Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 4, 2025
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The snowpack in Northern New Mexico is 42-percent of normal. The weather forecast for this coming week is warm and dry.
The Arctic Blast appears to be over. Temperatures can still plunge well-below zero in some of our high mountain valleys.
The Moreno Valley where Eagle Nest Lake is located is a prime example. Temperatures can still fall below zero even into March. Please dress warmly and in layers.
The record low temperature for New Mexico is -50 degrees in 1951 at Gavilan, a small community near Lindrith in Rio Arriba County.
The colder Read More
Op-Ed: New Mexico Legislature Should Focus On Current Needs, Not Building Permanent Funds
By CARTER SWANSON
Policy Analyst
Rio Grande Foundation
More and more New Mexico chooses to stockpile money in permanent funds, rather than spend. The total value of these funds is currently a mind-blowing $58 billion. This means that the New Mexico State Investment Council has one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world (according to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute).
There are only two states, Texas and Alaska, that have larger funds. It is speculated that in the coming decades, revenue from these permanent funds will surpass revenue from oil and gas.
On its face this sounds like Read More
NM Junior Foodies: Alkemē Cooking Event Review
Christopher Rutherford outside Alkemē. Courtesy photo
Chef Hue-chan Karels and Christopher Rutherford. Courtesy photo
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
Have you ever really wanted to just leave it all behind and take off for Vietnam? Same! Sadly, my four cats and two children (not to mention my job) would be really bummed if I were to jet off overseas, so I am stuck here. That said, you can eat like you are in the heart of Vietnam in Santa Fe at Alkeme!
What is Alkemē? From their website:
Alkemē is Culture-to-Table dining with an innovative spirit. What does this mean? Similar to the “Farm-to-Table” Read More
Skolnik: An Open Letter To Secretary Rubio
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock
Dear Secretary Rubio:
It is tragic that you began your work as Secretary of State by implementing measures that are leading to preventable illness and death of many people, to many countries losing confidence in the US as a partner, and to the US ceding to others leadership in global health.
As you know, the US until now has been a major supporter of critical efforts in global health, including work in maternal health, child health, nutrition, and the control of communicable diseases. The evidence is clear that this support has prevented an immeasurable amount of illness, Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The Life Of The Spotted Owl
A Spotted owl is roosting quietly during the day near a steep canyon wall. There still is a distinctive circular pattern of the feathers around its eyes even while closed. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
The Spotted owl catches attention for several reasons. Compared to many species, it is a large bird. It is approximately 17 to 19 inches in length and weigh from 1.1 to 2.2 pounds. A house finch in comparison is only 5 to 6 inches long and weighs form 0.6 to 0.9 of an ounce. Spotted owls do not gather in flocks like house finches, but its size makes it stand out when seen.
The anatomy of a Spotted Read More
Robinson: Dems Snub Medical Malpractice Reform
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Long before the legislative session started, a full-page ad accosted readers with this headline: “Medical corporations & insurance companies blame patients harmed by medical malpractice for the healthcare crisis so they can distract us from the billions of dollars in profit that go to their out-of-state corporate headquarters.”
Whoa! Nobody is blaming patients who are victims of medical malpractice. And, looking at New Mexico’s ragged hospital network, there’s more red ink than black ink.
The New Mexico Medical Society Read More
Posts From The Road: Cleveland Roller Mill
Cleveland Roller Mill: The Cleveland Roller Mill is in the tiny village of Cleveland in Mora County. The three story adobe structure still contains all milling equipment. At the end of the building is a cast iron water wheel 18-feet-6-inches high, which powers the milling equipment. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Mill Entrance: The Cleveland Roller Mill is now a private museum. The entrance to the museum looks much like it has for decades when the mill was in operation. The museum is a 501(c)(3)organization that provides history of the mill, wheat farming in Mora County and the history Read More
