Op-Ed: As Small Business Owners In Los Alamos, We Are Voting Democrat
By DAVID SAYRE
CTO/Cofounder Attack Research LLC
By TADEUSZ RAVEN
CEO/Cofounder Attack Research LLC
As small business owners, we support the current Democratic platform over the Republican platform for the reasons discussed below:
Healthcare
The current healthcare system favors big business over small or single owner business. Big business gets extremely favorable group pricing, custom group plans, and have dedicated healthcare representatives. One in six people are staying in jobs solely on the fear of losing and being unable to obtain healthcare coverage. When the founding partners Read More
Benson: My 102-Year-Old Mother Voted On Tuesday
Helen Benson, 102, was ‘treated like a queen’ Tuesday when poll workers ensured she was able to cast her ballot at the Los Alamos County Municipal Building. The machine counted her vote as #924. Courtesy photo
By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos
Helen Benson voted Tuesday just as she has voted in every election—local, state, national—since she voted for FDR in 1942. In her long life, she has seen all flavors of government, in the US and around the world. She knows how important every individual vote is.
Helen Lueth, a descendent of Suffragists, was born Aug. 16, 1920, just two days before the 19th Amendment Read More
Nebel: Response To Bill Redmond
By RICK NEBEL
Los Alamos
I was a little surprised that in Bill Redmond’s recent endorsement of Sharon Dry he seemed to talk more about me than he did about her (link).
I’m not running for political office, nor have I endorsed anyone for political office. In fact, given that, I voted for the losing candidate in 7 of the last 8 presidential cycles, I doubt that any candidate would want my endorsement.
However, since Mr. Redmond brought it up there are a few things in his op-ed piece worth exploring. Let’s start with Paul Powell. Paul was a patronage politician and the Secretary of State in Illinois in the Read More
McQuiston: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning – How To Prevent The Silent Killer
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
According to the National Safety Council, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning each year.
Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because it’s odorless, colorless, tasteless, and can easily go undetected.
When the cold temperatures start to hit, what’s the first thing we do? We turn on our furnaces to heat our home and tightly seal our windows. If your furnace is emitting poisonous gases, you are trapping them in your house. Here are a few things you do to help prevent this silent and Read More
Amateur Naturalist: The Mathematics Of Sunflowers
A sunflower showing its central disk of small flowers called florets surrounded by a ring of large petal flowers. Courtesy photo
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
Sunflowers of all sizes had been blooming during the summer but now have faded with the arrival of autumn.
Sunflowers are eye-catching in several ways. It is easy to think that a sunflower is one single flower, (see Picture 1). A central disk is surrounded by yellow petals, suggesting a single flower. But what are those small yellow patches on the central disk? A closer look shows that they are small flowers. The small flowers are called florets Read More
UNM-LA Chancellor Dr. Michael Holtzclaw Adresses Rotary
Dr. Michael Holtzclaw, the new Chancellor of UNM-Los Alamos, recently spoke at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos about his visions for the local campus. Photo by Linda Hull
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
“I’m really blessed to be here,” affirmed University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) Chancellor Dr. Michael Holtzclaw as he addressed the Rotary Club of Los Alamos in October.
Holtzclaw, a native of Oregon, moved here at the end of June from Northern California and assumed his new position as Chancellor in July.
During his presentation, Holtzclaw addressed key projects Read More
Ryti: My Approach
By RANDALL RYTI
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
While talking to voters last weekend, one man asked, “what is your approach?” I appreciated the opportunity to provide a high-level summary of my approach to being a Councilor that represents the community and makes decisions that reflects our values.
For issues with a variety of opinions or options, I like to get as much input as possible before the Council meeting and listen carefully to the technical questions posed by my fellow Councilors and the answers from County staff. I also read all emails sent to Council, letters to the Read More
