Fr. Glenn: Slurping Wine By Bowlfuls
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Oh, look … it’s my eldest niece’s birthday! Now, how old is my little one? 48?!!! Dang, girl; how’d that happen?! Sigh … I still remember her in pigtails picking flowers in the yard with my mom.
Time does fly, doesn’t it. Alas, I’ve reached the age of avidly checking the hometown obits to see if any (more) of my peers have passed away. (Didn’t we graduate just a few days ago?) But now too many already have gone to eternity. Night falls unexpectedly, ending our productive labor.
But, sadly, sometimes productive labor screeches to a halt much earlier.
In the Catholic Mass this weekend Read More
All Shall Be Well: ‘Church Is Boring’
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By DEB CHURCH
Pastor
White Rock Presbyterian Church
“Church is boring”. “It’s just for old people”. “Nobody really believes that stuff”.
…say my own children in response to my repeated invitations to go to church with me. Clearly a major parenting fail on my part!
But they’re not the only ones who feel that way. According to a 2020 Gallup poll, church membership in the US has declined more dramatically in the last 20 years than it had in the previous 65! Read More
Tales Of Our Times: The History Of Checking Facts Is Awkward For Party Politics
Tales of our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
New Mexico Citizens
for Clean Air & Water
The Los Alamos Daily Post has taken a very useful step forward this summer. The Post began posting an editor’s note after letters to the editor on issues that spark national interest and intrigue.
The advisory reads: Editor’s note: Letters and columns published in the Los Alamos Daily Post reflect the views of the writer. The Post encourages readers to do their own fact checking.
I needed only a moment to concur with the editor’s note. In the next moment, my thoughts turned to the stubborn question: How can readers Read More
Huang: Beijing 1990 Postcards Reserved For Team Chinese Taipei Of Hangzhou 2022 – Language, Legend, Culture, Science, Math & Philosophy Of ‘One China’
Courtesy/Zhen Huang
By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos
The 11th Asian Olympic Games, Beijing 1990, was the first time that China hosted the Games.
It was also the first time that Taiwanese athletes attended the Games by the name of Team Chinese Taipei. Athletes from 36 countries got together to celebrate our diversified cultures and promote peace and prosperity of the Asian Pacific region. Mainland Chinese people warmly welcomed our great Olympic Families from Asian and Pacific neighbors, in particular, our fellow Chinese from Taiwan.
During Beijing 1990, I served as a volunteer of the weather forecast Read More
McQuiston: Can You Afford Unexpected Sewer Line Replacement?
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
The drains and toilets in your house start to back up. Nothing seems to be draining so you call the plumber. When the plumber arrives, he inserts a snake with a camera on the end, into your main sewer line from the basement to the city street to see what is going on.
The plumber has bad news. The camera shows that your main sewer pipe has collapsed in several places, has tree root invasions, and the entire line needs to be replaced. The main sewer pipe is buried very deep in the front yard. At first, you hope that the sewer utility company will just Read More
Havemann: We Need More Houses For Sale — But Without Selling the Town
By SUZIE HAVEMANN
Democratic Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
We are in the midst of an acute housing shortage here in Los Alamos.
To be a vibrant community, we need to support LANL’s ability to recruit and retain employees. To diversify our economy and enable small business growth, we need more housing inventory for the non-LANL workforce. To foster more diversity in our community, we need more housing options in the entry and middle price segments. To enjoy the benefits of a good school system, local university, health care services, day care options, and cultural amenities, we need more Read More
Gessing: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham Touts Abortion, But What About Economy, Education?
By PAUL J. GESSING
President
New Mexico Rio Grande Foundation
With just a few weeks left before early voting kicks off, what issues will motivate how New Mexicans vote? According to one recent poll the top issue this fall is inflation/ the economy (at 59 percent). Crime was right behind at 58 percent followed by immigration and health care. Abortion was down the list at just 29 percent.
Surprisingly, the poll (done by KOB-TV) fails to even ask about education. In a state that consistently ranks at the very bottom in the nation on numerous (and bipartisan) education reports, serious education reforms Read More
