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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Is Southside ISD beyond help?
Through all the termoil at Southside ISD, new elections bring more of the same, how can the students win when the adults play games.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Southside ISD, pushing for bond money to expand athletics
Southside ISD under the possibility of removing its school board and replacing with managers now wants community to approve Bond Election for $75 million dollars.
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Trump Creates a Viral Year in Elections
The 2016 Elections have been if nothing more; quite entertaining. The reality is that America has an important choice ahead and the reality tv viewers need to become informed voters.
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Trump: Candid, Crude or A Threat!
Donald Trump is he a threat to our nations security? Is he objective enough to take on the challenge and handling of war?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: No show Brewer bails on bond election vote
Loren Brewer, former board president at Southside ISD bails on the board and the community when times get tough....
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Southside ISD....more comes out. $200,000 of the taxpayers money gone down the drain
Just when Southside ISD is working to get on it's feet after a disturbing last couple of years, the fall out of the previous board is still causing problems for the newly elected board members.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Board Member gives advice he doesn't live by
Loren Brewer recently tried to give advice to the current board. Words that he has not lived by and has been censured for while sitting on the Southside ISD board. Dysfunction and Chaos.....
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Texas Rangers go after Mendelsohn ESD6 partner
Texas Rangers go after ESD2's Gil Perez who had strong ties to ESD6 former President Sylvia Ruiz Mendelsohn and County Commissioner Chico Rodriguez. In 2014, Gil Perez helped ESD6 stay afloat....
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Brewer and Chavez create a circus atmosphere
Like a page out of Donald Trump's play book. Mr. Brewer and Mr. Chavez continue to try to stay in the forefront with circus like actions.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD residents question their votes
Politicians tell you what you want to hear, but don't always follow through after the election. For tight knit community in Southeast Bexar County, voters are second guessing their choices.
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Is America in for a down fall with Donald Trump as it's president?
Donald Trump's arrogance to the right is seen as strong. His arrogance by others is seen as ignorance and insecurity. Will Donald Trump be the down fall of the American people?
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Southside ISD still on road to recovery, bond issue?
Before the "team' took over the Southside ISD school board, there was a surplus of funds, there were plans set for future growth, the "team" spent on athletics and pay raises....
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD, Another Superintendent Fired
More changes came to the Southside school district after the 2015 School Board elections . Team members were a no show at firing of suspended Superintendent.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Losing Candidates file Ethics Complaint
Sylvia Mendelsohn's "team" at Southside ISD is not going away any time soon. Daniel Rodriguez defending the "team" files ethics violation on community members and media.
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South Bexar County Awareness: Harlandale ISD board orders internal audit
May 2015, Harlandale ISD elections bring new candidates and $64.9 Million dollar bond. New board divided on bond manager, Jasmine Engineering.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: New Board left to meet deadlines
Southside ISD school board held an early meeting on June 10, 2015 in order to meet state deadline.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Ricardo Vela on indefinite suspension, Loren Brewer angry
Mr. Ricardo is having his 5 minutes of fame as the Southside ISD board voted to suspend him indefinitely. Mr. Brewer once again lost his cool with reporter.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Brewer and Superintendent breaking policy....
School Board Agenda set; June 4, 2015 at 6:15 pm., Mr. Brewer with the Superintendent approval place their own agenda. Mr. Brewer has been censured before for his disruptive actions.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Newly Elected Board intimidated by Loren Brewer
The candidates have been sworn in and are ready for the long haul fight to recover the district finances and put them to use in education. Holding their first meeting on Friday, May 29, 2015.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD realigns their school board
May 20, 2015, the newly elected member of Southside ISD are sworn in and ready to make changes and focus on education.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Deputy Superintendent/Interim Superintendent caught running the same sc
The " you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" at Southside ISD. Deputy Superintendent Joe E. Gonzales and Ricardo Vela were both Valley boys with same mentality and have suffered same fate.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Bullies on Board will not leave without a fight at Southside ISD
While most loser leave graciously, Southside ISD unfortunately will have to deal with bully tactics until the final hour. The board will not give up control until the very end.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD community votes speak volumes
Southside ISD voters went to the polls and let the current school board that they weren't happy with their performance. All five of the "team" candidates lost their election.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: SISD board using position and district funds for campaigning
Southside ISD school board and superintendent used school funds and campaign promises on district email on the eve of election and without board agenda. Where is the Attorney General, the Texas Ranger
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Who is Abecedarian?
