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Explore The Lives Of Stars With PEEC & Astrophysicist Galen Gisler At Los Alamos Nature Center Planetarium

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PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) invites curious minds to journey through the cosmos at the Los Alamos Nature Center’s planetarium for a captivating program: “Stellar Lifecycles:, taking place 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Led by PEEC Board Member and astrophysicist Galen Gisler, this family-friendly presentation explores the fascinating question: What can we learn from the light of stars? Using only the light that reaches Earth, scientists over the past two centuries have uncovered the secrets behind the lives of stars — from their formation in stellar nurseries Read More

Local Skiers Shine At International Freeride Comp. In Chile

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Cullen McLean taking third place at the El Colorado IFSA Junior freeride skiing event. Courtesy photo

Cullen McLean in the Red Bull sponsored start gate at El Colorado. Courtesy photo

SPORTS News:

Four northern New Mexico athletes recently made their mark on the international stage at a prestigious freeride skiing competition held in El Colorado, Chile, on July 26, 2025. Representing Los Alamos and Taos, these young skiers faced off against nearly 200 top competitors from across North and South America at an event hosted by the International Free Skiing Association (IFSA).

Local competitors Read More

Dark Night At Dara Jones Soccer Field Tonight July 26!

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By HEIDI MORRIS
Pajarito Astronomers Club

Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Divisions have partnered up with the Pajarito Astronomers for the Dark Night program.

Anyone with an interest in stargazing and the chance to look through a telescope is invited to come out to Dara Jones Soccer Field, tonight, July 26, at Overlook Park in White Rock.

The County will have the lights out for the community and Dara Jones Soccer Field will be available for astronomy use until 11:45 p.m. Volunteers from the Pajarito Astronomers Club will begin observing one hour after sunset and will stay Read More

Chamberlin: Response To Kelly Myers And Emma Abata

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By REBECCA CHAMBERLIN
Los Alamos

I wish to respond to the July 22 Op/Ed from Kelly Myers and Emma Abata (link).

I share their moral concern for the pain that the Palestinian people have experienced in the past 77 years, and I share their grief for the thousands of Gazans who are reported to have been killed, injured, or malnourished in the current conflict.

The situation is all the more tragic because so much of the Palestinians’ pain has been perpetuated by their own leadership, and maintained and fostered for decades by the UN agency that should have provided resolution to their displacement.

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Goldman: About Benson’s Response To Rabbi Shlachter

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By TERRY GOLDMAN
Los Alamos

I write to appreciate Jody Benson’s civilized response (link) to Rabbi Shlachter’s post (link).

Of course, I have some quibbles with language. Bret Stephens’ NYT opinion piece (link) covers better than I can, the misuse of the word “genocide”. Benson degrades the meaning and power of that word just as those who call someone a Nazi for their bad (not even evil) behavior. We should all be more careful in our use of language.

My other objection is to the use of the term “ethnic cleansing”. As a member of a very large family of people repeatedly subjected to ethnic cleansing Read More

Samizdat To Host Author M.G. Shetfall Aug. 5 Virtually

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SAMIZDAT News:

The community is invited to join Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse Aug. 5 for a virtual author talk from M. G. Sheftall for the release of his latest book, Nagasaki: The Last Witnesses.

Sheftall will join remotely from Japan to discuss both this new book and his first book of the series, Hiroshima: The Last Witnesses.

The talk will be held in Fuller Lodge. There will be tea and refreshments starting at 6:30 p.m., with the remote presentation beginning at 7 p.m. Afterward, signed copies of both books will be available for sale.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings Read More

Myers And Abata: Response To ‘Free Palestine’ Objections

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By KELLY MYERS and EMMA ABATA
Los Alamos

Thank you for providing a platform to discuss our upcoming Free Palestine Summer Series. We appreciate the opportunity to address concerns regarding our event’s intentions and impact. As coordinators, we take feedback seriously and value dialogue — but we respectfully disagree with the suggestion that this series promotes divisiveness, hate, or harm.

Our intent is precisely the opposite: to foster understanding, empathy, and action through education. For 77 years, the Palestinian people have endured brutal military occupation and ongoing Read More

Saenz: Why SALA Is Hosting ‘Free Palestine’ Series

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By ALLAN SAENZ
Owner
SALA Los Alamos Event Center

Beginning this evening, SALA Los Alamos Event Center will host Free Palestine, a multi-part film and discussion series produced by an independent group that rented our facility. The announcement has sparked strong emotions across our community; several members have resigned their memberships, and our staff has received a number of angry phone calls and emails.

We write to clarify three points:

SALA’s Mission as a Public-Facing Venue

SALA is an event center first and foremost. We provide space for school recitals, church services, science Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory Hosts 30 Years Of Quantum Dots Conference – Uniting Pioneering Scientists, Next Generation Of Researchers From Around The World

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Quantum dots have transformed technologies in displays, photonics, bioimaging, and energy harvesting. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is hosting the 30 Years of Quantum Dots at Los Alamos conference starting today through July 24 in Santa Fe.

The meeting will unite pioneering scientists and the next generation of researchers from around the world to examine cutting-edge advancements and chart the future of colloidal quantum dot science — a field the Laboratory helped shape from its inception.

“In the early days, quantum dot research was a niche curiosity Read More

Free Film: ‘Where Olive Trees Weep’ At SALA July 22

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By JODY BENSON
Los Alamos

How was the European Holocaust possible? How could a Christian Europe that originated the ideal of the rights of man and the value of individual citizens—how could Europe decide that certain populations weren’t human enough to be afforded these rights? And more, for humans alive in the world today who are surely cognizant of the Nazi Holocaust after which the world declared, “Never Again!”—why are we doing it again now in Gaza? 

Offering trauma-healing work to a group of Palestinian women tortured in Israeli prisons, Jewish trauma therapist Read More