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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session
This week New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. You’ll hear from…
Minimizing Harm
Earlier this year, tenth graders from Thoreau High School wrote to media outlets and officials across the state, drawing attention to…
The Journalism of Fire
Here we are again, the time of year in which nmfireinfo.com becomes a regular part of our daily reading diet. As I…
“We never gave up.”
As Our Land Weekly readers well know, in 2016, the Pueblo of Santa Ana paid the King family more than…
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…