Catch Of The Week: Akira Ransomware Cripples Emergency Dispatch System
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
In case of emergency, we all know to call 911, but what if something happens to the software utilized by emergency response departments across America?
In today’s world, emergency responders use a software called Computer Aided Dispatch systems, known as “CAD” systems to help them automate response to emergencies by prioritizing and recording calls, identify status and location of responders in the field, provide access to law enforcement databases, and effectively dispatch responder personnel. Without this software suite, Read More
New Mexico House Panel OKs Ban On Book Bans
Rep. Stefani Lord (R-Sandia Park)
By NATHAN BROWN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A bill before the state Legislature to make it harder to remove books from public libraries based on objections to their content took a step forward Thursday evening.
House Bill 123 made it out of the House Consumer and Public Affairs Committee on a 4-2 party-line vote. Sponsored by five Albuquerque-area Democrats, the bill would take state funding away from public libraries that remove books “because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval or the author’s race, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation or political Read More
Board Of Directors & Lasses And Lads Of Enchantment Thank Community For Support Of ‘I Believe In Music’
The Board of Directors and the Lasses and Lads of Enchantment give community thanks. Courtesy photo
By LALOE President JOHN BAILLIE and
Director MAURICE SHEPARD
The Board of Directors and the Lasses and Lads of Enchantment would like to thank the community for their support of our “I Believe in Music” program last weekend.
After an additional 90 days added to the October performance, due to Covid, our turnout was above and beyond our expectations. We also appreciate the guest quartet, Sound Check returning for the Santa Fe and Los Alamos performances from Salt Lake City.
We would deeply like to Read More
Senate Finance Chairman George Muñoz Says Some Budget Proposals Violate Constitution
Sen. George Muñoz
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A big fight is brewing at the Capitol over the state budget, which is supposed to be the focus of the 30-day session but has almost become an afterthought amid a politically charged push to pass gun control legislation.
With less than two weeks left until lawmakers are set to adjourn for the year, the chairman of the powerful Senate Finance Committee is sounding the alarm on a number of proposed appropriations in New Mexico’s record-breaking $10.1 billion spending plan, saying they are in direct violation of the state constitution. Read More
Travel: Aquatic Wonderland At Biscayne National Park
Deering Estate. Photo by Debbie Stone
Excursions are naturalist led. Photo by Debbie Stone
By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Biscayne National Park is not like most national parks, where land is the dominant feature. Here on the southeast edge of the Florida peninsula, water takes centerstage and comprises 95% of the park’s geography. It’s a subtropical playground, comprised of a mangrove shoreline, a warm, shallow bay and small islands or keys.
Established first as a national monument in 1968, Biscayne was later enlarged to its current 173,000 acres and designated a national Read More
Gessing: New Mexico’s Left Comes For Oil And Gas
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
In recent years the “left” including most, but not all in the Democratic Party have turned sharply against traditional energy sources. Despite New Mexico’s status as a leading energy state, it has not been exempted from this trend.
In fact, while New Mexico has seen an unprecedented oil and gas boom (which has unlocked unprecedented government revenues) New Mexico’s political leadership has become virulently anti-energy. This is true for all five members of its congressional delegation which all reflexively support anti-energy policies Read More
Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Queso Fundido
How to make queso fundido. Video by Liddie Martinez
By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley
On a beautiful evening in Valencia, Spain as we watched the setting sun, Rick and I celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary with some Cava (local champagne), and a beautiful presentation of queso fundido. The appetizer was prepared with local cheeses in complementing flavors showcasing nuttiness, herbal undertones and a delightful sweetness from the roasted cherry tomatoes that decorated the rim of a small cast iron pan. I was surprised to see it on the menu and even more surprised to see it executed well Read More
