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
El Paso: Where Young People Go to Leave
The New York Times Magazine ran a feature on Portland touting the city’s ability to attract and retain college educated
National PARK(ing) Day in Downtown El Paso
In an effort to promote downtown El Paso, the City has commandeered what looks like a couple of parking spaces
It’s Lonely at the Top . . .
or so I’m told. We only made it to the saddle.
El Paso is Home to the Second Best Burrito in America
The website fivethirtyeight.com claims that Delicious Mexican Eatery’s chile verde burrito is the second best burrito in American, being edged
The Future of Journalism
Dead tree media have had a hard time competing with the internet. Newspapers thought that all they had to do