Danny Mack Presents ‘Finding The Light When Darkness Falls’ Saturday
Conservation Voters New Mexico Releases 2015 Legislative Priorities
CVNM News:
SANTA FE—Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) will be advocating for or against a myriad of bills at the Roundhouse during the 2015 New Mexico legislative session.
CVNM’s legislative priorities are outlined in the first edition of CVNM’s legislative agenda, which covers issues such as air quality, water, energy and climate change, effective government, environmental justice, wildlife and habitat conservation. The agenda is attached and can be found on CVNM’s website at www.CVNM.org.
“New Mexicans across the political spectrum care about creating jobs that support Read More
Pile Burning To Continue This Weekend
COUNTY News:
Pile burning will continue this weekend on Los Alamos County lands, but just where and when is dependent on the predicted ventilation.
The Los Alamos Fire Department is looking for an opportunity to burn the remainder of Bayo Canyon and Gonzales Canyon this weekend including 5-8 acres remaining in the bottom of the canyon and a few more piles remaining on the shelf.
Sunday, LAFD intend to chunk piles and continue to burn what they light Saturday. Read More
This Week at the Reel Deal
By JIM O’DONNELLThis Friday we are opening The SpongeBob Movie and Seventh Son. We will hold American Sniper and Imitation Game for one more week. Mortdecai, The Homesman, and Strange Magic will end this Thursday.
Fifty Shades of Grey: We are opening this film a day early for a special screening at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb 12. Tickets are on sale now at our Box Office every day during normal operating hours.
We are having a special screening of Bag-It, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb 5. This film is sponsored by the Sierra Club. Hope to see you there. Adults only $5, children are free.
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NJROTC Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser Feb. 12
Radioactive Fireflies Take 2nd At State Championship
Front row from left, Eden Schmierer, Coach Karen Doebling and Natalie Aulwes. Back row from left, Emily Holmes, Eleanor Henderson, Katie Herrmann, Maddie Ovaska and Sophia Mamula. Photo by Brad Henderson
In the Junior FLL Expo, the Atomic Flying Pickle Minions won the ‘Against All Odds’ award. Their ‘Think Tank’ project was about learning to ice skate with the Ice Scooter Skating Aid. From left, Magellan Bronson, Joseph Doebling, Timothy Rousculp and Coach Chris Rousculp. Photo by Rita Bronson
FLL News:
The Radioactive Fireflies FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Team won Read More
Letter to the Editor: Stick To Facts About Right-To-Work
RODOLFO “RUDY” S. MARTINEZAs I watch this year’s legislative session, I am concerned with the misinformed claims made by Republican Governor Martinez that have made right-to-work/anti-worker legislation her top priority. When I think of all the issues we face here in our state in building a healthy economy I am appalled that the Governor will be attacking our working families.
When the governor says right-to-work (RTW) is one of several hurdles New Mexico faces in attempting to become more economically Read More
Newly Elected School Board Officials Share Thoughts
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover announces unofficial results of the 2015 School Board Election this evening in Council Chambers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
STAFF REPORT
Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover announced the unofficial results in the 2015 School Board Election this evening in Council Chambers.
School Board Results District 3:
- 94 – Bill Hargraves;
- 86 – Nan Holmes;
- 40 – Sheryl Nichols.
School Board Results District 4:
- 161 – Andrea Cunningham;
- 44 – Michael Fessbender.
School Board Results District 5:
- 124 Jenny McCumber;
Statewide Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Campaign Finance And Ethics Reforms In 2015 Session
CCNM Executive Director Viki Harrison
CCNM News:
Research and Polling for Common Cause New Mexico (CCNM) recently conducted a poll, which revealed voters want to see ethics and finance reforms in election campaigns.
A poll conducted Jan. 9-13 revealed registered voters are wary of lobbyists and anonymous contributors and support campaign finance and ethics reforms. Approximately 450 randomly selected voters – both Republicans and Democrats – responded to a telephone survey, which has a 4.5 percent margin of error.
“The results of this poll confirm what we’ve been saying for several years, Read More
Los Alamos Historical Society Lecture: Ernie Pyle By BG Burr At Fuller Lodge Feb. 10
Ernie Pyle 
LA HISTORICAL SOCIETY News:
The Los Alamos Historical Society will present the lecture, “Ernie Pyle—Bringing the World to America’s Doorstep” Baldwin G. Burr, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos.
Pyle was an American journalist known for his columns written as a roving correspondent both before and during World War II. He reported from Europe and the Pacific, and was killed in 1945 on the Japanese Island of Ie Shima.
Ernie pioneered the “On the Road” style of narrative journalism, and journeyed around the world specializing in telling Read More
FBI: Shiprock Man Sentenced To Prison For Federal Assault Conviction
FBI News:
- Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women
ALBUQUERQUE—Algar Horsechief, 27, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on two assault charges.
