By Kent Paterson Promoting a tourism mystique, the marketers of Albuquerque, New Mexico, peddle images of clean skies, diverse culture
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Meta and EPEC
From ElPasoTimes.com, in case you’ve been dozing: Meta Platforms Inc., the company that operates Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp social media
Barrio Park Christmas Toy Giveaway.
I’ve told you about Cruz Morales. He puts his heart and soul into Barrio Park, over there by the new
Tortas de Cola de Pavo
El Paso has Chico’s Tacos. Juarez has tortas de cola de pavo. Turkey tail sandwiches. Of course you can only
Revelations About Government Censorship on Social Media
This is story about news censorship, which surprisingly is not appearing in the media that are accused of news censorship.
“Rio Grande Revisited: Backroads of Albuquerque”
Here’s a radio documentary from frequent El Chuqueño contributer Kent Paterson. Join journalist Kent Paterson for a trip back and
El Paso Has a Dumpster Problem
I live by El Paso High. The official name of the subdivision is Alexander Heights, but no one calls it
El Paso’s Highway Boondoggle
An alert reader hipped me to the Public Interest Research Group’s Fall 2023 publication Highway Boondoggles 8: Doubling Down on
Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Water
From the dead tree edition of the El Paso Inc.: Two years after it was rezoned from farm/ranch land to
The Teflon Donna
You read that the effort to recall District 3 Representative Cassandra Hernandez failed to get the 4,000+ signatures it would
El hermano mayor.
Check out this promotional video for Torre Centinela: No, it’s not a sci-fi movie about a near future dystopia. That
Barbs along the Rio Grande
By Kent Paterson A pleasant and quiet day prevailed just above the International Dam on the Rio Grande near the
All You Need to Know About Prop 11
From Ballotpedia.com: The measure would amend section 59 of Article 16 of the Texas Constitution to authorize the state legislature
The Sacred Cows
by Rich Wright Every election year you hear it. “Is this the best we can do?” For president, we’ve got
Community First Coalition’s TIRZ Panel Discussion
Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones are a dubiously effective economic development tool. In El Paso, TIRZs are used to deprive the
The New Chief
by Rich Wright From ElPasoTimes.com: Peter Pacillas was named the permanent chief of the El Paso Police Department after a
“I’m Too Busy for This”
Here’s a story from FrankNews about what happens to some of your El Paso neighbors. It’s strange. Something’s happening. It’s
Retrovision: Rat Park and Addiction
This post originally appeared on 04 September 2018. What are the factors that contribute to drug abuse and addiction? We
An Open Letter to El Paso’s Mayor and City Council
from Max Grossman Dear Mayor and City Council, In 2017, the El Paso County Commissioners Court conducted an architectural survey