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Goldman: About Benson’s Response To Rabbi Shlachter

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By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos

I write to appreciate Jody Benson’s civilized response (link) to Rabbi Shlachter’s post (link).

Of course, I have some quibbles with language. Bret Stephens’ NYT opinion piece (link) covers better than I can, the misuse of the word “genocide”. Benson degrades the meaning and power of that word just as those who call someone a Nazi for their bad (not even evil) behavior. We should all be more careful in our use of language.

My other objection is to the use of the term “ethnic cleansing”. As a member of a very large family of people repeatedly subjected to ethnic cleansing Read More

Saenz: Why SALA Is Hosting ‘Free Palestine’ Series

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By ALLAN SAENZ
Owner
SALA Los Alamos Event Center

Beginning this evening, SALA Los Alamos Event Center will host Free Palestine, a multi-part film and discussion series produced by an independent group that rented our facility. The announcement has sparked strong emotions across our community; several members have resigned their memberships, and our staff has received a number of angry phone calls and emails.

We write to clarify three points:

SALA’s Mission as a Public-Facing Venue

SALA is an event center first and foremost. We provide space for school recitals, church services, science Read More

Dannemann: Work Comp Law Changes Increase Attorney Fees

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
www.triplespacedagain.com

It has been quite a while since New Mexico has done anything substantive to make life better for injured workers covered by the workers’ compensation system.

Instead, we’re making it easier for them to hire lawyers.

Three different actions, a law and two court decisions, have made inroads into the only barrier reducing lawyers’ incentive to represent injured workers in court: money.

About 90 percent of workers compensation claims are resolved without litigation. Either the treatment of the worker was reasonable, so litigation was not needed, Read More

Robinson: My 50 Years Of New Mexico Journalism

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

In July 1975, I was stringing for the Gallup Independent from the Navajo Reservation, when they asked me to work temporarily in Grants. The Independent had acquired a small newspaper there, but their hire for that job didn’t want to live in a uranium boom town and fled. They were desperate. It was a Friday, and deadline was Monday.

“Go to Grants and get anything you can,” the assistant editor said.

I’d never heard of the place but figured the best way to fill space was to take pictures. I wound up at Acoma Pueblo on a feast day. As I stood on the Read More

Fr. Glenn: Time For A Fix

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Busy, busy, busy. It seems that we are so busy in our day-to-day. Jobs, kids … family and friends obligations. Yet frequently our time is filled with events and obligations that we make ourselves and yet are not particularly important in the scope of our lives.

Sometimes it seems almost as if we can scarcely stand NOT to be occupied with something, as if we’ll miss out on something in our lives’ limited—and thus precious—time. We have an endless variety of things to occupy our attention—not only jobs, but optional and entertaining things like concerts, movies, internet, sports, Read More

Posts From The Road: Zion National Park Zion-Mount Carmel Highway In Utah

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Slick Rock & Checkerboard: Red and orange streaks across sandstone slick rock fills the foreground on the left, while Checkerboard Mesa rises high in the background on the right in the photo. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

The Great Arch: The Great Arch is a great example of a ‘blind arch’. A blind arch is one where the arch remains attached to another surface so you cannot see through the arch. This arch is huge at about 600 feet across and 400 feet high. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel: The Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel opened in 1930. It also allowed much easier Read More

Houck: Buyer Tips For Making A Successful Offer In Today’s Market

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By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty, LLC

While there are no guarantees when making an offer, the list below includes strategies we believe will help maximize your chances of success.

Negotiate your Broker Commission and sign a short time period agreement prior to engaging a broker. Ask your broker how to terminate your agreement if you want to change brokers.

If you’re planning to ask the seller to cover your broker’s commission, remember it reduces their net and may weaken your offer compared to others. All commissions are negotiable—talk to your broker about negotiating your Read More

McQuiston: What Exactly Is Road Rage?

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

Road rage isn’t just getting mad behind the wheel. It refers to aggressive driving that escalates into intentional actions — brake-checking, tailgating, shouting, blocking other cars, or even causing a collision on purpose.

When things go from annoying to aggressive, insurance companies treat it very differently than a typical fender bender.

How Road Rage Impacts Your Insurance

Here’s where it gets serious:

If you’re found to have intentionally caused an accident — even in a heated moment — your insurance may not Read More

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum 2025 Summer Lecture Series Presents ‘The Genes Of Adam: Genomic Sweeps And Hominin Extinctions’

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Courtesy/LAF&SF

LAF&SF News:

Los Alamos Faith & Science Forum (LAF&SF) 2025 Summer Lecture Series Presents ‘The Genes of Adam: genomic sweeps and hominin extinctions’ by Dr. Nels Hoffman, Tuesday, July 22 at the Los Alamos Unitarian Church. A light meal will be served at 6 p.m. with the lecture beginning at 6:30 p.m. The presentation will be recorded and streamed to the ZOOM site given at: https://losalamosfaithandscienceforum.org.

Almost every hominin lineage has gone extinct. Neanderthal, Homo erectus, Homo rudolfensis, Homo habilis, Homo floresensis, Homo naledi, Read More

Rabbi Shlachter: Promoting Peace Requires More Than Open Dialogue—It Requires Discernment, Responsibility, And An Unwavering Rejection Of Hate In All Its Forms

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By Rabbi Jack Shlachter
Los Alamos Jewish Center

I write today as a committed advocate of free speech and open dialogue. I fully support the rights of those who are organizing the upcoming Free Palestine Summer Series, which includes events scheduled at SALA and the Unitarian Church from now through September. Many of the individuals involved are sincerely dedicated to fostering peace in the Middle East—a goal that I, too, share, though I hold a markedly different perspective from that presented in the films and talks planned for this series. That difference, of course, is a legitimate subject Read More