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VCNP Applications For 2017 Livestock Program

A range rider moves cattle within the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Courtesy/NPS
 
VCNP News:
 
JEMEZ SPRINGS — Valles Caldera National Preserve is seeking applications for its 2017 livestock grazing program.
 
The preserve is mandated by Congress to allow the grazing of livestock to the extent the use furthers scientific research or interpretation of the preserve’s ranching history.  
 
The National Park Service (NPS) will issue a one-year special use permit to a private operator to graze approximately 250 Animal Units per Month (AUMs) on the preserve during
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Hilltoppers Flourish At Tournament In Phoenix

By SHAWN HAILEY
 
Locally grown talent flourished at the 38th annual President’s Day Tournament in Phoenix, Ariz, where more than 400 teams participated from four countries and 25 states. On Sunday battling poor conditions, the 99s found a way to win 2-1 taking them to the championship match against an opponent they knew well, New Mexico Rush 00. After a weather shortened 60 minutes of scoreless soccer, the game was decided by kicks from the mark. Rio prevailed knocking in four goals while Rush was only able to tally two.
 
Katie Hopkins has been lighting up
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Los Alamos Library Manager Accepts Job In Seattle

Los Alamos County Library System Manager Steven Thomas is leaving Los Alamos to work as the Regional Manager at the King County Library System in Seattle, Wash. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

 

 

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post

 

After serving five years as Los Alamos County Library System Manager, Steven Thomas is taking the next step in his career. Thomas is leaving the County to accept a position as Regional Library Manager at the King County Library System in Seattle, Wash. His last day was Friday.

 

“It’s been a great five years,” Thomas said in Read More

LAHS Track & Field Varsity Home Meet Results

Kaitlin Bennett takes the handoff from Maddie Beck in the winning 4×400 m relay, held under the stadium lights. Photo by Blake Wood
 
Sophie Wood won the triple jump with a State Qualifying mark of 35′ 1″. Photo by Blake Wood
 
Nicole Aldaz charges out of the blocks in the 100 m. Photo by Blake Wood
 
Chris Buntain ran a gutsy 2:03 for the 800 m leg of the 1600 medley relay to run away from a hard-charging Pojoaque runner for the win. Photo by Blake Wood
 
Elijah Velasquez leads teammates Miroslav Betts and Nathaniel Ortega at the bell lap of the 800 m. Ortega wins the
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Letter To The Editor: Truthiness, Or Fun With Election Hype

By DAVID NORTH
Los Alamos

Brace yourself. Here comes the media storm of exaggerations, illogics, sentimentalism, tirades and irrelevancies about the looming bond measure.

But coping with it can be fun when you play “The Truthiness Game”.

The idea? Spot a statement that seems to make sense but just might not be true. It’s easier if you already know it’s fishy. Then try to determine just how true or false it is.

Assign a percentage value to how true it sounds (truthiness) and then another value for how accurate it really is (truth). Subtract the truth from the truthiness and you have your score. A perfect Read More

State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols To Launch Across New Mexico Throughout April

NMSP News:

 
SANTA FE — State Police will be conducting Sobriety Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ License Checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during April.
 
We are bringing awareness to this, in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities, through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
 
People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into
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Mountain Students Celebrate Reading Success!

Students who reach their reading goals are high-fived and highly celebrated by staff and fellow students Friday at Mountain Elementary School. Courtesy photo

Mountain Elementary School reading champions, front row from left, Julia Doebling, Anders Medin, Alex Meek and Henry Middleton. Back row from left, Nora Johnson, Ben Dattelbaum and Imogen Middleton. Courtesy photo

Fifth grader Nora Johnson has read 30 books and written 30 book reviews since the beginning of the school year. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

Anders Medin and Julia Doebling are celebrated in the school

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Udall To Oppose Gorsuch For Supreme Court

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  U.S. Sen. Tom Udall has announced that he will vote against confirming Judge Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. He issued the following statement: 
 
“I have met with Judge Gorsuch, followed the hearings in the Senate Judiciary Committee, and studied his record, and I have decided that I can’t support his confirmation. 
 
