I guess you heard that we’ve got a new District Attorney. She takes office in January. She’s already made plans
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Why Aren’t Masks Free?
If the single most effective thing we can do to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus is for everybody to
Cooking the Books?
Here’s another story from the people’s English language daily: El Paso County has officially surpassed the grim milestone of 1,000 COVID-19-related
El Paso’s Fourth Tit
I reckon the local oligarchs really got their hooks into the El Paso Times. Yesterday the El Paso Times had
Secrets of Horse Trading
I’ve always said that if you’re going to sell a blind horse, the first thing you tell the mark is
RetroVision: Beisbol been very very good to me
This post originally appeared way back on 21 May 2020. Minor league baseball is up against the wall, and it’s
How Do You Get Covid at Walmart?
Is it available in Menswear, between the Rustler jeans and the Hanes underwear? Are unmasked infecteds coughing on the tomatoes?
The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 2
by Kent Paterson This is Part 2 of a three part series. You can read Part 1 here. Days of
Their Present is Our Future
Across the river from UTEP, Colonia Felipe Angeles is poor. And it’s not even the poorest neighborhood in Juarez. Colonia
Dark Money
Many people were upset by that anonymous non-political political mailer that went out before the general election. But I suspect
The King of Mesa Street: The Life and Death of a Border Bluesman, Part 1
By Kent Paterson He was the King of Mesa Street, the main drag that winds up and down El Paso’s
Retrovision: Our Dirty Little Secret
This post originally ran on 30 December 2018. Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we
“New Mexico Passes $330 million coronavirus relief bill”
Allocates Big Bucks to Help Businesses Struggling from the Pandemic From CBSNews.com: New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bipartisan
How to Live in El Paso: Bosque del Apache
Travel, these days, is next to impossible. Public transportation is Russian roulette. Leaving El Paso in the throes of pandemia
The City’s Hidden Tax Increase
The City made a big deal out of not raising the tax rate this year, despite losing revenue due to
Where Has the Money Gone?
As of this morning, El Paso has recorded 81,511 positive tests for the Coronavirus, and 862 Covid-19 deaths. On May
Recount
I try to stay away from national politics on El Chuqueño, because I don’t want to alienate potential readers. Lots
Vandalizing the Star
The El Paso Times reports that people have been vandalizing the star on the mountain. For 80 years, the Star
The Joe T. Hodo Show
Here’s something maybe you haven’t seen. Or maybe you have. It first “aired” in 2016. Later episodes feature Mr. Hodo’s
We Should Fire Them All
I’m angry. From KFOX14.com: Five buildings throughout El Paso are being refurbished to assist the county combat COVID-19. . .