McQuiston: Answers To 5 Common Insurance Questions About Home Water Damage
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency Insurance
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Water can quickly cause major problems in your home with a sudden, unexpected event like a burst pipe. While many homeowners underestimate the frequency of water issues that arise from plumbing or appliances, it’s helpful to know what your insurance will cover should a non-weather water incident occur.
According to the Insurance Information Institute, over a five-year period, on average just over one non-weather water claim was filed per 50 homeowners policies each year and the average cost per claim was almost $11,000. Read More
Skolnik: West Nile And New Mexico – What Is The New Mexico Department Of Health Doing?
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
White Rock
Although the burden of disease and deaths from West Nile virus is low, this disease still concerns people, especially when infected birds die and are found on or around school grounds, among other places.
To date, we have received no communications from the NM Department of Health or Los Alamos County about what either is doing to address West Nile virus in either Los Alamos or in the state.
In this light, I wrote to the Deputy Secretary of Health, Dr. Laura Parajon, about this matter and she kindly passed my questions on to Dr. Chad Smelzer, the Deputy State Epidemiologist. Read More
Community Services Corner: Community Services At Public Library System
By CORY STYRON
Community Services Department Director
Los Alamos County
Mesa Public Library and the White Rock Branch Library are cherished amenities in our community. The library was founded in 1943, just one year after Los Alamos was selected as the site for the Manhattan Project. It was started as a subscription library by 70 couples, each of whom donated $5 for the purchase of books.
The library was created in a small room in the Big House, one of the original buildings of the Los Alamos Ranch School. In 1945, it became a free library when the Army Post Recreational Council handed over financial Read More
Gessing: Questions About Gov’s Use Of Executive Power
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham recently gained national headlines for her public health order, which essentially banned carrying a gun in Bernalillo County, the State’s largest county by population. Her justification for this dramatic action was a recent shooting outside Isotopes Park, but residents of Bernalillo County and Albuquerque face and have faced these issues for years.
Each time a criminal uses a gun to kill or steal it is a frustrating and sad event. Both the causes and solutions are complicated and controversial. No matter Read More
Nakhleh: Hazing Coyotes
This photo was taken today on the road between the dog park and tennis courts. Courtesy/S. Nakhleh
By STEPHANIE NAKHLEH
Los Alamos
Today, while walking my dog, I had a coyote encounter that is becoming commonplace. Coyotes, unafraid of humans and territorial, are increasingly emboldened to scare away humans and/or lure their dogs into traps. I was herded by this pair, shown here inviting me to go away by charging at me.
While “they were here first, just stay out of their territory” is a common piece of wisdom, the above photo was taken on the road between the dog park and tennis courts, and there’s Read More
Daly: October Ring Of Fire Annular Eclipse Over Los Alamos
How the eclipse on Oct. 14 might look over Los Alamos. Courtesy/mattiaverga on pixabay
By PHILIP DALY, BSc(Hons) MSc
Tucson, Ariz.
‘Nothing can be surprising any more or impossible or miraculous, now that Zeus, father of the Olympians has made night out of noonday, hiding the bright sunlight, and … fear has come upon mankind. After this, men can believe anything, expect anything. Don’t any of you be surprised in future if land beasts change places with dolphins and go to live in their salty pastures, and get to like the sounding waves of the sea more than the land, while dolphins prefer the Read More
Catch Of The Week: Package Delivery Text Scams
Image of a scam text message from Resecurity. Courtesy/Rebecca Rutherford
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Got an iPhone? Got a text about a package tracking number? Don’t be so quick to click … it just might be a scam. “Smishing”, or text message (SMS), scams about package delivery have been growing in popularity.
“The Chinese-speaking threat actors behind this campaign are operating a package-tracking text scam sent via iMessage to collect personally identifying information (PII) and payment credentials from victims, in the furtherance of identity theft and credit Read More
