The Unsung Hero
Unsung heroes can be found everywhere. Courtesy photoThe news is swarming with horrible stories about tragedies. We hear too often about shootings at community colleges or vehicles driving into crowds of people. These stories are heartbreaking. Those who witness these events also are impacted in profound ways. It is life altering to witness innocent lives suddenly changed by a senseless evil act.
While these tragedies are overwhelming, many stories of heroism also rise to the surface. Stories about young men and women Read More
Griggs: Dateline – 2017 New Orleans Jazz Fest
The ‘Cream of the Crop’ features three little girls singing the chorus on songs for J. Monque’D and his band in the Blues tent. Photo by David Griggs
Amedee Frederick VI, 5, plays guitar next to his father, Amedee V at the 2017 Jazz Fest in New Orleans. This is another strong Louisiana musical family. His sister Victoria is the girl on the left in ‘Cream of the Crop’, and their grandfather, Amedee IV, was in the audience. Photo by David GriggsLetter To The Editor: Clarification Of Rec Bond Funding Options
By Edward BirnbaumBoth sides seemed to agree that the improvements and new recreational facilities proposed would benefit many children and adults in the community. Several of the proponents emphasized how
Letter To The Editor: Rec Bond … Facts Not Factions
By TOM TIERNEYI found it an interesting curiosity that Tony Fox and Darren Meadows accused me of Falsehoods without providing any factual counter-arguments. (link)
In my prior letter, I voiced my concern that the County’s proposed Recreation Center would probably result in small business failures because the County would be competing unfairly with existing small businesses. My expressed concerns were rooted in the City of Santa Fe data that shows numerous business closures occurred when the Genoveva Chavez Community Center was created.
My observations are based on the following Read More
McQuiston: A Big Thank You To Los Alamos
By ALLEN MCQUISTONJust One Thing To Do This Week: Weed It Out
By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos
I was delighted after several weeks of unpredictable weather to be out in the garden again, but, I was a little “less-than-delighted” with the state of my garden. Weeds were everywhere and I spent the better part of the day pulling them out by their roots, or trying anyway.
I enjoy the day-to-day maintenance of a beautiful bloom-filled garden, but I have several week-ends of work ahead of me before I can enjoy that phase of the experience.
Another problem I have to get a grip on – I am not a great gardener. In early stages of growth I have trouble discerning weeds from Read More
World Futures: SOCIETY … Tools – Simplified – To Help The Human Existence And Reduce Production Overhead
World Futures: What Do We Need?
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
The plow was invented around 3,500 B.C.E. (3,500 B.C.) in Mesopotamia and China. Around 1,900 B.C.E., forged iron plowshares were being used. In 1785, the cast iron plowshare was invented and it was mass produced for the first time in 1839 by John Deere.
Other machinery was invented to assist in seeding, threshing, and reaping all pulled by horses. Evolutionary devices mechanized these devices with the addition of engines to power them.
This description illustrates the development of tools to perform Read More
