Posts From The Road: 2025 Year In Review Part 2
Sheep Creek Bay: Sheep Creek is one of many contributors to Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Seen is Sheep Creek Bay, framed nicely by the red cliffs and hills, which is a part of the large and long reservoir. This is near Wyoming and it is easy to visualize how the reservoir is opening up and becoming wider as it exits the deep canyons to the southern part of Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Viewpoint: A group of hikers stop at a viewpoint near the Canyon Rim Campground to view the river and canyon below. The viewpoint is near the Red Canyon Visitor Center. The river is hundreds Read More
Fr. Glenn: Overlap
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Well … it’s been quite the “interesting” start to the new year, hasn’t it?
New York City has its first Muslim socialist mayor; that will definitely be “interesting” in the financial capital of the world. I, like many, find it hard to believe that, with the tragic history of socialism throughout the world, people are still swayed by its siren song. “Equity” sounds good, but that necessarily presumes equity in effort, ability, etc., which does not happen in practice. If I work harder to produce/earn more, it’s taken from me to give to someone who does not. So why work hard, or at all? Read More
Wolf Moon Viewed Tonight From North Community
The Wolf Moon viewed tonight from North Community is the first Supermoon of 2026. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More
Jan & Jas. Mercer-Smith Mark 50th Wedding Anniversary
Jan and Jas. Mercer-Smith of Los Alamos celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the Getty Museum with their daughter, Dr. Alison Mercer-Smith, and her husband, Joe Gu. The Mercer-Smiths met while summer undergraduate researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1973, and were married in Longview, Texas on Dec. 27, 1975. They lived in separate states during graduate school (UNC-Chapel Hill and Yale) and post-doctoral appointments (Rockefeller University and Harvard). After their experience at Oak Ridge, they had always hoped to work at a National Laboratory. And in 1983, they Read More
Dannemann: Affordable Housing
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2025 by Merilee Dannemann
Everybody wants affordable housing.
At a recent legislative town hall, several legislators present named affordable housing as a top priority. There was not much specificity as to how housing should be made affordable or how to get it done.
Meanwhile, the people who actually build the houses (more precisely, the people who speak for the people who build the houses) are trying to tell us why new laws and regulations are making it less affordable to build anything.
In a letter to me, Melanie Lawton, government affairs director Read More
Republican Party Of New Mexico Chairwoman Amy Barela On Capture Of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro
RPNM News:
ALBUQUERQUE – Republican Party Of New Mexico (RPNM) Chairwoman Amy Barela’s statement on the unprecedented capture of Nicolás Maduro:
“No other military in the world could have successfully pulled this mission off. Not one. Right now, celebrations are underway in Venezuela and Venezuelan communities across South Florida and the rest of America. It is abundantly clear that, because of President Trump’s actions, the world is a much safer place with the capture of illegitimate President Nicolás Maduro. Democrats like Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury who are criticizing President Read More
Update: New Mexico ECECD Actively Seeking Information On New Directive Regarding Federal Child Care Funding
ECECD News:
The New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is actively seeking more information about the new federal directive announced by the Trump administration on New Year’s Eve regarding federal child care funding.
ECECD has not received any formal notification of changes to federal child care funding.
Currently, there are no disruptions to payments for providers that accept child care financial assistance in New Mexico.
ECECD will continue to share updates when information becomes available.
ECECD is confident in New Mexico’s systems for monitoring Read More
Not Too Late To Register For Washington Spring Break Trip
By ROBERTA COCKING
Coordinator
Spring Break Trip
Attention Los Alamos Middle School and homeschool 8th grade parents. It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s spring break trip to Washington, D.C. This is the 41st year for this once-in-a-lifetime annual trip for your student to travel with their peers to our nation’s capital!
Sign up quickly to lock in your reservation and trip price. Price for the trip could possibly increase after Jan. 9! Flexible payment plans are available with Worldstrides for this trip .
The trip is a private trip and not a school-sponsored trip and has been offered to Read More
New Mexico Ranks No. 20 Nationally For Higher Education
HED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s continued investment in tuition-free college through the Opportunity Scholarship has put the state at No. 20 in the nation for higher education, ranking high for affordability, accessibility and support for the community.
The New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED) is closing out 2025 by highlighting major achievements made possible through sustained funding for higher education and strategic new investments that expand access, improve completion and strengthen high-demand career pipelines.
“Looking back on this year, we are proud to see another Read More
State Treasurer’s Office Reflects On ‘Year Of Growth, Positive Outcomes For New Mexicans’
State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya
From the Office of the New Mexico State Treasurer:
SANTA FE — As 2025 comes to its end, the New Mexico State Treasurer’s Office (STO) reflects on a year of positive growth, equitable outcomes, and strengthened service to New Mexicans.
Throughout the year, the STO advanced various initiatives designed to promote financial stability, expand opportunity, and ensure responsible stewardship of public funds invested by the state.
“Our STO team is working diligently to continue building on our momentum and carry our strong trajectory into 2026 for another year Read More
