New Hours, Services At Local Public Health Office
NMDOH News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Health has announced that it is changing the hours of operation and services provided at the Los Alamos Public Health Office due to staffing changes.
These changes are effective immediately.
The clinic at 1183 Diamond Dr. # D in Los Alamos, will open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (closed noon – 1 p.m.), and closed Mondays.
Services provided at this clinic will now include Children’s Medical Services (children and youth with special health care needs), and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) supplemental Read More
LAHS Hosts 4th Annual Career Fair Oct. 19
LAHS News:
Los Alamos High School will host its 4th Annual Career Fair noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the A-wing lobby of the school.
More than 25 Los Alamos community members representing a variety of careers have committed to attend this year’s event, with more expected to sign up.
There also will be mock interview sessions and resume reviews. Students can enter drawings for prizes for attending and meeting with the career representatives. In addition, the LAHS food service will be selling lunch items prior to the start of the Career Fair.
For more information, contact Connie Goettee at Read More
Letter To The Editor: Sheriff’s Office Is Now Vestigial
Oh boy, now we learn from George Chandler’s informative and thoughtful letter (here) that Sheriff Marco Lucero seeks to sue Los Alamos County to preserve the Office of the Sheriff.
It seems that the role of the sheriff is like that of the human appendix: formerly more useful than today. A current theory of the role of the appendix is to act as a reservoir for desirable intestinal
flora, to help prevent e.g. Clostridium difficile infections following a bout of cholera or dysentery.
Having clean food and water and a highly effective police force, the existence Read More
Stover: New Leadership For A New Tomorrow
Last week New Mexico legislators gathered in special session to address our state’s budget deficit. While they reached a deal, New Mexicans want to know how we can prevent this from happening again.
New Mexico’s revenue woes weren’t created overnight. Our current predicament is a result of decades of piecemeal policymaking.
New Mexico’s economy relies on two primary income streams: federal government spending and oil & gas revenues. When federal budgets are fat and the price
LAHS Natural Helpers Launch Kindness Crusade
LAHS Natural Helpers show Hearts for Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS Natural Helpers from left, Derek Kober, Elijiah Velasquez, Alissia Haagenstad and Melina Burnsideare are all smiles after hanging their hearts. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
During the last week of September, Los Alamos High School students observed Suicide Awareness Prevention Month by spending a week doing kind deeds for others.
The LAHS Natural Helpers (http://www.preventionnewmexico.com/Natural_Helpers.html) and the Student Leadership team spent the weekend cutting out hundreds of Read More
Letter To The Editor: No Brainer On Who To Vote For
At one point choosing between Stephanie and Sharon would have been very difficult for me. After the primary it became a no brainer. I refuse to vote for anyone who would belong to a party that would nominate Donald Trump.
No matter how much the Republicans disavow him they will vote for him. If I don’t like the Democratic candidate for an office I won’t vote for that office. It has become an anybody but a Democrat or anybody but a Republican election. I doubt many people will cross party lines this election.
I switched from DTS to Democrat so I could vote for Read More
LAPS Improving Communications … Offering Text Messages For Parents
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools would like to easily contact parents with text messages when there are school emergencies, school events and other important issues involving the district. But it needs permission first.
Los Alamos Public Schools sent a message from its website School Messenger System,parents the opportunity to opt-in to receive future text messages from LAPS.
Per FCC regulations, LAPS must provide recipients an opportunity to opt-in to receive text messages. Parents should have received a text message Friday from the following Short Code Number: 67587. Friday’s Read More
Daily Postcard: Black Cat In Dress Rehearsal For Halloween
Daily Postcard: A black cat spotted in dress rehearsal for Halloween Friday on 36th St. Photo by Michelle Stump Read More
Corrections Department Secretary Marcantel To Retire
NMCD Secretary Gregg Marcantel
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that New Mexico Corrections Department Secretary Gregg Marcantel will retire effective Oct. 31. Secretary Marcantel has served as Cabinet Secretary since 2011, spearheading a mission to reduce recidivism in the prison system.
“Secretary Marcantel is a man of integrity who has worked tirelessly to keep New Mexicans safe,” Martinez said. “Under his leadership, we’ve taken a tough, but smart, approach to crime. Gregg is a good friend of mine, and I’m proud of all the work he accomplished at his department.” Read More
NPS: Prescribed Burns Begin Next Week
Heinrich To Tout Economic Bright Spots In Torrance County And Santa Fe
Free Presentation For Alzheimer’s Caregivers
UNM-Los Alamos Hosts Campus Tours Highlighting GO Bond Projects Today
FBI: Three Arrested In Red River Bank Robbery
Group Calls For Removal Of Democratic State Chair
A group of concerned Democratic Party of New Mexico State Central Committee members delivered a petition Oct. 8 to the Democratic Party of New Mexico State Vice-Chair Juan Sanchez asking for the removal of State Chairwoman Debra Haaland.
Scenes From Three Car-Collision On Trinity
Police cited the driver of this GM Emulsion LLC truck from Santa Fe for following too close after it ran into the back of a car and pushed it into the back of another car around 5 p.m. Thursday on Trinity Drive. Police had to tow the damaged truck to an adjacent parking lot. Los Alamos firefighters arrived on the scene to check out those involved for possible injuries and also doused an area of oil spilled on the roadway with a foamy solution. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Evening commuter traffic slows at the site of a three-vehicle accident Thursday on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More