Lifestyles

Local Marriage Enrichment Workshop Begins Jan. 31

COMMUNITY News:

Are you looking for a Valentine’s Day gift that lasts longer than chocolate or roses? Michelle Wilde of Mullein Leaf Wellness Institute suggests enriching your relationship this year for benefits that last a lifetime.

Mullein Leaf is once again offering the Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work workshop in Los Alamos. Past participants have noted they have finished the class having become “better friends” and appreciate the opportunity to practice the skills with their partner/spouse with a knowledgeable guide.

Known worldwide for his research into what happy couples Read More

Today Marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2026

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2026:

Today marks “The Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, which celebrates the life and legacy of a man who brought hope and healing to America.”

About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine progress toward racial equality in America than the previous 350 years had produced. Dr. King is widely regarded as America’s pre-eminent advocate of nonviolence Read More

Fr. Glenn: Washing Windows

By Fr. Glenn Jones:

So, here’s a recent headline in the Albuquerque Journal: “Trump labels New Mexico elections ‘corrupt.’” Well, maybe they are, maybe they aren’t. But what’s the best way to find out, give assurance to doubters and perhaps prove him (or any other skeptic) wrong about that or any similar thing? Not by mere rhetorical rebuttal, but by opening wide the doors and making accusers prove it … or not. Similarly with the recent fraud accusations in Minnesota and elsewhere. Or Pentagon audits. Or White House renovations. Etc.

After all, public trust is on the line, and as we see in the vast Read More

Posts From The Road: Painted Churches Of Texas

High Hill Interior: A wide-angle view of the interior of St. Mary’s Catholic Church at High Hill reveals the incredible and detailed painting in the church. This church is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places and is the largest of the four churches that we visited near Schulenburg, Texas. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Dubina Interior: The Dubina Parish Church in the community of Dubina is painted with beautiful hues of blue. The church was founded by several Czech families in the 1850s. This church building was built in 1912 after the previous building was destroyed in a Read More

Houck: Your Real Estate Contracts … The Listing Agreement (Part 1 Of 3)

By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty, LLC

Generally, there are three main contracts a buyer and seller may use during a real estate transaction:

  1. Listing Agreement – the contract between the seller and the listing brokerage to market and manage the sale
  2. Buyer’s Brokerage Agreement
  3. Purchase Agreement

All terms in these contracts are negotiable, and buyers and sellers should carefully review and negotiate them before signing.

The Listing Agreement

The listing agreement outlines the services the broker will provide, the commission the seller agrees to pay the listing brokerage, Read More

NMDOT Unveils 2026 ‘Name A Snowplow’ Contest Winners

Courtesy/NMDOT

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is excited to announce the 2026 “Name a Snowplow” contest winners. Drumroll please…

…and the winners are: 

  • District 1: Chilly Changa, DuckDuckOrangeTruck.
  • District 2: Snowtorious, B.I.G. Scoop there it is ♪ ♪ ♪.
  • District 3: Cinder-ella, Clarence.
  • District 4: A La cinders, Down wit da slikness.
  • District 5: Snowbi Wan Kenobi, Nope. School’s On.
  • District 6: Saltimus Prime, Betty Whiteout.

“Thank you, New Mexico for another year of the most unique, fun, and New Mexico-inspired names for Read More

Work To Continue On Camp May Road Jan. 20-22

COUNTY News:

While Los Alamos County and contractor DUB-L-EE had planned to pause road and utility work on Camp May Road starting Friday, that plan is being revised to include a road closure from Tuesday through Thursday of next week, Jan. 20-22.

Work on the Jemez Mountain Fire Protection Project (JMFPP) began last April and with unseasonably warm temperatures, the winter pause that was originally scheduled for Dec. 1 hasn’t yet been necessary.

This project includes installation of waterlines and conduit for electric and fiber lines up to Pajarito Mountain.

On a related note, Pajarito Mountain’s Read More

Father Theophan Mackey: ‘High Expectations’

View of circle vases covered in plastic to slow drying and let moisture in the clay equalize. Courtesy photo

By Father Theophan Mackey
Rector
Saint Job of Pochaiv Orthodox Church

Happy new year to you all!

It has been an exciting year in the last two weeks. While taking a month-long hiatus from teaching pottery at the Arts Council, I was selected (read: volunteered) to teach “The Theology of the Icon” to our seminary’s MDiv students this Spring semester. We celebrated Christmas on January 6th and 7th, because we are on the Old Calendar (Julian) and thirteen days behind everyone else. And we are now Read More

FBI: Former U.S. Navy SEAL Convicted Of Transporting Explosives Purchased In New Mexico To Throw At Law Enforcement During Protests

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Gregory Vandenberg wearing a t-shirt bearing the word ‘AMALEK,’ a term meaning ‘destroyer of Jews’ at the travel center near Lordsburg on June 12, 2025. Courtesy/FBI

Former U.S. Navy SEAL Gregory Vandenberg, right, at the travel center near Lordsburg on June 12, 2025. Courtesy/FBI

FBI News:

  • Evidence Reflected Violent Extremist Beliefs and Deep Hostility Toward the U.S. Government

ALBUQUERQUE – After a five-day jury trial and approximately three hours of deliberation, a federal jury convicted Gregory Vandenberg, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, of intending to use explosives Read More