Schultz: Turning Away Is Not The Solution
By ROBYN SCHULTZ, ChairPeople are right to complain about our political system, but turning away is not the solution. “Political machines” are made up of people. People like you and me. You can complain about the process, try to ignore it, or Read More
Daily Postcard: Happy Earth Day!
Daily Postcard: Wonder where this butterfly was hiding out Monday? Quemazon … looks like spring is here! Photo by Trisha Ancell Read More
PEEC Earns Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
PEEC News:
On Earth Day, April 22, Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) accepted a Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for environmental education and outreach.
The award ceremony was held at the Rio Grande Nature Center, where awardees accepted recognition of excellence in one of seven environmental categories: water resource protection, resource stewardship, wildlife and ecosystem stewardship, environmental education and outreach, youth projects, environmental leader of the year, or lifetime achievement. The Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards Read More
Trio de Los Alamos Presents Chamber Music At Next Brown Bag Concert
Trio de Los Alamos is, from left Shanalyn Kemme. Cindy Little and Brian Newnam. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.comAt noon Wednesday May 4 at the United Church of Los Alamos, a trio of musicians will treat the community to classical chamber music.
The Los Alamos Arts Council’s Brown Bag Show will feature Trio de Los Alamos, which includes pianist Cindy Little, violinist Brian Newnam and cellist Shanalyn Kemme. Little and Newnam are both local musicians who perform regularly throughout the community and Kemme hails from Albuquerque. Read More
Udall Advances Funding For Economic Development
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Thursday, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall joined the Senate Appropriations Committee in advancing two bipartisan bills to spur economic development and fund transportation projects, affordable housing, and other priorities important to New Mexico.
New Mexico programs receiving support and funding through the two bills include the airports in Carlsbad, Clovis and Grant County; Spaceport America; Native American housing construction; Tribal justice programs; the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s Tribal science, technology,
Family Strengths Network Offers Program On Community Service For Families
FSN News:
Join Family Strengths Network 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 27 for “Community Service: A Family Affair.”
This program is for kids and adults and is free to the public. A donation of non-perishable food items is being requested to benefit LA Cares.
Compassion, empowerment, awareness, respect and responsibility are taught to our children when they learn how to connect to community through service. Mary Ann Novak will expound on the benefits of serving as a family. Conversation also surrounds ways to serve with one’s family in the community. The discussion Read More
Summit Garden Club Meets May 2
SGC News:
The Summit Garden Club hosts its May meeting at 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 2 at the home of Laurie Hixson, 307 Potrillo Dr., in Pajarito Acres in White Rock.
The meeting will start with a short talk on gophers by “Gopher Andy,” Andy Espinoza. In addition, each May the club meets to assess its activities during the past year and to discuss its projects for the coming year.
Included among the Club’s many projects are refurbishing and maintaining gardens at the Bandelier National Monument and the creation of the White Rock Community Garden (across the highway from the Visitors Center). Read More
Heinrich Commends Student Intern Dominic Pacheco
Dominic Pacheco and U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich pose in front of the statue of former New Mexico U.S. Sen. Dennis Chavez in the United States Capitol. Courtesy photoALBUQUERQUE – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich commended University of New Mexico (UNM) senior and Rio Rancho native Dominic Pacheco Friday for interning in his Washington, D.C. office. Pacheco was part of UNM’s Fred Harris Congressional Internship program.
“We were thrilled to have Dominic Pacheco join our office this semester as a Fred Harris intern,” Heinrich said. “He
Central Avenue Road Work Begins Monday
COUNTY News:
Monday, April 25 Century Club Construction will begin construction warranty work on Central Avenue from Oppenheimer Drive to 20th Street.
This work includes the replacement of a sidewalk ramp at Ashley Pond Park. The crosswalk will be closed through Wednesday, April 27. Pedestrians are to follow the pedestrian detour to a crosswalk at Bathtub Row.
