LAPD Cmdr. Brent Hudspeth Gives Advice To LAHS Students
Cmdr. Brent Hudspeth with LAHS Teacher Lori Thompson’s Sports Literature students. Courtesy/LAPS
By Rylee Gramer and Peyton Labonty
Los Alamos High School
Sports Literature Students
A few weeks ago, we interviewed Los Alamos Police Department Cmdr. Brent Hudspeth at the Los Alamos County Courthouse. Hudspeth is a tall man with brown eyes. We learned that he has a wife and a baby boy named Sebastian.
During the interview, we also found out more about his life and how he came to be a police commander in Los Alamos.
He grew up in Farmington but later moved to Los Alamos. According to him, his childhood Read More
Attorney 101: Senior Trial Attorney Elizabeth Counce
Senior Trial Attorney Elizabeth Counce – Los Alamos Office, 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, in the Justice Center with students from Los Alamos High School Teacher Lori Thompson’s Sports Lit class. Courtesy/LAPS
By JAVAN RAEL
Los Alamos High School
Sports Lit Student
Recently in our Sports Lit Class, we conducted interviews with people who work at the courthouse. We got assigned to Senior Trial Attorney Elizabeth Counce of the 1st Judicial District Attorney’s Office. The interview and the whole experience were informative and enjoyable.
During the interview, we found Read More
Myers: Local Connection To Gaza’s Suffering And Pain
Yousef Aljamal
Writer and human rights worker
By KELLY MYERS
Los Alamos
This past summer, our community’s Free Palestine Summer Series brought diverse speakers to Los Alamos. One of the presenters was Dr. Yousef Aljamal, a writer, human rights worker, and refugee from Gaza, who joined us remotely.
Today, we share an update about our friend, Yousef, not as an expert speaker, but as a heartbroken brother and uncle. On Sept. 27, while living in exile in Turkey, he woke to the news that an Israeli missile had struck his family home in Gaza. The strike killed nine of his immediate family members Read More
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Convenes More Than 55 Experts To Create Roadmap For Native Maternal Health Solutions
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened more than 55 American Indian, Alaska Native (AI/AN), and Native Hawaiian (NH) maternal health experts and organizations to create a landmark set of five reports outlining the current state of Native maternal health.
The five reports synthesize national findings on maternal mortality, workforce equity, access to health care services, data sovereignty, and funding inequities.
AI/AN people face pregnancy-related Read More
Inspired By Creating Community Through Youth Advocacy
CASA First’s Grace Korthuis and a child play with blocks. Courtesy/CASA First
By GRACE KORTHUIS
CASA First
As a 24-year-old living in Northern New Mexico, it can be difficult to create community. Working at the nonprofit CASA First, I’m inspired by the compassionate community I’m now part of. It includes my colleagues who uplift vulnerable children, and volunteers who inspire me with their care and steadfastness. I feel especially connected to the families and kids whom I get to see grow and heal over time.
Working within the child welfare system is often devastating, especially here in New
