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Councilor Hosts Booth at County Fair Aug. 9

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COUNTY NEWS:

Saturday, Aug. 9, members of the public are encouraged to stop by the Los Alamos County Council’s booth at the County Fair and visit with Councilors and County staff about a variety of projects, topics and areas of interest, including pro-code enforcement, property maintenance, and the comprehensive planning efforts getting underway.

Members of the White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee will be on hand to update the public on current White Rock projects.

Representatives from Los Alamos Airport will have information about commercial air service Read More

NMCD Blood Drive Draws Donors From Across State

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An officer participates in the statewide blood drive. Courtesy/NMCD

NMCD News:

The New Mexico Corrections Department, after hearing about a very serious wreck involving a State Police officer, spearheaded a campaign to raise awareness and ENDWI. Wednesday marked the first annual blood drive to ENDWI, with great results.

Thanks to statewide participation from partners in law enforcement, including the New Mexico Sheriff’s Association, New Mexico State Police, Albuquerque Fire Department, 2nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, United Blood Services and Target, the drive will benefit Read More

OBITUARY: Walton P. Ellis July 30, 2014

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WALTON P. ELLIS July 30, 2014

Walton P. Ellis, PhD, 82, a resident of Los Alamos, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 after a courageous fight with Leukemia. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Lou (Grove) Ellis; parents, Dan and Alpha Ellis; brothers, Joe and Oris Ellis and nephew, Jim Ellis.

Walt graduated with a Bachelors in Chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. He was awarded his PhD in Chemistry by the University of Chicago in 1957. He and Martha Lou married on November 4, 1956 and moved to Los Alamos in July of 1957 to start their lives together. Walt was a research Read More

Letter to the Editor: Smith’s Pricing Issues

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By SUSAN KESTELL
White Rock
 
I would like to encourage the residents of White Rock to give feedback to Smith’s Food and Drugs about the issue of prices not being the same at both of our Smith’s stores.
 
The sale ad that comes in the mail to ALL residents of Los Alamos (including White Rock) are only good at the Smith’s Marketplace. I have spoken with the customer service department and they recommend that we write letters and emails requesting that the prices of items available at both stores be the same.
 
Right now the sale prices are not the same and White Rock residents are not mailed
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Strother is Top Predictor and Female Finisher Again

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Runners in Tuesday’s race. Courtesy/ACRR

ACRR News:

Nikol Strother repeated her achievement of three weeks ago by being the top predictor of once second off her predicted time and being the top female finisher in the three-mile race with a time of 19:41 at Pinon (Rocket) Park in White Rock. 

Ted Romero followed suit by being the next best predictor with a five second differential and recording a 19:27 for best three-mile finisher.

Other top predictors were Roy Cope at six seconds off, Heather Hughes with a 19 second difference, and Duane Marr recording a 21 second differential. Tad Read More

School Grades Show New Mexico on Path to Improvement

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STATE News:

There are several take-aways from the latest round of the New Mexico Public Education Department’s school grading.

One is that more schools earned A’s and B’s, and another is that more schools earned D’s and F’s.

However, the most important is that more students are improving. Instead of shooting for a No Child Left Behind level of proficiency that’s unattainable to students who are grade levels behind, New Mexico’s A-F system triple-weights credit for getting the most academically challenged students closer to where they should be – and get them there many New Mexico teachers Read More

Udall Disappointed in Filibuster of Bill to Protect New Mexico Jobs

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Sen. Tom Udall

U.S. SENATE News:

U.S. Sen. Tom Udall issued the following statement after Republicans blocked the Bring Jobs Home Act, which he supported to protect and create jobs in New Mexico and across the nation by offering incentives for companies that insource jobs and eliminating a tax loophole that benefits companies moving offshore: 

“Today, we had an opportunity to do right by workers in New Mexico and across the country by moving forward on legislation to help build up communities and create jobs right here at home. This bill would protect tens of thousands of jobs in New Read More

SFI: The Joy of x … A Guided Tour of Math

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Steven Strogatz, Professor of Applied Mathematics at Cornell University

SFI News:

Steven Strogatz will speak at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the James a Little Theater – 1060 Cerrillos Road.

Abstract: Viewed through the right lens, the universal language of math connects to literature, philosophy, law, medicine, art, business, and even pop culture and current events. It underpins every aspect of our lives, from finding the perfect romantic partner to understanding how Google works.

Yet few of us understand math well enough to appreciate its beauty, prompting world-class mathematician Read More