Robinson: County Jails Have A Role In Criminal Justice Reform
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Many people who break the law need drug treatment. That’s pretty common knowledge, but the state Corrections Department has no treatment program. Now, battered by a new state law and a lawsuit, the department will drag itself into the 21st century. Meanwhile, it’s sending inmates needing treatment back to county facilities.
That’s just one expense of many for county detention facilities.
Last November I wrote that crime discussions during the legislative session “must look at all the moving parts of the criminal justice system, Read More
Gessing: Electoral College Is Worth Preserving
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
Like clockwork, every presidential election we see a new set of attacks on the Electoral College.
The Electoral College is the system by which the United States has elected every president since the Founding. As you may be aware, the Electoral College was the result of compromise among the Founding Fathers to resolve conflicting interests among the colonies that ultimately agreed to adopt the US Constitution, thus becoming the first 13 American states under the Constitution.
While the Electoral College has several components, the most salient Read More
Rabbi Shlachter: Jews Blow Their Own Horn – The Upcoming Holiday Of Rosh HaShanah
Eating apples and honey, or other sweet things, is traditional on the Jewish New Year. Courtesy/LAJC
By Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos Jewish Center
Beginning on Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, 2024, Jews around the world will usher in the major holiday called Rosh HaShanah, literally “Head of the Year”. (See the end of this column for Los Alamos Jewish Center’s schedule of holiday services).
This holiday is Biblical in origin, first alluded to in the Book of Leviticus 23:23-25 where the Jews are commanded to observe a sacred day on the first day of the seventh month. Already there’s a conundrum! Read More
Think New Mexico Magnifies Impact With New Staff
Think New Mexico News:
Think New Mexico, the nonpartisan, results-oriented think tank serving New Mexicans, has added three staff members to magnify its impact as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Think New Mexico’s mission it to improve the lives of all New Mexicans, especially those who lack a strong voice in the political process. It is best known for successfully championing the enactment of landmark legislation repealing the state’s tax on food, making full-day kindergarten accessible to every child, ending predatory lending and repealing the tax on Social Security income for lower Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 17, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Streamflow on the Rio Grande has dropped and is now less than 100 cubic-feet-per-second at Cerro. That is where the Rio Grande enters New Mexico from Colorado.
The low water makes the stretch of river from the confluence with the Red River north to the Colorado state border in prime condition for anglers. Pools and pockets behind boulders may be fished more effectively during this low water period than they can be when the water is higher.
The daily limit in this section is two trout. There are big brown trout in this section and a few wild rainbows. Read More
Hampton: Transportation Board Sept. 5 Meeting Update
By DAVID HAMPTON
Chair
Los Alamos Transportation Board
At our last Transportation Board meeting, Sept. 5, 2024, we received a presentation and took public comments on the Pedestrian Master Plan Update. The County has tasked Wilson and Co. to conduct the plan update that will replace the current plan from 1998.
The previous plan focused mainly on Safe Routes to School, which has largely been implemented and continues to this day. This update aims to enhance safety, infrastructure and accessibility in the Los Alamos Townsite and White Rock Town Center. Essential tasks include reviewing past Read More
Determan: Vandalism Of Political Signs
By ANDREA DETERMAN
Chair
Democratic Party of Los Alamos
As chair of the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County, I join in strongly rejecting the vandalism of political signs reported in the Los Alamos Daily Post (link).
Every citizen has the constitutional right and privilege to freely express their opinion, political or otherwise.
We encourage everyone to become educated about the critical decisions our country will be making in the upcoming election, and to express their support for whatever choices they feel are best for us as individuals and as a community.
