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Los Alamos Book Author Takes Readers On Journey Of Her Life Experiences Through War, Peace And Love

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Los Alamos resident Mia McLeod, author of ‘Oma’s Story in Times of Peace and War: A Memoir,’ and her husband, John. Courtesy photo

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

At age 90, it’s no surprise that Los Alamos resident Mia McLeod has a lot of stories to tell.

Some of them are packed into her new book, “Oma’s Story in Times of Peace and War: A Memoir.”

“I have a lot more stories,” McLeod said. “I decided 400 pages was long enough, so I had to leave some out!”

This not to mention the stories her husband John has to tell. Maybe he needs to write a book, too.
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AGU: Darkness, Not Cold, Likely Cause Of Mass Extinction

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Roughly 66 million years ago an asteroid slammed into the Yucatan peninsula. New research shows darkness, not cold, likely drove a mass extinction after the impact. Courtesy/NASA

AGU News:

New research finds soot from global fires ignited by an asteroid impact could have blocked sunlight long enough to drive the mass extinction that killed most life on Earth, including the dinosaurs, 66 million years ago.

The Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event wiped out about 75 percent of all species on Earth. An asteroid impact at the tip of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula caused a period of prolonged cold Read More

Episode 2 Of The Space Policy Show: Game Changer – Blockchain In The Space Sector With Karen Jones March 26

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The Space Policy Show is brought to you by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy. Courtesy photo

AEROSPACE News:

Tune in to The Space Policy Show, brought to you by The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy.

We know working from home can be isolating, stressful and potentially boring. We are here to help keep you connected to the latest in the space policy community! The Aerospace Corporation’s Center for Space Policy and Strategy is offering a series of online webcasts and virtual meetings as an opportunity to stay engaged with the larger space Read More

Catch Of The Week: COVID-19 Phishing Via LinkedIn

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Screenshot of a COVID-19 phishing message. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

COVID-19 phishing scams… so hot right now. Check out the latest and greatest, straight from my inbox (First screenshot of the phishing message above. Second screenshot is posted at the bottom of the story).

LinkedIn is a great way to build your professional network and make connections, but this is not the kind of connection I want to make. Yes, this is relatively obvious, but let’s go over the signs that this is malicious:

Do I know the sender? Am I expecting information about a government grant Read More

Skolnik: In An Outbreak, Delays Kill

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By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos

As our governor has correctly and repeatedly said, the US federal government is still failing to address COVID-19 with sufficient urgency. In an outbreak, every day of delay leads to cases and deaths that should never occur. In due course, history will correctly attribute many of these deaths to government indifference, delays, and incompetence.

In states like New Mexico, more people filed for unemployment last week than at any time in history, including the great depression. Jobless claims for the US as a whole rose from 70,000 to over 280,000, as COVID-19 began Read More

Congressional Delegation Urges State Department To Quickly Repatriate New Mexicans Abroad Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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New Mexico Congressional Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich, and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján, Deb Haaland, and Xochitl Torres Small today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the Department of State to take immediate action to repatriate New Mexicans living, working, and traveling abroad and to provide these same New Mexicans with all necessary medical care while these plans are being executed.

“As the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis continues to evolve, our offices have been contacted by numerous Read More

Denman Glacier Retreats Nearly 3 Miles In 22 Years

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Researchers are concerned that the unique topography beneath East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier could make it even more susceptible to climate-driven collapse. Courtesy/NASA

AGU News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometers, nearly 3 miles, in the past 22 years, and researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are concerned that the shape of the ground surface beneath the ice sheet could make it even more susceptible to climate-driven collapse.

If fully thawed, the ice in Denman would cause sea levels worldwide Read More

Mountaineers Electronic Meeting Features Polar Bears

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Polar bears in the wild, in Churchill, Manitoba. Photo by Jean Dewart

By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers

The March Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting has been moved to an electronic format, consistent with the needs of this special time.

It will be held at the regular time of 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. As usual, the Mountaineers meeting is held in collaboration with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center.

This month, Jean Dewart will share her visit with polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba’s.

Churchill is called the Polar Bear Capitol of the World. It is the location in Hudson’s Bay

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Posts From The Road: Tombstone Arizona

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Main Street: The main street in town is built as a western town of the 1800s. Shops, bars, restaurants, and a historical museum line the dirt road. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Tombstone Traffic: Horse drawn carriages and foot traffic is the only traffic you will encounter in the historic section of Tombstone. Visitors can take a ride in the carriages if they choose to do so. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

 

By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos

A visit to modern day Tombstone, Ariz. is like a step back in time. The western architecture is seen downtown along with

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