Politics

Political Sign Thieves Beware!

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POLITICAL News:

Thieves are stealing political yard signs throughout the community and people are getting fed up.

Kelly Benner from the Republican Party of Los Alamos told the Los Alamos Daily Post that she has had residents come in to the local GOP headquarters multiple times to replace yard signs that have been stolen during the night.

She said people are getting really upset and some are going to install game cams in an effort to identify the thieves.

Democratic Party of Los Alamos Chair Robyn Schultz said this morning that thieves have stolen more than 40 her candidates’ signs on Barranca Read More

Attack Letters Won’t Be Published In LA Daily Post

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Community Notice:

As the Nov. 8 General Election comes down the homestretch, personal attacks against candidates are escalating in letters pouring into the Los Alamos Daily Post.

We welcome letters from supporters detailing reasons their candidate is the best choice, however, letters that insult and ridicule candidates, their supporters or a political party will no longer be published. Read More

Republican Party Of New Mexico Files IPRA For Information Regarding Grant County Mill Levy

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NMRP News:
 
ALBUQUERQUE ― Republican Party of New Mexico Chairman Debbie Maestas filed a public records request for information about the mill levy on the ballot in November and how the funds raised from the levy would be allocated.

The levy ostensibly supports the “operation and maintenance” of the Gila Regional Medical Center, and would significantly increase property tax rates for the residents of Grant County. Senator Howie Morales and Holley Hudgins, wife of House Candidate Rudy Martinez, both hold positions with the GRMC from which they earn

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Interior Secretary Jewell Issues Order To Encourage Tribal Role In Managing Interior Lands

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U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell
 
USDI News:
 
FAIRBANKS, AK ― U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced a Secretarial Order encouraging cooperative management opportunities between the Department’s land and water managers and federally-recognized tribes.
 
The Secretarial Order sets out a framework to ensure that Native communities have the opportunity to assume meaningful and substantive roles in managing public lands that have special geographical, historical and cultural connections to the tribes.
 
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Letter To The Editor: Why I Support Rep. Garcia Richard

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By MATTHEW WILLIAMS
Los Alamos
 
I would like to start my endorsement by stating that I am not a member of any political party, I am not even Independent, I am no party. Second, I want to be clear that my statements in no way represent any endorsement by the School Board or Los Alamos Public Schools.
 
Over the last three and a half years as a School Board member I have had a considerable amount of interaction with our State Representative, Stephanie Garcia Richard. I have always found her to be very attentive and responsive to the needs of our School District. I have had many interactions with
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Letter To The Editor: Join Me In Voting ‘For’ Question 1

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By JOANN JOHNSON
Los Alamos

I have lived in Los Alamos for more than 50 years. I have been actively engaged in community activities during that time. Nine years as Chairman of the Republican Party of Los Alamos, eight years as County Assessor, seven years on the Parks and Recreation Board and two terms on the LARSO Board of Directors, as well as many youth activities when my children were growing up.

I have seen many sheriffs come and go. Most were content to serve in the capacity assigned to our sheriff. A few have wanted to expand the duties of the sheriff. The right for Los Alamos to decide whether to Read More

Letter To The Editor: Stephanie Garcia Richard Swings And Misses On Education Vote

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By ANTOINETTE B. MANN
Los Alamos

Before the recent special session, our state representative, Stephanie Garcia Richard, pledged that she would not balance the budget on the backs of our schools, and she urged legislators to do everything they could to protect education funding. Then she turned around and voted to take $25 million from school district savings accounts. Los Alamos Public Schools alone would have lost over $265,000. 

How can this vote possibly be in the best interest of Los Alamos schools? She had a chance to keep her word and protect school savings, and she whiffed!  Read More

Changing The Protocol For Euthanizing Bears

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Ultrarunner Karen Williams, left, with Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard announce their mission to protect bears during an interview in  July at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
By THE SIERRA CLUB
Los Alamos

On a very hot June 18, during the Valles Caldera Marathon, a mother bear with her two cubs nearby, attacked marathoner Karen Williams who ran too close to one of her cubs. The injuries required Williams to be transported to UNMH for treatment.

Reasonable people would recognize that in this encounter the mama bear was just doing her thing. She was Read More

Evan McMullin: Why I’m Running For President

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Evan McMullin kicks off his presidential campaign Aug. 10 in Salt Lake City via YouTube. Courtesy photo
 
By EVAN MCMULLIN
Former CIA Agent

I am running for president because I believe that settling for the lesser of two evils is still evil. Just a few months ago, I was still one of millions of voters who refused to accept the depressing choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, neither of whom is fit to serve as commander-and-chief. Like all those others, I was waiting for a true leader to stand up and give Americans a better choice. No one did.

As the deadlines for ballot access approached, Read More