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Letter to the Editor: We Deserve Better – Vote NO on Charter Amendments

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By Robert Pelak

I recently participated in a League of Women Voters forum to express my opposition to the four proposed amendments to the Los Alamos County Charter that are on this year’s election ballot.

The Los Alamos Daily Post recently published a letter from Kyle Wheeler stating that, at that forum, I said that “the way the Charter Review Committee grouped the items makes sense.” I am writing this letter to explain that the above statement is
an exaggeration of my comments. I do not support the way these amendments have been grouped and I oppose the tremendous toughening Read More

Column: The Hogwarts School of Management – Part II

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Column by Elena Yang

I continue on the course of Hogwarts’ teaching on power. I highly recommend that you read the passages substituting fictitious names with real names in your work environment. To what extent do the descriptions parallel your experience?

Part II

III. Then, there is the purely bully power.

Bully power is embodied in Draco Malfoy and his cronies. Of course, one could argue that Voldemort was a bully too; after all, a bully strikes fear in the victim. 

However, Voldemort was extremely skillful and intelligent in applying his skills to manipulate, to strike, to conquer.  Read More

Day Journeys to the Middle of Nowhere: An Adventure in Corrales

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Travel Column by Kirsten Laskey

To say this place is centered in nowhere may be a bit of a stretch. It actually nips at the heels of one of those major sprawling communities that are located everywhere.

Still, when my parents and I drove into Corrales via Bernalillo recently, we were certain we had arrived but not entirely sure where.

Corrales and Bernalillo may tread on each others’ toes but driving down a road lined with trees that create a dappled pattern of sunlight and seeing horses roaming through pastures in the small town of Corrales, it is hard to believe that minutes away is a huge collection Read More

Column: Hope isn’t Enough

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By Allen E. Weh
New Mexico Businessman and former Candidate for Governor

Webster’s definition of hope is “to cherish a desire with expectation of fulfillment,” but hope is not a plan.

Regrettably, this country’s foreign policy has been largely based on hope during the past three plus years, and it shows.

People can desire this, and hope for that, but without good policies these things can never be fulfilled, and the recent violence in the Middle East reinforces this indisputable truth.

The brutal murder of our Ambassador and three other Americans in Libya by radical Islamists, along with the Read More

Column: Closing Corporate Tax Loophole is Win for New Mexico Businesses

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Column by State Sen. Peter Wirth
District 25-Santa Fe

Developing a vibrant, diverse private sector economy is critical to getting New Mexicans back to work. 

While our national labs and large, multi-state corporations are important to our economy, 98 percent of New Mexico businesses are small or medium sized with less than 100 employees. 

To create jobs, policy makers must focus on our local businesses and give them the tools they need to grow and compete. 

Key to the success of any small business is a fair tax code that lets it compete with the multi-state competitors down the Read More

Pajarito Rambler: Devaney-Longmire Trail, Oct. 4, 2012

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PAJARITO RAMBLER…

Column By Nina Thayer

Have you ever wondered where one takes those spectacular pictures of the Los Alamos Canyon Bridge? 

Follow me and I will show you. The Devaney-Longmire Trail starts only a hundred yards or so from the Quemazon Nature Trail described in our last column. 

Take Trinity Drive west into Western Area. At 47th Street, bear left and 50 feet later turn left onto the paved utility road. 

Continue down the hill and park close to the large water tanks. Follow the dirt road for several hundred feet.  

As the trail narrows, you will see Read More

Column: New Mexico and Corporate Taxes: Basic Facts

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Column By District 43 Rep. Jim Hall
Los Alamos, Santa Fe and Sandoval Counties

There has been a lot of misinformation about corporate income taxes in New Mexico. Some facts about Corporate Income Taxes (CIT) follow.    

First, statements have been made that out-of-state corporations pay no corporate income taxes in New Mexico.

This is false: out-of-state corporations and their subsidiaries pay more than 90 percent of New Mexico corporate income tax revenues. 

Second, it has been said that New Mexico collects less than other states in corporate income taxes because Read More

Money IQ: Why Do I Need Title Insurance?

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Money IQ
By Kristopher Alvarado

Why Do I Need Title Insurance?

There is a common question asked of almost every mortgage lender, whether it be a purchase or a refinance.

That question is: “why do I need Title Insurance?” To answer that question you first need to understand what title insurance is.

Title insurance is an insurance policy or contract issued by a title company to protect the owner as well as the lender against a loss that may arise by reason of a defect in the ownership interest in real property.

In addition, the title insurance company agrees to defend you or the lender in court if there

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Food on the Hill: Acai Bowl

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“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
 
 
This week’s recipe:
 
 Acai Bowl
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com

1 package of Acai packs (4 in one package, enough for 2 people), you can buy them at Whole Foods or maybe the Co-op
13 ice cubes
either a blender that can crush ice or a snow cone maker
1 single serving of apple juice
1/3 cup sugar
honey
2/3 cup of coconut
2/3 cup of granola
any kind of berries that you want
1 1/2 bananas
 
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
 
Mix together and heat the sugar and apple juice until the sugar is dissolved, then COOL in
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Column: The Hogwarts School of Management – Powers!

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Column By Elena Yang

Part 1

I often find that good novel writers seem to have the innate ability to grasp complex aspects of human nature and render them in intricate and frequently gripping storytelling. 

Whereas social scientists, having spent much money and time conducting research (novel writers do research as well, albeit in much less sterile conditions), sifting through and analyzing mounds of data, participating in debates and discussions, then produce these dry-dry-dry research papers. 

Of course, it is not fair to compare two completely different genres, but it does Read More