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Just One Thing To Do This Week: Listen

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By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos

This Week: Listen

I hear my husband come through the front door.

“Hey ya!” I hear him shout cheerfully. “How ya’ been? Did you have a good day?” I can hear the smile in his voice.

I do not respond. This is because I know he is talking to our dogs. He is far more effusive when talking to our dogs than when talking to me. I have come to expect this, and accept this. I am guessing that when he enters the house, if I were to eagerly rush up to him while wiggling my butt with unbridled enthusiasm, he would probably speak to me with a little more exuberance. We all have our limits. Butt-wiggling Read More

Amateur Naturalist: A Small Patch Of Yellowstone In New Mexico

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A vertical column of rock in Sulfur Creek canyon. Photo by Bob Dryja
 
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: A small patch of Yellowstone in New Mexico
By Robert Dryja
 
The Valles Caldera is approximately thirteen miles across. It is so large that several volcanic peaks rose up in it after its creation 1.2 million years ago.
 
Hot lava still exists beneath the caldera. This is most evident areas that have warm springs and ponds that are bubbling with hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide gases. The water can be acidic and the smell of rotten eggs fills the nearby air. The areas are like
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SCHIFERL: Success Was Not Mine Alone; I Owe Thanks To Many People

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By SHEILA SCHIFERL
Newly Elected UNM-LA Board Member
Los Alamos

Tesday was my first run as a candidate. Success was not mine alone; I owe thanks to many people:

First, thank you to my tireless campaign team.

Thank you to all the people we met, by phone and canvassing the town, for their advice, their participation, and their hospitality.

Thank you to the people who shared their experiences on school and college boards.

Thank you also to the people who brought us non-UNM-LA problems (including several potential hazards to children). We have contacted appropriate authorities to start the processes Read More

Smart Design With Suzette: Green Building – Designing Your Home To Help The Environment

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By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos

Whether we want to admit it or not, the Earth is currently facing some serious challenges. Fires and droughts are becoming more common, and the ice caps are melting.

If climate change is going to be managed, it’s going to require participation from everyone in society. Below are a few ways you can live green and use your home to help the environment.

Use a Smart Thermostat
If you want to make your home greener, you need to make your home’s heating and cooling system more efficient. One way to do that is to install a smart thermostat. You’ll be able to program the thermostat Read More

Pastor Granillo: Beginning And The End

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By Pastor Raul Granillo
Los Alamos
 
He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen. (Rev. 22:20-21 NIV).
 
Those are the last two verse in the Holy Bible. They are out of a book that is very often a source of fear, confusion, and division. When read properly, these feelings are unfounded. The book of Revelation is not about a great battle, nor is it about weird happenings on earth. The book is about revealing to the 1st and 2nd century Christian just
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Hall: LAPS School Board – Looking Ahead

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LAPS Board: Why I Am Running For Re-election – Looking Ahead

 

By JIM HALL
LAPS Board President
 

Editor’s note: this is the final column in a three-part series.

This is the final articleon why I am running for re-election to the LAPS Board. My first article provided basic information about LAPS as an institution, the Board, and some major accomplishments of the Board and administration (https://ladailypost.comcontent/laps-board-why-i-am-running-re-election). The second article focused on current issues facing LAPS(https://ladailypost.comcontent/hall-why-i-am-running-re-election).This Read More

McQuiston: Proactive Steps To Help Simplify A Property Claim

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
 
No one likes to experience home damage – it can be traumatic and costly, and it can even disrupt your entire life. But, when you do, isn’t it nice to know you have home insurance to help with the covered expenses and repairs.
 
Now, when it comes to taking advantage of your insurance benefits and filing a home insurance claim, are there certain things you can do to help things go more smoothly? There certainly are. Here are my five suggested dos and don’ts for filing a homeowners insurance claim:
 
Do call your insurance agent or insurance carrier
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How The Hen House Turns: More About Horses

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By CARY NEEPER
Formerly of Los Alamos
 
I’ve never known a horse well. That’s why I was intrigued by Margit H. Zeitler-Feicht’s book Horse Behavior Explained.
 
She goes into great detail about all their physical and emotional needs and how they can be served, as noted in an October article here. Parelli.com’s “Natural Horsemanship,” summarized so generously for me by my dear friend Christen Howell, takes a different approach. It adds a sensitive personality dimension to approaching and training horses.
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Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘Eagle Huntress’

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Movie Poster for ‘Eagle Hunstress’. Courtesy photo

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“Eagle Huntress” is a documentary that tells the story of Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old Mongolian girl who wants to be an eagle hunter like her father and the eleven generations of men before him. The problem is, she is female.

Aisholpan Nurgaiv plays herself in the film, and this is her true story. Her father, Rys Nurgaiv, and his father have been eagle hunting all of Aisholpan’s life. She is really keen to be trained, herself. Her father thinks boys and girls are equal and can do anything. Her mother Read More

Just One Thing To Do This Week: Exercise

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By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos

You know it was bound to happen. I have written about eating less sugar (a daily struggle), drinking more water (easier than eating less sugar), and getting more restful sleep (dream away), but now we have to talk about exercise. Of course, talking about exercise is the easy part.

Actually doing exercise is the hard part.

I have boxes of DVDs showcasing various belly-busting, butt-firming and thigh-slimming workouts. I found them again just this last weekend. I have not watched them in years, maybe decades, and some of the DVDs have never even been opened. Did I drop Read More

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