Monthly Archive: October 2002

Oct 27

Diversity, the Stagnation of Society

The “Diversity in the Media” awarded to the El Paso Times editor recently has focused attention on the stagnation of US society. “Diversity”, a noun pointing out that someone is different, focuses on the one thing that the American society has been trying to distance itself from for centuries now. The US Civil War arguably …

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Oct 24

The Water Lie

Most of us remember what we were doing the morning of September 11, 2001. This writer was on her way to the county court house ready to go into trial.  I was representing an eighteen year old girl from Kansas who was charged with running drugs across the border.  My trembling client and her bereft …

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Oct 23

A Resounding NO to Briones

Author: Martin Paredes Greg Freyermuth, on his radio talk show, KTSM 690AM brought up a novel approach to taking back control of local government. Today is the 3rd day of early voting for the November 5 elections and it is still not to late to take control of future politics in El Paso. Freyermuth’s solution …

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Oct 18

The Power of the Written Word

Author: Martin Paredes I always thought that El Paso’s lack of progress was based on low-wages and a lack of education. Unfortunately the latter proved to be true in the sense that El Paso lacks a firm understanding of the written word. The last year has taught me that the real reason El Paso refuses …

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Oct 17

SPAM: The Internet’s Achilles Heal

Author: Martin Paredes The dreaded morning ritual is about to start, I take a sip of my coffee and slowly, ever so timidly I open my mail. There, just as it is every morning, SPAM stares me in the face. No, not the WWII lunchmeat we are all so familiar with, but the insidious kind …

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Oct 16

EPISO: How Much Does It Cost?

Author: Theresa Caballero As established in the previous article, EPISO is an arm of the Catholic Church which has entered the fray of public policy and the fight for public monies.  EPISO (driven by the Catholic Church) has become a political action group shrouded under the mantel of “men and women of the cloth.”  In …

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Oct 10

IP Address: Your Online Identity

Author: Martin Paredes The Internet has created a culture that believes that anonymity is just a click away. This misconception has led to the abuse of online forums and attacks upon individuals. People who would not normally verbally abuse other individuals face to face have resorted to blatant attacks upon individuals who don’t share their …

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