We try to be factually accurate here at elpasospeak.com.
While figuring out what to write about the problems at Ascarate lake I wanted to refer to an article the Times published months ago. I went to their web site and entered “Ascarate pump” in the search box. This is what I got:
I definitely remembered reading an article so I went ahead and clicked on “Search Our Archives”. I entered “Ascarate pump” again and this is what was returned:
Not wanting to give up, I went to google and entered “Ascarate pump” with the following results:
The third item listed indicates that the Times did publish an article on June 3, 2014 about a defective pump at Ascarate.
I don’t know if the search capabilities at the Times site are misleading because they, like the city, want to hide past events or if this is just another example of incompetence.
We deserve better
Brutus
elpasospeak 
Covering up previous events, misstatements or errors would take an army of employees. Bet on incompetence.
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agreed
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Due to budget cutbacks, 2/3 of our articles no longer exist…we apologize for any inconvenience. However, if you are with a garment entity or a weathly sugar daddy, and would like to buy the building we are now in for $10 million, we will make every effort to restore those articles.
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“Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.” – George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The disappearance on the city website of past CC records that cover the stadium and bond issue leaves everyone guessing which, likely, is exactly what Wilson intended.
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Actually, the inability to successfully search the Times’ archives has more to do with money than anything else. The system is set up so that if you really want to see an old article, you have to pay for the privilege. Just as their Disqus comments are no longer available to those who won’t pay their fee for online access in general.
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