Rickman: Promises, Credibility & North Mesa Open Space
By JIM RICKMAN
Los Alamos
I’ve read with interest all the hype and hullabaloo regarding the conversion of North Mesa open space into a bike park and other things. I’d like to offer one more perspective on the issue.
Back in May 2000, the National Park Service negligently ignited an uncontrolled inferno that incinerated the homes of some 400 Los Alamos families and forever altered the physical landscape of our community. Perhaps unbelievable to present-day citizens, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was highly functioning and nonpartisan, and politicians of both major parties Read More
Denish: Sausage Making Can Be Entertaining
By Diane D. Denish
Corner to Corner
diane@dianedenish.com
“Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made.” The quote is attributed to Otto von Bismarck, the German statesman credited with unifying Germany.
I disagree — especially when it comes to lawmaking.
In today’s world of technology and transparency, it’s easier than ever to watch legislation move through the process. We can see what our elected senators and representatives say — and more importantly, who they are when the pressure is on. That was never clearer than during the 2025 regular session, when medical malpractice Read More
Daily Postcard: Icy East Fork Stream Meanders Through Valles Caldera National Preserve
Daily Postcard: Icy East Fork stream meanders through Valles Caldera. NPS/L. Ray Read More
Review: Olion’s ‘Mean Girls’ Is So Fetch!
Isabella Gietsos, Mattea Clarkson, and Gyasi Atta-Fynn will win your heart as Janice, Cady, and Damian in the Olions’ musical Mean Girls. Photo by Timothy Talley
Mattea Clarkson and Sumner Tholen shine as Cady Heron and her crush Aaron in the Olion’s production of Mean Girls, which runs for one more weekend. Photo by Timothy Talley
Review by Kelly Dolejsi
Los Alamos
There is nothing more fetch than Los Alamos High School Olions’ production of Mean Girls. You have one more weekend to laugh, cringe, and join in on all your favorite quotes from the movie — or to experience the classic tale of high school Read More
Posts From The Road: Kingman, Ariz.
Welcome to Kingman: An overhead neon-lit banner sign over Route 66 welcomes visitors to the city of Kingman. Ariz. The welcome sign is framed with two Route 66 shields on each end of the banner. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Hilltop Motel: The Hilltop Motel sits in its original location on Route 66 in Kingman, Ariz. The motel has been renovated, but the rooms were redesigned into apartments. The original sign has also been renovated and shines nightly with the bright neon lights very popular during the busiest years of the route. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer Read More
Fr. Glenn: Resistance
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Some of us remember when, before they were combined into a universal celebration for all presidents, we celebrated Abe Lincoln’s birthday (Feb. 12) and Washington’s birthday (Feb. 22) separately. And one of the stories that children used to grow up with was that of young George Washington chopping down a cherry tree and, when confronted, “could not tell a lie” and confessed to it. Whether true or not, it served as example to children of the importance of being truthful and not succumbing to the temptation of lying.
These days “sin” and “temptation” is ridiculed, often seen as Read More
McQuiston: Why ‘State Minimum’ Coverage Is Rarely Enough
By ALLEN MCQUISTONJemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
A lot of people buy car insurance the same way they buy a phone charger. They want it to work. They want it to be legal. And they don’t want to overpay.
That’s exactly why “state minimum” coverage exists. It’s the lowest amount of insurance you’re allowed to carry in your state and still drive legally.
But here’s the problem:
- State minimum coverage is designed to meet the law — not to protect your life.
- And those are two very different goals.
- What “state minimum” really means
- State minimum coverage is the bare minimum liability
