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Sheehey: LANL RFP And GRT

February 28, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By PETE SHEEHEY

Los Alamos County Councilor

Some LANL employees have expressed the opinion that SB17, the bill recently passed by the state legislature requiring every prime contractor for a National Laboratory in New Mexico to pay full gross receipts tax (GRT), will weaken the new contract bid of any non-profit contractor by raising the cost to NNSA for a non-profit organization to run the Lab.

This reflects confusion about the Lab RFP and GRT, which I would like to clarify.

I worked at the Lab for 26 years, under both the non-profit University of California (UC) and the for-profit LANS LLC. I agree

Weekly Fishing Report Feb. 27

February 27, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By George Morse

Los Alamos Daily Post

Sports and Outdoors

The weather last week was warm, but it has turned colder this week. There have been some good snow storms just to the north of us.

Wolf Creek Ski Area has received over 50 inches of snow in the past seven days and more is forecast later this week. Colder temperatures than we have been experiencing are forecast for the rest of this coming week. Any snow we get to help alleviate the lack of snow in December and January will be most welcome. There was considerable snow covering the Jemez Mountains Tuesday (2/20) and this will help mitigate

Tales Of Our Times: Sorting Out Knowledge Is Tricky

February 27, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Tales of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water

Sorting Out Knowledge Is Tricky

All knowledge is incremental. Knowledge is always expanding and is always incomplete. The endless path to knowledge is such a familiar story that we pay no mind.

But look and see how issues evolve. Debaters of an issue start out assuming everything needed is known somewhere. Then it gets weirder. Before long, each side suspects the other side is hiding parts of the truth to avoid having the full story told. Of course, none of this is stated upfront. The thinking takes shape

Mick Rich: Why I’m Running

February 26, 2018 by Submitted by Chris Clark

Mick Rich

By MICK RICH

Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate

I’m Mick Rich, and I’m running for the U.S. Senate. I’m not a career politician. I’m an outsider and a proven job creator.

From the time I was in grade school, I wanted to build big things. I worked my way through college in construction and started my own company here in New Mexico.

Along the way learning Hard Hat Values.

What are Hard Hat Values? Always do your best work. Use teamwork for every job. And do what it takes to get the job done.

Thirty-five years ago, I chose to start my construction

Fr. Glenn: Crying ‘Havoc!’

February 25, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By Rev. Glenn Jones

Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

Los Alamos

“Doing something is at least better than doing nothing at all!” Well … not necessarily. At least, not the first thing that comes to mind without due consideration.

I always enjoy the 1995 movie “Apollo 13”, and one of the wisest lines in the movie is: “Quiet down! Quiet down! Let’s stay cool, people… Let’s work the problem … Let’s not make things worse by guessing!” Certainly anyone who has worked in engineering (or plumbing!) knows the wisdom of THAT statement. Even with well-considered actions, we’re often victim to Read More

Make Sure To Choose Right Financial Professional

February 25, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By SHELLY A WIEMANN

Financial Advisors

Edward Jones

What kind of lifestyle do you hope to have in retirement? Do you have a strategy to get there? If you don’t have confidence in your plan, it may be time to engage a financial professional. But how do you choose the one who’s right for you?

These days, you have more options than ever – including so-called robo-advisors. Robo-advisors typically use algorithms to assemble investment portfolios, with little to no human supervision, after customers answer questions online. Generally, robo-advisors are fairly cheap,

Home Country: Burned Toast

February 25, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Home Country

By SLIM RANDLES

The guys were outside at the sale barn, sipping coffee in Styrofoam cups and waiting for someone to say something.

Inside, the pitch of the auctioneer was heralding the glories of an old spavined milk cow, and fevered cattlemen were waving cards with numbers on them.

It was quieter outside. Finally, it was Herb who spoke. “You guys ever burn the toast and then scrape it?”

Toast, huh? Why not?

“Used to do that a lot before the toasters got modern on us,” Doc said. “Hardly ever burn any more.”

There was a period of coffee sipping and

Spencer: I’ll Retire To Bedlam

February 23, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By KHAL SPENCER

Los Alamos

Ebenezer Scrooge, in Charles Dickens memorable novella, uttered the equally memorable phrase “I’ll retire to Bedlam” when he thought everyone he was talking to had gone nuts. In the wake of the Parkland, Florida shooting, I wonder if its time to do the same.

While NRA Exec. Director Wayne LaPierre gave a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference that would have left Bedlam inmates feeling quite sane, Democrats in Ohio wrote a bill that would, if passed, define innocuous, 22 rimfire rifles from the ninteen-sixties such as the Marlin Read More

World Futures: Lying, Cheating And Stealing: Part 4

February 23, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

By ANDY ANDREWS
World Futures Institute

Stealing is a word with many meanings yet we will all attest that we know what it means. Or do we?

In the opening article of this series I made reference to receiving a dozen ball point pens from the bank and asked if taking one from the bank’s customer work station was stealing. What if you read an article on the Internet on how to cook a special dessert and then post “your” recipe on Facebook without crediting the source?

What if while shopping at the grocery store you eat a grape in the produce department to “taste” it and never pay for it? What if, as a store clerk, Read More

This Week At The Reel Deal

February 22, 2018 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark