYNTHIA Z. BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“Atomic Blonde” may not have a totally coherent plot at its core, but the movie is basically entertaining.
 
Based on a graphic novel entitled “The Coldest City”, the film wants to be a cult classic, an effort that fails. Instead it offers a kickass MI-6 spy named Lorraine Broughton, played by Charlize Theron, who gets to wear great outfits, smoke like a chimney, and take down a lot of bad guys.
 
The framework of the film is Lorraine, reporting to her “superiors” (played by Toby Jones, John Goodman and James Faulkner) the story of what went wrong.
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Letter To The Editor: Sheriff’s Office

By RICHARD NEBEL
Los Alamos
 
I would like to commend the county council for tabling the resolution on determining the Sheriff’s responsibilities. 
 
While I don’t mind having a Sheriff, I don’t think he should have any policing powers. It doesn’t make any sense to transfer any policing powers from a professional police force to a patronage politician. If you want to see what that looks like, take a look at former Sheriff Tommy Rodella down in Rio Arriba county. 
 
He was convicted of pulling a gun on a citizen during a traffic stop. He’s now serving
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