(This essay first appeared on my Medium (SocialUnwind.com) channel on Wednesday, October 5, 2016) As if this election cycle couldn’t get any more anti-Mexican there goes Vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence expressing out loud what the true sentiments of the Donald Trump campaign are – a hatred for Mexicans. During the vice-presidential debate, Mike Pence uttered […]
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A Case Against Hillary Clinton
(Counterpoint: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Barbara Carrasco. Occasionally, I will publish counterpoints submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for a counterpoint, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. As I have written many times before, we […]
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Veronica Escobar Continues to Defy the Open Records Law
Many of you reading this today know that in early September I received a letter from the Texas Attorney General advising me that they had taken up my complaint against Veronica Escobar’s refusal to release the Greg Allen records I had requested from her pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. As you might remember, […]
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My Apple Watch Series 2 Experience
Last Friday, I finally put on the new Apple Watch Series 2 and I wanted to share my experiences with you. Over the last few years I have been relying on the Internet to make purchasing decisions. I like the ability to bypass the marketing gimmickry and get to read about the real experiences that […]
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The Donald Trump Cuba Factor and The Alternative Issue
As many of you know, last week Newsweek published a report showing that Donald Trump spent about $68,000 in Cuba in an attempt to see if he could do business in Castro’s island. According to the news report, the money which was spent in 1998, was intended to take advantage of a potential thawing of […]
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Donald Trump is Not Like Other Politicians
Many who support Donald Trump keep arguing that they support him because Trump “is not like other politicians” as if that is the only reason he deserves your vote. Yes, it sounds nice, especially in this climate of animosity towards all politicians and those in power. I get it, voters have tried voting for career […]
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Guest Editorial – I’m a conservative, Hispanic Republican, and I’m voting Trump
Note: The following is a guest editorial submitted by Weston Martinez. Occasionally, I will publish editorials submitted by readers to my blog. To be considered for an upcoming issue, please send me your comments in an article fashion on topical topics that I am covering on my blog. Today’s editorial was submitted by Weston Martienz. […]
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Is There a Fort Bliss Sexual Assault Cover Up
This article was updated on April 7, 2021. Although the victim had provided permission to use her name in the article, she subsequently asked that we remove her name because she wishes to move on from this episode in her life. We have granted her request. (Author’s note: The following is a special report based […]
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The Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry Soon To Be Renamed the Marcelino Serna Port of Entry
Considering the ongoing national political discussion on immigration reform, the renaming of the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry between Mexico and the United States is perhaps the most appropriate and timely thing to happen this election cycle. Rey Rivera, a frequent reader to my blog, alerted me to the passage of the bill to rename the […]
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A Call for Crowd Sourcing Open Records Documents
Recently, Thomas Dorman embarked on gathering as many open records documents as possible in regards to the recent pay raises for the county commissioners. Dorman has so far gathered almost 200 files containing hundreds of pages of information. He has kindly shared the documents with me and has asked that I make them available to […]