Carol A. Clark

State Auditor Responds To Presbyterian Lawsuit

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State Auditor Tim Keller

STATE News:

SANTA FE — State Auditor Tim Keller responded to the announcement the Attorney General Hector Balderas is suing Presbyterian  over allegations that it falsified deductions and credits through the Medicaid program, thus evading tens of millions in premium taxes and surcharges:

“We are confirming that our office is conducting an ongoing audit of premium tax collection that covers many issues with major New Mexico health insurance providers over multiple years. Our work is independent of the Attorney General’s lawsuit and the findings will Read More

Trinity At 4th And DP Road Reopening Wednesday

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A dump truck was used Monday to help lay asphalt on the closed section of Trinity Drive at 4th Street and DP Road, which should reopen Wednesday morning. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

COUNTY News:

Anticipating no further sewer line issues will occur overnight, the Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division crews plan to arrive and pull traffic control devices between 4th Street and DP Road in both directions shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday.

Trinity Drive traffic should be unimpeded both east- and west-bound for the morning commute. Read More

Largest Websites On Earth Prepare For Net Neutrality Day Of Action Wednesday July 12

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INTERNET News:

  • More than 80,000 websites, Internet users and organizations plan massive online protest Wednesday, July 12. Participants include Twitter, Amazon, Facebook. Google, Reddit, Netflix, OK Cupid, Mozilla, Etsy, Kickstarter, Vimeo and PornHub…

Airbnb, Spotify, Yelp, Snapchat, and Dropbox are the latest major players to announce their participation in the Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality scheduled for July 12 to oppose the FCC’s plan to slash Title II, the legal foundation for net neutrality rules that protect online free speech and innovation. Twitter, Read More

Tuesdays At The Pond: Fox White Performs Tonight!

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COMMUNITY News:

The Tuesdays at the Pond Entertainment Series continues with Fox White at 7 p.m. today at the Ashley Pond Park stage, brought to you by the Los Alamos Creative District.

Santa Fe-based Fox White brings a fresh vibe that is as unique as the state itself with their Rock, Punk and Opera style. Since the recent release of their 17 song self-titled album, they’ve been rocking the crowds of Wyoming, Colorado, and here at home with an electrifying array of all-original music. Check out Fox White at: https:////foxwhitemusic.com/ foxwhite/.

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Annual Battle Of The Badges Blood Drive Aug. 3-4

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Urgent Need: Blood supplies coast-to-coast are dangerously low due to a severe dip in donations leading up to and following the July 4 holiday, prompting a coordinated nationwide call for donors of blood of all types. Forecasting projects a shortfall of 5,700 donations in July and greater shortfalls throughout the summer. Courtesy photo

COMMUNITY News:

“Find the hero in you” … Los Alamos residents have the chance to do just that by joining in the 2nd Annual Battle of the Badges community blood drive noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 3 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4 in the hall at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: July 11

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

As the weather continues to be hot and dry with widely scattered thunderstorms, the fishing in the lakes and rivers is slowing down as the water warms and streamflows drop. This time of the year the best fishing is often to be had early in the morning or late in the evening.

One of the better spots to try would be the Rio Grande. The streamflow has dropped to less than normal from the Colorado state border all the way down to Velarde. Spinners like the Panther Martin are a good choice under the present conditions. Smallmouth bass are starting to hit Read More

Obituary: Stella Trujillo Feb. 1, 1947 – July 9, 2017

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STELLA TRUJILLO Feb. 1, 1947 – July 9, 2017

Our beloved, Stella Trujillo, 70, passed away on Sunday, July 9, 2017 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer.

Stella was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Ida Trujillo; and brother, Ernie Trujillo. Stella will be lovingly remembered and dearly missed by her husband, Tony Trujillo; daughter, Susie Trujillo-Martinez (Dominic), son, Ronald Trujillo (Peggy); grandchildren, Amanda Quintana (Allen), Victoria Trujillo and Ariana Trujillo; siblings, Henry Trujillo (Margarita), Maria-Rae Desmond (Reggie), Santiago Read More

‘Secret Pass’ Opens At Bradbury Science Museum

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The Behind the Fence exhibit gives visitors a 360-degree immersive experience of key park properties at the Lab.

LANL News:

The Bradbury Science Museum will open three new exhibits and a video as part of a new experience called “Manhattan on the Mesa.” The exhibits will be dedicated 4-6 p.m., July 14 at a public opening.

“With these exhibits we help visitors to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park experience the park properties at the Laboratory that are not yet open to the public,” Museum Director Linda Deck said.

Manhattan on the Mesa includes:

 

  • A new video, titled
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Northern New Mexico College Hosts El Rito Watershed Conference Friday, July 14

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NNMC News:
 
Northern New Mexico College invites community members, conservationists and interested parties to The El Rito Watershed from the Ground Up Conference, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 14 at Northern’s El Rito campus.
 
The conference is premised on the notion that natural communities are dependent upon their watersheds, which when carefully used and protected, can continuously sustain productive local economies with a high quality of life.
 
The conference features more than 20 local authorities who will discuss various aspects of the El Rito
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Morse: The Brown Trout In New Mexico

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Brown trout, like this 25-incher from the Rio Chama, thrive and reproduce naturally in many of New Mexico’s rivers and streams. Photo by George Morse
 
By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
After nearly 50 years of angling in New Mexico, I have seen a lot of changes in the fishing regulations concerning the number of fish an angler could keep (the daily limit). The first year I moved here (1968) the daily limit was a very liberal 12 fish-per-day for trout.
 
A few years later, there was an interesting change in the bag limit. It was raised to 14
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