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Quannah Chasinghorse

By Myah Wilmarth | September 23, 2021

September 24, 2021 –Quannah Chasinghorse is having a moment. The Native model (Hän Gwich’in, Sicangu/Oglala Lakota) walked in several shows during New York Fashion Week and…

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Fighting More Than Fire

By Myah Wilmarth | September 16, 2021

Facing bigger blazes, longer hours and low pay, wildland firefighters ask Congress and federal agencies for help By Laura Paskus The last 24 months have…

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Vietnamese Perspectives on the Afghan Crisis

By Myah Wilmarth | September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021 – New Mexico in Focus continues its examination of how different groups view the end of the war in Afghanistan. For many in…

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NM Afghans Prepare to Greet Refugees

By Myah Wilmarth | September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021 – New Mexico in Focus searches for perspective on the end of the war in Afghanistan and the resulting humanitarian crisis as…

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New NM Rep, Kay Bounkeua

By Myah Wilmarth | August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021 – Organizer and activist Kay Bounkeua is taking over for former legislative powerhouse Rep. Sheryl Williams Stapleton, who resigned in the face…

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Local Meteorologists Tackle Climate Change

By Myah Wilmarth | August 20, 2021

August 20, 2021 – Broadcast meteorologist Jorge Torres knows the weather of the American Southwest. He’s worked at television stations in El Paso and Albuquerque,…

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Cannabis Industry Rules Update (Growing Forward)

By Myah Wilmarth | August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 – Planning for the state’s newest industry, recreational cannabis, is speeding along in New Mexico.This week, we excerpt part of a recent…

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Drought, Extreme Weather, and NM’s Hotter Climate

By Myah Wilmarth | August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 – On this month’s episode of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus and meteorologist Daniel Porter talk about drought in New Mexico, this…

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Hospitals Face ‘Pandemic of the Unvaccinated’

By Myah Wilmarth | August 13, 2021

August 13, 2021 – The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus is putting new pressure on hospitals across New Mexico. We’ll get an update on…

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Former Cannon Firefighter Shares Experiences with Toxic PFAS Chemicals

By Myah Wilmarth | August 6, 2021

August 6, 2021 – Kevin Ferrara, a retired U.S. Air Force firefighter, spoke to correspondent Laura Paskus from his home in Pennsylvania. Ferrara trained at…

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UNM Medical Residents Stay in State

By Myah Wilmarth | July 30, 2021

July 30, 2021 – Thirteen of the University of New Mexico Medical School’s 15 recent family and community medicine residents will stay in the state,…

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Groundwater War: Reporters on the Challenges of Covering PFAS

By Myah Wilmarth | July 23, 2021

New Mexico isn’t the only state trying to compel the U.S. military to clean up the waters it has polluted with toxic chemicals known as…