Letters to the Editor

Letter To The Editor: Sunday Morning On The Mesa

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By LYNN HANRAHAN
Los Alamos

Winter of 1986 I wandered a small, snowy village in Central Europe killing time and working on my German. I thought I blended in but it seemed everyone knew who I was – Elsi and Erwin’s daughter in law from America. I was treated like visiting royalty. They liked Americans back then. At the village store people would help me find the tangerines without seeds or remind me to bring my Coke bottles back for the deposit.

I would recount my adventures to my in laws and learned to dread a certain look when describing who I had befriended. I can still see the look on my grandmother Read More

Letter To The Editor: I Support Denise Derkacs For Council

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By PETE SHEEHEY
Los Alamos County Councilor

I support Denise Derkacs for Los Alamos County Councilor.

She has lived in this community for 38 years, working and raising a family.  As a councilor she wants to preserve what makes this a good place to live, and get to work on fixing the things that need improvement.

Denise has served for two years on the county’s Community Development Advisory Board (CDAB), which was created to study and advise on controversial issues involving nuisance code enforcement.  Hers has been a voice for respectful and factual discussion, that has led to improved county Read More

Letter To The Editor: Two-party System Has Stranglehold On Politics

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By JOHN R. GUSTAFSON
Los Alamos

The two-party system has a stranglehold on politics in the United States, both nationally and locally. Realistically, voters have only an either/or choice between Republican and Democrat candidates.

Each party offers a limited slate of established, defining ideas. And as we have seen, parties are willing to abandon their principles as quick as you can say “Mitch McConnell” if it means holding onto political power.

I invite Los Alamos voters before choosing either/or or to give full consideration to the candidates for County Council who stand outside of the

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Letter To The Editor: Denise Derkacs Uses Logic, Reason, Research To Decide Issues … We Need Her On County Council

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By PEGGY DURBIN
Los Alamos

I encourage Los Alamos voters to vote for Denise Derkacs for County Council.

I have known Denise for about 25 years; when we first met, we were on the same writing and editing team at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Denise is logical and analytical. The qualities that made her a technical writer–editor without parallel will serve her well on the Council. I know I won’t read or hear about Denise’s emotions or impulses informing her decisions; I know she uses logic, reason, and research to decide on the issues. She is one of the calmest, least dramatic people I know (“Denise! Read More

Letter To The Editor: Tension Mounts Waiting In Paint Line

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LYNN HANRAHAN
Los Alamos

Having spent the Pandemic so far catching up on years’ worth of landscaping, I went to Metzger’s this morning to buy a few gallons of paint. The house is looking a bit scruffy and the weather is perfect.

As my paint was being mixed and shaken, I could not help but overhear the two masked, socially-distanced (in more ways than one) middle-aged customers behind me complaining about having to wait in line. It just kept getting louder and ruder to the point where I couldn’t help thinking of that old TV show, What Would You Do.

I really don’t consider myself to be the Queen of Patience Read More

Letter To The Editor: I’m Voting For Denise Derkacs

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By MORRIE PONGRATZ
Former County Councilor

I’m voting for Denise Derkacs and I urge your readers to do likewise! I’ve known Denise for over 30 years and I was pleased to see that she volunteered to run for the County Council.

I am impressed by the way Denise listens to input from the public. She learns about issues facing our county; she has been attending County Council meetings for two years and is a member of the Community Development Advisory Board. Denise’s hard-working spirit has prepared her for the position!

Denise is understanding and cares about the citizens of Los Alamos. She is excellent Read More

Letter To The Editor: Stolen Signs

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By BOB WALSH
Los Alamos

I noticed a letter to the editor, which was presented as a news article in tonight’s Post. The letter’s image was of interest as it contributed to a particular political candidate’s narrative. Nothing in the letter verified that  the stolen sign story was true.

It was a bias piece for sure, as the truth of the matter is that  many, if  not more, non-political signs have been stolen in Western Area and other parts of our community.

Our sign and many of the others did not advocate for a particular candidate, rather they were statements of personal values, such as “Love Wins”, Read More

Letter To The Editor: Groups Gathering Without Masks

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By DOUG PIPPIN
A Concerned Citizen

As we travel around Los Alamos and White Rock we continually see many pre teens and teenagers and older individuals in groups with no face coverings.

I believe they assume that COVID-19 is not serious or will not affect them. 

In an attempt to try and get them and their parents to understand that all ages are at risk, I would ask why can’t their ages be printed when new cases are reported.

We are now at 31 cases, and I would bet most involve teens and individuals in the twenty age bracket. I would hope that if ages were published it would help in educating all that masks are

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Letter To The Editor: I can’t breathe…

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By TJ TAUB
Santa Fe
Formerly of Los Alamos

I can’t breathe. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing combines shock, sadness and terror in my being.

She was an extraordinary gift to this world and gave her life to fight for and hold on to what’s right and fair.

The creature McConnell has massaged a compliant Republican Party into an authoritarian cult vs a political party working for the betterment of all people in a Democracy.

In 2016, McConnell said, “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,” well before the election, and 342 days before the 2017 inauguration. Read More

Letter To The Editor: County Crew Made My Day!

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By JUSTIN SMITH
Los Alamos

Recently, a construction project was started on Alabama Avenue. Los Alamos County crews have done their level best to notify the neighborhood of the project.

Trenching began with a large excavator, a broken sewer pipe discovered from the first fire in 2001 and the County came to repair.

The Vac Truck was deployed, and everyone was satisfied. Alas my sewer was plugged from the effort of clearing the broken and defunct sewer line.

I nearly had an overflow of sewage in my downstairs bedroom. Holy moly that could have been bad.  Thankfully, I was home and noticed the impending

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