Travel: Modernity Meets Ancient Charm In Casablanca
Casablanca sign at Mohammed V Square. Photo by Debbie Stone
Arab League Park. Photo by Debbie Stone
By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
Casablanca is Morocco’s largest city and economic hub, boasting a major port, but many travelers bypass it, using it only as their entrance and exit point in the country. Perhaps this is because its modern appearance doesn’t fit their romanticized vision of Morocco, lacking the allure of beloved tourist hot spots like Marrakesh or Fes.
During my recent trip to this North African country, I decided to spend two days in Casablanca to check it out Read More
Sen. Tobiassen Calls Law Enforcement Across NM To Advocate For Public Safety Ahead Of 2026 Legislative Session
State Senator Nicole Tobiassen
SENATE News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Republican lawmakers from the New Mexico House of Representatives and Senate convened for a public legislative task force hearing focused on improving public safety across the state. Lawmakers heard testimony from several law enforcement representatives including Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen and Former FBI Special Agent in Charge for New Mexico Raul Bujanda.
A common message from law enforcement agencies, state prosecutors, and policy experts from yesterday’s testimony was centered around difficulty moving necessary Read More
Legislation To Protect The Gila And San Francisco Rivers Takes Important Step Forward With Senate Hearing
NM WILD News:
SILVER CITY — A diverse coalition of local residents in southwest New Mexico is thanking the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining for holding a hearing on the M.H. Dutch Salmon Greater Gila Wild and Scenic River Act (S. 1476).
The local, community-driven proposal – which has been introduced four times in the Senate and twice in the House – would designate nearly 450 miles of rivers and streams in southwestern New Mexico, including portions of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers, under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, ensuring Read More
New Mexico’s Administrative Office Of The Courts’ Innovative Pretrial Messaging System Marks 2nd Year
COURT News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico’s Judiciary uses a robust text and email reminder messaging system to help ensure people awaiting trial return to court for their future hearings and comply with other pretrial supervision requirements.
The program marked its second anniversary last month.
The messaging system by the Pretrial Justice Program of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC):
- Reminds people seven days, three days and one day before scheduled court dates, and one day before office visits and remote check-ins with pretrial supervisors.
- Notifies individuals when a court hearing
FBI: Pojoaque Man Pleads Guilty To Abusing A Minor
FBI News:
ALBUQUERQUE — A Pojoaque man pleaded guilty to a count of sexually abusing a child over a period of several months.
According to court documents, between December 2021, and February 2022, Alexander John Duran, 31, an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Pojoaque, engaged in a sexual act with a child under the age of 12.
Duran pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact and upon conviction will receive 14 years in federal prison. Upon his release from prison, Duran will be subject to no less than five years of supervised release up to life and must register as a sex offender.
Acting U.S. Attorney Read More
Treasurer Laura M. Montoya, Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman To Lead Conversation On Baby Bonds Dec. 3
STATE News:
SANTA FE — This Wednesday, Dec. 3, New Mexico State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya will join Maryland State Comptroller Brooke E. Lierman and David Radcliffe, State and Local Policy Director at The New School Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy, on a panel discussion to break down baby bonds, its benefits, and its feasibility in their respective states, 11:30 a.m. MT // 1:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025.
The panel, titled “Expanding Opportunity to Build Wealth: A Discussion of Baby Bonds in Maryland,” will spotlight a report on the viability and design of a statewide baby Read More
STEM Santa Fe Giving Tuesday Math Festival Fundraiser
STEM SF News:
There is a great need in Northern New Mexico to boost students’ math and science skills. In 2023-2024, only 22% of Santa Fe Public School students were proficient in math, and 36% in science. In Española Public Schools, 11% were proficient in math and 27% in science. (https://nmvistas.org)
STEM Santa Fe’s Efforts
We believe that Math literacy is crucial for STEM careers and for fostering a future-ready generation that is equipped to excel in any profession.
STEM Santa Fe brought the Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival to New Mexico in 2017. This international festival Read More
Childcare And Early Learning Programs Honored For Promoting New Mexico-Grown Food
ECECD News:
SANTA FE — A record-breaking number of awardees will be honored Monday at the National Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Albuquerque for their efforts to provide statewide New Mexico-grown food to children and seniors.
The Golden Chile Awards – established by the New Mexico Grown Coalition in 2021 – celebrate statewide efforts aimed at promoting good nutrition and supporting the state’s farming economy. The Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) is among the state agencies, community organizations and individuals working together to strengthen community food Read More
Daily Postcard: Sunspots On Sun’s Surface Viewed From Los Alamos
Daily Postcard: Several prominent sunspots on the left side of the Sun are visible in this photo taken Dec. 1 from the deck of a residence in Los Alamos. Such sunspots may become a source of ultraviolet flares and coronal mass ejections, which in turn could trigger strong aurora activity. As reported at spaceweather.com, ‘some of the dark cores are individually larger than Earth’. Photo by John Sarracino Read More
Community Encouraged To Help Local Nonprofits Like Los Alamos Film And Culture Festival On Giving Tuesday
Director Mikheil Gabaidze, right, from the Country of Georgia, and producers Elene Japharidze and Sophiko Komakhidze won the 2025 LAFCF short film award for “Vasomotor Rhinitis”. Courtesy image
By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos
Do you know that warm, fuzzy feeling when you see the child of a friend achieve success? Recently, the Los Alamos Film and Culture Festival’s (LAFCF) Sandy Jones experienced that same feeling.
Mikheil Gabaidze, from the Country of Georgia is the director behind the winning 2025 LAFCF short film “Vasomotor Rhinitis”. Gabaidze used a portion of his Los Alamos winnings Read More
