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The latest from the border blogosphere.
El Chuqueño Blog – Revisiting the 2012 Quality of Life Bond Promotion
Debbie Nathan was a local hero. She’s still a hero, but she’s not local anymore. Ms. Nathan is an accomplished investigative journalist. She has written for The Intercept, Texas Monthly, New York…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – RE-ELECT JOE MOLINAR FOR CITY DISTRICT 4!
Joe Molinar is definitely the most fiscally responsible leader ever to serve District 4. He has consistently voted in support of the taxpayers and against fiscal waste. He served honorably in the…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – WHO’S THE “PEA-BRAIN” BEHIND EL PASO’S ARENA FIASCO?
Max Grossman responds to Former City Manager Joyce Wilson: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/opinion/2024/02/23/city-committed-to-fiscal-discipline-on-arena-project-max-grossman/72672425007/ Read more: Read More
El Chuqueño Blog – Another Reason We’re Doomed
Leila Martinez has it figured it out, according to this ElPasoTimes.com article: Upskilling. That’s what El Paso’s workforce needs to increase wages and grow the economy, Leila Melendez, chief executive officer of…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – INTERVIEW WITH TED HOUGHTON, FORMER TEXAS TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY, NOW CHAIR OF EL PASO MOBILITY COMMISSION
Ted Houghton is the principal of Houghton Financial Partners, Chair of the El Paso Mobility Commission, and Vice-Chair of the Medical Center of the Americas. In previous years, he served as Chair…
El Chuqueño Blog – The Failure of the 2012 Quality of Life Projects
They promised us economic development. They promised us a vibrant downtown. They promised us a minimal increase in property taxes. In a recent email, former City Manager Joyce Wilson tries to deflect…
The Border Chronicle – The Bipartisan Border Consensus Moves Right: A Q&A with Media Analyst Adam Johnson
Subscribe now Hear ye, hear ye! Save the date for February 29 at noon Pacific, 1 p.m. Mountain, 2 p.m. Central, 3 p.m. Eastern. You don’t want to miss this discussion thread!…
El Chuqueño Blog – What Joyce Said
Here’s the email that former City Manager Joyce Wilson sent to Mayor Oscar Leeser last week: Even though I’ve been retired from city government for 10 years and spend some of my…
El Paso Taxpayer Revolt – JOYCE WILSON CALLS CURRENT ARENA PROPOSAL “LIPSTICK ON A PIG”
Former City Manager Joyce Wilson wrote a guest column criticizing the City’s current proposal to build the Arena at the Union Depot, and Max Grossman responded with a guest column of his…