Opinion & Columns

Inspirational People: Choosing To Be Kind

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com

It seems the world is brimming with mean-spirited people vociferously spewing venom across social media – leaving hurt and anger in their wake. But there is a counter-balance to that senseless endeavor. I have seen it unfold right here in Los Alamos … incredibly inspiring people walking magnanimously among us.

Working as a newspaper reporter in this community for 15 years, I have met many of these thoughtful people and witnessed many kind and noble acts.

I recently spotted an entire family displaying very compassionate

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Cinema Cindy Reviews: All Saints

By CYNTHIA BIDDLECOMB
Los Alamos

“All Saints” tells the true story of a small, dying congregation in Tennessee that grew by working with a refugee community to farm the church’s land.

John Corbett stars as the newly minted Reverend Michael Spurlock, sent to serve the people of a dying parish in Smyrna, Tenn., and to close it down. His wife Aimee and son Atticus have left everything, too, to go with him.

What they find is a small but hearty band of people unhappy about having their church sold out from under them. (In the Episcopal Church USA, the buildings and property belong to the diocese.) The parish Read More

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Attorney General Balderas On President Trump’s Decision To End DACA

Attorney General Hector Balderas

From the Office of the Attroney General:

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to end DACA:

“With the decision to end DACA, President Trump is compromising the safety of our communities and our nation, and he is putting the security of thousands of New Mexicans who contribute to our classrooms, public safety and economy at risk.

“Losing hundreds of thousands of future police officers, members of the military, doctors and teachers will create an unacceptable public Read More

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Letter To The Editor: Failure Of Corporate Trade Policy

By ED SCOTT
Taos

Corporate America only succeeds if Capitalism works. Capitalism cannot work if the middle class is in debt, shrinking and can no longer be consumers.

America is still the wealthiest nation in the world and in world history … and America also has the greatest wealth disparity in the world and in world history. These are unsustainable conditions … and yet Donald Trump and much of the Republican Party want increase wealth disparity by decreasing federal income taxes for the wealthy class and corporations, resulting in even greater CEO salaries.

This will make American Corporate Read More

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Fr. Glenn: The Best Policy

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

When I was in the Marines, one trait that was pounded into our “brain housing groups” was the virtue of integrity.

Integrity…honesty…truthfulness…trustworthiness; these are essential especially in combat situations because lives are on the line, and so these virtues were insisted upon also in training and daily life. Even in training situations, if someone tries to cover a fault or failure by lying, it could cascade quickly into losing Marines. The insistence upon integrity was so adamant that I recall vividly one officer Read More

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Los Alamos Museum O Art Introduces Collection

‘Devil Dancers’ bronze sculptures by Michael Naranjo from the collection of Robert Wells. Courtesy/LAMOA

 

By RUTH TATTER
LAMOA

The Los Alamos Museum of Art would like to introduce some of our fabulous collections including “Devil Dancers” bronze sculptures by Santa Clara Pueblo artist Michael Naranjo from the collection of Robert Wells.

Touch is the tool that Naranjo uses to create his sculptures. Their smooth rounded forms invite one to feel the strength and contours of their poses. His ability is all the more impressive when you learn that he lost the use of one hand and his eyesight Read More

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Pastor Granillo: Talented Servers

By Pastor Raul Granillo
La Vista Church
White Rock

All who are skilled among you are to come and make everything the LORD has commanded. (Exodus 35:10 NIV)

I received a gift this week from a local artisan. I was looking for a functional and elegant communion goblet; something nice that also said “New Mexico” with a hint of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The cottonwood goblet that he made was absolutely perfect. Upon seeing it, it became quite obvious to me that this person had a gift that many of us do not have. His love of wood and artistic hand are truly gifts and talents given by God. What really stood

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