Normally if voters wanted to derail TxDOT’s plans to widen the freeway through downtown El Paso, they could complain to
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Where Do Politicians Go After They Term Out?
Five days ago Isabel Salcido filed to run for Mayor. Twelve days ago I received a text message poll about
Joyce Wilson Speaks (Again)
Former City Manager Joyce Wilson is the gift that won’t stop giving. She wrote another letter to the El Paso
Retrovision: “I Could Tolerate the Deck Park, Maybe”
This post originally appeared on 2021-11-23. I could tolerate the deck park, maybe, if the plans didn’t include widening the
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
PART 3 BIG KID’S PALACE- “The Joy Spot of C. Juarez, Mexico.”
In early March 1924 an announcement by the US government rattled and jarred the profit margins of the tourist centered
Snow Lake, New Mexico
by Rich Wright 25 June 2024 — There’s no one up here but us and the hosts, and we all
The Big Kid in Juarez, Part 2
You can read Part 1 here. by Bob Chessey Part Two: DODGING PROHIBITION In mid-January of 1900 23-year-old Harry Shipley
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
A lower case “d” Democrat
by Xavier Miranda The perils of a second Trump presidency is acknowledged and certainly not disputed. However, the rationale for
Mexico’s President Elect and the Time of Women
By Kent Paterson Appropriately dubbed the “Time of Women,” the 2024 Mexican elections ushered in the first woman elected as
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
Honoring the Mexican Workers Who Saved the United States
By Kent Paterson For the first time in 60 years, Sebastián Corral touched the earth of Rio Vista Farm in