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Maupin: Santa Fe Association Of REALTORS® To Comply With National Class-Action Lawsuit Settlement

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By RYAN MAUPIN
REALTOR®
The Maupin Group at RE/MAX First

Greetings, Los Alamos!

I wanted to get the word out to our community that we’re about to enter a new era of real estate and to help you prepare for some big changes on the horizon.

Beginning July 10, 2024, our local Santa Fe Association of REALTORS® (SFAR) will begin complying with the terms of the recent National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) class-action lawsuit settlement (“The Settlement”). NAR has required all local associations who opted into The Settlement to be in full compliance prior to NAR’s final implementation date of Aug. 17, Read More

Dannemann: Let’s Get Bold About Fixing Education

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

The most overused word in the recent primary was “bold”. Candidates were claiming they had bold solutions for New Mexico’s myriad problems and failings.

Then we got the Kids Count report, reminding us that New Mexico is again 50 out of 50 in children’s wellbeing.

The bare statistics in that report show that New Mexico children’s literacy rate is much worse than the poverty rate. We have 23% of New Mexico children in poverty, almost 50% higher than the national average of 16%. But the rate of fourth graders who cannot read proficiently Read More

Robinson: Age, The Issue That Won’t Go Away

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

When I was covering the Legislature and watching our elected officials at work, I would sometimes say a silent prayer: “Help me know when it’s time to step aside and do it before I make a fool of myself.”

Legislative sessions are grueling. While some lawmakers give in to age-related health issues or exhaustion, some – I won’t name names – stick around long past the time they can effectively serve their constituents.

Last year, we watched uncomfortably as U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, 81, stared vacantly into the cameras. Sen. Dianne Feinstein Read More

Home Country: MundoSlab

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

A building project (for those of us who are carpenterially challenged) can be a confusing nightmare of little whatchits we never learned the name of and have no idea how to use.

Oh, if we need a two-by-four that’s eight-feet long, we’re on pretty safe ground and can head on over to MundoSlab, the building center that dedicates about half an acre to tar paper. It’s fun going over there, and you never know when you’ll find something you can’t live without. You can buy the stuff in there from the kid who mowed your lawn until a month ago.

But when the real tough parts of a project Read More

Fr. Glenn: Little One, Arise

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

We are often amazed (and no less often humbled) by people who are willing to give of themselves to others, whether in material support or, often more impressively, of their very valuable time. And it can seem that those who are busiest are the ones most willing to give, much like the poor often support charities and their churches more generously income percentage-wise than those who are more comfortably well off.

But really … what is of more worth than giving someone in real need a hand up? Are such persons not the most cherished in our memories when we have been the one needing support, Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Could Cyber Attacks Strike Voting Technologies? When?

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos

The Los Alamos Daily Post adds a touch to national news about cyber scams, hacks, and data breaches. The local paper offers the “Catch Of The Week” by Rebecca Rutherford, an information technologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Her columns clarify the types of damage willfully done by cyber villains. That focus spurs questions that are little heard in today’s constant election season.

An ancient Chinese militarist famously advised, “Know your enemy and know yourself.” The cases featured in “Catch” are mini studies in the art of cyber attacks. Read More

All Shall Be Well: Questions Are Greater Than Answers

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Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Rector, Trinity on the Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church 

On Thursday, July 4th the United States of America will celebrate its 248th year of independence. 248 years of a great experiment that has worked to bring a diverse group of people together, to create a country where opportunities are for everyone, where individuals give of their lives to support and protect

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DeVolder: I Remember

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By Mark DeVolder
Los Alamos

I was saddened by the Presidential Debate.

Per Ken Burns’ Jazz series of videos, Duke Ellington was given a great deal of encouragement by his mother Daisy. Ellington was once asked how he felt about his treatment as a black American. Ellington responded, “I used the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.”

Therefore, I wrote some words:

After World War II, America was not war-torn like Europe and America was strong. However, America incurred a huge national debt for the war which was never repaid. America melted down aluminum aircraft, made aluminum pots and Read More

McQuiston: Telematics … 5 Reasons You Should Try ‘Pay How You Drive’ Car Insurance

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

With the ongoing development of technology in cars to help us drive safely, there is an opportunity that is being offered by some insurance companies to help raise awareness of your driving behaviors. It’s a feature that also may help to lower your car insurance costs. It’s known as telematics technology, usage-based insurance or “Pay How You Drive” car insurance. While each insurance company has its own version of this technology, there are some common elements of these programs that may inspire you to check out a “Pay How Read More

Life After 50: Is Your Sex Life Ok?

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA

WHAT?!?! There’s a data point in a portion of the suicide prevention training that states it easier for people to ask about your sex life, then to ask if you might be having suicidal thoughts.

So, now that I have your attention, I thought I’d address some issues. Recently, my credentials were questioned when someone wanted to know what training I have to be teaching this class? I am a certified trainer, with credentials from the QPR Institute, paid a large fee for the opportunity with a grant from the Women’s Christian Service Society of the United Read More