Sierra Club: New Mexicans Applaud First-Ever Plan To Curb Carbon Pollution
SIERRA CLUB News:
ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico faith leaders along with clean air and clean energy advocates today applaud President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for finalizing the first-ever national protections from dangerous carbon pollution from existing power plants.
These new standards, which are part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan, will advance the growth of clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency in New Mexico and across the country while reducing dangerous carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new protections will also help reduce Read More
New Mexico GOP Releases Statement On RNC’s New Data Center Program
GOP News:
ALBUQUERQUE –– The Republican National Committee is rolling out a new innovative data platform for State Republican Parties and candidates to use across the country.
The Republican Party of New Mexico released the following statement on the new program:
“In partnership with the RNC, Data Center 2016 is crucial to The Republican Party of New Mexico’s data-driven political ground game. With the user-friendly interface, revamped reporting tools, and live support, we can provide Republican campaigns across New Mexico with a comprehensive voter file,” RPNM Executive Read More
Chat With County Councilors After Parade Saturday
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Councilors will host a booth this Saturday during the County Fair.
Councilors invite citizens to stop by and chat with them. The booth will be open after the parade until 2 p.m. at Ashley Pond Park. Read More
Letter To The Editor: When Does An Advanced Degree Matter?
By KHAL SPENCERMs. Wendy M. Hoffman wrote a letter complaining that Mr. Dustin Johnson did not refer to Ms. Jacqueline Krohn, M.D., MPH, using her medical redentials. We are told that the omission is not only disrespectful, but fails to acknowledge Krohn’s knowledge base when discussing Planned Parenthood.
I disagree. Krohn’s July 31 letter was not a thoughtful discussion of medical issues regarding abortion or contraception, or an indication of why the demographics of PP’s locations are allegedly part of a dark conspiracy, or for that matter an honest discussion Read More
Griggs: Dateline New Orleans
David H. Griggs standing on the levee at the French Quarter Festival, with a freighter sailing past on the Mississippi. Courtesy photo
A Month In New Orleans
I sat on the levee and watched the broad Mississippi River flow past. I munched on a succulent crawfish pie, and nursed a refreshing WWOZ Mango Freeze.
Behind me on the Accura Stage, Allen Toussaint entertained the French Quarter Festival with such old favorites as Southern Nights, Summertime, Mother-in-Law, Fortune Teller, and A Certain Girl. The deck of the ocean-going freighter towered Read More
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service Earns 4-Star Rating
LAVNS Executive Director Georgina Mesibov, center, with her staff and United Way Executive Director Kristy Orgtega, right. Courtesy/UWNNM
As of July 16, the Centers for Medicare Services updates Home Health Compare with 5-Star Rating system to give consumers the opportunity to see how agencies performed against each other.
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service received four out of five stars, which places them above both the New Mexico and national averages in comparison to other agencies.
“I was not surprised by the four-star rating, I would expect Read More
Artist Thalia Gibbs-Jackson Died In Los Alamos In May … Her Remaining Baskets Are For Sale At Nu2U
Basket by fiber artist Thalia Gibbs-Jackson. Courtesy/Nu2U
Baskets by Thalia Gibbs-Jackson. Courtesy/Nu2U
Staff Report
Shirley Ann “Thalia” Gibbs-Jackson, 60, a resident of Los Alamos and native of Folkston, Ga., passed away May 26, 2015 at her residence in Los Alamos.
Gibbs-Jackson was a very talented artist and a vendor at Nu2U Consignment & Gift Store. The store has continued to display her baskets and hair pieces at the request of her sister in the hope to sell the remainder of her items and send the proceeds to her family.
Nu2U Consignment at 1460 Trinity Dr. Suite 1 is open 10 a.m. to Read More
Los Alamos Volunteers Gather To Help WWII Veteran
Volunteers get busy cleaning up a WWII veteran’s yard July 18 in Los Alamos. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
A volunteer helps clean up a WWII veteran’s yard. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
Friends Of The Shelter Mobile Adoption Saturday
SHELTER News:
The Los Alamos Friends of the Shelter will be sponsoring a Mobile Pet Adoption 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, near Ashley Pond during the Los Alamos County Fair.
Stop by the event and meet some great dogs who are hoping to find a home with a special person or family. The Friends of the Shelter will have volunteers at the event eager to speak to the public about
individual animals.
There also will be posters and information about all the dogs and cats available at the Los Alamos Animal Shelter. Read More
Obituary: Ann ‘Annie’ Henry Heimdahl June 5, 1941 – July 17, 2015
ANN “ANNIE” HENRY HEIMDAHL June 5, 1941 – July 17, 2015
Ann “Annie” Henry Heimdahl, 74, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015.
Ann was born June 5, 1941 to Finn and Alice Heimdahl in St. Louis Park, Minn. She attended elementary school in Havre, Mont. She attended junior high and graduated from St. Louis Park. She attended the Model School of Hair Design in Minneapolis and worked as a stylist at Bon-Sheri in Park Rapids.
