LWV Lunch With A Leader Features Abby Howard July 18
Abbey Hayward
LWV News:
The League of Women Voters (LWV) next community event, Lunch with a Leader, is noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, July 18 at the Fellowship Hall of the Unitarian Church on Sage.
The meeting is open to the public.
Department of Public Utilities, Water and Energy Conservation Coordinator Abbey Hayward is the guest speaker. Hayward develops education and outreach programming focused on reducing customer consumption and utility resource waste through behavioral and technological adaptations.
Hayward graduated from Bowling Green State University with a dual degree in Environmental Read More
UNM-LA Advisory Board To Hold Special Meeting July 8
UNM-LA News:
The UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board will hold a Special Meeting 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2024, in Wallace Hall, Building 5.
During this meeting, there will be a discussion of the 2024 bond and filling a vacancy on the Board, as well as a presentation of the UNM-LA Open Space and Entrance to the Campus project by Pland Collaborative.
This meeting is open to the public.
Direct questions to UNM-LA at 505.662.5919 or unmlainfo@unm.edu. Read More
Sen. Martin Heinrich Statement On Independence Day
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement to mark the celebration of today’s Independence Day:
“Independence Day gives us a chance to come together with family and friends to celebrate our country while also recommitting to the work of protecting our hard-won freedoms, reinstating the freedoms we have lost, and delivering on the freedoms not fully realized.
“As we celebrate today, we should honor the bravery and service of the service members, veterans, and military families who have sacrificed so Read More
Blair: The Strength Of Our Center
By DONALD BLAIR
Political Commentator
The 4th of July has an All-American reputation as a communal day of cookouts, parades and fireworks. We view the holiday with a touch of nostalgia for a time when we could all celebrate together with a sense of national unity and shared pride in our country. But its origins may have more in common with our modern fractured time than we think.
The Declaration of Independence was actually controversial within Colonial America. John Adams himself reckoned that only one-third of the population supported independence. Historian Thomas Slaughter from the University Read More
Los Alamos County Precinct Randomly Selected Among Others For 2024 Post Election Voting System Recheck
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County (LAC) Clerk’s Office will conduct a Post-Election Voting System Check for the 2024 Primary Election at 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2024 in the County Clerk Warehouse, 1000 Central Ave. (Located on the west side of the Municipal Building next to the loading dock).
All organizations, representatives, candidates, media and members of the public are welcome to attend.
In accordance with NMSA 1978. 1-14-13.2, various precincts within counties throughout the State of New Mexico were selected for the purpose of having the County Clerks manually recount the votes Read More
Public Weighs In On MRA Plan For Downtown Los Alamos
A scene from the public meeting on the MRA plan for the eastern portion of downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It was explained during a public meeting Thursday that a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area plan (MRA) is one tool in a toolbox to build vitality into an area.
But what is this tool and how does it work? Amy Bell from Groundworks Studio, the consultant assisting with developing a MRA plan for the eastern portion of downtown Los Alamos, discussed the MRA during the meeting, which was held at Fuller Lodge. Read More
Los Alamos Commerce And Development Corporation Elects New Officers For Board Of Directors
LACDC Board Chair Carol A. Clark
Staff Report
The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) Board of Directors has elected new officers including Los Alamos Daily Post Publisher Carol A. Clark as Chair of the Board. She has served on the LACDC Executive Committee since 2018. Retired Los Alamos National Laboratory manager Bill Wadt is Immediate Past Chair and a founding member of the non-profit organization. Los Alamos Landscaping and More Co-owner Craig Wehner was re-elected Vice Chair, Los Alamos Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Tracie Stratton elected Secretary Read More
Los Alamos Natural Gas Rate Hike Heads To County Council
COUNTY News:
With approval from the Los Alamos Board of Public Utilities (BPU), a potential natural gas rate increase in now headed to the Los Alamos County Council. The introduction of the ordinance is scheduled for the Tuesday, July 9 meeting, and a public hearing will be held at the Tuesday, July 30 Council meeting.
Utility rate changes must be adopted by the County Council before they can be put into place. If approved, this one will become effective Oct. 1, 2024. While Council approved rate increases for the natural gas system last year that would go into effect in the fall of 2024 and 2025, an Read More
East Downtown Los Alamos MRA Survey Open Until July 11
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County is seeking community input through an online survey available until July 11, 2024, to help shape the East Downtown Los Alamos Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) Plan.
Residents can also watch the recording of the town hall meeting held on June 27, 2024, at Fuller Lodge to learn more about the project and its next steps at lacnm.com/EDLAMRATownHall.
The MRA Plan aims to address issues such as vacant properties, low commercial activity, and deteriorating infrastructure. It will identify community-supported projects, programs, and policies to revitalize Read More
A Belief He Can Deliver: Martin Heinrich’s Campaign Focuses On Cost Of Living As He Runs For Third Term
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
ALBUQUERQUE — July 1, the Albuquerque Journal published an inside look into U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich’s campaign for re-election, highlighting his fight to lower costs for New Mexico families, address gun violence and keep communities safe, and continue to diversify the state’s economy to support more good-paying jobs. Excerpts are below, read the full article here.
