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McQuiston: Why Investing In Quality Tires Is The Best Safety Decision You’ll Ever Make

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By ALLEN McQuiston
The Jemez Agency
https://www.thejemezagency.com/

When people think about car safety, airbags and seat belts usually come to mind first. But the truth is, the only part of your vehicle that actually touches the road is your tires. Every turn, every stop, every rainy night—you’re depending on just a few square inches of rubber to keep you in control.

That’s why choosing quality tires isn’t just about comfort or performance—it’s one of the smartest safety investments you can make.

Your Tires Do More Than You Realize

Good tires aren’t just round pieces of rubber.

They’re engineered Read More

Fr. Glenn: Death Of A Salesman

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well … a sad week. As has been said many times over the last few days, it’s tragic when someone who exercises calm, rational free speech is murdered simply because his beliefs differ from some others. Christians, of course, are historically well acquainted with persecution: from the beginnings even to the present day. And, no, in many nations (like ours, gracias a Dios) we don’t generally have to be overly concerned about being killed for Christian faith, but other types of persecution exist. It’s now known that in the previous administration, ardent Christians were scrutinized Read More

Keller: Wildflower Extravaganza Blooming Right Now!

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By CHICK KELLER
PEEC Los Alamos Nature Center

Late summer is always a good time to see our wonderful wildflower numbers. Right now there is a particularly large number of blooms (some 50 species!) on the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail.

This trail goes between the golf course and Walnut Canyon. It begins just off of San Ildefonso Road, just beyond the roundabout. One goes up a dirt road for about a hundred yards, then turns left onto a trail. A bit farther on, that trail splits with the Walnut Canyon Rim Trail going right.

The blooming wildflowers begin where you park and continue all along. The trail goes for Read More

Balderas: From Violence To Hope … How Education And Storytelling Can Transform Española

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By HECTOR BALDERAS
President
Northern New Mexico College
Former NM Attorney General

New Mexico is in crisis. A state of emergency has been declared in Rio Arriba County, where Española—home to Northern New Mexico College—faces daunting crime rates and some of the highest overdose deaths in the nation. Like every community in America, we also live under the shadow of horrific school and campus shootings that continue to devastate families. Parents everywhere are asking the same urgent question: How do we keep our children safe and give them hope?

At Northern, we believe the answer lies in education—and Read More

Village Arts Opens Beautiful New Exhibit: ‘Gray Matters’ … Invites Public To Cast Vote For Viewer’s Choice Award!

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‘Charade’ by Rainy Ferrell is among the more than 50 pieces of art by nearly 30 artists who took on the challenge of creating work to fit the theme of ‘Gray Matters’. Courtesy/Village Arts

View of some of the more than 50 pieces of art by nearly 30 artists who took on the challenge of creating work to fit the theme of ‘Gray Matters’. Courtesy/Village Arts

ART News:

Fire up those synaptic connections and head over to Village Arts for an exhibit that enters the gray area with skill and delicacy. After a colorful summer, Village Arts is marking the change of seasons with a more nuanced show of more than 50 pieces Read More

Life After 50: 9/11 Memorial Shanksville, PA

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By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
C’YA

I recall sitting on the living room floor after being awakened by a phone call from my brother. He said, “The lab is okay, but turn on the tv.” The first plane had struck the Twin Towers and then we watched the rest unfold. Our son was in Becky Sim’s afternoon kindergarten class and we would not have to go that afternoon. The next day a lovely letter from Laura Bush was sent home with the students. The world would change forever.

A few years ago, I read, The Only Plane in the Sky by Garret Graff. It was an amazing book that detailed the day minute by minute and Read More

Pages Of Our History: Frank Rand Jr.

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By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos

Frank Rand Jr. was born in Saint Louis, Mo., in January 1907, and attended the Los Alamos Ranch School in 1923-1924. In that year at the ranch school, he fell in love with New Mexico. Though his father had connections to Vanderbilt University and was a donor to St. Louis University, Frank chose to stay in the West and attend Colorado College. He graduated in 1930 with a major in English.

Frank was soon married, and he and his wife, Adele, settled in New Mexico. It wasn’t long until he became the owner/publisher of the Santa Fe New Mexican in the 1940s. He was also an avid Read More

Catch Of The Week: Google Drive Shared File Phishing

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Image of a poorly done Google Drive phishing attempt. Courtesy image

By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

I have seen a lot of phishing attempts in my life, some of them really well done, some of them um…not so great.

Surprise, I declined the attempt to share this.

This is a phishing scam. The notification “hacked crash exposed” is a decidedly not legitimate message from Google. Scammers frequently use alarming, fake file names to trick recipients into clicking malicious links.

While the notification itself does come from Google’s legitimate sharing Read More

Duplicate Bridge In Los Alamos: Sept. 3, 2025

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BRIDGE News:

John Ruminer and Earle Marie Hanson were 1st in the September 2 game, and Cliff Rudy and Jerry Fleming won on September 3. Debra Duncan from Taos was a guest at the September 2 game.

Here is an interesting hand, made easy if East, the dealer, is willing to open the bidding. The trend nowadays is to be willing to open a little lighter than the traditional 13+ point hand, made popular with the success that people playing the Precision system have; one of the features of which is to open all 11+ point hands.

This is board #10.  East is the dealer and both sides are vulnerable.

East is the dealer and Read More