Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Mosul, A Pyrrhic Victory

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By DOUGLAS REILLY
Los Alamos
 
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi visited Mosul Sunday “to announce its liberation and congratulate the armed forces and Iraqi people on this victory.”
 
(New York Times, Sunday July 9, 2017 from al-Abadi’s official Twitter account). From the same NYT article, “The victory marked the formal end of a bloody campaign that lasted nearly nine months, left much of Iraq’s second- largest city in ruins, killed thousands of people, and displaced nearly a million more.”
 
The pictures we’ve seen in news
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Letter To The Editor: Thank You Los Alamos For Best July 4th Celebration Ever!

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By STEVE BOERIGTER, Chair
Kiwanis 4th of July Celebration

Folks, we outdid ourselves! The 2017 4th of July Celebration at Overlook Park was the best attended yet.

The hot sunny skies gave way to some clouds and respite from the heat. All who entered the park on Meadow Lane were greeted by the Fire Departments huge flag. It’s a great reminder that we really do live in a special place.

While the dedication of the fireworks team in Kiwanis might be obvious, much of the community is behind the event long before the first BBQ, football toss, or glowstick. We would like to thank our major sponsor, Los Read More

Letter To The Editor: Red Caps And Tourism

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By RICHARD NEBEL
Los Alamos
 
I would like to thank Vernon Kerr and his red cap ambassadors for their efforts in promoting Los Alamos tourism.
 
I think that the biggest problem Los Alamos has is the lack of diversity in its economy. While increased tourism won’t fix that problem, it will help.
 
One of the things that his group has noted is the lack of souvenir shops for tourists. The reason for that is that retail is difficult in Los Alamos. The market is small and the costs are high. Souvenir shops are walk-in businesses, and they will almost certainly need to locate
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Letter To The Editor: Thank You From YMCA

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By FAMILY YMCA
Los Alamos
 
I would like to thank everyone who helped make The Family YMCA’s 5K Fun Run on July 4 such a fun and successful event. We had over 200 participants that ran, walked, and jogged with costumes, dogs, and kids in strollers.
 
Thank you to the sponsors – Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos National Bank, and Southwest Safety Services of Santa Fe. 
 
Over 40 items we donated by local businesses for top finishers and random door prizes. These include: Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, Secret City Kitchen, CB Fox, Reel Deal Theatre,
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Clark: Apology To FOS Volunteers

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By CAROL A. CLARK
Publisher
Los Alamos Daily Post

I was contacted this morning by a volunteer with the Friends of the Shelter who expressed deep hurt at a recent story published in the Los Alamos Daily Post about the organization severing ties with the local animal shelter.

She felt the headline with the word “raid” misrepresented the actions of the volunteers and that the organization’s long history of caring for animals has been diminished.

I take full responsibility for that headline and apologize to the volunteers of this organization. These volunteers have done an invaluable service

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Letter To The Editor: About Government Regulation…

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By RICHARD NEBEL
Los Alamos

I would like to take issue with Ed Brinbaum’s recent letter (link) on government regulation. Government (over)regulation can be a serious problem. Let me give you some examples.

When I was an undergraduate student in the early 1970s, I worked a couple of summers for a civil engineering firm. One of our clients was a small utility that was building a coal-fired power plant. The utility load was too small for nuclear power and natural gas was then too expensive to be practical, so coal was really the only option they had.

This was when the EPA was new, and the utility was being Read More

Santa Fe Opera Opens 2017 Season With Snap, Crackle And Pop

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Prince Orlovsky (Susan Graham) and Dr. Falke (Joshua Hopkins). Photo by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera, 2017

Adele (Jane Archibald) and the Santa Fe Opera Chorus. Photo by Ken Howard for Santa Fe Opera, 2017

By CARL NEWTON
Los Alamos

With a drum roll from the pit, the audience rose as one and Maestro Nicholas Carter led the orchestra and more than 2000 voices in the National Anthem. Then began the overture for Johann Stauss’ Die Fledermaus which the “Waltz King” loaded with highlights of the musical numbers from his most successful operetta.

The essence of the story is the notary Dr. Falke, still Read More

‘Say Anything’ At Mesa Public Library Tonight

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Movie poster for ‘Say Anything’. Coutesy photo

 

Review by KELLY DOLEJSI

Los Alamos 

 

Few movies capture honestly what it is like to be a teenager, but “Say Anything” is one of them. The 1989 film, rated PG-13, will show at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library. Admission is free.

 

In this cult classic, senior Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) is in love with class valedictorian Diane Court (Ione Skye), a girl so far out of his league that on graduation day, rather than ask her to pose with him for a photo, he lurks near her while his friend surreptitiously snaps a shot. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Response To Pearce’s ‘Regulation’

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By EDWARD BIRNBAUM
Los Alamos
 
I think most people would agree with at least one sentence of Rep. Steve Pearce’s recent op-ed in the Los Alamos Daily Post, i.e., “The United States must do more to cut off the ability of criminal enterprises to launder money through anonymous shell companies.”
 
The complication is that he wants to accomplish this without imposing any “… burdens on the back of new businesses or the financial institutions that fund them.”
 
The question is, how can you cut off money laundering without imposing additional regulations and/or costs on either businesses
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Letter To The Editor: Concerning Animal Shelter

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By DONNA LESHNE
Santa Fe
 
Regarding the article, “FOS Volunteers Raid Los Alamos Animal Shelter”, June 29.
 
First, I will disclose that I am a representative of one of the independent rescues that was mentioned in the article that receives support from the Friends of the Shelter (FOS) group. This group has both supported and expanded the scope of work the Los Alamos Shelter has been able to do, and support individual and small-shop rescue with spay/neuter vouchers and help with emergency medical funding.
 
Without the support of the Friends
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