“Right now, I believe [the Senate is] the place that I can be most helpful to the state of New Mexico, and I find enormous meaning in public service,” Heinrich, 52, said
“I think I’ve Read More
Wernicke: Parks & Recreation Board Update For June 2024
The bottom of Ranch School Trail after an early June rainstorm. Courtesy photo
By James Wernicke
Chair
Los Alamos Parks and Recreation Board
Here are the June Parks and Recreation Board (PRB) meeting highlights:
Public Comment on Aquatic Center Maintenance
We first heard public concerns that conducting aquatic center maintenance from September to April could negatively impact swim teams and other users. While contractor availability will play a role in scheduling, the PRB is committed to working with the Community Services Department (CSD) to minimize disruptions. Public comments Read More
Rep. Stansbury, Sen. Merkley Lead Letter To FEMA Urging Critical Policy Changes
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
STATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) led a bicameral letter with Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to use all available resources to respond to the threats of extreme heat and wildfire smoke facing American communities.
Reps. Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), and Joe Neguse (CO-02) joined as co-leads and 60 other members of Congress signed the letter.
“Extreme heat is a growing environmental justice issue,” the lawmakers said. “Heat is the leading weather-related Read More
Los Alamos County Code Compliance Reminds Residents Of Reporting Process
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Code Compliance reminds residents of their reporting process with the summer season and upcoming Fourth of July celebrations. The Code Compliance team enforces the Building Code (Chapter 10), Development Code (Chapter 16), and Nuisance Code (Chapter 18), except where designated to the County Engineer or another official.
From Jan. 1 to June 27, 2024, Code Compliance staff addressed 71 complaint-based cases, including 47 anonymous complaints.
“Each case in the County receives our full attention,” County Management Analyst Adrienne Lovato said. “We want Read More
Powell: Let’s Honor Our Ranch School History
By IRENE POWELL
Concerned Citizens for the Segler Painting
Los Alamos
Several concerned community members attended the Art in Public Places Advisory Board (APPAB) meeting Thursday night to support the County’s acquisition of The Boys of the Pajarito Plateau, a painting by renowned artist Jeff Segler depicting three young men on horseback during the Los Alamos Ranch School (LARSO) era.
Mr. Segler, formerly of Los Alamos, was also in attendance. Six of us spoke during public comment urging the APPAB to vote to advise the County Council to purchase the painting.
After a great deal of discussion, Read More
Republican Party Of Los Alamos Announces July Events
By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos
As I mentioned in my last column, I am hearing more reports of residents being forced to move out of Los Alamos due to the cost of living and inability to find housing.
Indeed, many young couples and families dream of home ownership and do not wish to continue paying high rents. The fact is, under Bidenomics, middle and low income households are being crushed with inflation and food/gas costs locally and nationally. Others worry about the limited options of goods and services available in Los Alamos. It was not that long ago that Mari Mac shopping center Read More
NNSA Announces Partnership With Los Alamos County To Power DOE Laboratories In New Mexico With Carbon-Free Solar Energy
NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby
NNSA News:
A partnership with Los Alamos County will provide the Department of Energy’s two national laboratories in New Mexico with electricity produced from the County’s new Foxtail Flats solar and energy storage project, which is proposed to be operational by March 1, 2026.
This action, which represents the largest ever carbon-pollution-free electricity (CFE) procurement for DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), will advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s federal sustainability goals, catalyze America’s clean energy Read More
Dannemann: Let’s Get Bold About Fixing Education
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
The most overused word in the recent primary was “bold”. Candidates were claiming they had bold solutions for New Mexico’s myriad problems and failings.
Then we got the Kids Count report, reminding us that New Mexico is again 50 out of 50 in children’s wellbeing.
The bare statistics in that report show that New Mexico children’s literacy rate is much worse than the poverty rate. We have 23% of New Mexico children in poverty, almost 50% higher than the national average of 16%. But the rate of fourth graders who cannot read proficiently Read More
Robinson: Age, The Issue That Won’t Go Away
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
When I was covering the Legislature and watching our elected officials at work, I would sometimes say a silent prayer: “Help me know when it’s time to step aside and do it before I make a fool of myself.”
Legislative sessions are grueling. While some lawmakers give in to age-related health issues or exhaustion, some – I won’t name names – stick around long past the time they can effectively serve their constituents.
Last year, we watched uncomfortably as U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, stared vacantly into the cameras. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Could Cyber Attacks Strike Voting Technologies? When?
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
The Los Alamos Daily Post adds a touch to national news about cyber scams, hacks, and data breaches. The local paper offers the “Catch Of The Week” by Rebecca Rutherford, an information technologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her columns clarify the types of damage willfully done by cyber villains. That focus spurs questions that are little heard in today’s constant election season.
An ancient Chinese militarist famously advised, “Know your enemy and know yourself.” The cases featured in “Catch” are mini studies in the art of cyber attacks. Read More
Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Bills To Strengthen Border Security, Boost Staffing And Inspection Technology At Ports Of Entry
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (N.M.) is cosponsoring two bipartisan bills, both led by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas), to strengthen border security at ports of entry:
The Securing America’s Ports of Entry Act would fully staff America’s airports, seaports, and land Read More
