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Catch Of The Week: Facebook T-Shirt Scams

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

If you are like me you probably have approximately a million t-shirts … and yet there’s always room for one more!!! I’m always on the lookout for a fun t-shirt. But did you know that scammers are targeting you on Facebook and other social media platforms with t-shirt themed scams?

There are many twists on the scam. I’m a member of a local ski area group on Facebook and scammers are constantly posting things like this:

They try to make it look like it’s an official shirt for the ski area, or whatever the page is for, and make money off fans. If you Read More

Amateur Naturalist: Springtime Flowers … The Fibonacci Math Series Returns

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Picture 1: Sunflower florets have begun to bloom around the outside of the circle. Each floret is composed of 5 small petals when it opens for pollination. Courtesy/Bob Dryja

By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos

We previously had considered the layout of the florets that are a part of a sunflower. A sunflower is composed of many florets that are at the center of the flower. Florets are small flowers that bloom individually. A sunflower is a collection of small flowers surrounded by much larger petals, (see Picture 1 above). The florets are eye-catching because they grow in two sets of spirals. One set of 21 Read More

Community Services Corner: Summer Programming At The Public Library

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By CORY STYRON
Director
Community Services Department

The Los Alamos Public Library has launched the Summer 2024 programming and events lineup. There will be activities and programs for all ages, including reading challenges (with prizes!), expert talks, special guests at What’s Up Wednesdays, crafting workshops, and ATOMICON!

All our events are updated regularly and kept in our Library Event Calendar, which can be found on our website at LosAlamosLibrary.org. We now have a link to the Library Event Calendar on the Los Alamos County website’s Events Page, too.

On June 1, the Los Alamos Community Read More

Liddie’s Traditional New Mexican Dishes: Apricot Empanadas

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Apricot Empanadas. Photo by Liddie Martinez

By LIDDIE MARTINEZ
Española Valley

This week I have seen numerous posts on social media filled with elation about apricots! All have pictures of the velvety fruit in various stages from blossom to small green nugget and can be found all around our region this year. Looks like the growers survived the frost! Apricots!! Those elusive morsels that ignite glee in our hearts and trigger fond memories of yesteryear.

My neighbors all had apricot trees that were shared among the families.  The boys used them as rapid-fire ammunition hurled at us girls from Read More

Benson: You, Too, Can Vote Tuesday, June 4

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By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

People ignore the Primaries because they believe that there aren’t candidates with any opposition so why bother. Or maybe they didn’t get around to registering. Or they registered Declined to State and in NM, because we have “closed primaries” you must be a registered Republican or Democrat to be able to vote. Or hey (and this seems pretty popular)—who cares.

Let’s start with the first excuse. If you are registered Democrat or Republican it’s true that, except the Democrat District attorney, all candidates in the major parties are uncontested locally; however, nationally, Read More

Robinson: Tax Foundation Calls New Mexico Tax Ranking Respectable

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

Let’s start with the good news: New Mexico is number one on an important ranking. We have the nation’s lowest property taxes, and they’ve been the lowest for a long time.

The reason goes back in history to the 1800s, when New Mexicans lost land to tax sales because they didn’t understand American taxation imposed on them, and the territory was infested with unscrupulous lawyers. Today property tax rates reflect the reality that in New Mexico many people are land rich and cash poor.

Other components in the Tax Foundation’s 2024 State Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 3, 2024

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By GEORGE MORSE
Sports and Outdoors
Los Alamos Daily Post

This time of year, the best fishing is usually found in the lakes and reservoirs. Trout will be cruising the warmer, shallow water sometimes surprisingly close to the bank.

The warmer weather we have been having recently will soon be moving trout to deeper water. Fishing in the early mornings and evenings will be more productive soon. This will also be the case for warmwater species like walleye and catfish.

Streamflows decreased or stayed relatively stable in the smaller streams of Northern New Mexico this past week. It is a little early Read More

Denish: Read Election Mailers With Care

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

The last weeks before Election Day during the early-voting period, voters are bombarded with information through direct mail, texts and social media.

If you are a voter in a district where there are competitive races, no doubt your mailbox is stuffed with political mail. As of this writing, I am buried in 49 pieces of political mail; 37 of them are from just four legislative candidates. The remaining 12 are for five other races.

This year I’ve found some interesting things in mailers and not just in my district. (I get Democratic mail.) Read More

Posts From The Road: Verde Canyon Railroad

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Crossing the Bridge: The Verde Canyon Railroad takes passengers from Clarkdale, Ariz. to Perkinsville, Ariz. through the beautiful desert landscape. During the journey the train passes over several bridges as well as a tunnel as it moves through the canyon. Shown is the train as it crosses a trestle bridge. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Panoramic Views: In many areas along the route passengers can view open panoramic vistas. Shown is a view as the train chugs across an open area before entering Verde Canyon. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly Read More

Wernicke: Parks & Recreation Board Update For May 2024

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Approaching the finish line of the May 11, 2024 Jemez Mountain Trail Runs, an event that wouldn’t be possible without community volunteers and collaboration with Los Alamos County, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Santa Fe National Forest. Courtesy photo

By JAMES WERNICKE
Chair
Los Alamos County Parks and Recreation Board

At the May Parks and Recreation Board (PRB) meeting, we were introduced to new staff members, Arborist Cindy Abbott and Irrigation Specialist Bobby Quidilla. Both bring impressive resumes and are poised to be valuable assets to our community, which faces unique challenges Read More