The meaning of the word abecedarian is a person that is just learning, a novice. Someone who is new at something. Who it is isn't important, it's what is written that counts.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: ESD#6 former President meddling in Southside ISD spending
When Syliva Ruiz Mendelsohn left the ESD#6 board to work for County Commission Chico Rodriguez, many thought her hold was over, she has continued to show the community that she wants control.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Dysfunctional Board and Ready for Change
Southside ISD elections had community in turmoil, to include more lack of transparency from the candidates trying to keep their seats.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Susan Richardson, SEA Rep., Youtube campaigning at Southside ISD
Southside Education Association Representative working again to keep the "team" on the board. Did she go beyond the law to get them elected?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Community Asking for Change
In light of reports that have been made of the Southside ISD during school board elections; due to investigative reporting by the local media, the community awareness is bringing the desire for chang.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Roby Cannon Chavez, candidate dug a deeper hole.
Southside ISD candidate Norberto Chavez, aka. Roby Cannon Chavez made the national news due to social media activity that was exposed. Community members were outraged.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Position 4 candidates, educators
Position 4 was open for election, because of plotting by the "team" on the Southside ISD board, both candidates are new to the arena and both claim to be educators and changes standing of seat.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southisde ISD 2015 Elections- Candidate with Credentials
Southside ISD's sitting school board has lost all credibility among the community. Five seats open for new blood. Kenneth Bouldin Jr. has the credentials to make the right decisions.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: 2015 Elections Required Score Card due to Dirty Tricks
Southside ISD "team" played dirty tricks in elections. Last second changes after meeting with school attorney's. Team tried to guarantee their win. Mr. Brewer known for last minute changes.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Elections --Cried Out for Change
Southside ISD Elections cried out for change. Five seats were open. Board members plotted to keep the power on Southside ISD Board, but couldn't pull the votes.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Jumbotron, over compensating....
Southside ISD lost power for a day due to melted transformer....district hush hush on the cause., jumbotron at rural school district in competition with Alamo Stadium..was the "team" over compensating
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: More money on payroll and created positions at Southside ISD
Not one, but two media personalities joined the Southside ISD, not to report on the district but to work for the district. What is that going to cost the taxpayers?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD School Board Elections May 2015
Southside ISD candidates turned in their packets and were ready to campaign while sittig board members scrambled to keep their seats.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Former School Board President in Bar Room Brawl
They say that leopards can't change their spots...school board former president proved once again that he has not changed since high school.
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Rick Perry his words come back to haunt him.
Ricky Perry's words come back to haunt him...to the point of going to jail, is still waiting to be seen.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD more about money than education
Southside ISD board "team" members brought more questions than answers through their neighborhoods.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: School Bullies don't change....
School board members were class bullies, then became bullies with power.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: SISD Superintendent, waiver denied or not
Southside Superintendent and schools attorney deceptive on waiver acceptance.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Mendelsohn no longer on ESd6 board
As one member of the community put it "Ding Dong the Witch is Dead". The consensus around the community is thank God she is finally gone.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD trustee arrested
Southside ISD School Board Trustee, Frank H. Cannon Jr. was arrested without incident at Tuesday, July 29, 2014 board meeting....
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Aug 1, 2014- A date that will be remembered in ESD#6 history
Ms. Mendelsohn was set to resign from ESD#6 on July 29, 2104, but due to conflicts of schedules, she postponed the meeting until Aug. 1, 2014.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD tide finally changed....
From lack of compliance to full out lying to the community Southside ISD board members sought another chance.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Southside ISD School Board members do New York on whose dime?
School board members and Superintendent attend a "free" trip to New York. However, nothing in life is free, taxpayers will be paying for some of this trip. The big question, who sponsored the trip?
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: ESD#6 looked to take on Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Expression?
ESD#6 decided to hold a board meeting and possibly take action against anyone that said something about them that they felt might hurt them.
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Follow my lead..give up and sit out the end of the game
San Antonio Spurs working to win Game 5 and take the championship. Miami Heat whiner Lebron James calls it quits with over 6 minutes still left in the game.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Less Than a Full Year- New Board Had All but Bankrupted Southside Isd
When you read about what is going on at Southside ISD, two sayings come to mind. "Watch what you wish for" and "Karma is a ....."
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 fails again...South Bexar County grass fire gets out of control
ESD6 fails to gain control of fire, up to 7 other departments respond including AtaBexar Fire & Rescue, whom Sylvia Mendelsohn, ESD6 board president worked to do away with...
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Superintendent Got Perks ....board attacked reporter.
Southside ISD "team"made a premeditated decision or hasty one and hired Superintendent with questionable past at a great cost to the district.
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Corporal Punishment--Should it be allowed in schools?
