News

Massacre in the Sierra Tarahumara
by Frontera NorteSur

The Creel attack this weekend, in which 13 people were killed, could be the latest example of the “Iraqization” of Mexico’s narco-war. Massacres, multiple kidnappings, mass graves and gang-installed checkpoints have been registered in Chihuahua and Mexico this year.

Posted on August 18, 2008  •  read more »

Two dirty words at City Council Monday
by Sito Negron

City Council will consider the cost of land considered ideal for a Downtown transit hub. Two words, "eminent" and "domain," came into play. Meanwhile, the question of a permanent Downtwn location for Sun Metro riders lingers.

Posted on August 19, 2008  •  read more »

Features

15 Minutes of Hell in a Juarez Prayer Assembly
by Molly Molloy

The room was about 30 feet long and perhaps 12 feet wide. A dozen or more people attending the prayer service had tried to save themselves by running into the tiny bathroom at the back corner.

Posted on August 18, 2008  •  read more »

Culture

Centro Mayapan
by Catherine Cromer

On Aug. 28, La Mujer Obrera will have a fundraiser for the new Centro Mayapan, 2101 Myrtle, which will open to the community for the first time. The official grand opening for Centro Mayapan, which will have a festival marketplace and community center, is in February.

Posted on August 19, 2008  •  read more »

News

Times' Editor Don Flores resigns abruptly
by Sito Negron

Don Flores, who has been an executive and the top editor at the El Paso Times, has resigned. Flores' departure ended a 15-year turn as top newsman at the paper, the largest and arguably most influential news outlet in the community.

Posted on August 19, 2008  •  read more »

A little off the top, long in the back, a mullet of a City Council meeting
by Sito Negron

Finally, the epic story of the Aug. 19 City Council meeting can be told! The Council trimmed some off the top of the tax rate, but let bus fares and electric rates get a little long in the back. Also, some CRRMA and stormwater talk, and a little treat at the end.

Posted on August 20, 2008  •  read more »

Nomination withdrawn. Quickly.
by Sito Negron

Within an hour or so of Newspaper Tree making inquiries into the nomination of District Clerk Gilbert Sanchez to the Fair Housing Task Force, Northeast city Rep. Melina Castro pulled the item from proposal for next week's agenda.

Posted on August 20, 2008  •  read more »

Who's paying? PSB pays its own legal fees, but Gilbert et al will pay for failed appeals, judge decides
by Sito Negron

Judge Alvarez placed a "poison pill" of sorts in the case of an appeal – if the plaintiffs appeal and lose, they owe the PSB $25,000 in legal costs, and if they appeal to the state Supreme Court and lose, it's another $15,000. But he also ruled against the PSB request that the plaintiff pay $44,000 in legal fees the agency spent defending itself from the lawsuit.

Posted on August 22, 2008  •  read more »