Denish: All Politics Is Local—Especially School Boards
By DIANE DENISH
CORNER TO CORNER
There’s an old saying that “all politics is local.” It’s true. Yet too often, voters skip past local elections and focus on the next Governor’s race or the Presidential contest. Let’s not do that this year.
This fall, local nonpartisan elections will be held across New Mexico. Voters will choose mayors, city councilors, and—importantly—school board members. It’s that last group I want to focus on.
In 2019, House Bill 407 changed how school board elections are held. For decades, they were stand-alone elections scheduled in February, the coldest month of the year—when Read More
Daily Postcard: Haute Couture Feathers, Bird Poses For Camera At Los Alamos Nature Center
Daily Postcard: Haute couture feathers, a bird poses for the camera at Los Alamos Nature Center. Photo by Marcela Walker Read More
Pawlak: What Are The Odds?
By JOHN PAWLAK
Los Alamos
At the grocery store, the total for my purchases came to an even $60. The cashier looked at the number and said, “Wow, right on an even ten dollar amount. What are the odds?” I replied, “999 to 1 against.”
She gave me a quizzical look and said, “What?” I explained, “There are 1000 different amounts in a ten dollar range, of which only one results in an even ten dollar amount. So the probability of that occurring are one out of a thousand, or 999 to 1 against.”
I didn’t get a high score on my English SAT, and so I’m not quite sure what word best describes the look she gave me!
But of course, Read More
With Gratitude: LARSO Shares Fundraising Update
By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO
As we close out our second month of fundraising, we can’t say it enough – thank you, thank you, thank you a million times over. The outpouring of support we are seeing fills our hearts with joy.
We are also in discussions with the County regarding our funding situation, and they are being very supportive. We will keep you updated, but understand that the process will take some time. There is no need to be reaching out to our County Manager or Councilors. If you’d like to reach out to a representative, please contact your state legislators to advocate Read More
Fr. Theophan: Remember To Love Your Town
By Fr. Theophan
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church
This past week I had the pleasure and great opportunity to attend an iconography workshop in Carnegie, a small suburb of Pittsburg. I stayed with my parents in West Virginia right across the state border. Adjacent to the class, I conducted a wedding ceremony in a beautiful Orthodox church in Greenville, S.C., and served a liturgy in Anderson, nearby.
I feel like breaking into song with Johnny Cash, “I’ve been everywhere, man…”
Other than the airline trip back home, which is worth a novel in itself for all the twists and turns it made, the Read More
Los Alamos Arts Council Shares Gratitude & Update
By BRANDI ENGEMAN
Executive Director
Los Alamos Arts Council
We want to start off with a thank you to the community that has heard our call for support and showed up in droves. Your donations, your kind words, your visits to share your stories, and general good will has given our staff and board the energy we need to pull through these difficult times.
We have had questions about what comes next. First off, you got us through our first fundraising goal of $10,000 before Sept. 1 in less than one week.
We need an additional $10,000 by Oct. 1, but the good news is we are already halfway there. In addition to
Amateur Naturalist: Variety Among Tent Rocks
Picture 1: A layer of lava below the cap has divided into thinner layers due to the way it cooled when a liquid. Freezing water between the developing thin layers pushed them further apart. Photo by Robert Dryja
By Robert Dryja
Los Alamos is located on the Pajarito Plateau. This is an area that was created as part of volcanic eruptions from what is now known as the Valles Caldera. A major eruption occurred approximately 1.2 million years ago when softer forms of lava called tuff spread out for miles. Imagine the Rio Grande River back then being blocked by lava. A lake was created. The road that crosses Read More