Corporal Punishment, not always the answer, but does it work?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Team -- Superintendent Ricardo Vela, a Ringer
Southside ISD board trustees change qualifications to make new Superintendent position open only to former or current Southside ISD personnel. Showing community they make the law...live with it.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Athletic Director & Head Coach history wasn't an issue....
Southside ISD "team" board members had meetings at a whim, during working hours therefore some employed board members were excluded.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Board President Loren Brewer-- Behavior Called to Question
While Southside ISD is currently having issues brought on by the behavior of Mr. Loren Brower, board president; it simply looks as if history is repeating itself.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD "team" go after Board Member Craig Knapp
As the board works quickly to change and spend, they have also gone after non supporters. It was just a matter of time before they would attack their own board members, Craig Knapp and Raul Martinez.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: The double standard, Yes for Southside ISD NO for ESD6
Ms. Mendelsohn tried to appease a community member due to the quickness of appointing a member to Southside ISD School Board , she said it was important .....
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He said, she said....still a government shutdown
Claims of bipartisanship, claims of pressure...claims, claims, claims and still a government shutdown. America needs a solution not a game of he said, she said.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD newly elected board member resigns; Team appoints another ESD6 member
Southside ISD calls special board meeting October 1, 2013 at 6pm. Board accepts resignation and appoints another "inner circle" member, pressured for transparency, disclose $120,000 settlement.
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The West: Earp's- From Wild to Tame
Wyatt Earp- when you think of the west, the first name you think of is Wyatt Earp and the next is Doc Holliday.
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BUTCH CASSIDY AND SUNDANCE KID
When you say Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, you don't associate them with the Wild Bunch. History has taught us that they stood alone.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Transparency for Sylvia Ruiz Mendelsohn not an issue anymore
President of ESD6 uses lack of transparency when it comes to the SISD former board, yet Ms. Mendelsohn has never been transparent since being appointed to ESD6 as president and councils the "team".
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Asylums: 1873- Napa State Hospital for the Insane
Insane Asylums are not for the weak. It is easy to make light of being "nuts", but to be institutionalized is not a joking matter.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: "No Transparency" from Southside ISD school board
The "team" Ms. Mendelsohn campaigned for, has a record of "NO TRANSPARENCY" from day one. Business as usual on the Aug 20,2013 school board meeting.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: County Commissioner's Agenda Comes to Light on Southside Isd School Board
It has long been wondered why County Commissioner of Precinct 1 is so involved in Southside ISD politics...School Board agenda for meeting: July 23, 2013 says it all...his inner circle takes hold
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South East Bexar County Awareness: SISD MORE MONEY TO DISPENSE: JULY 16, 2013
Southside ISD Board Meeting, July 16, 2013: Newly elected board discusses giving settlement to campaign supporter and current board member.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD: Pre-K for Everyone
In a perfect world, all children should start their education early enough when their brains are like sponges and absorb everything.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Southside ISD- Resignations- Reassignments and a revolving door
Southside ISD school board micromanaging the employees of the district. Board members violating state policy to hire. Putting friends and family in high level positions with pay above standard.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Police Department next on the chopping block
The "team" did it again, violating open meetings violation to have early morning meeting to appoint new police chief.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Southside ISD Interim Superintendent--No Qualifications --$82,000 pay raise
The board that cried "wolf". The "team" ran on the premise to get rid of Superintendent because he was getting paid too much. So, why pay the new guy more....
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Healthy Meals a Must in School Districts- Some Don't Get It
Aside from providing an education, school districts are guided by the federal government to feed children healthy meals, some people simply can't understand the importance of it.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD says Goodbye to a Good Man- Dr. Juan Antonio Jasso
The board did just as they promised during their campaign, suspend and then fire Dr. Juan Antonio Jasso. Only to be paying him and his replacement with tax dollars.....
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Another Special Board Meeting- June 6, 2013 at 7 p.m. for Southside ISD
Southside ISD newly elected board members once again put the Superintendent on the chopping block.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6- Holds Board Meeting- May 28, 2013
Ms. Mendelsohn schedules ESD6 meeting at 6pm. and Southside ISD meeting at 7 pm. so that she can attend?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside Isd Special Meeting- May 28, 2013; 2015 Who Will Keep Them Accountable
Southside ISD "team" of 5 board members waste no time to begin their retribution. Sadly, no one kept them accountable......district voters opened a can of worms they aren't be able to seal.
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South East Bexar County Awareness:Southside ISD school board---time to get even and keep promise
TEAM supporters takes poll and believe one should risk a child's education to see a campaign promise kept. The same team finds this issue funny....
