What we learned from a year of covering COVID-19’s impacts in New Mexico
Hitting Home
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Education in the rearview mirror
Living in internet dead zones and sometimes without electricity at home, Indigenous youths in New Mexico and Arizona went to extraordinary lengths to attend virtual classes.
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The wind cries money
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?
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Seeking shelter
After suffering one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the country, this New Mexico town on the edge of Navajo Nation is reaching a breaking point as the federal eviction moratorium is set to expire.
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Crossings to bear
For years, drought and poverty have taken a harsh toll on this border town’s agriculture and migrant workers. Then came the coronavirus.
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Viva Las Vegas
COVID-19 has kept local youths from leaving home. They’re taking the opportunity to make their town better.
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Forlorn on Route 66
In Gallup, hit harder by the coronavirus than any place in the state, small business owners feel lucky to just survive
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Going hungry in the breadbasket
COVID-19 takes yet another toll in New Mexico
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Deep red and feeling blue
Nine months into the pandemic, Carlsbad residents are divided, defiant and in search of a silver lining.
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Not Even Remotely
Once the Wild West, Las Vegas is now the wired West as parents and kids cope with a life lived online.