We don’t vote till May. But now’s the time to get your shit together. We’re rushing headlong into the season
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The Truth About Duranguito
Those politicians sitting in chambers at City Hall would like you to believe that their hearts grew three sizes one
Corruption at DHS
I’ve often wondered why the Juarez plaza is so hotly contested by Mexico’s drug trafficking organizations. I surmise that there’s
Time Flies
Man, 2016 just flew by. It seems that the older I get, the faster time flies by, unless I’m listening
Brutus Speaks!
Brutus over there at ElPasoSpeak makes some good points with deeper implications, in this post titled EPISD bonds-story changes again.
Mexican Gas
Multiple news sources report that the average price for gasoline in Mexico will rise from 14 to 20 percent in
Make a Difference
People are wingeing all over my Facebook feed about this carrot-hybrid we elected to be president. Well, get used to
Our Economic Forecast
Good news, chuqueños. The foreboding sense of doom you’ve been feeling for the past several years is not a brain
Now we know who drives the truck.
I lifted this from the Paso del Sur’s Facebook page about their meeting with elected officials last Friday. For all
Tuesday Night Fights: Mr. Ann Morgan Lilly vs. Mrs. Mayor
Did you see this story about the husband of former City Representative Ann Morgan Lilly allegedly assaulting Mayor Oscar Leeser’s
Mexican Booze for the Holidays
Have you done your holiday shopping yet? Or maybe you need some libations for the end of year celebration. Either
Did We Take Our City Back?
You heard that yesterday City Council voted 4-2 to build the downtown arena anywhere but the Duranguito/Union Plaza neighborhood. There
Green Men’s Greensleeves
The El Paso Times’ recent article by the Russians on the lady with 6,000 Christmas trees made me realize that
Our Local Government In Action
Well, it looks like the City of El Paso will do a better thing than kick poor people out of
Who’s driving this truck?
It looks increasingly like City Staff are giving direction to City Council instead of the other way around. Like this
Never Give Up
Remember Jack Handey? He went to Eastwood, and wrote Deep Thoughts for Saturday Night Live, back when SNL was good.
Día de Nuestra Señora
Yesterday I went to Juarez for the feast day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Our Lady of Guadalupe is the
Urban Revitalization, Winston-Salem Style
Here’s an article about Winston-Salem from Politico, from a series called What Works. The series is dedicated to exploring the
The K Club is Open Again
According to reliable taxista Benjamin, the Kentucky Club is open again. “They’ve been open about eight days,” he told me
The City’s War on Small Business
God bless those nice people in city government. They are completely clueless. Here’s a letter to the editor of the