Here’s a story from TexasObserver.org about the Torre Centinela, that surveillance tower going up in downtown Ciudad Juarez that will soon be looking over our
Gary Larsen’s Tales From The Far Side
Gary Larson's Tales From The Far Side by Arsene-desbois
The 5 C’s
When I was in grade school, shortly after the discovery of fire but before the invention of the wheel, we
600 Days and Counting
It’s been 600 days since an El Paso Police officer shot and killed a handcuffed prisoner in the sallyport of
Good News and Bad News
This week the El Paso Inc. brought us both good news and bad news. The good news is that there
The Purple Zone Revisited
Remember that story about the DEA raid on the smoke shop in Alpine? How the feds showed up dressed for
All My Friends
This just in: a new company will offer tours to our sister city this winter. Juarez Lowrider Tours is offering
Why Democracy Will Never Work in El Paso
“If it’s entirely a numbers game—numeric representation—then obviously you’d be talking to half the people in Hong Kong [that] earn
Marketing Advice from today’s Wall Street Journal
“Find your identity, and then throw everything you have behind that, because that’s going to be the most honest and
Something to Consider
“The No. 1 most significant risk to every organization is your well-intentioned, nonmalicious insider.” – Jeff Leek, chief information security
The Impending, Ongoing, QoL Bond Fiasco
Bad news for the Quality of Life Bond advocates. You got sold a pig in a poke. Remember when they
If they can’t read, how can we expect them to write?
This story from the August 16, 2014, El Paso Times, headlined US Department of State re-issues warning about traveling to
California Assemblyman Jess Unruh on Lobbyists
“If you can’t drink their booze, take their money, sleep with their women and then vote against ’em, you don’t
Buying Government Influence for Less $
I’m a little disturbed by Beto’s latest campaign move, to solicit donations of less than $200 from enough people to
The Secrets of the Ballpark’s Financing
Here’s a little nugget I gleaned from Local Government Code Chapter 334, the ordinance under which we were gifted the
Are UTEP Students Getting Their Money’s Worth?
Is UTEP one of the ten best universities in the country? Is it as good as UNM? The University of
Legalizing Drugs
Here’s a wacky idea from some of the top institutional minds in the world, including former U.N. Secretary General Kofi
How to Increase Voter Participation, Texas-Style
Recently there’s been a lot of chatter about increasing voter participation rates here in El Paso. The election of the
The Murky Future Revealed
You may recall that the City of El Paso is scrambling to make up a $3.5 million dollar shortfall in
Chuco-style Brand Management
A reliable source related this story to me today. A woman parked her car by the library. She took her