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  • Retrovision – Things Are Great. Just not for Taxpayers.

    2021-01-11 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 29 July 2019. This week there’s a column by the editor of the El Paso Inc. about how great DWNTWN

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  • The Gift That Keeps On Giving

    2021-01-09 elrichiboy

    For petty revenge, give your best frenemy a dog. Or, better yet, give it to their daughter. Make it a big dog, maybe the size

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  • I Am a Capitalist

    2021-01-07 elrichiboy

    Even though I don’t own any capital, I am a capitalist. I still believe that capitalism is the most effective way to allocate resources. A

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  • Are Office Buildings Obsolete?

    2021-01-06 elrichiboy

    Before buildings had centralized refrigerated air conditioning, windows used to open. There was a little transition period, when the air conditioning had been installed and

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  • Serving the Community?

    2021-01-04 elrichiboy

    Here’s a Letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times: It was reported that “hardly anyone” in El Paso recycles and therefore it is

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  • It’s Who You Know

    2021-01-04 elrichiboy

    From a Letter to the Editor in the El Paso Times: Last week, KFOX News reported on a vaccination event at the El Paso Zoo

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  • The Failing Health of Government By Spin

    2020-12-30 elrichiboy

    El Paso has a long history of catering to private interest in the name of public good. That worked before the internet became a public

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  • A Message From the Local Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America

    2020-12-22 Xavier Miranda

    Greetings All, My name is Xavier Miranda, and I am the new Chair of the DSA of El Chuco Electoral Committee. I am reaching out

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  • Better Candidates = Better Government

    2020-12-21 elrichiboy

    El Pasoans don’t vote. In the most recent mayoral runoff, only 13% of the registered voters cast a ballot. Yeah, it was a runoff, but

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  • Retrovision: Our local public Private Partnerships

    2020-12-17 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 08 February 2018. Public Private Partnerships are all the rage. The ballpark got one. The City is looking to develop

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  • What’s Wrong With the Ballpark

    2020-12-16 elrichiboy

    The baseball stadium is nice. Real nice. One of the nicest ballparks in the country, and one of the nicest public facilities in El Paso.

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  • Retrovision: The Master Plan

    2020-12-12 elrichiboy

    This post originally appeared on 22 October, 2017. How MountainStar Wants to Get You to Pay for Their Futbol Stadium Now it’s a futbol stadium.

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City of Dust

City of Dust – The Book

2021-01-06 elrichiboy

Longtime El Chuqueño contributor John Mulhouse has written a book. Okay, it’s

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City of Dust: Cuchillo, New Mexico

2020-11-04

City of Dust: The St. James Hotel, Cimarron, New Mexico

2020-05-12

City of Dust: Colfax, New Mexico

2020-05-02

Friday Short – Phoenix

2021-01-15 elrichiboy Friday Short, Sci Fi Leave a comment
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The Plasmatics – Butcher Baby

2021-01-14 elrichiboy music Leave a comment
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Lank Dresser Rides Again!

2021-01-13 elrichiboy How to Live in El Paso, Lank Dresser One comment

Here’s another post by me writing as Lank Dresser, from the annals of El Paso Inc.’s What’s Up. In Texas,

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Joe T. Hodo – Casas Hodo

2021-01-12 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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Retrovision – Things Are Great. Just not for Taxpayers.

2021-01-11 elrichiboy ballpark, Boondoggles, economic development, quality of life projects, retrovision, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich One comment

This post originally appeared on 29 July 2019. This week there’s a column by the editor of the El Paso

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Sunday Matinee – Kiss of Death

2021-01-10 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Zuill Bailey & Natasha Paremski – Rachmaninoff: Cello Sonata in G minor, 3

2021-01-09 elrichiboy music 2 comments
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The Gift That Keeps On Giving

2021-01-09 elrichiboy ballpark, City Council, City Management, Slider, Taxes, Welfare for the Rich 6 comments

For petty revenge, give your best frenemy a dog. Or, better yet, give it to their daughter. Make it a

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Saturday Matinee: Interview with a Contract Killer

2021-01-09 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment
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Friday Short – Scene of the Crime

2021-01-08 elrichiboy Friday Short Leave a comment
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I Am a Capitalist

2021-01-07 elrichiboy economic development, public private partnerships, quality of life projects, Slider, Welfare for the Rich One comment

Even though I don’t own any capital, I am a capitalist. I still believe that capitalism is the most effective

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Fiona Apple – Shameika

2021-01-06 elrichiboy music Leave a comment
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Are Office Buildings Obsolete?

2021-01-06 elrichiboy Coronavirus, downtown, economic development, Slider, Welfare for the Rich 3 comments

Before buildings had centralized refrigerated air conditioning, windows used to open. There was a little transition period, when the air

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City of Dust – The Book

2021-01-06 elrichiboy City of Dust Leave a comment

Longtime El Chuqueño contributor John Mulhouse has written a book. Okay, it’s not really called City of Dust. The publisher

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Joe T. Hodo – Los derechos humanos de los migrantes Gringos

2021-01-05 elrichiboy Joe T. Hodo Leave a comment
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Serving the Community?

2021-01-04 elrichiboy City Management, Liar Liar, Slider One comment

Here’s a Letter to the Editor of the El Paso Times: It was reported that “hardly anyone” in El Paso

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The Phoenix

2021-01-04 Kent Paterson music, what to do Leave a comment

Here’s a good way to ring in a new era. Be sure to check out the last hour of the

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It’s Who You Know

2021-01-04 elrichiboy Coronavirus, Letters to the Editor, Public Health, Slider 7 comments

From a Letter to the Editor in the El Paso Times: Last week, KFOX News reported on a vaccination event

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Sunday Matinee – Vice Squad

2021-01-03 elrichiboy Sunday Matinee Leave a comment
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Saturday Matinee – Most Dangerous State of Mexico

2021-01-02 elrichiboy Saturday Documentary Leave a comment

Mexico through the eyes of a Russian.

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