Lifestyles

Robinson: A Better Way To Run A Railroad

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

There’s nothing like a road trip to make you appreciate another mode of transportation – trains. They keep motorists company along many a New Mexico highway. Before we left the federal Department of Transportation unveiled a new railroad rule, so I was paying more attention to trains.

On April 2 DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration began requiring trains to have at least two crew members. The feds cited “troubling trends that point toward a need for heightened caution and awareness in railroad safety”.

The number of human-caused Read More

Hampton: April 4 Transportation Board Meeting Update

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By DAVID HAMPTON
Chair
Los Alamos Transportation Board

At our last Transportation Board meeting, April 4, 2024, we received a presentation from Member Karen Edwards on the inclusion of blind and low-vision customers in public transportation. She challenged us to consider special transportation difficulties these individuals may experience and to take them into consideration in planning and operating our public transit system.

May 16 will be the annual Bike-to-Work Day (note the date change). If you are interested in helping with this event, including planning, please email Louise Romero Read More

Posts From The Road: Eclipse Over Buchanan Lake In Texas

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Early Eclipse: A few minutes after the beginning of the partial eclipse it was obvious that the eclipse was in progress. Some high clouds were obstructing this view but the eclipse was easily seen. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Clearing Skies: A short time following the first photo above, the skies cleared making the eclipse easier to see. The clouds continued to come and go but did not become heavy enough to block the view until after the period of totality. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

A miracle of nature occurred this week with Read More

Fr. Glenn: Who Among Us Is Greatest?

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Hmmm … so many videos nowadays of people shoplifting, stealing, attacking the weak, etc. Now we have to wait for the clerk to come open the case even for a can of $1 shaving cream! But, if they’re locking it up, that means people are stealing it. Sigh. No wonder Amazon stock keeps going up; at least with them you don’t have to go through the hassle (and often the danger, in larger cities) of going shopping, waiting for clerks to unlock, broken carts, etc.

One wonders where the sense of honor has gone, much less the simple sense of right and wrong and respect for property. Of course there Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of April 14, 2024

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects:

Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. 

Rose Street Reconstruction Project

Los Alamos County Public Works Division is under contract with Read More

All Shall Be Well: Longing For Home

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All Shall Be Well
Guest Column by
Chuck McCullough

We drove for seemingly endless miles through the verdant countryside, a couple of small boxes containing the ashes of mom and dad carefully nestled in the trunk of the car. Our destination was the old cemetery, located not far from where we had grown up, where generations of our family lay in quiet repose. Our parents had chosen this resting place years ago.

As I stepped out of the air-conditioned minivan that late summer morning, my senses were Read More

Honor Flight Of Northern New Mexico Invites World War II & Korean War Veterans To Washington, D.C. In June

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HONOR FLIGHT News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is inviting more World War II and Korean War veterans to take a free trip to Washington, D.C. in June.

Deadline to sign up for the trip is Sunday, April 21. The trip is free to veterans and allows them to reflect upon their own memorial as well as others. This year’s trip will take place Wednesday, June 19 through Friday, June 21.

Interested veterans should fill out an application at honorflightnorthernnm.org or call 505.835.1993.

About Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico

Honor Flight of Northern New Mexico is a 501-c3 organization Read More

Los Alamos Golf Course Pole And Netting Project Scheduled To Begin Week Of April 15

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Los Alamos County Golf Course, Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Judge Netting Mountain West will begin the Golf Course Pole and Netting Project the week of April 15, pending weather conditions.

This project is scheduled to be completed by early June.

Traffic Impact:

Heavy equipment will be introduced to the site in the first week of the project and remain there until the project is complete. Flaggers will be present to help guide motorists during this transition. Pedestrians on sidewalks will not be affected. Pedestrians who walk the golf course and golfers are asked to avoid the work area and Read More

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