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Gina is a Woman Now
by Alejandra Gomez
Gina, born male, has achieved a woman's life. She is married to a man, makes a living, and is proud of living through her struggle.
Posted on May 7, 2008
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NPT Family Tree: Bloggers and the Commissioners Court Resolution
Posted on May 8, 2008
From left to right, from smart to ...., from highbrow to lowbrow and all shades in-between, the Web offers plenty of reading. Highlighted here are some of the reads available at the El Paso stop on the information superhighway. Feel free to send in your suggestions and we'll make this an ongoing feature.
NPT Weekly: El Paso Cool, Lomas, Lucha, and the Best Saxophone Player in Mexico
Posted on May 4, 2008
The best new, used, and updated stories for the week of April 28-May 2. Scroll to the bottom for longer-form pieces, including a review of Lomas de Poleo and an interview with the city's redevelopment manager. We also have news pieces, and photo essays and commentary. Read at your leisure!
- In Juarez, One Man's Mission to Protect the Children
- Mario Manriquez has helped make a change in one corner of Juarez that is home to about 70,000 people. His work has caught the attention of city leaders and Mexico's national media.
- Making Sense of the Shooting
- I turned to my new companion, the one following me like a dog after an ambulance. Were you here Thursday? For the shootout?
- NPT Sunday Under the Tree: On Change, Cool and Lucha Libre
- The best in commentary, analysis, opinion and essays from the Center of North America.
- NPT Special: Rich Wright
- Ten columns from one of El Paso's best writers. Taken as a whole, it is a wide-ranging story about the Center of North America.
- Fasting at the Plaza de Los Lagartos
- Despite winds that reached about 48 mph Thursday, about a dozen fasters and their supporters spent hours in the Downtown Plaza to promote immigrants' rights.
- Lomas de Poleo, and the Value of Land and People
- Ringed in by mean guards and forbidding towers that evoke images of J.R. Tolkein's Mordor, long-settled families are locked in an ownership battle over hundreds of acres of land with members of the Zaragoza family, one of Ciudad Juarez's most powerful clans.
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In Juarez, One Man's Mission to Protect the Children
Posted on May 13, 2008
Mario Manriquez has helped make a change in one corner of Juarez that is home to about 70,000 people. His work has caught the attention of city leaders and Mexico's national media.
Making Sense of the Shooting
Posted on May 13, 2008
I turned to my new companion, the one following me like a dog after an ambulance. Were you here Thursday? For the shootout?
NPT Sunday Under the Tree: On Change, Cool and Lucha Libre
Posted on May 4, 2008
The best in commentary, analysis, opinion and essays from the Center of North America.
NPT Special: Rich Wright
Posted on May 1, 2008
Ten columns from one of El Paso's best writers. Taken as a whole, it is a wide-ranging story about the Center of North America.
Fasting at the Plaza de Los Lagartos
Posted on May 2, 2008
Despite winds that reached about 48 mph Thursday, about a dozen fasters and their supporters spent hours in the Downtown Plaza to promote immigrants' rights.
Lomas de Poleo, and the Value of Land and People
Posted on May 2, 2008
Ringed in by mean guards and forbidding towers that evoke images of J.R. Tolkein's Mordor, long-settled families are locked in an ownership battle over hundreds of acres of land with members of the Zaragoza family, one of Ciudad Juarez's most powerful clans.
Media Watch: It's Raining Media on Saturday
Posted on May 1, 2008
Two Saturday events at which you can Meet the Press. Early, it's NPT at the Pearson Group, and later, Gary Warner at the El Paso Press Club.
Interview with City Redevelopment Manager Veronica Rosales-Soto
Posted on April 30, 2008
Veronica Rosales-Soto, redevelopment manager for the city of El Paso, discusses how she got into planning, the philosophies at work in urban planning, and issues related to the Downtown Plan, including the next step.
NPT Sunday Under the Tree: Sunset, Juarez, and El Paso
Posted on April 27, 2008
The best in commentary, analysis, opinion and essays from the Center of North America.
NPT Weekly: Stormwater, Salazar, and Status Quo
Posted on April 27, 2008
NPT Weekly. The best compilation of news, reads, commentary and culture from the Center of North America.
In Juarez, Children Die
Posted on April 26, 2008
These incidents portray the black days we are living in. Children die everyday, but not like this; Alejandro murdered by dozens of gunshots and Christopher by hopelessly taking his life before his mother came home.
A Death in Sunset Heights
Posted on April 26, 2008
Henry was one of the guys who made this neighborhood what it is. He was an anchor, a presence who was here as long as most can remember, and a guy who was loved by many.
Land-Sailing, Within Range of El Chuco
Posted on April 25, 2008
The wind started to blow. The car sailed fast, knots and not miles per hour, but lots of them. I tried to pull a tack into the wind, and the cart got up on two wheels, and then everything happened at once.
Ruben Salazar, Campechano
Posted on April 24, 2008
Long before his recognition as a Chicano rights advocate during a turbulent time in our history, Ruben was already a hero in El Paso.
NPT Weekly: 4.18.08
Posted on April 20, 2008
NPT Weekly: Bullock, a Juarez Olympian and an Economic Overhaul. The best compilation of news, reads, commentary and culture from the Center of North America.
NPT: Sunday Under the Tree 4.20.08
Posted on April 20, 2008
The best in commentary, analysis, opinion and essays from the Center of North America.
Race, Revolt, Repeat: Part 1
Posted on April 18, 2008
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.
Zudikey Rodriguez, an Olympian in Juárez
Posted on April 18, 2008
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!”
NPT Family Tree: The Best of the Blogs
Posted on April 16, 2008
From left to right, from smart to ...., from highbrow to lowbrow and all shades in-between, the Web offers plenty of reading. Highlighted here are some of the reads available at the El Paso stop on the information superhighway. Feel free to send in your suggestions and we'll make this an ongoing feature.
NPT: Sunday Under the Tree
Posted on April 13, 2008
In case you missed it, the weekend's best commentary, analysis and essays.
Now, That Was an Election!
Posted on April 12, 2008
The story of two conventions, the March 4 primary night caucuses and the March 29 county convention, from the perspective of a Democratic Party regular on the ground.
NPT Weekly: Spanglish, ICE, and a Police Raid
Posted on April 11, 2008
NPT Weekly. Count on it. The best new and used reporting and writing from the center of North America.
El Paso Smorgasbord
Posted on April 11, 2008
I went to the show looking for, besides the food, the easy imagery, allegories to the social fabric, or rents in the time-space continuum. Instead, I found allusions to identity. And that's probably what El Paso has more of than most other cities.
The Teddy Bear Man
Posted on April 11, 2008
His name is Jose Rios Escandon. He is 92 years old and has been working as a merchant since he was a child. He says everything he knows he learned from his father.
Latin American Migrants in the New Promised Lands
Posted on April 11, 2008
A hot new global tourist destination, the Middle Eastern nation of Dubai is also on the prowl for Mexican workers. It's just one of the many destinations for migrants from Mexico and Latin America.
