Fr. Glenn: Reconciling Visions
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Sometimes it seems that our society is entrenched in two camps: the “conservative/rigid”, and the “liberal/progressive”. We need only turn on or click on the news to see this being played out daily.
In his book “A Conflict of Visions”, Thomas Sowell outlines many of the differences between experience and reason, between what a scientist may recognize as between the empirical/experimental and theoretical, and what Mr. Sowell categorizes as “constrained” and “unconstrained” visions
The constrained vision stems from reliance on “the norm”—the collective experience Read More
Posts From The Road: Leadville, Colo.
Tabor Opera House: The Tabor Opera House brought elegance and culture to Leadville, Colo. during the boom years of the mining industry. The city of Leadville bought the historic Opera House and is nearing completion of a massive renovation. The Tabor Opera House will again host performances when the renovation work is complete. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Delaware Hotel: The Delaware Hotel ws built in 1883 and was a prominent hotel in the day. It has changed owners a few times but was purchased and renovated back into a hotel in the 1980s and is still operational today. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com Read More
Catch Of The Week: Uber Breach
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
Uber announced on Thursday that their internal systems had been breached by an attacker. The attacker made himself known to Uber by announcing his presence on their internal Slack (a commonly used corporate chat tool) – “I announce I am a hacker and Uber has suffered a data breach.” Employees at first thought this was a joke, responding with emojis and memes.
The attacker contacted the New York Times to let them know of the breach. Per conversations with them, he claims he is only 18 years old and has been “working on his cybersecurity skills for several years”. Read More
What Is Food Insecurity & How Do We Overcome It?
By DEBRA TOUSLEY
Dietitian
Los Alamos Medical Center
Food insecurity is having a lack of regular access to healthy and nutritious food that is necessary for normal growth and development. In 2020, an estimated one in eight Americans were food insecure, equating to over 38 million Americans, including almost 12 million children.
Due to the widespread economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased drastically in America over recent years, leaving unemployed, furloughed and reduced-time workers struggling to put food on the table.
Although many people may Read More
Stradling: Housing For Los Alamos Workers – For A Healthy County Economy
By GARY STRADLING
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Council
As I campaign, I knock on doors in our community every day. At my opening line: “Hello, I am Gary Stradling, running for County Council. Los Alamos needs housing for the people who work here and would like to live here!” literally every head begins to nod up and down. Everyone agrees.
The people who live here recognize that this is a significant issue of the county’s economic health, and is integrally tied to infrastructure, road/utilities, congestion, and business, and will affect county education.
The high demand for the limited Read More
DeVolder: Freedom From Nuisance Code Enforcement
By MARK DEVOLDER
Los Alamos
Some years ago, I was standing outside the Los Alamos USPS and a lady remarked to an acquaintance that Los Alamos County (LAC) had the highest per capita income of any county in the USA. Having lived in large and small communities, I was singularly unimpressed with the lady’s statement.
I understand that there are some affluent residents who live in Los Alamos County. A “very small minority” of these affluent folks remind me of plantation owners from the 1860s. Some of the more affluent folks during the American Civil War were excused from military service (that is, some Read More
Skolnik: Keeping Our Seniors Healthy – New Guidelines On The Influenza Vaccine
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
I write, as a longstanding global health professional, about vaccinating our seniors against influenza and the “flu shot clinics” sponsored by the Senior Centers.
These local clinics can be an important service to the community. This is especially so given the heightened risks of influenza to seniors. However, as we get ready for flu season, it is important that those responsible for the flu shot clinics, as well as our local seniors, have seen the newest CDC recommendations on flu vaccines for those over 65.
The main point of the new recommendations is the following: Read More
