Letter to the Editor: Phone Scam Warning
By CARL NECKERWe received a phone call on our home line indicating we had won a significant amount of money. It would take $150 submitted through a wire transfer through Western Union to release the funds to us. An obvious scam! We played along for a little while … “We don’t live near a Western Union” … “Well, go to Walmart or CVS Pharmacy. They do money transfers.” “We don’t live near either of those. And you should know where we live since you called us.”
Youth Matters: Why Pay Attention to Attendance?
Youth Matters
Why does your child miss school? Ask parents this question and you might be surprised at the variety of answers you receive.
- “He needs a break and a day off once in a while.”
- “She has so much to do, she needs to stay home to catch up.”
- “He has a lot of trouble getting up in the morning.”
- “She’s only a third grader. Surely she won’t miss much.”
- “He isn’t feeling well. And he really hasn’t been acting like himself lately.”
A day off here, a few tardies there – these absences may not seem like much, but according to Attendance Works (a website Read More
Letter to the Editor: Save The Trail Train
Inez Ross hops aboard Southwest Chief. Courtesy photo
There is a threat, that unless the states of Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico share funding to repair the rails, the route of the Southwest Chief Amtrak train, will be re-routed south, eliminating passenger access for towns between Newton, Kan. and Albuquerque.
Whoa New Mexico! Lamy is the gateway to Santa Fe, and Raton is the Boy and Girl Scouts’ access to the National Scout Camp at Philmont, plus the terminal for the Amtrak bus connecting passengers to Denver and the California Zephyr.
The route of the Chief
Food on the Hill: Savory Monkey Bread
This Week’s Recipe: Savory Monkey Bread
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Directions:
Take each piece of dough and split it in half. With your thumb make a well in the center of each piece. Put a little bit of the crumbled pieces of bacon in the Read More
Yang: A Brit Insulted An Asian Woman In Germany
A Brit Insulted An Asian Woman In GermanyMy friend and I laughed at it in hindsight, but at that moment of the insult, my Asian friend was outraged. M was an immigrant to the States decades ago. She became a US citizen, married a European immigrant who’s also a US citizen now. But this is really beside the point.
On their recent vacation trip to Europe, one afternoon, a British man suddenly and rudely shattered their otherwise relaxing meal in a bucolic German town. As the sun slanted and many patrons of the café put on their sunglasses, so did M. Immediately, this British man just cursed Read More
A Thanksgiving Essay By David Izraelevitz
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ, Vice Chair“The only time we close is for Thanksgiving.” Many years ago, while traveling through a city I have long forgotten, I had stopped for dinner at a Chinese restaurant, where I overheard the owner chatting with a departing couple. “You’re not closed for New Year’s?” the man persisted. The owner’s heavy accent seemed to thicken with his emphasis. “We only close for Thanksgiving. It’s the only day.”
This time of year always brings back to memory that brief exchange. I never found out why Thanksgiving was the only special day for this family. Read More
Education 101: Save Our Schools Los Alamos Meets with NMPED
Education 101: On Friday, Nov. 22, Save Our Schools Los Alamos met with Deputy Secretary Paul Aguilar of the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) to ask that PED modify its policies and allow local jurisdictions to supplement K-12 education operating funds with local monies, a practice currently prohibited in New Mexico but something that is practiced in most other states.
Save Our Schools Los Alamos will meet with members of the Los Alamos Public Schools Administration, Read More
