Money IQ: How Comfortable is Your Nest Egg?
Money IQHow Comfortable is Your Nest Egg?
Accumulating a nest egg for retirement should be a priority for every working person regardless of age.
Whether you have 10 or 40 years to go before retirement, consistently contributing to a retirement savings plan can be the ticket to financial freedom for individuals entering the “2nd” act of life.
Ask yourself what asset would make the biggest difference in your retirement years.
Some answers may be your home, 401k plans or other savings plans.
These are all good answers, but if you are reading this and not yet retired, Read More
Letter to the Editor: Responding to Lies in Super-PAC Mailers
By Stephanie Garcia RichardLos Alamos, Santa Fe, Sandoval and Rio Arriba Counties
Dear Voters,
As a mother and a teacher, I find the recent tactics employed by Reform New Mexico Now unacceptable, no matter how grave the stakes are in our race for State House.
Many of you have received the recent mailers claiming I would support the largest tax increase in New Mexico history, yet none of the attacks cite actual facts.
That is because it couldn’t be further from the truth. The truth is that since 2010, I have stood up for taxation reform that would Read More
Food on the Hill: Lobster Stuffed Potatoes
“Food on the Hill” by Sue York
This week’s recipe:
Lobster Stuffed Potatoes
- 4 large baking potatoes
- olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1 shallot, diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound fresh lobster meat (or imitation)
- (you can also use turkey, shrimp, crab or chicken)
- 1/2 cup dry wine
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cup Jarlsberg cheese, grated
- 1/2 stick butter
- salt & pepper
Photo by Sue York/ladailypost.comLetter to the Editor: Proposed Charter Changes Achieve Goal
By Ralph L. PhelpsWhen I was selected to join the Charter Review Committee, I approached the task very cautiously and conservatively because any changes that might be recommended required a very thorough vetting process to ensure the right decisions were made to our community’s fundamental law.
My fellow committee members were equally dedicated, and we had many open and transparent discussions at public meetings that explored the issues from all aspects, bringing out researched facts and practical examples of what needed to be changed.
In the end, our report to council Read More
Letter to the Editor: The Ballot Questions
Councilor Mike WismerAs part of the ballot for the November election, Los Alamos voters are being presented with proposed changes to the Initiative, Referendum and Recall provisions of the Charter, and the process for future Charter amendments.
We fully agree with the notion that changes to the Charter should only be made after thoughtful and deliberate consideration.
The Charter Review Committee provided that analysis after months of open and respectful dialogue.
We support the proposed Read More
Letter to the Editor: We Deserve Better – Vote NO on Charter Amendments
By Robert Pelak
I recently participated in a League of Women Voters forum to express my opposition to the four proposed amendments to the Los Alamos County Charter that are on this year’s election ballot.
The Los Alamos Daily Post recently published a letter from Kyle Wheeler stating that, at that forum, I said that “the way the Charter Review Committee grouped the items makes sense.” I am writing this letter to explain that the above statement is
an exaggeration of my comments. I do not support the way these amendments have been grouped and I oppose the tremendous toughening Read More
Column: The Hogwarts School of Management – Part II
Column by Elena Yang
I continue on the course of Hogwarts’ teaching on power. I highly recommend that you read the passages substituting fictitious names with real names in your work environment. To what extent do the descriptions parallel your experience?
Part II
III. Then, there is the purely bully power.
Bully power is embodied in Draco Malfoy and his cronies. Of course, one could argue that Voldemort was a bully too; after all, a bully strikes fear in the victim.
However, Voldemort was extremely skillful and intelligent in applying his skills to manipulate, to strike, to conquer. Read More
