This post originally appeared on 27 August 2012, shortly after man harnessed fire and before the invention of the wheel.
Author: elrichiboy
EPEC’s Falling Bond Rating
Another story from the El Paso Inc.: El Paso Electric has been placed on review for downgrade by one of
Survey Says . . .
Okay, fans, here’s a survey about the city being conducted by a UTEP student who asked us to participate. It’s
Smells Fishy
The El Paso Inc. this week came out with this enticing story: An El Paso businessman has commissioned an independent
Unintended Consequences
Sometime in the murky past, the City moved the date of local elections to coincide with state and national elections.
Clueless in El Chuco
An alert reader forwarded me District 8 City Representative Cissy Lizarraga’s latest newsletter. Rep. Lizarraga is proud to tell her
Brother, Can You Spare a Billion Bucks?
This November, the City of El Paso will ask its taxpayers to approve a $940 million bond. From CBS4Local.com: “At
Chime the F Off
From today’s print version of the El Paso Times: City staff said 2,200 El Pasoans participated in a community-wide survey
Quality of Life
What makes for a good quality of life? I may be shallow, but my Quality of Life is improved when
Sunday Matinee: John Doe: Vigilante
Here’s a story about revenge, kind of like Charles Bronson’s Death Wish. Those folks in Australia sure do talk funny.
“Assessment Limits”
Sharp-eyed El Pasophiles will have noticed that El Paso came in both first and second place in homestead property tax
WSJ On Tax Incentives: A Race to the Bottom
Here’s a story from last week’s Wall Street Journal about using tax incentives to lure businesses: Concerns have mounted in
It’s All Tommy G
Look, when they hired him, they told him that we were sitting on a half a billion dollars of Quality
“And the Winner Is . . .”
Yay! We’re Number 1 on another list! The Lincoln Institute for Land Policy has come out with their list of
The City’s Streetcar Fetish
The City is facing budget shortfalls while the trolley is bleeding money because of a lack of riders. The obvious
Sunday Matinee: Wild Bill
Here’s an award-winning story about family and sin and redemption, told with an Irish accent. Check it out.
Quote du Jour: Henry James
“Life is, in fact, a battle. Evil is insolent and strong; beauty enchanting, but rare; goodness very apt to be
Retrovision: The Economic Impact of a Downtown Baseball Stadium
This article originally appeared on 07 August 2012. Are they crazy? Seventy-one games a year. Four hours a game, including
Retrovision: Hubris, and an Attack on Democracy
This post originally appeared on October 3, 2017. They felt the wind and thought it was their own breath. When
Be Like Aguascalientes
Go read this cartoon that was featured in The Guardian. Of course, supporting a vibrant arts community would never work