Gruninger: Strength Pose Of The Month Side Arm Plank
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos
Balance, strength and grace. We all want it don’t we?
Okay, maybe I am only looking for the combination of those three things. Side Arm Plank Pose, to me, is the epitome of these three characteristics. I remember when this pose was out of my league and so difficult.
Yes, even yoga teachers have to start somewhere. However, with patience first, then practice, I also remember the day I moved into this posture with confidence and ease.
It was incredible (I’ll admit it took me a year) to feel myself float from down dog or plank into side arm plank without Read More
Posts From The Road: Pearl District And Emma Hotel
Pearl District: The Pearl District in San Antonio sits on 22 acres just north of downtown. Pearl Brewery was operated on this site from 1883-2001 before closing. The area has been saved from destruction and is now a multi-use destination featuring restaurants, offices, apartments, a park, and a hotel. The centerpiece of the complex is the former brewhouse seen in the center of this photo, which has been repurposed into the Hotel Emma. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Park: A family-oriented park sits in the middle of the Pearl District complex next to several restaurants and retail outlets. Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Wider View
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
We have sort of a love/hate relationship with our mailbox, or, in these days, maybe our inbox. Oh boy … maybe I’ll get some letter/email from a friend or long-absent relation whom I’ve missed, or some other good or fun news. But … then there’s the inevitable bills, taxes, periodic bad news, unexpected problem that crops up—some more often than others.
So, we often get consumed with our day-to-day concerns and problems. Indeed, we tend to magnify even the more minor things until they seem looming above us like the mythical sword of Damocles, sometimes making for toss-and-turn Read More
Harris: Exempting All Social Security Income From Tax Won’t Help Seniors Who Need It Most
By FRED HARRIS
Board Member
New Mexico Voices for Children
Former U.S. Senator
Social Security has done a remarkable job keeping the vast majority of seniors out of poverty. Those seniors who still live in poverty should receive more help from the federal and state governments. But exempting all Social Security income from taxation won’t deliver one penny of help to our low-income seniors. What it will mean is the state will have less money to support the programs and services that matter most to our communities.
Most seniors earning low incomes – and even many earning middle incomes – are already Read More
McQuiston: Preventing The Risk Of Distracted Driving
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos since 1963
Distracted driving is something that some of us forget to think twice about.
Consider your daily commute or your weekly trip to the grocery store. These are routes you have taken so often and are comfortable with. You probably change the station on the radio or take a drink of your coffee.
In the split second, you are performing these tasks, you are taking your eyes off the road and hands off of the wheel, creating the potential for an accident.
According to the CDC, nine people are killed and thousands are injured every day in driver distracted Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Churros/Chocolate
Churros with a Chocolate Pot. Photo by Liddle Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
With both Super Bowl Sunday and Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I thought it would be a good time to talk about a fast and easy snack that is often enjoyed at carnivals, theme parks and fairs but could just as easily be made in your kitchen. Churros are a special treat that you likely won’t be eating very often but, for special occasions, they are a sweet reminder of our blended history.
Chocolate, as we have talked about a number of times, is an ancient food that was grown and cultivated in the southern regions of Read More
Ringside Seat: Storefront Lenders Lose Battle; War Over 175 Percent Interest Rates Goes On
Rep. Micaela Cadena
By MILAN SIMONICH
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Storefront loan companies that charge impoverished people annual interest rates as high as 175 percent aren’t out of business yet.
But they lost a crucial round Wednesday when the House Judiciary Committee voted 7-5 to cap interest and fees at 36 percent.
Acting at the behest of storefront lenders, the same committee last year rewrote a reform bill to allow 99 percent rates. That measure died, enabling the industry to continue charging its staggering 175 percent interest rate.
All seven supporters of the 36 percent cap are Democrats. Read More
