OPINION: In the coming days, you will receive your 2010 Census form in the mail. Participating in the census is one of the most important things you can do to help El Paso thrive. This year's census form is easier than ever to fill out. With only 10 questions, it will take less than 10 minutes of your time. The results of the 2010 Census will determine the amount of federal and state funding El Paso will receive through the next decade.

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GUARDIAN NEWS: Referencing the reported disappearance of eight journalists in Reynosa, state Rep. Aaron Peña has announced his select committee will hold border security hearings in Austin and McAllen. “With the nearly daily news of drug violence here along the border and the kidnapping of eight journalists from my neighboring city of Reynosa, I am calling the new Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness membership to prepare for a hearing on growing border violence,” said Peña, D-Edinburg.

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MEXICO REPORT: Since the beginning of President Felipe Calderon’s administration, there has been a broad agreement on the need to push for an overall political reform to cultivate Mexico’s democratic development. President Fox’s administration was distracted by disagreements between Mexico’s executive power and other political forces. President Fox blamed Mexico’s Congress for not doing its job, and politicians blamed President Fox for failing to obtain the necessary political consensus to move forward.

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SUN SENTINEL: Eight journalists have been kidnapped in a Mexican border city in a two-week span in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Press Association said Wednesday. The press group said only three of the journalists kidnapped between Feb. 18 and March 3 in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas, have reappeared alive.

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OPINION: Enumerating residents within certain geographical areas has been a practice followed by many governments stretching back more than 2,500 years. Often, the purpose of such censuses has been related to collecting taxes, but there are also other, more beneficial reasons for counting noses. A major purpose of the US Census is to determine the number of congressional districts or members of the 435-seat House of Representatives to be awarded to each state.

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