Opinion

By SHARON E. SMITH

The first morning home after the Cerro Grande Fire, I awoke to total silence. It was a lonely day. 

The second morning home, I awoke to three things generally considered annoying: an early morning lawn mower, a barking dog, and the sound of the garbage truck coming down the street. They were the most beautiful sounds I ever heard!

I think of that day whenever I hear these sounds, even dogs late at night. I am not alone. I am in a neighborhood and a community I love. Read More

By THOMAS J. KING JR.

Our Los Alamos citizens and their families should be aware that the hundreds of local folks employed at the ‘new’ Smith’s Grocery Store that recently opened on Trinity will shortly be voting on a ‘new’ union contract offer from Smith Foods.

Their old contract expired in July. Based on my talks with several longtime Smith’s food workers who have worked at Smith’s for 20, 30 or more years, we should be aware that even this new, ‘better’ contract offer keeps in place a system of employee classification that is grossly unfair and union-unfriendly.

In short, workers who Read More

By DAVID CARROLL
White Rock

I agree that Comcast is literally out-of-touch with its customers in Los Alamos/White Rock.

Using all the phone number accessible in the phone directory and on-line, I have not had successful contact with a real Comcast person. Best response has been a recording that says to come to the Santa Fe Comcast office during regular business hours. 

Recently I needed a replacement remote control. After repeated unsuccessful attempts to contact Comcast, I resorted to chasing-down a Comcast service van in my neighborhood and obtained one from the technician. All my Read More

By RAY FLESNER

Mr. Kyrala and Ms. Mylet:

Thank you for your thoughtful and very accurate letter regarding Comcast in White Rock. I, too, am a White Rock resident who is thoroughly disgusted with the service that Comcast has exhibited in the last few months.

I am toying with a decision to go back to CenturyLink, not particularly because I like their service, but rather because their service in the past has at least been consistent. They’re speed is terrible (5 megabits per second as opposed to 25 to 50 megabits per second for Comcast), but at least I can depend on having an Internet Read More

By ROBIN STOTHARD

When my grandparents arrived sometime after the folks here at Los Alamos ended the Second World War, I’m sure the last thing on their minds was to live their lives by mathematical terms. They came here to carry on the mission to keep the United States of America safe from those wanting to take our freedoms away. I am proud of that.

As a third generation Los Alamos native, I have seen many changes to my hometown through the years. Some good, some bad and some that are downright mystifying.

I stayed here because Los Alamos was a great place to play, raise a family and work … at the Read More