Letters to the Editor

By WILLIAM HUNTER
Los Alamos

The County Council is scheduled to consider the Planning and Zoning Commission’s  recommendation regarding Cannabis Retail at the County Council Meeting at 6 p.m. Dec. 7, via Zoom.

This meeting is supposed to include a Public Hearing regarding this same P&Z recommendation. The Agenda, Agenda Packet, and Zoom meeting details should be posted on the County’s Legistar Website today, Dec. 3 before said meeting.

First, a bit of history regarding Cannabis in New Mexico. Prior to passage of the Lynn & Erin Compassionate Use Act in 2007 (which legalized the sale Read More

By CARRIE WALKER
Los Alamos

I would like to express my concern about retail cannabis potentially coming to Los Alamos.

I myself am a LANL employee, and I am concerned by the temptations that such businesses may cause for me, and for others. My daily commute passes the major commercial centers in town. How will I get home at night while driving past those cute little leaf logos? How do I stop myself from pulling over to sample their sweet smelling goods? And the gummies!

I fear for my job. This whole town may lose their jobs. Up until now, cannabis has been almost non-existent in our community, but I fear Read More

By COLLETTE HUNTER
Los Alamos

Note: The Public Hearing regarding Cannabis Retail is scheduled to take place Dec. 17, 2021, at 6pm via Zoom. The Agenda, Agenda Packets, and Zoom credentials for this hearing should be posted to the County’s Legistar website (losalamos.legistar.com) by Friday, Dec. 3. I invite all members of our Los Alamos Community to attend. I will be there!

Atomic City Cannabis Company is an integrated cannabis microbusiness requesting to open a home-based small business in Los Alamos County (more on that later). I would like to open this home-based microbusiness on July 1, Read More

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By M.M. CHARSLEY
Los Alamos

Recently I was eager to send a package to New Zealand for my daughter’s birthday. I had heard that the United States Post Office had suspended mail to NZ, so I took my package to an alternate system, our local UPEX. 

There I found that to mail the 6lb package would cost up to more than $400. This was far more than the package was worth so I opted to call our local Los Alamos Post Office just to confirm that I couldn’t send it through them.

This is when things got interesting. The gentleman who answered the phone (I deeply regret not getting his name) told me that indeed there was no Read More

By The Sacred Heart Ladies Axillary of Los Alamos
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church

On behalf of The Sacred Heart Ladies Axillary of Los Alamos we would like to extend a sincere thank you to all who donated and purchased items at our recent silent auction and craft fair.

Your generous contributions help provide food for families in need in Los Alamos County.

We could not have done this without the support and generosity of our local businesses, vendors and donors from Los Alamos County and surrounding counties.

This includes:

• Ken and Elise Lee for multiple donations;
• Flower’s by Gillian;

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By JOHN GONZALES
Los Alamos 

If it were a sign from heaven, from the great beyond … or … there was a psycho killer who was after you – to destroy you – like Godzilla – all of you. With his Fire-breath, rained down on you and yours – laying your town to ashes, while – asking – not that it really matters … “hey, let’s get some coffee and a breakfast burrito, too.”

But where does Zozobra reside – in jail-in prison, locked up tight. The fire is real – burning like the crown, in Spanish, “corona”. But where does Zozobra reside, Ft. Marcey’s Park – Captured and there in the dark with all of you – having coffee.

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By DELIA CRUZ-MURPHY
Los Alamos

I would like to thank James Rickman for his Tongue & Cheek commentary of his perilous journey to the infamous Smith’s Marketplace (link).

Pre-dating the COVID pandemic people have scoured the isles looking for … anything, and left wanting.  When people finally make their way to the checkout line it wraps somewhere back to Kazakhstan where they meet up with Mike Dempsey.

It is a good thing I have been feeding the grackles, because the shiny marbles they have been leaving me might barter for some fresh strawberries that should hit the compost pile instead of my Read More

By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos

Having read Sean Williams’ detailed description of the 34th Street deer incident, (thank you County Councilor), I strongly feel that it is time for our local government to take prompt action to tackle the increasingly occurring deer incidents that have started to pose adverse impacts on our daily life. 

It is not enough to have our residents devote their cherish and courage to conduct DIY rescue, not enough to have a couple of concerned citizens to voice openly, not enough to have responsible media constantly calling for public awareness.

Here is my suggestion for our Read More

By JAMES RICKMAN
Los Alamos

I should have known something diabolical was afoot here in Los Alamos when I first saw the grackles—the waves, the terrible waves, of grackles blackening the skies above Western Area and North Community.

I would have thought nothing of the sudden appearance of these foul, winged messengers had I not made an unplanned, and ultimately unsuccessful, excursion to Smith’s Marketplace this week to gather ingredients for Frito pie. It was during this foray that I learned the prophesies of St. John the Revelator were beginning to come true, that we have crossed some inexplicable Read More