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County’s Lobbyist Presents Annual Briefing To Council

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 6, 2016

Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland presents his annual briefing to council Tuesday evening on highlights of the 2016 Legislative Session. Recapping the bills that passed, he said it was a very favorable session for Los Alamos County. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Los Alamos County Lobbyist Scott Scanland speaks at Tuesday’s council meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Council Takes No Action On Anti-Roundabout Petition

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 6, 2016

Citizens pack the chambers for Tuesday’s council meeting, many voicing opinion on construction of the controversial roundabout planned for Trinity and Central. Check ladailypost.com later today for more details and photos from this meeting. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Longtime resident Bill Mead presents a PowerPoint of flaws he sees in the plan Tuesday to council along with a petition signed by 342 residents opposing the roundabout. The petition called for the following actions: Stop preparations for construction of the roundabout immediately, replace planned Read More

Local GOP Hosts Patriot’s Day Celebration April 16

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 6, 2016
RPLA News:
 
The Republican Party of Los Alamos is hosting a Patriot’s Day Celebration 6-8 p.m., April 16 at the Church of Christ, 2323 Diamond Dr. in Los Alamos.
 
Harrison Schmitt is the guest speaker. He is a university professor and geologist in addition to having been a U.S. senator from New Mexico and former NASA astronaut on the last mission to the moon – Apollo 17.
 
This casual event includes dinner, dessert, activities for the kids and fun photo props. Cost is $16 per adult and kids under 12 years old are free.
 
RSVP by April 8 to Kelly Benner
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AAUW Observes Equal Pay Day At UnQuarked April 12

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 6, 2016
AAUW News:
 
The Los Alamos branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will observe Equal Pay Day with a gathering 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12 at UnQuarked Wine Bar in Central Park Square.
 
Equal Pay Day is the symbolic day when women’s earnings “catch up” to men’s earnings from the previous year. Los Alamos Branch STEM Liaison to AAUW New Mexico and AAUW New Mexico Co-President, Helena Whyte, will give a short talk to raise awareness about and organize action around the gender pay gap. The public is welcome at this event
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DOE, Israeli Ministry Of National Infrastructure, Energy, Water Resources Expand Academic Cooperation

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 6, 2016
DOE News:
 
The Minister of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources (MIEW), Dr. Yuval Steinitz, and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Dr. Ernest Moniz, announced Tuesday that the United States and Israel will launch a program that will award scholarships to energy postdoctoral students for a research exchange program as part of an effort to increase collaboration and enhance research and development efforts for science and technology in Israel and the U.S.
 
The announcement of the scholarship project was made by Minister Steinitz and Secretary
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Udall Opens Application Process For Military Service Academy Nominations

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 5, 2016
U.S. Sen. Tom Udall
 
SENATE News:
 
WASHINGTON D.C. ― U.S. Sen. Tom Udall will begin accepting applications today for nominations to U.S. military service academies.
 
Throughout April and May, members of Udall’s staff will host information sessions across the state for high school students and recent graduates who are interested in applying to enter an academy in the fall of 2017. 
 
Four of the five service academies — the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Merchant
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Letter To The Editor: Trump A Republican?

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 5, 2016
By ROY M. MOORE
Los Alamos
 
Some people are asking if Donald Trump is a Republican, and I would like to give proof that he is.
 
I’ve been watching politics since Eisenhower (the last truly conservative republican) and the best I can tell is there are several rules that all good modern Republican leaders must follow.
 
First, you must never admit that you are wrong about anything. Second, you must always find someone else to blame for your problems. And third, the truth must have nothing to do with your opinions.
 
No amount of evidence (example global warming) is ever enough
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Supreme Court Rejects Radical Rewrite Of Constitution

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 5, 2016
SUPREME COURT News:
 
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 8-0 in Evenwel v. Abbott to allow states to continue to count total population when drawing state legislative districts after each census.
 
The plaintiffs sought an unprecedented change to the U.S. Constitution forbidding states from using census counts of total population and requiring them to draw districts with equal number of voters.
 
“Today, the Supreme Court upheld a fundamental constitutional value that every person counts,” said Kathay Feng, Common Cause national redistricting director.
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Moniz Travels To Israel And Kazakhstan To Continue Discussions On Energy Cooperation

Submitted by Chris Clark on April 5, 2016
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON D.C. ― The U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz traveled to Israel. He will continue discussions with Yuval Steinitz, Israeli Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy, and Water Resources, on the ongoing energy partnership between the two countries.
 
He also will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. These discussions will cover a wide range of issues, including the U.S.-Israel Energy Dialogue, as well as expanded cooperation in energy research and energy water nexus programs.
 
