By Kent PatersonPhotos by Kent Paterson For years, residents of El Paso’s south-central Chamizal area have waged battles against pollution
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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
Rio Grande Revisited: A Crisis of Civilization
by Kent Paterson A one-hour audio documentary highlighting issues affecting the Middle Rio Grande Valley and the Paso del Norte
The Three Mummies: A New Year’s Ode to Ghost Voices
By Kent Paterson They stand on an El Paso street like the shadowy, eerie artifacts of a forgotten ancient civilization.
THE BRIDGE OF STONES: A MIGRANT CHRISTMAS STORY
By Kent Paterson Carefully treading a crossing of slippery stones strung across the shallow Rio Grande between Ciudad Juárez and
Venezuela on the Rio Grande
By Kent Paterson Standing tall and stoic, Albert Silva gazed at the barbed wire topping the fence on the U.S.
Ciudad Juárez: Haitians in Limbo
By Kent Paterson With his wife and small child seated nearby, Noel mused about the family’s round-about journey to the
The Border Wager: Santa Teresa’s Pot of Gold
By Kent Paterson In the annals of border history, U.S.-Mexico relations and global commerce, Ciudad Juárez has often played a
Defending the Big River
by Kent Paterson Every river searches for the seaEvery life runs its own destinyCanyons white and wild stretches calm and