@searchlightnm.bsky.social's Molly Montgomery did a great job on this story about the campaign to canonize a legendary nun who did a lot for the people of New Mexico during the Wild West days: Sister Blandina Segale. This piece is beautiful, nuanced, and deep. searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-c...

@searchlightnm.bsky.social proud that one of our staff investigators, Alicia Inez Guzmán, is in this great group of young journalists.

Today is the 80th anniversary of Trinity. At 1 P.M. Eastern, the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium will dedicate the first permanent public marker to the New Mexicans who died or were made ill by radioactive fallout that nobody told them was coming. searchlightnm.org/trinity-bomb...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: We're sorry to report that there has been a second suicide by a teenager under the foster care of the troubled New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department. searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-c...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: A lawsuit in the 2024 fatal police shooting of teenager Elijah Hadley could shed light on a persistent problem in New Mexico: an outsized portion of police violence begins with a welfare check. searchlightnm.org/when-a-call-...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social. Former Western New Mexico U. president Joseph Shepard got sued again. This time for allegedly spending money intended for ADA-compliant walkway/ramp construction on a $177,000 patio used for his daughter's wedding reception. searchlightnm.org/joseph-shepa...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: our own Molly Montgomery spoke with @mariahblake.bsky.social, author of “They Poisoned the World,” an important new book about the history and toxic legacy of “forever chemicals.” (Which were an outgrowth of the Manhattan Project.) searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-p...

The archive of Outside magazine back issues—PLUS early 1980s interview transcripts with key creators like Tim Cahill, Terry McDonell, Larry Burke, and Jan Wenner, are now in the hands of the Outdoor Recreation Archive at Utah State. 🛻🍾

New at @SearchlightNM: Ed Williams' February story on a dark money group that lobbied against medical malpractice reform has prompted a legal complaint by the New Mexico State Ethics Commission. searchlightnm.org?p=100887&pre...

One of my best friends from high school, who died last fall, had a tradition of putting up a "flower wall" in front of his house in Colorado Springs. (As you can tell, he was good with plants.) His kids and a local neighborhood association are keeping that tradition going. Here's what it looks like.

On June 10 at Collected Works bookstore in Santa Fe, I'm speaking with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser about her great new book, "Murderland," which will be officially published that very day! Please attend! www.collectedworksbookstore.com/events-1/car...

I spent some time walking around downtown Santa Fe today, which I hadn't done for a while. Here's a shot of just a few of the hundreds of hand-painted windows inside the La Fonda Hotel.

@searchlightnm.bsky.social thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with @apnews.com on this important article about New Mexico schools near oil and gas production facilities. 👏 to ‪@aliaemily.bsky.social‬, Susan Montoya Bryan, and ‪@sharonlurye.bsky.social‬. apnews.com/article/scho...

Anyone have contact info for someone at CBS who fields media requests for Scott Pelley? Thanks.

I just met this comfort dog, whose beat is most of the wards in St. Vincent's hospital, where a relative is currently in for a few days. Maizy. I'm told, not surprisingly, that she's extremely popular around here.

NEW: The oil & gas industry in New Mexico’s Permian Basin subjects workers to brutal conditions. Molly Montgomery takes an unforgettable look at the lives of men whose jobs lead to death, injury, disease and terrible tolls on mental health and family life. searchlightnm.org/new-mexico-p...

Greetings: I'm trying to reach Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress. If you have contact info and could forward an email from me, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Hi. Just sharing the greatest thing I've seen on Facebook in the past 100 years.

I don't know anything about behind-the-scenes books about presidents. Assuming this is true (I dunno), is it typical not to fact check with the central character in the book? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: A civil lawsuit alleges that Rio Arriba County officials violated the civil rights of two protestors by fostering an environment that let Ryan Martinez open fire into an anti-Oñate demonstration in Española, New Mexico, in 2023. searchlightnm.org/ryan-martine...

Greetings: I'm trying to reach Dave Eggers. While gathering material for the Outside magazine archive, I came across some archival stuff that I think he'll want to hear about. (Nothing bad, just fun.) If you have his contact info, perhaps you could forward an email from me? Thanks.

SNAP (Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests) has been very critical of the new pope for what it says as cover-up of sexual abuse by clergy. They sent a lengthy report about him to the Vatican on March 25. static1.squarespace.com/static/67f05...

Meet our new colleague at @searchlightnm.bsky.social, a great young writer from Santa Fe named Molly Montgomery. searchlightnm.org/the-searchli...

Thinking about you all. This feels very similar to what those of us who worked at Lonely Planet have been through.

I've spent the past two days sorting the Outside magazine archive that's bound for Utah State. Many have asked: Was there really a cover in 1979 showing Margaux Hemingway looking like she's going to make out with a fish? Yes. Yes there was.

