Opinion

Letter To The Editor: About N.M. 502 Project Cost And Starting Times

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By JOEL M. WILLIAMS
Los Alamos

Councilors and Manager,

This N.M. 502 project may be a state project, but LAC has funding participation AND is the requester of (1) the roundabout and (2) a different Canyon Road configuration than the state was planning to construct.

Seems there are some funny cost numbers being tossed around now and some others just not forthcoming.

This project has HAD to be started by the end of several FY deadlines or else funding would go away, the latest being September of this year. The Knecht-Tewa project HAS already BEGUN. It did so with the work from Knecht-DP to get Smith’s Read More

Letter To The Editor: A Grand Experiment

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By DOROTHY CORNER AMSDEN
Los Alamos
 
Guinea pigs. That’s what we are going to be next year when the new roundabout is built at the intersection of Trinity and Central just east of the Hilltop House.
 
It will be a grand experiment to see how well we can learn new tricks. Of course, it will impact more than just Los Alamos residents. Commuters and visitors will also need to learn the new rules and develop new skills.

I’m not for or against roundabouts per se. They obviously work smoothly in other parts of the world. European friends tell me that driver training

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Letter To The Editor: Hear Hear Councilor O’Leary!

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By KHAL SPENCER
Los Alamos

Hear hear!

As a citizen who has seen both the hemorrhaging of money and the loss of good people during the last few years, and who has been, like most citizens, treated like a mushroom during these legal battles, I would like to see more transparency, better personnel policies, and fewer lawsuits.

The public has little recourse in these matters other than to see that our Council sets the bar high and holds the county administration accountable for good government. Susan’s (O’Leary) letter is a good start.

Thank you, Councilor O’Leary. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Open Letter To The Council

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By Vice Chair Susan O’Leary
Los Alamos County Council

Fellow Councilors:

I’ve given the many large dollar value lawsuits settled by the County’s insurer a lot of thought. I have a few observations and suggestions to share with you in the spirit of seeing the Council move forward in a productive manner.

There is no doubt in my mind that each of us serve on the council because we care about our community and want it to be the best it can be. I respect each of you for your commitment to public service. Each of us will have different ideas about how issues need to be addressed and each of us deserves to have our Read More

Letter To The Editor: Regarding Syrian Refugee Crisis In Europe & Middle East

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By DOUGLAS REILLY
Los Alamos
 
We read and hear everyday of the increasing humanitarian crisis of hundreds of thousands of refugee families and unaccompanied children trying to escape the fighting and dying in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and other countries.
 
The photos of temporary camps in Turkey, Greece, Italy, other European countries, and the Middle East states named above, leave me horrified by this human disaster.
 
The United States bears considerable blame for this situation; yet GOP politicians, including our Governor Martínez, refuse to accept refugees. The
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Letter To The Editor: Thank You From Visiting Nurses

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Two Key Club members who delivered daffodils this year. Courtesy photo
 
By ROSEMARY COYNE
Los Alamos
 
My name is Rosemary Coyne, MSN, RN. I am the newly appointed executive director of the Los Alamos Visiting Nursing Service (LAVNS).
 
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people who made our 21st annual LAVNS Daffodil Drive such a success again this year. The funds we raise every year are used to help our hospice patients in need.
 
I am glad that I arrived here on Feb. 29, Monday of “Daffodil Week”. Otherwise, I would have missed
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Letter To The Editor: Thanks To Our Great Local Businesses!

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By LYNN WYSOCKI-SMITH
Los Alamos

My friends who live in other parts of the country often ask me why I like living in Los Alamos so much.  

I tell them that aside from the natural beauty, great hiking trails, short car/walk/bike/bus commute to the lab, lovely public library, fabulous people, and supportive community, we also have some amazing local businesses.

I’d like to call attention to help I received this week from the staff at Village Arts, as well as Brian at AutoDoc on DP Road and Jim Stein Photography.

I especially want to call attention to James and his staff at Aspen Copies. I was Read More

Letter To The Editor: ‘Godless’

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By ROY M. MOORE
Los Alamos
 
I realize that I’ve been mentioning God a lot lately, so everyone that doesn’t believe in God should be of good cheer, for the Gravionic Model of Physical and Spiritual Systems was made just for you.
 
In my studies of the cosmos, I’ve come to realize that spiritual energies are real and are exchanged between all human beings every day in all their interactions. Surely all of you are somewhat aware of how certain people are like “black holes,” sucking up the energies of all those around them (It’s a strange disease
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Letter To The Editor: Thank You Ruby!

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By ABE DISPENNETTE
Los Alamos

The issues and frustrations of small business owners here in town are both well know and well documented. Bottom line, this town does have its unique challenges to be successful, but too often I feel that business owners are so busy putting out the fires in our own businesses that we forget to look up and acknowledge when others of us are doing fantastic jobs around us.

This past week I went to beg Ruby K’s Bagels for a discount on some of her treats for a local fundraising event. Ruby not only provided beyond what was asked, but she provided them for FREE.

In my opinion, what Read More

Letter to the Editor: Governor’s Vetoes Show Who She Doesn’t Stand For

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By Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez
Democrat, Bernalillo and Valencia

Vetoes handed out by Gov. Susana Martinez at the end of the 2016 Session of the Legislature were fewer than in years past, but they singled out the most vulnerable in our state for harsher treatment than ever before.

In previous years there might have been dozens of bills that fell under the Governor’s veto ax. But this year we are talking about Native Americans in the poorest communities, small farmers in rural communities, the developmentally disabled, non-English speakers, and students from low and middle income Read More