Why Bike Lanes Should Be Implemented On NM 4
By NIKOLAI NELSON
Sophomore
Los Alamos High School
One day, when I was riding my bike to White Rock to meet with a friend, I got yelled at by a car driver to “get off the road!” I couldn’t get off the road because I had literally 4 inches between me and the edge of the road.
The lack of room is like standing in front of a speeding truck, significantly impacting my safety and theirs. This has not only happened to me, but to others as well. For example, an article in the LA Daily Post states that Andy Nunn, a Los Alamos cyclist, and some of his friends were biking on NM 4 when a white truck hit Nunn and sped away, leaving Read More
Sierra Club On Biden’s Ban On Russian Oil Imports
By MIYA KING-FLAHERTY
Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter
Oil and gas supply and revenue are weapons used by Russian oligarchs and criminals, and our dependence on oil and gas is a threat to our national security.
It is long past time to take away these weapons, which are subsidizing the war and creating the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, by accelerating our transition to clean energy. Wind and solar energy don’t fuel wars and violence.
U.S. fossil-fuel corporations are shamelessly profiteering on the tragedy in Ukraine. If the climate catastrophe isn’t reason enough, Read More
Senior Life: The Transitions Of Aging
Courtesy/Robert Dryja
By ROBERT DRYJA
President
Los Alamos Retirement Community
Life involves a series of transitions. The most apparent transitions occur as children grow from pre-school to elementary, to middle school, and finally high school. Their understanding of the world and relating to one another grows with their physical maturation.
Another important transition at the opposite end of life emerges when people enter old age. However, American society doesn’t educate us about what we need to do as to successfully age toward the end life. We are not like grown children transitioning Read More
Reopening The Reel Deal: The Value Of Movie Theaters
By REBECCA LI
Sophomore
Los Alamos High School
On June 9, 2020—after 16 years of service to the community—Jim O’Donnell, the owner of the Reel Deal Theater, gave a tearful farewell as he closed the doors to the one and only movie theater within thirty minutes of Los Alamos. Given an opportunity to purchase the building, the Los Alamos County Council turned down the offer despite the many benefits it would provide to the community. However, recently, an article came to my attention that discussed a potential county purchase of the theater but to become a tween center. Somewhat frustrated when reading Read More
McQuiston: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning … How To Prevent The Silent Killer
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
According to the National Safety Council, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning each year. Carbon monoxide is called the silent killer because it’s odorless, colorless, tasteless, and can easily go undetected.
When the cold temperatures start to hit, what’s the first thing we do? We turn on our furnaces to heat our home and tightly seal our windows. If your furnace is emitting poisonous gases, you are trapping them in your house. Here are a few things you do to help prevent this silent and deadly killer. Read More
Posts From The Road: Borrego Springs Sculptures
Serpent: The Borrego Springs Serpent is the most popular of the metal sculptures in Galleta Meadows. The serpent appears to rise above the ground with the arches portion of the sculpture leading up to the serpent’s head. The largest of the sculptures, the serpent is 350 feet long with the head and body on one side of the road and the remainder of the body and tail across the road. The body arches are about 15-20 feet tall. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Jeep: A Willys Jeep sculpture complete with a driver and a passenger appear to be climbing rocky terrain in Borrego Springs, California. Read More
Fr. Glenn: ‘…for my mouth will utter truth…’
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Anyone who has been a teacher or supervisor over others know the drill: One person complains about another, his/her story slanted so as to bolster his case against the “accused” … conveniently omitting essential or twisting facts to his own benefit. And then you are forced to the role of referee/judge, trying to sort out facts from conflicting accounts, not infrequently unverifiable or even fabricated, whether maliciously or in the accuser’s imagination. It often concludes (unsatisfactorily) with uncertain believability and empathy/sympathy with one side or the other Read More
