Rainbows Shine Over Downtown Los Alamos
A couple of rainbows brighten the stormy sky this evening over downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
DOE Announces Spirit Of Concern For Whistleblowers
Department of Energy. Courtesy/DOEDepartment of Energy employees and contractor employees may get a little more help in the future to combat whistleblower retaliation by their employers.
Steven Croley
DOE general counsel Steven Croley announced in a DOE blog Aug. 4 that he was taking two new steps to improve the situation.
First, he has sent an “Acquisition Letter” to senior procurement executives of DOE and the National Nuclear Security Administration intended to make clear “if and when the Department will reimburse legal costs in whistleblower Read More
Portion Of Rover Boulevard Closed For Movie Shoot
The area along the intersection of Rover Boulevard and Glenview in White Rock is closed now and through the night while production people film scenes for the ‘Granite Mountain’ movie. Courtesy photo Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: What Are Feathers Used For?
Picture 1: Fiery-throated Hummingbird. Photo by Joseph Pescatore
Summer now is at its peak and so is the population of hummingbirds. Some of us may be refilling our hummingbird feeders twice a day and have up to eight hummingbirds arriving at the same time to feed. Hummingbirds are observant and learn where to go for a meal at any time of day. They also may loose their shyness, circling within inches of a person who is refilling a feeder. Some will even land on a person’s handLAMC’s New CEO Embraces Community
LAMC CFO Steve Winegeart, right, welcomes new LAMC CEO John Whiteside. Courtesy photoBy MARY BETH MAASSEN
LAMC
It has been a busy week at Los Alamos Medical Center (LAMC). Former CEO Feliciano Jiron was spirited away to manage another LifePoint Health hospital in Arizona and John Whiteside, a veteran healthcare administrator stepped up to manage LAMC and assume the role of interim CEO.
Whiteside most recently served as COO of a two-hospital system in Louisiana that also is part of the LifePoint Health system. As COO of the two facilities, he oversaw daily operations of the hospitals Read More
Stover Meets With Local High-tech Business Community
Sharon Stover, Republican candidate for House Dist. 43 State Representative recently met with members of the Los Alamos high-tech business community to listen to their suggestions on supporting high-tech businesses and start-up ventures in New Mexico. Brian D’Andrea, right, hosted the discussion. The meeting is part of a series of issue-centered discussions Stover is having with district residents to hear their views on the challenges facing New Mexico as well as potential solutions to these challenges. Additional listening sessions will include topics Read More
Community Internship Collaboration Launches 2nd Year
Spring CIC interns with their mentors at the final presentations and program graduation in May at UNM-LA. Courtesy photo
COMMUNITY News:
Last year a group of local organizations, backed by an investment from Los Alamos National Security, LLC, launched the Community Internship Collaboration (CIC). The goals were to provide meaningful work experiences for students, provide local businesses an intern with a fresh perspective, and to help develop the workforce for our community.
The first year concluded successfully last spring, and the partners have determined the program will continue Read More
Los Alamos Masonic Cornerstone Laying Sunday
MASONIC News:
The community of Los Alamos is invited to witness a Masonic Cornerstone Laying for the new Unitarian Universalist Church Building at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. The Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons, Dennis Anderson, will preside at the ceremony. It is with pleasure that the local Los Alamos Masonic Lodge will join our Grand Master while he performs this ceremony.
Many cornerstones in public buildings across the U.S. and the world have been laid by Freemasons. The cornerstone at the base of the United States Capitol was laid in 1793 by President George Read More
Science On Tap: The Neutrino Yesterday and Today
CREATIVE DISTRICT News:
Science On Tap happens every third Thursday of the month, featuring a new topic each time. This month Keith Rielage will talk about neutrinos. Science On Tap begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at UnQuarked Wine Room, 145 Central Park Square.
Rielage is a neutrino physicist with Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Neutron Science & Technology group, and will share a brief tale of the discovery and study of the neutrino. Los Alamos scientists Fred Reines and Clyde Cowan discovered the neutrino in 1956. During the last 60 years, LANL has Read More
UNM-LA Community Education Offers Classes In Chinese, Interior Design And More
Scenes From 2016 Los Alamos County Rodeo
Bull riding Sunday during the 2016 Los Alamos County Rodeo at Brewer Arema. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
The end of successful chute doggin’ Sunday at Brewer Arema. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Not quite out of the gate. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Calf scramble – kids get ribbon off calf’s tail Sunday at Brewer Arema. Photo by Jennifer Bartram 
Roping Sunday at Brewer Arema. Photo by Jennifer Bartram 
Mr. Weismans farwell prayer Sunday at Brewer Arema. Photo by Jennifer Bartram 
Cowgirl bullA Mountaineer’s Story: Temples, Tigers, & Tak-Taks
Join Melissa Bartlett Aug. 23 as she reveals her unique experiences in Thailand. Courtesy photoAG Obtains Restraining Order To Protect Homeowners
AG News:NASA Issues Report On New Mexico Methane Hotspot
The study identified 250 large methane plumes emitted from well pads, storage tanks, pipelines, gas processing plants, and venting from the San Juan coal mine. The new study found that roughly half of basin-wide methane
Udall: Navajo Nation Deserves Justice For Damages From Gold King Mine Spill
U.S. SENATE News:“The Navajo people have been on the receiving end of devastating environmental disasters brought on by the federal government and private industry for far too long. The spill was an accident, but the EPA made several serious
Daily Postcard: Snow Falls On Sangres Overnight
Daily Postcard: Snow falls overnight on the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com Read More
Marr Best Predictor In Weekly Pace Race
Runners in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race on the Burnt Mesa Trail in Bandelier National Monument off N.M. 4. Courtesy photo
Runners head up the Burnt Mesa Trail in Tuesday’s weekly Pace Race. Courtesy photo
Local runner William Strother, 7, is Tuesday’s top finisher in the 1 mile pace race with a time of 10:18 on the Burnt Mesa Trail. Courtesy photo
ACRR News:
Jackie Marr was the top predictor at 3 seconds off her predicted time in Tuesday’s weekly Atomic City Road Runners Pace Race on the Burnt Mesa Trail Read More
Believers Teams Are NNMC Tournament Champs
Another championship for the Northern New Mexico Believers teams coached by Monica Romero. The teams participated in the ‘3 on 3 Northern New Mexico Community College Woman’s Tournament’ Aug. 6 at the Espanola Valley High School. Members of the Middle School team champs from left, Caitlyn Hice, Rayna Morales and Jada Alexander. Courtesy photo
Elementary School team champs from left, Jaylyn Medina, Jasmine Valdez and Kaitlyn Thoma. Courtesy photo Read More
Santa Fe, NCRTD May Consolidate Transit Operations
RTD News:Letter to the Editor: Los Alamos Needs Emergency Vet
By DIANN MILLS I had to make the dreaded hour long trip to Santa Fe Emergency Vet on Sunday with a sick cat. I’m thankful that they are there. But having to wait an hour to get help for a bleeding or sick cat or dog is so unsettling.
And the fact that they are closed on Wednesday and Thursday for the foreseeable future because they can’t find enough vets who want to work in emergency medicine is really scary.
Can’t our local vets get together and offer after hours care for at least Wednesdays and Thursdays until Santa Fe is open again on those days? We could sure use after hours emergency vet Read More