Privacy of what we read

May 4, 2016

For the record after many calls, attempted calls, and web sessions the Times is finally delivering a print copy to me.

I notice that the content on the electronic site is sometimes different from the print version.

Some of our readers will probably tell me that I am out of date for saying that I don’t like the idea of the Times selling information about what I read from the electronic version when I have paid for the content.

Contrary to what the so-called Patriot Act allows I don’t believe that any government has the right to know what I have been reading.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Your contributions are welcomed

May 3, 2016

I have received some correspondence lately asking if the blog is open to contributions from others.

It certainly is!

If you decide to send in an article, please be certain to give us permission to publish it.

If you wish to submit an article send it to brutusep@yahoo.com

Also remember to keep them clean and civil.

Brutus

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First they came … and I did not speak out

May 2, 2016

Once again I have no personal knowledge of what the five former EPISD officials that were arrested the other day did or did not do.

What troubles me is the massive machine that has been deployed to convict them before they have their day in court.

“Today’s actions by the FBI further places EPISD on a path to recovery after years of uncertainty.”

“The actions today by the FBI allow us to further put this incident behind us.”

These statements from EPISD officials imply that the five arrestee’s deserve what is happening.

Particularly troubling is that both of the statements came from EPISD officials who are lawyers.  Both of these officials have been doing good work at the district but seem to have forgotten their places in this situation.

It would have been appropriate to say something about the standards and expectations that the district has in place today, but to paint the defendants as guilty when a jury has not decided the issue is unfair.

I would hope that they stay out of it in the future and let the system work.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Emphasis added

May 1, 2016

Would someone please consider donating some black ink to the Times?

They must be short after running two black front pages last week.

I guess that was their idea of coverage.

We deserve better

Brutus

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Divisiveness

April 30, 2016

This came in from Helen Marshall:

I really find it very discouraging to see everything dissolve into slams about “you westsiders.”

A good way to keep political action divided while the one percent carry on!

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