Ann’s friends and family use words like fun loving, free spirit, magical, and beautiful to describe her. She was a special lady who made friends easily and who treasured
Scenes From LANL’s 2015 Hazmat Challenge
C-130: This exercise was a mass casulty event caused by an ‘IED’ tossed into the hatch of a med-evac plane. In the exercise, the bomb landed on top of person in top bunk … the mission was to save victims two and three including a flight medic who was wounded and a person on a bottom bunk. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
C-130: Med-evac plane used in last week’s HazMat Challenge at LANL. Photo by Leland Lehman/ladailypost.com
LANL News:
Hazardous materials response teams from New Mexico, Missouri and Nebraska tested their skills last week in a series
Sidewalk And Stairs Under Repair At LAHS
LAPS News:
The Los Alamos High School A-Wing construction project was completed in January 2012. Flintco was the General Contractor. Over the last three years, there has been settling of underground soils and a resultant drop in the west facing stairs, east facing sidewalk, and weather protection panels on the exterior of the building.
Los Alamos Public Schools officials asked Flintco managers to conduct sample core drilling to test the soils under the concrete. The testing revealed that the original construction fill dirt did not meet the specifications outlined by the architect and project Read More
National Historic Landmark Still 25¢ For Historical Ride
Goats are among the variety of rides on the Kit Carson County Carousel on the fairgrounds at Burlington, Colo. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
A trio of giraffes adds to the whimsy of the old fashioned carousel. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Staff Report
Of the nearly 4,000 wooden carousels carved in America between 1885-1930, fewer than 150 are still in existence. One of the finest of these survivors, however, can be found on the county fairgrounds at Burlington, Colo, about 7 hours northeast of Los Alamos by car.
The sixth of 74 carousels manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) between Read More
LANL Foundation Offers Professional Development For Inquiry Science Teachers
Teachers participate in the LANLF’s Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) program July 27-30 at El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LANLF
Teachers participate in the LANLF’s ISEC program. Courtesy/LANLF
LANLF News:
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation’s Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC) program offered its annual Summer Teachers’ Institute July 27-30 at El Camino Real Academy in Santa Fe.
Teachers in grades K–6 from Dulce, Española, Mesa Vista, Peñasco, Pojoaque and Santa Fe school districts were in attendance to learn to teach the curriculum Read More
Northern New Mexico Revival Center Settles In
The Northern New Mexico Revival Center at 134-A N.M. 4 in White Rock. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
Staff Report
The Northern New Mexico Revival Center (NNMRC) continues to settle in to its relatively new space at 134-A N.M. 4 in White Rock.
The NNMRC is orthodox with respect to Christian theology and doctrine, but takes a non-traditional approach to “church” in both organization and practice. They normally meet at 4 p.m. Sundays for worship, teaching, fellowship, discussion, personal ministry – or even the unexpected – as the Holy Spirit leads, and at 6:30 p.m. Fridays Read More
On Track For Graduation At LAHS … 2015 Program Records 65 Percent Transition Rate Increase
LAPS News:
For some teenagers, summer means getting a job and earning money; traveling to interesting places; or even sleeping late, relaxing with family and friends, and enjoying a much-needed break from schoolwork.
For other teenagers, summer 2015 was a time to earn essential high school credits for graduation. This summer, 80 Los Alamos High School students worked hard in the LAHS Summer Credit Recovery Program.
Thanks to our dedicated summer teaching staff and skilled technology support from Sal Zapien and Scott Newman, the program recorded a 65 percent increase in the transition rate Read More
Udall On Improving Voter Access For Native Americans
U.S. SENATE News:Letter To The Editor: Refer Respectfully To Dr. Krohn
By WENDY M. HOFFMANRe: Dustin Johnson’s letter about the use of Nazism and his defense of Planned Parenthood. I note that he improperly, perhaps in an attempt to delegitimize Jacqueline Krohn’s work in our community, refers to her as “Ms. Krohn.”
One who is not so lacking in intellectual rigor would recognize the suffixes used with her name, i.e. MD, MPH.
Whether or not one agrees with her, she is properly addressed as Dr. Krohn and acknowledged for her Medical doctorate and Master’s degree in Public Health (the standard definitions of those acronyms).
She is a pediatrician Read More
Pajarito Astronomers Dark Night Star Gazing Aug. 8
PAJARITO ASTRONOMERS News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night at 8 p.m. (sunset) Saturday, Aug. 8 at Spirio Soccer Field in Overlook Park.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze. The planets Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn and its rings, Neptune and Uranus may be visible.
There will be a tour of the summer constellations, and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight. Read More
Valles Caldera PyroClassic XC Bike Race Underway
Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Photo by KayLinda Crawford/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The second annual Valles Caldera PyroClassic XC Mountain Bike Race got underway this morning.
Considered one of the most scenic and challenging mountain bike races in New Mexico, the race courses for Pro/Cat1, Intermediate/Cat 2, and Beginners/Cat3 cover the stunning landscape of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, winding through valley meadows and climbing over the flanks of the volcanic upheaval of 11,000 foot Redondo Peak.
The PyroClassic offers race categories for everyone. Read More