Politics

Why Today Matters For Women’s History

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Women suffragists picketing in 1917 in front of the White House. Courtesy/Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument

By PAGE HARRINGTON
Executive Director
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument

One day in 1917, a dozen women gathered in front of the White House to stage a silent protest for women’s right to vote.

Spectators yelled at them, kicked them, and spit on them. They ripped the banners from their hands and threw them onto the ground.

Undaunted, these women brought those tattered banners back to a house across town. They cleaned them — sometimes carefully re-stitching Read More

Study: Gender Wage Gap Costs New Mexico’s Women More Than $2.3 Billion Per Year

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STATE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― On average, New Mexico women employed full time, year round are paid just 78 cents for every dollar paid to men – a yearly pay gap of $9,088.
 
That means, in total, women in New Mexico lose more than $2.3 billion every year, which is money that could strengthen the state economy and the financial security of New Mexico’s women and families, including the nearly 107,000 New Mexico households headed by women. These are some of the findings of a new analysis conducted by the National Partnership for Women & Families and released for Equal
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American Federation Of Teachers New Mexico Announces Early Endorsements For 2016 Candidates

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LANL: Space Scientist Tapped For French Knighthood

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Roger Wiens, right, leader of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s ChemCam project, received the honorary title of knight in France’s Academic Order of Palms. Christophe Lemoine, Consul General of France, presented him with the insignia. Courtesy/Consulate General of France

LANL News:

  • ChemCam leader honored for touching the lives of ‘ambitious earthlings’

Space scientist Roger Wiens was awarded the honorary title of chevalier (knight) in France’s Academic Order of Palms for his work in forging strong ties between the French and American scientific communities.

Wiens is the principal Read More

Spring 2016 Lecture Series: ‘European Member Politics And Why We Should Be Interested’

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CIR News:
 
Santa Fe Council on International Relations’ Spring 2016 International Lecture Series will focus on The European Union Under Pressure. 
 
The second of the four lectures will address European Member Politics and Why We Should Be Interested presented by Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin, Senior Fellow for the Future of Europe at 3 p.m., Saturday, April 30 at the Atlantic Council, Washington D.C. at The Forum, Santa Fe University of Art and Design in Santa Fe. 
 
Beginning with the six founding members of the European
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GOP Women Meet Noon Thursday April 14

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LAFRW News:

The Los Alamos Federated Republican Women will meet at noon Thursday, April 14 in the Patio Room at 1001 Oppenheimer Dr.

Special guest speakers are Nora Espinoza, candidate for New Mexico Secretary of State and Yvonne Chicoine, candidate for First Judicial District Attorney,.

For further information, call Donna MacDonald 505.662.4001. Read More

Attorney General Balderas Joins National Climate Change Coalition

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STATE News:
 
SANTA FE ― Attorney General Hector Balderas announced that New Mexico has joined Attorneys General from across the nation in an unprecedented coalition of 17 top law enforcement officials to protect and expand progress the nation has made in combating climate change.
 
The states agreed to work together on key investigations, such as ongoing or any potential investigations into whether fossil fuel companies misled investors and the public on the impact of climate change on their businesses.
 
“We have been impacted by climate change, and we see its drastic
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Celebrating 100 Years Of The National Park Service

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Redwoods National and State Parks. Courtesy/NPS

 

By Secretary Sally Jewell
Department of the Interior

America’s national parks, monuments and lands are uniquely different — in their make-up and their locale — but they all seek to tell a part of America’s story.

Monday, April 16, we kick off National Park Week: one of our nation’s largest celebrations of nature, history and culture. This year is special because it comes as we celebrate 100 years of the National Park Service — that’s 100 years of protecting America’s best idea!

Over that century, our national park system Read More

DPLA Meeting Features Rep. Garcia Richard Monday

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Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard will present a legislative update at the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County’s monthly meeting 6:45 p.m. Monday, April 11 at UNM-LA Building 05. Courtesy photo

 

DPLA News:

The featured speaker at this month’s Democratic Party of Los Alamos County meeting is Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard.  

The meeting is 6:45 p.m. Monday, April 11 at UNM-LA Building 05. In addition so some brief business of the party, Garcia Richard will present a legislative update.

The meeting is open to the public and everyone is envited to attend. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Kudos To Susan O’Leary

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By GEORGE CHANDLER
Los Alamos
 

I want to commend Council Vice Chair Susan O’Leary for her courageous Open Letter to the Council published in the March 28 edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post. I spent eight years in that weird little universe she’s trying to navigate and I can tell from her letter that it hasn’t changed much. A lot of staff time goes into trying to give the Council the illusion of being in control while making sure they never get too close to the real levers of power. Susan is obviously getting too close.

What happens next is the freeze-out. There will be some councilors who buy the Read More