Sterna: Understanding ‘Ready’ In ‘Ready, Set, Go!’
By KELLY STERNA
Wildland Division Chief
Los Alamos Fire Department
Wildfire season is here, posing a significant risk to our scenic Los Alamos community, nestled amidst natural forests and mountainous terrains. While a paradise for many of us, this landscape also heightens our wildfire risk. Our community needs to be in a constant “Ready” state due to its geography and history of wildfires. Citizens should always be aware of local fire weather forecasts, local fire information, and most importantly, their “Ready” status.
Currently, New Mexico has two active wildland fires: the Indios Read More
Gibson: Electric Rates – Past, Present And Future
By ROBERT GIBSON
Chair
Board of Public Utilities
The electricity commodity rate (cost per kilowatt-hour) for retail Los Alamos customers was increased 9% last October. It will increase another 9% this July. These hikes seem steep, but are the first since February 2015.
In that time, the most familiar measure of inflation, the consumer price index (CPI), has increased about 34%. Adjusted for inflation, our electric rate will have gone DOWN 16% in that time.
Looking even further back, our electric rates have increased less than inflation at least since 1998.
Electric bills also include a service Read More
Catch Of The Week: More Package Delivery Text Scams
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Got a text message claiming to be from the USPS about your package? Think twice before you click, this is one of the most common smishing scams out there!
What is smishing? Smishing is a form of phishing that involves a text message or phone number. Victims will typically receive a deceptive text message intended to lure the recipient into providing their personal or financial information.
These scammers often attempt to disguise themselves as a government agency, bank, or other company to lend legitimacy to their claims.
Fraudulent Read More
LAPS Superintendent Addresses Families And Community
From JENNIFER GUY
Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools
Los Alamos families and community,
I was sad to learn of several arrests made this morning, June 18, that involved minors and drug trafficking charges. I appreciate the police department’s efforts to keep our students and community safe. We will continue to cooperate with the police department in any way we can to keep drugs out of our community. This is life threatening and critical to student safety. We have a no tolerance policy for any drug use and want to work with the community to do everything we can to keep students safe. To address Read More
Allison: In-home Hospice Care Offers Numerous Benefits
By JACK ALLISONExecutive Director
Los Alamos Visiting Nurse Service
Denish: Who Wins, Who Loses
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
It’s hard to know who the biggest loser in the Hunter Biden trial might be. Hunter Biden, of course, who was convicted on three felony counts on June 11 by a jury of his Delaware peers, lost the legal case.
Donald Trump lost something bigger; his complaints about two-tiered justice were stopped cold.
During the Biden trial, only snippets of the courtroom drama were reported: who was testifying and to what they were testifying. As with most news, it was hard to get the full context of courtroom action.
What is clear to voters is the split Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: June 17, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Spring runoff has peaked early and streamflows are dropping throughout the state. This is an excellent time to fish streams like the Rio Chama, Rio de los Pinos and the Pecos. The higher flows of spring runoff put the trout in an actively feeding mood and now that the flows are dropping and easier to fish the fishing can be quite good.
Lakes and reservoirs are starting to warm up. Fish will be moving into deeper water. This is a good time to start exploring the small tributary streams where most of the fish will be wild as a result of natural reproduction Read More
