Opinion

Letter To The Editor: ‘Shared Traffic Lanes’

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By CHARLES BAYFIELD
Los Alamos
 
The County is experimenting with shared traffic lanes. The idea is straightforward, mark the lanes so that bicycles and cars have the same rights.
 
These lanes are now in place from Oppenheimer to 15th Street on Central Avenue. Imagine a bicycle coming east on Canyon in a bicycle lane then on to Central.
 
At Oppenheimer the cyclist enters a shared lane, there is no bicycle lane. Both the east bound and west bound lanes are shared, doubled yellow lines so that vehicles cannot cross into the oncoming lane.
 
The idea is that no matter how slowly
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Letter To The Editor: Science Fair Project Help Needed

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Sixth Grade Student
Los Alamos Public Schools
 
I am a sixth grade student in Los Alamos Public Schools. I am working on my science fair project.
 
The question for my project is, “How prepared is Los Alamos County for emergencies?” The information collected will only be used for this project.
 
If you choose to participate, you will be asked about the four criteria from ready.gov:
  • Be Informed;
  • Make a plan;
  • Build a kit; and
  • Get involved.

 

I encourage all Los Alamos families to be ready for emergencies. This survey should help you as well as me, to find where
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Letter To The Editor: About That Refugee Fast Track…

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By PETR JANDACEK
Los Alamos

Refugees such as was I, from communist Czechoslovakia in 1948 had to wait two and a half years in refugee camps before we were allowed to come to this legendary Land of Liberty. 

My father received a death sentence (in absentia) from the Stalinist regime. Yet even with family history of pro-American political and journalistic activity, there was no fast track for me to come to America. 

For me to come to the United States I needed a sponsor of good moral character who would vouch for me that I also was a child with a value system compatible with “The American Way”. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Proper Display Of American Flag

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BY ED MCDARIS, Vice President
Chapter 19 American Legion Riders

I am very proud and happy of the many houses and businesses in our community that display the American flag.  

Los Alamos has played a very important part in our nation’s history and the overwhelming support shown by this act of patriotism is moving to say the least. However, (there’s always got to be a however) it is just as important to display the flag properly. 

Recently, President Obama ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff for the victims of San Bernardino and then again on Dec. 7 (Pearl Harbor Day). As I drove through Read More

Letter To The Editor: Hats Off To All Of You!

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By ANN HAYES, Chairperson
Breakfast with Santa

The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos wishes to thank all those who helped to make our recent Breakfast with Santa successful. Special thanks go to Del Norte Credit Union for their continued generous support of this event.

To the hundreds of attendees who came to see Santa and to donate food to LA Cares and money for the Foster Children program, thank you for reminding us that the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Los Alamos.

Thanks go to the Los Alamos Daily Post for covering this event for us. And lastly, without the help of the Key Club, Builders Club, and Read More

Letter To The Editor: Threat Of Isis To America

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By ROBERT DUFF
Los Alamos
 
The threat is being made by an active, well funded, and now well equipped group with up to date american weapons.
 
They are Jihadist terrorists splintered off from the radical sunni sect during the civil war in Syria. They will decapitate any one who will refuse to join their radical degenerate version of the islamic religions.
 
Sunni sect, dedicated to eliminating all Christians and Jews or any one else who will not give up their religion and join the radical barbaric islamic sect dedicated to forming a new sunni caliphate
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Letter To The Editor: Response To ‘First Use Your Head, Then Use Your Heart’

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By DENNIS LITTLE
Los Alamos
 
This message is in response to the Letter to the Editor by Jacob Hollis (letter). I think this may be the first time I’ve ever responded to a Letter to the Editor.

You’ve managed to express your opinion with regards to Syrian Refugees and what to do about this, but it’s very clear you’re not thinking the ENTIRE issue through very well. 

 
Here are a few things to consider:
 
  • What about people from other countries like Cuba? Do we stop them, too?
  • What about those with a tourist visa?
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‘The Book Thief’ Screens At Mesa Library Thursday

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Movie poster for ‘The Book Thief.’ Courtesy photo

Review by KELLY DOLEJSI

 

A coming-of-age story set in Germany during World War II, “The Book Thief” (2013, PG-13) is about a girl whose communist mother is compelled to give her up to a foster home. It’s about a new family that forms under the flying swastikas. It’s about people doing “what people do.”

 

It will screen at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mesa Public Library

 

Brian Percival’s film highlights regular people’s humanity — our irrepressible will to care for others, no matter the risk to ourselves.

 

After witnessing Read More

Letter to the Editor: Help Our Most Vulnerable Children

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By RACHEL SCHOLZ, CASA Volunteer
Los Alamos

As you plan your holiday giving, consider supporting the mission of your local CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocates.

CASA is a nonprofit organization that provides trained community volunteers to speak up for individual children who find themselves involved in the court system through no fault of their own.

My background was in education when I joined a group of volunteers who were former nurses, lawyers, editors, city employees, all of us wanting to help children we knew to be victims of abuse or neglect. The CASA staff carefully trained us in Read More