San Ildefonso Pueblo Tries To Reach Agreement With Santa Fe County Over Roads And Access
San Ildefonso Pueblo Gov. James Mountain earlier this month at his office. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Heinrich, Hirono: Legislation Puts Higher Education Within Reach For More Americans
U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich, D-N.M. and Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii introduced S.1998, the Middle Class Creating Higher Education Affordability Necessary to Compete Economically (CHANCE) Act, a bill to increase access to affordable post-secondary education for low- to moderate-income students.
U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono
The bill would address the significant loss in value of Pell Grants by adjusting them for inflation, reinstate year-round Pell Grants, and increase the number of eligible semesters to 15.
“Pell Read More
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SENATE News:DOE Selects LANS For Carbon Storage Research
This figure illustrates the geologic storage process and the different research efforts underway including tools designed to measure CO2 and its effects in the subsurface, the near-surface region, and the atmosphere. Data analyzed through acquisition of information from these tools may also be used to optimize injection operations, sweep efficiency, and identify possible unwanted CO2 migration pathways. Courtesy/DOE
DOE News:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected Los Alamos National Security, LLC to receive funding to Read More
New Mexico Girls Explore STEM Careers
Tech Trek participants including Sarah Crotzer and Malea Joyce from LAMS. Courtesy photo
AAUW News:
Eighth grade girls from across New Mexico including Sarah Crotzer and Malea Joyce from Los Alamos Middle School converged on the campus of New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) in July for a one-week hands-on residential camp to explore their interest in science, math, engineering or technology (STEM) careers.
Sponsored by the American Association of University Women () and New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), 48 girls were immersed in a world that empowered Read More
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Image and Inauguration of the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico, ca. 1709, attributed to Manuel Arellano. This painting represents the first multiday dedication ceremony and processional, when the titular image of Guadalupe was carried from her temporary quarters in the Indian Parish church into her new home April 30, 1709. Courtesy photoNew Mexico, Colorado Delegations Urge President To Direct Federal Resources To Gold King Mine Response
SENATE News:The Man Behind Los Alamos Art Scene Ken Nebel Hosts Second Statewide Show
Executive Director Ken Nebel of Fuller Lodge Art Center has been at the center of Los Alamos art scene for several years. Nebel’s Art Center at 2132 Central Ave., has gained a broader audience and Friday evening hosted its second statewide event: the New Mexico Potters & Clay Artists ‘Conversations in Clay’. Patrons attending the opening reception filled the Art Center and spilled out onto the front patio area. The show runs through Sept. 19. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Patrons attending Friday’s opening reception fill Fuller Lodge Read More
Letter To The Editor: About That Divine Wind
By LAWRY MANN
Los Alamos
We lived in Iwakuni, Japan from 1956 to 1958. I was a meteorologist in the Navy for Fleet Air Wing Six.
Iwakuni was about as far from Hiroshima as Los Alamos is from Santa Fe – we traveled there often. We also visited Nagasaki.
Working for me was a Japanese PhD meteorologist. He plotted weather observations from China and Russia that we received in Morse code. He was vastly over qualified but it was the best paying job available.
We worked from 1600 to 0800 because that was when FAW-6 planes went on patrol. We became good friends and I took advantage of Read More
