Opinion

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

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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

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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

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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
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Lynne: My Sincere Thanks To The Los Alamos Community

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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’

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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

Melanee Hand Says Thank You Los Alamos!

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By MELANEE HAND 
Candidate for Re-election
Los Alamos County Council 

I’m deeply honored by the trust our community has placed in me as the votes were tallied from our primary election for four County Councilor seats. This victory belongs to everyone who believes in practical solutions, improved regional relations, and a strong future for Los Alamos County.

To my supporters, volunteers, friends, and family — thank you for your energy, your conversations, and your belief in this work. And to those who did not support me, I want you to know I am here to continue serving you as well.

I also want to thank Read More

McCrory Endorses Katherine Clark For Secretary Of State

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By Tom McCrory
Los Alamos

Democratic voters in New Mexico are blessed with an abundance of well qualified candidates for federal, state and local conditions. However, we are especially fortunate to have Katharine Clark running for New Mexico Secretary of State.

In her time as Santa Fe County Clerk, Katharine has revolutionized that office for the better. She has worked tirelessly to expand access to the ballot box, run trusted elections, oppose the influence of dark money, and defend democracy.
I know that as Secretary of State, Katharine will bring those qualities to the benefit of all New
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Altherr Endorses Melanee Hand & David Hampton

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By MICHAEL R. ALTHERR, Ph.D.
Los Alamos

If you have not yet voted and plan to vote in person in the Democratic Primary for County Council, let me offer something to think about. I have had the opportunity to work directly with two of the candidates for the Democratic nomination for Council. Both Melanee Hand and David Hampton are the kind of individuals that I want working for me on the Council.

They are true public servants. Melanee and I served together on the Los Alamos Mountaineers Board. More recently, Melanee was the Council liaison to the Transportation Board where I served for four years. From Read More

Op-Ed: The Facts About Project Jupiter’s Water Usage

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By JULIA ROBIN
Head of Infrastructure Planning and Sourcing
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

In southern New Mexico, water is a precious resource that touches everything. It touches families and businesses. It touches agriculture and the food we eat. It touches public health and safety.

And ultimately, it touches the region’s long-term future. We take our responsibility to preserve water very seriously, so we want to help clarify and correct the record about the Project Jupiter’s water use. We updated the project’s power design last month and want to give residents of Doña Ana County the most Read More

Storey Endorses Katharine E. Clark For Secretary of State 

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By AMY STOREY
Los Alamos

Katharine E. Clark (D) is the only candidate in this Secretary of State primary who has sued Donald Trump over election interference.

A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley in Cognitive Neuroscience and Moral Psychology and an MBA in Strategic Management and Public Policy, Clark combines academic rigor with real-world executive experience.

As County Clerk for Santa Fe, she has modernized one of New Mexico’s most complex election jurisdictions, and earned national recognition many times for election administration, and built a reputation Read More