Letter to the Editor: Greater Concern With Well Project
By REID PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos
Most of the discussion of the county’s proposed well project has focused on wellhead impacts. However, I believe there is a greater concern: potential impact to the springs in White Rock Canyon.
This project is designed to extract ground water before it becomes surface water flowing into the Rio Grande. Ground water becomes surface water by emerging through springs. Therefore, by definition, some springs somewhere must be affected; the only question is which ones and how much. The county’s explanation that “experts with knowledge of the Read More
Column: Valles Caldera Faces Troubled Future
Column by TOM RIBE The beautiful Valles Caldera National Preserve atop the Jemez Mountains faces a troubled future if Congress doesn’t act soon.
How could this happen? When New Mexicans pressed Congress to buy the old Baca Ranch
Kendall: Driving Steve Stoddard
U.S. troops advance toward Fontainebleau en route to Paris. (National Archives)
Column by GREG KENDALL
Los Alamos Daily Post
Steve Stoddard and I were founding board members of the Los Amigos de Valles Caldera (Friends of the Valles Caldera National Preserve organization.)
Steve was in an electric wheelchair at the time and I offered to drive his specially outfitted van to the Amigos board meetings in Santa Fe each month. During these drives, Steve would tell me wonderful stories about his time in Los Alamos and about his military experiences.
I loved his stories about his Read More
Hofmann: The LTC Basics #2
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services offers insights into Long Term Care:Consumers may hear many confusing statements regarding the topic of long term care, both published in the public domain and repeated by misinformed individuals. Over the next few weeks, I will be submitting a series of columns containing accurate information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, website https:////longtermcare.gov. I encourage you to watch for and read these informative columns.
The LTC Basics #2:
Who needs Long Read More
How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey’s Demise Was Not Wasteful
How the Hen House Turns: First Turkey’s Demise Was Not WastefulThis is a tale from the days when Poncho, our “Santa Fe shepherd,” guarded the domestic birds of the Hen House when they were outside their pen, enjoying the freedom and wild grasses of our three-fourths acre lot on the canyon.
We had all gone off in a hurry to do assorted errands, and Poncho, who loved to ride in the car, had gone with us. Our only excuse for leaving the birds outside the pen was that we had not yet found an obvious way to get them all back in the pen quickly. Chickens
Letter to the Editor: Thank You for Being a Friend, Mentor and Public Servant
Thank you for being a friend, mentor and public servantUpon returning to Los Alamos as a young man, my family relocated to White Rock where I had the opportunity to live across the street from Senator Steve Stoddard.
I had known the Stoddard’s from growing up in Los Alamos so the move allowed me to renew old friendships. Over the years, Steve and I would have occasion to visit on Sunday evenings, where we would sit together and discuss the issues of the day and issues related to state politics.
During this time, I would always recall that Steve would start by saying “Well… Alan Read More
Letter to the Editor: Atomic City Transit Cuts Some White Rock Service
By ALISON GRIEGGSLos Alamos County’s Transportation Division sponsors Atomic City Transit to serve the residents of our County.
On May 24, ACT modified its schedule and services, and the announcement included the statement “White Rock service will be enhanced … [and lists new routes].” LINK https:////www.losalamosnm.us/transit/Documents/ACT_ScheduleChanges_EffectiveMay24.pdf
Discontinuing service to ~1/3 of White Rock homes does not constitute a service enhancement to those of us who live in the La Senda and Pajarito Acres neighborhoods. Compounding our aggravation, Read More
