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Covering COVID-19 in Arizona

June 26, 2020
Aerial view of downtown Phoenix, with superimposed text "THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC".

June 26, 2020 – As part of our series of conversations with journalists about their coverage of the novel coronavirus and its impact on their communities, correspondent Laura Paskus checks in with Andrew Oxford of The Arizona Republic. Unlike New Mexico – where Oxford formerly worked – Arizona did not mandate masks early and quickly…

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Mayor Alan Webber and Santa Fe’s Controversial Monuments

June 26, 2020
A cop stands in front of a vandalized obelisk, with graffiti reading "RACIST" and "TEWA LAND".

June 26, 2020 – Protests against racism and debates over monuments have captivated Santa Fe, both in past decades and today. The focal point of the debate today is a Civil War-era obelisk that once referred to Native Americans as “savage.” Vandals defaced it and in the same week, the city removed a statue of…

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