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A large puppet is set on fire at night, showing flames and smoke as it burns.

Burn It

By Jeff Proctor | August 30, 2024

Feeling some gloom in your life? Of course you are, but what to do? If you’re a New Mexican, you…

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A row of tents, shopping carts, and personal belongings line a sidewalk in front of a barbed-wire fence, indicating a homeless encampment.

Solutions Not Scapegoats, Please

By Lou DiVizio | August 9, 2024

It’s been nearly a year since I’ve used this space to write about homelessness, an issue that seems to be…

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A vintage map shows Albuquerque, New Mexico, overlaid with a faded radiation symbol radiating from a central point in the state.

A Quarter Century of Civil Liberties

By Jeff Proctor | August 5, 2024

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks hadn’t yet occurred when Peter Simonson took over as executive director of the American Civil…

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Two grocery bags on a wooden floor filled with fresh produce, including apples, bananas, and a cabbage, and packaged bread.

Revisiting Food Justice in New Mexico

By Antonio Sanchez | July 19, 2024

This week, we revisit “Food Justice in NM & Woodstock Oral Histories,” an episode we first ran in April. The…

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Newspaper with the headline "Local News" and the Zia sun symbol, representing New Mexico, on top of the publication. Glasses are partially visible in the top left corner.

Bring in the Reinforcements

By Gwyneth Doland | July 5, 2024

It often feels like the news is bad, all the time, and getting worse. This week in particular I’ve cringed…

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Questions Remain for July’s Special Session

By Lou DiVizio | June 28, 2024

This week New Mexico in Focus looks ahead to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s special session in July. You’ll hear from…

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A large plume of smoke rises from a wildfire in a forested mountainous area, partially obscuring the sky. The foreground features a metal guardrail along a road.

The Journalism of Fire

By Jeff Proctor | June 21, 2024

Here we are again, the time of year in which nmfireinfo.com becomes a regular part of our daily reading diet. As I…

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A green and red "Juneteenth 2024" graphic, featuring a white star and circular text, is overlaid on a blurred urban cityscape background.

Understanding, Appreciating & Celebrating Juneteenth in New Mexico

By Myah Wilmarth | June 14, 2024

This week, a group of New Mexico Black community leaders and elders tell us about the importance of celebrating Juneteenth.…

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Image of the United States Capitol building with a U.S. flag flying in front of it, showcasing its iconic dome and neoclassical architectural style on a clear day.

RECA Expires, Hopes Dwindle

By Danielle Prokop | June 7, 2024

Time is up for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act, and its loss twists the knife for communities across the…

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A group of students in green graduation robes and white stoles are standing in a ceremony; two in the front are adjusting their stoles, and one is holding a decorated graduation cap.

Indigenous Celebration Cut by Farmington Schools as Protective Laws Fail Yet Again

By Shaun Griswold | May 31, 2024

Technology has a way of showing us that with all its advancement, so much remains the same. Doom-scrolling through social…

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Three people stand on a rocky ledge overlooking a vast, arid landscape with sparse vegetation and distant mesas under a partly cloudy sky.

Close Your Laptop — Now

By Jeff Proctor | May 24, 2024

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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A variety of U.S. dollar bills serve as a backdrop for wooden blocks spelling out the word "VOTE.

A Fistful of Dollars

By Jeff Proctor | May 17, 2024

So, the most expensive race in New Mexico this election season is…between two Democrats for the job of Bernalillo County…

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