Column: Insecurity with LANL Security Project
ON THE MESA FACING NORTH
Column: Analytical Failures in the 2012 Election Results with Implications for Other Topics of Importance
Thoughts from a – hopefully – Enlightened SkepticTo listen to the pundits before the election you would think that anything could have happened last Tuesday when we all went to the polls.
The mainstream media was emphasizing just how close the election was going to be and that Mr. Obama was potentially in grave danger of becoming a one-term president.
If you listened to the conservative pundits you were assured that good, as they define it, would win out over evil; some suggested it would be a rout with Gov. Romney getting over 300 electoral votes.
As an aside, I find it interesting Read More
Letter to the Editor: Vaccines – Do the Rights of the Many Outweigh the Rights of the Few?
In response to recent concerns voiced about vaccine rights, this is a case of the rights of the many vs. the rights of the few.
Vaccines only work to preserve the general population if “herd immunity” is achieved, when vaccines are administered to a high percentage (85 percent.)
With fewer parents vaccinating their children whether due to personal choice, safety concerns or greater awareness of the health risks to a susceptible child, this high percentage is not being met in some areas and outbreaks have occurred.
Our medical community is rightly concerned Read More
Column: Hannemann’s Music Corner – Practice
Hannemann’s Music CornerWelcome to a variety of columns on Music. Not entertainment, nor Happenings, nor Events, but Music.
Some columns are answers to questions people ask, and I invite you to add fuel to the fire by firing off any questions you may have.
Topics will cover the full spectrum: music history, music theory, music as a business, music performance, instrument playing tips.
Some will be short, some not so. Some will have notation (so early on will be some columns about reading notation.)
First up: Practice.
I am absurdly
On the Mesa Facing North: A Big Night for Local Democrats
ON THE MESA FACING NORTH
Money IQ: Avoid Holiday Shopping Surprises – Know Your Debit Card Daily Purchase Limit
Money IQAvoid Holiday Shopping Surprises – Know Your Debit Card Daily Purchase Limit
During the holiday season, it is not uncommon to spend more on a daily basis than usual.
If you are planning on using your debit card to pay for purchases, it is a good idea to be familiar with your financial institutions daily debit card purchase transaction limit.
You have probably witnessed (or have experienced it yourself), a shopper’s debit card being declined at the check-out stand.
The shopper insists that they have money in their checking account but the cashier is unable to get authorization Read More
Letter to the Editor: Once Upon a Time…
By TJ Taub
Once upon a time there was a tiny hamlet that basked in bounty and wanted for little if anything.
There were plentiful jobs, excellent schools, solid housing, varied retail, all situated in a location both strategic (not too close, not too far) and extremely beautiful.
Life was both good and predictably good for many, many years.
But the winds of change blew over the land and, finally, over the little hamlet. Security of life enjoyed for decades began to become less assured and the hamlet’s major benefactor began to change, leaving the hamlet and its wellbeing increasingly Read More
