McQuiston: Why Investing In Quality Tires Is The Best Safety Decision You’ll Ever Make
By ALLEN McQuiston
The Jemez Agency
https://www.thejemezagency.com/
When people think about car safety, airbags and seat belts usually come to mind first. But the truth is, the only part of your vehicle that actually touches the road is your tires. Every turn, every stop, every rainy night—you’re depending on just a few square inches of rubber to keep you in control.
That’s why choosing quality tires isn’t just about comfort or performance—it’s one of the smartest safety investments you can make.
Your Tires Do More Than You Realize
Good tires aren’t just round pieces of rubber.
They’re engineered Read More
Op-Ed By NNSA Field Office Manager Ted Wyka: Plan To Depressurize Waste Containers Is Safe And Rigorously Vetted By Independent Experts
By TED WYKA
Manager
NNSA Los Alamos Field Office
The success of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s vital national security mission is only possible if operations are conducted safely, with a clear understanding of risk, and a proven plan to mitigate that risk. This applies to everything the lab does, from how it conducts cutting-edge scientific experiments to how it produces plutonium pits. This approach is essential to the safety of our workforce of over 18,000, for our neighbors who surround the site and for the environment. It’s also why the federal agency that governs the lab, the National Read More
Fr. Glenn: Death Of A Salesman
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well … a sad week. As has been said many times over the last few days, it’s tragic when someone who exercises calm, rational free speech is murdered simply because his beliefs differ from some others. Christians, of course, are historically well acquainted with persecution: from the beginnings even to the present day. And, no, in many nations (like ours, gracias a Dios) we don’t generally have to be overly concerned about being killed for Christian faith, but other types of persecution exist. It’s now known that in the previous administration, ardent Christians were scrutinized Read More
Keller: Wildflower Extravaganza Blooming Right Now!
By CHICK KELLER
PEEC Los Alamos Nature Center
Late summer is always a good time to see our wonderful wildflower numbers. Right now there is a particularly large number of blooms (some 50 species!) on the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail.
This trail goes between the golf course and Walnut Canyon. It begins just off of San Ildefonso Road, just beyond the roundabout. One goes up a dirt road for about a hundred yards, then turns left onto a trail. A bit farther on, that trail splits with the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail going right.
The blooming wildflowers begin where you park and continue all along. The trail goes for Read More
Balderas: From Violence To Hope … How Education And Storytelling Can Transform Española
By HECTOR BALDERAS
President
Northern New Mexico College
Former NM Attorney General
New Mexico is in crisis. A state of emergency has been declared in Rio Arriba County, where Española—home to Northern New Mexico College—faces daunting crime rates and some of the highest overdose deaths in the nation. Like every community in America, we also live under the shadow of horrific school and campus shootings that continue to devastate families. Parents everywhere are asking the same urgent question: How do we keep our children safe and give them hope?
At Northern, we believe the answer lies in education—and Read More
Village Arts Opens Beautiful New Exhibit: ‘Gray Matters’ … Invites Public To Cast Vote For Viewer’s Choice Award!
‘Charade’ by Rainy Ferrell is among the more than 50 pieces of art by nearly 30 artists who took on the challenge of creating work to fit the theme of ‘Gray Matters’. Courtesy/Village Arts
View of some of the more than 50 pieces of art by nearly 30 artists who took on the challenge of creating work to fit the theme of ‘Gray Matters’. Courtesy/Village Arts
ART News:
Fire up those synaptic connections and head over to Village Arts for an exhibit that enters the gray area with skill and delicacy. After a colorful summer, Village Arts is marking the change of seasons with a more nuanced show of more than 50 pieces Read More
Op-Ed: Caja del Rio Power Line Project
By DEIRDRE MONROE
Santa Fe
Author of Caja trails map
An article in the Santa Fe New Mexican (Aug. 13, 2025) described a USFS “finding of no impact” for a proposed power line that would cross the northern Caja Plateau, linking Los Alamos with an existing electrical substation just off Buckman Road. Since then, I have read several strong statements of opposition. While there certainly is opposition to the project, there is also support. I’d like to provide some food for thought.
The Caja is lovely—beautiful and rugged—but it is a 100,000-acre, working landscape. In my 25 years of exploring this area Read More
