From my friend a former federal agent: If you’re ever in a knife fight, and you get to the other
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Passports to Mexico
According to this story from the Associated Press, going to Mexico isn’t going to be the carefree stroll it always
Step Right Up
El Paso Electric didn’t want to be last in the line of people asking El Pasoans for more money. From
City Rep Larry Romero on the City Manager’s Raise
District 2 City Representative Larry Romero’s guest column in Sunday’s El Paso Times included this nugget: If the El Paso
The El Paso Police Shot Somebody, Maybe
From this story in the El Paso Times: A man was shot and killed Thursday night in a parking lot
Not Too Bad If You’ve Got Low Standards, Part 2
Did you see this article on clickbait website WalletHub.com? It claims that, among big cities in the U.S., El Paso
The Lives and Deaths of Jack Thompson: Updated
Update: I emailed Jason McGahan, the author The Chicago cocaine kingpin who was a federal informant, the original piece in
The Lives and Deaths of Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson was one of those oversized personalities that El Paso frequently gives birth to. Jack was a drug dealer.
Netflix Narcos Trailer
Drugs and violence are always a big draw. Here’s the trailer for Netflix’s new series Narcos, featuring the adventures of
Adam Smith and the Invisible Hand
Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand is often cited by the robber barons as justification for trickle-down economics and the disproportionate distribution
How are we doing?
A couple of tradesmen I know, top-notch remodel types, are hurting for work. Like if you call them, they’re at
Our Excellent Adventure
Those cats at the Borderplex Alliance suggest our region become known for Quality. Where should we start? Maybe we should
Hooray for the Borderplex Alliance
In this piece in the El Paso Inc., titled Carruthers: Why the region needs to work together former New Mexico
So Many Questions
Did you see this editorial in the El Paso Times? It seems that El Paso’s unemployment rate is going down
City Finances
In this post on ElPasoSpeak, Brutus reveals the City’s dirty little secret: our bonds have balloon payments coming due in
El Paso’s Brand Identity
The important part of the concept of Brand Identity isn’t brand, it’s identity. A city can’t be as fake as
That Revolution You’ve Been Waiting for Isn’t Coming
It’s already here. McDonald’s is closing more restaurants than it’s opening this year. We’re on the verge of the planet’s
Crazy Joe Muench and San Jacinto Plaza
In Sunday’s El Paso Times, Crazy Joe Meunch says he wants to know what’s going on with San Jacinto Plaza.
More on the Police States of America
In New Hampshire, who’s slogan is “Live Free or Die,” it’s the police and their families who live free, and
County Judge to Declare El Paso Drought Disaster Area
This from the El Paso Times: [County Judge Veronica] Escobar will move forward with a disaster declaration on Monday as