2025 True Heroes: Richard Sanchez
RICHARD SANCHEZ always looks on the bright side. “He can see a pile of poop on the sidewalk and see the good in it,” says Cissy Diaz, who runs the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Hobbs and counts…
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2025 True Heroes: Roger Montoya
THERE’S MAGIC IN motion at Moving Arts Española, where at-risk kids are harnessing the healing power of art. Each year, in a building bursting with bright colors, beautiful masks, sculptures, and…
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2025 True Heroes: Caroline Pecos-Duarte
CAROLINE PECOS-DUARTE found her way to medical school, but the road was not an easy one. There’s the expense, the intense coursework, and then there’s the fact that there are incredibly few doctors in…
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La Nueva Resolana
IN 2001, New Mexico Magazine published my article “La Nueva Resolana: Norteños Find Respite in New Gathering Places.” In the manito traditions of northern New Mexico, resolana is synonymous with…
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Nominate Your True Hero
To nominate your True Hero, click the link below: NOMINATE YOUR TRUE HERO NEW MEXICANS ARE KNOWN FOR their resilience and compassion. From volunteers and philanthropists to healthcare workers and…
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2024 True Heroes: Casey Otero
CASEY OTERO didn’t know much about baseball when she stepped up to the plate in early 2024 to bring Little League back to Tularosa. What she did know was that the village’s kids needed an after-school…
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2024 True Heroes: Greg Hallstrom
ONE BUSY AFTERNOON during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Greg Hallstrom received a call at his Albuquerque office. A young man had been injured in a tragic car…
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True Heroes: Fernando Ruiz
CARLITO TRASK DEFTLY NAVIGATES tables in the crowded dining room of Escondido Santa Fe. The 28-year-old busser and food runner doesn’t shy away from talking with customers about his ankle monitor…
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2024 True Heroes: Ruth Gonzalez
RUTH GONZALEZ got the idea for her soothing socks from a co-worker, who gave her a Christmas present: microwavable socks to ease her aches and pains. The concept stuck with her for more than a decade…
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2024 True Heroes: Joaquín Luján
FOR JOAQUÍN LUJÁN, delivering freshly roasted green chiles to his neighbors is about more than just filling empty bellies. It’s an organizing strategy. “You start talking about green chile,” he…
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