This post originally appeared on 10 February 2021. You know why there’s so little crime in El Paso? Because we
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Tommy Gonzalez Has Been Cheating On Us
You’ve heard the news. El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez is among three other finalists being considered for city manager
Warren Buffett — The Rich Are Winning the Class War
He said it in a New York Times article back in 2006. “There’s class warfare, all right,” Mr. Buffett said,
The Wider War
How about this, from the NYTimes.com: The United States has provided intelligence about Russian units that has allowed Ukrainians to
Is This What Corruption Looks Like?
From ElPasoTimes.com: The [El Paso City Council] voted to hire a San Francisco-based architecture firm to provide an updated cost
Adios, Club Quince
Reliable sources claim that the venerable Club Quince, the boutique bar under the Juan Gabriel mural in downtown Juarez, will
Retrovision – What’s Wrong With El Paso?
This was one of El Chuqueño’s first posts. It originally appeared on 28 August 2012. I like El Paso. What
Retrovision – The Big Lie
This post originally appeared on 23 April 2018. The advocates for the City’s Quality of Life projects pretend that we
The New Downtown Plan
The El Paso Inc. reported this week that there’s a new plan for downtown El Paso. This month, the DMD,
Oh, the Hypocrisy
Here’s a story from KVIA.com: Several city representatives say they will direct City Manager Tommy Gonzalez to decrease the City
El Paso Electric’s Profits Rise 87.4%
From ElPasoTimes.com: El Paso Electric’s profit increased 87.4% in 2021 to $146.2 million, a new financial report shows. . .
Doña Rosario: The Unfinished Legacy of a Fiery Mexican Mother and Activist
By Kent Paterson A giant of a woman in Mexican political life, civil society and human rights advocacy passed away
Homeowners Carry the Burden
Here’s a couple of factoids I extracted from this El Paso Times article about rising property valuations: The overall market
City Council to Vote on Districting
City Council will meet in a Special Session this afternoon with only one item on the agenda: Discussion and action
Jaguars, Almonds, and Mary Jane
By Kent Paterson Well, it’s finally come to pass. Denizens of the Land of Enchantment – and their neighbors –
Congratulations, Tommy G!
Look at this ad in this week’s El Paso Inc.: Did you see who the ad’s apparent sponsors are? Who
El Paso’s Class War is Not Happenstance
In their recent opinion piece in the El Paso Times titled El Paso’s Resurgence is not Happenstance, State Representative Lina
reddit.com/r/ElPaso
Did you know that there’s an El Paso sub-reddit? Here’s a post from reddit.com/r/ElPaso : Is it just me or
Ahead of the Curve
Here’s an impractical solution to the decline in baseball’s popularity, headlined Baseball is Dying. Government Should Take It Over. From
We’re Fourth (From the Bottom)
An alert reader just hipped me to this table from DQYDJ.com showing comparative rankings for metro areas in the U.S.