NMCF Appoints Ted Harrison Interim President/CEO
NMCF News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Community Foundation (NMCF) has announced the appointment of Ted Harrison as interim president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2015. Harrison succeeds Jenny Parks who will be joining the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation as its CEO early next year.
Harrison has served on the Board of Directors of NMCF since 2010. During the past four years, Harrison has chaired the Foundation’s of the Programs and Grants Committee, as well as served as board Secretary.
“Ted’s distinguished career as a nonprofit leader, coupled with his active service and thoughtful engagement Read More
Big Win: Manhattan Project National Historical Park Established!
Courtesy/NTHP
Big news on the National Treasure front — the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act was passed in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 on Friday, December 12, 2014.
With this action, Congress has authorized the establishment of a new National Park commemorating the history of the Manhattan Project. Comprised of the three laboratories whose work was dedicated to accomplishing the Manhattan Project’s mission, the new national Read More
Application Deadline Approaches For U.S. High School Students Seeking YES Abroad Scholarships
EDUCATION News:
New York—The application deadline for the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad scholarship program is Jan. 7, 2015.
The program provides full scholarships to American high school students to experience overseas communities and cultures, preparing students to collaborate on today’s global challenges such as human rights, community development, workforce development, climate change, and global health.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the YES Abroad program enables students to study Read More
Rollovers This Month Can Still Count For 2014
IRS News:
- Tax-Free Transfers to Charity Renewed For IRS Owners 701/2 or Older
PHOENIX – Certain owners of individual retirement arrangements (IRAs) have a limited time to make tax-free transfers to eligible charities and have them count for tax-year 2014, the Internal Revenue Service said today.
IRA owners age 70½ or older have until Wednesday, Dec. 31 to make a direct transfer of part or all of their IRA distributions to an eligible charity.
The Tax Increase Prevention Act, enacted Dec. 19, extended for 2014 the provision authorizing these qualified charitable distributions (QCDs). Read More
Drivers Urged To Play It Safe On Their Travels
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE – New Mexico has recently seen a number of motor vehicle crashes caused by speed. With the holidays almost here, the roads are extra busy with shoppers and travelers, which increase the chances of an accident.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation urges drivers to slow down and pay attention. Speed and driver inattention are among the top contributing factors to vehicle crashes, including those that result in fatalities.
Alcohol also plays a big role in crashes. The holiday Superblitz is underway in New Mexico, which means more officers are on Read More
Local Swimmer Competes With Some Of America’s Best
Los Alamos Charger Aquatics relay with Dax Hill. Courtesy photo
SPORTS News:
Sarah Lott, a junior at Los Alamos High School, was given an opportunity to compete in the Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am Swim meet Dec. 18-21 in Edmond.
Forty clubs from 20 states raced in this meet including teams from New York down to Florida over to Arizona and California. This competition was unique in that there were professional swimmers (vying for monetary rewards in each event) seeded with amateur athletes looking to better their times and possibly qualify to swim in the top heat during finals with the pros. Read More
Help Us Fight The Food Tax (Once Again)!
Think New Mexico Executive Director Fred Nathan
TNM News:
Just in time for the holidays, the New Mexico Municipal League (which represents New Mexico’s mayors and city councilors) is bringing its latest proposal to reimpose a regressive food tax.
Think New Mexico championed the repeal of this anti-family tax back in 2004 and, thanks to the efforts of New Mexicans in communities across the state, we defeated attempts to reimpose it in 2010 and 2013.
This tme around, we’ve launched a petition to present to mayors, city councils, the legislature, and the governor, asking them to stand Read More
Los Alamos County Responds To News Story About New Mexico Airlines Under FAA Investigation
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County officials commented on a news story circulating on KOAT Channel 7 this morning regarding New Mexico Airlines.
“Operation of the airline – including the number of planes that are flying – is a decision that is made by officials of New Mexico Airlines,” said Los Alamos County Airport Manager David Ploeger.
Ploeger said the County has a contract for services that is limited to providing air service and that as long as the airlines is serving the route between Los Alamos and Albuquerque, they are in compliance with the terms of their contract. New Mexico Airlines resumed Read More
Udall, Heinrich Announce $324 Million For WIPP
U.S. SENATE News:
Legislation signed by president includes $104 million more than administration’s budget request
Dateline Los Alamos: Top Science News Of 2014
LANL postdoctoral researcher Elena Guardincerri, right, and undergraduate research assistant Shelby Fellows prepare a lead hemisphere inside a muon tomography machine, which can peer inside closed containers and provide detailed images of dense objects such as nuclear materials or other items of interest. The detector, developed at Los Alamos, uses muons — tiny particles generated when cosmic rays interact with Earth’s atmosphere — to do its work, providing a simple, passive system that can be used to thwart nuclear smugglers or look inside the cores of damaged nuclear Read More
