John Cook was born in Brooklyn, New York and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He worked in the telephone industry and was involved in various businesses before retiring…
Category: Blogs
The latest from the border blogosphere.
The Border Chronicle – Jaguars and Resilience in the Borderlands: A Podcast with Russ McSpadden
A brief note: Join us this Thursday February 29 at noon Pacific, 1 p.m. Mountain, 2 p.m. Central, 3 p.m. Eastern for a discussion thread about the U.S. election and what that…
El Chuqueño Blog – A Homegrown City Manager?
Two weeks ago City Council rejected Mayor Oscar Leeser’s proposal to restrict the search for a City Manager to locals. From Adam Powell’s piece on ElPasoTimes.com: The El Paso City Council once…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – CITY REP. HENRY RIVERA REPRIMANDED!
Today the City Council, under Executive Session item 7, voted to have Mayor Leeser present City Rep. Henry Rivera with a Letter of Reprimand. According to Martin Paredes of El Paso News, Rivera’s…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – SHOULD WE CONSOLIDATE OUR EL PASO SCHOOL DISTRICTS?
There are nine school districts in El Paso County, each with its own superintendent and administration. they have an unquenchable thirst for tax dollars and already account for more than 40% of…
El Chuqueño Blog – More From Joyce
Here’s another email that disgraced former City Manager Joyce Wilson sent to Mayor Oscar Leeser: Since the 2012 Quality of Life Bond passed, the mayor and city council has routinely expanded the…
El Chuqueño Blog – Impact Fees, Annunciation House, and Tropicana Homes
Here’s an great article from Diego Mendoza-Moyers at ElPasoMatters.com about the subsidies El Paso taxpayers give to local home builders. As housing developments extend further out into the desert along the periphery…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – COMPLAINT AGAINST HENRY RIVERA MAY BE HEARD TOMORROW
Tomorrow’s City Council Work Session incluydes executive session item 7, titled “Complaint regarding elected City Official – Matter No. HQ # 1453 (551.071)(551.074),” with outside counsel Frank Garza attending. While we cannot…
El Chuqueño Blog – Humphrey Bogart in “Tokyo Joe”
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El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – MELTDOWN OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS
There are nine school districts in El Paso County, each with its own superintendent, board of trustees, and bloated administration. These districts consume more than 40% of our property tax yet are…