“The Supreme Court changes people’s lives, and its decisions stand for generations. It’s essential that justices understand not
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FBI: Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Federal And Local Law Enforcement Officers

FBI News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE  Richard Ruiz Leyva, 36, of Las Cruces, pled guilty March 22 in Federal Court to assaulting federal and local law enforcement officers. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Leyva will be sentenced to 82 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
 
Leyva was arrested in August 2016 and charged by a criminal complaint with assaulting and resisting federally commissioned officers of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS). According to the complaint, Leyva assaulted the officers by using his vehicle as a weapon by
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Sen. Heinrich Celebrates 4th Anniversary Designation Of Río Grande Del Norte National Monument

Río Grande del Norte National Monument. Courtesy photo

 

STATE News:

Saturday was the fourth anniversary of the designation of Río Grande del Norte National Monument in northern New Mexico. From the tops of Cerro de la Olla and Ute Mountain, to the depths of the Rio Grande Gorge, the Río Grande del Norte is one of the most 

spectacular places on earth. The historic monument designation wasdirect result of the tireless efforts of our local community who were dedicated to protecting this area for future generations and recognized its enormous potential as a destination for both locals Read More

Fr. Glenn: Conscience

By Rev. Glenn Jones
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos

We have many sayings about conscience, such as “My conscience is clear”, or “I don’t want that on my conscience.” Conscience is an interesting concept, but what is it? Merriam-Webster defines conscience as “the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one’s own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good.” But that definition, of course, begs the question: “What are the right and the good?”

In very broad philosophical concept, the “right and the Read More

LACF: Los Alamos Daily Post Presents Media Communications Training For Nonprofits

Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark and Lifestyles Editor Bonnie Gordon present ‘Media Communications Training for Nonprofits’ as part of a series of sessions for non-profits organized by the LACF, in partnership with the LANL Foundation and UNM-LA. Courtesy photo
 
LACF News:
 
Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark and Lifestyles Editor Bonnie Gordon were the featured speakers of the March 23 presentation at UNM-Los Alamos titled “Media Communications Training for Nonprofits.” This was the latest installment in a series of sessions for non-profits
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LAPS: Parent Survey Responses Needed

LAPS News:
 
The Quality of Education Survey is now available electronically for all parents with students in the Los Alamos Public Schools. LAPS is hoping for a 100 percent response rate as parent feedback is important and valued!
 
All answers are anonymous amd there are two options for taking the survey:
 
Option 1 – electronic
  • Click on: Take Survey
  • Create a username in the Public Education Department system (not required to use your real name, answers are not connected to your name)
  • Complete the survey
Option 2 – paper
  • Come to your child’s school
  • Ask
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Volunteers Needed To Improve And Maintain Trails

SFNF News:
 
SANTA FE  Spring on the Santa Fe National Forest means it’s time to get out and work on trails, getting them ready for the heavy use of the summer recreation season. 
 
Volunteer opportunities are waiting for anyone interested in donating some time and a little manual labor to benefit the forest.
  • Saturday, April 15 – Work will continue on the reroute of a steep and unsustainable leg of the original Borrego Trail, which is part of the Borrego/Bear Wallow Trail. Forest staff and volunteers plan to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Saturday, April
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Donors Help Support Dr. Zee Benefit Concert

​Morning Glory Bakery Company donates weekly donuts as an auction item for the Dr. Zee Benefit Concert. Courtesy Photo

COMMUNITY News:

 

Dr. Zee Benefit Concert organizers are looking for donors who want to be part of the event’s silent auction.

Organizers are excited by what they have received so far from businesses and independent donors in the community including two gift certificates for a dozen donuts a week for six months from Morning Glory Bakery Company. Other donated items have been shared on the Facebook page, @zeebenefit.

Zandree (Zee) Stidham, 35, is a local assistant Read More

Pastor Granillo: Serving Honorably

By Pastor Raul Granillo
La Vista Church

“Take your pay and go. I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you. Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?” Matthew 20:14-15 (NIV)

As I was driving through the National Cemetery I found myself reading many of the grave markers that were there. I read their names and the dates that they lived, and I wondered what their lives were like. As I was doing this, I noticed something that I had never noticed before. These men and women were not separated by rank. I found many Privates laid to rest

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Try Spelling Regret Without GRT: The Martinez Administration’s ‘37’ Tax Cuts

By RAPHAEL PACHECO, MBA
NM Voices For Children

As the 2017 regular legislative session ends, New Mexico finds itself in familiar territory—with no money in a slow-moving economy. The same tired rhetoric of no tax increases—a pledge made by Governor Susana Martinez since she has taken office—has led to deep cuts in essential services like education, public safety and health care.

Because we often hear the administration touting the 37 tax cuts made since Governor Richardson left office in 2011, obviously the executive believes we can cut our way to prosperity. But in reality, these cuts helped Read More

100+ Women Who Care Donate First Quarter Meeting Funds To Bradbury Science Museum Association

On behalf of 100+ Women Who Care, UWNNM Executive Director Kristy Ortega, right, presents a donation check to BSMA Vice President Ryn Herrmann, left, and BSMA Secretary KayLinda Crawford Friday at the Bradbury Science Museum. Courtesy photo 

COMMUNITY News:

100+ Women Who Care, the Los Alamos group of women who strive to have a positive impact in the community without the time-consuming effort  associated with fundraising, gathered recently for their first quarterly meeting of 2017 at project Y in Central Park Square.

The group chose to award its first quarter funds to the Bradbury Read More

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