Vindication in Socorro?
Former Cit Rep Maria Reyes regained her seat on Socorro City Council following Saturday's election. Reyes won a special election that was set to replace Sergio Cox who resigned over the fall out of a...
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D3 Likely to be Deep Talent Pool
Campaigns are the intersection of timing and opportunity. If any one, or neither, of the two aren't there, your campaign is going to lose.For Jaime Barceleau this is particularly true. Aside from a...
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Mayoral Candidate Announcements
David Saucedo announced his candidacy for mayor recently and the El Paso Times ran a story on it.You should click on the story to read more about Mr. Saucedo, but there is also cool video on the Times'...
View ArticleCharter Schools & The EPISD Bond
I'll get more into a rant about charter schools and why they are bad for public education and tax payers in a later post, but for now watch this video if you haven't seen it already.Here's the bottom...
View ArticleClueless.
I'd need interns if I was going to respond everything stupid said by the out-of-town bloggers with blogs about me, but sometimes their stupidity floats to the top and I'm forced to deal with it like an...
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Seriously Commissioner's Court? Seriously?
Lots to talk about with yesterday's Commissioner's Court meeting. I was all set to go on a rant about why in the blue hell is the Public Works head honcho presenting a bond plan to the court that has...
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Sheriff's Race
Next to the justice system, the sheriff's office is the largest part of the County's budget. The office is the primary law enforcement entity in the county and oversees the county jail system. This...
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Police Report: Sheriff Candidate Involved in Assault?
Documents obtained through an open records request with the El Paso Police Department indicate that Republican candidate for Sheriff, Tom Buchino, was involved in an assault against an employee of the...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Temperament is Important ; The Trouble with Tom
Yesterday I wrote about the results of an open record request that showed a police report that chronicled an alleged assault involving Republican candidate Tom Buchino as the alleged assailant.There...
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Charter School Movida / Anti - Bond People Behind the 8 - Ball
While the EPISD Bond is having some trouble gaining some traction in terms of support, understand that they knew exactly what they were doing when they decided to put in on the November ballot. They...
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Depth of D3 - Two Really Good Candidates & Jaime Barceleau
The residents of District 3 are about to have a very interesting problem on their hands. They are about to have to choose between more than one qualified candidate.I don't recall how long its been...
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Home Girl of the Week
Shame on me for not doing this a long time ago and props to a close friend of mine for pointing it out.If ever there was someone worthy of public recognition for political work in this town it's my...
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Why Aren't There Credible & Viable Latinos Running for Mayor of El Paso?
City Rep Emma Acosta announced her candidacy for mayor recently. Apparently on an internet local talk radio program.I'm sure at least a dozen people caught the exiting announcement.Acosta's...
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Buchino Says Female Deputies "...will be working at Walmart"
For whatever reason Republican challenger for Sheriff of El Paso County, Tom Buchino has been getting a pass from media about his antics. As I've previously documented, much like Trump, Buchino's...
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Times Editorial Underscores Militarism of Buchino
The editorial in today's edition of the El Paso Times underscores a point I have been making about Republican candidate for Sheriff, Tom Buchino.The editorial was about Crime Stats Again Puncture...
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Fun With Pics
I saw a couple of signs that made me chuckle when I was downtown the other day. I took pics of them to save them for a rainy day.Today happens to be a rainy day.First up, this edit of the "El Paso" on...
View ArticleFarewell Vin Scully
I'm an Arizona Diamondbacks fan and have been ever since my hometown got the franchise. As a consequence, the Los Angeles Dodgers are major rivals and I have learned to have that special place in my...
View ArticleMayoral Rumblings...
Take this with a grain of salt because its just things that I'm hearing and not anything that I have had a chance to independently verify but these three things have been floating around so I thought...
View ArticleWhy I'm Voting for Artalejo
I mean this with all sincerity, unless a better candidate gets in the field, I'm voting for Jorge Artalejo for Mayor.The reality is I don't see anyone else worth voting for right now.Dee Margo - A...
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EPISD Has To Be Honest With Seniors About Tax Freeze
One of the strategies that the pro-bond people are utilizing is telling senior voters that if they are 65 or older, that their taxes for the bond won't go up if its approved by voters. I know because I...
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