Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Writer Discusses Manhattan Project Through Poetry

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​Poet and professor Joni Wallace

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
​Los Alamos Daily Post
 

What occurred in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project has never faded from history or from our minds. It’s a period of time that poet and University of Arizona Poetry Center Professor Joni Wallace always wanted to write about and she achieved her wish with “Kingdom Come Radio Show.”

The Los Alamos Historical Society will feature Wallace during its lecture series, “Mesas and Particles: Los Alamos as Literary Muse,” at 7 p.m., Feb. 14 at Fuller Lodge.

To Wallace, Los Alamos is more than just a location of a significant Read More

Community Celebrates Fuller Lodge’s Re-Opening

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Officials prepare to perform the ceremonial cutting of the red ribbon Tuesday afternoon on the newly renovated historic Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
​Los Alamos Daily Post

Wayne Kohlrust, project manager for the Fuller Lodge renovations, described at Tuesday’s re-grand opening how he felt about the project’s conclusion in one word: relieved. “I’m relieved and very proud of the work our contractors have done on this project,” Kohlrust said. “It took a lot of work from a lot of people to get this accomplished.”  Read More

Letter To The Editor: I Support Darryl Sugar

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By A Concerned Citizen
Los Alamos

I am writing to voice my support for Darryl Sugar who is running for school board. Upon reading the article about him in the Los Alamos Daily Post (link), I was moved by his commitment to using the tough times in his life to help better our school system, both for his own grandchildren, and the other kids in the community. 

I think that it is admirable that he attempted to drop out quietly to avoid embarrassing his family with his past regarding the unexpected death of his wife and his tragic suicide attempt soon after. And I find it even more heartening that his family Read More

World Futures: What Do We Need?

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

An Introduction

The Los Alamos World Futures Institute is a start-up, not-for-profit organization focused on identifying needs for Earth and Humanity. While time horizon is infinite, the practical horizon is much shorter, defined by where we are and where we are going. The identification of needs can contribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of Los Alamos and other locales but, more importantly, can ensure a better future for ourselves and our posterity. Let us get started.

Often men and women collectively have attempted to project requirements Read More

Scenes From Rose Chocolatier Business After Hours

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Rose Chocolatier at 149 Central Park Square hosted this month’s Business After Hours event Thursday night. The long-running event is organized by the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce. Here, Rose Chocolatier owner Marguerite McClay, left, and Chamber Director Nancy Partridge socialize during the event. There was much to celebrate; Rose Chocolatier relocated to this newly renovated space in Central Park Square just five weeks ago. McClay says of her new location, ‘I love it … it’s great. It is so much more visible to everyone.’ Photo by Kirsten Read More

Skier Alex Mueller Shares Adventures In Antarctica

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One of Alex Mueller’s shots of the landscape in Antarctica. Mueller shared a number of his photos during Los Alamos Mountaineers’ meeting Tuesday night at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Alex Mueller 

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
 

Alex Mueller was in a meeting at Lawrence Livermore when he got a call; a friend asked if he would like to take the ski trip of a lifetime. So in November 2014, Mueller packed his bags, picked up his skis, flew on a plane to Argentina before boarding an ex-Russian ice breaker vessel to Antarctica.  

Mueller Read More