Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Support Of Many Made 2016 Health Fair A Great Success!

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By PHILIP GURSKY
President
Los Alamos Heart Council

The 31th annual Los Alamos Heart Council Health Fair, held at Griffith Gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 24 was another great success! 

We had over 2,500 attendees. There were more than 70 exhibitors representing a wide range of health-related organizations from Los Alamos and surrounding communities. A total of approximately 800 flu shots were given and hundreds of blood draws were administered, as well as many other health screenings.

With all the activities for kids and families, hundreds of parents and children came to the Fair this Read More

Letter To The Editor: What A Golf Tournament!

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By RYAN GILBERT
Younglife

Friends,

What a great golf tournament held Sept. 16! If you were able to join us for this year’s “Hackfest” Par 3 event, THANK YOU! It was an awesome morning! 

We had 40 golfers hitting shots not many of us have ever attempted on this course and I hope never will again (at least not until next year).

We were well fed by Cottonwood on the Greens and also well taken care of by LAGC staff. Thank you Pavel (Listwan) and your team as well as Donnie (Torres) and your team for an exceptional outing.

I am very grateful to also serve beside our amazing YL committee who put on this Read More

Letter To The Editor: Wonderful To See Good Things Happen To Good People

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By JOYCE WOLFF
Los Alamos

Nothing in life is better than seeing good things happen to good people, so I was delighted to see Katy Korkos’ smiling face as she received the keys to her new home (Sept. 22 edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post).

Katy is already a community treasure. Katherine’s Restaurant was one of those, “Can this be Los Alamos?” moments. Her quilts, which are works of art not just stitching, have brought us all pleasure and now she shares her creative talents at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center.

I live in Pinon Trails and enthusiastically welcome Katy as my neighbor, and I Read More

HB 145 – A Department Chair Perspective

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By EDWARD BIRNBAUM
Los Alamos

Statements in the local media have represented House Bill 145 as something that only union shills could vote against. However, anyone that has followed the use of adjunct faculty in education should understand that there are actually serious reasons why one might not vote for it, at least in its current form.

Prior to my retirement from a 15-year stint as a university department chair, I often hired adjunct instructors to meet our teaching needs, so I am quite familiar with “the good, the bad and the ugly” of this process. Adjunct instructors on limited-term contracts Read More

Letter To The Editor: To Reiterate – The Importance Of Voting In Judicial Elections

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By KHAL SPENCER
Los Alamos

I can’t do enough to second Bethany Tierney’s letter “Important To Vote For Judges” published Thursday in the Los Alamos Daily Post.

Recall that several years ago, a judge working in our judicial district was seen as particularly soft on a high profile crime that occurred up here in Los Alamos*. Although the former Judge, the Honorable Sheri Raphaelson, did not win approval from the state Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission**, most of our judicial district voted to retain her. She barely missed the minimum retention voting percentage, entirely due to the overwhelming Read More

Letter To The Editor: Important To Vote For Judges

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By BETHANY TIERNEY, President
Los Alamos Federated Republican Women

A colleague recently asked me if I thought it was really important to vote for the judges on the ballot in November. I told her absolutely! Judges make all sorts of decisions, from the very personal—such as child custody—to those with broader, community impact—such as sentencing a convicted burglar to probation instead of jail time.

The judges we vote for in November could make decisions that will affect our lives, sometimes for years to come. We need judges who can be trusted to make fair and impartial decisions based on current Read More

Letter To The Editor: County Should Not Proceed With Tennis Courts Project

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By ELIZABETH J. CHURCH
Los Alamos
 
Twenty-two tennis courts already exist in Los Alamos. Although they are, arguably, underutilized, the county is considering a capital improvement project that would create an additional eight “championship” courts, to be located in one spot.
 
The plan also calls for a scoreboard (lighted?), parking, bleachers and restroom facilities. Nearby food vendors would be nice, too. A loudspeaker is not specified but seems reasonably predictable. Detailed information, including the four proposed sites, can be
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‘Not Quite Right’ Takes A Warm-hearted, Realistic Look At Dueling Expectations

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Marty (Eric Bjorklund) and Carol (Dana Kline) share a warm moment. Photo by Larry Gibbons
 
Tom (Thomas Farrish) resists Sally’s (Gwen Lewis) attempts to cheer him up. Photo by Larry Gibbons
 

Review By Bonnie J. Gordon
Los Alamos Daily Post

This is the second time I’ve reviewed “Not Quite Right,” a cross generational dramady by Los Alamos playwright Robert F. Benjamin and co-author  Elaine Jarvik. I first saw the play last February at Teatro Paraguqas. This more recent version opened Friday at Los Alamos Little Theatre.

Benjamin describes the play as “an upbeat comedic family Read More

Setting The Record Straight About Charter Schools

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By ARIEL CARMONA JR.
Valley Daily Post

I walked into the Carinos de Los Ninos Charter School campus a few days after the start of a new school year, and the little school that could was still plugging along, albeit still grappling with putting things in order in their new home in  Epañola  at the former  Epañola School District administration building.

Administrator Bernice Life was sitting in her office, but took time to show me around the renovated school. Department offices had been converted to classroom spaces for the 105 enrolled k-8 students, and fresh painted walls Read More