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Catch Of The Week: Facebook Marketplace Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

I love Facebook marketplace, and I have found some amazing bargains there. That said, you need to be careful because for every bargain there’s a scam!

How can you tell if a marketplace listing is actually a scam?

One of the first clues that an ad might be a scam is easy to spot. Does the poster have comments and post sharing turned off?

In the image below, you can see the options to react or to send the post as a message, but the option to comment or share is not there. This is because the poster has turned off commenting and sharing for the post, and Read More

Health Connection: Collaborations Help Strengthen Community And Overall Health Of Los Alamos

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By LORI PADILLA 
Chair
Los Alamos County Health Council

This is the third column in the monthly series by Los Alamos County Health Council (LACHC) members, highlighting the work of the Health Council.

I am the Chair of the LACHC, and for this installment, I would like to share some of the many collaborations and projects that LACHC members are involved with, including a couple of upcoming events.

These are certainly not comprehensive, but rather represent the varied interests and experiences that LACHC members bring together when working to advocate and advise for community health needs.

Several Read More

McQuiston: Steps To Protect One’s Home From Wildfire

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

Could smoke and embers from a wildfire put your home in danger? Here’s how to stay safe.

Climate change has created warmer, drier weather conditions in the United States, leading to an increasing number of wildfires. Wildfires are unplanned fires that start in natural areas, but as they spread, they can put human communities at risk.

When a wildfire burns, embers—pieces of burning material—can be carried several miles by the wind and ignite additional fires. Wildfire smoke can travel much farther, affecting the air quality Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: Sept. 11, 2024

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily  

As the days get a little shorter and mornings seem a bit cooler it will soon be time to hop in your truck or car and cruise through our beautiful mountains as the aspen trees turn golden. Fall is arguably the most best time of the year to be outdoors.

It is a great time to be out fishing. Fishing pressure eases as kids return to school and football season begins. 

The cooler temperatures r s will have the trout feeding more actively. Brown trout and brook trout will  get ready to spawn. Their colors will deepen and males will develop hooked jaws. 

This Read More

Denish: Removing Tax On Tipped Wages

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By DIANE DENISH
Corner to Corner
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

The policy debate in the presidential election has a new focus: removing taxes on tips for tipped wage earners.

Both candidates announced their proposals to eliminate taxes on tips in Nevada, which has the highest workforce percentage of tipped workers at 5%. New Mexico’s percentage of tipped workers is 3.5%.

Harris’s announcement was different because it also included a pledge to raise the federal minimum wage.

This is a great sound bite for rallies and commercials, but behind the scenes it is more complicated.

A tipped wage earner Read More

Robinson: Science Rescues Ailing Chile Industry

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

My local purveyor of roasted green chile has crowds of people waiting for their coveted yearly sack.

Just as predictable as the crowds are the doomsday predictions. This year it was “The chile crisis: Declining production amid labor, water challenges” from the Albuquerque Journal. Every year we hear about issues for growers, about threats to the state’s legacy as the nation’s largest chile producer.

One towering factor is trying to find workers. Here’s a job description posted on the U.S. Department of Labor website: “Hand pick Read More

Catch Of The Week: Facebook Spam On The Rise

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

Have you been noticing more garbage than usual in your Facebook feed? You aren’t imagining it, between spam accounts and AI generated junk, there’s a definite increase.

This summer I noticed something a little creepy in my feed. I’d get notifications that a page had changed its name, and it was always something wildly different than what the original page had been.

One page had been a cartoon and joke page, the other had been a page for an owl refuge. 

Both changed to something completely different than the original intent of the Read More

Posts From The Road: Silverton, Colorado

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Silverton: A view of Silverton, Colo. seen from a viewpoint on Highway 550, the Million Dollar Highway, which passes through the southern end of Silverton. The town sits at 9,313 feet elevation and is surrounded by high peaks of the San Juan Mountains. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Greene Street: Greene Street is the main street in Silverton, Colo. as it stretches the entire length of town. Greene Street is also one of the only paved streets in town as most streets are dirt and gravel. The colorful exterior paint of the old mining era buildings create a colorful street scene. Photo by Gary Read More

Fr. Glenn: As You Would Receive

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

First of all, sincere condolences to all of the family and friends of Charlie McMillan. Such a tragedy to have perished in an automobile accident while still so relatively young. IHM’s parishioners in Los Alamos will remember fondly the times he and his wife Janet joined us for our Easter Mass with Charlie playing his recorder. May God grant him eternal rest, and bring comfort to his family.

Such things remind us of the preciousness of life, which young people in particular often take so cavalierly, presuming their own indestructibility. Sadly, we priests and ministers encounter Read More

All Shall Be Well: Thoughts As I Say Farewell

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Clergy from left, Pastor Deb Church, Deacon Amy Schmuck, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, The Rev. Lynn Finnegan, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, and Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Rev. Deb Beloved Church
White Rock Presbyterian Church

I moved here in October 1998, and I’ve lived and worked here ever since. Until last weekend.

As of Aug. 31, I no longer live here. As of Sept. 16, I will no longer work here (my last Sunday at WRPC is Sept. 15; join us for worship at 9:30 and stay for a celebration of our ministry together!). And after today, I will no longer be writing Read More