By Kent Paterson He was the King of Mesa Street, the main drag that winds up and down El Paso’s
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Retrovision: Our Dirty Little Secret
This post originally ran on 30 December 2018. Imma let you in on a little secret. In El Paso, we
“New Mexico Passes $330 million coronavirus relief bill”
Allocates Big Bucks to Help Businesses Struggling from the Pandemic From CBSNews.com: New Mexico lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bipartisan
How to Live in El Paso: Bosque del Apache
Travel, these days, is next to impossible. Public transportation is Russian roulette. Leaving El Paso in the throes of pandemia
The City’s Hidden Tax Increase
The City made a big deal out of not raising the tax rate this year, despite losing revenue due to
Where Has the Money Gone?
As of this morning, El Paso has recorded 81,511 positive tests for the Coronavirus, and 862 Covid-19 deaths. On May
Recount
I try to stay away from national politics on El Chuqueño, because I don’t want to alienate potential readers. Lots
Vandalizing the Star
The El Paso Times reports that people have been vandalizing the star on the mountain. For 80 years, the Star
The Joe T. Hodo Show
Here’s something maybe you haven’t seen. Or maybe you have. It first “aired” in 2016. Later episodes feature Mr. Hodo’s
We Should Fire Them All
I’m angry. From KFOX14.com: Five buildings throughout El Paso are being refurbished to assist the county combat COVID-19. . .
“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
Retrovision: The Effects of Corruption
This post originally appeared on 28 March 2019. Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in
Retrovision: Dee Margo’s Task Force
This post originally appeared on 23 April 2020. Good news, everybody. Sure, people are dying, and the economy’s in the
Words and Their Meanings
El Paso City Attorney Karla Nieman had a birthday party for her daughter, in apparent contravention of the order against
Daddy and Daddy Are Fighting
Mayor Dee Margo and County Judge Ricardo Samaniego are battling it out over local government’s response to El Paso’s soaring
Where’s Susie?
From this week’s El Paso Inc.: The woman who has led El Paso’s PBS TV station for six years has
What Is CooL?
For marketers, cool is the holy grail. Mostly, marketers find cool after it’s been discovered and try to monetize it,
A Failure of Government
Pizza king J. Kirk Robison penned a Letter to the Editor in Sunday’s Sun Shopper El Paso Times. It is
The Government and the Governed
El Paso is culturally unique. There is no other place in the world like El Paso. The U.S. Census Bureau’s
Is Mayor Margo Holding Walking Quorums?
Former city staffer and current District 2 candidate Judy Gutierrez had some revealing things to say in this story in