Author: Kent Paterson
A Border Story You Might Have Missed
By Kent Paterson If you rely on El Paso online media for your news, you might have missed one of
Sphere and Shakedown in Las Vegas: 60 Years Later the Grateful Dead Family Keeps Truckin’ On
By Kent Paterson For the second year in a row, the Good Ship Terrapin Station has landed in Las Vegas,
Dolores Huerta: Still Inspiring the Fight for a New Society
By Kent Paterson Sporting a black beret that nicely complemented her attire, Dolores Huerta looked ready for battle. The life-long
Tariffs, the Superbowl and Ecocide
By Kent Paterson President Donald Trump’s decision to delay for 30 days the implementation of tariffs on Mexican products averted
The Water Crisis in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa One Year Later, Part One: Residents Seek Stricter Federal Oversight of Water Utility
By Kent Paterson Lawyers for residents of Sunland Park and Santa Teresa have requested stepped up oversight of a publicly-owned
In Unprecedented Event, Juárez’s City Government Honors Dirty War Relatives and Survivors
By Kent Paterson Standing at the entrance to Ciudad Juárez’s old city hall, Judith Galarza recalled the days of yore
El Paso Community Gets a Boost for Environmental Health and Justice
By Kent PatersonPhotos by Kent Paterson For years, residents of El Paso’s south-central Chamizal area have waged battles against pollution
Cast Your Vote in a Different but Crucial “Election”
By Kent Paterson Everyone’s eyes are on November 5. Still, democracy is far more than just casting votes for the
New Mexico Chile: Notes on a Conquered and Downsized Empire
By Kent Paterson In the farmlands that sketch green the Mesilla Valley between Las Cruces and El Paso, the writer
The Storms and Spirits of Mexican September
By Kent Paterson In Mexico, September boasts many historic dates with reverberations that continue shaping the nation today. Besides the
Mexico’s President Elect and the Time of Women
By Kent Paterson Appropriately dubbed the “Time of Women,” the 2024 Mexican elections ushered in the first woman elected as
Honoring the Mexican Workers Who Saved the United States
By Kent Paterson For the first time in 60 years, Sebastián Corral touched the earth of Rio Vista Farm in
Juárez Multimedia Art Show Connects Rivers, Borders and Healing
By Kent Paterson If you get a chance, you might saunter over to Ciudad Juárez to see the Somatica Terreste
Sunland Park Déjà Vu: Water, Management Crisis and Community Protest
By Kent Paterson Momentous days riveted April in the southern New Mexico border communities of Sunland Park and neighboring Santa
Mexico’s Mega Elections: The Time of Women
By Kent Paterson Amid bots, bombast and border bullying, Mexico’s general election campaign kicked off March 1. An estimated 98.9
AMLO and the Third Rail of Mexican Politics
By Kent Paterson If outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has accomplished anything during his five year plus
Paseños Say No More Commercial Trucks on the Free Bridge
By Kent Paterson Long known as the Sun City, perhaps El Paso will soon be monikered the Semi City, and
Albuquerque Air Battles Rage: Politicians Nix Environmental Board, E Justice Regulation
By Kent Paterson Promoting a tourism mystique, the marketers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, peddle images of clean skies, diverse culture
Barbs along the Rio Grande
By Kent Paterson A pleasant and quiet day prevailed just above the International Dam on the Rio Grande near the