Opinion & Columns

A View From the Stacks: Exhibit Space Means the Library is Much More Than Just Books

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 30, 2013

Column by CAROL MEINE

Gallery Manager, Mesa Public Library

From cutting edge contemporary art installations to quilts, recycled scrap metal sculpture to World War II memorabilia, traveling museum exhibits to exhibits designed and created by university students, the Mesa Public Library Art Gallery provides the only flexible, general exhibition space in Los Alamos County.

It is a great space: light filled and soaring, a gem tucked away on the third floor in the landmark building designed by world renowned architect Antoine Predock, dubbed by New Mexico museum professionals one of Read More

Column: Easter Challenge

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 30, 2013

Easter Challenge

Column by JUSTIN KLEIST

Over the past week God has put something on my heart and I can’t seem to get it out of my mind.

It is a burning desire and it takes up every moment of my thoughts.

I think He has been telling me to spread the good news and truth about Easter.

Last week I made a tract that tells the true meaning of Easter and contains the gospel.

I have made more than 400 copies and have been passing them out to people. But this is not enough.

What if we could get 3,000 people to read the gospel message before Easter?

Then I started to

How The Hen House Turns: Streak, Chapter One

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 29, 2013

How The Hen House Turns: Streak, Chapter One

By Carolyn A. (Cary) Neeper, Ph. D.

In the early days of the Hen House, we had an animal explosion–lots of baby animals arrived to live in or near the Hen House. Streak was not part of that explosion, but she was a large part of our lives.

In those days, when oldest daughter Indra (“OD: in a previous story with all three daughters) needed a pet of her own.

You could adopt a skunk, if it had been raised five generations from the wild. This was supposed to dilute out the rabies virus that skunks might carry.

When we adopted her, Streak was just a baby, a

Help With The Hard Stuff: ‘Best of all Prevent’

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 28, 2013

Help With The Hard Stuff

Part 4 (of 10) –“Best of all Prevent”

By GINI NELSON, JD, MA

My last column introduced “third-sider” roles that might help you with the hard stuff. I also asked you to think about how a lawyer might help you prevent an escalation of conflict.

When there are latent tensions, intervention may prevent the tensions from erupting into violence. Many say prevention is the best intervention, and Ury suggests three prevention roles: Provider,Teacher, and Bridge-Builder.

Cross the threshold of these three opportunities, he says, and there is destructive conflict, violence Read More

Hannemann’s Music Corner: Yes … You Can …

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 28, 2013

Hannemann’s Music Corner: Yes … You Can …

Column by RICHARD HANNEMAN

I am often asked, “can I learn to play the guitar?”.This question is often accompanied with: “Am I too old?” or “I’m not really musically inclined”

The answer is Yes, you can.

You are not too old, there is no such thing as too old.

As to “musical” or “musically inclined” … Everyone is musical to some degree. You are born with it. If you can imagine a favorite song, or if you can sing a favorite song (regardless

Money IQ: What is Mobile Banking?

Submitted by Carol A. Clark on March 27, 2013

Money IQ

By MONIE BLUM

What is Mobile Banking?

Mobile Banking is just what it sounds like, banking from a mobile device. Mobile banking allows customers to access their accounts anywhere, anytime, by texting their bank or credit union or by using their smart phone web browser.

Most mobile banking products allow customers to check account balances, verify transaction history, set up and receive automatic alerts and transfer funds within a user’s accounts. For added convenience customers can typically locate branch offices and ATMs.

Some banks or credit unions provide Read More