Almost everyone understands that the key to a good job is an education in a trade or a marketable skill. What is seldom discussed, though, is that education transcends a marketable skill. A fundamental understanding of economics and politics is important to understand the issue of wages. An example of a fundamental understanding of economics […]
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Best Wishes in 2016
I’ll keep today’s post short and to the point. I just want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for your support of my blog. It is because of readers, such as yourselves, that I keep blogging. I also want to thank those of you that continuously support and encourage me through your […]
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The 25 El Paso Corruption Scandals Of 2015
When Poisoned Pawns was finalized and Bob Jones and other public officials went to jail, some of the city’s officials proclaimed that corruption had ended in El Paso. But did corruption really end? Let’s look back at 2015 and see what corruption looks like in a corrupt city. January 1. The University Medical Center of […]
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The Children’s Hospital Scheme They Don’t Want You to Know About
As I wrote yesterday, the Michael Nuñez deposition on September 29, 2015 further bolsters my belief that the children’s hospital scheme revolves around the so-called intergovernmental transfers, or IGTs. This is the little dirty secret that Veronica Escobar and Jose Rodriguez are desperately trying to keep you from finding out about. You see, if you […]
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The 2007 Kurt Salmon Study for the El Paso Children’s Hospital
The El Paso Children’s Hospital debacle was based on a March 2007 feasibility study commissioned by Thomason Hospital, now known as the University Medical Center of El Paso. Much of the public commentary, if not all of it, was based on the feasibility study now dubbed the Kurt Salmon Study. Although the whole children’s hospital […]
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The Pope is Visiting Mexico and It Is Not a Good Thing
Through the passage of time, history is often distorted or forgotten because of political necessities. As many of you know, the borderland is gearing up for a visit from the Pope. As many individuals tend to believe that Mexico is driven by Catholicism, I believe that this upcoming visit perpetuates the myth that Mexico is […]
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A Very Un-Politically Correct Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Yes, Merry Christmas, although I know it is not the politically correct thing to say. I have been thinking about rights as envisioned by different constitutions and points of view lately. Much of it has to do with the threat of ISIS/ISIL and what it means to our futures. I am child of […]
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What Star Trek Got Wrong
I am probably one of the biggest Trekkies in the world. I am a purist Trekkie, the one that was awed by Capt. Christopher Pike and his side-kick Spock. Capt. James T. Kirk continued the charge in my imagination into a future where computers were indispensable to living life. This was way before the thought […]
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Larry Romero May Face Additional Ethics Complaint
According to the El Paso Inc., Larry Romero may be facing additional ethics problems because of incomplete financial disclosure forms. In “Romero didn’t reveal home loans on disclosed forms” by David Crowder in the El Paso Inc., on December 21, 2015, the weekly revealed that Romero did not properly disclose the mortgages on two homes […]
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Government Responsibility and Drone Registration
As some of you know, yesterday was the first day of open registration for aerial drones as mandated by the FAA. As an owner of a drone I now have to register with the FAA in order to remain legal. As a pilot, the FAA already has my information on file and therefore I understand […]