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Lab Director Thom Mason Stresses Importance Of Education

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Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason participates in a Q&A session with LANL’s Community Partnerships Office Director Kathy Keith during Monday’s community conversation event at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, N.M. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

LANL Director Thom Mason, left, speaks with Collins Lake Ranch Founder Steve Smaby, center, and LANL Foundation Board Member Bill Wadt at Monday’s event. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

During Los Alamos National Read More

OpEd: Forced Disappearances In New Mexico 2025

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By PROF. JENNIFER MOORE, SEN. ANTOINETTE SEDILLO LOPEZ, and REP. LINDA SERRATO

Last week, the Supreme Court failed to stand up strongly for a bedrock constitutional provision granting birthright citizenship in the14th Amendment passed after the Civil War. In March 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials reported they had arrested four dozen people in immigration raids in three New Mexican cities: Albuquerque, Santa Fe, and Roswell without accounting for them.

These actions force the question: what does the United States of America stand for on the world stage?

New Mexicans Read More

FBI: U.S. Attorney’s Office For District Of New Mexico Announces Intent To Seek Death Penalty For Labar Tsethlikai

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FBI News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico filed a Notice of Intent to seek the death penalty against Labar Tsethlikai.

Tsethlikai, 52, an enrolled Member of Zuni Pueblo, is charged in a 17-count Second Superseding Indictment. 

Charges are as follows:

  • Count 1 (October 22, 2022): Kidnapping Resulting in Death of John Doe 1
  • Count 2 (January 18, 2024): First Degree Murder of John Doe 2
  • Count 3 (January 18, 2024): First Degree Felony Murder of John Doe 2
  • Count 4 (January 18, 2024): Kidnapping Resulting in Death of John Doe 2
  • Count 5 (May 19,
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Robinson: Let’s Have An Honest Debate On Public Lands

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services

During the Great Depression, western ranchers faced crashing commodity prices and the ravages of drought and Dust Bowl. But that wasn’t all. The federal government was creating new national parks and monuments and expanding earlier designated areas. In states like New Mexico many were pleased to have new attractions for their budding tourism trade, but others objected.

Unlike national forests, these new carve-outs didn’t allow grazing, mining, drilling or logging. I came across this information last week while I was researching Read More

U.S. Senators Luján, Fischer On Supreme Court Ruling On Universal Service Fund

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U.S. SENATE News:

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, and Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chair of the Senate Telecommunications and Media Subcommittee, released the following statement Friday after the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling on the Universal Service Fund (USF):

“We’re encouraged by the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Universal Service Fund, and we look forward to working together to focus on long-term solutions for the USF, evaluate broadband programs, and help connect unserved and underserved Read More

MOWW Presents Silver Patrick Henry Award To Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone For Outstanding Service

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Commander Gregg Giesler, left, on behalf of the MG Franklin E. Miles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars at its June 17 dinner, presented the Silver Patrick Henry Award to Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone in recognition of his outstanding service to the community and the Nation. Courtesy/MOWW

MOWW News:

The MG Franklin E. Miles Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) at its June 17 dinner presented the Silver Patrick Henry Award to Los Alamos Police Chief Dino Sgambellone in recognition of his outstanding service to the community and the Nation.

Proclamation: Read More

Fr. Glenn: The Necessity Of Conviction

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By Fr. Glenn Jones:

Lots of criticism over the strike on the nuclear weapon development facilities in Iran last weekend. Peace is always the ideal, but when someone declares daily: “Death to our neighbors!” and you see him stockpiling guns and ammo, should one simply ignore it? Seeking peace does not entail being naïve, and if history teaches us anything, it teaches that one of the tragic constants is the megalomaniacal desire of some for ever greater power over others. How to face that danger is always a matter of debate.

That’s a great thing about democracies and democratic republics like our Read More

Posts From The Road: Pfeiffer Beach Near Big Sur

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Double Arch: A double arch in the rocks at Pfeiffer Beach near Big Sur, Calif., creates a beautiful scene as waves crash into the rock and splash in every direction. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com 

Big Waves, Big Splashes: Waves smash against rocks along the shore of Pfeiffer Beach. The beach is one of the most picturesque beaches in the Big Sur region of California. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com 

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

Pfeiffer Beach is one of the most stunning beaches along the Big Sur coastline in central California. Located near the village of Big Read More

Tales Of Our Times: More Searching News Adds Context To ‘Democracy’

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos

More Searching News Adds Context To ‘Democracy’

This year’s 4th of July will mark our nation’s 249th birthday. Across the nation, cheering parades will pass by with bands, marchers, and amblers of many stripes and ages. Stalwarts will trod along central streets to endorse a great range of causes from goodwill to politics.

I was born and raised in a small town south of Chicago. Many times, my dad led a four-man rifle team of American Legionnaires in the annual 4th of July parade. As the rifle team reached the town center in front of Oliver’s Drug Store, the Read More

National Wildlife Federation Recognizes Los Alamos For Participating In Community Wildlife Habitat Program

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Nature lover Selvi Viswanathan is a member of the Community Wildlife Habitat team, which includes Hari Viswanathan, Richard and Hedy Dunn, Laura Loy and Michele Altherr, as well as countless volunteers and local partners who helped the community create and maintain a Community Wildlife Habitat. Courtesy/PEEC

COMMUNITY News:

The National Wildlife Federation® sent the following letter in April to PEEC to congratulate Los Alamos on
participating in the Community Wildlife HabitatTM program for nearly 10 years:

To The Los Alamos Community:

On behalf of the National Wildlife Federation®, Read More