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May 07
Last Sunday, as I prepared to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, far from my beloved Mexico, I took some time to contemplate the Cinco de Mayo holiday. I have always argued that the fascination with Cinco de Mayo in the United States derives from a clever beer marketing gimmick that was used to market beer sales …
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Mar 05
A public policy agenda has been in the works in El Paso since at least 1998, if not before. The case Study of Veronica Escobar’s entrance into the political scene demonstrates this. There are two ways to make public policy. The first, the one envisioned by the democratic process, requires building and cultivating political alliances …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.elpasonews.org/2013/03/taxpayers-funding-political-agendas-veronica-escobar-a-case-study/
Feb 22
During Larry Medina’s sentencing some Information was revealed that should be of interest to those who follow the political shenanigans of El Paso politicians, especially today’s debacle concerning the downtown arena. According to the El Paso Times report on February 19, during Medina’s sentencing his attorney tried to minimize Larry’s criminal participation. To which Judge …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.elpasonews.org/2013/02/et-tu-susie-byrd-and-veronica-escobar-what-s-did-medina-do-under-your-watch/
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Aug 16
For years now the mantra has been that if we only had a viable downtown all of El Paso’s problems would magically just go away. Forget the inconvenient truth that the educational system in El Paso, as evidenced by the continued failure of the El Paso Independent School District (EPISD), is nothing more than a …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.elpasonews.org/2012/08/el-paso-downtown-stadium-just-mor-corruption/
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Permanent link to this article: http://www.elpasonews.org/2012/07/el-paso-corruption-the-modus-operandi-of-the-corrupters/
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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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