McQuiston: How The Home Insurance Claim Process Works
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Owning a home can mean dealing with the unexpected – from a tree falling on your roof to a pipe bursting in your bathroom. Because you likely can’t prevent all unwanted surprises, knowing what to expect if you have a homeowner’s claim can help give you some peace of mind.
While insurance carriers can handle claims in different ways, here are some basic steps in the process.
If Your Home Has Been Damaged:
Get the OK to reenter your home. If your home has extensive damage, do not go back inside until cleared to do so by emergency personnel Read More
Legislative Roundup: 29 Days Remain In 2023 Session
Fire recovery: Two separate spending bills that would support recovery efforts in communities affected by last year’s Black and McBride wildfires sailed through the Senate Conservation Committee on Thursday.
Senate Bill 334 would provide a one-time appropriation of $3 million that would go directly to cities, counties and soil and water conservation districts affected by the Black Fire near Silver City.
“We have 330,000 acres that burned in the fire, but much of the damage was actually a result of the floods that came after the fire, so we have Read More
All Shall Be Well … Even For Otto
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By DEACON CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB aka Cinema Cindy
ELCA
Thanks to the new business in town, SALA Event Center, I was able for the first time in a couple of years to watch a first-run movie in this town where I live. I am grateful. Coincidently, that film, “A Man Called Otto,” is about gratitude. It’s also about neighborliness and the family we create around us. It’s what this town has been for many folks over the decades, when your own family might live in another Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 14, 2023
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
Winter will be over in about a month. So far, it has been good for New Mexico. There has been some beneficial rain and snow. The snowpack is above average in most of our mountains. Streamflows should be good this spring from the melting snowpack and more water can be stored in our reservoirs.
More snow is forecast for later this week and several more storms could come in March.
Several lakes, including Clayton Lake and the Charette Lakes will open again March 1 for fishing. One lake that should be avoided is Maxwell Lake 13. It dried up in 2020 and Read More
Thanks For Superb Work At Eco Station Check-In Booth!
By REID PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos
I wanted to highlight the good work happening at the Eco Station check-in booth. I’ve been there twice in the past year. Both times the woman staffing the booth was super professional, had a sense of humor, and patiently helped me figure out what to do with the various junk I had for disposal.
Most importantly, in both cases the staffer understood that while she was there all the time and knew the place inside and out, I had no clue. This mindset can be rare and makes a huge difference.
This kind of chore is hard for me and these folks made is a lot easier. I really appreciate Read More
Posts From The Road: Exploring Bisbee Arizona
Downtown Bisbee: A view of downtown Bisbee, Ariz. shows a town built during the mining boom days. Bisbee has become a vibrant tourist community and home to former miners, hippies, artists, retirees and others. The downtown area still boasts hotels more than 100 years old such as the Copper Queen Hotel seen on the left side of the photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Lyric: The former Lyric Theater has been repurposed as a real estate office and other shops. Most of the downtown buildings have been home to multiple types of businesses throughout the town’s history. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Accusing Mirror
Fr. Glenn Jones:
As we look across the news landscape of this nation, we often hear of otherwise very good people being criticized for some fault—sometimes for an even relatively minor one. This is most prevalent perhaps in the arena of politics, where rivals will attack any weakness in the other—often supported (or not) by media coverage. And, of course, social media has ramped up criticism ability exponentially—a never-ending stream of champions and critics screaming at one another across the electronic abyss.
But even in private lives, we often will overlook all the good that a person does, Read More
