Much has been said and written about the overwhelming voter support for the 2012 Quality of Life bonds. The local newspaper’s editorials love to point out how the voters voted for the projects that are leading to higher taxes being imposed on the taxpayers of the community. Last week when I wrote about the land […]
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Charlie Hebdo Defiance and Freedom of Expression
Ever since I became aware of the murders of the Charlie Hebdo employees, I have been reflecting on the notion of freedom of speech. When I lived in Europe, I would regularly come across their weekly and their outrageous covers always caught my attention. Outrageous is an understatement when describing many of their covers. […]
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Jaime Esparza Exemplifies Police Controversies Across the Nation
The government is supposed to be based on a system of checks and balances. Most individuals gloss over this and some do not completely understand the reason behind this. All levels of government are supposed to have a check and balance system in place in order to protect the citizenry. This is more important […]
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Witnessing An Attempt To Jump the White House Fence
January 1, 2015 started out on an interesting note for my family and I. As we were taking the obligatory selfies and picture of the White House in the early morning we witnessed an idiot mobilize the Secret Service into action. It started innocently enough, a few tourists and locals, not more than a dozen […]
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Holding Government Accountable Is Impossible
The problem with holding government accountable is the games government plays to delay or impede accountability. Constituents can ask questions or demand accountability but the politicians game the system in order to keep the shenanigans in play. The understanding is that government is accountable and transparent while the reality is another thing altogether. This is […]
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The Benefits of Taxes
It may seem to most of you that I consistently complain about taxes. The fact is that taxes are necessary and offer many benefits to society. All of you are aware of the benefits of education, infrastructure and security offered by taxes. Of course, there is the abuse by many. However, there are also other […]
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Support Charlie Hebdo Victims
Whether you agree with the expression or not there is no place for censorship anywhere in the world. The murders of the Charlie Hebdo employees should not be tolerated. Censorship has no place in the world. Violence to control a message has no place in a civilized society. We need to stand up and let […]
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El Paso is the Cause of Juarez Blood
My comments yesterday about the murder-suicide at the Ft. Bliss Veteran’s Center and Monday’s post about my contention that El Paso is corrupt to the core elicited some comments pointing out the homicide rate in Cd. Juárez. To be clear, I agree that Cd. Juárez has its share of corruption problems. I am not blind to […]
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Murder-Suicide on January 6 Further Exposes Safest City Lie
Yesterday’s alleged murder-suicide further exposes the city’s lie about the safest city in the nation. A lie that continues to be perpetuated by El Paso leaders in its continued attempt to put lipstick on the pig that is El Paso. It is a lie that was repeated at yesterday’s city council meeting by Larry Romero. […]
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Homeless Shelter Land Swap
Yesterday, city council patted themselves about the land swap deal they made. In the land swap, the city pays another city entity, the PSB, for land to swap with the Rescue Mission. Let us take a quick look at how we got to this point. The homeless shelter negotiated to sell their land to TXDOT […]