Lifestyles

All Shall Be Well: God Is Doing A New Thing

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

By Deacon Cynthia Z. Biddlecomb, M.Div.
ELCA retired

Approaching another birthday ending in zero or five can make one feel old. A lot of history got us this far. For the eldest among us, we wonder what could possibly equal the joys in our past. And yet, through the lens of our faith (and as we know from experience), there are still good things to come.

Change, we have learned, is inevitable. We don’t always like the changes we see around Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of April 7, 2025

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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 page 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 inclement weather or other issues.

Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates

Construction crews with TLC Plumbing & Utility are working in partnership Read More

Geotechnical Soil Boring Activity To Occur April 9 In Support Of N.M. 4 Crossing And Multi-Use Trail Improvement Project

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Map of work location. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

GeoMat Engineering and Testing will be utilizing a truck mounted drilling rig to conduct Geotechnical Soil Borings on Wednesday April 9, at two locations along the N.M. 4 Trail between Sherwood Boulevard and La Vista Drive in White Rock.

Work will occur 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and access for pedestrians and bicyclists around the drilling equipment while on the trails will be facilitated by the drilling crew. 

No impact to traffic on N.M. 4 is expected as the drilling equipment will be working on the trail off the edge of the N.M. 4 roadway. 

This work is in support Read More

Atomic City Transit Service Alert On Suspended Routes

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County News:

City Transit Peak Service on Route 6 in the AM is suspended today Friday, April 4 from 6:15 a.m. to 9:21 a.m. Also, Peak Service on Route 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:58 p.m. Peak service on Route 6 in the evening will run as normal from 3:05 p.m. to 6:21 p.m.

These route suspensions are due to staffing shortages.

Peak service is highlighted in yellow on the timetables found on the County’s Routes & Schedules page.

Direct questions to (505)661-RIDE (7433) or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time. 

For the specific route service schedules, visit https://www.losalamosnm.us/Services/Atomic-City-Transit Read More

McQuiston: Distracted Driving Awareness Month #JustDrive

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By ALLEN MCQUISTON
Jemez Insurance Agency
Serving Los Alamos Since 1963

It seems like every day we are hearing of a new accident caused by distracted driving. Whether it was caused by someone texting, scrolling on their phone, or just not paying attention to the road, distracted driving accidents are all too frequent and often fatal.

By now I believe 105 percent of the U.S. has a portable computer in their pocket that we still call a “phone”, even though no one actually talks on it anymore. What we do is tweet on Twitter, comment on Facebook, post on Instagram, send a gmail, respond to a Text, read ESPN Read More

Houck: Retirement Series – Moving & Downsizing 3 Of 5

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By DAVID HOUCK
Qualifying Broker
Atomic Realty LLC

When retiring many older Americans are choosing to move  to smaller homes and downsize. At any age moving is a stressful experience, and downsizing for retirement carries unique challenges. Downsizing involves and includes letting go of 60 to 80 percent of the belongings that took you a lifetime to accumulate.

However, some advantages include:

  • Less expensive housing is an easy way to increase your budget and your retirement savings.
  • Selling your home and moving to a less expensive home can increase your cash and nest egg. The money from selling
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Los Alamos County Council To Hold Public Hearing April 8 On Two Code Ordinances Encouraging Driver Safety

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COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Council will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8 in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave., as part of its scheduled Regular Session.

The hearing will consider adoption of Ordinance 02-367, relating to distracted driving, and Ordinance 02-369, relating to speed cameras.

Proposed Ordinance 02-367 seeks to address and minimize the occurrences of distracted driving by better-defining and describing mobile phone usage while driving. The Los Alamos Police Department’s crash data indicates distracted driving consistently Read More

Pawlak: Keep Your A, We Need More R

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By JOHN PAWLAK
Los Alamos

Scores of movies have echoed a common plot; the destruction of the human race by the onset of AI (Artificial Intelligence). Thinking machines roam the streets, wiping out the last vestiges of human civilization and replacing it with artificial life forms that over time will form proud nations, create wonderful cultures, identify differences, and wage destructive wars against each other. Artificial or not, having intelligence has little to do with using intelligence.

For now, the main worry seems to be how AI will be used, or misused. Will AI be used to instruct our children? Read More

Cone Zone: Week Of March 31, 2025

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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 page 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.

Bathtub Row Reconstruction Project Updates

Construction crews with TLC Plumbing Utility have resumed this project, which is a Read More