An alert reader sent me to this story in New Mexico In Depth: Albuquerque voters will decide in November whether
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Consider the Deck Park
The latest push from the people who want to build a deck over the freeway is connectivity. Connect those neighborhoods
Manufacturing Consent
Reality is subjective. That notion isn’t popular in the hard sciences, but anyone with a television or internet connection can
He’s a Witch!
From a September 5, 2021 article by Sara Sanchez in the El Paso Inc.: A multimillion-dollar project that includes rebuilding
It’s Always Darkest Before It Gets Lots Darker
Here’s Tommy Gonzalez’ contribution to that story from the El Paso Times headlined El Paso’s property tax rate is among
Rich People’s Hobbies
Some rich people collect art. Some collect racehorses. Some collect cars. In El Paso, some rich people collect professional sports
The Borderland Expressway
Frequent flyer John G. Dungan made this comment on the post Your Representatives in Austin: Frankly, at this juncture, it
Insatiable Greed
Wealth and income inequality is a big problem. Remember Supply Side Economics? From Wikipedia: In 1981, Reagan significantly reduced the
Losing Faith In Our Institutions, Part 2
Truth, Justice, and the American Way. These days, asking if truth and justice are the American way is a legitimate
The Filthy Lucre is Really Filthy
I don’t like to use my cards. My debit cards represent money in the bank, literally. With my sporadic income,
There’s Hope
Here’s a Tweet from Lina Hidalgo, the County Judge for Harris County, Texas: NEW: The feds have told TXDOT to
The View From the Top
Lookie here. I took that photo from in front of the main gate, on Santa Fe, of the ballpark. See
How To Cripple an Economy
Economies are delicate ecosystems that develop over time. Agent Orange, or napalm, or diesel fuel might kill a garden, but
The Deck is Coming
Here’s a message I received from TxDOT contractors via the Sunset Heights Neighborhood Association: As an interested party in the
Retrovision: Our Local Public Private Partnerships
This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The
What’s Wrong With the Ballpark
The baseball stadium is nice. Real nice. One of the nicest ballparks in the country, and one of the nicest
Retrovision: The Master Plan
This post originally appeared on 22 October, 2017. How MountainStar Wants to Get You to Pay for Their Futbol Stadium
The Bets are In
The latest Campaign Finance Reports are interesting. MountainStar Sports Group has picked their favorites. Mayor Dee Margo received $23,031.48 from
“Will You Support a Taxpayer Funded Soccer Stadium?”
That’s the question we should be asking candidates this election cycle. In the next four years, City Council will probably
