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The Quiller Memorandum
Here’s a decent cold war era spy film, loaded with deceit and betrayal and Nazis and British agents. Watch this
The Mayor On Wikipedia
Did you know that Mayor Margo has a Wikipedia page? It’s a little sparse. Maybe you could make some edits.
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them
As if to illustrate my point, my good friend Chuco Geek had this to say about my most recent article
Now, or Later?
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane. El Paso used to be a growing city. From 2010 to 2012, El
The Quest for Continuity
Remember? They told us that hiring City Managers for ten years would provide “continuity.” The problem is compounded by our
“Market Value”
Today the County Commissioners are giving themselves a four percent raise. Here’s how Precinct 4 Commissioner Andrew Haggerty justified the
Retrovision: About Those Quality of Life Projects
This article originally appeared on 19 April 2018, but let me say it again. Advocates of the Quality of Life
Sunday Matinee: The Sun Shines Bright
Here’s this trippy John Ford flick from 1953. Here’s what one movie website had to say about John Ford: Among
Friday Short: The Fence
Here’s an award winning short film. With accents, and a modicum of brief violence. Watch this video on YouTube Check
Hope In One Hand . . .
Here’s an article a reader alerted me to, which pretty much sums up the City’s position: Hope is a psychological
What The . . . ?
A UFO? Definitely. A flying saucer? Perhaps. Check out the picture that an avid reader (okay, actually the friend of
Are Their Lips Moving?
El Paso Inc. this week had a nice feature on Hunt Companies’ development in Northwest El Paso. Have you been
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief
You’ve been good. Some of you have been very good. Others, not so much. You know who you are. For
Where Am I?
A reader sent in this photo, and he’s looking to identify the location. Here’s what Phillip tells us: Westward bound
Oye, Coño!
Have you been waiting for a good Cuban restaurant to open downtown? Wait no longer! Los Lopez Lopez just opened
Toro!
Are you in the mood for a barbaric spectacle that’s steeped in tradition? Well, the election isn’t till November, but
“Hold The Line”
This from the El Paso Times this morning: The City Council rejected a utility sales tax on natural gas and
Sunday Matinee: Anon
Here’s a movie starring Clive Owen as a detective on an omniscient police force trying to stop a hacker who
Retrovision: Who’s Driving This Truck?
This article originally appeared on 15 December 2016. It looks increasingly like City Staff are giving direction to City Council