Lifestyles

Harris: Sidewalks Are NOT For E-Bikes

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By THOMAS HARRIS
Los Alamos

Thursday, at around 11 a.m., I was cycling eastbound on Sycamore Street and then turned onto southbound Diamond Drive. As I did so, I observed no pedestrians or cyclists, respectively, on the sidewalk or in the bike lane. I had just crossed the Pueblo Canyon fill bridge with the intent to turn onto westbound Ridgeway.

As a highly-experienced and accomplished cyclist, I maintain a high level of situational awareness when on two wheels. Apparently, however, my level of situational awareness was not high enough today! As I started to turn right on to Ridgeway, an e-bike Read More

NNSA Issues Update On US 84/285 Tractor-Trailer Rollover

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office News:

At 11 p.m. local time on Aug. 19, 2024, members of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Radiological Assessment Program completed a survey of the incident site on U.S. 84/285 outside Santa Fe following that day’s truck accident. (The truck was carrying demolition debris from Los Alamos National Laboratory).

Based on swipes, air samples, and radiation detection tools, it was determined there was no radiological contamination at the scene. There was not and is no threat to the public.

The scene has been physically cleared and the highway has been Read More

NNSA Addresses US 84/285 Tractor-Trailer Rollover

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NNSA Los Alamos Field Office News:

At 11:18 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, a flatbed tractor trailer truck carrying demolition debris from Los Alamos National Laboratory overturned on the southbound lanes on U.S. 84/285 north of Santa Fe. Our first concern is for the driver of the truck and the safety of the other drivers on the highway, and we are grateful for the response by emergency personnel. There is no danger to the public.

The truck, which is operated by a lab contractor, was traveling to Waste Control Specialists in Andrews, Texas, carrying four Super Sacks of demolition debris from the Laboratory’s Read More

NCRTD Debuts New Electric MYBlue Ride Share Vans

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The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) Blue Bus debuted its new all-electric MYBlue ride share vans  recently at the Jim West Regional Transit Center on Riverside Drive in Española. The new 10-Ford e-transits will provide service to the District’s MyBlue on-demand ride share services for zones in Española, Taos and Pojoaque-Nambe. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

NCRTD Communications & Marketing Manager Rick L’Amie, left, and NCRTD Executive Director Anthony Mortillaro look under the hood to find that the motor is in the back of the van and cooling equipment and Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of Aug. 19, 2024

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COUNTY News:

Public Works Projects:

Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors.

For more information, email lacpw@lacnm.us call, 505.662.8150 or visit the “County Projects” link and select “Public Works” at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects.

Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones.

Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. 

DP Road Phase II Reconstruction Project Update

TLC Plumbing & Utility work Read More

Posts From The Road: Lewis Clark Valley

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Lewiston-Clarkson: A viewpoint just out of Lewiston, Idaho on Highway 95 gives visitors a nice view of the cities of Lewiston and part of Clarkson, Wash. The viewpoint is almost 2,000 feet higher in elevation than Lewiston at the river level. Lewiston is seen on the left side of the photo and Clarkson on the right. The two cities and surrounding area are the center of activity and population in the Lewis Clark Valley. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Confluence: The confluence of the Clearwater River seen on the left in the photo and the larger Snake River seen in the upper and right side of the Read More

Fr. Glenn: ‘Give. Us. FREE!!’

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By Fr. Glenn Jones

Considering the effects of art upon the human spirit, movies are often underrated as an art form. For instance, many of us likely remember various movie moments that are etched in our memories or moved us to the depths of our emotional core.

One of the most powerful and memorable moments I can remember is in the movie “Amistad”, a film based on the true story concerning events surrounding the Spanish slave ship La Amistad and its “cargo” of captured Africans, and subsequent legals battles concerning whether if, and by whom, the Africans were “owned”. Cínque, portrayed by Djimon

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All Shall Be Well: God Delights In Us

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Clergy from left, Pastor Deb Church, Deacon Amy Schmuck, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, The Rev. Lynn Finnegan, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, and Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com

By Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, M.Div.
ELCA

Thanks to many of you, who read our column each week, “All Shall Be Well” has been appearing in the Los Alamos Daily Post for two years, now! We, a few women in ministry who live in Los Alamos, have had the privilege of writing this column since August of 2022. Perhaps, now is a good time to remember why we named this “All Shall Be Well.”

The medieval Read More

Public Invited To Uplifting Program On Efforts To Rescue Afghan Girls Sunday At Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos

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Unitarian Church News:

Pecos native Kirsten Hardenbrook will speak at 11:45 a.m. at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. The public is invited to attend this unique forum.

Along with her Afghan host daughter and another Afghan student, Hardenbrook will talk about the current situation for young Afghan women still secretly pursuing an education. Hardenbrook volunteers for a non-profit that operates an underground railway to extract Afghan girls who have proven themselves academically, and gets them into safehouses in Pakistan. They then match the girls with host American families and scholarships, Read More