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Elections Bullies on Board
To win graciously shows class, to win and gloat shows pettiness. To make threats is nothing more than malicious.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside Isd School Board Elections Biggest Losers 2013
Southside ISD Elections are over and the biggest losers are the children of the community....
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: ESD#6 Board Member now want the Southside ISD board positions
Ata-Bexar VFD will no longer serve the Bexar County area and ESD#6 has not guaranteed or solidified a contract to get them protection.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD- "Town Crier" Great Witness in Legal Case?
Robin Ellison- of Southside ISD community; very vocal and knowledgeable in Southside ISD board management activities, before the board meets. Great witness in any legal case.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Good Ol' Boys Lost the Southside ISD School Board Elections
Southside ISD school board elections brought out all kinds. Community members wanted these Good Ol' boys in office. Then after a term were ready to see them go. Two still left to run.
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The Zombie Apocalypse
Everyone is fixated with the end of the world. The Walking Dead has actually opened the minds of many to all possibilities. How would you survive the "zombie apocolypse?"
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Gun Control Law- Senators on the Take?
What is gun control and why do we need it...no right or wrong answer because everyone is entitled to their own opinion. It's when our representatives get funding for votes that we need to get involved
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BOSTON BOMBING STIRS THE POT
A day ago, all was well with the world or at least we thought it was...then the bombs went off and mass hysterics have gone into overdrive.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside Isd Superintendent and his Secretary-Target of "Team"members on board
Under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Juan Antonio Jasso, the Southside ISD expanded it's campuses and took education into places that a rural school like Southside ISD hadn't done before.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Teacher's Union Gets Involved in Southside ISD Politics
While Southside ISD had many firsts in education, this is rather a shocker. The Texas State Teachers Association (Union) got involved in Southside ISD elections for the first time in history....
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Habitual Candidate: Norberto "Robert" Chavez- Would Raise Taxes on Sout
It could be called nepotism if Robert Chavez, his brother-in-law Frank Cannon (currently on the board), Mr. Brewer and his uncle Mr.Luna get elected to the board. How fair a vote can you count on?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Brewer Wedged in For Southside ISD Board Position in 2013
Former Southside ISD Board member ran again. This time he had two opponents. Former board member Loren Brewer (aka Loren Martin, aka. Loren Adcock) and Theresa Balderas, incumbent.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Loses Outstanding Board Member
Lisa Salazar, former board president may be out, but she is not down. With elections to replace Mr. Brewer and Mr. Chavez just around the corner community members are hoping for another run....
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Ted Nugent: Keep the crazie's off the street
Someone threatens innocent life and acts absolutley dangerously crazy..."get those people off the streets" is Ted Nugent's answer to gun control. Only not too long ago he was one of those crazies.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Community Let Down by ESD6 and County Commissioner
3 East Bexar County Volunteer Fire Departments and members of the community were set up for disappointment.
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Amnesty has become a bad word
How quickly the Republicans forget that it was in 1986 and under President Reagan, that the Immigration Reform and Control Act was passed that granted amnesty to to approximately 3 million immigrants.
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Gun Control Is It Really An Issue
Gun control becoming the top issue in viral emails and social network posts.
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The Trick Dog- Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
The Trick Dog Mechanical Bank of the 1880's worth a great deal. Many replica's out there, so make sure you know what to look for.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 NOW HOUSING ESD2 FIRE FIGHTERS
Southside Baptist Church was to help ESD6. ESD6 and Chico Rodriguez strips EMS coverage from the Sandy Oaks and South Bexar Fire & Rescue Area.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Sandy Oaks Volunteer Fire Department Makes It's Last Call
Sandy Oaks Volunteer Fire Department Makes It's Last Call, thanks to County Commissioner Rodrguez and ESD6 President, Sylvia Ruiz Mendelsohn.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Sylvia Mendelsohn Worked to Shut Down ESD#6 Fire Departments Again
Ms. Mendelsohn to shut down fire departments at ESD#6 again. Gil Perez, ESD#2 Board President to use ESD#2 taxpayer funds to lend support to ESD#6 area. ESD#2 unprepared to care for Southeast area.
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Texans Want to Go it Alone Again
Texans threaten to secede again, gaining 90,000 plus signatures on petition. Do the Texans really understand what it means to secede?
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FOX NEWS- NO LONGER NEWS- OBAMA BASHING NETWORK
Four years later and Fox News still hasn't gotten back into reporting facts, just bashing Obama.
