Politics

Teachers Union to Host Candidate Forum Sept. 25

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LAFSE News:

The public is invited to attend a House District 43 Candidate Forum 4:30-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25 in the Los Alamos High School Speech Theater.

Republican candidate Jim Hall, appointed incumbent, and Democrat Stephanie Garcia Richard will participate in the event, which is sponsored by President Ellen Mills and Vice President Ryan Ross of the Los Alamos Federation of School Employees.

The forum is structured to provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions and learn where the candidates stand on the issues.

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Letter to the Editor: Ashley Pond Park Really Should Go Forward

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By Kristin Henderson
Candidate for Los Alamos County Council

Since I am running for a seat on the County Council, I would like to clarify my position about projects that have already gone through the community vetting process and been approved by Council, as my attendance at a recent Ashley Pond project meeting was noted in a recent front page article in the Monitor.

I am in favor of moving forward with projects that have already had public input and then are approved by Council. That includes this one.

The meeting I attended was about the Ashley Pond project, which includes improving ADA access, Read More

Letter to the Editor: Approve Trinity Site Lease Agreement

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By Kristin Henderson
Candidate for Los Alamos County Council
 
I am writing in regard to the Trinity Site Redevelopment project. I am strongly in favor of our County Council agreeing to the assignment of the lease from NADG to Smith’s.
 
And as opposed to Mr. (Robert) Gibson’s opinion published in Thursday’s Los Alamos Daily Post, I do not think this is the time to, once again, re-think this project. Fifteen years is enough and it’s time to keep moving forward.
 
First, the fundamentals of this project have not changed since the lease with NADG was signed.
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Heather Wilson Shares Health Care Views at LAMC Meeting

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By Bonnie J. Gordon

In a question and answer format, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Heather Wilson exchanged ideas with a group of medical professionals and other members of the public on the topic of health care during a meeting at Los Alamos Medical Center Wednesday.

“I think the Health Care Act was a mistake and should be repealed,” Wilson said speaking of The Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, signed by President Obama in March 2010.

Wilson said the Act would cause a number of ill effects on health care, including increases in the cost of health insurance.

Many small Read More

Letter to the Editor: NEDO: Good Investment But More is Needed…

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NEDO: A Good Investment in our Future But We Need to do More to Make it Pay Off

By Stephanie Garcia Richard
Democratic Candidate for NM House District 43
Los Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties

Yesterday Los Alamos County hosted a significant event that many consider New Mexico’s entrance into the future of energy production for the nation.

That event was a ribbon cutting for the “smart house” demonstration project integrating photo voltaic energy production, battery storage, and computer controlled distribution and use.

The project team included a consortium Read More

Letter to the Editor: From Weapons to Power Plant Fuel

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From Weapons to Power Plant Fuel
 
By James (Jim) W. Hall
District 43 State Representative and Republican candidate
Los Alamos, Sandoval and Santa Fe Counties

For several weeks, citizens in New Mexico have had the opportunity to comment on a Department of Energy plan that would take plutonium from decommissioned U.S. nuclear weapons and convert it to material that would generate electricity in nuclear reactors.

A key element of this plan would take place at the world’s most capable and secure facility for plutonium, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Scientists at Los Alamos have been proving Read More

Rep. Jim Hall Lectures at UNM-Los Alamos

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 UNM-LA guest lecturer Dist. 43 House Rep. Jim Hall presented to County Councilor Mike WIsmer’s American Politics Class Monday night, an overview of the 2012 Legislative Session focusing on basic state finances, the legislative budget process and outcomes and a lecture describing the recent redistricting process. See presentations at jimhallnm43.com. Photo by Mandy Marksteiner  Read More

Rep. Ben Ray Luján Visits Local Democratic Party

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By Greg Kendall

Gathering Saturday at the Democratic Headquarters, 140 Central Park Square, from left, New Mexico House Dist. 43 Democratic candidate Stephanie Richard, Los Alamos County Council candidates Michael Redondo and Pete Sheehey, U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján and Democratic Party of Los Alamos County Co-chairs Robyn Schultz and Mike Wheeler. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

By Greg Kendall

 

On Saturday, after attending the Next Big Idea Festival in downtown Los Alamos, Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., spoke to a group gathered at the Los Alamos Democratic Headquarters, 140 Read More

Campaign Manager Stands in for Byrd

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Byrd Campaign Manager Rey Herrera. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

By Greg Kendall

GOP Dist. 3 Congressional candidate Jefferson Byrd was unable to attend Saturday’s grand opening celebration of the Republican Party of Los Alamos Headquarters, 1362 D-1 Trinity Dr.

Standing in for Byrd, his Campaign Manager Rey Herrera spoke with the Los Alamos Daily Post about his candidate’s hopes for beating Democratic incumbent Rep. Ben Ray Luján.

Herrera said that the big issues are easily seen in comparing Congressional Districts 2 and 3.

“We don’t have to go very far Read More

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