The Mother Road—and the People Beside It?
Birga Alden, Albuquerque,? is Chief Communications Officer for the New Mexico Dream Center, an organization dedicated to fighting human trafficking. ? In the spring of 2025, I noticed banners going up for the 2026 centennial celebration of the “Mother Road”—Route 66. In Albuquerque, NM, this stretch of road is aptly named Central Avenue.? I’ve lived in…
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