Skolnik: COVID Update #12 – Are Cases Plateauing In Los Alamos?
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Status of the Pandemic
The table below shows cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for the US, New Mexico, and Los Alamos for the week ending February 14.
The graphic below (thanks to Eli Ben-Naim) shows the rolling 7-day average of cases in Los Alamos County over the last six months.
This graphic (also thanks to Eli Ben-Naim) shows the age distribution of new cases over the last two weeks.
Cases in Los Alamos have come down substantially in the last two weeks. However, they remain higher than at any time prior to the Omicron surge. In addition, the number Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 15, 2022
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
February is a month that will tease you with hints of spring. Temperatures in the 60’s, 70’s and even 80 degrees will likely be recorded here in New Mexico.
Winter still lets us know it’s hanging around by every now and then sending a frigid blast down from the North that drops the temperatures 30 degrees in 24 hours. They hopefully will also bring some much-needed snow to the mountains.
It is still below-zero in some of the high mountain towns like Chama, Red River, Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Every now and then Angel Fire will make the news as the Read More
Military Order Of The World Wars: Bob Hull On Drone Technology & Use In An Ever-Changing Threat Environment
Robert Hull
MOWW News:
This month’s presentation by Robert Hull of LATA Corporation in Los Alamos is a brief introduction to drone technology and use.
We are all familiar with the recreational use of drones, but much more sophisticated drones are being developed and used by militaries as well as terrorists around the world.
These are used for a variety of purposes like surveillance but also for attacks on critical infrastructure. Because of their generally smaller size than regular air – or watercraft, they are much cheaper to make and many are, if necessary, expendable, or even intentionally Read More
Wallace: The Thin Ribbon Of Life: The Rio Grande
View looking north up the Rio Grande as it flows past Albuquerque – the contrast between the thin blue line of the flowing waters and the burnt-clay colors of the sloping lands both east and west of the river is a defining image of what the Rio Grande has meant for the peoples of these lands. Courtesy/Terry Wallace
By TERRY WALLACE
Los Alamos
The thin ribbon of life: The Rio Grande. No natural feature defines New Mexico more clearly than the Rio Grande River. Although the river is quite modest in terms of water flow, it has provided the life-blood of the arid lands of New Mexico for thousands of year.
The Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Why Are There Piles Of Boulders?
Picture 1: A boulder pile attracting children to its top. Photo by Robert Dryja
Picture 2: The gently sloping shore line of the lake that had been in the Valle Grande. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
Areas of the Valles Caldera have remarkable boulders. The boulders are in piles that may be 20 to 30 feet high. They are set in fields of level grass.
Picture 1 above shows such a pile. It is irresistible to children who then clamber to the top and explore caves at its base. How were piles of boulders created such as this one? Several factors may have come together.
The first major eruption in Read More
Leonard: Unexpected Success With Potato Diet
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
As promised, a follow-up on our spuds experience (link). Day one was a complete surprise to me despite the fact that I was already aware of the science behind the reasoning for trying this body hack.
I personally have histamine intolerance issues, a nasty little chemical found in our own body and in some foods. It is responsible for allergy sufferer’s itchy and miserable existence.
I’m personally allergic to almost everything; fur, food, pollen, mold … you get the idea. Histamine intolerance is more than just being allergic.
Some of us also are Read More
Nathan: Middle Class Wins With Senate Social Security Tax Compromise For New Mexico
By FRED NATHAN
Executive Director
Think New Mexico
The compromise reached by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Senate Democrats to remove the tax on Social Security income for all lower and middle income seniors – with incomes up to $100,000 for individuals and $150,000 for couples – represents a reasonable compromise among proponents and opponents of a full repeal.
The state’s tax on Social Security has been in effect since 1990, when the legislature passed a complex tax bill that buried the provision on a single line on the second to last page. Beginning at least as early as 1997, legislators from Read More
