Many readers may be surprised to learn that I am religious considering my musings about the corrupt nature of the Catholic Church. I was very involved in my church. I stopped being involved when I started to look closely at the history of organized religion. I knew about the part the Church played in the […]
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The El Paso Teachers Union Involved in Teacher and Election Controversy
According to emails shared with the El Paso Politics, the El Paso chapter of the Texas AFT, formerly the Texas Federation of Teachers is facing some controversy over the representation of an El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) teacher facing termination and the pending union election for president of the union. The Texas AFT represents […]
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Editorial Video by Martin Paredes
Can America afford another four years of Donald Trump? Rather than bore you with words, I thought I would make a video instead. Enjoy!
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In the Lobby of the El Paso De Norte, 4:30 AM, 1978
By Chuck Taylor Quiet. The desk clerk and I are the only ones. He gives me permission to turn a side-lamp on. He is working on figures on his adding machine and laughs. It is quite dark here inside. The great center mosaic dome is unlit. Three good western style oils on the wall across […]
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Americans Love To Cheat
One thing that Americans generally hate are cheaters. That is what many want you to believe. Cheaters not only diminish the hard work of others, but cheaters also take opportunities away from others. The IRS Oversight Board 2014 Taxpayer Attitude survey showed that of the thousand individuals the survey surveyed, 94% frowned on taxpayers who […]
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Burning Man: it’s every festival you’ve ever been to – on steroids!
Updated September 3, 2020 By Jeryl and David Marcus Every year in August we pack our camping gear and head to the Black Rock desert just outside of the little town of Gerlach, Nevada. We are among the 70,000 people (yes: 70,000!) who trek to this dry lakebed located 140 miles North of Reno, Nevada. […]
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Smart Growth Is Colonialism Reinvented
Plan El Paso was awarded the Smart Growth award in 2011 as a model for a comprehensive plan for making cities more compact. Walkable and transit-friendly cities compact families and businesses into denser footprints in the hopes of ending automobile dependence and making citizens healthier by making them walk instead of driving. Sustainability is the […]
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Schools Are A Single-Point of Failure From Collapse
The video conferencing app that most schools relied upon earlier this year to offer online classrooms before the summer break went down yesterday. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, most schools across America are offering hybrid virtual/in-person classrooms for the fall semester. Schools are reopening their fall semesters this month and the next. Yesterday, Zoom users […]
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The First Undocumented Immigrants Built El Paso
Because of the railroad expansion across the nation, in 1881 El Paso grew from a small town – a stop along the way to the west – into a regional transportation hub. Its predominant Mexican American demography started to diversify. Because of the railroad, El Paso’s economy grew significantly resulting in immigrants settling in the […]
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Pastor Brian Antonio Sieve Remembers August 3, 2019
By Brian Antonio Sieve, Metropolitan Community Church, August 3, 2019 I moved to Juarez-El Paso June 1, 2019 to be pastor of Metropolitan Community Church of El Paso (MCC). MCC EL Paso is part of a global denomination founded in 1968 to be the first safe churches for LGBTQ+ folks. Our church here in El […]