Solo Traveler: Sustainability
A home at the permaculture community. Edible plants are grown with flowers and grasses to eliminate the need for pesticides. Photo by Sherry Hardage
A composting toilet used at the permaculture community. Photo by Sherry Hardage
Solo Traveler: SustainabilityI have mentioned in earlier columns that one of the huge benefits to solo travel is meeting people you probably wouldn’t have met if you’d traveled with a friend. While friends are great for security, companionship and sharing costs, traveling alone forces you to connect with locals and other travelers. Read More
Fitness Column: Tendonitis
Fitness Column: TendonitisTendonitis is a painful condition that affects millions of Americans each year. It is an inflammation of the connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. The most common symptoms of tendonitis are pain, tenderness and limited range of motion.
Every time a muscle contracts it places stress on the tendons. Too much stress placed on these tendons causes inflammation and tendonitis. Events that often trigger tendonitis include excessive repetitive motions, poor biomechanics, over-working muscles and strength imbalances between opposing muscle Read More
Letter to the Editor: Rural New Mexico Not Forgotten
By TERRY BRUNNER, DirectorThe recent economic recession hit New Mexico’s rural communities especially hard. Its impacts are reflected in New Mexico’s frequently reported grim social and economic statistics.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Mission area, the only federal agency with a specifically rural mission, is working hard to help rural communities help recover of from the recession.
Last week, USDA Rural Development issued our annual report for fiscal year 2013. During the last five fiscal years, USDA Rural Development Read More
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to Our Great Community
By JIM NESMITHOn Saturday, Feb. 22, the Rotary Club of Los Alamos held its fifth annual Crabfest. As you may have seen in the media, it broke all records for both attendance and the amount of money raised to support Rotary’s many projects, both local and international.
This Week at the Reel Deal
Column by JIM O’DONNELLThis week we are opening Muppets Most Wanted and Divergent. Mr. Peabody and Non-Stop will hold for another week, while 300: Rise of an Empire and Dallas Buyers Club end Thursday.
‘Divergent’ movie poster. Courtesy/Reel Deal Theater
Divergent is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) Read More
Letter to the Editor: Gratitude to Generous Community and Empty Bowls Project Contributors
ELLEN MORRIS BONDOur gratitude to our wonderfully generous community and those who helped sponsor the Empty Bowls Project on March 15.
Thank you to our primary sponsors: KRSN 1490 Radio, LANB, Zia Credit Union, Thrivent Care Abounds in Communities, The Blue Window Bistro, Los Alamos MainStreet and Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Many thanks!
We are grateful to the restaurants and businesses that contributed to the delicious lunch: Amy’s Intergalactic Bakery, Aspen Lodge, Bob’s Bodacious BBQ, CAT’s Cafe, CB FOX, China Moon, El Parasol, Read More
How the Hen House Turns: For DeeDee — An Impossible Dilemma
How the Hen House Turns:Ahimsa, a central concept in Hindu and Jain morality, means non-harming or non-violence.
I remember the Dalai Lama, speaking to a hushed crowd in Santa Fe, saying he had occasionally sinned against mosquitoes. He was reflecting on the fact that the concept is also important in Buddhism. One of the five precepts of Sila (ethical conduct) is not harming living creatures.
Hindu history includes both the rejection of animal sacrifice and vegetarianism, with tension arising from duties to protect Read More