Beginning April 28, an asphalt patch will be placed on the westbound lane of Central Avenue, west of the crosswalk at the corner of 20th Street and Central Avenue. Century Club Construction will have a flagging operation from Read More
Arborist Laural Hardin Talks About Trees Sunday
Arborist Laural Hardin answer tree questions at PEEC Sunday. Courtesy photoPEEC News:
Selecting the right tree for one’s yard and the best location to plant it has more impact on the landscape than one might realize. Understanding what the tree needs to thrive and whether it may cause future plumbing problems can save home owners time, stress, and money down the road.
Join Laural Hardin 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at the Los Alamos Nature Center to discover the important questions to ask when shopping for a tree and learn how to select the right tree for the right place.
Hardin is a Read More
Daily Postcard: Baby Finches Nest In Satellite TV Mount
Daily Postcard: Baby finches spotted in a nest built into a satellite TV mount on Canyon Road that hatched 11 days ago. Photo by Bob DrakeBad Clowns Is Topic At Authors Speak With Benjamin Radford Thursday
Benjamin Radford
LIBRARY News:
The Authors Speak presentation at Mesa Public Library, 7 p.m., April 28, will feature Benjamin Radford, author most recently of Bad Clowns, published by UNM Press.
Radford is the deputy editor of Skeptical Inquirer science magazine, a research fellow for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, the author of eight books and more than a thousand articles on a variety of topics including urban legends, the paranormal, critical thinking and media literacy.
Bad Clowns. Courtesy/LAC
Corrales residentRadford has built a career in “myth-busting” – finding those urban Read More
Udall Presses EPA Administrator On Reimbursements, Compensation For Gold King Mine Spill
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Courtesy/CIRYang: Almost Final Words On Half-Truths
By ELENA YANGLos Alamos
As much as I love studying organizations, there are times I just want to throw my hands up and say, “Why bother?” Especially when everything about organizational life seems complicated, without easy answers, or often, with no answers. We like nothing better than a linear, neat, straight road to lead us through the day. So it is with issues like “change!’
On the one hand, we extol those who embrace change and disdain those who “resist” change; on the other hand, we don’t ever know exactly how to go about engaging change effectively. One major reason why changes are messy Read More
Los Alamos Derby Dames Accepted As Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice
Los Alamos Derby Dames. Photo by Scott EngemanNMED On Risks Associated With Dust Storms
NMED News:
SANTA FE – The New Mexico Environment Department, along with the cities of Las Cruces and Deming, and Doña Ana and Luna Counties, is advising the citizens of Doña Ana and Luna Counties of the potential risks associated with dust storms.
A combination of weather conditions, features of the natural environment, and human activity can contribute to high levels of windblown dust, or dust storms. High winds can raise large amounts of dust from areas of dry, loose, exposed soil. In the Doña Ana and Luna County area, high winds are most common during the spring.
Doña Ana and Luna Counties Read More
Y Camp And Afterschool Registration Drive Ends May 8
Crafting fun at After School Care.. Courtesy photoYMCA News:
The Family YMCA’s registration drive, where the $25 registration fee is waived, for Y Camp, iCare Camp and 2016-2017 Afterschool care closes Sunday, May 8. Parents may continue to sign up for the programs after that date, but will only have through that day for the per/child registration fee to be waived. Y Summer Camp is offering additional discounts to those registering by this date.
The Y’s “Best Summer Ever” Camp will be based at Barranca Mesa Elementary School, as will LAPS’s summer school. Camp’s theme is Most Excellent Read More
Lecture On Tuberculosis At UNM-LA Monday
Dr. Harshini Mukundan
UNM-LA News:
UNM-Los Alamos invites the community to a lecture by Dr. Harshini Mukundan, 10-11 a.m. Monday, April 25 in the Jeannette O. Wallace Hall, room 505 at UNM-LA.
Los Alamos National Laboratory researcher Mukundanwill address the re-emergence of tuberculosis in a lecture titled “The Microbe Strikes Back: The Return of Tuberculosis.” Dr. Mukundan will discuss her research on the rise of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, its growing threat to human health, and how effective diagnosis can prevent its spread and save lives.
Mukundan, of the Laboratory’s Read More