By Kent Paterson Paula Flores recently retold parts of a painfully long and unresolved story to an audience at New Mexico State University (NMSU) in
We Will Not Be Silenced
It came to my attention yesterday that your favorite website was somehow compromised, and we’re not sending out emails after
Tobacco in Mexico
Here’s one you didn’t see coming. From the New York Daily News: Mexico now bans smoking in hotels, beaches, parks
“Dull and Dreary”
The El Paso Times is editorializing their weather forecast. Today, the Times described the weather as “Dull and Dreary”. Well,
The New Feudalism
Water rates are going up again, for the eighth year in a row. From the El Paso Times: El Paso
Economic Development for the Few
Some of those arena advocates act like it’s our patriotic duty to support downtown development. “Economic development,” they say. “Fortune
Did You Feel That Earthquake?
My personal seismograph put the epicenter at City Hall. Damages haven’t been assessed yet, but I’m hoping it’s a lot.
About the Arena
Advocates say we need the arena as an engine of economic development. That’s not how economic development works. If you
Retrovision: “How Quickly They Forget”
This article originally appeared on 2022 August 31. I stumbled across this gem the other day. From the El Paso
The Three Mummies: A New Year’s Ode to Ghost Voices
By Kent Paterson They stand on an El Paso street like the shadowy, eerie artifacts of a forgotten ancient civilization.
Quality of Life Much?
Woody and Gayle Hunt are El Paso Inc.’s El Pasoans of the year, 2022. Here are couple of things that
The 1930 Running of the Cerveza
by Bob Chessey A Tale of Pacing and Endurance Summer’s end in 1930 was proving to be a tough time