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Not Too Late To Register For Washington Spring Break Trip

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By ROBERTA COCKING
Coordinator
Spring Break Trip

Attention Los Alamos Middle School and homeschool 8th grade parents. It’s not too late to sign up for this year’s spring break trip to Washington, D.C. This is the 41st year for this once-in-a-lifetime annual trip for your student to travel with their peers to our nation’s capital!

Sign up quickly to lock in your reservation and trip price. Price for the trip could possibly increase after Jan. 9! Flexible payment plans are available with Worldstrides for this trip .

The trip is a private trip and not a school-sponsored trip and has been offered to Read More

New Mexico Ranks No. 20 Nationally For Higher Education

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HED News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico’s continued investment in tuition-free college through the Opportunity Scholarship has put the state at No. 20 in the nation for higher education, ranking high for affordability, accessibility and support for the community. 

The New Mexico Higher Education Department (HED) is closing out 2025 by highlighting major achievements made possible through sustained funding for higher education and strategic new investments that expand access, improve completion and strengthen high-demand career pipelines. 

“Looking back on this year, we are proud to see another Read More

DEA Extends Telemedicine Flexibilities To Ensure Continued Access To Care Through Dec. 31, 2026

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Assistant Administrator Cheri Oz
DEA Diversion Control Division

DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has issued a Fourth Temporary Extension of the COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for the Prescription of Controlled Medications, extending the current telemedicine flexibilities .

Under these telemedicine flexibilities, DEA-registered practitioners are permitted to remotely prescribe Schedule II-V controlled medications via audio-video telemedicine encounters, Read More

DEA: Explore Drug Facts This Holiday Season

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DEA News:

As 30 Days of Drug Facts comes to an end this December, the DEA encourages the community to take time to learn about drugs.

When you know the risks and effects, you can prevent misuse, avoid harmful interactions, and recognize warning signs early to help those in need.

Accurate information also protects against the danger of hearing incorrect information from your peers or through social media. Education strengthens both you and your community’s safety by lowering crime and health issues linked to drug abuse.

DEA.gov offers many drug fact sheets where you can find descriptions of a Read More

Tales Of Our Times: Political Rivals Have Easy Chances To Renew Democracy

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos

We live in strange times. Never in our country have political rivalries played out on so large a stage. Settings vary from city parks and plazas to nationwide TV and social media. Each rival, with its allies, rants against its opposition. We hear tell that one set stands for democracy and the other threatens it. Maybe so. I fear that we waste good chances…

Investigations have become “bigger” news than legislation. We hear about large numbers of truly bad immigrants and large numbers of truly good immigrants. We need lawmaking that is suitable for Read More

Santa Fe Institute: Constructing A Science Of Stories

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SFI Research News:

From Beowulf to Pride and Prejudice to the classic sitcom Friends, all stories share a common purpose: to convey knowledge about how to navigate the world.

“Stories are everywhere,” said SFI External Professor Peter Dodds, a systems scientist at the University of Vermont. “Even sports, or the differential equations that describe fluid dynamics, are kinds of storytellers. Stories that people tell and retell almost always involve characters and events that are connected and unfold over time, wrapped around essences of power, danger, and survival.”

Dodds has co-organized Read More