http://newspapertree.com/opinion/ Newspaper Tree - Opinion en-us As Congress prepares to make history in regards to healthcare reform, there is still debate as to whether the plans they have for us will not only benefit us in regards to providing proper care for the residents of the United States, but will cost us financially for years to come. By Gabriel Nila Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:41:14 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4339-health-care-an-alternative-plan http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4339-health-care-an-alternative-plan The Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition is leading efforts to prevent quarrying next to the Tom Mays Unit of the Franklin Mountains State Park just north of Transmountain Road and west of I-10. Jim Tolbert, Franklin Mountains Wilderness Coalition Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:12:10 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4336-press-release-franklin-mountains-wilderness-coalition-leads-effort-to-prevent-quarrying-next-to-franklin-mountains-state-park http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4336-press-release-franklin-mountains-wilderness-coalition-leads-effort-to-prevent-quarrying-next-to-franklin-mountains-state-park The students affected by the DREAM Act have not committed a crime against our country, as some will argue. They are simply the children of illegal immigrants. They know no home other than the United States. It is time we embrace them rather than act as if they did not exist. By Elliot Cole, Community Relations, Texas Civil Rights Project Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:58:13 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4332-preserve-the-american-story-with-the-dream-act http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4332-preserve-the-american-story-with-the-dream-act So why can’t Americans who love their gay inundated TV and media vote to give them the right to get married? It seems like we’ve accepted their lifestyle enough to have it displayed in our living room, so what’s the big deal if they “make it official?” David Karlsruher Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:15:09 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4327-gay-marriage-loses-again-but-why http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4327-gay-marriage-loses-again-but-why Listen to your constituents and the American people; we urge you not to support House bill H.R. 3962. Genevieve Pendergras Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:21:34 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4328-letter-to-congressman-silvestre-reyes http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4328-letter-to-congressman-silvestre-reyes Over the last few days Representative Norma Chavez has started to sound more and more like she's leaning towards not running for the seat to be vacated by Senator Eliot Shapleigh. The rumors about her decision to stay put in her current seat started when word of poll results started to leak. Jaime Abeytia Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:38:44 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4326-lion-s-den-rep-chavez-out-former-tigua-governor-in http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4326-lion-s-den-rep-chavez-out-former-tigua-governor-in If there was ever a duty to protect anyone’s rights, it would be the duty to preserve property for the good of all the community. Sissy Dogood Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:02:27 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4325-defending-property http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4325-defending-property So just when I think El Paso hypocrisy can't get any worse, I read an op-ed piece in the El Paso Times from State Representative Marissa Marquez. Marquez where she pontificates on the “divisive politics” called “factionalism” in El Paso. Jaime Abeytia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:55:12 -0700 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4324-the-lion-s-den-me-thinks-the-lady-doth-protest-too-much http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4324-the-lion-s-den-me-thinks-the-lady-doth-protest-too-much Cars run on gas, kids run on sugar and campaigns run on money. The rule of thumb is that he who raises the most money wins. That’s just a rule of thumb, David Karlsruher Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:27:46 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4321-state-senate-story-lines http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4321-state-senate-story-lines Serious and sustainable improvement of our financial position will require that our elected representatives begin to honestly debate the very role of our nation in the greater world. Tim Collins Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:20:12 -0600 http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4320-strengthening-america-s-financial-pillar http://newspapertree.com/opinion/4320-strengthening-america-s-financial-pillar