Chris Clark

Udall In Appropriations Subcommittee: VA Must Restore Accountability, Protect Whistleblowers

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― Thursday July 30, during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall continued to press for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve care for New Mexico veterans in the wake of the appointment scheduling scandal and unacceptable delay in processing a backlog of benefit claims.
 
Udall questioned two VA whistleblowers about consequences they suffered after coming forward and the need for a strong VA Inspector General (IG).

Last year, Udall

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Two New Los Alamos Police Officers Take Oath

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Natalee Trujillo raises her right hand and takes the oath of office this morning administered by Magistrate Judge Pat Casados. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

Jay James Eakins raises his right hand during this morning’s swearing in ceremony. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com

 

LAPD News:
 
The Los Alamos Police Department gained to new officers today at a ceremony in the Justice Center.
 
Los Alamos Magistrate Judge Pat Casados administered the oath of office the Natalee Trujillo and Jay James Eakins.
 
Friends, family and fellow officers joined
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Luján And Welch Introduce National Renewable Energy And Efficiency Standard Legislation

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján
 
U.S. CONGRESSIONAL News:
 
Washington, D.C. ― Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) this week introduced legislation that creates a national renewable energy and energy efficiency standard that will reduce carbon emissions and drive the deployment of clean energy resources around the country.
 
“Promoting the use of renewable energy and increased energy efficiency is not only good for our environment, but it is good for our economy and forconsumers,” Luján said. “A number of
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WEB Crew Orientation For Seventh Graders Aug. 11

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LAMS News:
 
Those entering the halls of Los Alamos Middle School as seventh graders this year are invited to a special WEB Crew orientation 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the LAMS gymnasium.
 
The middle school WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) Crew are eighth grade mentors that have trained during the summer to work with incoming students making their transition to middle school successful.
 
“The students that were part of the WEB crew were also able to serve as positive role models to younger students throughout the school year,” Teacher Gutierrez
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Los Alamos County 41st Annual Triathlon Needs Volunteers

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Volunteers ready to work. Courtesy photo
 
TRIATHLON News:
 
As summer begins to wind down, the Los Alamos County Recreation Department is gearing up once again for the 41st Annual Triathlon to be held Saturday, Aug. 15, as well as the 22nd Annual Kids’ Triathlon taking place Sunday, Aug. 16.
 
These amazing events rely heavily on the generous support of community volunteers to guide and support racers along the course.
 
If you are interested in participating as a helper for either of these days, stop by the Walkup Aquatic Center
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$10 Million In Multi-Resort Improvements Unveiled

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SKI News:
 
The largest ski area collective in the Southwest is investing $10 million in mountain improvements for the 2015/2016 ski and snowboard season, including three new quads, more trails, and additional snowmaking infrastructure.

James Coleman, managing partner of Pajarito Mountain in Los Alamos, Purgatory Resort in Durango and Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort near Taos was named a partner Tuesday in Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff, Ariz., and is now the largest ski area operator in the Southwest.

As part of the announcement, Coleman unveiled a

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Letter To The Editor: Rebuttal On Nazi Comparison

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By JACQUELINE KROHN, M.D., MPH
Los Alamos
 
Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood, was a leading voice of eugenics, the belief that the qualities of the human population would be improved by means such as discouraging reproduction by persons having genetic defects or presumed to have inheritable undesirable traits or undesirable race.
 
This philosophy was the basis of Nazi Germany’s racist policies and the extermination of Jews and other peoples.
 
Margaret Sanger wrote in 1939, “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate
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SFI: An Exploration Of Beauty And Madness Aug. 5

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SFI News:
 
A singular conversation between artist James Drake and incoming SFI President David Krakauer will unfold Aug. 5 in Santa Fe in conjunction with the first public reading from SFI Trustee Cormac McCarthy’s new novel The Passenger.
 
During the free event sponsored by the Lannan Foundation, guests will be treated to an exploration of beauty and madness at the intersections of drawing, reading, and counting by Santa Fe luminaries from the arts and sciences.
 
Krakauer, an evolutionary biologist, will
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WR Presbyterian Hosts Rummage & Taco Sale July 25

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Courtesy photo
 
WRPC News:
 
The Service Ministry Committee of White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC) is hosting a rummage sale 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 25. 
 
All proceeds from the sale benefit one of three missions selected by the Committee: Julie’s Helpers Navajo Scholarship Fund, Young Life Camp Scholarships and Operation Christmas Child.
 
Julie’s Helpers Navajo Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to Navajo women who plan to return to their community after college to help their people. Los Alamos Young Life Camp Scholarships
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