Coexisting With Cougars: Protecting Wildlife While Reducing Conflicts
A handsome cougar appears on the prowl, perhaps searching for dinner. Photo by Hari Viswanathan.
PEEC News:
Mountain lions are secretive and rarely seen, but are an important part of the local ecosystem. Los Alamos sits on the edge of prime mountain lion habitat, and as more people live, work, and explore the outdoors, occasional wildlife encounters may happen.
Fortunately, mountain lions go to great lengths to avoid people.
The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) will present an engaging and family-friendly talk during which Bandelier National Monument Natural Resources Read More
Dannemann: Workers’ Comp Task Force Was A Model For Future Legislation
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
In 1990, Raymond Sanchez took on the trial lawyers and won. Yes, that Raymond Sanchez. At the time he was Speaker of the House.
Supporting that effort was none other than Marty Chavez. Yes, that Marty Chavez. Chavez was then a state senator.
The challenge was workers’ compensation. Workers’ comp insurance in New Mexico had become so expensive that most businesses couldn’t afford it. Insurance companies were leaving the state. Many businesses could not get insurance at any price.
Sanchez and Chavez are both featured in a 7-minute film, produced by New Read More
How Los Alamos National Laboratory Helped Bring Hydrogen Power To Northern New Mexico
Rendering of components at the planned Kit Carson Electric microgrid project. Image by Kore Power/Courtesy KCEC.
LANL News:
- When a small electric cooperative needed assistance getting its new energy product off the ground, Los Alamos National Laboratory was there to help
When the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) was granted a federal award to build a hydrogen microgrid — the first of its kind in the nation — the small Northern New Mexico utility won widespread praise.
Awarded in January, the funds will help the electrical co-op serve its 30,000 customers around Questa, New Mexico, with Read More
This Week In Sports: May 12-17, 2025
This Week In Sports:
Los Alamos High School Hilltopper games are covered by the Los Alamos Daily Post sports team of John McHale and Nate Limback.
This Week’s Hilltopper Sports Schedule:
May 12 Monday
- Girls/Boys Golf State Farmington
May 13 Tuesday
- Girls/Boys Golf State Farmington
May 16 Friday
- Girls/Boys Track and Field State UNM
May 17 Saturday
- Girls/Boys Track and Field State UNM
Second Lieutenant Paige Ramsey Of Los Alamos Graduates From Army Signal Basic Officer Leader Course
The family of Second Lieutenant Paige Ramsey, a member of the New Mexico National Guard, has the pleasure of announcing her graduation from Army Signal Basic Officer Leader Course (SBOLC) April 30, 2025 at Fort Eisenhower in Augusta, Ga. SBOLC is a 4-month leadership course that consists of academics and physical training and testing to assess the skill level of an officer. She joined the National Guard in 2021 and graduated from Army Basic Training at Fort Jackson, in Columbia, S.C. She has excelled in the Army and after sustaining and recovering from an injury, became a second lieutenant in Read More
Happy Mother’s Day 2025!
Staff Report
Today marks Mother’s Day 2025 and the Los Alamos Daily Post news team wishes a most glorious day to all of our reader’s who are moms in Los Alamos, throughout the state, across the nation and around the world.
History of Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world.
The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar.
Luján, Murkowski Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Maternal And Infant Mortality Crisis
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. —U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) reintroduced the Midwives for Maximizing Optimal Maternity Services (MOMS) Act, bipartisan legislation that addresses the maternal and infant mortality crisis by increasing the number of trained midwives in the United States.
The bipartisan legislation would increase funding for midwifery education and increase diversity in the maternity care workforce by recruiting students from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Read More
Los Alamos Business Owners Host Fundraiser To Support Sea Turtle Conservation In Costa Rica
The community is invited to learn about the significance of Ostional as a nesting site for sea turtles during a fundraising event 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at SALA. Courtesy photo
The community is invited to learn about the significance of Ostional as a nesting site for sea turtles during a fundraising event 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at SALA. Courtesy photo
Conservation News:
Los Alamos business owners Carolyn Cowan of L.A. Bootery and Mesa Top Games & Toys and Allan Saenz of LA Net and SALA Event Center are hosting a fundraising event to support sea turtle conservation efforts in Ostional, Costa Read More
NMED Hosting Climate Action Plan Public Conversations
NMED News:
SANTA FE — During public meetings scheduled for May and June, New Mexicans will have an opportunity to meet virtually with representatives from the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) and the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department and provide public input on New Mexico’s Climate Action Plan.
The Climate Action Plan, or CAP, expected to be completed by December 2025, will provide a roadmap to meet New Mexico’s climate pollution reduction targets, and aims to ensure a healthy, secure, and prosperous future for all New Mexicans.
During in-person community meetings Read More
Topper Tennis Duo Aditya Viswanathan And Michael Witkowski Crowned 2025 State Champions!
Gathered for a victory photo, from left, Topper Tennis Coach Hari Viswanathan, 2025 State Champion Aditya Viswanathan, Topper Tennis Coach Travis Gibson, 2025 State Champion Michael Witkowski and Topper Tennis Coach Tim Khazratkulov. Photo by Gowri Srinivasan
Michael Witkowski returns serve against Academy as partner Aditya Viswanathan stays alert at the net. Photo by Hari Viswanathan
SPORTS News:
Aditya Viswanathan and Michael Witkowski beat the Friedland brothers of Santa Fe Prep in a nailbiter to bring home the title of 2025 State Champions in the New Mexico 4-A category! The championships Read More
