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Downtown Los Alamos Holiday Decorations Removed

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 14, 2016 - 1:10 am

County crews were busy Monday removing the holiday wreaths and garland along Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Hanging baskets filled with flowers will be hung on the lights once warmer weather arrives in the spring. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Change In Topics For CIP Public Meetings In February

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 9:36 pm

COUNTY News:

Topics for two of the Capital Projects public meetings coming up in February have changed, due to Councilor availability to attend.

Some of the Councilors will be on travel with County Manager Harry Burgess in Washington, D.C. the week of Feb. 8. The revised CIP meeting schedule is:

Tuesday, Feb. 9 – Capital Projects for “Quality of Life”
Tuesday, Feb. 23 – Capital Projects for “Economic Development/Infrastructure”

Both meetings start at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers and will be streamed live at www.losalamosnm.us. Read More

Travel Expands World View For UNM-LA Faculty Member

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 9:32 pm

Dr. Zandree Stidham, right, with her husband Tony in Pemba, Mozambique. Courtesy/Dr. Zandree Stidham

By CRISTINA OLDS

UNM-LA

With a passion for teaching, UNM-LA Assistant Professor of English Zandree Stidham, Ph.D., traveled to Mozambique, Africa, to share her talents and exchange cultural insights. She also brought insights home to Los Alamos to help enhance the learning experience for her students here.

“Teaching is my absolute favorite thing I do,” Stidham said. “If I could be in the classroom all day, every day, I would. In my classes, students research and write about Read More

Family-Friendly Film Series Begins At White Rock Branch Library Thursday

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 9:32 pm

LIBRARY News:

The White Rock Branch Library resumes its Family-Friendly Film Series at 6:30 p.m., Thursday in the multi-purpose room.

The first film to be shown is Minions, the 2015 animated hit, which stars the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm and Michael Keaton. Minions is rated PG. The Library will provide light refreshments.

Also in the line-up for the coming months are Tomorrowland Feb. 11 and Pan March 10. All movies start at 6:30 p.m. Future movies could include The Peanuts Movie and The Good Dinosaur. Pick up a bookmark with the schedule

Letter To The Editor: Response To GOP Approach To Real ID

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 9:09 pm

By ED BIRNBAUM

Los Alamos

The Republican approach to Real ID has now been laid out in the Los Alamos Daily Post by House Majority Leader Tripp (Letter) and State Representatives Paul Pacheco and Andy Nunez (Letter)in pre-filed legislation for the upcoming legislative session.

Although I think everyone from both parties is on board with creating two tiers of licenses, their proposal for a “driving privilege card” for undocumented immigrants has a set of requirements, which will make it very unlikely that any such person will go to the trouble to obtain one.

How many undocumented immigrants Read More

Los Alamos Police Blotter: Jan. 6 To Jan. 12, 2016

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 8:58 pm

LAPD News:

The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.

Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.

LISA WILKINSON

Jan. 6 at 12:51 a.m. / Police arrested Lisa Wilkinson, 43, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant. Police arrested her again at 12:28 p.m. on an outstanding Municipal Court warrant and again at 7:47 p.m. and charged her with assault on a household member.

Jan. 6 at 1:55 p.m. / A 60-year-old Los Alamos Read More

Big Buck Spotted In White Rock Back Yard

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 6:28 pm

This buck was spotted this morning in the back yard of a Pajarito Acres residence in White Rock. Photo by Robert Reedy Read More

Topper Girls Defeat Taos 79–47 Tuesday Night

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 5:41 pm

By MORRIE PONGRATZ
Voice of the Hilltoppers

Topper Girls defeated Taos 79–47 Tuesday night.

guard Kayla Salazar came out on fire against the Taos Tigers. She had 17 points in the first 10 minutes of play leading the Toppers to a 23-9 lead at the end of the first quarter. Salazar ended the evening with 31 points to lead the Toppers in scoring and had 5 three pointers.

The Toppers hot start allowed Coach Nestor Trujillo to clear the bench playing all varsity players early in the contest. The Toppers led 41 to 24 at halftime. Taos was simply overwhelmed losing three players via the foul route. Elena Read More

Special Planetarium Show: Explore Stars Jan. 15

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 4:59 pm

Photo of bright blue, newly-formed stars taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Image/ Hubblesite.org

PEEC News:

What are stars? How big are they? Why do they shine? Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is holding a special show at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15 in the Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium.

Explore stars with Sam Berne in the planetarium. This program is designed for beginning astronomers who would like an overview of stars.

