How, do you suppose, will the “news” that El Paso’s under 35 population has the second lowest median income in
Author: elrichiboy
Way Too Little, Too Late
A local newspaper reported Saturday that Police Officer Jose Flores, one of El Paso’s Finest, was fired from the El
Ouch
Here’s a cartoon I lifted from Insight Crime, a website devoted to enlightening readers to the peculiarities of organized crime
The Real Problems
Here’s an interesting story from the Atlantic, analyzing census date using a new tool from the U.S. Census Bureau. According
The San Jacinto Plaza Blog
Did you know that there’s a blog detailing the progress of the San Jacinto Plaza renovation? Can you imagine a
A Sobering Thought
Remember that the same people that take two years to renovate a one acre park, the same people who are
Why El Paso Doesn’t Vote
This story in the El Paso Inc. reports that the city’s election participation rate is the worst in Texas. About
Fact Check, Please
A commenter posting under the handle Times Building Ghost on the blog Refuse the Juice said this: Do you know
BRIO Revisited
I am a big fan of public transportation. I like that effective public transportation relieves a person of the onerous
Des Moines: A Model for Economic Development
to this story from the National Journal, Des Moines is a hipster mecca. Young people here know what you think
El Paso’s Sales Tax Receipts Stay Flat
According to the Texas State Comptroller, sales tax receipts for the City of El Paso were flat for the past
The 19th Largest City in the U.S.?
You have, no doubt, heard the oft repeated factoid that El Paso is the 19th biggest city in the U.S.
I Rode the BRIO So You Wouldn’t Have To
I’m going to let you in on the dirty little secret that Sun Metro doesn’t want you to know: That
Conspiracy Theory?
Isn’t it great that I post two videos, and both of them get pulled? I tell you I am cutting
Gary Larsen’s Tales From The Far Side
Gary Larson's Tales From The Far Side by Arsene-desbois
The 5 C’s
When I was in grade school, shortly after the discovery of fire but before the invention of the wheel, we
600 Days and Counting
It’s been 600 days since an El Paso Police officer shot and killed a handcuffed prisoner in the sallyport of
Good News and Bad News
This week the El Paso Inc. brought us both good news and bad news. The good news is that there
The Purple Zone Revisited
Remember that story about the DEA raid on the smoke shop in Alpine? How the feds showed up dressed for