Amateur Naturalist: Moss Growth
Disbursed growth of leaves in white capsules. The moss is growing on bare rock. Photo by Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos
A variety of micro-environments can be encountered when hiking in mountain woodlands.
Part of a mountain slope may face eastward, receiving much sunlight throughout the day. The slope is dominated by rock and soil and plants are spread apart. Patches of some sort of white growth on rocks may be seen from time to time. A slope alternatively may face northward. More plant and tree growth may occur since rain water does not quickly evaporate away in sunlight. White patches Read More
Los Alamos Rotary Friendship Exchange With New York
Rotary Club President Alison Pannell, left, exchanges Rotary Club banners with Rotary Friendship Exchange visitors from New York. From left are Pannell, Lisa Norwood, Rochester; John and Maureen Hall, Fairport; Cat Jensen, Avon; Bob and Barb Howard, Bloomfield; and Dick and Roz DuBois, Elmira. Photo by Linda Hull
By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos
Eight Rotarians from central New York State were recently hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos as part of a three-stop visit to New Mexico on a Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE).
An RFE is “a Rotary International exchange program Read More
Havemann: Listening & Learning
By SUZIE HAVEMANN
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
When out doing the campaign thing called “canvassing” a couple evenings ago, I was encouraged by several conversations I had with people at their front doors.
In one instance, a very friendly mom and her daughter answered the doorbell. They were clearly in the middle of dinner so I felt bad interrupting their family time. As soon as she saw my candidate name badge, she kindly informed me they had already voted and I was not one of their selections. I expressed my gratitude to her for voting and moved on down the street.
When I made my way Read More
Posts From The Road: Devils Tower National Monument
Distant View: Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming is an easy landmark to spot. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Approaching the Tower: When approaching the Devils Tower visitors begin to see detail in the geological formation. The vertical columns and cracks become more visible as you get near the tower. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Campers: Tent campers close to our campsite create an interesting visual when the tents were lit against the dark background of the trees nearby and the Devils Tower looming in the evening sky. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
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Fr. Glenn: The Most Effective Vaccine
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Came down with COVID the other day – the “Mack truck” variant, as in “hit by a … ”. No fun whatever. We men like to think ourselves as rough and tough (our egos tending to revolve around our virility and strength), but even tiny little microscopic “bugs” can drive us to our knees.
But there are a lot of “viruses” apart from physical sickness, even to the point of manifesting themselves IN physical illness. We want to control every facet of our lives, often becoming grouchy and irate when things don’t go our way, or despondent when the unexpected occurs. In some manner, then, we can be Read More
Chandler: Best Practices…
By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos
The takeaways from this article are three:
(1) The parking requirements in the new development code appear woefully short of Los Alamos on-the-ground reality, and unsupported by any relevant evidence;
(2) The character of many Los Alamos single-family neighborhoods is now vulnerable to an uncontrolled proliferation of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU); and
(3) otherwise the new code is pretty good and a long overdue replacement for the previous hodge-podge that was Chapter 16 of the County Code.
The last year-and-a-half I have met every week or two with a “Steering Read More
Op-Ed: To Revitalize Our Town, Update The Code
By STEPHANIE NAKLEH
Planning & Zoning Commissioner
Los Alamos County
This week the Los Alamos County Council and the Los Alamos County Planning & Zoning Commission have had the amazing opportunity to give our input into the long-anticipated update of the Los Alamos County Chapter 16 Development Code. Does it sound boring? It’s not. These decisions have a direct impact on questions like “What the heck is going on with the old Smith’s” and “What the heck will go up where the Hilltop House is coming down” and “Why the heck don’t we have anyone to staff anything around here” and “Where the heck Read More
