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Searchlight New Mexico

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J. Weston Phippen

J. Weston Phippen has reported on the Southwest, primarily focused on the border and the U.S.-Mexico relationship, for 10 years. He was a former staff writer and editor at Outside magazine and The Atlantic, and his writing has also appeared in publications like Mother Jones and Rolling Stone. In 2016 he was a finalist for the Livingston Award for international reporting. He moved to New Mexico three years ago, and lives in Santa Fe.

Posted inCarlsbad, Carlsbad Part 3, Coronavirus, Featured, Hitting Home

The wind cries money

by J. Weston Phippen June 17, 2021July 10, 2022

With ample wind and sun, Carlsbad stands to be at the epicenter of renewable energy for the Southwest. But can the state diversify from oil and gas dependence before it’s too late?

Posted inCoronavirus, Featured, Gallup, Gallup Part 2, Health, Hitting Home, Tribal Affairs

Forlorn on Route 66

by J. Weston Phippen December 17, 2020July 10, 2022

In Gallup, hit harder by the coronavirus than any place in the state, small business owners feel lucky to just survive

Posted inCoronavirus, Featured, Gallup, Gallup Part 1, Health, Hitting Home, Tribal Affairs

Bordering on desperation

by J. Weston Phippen June 17, 2020July 10, 2022

In Gallup, surrounded by the Navajo Nation, a pandemic crosses paths with homelessness, hate and healers

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