The University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) has a strong economic outlook despite the pandemic, according to a recent Fitch Ratings analysis posted on October 8. Fitch updated the Series 2013 and 2017 UMC bonds from “stable” to “positive”. The bonds are paid for by El Paso taxpayers in the form of property taxes […]
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City Council Incumbent Henry Rivera
El Paso City Council District 7 incumbent Henry Rivera, 62 is being challenged by former El Paso Times reporter, Aaron Montes, 28. Rivera was elected on May 6, 2017. He is a former El Paso Police officer. The incumbent outraised his challenger $37,800 to $7,173, according to the latest campaign finance reports. Rivera has spent […]
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Bernie Sanders Endorses City Council Candidate
Former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders released a list of candidates he believes are “strong progressives” that “are running at the state and local level to represent our movement” over the weekend. City council candidate for District 2 and incumbent Alexsandra Annello announced on social media also over the weekend that Bernie Sanders had endorsed her. […]
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The News Is Dead in El Paso
The news media is under fire across the nation. Some call it propaganda outlets while others label it “fake news”. Journalists decry the erosion of their jobs because of the internet. While “fake news” has become the term most often used about the news media when complaining about it, for El Paso it is not […]
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Border Patrol Agent Arrests Show Troubling Pattern
This year, several Border Patrol agents have been arrested for crimes ranging from QAnon conspiracies, to deprivation of civil rights, drug running and the sexual assault of minors. Their arrests show a pattern of a deteriorating federal agency manned by individuals with questionable characters. QAnon Deranged Border Patrol Agent Threatens to Kill His Supervisor This […]
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Pumpkin Patch in Central El Paso at Beth El Bible Church October 4th to 31st
The Beth El Bible Church, located at 6440 Montana Ave., El Paso, Texas 79925 is hosting a Pumpkin Patch in their parking lot from October 4th to 31st. Information: http://www.bethelbible.org or 915-772-4330. Their hours of operation are: Tuesdays – Thursdays from 1 to 7 PM and Friday – Sunday from 12 to 8 PM Schedule […]
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Restore Our Libraries With More Vigor
By Vona Van Cleef, Retired EPISD school librarian and treasurer, Friends of the Library, Main When the COVID-19 pandemic hit El Paso in March, the City closed the libraries. In early May, 137 of the library system’s 156 employees (88%) were furloughed or terminated. That number amounts to 30% of the total 450 City employees […]
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El Paso Was Pilot Program For Child Separations
El Paso Politics recently reported, that El Paso immigration judges are among the worst in the nation for asylum seekers. Various news outlets are reporting that justice department officials drove the immigration policy of separating children from their parents as part of the Trump Administration surge to control the border. The New York Times states […]
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Accreditation Complaint Filed Against El Paso Children’s Hospital
In an email blast to several news organizations, David Saucedo announced that he filed a complaint against the El Paso Children’s Hospital on October 5. The complaint was filed with The Join Commission. The Joint Commission is a non-profit organization that accredits hospitals. Without a Joint Commission accreditation, a hospital loses its ability to receive […]