By Bob Chessey This is Part 3 of a three part series. You can read Part 1 here, and Part 2 here. Valera’s Arrest The
You Got My Vote
Watch this video on YouTube I walked into the house this week and thought I had passed through a portal
Music Video: Amalia Mondragon at Dave’s Pawn Shop
Here’s a video by local talent Amalia Mondragon. Watch this video on YouTube Amalia describes herself as a chuqueña, from
The Local Economy is Booming. For Contractors.
Good news, sports fans. The El Paso economy is growing, according to this story in the El Paso Inc. “As
Sunday Matinee: The Vikings
Here’s the 1958 classic The Vikings, starring Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, and Janet Leigh. Watch this video on
City of Dust: Vaughn, New Mexico
Cross Road Blues Back around 2013, Vaughn, New Mexico was probably best known for its police force, which consisted of
Lucha Libre in Cd. Juarez on Sunday
Here’s something for y’all jaded by the usual fare. This Sunday, August 8, there’s a big lucha libre match in
Friday Short: The Fisherman
Here’s an award-winning, multi-cultural, intergalactic, sci-fi short. Watch this video on YouTube Twenty minutes, with a couple of commercial breaks.
Tarahumara Drug Runners
This is a great story about an international humanitarian tragedy, out of Texas Monthly. Mexican cartels, meanwhile, recognized an opportunity
How Bad Are Things, Really?
We’re got a mayor who gets elected by promising to “hold the line on taxes,” and his first month in
We Should Have Elected This Guy
From an El Paso Inc. interview: Q: People say El Paso’s taxes are among the highest in the nation, though
Support the Voice of Reason
El Chuqueño has been agitating for sensible government since 2012. We’ve gone through a lot of changes since then, and
El Paso Theme Song?
I love El Paso. I never thought we had to throw billions of dollars at it to make El Paso
Another Shoe Drops
Well, there it is. From the El Paso Times: El Paso County commissioners are looking at a preliminary general fund
Bohemia IPA
Here’s something important. Bohemia has an IPA, and you can get it in Juarez. If you don’t like IPAs, you
What a Difference an Election Makes
The City is proposing raising taxes as high as it can without putting it to the citizens to vote on.
“DO YOU NEED A LIE DETECTOR TEST AND WANT TO BE ON TV?”
“Honey, guess what? We’re going to be on Maury Popvich!” The words every husband/wife wants to hear. I found this
Grit
Here’s Angela Lee Duckworth talking about grit, the power of passion and perseverance. Check it out.
Sunday Matinee: Alfred Hitchcock’s 39 Steps
Here is Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 classic The 39 Steps. Watch this video on YouTube Wikipedia reports that the director’s cameo
Atomic Blonde Trailer
If you wanted to go see a movie in a theater, here’s a movie that’s playing in theaters. If it
Retrovision: It’s Only (Your) Money
This article originally appeared on March 28, 2016. Remember when the machine was pitching those Quality of Life bonds? Some