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GOP and the Voter ID
Minority voters are always a threat to Republican voters or so it seems. The GOP have been trying for years to make voting laws more difficult and have finally succeeded, but is it a bad thing.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside ISD Education Foundation manipulated by the "team"
Former Southside ISD graduates have a long history of furthering their education and coming home to teach the future generations of Southside ISD students. The team had it's own agenda.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Southside Education Foundation Under Attacked by former Southside ISD Board Member, Al
Former Southside ISD school board member, Alma Guzman attacked the Southside Education Foundation. Claiming nepotism for those who received scholarships. Her own g-daughter received a scholarship.
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Religious Right: Hypocritical or Politically Motivated
The government and the Religious Right always attack the woman when it comes to birth control issues. Why doesn't anyone go after the man, he uses condoms and vasectomy's as methods of birth control. Why the double...
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FEDERAL ENTITLEMENTS
Americans rely on entitlement programs and don't want to give them up.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 Meeting: Friday, January 27, 2012
The Verdict is in...and once again Ms. Mendelsohn, President of the ESD6 was found lacking. Lacking the ability to tell the truth.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: ESD#6 Community Created "New City" of Sandy Oaks, Texas
Community petitioned for new city of Sandy Oaks, Texas in Southeast Bexar County.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 and County Commissioner Rodriguez --- Shameless
ESD6 and County Commissioner Chico Rodriguez are shameless. Together they have put the South Bexar County community in terrible danger. County Commissioner continues to look the other way.
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"White's Only" in the current generation
Racism alive and well in the current generation. Little girl kept out of pool by "white only" sign because her hair chemicals clouded the water.
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Rick Santorum Fell Flat
Rick Santorum all but accuses the President of taking payoffs and stalling the economic growth because of it. Does he have answers for the Tea Party?
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 Meeting: January 5, 2012 @ 6 p.m.
ESD6 Board to meet on January 5, 2012. 1st meeting of the year 2012, already starting with a lie to the community. More cuts coming to an already struggling community and their fire safety. Tax payers being taken...
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South East Bexar County Awareness: SOUTH BEXAR FIRE & RESCUE LOST ONE OF ITS OWN
South Bexar Fire and Rescue: 18, year old Alex D.White, died; he served the Southern Bexar County region as a volunteer firefighter and had been at a trash fire just hours before.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: School Boards- What happened to the good guys?
What do Southside ISD, Harlandale ISD and South San ISD have in common? Board members that are out for their own personal interests, squandering the taxpayers money and stealing from the children.
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THE U.S. GOVERNMENT: A HOUSE DIVIDED
The U.S. Government, A House Divided. The U.S. at the brink of civil war of sorts.
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GOP: Republican Contender for 2012
Republican challengers to President Obama. The pool dwindled down. The parties biggest problem was finding someone who would run for the entire population, not just for party politics.
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Republicans Want 51st State
Republicans wanting to create a 51st state. The Republican solution to control, secede.
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South East Bexar County Awareness:$5 Million Dollar Soccer Field in Southside Community
$5 million dollar soccer field, where is the money coming from? Commissioner Rodriguez breaking ground on a soccer field with two extra acres for a fire station.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Texas Politics: Bexar County Constable Ruben C. Tejeda Elected to Serve
29 year law enforcement veteran, Ruben C. Tejeda, Constable of Precinct 1, fought off four opponents to retain his position. Jesse Alaniz, Ray Lopez, Alex Quintanilla and Omar A. Reyes.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Bexar County Commissioner Rodriguez Can He Tell The Truth
Commissioner Rodriguez states he's contacted the DA about a petition to remove ESD6 board members. The Commissioner has sole authority to remove an ESD6 board member, as they are appointed at will.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Chico Rodriguez uses media to mislead Bexar County community
County Commissioner Chico Rodriguez blames ESD6 financial problems on the Southside ISD. Chico Rodriguez is either confused as to the purpose of the ESD's or misleading the public.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: Southside ISD Board Settle for $120,000 & Make her Board Member of the year
Southside ISD vs. Alma Guzman-Estrada. Judge sides with school district. After openly campaigning for current board members, settlement is awarded by newly elected board to their supporter
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South Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 MEETING: Still not taking responsibility for financial problems
ESD6 to ask for more money to keep running. ESD6 pushing forward with liening VFD's vehicles to further their community center cause.
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South Bexar County Awareness: HONOR THE VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTER
Volunteer Fire Fighters should be honored for the selfless acts they commit every time they respond to a call. They go out daily to secure the safety of their community.
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Smokers or Nonsmokers
We talk about our freedoms and ask the government to make laws to take our freedoms...who will we blame in the end when the freedoms are gone? The government of course..
