Yang: More Spice In Group Life: Multicultural Working Groups
More Spice In Group Life: Multicultural Working GroupsI have said it before and I will repeat it as often as my chosen topic calls for it: Cross-cultural issues, or diversity issues, are very personal, and therefore potentially emotional. The illustrations in last week’s entry (A Brit Insulted An Asian Woman In Germany) were “minor,” superficially, but the impact was long lasting. As US working environment grows more multicultural and the world more interconnected, it is fairly common these days to have colleagues from different cultures, be them foreign nationals or of different Read More
Letter to the Editor: Public Access on the Valles Preserve
By DOROTHY HOARD
Los Alamos
Concerning public access policies and attitudes of staff and most board members of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, Greg Kendall’s Dec. 7 analysis is right on. The “Temporarily Closed” sign in your photo actually dates from 2001.
The signs are installed almost within sight of each other on the entire 50-mile fence surrounding the preserve. The government spent $101 million dollars of public assets to purchase the land and $3 million to $7 million per year for management. A major focus of staff has been, and still is, to control and limit public access to Read More
Letter to the Editor: Thank You for Supporting FOTCOH Clinic
People line up to visit the FOTCOH Clinic. Courtesy photo
A medical worker checks a baby at the FOTCOH clinic. Courtesy photo
CATHERINE FRYThank you for supporting myself, Tina Derr and our November team at the Friends of the Children of Haiti (FOTCOH) Clinic with your prayers. Thank you also for your support of donations of band aids, selenium sulfide shampoo, baby wipes, small disposable diapers, sanitary napkins, hand sanitizer and monetary donations towards the purchase of soap locally in Haiti.
Our clinic served more than 2,100 medical patients, Read More
Education 101: It Can’t Be That Bad; What About the $8 Million in Federal Funding?
Education 101: Los Alamos Public Schools have received supplemental funding from the federal government for operating expenses since the town was created in the 1940s. The federal government fully funded the schools until 1950, when the schools became part of the New Mexico system. From 1950 to 1997, the federal government contributed 35 percent of operating costs; which had risen to $8 million by 1997. Since then, under various federal laws, the schools have received a flat $8 million Read More
Letter to the Editor: Snow Removal Issue
By DEBBI MILLER
Los Alamos
I read the letter from the county reminding people to shovel their sidewalks. What about reminding the county that many of us do shovel, only to have the county come blasting down the streets and throwing snow (twice as much and about five times as heavy) back on the sidewalk?
We try very hard to keep the sidewalks clear. We live on a curvy hill, and the plows come down fast and furious and make the situation worse for those of us who do shovel … even when we wait until it has stopped snowing, as the county suggests.
I would like to remind the county to be aware of where Read More
Column: Valles Caldera National Preserve Suspends Open Hiking
‘Temporarily Closed’ signs atop barb wire fences greet the public at the top of hiking areas on Pajarito Mountain. Photo by Greg Kendall
Column by GREG KENDALL
It was incredibly disheartening news to read that the Valles Caldera National Preserve Trust Board had suspended open hiking before it even began. I looked forward to hiking up to the Caldera Rim of Canada Bonito without having to stop at the sharp barbed wire fence that carries the “Valles Caldera National Preserve – Temporarily Closed” signs. Alas, it is not to be. The staff and Trust
Letter to the Editor: Tyler Van Anne: some thoughts
Tyler Van Anne: some thoughtsWednesday was just one of those days. You know, the kind that happen and you wonder, “Why?!” or “WTF?” It started out as sort of a bummer. I woke up late, had part of a cup of coffee, which is terrible, because I always need a whole cup or more. Then I went to work without breakfast, so I had a combination of chex-mix, and salted nuts, which got me through till lunch. But the work was piled high, so I worked through lunch, left a little late and raced home for an appointment. It was then that I found out the bad news. For the third,
