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Live and Learn New Mexico! is a blog that celebrates and honors all the great things about our beautiful state.

We also look at the bad stuff -- crime, homelessness -- and look for practical, kind solutions, calling on community to pull together to effect positive change. 

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Changing our diet to save the planet

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