Tales Of Our Times: Stories Told In Political Lingo Change Meanings In Translation
Tales of our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
Political behavior teaches us lately to distrust the political process.
The political forum deals with ever more alleged “lies” told by Party X, Party Y, or both of them. “Lies” are commonly pictured as more clear-cut than they really are. Lies have many forms, such as complete falsehoods, half-truths, and small truths that focus on smallish points.
The news is also muddled up with less obvious deceits. We need to admit out loud a rough-cut set of insidious devices that breed their own woes because they divert and mislead. Read More
Chart 671: Los Alamos Marks 6th COVID Death Of Summer 2022 Matching Winter 2021 Total
This chart displays the cumulative number of COVID-19 related deaths in Los Alamos versus date. New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports the 22nd death since the start of the pandemic in Los Alamos County. The total number of COVID deaths in summer 2022 has now reached that of winter 2021. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-Naim Read More
New Mexico Man Arrested For Allegedly Trying To Establish ISIS Training Center In State
From the U.S. Department of Justice:
…If convicted … faces up to 20 years in prison for each count
A New Mexico man was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and attempting to obstruct, influence and impede at least one official proceeding.
A federal grand jury indicted Herman Leyvoune Wilson, aka Bilal Mu’Min Abdullah, 45, of Albuquerque, on Aug. 23. Wilson will remain in custody pending an arraignment scheduled for Aug. 30.
According to the indictment
Joint Statement By New Mexico Cabinet Secretaries Alicia J. Keyes & Lynn Trujillo On Visit Regarding Orphan Wells
EDD News:
New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) Cabinet Secretary Alicia J. Keyes and New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Cabinet Secretary Lynn Trujillo have issued the following statement regarding Thursday’s visit by U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland and Biden Administration Department of Energy officials to Farmington:
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s administration has worked as a team, partnering with local communities and tribes in the Four Corners Region to put in place strategic agreements and initiatives regarding the Energy Transition Act.
Today’s announcements Read More
Integrity New Mexico Calls For Transparency And Investigation Into Hermits Peak Prescribed Burn
Integrity New Mexico News:
…While no one is sure of the final cost, the Governor estimated the cost ‘in the billions’
SANTA FE — Integrity New Mexico has filed a request with the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Agriculture* for an investigation into whether there was undue political pressure to get the Hermits Peak prescribed burn done.
The Forest Service is responsible for the largest forest fire disaster in the state’s history. Numerous media outlets have reported that rank-and-file Forest Service employees felt pressured to “get the job done” in a political environment Read More
Common Cause New Mexico Files Amicus Brief To Remove Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin From Office
Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin
CCNM News:
Common Cause New Mexico filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief Friday with the First Judicial Court in New Mexico in support of three plaintiffs who seek to remove Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin from his office and prevent him from running again because he violated Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution.
That provision disqualifies anyone who violates his oath to uphold either the state or national constitution by engaging in insurrection. The provision dates back to the post-civil war era.
The amicus Read More
Rep. Stansbury Applauds Nearly $19 Million In Additional Federal School Meal Funding
U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury (N.M.-01) announced Friday that school meal programs, as well as child and adult day care providers in New Mexico will receive an estimated $18,990,000 in additional funding this school year through the Keep Kids Fed Act.
In June, Rep. Stansbury took to the House floor to urge her colleagues to prevent a “hunger cliff” facing students without the extension of federal school meal waivers. She later helped pass the Keep Kids Fed Act to ensure that schools can continue providing meals for students despite Read More
Los Alamos County Council Regular Session Aug. 30
COUNTY News:
The complete agenda packet for the Aug.30, 2022, County Council – Regular Session has been published and is available online here. Read More
Los Alamos County Council Special Session Aug. 29
New Mexico Hospitality Jobs, Number Of Food Establishments Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that New Mexico leisure and hospitality jobs now exceed pre-pandemic levels, with the Department of Workforce Solutions estimating that 100.6 percent of jobs in leisure and hospitality have returned.
New Mexico is outpacing the national average in leisure and hospitality job growth by adding 10,200 jobs in the last year, a 10.9 percent increase.
In addition, the number of New Mexico food establishments now exceeds pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the success of the Lujan Grisham administration’s support Read More
Luján Meets Officials & Communities Impacted By Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire To Urge Continued Federal Support
Sen. Ben Ray Luján meets Wednesday with the staff at John T. Harrington Forestry Research Center. Courtesy/BRL Office
Sen. Ben Ray Luján tours Las Vegas and Mora communities impacted by the fire. Courtesy/BRL Office
U.S. SENATE News:
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) traveled to Las Vegas and Mora to tour communities impacted by the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire and receive an update on the current recovery efforts in the communities of Mora and San Miguel Counties from local officials and state and federal agencies assisting with the fire.
