Robinson: Feel-Good Tax Bill Has Much To Like But Stops Short Of Solving Bigger Problems
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Legislators passed a pretty good tax package this year, but instead of responding thoughtfully to the big picture, they simply rolled together a bunch of individual bills. They got in some pet tax credits while ignoring longstanding problems and creating one new irritant for businesses and economic development.
House Bill 252 “modernizes the tax code” and “enables working New Mexicans to hold on to more of what they earn,” said its sponsor, House Taxation and Revenue Committee Chair Derrick Lente, D-Sandia Pueblo.
There is much Read More
Fr. Glenn: A Model To Follow
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
It’s you parents’ lot to worry about your kids—who they hang around with, what they are exposed to, what models for life will they emulate, etc. Will they be good persons? Will they have common sense, grasp onto their educational opportunities, avoid those pitfalls of life which are foreseeable and most often avoidable? No doubt almost every parent will rue some of his kids’ choices at one time or another, but you also know they have to learn the consequences of going down a foolish path … hopefully learning them prior to serious damage to themselves or to others.
So, whom should Read More
Tales Of Our Times: Our Nation Devised Means To Use Differences Of Opinion
Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos
Free speech is an endless dilemma. Each of us wants to have it our way. That is, we speak as we see fit, but others should tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Yet, finding what is largely true is hard. It requires testing claimed evidence by some known standard, such as science or law. The glare of constant troubles caused by slivers of speech leaves us blind to the epic dividends of free speech.
Contrast how much data the law requires in commerce to that in a working democracy. As the days rumble toward next November, the time is right Read More
All Shall Be Well: Be Reconcilers For God
Clergy from left, Pastor Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector
Trinity on the Hill
Following a long-standing tradition, a number of Los Alamos churches come together for soup suppers, study, and worship on Thursdays during the season of Lent (the 40 days preceding Easter). This year’s topic is “reconciliation”.
We live in a world in which polarization is becoming ever-more prevalent. Civil discourse is a rare commodity. It often Read More
McQuiston: Radon … The Invisible Danger In Your Home
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Radon. While maybe not as well-known as it cousins carbon monoxide or natural gas, this colorless, odorless, tasteless gas is just as deadly. Produced naturally from the decay of uranium in soil, rock, and water, it has been proven to be the second leading cause of lung cancer next to smoking. Studies show that radon can also cause emphysema, hardening of lung tissue, pneumonia, and chromosomal irregularities that lead to birth defects.
You don’t have to live near a power plant or travel to a foreign country to have exposure Read More
Catch Of The Week: Free Laptop Scams
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Scrolling through Facebook’s various online yard sale groups is fun, because what if I really, no really, need that vintage lawn gnome that my neighbor has posted for $5?
I have definitely snagged some bargains on our local yard sale sites, but wait, there’s more…
A really common scam I’ve seen a lot lately is the “free” laptop giveaway scam, appearing often in our local yard sale groups on Facebook, see example below.
What a sad story, and oh my gosh what a great, free laptop! These posts might be for a “free” laptop, but I’ve seen Read More
Posts From The Road: Yuma Territorial Prison State Historical Park
Prison Cells: Rows of prison cells within the cell block at Yuma Territorial Prison reveal crossed steel bands on every cell door and the entrance to the cell block. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Cell Block: An exterior view of prison cells within the cell block reveal the massive walls of the cells at the Yuma Territorial Prison. Over 3,000 criminals were locked up during the 33 years that the prison was in operation. The prison was closed in 1909 because of overcrowding and lack of space to expand on the bluff where the facility was located. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
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