McClenahan: Los Alamos University Provided Top-Notch Technical Education
By Heather McClenahan
Los Alamos Historical Society
With World War II over in mid-August 1945, uncertainty surrounded almost everything about Los Alamos, from what would happen to the laboratory to what would happen to the many young men who had been assigned there by the U.S. Army.
The Special Engineer Detachment brought in hundreds of GIs with scientific and technical backgrounds to work on all aspects of developing the atomic bombs. Like tens of thousands of other soldiers after the war, they awaited orders from their Uncle Sam to muster out and return to civilian life, orders that were months Read More
Fr. Glenn: Lifting The Burden
By Fr. Glenn Jones
As anyone who has managed and supervised people will tell you, there are always those who require more attention and seem to consume an inordinate amount of the supervisor’s time. A common phrase in the military is: “You always have the ten percent”—the ten percent of the people who take up ninety percent of your time. Oddly enough, it most often IS about ten percent.
All of us have probably worked with such—the contrarian, the “less-than-motivated”, the narcissistic who requires everything be centered upon himself/herself, right now! … the uncooperative, the volatile, Read More
EENM: State Of Education In New Mexico
By ROXANNE MITCHELLSupport Local Business During Road Construction
By Ryn Herrmann
Los Alamos County Chamber of Commerce
Looking down the road, no pun intended, all of this road construction will be good for Los Alamos. Better roads will bring more customers. But short term, it can drive them away. Our challenge is to keep our local businesses in business until the projects end.
A big part of making sure our businesses succeed is communication. The Chamber of Commerce has helped by bringing together the affected businesses to make sure they are in the loop on upcoming projects. Los Alamos County has done a great job staying ahead of this curve as well. Anyone can go Read More
Letter To The Editor: Dog Jog 2019 Organizers Thank Community For A Successful Event
By WENDEE BURNISHWarm weather and sunny skies greeted the runners and walkers and their eager dogs who enjoyed themselves thoroughly at the 22nd Annual Los Alamos Dog Jog April 27.
This year’s Dog Jog, organized by the Atomic City Roadrunners, the Los Alamos Dog Obedience Club, Mountain Canine Corps Search and Rescue and Pajarito K9 Search and Rescue raised $15,600 for Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals.
Friends of Shelter and Companion Animals (FOSCA) is a nonprofit organization that provides funding to individuals and rescue groups to spay/neuter over Read More
Amateur Naturalist: Finding History In A Forest Part 1
A shepherd, burros and sheep in the Valles Caldera. Photo by T. Harmon Parkhurst
By Robert Dryja
Los Alamos
One way to consider tree species is to place them in ecological habitats. For example, Ponderosa pine can be considered part of a lower elevation habitat at 7,000 feet elevation while alpine meadows can be considered as part of a high elevation habitat at 10,000 feet. Aspen groves represent an intermediate habitat occurring between 7,500 to 9,000 feet.
Aspen groves alternatively can be considered as a kind of history book. Sheepherders considered the smooth white bark of Read More
World Futures Institute: Energy – Part One
By ANDY ANDREWSLos Alamos World Futures Institute