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: ESD#6: Volunteer Fire Departments No Longer Battling Fires in Southern Bexar County
Southern Bexar County under severe fire danger, no longer get ESD #6 funds to the local volunteer fire fighters. ESD6 Board cuts funding and contracts to local Volunteer Fire Departments.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: The ESD6 & THE THELMA AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
Underfunded Southeast Bexar County Volunteer Fire Fighters worked hard for their community.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Esd6 Still at It- Community Will Be Paying Their Debt for 40 Years
Sylvia Mendelsohn, ESD6 board president feels community doesn't know what is best for them.
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South Bexar County Awareness: Bexar County Commissioner's Sell out Southeast Side Community?
Bexar County Commissioner's help ESD6 put Southeast Bexar County Residents in more debt. 1.3 million dollars worth. Residents will be paying this back for 40 years.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: The Big Loser in Southside ISD Elections 2012
Sylvia Ruiz Mendelsohn, ESD6 president attempted to gain control of the Southside ISD school board. Norberto Chavez was handed his second loss as he ran for the Southside ISD school board.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Esd6 Meeting: April 28, 2011-to Hold Special Meeting in Judges Court Room
ESD6 grandstands and holds special meeting in the County Court House.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Commissioner Rodriguez's new County Fire Department ESD6 Fire & Rescue
Ms. Mendelsohn, President of ESD6 board and her board voted to create a new fire department. First meeting, a formality; they had already submitted the documents and new officers list to the state.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Voting sites and precincts realigned in Commissioner Rodriguez's Precinct.....
County Commissioner Chico Rodriguez involved in school politics. Ethics violation and poor taste.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: March 24, 2011- ESD6 Meets and Violates Again
The ESD6 Meets and Violates Again. HB1917 Gives Commissioner's Court Authority to remove ESD6 members, but will they?
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6: Board continues to spread funds thin to push for ESD6 Fire & Rescue station
Arrogance and overspending by the ESD6 to continue on March 24, 2011 meeting. Mendelsohn and her board continue to push for the creation of new fire station.
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Governor Walker of Wisconsin what have you done?
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was elected by default. He was not elected as an individual and what he'd actually done, but a Tea Party push. Americans are quickly finding out how well that works. Scott Walker has been...
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Embattled ESD#6 Board Members took over the Southside ISD School Board
Embattled ESD#6 board members took control at Southside ISD, after what they've done to the ESD#6, the thought of their involvement with the schools funding was bone chilling.
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Another Texas Governor: Wanted to be your president
Another Texas Governor wanted to be president. Bad judgement in Texas during the worst drought from presidential candidate,Rick Perry. Perry supports big business with "Loser Pays" bill.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Commissioner Rodriguez in Action
County Commissioner, Sergio "Chico" Rodriguez lets his anger get the best of him during court.
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South East Bexar County Community Awareness: March 24, 2011: Commissioner Rodriguez's "Inner Circle" Board to Meet
Ex District Fire Chief, Joe Hearn gets appointed to ESD6 Board. Both appointments in violation of Open Meetings Act. He becomes Fire Chief again only to be fired and investigated.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Media covers the ESD6 Board Reappointment
Commissioner Rodriguez continues to pretend he doesn't know...only the facts say he does.
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Southeast Bexar County Community Awareness: County Commission Rodriguez defends his "Loren Brewer" appointment
Chico Rodriguez, Bexar County Commissioner re-appointed questionable board member to ESD6. Loren Brewer, aka. Loren Adcock, Loren Martin stays in Chico Rodriguez's good graces and wins re-appointment.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Mr. Farinacci Pleads with the Media to cover the ESD6 activities
South Bexar Fire & Rescue falls out of favor with ESD#6 president. Sylvia Ruiz Mendelsohn and the ESD6 board accomplished what they started. Leaving the ESD6 without any fire departments.
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Are American's Really Anti-big Government?
People in general are pro-government when they need it and against it when they don't. Repeal Obamacare cries have silenced, immigration reform has silenced. Political rhetoric has been put aside...
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Feb 2, 2011, Mendelsohn Keeping information from the Community
First Official board meeting is a violation of Open Meetings Act. ESD6 over-budget by 100,000 in Feb. of new budget year.
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True Grit...The Wicked Flee When None Pursueth.
When you say True Gritt, you think of John Wayne and J. Noble Dagget. When the talk of a remake was brought up, it seemed like a terrible idea. However, the release of True Gritt with Matt Damon, Jeff Bridges and Josh...
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Wiki-leak of the Past
Traitors, terrorist or whistleblowers; what is a wkik-leak of today classified as?
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: County Commissioner Rodriguez: Elected Officials Under a Microscope
What makes a great conspiracy? A lot of twists and turns makes a great conspiracy and the ESD#6 has many....and how is the County Commissioner, Chico Rodriguez involved?
