Thanksgiving Day: An American Exceptionalism Myth
Is El Paso the first place Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in America? The Mission Trail would like the reader to believe so. The idea that El Paso was the first place for a thanksgiving day of celebration began in the late 1980’s. For El Pasoans, the first thanksgiving narrative was first publicly claimed by Shelton…
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2022 City Council Campaign Contributions Analysis
This article was updated on November 4, 2022 to add comments made by Max Grossman about the Pickett mailers. As we reported yesterday, $275,524.37 in campaign contributions have been raised this…
Keep readingCandidate Editorial: Lives Lost to Workplace Bullying and Mobbing
Author: Deliris “DMB” Montanez Berrios Deliris “DMB” Montanez Berrios, Candidate for El Paso Council D-1 vacancy, is determined to improve the quality of life in our Sun City. Where do we…
Keep readingWoody Hunt Unseated As Largest Campaign Contributor
A preliminary analysis by El Paso News of the campaign financial reports show that Woody Hunt is not this election season’s largest political contributor to the city council campaigns. This city…
Keep readingWage Theft In El Paso
Wage theft across America is a problem that mostly affects lower income workers. [1] Although sometimes being part of the debate over a living wage, wage theft is not paying an…
Keep readingJoe Pickett Behind Mailer Targeting Isabel Salcido
In recent days, an online animated file (GIF) was sent to an unknown number of voters in District 5. The GIF targeted incumbent Isabel Salcido, who is running for reelection against…
Keep readingWhat To Know About The 2022 Elections
Early voting for the November 8 ballot begins today. It ends on Friday, November 4th. Election Day is November 8th. The last day for mail-in ballots to arrive at the elections…
Keep readingCity Council 2022 Voters’ Guide – District 8
On October 10, El Paso News asked all city council candidates running for city council in the November 8, 2022 ballot to answer our questionnaire for our Voters’ Guide 2022. Out…
Keep readingCity Council 2022 Voters’ Guide – District 6
On October 10, El Paso News asked all city council candidates running for city council in the November 8, 2022 ballot to answer our questionnaire for our Voters’ Guide 2022. Out…
Keep readingCity Council 2022 Voters’ Guide – District 5
On October 10, El Paso News asked all city council candidates running for city council in the November 8, 2022 ballot to answer our questionnaire for our Voters’ Guide 2022. Out…
Keep readingDistrict Attorney Challenges Medrano’s Gag Order On The Walmart Case
At the center of the ongoing controversy at the El Paso District Attorney’s office is a gag order issued by Sam Medrano, the judge in the Walmart case. Medrano’s order prohibits…
Keep readingCity Council 2022 Voters’ Guide – District 1
On October 10, El Paso News asked all city council candidates running for city council in the November 8, 2022 ballot to answer our questionnaire for our Voters’ Guide 2022. Out…
Keep readingOpinion: A Tale Of Two Mailers: City Reps. Salcido And Rodriguez
By Dr. Max Grossman City Reps. Isabel Salcido of District 5 and Claudia Lizette Rodriguez of District 6 just sent out campaign mailers claiming they fought for lower taxes and are…
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