Letter to the Editor: The Next Big Idea Might Tackle Ignorance
By JUDITH STAUBER and DANIEL COOPER It should be brought to the attention of the entire Los Alamos community that the 2013 Next Big Idea is scheduled on Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and most important day of the Jewish calendar.
We understand that the event organizers have been aware of this conflict since January but decided to maintain the regularly scheduled plan for the 2nd Saturday in September. That decision is something that many members of the Jewish community in Los Alamos take to heart.
We realize not all people are aware of when Jewish holidays take place and since Read More
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Mud Is Important
Deeply mindful of mud.Photo by Michele Altherr
PEEC Amateur Naturalist: Mud Is ImportantParticular thanks to Michele Altherr and the Nature Odyssey
“Holmes, I have been thinking about our little expedition the other week to observe harvester ants. You quite clearly already knew that the ants built their nest entrance to face to the east or the south. I, on the other hand, needed to look at nest after nest before realizing what direction the entrances faced. How did you know so quickly what was going on?”
Holmes paused for several moments, thinking deeply and creating Read More
Letter to the Editor: Danger on the Main Hill Road
By JULIE SMITHI am writing in serious concern of all the big trucks using the Main Hill Road.
When are we going to put the trucks onto the Truck Route, where they belong?
Despite my frustration at being behind a big truck (or seven) creeping up the Main Hill Road, my main concern is their reckless descent: several times over the last two weeks I’ve been forced to hug the guardrail because of trucks coming down, faster than they should and crossing the center line, coming into my lane.
One morning I counted seven trucks coming down and five of them were over the center line and in my lane. Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Dogs Aren’t Enough When It Comes to Hawks
How the Hen House Turns: Dogs Aren’t Enough When It Comes to HawksMy neighbors enjoy the fact that Coopers Hawks nest in their back yard, which edges on the steep canyon that houses tall Ponderosa pines and a pleasant stream in Walnut Canyon. Trouble is, there is no way that the dogs can protect a lone chicken from a hungry chicken hawk.
Years ago, when Jupiter, an old red hen I rescued from another bird-lover who had rescued her from someone else, went missing, all I found was a tuft of red feathers. It simply happened too fast. The neighboring hawk took Read More
‘Blue Jasmine’ is Humorous and Heartwrenching
Movie Review by KIRSTEN LASKEY
“Blue Jasmine” might make you feel blue. This doesn’t mean the movie is not good, but rather that it stirs up a mixture of emotions. You could be chuckling, yet feel pings of sympathy all in one moment.
Woody Allen’s movie is set in the present, but feels like it could have jumped out of a Tennessee Williams play. “A Street Car Named Desire,” has a similar plot.
Like Blanche DuBois, Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) is a woman who is unraveling. Her upscale lifestyle vanishes after her husband, Hal (Alec Baldwin) is imprisoned for his many white-collar crimes, then Hal Read More
Food on the Hill: Cuban Sandwiches
This Week’s Recipe:
Cuban Sandwiches
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comIngredients:
Directions:
Mix together the mustard and mayo in 50/50 portions. You can get the cheese and the ham at the deli counter, that way you can get as much or as little Read More
Letter to the Editor: Concern Over Large Trucks on Main Hill Road
By PATRICIA MEDINAI would like to voice my concerns over the use of the Main Hill Road by large construction trucks.
Part of my exasperation comes from the delays these trucks are creating by using the road and traveling at 20 miles per hour. I don’t travel the road that much so my concerns center around the safety impacts.
I remember an incident that occurred 24-26 years ago when a large truck jackknifed on the Main Hill, killing a young man who left behind a wife and two small children. I question the probability of reoccurrence of this event on the Main Hill Road, with the added variable Read More
