Carol A. Clark

Chapman: On Volunteers In Today’s World

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BY RALPH E. CHAPMAN
Bon Vivant Paleontologist

Our current system of integrating volunteer help with that from paid employees within businesses and/or organizations just sort of formed by spontaneous generation through the years. It seems that every organization/business handles volunteers differently and the experience for the volunteer varies widely from place to place.

If you think about it, however, there really should be a basic set of understandings that underlies the relationship with volunteers for the businesses and organizations that use them. These might be helpful given Read More

Legal Hemp Comes To Los Alamos

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Linda Casias of Float Los Alamos shows off a wide variety of legal hemp products carried at her business. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post

Legal hemp has made it to Los Alamos and is being sold at Float Los Alamos. Owners Linda Casias and her husband Carlos began carrying a number of products containing hempabout 10 months ago, she said.

“A client recommended we should be carrying it and we did some research,” she said. “We found out it is perfectly legal in New Mexico.”

Float Los Alamos carries oils, tinctures, capsules and even honey Read More

Sewer Line Repairs Completed On Trinity Drive

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Trinity Drive between 4th Street and DP Road reopened Wednesday morning after being closed for the repair of a failed sewer line. The work began July 5 and was completed by crews from the County Department of Public Utilities and the Public Works Department. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Scene when Trinity Road was closed and construction was underway up until Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene when Trinity Road was closed and construction was underway up until Tuesday night. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Scene when Trinity Road was closed and construction Read More

Indian Affairs Cabinet Secretary Kelly Zunie Steps Down

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Department of Indian Affairs Cabinet Secretary Kelly Zunie

STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that Department of Indian Affairs Cabinet Secretary Kelly Zunie will be stepping down to pursue other opportunities.

“Secretary Zunie has been a strong asset in building and growing our relationships with New Mexico’s tribes, nations and pueblos,” Martinez said. “Her leadership helped us work with Native American communities throughout the state to strengthen schools, improve healthcare and create more economic opportunities for all our families. Her skills and experience Read More

NNSA Releases Draft RFP For LANL M&O Contract

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Staff Report

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today released the draft RFP for the Los Alamos National Laboratory Management and Operations (M&O) contract:

  • SECTION J – APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF WORK – Click here;
  • SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES – Click here; and
  • SECTION M – EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD – Click here.
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Day Of Action For Net Neutrality Breaks Records

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INTERNET News:

There has been such a surge in activity — and the traffic is not showing signs of slowing down — that organizers are still scrambling to document everything that has happened but so far through the BattleForTheNet.com site alone (not including the Internet Association’s page or other aligned efforts) we’ve seen:

 NOTE: these numbers represent only a portion of the final totals, and due to the massive numbers, comments and emails will be delivered over several days.  We will release additional updates as we continue documenting what has happened:

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2017 Los Alamos Business Recycler Of The Year

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PEEC Executive Director Katie Bruell, left, and Los Alamos County Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule hold up the 2017 Business Recycler of the Year Certificate awarded to PEEC. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com 

Chamisa Elementary School Principal Suzanne Lynne, left, and Los Alamos County Environmental Services Manager Angelica Gurule hold up the award Chamisa Elementary received. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Chamisa Elementary School and Pajarito Environmental Educational Center (PEEC) win 2017 Business Recycler of the Year Read More

Trudolyubov Top Predictor, First Finisher In Pace Race

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Courtesy photo
 
ACRR News:
 
Sergey Trudolyubov was the top predictor as well as the fastest finisher on the 3 mile course held near the Canyon Road and 15th Street junction at 7 seconds off his predicted time and a recorded time of 24:53. 
 
Other accurate predictors were: Mark Bjorklund with a 17 second difference, Laura Woodroffe at 21 seconds off, Denisse Ortiz-Acoste recording a 24 second difference, and Ted Williams at 42 seconds off.
 
7 year old Diego Leonard was the best finisher on the 1 mile course at 7:46 and 9 year old Savanna Strother was
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