Martinez: Enterprise Bank & Trust’s Latest Community Impact Report Filled With Inspirational Stories
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
I am excited to share Enterprise Bank & Trust’s latest Community Impact Report. In the report, you’ll find inspirational stories, told through the eyes of our nonprofit partners, associates and those directly impacted by our community development efforts. This year’s report features several organizations that touch lives throughout New Mexico.
After Beverly, a Navy veteran, lost physical abilities following an injury, she met a service dog named Tilly that changed her life. The two connected Read More
Op-Ed: Protect Freedom And Fight Anti-Semitism
By MILES LESSEN
Los Alamos
There is a well-documented statistical increase in hate crimes against people who are Jewish, including vandalism, graffiti, assault, intimidation, and abuse, both within and outside the United States. However, my family has felt safe and secure in the oasis of Los Alamos, a community in which we believed diversity was celebrated and embraced. Since moving here, we have met people from at least 11 different countries spanning Europe, Africa, Asia, and other regions of the world, many states throughout the USA, and several Native American tribes. We regularly see Read More
Saenz: We Need Men Who Care
By ALLAN SAENZ
Los Alamos
As men, it’s essential for us to actively participate in our community and support it in all ways we can. Supporting nonprofits is a great way to make our town better, and by coming together, we can help them thrive. I invite you to join the upcoming 100 Men Who Care event, where we can make a real difference.
In March, I had the pleasure of participating in the first post-COVID 100 Men Who Care event. I was genuinely impressed by the initiative, which is similar to the well-known 100 Women Who Care. This group provides much-needed funds to local nonprofits, allowing them Read More
Robinson: Keeping Affordable Housing Affordable
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
I’m haunted by an online post I saw recently. A young woman said she’d been homeless for months and living in her car. She had lost her apartment because she couldn’t afford it. “Yes, I’m working,” she informed readers. A Good Samaritan had given her a camper shell, and she found a place to park it but needed help with the move.
In the furor over homelessness, let’s remember that this category includes regular people who simply can’t afford any rentals that might be available. In the parallel furor over affordable housing, consider the Read More
Dannemann: Half Truths, Outright Lies And Gas Stoves
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
In a campaign season filled with distortions, half truths and outright lies, the least I can do is correct my own mistake.
I made a factual error in my last column by writing that state House District 31 had three Republican candidates and no Democrat. I missed Vicky Estrada-Bustillo, Democratic candidate for that seat. The error has been acknowledged and corrections have been published.
But what worries me are all the distortions, half truths and outright lies that will not be corrected, because most of them are not in newspaper Read More
Cull: Why Is Pride Important To Me?
By THERESA CULL
Los Alamos
Pride is important to me because it reminds me that there was a time when LGBTQ+ people could be harassed, fired from a job, dishonorably discharged from the military, arrested, beaten, and even killed for acting a certain way or loving someone of the same sex.
Pride is important because, even though life has improved and almost become normalized for many LGBTQ+ people, many of those same threats still exist today. I’ll remind everyone that the Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality isn’t even 10 years old. And we all know that the current Supreme Court is willing Read More
McQuiston: What Factors Can Change Extent Of Hail Damage On Neighboring Homes?
By ALLEN MCQUISTONJemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
