Reilly: We Have A Lawyer Problem…
By DOUGLAS REILLY
Los Alamos
We have a lawyer problem. It’s not just too many; it’s where they are and what they’re taught.
The American Bar Association says there are four lawyers for every thousand people; that’s 0.4 percent. The percentage of lawyers in our congress is 40 percent. Imagine if we had a representative distribution of work categories in congress.
Congress would have almost no lawyers; however, It would have more agriculture, manufacturing, and construction workers, and many more service sector workers. Physicists represent 0.003 percent of the population; it would be unlikely Read More
NMVC: To Improve Child Well-Being New Mexico Must Ensure An Equitable Recovery
NMVC News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on New Mexico’s children, families, communities, and small businesses. But not all of the hardship has been felt equally.
Families of color – Hispanic families in particular – have been hardest hit by income losses and are more likely to be having trouble paying their usual household expenses and putting enough food on the table.
That is one of the findings in the 2021 New Mexico KIDS COUNT Data Book, which was released Thursday via a virtual press conference.
This annual accounting of child well-being in the state tracks Read More
Skolnik: COVID Briefing Note #10 – Omicron Is Surging
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Editor’s Note: This is the 10th in a series of COVID-19 Updates by Richard Skolnik that appear bi-weekly in the Los Alamos Daily Post. These are meant to keep the community informed on the status of the pandemic, critical new findings on the pandemic, and what this information suggests for our community’s response to COVID-19. These updates complement the data that Eli Ben-Naim prepares for the Post. Unless otherwise noted, data is from the New York Times and the New Mexico Department of Health.
Pandemic Data and Trends – For the Week Ending Jan. 18, 2022
In Read More
Weekly Fishing Report: Jan. 18, 2022
By GEORGE MORSE
Sports And Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post
The good news this week is that Eagle Nest Lake has been opened for ice fishing. Arguably the best lake in the state among anglers who like to fish through the ice, it had resisted freezing thick enough to where it was safe to fish.
As stated in last week’s Fishing Report, this is a good time to visit Southern New Mexico, where temperatures are milder. The State Game and Fish Department conducts a Winter Trout Stocking Program which stocks catchable-size rainbow trout in most of the small lakes and streams in Southern New Mexico. Most of these Read More
Ringside Seat: ‘Kill Bill’ Wasn’t Just A Movie; It’s A Way Of Life
By Milan Simonich
The Santa Fe New Mexican
Guard your wallet. State legislators are back in session.
They have 30 days remaining to elbow for openings to advance poorly conceived pet projects, often at enormous public expense.
William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens favored the phrase “dead as a doornail” and it has a place in this column. The literary giants also inspired the term “doornail bills” to highlight legislation that deserves to die — the faster the better.
Topping the list of bad bills for the second consecutive year is a proposal to establish a public bank in New Mexico.
Rep. Patricia Read More
Home Country: Scenic Route, One Dollar
Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES
It was a contemplative kind of morning, with each member of the vaunted World Dilemma Think Tank seeming content to think silently for a change, just sipping on the coffee refills and waiting for Loretta to bring more.
Steve, the professional cowboy of the bunch, was reading the house copy of the Valley Weekly Miracle. Somebody else had already done the crossword, the sports page was old news, and if he wanted to keep up on church news, he’d probably attend every now and then. So Steve was belly deep in the personal ads in the classifieds.
He looked more closely, then glanced Read More
Fr. Glenn: How Can I Help?
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Those who have been part of a church, charity or just about any community organization know that the organizers and leaders are always looking for help for various projects, leadership roles, etc. Frequently people say to pastors: “I know I should help, but I just don’t feel called to do such and such particular role.” And that’s fine; few are skilled in, or have the aptitude/personality for, every role. The introvert may not be good at contacting people, or the extrovert fit for sitting quietly to work patiently on a tedious but necessary project. But almost always there’s some Read More
