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Sign on door stating, "No English Beyond this Point!" in English and Navajo, with illustrations of two characters and a no-entry symbol.

Indigenously Positive: Diné-Led Nonprofit Immerses Children in Their Native Language

By Bella Davis March 14, 2025

Posted on the door leading into the learning space in northeast Albuquerque is a sign that reads, “Bilagáana bizaad dooda.”   Underneath is a translation: “No English beyond this point.”  This…

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Racing Through the Roundhouse with Gwyneth Doland

By Lou DiVizio March 7, 2025

Anyone familiar with the New Mexico Legislature knows the session’s last couple of weeks are always a mad dash to the final gavel. And anyone wandering the halls of the…

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Two Perspectives as Legislature Rolls on

By Jeff Proctor February 28, 2025

I am old enough to remember what it was like to watch two smart, service-minded people disagree on nearly every aspect of how government should function without unsheathing shiny, edged…

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Aging Differently

By Megan Kamerick February 21, 2025

I have been interested in issues around aging for quite a while, having watched my parents go into assisted living and then die. They were not rich by any means,…

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A Dash of the Roundhouse, a Pinch of Aging with Grace

By Myah Wilmarth February 14, 2025

We’ve had a lot of fun — and what I’d like to think is some success — the last two years with deep-dive episodes spotlighting a single topic or issue…