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Daily Postcard: Valles Caldera Eruption Experience Today

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The Valles Caldera Eruption Experience happens for 15 minutes, every hour on the half-hour today, Dec. 31. The show lasts approximately 3 minutes. Visitors are encouraged to stay afterwards and interact with the Volcano Discovery Center exhibit. Courtesy/VCNP

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The community is invited to experience an immersive simulation of the Valles Caldera eruption today at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.

Every hour on the half-hour during this event, the Volcano Discovery Center “erupts” with a multisensory exhibit experience Read More

Posts From The Road: 2025 Year In Review Part 1

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Coastal Landscape: A view of the coastline, Highway 1, and the iconic Bixby Bridge is seen from a viewpoint about a dozen miles south of Carmel, Calif. and a short distance from the bridge. The late afternoon sunlight gives the scene a warm glow as the sun sets. The west coast provides many scenic views but images including Bixby Bridge have become iconic views. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

McWay Falls: McWay Falls can be seen when traveling California Highway 1 through Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. We enjoyed exploring the Big Sur coastline with its many popular scenic locations. Read More

Fr. Glenn: Making A Home

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and will continue to have a blessed Christmas season. The coming new year, too, inspires within us new hopes and aspirations, and we know how much those good anticipations rely on the health of our relationships with one another—especially with family.

So, it’s quite apropos in multiple ways that, on the Sunday after Christmas and after celebration of the remembrance of Jesus’ birth, Catholics celebrate the feast of the Holy Family and invited to look not so much at angels or miracles, but at a home. A family. That of Jesus, Mary and Read More

Tour ‘Palace Through Time’ Exhibit At NM History Museum

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NMHM News:

The community is invited to join a fast-paced, story-rich tour of the exhibit “Palace Through Time” at the New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) and see how the Palace of the Governors has been rebuilt, repurposed, and reimagined since 1610.

What: Museum educator Neil Dodge will lead a tour of the History Museum’s “Palace Through Time” exhibition during Palace Avenue First Friday Art Walk. Drop in between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, to learn more about the Palace as a structure, site, setting, and symbol.

The tour shows how public places carry layered meanings and why careful interpretation Read More

New Mexico History Museum Names Maria Sanchez-Tucker Deputy Director

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Maria Sanchez-Tucker

NMHM News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico History Museum (NMHM) has named Maria Sanchez-Tucker deputy director, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in museums, libraries and public service organizations to the institution.

Sanchez-Tucker most recently served as director of the City of Santa Fe’s Community Services Department, where she oversaw public libraries, senior services, recreation and youth programs. The department includes three library branches, multiple recreational facilities, senior centers and youth programs, with more than 300 Read More

U.S. Department Of Energy: Savannah River Site Has Achieved Major Milestone In Radioactive Waste Processing

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Salt Waste Processing Facility, left, and Defense Waste Processing Facility at Savannah River Site. Courtesy/EM

EM News:

AIKEN, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced the successful completion of major optimizations across the Savannah River Site’s (SRS) liquid waste treatment system, dramatically accelerating the processing rate of radioactive tank waste and supporting America’s energy and national security goals.

Recent facility optimizations at both the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) and Defense Waste Processing Read More

Update On Oppenheimer House For Dec. 22, 2025

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Dec. 1, 2025, a 20-inch crawl space in the living room of the Oppenheimer House is completed. Courtesy/LAHS

Dec. 3, 2025, dirt from the crawl space in the Oppenheimer House being taken off site. Courtesy/LAHS

LAHS News:

With the completion of the first section of demolition, the creation of a 20-inch crawl space in the living room, and the Holidays, the Oppenheimer House renovation project has entered into a brief pause.

During this time, the Los Alamos Historical Society’s (LAHS) team of experts has carefully evaluated the newly exposed conditions and developed a detailed plan for the next Read More

Daily Postcard: Solstice Walk Today At Bandelier

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Daily Postcard: A ranger-led solstice walk begins at 7 a.m. today at the Visitor Center at Bandelier National Monument. A park ranger will lead attendees on a half-mile guided walk to watch the sunrise in alignment with the entrance of Tyuonyi Pueblo. Be sure to dress in plenty of layers as early mornings in Frijoles Canyon can be quite chilly. The solstice walk is free, but standard park entrance fees still apply. Courtesy/BNM Read More

Fr. Glenn: Enemies Of Peace

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Ah, ‘tis Christmas time. This is when so many of us long for a bit of peace in our lives after a long year of work or study, looking to the new year and all the renewed aspirations that it can bring. Remembering the birth of Jesus millennia ago, we remember his appellation in Isaiah as being the “Prince of Peace” … He destined to bring eternal peace to us. But … peace in our day remains elusive—peace among nations, peace in personal relations, and even peace within ourselves. Hmmm … how to address these—at least the latter if we cannot have great influence on the former? For, as mentioned Read More