Daily Postcard: The view recently from N.M. 502 heading toward Los Alamos and the White Rock/Bandelier turnoff. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
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USDA: Hotline Food Safety/Preparation Experts On Duty To Help With Thanksgiving Day Cooking Questions
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USDA News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Questions on how to cook your Thanksgiving Day Turkey or do you need last minute answers about preparing that all important meal?
USDA can help you prepare that perfect meal. You can reach a live expert Thanksgiving Day by calling USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline number at 888.MPHOTLINE (888.674.6854).
The hotline will be staffed 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (EST) Thanksgiving Day. Or if you prefer you can go online to get answers to your questions about cooking a turkey.
Gary Crawford from USDA interviews Meredith Carothers with the USDA’s Meat and Poultry Hotline Read More
NWS Albuquerque: Winter Weather Briefing
RTD Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Closure Nov. 24-25
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD Blue Buses will not be in service Thursday and Friday, Nov. 24 and 25, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The exception will be the 255 RTD Mountain Trail to the Santa Fe National Forest which will operate both days.
The RTD Mountain Trail will remain on its non-winter Schedule.
The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free bus service to an area that encompasses over 10,000 square miles of north central New Mexico including the counties of Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos, Read More
DVS Restarts Highly Rural Veterans Transportation Program
NMDVS News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) has resumed its Highly Rural Veterans Transportation Program offering free round-trip rides to veterans to and from their home and any U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or VA-approved medical appointments.
The free round-trip rides are available to any veteran living in the following 15 New Mexico counties that VA categorizes as “highly rural”—counties with no more than seven veterans per every 1,000 residents: Catron, Cibola, Colfax, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Mora, Quay, San Miguel, Read More
Snowy Season In Colorado’s Mesa Verde Country
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MESA VERDE COUNTRY News:
CORTEZ, Colo. — Colorado is known for its winter adventure, but if you haven’t checked out Mesa Verde Country in the Southwest corner of the state, you’re missing out. During the snowy season, this area of the Four Corners region boasts moderate temperatures that provide the perfect backdrop for winter adventure.
Experiences to enjoy in Mesa Verde Country during the wintertime:
Fat Biking
Southwest Colorado is one of the most popular mountain biking destinations in the country, and there’s no reason to give up the sport when the snow flies thanks to fat Read More
Posts From The Road: Our Maiden Voyage
Snow Day: Our van was packed and we were almost ready to leave on our first RV trip in December 2015. Mother Nature had other ideas so we postponed our departure by one day. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Panhandle Plains: Late afternoon December light fades across the Texas panhandle as we near the end of our first day of RV travel. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Los Alamos Daily Post
As the clock ticks down the final few weeks of 2022 and we are at home with the RV parked and waiting for the next adventure, I began to reminisce about our travels since retiring Read More
Fr. Glenn: The Rich Poor And The Poor Rich
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
In World War II, when the Japanese army occupied Vietnam, they didn’t kill people wholesale; they just destroyed the food supply and let people starve to death. After all, a physically weak citizen is likely not going to be an internal threat, one might assume the army leaders thought.
A Vietnamese family lived in one of the larger houses in the city. After a time, starving orphaned children would come to the house begging for food, but there was none to be had; the meagre rations the residents were provided weren’t enough for one person, much less several, and they’d been reduced Read More
Early Release Of Annual Gift Guides Provides Shoppers Time To Find Perfect New Mexico-Made Gifts
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NMTD News:
SANTA FE — With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) and New Mexico Magazine have published annual gift guides that feature over 100 products and experiences produced and found in the Land of Enchantment.
Through either the New Mexico True Certified Holiday Gift Guide or the New Mexico Magazine Holiday Gift Guide, shoppers can find hand-crafted goods for any New Mexican at heart.
“Our small businesses and entrepreneurs are the are the backbone of our economy,” Tourism Secretary Jen Paul Schroer said. “New Mexicans Read More
All Shall Be Well: I Got No Thanks To Give
Clergy from left, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired; Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Assistant Rector Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Courtesy photo
By DEB CHURCH
Pastor
White Rock Presbyterian Church
Given the nearness of Thanksgiving Day, I recently googled “attitude of gratitude.”
It took 0.45 seconds for over 42 million websites to appear.
In less than half a second, I had access to the advantages of cultivating an attitude of gratitude, tips for developing an attitude of gratitude, celebrities who exhibit an attitude of gratitude, and – for those who are so inclined – scientifically proven Read More