Lifestyles

Fr. Glenn: The Rising Son

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

So, we’re coming to graduation season again. Hard to believe how quickly the years go by, as you parents know all too well. One day you’re taking the little tykes to pre-K, and the next they’re going off to college … spreading their wings, leaving the nest and beginning to make their way in what is often a scary world. Christian parents worry: “Will they resist the myriad temptations of the world and forget what they have been taught by Christ and the Church, or will they hold fast to faith and conscience?”  Priests are not called “Father” for nothing; we, too, worry for our young charges, Read More

Community Invited To Weigh In On Green Bike Lanes

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Green bike lanes along Diamond Drive. Courtesy/LAC

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Public Works team recently installed a couple of green bike lanes along Diamond Drive. 

The team used an epoxy resin with crushed colored glass to enhance the visibility of locations where bicyclists are expected to operate, where they might be in conflict with traffic crossing the lane.

The County wants to hear the community’s thoughts.

To weigh in, email Keith Wilson at keith.wilson@losalamosnm.gov with answers to the following questions:

  • What DO you like about this treatment?
  • What DON’T you like about
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Rio Grande Gorge Rest Area To Close For Improvements

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NMDOT News:

TAOS — The Rio Grande Gorge Rest Area will be closed on May 19 and May 20 to begin parking lot preservation work.

The scope of work includes crack sealing, fog sealing, and restriping of parking spaces and shoulders. During this project, there will be multiple days over the course of several weeks when the rest area will need to be closed for parking lot maintenance activities.

The initial closure is scheduled for May 19 and May 20 to allow for crack sealing preparation and crack sealing operations. Following the curing period, the contractor, American Road Maintenance Inc., will proceed Read More

Ramp Closures At I-25 And NM 14/Cerrillos Road

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NMDOT News:

SANTE FE — As part of the DDI upgrades at the intersection of I-25 and NM 14/Cerrillos Road, ramp closures are expected to take place beginning Monday, May 18.

The northbound on ramps from NM 14/Cerrillos Road to I-25 will be closed from 7 a.m. t0 6 p.m. on May 18 and May 19 for repaving. All motorists needing to access northbound I-25 will be diverted to NM 599. 

The southbound off ramps from I-25 to NM 14/Cerrillos Road will be closed from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., May 20 and May 21 for repaving. All motorists will be diverted to NM 599.

All work is expected to be completed by Thursday May 21, weather permitting. Read More

Bridge Rehabilitation Project On NM 118 Underway

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NMDOT News:

GALLUP — Work on $4.5 million in a bridge rehabilitation project is taking place west of Gallup on NM 118 starting at mile post 9.2.

This project includes bridge and drainage improvements, guardrail replacement, fencing and striping of three bridges on NM 118 between mile marker 5.5 to 11.5. 

NM 118 will be closed in both directions at mile marker 9.2. Drivers are asked to use I-40 as a detour.

Hasse Contracting Inc. is the contractor for the project. Crews will work from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, weather permitting. The project is expected to be completed in late September. Read More

New Mexico Governor Leads Trade Mission To Japan

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham arrived in Tokyo Tuesday to continue discussions launched in 2025 about economic partnership opportunities between New Mexico and Japan.  

The governor aims to advance potential trade deals in energy technologies, computing and natural gas exports during the official trade mission to Japan. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon is joining Lujan Grisham on the trade mission this week.  

“From abundant and clean natural gas to advanced technologies, New Mexico has a lot to offer Japan and other markets around the world,” Lujan Grisham said. “This mission Read More

Fr. Glenn: Remembering Mothers

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

I saw a rather disturbing post the other day. It was relaying a story of a man who married a single mother and was (by that mother’s own testimony) being an excellent father to her child. And yet some comments criticized the mother in “taking advantage of” her husband and that he was a “fool” for raising another man’s child. I could scarcely fathom the heartlessness of it. Any man or woman acting as a good parent to a child not his/her own should be praised, not criticized. After all, is that not the ideal when people adopt? Have we become so heartless that we cannot have natural human Read More

Unitarian Church Of Los Alamos Selects Settled Minister

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Unitarian Church congregants select Rev. Tina DeYoe to become their minister. Courtesy photo

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Unitarian Church

Sunday, May 3 was the milestone in the history of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. The congregation voted to invite Rev. Tina DeYoe, their minister pro tem since 2024, into fellowship with the congregation as their settled minister. Though the vote took just a few minutes, it was preceded by months of careful discernment, as the congregation considered who they were and what they wanted to become.

The discernment process revealed a church that was confident Read More

Roadwork To Resume On I-40 East Of Gallup

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NMDOT News:

GALLUP — The second phase of the $34.5 million roadway reconstruction project on I-40, east of Gallup, will resume on May 11.

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Six, along with FNF Construction, Inc. (Contractor) will be rebuilding two 12-foot driving lanes with 12-foot inside and outside shoulders on I-40 eastbound and westbound.

There will be two lanes open to traffic in each direction during the project and speed will be reduced to 65 miles per hour in the work zone. The work hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

This second phase of construction Read More