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Map Quest
The process of redrawing New Mexico’s voting districts that started back in 2021 has finally concluded with the state Supreme…
Poetry, Air Quality, & NM’s New Strategic Water Supply
For New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, poetry is a way to “build empathy.” Last week Camp spoke with me…
It’s a New Mexico Thing
Let’s face it: New Mexicans are a proud bunch. Whether it’s our quintessential crops, stunning views or famous former residents,…
‘One of the things that poetry taught me was patience….’
On Monday, I had the pleasure of sitting down in the studio with New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp. We…
Before it was disbanded, state task force gave hope to Indigenous families with missing or murdered loved ones
Zachariah Juwaun Shorty was a compassionate, fun-loving 23-year-old who enjoyed making music and tattooing. A father, a brother and a…
“It really comes down to profits over people.”
To understand how two recent bills passed by the Albuquerque City Council will thwart efforts by South Valley neighborhoods to…
Machine Gun Manny
There’s no down-the-middle, dispassionate way to characterize the story that appeared Oct. 26 on the Albuquerque Journal’s front page under…
Goodbye to a good-hearted reporter
Last week, the Albuquerque City Council passed two bills from Councilor Dan Lewis. One abolished the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality…
News for the People
I’ve approached this space recently with a clear idea of what I wanted to say: context on the importance of…
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,…
Citizens’ Defense
By all official accounts, nearly a decade of federal oversight for the Albuquerque Police Department is lumbering to an end.…
Shhh…Listen
“I like to call [the Gila River] a reference river, a place that we can come and learn how rivers…