Retrovision: Taking a Ride
This article originally appeared on 21 November 2016. How long do you think the trolley will run every day? How
Adios, Amigo
Remember all those reasons the bond advocates used to peddle those Quality of Life bonds? “Residential property owners are shouldering
The Organization Before the Community
The City Manager protects his team. Even when they’re wrong. So if one of his Deputy City Managers decides to
Sunday Matinee: Criminal
Here’s a star-studded action flick from 2016. The movie features Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Kostner, Gary Oldman, and
The Hu Band: Wolf Totem
This is what comes up if you type “Mongolian Metal” into the search box. Watch this video on YouTube Turn
The Old Mexico Border
Here’s a cool photo essay from the New York Times about the territory that bordered the U.S. before the Mexican-American
Joe Bonamassa and Tina Guo
It’s easier than it looks. Watch this video on YouTube
DÍA DE SAN RICARDO
Today, April 3, is the Día de San Ricardo, the patron saint of truck drivers, according to ElTestigoFiel. Tradition dictates
You’re Out!
Here’s an article from Reason that describes the plights of three cities who paid for ballparks. “Any normal business person
Never Gonna Give You Up
Watch this video on YouTube
Teddy Roosevelt in Juarez
Lookie what I found. Isn’t that our future 26th president enjoying a cigar as he plays roulette at the Monte
The Effects of Corruption
Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in this interview with the El Paso Inc. Scholarly
Corruption: The Short Version
The City of El Paso is trading 2,313 acres adjacent to the golf course in Northeast El Paso to Paul
Drunk Without Hangovers
It’s right around the corner, according to this article from the Independent. Alcohol that makes you feel drunk without the
Business Community: Not In My Backyard
Oh, the irony. From Aaron Montes at the El Paso Times: A large warehouse built 19 years ago in West
Smells Like Corruption
If the people who run the El Paso City Government are not totally corrupt, they’re grossly incompetent. Take that Great
Who Dropped the Soap?
Here’s another informative piece from Vic Kolenc of the El Paso Times, headlined El Paso Water board breaks land-sale drought
Widening the I-10 Trench
Did you see this op-ed in the El Paso Times by Sito Negron? You may have heard about the I-10
The Chamber of Commerce is a Good Dog
Our friends at the El Paso Chamber of Commerce, the ones who heartily endorsed every project that has inflated your
“Introduction to Quality”
The El Paso Chamber of Commerce announced that on April 28, El Paso City Manager Tommy Gonzalez will present a