Posts by Myah Wilmarth
COVID-19 Testing, El Paso Area Outbreak, Federal Races in NM Primary, and George I. Sanchez’s Legacy
This week on New Mexico in Focus, correspondent Laura Paskus continues her series of interviews with journalists around the state as they cover COVID-19 in their communities. Although it’s in Texas, El Paso’s proximity to our state and the border with Mexico makes it an important part of the pandemic’s equation. Paskus talks with two…
Read More“Abacus: Small Enough To Jail”, Impeachment, Chile Woes & A.R.T. Bus Crashes
This week, New Mexico in Focus speaks with Vera and Chanterelle Sung, whose family owns the Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Manhattan. After the financial collapse a decade ago, relatively tiny Abacus was the only bank to face criminal sanctions. The bank self-reported suspected violations to the authorities, then was stunned by the prosecution that…
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