Top Ten Stories of 2021 Part 1

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This week on New Mexico in Focus, we bring back an annual tradition on the show, the countdown of the Top Ten stories of the year. A special Line opinion panel of journalists from across the state offers thoughts and reflections on these defining moments. This week it’s stories #10-#6.

The Line opinion panel:

Julie Ann Grimm, editor and publisher, Santa Fe Reporter

Algernon D’Ammassa, reporter, Las Cruces Sun News

Dan McKay, Albuquerque Journal Capitol Bureau

Jessica Onsurez, news director, Carlsbad Current Argus