Tag Archives: el paso

Jonah Raskin :
BOOKS | El Paso poet Bobby Byrd soars

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

In ‘Otherwise, My Life Is Ordinary,’ Bobby Byrd has taken ordinary things and people and turned them into something extraordinary. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | June 20, 2014 [Otherwise My Life Is Ordinary: Poems by Bobby Byrd … Continue reading →

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Ex-Narc to El Paso City Council : Legalize Drugs

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Prohibition will never curb border violence related to the illegal drug trade, nor will it ever reduce any of the devastating consequences associated with illegal drugs. The only way to reduce illegal drug-market violence is to legalize and regulate drugs, … Continue reading →

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El Paso City Council : Rethink Drug War, Drug Prohibition

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Maybe it’s time for a new look at drug prohibition: A police officer guards a crime scene where four men were gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the border city of Ciudad Juarez Aug. 22, 2008. More than 2,000 … Continue reading →

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