Robinson: Putting A Wedge In Revolving Door Of Justice
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Devin Munford should have stayed in jail. He was a repeat offender, arrested for shooting from a vehicle with a stolen gun. The prosecutor tried to keep him locked up, but the judge put Munford on pretrial release, and he left wearing a GPS ankle monitor.
Munford violated the conditions of his release over and over. That included firing a shotgun through an apartment door, killing a man, firing a shot over the head of a woman who asked him to move his car, and robbing a 7-Eleven at gunpoint. Last week he was sentenced to life plus 25 years Read More
Kyrala: Response To ‘Appeal For Legitimate Art In Art Tunnel’
By GEORGE KYRALA
Los Alamos
I am very upset by Rabbi Shlachter’s mail to the Los Alamos Daily Post (link), it is reprehensible and hurts many feelings beyond misstating some facts.
The comment and feeling expressed by a Rabbi “to erase expressions from some people’s comments and aspirations on the underpass tunnel” is racist. Erasing people and their feeling just because you feel “repugnant” to an idea that expresses freedom for an abused nation is so undemocratic, uncivilized, unbecoming, and inhumane. That feeling may reflect, and may explain, the total abuse that is been inflicted on Read More
Bernstein: Grief, Education, And Doors
By CHRISTINE BERNSTEIN
Former Los Alamos School Board Member
Now that my term has officially ended…I am ready to speak.
Losing an election was a new experience for me. I went through a myriad of emotions; some I knew I would feel, and others were a surprise.
I realized it was grief. And grief is tricky and can be a sneaky thing.
I googled the stages of grief, and of course, there are many different answers, but I liked this one the best:
- shock and denial.
- pain and guilt.
- anger and bargaining.
- depression.
- the upward turn.
- reconstruction and working through.
- acceptance and hope.
I went through them all Read More
Shlachter: Appeal For Legitimate Art In Art Tunnel
By Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos Jewish Center
Recently, I walked through the underpass tunnel near the Los Alamos Coop and saw an art space painted with the phrase “Free Palestine.” I recognize the importance of free speech – that is one of the incredible rights we enjoy in this country. This is unlike the situation faced in all of the Middle East (including Gaza) with the exception of rights protected in the democratic, sovereign, and legally recognized State of Israel.
I am glad that the County has created this space for artistic projects by locals but do not believe the intent was to politicize Read More
DeVolder: Los Alamos Community Not Interested In Preserving The Environment
By Mark DeVolder
Los Alamos
The latest Los Alamos “Trail” Project once again demonstrates the community’s lack of interest in preserving the environment.
The project prompted me to consider the following:
- The project trades off grass/sod for concrete. There is less grass to absorb carbon dioxide and offset global warming. The concrete absorbs heat from the sun which adds to global warming versus grass which creates oxygen through photosynthesis. The area in front of Fuller Lodge has less grass which reduces the amount of open space for the pleasure of adults, children and pets. (Note: If
Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 21, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The annual Eagle Nest Lake Fishing Contest will be held Saturday, Jan. 27 at Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Prizes will be awarded in three categories (trout/salmon, yellow perch, northern pike) for the longest fish. Entry fees are $10 for each category. For more information, visit the Friends of Eagle Nest Lake and Cimarron Canyon State Parks website or their Facebook page.
Minimal stocking of rainbow trout took place last week, with only a handful of locations north of Interstate 40 receiving fish. The State Game and Fish Department’s Rock Read More
Fr. Glenn: Stopping Pretending
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Alas … hardly a week … a day … goes by without a news story of some public scandal—this or that person betraying public trust or private vows. Very often it’s politicians who are, as a character in “The Hunt for Red October” put it, kissing babies in public and stealing their lollipops in private—the hypocritical face, sometimes criminally so. Rich and famous shattering wedding vows is so common that it’s not even a shocker anymore—more like a tally count. But some of the most painful for we Christians is when other “Christians” are caught embezzling, lying grievously, or disregarding Read More
