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Understanding, Appreciating & Celebrating Juneteenth in New Mexico
This week, a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.…
RECA Expires, Hopes Dwindle
Time is up for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act, and its loss twists the knife for communities across the…
“Unfortunately, that fear became a reality…”
Last week, I wrote about the accident that killed Tim Hart, one of the smokejumpers sent to fight the Eicks…
Indigenous Celebration Cut by Farmington Schools as Protective Laws Fail Yet Again
Technology has a way of showing us that with all its advancement, so much remains the same. Doom-scrolling through social…
‘We don’t jump the Bootheel’
On May 24, 2021, a campfire blew up along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County. It was burning on the…
Close Your Laptop — Now
Greetings and salutations, New Mexico in Focus people. I’ve promised to be brief in this space before, then subjected you…
Recalibrating
Things have been a bit hectic at NMPBS lately, so I’m filling in on New Mexico in Focus this week…
A Fistful of Dollars
So, the most expensive race in New Mexico this election season is…between two Democrats for the job of Bernalillo County…
Reflecting on Campus Protest Coverage as Student Journalists
We — Paloma Chapa, Leila Chapa and Ella Daniel — began working in journalism relatively recently and have little experience…
What do we love, & what will we give up?
On Sunday afternoon, I strolled with a friend along a loop we love in the Manzanos. It’s a trail we’ve…
Everyone Must Be Engaged
Homelessness is one of those issues that now seems insurmountable to many people. We have watched the housing crisis grow…
Too much news to summarize in a subject line…
If you missed our documentary, “Ancestral Connections,” last Thursday, you can watch it on our website or on YouTube. Or,…