LA Football Hangs On For Wild Finish Against Bernalillo
Haiden Jorgenson goes high for the pass from quarterback Kyle Evenhus and takes it in for a touchdown as Jacob Pino tries to break up the pass play. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Melaki Gutierrez stiff-arms a Spartan defender on his way to a touchdown in the 2nd quarter. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
By MIKE COTE
Sports
Los Alamos Daily Post
A wild game ended with a controversial call Saturday at Sullivan Field. The Los Alamos Hilltopper football team held on through a wild fourth quarter to win 35-34 over the Bernalillo Spartans.
That game was broadcast on the Los Alamos Daily Read More
Rep. Christine Chandler Addresses League Forum
By Rep. Christine Chandler
Democrat
House Dist. 43
Editor’s note: Rep. Christine Chandler is running unopposed for re-election to her House Seat in Dist. 43, which includes Los Alamos, Santa Fe & Sandoval counties. Below Chandler shares remarks she delivered at Monday night’s political forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Los Alamos.
Many thanks to the league for hosting this candidates forum.
First what an honor and pleasure it is to serve you. I feel very lucky to know so many engaged and thoughtful constituents and to serve in a legislature where my colleagues work collaboratively Read More
DeVolder: Did Constituents Get What They Wanted?
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
Reference: McCollough, David. John Adams. New York: Simon & Shuster. 2001. p.136.
Given the choices made by Los Alamos County voters, did they get what they wanted?
On the negative side, voters received wildfires, traffic congestion, rampant construction, loss of open space, shuttered businesses, crumbling infrastructure, and overreach by municipal government in the form of inept/regressive building construction practices as well as the Nuisance Code.
Added to this are some incompetent, distracted, and substance abuse-affected drivers in Los Read More
Los Alamos COVID Impact: 25 New Cases For Week Ending Oct. 3, 2022
Los Alamos COVID-19 Impact:
COVID-19 statistics for the week ending Oct. 3, 2022 impacting Los Alamos County:
- 177 tests
- 25 diagnoses (22 in Los Alamos, 3 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
DeVolder: The Way Things Are
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
Reference 1: Los Alamos National Laboratory Director’s Colloquium – “Out of the Ashes,” circa 2000.
Reference 2: Los Alamos County – Building Safety Division – Code Compliance Section – Policy, Procedure and Process Manual, August 28, 2018.
Local elections are not too far off in the future. It is worth reviewing what has and has not been accomplished in Los Alamos County (wildfires, infrastructure, Nuisance Code, traffic congestion):
Wildfires
There have been wildfire issues in the Los Alamos area for more than 100 years. Historically, large-scale sheep grazing Read More
Leonard: Instantly Improve Health Using Simple Formula
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
What if I told you that you are the only one in control of how you feel and act in your life? That’s a tough pill to swallow for many of us. Life’s difficulties seem easier when we can blame external events and other people for poor outcomes.
The reality of this paradigm is that it actually makes life much harder in the long run. Yes … there are really hard things sometimes devastating things that happen to us which are out of our control.
Some of us are more challenged in life than others. Doesn’t seem fair does it? The old saying, “When life gives you lemons Read More
Posts From The Road: Dinosaur Diamond National Byway
Going Up: A view of the highway as it approaches Douglas Pass can be seen from a viewpoint on the Dinosaur Diamond National Scenic Byway. The highway climbs almost 4,000 feet in elevation from Loma, Colo. to Douglas Pass. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Douglas Pass: The hillside just around the bend from Douglas Pass reveals some interesting rock and soil bands as it rises in elevation. This area is very near the 8,268 foot pass. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous quote “It’s not the destination it’s the Read More
