Posts From The Road: A Radio In Every Room
Boots Court: Boots Court Motel sits near downtown Carthage, Mo. on Route 66 and Highway 71. Built in the 1930s and opening in 1939, the motel became a popular stopping point for travelers on both routes. The entrance was inviting with the outdoor chairs by the door for visitors to linger and stay awhile. Today, all rooms have been restored to their original settings and furnishings and the building has been remodeled from top to bottom. Although a little hard to see in the photo, the round disc sign hanging from the Boots Court sign promises a radio in every room, a luxury in 1939! The motel has carried Read More
Fr. Glenn: Go, Therefore …
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
One thing that the Charlie Kirk murder made very evident was a modern stark divide between Christian and secular thought. Regardless of what one might have thought of Kirk, much hatred has been directed at him and at Christians in general—even to the point that he “deserved” to die, some mocking and even celebrating his death, and more broadly, ridiculing and disparaging Christian faith which he professed, however imperfectly as some have said (but NO one observes it perfectly because of human weakness). But, sadly, that seems to be the norm of “dialogue” these days. Even Read More
County: North Mesa Road Pavement Preservation Project Begins Monday … Expect Lane Closures
Map of North Mesa Pavement Preservation Project. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Public Works Department announces that the next phase of the North Mesa Pavement Preservation Project will begin on Monday, Oct. 6, on North Mesa Road. Albuquerque Asphalt is performing the work.
North Mesa Road
- North Mesa Road will be reduced to a single lane from the Diamond Drive Roundabout to San Ildefonso Road during work hours, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.;
- Traffic will be limited to traveling in the eastbound direction, Roundabout to San Ildefonso Road, during all phases of this work; and
- Westbound traffic
Today Marks World Teachers’ Day 2025!
EDUCATION News:
Today marks World Teachers’ Day, created to honor teachers and teacher organizations making vital contributions to the education and development of our future leaders.
UNESCO proclaimed Oct. 5 to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994. They chose Oct. 5 because it was on this date in 1966 when a significant step was made for teachers. A special intergovernmental conference in Paris adopted the UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. The Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding teachers’ rights. It also sets standards for teacher training, employment, and Read More
Video: Councilor Hand Discusses Sept. 30 Council Meeting
County Councilor Melanee Hand discusses Tuesday’s meeting. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Actors Lab Presents ‘How I Learned To Drive’
THEATER News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Actors Lab opens How I Learned to Drive on October 16th, a powerful memory play of love and abuse. The production will run at NMAL through Sunday, November 2nd.
A Pulitzer Prize-winning play written by Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive is both a funny and heartbreaking story about Li’l Bit, a woman on a road trip coming to terms with her past and Uncle Peck, the charismatic uncle who taught her to drive while blurring the boundaries of family. As Paula Vogel says, “this play is about the gifts we receive from the people who hurt us.” Vogel treats pedophilia and incest Read More
Scenes From 2025 Fall Arts And Crafts Fair
Scene from the 2025 Los Alamos Arts Council’s 45th Annual Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, Saturday afternoon in Central Park Square. The fair featured more than 100 vendors. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2025 Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, Saturday in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2025 Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, Saturday in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Scene from the 2025 Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, Saturday in Central Park Square. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
Burgers, Brats At NFBNM Fundraiser At The Tub Oct. 11
Three Bucks & A Doe Relaxing In Los Alamos Yard
Three bucks and a doe take a relaxing break on the soft grass beneath the shade of a large tree on Friday in a yard in Los Alamos. Photo by Gregg Giesler Read More
New Mexico Association Of Food Banks Applauds Legislature And Office Of Governor For ‘Swift And Proactive Action’ During 2025 Special Session
STATE News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Association of Food Banks applauds the New Mexico Legislature and the Office of Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for swift and proactive action during the 2025 Special Session to protect families from the harmful impact of federal cuts to basic needs programs.
When Congress passed the federal reconciliation bill in July, more than 54,000 New Mexicans, including seniors, veterans, and people experiencing homelessness, faced a potential, immediate risk of losing their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. SNAP, previously known Read More
Los Alamos Stable Owners Association Litter Crew Tackle Road Clean Up And Collect Trash Around North Mesa Park
Members of the Los Alamos Stable Owners Association clean up their assigned road, North Mesa Park Road, on Saturday. They also collected trash around the North Mesa Park. Courtesy photo Read More
Op-Ed: The Shared Vision Of Jane Goodall And Pope Leo
By TERRY HANSEN
Milwaukee, WI.
