Amazing Aging: Issues, Trends and Resources in Los Alamos
Anne Hays EganWe have what aging leader Ken Dychwald calls an “Age Wave.” Ken, a longtime friend of aging activist Maggie Kuhn, has talked about this age wave for decades. And, it’s here.
Trends
In a recent article, “How Older Adult Demographics Will Rock Your World,” Anne Hays Egan outlined some important trends, issues and some key things to remember. Demographic trend watchers tell us that older adults are the fastest growing age cohort in the U.S.
Within the group of older adults, those Read More
Letter to the Editor: Drilling Wells Disaster for White Rock
Robert SeldenThe plan to drill wells along the rim of White Rock Canyon is a disaster for residents of White Rock, La Senda and Pajarito Acres.
This project will bring industrial activity with visual and noise pollution into the residential areas, and degrade the quality of our lives.
The quiet and beauty of our hills, canyons and forests are one of the primary reasons many of us like to live here. This project as currently planned will damage open space areas along White Rock Canyon.
It will require service roads, construction, drilling and well operations, which will detract from the Read More
HypnoTalk: Hypnotherapy for ‘Incurable Diseases’
HypnoTalkHypnotherapy for “Incurable Diseases”
Part of this column has been taken from the book “Getting Well Again,” written by O. Carl Simonton, M.D. and Stephanie Matthews-Simonton 1978 (paraphrased.)
At the time of this writing, Carl is the medical director of the cancer counseling and research Center in Dallas, Texas. He is a radiation oncologist, a physician specializing in the treatment of cancer. Stephanie is director of counseling and is trained in Psychology.
Physician (body) Heal Thyself! Read More
Letter to the Editor: Nothing Short of Miraculous!
By Ann McLaughlin, Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
On Friday night, the Blue Window Bistro suffered a plumbing disaster resulting in flooding.
This could also have been a disaster for the Los Alamos Concert Association as we had reserved the restaurant for a post-concert dinner for 60 people, following the performance of Amsterdam’s Calefax Reed Quintet Sunday evening.
Instead, Melissa Paternoster and her wonderful staff flew into action and catered the dinner at the Betty Ehart Senior Center.
Working in an unfamiliar kitchen, these great people presented us with Read More
Letter to the Editor: Lucky To Have You All
By Sarah G. Rochester, Executive DirectorDear Friends:
What a wonderful community we live and work in. As we waited for spring to come, the community was filled with vases of daffodils and bunches of daffodils were delivered to homes by wonderful volunteers.
Each bunch of daffodils (2,500 this year) supports our hospice program and all profits from the sale go to direct patient care.
We thank you all for your wonderful support. Your daffodils became a gift to many.
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Column: From Differences To Mistakes – Part I
Opposites Attract? Or, Hang Out With Like-Minded? So, which is true? I am inclined to go with the like-mindedness.
Even when opposites attract, the opposites are usually manifested in the area of temperament, rather than how people think and what they value.
We seek out those whose opinions are similar to ours; we read or listen to news outlets that closely reflect what we believe (if not exclusively, certainly most of the time), and our friends are by and large similar to us.
Depending on your perspective, Margaret Heffernan Read More
Letter to the Editor: Roundabout Announced on Day of Jokes
By JOEL WILLIAMSAfter six years of County-caused delay, the state will now begin to redo N.M. 502, if only for the segment from Knecht Street to Canyon Road.
I am sure the experienced state designers will produce a fine working design from the conceptual one.
It was appropriate that NMDoT’s press release, which indicated that the County Council’s desired roundabout at Central Avenue be included, should be made on April Fool’s Day – a day of jokes.
