National Association Of Counties Leaders Advocate For FEMA Act During Visit To Washington D.C.
NACo News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly two dozen county leaders from 15 states are in attendance this week at a National Association of Counties (NACo) fly-in focused on disaster reform. The participants are members of NACo’s Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force, a group of elected and appointed county leaders focused on strengthening our nation’s disaster mitigation, response and recovery capabilities.
In over two dozen meetings on Capitol Hill, participants advocated for the passage of the FEMA Act (H.R. 4669), which was approved by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Read More
Los Alamos National Laboratory Announces Two New Supercomputers … HPE, NVIDIA To Partner On New Mission And Vision Systems
Operational in 2027, Mission will allow AI capabilities with a focus on national security science. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
- HPE, NVIDIA to partner on new Mission and Vision systems
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected HPE and NVIDIA as partners on two new supercomputers to be built, delivered and installed in the coming years, with HPE selected as the prime contractor.
The supercomputers, named Mission and Vision, will support the critical modeling and simulation that underpins national security science as well as fundamental science research and artificial intelligence Read More
State Police To Conduct Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In November 2025
NMSP News:
Statewide – State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during November 2025.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the Read More
Neeper: About Those Medical Measurements Pertaining To Political Choices
By DONALD NEEPER
Los Alamos resident 1968-2014
John Bartlit’s column of Oct. 26 (link) reviewed medical measurements which showed that political choices are set more by brain history than by logical choice. The measurements could support the idea that the desire for group acceptance is an inherited feature that enhanced the survival of early Homo sapiens.
In my recent book on our societal polarization, I reviewed numerical models based on the shifting internal rules of behavior that we each carry. The models, published in 2021, predicted irreversible polarization in America.
On a continental Read More
Los Alamos High School Graduate Uxue Sansinena Selected As A 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar
Uxue Sansinena
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools shares the announcement from the U.S. Department of Education that Uxue Sansinena, a member of the Los Alamos High School Class of 2025, has been selected as a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
She is one of 161 American high school graduates who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community.
Sansinena is the daughter of Jose-Maria Sansinena and Virginia Olazabal. During her time at LAHS, she was president of Read More
Los Alamos Hilltopper Boys & Girls Varsity Soccer Teams To Host Playoff Games Beginning Wednesday At Sullivan Field
LAHS News:
The Los Alamos High School Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer teams will host playoff games this week at Sullivan Field.
The Varsity Boys Soccer team garnered the number five seed and will host Silver High School at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 29.
The Varsity Girls Soccer team, seeded fourth, have a bye in the first round. They will host the winner of the Tuesday game between Artesia and Goddard this at 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 31.
Ticket prices are: $10 for adults; $5 for students (K-12), Senior (65+) and Military. Purchase tickets in advance at HomeTown Fan. Credit and debit cards will be accepted at Read More
Los Alamos Public Schools Celebrates Student Achievement And Continued Focus On Growth
From LAPS:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is pleased to share that the school district continues to perform among the top districts in New Mexico and in the nation. Results from the 2024-2025 state assessments show that LAPS students are excelling across subjects, with proficiency rates substantially higher than statewide averages.
On the Spring 2025 assessments, LAPS students achieved 73.5% proficiency in Language Arts (compared to the state average of 43.5%), 59.0% proficiency in Math (compared to the state’s 24.8%), and 64.4% proficiency in Science (compared to the state’s 35.0%). Read More
CEO Of NM Hospitality Association Announces Retirement
Kathy Komoll, CEO of NMHA
NMHA News:
ALBUQUERQUE — Kathy Komoll has announced that she will retire from her role as Chief Executive Officer of the New Mexico Hospitality Association (NMHA) in late November 2025.
NMHA is a nonprofit membership organization that represents all sectors of the state’s hospitality and tourism industry, one of the state’s largest private industries. According to the New Mexico Tourism Department, more than 90,000 people work in the hospitality industry statewide, and visitors generate over $8.8 billion in spending, including $2.8 billion in lodging.
Komoll Read More
Safeguard Metals Liable For $51M In Precious Metals Fraud
NMRLD News:
SANTA FE — Safeguard Metals LLC and its owner Jeffrey Ikahn will pay $51.2 million in restitution and penalties for defrauding 450 elderly investors out of retirement savings in a precious metals scheme, state and federal regulators announced today.
The judgment against Safeguard Metals and Ikahn includes $25.6 million in restitution to victims and an equal monetary penalty that will be divided between the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and 30 state regulators, including New Mexico.
Six New Mexico investors purchased $2.2 million in the scheme, which ran Read More
Eighty-two Los Alamos High School Students Inducted Into National Honor Society
NHS Secretary Lilia Viteva, center, congratulates LAHS National Honor Society inductees Jenna Larson, left, and Reann Murphy at the induction ceremony last week in Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAPS
LAHS NHS officers from left, Treasurer Gyasi Atta-Fynn,Secretary Lilia Viteva, Vice President Emma Riede and President Sophia Sisneros presided over last week’s Induction Ceremony in Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Eighty-two Los Alamos High School (LAHS) students were inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) during a ceremony held last week in Duane Smith Auditorium. Read More