Conservationist Jane Goodall has passed away at age 91. As a United Nations Messenger of Peace, she urged: “You’re supposed to share the planet, and yet species are disappearing. Ecosystems are collapsing. That’s going to affect us.”
More recently, Pope Leo XIV implored: “We cannot love God, whom we cannot see, while despising his creatures. Nor can we call ourselves disciples of Jesus Christ without participating in his outlook on creation and his care for all that is fragile and wounded.”
Pope Leo and Goodall share deeply rooted values: reverence for life, Read More
Scenes Of Local Trees Emerging In Glorious Fall Colors
‘I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree’, written by Joyce Kilmer seems to ring true when seeing the beautiful trees emerging around the community this week in all their fall glory. This golden colored tree was viewed on Thursday along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
Amber colored tree viewed Thursday on Aster Drive in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
Golden colored tree viewed Saturday in Pajarito Acres in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost
Amber colored tree viewed Friday along Grand Canyon Drive in White Rock. Read More
All Shall Be Well: Blessings, Praise And Poverty
Clergy from left, Deacon Amy Schmuck, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill and The Rev. Lynn Finnegan. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By The Rev. Lynn Finnegan
Associate Rector
Church of the Holy Faith, Santa Fe
Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla Park, New Mexico is a “Franciscan oasis of prayer and personal growth.” I joined Episcopal clergy from throughout New Mexico and west Texas there this past week. It seemed quite fitting that we were in this tranquil Franciscan setting a few days prior to the Feast of St. Francis on Oct. 4.
Honored in the Catholic, Evangelical Read More
Daily Postcard: Fall View From Bradbury Science Museum
Daily Postcard: The fall view at sunset Saturday from behind the Bradbury Science Museum Building in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Dixon Wolf
New Mexico Environment Department Warns Of Harmful Algae Blooms In Charette, Clayton, Maloya Lakes
NMED News:
COLFAX AND UNION Counties — The the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is urging visitors to Charette Lake, Clayton Lake, and Lake Maloya in Northern New Mexico to use caution due to the formation of harmful algae blooms.
Samples collected by NMED from these three lakes show that harmful algae blooms are present.
NMED is urging visitors to take the following precautions:
- As always, do not drink untreated surface water;
- Avoid swimming in algae blooms;
- Rinse fish with clean water thoroughly before cooking, eat only the fillet portion;
- Keep pets and livestock out of the water
It Takes A Community To Sustain A Co-op – Let’s Save Ours!
From Los Alamos Co-Op Market:
In a time when large chain stores dominate and small businesses struggle to stay afloat, community-owned spaces like the Los Alamos Co-op Market are more important than ever.
We’ve always believed that Los Alamos deserves a mission-driven, locally-rooted grocery store—and time and again, you’ve proven that belief is true.
Earlier this year, Los Alamos faced a difficult reality: declining sales, intensified competition from Smith’s and Natural Grocers, leadership turnover, and employee retention issues—fueled in part by the ongoing lack of affordable Read More
Voting In Los Alamos 2025: Whom Are We Voting For And Who Gets To Vote? Read LWV Voter Guide In Los Alamos Daily Post
LWV News:
Representatives for Los Alamos School Board Districts 1 and 2, UNM-Los Alamos Advisory Board, and Mirador Public Improvement District Board will be elected on Tuesday, Nov. 4, with early voting starting Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the County Municipal Building in downtown Los Alamos.
The Los Alamos League of Women Voters (LWV) Voter Guide was published in the Thursday, Oct. 2 edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
The League of Women Voters will host a meet the candidates forum at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6 in the Piñon School Gymnasium in White Rock. The public is invited to arrive at 6:30 p.m. for cookies Read More
Sunflowers Catching Fall Rays In Pinon Trails Neighborhood
Sunflowers are catching warm fall rays this week in the Pinon Trails neighborhood of White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico Environment Dept. Enhances Transparency With New Streamlined Records Requests Portal
NMED General Counsel Zachary Ogaz
NMED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is enhancing transparency by making public records more accessible by improving its records requests portal.
NMED launched its online public records portal in December 2024, allowing requestors to submit requests electronically.
The department has implemented two major improvements to the portal designed to streamline the records request process and improve the overall user experience:
- NMED updated its public-facing page to help requestors more clearly define the records they are
