Which End of the Stick Do the Taxpayers Get?
Our friends on City Council today gave away another million dollars. From KVIA: Construction on a new $16 million development
Drink Tequila, Lose Weight
According to a report presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society: A sweetener created from the plant used
But Wait . . .
According to KVIA, the judge in the case the City filed for a declaratory judgment has postponed the case till
And the Verdict Is . . .
Tomorrow Today the City of El Paso goes to court in Austin to affirm their conviction that the arena they
Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds: Part 4 – Beyond Thinking
Here’s the final chapter of the Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds program. By now you’ve probably given away all your material
I’ll Get To It Later
An old buddy lamented my lack of columns lately and mentioned that he enjoyed them. Which he’s enjoying, the columns
Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds: Part 3 – The Serpent and the Lotus
Sounds almost conjugal, doesn’t it? Well, it is. See Part 1 here. I’ll post the final episode tomorrow.
Sunday Matinee: Immortals
Here’s a movie about Greek gods and mortals and a magic bow. Everything you could want in a movie except
Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds: Part 2 – The Spiral
Here’s more of the insubstantial substance of the universe. You can watch Part 1 here. Part 3 tomorrow.
Inner Worlds, Outer Worlds: Part 1 – Akasha
Do you want to know the unknowable? You can’t. But here’s someone trying to scratch the surface. In four parts.
“You’re Fired!”
The El Paso Times reports today that mayoral candidate David Saucedo wants to fire the heads of the City’s permanent
City of Dust: Chloride, New Mexico
A Resurrection I’ll admit that many of the places I visit are run-down and lonesome and the tales tend to
Arena Update From Max Grossman
Dear Friends, 2,452 El Pasoans cannot all be wrong! That is the number of citizens who signed our petition to
The Devitalization of Downtown
Look at that map. I’ve highlighted the ballpark, the civic center, and the proposed site for the arena. I’m guessing
UEFA Champions League Championship
Heads Up! Real Madrid plays Juventus on Saturday, June 3, at 12:45 in the Finals of the UEFA Champions League.
The City Strikes Again!
I’m beginning to think that those Quality of Life bonds were nothing but a mammoth fraud. Look at this story
If You Oppose the Electric Rate Hike, You Hate Women
Remember when Mayor Oscar Leeser said that no woman deserves the kind of money that El Paso Electric CEO Mary
Sunday Matinee: Some Chinese Action Movie
Here’s some Chinese action movie, dubbed in English. Lots of bow and arrow gunfights. Spoiler Alert: The Manchurians are real
Support Our Sponsors!
El Chuqueño would be a lot more miserable place without support from those guys in the right-hand column (or wherever
More Rate Increases
El Paso’s English language daily reports that Texas Gas, i.e., the gas company, want to raise its rates for the