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Los Alamos School Of Gymnastics Rounds Out 2025 Season At Region 3 Gold Division Gymnastics Championships

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From left, LASG Beam and Floor Coach Kayleen Kline, gymnast Eliana Teagan,  Loui Janecky and Vault and Bar Coach Beaux Miles gather for a photo the USA Gymnastics Region 3 Gold Regional Championships last weekend in Little Rock, Ark. Courtesy/LASG

Los Alamos School of Gymnastics gymnasts Eliana Rodriguez  and Teagan Brown compete in the USA Gymnastics Region 3 Gold Regional Championships last weekend in Little Rock, Ark. Courtesy/LASG

LASG News:

Last weekend Region 3 (Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas) competed in their Gold season finale, the “USA Gymnastics Read More

LAHS Senior Uxue Sansinena Named A 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Semifinalist

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Uxue Sansinena

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School senior Uxue Sansinena has been named a semifinalist in the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Six hundred twenty-one semifinalists were selected from more than 6,000 candidates expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2025.

Sansinena is the daughter of Jose-Maria Sansinena and Virginia Olazabal. She is president of the LAHS National Honor Society, drum major for the high school marching band, president of the French club, executive director of the Hilltalkers, Key Club president and a student director for the Los Alamos Read More

DEA Disposes Of 620,000 Pounds Of Unused Medications On 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

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DEA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — DEA and nearly 4,500 law enforcement agencies joined forces last month to dispose of more than 620,000 pounds of unneeded and expired medications in an effort to prevent drug misuse and abuse.

The spring collection event marked DEA’s 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

Since its inception 16 years ago, DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day has helped Americans safely remove nearly 19.8 million pounds of expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes.

“We want to thank our state, local, and tribal partners for their continued support of DEA’s Read More

Los Alamos Police Department Invites Community To Annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service 10 AM Thursday May 15

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Deputy Chief James Rodriguez

LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department (LAPD) will host its annual memorial ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 15, as part of National Police Week. The ceremony will take place in the north parking lot of the Los Alamos Justice Center at 2500 Trinity Drive.

National Police Week is a time to honor, remember, and support law enforcement officers, their families, and the communities they serve. This annual observance provides an opportunity for citizens and survivors to come together and pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Celebrates Nurses

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Director of Surgical Services James Maxey presents Infection Prevention/Employee Health Nurse Joyce Richins with a root beer float today at Los Alamos Medical Center during a celebration to honor nurses as part of National Nurse Week. Included with the floats was a special card for each nurse saying ‘Thanks for keeping us AFLOAT … we couldn’t do it without you!’ Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez Celebrates Selection Of Pope Leo XIV

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Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV

From the Office of Speaker Javier Martínez:

SANTA FE – Following the selection of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new pope to lead the Catholic Church, New Mexico House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albuquerque) issued the following statement: 

“This is a joyful and hopeful moment for Catholics and for people of faith around the world. At a time when the politics of fear, hatred, and blind nationalism are all too common, our faith teaches us to welcome the stranger and care for the poor. Always.

¡Que viva el Papa Leo XIV! May he continue in the footsteps Read More

Luján, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Improve AI Testing And Evaluation Systems

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U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Wednesday, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Testing and Evaluation Systems for Trusted Artificial Intelligence (TEST) AI Act of 2025, legislation to improve the federal government’s capacity to test and evaluate Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems to drive innovation, protect national security, and build trust and confidence for Americans utilizing AI systems.

The TEST AI Act aims to ensure that AI systems used by federal agencies Read More

U.S. Sen. Luján Recognizes National Day Of Awareness For Missing And Murdered Indigenous Women And Girls

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U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, issued the following statement regarding Senate passage of a resolution recognizing the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls:

“Today and every day, we must continue to shed light on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in New Mexico and across the country. For decades, our legal system has failed Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and their families, and we must do more to bring attention Read More

Community Urged To Support National Association Of Letter Carriers Annual Food Drive To Stamp Out Hunger Saturday!

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By MJ BUSTAMANTE
Food Drive Coordinator
NALC Branch 4112

 

This Saturday May 10 marks the 32nd anniversary of the largest one-day food drive in the nation – the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive.

Letter carriers are in the communities they serve every day and often come face to face with a sad reality for too many: hunger. Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the county collect non-perishable food donations from our customers.

Over the course of its 32-year history, the drive has collected well over 1.9 billion pounds of food, thanks

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The Silent Struggle: Understanding The Mental Health Effects Of Bullying

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STAND FOR THE SILENT News:

OKLAHOMA CITY — May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, making it a great time to put an issue in the spotlight that is leading many of our nation’s youth to suffer mentally.

While some share what they are going through with being bullied or doing the bullying, many others suffer silently, leading to serious issues that may be life threatening. The more we can bring this issue out into the light, the less silent suffering young people will be led to doing.

“Bullying is something that needs to get a lot of attention so that people can prevent and recognize it,” says Kirk Read More