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PALIN- IS SHE DONE YET
Sarah Palin--is she done yet? America's tea party sweetheart has touched many lives and most of those haven't had to many nice things to say about her.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: ESD6 : Emegency Service District #6- Who will watch them closer?
The ESD6 was appointed a monitor to oversee the contract negotiations between them and the volunteer fire departments. A waste of time and taxpayer dollars once again because of the ESD6 board president, Sylvia Ruiz...
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South East Bexar County Awareness: Can The ESD#6 & The Volunteer Fire Departments Survive
As much as Sylvia Mendelsohn may try to eliminate them, the Volunteer Fire Departments will most likely survive. Yet, not without first having to rebuild their independence.
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Texas Takes on Energy Head On
Texas leading suppliers of wind energy. Visit Roscoe, TX and see the amazing windfarms. It's smart energy that pays you back.
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South East Bexar County Awareness: The ESD#6 went into receivership
Sylvia Mendelsohn and her ties to the Thelma Area Neighborhood Corporation (aka: Thelma Area Neighborhood Association.) ESD #6 gets appointed monitor.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: VFD'S Lose Funding over Community Center
Sylvia Mendelsohn made it clear that she wanted to establish a community center in the Thelma area in southeast Bexar County.Even going as far as putting the community in debt for millions of dollars.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Volunteer Fire Departments..Politics Affects Entire Communities Safety
Sylvia Mendelsohn took it upon herself to shut down the VFD's in Southeast Bexar County. Showed the community what her agenda was from day one.
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness: Another ESD has problems in Precinct 1
County Commissioner Chico Rodriguez had problems with another ESD in his precinct and did nothing about it, this is taxation without representation.
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GOP: Tea Party Duped
Tea Party candidates quickly followed political practice and hired lobbyists to run their offices.Political candidates duped the Tea Party.
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You Wanted the GOP.....You got 'em...
Fiscal Conservatism...really? The Tea Party gave the GOP their power and even the rookie lawmakers supported by the Tea Party movement have fallen right into the GOP hypocrisy by hiring lobbyists for the chief of staff...
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God Bless Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth Edwards was a good woman who stood by the father of her children through the good times and the bad. Even through out the toughest times in her life she fought for those less fortunate and causes that she...
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President Obama cuts a deal......
President Obama is back in the saddle again, this time he has more American support, enough to pass the tax on the wealthy or only enough to cut a deal. The next few days will tell....
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GOP: Right about death panels....
The GOP called them Death Panels. Rep. Jan Brewer of Arizona and others have worked to change medical coverage policies on the local/state levels to circumvent those "Obama Care" policies.
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U.S. Polotics: Time to sort out the promises from the rhetoric...
Remember being told to watch what you wish for? The Tea Party supported many candidates that promised to be deficit hawks and stop earmark spending. The election being over, the Tea Party quickly found out that those...
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U.S. Politics: Dream Act--Facts Not Fiction
It's has nothing to do with amnesty. It's about educating those children that were born here, by no fault of their of own. This bill is considered a bipartisan effort, supported and introduced by a Republican and a...
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Southeast Bexar County Awareness:Volunteer Fire Departments and Rural Politics
Most definitely something there...... Appointment of unqualified members with many aliases to ESD#6 board spawns possibility of corruption.
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U.S. Politics: Elections, are they ever over?
Are elections ever over? One election ended with promises of constitutional conservatism, the rhetoric continued, most promises broken and then it started all over again..
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Let Freedom Ring- Free at Last
Martin Luther King fought for unity. The election of 2008, divided this country and racism showed it's ugly head. We have lost our core values.
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U.S. Politics : Shout "no" to Spending- Politics As Usual
Politics as usual. Tea Party bought into the hype and quickly learned that all the promises made were nothing more than a forgotten campaign promise. Gridlock until 2012 was the only promise kept.
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GOP: Francisco "Quico" Canseco the one hit wonder
Quico Canseco disappointed the South Bexar County residents who had been fighting the ESD #6 for fire protection. Quico Canseco mislead the residents and left them feeling lied to and used.
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U. S. Politics: Impeach Another President
The GOP's support of big-business has not helped the economic crisis. Can the middleclass continue to shoulder the burden? Can you?
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Parents- Knowing when to let go
The joy of becoming a parent is exciting. Children learn early how to manipulate to get what they want. It's a learning experience for both the parent and the child. Then they go on their own.
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U.S. Politics: Sarah Palin 2012: where next?
