Smart Design With Suzette: Remodeling A Living Room – Storage, Design And Who To Hire
By SUZETTE FOX
Los Alamos
Here we are in the fourth and final article of remodeling a living room.
We‘ve discussed determining your needs; identifying your style; budgets; floor plans and layout; lighting, flooring and architectural details. Now we will conclude with storage, design and who to hire.
Storage and Organization
Depending on the age of your house and its layout, you may or may not have storage in the living room.
If you do find yourself with a closet here, count your lucky stars. More storage space — especially the kind behind closed doors — is Read More
World Futures: SOCIETY – Integrity: It’s Now In Transformation, How Do We Maintain It?
World Futures: What Do We Need?
Integrity is a property or state of being and can refer to both people and things. In respect to people, it describes a quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. When referring to things it describes a state of wholeness, correctness and unity.
As the clock of change moves forward at an ever accelerating Read More
Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 4
Bass Performance Hall Dome: Cliburn competitors’ view of the Bass Performance Hall when they take the stage. Courtesy photo
Bass Performance Hall exterior: Bass Performance Hall in downtown Fort Worth. Courtesy photo
The Cliburn Competition is blessed with a beautiful venue, the Bass Performance Hall. We had a chance to see the hall from the competitor’s point of view during a tour Saturday morning.
Built in 1998, the hall is modeled along classic European opera house lines, a somewhat unusual design decision Read More
Fr. Glenn: Bon Voyage
‘Tis the season of spring … of leafing, of flowering, of hatchlings spreading newly-fledged wings to eagerly, yet nervously, fly the nest … under watchful and anxious eyes of parents fluttering above, squawking: “Careful not to fall; it’s a long way down!” “Watch out for predators!” “Be wary of eating things that bite back!”
“Dude … what’s with your parents?”, squeaks the little chick from a neighboring nest. “They’re always that way,” is the response. “They don’t know crickets from crawdads, and always on our case! We’re Read More
Letter To The Editor: A Few Questions For Chandler
Pastor Granillo: Muddy Words
By Pastor Raul Granillo
La Vista Church
White Rock
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. (NIV James 1:19-20)
It can be frustrating when you feel as if others don’t understand what you are saying. The truth may simply be that, even though we don’t recognize it as easily, we are not conveying our message in a way that others can receive it.
Communication, real communication, seems to be desperately missing from our world. So, what can we do?
James’ words contain Read More
Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 3
A native of the San Francisco Bay area, Daniel Hsu, one of the youngest competitors at age 19, studies at the Curtis Institute. Courtesy photo
South Korean competitor Dasol Kim, 28, studies at the Hochshule fur Musik in Hanover, Germany. Courtesy photo
By Ann McLaughlin
Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
The penultimate round of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition is finally under way. Twelve semi-finalists will each play a 60-minute recital and a Mozart concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony.
Last night 19-year-old Daniel Hsu, one of Read More