Let me tell you how the City Manager Tommy Gonzalez saga is going to end. The City will buy Mr.
Category: Media
It depends on who you are
Remember just a few short years ago, when City Council was circumventing state law to award El Paso a Triple
Oops, again.
The Pope is coming to Juarez to highlight his message about immigration? What a great opportunity to talk up El
An Acceptable Level of Risk?
If you want to know what it’s like to live in a police state, try walking through the Segundo Barrio
Papal Economics
Besides the million dollars we’re spending on security, do you think the Pope’s visit to Juarez will have an economic
Don’t Blame Bob
Lots of people blame El Paso Times Editor Bob Moore for a perceived slant to the coverage in our English
Idle Speculation
Do you suppose the local heavyweights turned sour on City Manager Tommy Gonzalez when they discovered that he would award
A Present from Our Friends at City Hall
The agenda for the December 7 Special Meeting of the City Council included this item: Discussion and action that the
Who can you trust?
The following paragraph appeared in the El Paso Times December 8, 2015 attempt to impose moral rectitude on City Hall,
They must be around here somewhere.
Here’s a little tidbit from an El Paso Times editorial: At a City Council discussion Monday about ethics laws, it
The Drunkest City in Texas. And America.
Did you see this slideshow of the drunkest cities in each state? El Paso is the drunkest city in Texas.
Plaza versus Placita
God bless everyone for caring, but the Placita is between the Tap and the Electric Company building. That thing off
2025
What will El Paso look like in ten years? Who knows? But you can bet that it will look different.
Start Worrying
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, El Paso’s employment fell from 322,863 in August, 2013 to
Stop Worrying
Didn’t you get the memo? It’s All Good.
Media Manipulation
Update, 9:23, 23 Oct 2015: I went by the Franklin Apartments today and it looked like they’ve done some dirt
News From Ciudad Juarez
I’m not the only one who knows where the best place to hole up is. JUÁREZ, MEXICO—In an effort to
The More Things Change
Did you see this story in the El Paso Times about our local gendarmerie apprehending a wanted fugitive? The El
More Ink in the National Press
Here’s a story on Buzzfeed, which prominently features El Paso: Levi Lane shuffled into the pews of the El Paso
Weather Report
It rained Saturday. Claire’s parents were out of town. She went by their house, and both the Wall Street Journal