Following their discussion, Read More
LAFRW Donates Books From Local Author Shirley Redmond To White Rock Library & Pinon Elementary School Library
Los Alamos Federated Republican Women (LAFRW) recently donated sets of local author Shirley Raye Redmond’s books, ‘Courageous World Changers’ and ‘Brave Heroes and Bold Defenders’ to the White Rock Branch Library and Pinon Elementary School Library in honor of Lucille Bonner, an LAFRW member who passed away in June. LAFRW Treasurer Cathy Walters, left, with library staff member Rosalia Olivas. Mesa Public Library also has copies of both books. Redmond’s books also may be found here. Courtesy/LAFRW
‘Courageous World Changers’ and ‘Brave Heroes and Bold Defenders’ written by local author Read More
Huang: From Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥 To Kinmen-Xiamen Bridge 金厦大桥 – A Thank You Note To Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi and Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 stand side by side in front of a framed portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen 孙中山. Courtesy/Zhen Huang
By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos
At a time when most of the eastern part of China have been covered by record-breaking heat waves and are in dire need of landing typhoons to bring plenty of rainstorms to cool down the heated atmosphere, the Taiwan Strait is disturbed by a “political typhoon” originated from the other side of the Pacific Ocean, the US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taipei visit.
Such a political typhoon seems to have caused increased concerns about military conflict Read More
Chart 670: Los Alamos Switches To Green On CDC Map
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released today its weekly update to the COVID-19 community level map. The CDC framework designates community level based on diagnoses and hospitalization levels (link). Masks are recommended for all in counties at the highest, red, risk level. Masks are recommended for at-risk individuals in counties at the intermediate, yellow, risk level. Source: CDC. Map: mapchart.net. Created by Eli Ben Naim Read More
LAPS: Public Input Sought On Redistricting Of Three Voting Zone Options For Los Alamos School Board
Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Parents of Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) students and members of the community are invited to share their comments and/or questions regarding three School Board voting redistricting options being considered by the Board.
Click here to submit comments.
School board members narrowed the options down to three – Plan A, Plan B or Plan D — during a recent board meeting. Each of these options include at least one elementary school site in each proposed district. These zones are not school attendance zones and do not affect where a student attends elementary school.
Redistricting Read More
NMFOG On Actions Banning Reporters
NMFOG News:
The mission of the New Mexico Foundation of Open Government (NMFOG) includes advocating, educating and litigating to help New Mexicans vindicate their rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution.
Freedom of the press is one of the hallmarks of American democracy and enshrined as one of the five freedoms in the First Amendment – freedom of press, freedom of assembly, freedom of petition, freedom of religion and freedom of speech. This is not just an opinion, it’s the law. The Constitution recognizes the right (and duty) of the press to report all news.
A key to democracy Read More
New Mexico Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham tested positive this morning for COVID-19.
Per state and CDC guidance and protocol, Gov. Lujan Grisham is isolating at the governor’s residence and will continue her official schedule remotely.
The governor issued the following statement:
“I am very grateful to be experiencing only mild symptoms after being fully vaccinated and twice boosted against COVID-19. Per medical guidance, I have also started a course of the antiviral Paxlovid. I am thankful for the support of my family and staff and
Judicial Candidate Tim Bullock Discusses 1994 Disbarment
Judicial candidate Tim Bullock
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Attorney and Magistrate judicial candidate Tim Bullock recently discussed his own dealings with the law, which occurred some 30 years ago.
While practicing law in Colorado in 1994, Bullock, 35 years old at the time, was convicted of one felony count and one misdemeanor count for aiding an escaped convict, who was his former client, according to court documents. Bullock was sentenced on a deferred judgment and sentenced to two years of probation, 150 hours of community service and Read More
Council Approves Rezoning Land Parcels Off Canyon Road
A portion of one of the land parcels that Los Alamos County Council approved to rezone Aug. 5 during a special session. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypostcom
Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that County Council deny an application to rezone two land parcels located on Canyon Road but instead council did the opposite.
Council held special sessions over the span of several days to discuss the rezoning and ultimately, council voted 4-1 on Aug. 5 to approve modifying the text in the official zoning map Read More
Video: Council Vice Chair Denise Derkacs Discusses Highlights And Actions Taken At Aug. 23 Work Session
During a visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post Wedensday morning, County Council Vice Chair Denise Derkacs highlights topics discussed and actions taken during Tuesday’s council work session. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
