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Weekly Fishing Report: Dec. 4, 2024 

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The Fishing Report will be shorter from now until springtime because many of the streams and lakes are now closed due to winter conditions. 

Anglers who would still like to fish open water for trout and other species should consider a trip to Southern New Mexico.

Most of the small lakes and reservoirs in this part of the state are stocked with catchable-size rainbow trout during the winter months. Locations that offer a chance at not just stocked trout but larger holdover trout include Grindstone Reservoir near Ruidoso and Lake Robert’s Read More

Amateur Naturalist: Transitions With Arrival Of Winter Weather Front

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By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos

Both plants and birds pass through transitions when the first cold fronts of winter are arriving. The change of leaf color is the most visible change for plants. This change does not move in lock step with all plants changing their leaf color at the same time. Some trees shed all their leaves by late October while other still have green leaves in mid November. This difference for autumn leaves is particularly visible when the first snow fall arrives. The expectation is to see bare branches. It then is somewhat startling to see branches with green leaves also covered with Read More

LACDC Shares Thoughts On Diamond Drive Property Issue

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By LAUREN MCDANIEL, LACDC Executive Director
On Behalf of the LACDC Executive Committee
Staff Lauren McDaniel and David Jolly, Board Members Carol A. Clark, Craig Wehner, Tracie Stratton, Karen Easton, Bill Wadt

After speaking with some County representatives, and hearing from business owners on the topic of the possible Diamond Drive property purchase, it’s clear there are well-intentioned people who are energized about moving forward with community development plans and achieving priorities on the County’s Strategic Plan. We appreciate this enthusiasm and understand what the County Read More

Giving Thanks And Giving Back

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United Way of Northern New Mexico Executive Director Cindy Padilla. Courtesy/UWNNM

By CINDY PADILLA 
Executive Director
United Way of Northern New Mexico

November marked the beginning of a season of giving and gratitude. It marks the beginning of a dedicated time focusing on family, faith, and the belief that it is in giving that we receive

My life and career has always centered around public service and helping people realize their potential. I am truly thankful for the opportunities I have had to learn, to serve and to lead. It is through these experiences, that I have learned that power isn’t Read More

Support Senior Activity Centers … Make A Difference In The Lives Of Older Adults In Los Alamos County

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By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
Los Alamos Retired & Senior Organization

Today is Giving Tuesday, a day dedicated to generosity and support. I’m filled with gratitude for our incredible community and the uplifting spirit we share. Each of you plays a vital role in our mission, and together we have the power to create lasting change for our older adults in Los Alamos County.

I am excited to announce a $1,000 matching gift challenge available today by one of our generous donors! Every donation we receive on Giving Tuesday will be matched, doubling the impact of your generosity. This is Read More

Op-Ed: We Need Doctors. Texas Has Them.

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By ELIZABETH HELLER ALLEN
Santa Fe

          • They need a safe place to practice medicine. We just need to get ‘em here.

For years, New Mexico has been seriously short of virtually all doctors: primary care, pediatricians, dentists, eye doctors, and other specialists … and all the people who help them take care of patients. It can take months to see a specialist and weeks to see a primary care physician, if you can find one. We are short almost 13,000 health care workers to serve our 2.1 million residents. That includes every kind of healthcare worker like EMTs, pharmacists and physical therapists as well as Read More

Travel: Giverny Is All About Monet

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Claude Monet. Photo by Debbie Stone

Famed Japanese Bridge. Photo by Debbie Stone

By DEBBIE STONE
Santa Fe
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

It wasn’t enough for me to stare in awe and drink in the beauty of Claude Monet’s ravishing paintings of water lilies in Paris’ wonderful Musee de l’Orangerie – which by the way, is a must visit attraction for art lovers in the City of Lights. I needed to make the trip to Giverny, where the renowned Impressionist had lived and worked, and created over 250 paintings of said water lilies in his garden.

Widely regarded as the poster boy for Impressionism, Monet strived to Read More

County Assessor: Amendments To New Mexico Constitution

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By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos County Assessor

In the November election just passed, the voters approved two amendments to the New Mexico Constitution that changed the property tax benefits available to New Mexico veterans.

We have received the following guidance from the Property Tax Division of the Department of Finance Administration regarding the implementation of these amendments:

“… [an increase in] the Veteran’s property tax exemption for honorably discharged members of the armed forces and their widows and widowers from $4,000 to $10,000. The amount after 2024 will then be adjusted Read More

Pongratz: Need Help Helping Our Schools?

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By MORRIE PONGRATZ
LAPS Foundation Board Member

As Giving Tuesday approaches you may be wondering how to best help Los Alamos Public Schools. If you moved here to work at LANL, you may not know that Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) is at the 33.6th percentile for per-pupil spending compared to the national distribution. This means that LAPS spends more per student than about 33.6% of school districts nationwide but less than the remaining 66.4%!

The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation was established in 2005 to enable folks to address this disparity through personal, tax-deductible contributions. Read More

Fr. Glenn: Beginning At The End

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! After the hectic beginning of another school year, coupled with the cooler weather, it’s always a favorite holiday as we begin to slide into the winter season and the dreariness which often accompanies it. However, of course, now we look forward to December and the joys of the Christmas season and its gatherings and holidays before the real depths of winter begin.

But before we get into Christmas, we traverse the Christian Advent season—this year beginning on December 1. Advent is a time of anticipation for celebration of the remembrance Read More