Robinson: Cold Food, Cold Coffee … Senior Care Facilities Can Do Better
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Two recent studies of New Mexico’s senior care facilities ring alarm bells.
In June the news organization ProPublica published a report that ranked New Mexico nursing homes fifth in serious deficiencies (Texas was first!); in the last three years, 28 of 68 homes had at least one deficiency causing “immediate jeopardy..
And recently the state Department of Health reported that after surprise inspections at one third of New Mexico’s senior care facilities, only 11 of 91 passed muster and about half scored 90%.
Given my family’s dismal Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Aug. 6, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
We are entering the “dog days” of summer. Water in our lakes and reservoirs is warm and trout have retreated from the shallows into deeper water.
Streamflows have dropped and water temperatures are rising. It is best to limit fishing to early mornings, evening and even at night. Daytime water temperatures are simply too warm for trout. Even if you practice catch-and-release the stress of being caught and released is often too much for the already heat-stressed trout.
It is always a good idea to check conditions at the location you are headed Read More
Dannemann: Domenici Needs To Show She’s From Here
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Let’s not talk about race. It might upset the children.
That’s the rule in Florida, at least, or so we interpret from the way it’s been reported. It means they don’t want to upset the white children. It’s not clear whether they consider the black children.
This was Florida’s response to something called critical race theory.
But if someone were to say we want to stop the teaching of critical race theory in New Mexico, how would that even make sense? Nella Domenici, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from New Mexico, said it. Read More
Posts From The Road: Idaho Falls
Falls: The falls in Idaho Falls begin as water flows over dam or retaining wall before cascading down several boulders and rocky areas before flowing back into a tributary stream which joins the river a short distance downstream. In addition to the original retaining wall seen across the upper portion of the photo, the rocky, cascading falls are part of the man-made falls. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Calm: The waters of the Snake River flow very calmly while the waters that flow over the wall become very active as they flow across the rocks into a tributary stream. The wall (seen on the Read More
Fr. Glenn: Walking…Alone?
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Most of us know persons who tend to be Lone Rangers—eschewing gatherings, avoiding much society with others, etc. (yeah, yeah, my peeps … guilty as charged). Some call it being an introvert, or omega male, or less charitably, anti-social. More often it’s just asocial rather than anti-social.
Flying solo relieves from constant expectations and judgment, lets you do your own thing, read more often, allow for the coveted sole control of the remote and thermostat, etc. Decades ago (has it been that long?!) it also meant uninterrupted use of the family computer, but with everyone Read More
All Shall Be Well: Schooled By Youth
Clergy from left, Pastor Deb Church, Deacon Amy Schmuck, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, The Rev. Lynn Finnegan, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, and Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
Matthew 18:3: “…and Jesus said: Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”
In the past month I have been wonderfully “schooled”. For those who have not used this word in a while it is about being educated or trained in a specific activity or in Read More
Catch Of The Week: Columbus Cyber Attack
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Cyber-attacks can be crippling, especially so when they hit local governments. Columbus, Ohio is the latest victim of a cyber-attack, details are slim, but they have been hit hard.
City email and other systems have crashed and are unusable, including permitting systems, systems used by law enforcement and first responders, and more.
The issue has been ongoing for more than a week. Their CADS (Computer Aided Dispatch System) is used by first responders and is still impacted by the cyber incident, with no ETA on when it will be fully Read More
