Chris Clark

Letter To The Editor: Fine Leveled Against LANL Is Egregious; Reflects Ignorance Of Authority

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By RICHARD STUPKA
White Rock
 
The three editorials/articles published in the Journal the weekend of Feb. 22-27 reflect a serious lack of understanding of the relationship of federal nuclear facilities to the State of New Mexico, a misrepresentation of risk and risk analysis of incidents that fall outside the operational safety envelope of these facilities, and the role that the Department of Energy (DOE) has assumed without adequate or trained personnel to manage the sites under its jurisdiction.
 
The $57 million fine levied by the state is egregious, inappropriate and reflects
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Los Alamos NJROTC Takes Home Seven Trophies From Texas Tech University Drill Competition

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Los Alamos NJROTC front row from left, Jared Rodriguez and R. Michael Purdy, middle row from left, Thomas Hanlon, Derek Janetzky, Gianna Maggiore, Leander Murphy, William Whitman, Ben Hanlon and Lauren Partin. Back row from left, Jonathan Schueler, John Valdiviez, Austin Estrada, Andres Maestas, Rigel Baron, Sam Wolfe, Madison Gaetjens and Mikyla Smith. Courtesy photo
 
Los Alamos NJROTC Color Guard from left, Ben Hanlon, Rigel Baron, Gianna Maggiore and Lauren Partin. Courtesy photo
 
NJROTC News:
 
Los Alamos High School Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
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SFI: Cooperation In Complex Stateless Societies…

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Charles Stanish, Director
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, UCLA; SFI External Professor

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) holds ‘Cooperation in Complex Stateless Societies: The Archaelogical Evidence’ seminar at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 at the Collins Conference Room in Santa Fe.

Abstract: The key to understanding the development of complex societies is to determine how groups solved collective action or free-riding problems.

By examining the earliest complex, stateless societies in the archaeological record in any region, we can detect the kinds of strategies

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Forum Series: Peec Tips To Connect With Nature

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Sue Watts
 
PEEC News:
 
Environmentalists are beginning to sense that there is a new environmental crisis brewing. More and more people, more and more kids, are losing, or never forming, a connection with nature. Why is this a problem? 
 
Sue Watts will talk about the reasons this issue concerns environmentalists and about ways people can help their kids, grandkids, and themselves become more connected with nature. Since that also is the mission of the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC), Watts will highlight ways it is striving to enrich
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Udall, Heinrich Announce $833,700 Grant To Improve N.M. Affordable Housing Options

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U.S. SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich announced that NeighborWorks America will award three New Mexico nonprofit affordable housing organizations with a total of $833,700 in grants funded through last December’s “omnibus” appropriations bill to fund the government.
 
The funds will be used to help families who need safe, affordable housing, and create jobs in New Mexico.  
  • Homewise, Inc. will receive $591,450 to help New Mexicans in Santa Fe and Albuquerque buy homes and make home improvements to improve
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Luján Votes To Protect Seniors’ Access To Doctors And Extend Health Care For Children

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U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján

CONGRESSIONAL News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico’s Third District voted Thursday in support of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to protect seniors’ access to doctors through Medicare. 

“Year after year for more than a decade, Congress has passed short-term fixes to a flawed system in order to prevent seniors on Medicare from losing access to the doctors they trust. Time and again, rather than enacting a stable payment system for doctors, Congress has kicked the can down the road. Finally,

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Kindred Spirits Spring Open House May 9-10

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Ulla and Sammy. Courtesy photo
 
Kindred Spirits News:
 
Kindred Spirits Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit organization that offers hospice and eldercare to unwanted dogs, horses and poultry.
 
Kindred Spirits will be holding an annual Spring Open House and collective birthday party for many of their senior animals.
 
The public is invited to come and visit the animals, learn about the sanctuary, attend free educational talks and demonstrations by wellness caregivers on various topics like; how to care for aging animals, massage tips, nutritional wellness care and
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Pecos National Historical Park Comes Alive With Tension And Noise Of Civil War In The West

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PNHP News:
 
Pecos National Historical Park is set to come alive with the tension and noise of the Civil War in the West, complete with artillery demonstrations, music by a fife and drum corps, a look at period military medicine, and the chance to interact with costumed interpreters who demonstrate both camp and homefront life. 
 
The Pecos NHP Civil War Weekend activities are Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29. The weekend’s events will highlight the 153rd anniversary of the Civil War Battle of Glorieta Pass, referred to by some as the “Gettysburg of the West.”
New
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SFI: The Saga of NP-Intermediate Problems …

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Eric Allender of Rutgers University
SFI News:
Santa Fe Institute (SFI) present  the seminar, ‘The Saga of NP-Intermediate Problems: A New Devlopment in an Old Story’ at 12:15 p.m. Monday, March 30 in the Collins Conference Room in Santa Fe.
Abstract: For roughly four decades, two of the best-studied problems in NP that are not known to be in P or to be NP complete have been:
  • Graph Isomorphism; and
  • MCSP (the Minimum Circuit Size Problem).
Yet there had been no theorem, relating the complexity of these two problems to each other. Until now. We give a simple argument — drawing on the
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Los Alamos Gymnasts Shine At New Mexico Level 4 And 5 Junior Olympic Championships

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Kayli Lincoln on the beam. Courtesy photo

LASG News:

This past weekend the New Mexico State championships for the level 4 and 5 junior Olympic program were held at Eagle Ridge Gymnastics in Albuquerque.

Katie Wingo represented Los Alamos School of Gymnastics in the level 5 junior age division. Wingo brought home a gold medal on beam. She was the balance beam champion with an 8.95 on that event. Wingo was fourth in the all around with a 34.975. Her other placements included fifth on vault (8.85) and bars (8.525) and sixth on floor (8.65).

Kayli Lincoln represented Los Alamos School

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