How Do We Evaluate Our Economic Development Policy?
Short answer: We don’t. I mean, except by the bank accounts of our community’s wealthiest citizens. They’re not going to
City of Dust: Montoya, New Mexico
Almost No Kicks If you drive east of last week’s featured town of Newkirk on old Route 66, at some
Lucha Libre Last Sunday
The lucha libre season at Arena Kalaka is closing out this Sunday. Arena Kalaka is over there on Melchor Ocampo,
Big (Hearted) Al
Watch this video on YouTube An El Paso legend passed this week. In the ‘80’s, no matter what kind of
City of El Paso, Inc.
Here’s a list of lobbyists registered with the City of El Paso. There are links to their lobbying activity during
El Paso Then and Now
Perhaps they meant well. Maybe they were trying to seize the moment. Maybe they thought that the tide had turned,
Sunday Matinee: The Knight Templar
Here’s a movie for the polyglots out there. Swedish, English, Arabic, and maybe a smattering of some other tongues. It’s
Sunday Matinee: Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
Here’s a thriller that has almost everything we like: Mexico, occasional violence, and a little Vikki Carr. Watch this video
City of Dust: Newkirk, New Mexico
Getting Less Kicks Newkirk, New Mexico is a bit of an enigma. It doesn’t show up in ghost town guides–probably
The Crab Bucket Analogy Revisited
See, there were all these crabs in a bucket. And the rich crabs said, “Hey, let’s make a better bucket.
That Crab Pot Analogy
Lately I’ve been hearing that crab pot analogy a lot. Paul Foster mentioned it in his TEDx talk, and Jim
The Lying Liars at City Hall
Maybe you read this in the El Paso Times: El Paso’s Hispanic, bilingual workforce was a major selling point for
Se Fueron de Rancho El Paso
City Government does what the rich folks want, and then tells the rest of us it’s good for us. It’s
Disneyland, Chuco-style
I almost feel sorry for those nice people at the City. They try so hard. But even with the best
Champions League Today
Okay, sports fans, here’s a gift for all of you who are encumbered by day jobs. Champions League is winnowing
Fake News
To hear him tell it, he’s a victim. From the El Paso Times story about the money the City has
What a Bargain!
Did you see this story in the El Paso Times about the money the City has spent fighting to put
Sunday Matinee: Kill Me Again
Here’s a neo-noir thriller starring Val Kilmer and Michael Madsen, with Val’s wife-at-the-time Joanne Whalley-Kilmer. Watch this video on YouTube
The New Upscale Coffee Joint on Avenida Juarez
I can’t drink coffee after noon. Well, I can, but then I don’t sleep at night. I’ve got blood like
Paul Foster’s Vision for El Paso
Here’s Paul Foster presenting his vision for El Paso at the recent TEDx El Paso event. When, do you suppose,