Clay Appointed Director Of Communications At Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget
Barbara Ann ClayLos Alamos Public Schools Rated Best In New Mexico
In an article ranking the best school districts in each state, Los Alamos Public Schools is rated #1 in New Mexico with an ‘Average School Smart Rating of 94 out of 100.’ The top schools include ‘Pinon Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School’. The LAPS Administration Building is at 2075 Trinity Dr. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAPS News:
U.S. Department of Education data was sifted through by StartClass, which identified the best school district in each state, according to an article by MSN.com.
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Los Alamos Arms Control Group Supports Iran Arms Deal
U.S. negotiators, left, face Iranian negotiators during the March 17 Iran Nuclear Discussions morning meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry in Lausanne with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif. Under Secretary Wendy Sherman and Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz participated in the meetings. Copyright Creative Commons/Credit: U.S. Mission / Eric Bridiers
An independent arms control group in Los Alamos strongly endorsed a recommendation in favor of the recently negotiated weapons reduction agreement with Iran.
In a public meeting Friday, Read More
National Public Lands Day Volunteers Needed
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – Celebrate National Public Lands Day (NPLD) Sept. 26 by helping the Santa Fe National Forest reroute a section of the popular Winsor Trail.
The nation’s largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands, NPLD is a great opportunity to educate the public about the environment and natural resources, and the need for shared stewardship of public lands.
Organizers of the NPLD Winsor Trail project are looking for volunteers 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Each volunteer who participates will receive a free t-shirt, compliments of REI, and Read More
Author Mark Aaron Robinson Of Los Alamos Book Signing Sept. 12
BOOK News:
Author Mark Aaron Robinson, a resident of Los Alamos, will be available to sign copies of his book, Walking Among the Wheat & Tares, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at Hastings Entertainment, 542 North Guadalupe St.. in Santa Fe.
Robinson is an ecological engineer and environmental scientist with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Saudi geologist from the Atomic Energy Research Institute (AERI) at Riyadh, at Bedouin Well, June 2009, 40 miles east of Mecca.
Afternoon temperatures were about 128°F. The well was hand dug and ~90 feet deep. Water in the well is suitable only Read More
Examples Of Driving While Intoxicated
An intoxicated driver Saturday night in Las Cruces struck the front of a New Mexico State Police vehicle. Courtesy/NMSP
Sobriety checkpoints underway across the state. Courtesy/NMSP
NMSP News:
D.W.I. is still a real problem across the State of New Mexico.
The Chief of the New Mexico State Police addressed the state prior to the start of the Labor Day Weekend in reference to Drinking and Driving and the message was clear: “If you drink, Do Not Drive!”
A few incidents have occurred this weekend and the Department of Public Safety wants to get the message out. If you have consumed Read More
A Victory for Working Families: NM Supreme Court Orders State To Enforce Wage Laws
By Sen. Michael S. SanchezUnions have made huge contributions throughout America’s history – Social Security, child labor laws, the forty-hour work week, and so on. Working men and women make enormous contributions to our country daily.
Here in New Mexico, the building trades unions successfully fought a recent legal battle to ensure that workers are treated fairly through enforcement of the prevailing wage law. This will improve the economic conditions of workers’ families. Prevailing wage laws open a door to career paths for young people. They deliver Read More
U.S. Secretary Tom Perez Addresses Labor Day
Secretary Tom PerezLabor Day is about more than barbecues and a three-day weekend. It is a day owned by every one of us, to honor our contributions to America’s strength and prosperity.
Today, we’re looking at more than 13 million private-sector jobs created since 2010, and 66 consecutive months of private-sector job growth. That is prosperity that we created together. And it deserves to be recognized.
The problem is that far too many Americans still aren’t sharing in that prosperity. As we continue to emerge from the Read More
Sen. Howie C. Morales: Costly Superintendent Buyouts Can And Should Be Eliminated
Jessica Martinez, veteran educatorA contract between public school boards and the superintendents is typically a term of three years nationwide.
Sen. Howie Morales
These contracts typically include a buyout provision should the district find it necessary to terminate the contract for reasons ranging from unsatisfactory performance to violations of the negotiated contract. These buyouts include the annual salary plus the salary of years remaining on the contract. Recent superintendent Read More
Environmental Research Reflected In Obama’s Trip To The Arctic
Cathy Wilson says, ‘I am collecting shallow cores to quantify the depth of the peat layer in the soil. The peat thickness strongly controls the transfer of heat from the atmosphere into the deeper soil, which impacts how deep the soil thaws each year. We then use the hole in the ground to perform hydrologic measurements. Peat depth and hydraulic conductivity are two important parameters that go into our models that predict the rates of permafrost thaw.’ Courtesy photo 
Frozen Methane Bubbles in Alaska: When ice-rich permafrost thaws, former tundra and forest turns into a 
