Carol A. Clark

NMDOH: Avoid Ticks And Tickborne Disease

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NMDOH News:

While many New Mexicans are aware mosquitoes can carry West Nile virus and fleas potentially are infected with Plague, there are lesser known but potentially deadly diseases in the state where the infectious agent is carried by ticks.

“There are usually a few cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever every year in New Mexico and occasional cases of diseases such as relapsing fever and Colorado tick fever,” said Paul Ettestad, public health veterinarian with the Department of Health. “The risk to you or your family of being exposed to one of these potentially severe diseases can be greatly Read More

Housing For UNM-LA Students At Ponderosa Pines

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Ponderosa Pines Apartments through Plateau Property Management will have units specifically designated for UNM-LA students for the academic year. Courtesy photo

UNM-LA News:

UNM-LA and Ponderosa Pines are in their second year of working with students to provide designated, affordable apartments for UNM-LA students. Interested students should apply now to move in Aug. 18, before classes begin Aug. 21.  

Plateau Property Management has contracted with UNM-Los Alamos and the New Mexico Consortium to provide a limited number of furnished apartments at a discounted rate to UNM-LA Read More

Update: Missing Backpack Returned To Owner

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Update: A woman found the backpack and turned it in to the Los Alamos Police Department. The owners, Joe and Lynette just told the Los Alamos Daily Post that they have picked up the backpack from the police department and said, ‘We are so grateful to the woman who found it and turned it in … she has restored our faith in humanity!’

COMMUNITY News:

A man left his backpack at the carwash at 5:30 p.m. today in Los Alamos and it contains a laptop important to his work.

Anyone with information is urged to call him at 505.340.9412. Read More

ScienceFest Schedule: Thursday July 13

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ScienceFest News:

 

RANCH SCHOOL NIGHTS CELEBRATION SOLD OUT!
Fuller Lodge
The most anticipated party of the year. Join us for an old fashioned Ranch School evening at Fuller Lodge and Lawn to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Los Alamos Ranch School. Dinner, drinks, music, campfire stories and songs, root beer floats and s’mores. Live auction of props from WGN’s Manh(A)ttan TV show.
6-9pm
Tickets in advance only

 

FLIGHT OF THE ORIGAMI CRANES!
Los Alamos History Museum
Each year the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum receive thousands of donated Read More

Civil And Human Rights Coalition Welcomes New Protection For Consumers

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TLC News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement in response to today’s release by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of a final rule that helps protect consumers from forced arbitration:
 
“Most consumers are not aware of the forced arbitration clauses that financial service corporations include in the lengthy, complex contracts consumers are pressured to sign. These forced arbitration clauses block consumers who have been wronged from joining class action
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Heinrich Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Provide Fourth Graders Free Access To National Parks

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Outdoor Recreation Caucus, and U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has introduced the Every Kid Outdoors (EKO) Act, bipartisan legislation to provide America’s fourth graders and their families free entrance to all federally managed land, waters, and historic sites, including national parks – more than 2,000 sites in all. 
 
The Every Kid Outdoors Act is aimed at encouraging kids to get outdoors and experience America’s public spaces, while
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