Chris Clark

Curative’s COVID Testing Continues At Overlook Park

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COUNTY News:
Residents who would like to be tested for COVID-19 have easy access to testing right here in Los Alamos County.
They can visit the Curative-staffed testing site at Overlook Park in White Rock by simply registering online for a test slot and then driving to the park.
The page to register for the hosted bi-weekly event is below and the event is held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.
This is the easy-to-do “saliva swab” test that is free and offered by Curative and the next test is Thursday, Feb. 4.
Access the page to register for the hosted event today here.
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Construction To Start This Week On New Mexico Museum Of Art Vladem Contemporary In Santa Fe’s Railyard District

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Southwest view of Vladem Contemporary. Courtesy/NMMOA

NMMOA News:

The New Mexico Museum of Art (NMMOA) and the Museum of New Mexico Foundation have announced that construction work will begin this week on the New Mexico Museum of Art Vladem Contemporary on the site of the Halpin Building in the Railyard District in Santa Fe.

This moves the museum one step closer to the vision of a dedicated space for contemporary art to complement the historic 1917 building on the Santa Fe Plaza.

Bradbury Stamm Construction of Albuquerque was selected Jan. 25 as the general contractor for the NMMOA Vladem Contemporary.

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County Library System: Compassionate Conversations About Public Health In Northern New Mexico Thursday

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Gilberto-Romero (left), Jerrold-Salazar. Courtesy photo

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County Library System presents Oral History Collection about Public Health in Northern New Mexico at 7 p.m., Feb. 4 via zoom HERE.

Their Heart Is To Serve; Compassionate Conversations about Public Health in Northern New Mexico, features personal and professional stories from physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, community elders, doulas, family members coping with substance use disorder and addiction, and community health workers and activists.

This oral history collection is produced by Read More

Ringside Seat: GOP Lawmaker Quiet After Breaking Ranks On Abortion Bill

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Rep. Phelps Anderson 

By MILAN SIMONICH
SFNM:

Republican state Rep. Phelps Anderson is reserved, courteous and almost averse to publicity.

Tell him you made a bet you could get three words out of him, and Anderson might reply: You lose.

Yet there he was last week, making waves by siding with Democrats to repeal a 1969 law that criminalizes abortion in New Mexico.

Attacked from the right, Anderson stayed in character. He didn’t care to discuss his latest stand or all the attention he’s receiving because of it.

“I think it’s going to be best if I leave that alone,” Read More

Controversy Over HB 47 ‘Death With Dignity’ Bill

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HB 47 Co-sponsor Rep. Deborah Armstrong

By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM

Some say House Bill 47 would allow “death with dignity”. Others refer to the practice as doctor-assisted suicide.

The controversial measure, which would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally ill patients, has failed in previous legislative sessions in New Mexico. The 2021 version received its first committee endorsement Friday but faces some fierce opposition as it makes its way through the Legislature.

Arguments on both sides of the measure touch on sensitive issues: Personal choice. Religious faith. Moral Read More

Kirtland AFB Air Force Research Laboratory Holds Directed Energy Wargaming, Modeling And Simulation Event

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Major Daniel Liu, an F-15E weapon systems officer from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., participates in the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment held Jan. 11-15 at Kirtland AFB. AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate held the capstone event to evaluate the capabilities of directed energy for the future battlefield. Photo by Todd Berenger/USAF

AFRL held its capstone Directed Energy Utility Concept Experiment to assess the capabilities of directed energy for the future battlefield Jan. 11-15 at Kirtland AFB. Photo by Todd Berenger/USAF

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HB79 Allowing Minor Party Members To Vote In Primaries Passes Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Committee

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By ROBERT NOTT
SFNM News: 

The Roundhouse had heartening news Wednesday for a growing number of New Mexico voters who aren’t affiliated with a major political party and would like the state to end a primary election system that excludes them.

Lawmakers on the House of Representatives’ State Government, Elections and Indian Affairs Committee voted 6-3 to advance a bill that would allow all registered voters to cast ballots in primaries.

Under the measure, independent voters and those registered with a minority party could simply request a ballot from one of the major parties, Read More

Daily Postcard: Wolf Moon Illuminates Night Sky

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‘Wolf Moon’ emerges Wednesday in the sky over White Rock. The ‘Wolf Moon’ reached its peak Wednesday taking over the night sky as the highest full moon of the year, according to Forbes. Per The Old Famer’s Almanac, the January full moon was named the ‘Wolf Moon’ because ‘wolves were more often heard howling at this time. It was traditionally believed that wolves howled due to hunger during winter, but it’s known today that wolves howl for other reasons,’ the outlet reported. Howling and other wolf vocalizations are generally used to define territory, locate pack members, reinforce social Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center Schedule: Jan. 29-Feb. 4

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PAC 8 News:

During the COVID-19 global pandemic, PAC 8 Community Media Center is available by appointment for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing and pick-up and drop-off of videos and other items.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Jan. 29 through Feb. 4:

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Meeting Replay 1-27-20
  • 2:45 p.m. — Meet the Farmers
  • 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 4 p.m. — Rising Up with Somali
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County
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Bills For Economic Recovery Heard In Senate Committee

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STATE News:

Santa Fe — The first of many bills aimed at helping New Mexico workers and small businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic was heard Tuesday in the Senate Tax, Business & Transportation Committee.

Senate Bill 1 (Sponsored by Senators Peter Wirth, Jacob Candelaria, and Siah Correa Hemphill) creates a new $600 income tax credit for individuals earning up to $31,200 who claim the working families tax credit. It also establishes a new GRT deduction for certain food service establishments for the period between March 1, 2021 through June 20, 2021.

“Working families, particularly Read More