Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support groups, the nationwide de facto
The 1915 Collision of the Iron Cure and the Harrison Narcotic Act in El Paso
Kicking an opiate habit is a bitch. Before the advent of modern medical and pharmaceutical interventions, counseling, and peer support
Is El Paso the Second Best City to Live In?
You probably heard lately that El Paso is the second best big city in the U.S. in which to live.
We’re Still Bombing New Mexico: Nuclear Cycle Victims on the Long Road to Justice
Downwinder leader Tina Cordova speaks at the Valle de Oro Community Earth Day event. Seated to Cordova’s immediate left is
Water Wrangling, Data Center Dealmaking and Deep Distrust in Sunland Park and Beyond
By Kent Paterson After a lapse of nearly one year-and-a-half, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a community meeting
Paul and Julie Ten Years After
On or about 05 October 2016, I took Paul and Julie to Juarez. Paul and Julie were ballroom dancers. Like
(Some of) The Straight Skinny on Torre Centinela
If you are interested in the Torre Centinela that is almost fully operational in downtown Ciudad Juárez, then you should
NYT: “Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders”
(Scene: Somewhere deep in the bowels of the Pentagon.) Secretary Pete Hegseth: . . . and that, gentlemen, is how
People Rising: Snapshots from El Paso’s Data Center Battles
By Kent Paterson Data centers are a burning issue in the Paso del Norte borderland of 2026. Plans to open
Renaming the Cesar Chavez Border Highway
by Oscar J. Martinez Given the recent disturbing revelations about Cesar Chávez, it seems certain that the local Border Highway’s
March Meeting, Reports Flag Paso del Norte Air Pollution Trouble Spots
By Kent Paterson Here’s a binational border institution many of you might haven’t heard of-the wordy Joint Advisory Committee for
El Paso is Falling
The trusted institutions we count on are letting us down. The streets are crumbling. The water utility can’t keep the