Here at El Chuqueño I’ve written a lot about the proposed downtown arena. You might be surprised to find out that I’m against it. I know your attention span is short in this day of instantaneous news and sensory overload, so I’ve compiled some of the posts here for your remembership.
CITY COUNCIL: “IF WE’D KNOWN THE TRUTH, WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CHOSEN THE RAIL YARD.”
IS YOUR CITY REPRESENTATIVE LYING TO YOU?
WHY CAN’T THEY JUST TALK TO US LIKE WE’RE ADULTS?
PRIVATE LETTER RULINGS FROM THE COMPTROLLER
EDIT: I forgot this one: PUBLIC OFFICE? WE SHOULDN’T EVEN LET THEM USE PUBLIC RESTROOMS.
Taken together they’re a scathing indictment of the way business gets done here in El Paso. El Paso is just a microcosm of out national political stage, with “alternate facts” and an Orwellian government telling us what’s good for us.
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Thought you were talking about NYC when I saw arena. Been to El Paso pre 9/11/01. Was impressed at how much 2 way traffic there is at the bridge over the Rio Grande.