This special planetarium show is $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are available by calling or stopping by the nature center. Seating Read More

Udall On President’s Final State Of Union Address

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 4:31 pm

President Barack Obama works on the State of the Union address with Director of Speechwriting Cody Keenan and Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, Jan. 11, 2016 in the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement after President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address:

“President Obama was right to be upbeat in his final State of the Union address. We’ve made tremendous progress in this country. We took historic steps to ensure tens Read More

Los Alamos History Museum Launches Japan Initiative

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 4:08 pm

LA HISTORY MUSEUM News:

The Los Alamos Historical Museum has been awarded a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to increase the cultural understanding between the communities of Los Alamos, Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Museum Director Judith Stauber, Museum Registrar Stephanie Yeamans and Intern Kallie Funk, a Los Alamos High School student, will travel to Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki, Japan March 24 to visit museums and historic sites. They will meet with colleagues at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum with the goal of developingdialogue Read More

Backcountry Film Festival Will Inspire Winter Adventurers To Seek Snow Less Traveled

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 3:33 pm

Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) and the Reel Deal Theater are teaming up to bring the popular Backcountry Film Festival to Los Alamos for the fifth year in a row.

Produced by the Boise-based nonprofit Winter Wildlands Alliance, the touring Backcountry Film Festival will make its way to more than 100 locations around the world. The screening at the Reel Deal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 will be the only one in New Mexico.

The Pajarito Brewpub will sell beer and wine before the show and at intermission. Also at intermission, PEEC will raffle prizes donated Read More

Letter To The Editor: Amazon Should Collect NM Taxes

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 3:00 pm

By RHETA MOAZZAMI

Los Alamos

In the third quarter of 2015, Amazon sold $25 billion. I have no way of knowing how much of these goods went to New Mexico households. But, I do know that no New Mexico taxes were paid on them.

I know that local businesses suffered a loss of revenue that could have been spent locally and passed on to New Mexico folks, and that New Mexico citizens suffered a loss of government services because of that loss of revenue. I know that the more local businesses disappear because of this unfair competition, the higher people will pay for the same services,

Faith & Science Series: ‘What Makes Us Human?’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on January 13, 2016 - 3:00 pm

LAFSF News:

The Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum is holding a winter series on the topic “What Makes Us Human?”

The group will meet Jan. 19 to discuss Human Genetics. A video/presentation begins at 6 p.m. followed by a large group discussion at 6:30 p.m., for about an hour. All are welcome. Attendees may bring their dinner.

Human Genetics

Due to billions of years of evolution, humans share genes with all living organisms. The percentage of genes or DNA that organisms share records their similarities. We share more genes with organisms that are closely related to us. For example, Read More

Letter To The Editor: ‘Thank You Los Alamos!’

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 2:37 pm

By SrA DANIEL NEBEL, USAF Band of the Golden West

Los Alamos

It is always a pleasure to return to Los Alamos and visit my folks because it is such a unique and generous community.

This year when I returned home for the holidays I performed a recital at Fuller Lodge on New Year’s Eve and was pleasantly surprised to have over 90 people come to the performance!

I took up a free will offering for the Santa Fe Youth Symphony, one of the many ensembles in the area that was vital to my success as a professional musician, and I just sent them $250.

The Most Important New Year’s Resolution Of All

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 2:35 pm

By MONISHA VASA, M.D.

As 2016 begins, we might find ourselves thinking about new years resolutions for how we can better parent our children.

More than ever, it feels important to help our children develop tools that will allow them to grow into a conscious, healthy adults.

One of the most important skills for emotional well being is that of gratitude. Here are five quick, easy (and free) ways to encourage an attitude of gratitude in our children.

Engage in random acts of kindness: Children will often spontaneously share a toy

Letter To The Editor: Guns Are A Tool, Not The Cause

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 2:30 pm

By STEVAN PATILLO

Los Alamos

Once again Khalil J. Spencer (letter), has illumined the basic problem in our debate(?) about guns in our society.

Not only are the two widely separated sides talking past each other, they both ignore the roots of the situation we have found ourself in: Our self perpetuating culture of violence is at the base and where we find ourselves today.

Guns are a tool, not the cause. We have become a more angry society. Our answer to any situation is confrontation, not compromise.

Los Alamos Among Affordable Cities For Renters Insurance

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 2:23 pm

STATE News:

New Mexico is the fifth largest state but has little more than 2 million residents. It was inhabited by indigenous peoples until European exploration and today the state has the second highest number of Native Americans. Sante Fe is the capital but Albuquerque is the most populous and both have a lot of renters.

To see who has the cheapest and most expensive renters insurance rates, we evaluated quotes for a sample property (a rental property with roughly 1,000 square feet of living space and $100,000 in liability coverage).

The results showed that the most

Coaching Café: Catabolic vs. Anabolic Leaders Part 4

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 2:12 pm

By LeAnne Parsons

Los Alamos

Welcome to 2016, the best year yet! The year to design your best life!

This month, part 4 of the discussion of the characteristics of anabolic and catabolic leaders focuses on how (and if) leaders assess themselves, and examine how their actions and attitudes affect their results, as well as impact the people around them.

Catabolic leaders operate in their own little worlds. They do what they do, and they rarely, if ever, stop to think about the consequences of what they are doing (and how they are doing it).

If catabolic

BBBS: January Is National Mentoring Month

Submitted by Chris Clark on January 13, 2016 - 2:10 pm

By KELLY MYERS

BBBS Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Counties Co-Chair

Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States.

Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children, ages 6-18, in communities across the country. Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth.

National research has shown that positive relationships