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Posts From The Road: Petrified Forest & Painted Desert

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Painted Desert: The Painted Desert offers a variety of colors and formations depending on your location in the park. The north end of the park is primarily shades of red as seen here. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Paint It Red: A couple of miles south of the first image one can see the color scheme changing from all reds to more yellow tones as well as layers of white mixed into the landscape. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Up Close: As the sun lights the end of a log the brilliant and rich colors of the petrified wood are revealed. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

 

By GARY WARREN Read More

National Work Zone Awareness Week Begins April 20

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NMDOT News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico motorists are asked to slow down, eliminate distractions and watch out for roadway workers and equipment as the road construction season gets under way.

National Work Zone Awareness Week begins April 20.

This year’s theme is:

“Safe Work Zones for All. Protect workers. Protect road users. We Can Do It!” 

Nearly 85 percent of those killed in work zones are drivers and their passengers, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

New Mexico had 793 work zone crashes in 2019. In all, 2,181 people were injured; four people were killed.

“Our employees Read More

Figures In New Mexico History: Katherine Stinson Otero

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Katherine Stinson. Courtesy photo

By SHARON SNYDER
Los Alamos Historical Society

In the early 1900s, a young Alabama woman named Katherine Stinson contacted famed aviator Max Lillie to ask if he would teach her to fly. His response: “Not a chance.” He was looking at a girl 5 feet tall and maybe a 100 pounds. She was small, but she was also persistent. Lillie eventually gave in and taught her to fly. And fly she did!

Katherine earned her pilot’s license at age 19, the fourth such license granted to a woman in the United States. She became known as the “Flying Schoolgirl” and toured the country doing exhibition Read More

NCRTD Joins Transit Systems Nationwide For #SoundTheHorn Campaign April 16

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RTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (RTD) “Blue Buses”, will be joining buses, trains and ferries nationwide at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 16 for #SoundTheHorn as they give two, one-second horn blasts in solidarity to honor transportation workers throughout the country.

As a tribute to #HeroesMovingHeroes on the front lines of this public health crisis, buses will sound their horns in solidarity with partner agencies.

Heroic transportation workers continue to provide critical service for healthcare workers, first responders, childcare workers, grocery store employees Read More

CableCom Begins Work For New Cable Line Thursday

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LOCAL News:

CableCom will be doing a road improvement project starting Thursday along the area at 944 Cheyenne St.

The project includes open cut and trench to the road, repairing/replacing the asphalt to provide a new .625 cable line to the area.

The project is expected to be completed Friday. A road closure will be in place on Sioux Street at the intersection of Cheyenne Street. Traffic will be diverted from Sioux Street to Iroquois Street and to Cheyenne Street.

Sidewalk closures will be in effect from the intersection of Iroquois and Sioux. Foot traffic will be diverted to Iroquois to Seminole Read More

Home Country: One More Cup

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Home Country
By SLIM RANDLES

There’s something so satisfying about getting out of bed when the world is still dark and quiet and resting. Making the coffee gives us time to scratch and think. Well, scratch, anyway. Most of that thinking will start after about the third cup.

But it’s a quiet time. A private time. When the world is dark, and there isn’t yet a hint of pink over the eastern mountains, it’s very good. We can relax. No one is expecting anything from us right now. Our guilt can take some time off, and we can listen to music or work a crossword puzzle or turn on the TV and watch the weather guy discuss Read More

Traffic Alert: N.M. 502 Roundabout Detour Update

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Traffic Alert:

Canyon Road will be closed Wednesday, April 15 between Manhattan Loop and the intersection of N.M. 502.

This closure is required to facilitate the installation of necessary electrical and storm water facilities across the roadway at this location.

Detour traffic will access Canyon Road via 4th Street.

Star Paving Company anticipates this work will take 1-2 days to complete and apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. Read More

Cultivating Vitality With Michelle: Mitigating The Mental Health Fallout Of COVID-19, Part 2

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By MICHELLE HARKEY-WILDE
Los Alamos

As we discussed last week, it is important to stay healthy physically and mentally all the time, but for many people it might be more challenging now.

There are four factors currently present for many people which are also predisposing conditions for trauma. They are listed here with some ideas for mitigating the factors.

Unpredictable situation – We function best when we can anticipate most of the variables we encounter each day. Some people have a higher tolerance for surprises, but overall, it suits us to know things will be according to plan. The COVID-19 Read More

Caterer Thanks LAMC Frontline Medical Staff With Lunch

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BR Brand Catering owner Bryant Roybal and his family, wife Debbie and daughters Aliyan and Shayna treating frontline medical personnel to a special lunch Saturday at Los Alamos Medical Center to thank them for their service and dedication. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Medical staff line up for lunch served by Bryant Roybal’s daughter Shayna Roybal. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

BR Brand Catering owner Bryant Roybal and his family treated Emergency Medicine Specialist Dr. Christopher Gutierrez and members Read More