White Rock and Los Alamos Rank High in Income Equality
Of 68 New Mexico cities and towns, White Rock and Los Alamos rank number three and five in terms of the most evenly distributed community incomes in the state.
This is not a surprising result giving the consistent incomes provided by Los Alamos County’s single largest employer, the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The U.S. Census Bureau has put together a database of these rankings for 9,423 U.S. cities, incorporated towns, boroughs, villages and census designated places (CDPs) that have at least 1,000 households.
Artesia ranks as the New Mexico community with the most disparity in income. Read More
Clark & Kendall’s Weekend Preview: July 20, 2012
Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark and Webmaster/Reporter Greg Kendall. Photo by Karen Kendall
The week’s preview is sponsored by www.fyila.com.
The Derailers – Los Alamos Summer Concert Series at 7 p.m. on Friday at Entrada Business Park
Texas’ best country dance band. Los Alamos Cooperative Market & Holiday Inn Express Night.
Los Alamos Friday Night: A Quilt of Stories: History, Myths, and Legends
6 – 7:30 p.m. at the Romero Cabin behind Fuller Lodge
In the isolation of the Plateau and the west, quilts were fashioned from bits of material carefully saved Read More
Column: Help Bring Back the Reverse Traverse
The storm of July 11 left the Reserve Traverse covered with soil and rock. Photo by Craig Martin
A favorite of hikers, runners, and mountain bike riders, the Reverse Traverse, also known as a section of the Perimeter Trail, is a critical connection on the network of trails west of Los Alamos in the Santa Fe National Forest.
The trail, which climbs south out of Valle Canyon to the mesas above, is on steep slope that burned hot during the Las Conchas Fire.
Volunteers stabilized the trail in April, and it was a good thing they did. During a two-inch rainstorm Read More
July 26 Join Storyteller for Picnic at Fuller Lodge
Joe Hayes, an official Centennial author will tell a selection of his favorite stories gleaned from New Mexico’s diverse cultures as part of the Author Speaks Series at 7 p.m. on July 26 at the Fuller Lodge lawn.Joe Hayes is one of America’s premier storytellers, a nationally recognized teller of tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. His bilingual Read More
July 23 is National Parks Night at Mesa Public Library
MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY News
Courtesy Photo from Enchanted Parks: A Photographic Tale of Life in Our National Parks by Leslie Bucklin on display through August 6 at the Mesa Public Libraray Gallery
Bandelier National Monument’s Chief Ranger Tom Betts will give a talk and slide show about his life and times as a bush pilot in Alaska 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, July 23 in the Upstairs Meeting Rooms at Mesa Public Library.
The evening will be hosted by another Bandelier Ranger, Chris Judson. This National Parks Night event is in conjunction with the current exhibit of photographs of national parks in the Mesa Read More
Duane Marr Is Top Predictor
ATOMIC CITY ROAD RUNNERS News
Twenty five runners took advantage of cloudy weather to compete for best time predictions on the one and three mile Turkey Trot pace race courses in Bayo Canyon and on North Mesa Tuesday night.
Surprisingly, all but two runners completed the 3 mile distance in less time than they predicted. The three best predictors were: Duane Marr, 15 second error; Alexander Romero, 18 second error; and Ted Romero, 30 second error. Fastest male and female runners on the one mile course were Erik Leonard , 9:15, and Georgia Pedicini, 16:02, while Read More
Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore July 8-14
Bestsellers at Otowi Station Bookstore for the week of July 8-14, 2012:
- Beowulf: a New Verse Translation, Seamus Heaney
- Othello, William Shakespeare
- Hiroshima, John Hersey
- Wonder, R. J. Palacio
- Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction, John Austin
- Brain Rules for Baby, John Medina
- The Making of the Atomic Bomb, Richard Rhodes
- Dinosaurs Before Dark, Mary Pope Osborne
- American Prometheus, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin
- Seraphina, Rachel Hartman
Day Three of Hunger Strike for Los Alamos High School Graduate
Alaric Balibrera is on day three of his hunger strike in protest of the continued development of nuclear weapons at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com.
Staff Report
Alaric Balibrera grew up in Los Alamos and is a graduate of Los Alamos High School. He studied film and television at UCLA.
Balibrera currently lives in Santa Fe, working as a screenwriter. Balibrera told the Los Alamos Daily Post that as young boy he played in Acid Canyon.
He is one of a number of hunger strikers participating in this protest. The hunger strike started on Monday, the 67th anniversary Read More
Road Work on N.M. 4 – Bicyclists Beware
Courtesy photo
New tar and gravel are being spread on N.M. 4 between the entrance to Bandelier National Monument and N.M. 501 to the Los Alamos turn off.
The New Mexico Transportation Department is requesting that bicyclists using N.M. 4 heed flaggers just as motorized vehicles must do.
