Letter To The Editor: Break-Ins … Hardship Isn’t An Excuse
By MARK PARISTags:
Public Safety Opinion
Catch Of The Week: COVID-19 Stimulus Check Scams
COVID-19 relief is on the way from the federal government, and even though they haven’t printed a single stimulus check yet, the bad guys are already trying to get their share.
There are already reports of scammers who claim to be calling about the federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus package. These calls claim that you can get your money immediately if you just give the caller your debit or credit card information. They might claim you qualify for $1,000-$14,000 in federal relief funds; in some cases, they might claim it is “grant money”. The government will not
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Fr. Glenn: Bursting Bubbles
Was very sorry to see the news of Los Alamos yesterday with a number of shops having been “broken into”… rather an understatement when one looks at the photos. The poor shop owners—first they get hit with closures because of the coronavirus, and now this. “Who woulda’ thunk it” in quiet little Los Alamos? But … it happens once in a while. Los Alamosians will remember a several-night crime spree a few years ago. Such things certainly wake us up from easy complacency.
That “double whammy” of the shop owners reminded of a much worse double hit in the early 20th century; you may have seen
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Posts From The Road: Splendor Of Desert Blooms
Green & Yellow: A blanket of yellow blooms covers the ground as green hillsides rise up and show off their spring green. This colorful scene was at the Pioneer Living History Museum in north Phoenix. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
We love to visit and explore Arizona in the spring. While much of the mountain west is still covered in snow, the desert is alive and showing
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An Open Book: Together
Los Alamos
How can we feel we are together when we are told to stay in our homes as much as possible, to treat each other as if you (or me) are infected with a deadly disease, where a hug or even a handshake can be the final link in a chain that leads to the death of someone’s grandmother?
If there was any comfort in the days of 9/11, it was that we could feel togetherness. I remember clearly that evening, here in Los Alamos. Without any organization or announcement, it seemed the whole community gathered around Ashley Pond, to cry together and console each other about a world that had turned
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County Council Chair Sara Scott Issues Update On Local COVID-19 Response Following State’s Recent Actions
Los Alamos County Council
In the past week, two important actions have been taken by our state government to limit the spread of COVID-19.
These include the Stay at Home instruction issued by Health Secretary Kathy Kunkel on March 23 and the announcement by Public Education Secretary Ryan Stewart (today) that schools would be closed for the remainder of the year.
Our state is also aggressively expanding access and throughput for testing; New Mexico is currently the fourth highest in testing per capita in the nation (New York Times, March 26, 2020). While understanding that
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Tales Of Our Times: Normal Times, Too, Wrestled With The Meanings Of ‘Safe’
Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Our daily thinking about covid-19 will benefit from looking again at the permanent dilemma of explaining safety. A look back at normal times provides more context than appears in the rush of news.
News stories often cover issues of safety. The pattern is standard: A safety expert claims that something is not safe and a second expert says the safety is top-notch. Is a new medicine safe? Are airlines safe? Are we safe from terrorists?
The two experts hammer away at their unerring, inscrutable points, then go their separate
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