Horsechief was arrested Aug. 1, 2014, on a criminal complaint charging him with assaulting his intimate partner, a Navajo woman, by strangulation, and also with assaulting her with a dangerous weapon, a wooden stick, with
NMAA Selects Its December ‘Compete With Class’ Honoree For True Act Of Sportsmanship On The Field
Rio Rancho football player Ikaika Waters helps his opponents up off the ground following state championship in December. ScreenShot/LADP
NMAA News:
ALBUQUERQUE – The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) is proud to announce that Rio Rancho football player Ikaika Waters has been recognized as the Compete with Class award recipient for the month of December.
A true act of sportsmanship was displayed by Waters, following his team’s state championship win in December. A video was posted on the NMAA Facebook page, showing Waters helping his opponents up off the ground and congratulating Read More
Moon Glows Above Pajarito Mountain Ski Area
The moon spotted this morning from Los Alamos glowing brightly above the Ski Hill. Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com Read More
Study: New Mexico 7th Best State At Controlling Bullying
WalletHub News:
In the next 7 minutes, a child in the U.S. will be bullied. It may be the son or daughter of someone you know. Worse, it may be your own. Meanwhile, only four out of 100 adults will step in to stop it. And only 11 percent of the child’s peers might do the same. The rest — 85 percent — will do nothing.
With Feb. 9 being Stop Bullying Day and more than 160,000 children missing school every day in the U.S. out of fear of being bullied, the leading personal finance social network WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2015’s Best & Worst States at Controlling Bullying.
To identify the areas Read More
IRS Warns About Filing Fake Documents
IRS News:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conitues to warn taxpayers – Beware of the “Dirty Dozen” – a list of tax scams for the 2015 filing season. One of the items on this list is hiding taxable income by filing false Form 1099s or other fake documents.
“The mere suggestion of falsifying documents to reduce tax bills or inflate tax refunds is a huge red flag when using a paid tax return preparer,” IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said. “People should watch out for this type of scam especially when someone else prepares their returns.”
Compiled annually, the “Dirty Dozen” lists a variety Read More
Heinrich Continues Work To Reduce Wildfire Risk
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., cosponsored S. 326, the Stewardship End Result Contracting Improvement Act, to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire.
The bill would make it easier for federal land managers and businesses to partner on long-term, large-scale forest treatment.
“Stewardship contracting is one of the most versatile and powerful tools we have to achieve healthier and more fire resistant forests,” Heinrich said. “And like many good tools, it needs to maintained and sharpened from time to
Headquarters Operations Incentive Bill Designed To Make New Mexico More Economically Competitive
Rep. Conrad James
STATE News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry (ACI) and Rep. Conrad James recently introduced the Headquarters Operations Incentive bill. The bill is designed to make New Mexico more economically competitive by expanding a sales factor corporate income tax approach to headquarters operations.
Under the existing three-factor system, sales, payroll, and property are all used as criteria to determine corporate income tax level. ACI and James argue as a result, New Mexico businesses are actually incentivized against hiring more employees Read More
Candelaria Introduces New Mexico Family Act To Bring Paid Leave To State
Sen. Jacob Candelaria
STATE News:
SANTA FE – Sen. Jacob Candelaria is sponsoring a bill, which would provide paid family, maternity and sick leave to New Mexico.
The New Mexico Family Act would provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.
“Currently, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act fails to cover 40 percent of U.S. workers. Even among those covered, few can afford to take unpaid leave,” Candelaria said. “The current law asks too many New Mexicans to make an impossible decision: take unpaid sick leave and risk losing their jobs, or ignore their families’ health to keep getting their paycheck. Read More
‘Uncommon Valor’ At Mesa Public Library Feb. 18
Bill Hudson on Iwo Jima during World War II. Courtesy photo
MPL News:
A documentary film about action on Iwo Jima during World War II will be shown at 7 p.m., Feb. 18 at Mesa Public Library (MPL) in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms. “Uncommon Valor” is a Canadian-produced documentary, which is not often shown in the United States. This free showing commemorates the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Los Alamos Living Treasure Bill Hudson was among the first Marines to land on the small volcanic island Feb. 19, 1945. He described the scene as follows:
“I never heard so much noise or saw so much smoke Read More
2015 School Board Election Results Are In!
Candidates gather with familly members and supporters in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building this evening to await election results. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
County Clerk Sharon Stover tapes the unofficial election results to a board this evening in Council Chambers. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
STAFF REPORT
The 2015 School Board Election has come to an end and with 768 votes cast, the unofficial results are in.
Voters have elected to the UNM-LA Advisory Board:
- Stephen Boerigter; and
- Michael DiRosa.
Voters have elected to the Los Alamos Board Read More
