Carol A. Clark

Program For Siblings Of Kids With Disabilities

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Lisa Croce

LAFSN News:

Sibshops and Los Alamos Family Strengths Network have partnered to present a four-week, Saturday morning series of Sibshops.

Sibshops is a structured, but energetic and fun workshop-style event for kids who have a sibling with any type of special need, whether developmental, medical or behavioral. Sibshops are designed to be engaging, educational, supportive and simply a blast for children around 8 to 12 years of age.

During the program, the children will celebrate the unique joys they experience as a brother or sister of a person with a special need, as well as share Read More

Letter to the Editor: Tax Plan For Small Business … Nuts To That

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Skijoring In Los Alamos Captured On Video

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Watch video Here of rider Megan Reader and skier Amy Engle skijoring on North Mesa. Videographer/Joanna Casson

 

By AMY ENGLE
Los Alamos

The last storm to hit New Mexico dumped almost eight inches of snow in Los Alamos. Being a bit snow-starved this year, a group of horse enthusiasts at the stable area on Los Alamos’ North Mesa decided to take the opportunity to enjoy a high-octane horse-powered sport: skijoring.

In skijoring, a horse (or in this case, pony) pulls a person on skis or even a snowboard. Skijoring is derived from the Norwegian word skikjøring meaning ski driving. Many U.S. Read More

Hilltalkers Show Skills At Rotary Check Presentation

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Rotary Club of Los Alamos President Troy Hughes, left, Hilltalkers Darcy Turin, Jenny Wang, Irene Gerrish, Dakota Klasky and Hilltalkers Coach Margo Batha hold up a $400 check the club presented to the Hilltalkers at Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Hilltalker Jenny Wang argues why the United Nations should militarize during Tuesday’s Rotary meeting. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos donated $400 to the Hilltalkers speech and debate team at Tuesday’s Read More

LANL: Scientists Call For Antibody ‘Bar Code’ System To Follow Human Genome Project

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Antibody. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

More than 100 researchers from around the world have collaborated to craft a request that could fundamentally alter how the antibodies used in research are identified, a project potentially on the scale of the now-completed Human Genome Project.

“We propose that antibodies be defined by their sequences, just as genes are,” said Andrew Bradbury, a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory, “and they should be made recombinantly in cell lines.”

Referring to antibodies according to the sequences encoding their various subunits, their concentrations Read More

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall Leads Push To Expand Access To Early Childhood Education

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U.S. Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

  • PRE-K Act Strengthens High-Quality Early Learning Programs Across New Mexico

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall announced that he has joined several senators in introducing legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.

The Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act helps more kids arrive at kindergarten ready to succeed by establishing a federal-state partnership that incentivizes states to improve the quality of their preschool programs and expand to serve more children Read More

Conservation Voters New Mexico Releases 2015 Legislative Priorities

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CVNM News:

SANTA FE—Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) will be advocating for or against a myriad of bills at the Roundhouse during the 2015 New Mexico legislative session.

CVNM’s legislative priorities are outlined in the first edition of CVNM’s legislative agenda, which covers issues such as air quality, water, energy and climate change, effective government, environmental justice, wildlife and habitat conservation. The agenda is attached and can be found on CVNM’s website at www.CVNM.org.

“New Mexicans across the political spectrum care about creating jobs that support Read More

Pile Burning To Continue This Weekend

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COUNTY News:

Pile burning will continue this weekend on Los Alamos County lands, but just where and when is dependent on the predicted ventilation.

The Los Alamos Fire Department is looking for an opportunity to burn the remainder of Bayo Canyon and Gonzales Canyon this weekend including 5-8 acres remaining in the bottom of the canyon and a few more piles remaining on the shelf. 

Sunday, LAFD intend to chunk piles and continue to burn what they light Saturday. Read More