Letters to the Editor

By SALLY FITZGIBBON
Resident for 46 years
Former Los Alamos High School teacher

I feed one of our deer herds. We burned down and destroyed their habitat so I feel responsible.

I feel like the County Council should spend our tax dollars to refurbish the wildlife habitat around Los Alamos instead of harassing the population about our interactions with the wildlife in our town.

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By LYNN HANRAHAN
Los Alamos

Your freedom ends when someone else’s life is threatened.

I had been out of town for a while and was doing too many things at once to get the house in order. I left an open pack of tortillas on the bench on the deck then wondered why kitty was bouncing off the walls looking out a few days later.

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By RICK NEBEL
Los Alamos

This is a letter in support of Sally Fellers recent OP-ED in the Post. I do think that there are too many deer in Los Alamos. This is particularly a problem along Diamond Drive and San Ildefonso at night because the deer won’t stay in their lane, won’t use their turn signals, and don’t cross in the cross-walks.  Of course, the same thing can be said of many of the drivers in Los Alamos (myself included). However, I don’t think that restricting bird feeders, etc. is going to have any impact on those problems.

H. L. Mencken once said: “For every complex problem there is an answer that Read More

By MARC BONEM
Los Alamos

We are coming up on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was a surprise attack with little or no warning. However, the Empire of Japan specifically and precisely attacked military, not civilian targets. Nor did they did not take any hostages.

After the declaration of war, no one complained. No one asked for a cease-fire. Instead, our leaders decided to fight until the enemy was vanquished.   And this we did. Were there horrible civilian casualties from our aerial bombing? Unfortunately, yes. Did it save lives in the long run? Yes, on both sides. After 70 years, Read More

By MCKENNA BERNSTEIN
Los Alamos

I think everyone deserves a voice whether you agree or disagree. People want to be heard when they have something to say.. parents … students … etc. My mom will always take the time to listen to people in the community, in person, on the phone or in an email.

Yes she gets a lot of feedback from me about the schools and my personal experience, and she always asks “do any other students feel the way you do?” and rarely I can answer that question, I don’t ever hear the students talk about how they feel about school.. I have a mom who will hear and listen to my honest opinion, Read More

By SARAH WHITE
Los Alamos

Please support Lauren Coupland for Los Alamos School Board. I know no better candidate than Lauren. As a member of Los Alamos community, she has been engaged with our public schools through her advocacy in meetings, volunteering, and professionally.

I met Lauren when she was new to town more than a decade ago. Lauren still leads an educational program that my children attended and I was fortunate to observe Lauren is thorough, always willing to adapt to people’s needs, outspoken where appropriate, and constantly learns from new situations. Lauren is quick Read More

By ERIN GREEN
Former School Board Member
Los Alamos Public Schools

Serving on the LAPS school board with Christine Bernstein was an honor. There’s no question in my mind, Chris Bernstein needs to stay on the board. I saw firsthand how Chris worked tirelessly to elevate the voices of both students and teachers in the district. That type of representation is pivotal to the success of a school district. 

Vote for Bernstein in this election. Vote for consistency. Vote for the candidate who teachers and students trust. I’d vote for Bernstein because I trust her, because she’s been doing the work to serve Read More

By RACHEL ADLER
Los Alamos

I am writing to voice my support for Lauren Coupland in the upcoming election for the Los Alamos school board. I have been a resident of Los Alamos County for 13 years. Throughout the eight years I have known Lauren, she has shown a deep commitment to the community of Los Alamos, and especially to creating and supporting opportunities for our community’s children.

Lauren stepped in to take a leadership position at the Los Alamos Jewish Center’s religious school in 2017 when the school was in a time of transition. Under her direction, the religious school thrived, with increasing Read More

By KRISTIN HENDERSON
Los Alamos 

I am writing to encourage all those who care about our schools, our kids and our community to make the effort to get out to vote – in particular, bother to go vote YES to renew the Los Alamos Public Schools bond.

While I’ve been out campaigning for a seat on the UNM-LA Advisory Board (completely unrelated to the LAPS bond) I have heard the same phrase from a number of people – “well, the LAPS bond is a no-brainer”. As in, eh, other people will vote yes for that obvious thing; I don’t need to be sure to go in.

The problem is – we consistently see no-brainers Read More