Secretary
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First Lady To Visit Santa Fe Indian School May 26

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 5, 2016

First Lady Michelle Obama

DPNM News:

  • The first lady will deliver commencement address at the Santa Fe Indian School

 

ALBUQUERQUE – Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairwoman Debra Haaland, the first Native American woman to lead a statewide party in New Mexico, welcomed the announcement Monday that First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address May 26 at the Santa Fe Indian School (SFIS).

 

DPNM Chairwoman Debra Haaland

 

“I am so excited that First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at SFIS,” Haaland said. “The young people who attend Read More

NNSA Delivers Annual Reports To Congress On Progress For Stockpile Stewardship/Nonproliferation

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 5, 2016

NNSA News:

  • NNSA Delivers Annual Reports To Congress On Progress For Stockpile Stewardship And Nuclear Nonproliferation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) released Monday the annual reports outlining the strategic direction for two of its vital and enduring missions—maintaining a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent and reducing the threat of nuclear proliferation and terrorism.

These reports are key planning documents for the nuclear security enterprise and guide program activities to ensure U.S. national Read More

Lunch With A Leader Features Gene Grant April 19

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 4, 2016
New Mexico In Focus Host Gene Grant
 
LWVLA News:
 
The League of Women Voters of Los Alamos will hold its monthly Lunch with a Leader at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 19 at Mesa Public Library.
 
Gene Grant is the featured speaker/ Grant is in his 10th year as host of The Line on New Mexico in Focus. His show airs at 7 p.m. each Friday on PBS. In addition to hosting duties, he also has reported for the PBS NewsHour on six occasions. Grant was a longtime columnist for the Albuquerque Tribune before doing the same for the Albuquerque Journal and Weekly Alibi.
 
He has contributed articles
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AFTNM, Las Cruces Transportation Federation File Emergency Motion

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 2, 2016

AFTNM News:

Albuquerque – American Federation of Teachers New Mexico President Stephanie Ly and Las Cruces Transportation Federation #6341 President Marcos Torres released the following statement:

“Yesterday, the Las Cruces Public Schools Board on behalf of the Las Cruces Public School District received an ex parte temporary restraining order against AFT NM, LCTF #6341, and STS-NM, enjoining a strike, picketing and protests.

“We received this restraining order despite no allegations that AFT NM or LCTF #6341 had engaged in, or threatened, violence. The District’s motion, and the court’s Read More

Udall, Alexander: Sick Nuclear Workers Deserve Better

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on April 1, 2016

From The Office Of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

  • Department of Labor should delay new rule that could jeopardize benefits for those who worked at Cold War-era sites
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., this week urged the U.S. Department of Labor to delay a new rule that could make it more difficult for sick nuclear workers who served at Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Y-12 and other Cold War-era nuclear sites to get benefits they deserve under the department’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.
 
“It’s shameful that so many Americans
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Maggiore: Running Because I Care

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 31, 2016

Antonio Maggiore

By ANTONIO MAGGIORE
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council

I’m running for County Council because I care. I can’t put it in any simpler terms than that. I care deeply about this town.  

This secluded secretive science stuffed suburbia is home to me. I was born here, I grew up in Los Alamos, I graduated high school here. Like so many of our youth, I left as soon as I was able, and like a much smaller number, I returned.

I have never worked at the lab. I have however worked at many small businesses in town throughout my life. Now, I find myself braving the uncertain world of owning Read More

Appointed Probate Judge Bill McKerley Seeks Election

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 31, 2016
By BILL MCKERLEY
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Probate Judge
 
I am Bill McKerley and I am a candidate for the position of Probate Judge for Los Alamos County. Before I tell you a little bit about me and why I am a candidate, I thought it might be informative to say a few words about probate and the function of the Probate Judge.
 
Probate is the judicial process for transferring the property of a person who has died (called decedent). The property is transferred according to either: (1) the decedent’s Will, or (2) if the decedent dies without a Will, according to New Mexico’s
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Balderas & Federal Trade Commission Announce $75 Million Settlement Against Sham Cancer Charities

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 31, 2016
Attorney General Hector Balderas
 
STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas along with the Federal Trade Commission and an unprecedented group consisting of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, announced that the last two nationwide sham cancer charities named in the largest charity regulation case in history, are to be dissolved, their assets transferred to a receiver for liquidation, and their president banned for life from profiting from fundraising, consulting or conducting charitable activity.
 
The stringent ban and total forfeiture of all
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Letter To The Editor: A Winning Republican Presidential Ticket For 2016

Submitted by Chris Clark on March 31, 2016
By E. ALAN WADLINGER
Los Alamos
 
This scenario will only occur provided that there is a brokered Republican Convention.
 
I will assume that there is a stalemate between Cruz, Trump and Kasich. You start by rejecting all three of these candidates who have managed to destroy each other in the primaries. Then pick a set of dark horse nominees who are to the right of Hillary, but will be acceptable to moderate Republicans and many Democrats.
 
By rejecting all three leading Republican candidates, you will upset their supporters, but since none of them win
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