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 04
Interesting tidbits from the EPISD Weaver Report
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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Mar 14
El Paso County Employee Manual: Not engage in conduct that would reflect badly upon the integrity of the County
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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Mar 12
Who Did Felon Larry Medina Support With Political Donations?
Now that we know that there is evidence that felon Larry Medina provided “favors” for El Paso corruptors while he was at City Council, I thought it might be interesting to see who Larry Medina supported via political contributions. Political contributions are a two way street, one is receipt of monies and the other is …
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Feb 21
And the corruption just keeps on giving
Another tidbit of information to become public at the latest sentencing is Linda Chavez husband’s attempt to manipulate the process in furtherance of the corruption. As if his wife’s public castigation wasn’t enough, Alfredo Chavez had to be called before the judge to be warned to stop interfering. According to media reports, Judge Montalvo called …
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Feb 19
The Pillar of Society also known as Larry Medina is Expected to be Sentenced Today on Public Corruption Charges
Whether Larry Medina, among others, gets sentenced today, February 19, 2013 as expected is yet to be seen as Larry is such a weasel that he will likely seek to weasel his way out of doing jail time. He already tried prostrating himself before Judge Montalvo at his plea hearing shedding crocodile tears while uttering …
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Feb 12
Jaime Abeytia: Useful Idiot Extraordinaire
As is the common denominator in a corrupt society the wagons have begun to circle and the “useful idiot”, also known as Jaime Abeytia is being put out to pasture. For those not in the know, a “useful idiot” is a political operative used by the powers that be to generate the back current buzz …
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Feb 10
Jaime Abeytia Just Another Symptom of El Paso Corruption
In a County overflowing with corruption scandals you would think politicians would be more careful about who they hire at the taxpayer’s expense. Unfortunately in El Paso the politicos love to publically castigate those accussed of corruption while pounding their chests proclaiming that they are not corrupt. All this while making backdoor deals to funnel …
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May 16
The Dee Margo Affair
Opinion
by Martín Paredes
May 16, 2013
On May 8, 2013, KVIA reporter, Matt Dougherty shed more light on El Paso Police Officer Alberto Machorro’s road-rage incident with Dee Margo back in September of 2012. Some have speculated that this incident led to Margo’s reelection loss to Joe Moody. Was this incident a conspiracy? As with all conspiracies the evidence is circumstantial, …
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