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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich Files Amendment To Protect Veteran Access To Abortion

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, filed an amendment to codify the U.S. Department of Veterans Affair’s (VA) rule protecting veterans and their beneficiaries’ access to abortions in the cases of rape, incest, or danger to the life and health of the mother.

Heinrich filed the amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill that Read More

Gruninger: What Is The Los Alamos Retired & Senior Organization?

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The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization staff. Courtesy/LARSO

By JACCI GRUNINGER
Executive Director
LARSO

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of columns written by Executive Director Jacci Gruninger to introduce Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization and its services to the community.

The Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO) or the Los Alamos Senior Activity Centers is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that creates opportunities for healthy aging through social engagement, physical well-being, civic involvement, creativity, and lifelong learning. Read More

NNSA To Conduct Helicopter Aerial Radiation Assessment Flights Over Milwaukee Ahead Of GOP National Convention

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Twin-engine Bell 412. Courtesy/NNSA

DOE/NNSA  News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Milwaukee, Wisc., Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, July 11, in support of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

NNSA’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) aircraft will measure expected background radiation as part of standard public health and safety preparations.

The public may see a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, which is equipped with radiation-sensing Read More

EPA And NMED Find Potential Air Quality Violations At 60% Of Permian Basin Oil And Gas Facilities Inspected

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NMED News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED or the Department) Wednesday announced the results of a six-month inspection initiative done in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

It found 75 of the 124 facilities investigated had emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and could be subject to monetary penalties and other actions necessary to comply with requirements pursuant to federal Clean Air Act and state Air Quality Control Act.

During this time, EPA and NMED analyzed data from satellites, regulatory reports and other sources Read More

Los Alamos Sees Itself In ‘Paradise Paradox’

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A scene from the screening of ‘Paradise Paradox’ June 24 at SALA Event Center. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

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

Small, rural towns can be deceiving. Quaint town centers and close-knit communities seem appealing and add to that some kind of tourist destination like a ski resort and small towns appear as havens from all the turmoil of big cities. The trouble is, a safe haven that is totally immune from troubles, doesn’t exist; so, what happens when significant issues such as depression and suicide find their way into these Read More

Los Alamos County Health: Reaching Out To The Community

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By LORI PADILLA
Chair
Los Alamos County Health Council

Health Connection:

Back in April, Los Alamos Daily Post reporter Kirsten Laskey wrote a very detailed piece  on the presentation Social Services Manager Jessica Strong gave on preliminary results and short-term recommendations identified in the interim Los Alamos County Comprehensive Health Plan. (https://ladptest2.ortizaudio.net/los-alamos-county-comprehensive-health-plan-update-identifies-challenges-and-offers-short-term-solutions/).

The actual presentation can be found at the following link under the Read More

Life After 50: Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Los Alamos

I read the words, before I heard them. I know what the last word means, yet I googled it the second I read it. I do wait for the time when someone might say, “it’s just skin cancer,” unsure if my response would be surly.

I do believe that if you learn a lesson, you should share it to save someone from learning it the hard way.

I’m not sure we ever bought sunscreen as a child … it would have been a rare luxury. If we did it was the white kind you put on your nose and it never rubbed into the skin, like diaper cream. Oh, did I mention that until I moved to New Mexico 30 years Read More

Tessa Dowell Brings Breathwork Business To Los Alamos

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Tessa Dowell

BUSINESS News:

Tessa Dowell, owner of Being Beautifully Balanced, LLC is now offering breathwork workshops at Little Bird Yoga Studio. This style of breathwork is called Conscious Connected Breathing. Dowell is certified in this style of breathwork and said she is looking forward to sharing this transformational tool.

Breathwork workshops are being offered at Little Bird Yoga Studio, 9-10:30 a.m. most Sundays beginning Sunday July 7. 

Please go to the Little Bird Yoga Studio website

To sign up for these Breath Workshops as well as the many other yoga, barre and stretching classes Read More