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Homegirl of the Week / A-Hole of the Week

Its been a while since I've given these awards but I think its time to start again. This weeks Homegirl of the Week goes to Ouisa Davis. She wrote a great column in today's edition of the El Paso Times about Cesar Chavez. This weeks A-hole of the Week Award is a tie between City Rep Carl Robinson for having the worst voting record on social justice of any rep on council while having the nerve to talk about being discriminated against, and every Latino elected official in town that has been silent on the exclusion of Cesar Chavez Day as a holiday at UTEP. Not only did many of you go there, teach there, etc, but as Latinos they benefited from the trails blazed by Cesar Chavez. They have a unique responsibility to be a voice for our community. But then again, it should come as no surprise becuase they don't even attend the Cesar Chavez march! I'd name them all by name, but that would take too long. Its every single one at every single levels of government in El Paso. You p...