Opinion

Letter To The Editor: Thomas Bowles Shares Support For County Council Candidate Sara Scott

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By THOMAS BOWLES
Los Alamos

Voters can support a vibrant future for Los Alamos by electing Sara Scott to the County Council.

Sara provides strong leadership skills along with a genuine interest in what residents think by going door to door and through chat sessions. Her focus on affordable housing, supporting businesses growth and recreational activities and tourism are precisely the issues the County needs to address.

What makes Sara special is she considers all aspects in developing a comprehensive plan for our future. Too often we develop a solution to one problem that results in creating Read More

Letter To The Editor: Dist. 43 Candidate Christine Chandler Works Well With Others

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By RICK REISS
Los Alamos County Councilor

As we reach the end of another campaign season, it has become uncommon for a candidate to demonstrate a simple characteristic that is lacking in politics in all levels of government. That characteristic is the ability to work well with others. Christine Chandler has stuck to the issues and never spoke divisively about other candidates.

Working well with others is a skill we need in government. With many opinions, it is important to have a representative that listens, explores alternatives to other opinions and does not denigrate them. I have come to know Read More

Letter To The Editor: Lisa Shin Represents Us Not Big Government

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By VINCENT CHIRAVALLE
Los Alamos

I am proud to support Lisa Shin in her campaign for NM House District 43. Her recent editorial opposing new GRT taxes on the Laboratory showed great insight and a thoughtful command of the key issues effecting the economy of Northern New Mexico.

State government often focuses on one type of solution in order to address needs in our community: new taxes, new fees and excessive regulations. This type of government overreach drives up the cost of doing business and will ultimately drive new science and national security jobs away from Northern New Mexico to other more Read More

Letter To The Editor: Pig+Fig Gets Beer & Wine License

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By TOM HILL
Los Alamos

Many Los Alamos residents have discovered the excellent food that can be found at Pig+Fig Cafe in White Rock, some of the best in all Los Alamos.

As of last week, Laura Crucet has received her Beer & Wine license. She has assembled a wine (and beer) list that is as good as any that can be found in all of New Mexico. Better than any you can find even in Santa Fe.

It would be the envy of any restaurant serving comfort food in Denver or San Francisco. A wine list that is very intelligently selected (“curated”  is the current buzz word in the wine world), with no unicorn Read More

Letter To The Editor: Why I’m Voting For Elizabeth Allen For Municipal Court Judge

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By KAREN HOLMES, Esq.
Los Alamos

As an attorney here in Los Alamos, I have known Elizabeth Allen professionally for several years. With both of us operating small solo law firms, I have had the privilege to know her as a colleague and friend. This gives me a unique perspective to offer the community regarding her bid for municipal judge.

Right now there are only two counties in all of New Mexico that require a local court judge to hold a law degree. Los Alamos county is NOT one of them. Our county, which regularly prides itself on the number of PhD’s, AP classes, awards, and caliber of education we have Read More

Letter To The Editor: Raising The Bar

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By KENNETH D. ARMBRUSTER
Los Alamos
 
I am supporting Elizabeth Allen for Municipal Judge because I believe she will be the better choice to deal with issues facing youth in our community. 
 
We are fortunate to have the opportunity to elect a person who has a law degree from Pepperdine, and who brings new ideas, extensive knowledge of the law, energy, and vitality to the position.  
 
Elizabeth has unique experiences in her 10 years as a lawyer. She has represented or helped teenagers in many different areas such as advocating for youth with special needs to obtain services
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Letter To The Editor: Repudiate Disrespectful Negative Campaign

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CHARLIE STRAUSS
Los Alamos
 
Unless you actually want to see more negative, disrespectful, campaigns in Los Alamos, please reject Lisa Shin. Her recent barrage of mailers are just the sort of ugly tactics we all loathe in national campaigns: demonizing reasonable differences of opinion rather than merely disagreeing with sound arguments.
 
Ad hominem adjectives and grotesque photos of opponents. Duplicitous sound bite summaries twisting opponents positions. And perhaps most alarming about her state of mind are the the ludicrous hagiographies masquerading
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Letter To The Editor: Someone Needs To Correct Mischaracterizations Of County Tourism Plan … I Volunteer

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By DAVE FOX
Los Alamos

Someone needs to correct mischaracterizations of the County tourism plan made by council candidate Brady Burke. I volunteer.

I volunteer to do that, having spent more than two years on that plan, working with one of the most conscientious planning groups (20-plus citizen volunteers) I’ve been a part in 39 years here in Los Alamos and in my 20 prior years as a marketing exec before moving here.

I also volunteer to correct what’s flat wrong, having founded an enduring business in Los Alamos, based on what are flat-out real-world realities. Don’t give me that other stuff. Please. Read More

Letter To The Editor: History Teaches Us Valuable Lessons

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By ANDRE J. TROTTIER
Los Alamos

Our family moved to Los Alamos in 1992. I was appointed the principal of Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) and my wife taught at Mountain Elementary. During the second week of my employment I received a call from then Chief of Police Alan Kirk. He invited me to meet with him for lunch.

During our meeting we discussed many topics related to the schools and our community. The chief asked me if I was familiar with the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) Program being proposed by schools nationwide. Indeed, I understood the program and successfully piloted the program Read More

Letter To The Editor: Sara Scott Well-qualified, Dedicated, Believes In This Community And Its Citizens

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By LAURA BOHN
Los Alamos

Sara Scott is an excellent choice for Los Alamos County Council. She is keenly intelligent and remarkably capable while at the same time being approachable, down-to-earth, and very “user-friendly”.

These attributes have been demonstrated in her successful career at LANL and everything else she does from contract work, to home and service projects, to her current candidacy. Sara doesn’t do things halfway; when she takes on a project, she does thorough – but not belabored – analysis and planning, proceeds adeptly through implementation, and directs Read More