As many of you know, I have been having an ongoing issue with the City of El Paso and how they handle open records requests. I am not the only one, as other bloggers and even the El Paso Times has documented instances where the city has failed in its obligations towards transparency. I have […]
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio Needs to Wear Pink Panties on His Way to Jail
Six-term Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, in the midst of a contested seventh-term political race to hold unto his office, is awaiting word from Federal Judge Murray Snow about whether Arpaio will have to spend time in jail for criminally contempt of court. The judge is contemplating whether to refer Joe Arpaio for criminal prosecution for […]
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Texas Now Accepts the Mexican Voter Registration Cards as Valid Identification
As many of you know, there is a group of El Pasoans that have been pushing forth the concept of a municipal identification card for those city residents that do not have identification or have a difficult time acquiring an identification card from the federal or state governments. In May of this year, the City […]
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Private Devices and Open Records Documents
As I wrote in yesterday’s post, my request regarding Jim Tolbert’s use of social media got me thinking about officials using private devices and how that affects open records requests. On July 13, 2016 I posted “Jim Tolbert Open Records Requests and Social Media Channels”. As I wrote on that post, I had started to […]
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A Chill Between Veronica Escobar and Claudia Ordaz?
I recently filed several open records requests in order to conduct a test on how public officials are using technology and how it affects open records requests. The comments made by El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen, about the Black Lives Matter group gave me an opportunity to experiment. I will share with you more […]
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Democrats and Hillary Clinton and the Dishonesty of the Whole
I am sure it doesn’t come as a surprise to many of you that Hillary Clinton is the anointed presidential candidate for the Democrats. Although there have been rumors and innuendo for many years, the facts were illusive. As a result, the Clinton clan was allowed to obfuscate the notion that the Democrat Party is […]
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It is Hillary Clinton’s Turn
Last week it was Donald Trump. Today is the first day of the Democrat Convention. I’m hoping that the Democrats give me the same chaos as the Republicans last week so that I can have some fun on my personal Facebook and Twitter feeds with some of my graphics. Hopefully, like the Republicans last week, […]
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Five Things You Didn’t Know About Melania Trump
As you know, last Monday, Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife, was embroiled in a plagiarism scandal. Melania Trump plagiarized Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC speech. Melania Trump has kept a low profile in her husband’s presidential campaign, although she is no stranger to mass media. Because of her low profile, she has not been scrutinized as much. […]
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Immigrating to the US Melania Trump Style
Melania Trump has on numerous occasions defended her husband’s immigration stance on the notion that she immigrated the right way. As you know Donald Trump wants to deport millions and stop undocumented immigrants from entering the United States. As political rhetoric it all sounds nice and easy, until the facts get in the way. The […]
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The Dishonesty of the Trump Campaign
As you most likely know by now, Melania Trump, Donald Trump’s wife, was caught plagiarizing her GOP convention speech from Michelle Obama. You also likely know that the Donald Trump campaign, and the GOP, are feverishly working to deflect away from this latest example of why Donald Trump should never be elected. The Donald Trump […]