By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A six-year term of blatant fiscal corruption and barefaced political abuse may finally be winding down for Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto (EPN) and his cabinet of cronies, who are due to leave office (not any too soon) at the end of November. But despite indisputable evidence of financial embezzlement, political malfeasance, shady backroom deals and outright robbery, Peña
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Whether to continue construction of the New Mexico City International Airport (NAIM) at the Texcoco Lake basin or not — that will be the question asked in a “citizens’ consultation poll” to be carried between Thursday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 28. The poll will be carried out across the nation’s 573 most-populated municipalities, at 1,076 polling booths. The esteemed Arturo Rosenblueth Foundation will
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Airport engineer Russell “Rusty” Henson still has the dream of bringing a small airplane service airport to San Miguel de Allende (SMA), the place where he retired to over 10 years ago. He says he still dreams about the project, but not as vehemently as he used to, particularly after that dream turned into a nightmare of envy and
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Fear does not ride on the back of a burro; fear flies in the president’s airplane. This combined old and new adage is being applied to the dread being expressed by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto over his two beloved pet projects, both developed during his six-year mandate that will conclude next Nov. 30. Those
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