Advertisements As the runup to the next election intensifies, the rumormongering around political operatives intensifies among the politicos. These include who is planning on running, who is not running and who has been dissuaded from running for office. Politicians are counseled on when to run and for what office to run for. These conversations are […]
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Posted inSegundo Barrio
Plan El Paso
Advertisements In 2011, Plan El Paso was awarded the Smart Growth award as a model for making cities more compact. Smart growth has being dubbed as the future of America’s urban cities. However, smart growth has a flaw that proponents tend to ignore. Smart growth works by displacing poorer neighborhoods to make way for redeveloping […]
Posted inEl Paso
Censorship in El Paso: The Debbie Nathan Factor
Advertisements Author’s note: this article begins a series exploring who writes El Paso’s narrative, where we explore how censorship controls what the community hears. Debbie Nathan is a journalist who has written for several outlets, including The El Paso Times, Newspaper Tree and most recently the El Paso Matters. She is one of the moderators […]
Posted inEl Paso
Analysis of City Election Runoffs Since 1998
Advertisements Oscar Leeser and Dee Margo are headed towards a runoff election sometime in December. Runoff elections are scheduled 45 days after the votes ae canvassed. In addition to the Leeser-Margo runoff there are also runoffs between Alexsandra Annello being challenged by Miriam Gutierrez. In District 4, Joe Molina will face off against Sam Morgan. […]
Posted inHistory, Juarez, Labor, Mexico, Politics
Stories from the history vault (January 29, 2016)
Advertisements We have to remember that the labor movement in Mexico is bigger than any one politician, whether U.S. or Mexican. The Lexmark workers plight has ignited a labor struggle that is 50 years old, ever since NAFTA was signed into law. The Mexican workers are sick and tired of being exploited and paid starvation […]
Posted inEl Paso
The Paso Del Norte Group – The Story Behind The Secretive Organization
Advertisements Author’s note: The following deep-dive into the secretive Paso del Norte Group (PDNG) is the product of previously released internal documents, news articles, public documents and newly released internal documents provided to the author by a previous member of the group on the condition that the source of the documents remain anonymous. The Paso […]
Posted inMetropolitan Planning Organization
An Opinion Editorial: The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) RMS-MTP Draft Plan
Advertisements By Miguel Juárez For years, we were told that impending changes for Interstate 10 were merely concepts. With the availability of funding, officials are closer to having these concepts become realities. Agenda Item #2 at the Friday, September 17th meeting of the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) seeks to “discuss and approve the […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: The 2022 Elections Are About The Downtown Sports Arena
Advertisements As a reminder: the words in blue are links to articles that provide more context to the topic. The upcoming 2022 elections are not only very important to the nation and to Texas, but they are even more important to El Paso’s taxpayers. The national importance is obviously the control of Congress as the […]
Posted inCultural Whitewashing
No Somos Twin Cities Says Managing Editor
Advertisements Antonio Garza, the Managing Editor for the tabloid ElBridge, articulated in Spanglish the whitewashing of El Paso rather well. In the Spring 2003 issue published by the Bridge Center for Contemporary Art, Garza writes that “in this climate of changes, deberiamos aclarar ciertas cosas, about who where we’re at, so to speak.” Garza goes […]
Posted inNews
The Secretive Keep Going Stay Strong Mail Out
Advertisements It started appearing in mailboxes in recent days. It is a mailout that suggests that “things are getting better & our leaders are working hard.” In addition to the “things are getting better” message, the mailout includes messages about how El Paso is a destination place. The El Paso outreach campaign – which includes […]
