Posts From The Road: Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Bonners Ferry: Visiting downtown Bonners Ferry, Id. was an enjoyable and relaxing way to spend the day on July 4th. While several businesses were closed for the holiday most restaurants and some shops were open for the day. Bonners Ferry sits about 25 miles from the Canadian border in the panhandle of Idaho. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Kootenai River: The Kootenai River runs through Bonners Ferry dividing the town into two halves with one half on each side of the river. Shown are boaters on the river on July 4th, a beautiful day in Northern Idaho for the holiday. Seen on the hillside are Read More
Fr. Glenn: Reversing Course
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Sigh.
All around it seems we increasingly see division in our own society, and in societies all around the world. What is that old saying? Divide and conquer? But who is this modern “conquistador”? Another old saying: “We have met the enemy, and it is us.”
But … in some sense this has always been. Since the first proto-human picked up a stick to bonk the other guy on the head, there has been division. In that way we hardly rise above the animals which also fight—often even killing—those of their own kind for territory, resources, rights to procreate, etc.
Yet … we have the ability of Read More
Home Country: How To Handle Washboard Road … Gun It!
Home Country
By Slim Randles
Life is kinda like a corrugated, washboard ranch road, I believe. You give anything enough time and experience and you’ll find that warts and scars and grooves will get worn in it. The down times and the up times can lead to a corrugation in our dirt roads and our lives.
Any good cowboy knows how to handle a washboard road, though. Taken slowly, a pickup truck hits each little dip and rattles its carburetor until it puts a kink in the distributor clamp. It takes forever to get someplace, of course, but it does give a guy time to compose a symphony or a letter to Congress.
There Read More
Op-Ed: Homage To Educators
By MARVIN BLAIR
Los Alamos
As we approach the first week of school, we must pause and recognize the educators, assistants, custodians, and administrators who wholeheartedly dedicate themselves to caring for our children. While we go about our daily routines—it is work, errands, rest, or family responsibilities—they tirelessly nurture young minds. Teaching children gratitude and appreciation is a precious gift that transcends ethnicity, values, gender, and socioeconomic status. Although we often hear about combating racism, promoting justice, and ensuring equity, we sometimes Read More
Tales Of Our Times: The Fare In Hallways Beats A Diet Of ‘Breaking News’
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens for Clean Air & Water
Across decades, I have worked a fair amount on environmental issues in various venues. These venues have ranged from legislative hearings to the media’s routines to hallways.
Every venue gathers players who try to improve decision-making. The best tips from participants are eye-openers. Yet, at any time, other players work to foil good decisions. Today these thoughts are timely, though they are hardly new. In times long gone, our nation’s founders had similar ideas.
The U.S. Constitutional Convention began May Read More
All Shall Be Well: ‘God Is Faithful, All The Time’
Clergy from left, Pastor Deb Church, Deacon Amy Schmuck, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired and Pastor Nicolé Ferry. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Rev. Deborah Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church
I recently shared with the WRPC congregation that I have discerned a call to a new thing, and that after five-plus years with them and twenty-five-plus years in the Los Alamos and White Rock communities, I will soon be stepping out of both my role as their pastor and my place in this community, to begin a new chapter in my life. Read More
Hampton: Electrification Or The Caja?
By DAVID HAMPTON
Los Alamos
At last Monday evening’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) public meeting at Buffalo Thunder, hundreds attended, mostly anti-nuke advocates. Most who spoke wound up speaking against the third power line, the Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade (EPCU) project, which is planned to go into the Caja del Rio. No one spoke in favor.
NNSA acknowledged that they have received 23,000 public comments on the EPCU. I would imagine most if not all are against it. The third power line is necessary to support expanded LANL operations.
On Tuesday evening, we learned Read More
