Letters

The horrific events of Tucson  are still much in focus as many try to make sense of what happened,
It seems clear a deranged young man is responsible and he alone.
But as the attack took place on a (moderate) politician, it is not surprising that, in what was a political act,  many have focused on the toxic rhetoric that pervades our media and political discourse.

Congratulations to the Los Alamos High School Symphonic Strings and their director Michael Gyurick for their Popejoy performance in Albuquerque at the New Mexico Educators Association All-State Music Conference Jan. 6.
The group was selected by audition tape as the Conference’s Honor Orchestra for 2011. From the lively opening of Gustav Holst’s “St. Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra,” to the spirited Aaron Copland “Hoe Down,” the students performed with opulent tone and youthful exuberance.

I was surprised and saddened by the action taken by the county council on Dec. 15 when they decided to fire County Administrator Tony Mortillaro. As reported in the Los Alamos Monitor, the investigative report showed there was no illegal, unethical or immoral behavior on Tony’s part. Yet, this lame duck council chose to take this drastic action.
Tony has been an administrator for Los Alamos County for more than six years; he has served as county administrator for one and a half years. He is a qualified, competent, experienced administrator.

My holiday started out on a sour note when my dog got spooked while hiking on the ski hill on Christmas Eve and ran away.
Miraculously, he survived in the mountains for over a week and was finally found early on New Years day.
Throughout that week, the response from the community of Los Alamos was overwhelming.
Thank you all for your thoughts, prayers, calls, e-mails, advice, encouragement and support during what was definitely a very emotional and difficult week.