Apr 23
The executive looked out the window of his office into San Jacinto Plaza. “How could this be”, he asked himself as he looked at the boarded-up and dilapidated hotels. The Cortez and the Paso Del Norte, once the jewels of downtown El Paso, were slowly crumbling away, as was downtown El Paso. If only he …
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Apr 18
In the continuing saga of El Paso stupidity the El Paso Chamber of Commerce is trekking to Seattle. That’s right the Chamber that so thoughtfully doled out an Entrepreneur of the Year Award to convicted Bob Jones is now planning a trip to learn from Seattle’s downtown redevelopment efforts, as if they could be duplicated …
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Apr 09
I am an immigrant and I am a concealed gun carry permit holder. As an advocate of coherent immigration policies and the right to own guns I find the ongoing debate on both topics ironic and a perfect example of how public policy is distorted in the American consciousness. I am not a citizen of …
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Apr 04
The forensic Weaver and Tidwell report for El Paso Independent School District, dated April 1, 2013 was released by the school district on the same day. As expected the results of the investigation are the same ones already in the public consciousness with additional details added. As with any investigation the results are tainted with …
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Apr 02
Guest Editorial: What I Learned from Jaime O. Perez By Michael Hale Editor’s note: The following editorial was submitted by Michael Hale. “I’m a lightning rod.” says Jaime Perez, a mayoral candidate and political activist in El Paso. Jaime O. Perez has been an active participant in politics in El Paso for many years. He …
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Mar 25
When I first read Octavio Paz’ collection of essays in The Labyrinth of Solitude it awakened in me a need to comprehend my identity as a Mexican. As most people, I used to spend my days wrapped in the cocoon of experiences and the stimulus of my surroundings, as if the world was the same …
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Mar 21
In an upside down city like El Paso everything is done opposite to what makes financial and common sense. It’d be hilarious if it wasn’t so expensive to the taxpayer’s of the community. In upside down El Paso; the city destroys a perfectly good building, then buys a used one, inappropriate for the needs of the …
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Mar 19
It is no secret that the news media is going through reorganization as the platforms of the Internet have liberalized news sharing from concentrated and centralized corporate delivered systems to citizen driven information exchanges. Blogs have begun to replace the news conglomerates much to the chagrin of the El Paso Times. It is also no …
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Mar 14
Employees “should not engage in conduct that would reflect badly upon the integrity of the County” reads the County’s employee handbook. And as much as Jaime Abeytia’s personal conduct is suspect we already know that we cannot expect him to rise above and be held accountable. Vince Perez, on the other hand, has a duty …
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Apr 16
Small businessman fights back against political faction that hurt his business
Opinion
by Martín Paredes
April 16, 2013
James Armstrong owner and operator of the Three Legged Monkey who has been waging a battle with City Hall to keep his business operating has launched a Political Action Committee to promote voting anyone but Steve Ortega for the city’s mayor in the May elections. In a telephone interview on April 15, 2013, coincidently tax …
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