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Where’s F2754—and what might her future hold?
“We can’t solve a problem unless we can name it. Name the problems. Talk about them. Seek solutions.” That advice,…
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Citizens’ Defense
By all official accounts, nearly a decade of federal oversight for the Albuquerque Police Department is lumbering to an end.…
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Shhh…Listen
“I like to call [the Gila River] a reference river, a place that we can come and learn how rivers…
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Love and Memory on New Mexico in Focus
…from the beginning of time,in childhood, I thoughtthat pain meantI was not loved.It meant I loved. -Louise Glück, “First Memory”…
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Coming up Friday: Listening to the Gila
More than four years ago, the Our Land crew visited the Gila River to report on plans to divert water…
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Back in the Classroom
It crystallized many of the things we tried to do with that show, which was get at the underlying causes…
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‘First: Stop doing the harm.’
So much has happened since I interviewed Rebecca Clarren about her new book. We spoke almost a month ago, although…
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Albuquerque Sued for Allegedly Violating Constitutional Rights of the Unhoused
This week on New Mexico in Focus, we explore an issue for which solutions increasingly elude the city of Albuquerque:…
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Public Employee Shortage in NM & Indigenous Leaders React to Española Shooting
I’m excited to join the NMPBS team this week as a correspondent, building on the partnership between the station and…
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NM Attorney General Explains Move to Take Over Yazzie-Martinez Case & Gallup-McKinley County Schools Investigation
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said he is ready to “test the limits” of whether the state constitution gives…
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“There is nothing greater than giving back to your land”
It’s one of those times (again) when I’m heart-wrenchingly conflicted. I’m sure many of you relate to feeling this way.…
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The future of fire, the ‘gates of hell,’ and a COVID reminder
Last week, I sat down with U.S. Forest Service Southwestern Regional Forester Michiko Martin, Santa Fe National Forest Supervisor Shaun…
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