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OBITUARY: Henry J. Kavanaugh Jr. Dec. 12, 1956 – Nov. 4, 2012

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Henry John Kavanaugh, Jr. (Hammer), 55, rode away on Nov. 4, 2012. A lifelong resident of Santa Fe, he was the oldest of five sons, born in Los Alamos Dec. 12, 1956, to Isabel and the late Henry J. Kavanaugh, Sr.

Henry attended Santa Fe High School and became a heating, ventilation and air conditioning expert. Known as the “Doc”, he could fix anything. An avid biker, he had two Harleys and took many cross-country road trips. He enjoyed working on his house and in his yard, but valued and loved his family above all else. He had a nickname for everyone and made the best hash browns. His beautiful smile, sense Read More

Column: Pain Relief Through Posture Alignment

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By Jessica Kisiel M.S.

Do you have joint or muscle pain? It may be your posture. According to the Egoscue Method® of posture alignment the “design posture” of the human body is to have the load-bearing joints of the shoulders, hips, knees and ankles at 90-degree angles to each other from the front and side views.

Stand up and take a look – are your shoulders level, hips square and feet pointed straight ahead?

Deviation from this “design posture” can lead to pain as a result of musculoskeletal dysfunctions and compensations.

Dysfunctions are when the body’s musculoskeletal system Read More

BREAKING NEWS: Los Alamos Election Results

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The voters have spoken and their new Los Alamos County Councilors are Democrats Kristin Henderson and Pete Sheehey, center, and Republican Steve Girrens. The newly elected councilors will be sworn in at a ceremony next month to officially take office Jan. 1. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

The Los Alamos Daily Post news team at the Justice Center election night from left, Photographer Sal Zapien, Webmaster/Reporter Greg Kendall, Lifestyles Editor Bonnie J. Gordon, Publisher Carol A. Clark and Election Results Analyst Karen Kendall. Photo by Sharon Stover.

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Voters Read More

Preliminary Results – Early, Absentee & Community Center

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Early Voting, Absentee & Community Center Election Day (machine #1)

Campaigns review voting results at Justice Center on Election Night. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com

STATE REP 43  
Stephanie Richard   3,559
James Hall   3,712
   
COUNTY COUNCIL  
Peter Sheehey   3,503
Michael Redando   2,659
Kristin Henderson   3,575
Marc Clay   3,140
Vincent Chiravalle   3,082
Steven Girrens   3,313
   
COUNTY CLERK  
Nathan Hjelm   2,729
Sharon Stover   4,217
   
CHARTER #1  
For
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Early Voting Prelminary Results

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Early Voting Preliminary Results (White Rock, Community Building & County Clerk)

STATE REP 43  
Stephanie Richard   2,987
James Hall   3,063
   
COUNTY COUNCIL  
Peter Sheehey   2,977
Michael Redando   2,232
Kristin Henderson   3,022
Marc Clay   2,603
Vincent Chiravalle   2,548
Steven Girrens   2,738
   
COUNTY CLERK  
Nathan Hjelm   2,281
Sharon Stover   3,507
   
CHARTER #1  
For   3,145
Against   2,456
   
CHARTER #2  
For   2,917
Against  
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Election Day is Here! Access ladailypost.com at 7 p.m. for Live Coverage

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GENERAL ELECTION DAY 2012

Election day is here and when the polls close at 7 p.m. today, the Los Alamos Daily Post news team will begin video streaming all of the ensuing election night excitement live from the Los Alamos Justice Center on ladailypost.com.

Watch candidate interviews and see up-to-the-minute election results throughout the evening on ladailypost.com.

The Los Alamos Daily Post also will publish continuing election results for all local, regional, statewide and national races to Facebook and Twitter throughout the evening.

Voting locations: Read More

Take County’s Broadband Market Survey

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County IT Department is doing a Market Survey asking for feedback on the Community Broadband Network project; a “last-mile” fiber network that will provide open and advanced broadband communications access to all Los Alamos County citizens, businesses and institutions.

As part of this survey, the County is interested in conducting market research to assess demand and interest in broadband services, as well as explore preferences regarding methods of financing the CBN project and willingness to pay for the various costs to install and operate the network.  Read More

Los Alamos Co-op Expands Sustainability Programs

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Co-op board members, Gale Zander Barlow and Nancy Savoia display the Terracycle Bin at a Gordon’s Concert this summer. The artistic styling was created by Marshall Jansen. Photo by Greg Kendall/ladailypost.com

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The Los Alamos Cooperative Market launched three green programs this summer.

Two Terracycle bins now greet shoppers at the entrance to the Co-op. Sandra West, Community Outreach at the Co-op Market, credited Gloria Brehm for suggesting the Terracycle Program.

“When I was president of Pinon Elementary PTO, I implemented this program within the school Read More

NNSA Memo Reveals TA-55 Security System Problems

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A sample of surveillance cameras. Photo by Hustvedt (wikimedia commons)

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A report came out this morning that a new $213 million security system at Los Alamos National Laboratory has major problems that will delay the system’s implementation. 

The new security system was undergoing final “commissioning” tests when several serious problems were discovered, according to the report published in the Albuquerque Journal.

The security project is managed by Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS), which operates LANL for the National Nuclear Security Read More