Stradling: ‘I Value All Cultures And Peoples Of Every Ethnicity’
By GARY STRADLING
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
My thanks to the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce for hosting a Candidate Forum on Thursday. We have lost many county businesses over the decades, which should cause the Chamber great concern. However, it appears that our economy has stagnated just slowly enough that county leaders are not alarmed at this real and present crisis. However, with my vantage as a 41-year resident, I am alarmed.
As always, my focus is on the need for Los Alamos County to develop housing for the many thousands of people forced to commute into the County Read More
LAPS Superintendent Addresses Racist Behaviors
By JOSE DELFIN
Superintendent
Los Alamos Public Schools
Dear Los Alamos Students, Staff and Families,
Recent events have given me a bit of time to reflect on my next steps as the leader of our school district. As a person of color, it pains me to hear about any behaviors that have racist overtones personally and professionally.
I will elaborate more in my next newsletter. I sincerely apologize for the thoughtlessness of individuals’ actions that have marginalized any of our students, staff and families – we are better than this Los Alamos!
LAPS does not condone any racist or exclusionary behaviors Read More
Op-Ed: Higher Density Housing Is Water-Wise
By STEPHANIE NAKHLEH
Los Alamos
For a lot of reasons, proposals to increase the stock of high-density, affordable housing in any town are always met with opposition by some residents. Some of the reasons are terrible, and I just wrote a letter about that. But some opposition follows much more reasonable lines, such as this worry about water resources.
Before we tackle water, let’s examine the implicit, possibly unconscious argument behind all opposition, which is that Los Alamos shouldn’t increase its population or its stock of housing, but should stay the same or shrink. That’s a perfectly Read More
McQuiston: Juice Jacking … What You Need To Know
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
We have probably all been to a public building where there are signs offering a free service to plug in your device at a charging location. Without thinking, we hurriedly plug in our device to the USB, by either using our own charger or ones that are built-in. It seems very convenient when we need a little more juice for our device, and we’re sure it’s safe and secure, right?
Well, maybe not. This may actually be a huge security breach in your life and has even earned the term “Juice Jacking”. Essentially, Juice Jacking can be one Read More
Cull: My Answers To PCA Questions
By THERESA CULL
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
I was told about the Oct. 17, article by the Pajarito Conservation Alliance (PCA) and was embarrassed to find that I was the only Democrat to have not replied to the questions posed by the PCA.
Unfortunately, their email never got to me, so I’m providing my answers to their questions below. For future reference, I can be contacted at theresa4council@gmail.com. That appears to be a more reliable email address.
What do you believe makes Los Alamos County special?
There are a number of things that I believe make Los Alamos County special: Read More
Home Country: Circulational Quandary
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Just having a cup of coffee with Windy Wilson can sometimes be educational.
Today? Well…
Alphonse Wilson here, just celebratin’ a nice day with poetry.
So, you’re prolly askin’ yourself, how do you go about writin’ a poem Windy? See, you just gotta sling yerself into a artistical mood. You know, like them Dutch masters used to do before they died and got made into cigars. You start out kinda easy and think about lilies and daffodils and leetle fluffy cloudlets that might grow into a storm someday.
Then you throw in a look that a puppy gives you … one a-them looks of love like Read More
Leonard: Lost Purpose? 4 Things To Put You Back On Track
By Laura Leonard
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
The Pew Research Center surveyed a large group of American adults on topics related to satisfaction with their lives.
The survey identified four things that were universally chosen by participants as purpose and satisfaction drivers in their lives.
Average life satisfaction was ranked on a scale of 1-10 with the following having top scores across the board:
- Good Health 7.3
- Spouse/Partner 7.2
- Career 7.1
- Friends 7.1
This is no surprise, as we know from research what people who have lived to 100 or older (centenarians) have in common. Longevity Read More
