THE BORDER REPORT

I'm going to try something new this weekend; I'm engaging in a content sharing agreement with a major Sonora newspaper, Expreso, to see if we can get this case of the missing American taken a bit more seriously by the Feds, both Mexican and U.S.

The American papers and The Associated Press don't appear interested.

Expreso has a story about the disappearances and the ensuing discussions taking place between the U.S. Consulate and Sen. John McCain's office up on their site and their reporters tell me they're going to push for state police to take the case more seriously than they have.

Those of us down on this border too long know how these things usually turn out, but cynicism aside, a presumption of guilt is no reason not to conduct an investigation.

If law enforcement continues to turn a blind eye to this case, well, that will provide a kind of answer in itself.

We'll see what Expreso turns up.

-- Michel Marizco