El Paso Herald-Post El Paso News & Opinion
Don’t be one of the 92% of registered El Paso voters who sit out the election to Netflix the night away. It is said that a city which brings out only 8% of its voting …
October, 2018
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13 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Rewiring Education
John Couch is a former (and FIRST) Apple VP of Education and has written, along with Jason Towne, an excellent primer for anyone that wants to understand how tech can be used properly to transform …
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9 October
Op-Ed: Grading With No Purpose
When I was a sophomore at Texas A&M I remember taking an Organic Chemistry class from a new professor who, I became convinced, had never taught a class before. When the first test came around, …
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8 October
Op-Ed: City Hires Firms to Run Us Through the “Spin Cycle” Again
On Saturday, Sept. 6, the El Paso Times ran a guest column written by two individuals representing companies hired by the City to create what I believe is a damage-control narrative designed to twist facts …
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5 October
Video+Statement: Cornyn – Senate Votes to Advance Kavanaugh Nomination
WASHINGTON –On the floor of the Senate Chambers, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed Friday’s successful vote to advance Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and detailed the shameful tactics used by Democrats to derail …
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2 October
Op-Ed: Keeping the Carpool Running
Imagine that you are the owner of a car that is used everyday for a carpool. You and three of your colleagues pile into your car every morning and drive 20 miles to work. In …
September, 2018
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30 September
Denials, Disbelief and the Dark Room
When I was fifteen years old, I became Steve Young over at “KXCR, 89.5 FM, the Heart of El Paso.” From a young age, mass media was in my blood. It’s all I wanted to …
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25 September
Op-Ed: Propaganda
When I was in 7th grade or thereabouts, I remember Mrs. Aunie allowing some of us that finished our work early to play a game called “Propaganda.” Each player was given an example type of …
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25 September
Video: Senator Cornyn ‘We Must Ensure a Fair Process for Dr. Ford, Judge Kavanaugh’
Tuesday on the floor of the Senate Chambers, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) called for a fair process ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh this …
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21 September
Op-Ed: The MACC/Library Issue
On Tuesday, the leadership of my city broke my heart by approving the proposal to combine the Main Library and the Mexican American Cultural Center. The majority of Council members, except for Alexsandra Annello and …
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18 September
Op-Ed: Heroic Perspectives
Perspective and point of view are some things that are sorely lacking in much of our student’s educational experience. The ability to see a topic from more than one person’s viewpoint is essential for students …
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13 September
Guest Column: Socorro ISD Superintendent Espinoza Congratulates TeamSISD Members
Congratulations to the Socorro Independent School District (SISD) community for earning the Postsecondary Readiness Distinction Designation, the only distinction awarded at the district level, in the latest Texas Education Agency (TEA) accountability ratings. The distinction …
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11 September
Op-Ed: Thank you Nike.
Let’s take a moment to thank Nike. Thank them for taking part in the ongoing civics lesson began by the Black Lives Matter movement, continued by Colin Kaepernick as the San Francisco quarterback and then …
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10 September
Analysis: An Old Headline Lingers on the Texas-Mexico Border
This is frustrating, at best: According to the latest tally, more than 400 kids separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border remain separated from their parents. More than 300 parents of those kids are …
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4 September
Op-Ed: Thank You for Your Support. Now Do Something Meaningful.
Dear El Paso Business Leader Friend of Education, First off, let me thank you for being, after all these years, a valued Friend of Education. You have, over the decades, provided tons of verbal and …
