Letter to the Editor: Did Anyone in Los Alamos Hear a Meteor Aug. 11?
By John EklundSunday evening, Aug. 11, I was watching the night sky for signs of the annual Perseid meteor shower on the roof of my Barranca Mesa home.
Solo Traveler: Why Wait?
Solo Traveler: Why Wait?Why wait to retire before you start traveling? Why not retire now? Why not travel now and figure out a different way to make money?
I had the advantage of working for a big company that, in a cost-saving move, kicked me out before I planned to retire. Hiring someone very young with no experience was a sound financial decision for them.
But let’s back up. I wasn’t “kicked out.” I was given a very powerful disincentive to stay in my job.
If I would retire by their deadline, I could keep my health insurance. If not, I would be on my own purchasing health Read More
How the Hen House Turns: Six Weeks on Dog Trails
How the Hen House Turns: Six Weeks on Dog Trails
Column by Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.
This is the story of DeeDee’s surgery. She was adopted with Scooter at age three months, spayed at three months before her bones capped off.
Without the hormones, bones don’t mature and harden properly, so they are subject to injury with normal activity. I recognize that there are too many unwanted pregnancies in the canine world, but we adoptive dog-lovers can be responsible and have the spaying done after they have grown up, so it doesn’t commit a dog to a lifetime of unfinished bones.
When DeeDee and Read More
Food on the Hill: Baked Crab Stuffed Tomatoes
The Week’s Recipe:
Baked Crab Stuffed Tomatoes
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.com
Ingredients
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comLetter to the Editor: The Latest News on Water Wells
The Latest News on Water WellsTo those interested in the proposal to drill water wells on the canyon rims in White Rock and Pajarito Acres:
The Los Alamos County Council will meet at 7 p.m., Aug. 20 at the White Rock Fire Station on N.M. 4. It will be a working session and public comments will be allowed. One of the topics is the San Juan/Chama water allocation. A good turnout at this meeting will be a sign that the subject of water well drilling in residential areas is still of concern to many people.
During this summer, a group of people who have been involved in opposition to the Department
Yang: Lists Are Great; Lists Can Be Constraining: It’s All About How We Use Them
Lists Are Great; Lists Can Be Constraining: It’s All About How We Use ThemAugust signals the end of summer. People take the last chance for vacation, and the pace of life seems to take a couple of notches down … for some. So, I will continue my summer-lite writing for light reading.
I live with lists. I don’t always follow them, but they provide both a compass and a reminder. Somehow, when it comes to management issues, though, I rail against lists.
The “10 best ideas for…,” or “7 ways to…,” or, “5 lessons or secrets…” My least favorite is “6 ways to talk like a leader.” Read More
Letter to the Editor: Solution to Open-Air Restaurant Quandary
By BILL SELLERS 
