Letter to the Editor: A Person’s Opinion Does Not a Fact Make
By JANIE O’ROURKE
Opinions – we all have them and we are very attached to them. But a person’s opinion does not a fact make.
An opinion worth having should be supported by facts. I recently read a couple of letters in the Monitor and Los Alamos Daily Post that were filled with very strong opinions regarding Trinity Drive and roundabouts.
How should we judge these opinions? First let’s look at the facts regarding roundabouts as published by reputable and mainstream engineering organizations.
As an example, the Federal Highway Administration sponsored a study to determine
Letter to the Editor: On Hyping Roundabouts
Recently, Councilor Kristin Henderson stated (Los Alamos Daily Post Feb. 23) that “And yes, the federal and state highway people are all good with a roundabout. New Mexico just put one in on the bypass.”
There has been no roundabout put on the N.M. 599 bypass. The roundabouts are on a low-traffic, feeder road on either side of the bypass and not on N.M. 599 itself.
And while it is considering the County’s desire to have a roundabout at Central Avenue, NMDOT has long been on-record favoring a signalized intersection there.
Councilor Henderson’s Read More
Pajarito Reads: ‘Blaize Castle’ a Fun Read in the Style of Jane Austen
Column by BONNIE J. GORDON“This hat sells books,” said local author Inez Ross when I admired her bright red fedora.
Ross, who has a life-long love affair with trains and rides often, finds her hat is a great conversation starter onboard the train.
“People ask me if I’m in the Red Hat Society and I say I belong to the Black Feather Authors’ Society,” Ross said. This often leads directly to a sale.
The other secret of Ross’ success in selling her books on the train is the size. Smaller than an average paperback, her books are the perfect size for a pocket or purse and just the right length Read More
Thoughts From the Big Chair: The Dramatic Renaissance of TV Drama
Thoughts From the Big ChairHey gang! Let me first mention that today is the first anniversary of the entrance into our (My Lovely Bride and I) lives of Lola, our beautiful brindle Chihuahua, that we adopted from the Los Alamos shelter.
Adding her to family – along with our cats Ray and Lena (from the Española shelter) – has completed our family. I can highly recommend that, if you have room Read More
Column: Great Skis, Great Skiing, to Great Organizations Part II
Great Skis, Great Skiing, to Great Organizations – From Personal Development to Organizational Development Part II
Column by ELENA YANG
From “hedgehog” of last week to “flywheel” of this week; these are some of the principles in Jim Collins’ “Good To Great.”
The “flywheel” is about steady improvement over time; with momentum gradually building up, the wheel/organization eventually transforms and takes off.
There is no flashy launching of some product/program or momentous announcement. Every delivery of result builds for the next step and on and on, so that when looking back, people Read More
Column: Are You a Closet Contest Enterer?
Are You a Closet Contest Enterer?Are you one of those? You know, a person who partakes in that guilty pleasure—a contest enterer?
Will you admit it in polite society? Probably not. When the topic raises its ugly head at a cocktail party, you are the one to steer the conversation to something safe, something like the latest Kardashian sighting.
Anything to divert attention from your hidden pleasure.
Ashamed of this aspect of your behavior? Don’t be. You are simply another victim in a society of victims—the victim of what behavioral psychologists call intermittent reinforcement. Read More
Column: Long-Term Care Insurance … One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Long-Term Care Insurance: One Size Doesn’t Fit AllOne thing we can all agree on is that no two people are exactly the same.
That includes your plans for retirement, which are most likely much different than those of your friends or family’s plans.
One similarity many of us will share however is the need for long-term care.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ booklet, Medicare & You, 2011; about 70 percent of people over age 65 will need long-term care services at some point.
With the explosion of long term care services available, the Read More
