An Open Book: Day Of Remembrance
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZ
Los Alamos
The anniversary of my father’s passing, or Yahrzeit in Yiddish, is a date that I have to track carefully on the Jewish calendar. On this modified lunar calendar, the observance of June 6, 2009 changes a few days forward or backward each year, and I have to look it up regularly.
But for my mother’s Yahrzeit, there is no tracking required. She died on October 3, 2016, the first day of the Jewish year 5777. So, when we set the dinner table last Sunday night to observe and celebrate Rosh Hashanah, “the Head of the Year,” with the two lit tall candles, the ceremonial glass of wine, Read More
Gruninger: Yoga Therapy … Hot Flashes, Heartburn & Anger
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT
Los Alamos
Hot flashes, heartburn and anger. What do these three have in common? From a yogic perspective they all include the element of heat. Hot flashes are self explanatory. Heartburn, often can feel like a burning or searing and when we are angry we get a rush of heat like energy in the body.
There are numerous yoga poses that can help navigate all of these everyday “heat” occurrences. Today though, I’d like to share with you a pranayama or breathwork practice that can also help “cool” us off.
This practice is often called the cooling breath or Shitali or Sitkari Pranayama. Read More
Madrid: Pepin Award ‘An Absolute Disgrace’
By GERALD A. MADRID
Albuquerque
In response to the article (link) about Artie Pepin getting a national award for his work “improving” the pretrial system in New Mexico. Pepin along with the late Supreme Court Justice, Charles Daniels are the two directly responsible for bringing bail reform to this state. It has been an absolute failure and the thing most responsible for the “catch and release”, the “revolving door at the jails” and the spike in crime.
Albuquerque has already recorded over 100 homicides this year and on track to break last year’s all-time high of 117. Bail reform has completely Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 27, 2022
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The monsoon rains have kept stream flows above normal in most streams and rivers this summer and heading into the fall. This should benefit the populations of wild brook and brown trout with good spawning conditions this fall.
Another popular fishing spot reopened recently. Monastery Lake near Pecos had been closed for several months due to impacts from the Calf Canyon/Hermit Peak Fire. The fishing should be good with the possibility of some nice-sized holdover trout from earlier stockings. At one time, the state-record rainbow trout Read More
Home Country: A Definite Pecking Order
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
When the Rafter E branded recently, a bunch of us went out to help.
There’s a definite pecking order here, and it’s a badge of pride to have worked your way up the branding ladder.
As a kid, you flank the calves; you grab them, throw them and hold them down. This is conducive to abrasions, muscle strain, and involuntarily changing the color of your shirt.
As you get older, you get to handle the branding iron, then move up to giving shots. After that comes earmarking. When you reach the pinnacle of branding, that is, when you own the calves, then you get to rope the calves and drag Read More
Fraser: A Unique Opportunity For Better Broadband
By ANDY FRASER
Los Alamos
On Saturday, local online newspapers republished a Los Alamos County news release (link) announcing the mailing of a survey “to assess broadband availability, affordability, and accessibility throughout the county” to a randomly selected sample of households.
While I have only seen the draft of the survey that was presented at the June 28 County Council meeting, I believe that the survey will be the key to assessing the community’s need and desire for better broadband service in Los Alamos County.
I hope those who receive the survey complete it as honestly and as thoroughly Read More
Cull: Why I’m Running For Los Alamos County Council
By THERESA CULL
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
My name is Theresa Cull and I’m running for Los Alamos County Council.
I’ve been canvassing in Los Alamos and White Rock and I know and have met many people in the County, but I’d like to introduce myself to those who may not know me.
I came to Los Alamos over 39 years ago for a job at the Laboratory and fell in love with this unique small town and its environment. I came here from Texas, but I spent my earlier years in a small town outside Philadelphia, so I feel right at home here. I’ve raised two children and I have been involved in, or volunteered Read More
