On November 30, 2015, the University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) issued a press release where it stated that UMC had nominated four individuals to the reconstituted children’s hospital board. They are: Ronald Acton, Miguel Fernandez, Patrick Gordon and Ted Houghton. Additionally, the press release listed: Jaime Barceleau, Gilberto Moreno, Jr., and Lynn Coyle […]
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El Paso Is Losing Jobs Resulting in Higher Taxes
From the onset of the ballpark scam I wrote about how faulty the economic basis for the whole fiasco was. Numerous times I have pointed out that El Paso’s economy was on the downturn by the simple fact that the artificial upturn from the building boom of the federal courthouse, Ft. Bliss construction and […]
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Commentary on the Steve Norwood Firing
By now you have probably had an opportunity to view the open records documents I posted yesterday about the firing of Steve Norwood. As you likely know, Steve Norwood is the county’s first County Manager. He was fired last month for absences and tardiness. I am frequently critical of Veronica Escobar’s expenditure of your tax […]
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Florida Gubernatorial Race and the El Paso Connection
Lately the Orlando newspapers and on air commentary has been focused on the race for governor between the incumbent Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. Notwithstanding the comedic argument over “fangate”, both politicians have been lobbing accusations at each other over their pasts. In the case of Rick Scott, the election campaign commercials attacking him are […]
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Numbers and more numbers
One of the most annoying things about the news media is that they allow entities and individuals to make statements without being challenged on the veracity of the statement. This is especially true when it comes to demographic numbers bandied about for a specific cause. Last Tuesday, city council listened to 31 speakers speak on […]
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Jose Rodriguez and Guns
I am sure not many of you are surprised that Jose Rodriguez is against guns. As you likely know, Jose Rodriguez has recently been on the news media circuit advocating against guns on campuses. I am not going to argue for, or against guns because many, if not all, of the politically active voters have […]
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The Case of the Two Larry’s
As you likely know, an intent to recall Larry Romero was filed on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at city hall. It really should not come as a surprise to anyone because of the questionable actions taken by Romero in recent days. Recalls are the final action that voters have to make their representatives pay attention […]
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Borderplex Consultant Apologizes for Cut-and-Paste Report and Refunds Money
In its continuing quest to erase the uniqueness that is El Paso, the Borderplex Alliance went out and hired an outside consultant to tell El Paso how to market itself for economic development. The report, released on June 2, 2015, has already stirred up controversy, according to Vic Kolenc at the El Paso Times. What […]
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The Children’s Hospital Timeline of How We Got Here
On March 13, 2007, the Thomason Hospital Board of Managers voted six to one to ask County Commissioners Court to hold a special meeting to put a $120 million hospital district bond on the November 6, 2007 ballot. Dr. Jesus Arturo Castro Sandoval cast the sole vote against the bond proposal. Veronica Escobar told the […]
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A Simple Solution to Municipal Identification Cards
Today I want to clear up some misconceptions about the municipal identification cards and their ties to immigration issues. As expected, those opposed to the municipal identification cards have tied the issue directly to immigration, while the proponents to the identification cards have tried their best to keep immigration out of the equation. The problem […]
