Couts: Agreement With Mr. Devolder On Bicycle Safety
By SHERRILL COUTS
Los Alamos
I’d like to add a little bit to Mark Devolder’s article, which could be subtitled with a paraphrase from his text: “Why you couldn’t pay me enough to ride a bicycle in Los Alamos County.” (link)
Mr. Devolder hits many nails on the head, but I’d like to add a few more. In the spirit of his article, applying makeup with the aid of the rear-view mirror while in motion in morning rush-hour traffic is also double-plus uncool. Mr. Devolder mentions his motorcyclist friend. That’s my theme here, but the hazards are the same for bicyclists, too.
In decades past I was an avid motorcyclist, Read More
Robinson: Reorganization 20 Years Ago Produced Dysfunctional Department Of Cultural Affairs
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
Long-time State Archeologist Eric Blinman recently sued the state, his former boss and the governor over his firing in February. The abrupt termination of the well known and respected Blinman produced a public outcry and petitions of support, along with complaints about Department of Cultural Affairs Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego, who’s fired a string of directors.
When we talk about what makes New Mexico unique, we talk about culture, heritage and history. Archaeologists are the people who discover and explain it all. This Read More
Devolder: Bicycle Safety
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
Los Alamos County/Public Works has requested input to a POLCO survey on bicycles.
As a long-time motor vehicle driver in Los Alamos County, you could never pay me enough to ride a bicycle in Los Alamos County.
The following are a variety of vehicular issues which affect bicycle safety:
- It is a poor driving decision to pull into an oncoming traffic lane in order to pass a bicycle.
- Many minivan drivers are typically distracted with cell phones or disciplining kids in the back seat. The driver’s focus may not be on bicycle traffic.
- Los Alamos County drivers are notorious
Life After 50: Got Hats?
A hat crafted by a friend for a friend diagnosed with skin cancer on the top of her head. Courtesy/Bernadette Lauritzen
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Recently, I went to schedule a physical appointment, only to find out that a great practitioner at MANNM is moving away. A year ago, I had the pleasure of seeing some great medical personnel, so why send a thank you when heralding people in the media is so much more fun!
Shenika Carter is a Family Nurse Practitioner and may have provided the most pleasant annual physical I have ever had. Her bedside manner, sense of humor and kind disposition made Read More
Dannemann: Welcome Relief On Gross Receipts Tax
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2023 New Mexico News Services
New Mexico doctors got a bit of relief in an amendment to the tax law enacted this past session.
Doctors have had to pay New Mexico gross receipts tax on co-pays and deductibles – the portion of the bill paid by the patient. That was eliminated by this law.
It used to be worse. Until the late 1990s, we required gross receipts also on the portion paid by the insurance company. A 2022 report by the New Mexico Medical Society said New Mexico is one of only 4 states that tax medical services in any way (the others are Ohio, Michigan and Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Light Of Truth
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
A blessed (and safe!) Memorial Day weekend to all. Please remember reverently those for whom Memorial Day is dedicated—those who have given their lives in the service of our nation. As mentioned here last week, there are few better descriptions of the ideal of dedicated service men and women than in General Douglas MacArthur’s last speech to the cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. If you want to have more of an “immersion” experience of Memorial Day, listen to the general’s speech, watch the video of Chris Stapleton’s national anthem from this year’s Superbowl, Read More
New Series: Background To The Movie ‘Oppenheimer’
The Romero Cabin near Fuller Lodge in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Chris Judson
By CHRIS JUDSON
Presented by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Team Oppie
Historical Background: Chapter 1, The Pueblo People and the Homesteaders
As the opening date approaches for Christopher Nolan’s highly-anticipated major motion picture, Oppenheimer, it seems like a good idea to offer a series of short articles on the historical background to the story and the characters presented in the movie. The list of characters is based on the cast as shown in the movie’s website. These articles will be brief introductions; Read More
