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Firewood Season Is Here … Get Your Money’s Worth

This is what a true cord of wood looks like. Courtesy/Pat Kestell

By PAT KESTELL
Los Alamos

It is that time of year that the weather cools down and the pickups with firewood begin making their way to various parking lots.

As one who heats significantly with wood I would just like to remind folks that they should be sure to get their money’s worth.

Above is a picture of a true cord of wood. Throughout the years I have had vendors assure me that their trucks, filled only to the top of the bed was a full cord. This is simply not the case.

A cord is a true standard of measurement which is 4’x4’x8’ or 128 Read More

House Dist. 43 Candidates Share Their Backgrounds And Ideas At Recent League Of Women Voter Forum

Democratic candidate for House Dist. 43 Christine Chandler, left, speaks to the audience as Republican candidate Lisa Shin prepares for her turn Wednesday evening  at the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum at UNM-Los Alamos. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
An overflow crowd turned out for the League Forum and listened to candidates for House Dist. 43, sheriff and Magistrate and Municipal judge share their views. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
 
By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

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Pajarito Conservation Alliance Interviews Helen Milenski

Helen Milenski
 
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Pajarito Conservation Alliance interview of Helen Milenski (L), candidate for Los Alamos County Council:
 
PCA: What do you believe makes Los Alamos County special?
 
Milenski: We were a manufactured community to begin with. Our history goes back to a specific point more recent than a lot of towns that you might find of the same size or the same feel.
 
If you go to the Midwest or the East Coast, they have roots that go way back. Ours go back to about the ’40s. You can trickle a little bit back into the boys’ ranch, and then the Native American history
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Scenes From A Taste Of Knowledge

The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation held its annual major fundraiser ‘A Taste of Knowledge’ Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Pig + Fig Café in White Rock. This year’s event broke all previous records and Executive Director Laura Loy shared her appreciation to all who attended. ‘On behalf of the Board of Directors of the LAPS Foundation, I would like to extend a huge THANK YOU for supporting our Taste of Knowledge,’ Loy said. ‘Thanks to you and your incredible generosity, the Foundation raised $42,000 for our schools! You have helped to make a difference for our teachers, staff and students, and we thank

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Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a holiday which celebrates the Indigenous peoples of America.

Los Alamos Public Schools calendar listing for today states: No school – Indigenous Peoples’ Day and San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James Mountain commends that acknowledgment by LAPS.

“I would like to recognize and commend the Los Alamos Public Schools for their forward thought and courage to establish today as Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” Mountain said. “Indigenous Peoples’ Day has become a strong semblance of progressive thought Read More