There are reports that some bicyclists are ignoring the flaggers and are ending up between heavy equipment where it is not advisable to be located. Read More
Corporate Jet Registered to Chevron has Landed at Los Alamos County Airport
This 2008 Gulfstream 550 with a Rolls-Royce engine landed today at Los Alamos County Airport and according to its N-number is registered to Chevron USA Corporation in San Ramon, Calif. It’s unclear what business the occupants are conducting in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo Read More
Thursday’s CIP Evaluation & Oversight Committee Meeting Canceled
COUNTY News:
NOTICE: The regular monthly business meeting for the CIP Evaluation & Oversight Committee at 5:15 p.m.Thursday, July 19 in Council Chambers has been canceled. Read More
Road Work Progresses on 15th Street
A cement crew works on 15th Street Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Workers Check Roof of El Parasol
Workers prepare a tall ladder, which they used to climb onto the roof of El Parasol Tuesday afternoon. Everything appeared to be in order and they climbed back down after a few minutes. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
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Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Cone Zone Alert: County to Close Portions of Central Avenue on Thursday
LOS ALAMOS COUNTY News:
In order to complete the final stages of utility water line work and installation of curb, gutter, drive pads, ramps and sidewalks associated with the new Municipal Complex, the Contractor will close westbound Central Avenue from 9thStreet to the new construction site entrances near Knecht Street at 6:30 a.m. Thursday, July 19.
Westbound traffic on Central Avenue will be detoured onto 9th Street – north to Iris, then west to 15th Street.
The southbound lane of 9th Street will be intermittently closed between Iris and Central Avenue for curb, paving, utility adjustments Read More
LACA Season Begins Sept. 23 with Rachel Barton Pine’s Violin Performance
Los Alamos Concert Association Artistic Director Ann McLaughlin describes this year’s concert season to Rotary Club members during a noon meeting Tuesday at the Dixie Girl Restaurant. Rotary Club members will attend the opening of LACA’s concert season featuring Rachel Barton Pine, violin with Matthew Hagle, piano at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23 at Duane Smith Auditoruim. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Column: Area Ponderosa Pine Trees Appear to be Dying; Should You be Concerned?
Column by Carlos ValdezThe sudden appearance of drying needles, dead branches, or even dead Ponderosa Pine trees can alarm anyone, especially homeowners.
Damage occurs throughout New Mexico where Ponderosa Pine is found growing, but is most severe in the urban setting, on the fringe of forested areas, and on shallow, rocky, or droughty soil types.
That describes Los Alamos to a tee. Trees growing near roads or in areas of soil disturbance or abundant competing vegetation are most frequently affected.
According to Danny Norlander, New Mexico Read More
Portables Leave LAHS Monday Bound for LAMS
LAPS News:
…”and away they go!” Portable classrooms leave Los Alamos High School Monday headed to their new home at Los Alamos Middle School. Courtesy/LAPS
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SFI: Seminar on The Immune System Detects Intruders by Randomly Migrating Detectors
SANTA FE INSTITUTE News:
Monday, July 23 • 12:15 p.m. • Medium Conference Room
The Immune System Detects Intruders by Randomly Migrating Detectors
Rob J. De Boer
Theoretical Biology & Bioinformatics, Utrecht University; SFI External Professor
Abstract: The immune system is a distributed system where billions of individual cells, each carrying a unique receptor (detector), scavenge the body to detect the presence of pathogens (intruders) in any of its tissues.
The very few cells detecting a pathogen will expand, generating a large clone of effector cells that together become capable Read More
From Robotics to Preserves and Quilts … Get Your Exhibits Ready for the County Fair and Rodeo
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION News:
It’s County Fair Time 2012!
Attention gardeners, bakers, quilters and artists – you have two weeks to get your entries ready for the Los Alamos County Fair.
If you are into robotics, here is an opportunity to exhibit your favorite robot as well as your home preserves, garden produce and those lovely quilts.
The County Fair and Rodeo runs Aug. 9-12.
Anyone living or working in Los Alamos County is eligible to enter.
Exhibit categories include:
- Culinary (baked items),
Rep. Jim Hall Sends Letter to Congressional Delegation Protesting Censorship of Crosses in Jemez Springs
By Carol A. Clark
New Mexico House District 43 Rep. Jim Hall is sending the letter below to all members of the New Mexico Congressional Delegation today voicing his opposition to the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s apparent attempt to block artwork depicting crosses slated to adorn two new bridges on N.M. 4 in Jemez Springs.
Hall expressed dismay that NMDOT would take such action, calling it “incredible.”
Jemez Springs Mayor Edmond Temple told the Los Alamos Daily Post last night that since he has notified various state officials, including Hall, and the story Read More