Opinion & Columns

McQuiston: Are You Covered For The Havoc Old Man Winter Can Wreak?

ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency
 
With the huge winter storm hitting the east coast, I thought I would do this week’s column on some of the common claims we see this time of year.
 
You prepare for cold weather and preventing some of the damage that comes with it. But what if, despite your best efforts to reduce your risk, you end up suffering damage from winter weather? Are you covered? Let’s walk through some very likely scenarios and determine what coverage you might have under a basic, unendorsed homeowner’s policy.
 
Scenario #1: You’ve experienced several
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Fr. Glenn: Looking Ahead To The Past

By Rev. Glenn Jones
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
Los Alamos

Entropy: a measure of the amount of disorder within a system; lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder.” Such is an amalgam of some definitions found on the ‘net. More on that later.

Well … I recently caught myself doing … “it”: reminiscing in the past … the “When I was growing up…” syndrome. All that was missing was a few “whipper-snappers” thrown in. It doesn’t matter what it was—whether the three-channel black-and-white TV (weren’t we thrilled at receiving that round UHF antenna and a fourth channel!), Read More

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Smart Design With Suzette: Color Forecasting

Bar at the home of designer Suzette Fox. Courtesy photo
 
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
 
Happy New Year to you and your family! I’m writing this column thinking about trends for 2018.
 
These trends let the public know which colors will be fashionable, favored and just plain hot in a given year. We hear so much about trend colors and hot hues. But have you ever wondered how these forecasts are made?
 
You may be surprised to learn that the main focus no longer points solely to the fashion runways in Paris and Milan. Information is gathered from many resources, such as current and predicted
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Communication 5: Unauthorized Access To Information

SONYIA WILLIAMS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
Student Intern

As stated in the last column, with the increased use of technology comes an increased vulnerability of having one’s privacy breached. Computers (including smart phones) have become an integral part of our everyday existence.

Computer networking technologies – intranet, extranet, and internet – have advanced to the point where information can be stored, transmitted, and available to people accessing and conducting their business anytime and from anywhere. Internet-based technologies integrate corporate Read More

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Cinema Cindy: ‘Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle’

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos
 
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” provides us with a next chapter for the magical video game we first met in 1995. It is entertaining good fun offering a compelling concept and a romp with some of our currently favorite comedic actors.
 
As with the first film (which starred the late Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst), a board game is discovered, dusted off, then magically absorbs those who decide to risk playing it. In this film, the board game first has to magically create it own game cartridge to compete for attention in the age of video games. Somehow,
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Just One Thing To Do This Week: Watch For Tracks

By MARY BETH MAASSEN
Los Alamos
 
Happy New Year!
 
This greeting among friends is frequently followed by a discussion about New Year resolutions. This is the time when we reflect on the past year, and it’s a time when we contemplate what we can improve on in the coming year. And this year, like every year, I have resolutions and the best of intentions. I am not sure where this will get me.
 
I have been thinking a lot lately about getting back on track, and of course, this is the optimal week to do so. Except, I realize, I can’t think of when I have might have actually been on track for any notable
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