Employment

Fr. Theophan On Being Blessed, Giving Grace

by

Photo by Fr. Theophan

By Fr. Theophan
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

I am extremely lucky, or blessed by providence, if you will, I will admit that freely. I was born into a loving middle-class family and believed from the beginning that I could achieve whatever I put my mind to. I was encouraged to follow my heart into art school after high school. In retrospect that may not have been the wisest choice.

During college in Las Cruces, I was a courtesy clerk at a grocery store that was not the nicest of places. Let’s just say they found it necessary to hire a third-party security guard after dark. Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s James Owen Leaving Lab After Distinguished 30-Year Career To Enter Private Sector

by

From left, Associate Laboratory Director Weapons Engineering James Owen, Laboratory Director Thom Mason and TechSource Vice President/Managing Director Curtis Christensen at the Nuclear Deterrence Summit Monday in Washington, D.C. Owen is being recognized in front of a national audience for his service to LANL and the nuclear weapons complex. Courtesy photo

From left, NNSA Deputy Assistant Deputy Administrator Robin Noyes, Kellenberger Chief Sales Officer Jeremy Michael, Associate Laboratory Director Weapons Engineering James Owen, Laboratory Director Thom Mason and TechSource Read More

Gary Goddard Embraces Los Alamos Airport Manager Post

by

Los Alamos County Airport Manager Gary Goddard. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Gary Goddard was ready for a change. After 14 years working as a controls engineer at Los Alamos National Laboratory, he said it was time to do something different, which motivated him to apply to be the Los Alamos Airport Manager.

Goddard got the job in September. He said he is pleased with his decision.

“It’s been really nice here,” Goddard said. “The County has been super supportive.”

Goddard has not wasted time; he has formulated a plan Read More

Los Alamos County Administrative Services Finance Division Recognized For Earning Triple Crown Honor For Excellence

by

Los Alamos County Finance Department personnel at the recent ceremony awarding them the Triple Crown Honor by the Government Finance Officers Association, from left, Alex Lerma, Erika Thomas, Sonya Ortiz and Nicholle Cordova with County Councilor Randall Ryti and County Administrative Services Director Helen Perraglio, Deputy State Auditor Ricky Bejarano and State Auditor Joseph Maestas. Courtesy/LAC

From left, Administrative Services Finance Division staff member Erika Thomas, County Manager Anne Laurent, staff member Beatrice Odezulu, Council Chair Theresa Cull, staff member Read More

United Way Of Northern N.M. Holds 2025 Board Retreat

by

United Way Of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) Board of Directors and staff gathered Saturday for their 2025 Board Retreat at the Rio Arriba County Offices in Española. Pictured from front left, Board Member Christine ‘Teeny’ Bustos – Rio Arriba County Economic Development Director, Board Vice President Mike Holtzclaw – UNM-LA Chancellor, Executive Director Cindy Padilla, Board Secretary Sandy Jones – Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Director, UWNNM Director of Corporate & Community Engagement Donna Milanovich, Emeritus Board Member Liddie Martinez, Board Member Read More

President Trump Issues Order Reinstating Service Members Discharged Under Military’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

by

From the White House:

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  On August 24, 2021, the Secretary of Defense mandated that all service members receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  The Secretary of Defense later rescinded the mandate on January 10, 2023.  The vaccine mandate was an unfair, overbroad, and completely unnecessary burden on our service members.  Further, the military unjustly discharged those who refused the vaccine, regardless of the years of service given to our Read More

Early Childhood Workers Shore Up Support For Pay Raises

by

Ellie Panteah sits beside her mother, Lori Panteah, an early childhood teacher at an Albuquerque day care, and listens to speakers during a Monday news conference at the Capitol, where early childhood advocates and officials worked to shore up support for two proposals tied to the pay of early childhood workers. Photo by Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican

By ESTEBAN CANDELARIA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Lori Panteah loved being an early childhood teacher at an Albuquerque day care.

She did the job for over 13 years, she said. But the mother of two could not support her family on her wage of $13.50 per Read More

Fr. Glenn: Extreme Data Points

by

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Well … it’s been an interesting week, don’t you think? President Trump inaugurated, subsequently resulting in a flurry of executive actions. Love him or not, you have to admit that he’s definitely made his mark in the world during his life—certainly more than most people. Yep … definitely way off the average, and at 78 years old already, apparently not going quietly into the night.

As has J.D. Vance. Again, like him or not, it’s hard not to be impressed by his story. In his childhood he had almost nothing going for him—raised in poverty and with myriad disadvantages, he nonetheless Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Artificial Intelligence Algorithms Used To Tune Particle Accelerators

by

LANL research and development engineer Alexander Scheinker and the project’s lead – shown here at the HiRES compact accelerator for ultrafast electron diffraction at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, for which AI tools are being developed. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • Training data means real-time, effective tuning to ensure accelerator precision

Accelerators — machines that speed up particles such as protons — are useful in nuclear and high-energy physics as well as materials science, dynamic imaging and even isotope production for cancer therapy. A Los Alamos National Laboratory-led Read More

Heinrich’s Congressional Briefing Highlights Advancements, Job Creation In Electric Vehicle Supply Chain

by

U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich hosting a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to electric school buses. Courtesy photo

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a congressional briefing on developments in manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains in the United States, from batteries to electric school buses.

Panelists from the Zero Emission Transportation Association Read More