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Debate over city health benefits for gay couples continues for third week at council meeting
by David Crowder

The public debate over the city’s plan to extend health benefits to the domestic partners of city employees picked up again at Tuesday’s City Council meeting as members of the council sat silent.

Posted on August 19, 2009  •  read more »

Fall Mansion case almost closed; city takes house, Abraham takes $642,525
by David Crowder

The city’s three-year legal fight to use eminent domain to pay for and take possession of the historic Albert B. Fall Mansion from lawyer Joseph "Sib" Abraham is very nearly over.

Posted on August 18, 2009  •  read more »

Former mayor recognized for '62 ordinance banning racial segregation in El Paso
by David Crowder

Former El Paso Mayor Bert Williams went officially unrecognized and almost forgotten for the civil rights activist he was in the early 1960s – until today.

Posted on August 18, 2009  •  read more »

No public WiFi at El Paso libraries
by Miguel Hernandez

Of the 12 El Paso library branches, only two provide WiFi to its visitors. And of those two, access is provided peripherally and not directly by those libraries.

Posted on August 20, 2009  •  read more »

Police Blotter 8.17-21.09: Blood draw will start tonight; 1,300-pound pot bust; 3rd DWI arrest, six days after 2nd DWI conviction
compiled by NPT Staff

News and notes from El Paso-area law enforcement, updated as they come in, with most recent on top. Pictured: The retrieved loot.

Posted on August 17, 2009  •  read more »

Biz Briefs 8.17-20.09: Gallery of Homes starts Aug. 29; TWC "Vote with your remote" filmmaker competition, Ad Fed TV lineup preview
compiled by NPT Staff

Business briefs sent to NPT, posted in chronological order as they come in. Pictured: Janice Rea, new Branch Manager of the Viscount Bank of the West.

Posted on August 17, 2009  •  read more »