Letter to the Editor: Over-intervention Instills Culture of Fear in Children
By REID PRIEDHORSKYI read (Superintendent) Gene Schmidt’s recent letter with some concern.
I myself had two issues at LAHS that today would, it seems, be made into Very Big Deals, but at the time (late 90’s)
Letter to the Editor: Student Safety is Non-negotiable
By Dr. GENE SCHMIDTIn the past two weeks, three middle school students were disciplined for bringing knives to school.
These incidents were reported in the local media as “deadly weapons.” The Los Alamos School Board has established very strict policies regarding weapons on campus to ensure student safety at all times.
By school policy definition, any item or device which may be used as a weapon, including pocket knives (regardless of size) are considered weapons.
By school policy definition, any weapon which is capable of producing death or great bodily harm is Read More
Money IQ: Commercial and Industrial Loans on the Rise
Money IQCommercial and Industrial Loans on the Rise
Banks large and small are looking to increase their lending activities as the economy continues to show signs of improvement.
At the beginning of the economic downturn a lot of financial institutions slowed or halted lending, especially for commercial real estate related loans.
Since this time, many banks have changed their lending appetite and are now more diversified in their product offerings.
Commercial real estate, development loans and other real estate secured loans, once a common staple of Read More
Column: Are Female CEOs The Only/Best Role Model For Women?
Are Female CEOs The Only/Best Role Model For Women?Recent news brought to us stories of two prominent female executives of Internet companies, whose decisions and publicity have stirred up some debate and reflection on women’s lives within and outside organizations.
Sheryl Sandberg’s book, “Lean In,” a semi-autobiography cum new feminism manifesto, offers women advice on how to advance in the corporate world by mostly evoking those dormant internal strengths.
Sandberg is the current chief operating officer for Facebook. Marissa Mayer, the (fairly) Read More
Letter to the Editor: Generous Support Greatly Appreciated
By LINDA HULL, PresidentOnce again, on behalf of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, I would like to thank our many friends in the community for their recent support of this month’s Cowboy Pancake Breakfast, which benefited our Club’s local and international projects.
More than 250 tickets were sold to the hungry breakfast crowd Sunday morning.
From left, Rotary President Linda Hull and Rotarians Brian Newnam and Alison Walters. Photo by Hal Davis
We would also like to give a standing ovation and long round of applause to all the dedicated members of the Los Alamos Sheriff’s Read More
Hannemann’s Music Corner: The Romance
Hannemann’s Music Corner: The Romance
A View from the Stacks: Winter and Summer Programs Promote Reading
Column by ANGIE MANFREDIQuick! Name a Caldecott winner! Name a book written by an author whose last name starts with “T”!
Name a book with frogs! If you were one of hundreds of children (237 to be precise) who registered for Los Alamos County Library System’s Winter Reading program over the last three months or who had someone in their lives who read with them or to them, you’d be able to answer these questions.
Here are some answers: My Friend Rabbit by Eric Rohmann, Three Times Lucky by Shelia Turnage, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London. Read More
