Skolnik: Measles Rears Its Ugly Head
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock
The first vaccine against measles was approved for use in the US in 1963 and the US eliminated measles in 2000. Yet, last week there were 35 cases of measles spread among 15 American states and we will likely see more cases in the near future.
Although our risk of getting measles today in New Mexico is small, there are a number of reasons why measles should be of concern to all of us:
- Measles is among the most contagious diseases in the world. It is caused by a virus that is spread in the air and by contact with nasal and throat secretions from infected people. The virus can also
Colon Cancer Awareness Month: Understanding Colonoscopies
By NEAL E. RAKOV
MD, FACP, AGAF
Gastroenterologist at Los Alamos Medical Center
Have you had your colonoscopy? If you’re 45 or older, you’ve probably heard this question from someone you know – a doctor, a family member, or a health-conscious friend. More than 50,000 people die from colon cancer each year in the United States, and the disease may not have early symptoms. That’s why most people should talk with their provider about a colonoscopy once they reach the age of 45.
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Even if your first colonoscopy is decades away, it’s important to know what to Read More
DeVolder: America For Sale – Cheap / Part V
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
Note: I had a very difficult time writing Part V because something was eluding me.
Recently, I began to consider how people use their time. I concluded that most people spend the majority of their time on work, family, sleep and entertainment. I can understand the need for the first three activities; however, the last category puzzled me.
Americans spend quite a bit of time on entertainment. We have machines/utilities that make life easier and permit us to complete chores quickly – automobiles, appliances, calculators, I-phones, electric lighting and computer-based Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 29, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
There are several fishing areas in Northeast New Mexico that will open Friday (March 1) for the 2024 season.
Morphy Lake State Park, Clayton Lake State Park and the Charette Lakes will open for fishing. The Charette Lakes should be good for some nice, holdover trout. There should also be some holdover trout at Morphy Lake.
Clayton Lake will also open. Clayton Lake was stocked Feb. 21 with 3,200 rainbow trout in preparation for it’s opening Friday for the 2024 season. The state-record walleye was caught here. Clayton Lake is a designated Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Pieces Of History In The Canyons
A log dining facility was a part of the military police picnic grounds. It was called ‘Eagles Nest’. Picture from the Los Times Newspaper, Jan. 3, 1947. Courtesy photo
A stone fire place still can be seen at the picnic grounds, decades later. Courtesy photo
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
What was it like to live in the Manhattan Project during World War II and the years immediately afterwards? What was it like to know you were helping to create a whole new way to have war with the atom bomb? To quote Oppenheimer, “Now I Am Become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds”. People could not come into the laboratory without Read More
Home Country: Successfully Retired
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Ran into Herb Collins the other day down by the school. He volunteers there, from time to time, helping kids with their math homework, and trying to recruit future members of The Great World of Business.
He loved business, back in the days when he lived in the city and ran the pawn shop. For years now, ever since he hung up his jeweler’s loupe, he’s told us that there was an excitement to making the right deal.
“It has to be right for the customer and for me, or it isn’t right at all,” Herb always says. “You can do that and make several people happy and earn a living. There’s no need Read More
Denish: Observations Of Some Legislative Highs And Lows
By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Wins, losses, surprises, and stunning moments. It’s all part of what has become known as “sausage making” during a legislative session.
In an earlier column I noted the number of bills that were introduced in the recent 30-day session – 685 to be exact (not including resolutions and memorials.) That number is lower than in recent sessions. Only 72 of those bills made it through both chambers. A handful have been signed and others await the Governor’s signature or veto.
HB1, which is always the first to pass a session, covers the expenses Read More
