Opinion & Columns

Pastor Granillo: Numb

By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos

Numb.

I’ve become so numb, I can’t feel you there

Become so tired, so much more aware

By becoming this all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you.” Linkin Park (Numb)

There are two things that we all do in this world, even if we don’t realize it. We are influenced by the world around us, and we become an influence to others. We reciprocate influence. This is not a bad thing, it’s just a real thing.

A problem occurs, however, when we allow ourselves to be influenced to a point of giving up our identity out of a fear of rejection. We sometimes allow

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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Kubo and the Two Strings” is the latest animated film from Laika Entertainment (Coraline, The Boxtrolls), a family action adventure presented in stop-action animation. Words cannot adequately describe this film, but let’s try…

The creativity in this film is awe-inspiring. Stop-action animation means in this case that 4.3 seconds of the footage were created on average every week for nearly five years. In addition to the main characters, created with what we used to call “Claymation”, there are origami figurines, quickly created by Kubo’s story magic, which Read More

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ANALYSIS: Law And Disorder In The Unruly State Of New Mexico

Chris Mechels, right, prepares to testify Tuesday at a New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board Hearing on proposed rule changes. Photo by Roger Snodgrass
 
Police students march in formation Tuesday at the Law Enforcement Academy. Photo by Roger Snodgrass
 
By ROGER SNODGRASS
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
A meeting Tuesday in Santa Fe solicited public comments on rules changes related to the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy, but the hearing may have to be done over because procedures did not follow existing rules
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Finding Joy In New Friend From Animal Shelter

Newly adopted Tinker helps heal grieving Los Alamos family. Courtesy/ Holly Bates
 
By HOLLY BATES
Los Alamos

Well, it’s been two months now that I had to say goodbye to my best friend Daisy Mae. In all honesty, I took her death harder than I thought I would. I literally cried for a month. The depression took hold and would not let go.

I kept smelling her all over the house and even had to buy a new vacuum cleaner as every time I turned it on, the house filled with her and just about broke my heart over and over again.

I realize now just how truly bonded I was with her. Such so, that I still can’t Read More

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How The Hen House Turns: Knowing Self

How the Hen House Turns—Knowing Self
By CARY NEEPER
Formerly of Los Alamos

Recently I talked about Theory of Mind—how some animals obviously recognize that others are aware. There’s good evidence that animals are aware of what other critters are thinking or planning.

Whenever my duck Ms. Khaki came close to me with a soft “quack quack,” she knew I would get the trowel and dig up damp spots in the Hen House mud to provide her with the juicy worms she loved. Once, she showed me where I had left the trowel.

There is a good case to be made for some animals who are also self-aware. Great apes, Read More

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Tales Of Our Times: A 500-Year Flood Apportions Risk

Tales of Our Times 
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
 
A 500-Year Flood Apportions Risk
 
Good sense keeps working best when we notice it least. A case in point is the 500-year flood. The term seems to tell the last time and the next time such a bad flood will hit. In reality, the term is a beautiful tool that describes and manages flood risk.
 
The special term works in major ways to measure and divide the risk of flooding among government, citizens and the free market. Dividing up risk is a central reason societies organize.
 
Technically, a 500-year
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Decorating A Kid’s Bedroom

Beautiful nursery. Courtesy photo
 

By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

I love to write about interior design, but often forget to cover one important group – kids! Most parents will agree that providing their children with a wonderful living space in which they can thrive, learn and play is of paramount importance.

For a child, a bedroom is more than just a place to sleep. It is a place to do schoolwork, listen to music, play games, sprawl on the floor, rough-house, read, build models, daydream, visit with friends and keep innumerable possessions. You’ll need to plan carefully to create a room that serves Read More

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