Chris Clark

Cinema Cindy Reviews ‘The Big Short’

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By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“The Big Short” could be the most important film of 2015. It exposes the risky financial under-girdings of our capitalist system where the key players, big banks, are expected to play by the rules and don’t.
 
Greed is the central motivator and some level of gambling is inherent. Yet our nation is dependent on this corrupt system.
 
The film dramatizes the 2005-2007 events leading up to the burst of the housing bubble. We lived through the foreclosures and the bank losses, the market failures and government bailouts. But do we really understand
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National School Choice Week Raising Awareness

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE–– National School Choice Week is underway in New Mexico and across the country. There are 126 events planned in the Land of Enchantment to raise awareness about K-12 school choice, and 16,140 events nationwide. 

The events in New Mexico, which are independently planned and independently funded, include everything from information sessions and open houses at schools to rallies, policy discussions, and movie screenings organized by community groups. On Thursday, Jan. 28, hundreds of supporters will rally for school choice at the capitol.

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Letter To The Editor: Dumb

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By ROY M. MOORE
Los Alamos
 
I’ve never seen the movie Dumb and Dumber, but when I saw Sara the ImPaler and McDonald T Rump touting that God and guns go together, all I could think of was dumb and dumber.
 
The problem is, I’m not sure who is dumb and who is dumber. Can anyone imagine Jesus with an M-16? What is wrong with our society that we appreciate the worst of humanity? Why isn’t there a smart and smarter? Why does Albuquerque worship Breaking Bad? Why wouldn’t they want to be known as Going Good? How is it that hatred of all things different is pushing Mr. T Rump to
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Los Alamos Big Band Community Dance/Concert Feb. 5

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LABB News:
 
The Los Alamos Big Band will host a free dance/concert to the community 7-9 p.m., Friday, Feb. 5 at Fuller Lodge to thank the community for its many years of support.
The event includes big band music of the 40’s featuring many vocals and solos from the band members. While there is no cost, donations are welcome to pay for the event space. 
 
The History of the Los Alamos Big Band

The Los Alamos Big Band is a 16-instrument 1940s Glenn Miller-style swing band. 

Music was very important to the scientists, engineers, support staff, military and families

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Café Scientifique Launching Two-Part Series About Mars

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TSCN News:
 
Café Scientifique, New Mexico’s portion of the Teen Science Café Network, is gearing up for a two-part series of cafés about Mars.
 
The first café is 7 p.m., Feb. 2 at the YMCA Teen Center in Los Alamos. The second café is 7 p.m., Feb. 23 in Taos at the Mural Room of the old county courthouse and will be presented on Human Landing sites on Mars.
 
Suzi Montaño and Steve Johnstone from Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Space Data Science and Systems Group (ISR-3) work on the Curiosity rover ChemCam team, and will present
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Los Alamos Police Blotter Jan. 20 To Jan. 26, 2016

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LAPD News:
 
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
 
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them.
 
 
NATHAN MANN
 
Jan. 20 at 3:45 p.m. / Police arrested Nathan Mann, 51, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on charge of burglary from a dwelling house.
 
Jan. 20 at 12 p.m. / A 19-year-old Los Alamos man reported that someone burglarized his vehicle in Central Park Square.
 
 
 
 
 
 
KILEE LANDON
 
Jan. 21 at 12:36
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Legislation To Give Judges Full Picture Of Criminal Histories Passes House

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― A bill that will give judges access to the full criminal histories of violent offenders passed the House Regulatory and Public Affairs Committee by a 7-0 vote.
 
House Bill 72, also called Jaydon’s Law, is sponsored by Reps. Nate Gentry and Paul Pacheco.
 
“Currently, judges don’t have access to a complete view a criminal defendants violent criminal history,” Gentry said. “This bill will give them the information they need to make fully informed sentencing and pre-trial decisions.”
 
Current law prohibits judges from considering
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SFCC: ‘Muslims In The West – A Conversation’ Feb. 3

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SFCC News:
 
The public is invited to a panel discussion and conversation on Muslims in the West.
 
Since the attacks in Paris, there has been a three-fold rise in hate crimes against Muslims. The SFCC President’s Diversity Advisory Committee presents an evening of conversation to help educate the community about hate crimes, Islam and the Muslim faith to increase awareness, present alternative observations and dispel negative misconceptions.
 
Learn about Islam, Muslims, the rights of Muslim women, and more. Participants will be asked
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