Hand: What Do We Really Want For Los Alamos County?
By MELANEE HAND
Democratic County Councilor (appointed)
Seeking election
I hear a significant amount of discussion among County Council candidates about the need for more housing and growth. The County has already been working on many new housing projects, which are in different stages of development and construction.
Projects can take years to plan, design, and construct partially because County participation processes put a high priority on citizen input.
Additional housing has already been approved by Council and I can see several projects being built across the County. Many higher Read More
Hughes: Defending The Governor’s Record On Climate
By KEN HUGHES
Political Chair
Northern New Mexico Sierra Club
I want to respond to the voter who wondered how much Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has done on climate change.
As Northern New Mexico Sierra Club political chair and a member of the political team who enthusiastically and unanimously endorsed her, I can tell you: quite a lot (“Lujan Grisham, Ronchetti focus on persuasion, turnout in homestretch”, Oct. 2, link).
Here are a few of the governor’s accomplishments:
- She championed our nation-leading Energy Transition Act, whose major impacts have already included: requiring utilities
McQuiston: Thinking Solar – Considerations Before Making The Leap
Courtesy photo
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
The recent push for renewable clean energy has moved solar to the forefront of alternative energy sources. It is now common to see solar panels on building rooftops, attached to a light post, and utilities throughout the United States powering homes, businesses, and parks. With improvements in efficiency and decreases in cost, the use of solar should continue to experience strong growth. There are even solar panels that resemble common roof shingle material such as tile, asphalt, and slate.
Even if you have no plans to become an environmental Read More
Home Country: Cowboys Always Wear Tennis Shoes
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
Steve, the cowboy on the board of directors of the Mule Barn truck stop’s philosophy counter and world dilemma think tank, swears on his coffee it happened.
“Tourist guy got off the train the other day when I was down there picking up a friend,” Steve said. “He asked me if I was a real cowboy, and I allowed I probably was, because I wasn’t smart enough to get a real job. So, he asked if I minded if he asked me some questions.”
Steve sipped his coffee. “I said, ‘Shoot’ and the guy says he wondered why we wore these big ol’ hats with the wide brims. So, I explained to him they give us shade Read More
Wildfire Reflections: Sunday, May 8, 2022
By NELLY MAUDE CASE
Los Alamos
Our phone rang late this afternoon with the official word that Los Alamos County will move from “Ready” to “Set” status at 8 a.m. tomorrow morning in regard to the Cerro Pelado wildfire, located now about seven miles to the southwest of us in the Jemez Mountains.
If and when we get the “Go” signal, we will have no option but to jump in our cars and evacuate as soon as possible, via the main road down the mountain and away from the Los Alamos National Lab—descendant of the Manhattan Project, where the atomic bomb was developed during World War II.
For someone who lived virtually Read More
Posts From The Road: Aspens Along Boreas Pass Road
Snow Peaks & Aspens: Along our journey on Boreas Pass Road a high peak is covered with light snow and a stand of aspens shines in the foreground. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Boreas Pass Road: After passing through the small town of Como, Colo. the pavement comes to an end and Boreas Pass Road begins. This photo shows a peak snow covered from an earlier storm and scattered aspen trees showing off their fall color. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By Gary Warren
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Travel days or even day trips usually progress as planned; but not always. When we meet Read More
Fr. Glenn: Healing In Muddy Waters
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
The concept of seasonal fashions has always perplexed many of us. They seem to be a type of one-upmanship—“See, I can buy what’s new; can you?” (Apparently a new “fashion” for young women are jeans which look like a lion’s discarded scratching post. Ooookaay)
This touches on how many people seem to set their value on their net worth, and why many are never happy with what they have but are always grasping for more. Having counseled more than a few couples, this often leads to the end of relationships as one spouse drains the savings, even spiraling them into hopeless debt—all for Read More
