Robinson: Feds, State Fund Wildland Fire Management, Firefighters And Smokey Bear
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Drought maps colored in cheerful red, orange and gold are anything but cheerful in their meaning. They confirm what ranchers already know, that it’s painfully dry here. Devastating wildfires in West Texas add an exclamation point.
If there’s any good news it’s that Congress and the Legislature are more attuned to the reality of fire.
The spending bill that just passed Congress includes more for wildland fire management.
In fact, the online Source New Mexico reported it was a priority in the bill, according to summaries from both Read More
Catch Of The Week: The Day The Facebook Died
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Ah yes, 10:00 a.m. EST, March 5th, 2024… a day that would live in infamy…the day Facebook crashed!
Facebook users across the world were disconcertingly logged out of their accounts, then received an ominous error message when they tried to log back in.
Many users (obviously not me! :P) panicked, thinking that their accounts had been hacked, or that they had finally posted that one over the top meme that earned them time in Facebook jail (banned!).
OK yes, I did panic for about 5 minutes wondering if I had somehow been hacked, then Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: March 12, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
In this week’s stocking report there are several stockings of small rainbow trout that number in the tens-of-thousands.
These stockings are done primarily in the larger lakes and rivers of New Mexico that are big enough for the small fish to survive, fertile enough for the fish to thrive and grow Io a catchable-size and have cooler temperatures so the fish can survive year-around. Smaller lakes that do not have these qualities but that experience heavy fishing pressure are stocked with catchable-size trout (9-12 inches) for immediate Read More
Denish: Cheers For Title IX And Women’s Sports
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
For me, one of the most exciting sports events in New Mexico is about to get underway – the high school basketball tournament! Prep basketball has long been a community event across New Mexico, from Dulce to Eunice to Belen to Taos to neighborhoods in Albuquerque.
I grew up in Hobbs, where boys basketball was legendary. Coach Ralph Tasker was himself a legend and the first high school basketball coach nationwide to win 1,000 games. It was a family activity, a teenage activity, and eventually an adult activity for me. I have attended every Read More
Cat Ozment Closes 2024 Campaign, Donates To Self Help
By CAT OZMENT
Los Alamos
For almost a year I have been laying the groundwork for a 2024 campaign for County Council. For much longer than that I have been preparing to serve as an elected official with a goal of building a more equitable Los Alamos that serves all our citizens. I am incredibly grateful for the enthusiasm and encouragement I’ve received for this endeavor. I am heartened by the number of people of diverse interests willing to work toward shared local goals.
However, with great disappointment I have accepted that I will not be running for Council in 2024.
It has become clear to me that I Read More
LALT’s ‘Twice Upon A Time’ … My Story, My Rules!
Scene from ‘Twice Upon A Time’. Photo by Thomas Graves
Scene from ‘Twice Upon A Time’. Photo by Thomas Graves
Review by KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Did you know that fairy tales originated as oral stories? This is how these stories were preserved; they were passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation.
Of course, with anything that is heard and then repeated to someone else, stories get changed around, re-interpretated and reformed to suit both the audience and the storyteller.
Los Alamos Little Theater keeps the tradition of collecting stories Read More
Posts From The Road: San Diego
San Diego: A portion of the San Diego downtown skyline and San Diego Bay is seen from a shoreline walkway at Coronado. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Star of India: The Star of India sailing ship was built in 1863 and is the world’s oldest sailing ship. The ship was launched five days before Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address! The ship made 21 trips around the world with no auxiliary power. It is now a part of the Maritime Museum in San Diego and docked next to the shoreline walkway so that all can see and enjoy the beautiful ship. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer Read More
