Gessing: Rebates And Deferred Spending Ineffective Uses Of Windfall Budget Surplus
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
As the State’s Permian oil production boom continues in New Mexico the budget surpluses available to legislators each session grow as well. The latest announced budget surplus is $3.6 billion which is a positively mind-blowing 43 percent. This surplus is on top of already dramatic spending growth of 30 percent during the first four years of the Lujan Grisham Administration.
More spending growth this year is to be expected, but the capacity for government to continue expanding after years of rapid growth is somewhat limited by the ability Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Dec. 20, 2022
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
If you are doing some last minute Christmas shopping for the anglers in your family, a few suggestions.
Fishing lures, packets of hooks and sinkers make excellent stocking stuffers. See if you can find out what your anglers favorite lures are, but don’t be afraid to try something new. Who knows, you may find a new favorite or a secret weapon for when the fish are reluctant to bite. It’s fun to try out a new lure.
If they are fly fishers, a packet of flies or some leaders are always welcome. If you are looking to buy them a whole new rod and reel setup, Read More
Malizia: Biobot Analytics Response To John Pearson
BECCA MALIZIA
Biobot Analytics
I’m the Science Communications Manager for Biobot Analytics.
We came across a recent letter to the editor (Link) on tracking Covid in wastewater that mentioned Biobot, and we have a few comments we’d love to share:
- Los Alamos County is a participant in the CDC’s NWSS Program. This program is managed by Biobot, but funded by the CDC. Biobot is not receiving funds from Los Alamos County;
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Our variant data for Los Alamos County shows that the primary variant circulating is BA.5. For context, BF and BQ are subvariants of BA.5, which are included in the overall BA.5 percentage
Shaller: Urgent Appeal For Donations For Asylum Seekers
Asylum seekers at Colores United arrive with very few personal items such as metallic disposable space blankets. Donations for asylum seekers can be made via online donor forms at coloresunited.org. Courtesy photo
By CATHLEEN SCHALLER
Los Alamos
Colores United, a small charity in Deming was bustling with activity when I arrived Wednesday Dec. 7, 2022. I had to pick up my son Morgan Schaller. He had been volunteering with Colores United for the past week, preparing their shelter for the next wave of asylum seekers. I delivered a van full of fresh food, pillows, and warm clothing. It always seems Read More
Galer: Big Tech Uses Journalism; Big Tech Should Pay For It
By JOHN GALER
The Journal-News Publisher
National Newspaper Association Chair
The powers that Google and Facebook have over economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry—has caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
After a close election and many worries over the quality of public debate, many ask if social media have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy.
Nowhere is this power more daunting than in the social media giants’ use of news organizations’ reporting, which the platforms use without Read More
Rotary Interact Students Host ‘Spread The Warmth’ Drive
LAHS Interact students gather around the bake sale table at their ‘Spread the Warmth’ food and warm clothing drive held Dec. 3 in the Zia Credit Union parking lot. Photo by Sandy Tobin
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Members of the Los Alamos High School Interact Club, the youth service organization sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos, can’t express their gratitude enough for the impressive support the community gave the students’ efforts to collect non-perishable food and warm clothing during their Dec. 3 “Spread the Warmth” drive. Read More
Catch Of The Week: Fake Giveaways
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
I am proud to say that according to my Gmail inbox I have won approximately 300 free Yeti coolers, Le Creuset pots from Kohls, and other great giveaways … over and over … the spam in my inbox won’t stop!
If you have an email account, you have probably also seen these fake giveaway emails in your inbox. And you might also find yourself wondering, why???
I see so many of these fake giveaways in my Gmail inbox from senders claiming to be Kohls, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Costco and many more. Each email claims I have won a yeti cooler, gift cards, etc. and that this is their second Read More
