Letter to the Editor: Trophy Home Owners Should Be Encouraged to Become New Mexicans
Trophy Home Owners Should Be Encouraged to Become New Mexicans As a Jaynes Corp. ex-architect, I’m an avid reader of the three or four, full-length pictorial monthly and quarterly real estate magazines (free) on the “mansions of Santa Fe.”
Packed with top-of-the-line architectural photography, they detail one multi-million dollar Southwestern trophy home after another; lots and lots of ‘em. Several Bechtel-executive wives, I know personally, are involved in this industry, either as salespeople, or in some support function.
Not a single Read More
How the Hen House Turns: A Little More About Peacocks
How the Hen House TurnsJust a moment to honor one tough, honorable, bird. He came to visit every day for a while, sometimes slept on top of the Hen House or high up in the Ponderosas that inhabit our back yard.
He appeared in the morning when Bobbie goose heard the water running and started honking, “Let me out of here.” Then he waited on the Hen House roof or the chicken pen fence until I filled water pans and set out lay pellets for my ten birds. He sometimes pecked a bit at the food and drink I left for him on the roof, Read More
Letter to the Editor: Shutdown Puts Public Lands at Risk
Shutdown Puts Public Lands at Risk
As the seasons turn to fall, many of us here in New Mexico typically head to Bandelier National Monument before the cold rolls in. However, as a result of the government shutdown, our national parks, wildlife refuges, and national forests all across New Mexico are closed to any and all visitors.
Bandelier National Monument typically sees a flood of visitors in October who come to experience the beauty of its cliff dwellings or spend a last night under the stars. Last year in October alone, over 125,000 people visited New Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: Ready to Play?
Hannemann’s Music CornerFolks, in the past couple of months I have seen three clarinets, at least one flute, and a trumpet purchased on EBay and/or Craig’s List advertised as “ready to play.” I’ve seen these instruments because they were not, in fact, ready to play and they were brought to me to make them playable. I just had another come in this week.
The clarinets, late 60s early 70s, came with no bottom tenon cork to attach the bell (because it can be played without a bell), badly done Read More
Food on the Hill: Blonde Zucchini Bread
This Week’s Recipe:
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients (Makes Two Loaves)
- 3 ¾ cups bread flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups of shredded zucchini
- 1 cup of chopped walnuts
Directions:
Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. In one bowl, mix together the dry ingredients. In a larger bowl, mix together all the wet ingredients. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients about ¼ at a time until all incorporated.
Photo by Education Funding 101: It’s Time to Address Education Funding
It’s Time to Address Education FundingThis school year, Los Alamos Public Schools received $33M from State ($25M) and Federal ($8M) governments but is operating at a budget of $36M. The gap between revenue and expense ($3M) was paid primarily from the Los Alamos Public Schools lease fund.
Even though Los Alamos Public Schools spent about $3M over the State and Federal allotments, some Los Alamos families have been negatively impacted by a shortage of school funds. Ask the parents of second graders at Mountain, Barranca and Aspen Elementary Schools Read More
Special Board Meeting to Formalize Guidance Given on Teacher Concerns
LAPS News:
Special Board Meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 has moved to the Speech Theater at Los Alamos High School.
- Pledge of Allegiance
- Call to Order
- Roll Call
- Approval of Agenda
- Public Comment
- Presentation and Recommendation of the Superintendent and information for the Board
Board President Jim Hall called this special meeting of the Board to formalize the guidance given to administration at the Oct. 8 Board Meeting.
Hall will present the following motion for discussion and possible action. “I move that the administration work with teaching staff to give priority to the following Read More
