Nathan: Better Board Practices Lead To Better Schools
By FRED NATHAN
Executive Director
Think New Mexico
School boards are an often undervalued piece of the puzzle in improving New Mexico’s public schools.
They play a critically important role in setting the tone, culture, and expectations for the schools they oversee.
Last year, Think New Mexico published a report titled: A Roadmap for Rethinking Public Education in New Mexico, which proposed a sweeping ten-point plan with 30 separate legislative recommendations to improve the performance of New Mexico’s public schools. One of those planks highlighted research demonstrating that local Read More
Houck: Do You Need A Broker?
By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty LLC
Your life is busy – especially if you are preparing for a move. You may be able to handle everything but it will take your time.
Are you willing to take time from your move, your work, and your home life to do the following:
1) Hire out, or take high quality photos,
2) Hire someone to take quality 3D photos,
3) Learn to post on your chosen marketing venues,
4) Have signs and flyers produced and maintain your website marketing,
5) While you may know your home better than anyone, do you have the skills to write an enticing narrative that positively and accurately Read More
Leonard: Cracked Pot Parable And Being A Perfectionist
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
The story of the cracked pot is the third and final parable in my series on gratitude, optimism and learning how to let go of thinking patterns that chip away at our well-being.
The first parable I covered was that of the Chinese farmer.
This story teaches us to view life events as neither good nor bad because the ripple effects of these events are usually different than we expect. For the farmer, his horse ran away only to return with another horse by its side. While the other villagers said this was bad and were feeling sorry for him, the optimistic farmer Read More
Posts From The Road: Pima Air & Space Museum
Hangar View: A view of one of the hangars shows how the aircraft are displayed. Every hangar has planes displayed on the floor as well as suspended from the rafters of the hanger. One can imagine the size of these hangars as each hangar has several aircraft displayed. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
B-17: A B-17 Bomber is displayed in the 390th Memorial Museum at Pima Air & Space Museum. The plane was restored to ‘combat ready’ condition by members of the 390th and given the name ‘I’ll Be Around’. The B-17 Bombers were used extensively in World War II. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Old And The New
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
I always enjoy reading the Jewish Torah—what Christians often term the “Pentateuch”: the first five books of the Bible. Given the Judeo-Christian influence on much of the eastern hemisphere—and virtually all of the western hemisphere—even the non-believer can find even historical insight there.
For those of Judeo-Christian faith it’s much of our religion and religious history, having many simple, direct moral norms to follow … many of which are still believed by many Christians as still binding. In fact, one of the things Jesus emphasized when asked how to enter the Kingdom Read More
Gruninger: Retrain Posture With Gentle Somatic Movement
Retrain your brain, keep an eye on your posture and practice repetition to improve posture. Courtesy image
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT
Los Alamos
Poor posture is a common problem for everyone whether you work at a desk, drive a car, use computer, phone and tablet devices or just sit for long periods of time vegging out. In addition, we can add stress, injuries, athletics and more to the list. Poor posture is usually due to certain muscles being tight and our losing control over them (muscle amnesia).
In addition to repetitive movements and habits tightening muscles, as we age we also lose Read More
Op-Ed: Rink Utility And Popularity Trumps Golf Course, But Not Investment
By MONICA VAN DE WATER
Los Alamos Derby Dame
IRRAS Member
Public Ice Skater
Parent of a former LA Hockey player
Over recent years it has become clear that our season is shorter, weather less predictable. The LA Ice Rink has seen an increase in public skating as other winter sports have become less available due to variable seasons. The ice rink is the only venue that we have any control over its availability to provide reliable ice for hockey and other family winter activities.
As for summer sports the rink is a great venue that is not being utilized as it should be. Open air shade would protect roller Read More
