Anytime the issue of taxes comes up at the city most of commentary centers on the notion that it is the residential property owner that overwhelmingly pays the majority of the taxes in the community. Yesterday was no exception as city council explored the various fees to make up the city’s budget shortfalls. Generally, politicians […]
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Well That Didn’t Take Long
Those that have been following city politics may have noticed that a political faction rallying behind Ray Caballero has been building since 2000. Although Ray Caballero is apparently silent on the city’s political landscape, his legacy is felt at the city and the county through various elected officials. His latest incarnation is Claudia Ordaz. Let […]
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The Dangerous Problem at City Hall
Although there has been much rumormongering about the problems that have resulted in the musical chairs between city representatives what has been absent in the discussion is the seriousness of the whole issue. The fact is that we do not have any facts as to what caused the whole problem to explode as it has. […]
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A Country that is not a Country
What if I told that there exists a country that has no land but is still considered a sovereign? The other day I was working on a logo design for a client. The client asked me to incorporate a Maltese Cross into the design. As part of my design process, I researched the cross to […]
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For David Karlsruher the Facts are Just Things That Get in the Way
Yesterday David Karlsruher posted an article where he wrote that I’m paid to blog. Unfortunately for David the facts are something that gets in the way of the fantasy world he lives in. I can tell you that what I write is not influenced by anyone paying me to write something but those are […]
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Flooding Niland’s Quest for More Money
As you all know back in 2006 El Paso experienced the so-called 100-year rainstorm that is only supposed to come about every century or so. As a result of the rains, many El Pasoans experienced significant flooding. Proclaiming that El Pasoans shouldn’t have to go through that again, city council imposed a new storm water […]
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Juveniles at City Council
Many El Pasoans continually decry about how the rest of the state and now the nation looks upon the city as nothing more than a joke. Many of the readers to my blog complain about how I write nothing but the negative stuff that is the city. The individuals who complain about how El Paso […]
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Why did Jaime Abeytia leave?
Many of you already know that Jaime Abeytia is no longer on the public’s dole working for Vince Perez. As some you may have noticed, last Tuesday, August 5, I tweeted that I had confirmed that Jaime Abeytia had left the county. A reader had kindly sent me the tip earlier in the day. The El […]
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Why Immigration is Personal to Me
Some of you may not know I am an immigrant, as well as a citizen of Mexico and a resident of the United States. I am the only foreign citizen in my nuclear family. My siblings, all of them from the same father and mother are US citizens, as well as both of my parents. […]
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El Paso Comes Together in Support of Immigrant Children: Expels Border Convoy from City
It is seldom that I have an opportunity to write about the good things El Paso has to offer. In this case, not only is the topic close and dear to me it is also an opportunity to dispel the myth that the United States does not want immigrants. That the hate group “Border Convoy” […]