Weekly Fishing Report: Week of May 10, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The weather has finally settled down and spring is definitely here. Flowers and fruit trees are blooming. This time of year the best fishing is usually found in the lakes and reservoirs. Trout will be cruising the warmer, shallow water sometimes surprisingly close to the bank.
Streamflows have increased dramatically the last three weeks in Northern New Mexico. Nearly all the tributaries of the Rio Grande are flowing well-above normal. The main stem of the Rio Grande streamflow is at or just below normal. It will continue to rise. The Pecos Read More
McQuiston: What’s Behind Rapid Increase In Car Insurance Rates
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
A lot has changed in the time since Gerald Ford was president and Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple. But here’s something that hasn’t changed much: the pace at which car insurance rates are rising.
Car insurance rates are up almost 21% for the 12 months ended in February, according to new Consumer Price Index data released Tuesday. The last time car insurance rates rose that much on an annual basis was 1976, not counting January, which saw the same annual rate increases.
The rise in car insurance rates alone contributed Read More
Reagor: Unleash The Los Alamos Home Solar Program
By DAVID REAGOR
Los Alamos County Councilor
Solar energy is the only abundant energy source in Los Alamos County, with tens of Megawatts of potential solar energy in our residential areas. Yet, Los Alamos County has a very modest solar program. We have a solar facility at the old landfill and a few Megawatts of solar on residential properties. This is intentional as the rules for solar installations in Los Alamos are very restrictive.
The official county cap is to not go past 6 MW total in solar production and also limit individual homes to enough panels to match their needs. However, small solar Read More
Mother’s Day Is Sunday & It’s Not Too Late If Unprepared
By BERNADETTE LAURETZEN
Los Alamos
Gillian Sutton, owner of Flowers by Gillian is ready for the busiest week of the year. Her first love was houseplants and evolved into a whole floral experience. She began in the plant department at Safeway in Los Alamos, which later evolved to include fresh cut flowers. Sutton has been in the business of flowers, for over 35 years.
“It is a living art form able to create new every day,” Sutton said. “My best-selling flower arrangement is happy flowers usually including seasonal varieties, a mixed flower bouquet.” Spring flowers include iris and tulips, and Sutton Read More
My Mother’s Day Wish: A Future Where New Mexico Leads For Moms And Kids
By GABRIELLE UBALLEZ
Executive Director
New Mexico Voices for Children
My wish this Mother’s Day is that 20 years from now, if my daughters step into motherhood themselves, we will proudly recount how we made New Mexico the best place to be a kid because, in 2025, we made it the best place to be a mom. 2025 will be my first legislative session as the leader of New Mexico Voices for Children, and you bet that we will continue to fight for and win more family-focused investments and policy improvements like the many we’ve already achieved.
Before you point to our state rankings, hear me out. In New Mexico, Read More
Robinson: Apodaca Wants To Help Moderates
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Democrats’ notion of their party as the big tent is suffering as hard line progressives target moderates in the primary.
It’s been widely reported that progressives have primaried every state representative who voted against the family and medical leave bill. They’ve reportedly raised millions to help their candidates.
Jeff Apodaca, son of late Gov. Jerry Apodaca, wants to help moderates, a worthy goal.
A businessman, he’s behind The New Mexico Project, a new anti-progressive effort that’s raising money to support moderates Read More
Altherr: Summary Of May 2 T-Board Meeting
By Michael Altherr
Vice Chair
Los Alamos County Transportation Board
The meeting opened with the introduction of new Board member Joshua Muck. There remain two open seats on the Transportation Board, and the Chair invited members of the community to consider serving. The remainder of the sitting Board members were in attendance.
Following approval of the Meeting’s Agenda, a citizen made a public comment regarding the noise created by the medical services helicopter. Subsequently, the minutes from the April meeting were approved without change.
The staff project manager for the Denver Read More
