Letter to the Editor: Vote ‘Yes’ for our Community, our College
By MORRIE B. PONGRATZFormer member Los Alamos Board of Education
I have joined with many in our community including leaders of the local Democratic and Republican parties in supporting the UNM-LA mill levy.
As a retiree, I benefit from the training our EMS folks get at UNM-LA. We all benefit from the Fire Science courses our fire department personnel take at UNM-LA.
Most of all the presence of this high quality institution makes Los Alamos more attractive to the “best and brightest” that LANL needs to attract to compete effectively for future
Letter to the Editor: PRC Should Leave Renewable Energy Policies in Place
By DOMINICK LAWTONThe Public Regulation Commission is preparing to rule on how much New Mexico invests in renewable energy, and clean energy advocates argue that the PRC’s proposed changes would harm renewable energy development in the state. Looking at the facts, we have to agree.
New Mexico is the second-sunniest state in the country, but we currently get less than two percent of our electricity from the sun, lagging behind cloudy states like New Jersey. Our state needs to move toward a new, thriving clean energy economy, and not stay tethered to fossil fuels, which Read More
Letter to the Editor: Why Pick on the Next Big Idea Festival?
By DAREN SAVAGEThe LA Daily Post published a calendar of events in Los Alamos for this weekend, and there seems to be more going on that just the Next Big Idea Festival. Why has there been no criticism of these other events, also held over Yom Kippur?
Los Alamos
Help With The Hard Stuff: Managing Student Loans Part 2
Help With The Hard Stuff: Managing Student Loans
Part 2 (of 5) – “What are the Kinds of Loans Students (and their Co-Signers) Can Get?”
By Gini Nelson, JD, MA
I referred in my last column to “the new normal” – how much more difficult life is coming to be for many because of the massive changes to the global and our own economy, and more – but I think calling it “the new reality” is more accurate. Many Los Alamos readers are not directly affected, perhaps because already well-along and well-established in careers, but even these readers might notice and wonder what is in store for their children and the children Read More
Letter to the Editor: The Next Big Idea and Yom Kippur
By JJ MAIERAfter reading Stauber, Spencer and Santiago, (letters published in Los Alamos Daily Post) I would hope that those who believe in the God or no-god of their choice, would all learn that the best of all teachings is RESPECT.
Sensitivity to or respect of the beliefs of others does not imply acquiescence to their beliefs, whether they are in an ancient or modern version of “wisdom.”
I agree whole-heartedly with Stauber and Spencer that were the date conflicting with a Christian holiday, it would have been changed long ago without question.
I am saddened by the crass insensitivity Read More
Solo Traveler: Socialized Medicine
Solo Traveler: Socialized MedicineAn issue that every traveler must eventually contend with is medical care. Inevitably travelers get colds, bellyaches, injured, or worse. So if you’re in another country, far from home, what do you do?
Most American medical insurance companies will cover you in foreign lands with the caveat that you pay for the medical services and they’ll reimburse you. Travel medical insurance is available for a reasonable fee per year, or a not quite so reasonable fee per trip. Some policies have specific riders providing a helicopter or airplane Read More
Skincare Column: Managing Dry, Itchy Skin
Skincare ColumnAging and years of sun exposure reduce the capacity of your skin to moisturize itself, so your skin often becomes dry, flaky and itchy.
Your skin becomes even drier when humidity is lower in the winter and in dry climates.
To help combat dry skin and itchiness try these tips:
- Avoid using harsh soaps, which are very drying to the skin. Instead, use mild or glycerin soaps on the body such as Alpha Keri, Basis, Eucerin, Neutrogena or Dove.
- Use anti-bacterial soaps only on underarms and genital area, hands and feet. Do not use on your
