This post originally appeared on 2021-11-23. I could tolerate the deck park, maybe, if the plans didn’t include widening the
Author: Rich Wright
The Deck Park
Anyone who has been outside in the last four months should question the motives and judgment of the deck park
U.S. Census Bureau: El Paso
Here’s a new page from the U.S. Census Bureau with the latest local info for data nerds. Highlights include Percentage
Retrovision: “El Paso’s Highway Boondoggle”
This post originally appeared on 2023-11-19. An alert reader hipped me to the Public Interest Research Group’s Fall 2023 publication
Induced Demand
From Vox.com: From Massachusetts to California, transportation departments are pursuing controversial plans to widen highways, expansions that are sure to
Veronica Escobar’s Bacon
Say what you like about El Paso’s U.S. Representative Veronica Escobar, but she’s bringing home the pork. From the El
The Problem with the City Manager Candidates
The horses are in the gates for the selection of the next City Manager. From ElPasoMatters.com: Four high-ranking city officials
Tales from the Crypt
by Rich Wright Former City Manager Joyce Wilson must be off her meds again, God bless her. Here is the
“There’s nothing to do here.”
by Rich Wright The world is getting smaller. Okay, not really, but it seems like it. Computer algorithms keep pushing
Snow Lake, New Mexico
by Rich Wright 25 June 2024 — There’s no one up here but us and the hosts, and we all
Adios, You Lying Lame Duck Carpetbagger
The word on the street is that lame duck carpetbagger Andrea Hutchins of the El Paso Chamber has organized letters
Arena Tours are Dinosaurs
Here’s a column from GQ.com titled Artists Are Canceling Arena Tours Right and Left. Maybe They Shouldn’t Have Been Playing
Heather Wilson’s Folly
UTEP’s president Heather Wilson wants the County of El Paso to ask the voters of the county to give the
Is El Paso Cool?
I remember when I lived in Austin, back before the invention of the automobile, there were Phds flipping burgers at
Corruption and the Decline of El Paso
Some people would have you believe that El Paso’s apogee was 1950, and we’ve been in steady decline ever since.
The “Future of El Paso” Debacle
If you only get your news from El Chuqueño, you missed this piece of news. From ElPasoMatters.com: The National Science
More of What You Should Expect
From the El Paso Times: Once again bucking the will of a chorus of El Paso residents, the El Paso
What Did You Expect?
From the El Paso Times: The El Paso City Council took a timid step toward having developers and homebuilders foot
How Owners of Professional Sports Teams Dodge Taxes
Here’s an interesting story from ProPublica.com about how the owners of professional sports teams escape income taxes: The IRS has
Our Petulant and Entitled Ruling Class
Here’s a story maybe you didn’t see. From ElPasoTimes.com: [El Paso Mayor Oscar] Leeser related a recent encounter with someone