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State has taken steps to fill health care gaps

Santa Fe New Mexican     New Mexico has options for addressing its health provider shortage. Since a 2013 analysis of the state’s health care workforce,...

Connecting for Rural Health

    Guadalupe County Hospital in Santa Rosa is home to the only emergency room between Albuquerque and Tucamcari — a 173-mile stretch of Interstate...

For Patients, Telemedicine a Stroke of Good Fortune

    Every minute counts during a stroke. Blood-thinning drugs and surgery can prevent traumatic brain injury, but doctors must act fast: A life-saving procedure...

Fruit Farmer Outsmarts Jack Frost

Joel Coleman, owner and chef at Fire and Hops in Santa Fe, puts together a string of superlative-punctuated compliments to describe Christopher Bassett’s bounty...

An ‘International Enterprise’ in Lower San Pedro

Nestled on the back roads of Lower San Pedro, is an international enterprise.     Lee Goodwin joked about it, but his seed operation has attracted...

It’s a Yak’s Life at Wolf Creek Ranch

An animal, native to the Himalaya mountains in Asia, is finding a home in Northern New Mexico.     Robert and Lisa Ferrell, owners of the...

Crafty Couple Sees Growing Opportunity

Steve and Kim Martin have been growing tomatoes and cucumbers for nearly 18 years using hydroponic techniques. They say the process requires attention to...

¡Sostenga! Farm is Sosteniendo

A once thriving vision for sustainability and the product of a partnership between Northern New Mexico College and an environmentally-conscious nonprofit, the ¡Sostenga! Farm...

Can Cutting Down Trees Protect New Mexico’s Water?

    A haunting curtain of smoke rose from the dry New Mexico ground in 2011, covering the horizon with dark soot and ash.        The...

Can a Ranch Sawmill Improve Forest Health?

    BLANCA — Lots of things about the Trinchera Blanca Ranch are big.     Sitting on the east side of the San Luis Valley near...

Searching for Solutions in the Changing Rural West

    In the Mountain West, building rural communities to last presents complex challenges: How to foster a robust economy and good jobs; healthy families...

Family’s Business Steeped in Tradition

A cold Sunday morning in May is no time for rest for the Shepherd’s Lamb crew at the Manzanares ranch in the San Juan...

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Dora L. Garcia