From KVIA’s story about the City’s mounting debt: “The city is being very responsible with the way we’re issuing debt,”
Author: elrichiboy
Feeding the Neighbor’s Dog
Is city government representing you? Or is it working for the fat cats who have a financial interest in all
Government Only Grows
The difference between government and a junkie is that a junkie might quit. Once taxes go up, they are never
We’re Number One!
No, not for some made up cost-of-living click bait. For taxes! Property tax rates for industrial properties, to be specific.
Second Highest Tax Rate In The Nation
According to Lincoln Institute’s 50 State Property Tax Comparison, El Paso has the second highest homestead property tax rate among
Sunday Matinee: The Naked City
Here’s a great movie from 1948. A dress model is murdered in New York City, and Lieutenant Muldoon is on
Flawed Gods: Myths of Mothers and Other Monsters at the Glassbox
Austin Savage is kind of a genius. His latest production is a collection of short plays adapted by local writers
Mayor Still Sitting on Ethics Revisions
Remember this story from the March 19 El Paso Inc.? Members of the city’s Ethics Review Commission have been waiting
Cultivate April 26
How’s your garden doing? Maybe you need some inspiration. The El Paso Community Foundation will be hosting another Cultivate Forum
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone
I found this artefact on the street the other day. You think it’s old? From the Texas State Historical Association
Richard Thompson at the Plaza Theatre April 26
Richard Thompson, one of the founding members of the British folk rock band the Fairport Convention, opens for Jason Isbell
The Big Lie
The advocates for the City’s Quality of Life projects pretend that we need ballparks and arenas to spur economic development.
It’s Only (Your) Money
From this weekend’s El Paso Inc.: We hear the deal is done, and there’s an announcement coming soon. What deal?
Sunday Matinee: I The Jury
This movie already changed your life, whether you know it or not. Here’s Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, who lives in
Jason Isbell at the Plaza Theatre April 26
Country crooner Jason Isbell plays at the Plaza Theatre tonight, April 26. The show starts at 8. With Richard Thompson,
“Stay Woke, Bitches”
Here’s AI Obama, cautioning us about believing everything you see, especially on the intertube. Watch this video on YouTube Check
Google Is Always Listening
Before you throw away your computer, watch this video from YouTube. Watch this video on YouTube Google, by the way,
About Those Quality of Life Projects
Advocates of the Quality of Life bonds completely misrepresented the facts before the 2012 elections. They minimized the impact on
Our Local Education
In this piece that I picked up from Brutus’ blog, and which appeared here originally, the author says you don’t
“If Only They Knew The Truth”
Here’s a good story from DavidK’s Refuse the Juice blog: The El Paso Times is patting itself on the back