As readers may have noted, former El Paso Times editor, Robert Moore launched his El Paso Matters news site on Monday. Moore has been raising money for his venture since about April of 2019 through the El Paso Community Foundation. The business model that Moore is using is based on the idea that rather than […]
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When Border Officials Look the Other Way
One of the loudest arguments for locking up the border in the name of security is the idea that the border is porous and dangerous to Americans. The argument being that tougher restrictions and a wall will solve the dangers to America. However, lost in the discussion about border security is that the laws currently […]
Posted inCommunity News, El Paso, Immigration, Literary, National News, Politics, The Latino Life
Two poems on child detention at the Border and la cultura fronteriza
On Sunday May 12, 2019 I was honored to present these two poems at the El Paso Mother’s Day Rally to End Family Separation and Child Detention. Donna Snyder Tornillo Life is short for children detained in cages. Just like livestock was one ill-considered defense. Children housed in tents under a fierce desert sun, small […]
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What Does 2246 Fetuses Say About The Country
Last week, according to news reports, 71 boxes filled with over 2,000 fetuses were discovered in a doctor’s garage. Another 165 fetuses were found in the doctor’s car. Put aside the debate about abortion for a moment. The question that readers should ask themselves is, what kind of country allows thousands of fetuses to be […]
Posted inBloggers, Literary
Medusa Is My Avatar
Medusa on BigTree, MoonCourt, Blue Mountains – Photo by Glenys Livingstone Medusa is my avatar Her moon mouth opened in a scream, whether in agony or passion is hard to discern. The stone face is pocked with marks caused by the process of becoming. Brows writhe in rhythm with the mass of unbrushed hair. This […]
Posted inTechnology
A Blow by Blow Example Of A Cyber Crime
Someone tried to scam me out of $18,840. They failed but I played with them so that I can share with you how a typical cyber-crime works. It starts out with an email asking me for a price quote. These emails are sent to sales agents whose job it is to sell, sell and sell […]
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Can Pete Buttigieg Beat Donald Trump
Make no mistake, the 2020 presidential elections are about beating Donald Trump. Trump has proved that he has a die hard base of about 38% of the country behind him. On election night, it will be about who mobilizes their lazy American voters to the polls. It is about mobilizing voters to the polls. It […]
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US Border Patrol and Customs Hotbed Of Corruption
It is generally understood that the US-Mexico border is the source of the drugs entering the country. It is the reason that many demand a wall along the southern border. According to a 2018 DEA Drug Assessment Report, the southern border remains the principal entry point for drugs, especially cocaine, heroin and fentanyl. The important […]
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Donna Snyder joins El Paso News
Donna Snyder was recently invited to be a contributor to the El Paso News. She founded the Tumblewords Project in 1995 and continues to organize its free weekly workshops and other literary events in the borderlands around El Paso, Texas. Snyder formerly worked as an activist attorney representing indigenous people, people with disabilities, and immigrant workers, […]