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Daylight Saving Time Ends: Set Clocks Back One Hour

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Staff Report:

Daylight Saving Time ended at 2 a.m. today. Residents across the United States set their clocks back one hour to return to Standard Time. This does not apply for most of Arizona or Hawaii.

Daylight saving time was instituted Feb. 9, 1942. On this day, Congress pushed ahead standard time for the United States by one hour in each time zone, imposing daylight saving time – then called “war time.”

Daylight saving time, suggested by President Roosevelt, was imposed to conserve fuel, and could be traced back to World War I, when Congress imposed one Read More

Los Alamos Pays Respects To Fallen Santa Fe Deputy

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Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster, center, and Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero, right, as well as several LAPD officers attended today’s public memorial at Capital High School for Santa Fe Deputy Jeremy Martin who was allegedly gunned down Monday by a fellow deputy. Courtesy photo

A procession of law enforcement vehicles honor fallen Deputy Jeremy Martin during a public memorial service today in Santa Fe. Courtesy photo

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

Former Los Alamos Acting Police Chief Randy Foster, Los Alamos County Sheriff Marco Lucero and Read More

Unitarian Church Presents ‘Race: The Power of Illusion’

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UCLA News:

The Unitarian Church of Los Alamos (UCLA) presents a three-part viewing and discussion series centered around the documentary series Race: the Power of Illusion, 7-9 p.m. beginning Sunday, Nov. 2  in Robinson Hall at the church at 1738 N. Sage St. The video series originally aired in 2003 on PBS.

“The division of the world’s peoples into distinct groups – “red,” “black,” “white” or “yellow” peoples – has became so deeply imbedded in our psyches, so widely accepted, many would promptly dismiss Read More

Los Alamos Meetup Gets Down For Halloween

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Members of the Los Alamos Meetup group gathered for a Halloween Party Friday night at Ridge Park Club House. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Sue York and Bryan Williamson at Friday’s party. York and Dennis Little hosted the event. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

The group begins dancing the night away. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

MEETUP News:

Members of the Los Alamos Meetup group gathered for an annual Halloween costume party Friday night at Ridge Park Clubhouse.

Music, dancing, refreshments and a bit of high jinx filled the night. The consensus of the Read More

Los Alamos Historical Society Presents ‘New Mexico Wine: Past to Present’

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Jim Hammond, ‘The Southwestern Wine Guy.’

HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:

Much has changed over the nearly 400 years that wine has been made in New Mexico. Jim Hammond will discuss that history and the renaissance that began in the 1980s. Due to Veterans Day, Hammond’s wine lecture is on Election Day, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Fuller Lodge.

Hammond is the “Southwestern Wine Guy,” a name he acquired when he was the wine columnist for the Albuquerque Journal. Hammond is an author, blogger, columnist, storyteller, screenwriter and teacher. 

Prior to his life of wine, he spent 30 years developing Read More

Letter to the Editor: Halloween Theft

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By JOSH CARMICHAEL
Los Alamos

On Halloween evening in Los Alamos, a group of teenage kids in a 90s-era, Nissan extra-cab pickup stole about $40 worth of pumpkins from our front porch.

Our light was on in order to welcome the trick-or-treaters that were making their rounds in our neighborhood. I noticed noise outside, resulting from the theft, and ran out our door too late to catch these kids on foot, but I did watch them drive away at a dangerously high speed along a residential street, where small children were walking. One child was almost hit by their truck.

There are several reasons to be angry with

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Pet of the Week: Sinatra The Cat

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Sinatra the cat. Courtesy/FOS

SHELTER News:

Sinatra is a mellow, friendly adult cat who will sing for you and talk with you.

He is a dignified gentleman who always dresses in his tuxedo. Sinatra is good with adults, gentle children and most other cats. He would be safest in an indoor home.

The Los Alamos Animal Shelter, 226 East Road, 505.662.8179, has a great selection of adoptable pets; see the Petfinder website for photos here. There are 18 kittens at the shelter right now that need good homes. For information about volunteering, adopting and donating and learning more about special

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Meet Artist Kimber Wallwork-Heineman

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Artist Kimber Wallwork-Heineman with horses. Courtesy/www.kimbersphotography.com

ART News:

The community is invited to attend an Artist’s Reception for Kimber Wallwork-Heineman, 5-8 p.m., Nov. 6 at Mesa Public Library Gallery, 2400 Central Ave.

Wallwork-Heineman’s artwork and photography is on display through Nov. 30 at the gallery.

Meet Artist Kimber Wallwork-Heineman:

I am a long time photographer, not a great photographer, but even I get lucky sometimes. My intrigue with the camera is immense, but my real passion lies with taking a simple photograph and making it Read More

IRS YouTube Warns About Tax Scam

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IRS News:

PHOENIX – As incidents of an aggressive telephone scam continue across the country, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) unveiled a new YouTube video with a renewed warning to taxpayers not to be fooled by imposters posing as tax agency representatives.

The new ‘Tax Scams’ video (https:////www.youtube.com/user/irsvideos) describes some basic tips to help protect taxpayers from tax scams.

These callers may demand money or may say you have a refund due and try to trick you into sharing private information. These con artists can sound convincing when they call. They may know Read More

Traveling Around Thanksgiving? Why Not Fly?

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COUNTY News:

New Mexico Airlines has added two flights to the daily schedule between Nov. 24 and Dec. 1 (with the exception of Thanksgiving Day).

Take the 11:22 a.m. flight from ABQ and arrive at 11:42 a.m. at LAM – or leave LAM at noon and arrive in ABQ at 12:20 p.m. Spend more time with loved ones this Thanksgiving and less time driving in traffic.

Tickets start at $49 each way. Visit www.FlyLosAlamos.com to view the full schedule and book a flight.

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