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NPT Thursday Brief: 8 suspect swine flu cases; Cobos and council elections; O'Rourke, former fed on the Drug War; the Castro Opinion; The Lionstar; Miller on stormwater; and more
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El Paso-centric info and commentary from the Center of North America on the NPT blog:
-- Rep. Quintana’s got Rep. Castro’s back
-- Drill, baby drill? Not on Otero Mesa, an appeals court rules, agreeing with the city and county.
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International AIDS Empowerment Dining Out for Life fundraiser. Click here for info!
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From our news partners over at ABC-7:
-- Swine flu is shutting Mexico down
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Go to the NPT home page for new stories that are not included in this newsletter. Also, check regularly for updates and new stories, as well as videos, polls, and our extensive archives.
Features
A mom, her kids, and swine flu blues
by Shawn Abell
 Monday morning my middle child had woken up with a stomach ache and feeling nauseous. I bought Lysol and sprayed every knob that she touched. I was neurotic. A can of Lysol, Internet access and the television giving updates while home with a sick child was not a good combination.
Posted on April 30, 2009 • read more »
News
Cobos' PAC involved in El Paso, Horizon City races
by David Crowder
 A political action committee controlled by County Judge Anthony Cobos that is contributing to several El Paso City Council candidates is also involved in the Horizon City Council races for the second election in a row.
Posted on April 30, 2009 • read more »
Politics
The Lion's Den: (Lack of) quality candidates
by Jaime Abeytia
 The Northeast race isn’t the only one with candidates that seem like they don’t belong in the race, though. In fact, every race has at least one candidate that is sub par.
Posted on April 30, 2009 • read more »
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