Calendar of Events: 11.20.08
Posted on November 20, 2008
“Redefining Walls” and other defining moments across the Borderland this week.
Fuzzy math raises questions about planned Oregon Street rapid transit
Posted on November 20, 2008
No one involved – from Sun Metro or UTEP to the city manager’s office or City Council – can come close to accounting for the numbers used when discussing future ridership of the new bus line. A meeting to discuss the issues, which include possibly eliminating parking and loading on Oregon Street, is tomorrow.
A few words about Nat Campos
Posted on November 20, 2008
He had a great sense of dry humor and was dedicated to make this part of the world a better place to live. Nat was a true Paseño.
My resignation from ACHE
Posted on November 20, 2008
My hopes are that ACHE will continue to operate and reach or exceed all the goals that I had originally set for its success.
Open Letter to U.S. Auto Makers
Posted on November 20, 2008
I hate to be the first one to tell you this, but you're doing something very wrong. Do you know how I figured that out? Well, you're in the business of making money and you aren't making any.
What's love got to do with it? Confused and Fed Up, but it's his baby.
Posted on November 20, 2008
You need to begin thinking about living your life without your son's father. He has shown that he is incapable of fidelity, has no concept of a rainy day or why it is necessary to save for one, and has you signing letters as CONFUSED AND FED UP.
My Two Cents with Sam Donaldson
Posted on November 20, 2008
Sam Donaldson has come a long way from KTEP station manager to ABC News correspondent. Donaldson visited UTEP this week this week to discuss the challenges president-elect Barack Obama will face and the historical impact of his presidency.
News: Piden ‘oficializar’ el inglés en Texas
Posted on November 20, 2008
En una serie de iniciativas presentadas para la 81ª sesión de la asamblea legislativa de Texas el representante estatal Leo Berman (republicano por Tyler) propuso reglas que van en contra del bilinguismo tradicional del estado y que recrudecerán las medidas en contra de los inmigrantes indocumentados y la lengua predominante que ellos, además de millones de texanos hablan.
COMUNICADO: GRAN VENTAJA ABORIGEN
Posted on November 20, 2008
Luego de venir de atrás, el Club de Futbol Indios logró una contundente victoria de 4-1 sobre los Halcones del Valle de Mezquital, en el partido de Ida de los cuartos de final de la Liguilla de la Segunda División, celebrado esta tarde en el Olímpico Benito Juárez.
News: Llevan paseños setenta propuestas de reformas migratorias a Washington
Posted on November 19, 2008
Con 70 propuestas concretas sobre reformas migratorias, un grupo diverso de funcionarios y activistas de El Paso partieron a la capital del país para dejar sentir la voz de esta ciudad en el Capitolio.
The Mask of Red Death
Posted on November 19, 2008
Outside, police cars drove past with their lights flashing. Tomorrow, perhaps, we'd read about murders in the paper. Tomorrow we could face the devil, in the news and in the mirror. But tonight we had two world class concert hall musicians in a little dive bar cantina on a disreputable side street in downtown Juarez .
English only? And there's even more, as state Rep. Berman again picks the immigration fight.
Posted on November 19, 2008
Berman is a Republican from Tyler, where his assertions have more resonance. In El Paso, the arguments don't fly very far with most (as they so far have not in the Texas Legislature, where most of his bills died in committee last year -- view list at bottom of article).
Lawsuit claims police negligence -- and failure to properly train -- in shooting mentally ill man
Posted on November 19, 2008
The family of an ex-soldier shot and killed by police last year is suing the officers involved and the city, claiming that the series of events leading to Steven Salguero's death involved hasty decisions and poor communication and ended the way it shouldn't have -- with two shotgun blasts.
City getting $3 million from HUD to stabilize neighborhoods hit by foreclosures
Posted on November 18, 2008
Citywide, said city director of Community and Human Development Bill Lilly, there are about 400 foreclosures a month, proving that El Paso is not immune to the nationwide foreclosure crisis.
City Council requires what your mom would say: Give up seat for elderly or disabled on the bus
Posted on November 18, 2008
The ordinance makes it a city misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 for an able-bodied person to refuse to move from a wheelchair space if it is needed by a someone in a wheelchair, or to give up a seat for a passenger who is disabled or over 65 years old.
News: Se reanuda contienda por basura
Posted on November 18, 2008
La corporación propietaria de El Paso Disposal y del basurero Camino Real en Sunland Park organizó a un grupo de transportistas de desechos comerciales para combatir los intentos del Ayuntamiento por estudiar y posiblemente enviar basura a los vertederos de la ciudad. Empezaron el pasado fin de semana con un anuncio que apareció en varias publicaciones.
A Juarez news outlet shuts down temporarily, as Drug War threats to journalists escalate
Posted on November 18, 2008
Even as El Diario de Juarez reporter Armando Rodriguez was killed last week, more Ciudad Juarez journalists reported getting death threats. In one case, the director of a popular online news site took the threats so seriously he immediately fled to the United States.
El Paso immigration reformers, part of a border-wide coalition, set off to Washington
Posted on November 18, 2008
“We're not going just to say 'we’re here, we want a seat at the table.' We’re going with solutions and recommendations for them.” -- El Paso County Commissioner Veronica Escobar.
Opinion: Los medios informativos vigilantes: Qué tan seguido lo hacen? Mucho más que El Paso Times.
Posted on November 18, 2008
Si se desea consentir a los lectores que dependen de las noticias de El Paso para sentirse ligeros y positivos, entonces habría que utilizar sus millones de dólares para publicar algo como la Revista de El Paso.
Han presentado 543 iniciativas de ley
Posted on November 18, 2008
La semana pasada marcó la primera oportunidad para que representantes estatales presentaran iniciativas para la próxima 81ª sesión de la Asamblea Legislativa de Texas. La presentación de iniciativas inició el 10 de noviembre y terminará el 13 de marzo de 2009.
Group behind stormwater utility petition willing to negotiate, compromise
Posted on November 17, 2008
Mayor John Cook, who plans to run for a second term, said the stormwater utility is “definitely my Achilles heel, my big weakness.”
EPMG Launches en Español Section
Posted on November 18, 2008
El Paso Media Group (EPMG) is proud to announce a new section of the website dedicated to Spanish content. Through a media partnership with El Diario de El Paso, EPMG will publish news and opinions en Español on www.epmediagroup.com, www.eldiariousa.com and El Diario de El Paso.
Garbage fight picking up
Posted on November 17, 2008
The Alliance of El Paso Waste Haulers has begun to fight over whether the city ought to take over commercial waste disposal. But, said city Rep. Susie Byrd, "They're getting the little commercial haulers stirred up when I don't think that's what we're after."
They're filing. You should be watching.
Posted on November 17, 2008
“Filing bills is the easy part. What makes a difference is if and when they start moving through the process.” -- state Rep. Joe Pickett on bill filing, which began last week, when El Paso legislators filed 41 bills.
Media Watch: How often do you get it? A lot more than the El Paso Times.
Posted on November 17, 2008
If you're going to pander to readers who rely on their news about El Paso to be light and positive, you might as well use your millions to publish something like El Paso Magazine.
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