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Hopelessly Hooked On The Santa Fe Opera

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By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

Attending the opera for the first time last year was a remarkable experience. It became eminently clear why The Santa Fe Opera is called “The Best Opera Festival In The World” … and why I am now hooked.

A dear friend of mine has adored the opera for years. Her first experience dates back to the third grade when the Santa Fe Opera brought the opera to her class via their outreach program. After that, her friend’s mom, who was a piano teacher, began taking her and a group of kids to Family Night at the Opera.

In learning that I had not had that experience, Read More

Pages Of Our History: Los Alamos Ranch School’s Bill Veeck

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Former Los Alamos Ranch School student Bill Louis Veeck, born Feb. 9, 1914 in Chicago, IL, died Jan. 2, 1986 in Chicago, IL. Courtesy photo 

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos

Baseball enthusiasts will no doubt recognize the name Bill Veeck, one-time owner of the Chicago White Sox. However, he wore a different uniform as a student at the Los Alamos Ranch School in 1931-1932.

Bill was born in 1914 in Chicago, Ill. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, but with his father once president of the Chicago Cubs, he eventually chose to take a career path in baseball. After observing with the Cubs, he took on a partner, Read More

Life After 50: Honoring The Blissful John Baillie

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LARSO Board Treasurer John Baillie receiving an award from the New Mexico Aging and Long-term Services Department (now New Mexico Aging Services), during a statewide meeting in 2022. Courtesy photo

LARSO Board Treasurer John Baillie, left, at the first COVID-19 drive-thru clinic held for residents aged 74 and older at Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center. Nambe Pharmacy staff and Los Alamos Visiting Nurses personnel participate in the event. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

This month, I have been retired from the local senior centers for two years. Oh, it is amazing if you Read More

Dannemann: Lack Of Immigration Law Is Intolerable

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2025 by Merilee Dannemann

A dairy farm in southeastern New Mexico was more or less put out of business a few weeks ago when 11 workers were arrested for alleged immigration violations and the farmer had to fire an additional 24 workers.

The workers allegedly provided false documentation. What would you expect them to do? Presumably they did what they had to do to qualify for a job. The farmer reportedly is now just taking care of his cows. Without those employees he can’t do what’s needed to sell milk. Nobody benefits from this.

Dairy is a major industry in Read More

Catch Of The Week: FBI Issues Router Warning

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By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Got an old router- like from 2010 or earlier, also known as end of life (EOL)? You might be in for a cyber incident, at least according to a warning issued by the FBI last month. Routers dated 2010 or earlier are likely no longer receiving software updates, which leaves them open to vulnerabilities.

Recently the FBI released a list of EOL routers with remote administration/management enabled that were breached by cyber actors using variants of TheMoon malware. This malware allows actors to install proxies on victim routers and conduct cybercrime anonymously.

What Read More

Op-Ed: About Monday’s ‘We Love Public Lands Rally’

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By C&R FRES
Los Alamos

Ref: ‘We Love Public Lands Rally’ To Protest Proposed Public Land Sales & National Monument Reductions Monday, June 23.

And yet, last year when the BLM proposed transferring (via a lopsided trade arrangement) nearly 2,000 acres of BLM land to Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, practically no one made a peep.

If that transfer is completed, there will be nearly 2,000 acres of once publicly accessible land in northern NM that will be FOREVER cut off from public access. Unless, maybe, just maybe, you are allowed by the Pueblo to pay to access it as part of a Pueblo resort, golf course, Read More

Houck: Your Realtor, Your Partner In Selling Your Home

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By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty

When it comes to selling your home, think of your Realtor as a trusted partner—not just someone who lists your property. A good Realtor will provide you with sales data to help support your asking price, offer insight into current market conditions, and outline a detailed marketing plan for your home.

If you’re out of town, most Realtors are happy to check in on your property and alert you to anything that needs attention. However, it’s important to understand that Realtors are not licensed or insured to perform services like cleaning, landscaping, Read More

Weekly Fishing Report: June 24, 2025 

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By GEORGE MORSE 
Sports and Outdoors 
Los Alamos Daily Post 

The weather has been hot for the last week or two here in Northern New Mexico.  

Under these conditions fishing in the early morning or evening hours is often the best time to be out. Trout in lakes will be moving into deeper water seeking cooler water temperatures.  

There is rain in the forecast for the upcoming week. Be sure to bring some rain gear with you. Fishing during a shower can be productive. 

The State Game and Fish Department continues to stock bigger-than-average rainbow trout at different locations in Northern New Mexico.  Read More