Roundhouse Roundup: Days Remaining In Session – 28
Roundhouse Roundup
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Eyebrow-raising introductions: It’s customary for lawmakers to introduce their loved ones to the public on opening day of the Legislature.
Sen. Cliff Pirtle, R-Roswell, raised eyebrows Tuesday when he introduced his. Pirtle, who is in the midst of a divorce from the mother of his three young children, showed up with a new baby and a former legislative staffer he introduced as his partner.
In the final days of last year’s legislative session, Pirtle was thrust into an embarrassing scandal when his estranged wife told Santa Fe County deputies investigating Read More
McQuiston: Is Your Home Insured To Its Replacement Cost?
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos since 1963
If you lost your home in a fire, how much would it cost to rebuild it? The answer may be different than you think. And if your home isn’t insured to its full replacement cost, your homeowners policy may not cover the full cost for you to rebuild it in the event of a covered loss.
Rebuilding costs could differ from what you paid for your home and be more than its current market value – what it would sell for today – especially in areas where the value of real estate has changed. A replacement estimate includes costs to rebuild your home Read More
Catch Of The Week: ‘LOOK WHO’S DIED’ Facebook Scams
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
It seems like every other day a new friend of mine is tagged in, or is posting, the “look who’s died” Facebook scam, so I thought it was time for an article. What is this scam? Glad you asked!
Why would anyone care about your Facebook account? Your account is full of personal info like your date of birth, email address, phone number, etc. that a scammer can grab and potentially use … plus your account is linked to your friends accounts as well, adding potential accounts that can be compromised!
A compromised Facebook account can lead to so much more, Read More
Op-Ed: Don’t Write Off Electric And Related Technology Vehicles; They May Be Our Salvation
By Peter LaDelfe
Los Alamos
I’m writing this in response to Doug Reilly’s Op/Ed, “Electric Vehicles Not Quite the Panacea…,” LA Daily Post, January 4, 2024 (link). While I disagree with none of what Mr. Reilly says, I believe he has overlooked important factors. Most notably, he treats battery-electric vehicles as the apex technology for transportation, ignoring the hydrogen technologies and other emerging developments.
With regard to hydrogen, I will admit from the outset that charging a battery from the electrical source will always be more efficient than converting electricity to hydrogen Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 15, 2024
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
New Mexico dodged a bullet last week inches form of an Artic Express storm front courtesy of the Polar Vortex. A bitterly -cold mass of Artic air swooped down from Canada, dropping temperatures to below zero in much of the Midwestern United States.
Not all of New Mexico escaped the cold weather. Temperatures in Eastern New Mexico dropped to below-zero. It created some weird temperature abnormalities. The temperature in Ruidoso was 20 degrees warmer than that in Roswell.
These Polar Expresses are no joke. One I 2011 led to the shutting Read More
Hanrahan: Dreams Of Long Lasting
By LYNN HANRAHANAnother good bye. I first became aware of Triatomics, the Los Alamos Multi-sport club, twenty years or so ago when we would be driving home sleepy from floaty night at East Park Pool and they would be running down Canyon Road in the gloaming in their bathing suits. Seemed a little weird but a few years later all the kids would be running alongside them.
Robinson: Gun Bills Return In Governor’s Crime Package
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Guns are back on the governor’s priority list this year. She and the sponsors of several defeated bills from last year hope for a better outcome, but the dynamics haven’t really changed.
In the legislative session starting Jan. 16, are:
House Bill 127, by Rep. Reena Szczepanski, D-Santa Fe. It would raise the age to buy automatic firearms from 18 to 21.
HB 129, by Rep. Andrea Romero, D-Santa Fe. It requires a 14-day waiting period for gun purchases and completion of a federal background check.
The GOSAFE Act, to be introduced by Romero. Read More
