Kenner: Educators Need Feedback Just Like Students Do
By CHRIS KENNER
Teach Plus New Mexico
“Ms. Kenner, can you look at this please?” “Wow Edgar! Your writing has come far this year! Let’s take a quick look from the beginning of the year.” I flipped to the beginning of his writing notebook to a page in August, then to today’s writing page, so that Edgar, one of my 5th graders, could see just how far he’s grown. Edgar smiled all the way back to his desk as I also beamed with pride.
There’s something magical when a student recognizes their own growth through feedback. They strut to their desk with a little more confidence, they’re a little more Read More
McQuiston: Common Misconceptions About The Personal Umbrella Policy
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
One thing I’ve learned over the years is there are several common misconceptions regarding personal umbrella insurance policies. In some cases, people who have one think it provides a blanket limit of protection but are often unclear as to how it really works.
In other cases, people who don’t have one think they understand what it is but most of the time they don’t.
I can certainly empathize with these folks since the term “umbrella” can be interpreted a number of ways. Here are some of the more common misconceptions and the truth behind Read More
Catch Of The Week: Romance Scams
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
How much do you think Americans lost to romance scams last year? $1 million? $30 million?
Nope … according to the F.B.I. $1 billion in losses was reported last year.
Love’s labour lost indeed.
This was in fact the most lucrative year ever for romance scammers!
The FTC—which only reports scams reported to its “Consumer Sentinel Network”, a database for scams—said this week that losses from romance scams rose to $547 million in 2021, up from $307 million in 2020 and $202 million in 2019.
A few interesting trends:
- Scammers are adding a new element to romance scams –
Pajarito Astronomers Club: On County Lighting Ordinance
View of the Whirpool Galaxy taken from Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Glen Wurden
By Pajarito Astronomers Club
Los Alamos
We are grateful to those of you working on the lighting ordinance for Los Alamos County. It’s a privilege to live in a community with strong ties to its history and a commitment to preserving its natural beauty. From the times of the Ancestral Pueblo people, the remote Ranch School, the Secret City and to the present day our home has a special appeal to visitors and residents alike.
Part of that appeal lies in the night sky, and we ask the county council to be guided in preserving Read More
Skolnik: NM COVID News – The Value Of Getting Boosted
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
The New Mexico Department of Health has just produced the first data that shows the rates of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccine status, including boosters.
This data is so important that I wanted to do a short note on it immediately for the Los Alamos community.
For the period Jan. 10 to Feb. 7, two comparisons are shown below.
Those people not fully vaccinated, compared to those people who are fully vaccinated but without a booster have:
Those not fully vaccinated, compared to those fully vaccinated with a booster have:
This data makes clear that Read More
New Mexico Governor: Legislature’s Inability To Tackle Crime ‘Defies Explanation’
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
By DANIEL J. CHACÓN
The Santa Fe New Mexican
A day after the mother of a teenage murder victim cried at the Capitol as lawmakers approved a bill said to be lenient on criminals, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham embarked on a public relations campaign that shifted the blame for lack of action on her “tough-on-crime” agenda to the Legislature.
Lujan Grisham, a Democrat running for re-election this year, told reporters “it defies explanation” why lawmakers in the Democrat-controlled Legislature have been unable to reach consensus on bills meant to fight crime in New Mexico. Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Feb. 8, 2022
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
After a couple of weeks of real winter weather, there will be a slow warming trend the rest of this week.
After a late start, ice fishing is in full swing with anglers having more options than earlier in the season.
Fenton Lake, however, remains closed to ice fishing. One of the most popular destinations for fishing in the state due to its proximity to Albuquerque, Fenton is a victim of its own popularity. Opening day last season attracted over 200 ice anglers, so that must be taken into account.
Because of its popularity, Fenton is stocked with Read More
