Opinion

Fuselier: A Needed Change

by

By BOB FUSELIER 
Los Alamos 

How can someone point out to another a concern about the other’s beliefs without creating conflict or animosity? What if that problem involves politics?

I think most would agree that critiquing someone’s political views is really asking for trouble. I’m also willing to guess that many of you readers are wondering at this point if it’s your political view that I’m fixing to call into question.

Our species has struggled with a man-made conflict throughout our history, one that is set as two opposing realities for regulating society but, in reality, is simply a continuum Read More

County Invites Community To Public Meeting On Proposed Single-use Plastic Carryout Bag Ban Ordinance Thursday

by

Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County is exploring a proposed ordinance to reduce the use of single-use plastic carryout bags, and would like to hear thoughts on this issue from the community.

The County Environmental Sustainability Board is holding a public meeting to discuss the proposed single-use plastic carryout bag ordinance and the community is invited to attend and provide input.

The meeting is 5:30-8 p.m., Thursday, July 16 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave.

To read the draft ordinance and learn about other ways to participate, click here.

Read More

Op-Ed: Presbyterian Medicare Advantage Exit Will Force New Mexico Beneficiaries To Reassess Their Coverage Options

by

By BEVERLY NEAL-CLINTON
New Mexico-based Medicare advisor and healthcare advocate 

Presbyterian’s decision to end most of its Medicare Advantage offerings in 2027 will leave thousands of New Mexico beneficiaries facing major disruptions in their health coverage, provider access, and out-of-pocket costs.

For many seniors and people with disabilities, this change will not simply mean choosing a new insurance card; it will mean reevaluating how they protect their doctors, prescriptions, and financial stability.

According to recent reporting, Presbyterian will stop covering about Read More

Fusion Industry Association To Host Inaugural Fusion Supply Chain Trade Show In Santa Fe June 23-24

by

By ANDREW HOLLAND
Chief Executive Officer
Fusion Industry Association

Commercial fusion energy is no longer a line on the horizon, with a timeline that stretches to the theoretical. It is now an emerging, multi-billion-dollar global industry transitioning from laboratory experiments to commercial reality – at a pace that will bring this clean, safe, sustainable energy to market soon. Fusion, when fully operational with power plants across the country, will provide unlimited carbon-free, affordable energy that can meet ever-increasing energy demands; and can be built in New Read More

Hurford: What Other States Can Learn From New Mexico’s Bet On Literacy

by

By DAVID P. HURFORD Ph.D.
Executive Director
Center for READing, Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, Kansas

For too long, New Mexico’s students – especially Native American, Hispanic and low-income kids – were denied foundational literacy skills that open doors to lifelong opportunity.

A sustained, science-based investment is starting to change that.

Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and New Mexico education leaders have made literacy a statewide priority since her term began in 2019. Over the past six years, New Mexico has invested more than $250 million in literacy initiatives, Read More

Op-Ed: One Million Metric Tons—What It Took And Why It Matters

by

By AMANDA HEHR
COO
Kathairos Solutions

On May 30, Kathairos Solutions crossed a milestone we have been working toward since the company was founded: one million metric tons of CO2 equivalent eliminated through our nitrogen venting elimination systems. I wanted to take a moment to explain what that number means, how we got here, and why we think it matters beyond our own balance sheet.

Methane venting during oil and gas operations is one of the more tractable emissions challenges in the energy sector. It is not a problem that requires shutting in production or waiting on breakthrough technology. Read More

Interior Department Begins Nationwide Review Of Rock Climbing And Wilderness Study Area Management Policies

by

DOI News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced a 60-day public comment period on proposed recreational climbing guidance and potential updates to wilderness study area management policies for lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.   

The Department is seeking public input on two important efforts:

  • First, establishing a consistent approach to recreational rock climbing management across designated wilderness areas; and
  • Second, evaluating whether existing wilderness study areas and
Read More

Lynne: My Sincere Thanks To The Los Alamos Community

by

By STEVEN LYNNE
Candidate for County Council

Dear Los Alamos Community,

I wanted to extend my sincere thanks to the entire Los Alamos community. I recently returned from a week in Florida with my wife and daughters for our family reunion. As we watched the primary election results together, I found myself thinking about home and how much this community feels like a family to me. I deeply appreciate your support.

After 28 years of working for the county, including the last three as County Manager, and collaborating with many councils and councilors, this is my first time running for elected office. Read More

Op-Ed: ‘County Shows It Doesn’t Give A Flock About Surveilling Citizens’

by

By JAMES RICKMAN
Los Alamos

Perhaps I should feel grateful that County leaders dispatched their official Spin Doctor to reply to my letter about the emergence of a network of Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs) in our community (link). But outside of Mr. Krueger’s “Trust Us, We’re the Government” response, the County continues to sidestep the issue of why the cameras were installed in the first place.

Is Los Alamos facing some kind of underlying existential threat that necessitates its citizens giving up some of their liberties to gain a little more security?

The way the County tells it, Read More