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Martinez: Enterprise Bank & Trust’s Latest Community Impact Report Filled With Inspirational Stories

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By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC

I am excited to share Enterprise Bank & Trust’s latest Community Impact Report. In the report, you’ll find inspirational stories, told through the eyes of our nonprofit partners, associates and those directly impacted by our community development efforts. This year’s report features several organizations that touch lives throughout New Mexico.

After Beverly, a Navy veteran, lost physical abilities following an injury, she met a service dog named Tilly that changed her life. The two connected Read More

Saenz: We Need Men Who Care

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By ALLAN SAENZ
Los Alamos

As men, it’s essential for us to actively participate in our community and support it in all ways we can. Supporting nonprofits is a great way to make our town better, and by coming together, we can help them thrive. I invite you to join the upcoming 100 Men Who Care event, where we can make a real difference.

In March, I had the pleasure of participating in the first post-COVID 100 Men Who Care event. I was genuinely impressed by the initiative, which is similar to the well-known 100 Women Who Care. This group provides much-needed funds to local nonprofits, allowing them Read More

Robinson: Keeping Affordable Housing Affordable

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

I’m haunted by an online post I saw recently. A young woman said she’d been homeless for months and living in her car. She had lost her apartment because she couldn’t afford it. “Yes, I’m working,” she informed readers. A Good Samaritan had given her a camper shell, and she found a place to park it but needed help with the move.

In the furor over homelessness, let’s remember that this category includes regular people who simply can’t afford any rentals that might be available. In the parallel furor over affordable housing, consider the Read More

Dannemann: Half Truths, Outright Lies And Gas Stoves

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

In a campaign season filled with distortions, half truths and outright lies, the least I can do is correct my own mistake.

I made a factual error in my last column by writing that state House District 31 had three Republican candidates and no Democrat. I missed Vicky Estrada-Bustillo, Democratic candidate for that seat. The error has been acknowledged and corrections have been published.

But what worries me are all the distortions, half truths and outright lies that will not be corrected, because most of them are not in newspaper Read More

Cull: Why Is Pride Important To Me?

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By THERESA CULL
Los Alamos

Pride is important to me because it reminds me that there was a time when LGBTQ+ people could be harassed, fired from a job, dishonorably discharged from the military, arrested, beaten, and even killed for acting a certain way or loving someone of the same sex.

Pride is important because, even though life has improved and almost become normalized for many LGBTQ+ people, many of those same threats still exist today. I’ll remind everyone that the Supreme Court’s decision on marriage equality isn’t even 10 years old. And we all know that the current Supreme Court is willing Read More

McQuiston: What Factors Can Change Extent Of Hail Damage On Neighboring Homes?

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963
As the beginning of summer is approaching, now is a good time to revisit the phenomenon of hail and the possible damage it can do. As the National Severe Storms Laboratory indicates, hail is a form of precipitation consisting of solid ice that forms inside thunderstorm updrafts. Hail can damage aircraft, many structures, automobiles, and can be deadly to livestock and people.
Unfortunately, as many of you may be aware, a home’s roof is oftentimes susceptible to hail impacts. Of course, damage is possible to windows, siding,
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Posts From The Road: It’s Not The Destination, It’s The Journey

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Monument Valley: We awoke in Monument Valley to sunny blue skies. The early morning light lit the red landscape bringing it to life. However, after about an hour we began to see clouds and we knew the views would not last. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Storm Clouds: As we drove about the area we saw clouds forming to the west indicating a change in weather was on its way. We had many miles to cover but we enjoyed a nice morning at Monument Valley before escaping the oncoming storm. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Los Alamos Daily Post

Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous Read More

Fr. Glenn: Most Worthy Loyalty

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

The last few weeks have been notable for an emphasis on patriotism. First, Memorial Day, in which we primarily commemorate those who died in wars defending our nation, its interests and freedom in general. Then a couple of weeks later we commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day—the invasion of Europe by the Allied forces to ultimately free it from Hitler’s totalitarian grasp. And this coming Friday, June 14, Flag Day, established by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 to commemorate the adoption of the Stars & Stripes as the national symbol, later affirmed by Congress Read More

All Shall Be Well: An Example Of True Humility

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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 The Rev. Mary Ann Hill
Rector
Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church

Every year at this time, I am reminded of the first patient I met during my internship as a hospital chaplain twenty-five years ago. On my first day, I was handed a list of room numbers and told to “go visit people”. Typically, a visit should take about 10 minutes, but I only saw one patient my first morning.

That Read More

Shin: Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Boundaries Would Not Strengthen Local Business Activity

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By LISA SHIN
Optometrist
Los Alamos Family Eyecare

On May 7, our County Council approved the boundaries of a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA). Based on the criteria for having an MRA, “aged infrastructure, low occupancy rates, and conditions of blight,” the 800 Trinity building should not be included in its boundaries. I would like to submit my public comment made at this meeting.

“I’m Lisa Shin and I’m Secretary of the 800 Trinity Condo Association. I’m a small business owner and a health care provider. And I have strong objections to including 800 Trinity in the MRA and I ask that you exclude Read More