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City Manager Joyce Wilson went through what most of us have to do on a yearly basis yesterday - she had her employee evaluation.

But her evaluation this year was colored by snarky emails that were released by opponents of the Triple A ballpark in which Wilson said a couple of city reps seemd to suffer from dementia, and ballpark opponents were quote, "crazies". Mayor John Cook said the private emails factored into Wilson's evaluation, but wouldn't discuss her evaluation further because it was a personnel issue, and it was time to move on.  I agree.

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In what most are calling a surprising victory, El Paso voters approved all three Quality of Life bond propositions yesterday.

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Can you feel it in the air?  The birds are singing, the sun is shining, and people with entirely opposite viewpoints about how the government should be run are about to spend a long day trying to convince you that they're right, and the other guys are just sheep who have drunk the kool-aid!  Happy Election Day!

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Stephanie Townsend Allala was on with me this morning, and later in the morning, City Rep. Steve Ortega stopped by.  Three different bonds, two different takes....

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I got a little fired up and wordy yesterday and posted a blog about Pastor Tom Brown and his band of merry El Pasoans for Traditional Family Values minions.  You can read the very long original here.  I posted the link on Mike and Tricia's Facebook page, and Andrew Neblock said separation of Church and State being in the US Constitution was a popular myth.  So is it in there or not?

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El Pasoans for Traditional Values and Pastor Tom Brown are still locked in a battle with Mayor John Cook, and city reps Steve Ortega and Susie Byrd over the domestic partner issues.  EPTV and Brown wanted Cook et al kicked out office when all this began because they reinstated health benefits for gay and unmarried partners of city employees.  But now they say the fight is about voters' rights. 

Yeah right.

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