Opinion

By VINCENT P. CHIRAVALLE

It is not true that I want to remove all government regulations as Mr. Wiggins suggests (see April 16 letter here). I support common sense regulations that protect our citizens.

Government doesn’t create jobs. Businesses create jobs. We need solutions that will grow our private sector economy, not ones that will add to the size of government.

Businesses come in all shapes and sizes. When I talk about “business owners,” I’m talking about the woman who does your nails, the local organic farmer, artists and musicians, Read More

BILL DUNN

I believe Mr. Wiggins missed Mr. Chiravelle’s point in his Letter to the Editor dated April 16 (see letter here). Anyone who signs the front of a paycheck understands the requirements governments place on businesses are burden and growing. 

I am a small business owner based in Los Alamos. As a small business owner I must file monthly, quarterly and annual reports and make payments to Los Alamos County, NM Taxation and Revenue for gross receipts, NM T&R for payroll taxes, NM Department of Labor, NM PRC, the US treasury, and Social Security. A late report, incorrectly Read More

A Morning Commuter

To the management of Caballo Peak Apartments:

Every morning, around 6:30 a.m., I walk to the bus stop located below your apartments on Canyon Road. Recently, the sprinkler systems have been on and continuously spraying water on the sidewalk and the street/bike lane; the vegetation remains brown due to the poor aiming. Either the sprinkler heads need replaced or serviced or a repositioning is in order.

Please be more considerate of the water that is being wasted and the pedestrians and cyclists who are making their way to work in the morning. I don’t like having to walk Read More

By LINDA GOFORTH

For the public and for Historical Society members specifically, I have received some valuable feedback from my previous letter (see letter here) that contained the suggestion that Certified Preservationists were not being consulted.

A lack of trust among people in the same genre of interests, such as the history of the area can be remedied by the equal sharing of information so that those who donate funds, and those who advise the County Council are aware of their shared concerns. When trusted people begin to complain on the basis of withheld (not intending secretive Read More

By GERRY WIGGINS
Los Alamos

Mr. Vincent Chiravalle recently wrote a letter to your paper suggesting that, “When government gets out of the way, we can compete and win in any industry” and “To get our economy moving and creating jobs, government simply must get out of the way of the job creators.”

Sadly, Mr. Chiravalle is forgetting that in the United States, the people are the government. Our laws and regulations have been passed through due process, supported by democratic votes, and are often in place to protect us from the abuses of industry.

It seems that Mr. Chiravalle suggesting that if we vote Read More

By LIDDIE F. MARTINEZ, President

In these times of partisan politics and declining budgets it is rare to see our elected leadership come together and stand united on any issue; in fact, it is unheard of. But this is New Mexico and miracles have been documented before in this Enchanted Land.

Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard facilitated this miracle by successfully sponsoring House Memorial #79 calling for collaboration and coordination on a state-wide level to support, maintain and increase local business procurement by federal institutions.

Most people Read More