Chris Clark

Merry Christmas … Think Twice When You Say It! 

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By LEAH LUCK
Los Alamos

“Merry Christmas” – What does it mean? A blessing, a wish to a neighbor or friend. A reminder of Baby Jesus, his birth, the One who came for all on earth. 

Why do we say, “Merry Christmas,” the offer of Peace, Hope and Goodwill? To share the love Christ has given, a love we can’t understand. 

This time of year we stretch out our hand to help, to share with our fellow man Those blessings He so abundantly gives to the ones for whom he died so we can live. 

So, let us wish “Merry Christmas” to all we come across, without fear of rejection, persecution or loss. Our liberty is Read More

Han: Feel The Warmth Of Los Alamos

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By CLIFF HAN
AllerPops founder
Los Alamos

It was around 4 o’clock Sunday, and the sun was hidden behind a gray mass of clouds.

I was visiting AllerPops’ investors in Los Alamos and White Rock and started my visits in the early afternoon to reduce the discomfort on both sides. When I knocked on doors, many people were not home. When they were, I usually greeted them with a simple “Happy Holidays.” Occasionally, surprises came from behind the door. “I can write you a check for you if you come in and wait for a minute,” a gentleman who barely knew me from the last fundraise invited me into his house.

I had knocked Read More

Heinrich Announces Over $87 Million Allocated To New Mexico For Home Energy Rebate Program

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), founder and co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, announced $87,742,040 that will be available to the State of New Mexico and Tribes in the state from the Inflation Reduction Act for consumer home energy rebate programs, enabling communities to make homes more energy efficient, upgrade electric appliances, and cut energy costs.

The new rebate program for electric appliances was established by Sen. Heinrich, mirroring legislation he introduced, the Zero-Emission Homes Act, to provide Read More

Letter To The Editor: Response To ‘You Are What You Eat’

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GANMAPATHYSUBRAMANIAN GOPNATHAN
Los Alamos  

Apropos to the letter to Editor titled “You Are What You Eat” by Mr. Mark Devolder of Los Alamos:

It is high time American industrialists, entrepreneurs and businessmen introspect the present situation where a major chunk of products are ‘dumped’ on American consumer by Chinese despite the resources like land, labor, capital, brains and infrastructure being available in USA itself.

I am from India. And as Devolder points out with the well known ‘Dandi Yatra’ (pilgrimage to Dani… for making local salt by Mahathma Gandhi. Read More

County Shares Results Of Emoji Naming Contest

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Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities announces the results of its emoji naming contest. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

You might recognize the utility emojis used by the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) —there’s a lightbulb (electric), blue flame(gas), droplet (water) and poop (sewer)—but now you can start calling them by their names.

The icons have been officially dubbed Blinky, Toasty, Droppy and Duke!

DPU asked the public to enter its emoji naming contest earlier this month in the hope that giving the little guys monikers might make them even more memorable. Almost 60 citizens Read More

Malizia: Biobot Analytics Response To John Pearson

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BECCA MALIZIA 
Biobot Analytics

I’m the Science Communications Manager for Biobot Analytics.

We came across a recent letter to the editor (Link) on tracking Covid in wastewater that mentioned Biobot, and we have a few comments we’d love to share:

  • Los Alamos County is a participant in the CDC’s NWSS Program. This program is managed by Biobot, but funded by the CDC. Biobot is not receiving funds from Los Alamos County;

  • Our variant data for Los Alamos County shows that the primary variant circulating is BA.5. For context, BF and BQ are subvariants of BA.5, which are included in the overall BA.5 percentage

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Rabbi Shlachter: How Do You Spell Hanukkah (Or Chanukkah Or Chanukah Or …) And What Is It Anyway?

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This year, Hanukkah begins Sunday evening, Dec. 18 and ends Monday night, Dec. 26 Courtesy/Rabbi Jack Shlachter

By RABBI JACK SHLACHTER
Los Alamos Jewish Center

For millennia, the Jewish people have been celebrating a minor holiday which we call Hanukkah (from the Hebrew word meaning dedication) as a way to remember a historic event that occurred in Jerusalem nearly 2200 years ago. Though the Temple in Jerusalem was initially overrun and defiled by a numerically superior Greek/Syrian army following the collapse of the Alexandrian empire, a small band of rebel Jews recaptured the Temple and Read More

Traffic Camera Installation At Trinity Intersection Dec. 8

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County has announced that traffic electricians will be installing new traffic cameras at the intersection of Trinity Drive on the southwest corner of the intersection at Diamond Drive.

Work will begin 8 a.m. and run through 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.

The turn/accel lane leading from west Trinity Drive heading south onto Diamond Drive will be closed. Vehicle traffic will need to make a right turn at the intersection onto Diamond Drive.

Northbound pedestrian traffic (on the west side of Diamond Drive) will need to cross at the crosswalk at West Road at Diamond Drive, and cross Read More