Alums of Outside magazine are donating a complete collection of back issues to the Outdoor Recreation Archive at Utah State in Logan, UT. We need to get them from Santa Fe to Logan. If you or anybody you know is planning a trip from NM to UT, please contact me. And please RT.

I’m looking for someone who’s an expert on payment plans offered at assisted living facilities for the elderly. I’m hoping to learn more about what are called “life plan communities,” which require people to make a sizable down payment before taking up residence. Please RT.

Sad news. Jenny Irene Miller, the talented photographer who took this @outsidemag.bsky.social cover, died in a small plane crash in Alaska. Story: www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: A notorious Russian hacking group, Qilin, appears to have launched a crippling cyberattack on Western New Mexico University, gaining access to employee Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, and more. searchlightnm.org/western-new-...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: How did The MASTERS Program, a prominent charter school in Santa Fe, breeze through its renewal process with New Mexico officials amid allegations—including a lawsuit—citing serious problems with its performance and leadership? searchlightnm.org/masters-prog...

In the wake of reporting by @searchlightnm.bsky.social and other news organizations, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced today that the state is opening an investigation into the recent death of a teenage boy in New Mexico’s foster care system. searchlightnm.org/a-teenager-t...

Last thing I'll say about the New Yorker story on Outside. (Promise!) Working with Annette on this story was a life-changer. One principle the new company was supposed to value was making the outdoors safer and more welcoming to women. That goal inspired and drove Annette from the start.

This is such a great @texasmonthly.bsky.social idea and it's so well done and fun. www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

@newyorker.com just published a deep look at recent turmoils at my old employer, @outsidemag.bsky.social ... Sad (for me) recap of the end of an era. www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: a tragic story out of Albuquerque, where a teenage boy in foster care took his life. His death comes after many years of the state of New Mexico failing to provide stable homes and mental health care for teenagers in its custody. searchlightnm.org/a-teenager-t...

Many thanks to our friends at @santafereporter.bsky.social for making Molly Montgomery's @searchlightnm.bsky.social story on the Antiquities Act their cover story this week. sfreporter.com

“The first time I saw one of the stories from the proofs of claim, I was like, ‘I have to stop,’” UNM archivist Portia Vescio told Searchlight. “If we put everything online, then people could look at the materials from the safety of their own homes."

Searchlight first reported on the archive and the costly legal settlement that led to its creation earlier this year. Read our full story here:

A long-awaited archive detailing decades of clergy sex abuse in New Mexico has partially launched online through the University of New Mexico. Read through the detailed depositions of accused priests in their own words here: digitalrepository.unm.edu/cswr_asf_dep...

@searchlightnm.bsky.social thanks our colleagues at @highcountrynews.bsky.social for co-publishing Molly Montgomery's great story on a grassroots revolt in New Mexico against the Antiquities Act, a crucial means for preserving and protecting public land. www.hcn.org/articles/who...

New at @searchlightnm.bsky.social: Meet Howard Hutchinson, an activist from SW New Mexico who’s organizing radical opposition to federal management of public lands. It's been quite a journey. As a young man, Hutchinson was a socialist and a supporter of Earth First! searchlightnm.org/howard-hutch...

@columjournreview.bsky.social just posted a story about recent upheavals at @outsidemag.bsky.social ... I wasn't there for the "no fly" order on political stories. Here's the corporate response to that allegation. www.cjr.org/news/outside...

It's good that the Heard Islands are in the news because of tariffs. My people (in this case, the Heard Island Penguins) have been ignored for far too long.

Really effective storytelling and visuals in this @washingtonpost.com "Deep Dive" story. What a sad tale and waste. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/inter...

Many thanks to the Santa Fe Reporter for running my @searchlightnm.bsky.social story on their cover this week. I looked at how crime scene photos from the “In Cold Blood” murders are relevant to current debate over photos from the deaths of Gene and Betsy Hackman. sfreporter.com/coverstories...

The Gene Hackman estate just got a partial victory in their request to prohibit release of photos and other records related to the Hackmans' deaths. One exception: autopsy reports, which don't exist yet but will, will be released but w/o photos.

New in @searchlightnm.bsky.social. The Gene Hackman estate is concerned that death scene and autopsy photos from the investigations into the deaths of Gene and Betsy Hackman will wind up online and in documentary films someday. As I explain here, they should be. searchlightnm.org/gene-hackman...

"I'm sorry, Peter, we need a wartime Defense Department consigliere."

Could somebody on here look up a couple of names for me on IMDB Pro? My subscripton lapsed, and I rarely need to use it anymore ... but I do now. Thanks for the help.

I need to make contact with a book publicist or editor at Henry Holt. Know anybody? Thanks.