Letter To The Editor: Please Help Keep UNM-LA’s ‘Engine’ Running … Vote For Mil Levy
By Dr. LESLIE DENDY
Los Alamos
Los Alamos residents will soon be voting on a 1 mil levy request for UNM-Los Alamos. I’ve been teaching at UNM-LA since 1980 (and before that at its precursor, UNM-Northern Branch College) and I know we need it!
As a parent whose kids went all the way through Los Alamos public schools, I know L.A. voters consider education vital, but there are some things you may not know about UNM-LA in particular. UNM-Albuquerque does NOT support us financially – it’s not even legally possible. We get most of our money from the state, which has been cutting back rather Read More
Beyond Nuclear: NRC Must Publish Flawed Reactor List
BN News:LACACIS Announces Two Sig Hecker Talks
Former LANL Director Sig Hecker. Courtesy/wikipedia
LACACIS News:
The Los Alamos Committee for Arms Control and International Security (LACACIS) has announced that former Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Sig Hecker is going to speak early next month at two events in the area:
- Jan. 6, he will speak at the annual Institute for Nuclear Materials Management Dinner at the Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe; and
- Jan. 10, he will talk about his book Doomed to Cooperate at the monthly Los Alamos Historical Society Lecture at 7 p.m. at Fuller Lodge. The lecture is free and open to the public.
At the Jan. 6 Read More
GOP Ward/Precinct Caucuses And Biennial County Convention Jan. 12
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NNSA Highlights 2016 Successes In Stockpile Stewardship, Nuclear Security, Naval Propulsion And Enterprise Management
Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz (Ret.)Heinrich Announces Funding For Innovative STEM Education Program
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced $25 million in authorized funding for the continuation of the nationwide STARBASE program, which motivates fifth grade students to explore Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) through hands-on learning in collaboration with military installations.
The program in New Mexico is based at Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) La Luz Academy where scientists, engineers, and military volunteers from AFRL and other Kirtland Air Force Base (KAFB) Read More
U.S. Rep. Lujan Grisham Appointed Senior Whip
U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
POLITICAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham has been named a Senior Whip, which is an opinion leader who helps develop strategy on votes that are important to the House Democratic Caucus. Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer appointed Lujan Grisham to the leadership position.
“I am proud to announce that Rep. Lujan Grisham will serve as a Senior Whip in the 115th Congress,” Whip Hoyer said. “As chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, she will bring an important perspective to the whip operation. I look forward to working with her to support Read More
James Robinson Discusses His Bid For A Seat On UNM-LA’s Advisory Board
By JAMES ROBINSONNine Residents File For School And UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Boards
UNM-LA Advisory Board Position 2: Michelle Hall (Ballot Position 1). Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
UNM-LA Advisory Board Position 1: Michael Redondo (Ballot Position 1). Watch for columns from each of the candidates in upcoming editions of the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
UNM-LA Advisory Board Position 1: David Sutton (Ballot Position 2). Watch for columns from each of the candidates in upcoming editions of the Los Alamos Daily Post. Courtesy photo 
UNM-LA Advisory Board Position 5: James Robinson (Ballot U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján Meets With Elected Officials
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, right, at a meeting this afternoon outside El Parasol Restaurant in downtown Los Alamos with newly elected and re-elected officials from left, County Councilor Chris Chandler, House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard, County Councilor Antonio Maggiore and current County Council Vice Chair Susan O’Leary. Courtesy photo Read More
Council Oks List Of Rec Projects For Bond Election
The Los Alamos County Council this evening voted 5-2 to approve a list of recreation projects and directed staff to develop a ballot question in the amount of $20 million for a May 2017 all mail ballot. The list includes Ice Rink improvements, Softball Field improvements at Overlook Park, a new Recreation Center with Ice Rink, a new Multi-generational pool and a Splash Pad at Pinon Park in White Rock. Council also voted to direct staff to develop a plan for advertising and promoting the bond. Councilors David Izraelevitz and Steven Girrens voted against the measure. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Ellen Ben-Naim Files For School Board
Ellen Ben-Naim filed this afternoon in the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office to run for a seat on the Los Alamos School Board. She is from the Pinon School area. Photo by Chris Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
James Robinson Files For UNM-LA Advisory Board
The first candidate to make it official – James Robinson files this morning in the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office for Position 5 on the UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board. Watch for a column by Robinson in Thursday’s print edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post in which he details his interest in serving on this board. Three seats are open on the UNM-LA Advisory Board and two on the Los Alamos School Board. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
DOE Awards Co-op Agreement To New Mexico Energy, Confederated Tribes Of Umatilla Indian Reservation
DOE News:
CARLSBAD — The Department of Energy’s Carlsbad Field Office Monday awarded a $375,000, five-year cooperative agreement to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Pendleton, Ore. for the coordination of activities to ensure the safe transportation of transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
Activities under the cooperative agreement focus on technical assistance to be provided through training and exercises for the Indian Nation to prepare emergency responders and emergency management for the continued assurance of safe
Notice Of Quorum For Arts in Public Places Board
COUNTY News:Los Alamos County Council To Review Final Report On Eight Proposed Capital Improvement Projects Tuesday
COUNTY News:The report the County Council will review and discuss is available at: losalamosbondprojects2017.com/newsroom/
The Dec. 20 County
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell Leads Call To Protect National Laboratory Employees From Blacklisting
U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell
CONGRESSIONAL News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA15) today led 26 members of Congress, including Ben Ray Luján (NM-03) and Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01), in sending President-elect Donald Trump their vow to defend the scientific freedom of employees at the Department of Energy’s 17 National Laboratories, following reports that Trump’s transition team sought personal information regarding department employees’ work on climate change.
Swalwell’s district includes Lawrence Livermore and Sandia National Laboratories. The Trump transition Read More
Scenes From Wednesday’s Chamber Breakfast
State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard speaking at Wednesday’s Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast at UNM-LA. Rep. Garcia Richard briefed the gathering of business owners and managers on the upcoming Legislative Session. She explained that the Legislature’s interim committees meet between sessions to study a broad range of issues in preparation for the next legislative session. This next Legislative Session begins at noon Jan. 17 and runs through noon March 18. Photo by Ryn Herrmann
State Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard listens to questions and concerns from local business Read More
RSF: 74 Journalists Killed Worldwide This Year
RSF News:
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) reports that at least 74 professional and non-professional journalists have been killed in connection with their work in 2016.
Some were killed while out reporting. Most were clearly deliberately targeted victims of deadly violence.
This is fewer than in 2015, when 101 journalists were killed. But the fall is not encouraging because it is due largely to the fact many journalists have fled countries that became too dangerous, especially Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, Afghanistan and Burundi. These exoduses have created news and information black holes Read More
WIPP’s Long Closure Nears End
WIPP officials at the Carlsbad Town Hall Meeting from left, Phil Briedenbach, president and project director of the Nuclear Weapons Partnership, DOE’s operational readiness review team leader, Ed Westbrook, Carlsbad Field Office Manager Todd Shrader, along with John Heaton, the moderator. ScreenShot Photo
Thanks to Internet video streaming, informational meetings in the two-and-a-half year struggle to re-open the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Southern New Mexico are accessible not only to the people of Carlsbad but for people Read More
