Eight Candidates Face Off in Los Alamos County Council Race in November
Candidates and community members watch election results provided by the County Clerk’s Office Tuesday evening in Council Chambers. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Staff Report
The results of Tuesday night’s Primary Election leave a field of four Democrats facing Four Republicans in the November race for four available seats on the Los Alamos County Council.
David Izraelevitz drew the largest number of votes among the five Democrats in the race with 1,010 votes. Ed Birnbaum drew the least votes with 627, so will be dropped from the November ballot. Republican Rick Reiss Read More
Dist. 43 GOP Candidate Vincent Chiravalle Throws Support to Opponent Geoff Rodgers
Geoff RodgersTuesday’s 2014 Primary Election has come to a close and the candidates are beginning to weigh in on the results. In the Republican race for House Dist. 43, Vincent Chiravalle of Los Alamos threw his support this morning to opponent Geoff Rogers of White Rock who won with 842 votes to Chiravalle’s 747.
Vincent Chiravalle
“I wish to congratulate Geoff Rodgers. He has my support in the general election,” Chiravalle said in a statement. “I want to thank the members of my committee for all their work: Jim Hanlon, Gerard Kendall, Read More
Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard Votes in White Rock
This morning, House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard voted at the White Rock Fire Station in the Democratic Primary Election. Photo by Tarin Nix
Eric Vasquez and his wife House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard voted this morning at the White Rock Fire Station in the Democratic Primary Election. Photo by Tarin Nix Read More
Heinrich Issues Statement On EPA Proposal To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Sen. Martin Heinrich
U.S. Senate News:
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Senate Climate Action Task Force, released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new plan to limit carbon dioxide pollution across the country for existing power plants.
The proposal aims to reduce carbon emissions nationwide by an average of 30 percent over 2005 levels by 2030, with different specific targets for each state.
The rule would require New Mexico to reduce its carbon emissions Read More
Gubernatorial Candidate Alan Webber Meets With Los Alamos Business and Community Leaders
From left, CEO Tom Bowles of New Mexico Computing Applications Center, Gubernatorial candidate Alan Webber and County Council candidate Ed Birnbaum at a recent meeting at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Gubernatorial candidate Alan Webber addresses a May 14 gathering of business and community leaders. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
CEO Tom Bowles of New Mexico Computing Applications Center held a lunch meeting May 14 for Los Alamos business and community leaders to introduce gubernatorial Read More
For New Mexico’s Attorney General and His Wife – It Really Was Chemistry
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King and his wife Yolanda Jones at his office in Sante Fe. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.com
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King and his wife Yolanda Jones during an interview with the Los Alamos Daily Post at his office in Santa Fe. Photo by Salvador Zapien/ladailypost.comSANTA FE—A mutual interest in chemistry sparked a marriage that has spanned more than three decades. Gary King and Yolanda Jones met, became best friends, fell in love, married and together have traveled the globe.
Their story
Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard Joins American Legion Post 90 Riders at Angle Fire Event
The American Legion Post 90 Riders Chapter 19 of Los Alamos participated in Memorial Day Ceremonies that included ‘Respectful Retirement of used American Flags’ and a Flag raising ceremony last weekend at the Viet Nam Memorial in Angle Fire. House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard of White Rock is a member of the American Legion Post 90 Axillary participated in the events. Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
Photo by Randi Moore
House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia RichardLAHS Standout Jared Mang Named Gatorade® New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year
SPORTS News:
CHICAGO — In its 29th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with USA TODAY High School Sports, has announced that Jared Mang of Los Alamos High School as its 2013-14 Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year.
Mang is the first Gatorade New Mexico Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Los Alamos High School.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Mang as New Read More
WIPP: Tests Begin in Preparation for Filter Change Out
WIPP News:
Workers began Friday the process to test underground ventilation fans to verify that airflow can be safely reduced during the filter replacement process. New filters are required to replace those that have been capturing material since the Feb. 5 fire and Feb. 14 radiation event.
Workers are replacing the filters in phases so that exhaust air leaving the underground facility will continue to be filtered during the activity. This is the first filter replacement to be done at WIPP, and workers will be assisted by experts from the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site. Replacement Read More
Minority Whip Rep. Nate Gentry Travels to Los Alamos to Support Geoff Rodgers for House Dist. 43
House Minority Whip Nate Gentry, R-Bernalillo, traveled to town Friday to emphasize his support of House Dist. 43 candidate Geoff Rodgers, fourth from left, to a gathering of voters at the Manhattan Project Restaurant. “Geoff is the type of individual with that unique ability to work across party lines,” Gentry said. “There are many important issues facing our state and both Sen. Pete Domenici and I publicly support Geoff because we recognize the urgent need in the Legislature for lawmakers like Geoff who will help build consensus to get these issues resolved.” Read More
