Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Something More On ‘What Is Science’

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By Dr. T. Douglas Reilly
Los Alamos

I wish to add something to Don Neeper’s June 25 Op-ed in the Post, What is Science? I believe what local politicians mean when they say COVID virus will be managed “according to science”, is they will try to follow the advice of scientists.

What is the meaning of the word SCIENCE? It comes from the Latin word SCIRE (pronounced shear-ay) that has two meanings; to know and to divide (like shear). That is to say, the basic sense in which we use science is meaning KNOWLEDGE.

Experimental science leads to data, facts if you will; theoretical science attempts to place these Read More

Letter To The Editor: Let’s Hold Ourselves And Others To Higher Standards Of Truth-Seeking

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By TERRY HANSEN
Hales Corners, Wis.

I want to thank Don Neeper for his insightful commentary on the nature of science (published June 23, 2020 in Los Alamos Daily Post) (link).

The COVID-19 and climate crises demonstrate that scientific literacy is critical to our nation’s well-being.

According to Arizona State University science professor Thomas Martin:

“In the present cultural climate, altering one’s beliefs in response to anything (facts included) is considered a sign of weakness. Students must be convinced that changing one’s mind in light of the evidence is not weakness: Changing

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Reagor: Progressive Democrats Abandon The Moral Code Of Abraham Lincoln

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By DAVID REAGOR
Republican Candidate
Los Alamos County Council

The media claim that the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is an example of racism in policing.

Liberal democrats have run the city of Minneapolis for 50 years and surely hired everyone in the city government.

How did some alleged racists sneak past the liberal gatekeepers? They did not. The answer is that the death of George Floyd must actually be a product of the progressive policies of the Democratic Party.

The leaders that have abandoned the ethics of Abraham Lincoln, where everyone is equal, are the liberal democrats. They Read More

Letter To The Editor: Response To ‘Sign Of The Times Spotted In Local Yard This Morning’

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By CLAIRE SINGLETON
Western Area resident

 

In response to the photograph in the Los Alamos Daily Post on June 20 (link), showing a White Rock resident’s “sign of the times”, I would like to mention that I had an identical sign in my front yard in the Western Area. I say “had” because someone removed my sign during the night of Friday, June 19.

I’d like to hope that whoever took my sign liked it so much that he wanted it for his own front yard. Of course, it’s also possible that it was stolen from my property, which constitutes theft.
I’m sad and angry about this, whatever the reason. If a passer-by does
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Letter To The Editor: State 2021 Budget

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By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos
“We don’t have a budget problem in our state — we have a spending problem in our state,” said state Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell, R-Roswell (Los Alamos Daily Post June 20, 2020 link).
Neither statement is correct.
We have an unwillingness to pay enough taxes for what we need and get in our state. Not unusual in any democracy whether wealthy or poor. 
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Letter To The Editor: Mari Mac Village And NMIT

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By ED BIRNBAUM
Los Alamos

The recent comments by (Council Chair) Sara Scott on the redevelopment of the Mari Mac Village Shopping Center in the Los Alamos Daily Post (June 7, 2020) (link) left me with two questions.

First, who is behind the New Mexico Innovation Triangle, i.e., where is the money coming from for such a large redevelopment proposal? The Secretary of State Corporations and Business Services webpage shows that the New Mexico Innovation Triangle, LLC is only a year old, at least in New Mexico, and no other hits came up in a Google search. Only one principal is listed in the filing and it Read More

Letter To The Editor: Concerns For Both Community And Police Department To Understand

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A Concerned Parent
Los Alamos

Editor’s note: Due to the sensitive nature of this letter, and its inclusion of a minor, the author requested their name be withheld.

A few months ago, I was contacted by the Los Alamos Police Department to inform me that they were responding to an anonymous tip and wanted to check on the welfare of my teenage daughter. 

While I commend the police department for reaching out and asking about the situation prior to their arrival, I do have some concerns that are pertinent for both the community and the police department to understand.

Following our conversation, two armed Read More

Letter To The Editor: Response To Goldman On US History

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By RICK NEBEL
Los Alamos

This is an answer to Terry Goldman’s question on American History (link).

I can think of one famous American President who would likely behave much the same way as Donald Trump. That’s Andrew Jackson who was president from 1829 to 1837.

Andrew Jackson was a hard man. He was the frontier general hero of the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812. Also, as a young man, he fought somewhere between 5 and 100 duels.

One famous duel he fought was with a fellow planter, Charles Dickinson. Dickinson labeled Jackson a coward and called his wife a bigamist. Dickinson was a crack shot and Read More

Letter To The Editor: Help Wanted…

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By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos

I learned a lot about US history growing up in Canada, and although I immigrated and eventually became an American 40 years ago, which required me to learn more about The Constitution and US history than most American high schoolers are reported to retain, I am having a problem with history and would like some help.

Can anyone tell me of any past American President whom they can imagine would not, under conditions of “war” as the pandemic is being described, fail to address the Nation and call on every citizen to help protect each other from the invading enemy? I am thinking Read More

Letter To The Editor: Accountability

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By AARON WALKER
Independent Candidate For County Council

In some of my other letters I have stated that accountability is a major problem within our county government. Too often, we see council setting vague or ambiguous expectations with little to no follow-through.

I have seen this first-hand with the Community Development Advisory Board. The board was established due to significant public fervor over how the nuisance code was being enforced. Once we started meeting, we set our own path forward with what we felt we needed to accomplish, while following the vague guidelines set out for us. Read More