Sarah Palin was someone to be reckoned with in 2008. She has remained quiet for far to long. Did Ms. Palin make enough money? What ever the reason, 2012 came and went without Palin. Now where?
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Texas Politics: Bill White for Texas Governor
Bill White gave Rick Perry a run for his money for the Texas Governorship. Bill White did such a great job as mayor of Houston that he was elected three times and each time with over 80% of the vote.
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Poem: Another Day
A special poem I wrote so many years ago, when we were parted. A treasure lost and found; tattered and worn, but full of memories.
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TARP- The Bipartisan Dilemma
The TARP began with Bush, supported by a Democratic Congress and many votes by Republicans, making this probably the last time they had a bipartisan vote.
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U.S. Politics: Border Security a Money Maker
Securing our borders is a money maker. Funding after funding thrown in it's path, yet free trade through Mexico allows the flow of illegal immigrants, drugs etc. through to the United States.
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(PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is real and thousands of our soliders suffer in silence. There is help and there is hope.
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US Politics: GOP-The Nazi Conspiracy and the Republican Party
Has the Tea Party movement made more "right wing" individuals braver? They are now coming out of the wood work and expressing themselves openly. No matter how scarey that may be, it is allowing people to speak their...
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Recipe: Mexican Casserole
Mexican Casserole, great on a cold day with rice, beans and homemade tortillas. This is family recipe that has been handed down since the 1800's.
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U.S. Politics: Texas Governor Gave up bid for President
Rick Perry called it quits for presidential race. He left the Governor's mansion, but could have been seeing bars instead of the White House. Then he throw his name in the ring for the presidential .
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U.S. Travel: Tombstone Arizona
Tombstone Arizona, not just a place of history, but a place for family fun. Try the buffalo burgers while you are there.
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Genealogy: How to Get Started on Your Family History
Family History Research or Genealogy as it's called is great fun, but it can be a lot of work, time consuming and the road blocks can sometime be aggravating. In the long run, it's really lots of fun.
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U.S. Politics: Time for change...
President Obama won a second term. The one term band wagon didn't hold truth for New Gingrich and his party. Still no respect from the Republican Party
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U.S. Politics: Social Security, Where's It Going?
To privatize or not to privatize Social Security? What is privatizing social security? Can we do without it and would it make a difference on our defecit? Who has the better plan, the Democrat or the Republican?
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The West: Pardon Me, Billy the Kid & the Lincoln County War
Billy the kid was right to some aspect when he said "I'll make you famous", because he has made the Lincoln County Wars a pretty famous part of New Mexico's history. An amazing sight to see as well.
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How Do Expiring Tax Cuts Affect You?
Both Partys, Republican and Democrat seem to agree on middle class tax cuts. It's the tax cuts on the wealthy that create a problem. GOP wants them, Dems don't. Do they really effect the job growth and our economy?
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U.S. Politics: Past Presidents, Do You Miss Me Yet?
Do you miss me yet? It seemed to be everywhere. The Republicans wanted you to feel nostalgic for the days of old. President Obama hasn't left office yet and America is missing him already
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U.S. Travel: New Orleans- French Quarter Heaven
New Orleans was hit hard by Hurriance Katrina and even though much of the area was destroyed by flooding water, the spirit of the people could not be broken.
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U.S. Politics: President Obama
President Obama. Elections, rhetoric got into high gear. What did Obama actually accomplished in his first term? He made 506 promises. He said, "Yes we can" and we have...
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Texas Politics: Texas Democratic lawmaker admits "mistake"
Eddie Bernice Johnson, affected the life of kids that could have gone to college and may not have gone because of her nepotism.
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U.S. Politics: Washington D.C., more than just politicsU
The White House, beautiful and breath taking view. The International Spy Museum,no better place than DC. WWII Memorial. Atlantic column. The history of Washington DC goes beyond it's politics
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U.S. Politics: A Presidents Religion is a political breaker
President Obama was hounded by the GOP about his religion during his campaign in 2008. The fear tactics didn't work.
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U.S. Politics: A party divided by race, ignorance or both?
The American people voted in a black president, the whites went into panic mode and the GOP (predominantly white) lost its direction.
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U.S. Politics: President Bush and Muslim Support
Muslim's American President. In 2002, Muslin's were allowed to pray at an interfaith chapel at the Pentagon. Mosque's were used as a destraction during the election. Where are all those that were offended in NY by the...
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a·be·ce·dar·i·an ˌābēsēˈderēən/ adjective 1. arranged alphabetically. "in abecedarian sequence" 2. rudimentary; elementary. "abecedarian technology" noun 1. a person who is just learning; a novice.
I'm pretty fact based, don't care for the manipulation of the truth.