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Democrat Lawrence Rael Files Candidacy for Governor

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Lawrence Rael officially files candidacy for Governor. Courtesy/Rael Campaign

ELECTION News:

Lawrence Rael has filed with the Secretary of State’s Office to become a Democratic candidate for governor of New Mexico.

“Growing up in a tiny town in Northern New Mexico, in the kind of poverty too many of New Mexico’s children are battling—few would have imagined that I would be here today,” Rael said. “Before I believed in myself, I was surrounded by a community that believed in me. That’s why I believe we can be a global leader in renewable energy. I believe we can work together Read More

SFI Seminar: Celestial Events, Conceptual Metaphors and Myth

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W. Bruce Masse

SFI News:

3:30 p.m. • Tuesday, Feb. 18 • Collins Conference Room • 1399 Hyde Park Road • Santa Fe

W. Bruce Masse will discuss Celestial Events, Conceptual Metaphors and Myth: 
Their Role in the Development of Human Cognition at this week’s SFI Seminar.

Abstract: This talk examines the possibility that the celestial heavens in general, and specifically celestial events, were critical to the development of major cognitive constructs within past human societies including religion, cosmology and the specification of emblems of social and political power.

To explore Read More

Girl Scout Cookies Delivered in Los Alamos this Week

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GIRL SCOUT News:

One of the most common questions that Girl Scouts get throughout the year is, “Is it Girl Scout Cookie time?” Well, now it really is Girl Scout Cookie time. At noon, Wednesday, Feb. 19, Girl Scout troops from Los Alamos will come to Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2390 North Road, to pick up their cookies for delivery.

In the cookie sale, girls learn about goal setting, money management, marketing, business ethics and people skills. Buying Girl Scout Cookies is about more than just handing over money for a box. It’s about the skills a girl gains from interacting Read More

Bills Improving Transparency of Legislature Clear First Hurdle

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Rep. Jeff Steinborn

LEGISLATIVE News:

Bills Would Require Webcasting of Interim Committees and Archiving of Session Webcasts

SANTA FE—Two pieces of legislation that would increase the accessibility and transparency of the New Mexico Legislature passed unanimously in the House Appropriations and Finance Committee last night. 

House Resolution 2 (HR2), sponsored by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Doña Ana, would require that all webcasts of committee meetings and floor proceedings during the legislative session be archived. Currently, session webcasts can only be watched live which Read More

Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Meets Feb. 21

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LANL News:

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities regular business meeting is 9-11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Espanola City Council Chambers, 105 Paseo de Oñate.

The Regional Coalition is comprised of eight cities and counties surrounding the Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory. Founded in 2011, the Regional Coalition works in partnership to ensure national decisions incorporate local needs and concerns.

The organization’s focus is environmental remediation, regional economic development and site employment and adequate funding for LANL. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Action for Solar Energy Needed

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By RILEY MONTGOMERY
Albuquerque

Do you want your children or future grandchildren growing up in Coal-buquerque, New Mexico? As a New Mexico native, I know first-hand that New Mexico is one of the sunniest states in the U.S. – in fact, New Mexico has 300 sunny days a year.

The solar industry has increased its job growth by 19.9 percent by providing more than 23,000 jobs since September 2012; that is more than 10 times the national employment growth rate, which increased a measly 1.9 percent. The increase in solar power jobs makes New Mexicans rely less on fossil fuels.

This comes as good news Read More

NMC Gives UNM Large Scale Computer System for Science and Engineering Research

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CARC Systems Group staff members Susan Wilson and Ben Archuleta assist in unloading the second shipment of  supercomputer equipment sent from the NMC to UNM. Courtesy/NMC

NMC News:

The New Mexico Consortium (NMC), one of the largest technology-based businesses in Los Alamos County, has repurposed a supercomputer cluster by giving it to one of its partners, the University of New Mexico (UNM.) The 120-node/960 core, AMD/Infiniband-based system will be housed at the UNM supercomputer center, the Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC), and made available for parallel research Read More

Udall, Heinrich Urge USDA to Move Quickly on Disaster Aid to Livestock Producers

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U.S. SENATE News:

  • Farm Bill provision would ensure new and retroactive aid for ranchers who have had to cut back their herds during N.M. drought

WASHINGTON–U.S. Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that they have sent a bipartisan letter signed by a coalition of senators to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, encouraging the USDA to expedite the implementation of the livestock disaster programs reauthorized in the 2014 Farm Bill.
 
The Farm Bill’s disaster assistance programs are critical for New Mexico’s livestock producers, who have had Read More

Change in University Regent Selection Process Heads to the House Floor

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STATE News:

  • Constitutional Amendment Would Allow Voters to Establish Nominating Committees to Recommend Candidates

SANTA FE—New Mexicans are one step closer to deciding how regents of New Mexico’s state universities are picked. House Joint Resolution (HJR) 7, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-35, is headed to the floor of the House after getting a Do Pass in the House Voters and Elections Committee. HJR 7 would create a constitutional amendment allowing voters to establish nominating committees to recommend qualified regent candidates to the Governor for consideration.

Currently, Read More

Letter to the Editor: Aspen Ridge a Great Place to Call Home

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By ROBERT (BOB) ELLIOTT

I think until you have lived or worked in an area for a while you cannot truly know the quality of what it has to offer. I have lived at Aspen Ridge Lodge in Los Alamos for eight months. In that entire time, I have experienced only wonderful care and observed great professionalism by all of their staff at all levels: management, dining staff, custodial staff, nursing and care staff, activities staff and transportation staff. I have never once observed or experienced the slightest bit of negative attitude, neglect, or mistreatment by any member of the staff toward anyone, regardless Read More