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Robinson: Remembering Linda Davis, Best Cowboy On The Place

Linda Davis was named New Mexico Cattleman of the Year in 1990. Photo by Sherry Robinson

By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote

© 2024 New Mexico News Services

If ranchers had royalty, Linda Davis would have worn a crown. She grew up on legendary ranches in northeastern New Mexico, began riding a horse as a toddler, and operated the historic CS Ranch with husband Les. He said she was the best cowboy on the place.

Linda died at home on her beloved land on Feb. 18. She was 93.

Born to Albert and Julia Mitchell on July 11, 1930, Linda was the fourth generation to grow up on the Tequesquite Ranch near Mosquero in Harding Read More

Amateur Naturalist: Springtime Clusters

Red colored clusters of flowers are emerging from a stem. Photo by Robert Dryja

By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos

March could be called the springtime clustering month. Both plants and animals begin to appear in different kinds of clusters as the weather begins to become warmer. A flower may emerge on tree branch as part of a group that grows close together. Picture 1 shows several clusters of red-colored flowers emerging on a tree stem. Pollen bearing anthers appear as red-colored stems coming out of orange colored sepals. What looks like a single flower at a distance is actually several small flowers Read More

Posts From The Road: Coronado Island

Ferry: A pedestrian ferry leaves the dock on Coronado on its way across the bay to San Diego. There are two docking sites in San Diego. The Coronado Ferry Center where the ferry docks in Coronado offers a great view of downtown San Diego about two miles away. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Orange Avenue: Orange Avenue is the main street in downtown Coronado, Calif. The tree lined street is filled with shops, restaurants and galleries as well traditional downtown staples such as banks and office buildings. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Read More

Fr. Glenn: Planting Season

By Father Glenn Jones:

Ah, ‘tis St. Paddy’s Day, when those (we) of Irish descent (and many others) celebrate this great man who promoted so successfully the Christian faith in the land of Erin, so much so as to be the isle’s patron saint and called “the Apostle of Ireland”.

But other than been associated with “the green” and legends about ridding Ireland of snakes, few know much history of St. Patrick. He was not born Irish, but actually Welsh or Scottish, taken in a slave raid as a boy by Irish pagans or possibly pirates. After six years, he escaped and returned home and eventually became a priest, and Read More

All Shall Be Well: The Shattered Lantern

Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church

“I dedicate this book to my mother and father, Mathlida and George, who taught me never to ridicule anyone who is searching for God with a lighted lantern.”

This dedication is the introduction to the book The Shattered Lantern by Ronald Rolheiser. This book draws from a variety of sources to offer a spiritual Read More

McQuiston: Why Is Homeowners Insurance So Expensive?

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

I am hearing scary high insurance rates are coming … 30%, 40%, even up to 50% price increases … on top of rate increases from 2023.

The reasons behind rising premiums are complex. They also relate to broad changes in underlying risk and how those risks affect the financial health of insurance companies.

There are three reasons why risks have changed:

        • The frequency and size of natural disaster losses are increasing.
        • The costs of building a home are going up.
        • Low housing inventory is causing home prices to rise dramatically.
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Catch Of The Week: United Healthcare Cyber Attack

By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Could your business keep going if key services suddenly were offline, and if you were unable to get paid for your services? That would likely be problematic, right?

This is the situation faced by doctors across the nation after Optum’s Change Healthcare suffered a ransomware attack, causing them to shut down their networks on Feb. 21, 2024.

Change Healthcare is owned by UnitedHealth Group, the biggest healthcare company in the US. Change Healthcare provides payment processing, allows for checking of patient benefits, and manages Read More

Robinson: Feds, State Fund Wildland Fire Management, Firefighters And Smokey Bear

By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

Drought maps colored in cheerful red, orange and gold are anything but cheerful in their meaning. They confirm what ranchers already know, that it’s painfully dry here. Devastating wildfires in West Texas add an exclamation point.

If there’s any good news it’s that Congress and the Legislature are more attuned to the reality of fire.

The spending bill that just passed Congress includes more for wildland fire management.

In fact, the online Source New Mexico reported it was a priority in the bill, according to summaries from both Read More

Catch Of The Week: The Day The Facebook Died

By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Ah yes, 10:00 a.m. EST, March 5th, 2024… a day that would live in infamy…the day Facebook crashed!

Facebook users across the world were disconcertingly logged out of their accounts, then received an ominous error message when they tried to log back in.

Many users (obviously not me! :P) panicked, thinking that their accounts had been hacked, or that they had finally posted that one over the top meme that earned them time in Facebook jail (banned!).

 

OK yes, I did panic for about 5 minutes wondering if I had somehow been hacked, then Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: March 12, 2024

By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

In this week’s stocking report there are several stockings of small rainbow trout that number in the tens-of-thousands.  

These stockings are done primarily in the larger lakes and rivers of New Mexico that are big enough for the small fish to survive, fertile enough for the fish to thrive and grow Io a catchable-size and have cooler temperatures so the fish can survive year-around. Smaller lakes that do not have these qualities but that experience heavy fishing pressure are stocked with catchable-size trout (9-12 inches) for immediate Read More