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Features
On Bob Bullock, the Genius of Power, and How He Helped Make Bush
by Lucius Lomax
By background and by upbringing Bob Bullock and his protégé couldn’t have been more different. Bullock was self-made power, not self-made money, as opposed to George W. Bush, who was born with both. But they saw something in each other.
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Race, Revolt, Repeat: Part 1
by Chris Babcock
On March 28, 1900 the first automobile hit the dusty, horse-clogged streets of El Paso. It wasn't too long before they started racing. Drivers from Silver City (N.M.), Globe (Az.), Denver, Los Angles and other points east and west made the trek to El Paso to see whose car was better.
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Zudikey Rodriguez, an Olympian in Juárez
by Alejandra Gomez
She found out she was going to the Olympics almost a year ago. To prepare, Zudikey trains six hours a day. Some people now recognize her on the street and yell at her: “bring home the gold!”
Opinion
Getting Tribal on the Creative Class
by Rich Wright
Tribalism transcends class. The greased hair rockabilly aficionados can span the range from just above subsistence to rich. Tribalism transcends income, or wealth, and can transcend social station, though social station can be a tribe of its own.
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Words, Context and the El Paso Times
by Sito Negron
Part of the problem is lack of competition. Words matter, and my sincere hope is that as NPT grows and as the media competition in general in El Paso intensifies, the words will matter more and more.
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Letter to Editor from Jaime Perez Re: County PIO
from the NPT Inbox
A letter from Jaime O. Perez, chief of staff for County Judge Anthony Cobos, regarding the hire of Aracely Lazcano as county public information officer.
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Regarding the Impact of the Border Fence on Rio Bosque Park
by John Sproul
The process of building the border fence involves complex political, social, environmental and logistical issues. A letter to the Border Patrol from John Sproul, who is managing the Rio Bosque wetland project for the University of Texas at El Paso, illustrates some of those issues.
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Media Watch: Pork in El Paso? Or Just Bringing Home the Bacon?
by NPT Staff
About $8 million in federal projects for El Paso was included on the list of "pork" identified by the group Citizens Against Government Waste. Does U.S. Rep. Reyes deserve a "Cheer" or a "Jeer"? And what about our local English-language daily?
Politics
Their Own Words: Obama, Clinton Debate in Philadelphia (Part 1)
by NPT Staff
"Essential Documents are vital primary sources underpinning the foreign policy debate," states the note on the Council on Foreign Relations transcript of the Democratic candidate debate Wednesday night in Philadelphia. So here it is.
Their Own Words: Obama, Clinton Debate in Philadelphia (Part 2)
by NPT Staff
"Essential Documents are vital primary sources underpinning the foreign policy debate," states the note on the Council on Foreign Relations transcript of the Democratic candidate debate Wednesday night in Philadelphia. So here it is. Part 2.