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Burn It
Feeling some gloom in your life? Of course you are, but what to do? If you’re a New Mexican, you…
Read More...Solutions Not Scapegoats, Please
It’s been nearly a year since I’ve used this space to write about homelessness, an issue that seems to be…
Read More...A Quarter Century of Civil Liberties
The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hadn’t yet occurred when Peter Simonson took over as executive director of the American Civil…
Read More...Revisiting Food Justice in New Mexico
This week, we revisit “Food Justice in NM & Woodstock Oral Histories,” an episode we first ran in April. The…
Read More...Bring in the Reinforcements
It often feels like the news is bad, all the time, and getting worse. This week in particular I’ve cringed…
Read More...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…
Read More...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…
Read More...Meet Vic Vela, the Incoming Host of New Mexico in Focus
If you’ve been following our show, you’ll know we haven’t had a permanent host for almost a year. Gene Grant…
Read More...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.…
Read More...RECA Expires, Hopes Dwindle
Time is up for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act, and its loss twists the knife for communities across the…
Read More...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…
Read More...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…
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