Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Blessed To Live In Los Alamos

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By JUDY MCKENZIE
Los Alamos
 

This last week was quite an adventure for me and I feel so blessed to live in Los Alamos.

 
My furnace shut down twice and I had no hot water for a couple of days. So many people offered help and support.
 
I thought that the furnace was resolved but it reoccurred. Waller’s Plumbing came out and worked on both problems and the County Utilities guys came and checked things out. They were so wonderful and worked in the cold weather to get me up and running.
 
Our plumbers and our County people are hard working, especially this time of year. The road crews worked
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World Futures: Education, Training And The Five ‘Ws’ – Part Four

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
 
In the first three articles of this series, we explored education and training and what people need to know or master when they emerge into society. We also examined the five “Ws” of education and training to include the accelerating expansion of knowledge and even increasing demand for mental facility and skills needed to successfully assimilate into society. And then we considered the cost to become “qualified” for something that allows the individual to lead a satisfying, controlled and rewarding life. But the costs seem, actually
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Letter To The Editor: Public Transit Vital To New Mexico Veterans

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By RICHARD AGUINO
Veteran and Former AARP Staff Member
 
As a veteran and an advocate for those on tribal lands, as well as an advocate for the elderly, I have seen firsthand the need for public transit across rural New Mexico.
 
Personally, I have relied upon public transit for years, to get me to and from work, to get me to different communities, and to get me to medical appointments at the VA.
 
During my time advocating for improved transit and utilizing transit, I have been afforded the opportunity to cross paths with many just like myself and to hear their stories. Whether people
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Head2Head: Limousine Liberals, Political Dynasties And Revenge Of The Wonks

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By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Bill Clinton’s legacy has been tarnished by scandal, but low deficits and a good economy cause some to remember him fondly.

A Southern governor with a working class background, who also was a Rhodes Scholar, seemed like a perfect bet for the Democrats in 1992. Clinton was genuinely concerned with improving the lot of working-class Americans but he was in no way a populist.

His policies reflect a neoliberal framework that had been embraced by both sides.

The Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), of which Clinton was a charter Read More

Letter To The Editor: LAAC Thanks Los Alamos!

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By CHRIS MONTEITH
Interim Executive Director
Los Alamos Arts Council

Los Alamos Arts Council would like to take this time to thank all of the people who have helped to make the events at LAAC a roaring success.

Over the past six months, we have had several events that have required the help of other organizations in town, as well as the assistance of many volunteers.

Our number one Thank You goes to our board members and their families, who spend many hours in preparation, as well as time staffing each event. Without their time and dedication, we could not present our events to the level we hope to present Read More

Head2Head: The Reagan-Bush Years

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By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

Okay, I fibbed about finishing up with history this time. I’m writing extra columns this month to get past that log-jam. A lot happened in the 1980s, once I started thinking about it.

The Nixon’s fall in the wake of Watergate led to disillusionment with politics and Washington on all sides.

A mild-mannered former Democratic governor of Georgia seemed like the antidote. His inexperience with national politics and his ongoing fight with the left wing of his party hindered him but double-digit inflation, double-digit unemployment Read More

Letter To The Editor: Kiwanis Los Alamos Says Thanks!

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By ANN HAYES
Breakfast with Santa Chairperson
 
The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos wishes to thank all those who helped to make our recent Breakfast with Santa successful.
 
The weather was perfect and contributed to bringing out large crowds to our annual event. The Los Alamos Flute Choir delighted with their Christmas carol program. 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
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Andrews: Education, Training & The Five ‘Ws’ – Part 1

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By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

In 1956, I started high school and among the first courses I took was world history. Being more interested in math and science, it did not receive my devoted attention and, besides, my half-brother was dating my history teacher. Then, one day, my father asked me a question about Socrates and Greek history. Much to my embarrassment, I could not answer the question. I did not even know who Socrates was. My dad answered with a questioning complaint about the history curriculum and the lack of attention to Greek history. I had to respond quickly.

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Head To Head: A Brief Look At 1950-1979

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By BONNIE J. GORDON
Los Alamos Daily Post
bjgordon@ladailypost.com

As promised, we’re going to take a fairly shallow dive into the history of the current “tribal” politics that seems to have taken over the stage recently.

Of course political divisions are not new. We did fight a civil war after all, but many of the roots of the current conflict between the two major political parties have their roots in the period beginning post World War II.

This period was followed by the 1950s and the McCarthy Era. Without dwelling on the complications, the identification of the American left as “un-American,” Read More