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  • Energy Secretary sees future for security labs

    ALBUQUERQUE – The primary role of Los Alamos and the other nuclear weapons labs remains as stewards of the nuclear stockpile, “as long as other countries continue to have nuclear weapons.”

    Energy Secretary Steven Chu had answers for some of the uncertainties about the future of the nuclear weapons complex. But those issues weren’t topmost on his mind, and he probably didn’t lay them to rest.

    During his trip to New Mexico this week, Chu reaffirmed the nuclear security mission as the main job of the weapons laboratories.

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  • Council meeting venue changed

    Tuesday’s county council meeting is a must-attend event for anyone interested in the standards for Trinity Drive, property taxes, the municipal building or the Judicial/Police/Jail complex, as all of these items will be discussed.

    The meting was originally scheduled to be held in White Rock, however, a change of venue has been made and instead, the meeting will be held at the community building at 7 p.m.

    The evening will begin with public comment, followed by the consent agenda, on which there are four items of business.

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  • Sustainability main focus of luncheon

    The first Los Alamos County Sustainability Leadership Luncheon was held Thursday at Fuller Lodge.

    More than 50 leaders from government, institutions and private companies convened to discuss a shared vision of a sustainable future. 

    Los Alamos County and the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities hosted the event with sponsorship from Los Alamos National Bank, North Wind, Inc. and Energy Controls, Inc.

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  • Fire safer cigarette bill signed into law

    Any entity that manufactures cigarettes to be sold in New Mexico must now make them self-extinguishable.

    In nearly his final bill action from the 2009 Legislative session, Gov. Bill Richardson signed House Bill 70, the “Fire Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act,” into law Wednesday imposing stiff penalties on manufacturers who fail to comply.

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  • Viewing Easter’s rich history

    A major controversy in early Christianity, in which an Eastern and a Western position can be distinguished, occurred in fixing the date on which the Resurrection of Jesus was to be observed and celebrated, according to research by Hans J. Hillerbrand for the Encyclopedia Britannica.

    The dispute was not definitively resolved, he said, until the 8th century.

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  • County: Public Utilities receives progress award

    The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities received a Quality New Mexico Roadrunner Award during a ceremony held April 2 in Albuquerque.

    Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith, County Council Chair Mike Wheeler, Roadrunner Project Leader Gaylyn Meyers and others attended the event.

    Arrowsmith thanked DPU employees for their efforts, which helped the department earn the award.

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  • LANL: DOE head engages scientists at lab

    Energy Secretary Steven Chu began a two-day visit to New Mexico with a pit stop Thursday evening at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    The Nobel Prize-winning physicist was welcomed into the lab’s Metropolis computer center by Director Michael Anastasio and other top officials and dignitaries.

    There he was immediately absorbed in new findings from several research projects on climate impacts, hydrogen storage, nanotechnology and HIV/AIDS research.

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  • Wallace: Federal money needs to be used wisely

    A substantial amount of stimulus money is coming to New Mexico. But because it’s only expected to happen once, Rep. Jeannette Wallace, R-Los Alamos, does not want to see it used for anything that requires ongoing funding.

    “We will have stimulus coming in, but that’s a one year shot… Don’t spend that money for recurring items,” Wallace said during a Chamber Business Breakfast talk Thursday morning at UNM-LA.

    She presented a recap of this year’s 60-day legislative session, which ended March 21.

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  • Pro-Mike Katko petition started

    In an effort to keep Mountain Elementary School Principal Mike Katko in his job, parents are setting up a mechanism for community members, both adults and children, to sign a petition.

    They are setting up a petition booth beginning today from 4-6 p.m. at Film Festival, 3801 Arkansas Avenue.

    The booth will take signatures from 4-6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

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  • Council given big kiosk presentation

    Visitors to the Atomic City will find navigating their way through the downtown area much easier this summer, if all goes according to plan.

    During Tuesday night’s county council meeting, Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Executive Director Kevin Holsapple addressed the council, giving a PowerPoint presentation and a life-size cardboard example of what the kiosks would look like.

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