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Los Alamos High School Junior John Kang Awarded 2025 Rensselaer Polytechnic Medal

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Los Alamos High School Principal Renee Dunwoody presents junior John Kang with the 2025 Rensselaer Polytechnic Medal. Courtesy photo

LAHS Calculus teacher Stephanie Abney, left), and LAHS Physics teacher Deborah Grothaus pose with 2025 Rensselaer Medal recipient John Kang. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School Junior John Kang has been selected to receive the Rensselaer Polytechnic Medal for 2025. He was nominated for this honor by the LAHS Mathematics and Science Departments. Principal Renee Dunwoody presented John with his award during a ceremony attended by his family Read More

Robinson: Big Beautiful Bill Has Hidden Costs

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote

During recent debates over the president’s big beautiful budget bill, I wanted to know how the safety net would work. After all, New Mexico has the nation’s highest per-capita rate of Medicaid coverage with 840,000 people enrolled, more than 40% of the state’s population. 

Nationally, Medicaid covers more than 71 million poor, elderly and disabled people. The big beautiful bill would cut the program by nearly $700 billion over 10 years and take health coverage away from more than 10 million people.

The big numbers and potential impacts generated endless debate Read More

2025 Memorial Day Ceremony At Guaje Pines Cemetery Honoring The Fallen

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Scene remembering the fallen during the annual Memorial Day ceremony hosted this morning by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8874 at Guaje Pines Cemetery. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Master of Ceremonies Roger Anaya of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8874 makes opening remarks and welcomes guests to the 2025 Memorial Day ceremony hosted this morning by VFW Post 8874 at Guaje Pines Cemetery. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Bagpiper Anthony Puckett leads the March on the Colors by Los Alamos High School NJROTC at the 2025 Memorial Day ceremony hosted this morning by VFW Post 8874 Read More

Heinrich: ‘Their Sacrifice Will Never Be Forgotten’

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

From the Office of U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in commemoration of Memorial Day:

 “Today, on Memorial Day, we honor all those who have sacrificed their lives in service to our country. We reflect on their boundless courage, their proud legacies, and their steadfast commitment to serving the greater good — often at great sacrifice to themselves and their families.

“In 1942, 29 members of the Navajo Nation joined the U.S. Marine Corps to pioneer what would become one of the most Read More

Dannemann: Medicaid Budget Cuts Will Make It Cost More

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By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2025 by Merilee Dannemann

The American system of paying for healthcare is absurd. It’s complex, it’s confusing, it wastes enormous resources on administration, and it doesn’t necessarily get patients the services they need. But it can be made worse. Republicans in Congress are trying.

The bill that just passed the US House of Representatives proposes to save money on Medicaid. The Republicans have resurrected old ideas that have already been proven not to work by claiming they are bold new solutions.

This is what the so-called work requirement sounds Read More

County Council Proclaims National Public Works Week

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Councilor Melanee Hand, center, presents a proclamation declaring May 18-24, 2025, National Public Works Week in Los Alamos County. Los Alamos County Public Works employees accepting the proclamation, from left, Anthony Strain, Pete Mondragon, Manuel Martinez, Miguel Jimenez, Jeremy Lujan. David Hampton, Eric Martinez, Charles Flowers, Kevin Wilson, Karen Henderson and Daniel Blea. Courtesy/LAC Read More

How Can Jellyfish Help Solve Real-World Problems? National Medal Of Science Winner Shares Answer At June 2 Lecture

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Caltech Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering John Dabiri will speak during the J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee’s memorial lecture June 2. Courtesy/Caltech

JROMC News:

The J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) will host its 52nd memorial lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, in the Duane Smith Auditorium,1300 Diamond Drive. John Dabiri, Caltech’s Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, will discuss “Jellyfish-Inspired Engineering”. The talk is free, and audience members are invited to a reception with refreshments Read More

Tales Of Our Times: No Mammoth Brand Routinely Provides The Whole Truth

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Tales Of Our Times
By JOHN BARTLIT
Los Alamos

No Mammoth Brand Routinely Provides The Whole Truth

Political parties fib to their fans; other fibs start among fans. Fibs do not equate to lies. Fibs simply encourage misunderstanding by omitting key facts. In this same way, commercial ads reliably skip facts that brand owners hope will be forgotten. Currently, fans of either team have fibs going around about “due process”.

Some portion of Trump fans worries that their team could be bypassing due process in some actions taken. Trump foes use protests and the media to mount endless claims that Trump Read More

Mountaineers Hosts Paul Bradley On Mexico Climbs May 27

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Los Alamos Mountaineers May 27 speaker Paul Bradley relaxes in Ruby Lake Basin in Colorado after climbing Animas Mountain August 2024. Peak Fifteen, Turret Peak & Pigeon Peak are in the background. Courtesy/LAM

Sunset in the High Sierras. Courtesy/LAM

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The May 27 Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting will feature a talk by Paul Bradley.

“After 30 years of climbing mountains, mostly in New Mexico and Colorado, I finally decided to climb some mountains significantly higher than the 14,440 feet of Mount Elbert in Colorado. I also knew that I was more interested Read More

Daily Postcard: Honoring Those Who Died Defending America

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Daily Postcard: Tomorrow, on Memorial Day, many homes around the community will display the American flag to honor those who died in defense of our country, including this one in the Pinon Trails neighborhood in White Rock. A national moment of remembrance takes place tomorrow at 3 p.m. local time. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More