McQuiston: ‘Tis The Season To Prevent Holiday Party Liabilities
By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
Now that Thanksgiving is here and fall is coming to an end, the fun winter holiday parties are upon us.
If you plan on being a holiday host, make sure your guests have a good time and stay safe, both at the party and on the way home.
Keep several tips in mind for your upcoming holiday parties to help prevent the liability hazards that accompany most festivities.
Tips:
- Be cautious of holiday decorations: If there are children attending the party, try to keep small, breakable items and other choking hazards up high so they are out of reach. Move
Catch Of The Week: Tis The Season For Cyber Shopping Scams
By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
Oh boy, Thanksgiving! That means it’s time for … online shopping!
Time to scoop up some sweet bargains on hot items like gaming equipment, toys, electronics, and more, right? Just be careful out there, and make sure you don’t get scammed.
Here are some tips for safer online shopping:
- If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is a scam. If you are scrolling Facebook and you see an offer for a PlayStation 5 for just $99.99, click here RIGHT NOW…do not click. Fake ads leading consumers to fake shopping websites are way too common, and you will end up losing those
Posts From The Road: Fort Davis State Park In Texas
Ft. Davis State Park: A view from a scenic look out shows Ft. Davis State Park. The park campground is in the bottom of the photo and the white adobe Indian Lodge is farther up the canyon. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Indian Lodge: A closer view of the Indian Lodge within Ft. Davis State Park shows the beautiful adobe architecture of the facility, which features 39 rooms, a pool and the Black Forest Restaurant. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
We enjoy traveling during January to escape the cold weather in Colorado. Our destination Read More
Fr. Glenn: Crevasses Snowed Over
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
You know those Arctic/Antarctic adventure movies? Almost invariably they’ll have a scene or two in which one of the characters falls into a snowed-over crevasse. So, the surface upon which he thought to be securely standing turned out to be deceptive. Not secure at all.
It was interesting watching last week the Kyle Rittenhouse case. Mr. Rittenhouse shot a man in what he—and his supporters—claim was self-defense, and in what his detractors claim was premeditated murder.
As is so common these days, two sides were aligned against one another very vocally and often violently, Read More
Gruninger: Happy New Year – Part 1
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IATY, ERYT500
Los Alamos
I know – New Year’s thoughts already? But, aren’t you already thinking about the holidays?
It’s easy to get lost in the next eight weeks and forget about reflecting on this year and considering next year.
So to get started, there are less than two months left until we turn the calendar to 2022.
You might take a moment to reflect on the following questions:
- How do you want to show up for yourself and others in these last two months of 2021?
- Would it help to make a plan of how you will self-care or self-support in the next eight weeks rather than getting “too
Whipple: Change Thinking To Minimize Holiday Travel Stress
By Dr. Laura Whipple DC
Los Alamos
Thanksgiving and Christmas travel by car or air is on our minds and in our calendar. Long lines, higher gas prices inevitable delays are a guarantee.
How do we avoid this stress?
The first and most important step is to develop a mindset that these things are out of our control. Instead we can turn our focus onto the things we can be proactive about. Anxiety and worry will not fix these things so focusing on our personal plan is the healthiest way to move forward.
One of my favorite mantras is: “You can’t control other people or external events you can only control yourself.” Read More
Gessing: Economic Freedom Takes Hit Under Lujan Grisham
By PAUL GESSING
President
Rio Grande Foundation
Nearly any business owner in New Mexico will tell you that Michelle Lujan Grisham and her policies have been unfriendly to business.
Setting aside the COVID lockdowns, since she took office in 2019, we’ve seen multiple tax hikes, numerous new regulations, and numerous policies that make it more costly and difficult to hire workers.
These policies aren’t just “anti-business”, taken as a whole they undermine economic freedom. A new study provides hard data that quantifies and highlights the negative impact of policies of Lujan Grisham and the Read More
