Pursuant to my request for District 2 candidates to submit a write up for my blog, the following is the one submitted by Abraham Monteros. It is published as submitted to me by Monteros. My name is Abraham Monteros. I was born and raised in District 2 and I’m proud to call District 2 my home. […]
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2016 District Two Candidates Coverage Calendar
From the news media reports, the blogosphere, social media and my post about David Nevarez, you know that there are eight candidates looking to fill the unexpired term of Larry Romero. As has become my tradition, I will be compiling a complete dossier on each of the candidates. In addition, and as usual, I will […]
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David Nevarez Convicted of Assault Causing Bodily Injury
As you know by now, there are eight candidates running to replace Larry Romero, who is leaving under a cloud of corruption. As you also likely know, there is a general cloud of corruption hanging over El Paso. Last month I invited District 2 candidates to submit their write ups for publication and I also […]
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White Privilege and Donald Trump
As expected the immigration debate has dominated the national political scene, most of it led by Donald Trump. Which is appropriate because Donald Trump represents the “white privilege” minority. There are two things that drive the immigration debate. These are changes in the cultural makeup of the United States and economics. Some of you are […]
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Donald Trump and I Discussed Politics
Donald Trump changed my mind! I now support him for president. Let me tell you why. On Wednesday, March 30, I headed out to Wisconsin to see first-hand what Donald Trump had to say about immigration. Imagine my surprise when I ended up having a one-to-one fifteen-minute discussion with him. Of course I wanted to […]
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Claudia Ordaz and Vince Perez Marriage Announcement
As you likely know, Claudia Ordaz and Vince Perez are engaged to be married. Their marriage engagement is a private affair that for the most part is none of the electorates’ business, except for one important detail. As the El Paso Times reported, there are no laws that prevent the two politicians from marrying each […]
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Counterpoint – The Other Side of Immigration: Inconvenient Truths
(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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The Larry Romero Responses to Ross Fisher
As you likely know, Larry Romero submitted his answers to the Ross Fisher questions via facsimile on March 15, 2016. The thing that stands out the most about Romero’s answers is the obvious unwillingness to be specific with his answers. I would argue that his lack of specificity allows him some “wiggle room” in case […]
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Giant Sucking Sound and Donald Trump
In 1989 I was facing an unplanned career change. As a child I had focused on becoming a pilot and I never thought of doing anything else. After eight years of following my plan I was faced with having to choose another career path. I could go on flying but not in my intended path […]
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Plane Spotting is a Hobby Under Threat
On March 12, 2016, four British nationals were arrested in Kenya for taking pictures of airplanes from a bar at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport. This report bothered me a lot when it first came across my news feed. It bothered me because as a photographer I have been subjected to rude rent-a-cops at public places because […]